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paucity

  • 1 paulista

    • paucity
    • paunch

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > paulista

  • 2 penuria

    f.
    1 penury, poverty (pobreza).
    2 paucity, dearth (escasez).
    * * *
    1 (escasez) shortage
    2 (pobreza) extreme poverty, penury
    * * *
    SF (=pobreza) poverty; (=escasez) shortage, dearth
    * * *
    a) ( escasez) shortage, dearth
    b) ( pobreza) poverty
    * * *
    = paucity, penury, hardship.
    Ex. So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    Ex. The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.
    Ex. Ordinarily, one should avoid simultaneous 'exchanges' of personnel between units for training purposes because it is a hardship for any library section to try to train a new person while one of their 'regulars' is gone at the same time.
    ----
    * pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.
    * penurias = deprivation.
    * penurias económicas = economic deprivation.
    * vivir en la penuria = live in + penury.
    * * *
    a) ( escasez) shortage, dearth
    b) ( pobreza) poverty
    * * *
    = paucity, penury, hardship.

    Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.

    Ex: The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.
    Ex: Ordinarily, one should avoid simultaneous 'exchanges' of personnel between units for training purposes because it is a hardship for any library section to try to train a new person while one of their 'regulars' is gone at the same time.
    * pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.
    * penurias = deprivation.
    * penurias económicas = economic deprivation.
    * vivir en la penuria = live in + penury.

    * * *
    1 (escasez) shortage, dearth
    una auténtica penuria de medios a real shortage o dearth of resources
    pasaron verdaderas penurias durante la guerra they suffered real hardship during the war
    2 (pobreza) poverty
    viven en la penuria they live in poverty o ( liter) penury
    * * *

    penuria sustantivo femenino



    penuria sustantivo femenino shortage, poverty
    * * *
    1. [pobreza] poverty;
    vivieron muchos años en la penuria they lived in poverty for many years
    2. [escasez] paucity, dearth;
    pasar penurias to suffer hardship
    * * *
    f
    1 ( pobreza) poverty;
    sufrir penurias suffer hardship
    2 fml: de medios, espacio shortage (de of)
    * * *
    1) escasez: shortage, scarcity
    2) : poverty

    Spanish-English dictionary > penuria

  • 3 escasez

    f.
    1 shortage (insuficiencia).
    escasez de mano de obra labor shortage
    2 scarcity, meagerness, lack, shortage.
    * * *
    1 (carencia) scarcity, lack, shortage
    2 (mezquindad) meanness, stinginess
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) scarcity, lack, shortage
    2) want
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=insuficiencia) shortage, scarcity más frm

    escasez de agua — shortage o scarcity más frm of water

    hay escasez de medicamentos — there is a shortage of medicine, medicine is in short supply

    escasez de mano de obra/viviendas — labour/housing shortage

    2) (=pobreza) poverty
    3) pl escaseces (=apuros)
    4) †† (=tacañería) meanness, stinginess
    * * *
    femenino shortage
    * * *
    = poverty, scarcity, shortage, dearth, paucity, starvation, sparsity, sparseness.
    Ex. The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.
    Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.
    Ex. Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.
    Ex. One obvious implication of this situation for the humanities is the dearth of relevant databases.
    Ex. So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    Ex. This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.
    Ex. The new and rapidly developing information technology systems can be used to overcome distance and sparsity of population.
    Ex. This problem is referred to as the data sparseness problem = A este problema se le conoce como el problema de la escasez de datos.
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    * escasez de agua = water shortage.
    * escasez de alimentos = food scarcity.
    * escasez de crédito = credit crunch, credit squeeze.
    * escasez de información = information scarcity, information underload.
    * escasez de mano de obra = labour shortage.
    * haber escasez de = be in short supply, be at a premium.
    * una escasez de = a dearth of.
    * * *
    femenino shortage
    * * *
    = poverty, scarcity, shortage, dearth, paucity, starvation, sparsity, sparseness.

    Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.

    Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.
    Ex: Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.
    Ex: One obvious implication of this situation for the humanities is the dearth of relevant databases.
    Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.
    Ex: The new and rapidly developing information technology systems can be used to overcome distance and sparsity of population.
    Ex: This problem is referred to as the data sparseness problem = A este problema se le conoce como el problema de la escasez de datos.
    * escasez de agua = water shortage.
    * escasez de alimentos = food scarcity.
    * escasez de crédito = credit crunch, credit squeeze.
    * escasez de información = information scarcity, information underload.
    * escasez de mano de obra = labour shortage.
    * haber escasez de = be in short supply, be at a premium.
    * una escasez de = a dearth of.

    * * *
    shortage
    la posguerra fue una época de escasez the postwar period was a time of shortages
    escasez DE algo:
    la escasez de medios hizo que fracasara el plan the lack of resources led to the failure of the plan
    ese verano hubo escasez de agua there was a water shortage that summer
    la escasez de recursos naturales es el problema principal del país the country's main problem is its lack o shortage of natural resources o is the scarcity of its natural resources
    * * *

     

    escasez sustantivo femenino
    shortage;

    por escasez de medios owing to a lack of resources
    escasez sustantivo femenino shortage

    ' escasez' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    carencia
    - concienciar
    - déficit
    - privación
    - insuficiencia
    - mal
    - penuria
    English:
    absence
    - basic
    - chronic
    - dearth
    - hoard
    - labour
    - lack
    - scarcity
    - shortage
    - undermanning
    * * *
    1. [insuficiencia] shortage;
    hay escasez de agua en esa región there a shortage of water in that region;
    la escasez de población es un problema en la zona the dearth of population is a problem in the area;
    montan espectáculos con gran escasez de medios they put on shows with very slender resources
    2. [pobreza] poverty;
    en tiempos de escasez in times of hardship
    * * *
    f shortage, scarcity
    * * *
    escasez nf, pl - seces : shortage, scarcity
    * * *
    escasez n shortage

    Spanish-English dictionary > escasez

  • 4 parquedad

    f.
    1 moderation.
    con parquedad sparingly
    2 scantiness, paucity.
    3 frugality, moderation, temperance, parsimony.
    * * *
    1 (moderación) moderation
    2 (de ideas, palabras) sparseness
    * * *
    SF (=frugalidad) frugality, sparingness; (=moderación) moderation
    * * *
    a) ( al hablar)
    b) ( sobriedad) frugality, moderation
    c) ( escasez) paucity (frml), scarcity
    * * *
    Ex. It is worth some time and trouble to strike the right note of pride and frugality.
    * * *
    a) ( al hablar)
    b) ( sobriedad) frugality, moderation
    c) ( escasez) paucity (frml), scarcity
    * * *

    Ex: It is worth some time and trouble to strike the right note of pride and frugality.

    * * *
    1
    (al hablar): habló con parquedad he was sparing with his words, he spoke very briefly
    2 (sobriedad) frugality, moderation
    3 (escasez) paucity ( frml), scarcity
    * * *
    1. [moderación] moderation
    2. [prudencia] frugality;
    con parquedad sparingly
    * * *
    f moderation, frugality

    Spanish-English dictionary > parquedad

  • 5 aficionado a la pesca

    Ex. So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    * * *

    Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.

    Spanish-English dictionary > aficionado a la pesca

  • 6 aficionado a la vela

    (n.) = yachtsman [yachtsmen, -pl.]
    Ex. So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    * * *
    (n.) = yachtsman [yachtsmen, -pl.]

    Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.

    Spanish-English dictionary > aficionado a la vela

  • 7 agallas

    f.pl.
    guts, boldness, valor, courage.
    * * *
    1 familiar courage sing, guts, pluck sing
    2 (anginas) sore throat sing
    * * *
    (n.) = gumption, grit, guts, spunk, pizzazz
    Ex. The blame was not theirs that they were so lacking in gumption.
    Ex. The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.
    Ex. Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.
    Ex. In her youth, as in her adult years, she was a person with spunk.
    Ex. I wanted to show them an application which not only was database functional, but which itself had some pizzazz as a website.
    * * *
    (n.) = gumption, grit, guts, spunk, pizzazz

    Ex: The blame was not theirs that they were so lacking in gumption.

    Ex: The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.
    Ex: Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.
    Ex: In her youth, as in her adult years, she was a person with spunk.
    Ex: I wanted to show them an application which not only was database functional, but which itself had some pizzazz as a website.

    * * *

    agallas sustantivo femenino plural (fam) ( valor) guts (pl) (colloq);
    ◊ con agallass gutsy (colloq);

    hay que tener agallass it takes guts (colloq)

    ' agallas' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    agalla
    English:
    grit
    - gut
    - spunk
    - guts
    * * *
    agallas npl
    1. (de pez) gills
    2. (valor) guts

    Spanish-English dictionary > agallas

  • 8 al borde de

    on the brink of, on the verge of
    * * *
    = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of
    Ex. With healthy roots in the library field, optical disc technology is on the verge of exponential growth into broader markets.
    Ex. The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.
    Ex. So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    Ex. These are the primate species on the edge of oblivion and, according to a report commissioned by three leading conservation charities.
    * * *
    = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of

    Ex: With healthy roots in the library field, optical disc technology is on the verge of exponential growth into broader markets.

    Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.
    Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    Ex: These are the primate species on the edge of oblivion and, according to a report commissioned by three leading conservation charities.

    Spanish-English dictionary > al borde de

  • 9 al lado de

    = beside, at the side of, by the side of
    Ex. A small check mark beside a heading can indicate that the heading was found in the source.
    Ex. So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    Ex. By the side of the catalogue there should be a clear notice giving basic instructions on the use of the catalogue.
    * * *
    = beside, at the side of, by the side of

    Ex: A small check mark beside a heading can indicate that the heading was found in the source.

    Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    Ex: By the side of the catalogue there should be a clear notice giving basic instructions on the use of the catalogue.

    Spanish-English dictionary > al lado de

  • 10 chirriante

    adj.
    screeching, squeaky, scraping, scratchy.
    * * *
    1 squeaky, creaky
    * * *
    * * *
    = grating, screeching, creaking, squeaky [squeakier -comp., squeakiest -sup.], creaky [creakier -comp., creakiest -sup.].
    Ex. An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.
    Ex. The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.
    Ex. Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking presses.
    Ex. The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.
    Ex. With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.
    ----
    * de un modo chirriante = jarringly.
    * * *
    = grating, screeching, creaking, squeaky [squeakier -comp., squeakiest -sup.], creaky [creakier -comp., creakiest -sup.].

    Ex: An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.

    Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.
    Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking presses.
    Ex: The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.
    Ex: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.
    * de un modo chirriante = jarringly.

    * * *
    [ruidoso] screeching; [puerta, madera] creaking; [bisagra, muelles] squeaking

    Spanish-English dictionary > chirriante

  • 11 de forma óptima

    Ex. The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.
    * * *

    Ex: The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de forma óptima

  • 12 de manera óptima

    Ex. The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.
    * * *

    Ex: The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de manera óptima

  • 13 en solitario

    (adj.) = single-handed, solo, single-handedly, one-man
    Ex. So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    Ex. The study clearly shows the high prevalence of solo research in the field of bibliometrics.
    Ex. He almost single-handedly created Nigeria's first academic press and, with his wife, its 1st university bookshop.
    Ex. Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.
    * * *
    (adj.) = single-handed, solo, single-handedly, one-man

    Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.

    Ex: The study clearly shows the high prevalence of solo research in the field of bibliometrics.
    Ex: He almost single-handedly created Nigeria's first academic press and, with his wife, its 1st university bookshop.
    Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en solitario

  • 14 entusiasta

    adj.
    enthusiastic.
    f. & m.
    enthusiast.
    * * *
    1 enthusiastic
    1 lover, fan
    * * *
    1. adj. 2. noun mf.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ (=apasionado) enthusiastic (de about)
    (=interesado) keen (de on)
    2.
    SMF (=aficionado) enthusiast, fan *; (=admirador) admirer
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo enthusiastic
    II
    masculino y femenino enthusiast
    * * *
    = hound, enthusiastic, zealous, enthusiast, wholehearted [whole-hearted], buff, hard-core, dedicated, committed.
    Ex. The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.
    Ex. Mr Berman, who is a very personable and enthusiastic librarian, certainly comes across.
    Ex. So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    Ex. Videodiscs can provide high capacity secondary storage and it is possible for the personal computer enthusiast to make use of a home video recorder in this way.
    Ex. The project never achieved wholehearted international support and encouragement.
    Ex. His intriguing book will be of interest to both buffs and scholars.
    Ex. Crafton unearths material with which even hard-core buffs will be unfamiliar.
    Ex. There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time.
    Ex. Indeed, as was pointed out in chapter one, this is the challenge that the committed reference librarian finds so stimulating.
    ----
    * demasiado entusiasta = overenthusiastic [over-enthusiastic].
    * entusiasta del deporte = sports enthusiast.
    * persona entusiasta y trabajadora = eager beaver.
    * poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo enthusiastic
    II
    masculino y femenino enthusiast
    * * *
    = hound, enthusiastic, zealous, enthusiast, wholehearted [whole-hearted], buff, hard-core, dedicated, committed.

    Ex: The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.

    Ex: Mr Berman, who is a very personable and enthusiastic librarian, certainly comes across.
    Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    Ex: Videodiscs can provide high capacity secondary storage and it is possible for the personal computer enthusiast to make use of a home video recorder in this way.
    Ex: The project never achieved wholehearted international support and encouragement.
    Ex: His intriguing book will be of interest to both buffs and scholars.
    Ex: Crafton unearths material with which even hard-core buffs will be unfamiliar.
    Ex: There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time.
    Ex: Indeed, as was pointed out in chapter one, this is the challenge that the committed reference librarian finds so stimulating.
    * demasiado entusiasta = overenthusiastic [over-enthusiastic].
    * entusiasta del deporte = sports enthusiast.
    * persona entusiasta y trabajadora = eager beaver.
    * poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.

    * * *
    enthusiastic
    enthusiast
    es un entusiasta de la ópera he's a great opera enthusiast, he's a real opera buff ( colloq)
    * * *

    entusiasta adjetivo
    enthusiastic
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
    enthusiast
    entusiasta
    I adjetivo keen [de, on], enthusiastic: es un defensor entusiasta de las corridas de toros, he's an ardent supporter of bullfighting
    II mf enthusiast
    ' entusiasta' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    amante
    - tibia
    - tibio
    - aficionado
    English:
    eager
    - enthusiast
    - enthusiastic
    - glowing
    - half-hearted
    - keen
    - rapturous
    - rousing
    - standing ovation
    - unenthusiastic
    - zealous
    - zestful
    - half
    - lukewarm
    - swear
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    enthusiastic
    ♦ nmf
    enthusiast;
    * * *
    I adj enthusiastic
    II m/f enthusiast
    * * *
    : enthusiastic
    aficionado: enthusiast
    * * *
    entusiasta adj enthusiastic

    Spanish-English dictionary > entusiasta

  • 15 estiércol

    m.
    dung, animal manure, manure, cow pie.
    * * *
    1 dung, manure
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=abono) manure
    2) (=excremento) dung
    * * *
    masculino ( excremento) dung; ( abono) manure
    * * *
    = muck, manure, dung.
    Ex. But the fertility of the muck and silt topsoil soon made it a profitable farming community.
    Ex. The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.
    Ex. The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.
    ----
    * estiércol de vaca = cowdung.
    * estiércol líquido = slurry.
    * * *
    masculino ( excremento) dung; ( abono) manure
    * * *
    = muck, manure, dung.

    Ex: But the fertility of the muck and silt topsoil soon made it a profitable farming community.

    Ex: The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.
    Ex: The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.
    * estiércol de vaca = cowdung.
    * estiércol líquido = slurry.

    * * *
    (excremento) dung; (abono) manure
    * * *

    estiércol sustantivo masculino ( excremento) dung;
    ( abono) manure
    estiércol sustantivo masculino manure, dung
    ' estiércol' also found in these entries:
    English:
    dung
    - manure
    - muck
    * * *
    [excrementos] dung; [abono] manure
    * * *
    m
    1 dung
    2 ( abono) manure
    * * *
    : dung, manure
    * * *
    estiércol n manure

    Spanish-English dictionary > estiércol

  • 16 ferviente

    adj.
    fervent.
    * * *
    1 fervent, passionate
    * * *
    ADJ [devoto, partidario] fervent; [deseo, amor, ambición] burning
    * * *
    adjetivo <admiración/creyente> fervent; < deseo> burning; <fe/defensor> passionate
    * * *
    = zealous, fervent, red-blooded.
    Ex. So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    Ex. There is little fervent advocacy in the professional literature for a much greater emphasis on multidisciplinary knowledge.
    Ex. What's the ordinary response if you're a red-blooded American consumer? I mean, you scream like hell and run to the store and demand your money back.
    ----
    * imaginación ferviente = wild imagination.
    * * *
    adjetivo <admiración/creyente> fervent; < deseo> burning; <fe/defensor> passionate
    * * *
    = zealous, fervent, red-blooded.

    Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.

    Ex: There is little fervent advocacy in the professional literature for a much greater emphasis on multidisciplinary knowledge.
    Ex: What's the ordinary response if you're a red-blooded American consumer? I mean, you scream like hell and run to the store and demand your money back.
    * imaginación ferviente = wild imagination.

    * * *
    ‹admiración/creyente› fervent; ‹deseo› burning, ardent; ‹fe/defensor› passionate, ardent
    * * *

    ferviente adjetivo ‹admiración/creyente› fervent;
    ‹ deseo› burning;
    ‹fe/defensor› passionate
    ferviente adjetivo fervent
    ' ferviente' also found in these entries:
    English:
    ardent
    - fervent
    - zealous
    - avid
    - devoted
    - devout
    - earnest
    * * *
    ferviente, fervoroso, -a adj
    [admirador, apoyo] fervent, ardent; [seguidor, defensor] passionate, ardent
    * * *
    adj fig
    fervent
    * * *
    fervoroso: fervent

    Spanish-English dictionary > ferviente

  • 17 impertérrito

    adj.
    imperturbable, unimpressed, undaunted, undisturbed.
    * * *
    1 imperturbable, undaunted
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=sin miedo) unafraid
    2) (=impávido) unshaken, unmoved
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo unmoved
    * * *
    = undeterred, unabashed, undaunted, nonplussed [nonplused], unperturbed, nonchalant, nonplus, unflappable, unfazed.
    Ex. So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'What's the number?: an unofficial and unabashed guide to the Library of Congress Classification for the social sciences'.
    Ex. His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
    Ex. Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex. In one of the projects, a robot cohabitated with two chickens, who were unperturbed by its presence.
    Ex. Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
    Ex. I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
    Ex. Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
    Ex. Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo unmoved
    * * *
    = undeterred, unabashed, undaunted, nonplussed [nonplused], unperturbed, nonchalant, nonplus, unflappable, unfazed.

    Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.

    Ex: The article is entitled 'What's the number?: an unofficial and unabashed guide to the Library of Congress Classification for the social sciences'.
    Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
    Ex: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex: In one of the projects, a robot cohabitated with two chickens, who were unperturbed by its presence.
    Ex: Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
    Ex: I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
    Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
    Ex: Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland.

    * * *
    unmoved
    escucharon impertérritos las acusaciones they listened impassively to the charges
    oyó impertérrito mis reproches he listened to my reproaches unperturbed o unmoved
    * * *

    impertérrito,-a adjetivo undaunted, fearless
    ' impertérrito' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    impertérrita
    English:
    unperturbed
    - undaunted
    * * *
    impertérrito, -a adj
    [impávido] unperturbed, unmoved; [ante peligros] fearless
    * * *
    adj unperturbed, unmoved

    Spanish-English dictionary > impertérrito

  • 18 lo mejor posible

    = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally
    Ex. It is the responsibility of the requesting library to verify, and where necessary complete the bibliographic details of the item requested to the best of its ability.
    Ex. Effective leadership ultimately results in individuals, teams and schools that perform at their best.
    Ex. The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.
    * * *
    = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally

    Ex: It is the responsibility of the requesting library to verify, and where necessary complete the bibliographic details of the item requested to the best of its ability.

    Ex: Effective leadership ultimately results in individuals, teams and schools that perform at their best.
    Ex: The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lo mejor posible

  • 19 montañero

    m.
    1 forester, keeper of a forest.
    2 forest ranger.
    * * *
    1 mountaineering
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 mountaineer
    * * *
    montañero, -a
    1.
    SM / F mountaineer, climber
    2.
    ADJ mountain antes de s
    * * *
    - ra masculino, femenino mountaineer, mountain climber
    * * *
    = mountaineer, highlander, climber, hill-goer.
    Ex. So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    Ex. Among the groups of warriors this books studies are the Scottish highlanders, hussars, mamluks, lancers, and cossacks.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Getting to the summit: how do you get there from here? A climber's guide to consortium formation'.
    Ex. Africa has lions, Alaska has grizzlies, Nepal has yeti. Britain has the worst of the lot - midgies! They make life hell for campers, walkers and hill-goers alike.
    * * *
    - ra masculino, femenino mountaineer, mountain climber
    * * *
    = mountaineer, highlander, climber, hill-goer.

    Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.

    Ex: Among the groups of warriors this books studies are the Scottish highlanders, hussars, mamluks, lancers, and cossacks.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Getting to the summit: how do you get there from here? A climber's guide to consortium formation'.
    Ex: Africa has lions, Alaska has grizzlies, Nepal has yeti. Britain has the worst of the lot - midgies! They make life hell for campers, walkers and hill-goers alike.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    A ( Dep) mountaineer, mountain climber
    escuela de montañeros mountaineering school
    B ( Col) (rústico, simple) hayseed ( AmE colloq), yokel ( BrE colloq)
    * * *

    montañero
    ◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino

    mountaineer, mountain climber
    montañero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino mountaineer

    ' montañero' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    montañera
    English:
    yokel
    * * *
    montañero, -a
    ♦ adj
    la vida montañera life in the mountains;
    ♦ nm,f
    mountaineer
    * * *
    m, montañera f mountaineer
    * * *
    montañero, -ra n
    : mountaineer, mountain climber

    Spanish-English dictionary > montañero

  • 20 para todo tipo de tiempo

    Ex. So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    * * *

    Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.

    Spanish-English dictionary > para todo tipo de tiempo

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