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1 revuelto
adj.mixed-up, scrambled, confused, cluttered.past part.past participle of spanish verb: revolver.* * *1→ link=revolver revolver► adjetivo1 (desordenado) confused, mixed up, in a mess2 (intricado) intricate, involved, complex3 (gente) agitated, restless, up in arms4 (líquido) cloudy6 (cabellos) untidy, dishevelled7 (época) turbulent8 (noche) bad9 COCINA scrambled* * *1.PP de revolver2. ADJ1) [objetos] mixed up, in disorder; [huevos] scrambled; [agua] cloudy, turbid; [mar] rough; [tiempo] unsettledtodo estaba revuelto — everything was in disorder o upside down
tengo el pelo revuelto — my hair's all untidy o in a mess
tener el estómago revuelto — to have an upset stomach, have a stomach upset
2) (=inquieto) [adulto] restless, discontented; [niño] mischievous, naughty; [población] rebellious, mutinous3) [asunto] complicated, involved3. SM1) (Culin) scrambled eggs with vegetablesrevuelto de gambas — scrambled eggs with prawns
2) And (=mosto) must, grape juice* * *I- ta adjetivo1) ( desarreglado) in a messtener el estómago revuelto — to feel sick o nauseous
2)b) ( agitado)IIlos ánimos están revueltos — people are restless o on edge
masculino vegetables sautéed with egg* * *= jumbled.Ex. Found that examples of shoddy production -- missing issues, jumbled titles, poor photography -- were commonplace.----* huevos revueltos = scrambled eggs.* mar revuelto = stormy sea.* * *I- ta adjetivo1) ( desarreglado) in a messtener el estómago revuelto — to feel sick o nauseous
2)b) ( agitado)IIlos ánimos están revueltos — people are restless o on edge
masculino vegetables sautéed with egg* * *= jumbled.Ex: Found that examples of shoddy production -- missing issues, jumbled titles, poor photography -- were commonplace.
* huevos revueltos = scrambled eggs.* mar revuelto = stormy sea.* * *A (desarreglado, desordenado) in a messtengo la casa toda revuelta the house is in a terrible messapareció en camisón y con el pelo revuelto she appeared in her nightdress with her hair all untidy o disheveledtener el estómago revuelto to feel sick o nauseousB1 ( Meteo) ‹mar› rough; ‹tiempo› unsettled2(agitado, excitado): el ambiente está revuelto there is an atmosphere of unrestlos ánimos están revueltos people are restless o on edgevegetables sautéed with eggrevuelto de setas mushrooms sautéed with egg* * *
Del verbo revolver: ( conjugate revolver)
revuelto es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
revolver
revuelto
revolver ( conjugate revolver) verbo transitivo
[ ladrones] ‹ casa› to turn … upside down
verbo intransitivo:
revuelto 1 -ta adjetivo
‹ pelo› disheveled( conjugate disheveled);◊ tener el estómago revuelto to feel sick o nauseous
‹ tiempo› unsettled
revuelto 2 sustantivo masculino
vegetables sautéed with egg
revolver
I verbo transitivo
1 (dando vueltas) to stir
2 (disgustar, causar desagrado) to make sick, upset
3 (un asunto) to think over: será mejor que no revuelvas el asunto de su ascenso, you're better off not mulling over his promotion
4 (los cajones, una casa, etc) to turn upside down
5 (los ánimos, a una multitud) to stir up: su discurso revolvió los ánimos, his speech agitated the crowd
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en el pasado, etc) to rummage through, dig around in
2 (con una cuchara, etc) to stir: no dejes de revolver, o se cortará, don't stop stirring or it'll curdle
♦ Locuciones: revolver el estómago, to turn one's stomach: me revuelve el estómago cuando le hace la pelota, it makes me sick when she plays up to him
revuelto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (una cosa) in a mess
2 (una persona) restless
3 (el tiempo) unsettled
4 (el mar) rough
II m Culin un revuelto de (espárragos, etc), scrambled eggs with (asparagus, etc)
' revuelto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
revuelta
English:
mess
- mixed-up
- muddle
* * *revuelto, -a♦ participiover revolver♦ adj1. [desordenado] [habitación] upside down, in a mess;[pelo] dishevelled;tengo el estómago revuelto I feel sick in my stomach2. [trastornado] restless;[época] troubled, turbulent;los estudiantes andan un poco revueltos the students are rather restless;los ánimos están muy revueltos people are really on edge3. [mezclado] mixed up;viven revueltos las gallinas y las personas chickens and people all live under the same roof;viven todos revueltos they live on top of one another4. [clima] unsettled;[aguas] choppy, rough;el río baja muy revuelto the river is very turbulent♦ nm[plato] scrambled eggs;revuelto de espárragos scrambled eggs with asparagus* * *I part → revolverII adj1 mar rough2 gente restless3 pelo disheveled, Brdishevelled:revuelto de gambas/setas scrambled eggs with shrimps/mushrooms* * *revuelto, -ta adj1) : choppy, roughmar revuelto: rough sea2) : untidy3)huevos revueltos : scrambled eggs* * *revuelto adj2. (huevo) scrambled3. (estómago) upset -
2 inquieto
adj.1 restless, bouncy, wriggly, antsy.2 uneasy, worried, anxious, pre-occupied.3 everchanging, changeable, restlessly active, skittish.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: inquietar.* * *► adjetivo1 (agitado) restless2 (preocupado) worried, anxious3 (interesado) eager, interested* * *(f. - inquieta)adj.1) restless2) troubled, uneasy* * *ADJ1) (=preocupado) anxious, worriedestar inquieto por algo — to be anxious about sth, be worried about sth
2) (=agitado) restless, unsettled* * *- ta adjetivoa) [estar] ( preocupado) worriedb) [ser] ( emprendedor) enterprising; ( vivo) lively, inquiring (before n)c) ( que se mueve mucho) restless* * *= restive, uneasy, fidgeting, restless, anxious, ill-at-ease, fidgety, frisky [friskier -comp., friskiest -sup.].Ex. We are increasingly restive about being held hostage to bindings that cost more than they are actually worth for library use.Ex. Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.Ex. As children we learn in converse with our parents the significance of a sigh, or a firmly closed mouth, or fidgeting hands, or raised eyebrows.Ex. While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.Ex. In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.Ex. One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.Ex. Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.Ex. A man sitting alone on a park bench is suddenly joined by two women that get very frisky with him, but they have other things on their mind than just sex.----* estar inquieto = be disturbed.* persona inquieta = fidget.* * *- ta adjetivoa) [estar] ( preocupado) worriedb) [ser] ( emprendedor) enterprising; ( vivo) lively, inquiring (before n)c) ( que se mueve mucho) restless* * *= restive, uneasy, fidgeting, restless, anxious, ill-at-ease, fidgety, frisky [friskier -comp., friskiest -sup.].Ex: We are increasingly restive about being held hostage to bindings that cost more than they are actually worth for library use.
Ex: Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.Ex: As children we learn in converse with our parents the significance of a sigh, or a firmly closed mouth, or fidgeting hands, or raised eyebrows.Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.Ex: In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.Ex: One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.Ex: Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.Ex: A man sitting alone on a park bench is suddenly joined by two women that get very frisky with him, but they have other things on their mind than just sex.* estar inquieto = be disturbed.* persona inquieta = fidget.* * *inquieto -ta1 [ ESTAR] (preocupado) worriedestaba inquieto porque no habían llamado he was worried o anxious because they hadn't calledse sentía inquieta en la casa tan sola she felt nervous o uneasy being all alone in the house3 (que se mueve mucho) restless* * *
Del verbo inquietar: ( conjugate inquietar)
inquieto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
inquietó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
inquietar
inquieto
inquieto◊ -ta adjetivo
( vivo) lively, inquiring ( before n)
inquietar verbo transitivo to worry
inquieto,-a adjetivo
1 (preocupado, desazonado) worried, [por, about]
2 (curioso, emprendedor) eager
3 (agitado) restless
' inquieto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espíritu
- inquieta
- mosca
- nerviosa
- nervioso
- vilo
English:
antsy
- anxious
- fidgety
- restless
- unsettled
- worried
- apprehensive
- disturbed
- fretful
- ill
- uneasy
* * *inquieto, -a adj1. [preocupado] worried, anxious ( por about);estoy inquieto por su ausencia I'm worried that he's not here2. [agitado, nervioso] restless;es un niño muy inquieto he's a very restless o fidgety child;el paciente está muy inquieto the patient is very unsettled3. [con afán de saber] curious;tiene una mente inquieta he has an inquiring mind* * *adj worried, anxious* * *inquieto, -ta adj1) : anxious, uneasy, worried2) : restless* * *inquieto adj1. (agitado, revuelto) restless2. (preocupado) worried -
3 desasosegado
adj.distressed, queasy, comfortless, anxious.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desasosegar.* * *1→ link=desasosegar desasosegar► adjetivo1 restless, anxious* * *ADJ uneasy, anxious* * *- da adjetivo restless, uneasy* * *= fidgety, on tenterhooks, twitchy [twitchier -comp., twitchiest -sup.], restless, distressed.Ex. Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.Ex. Homeowners are on tenterhooks today waiting for banks to announce if they are raising interest rates again.Ex. The day before she wouldn't eat or speak and she was twitchy since she didn't know what the future would hold.Ex. While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.Ex. When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.----* estar desasosegado = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.* * *- da adjetivo restless, uneasy* * *= fidgety, on tenterhooks, twitchy [twitchier -comp., twitchiest -sup.], restless, distressed.Ex: Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.
Ex: Homeowners are on tenterhooks today waiting for banks to announce if they are raising interest rates again.Ex: The day before she wouldn't eat or speak and she was twitchy since she didn't know what the future would hold.Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.Ex: When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.* estar desasosegado = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.* * *desasosegado -daon edge, restless, uneasylo encontré nervioso y desasosegado I found him nervous and on edgeestaba desasosegado y le costó mucho dormirse he was restless o uneasy and couldn't sleep* * *desasosegado, -a adjuneasy, nervous -
4 azogado
adj.1 restless, in perpetual movement; trembling.2 quicksilvered, silvered.3 mercurial.m.quicksilvering, silvering.past part.past participle of spanish verb: azogar.* * *1→ link=azogar azogar► adjetivo1 restless* * *1.ADJ restless, fidgetytemblar como un azogado — to shake like a leaf, tremble all over
2.SM silvering* * *= restless, fidgety.Ex. While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.Ex. Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.----* temblar como un azogado = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.* * *= restless, fidgety.Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.
Ex: Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.* temblar como un azogado = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.* * *azogado -damasculine, femininetemblaba como un azogado he was shaking like a leaf -
5 nervioso
adj.nervous, edgy, jumpy, jittery.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) nervous2 (excitable) excitable3 (intranquilo) nervous, uptight, edgy\poner nervioso,-a a alguien to get on somebody's nervesponerse nervioso,-a (intranquilizarse) to get nervous 2 (impacientarse) to get all excited 3 (aturullarse) to get flustered* * *(f. - nerviosa)adj.* * *ADJ1) (Anat) nerve antes de s, nervous2) (=excitable)ser nervioso — to be highly strung, be nervous
es un niño muy nervioso — he's a very highly strung o nervous child
3) (=intranquilo)¡no te pongas nervioso! — keep cool! *
* * *- sa adjetivo1) <persona/animal>a) [ser] ( excitable) nervousb) [estar] (preocupado, tenso) nervousc) [estar] ( agitado) agitatedúltimamente se le nota nervioso — he's been on edge o (colloq) uptight lately
2) < trastorno> nervous* * *= nervous, in a tizz(y), nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], jumpy [jumpier -comp., jumpiest -sup.], on edge, fidgety, uptight, twitchy [twitchier -comp., twitchiest -sup.], stressed.Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.Ex. And finally, we have the art librarians in a tizzy because they think certain types of headings have been tampered with.Ex. The article ' Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.Ex. This film adaptation is scrappily made and jumpy, and there is nothing here that evokes either the joy of the moment or the death of the soul.Ex. The combination of trade deficit, budget deficit, and threat of war has international investors completely on edge.Ex. Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.Ex. Many of the working-class mothers who take part could be described as uptight.Ex. The day before she wouldn't eat or speak and she was twitchy since she didn't know what the future would hold.Ex. Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.----* depresión nerviosa = breakdown.* de un modo nervioso = nervously.* estar nervioso = be in a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* gas nervioso = nerve agent, nerve gas.* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.* muy nervioso = in a state of agitation, highly-strung, high-strung.* persona nerviosa = fidget.* poner nervioso = rattle.* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* risa nerviosa = giggle.* risita nerviosa = giggle.* sistema nervioso = nervous system.* sistema nervioso periférico = peripheral nervous system.* sufrir una depresión nerviosa = have + a breakdown.* terminación nerviosa = nerve ending.* tic nervioso = tic.* * *- sa adjetivo1) <persona/animal>a) [ser] ( excitable) nervousb) [estar] (preocupado, tenso) nervousc) [estar] ( agitado) agitatedúltimamente se le nota nervioso — he's been on edge o (colloq) uptight lately
2) < trastorno> nervous* * *= nervous, in a tizz(y), nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], jumpy [jumpier -comp., jumpiest -sup.], on edge, fidgety, uptight, twitchy [twitchier -comp., twitchiest -sup.], stressed.Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
Ex: And finally, we have the art librarians in a tizzy because they think certain types of headings have been tampered with.Ex: The article ' Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.Ex: This film adaptation is scrappily made and jumpy, and there is nothing here that evokes either the joy of the moment or the death of the soul.Ex: The combination of trade deficit, budget deficit, and threat of war has international investors completely on edge.Ex: Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.Ex: Many of the working-class mothers who take part could be described as uptight.Ex: The day before she wouldn't eat or speak and she was twitchy since she didn't know what the future would hold.Ex: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.* depresión nerviosa = breakdown.* de un modo nervioso = nervously.* estar nervioso = be in a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* gas nervioso = nerve agent, nerve gas.* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.* muy nervioso = in a state of agitation, highly-strung, high-strung.* persona nerviosa = fidget.* poner nervioso = rattle.* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* risa nerviosa = giggle.* risita nerviosa = giggle.* sistema nervioso = nervous system.* sistema nervioso periférico = peripheral nervous system.* sufrir una depresión nerviosa = have + a breakdown.* terminación nerviosa = nerve ending.* tic nervioso = tic.* * *nervioso -saA ‹persona/animal›2 [ ESTAR] (preocupado) nervousestoy muy nervioso por lo de los exámenes I'm very nervous o ( colloq) uptight about the exams3 [ ESTAR] (agitado) agitatedestás muy nerviosa hoy ¿qué te ha pasado? you seem very agitated o on edge o ( colloq) jumpy today, what's up?ese ruido me tiene or me pone nerviosa that noise is getting on my nervesme pongo nervioso cada vez que la veo I get flustered every time I see herB ‹trastorno› nervous* * *
nervioso◊ -sa adjetivo
1 ‹persona/animal›
◊ últimamente se le nota nervioso he's been on edge o (colloq) uptight lately;
ese ruido me pone muy nerviosa that noise is getting on my nerves;
me pongo nervioso cada vez que la veo I get flustered every time I see her
2 ‹ trastorno› nervous;
‹ célula› nerve ( before n)
nervioso,-a adjetivo
1 nervous: la pregunta le puso nervioso, the question made him nervous
ponerse nervioso, to get nervous/upset
2 (inquieto, intranquilo) fidgety: es un niño muy nervioso, he's a very restless child
' nervioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agitada
- agitado
- agitarse
- descomponer
- descomponerse
- desesperar
- emocionarse
- enervar
- idea
- impulso
- nerviosa
- toda
- todo
- ver
- alborotado
- poner
- sí
- sistema
- tic
English:
crack up
- edge
- edgy
- excite
- fidgety
- flap
- fluster
- fraught
- gulp
- highly-strung
- jitters
- jittery
- jumpy
- keyed up
- knickers
- lather
- nerve gas
- nervous
- nervous system
- panicky
- rattle
- state
- twitchy
- unnerve
- uptight
- work up
- agitated
- butter
- cool
- dither
- high
- hype
- nerve
- system
- unnerving
- up
* * *nervioso, -a adj1. [sistema, enfermedad] nervous;centro/tejido nervioso nerve centre/tissue2. [inquieto, agitado] nervous;está muy nervioso he's very nervous;está muy nervioso por la operación de su padre he's very anxious about his father's operation;quise hablar con ella pero me puse muy nervioso I wanted to talk to her but I got all nervous;todavía no me han dicho el resultado y me estoy poniendo nervioso they still haven't told me the result and I'm getting nervous o a bit jumpy;ese ruidito me está poniendo nervioso that noise is getting on my nerves3. [muy activo] Br highly strung, US high-strung;* * *adj nervous;ponerse nervioso get nervous; ( agitado) get agitated;poner a alguien nervioso get on s.o.’s nerves* * *nervioso, -sa adj1) : nervous, nervesistema nervioso: nervous system2) : high-strung, restless, anxiousponerse nervioso: to get nervous3) : vigorous, energetic* * *nervioso adj nervous -
6 confuso
adj.1 confused, addled, bewildered, muddle-headed.2 confusing, perplexing, tangled, confusional.3 confused, blurry, blurred, obscure.4 confused, cluttered, disordered, mixed-up.* * *► adjetivo1 (ideas) confused2 (estilo etc) obscure, confused3 (recuerdos, formas) vague, blurred4 (mezclado) mixed up* * *(f. - confusa)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=poco claro) [ideas, noticias] confused; [recuerdo] hazy; [ruido] indistinct; [imagen] blurredtiene las ideas muy confusas — he has very confused ideas, his ideas are very mixed up
2) (=desconcertado) confusedno sé qué decir, estoy confuso — I don't know what to say, I'm overwhelmed
* * *- sa adjetivoa) <idea/texto/explicación> confused; < recuerdo> confused, hazy; < imagen> blurred, hazy; < información> confusedb) ( turbado) embarrassed, confused* * *= confusing, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], distraught, in confusion of purpose, indistinct, muddled, entangled, topsy-turvy, puzzled, messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], puzzling, mixed up, confused, in a state of turmoil, clouded, in a spin, dishevelled [disheveled, -USA], in disarray, foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.], blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], confounding, garbled, indistinctive, nonplussed [nonplused], addled, in a fog, chaotic, disorderly, shambolic, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.], in a twirl, at sea, all over the place.Ex. The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.Ex. The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.Ex. This paper analyses and proposes practical solutions to key problems in on-line IR, particulary in relation to ill-defined and muddled information requirements, concept representation in searching and text representation in indexing.Ex. The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.Ex. At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.Ex. While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.Ex. The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.Ex. The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.Ex. They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.Ex. She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes.Ex. Before long the teachers were in a state of turmoil over the issue.Ex. The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.Ex. The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.Ex. Ironically, there are very few who have realized the capitalist dream of easy profits and the concept of a new knowledged-based economy now looks somewhat disheveled.Ex. Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.Ex. On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry.Ex. The need to control for the effect of confounding variables is central to empirical research in many disciplines.Ex. The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.Ex. This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.Ex. He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.Ex. They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.Ex. Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.Ex. Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.Ex. Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex. I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.Ex. This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.Ex. Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are ' all over the place' on the economy.----* de manera confusa = hazily.* estar confuso = be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.* masa confusa = mush.* resultar confuso = prove + confusing.* sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.* ser confuso = be deceiving.* surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.* todo confuso = in a state of disarray.* * *- sa adjetivoa) <idea/texto/explicación> confused; < recuerdo> confused, hazy; < imagen> blurred, hazy; < información> confusedb) ( turbado) embarrassed, confused* * *= confusing, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], distraught, in confusion of purpose, indistinct, muddled, entangled, topsy-turvy, puzzled, messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], puzzling, mixed up, confused, in a state of turmoil, clouded, in a spin, dishevelled [disheveled, -USA], in disarray, foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.], blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], confounding, garbled, indistinctive, nonplussed [nonplused], addled, in a fog, chaotic, disorderly, shambolic, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.], in a twirl, at sea, all over the place.Ex: The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.
Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.Ex: This paper analyses and proposes practical solutions to key problems in on-line IR, particulary in relation to ill-defined and muddled information requirements, concept representation in searching and text representation in indexing.Ex: The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.Ex: At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.Ex: The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.Ex: The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.Ex: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.Ex: She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes.Ex: Before long the teachers were in a state of turmoil over the issue.Ex: The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.Ex: Ironically, there are very few who have realized the capitalist dream of easy profits and the concept of a new knowledged-based economy now looks somewhat disheveled.Ex: Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.Ex: On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry.Ex: The need to control for the effect of confounding variables is central to empirical research in many disciplines.Ex: The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.Ex: This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.Ex: He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.Ex: They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.Ex: Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.Ex: Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.Ex: Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex: I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.Ex: This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.Ex: Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are ' all over the place' on the economy.* de manera confusa = hazily.* estar confuso = be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.* masa confusa = mush.* resultar confuso = prove + confusing.* sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.* ser confuso = be deceiving.* surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.* todo confuso = in a state of disarray.* * *confuso -sa1 ‹idea/texto› confused; ‹recuerdo› confused, hazy; ‹imagen› blurred, hazydio una explicación muy confusa he gave a very confused explanationlas noticias son confusas reports are confused2 (turbado) embarrassed, confused* * *
confuso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹ recuerdo› confused, hazy;
‹ imagen› blurred, hazy;
‹ información› confused
confuso,-a adjetivo
1 (idea, argumento, etc) confused, unclear
2 (desconcertado) confused, perplexed
' confuso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confusa
- apabullar
- despistado
- enmarañado
English:
confused
- confusing
- flounder
- fuzzy
- garbled
- indistinct
- mixed-up
- muddy
- spin
- unclear
- foggy
- hazy
- muddled
* * *confuso, -a adj1. [poco claro] [clamor, griterío] confused;[contorno, forma, imagen] blurred; [explicación] confused2. [turbado] confused, bewildered;estar confuso to be confused o bewildered* * *adj confused* * *confuso, -sa adj1) : confused, mixed-up2) : obscure, indistinct* * *confuso adj1. (persona) confused2. (instrucciones, explicación, etc) confused / confusing -
7 impaciente
adj.impatient.impaciente por hacer algo impatient o anxious to do somethingf. & m.impatient person.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: impacientar.* * *► adjetivo1 impatient, anxious* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=sin paciencia) impatient ( por to)¡estoy impaciente! — I can't wait!
2) (=irritable) impatient* * *a) [ser] impatientb) [estar]impaciente por + inf — impatient to + inf
* * *= impatient, restless, straining impatiently in the leash.Ex. Premature publicity makes people impatient.Ex. While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.Ex. The director went on, his excitement straining impatiently in the leash: 'Tom, I received notice in today's mail that our library has been given a $75,000 award to fund a really impressive public relations campaign which could be used as a model for other medium-sized libraries'.* * *a) [ser] impatientb) [estar]impaciente por + inf — impatient to + inf
* * *= impatient, restless, straining impatiently in the leash.Ex: Premature publicity makes people impatient.
Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.Ex: The director went on, his excitement straining impatiently in the leash: 'Tom, I received notice in today's mail that our library has been given a $75,000 award to fund a really impressive public relations campaign which could be used as a model for other medium-sized libraries'.* * *1 [ SER] impatientes muy impaciente he's very impatient, he has absolutely no patience2 [ ESTAR]:se notaba que estaba impaciente you could see he was (getting) impatientimpaciente POR + INF impatient to + INFestá impaciente por conocer los resultados she is impatient o anxious to know the resultsimpaciente POR QUE + SUBJ:están impacientes por que empiece el concierto they are impatient for the concert to begin* * *
Del verbo impacientar: ( conjugate impacientar)
impacienté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
impaciente es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
impacientar
impaciente
impaciente adjetivoa) [ser] impatientb) [estar]:
impaciente por hacer algo impatient to do sth
impacientar verbo transitivo impacientar a alguien, to make sb lose patience, exasperate sb
impaciente adj (ansioso) impatient
(agitado) anxious
' impaciente' also found in these entries:
English:
impatient
- restless
- eager
* * *impaciente adjimpatient;no seas impaciente be patient, don't be so impatient;impaciente por hacer algo impatient o anxious to do sth;estoy impaciente por que llegue Jaime I can't wait for Jaime to get here* * *adj impatient* * *impaciente adj: impatient♦ impacientemente adv* * *impaciente adj impatient -
8 turbulento
adj.turbulent, tumultuous, agitated.* * *► adjetivo1 turbulent, troubled* * *(f. - turbulenta)adj.* * *ADJ1) [río, aguas] turbulent2) [período] troubled, turbulent; [reunión] stormy3) [carácter] restless* * *- ta adjetivo <río/atmósfera> turbulent; <reunión/romance> stormy, turbulent; < época> turbulent, troubled* * *= troubled, turbulent, stormy [stormier -comp., stormiest -sup.], tumultuous, roiling, blustery, riotous, chequered [checkered, -USA].Ex. These thoughts and many more like them flitted to and fro ceaselessly over the troubled surface of his mind.Ex. The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).Ex. The stormy period of the 50s and 60s are considered to have seriously damaged the cause of improving the salaries of librarians.Ex. Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.Ex. He stood on the muddy bank of the river just after dawn, staring dispiritedly at the roiling current separating him from Mexico.Ex. This is probably because the north's more blustery weather spring-cleans the streets.Ex. I'd like to see the full force of the law brought down on these people who are involved in this riotous behaviour.Ex. An appraisal of the reforms following the report suggests that local councillors' workload has increased, and community councils have had a chequered career, although local authorities generally are stronger.----* pasado turbulento = chequered history, chequered past.* tiempos turbulentos = embattled time(s).* * *- ta adjetivo <río/atmósfera> turbulent; <reunión/romance> stormy, turbulent; < época> turbulent, troubled* * *= troubled, turbulent, stormy [stormier -comp., stormiest -sup.], tumultuous, roiling, blustery, riotous, chequered [checkered, -USA].Ex: These thoughts and many more like them flitted to and fro ceaselessly over the troubled surface of his mind.
Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).Ex: The stormy period of the 50s and 60s are considered to have seriously damaged the cause of improving the salaries of librarians.Ex: Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.Ex: He stood on the muddy bank of the river just after dawn, staring dispiritedly at the roiling current separating him from Mexico.Ex: This is probably because the north's more blustery weather spring-cleans the streets.Ex: I'd like to see the full force of the law brought down on these people who are involved in this riotous behaviour.Ex: An appraisal of the reforms following the report suggests that local councillors' workload has increased, and community councils have had a chequered career, although local authorities generally are stronger.* pasado turbulento = chequered history, chequered past.* tiempos turbulentos = embattled time(s).* * *turbulento -ta‹río/aguas/atmósfera› turbulent; ‹reunión/romance› stormy, turbulent; ‹época› turbulent, troubled* * *
turbulento◊ -ta adjetivo
turbulent
turbulento,-a adjetivo
1 Meteor turbulent
2 (pasión, actividad) stormy
3 (persona, carárcter) turbulent
' turbulento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conflictiva
- conflictivo
- turbulenta
English:
disorderly
- turbulent
* * *turbulento, -a adj1. [aguas] turbulent2. [época, situación] turbulent, troubled;* * *adj turbulent* * *turbulento, -ta adj: turbulent -
9 alterar
v.1 to alter (to change).alterar el orden de las palabras to change the order of the wordsesto altera nuestros planes that changes our plansAlteré las medidas I altered the measurements.Su petulancia alteró a Elsa His petulance altered Elsa.2 to agitate, to fluster (perturbar) (person).le alteran mucho los cambios change upsets him a lot3 to disrupt.fue detenido por alterar el orden público he was arrested for causing a breach of the peace* * *1 (cambiar) to change, modify, alter2 (estropear) to spoil, upset; (comida) to make go off, turn bad3 (enfadar) to annoy, upset4 (inquietar) to unnerve, make feel restless1 (cambiar) to change2 (deteriorarse) to go bad, go off3 (enfadarse) to lose one's temper, get upset\alterar el orden público to disturb the peace, cause a breach of the peace* * *verb1) to alter, modify2) disturb•* * *1. VT1) (=cambiar) to modify, altertuvimos que alterar los planes por la huelga — we had to modify o alter our plans because of the strike
2) (=estropear) [+ alimentos] to spoil; [+ leche] to sourla humedad alteró los alimentos — the humidity spoiled the food, the humidity made the food go bad
3) (=conmocionar) to shake, upsetla noticia del accidente la alteró visiblemente — she was visibly shaken o upset by the news of the accident
4)5) (=distorsionar) [+ verdad] to distort, twist2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <plan/texto> to change, alterb) <hechos/verdad> to distortel sentido de mis palabras fue alterado — what I said was misinterpreted o misrepresented
c) < alimento> to make... go off, turn... bad2) ( perturbar)a) < paz> to disturbb) < persona> to upset2.alterarse v pron1) alimentos to go off, go bad2) pulso/respiración to become irregular3) persona to get upset* * *= alter, disturb, upset, doctor, redraw [re-draw], change.Ex. Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.Ex. Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex. Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.Ex. The purpose of the present paper is to determine the effect of doctoring AACR2 in this manner.Ex. the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.----* alterar el equilibrio = upset + the balance.* alterar el orden público = breach + the peace, disturb + the peace.* alterar el sistema = perturb + the system.* alterar la paz = disrupt + peace.* sin alterar = unaltered, unmodified.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <plan/texto> to change, alterb) <hechos/verdad> to distortel sentido de mis palabras fue alterado — what I said was misinterpreted o misrepresented
c) < alimento> to make... go off, turn... bad2) ( perturbar)a) < paz> to disturbb) < persona> to upset2.alterarse v pron1) alimentos to go off, go bad2) pulso/respiración to become irregular3) persona to get upset* * *= alter, disturb, upset, doctor, redraw [re-draw], change.Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.
Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.Ex: The purpose of the present paper is to determine the effect of doctoring AACR2 in this manner.Ex: the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.* alterar el equilibrio = upset + the balance.* alterar el orden público = breach + the peace, disturb + the peace.* alterar el sistema = perturb + the system.* alterar la paz = disrupt + peace.* sin alterar = unaltered, unmodified.* * *alterar [A1 ]vtA (cambiar, modificar)1 ‹plan/texto/información› to change, alterel orden de los factores no altera el producto the order of the factors does not alter o affect the productestá alterando los hechos he is distorting the factsel sentido de mis palabras ha sido alterado what I said has been misinterpreted o misrepresented2 ‹alimento› to make … go off, turn … badla exposición al sol puede alterar el color exposure to the sun can affect the color1 ‹paz› to disturbfue acusado de alterar el orden público he was charged with causing a breach of the peace2 ‹persona› to upsettraten de no alterar al enfermo try not to upset the patient in any wayla noticia del golpe alteró visiblemente al embajador the ambassador was visibly shaken by the news of the coupno debes dejar que esas cosas te alteren you shouldn't let those things upset you o ( colloq) get to youA «alimentos» to go off, go badB«pulso/respiración»: con la emoción se le alteró la voz her voice shook o faltered with emotionC «persona» to get upset* * *
alterar ( conjugate alterar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( perturbar)
alterarse verbo pronominal
1 [ alimentos] to go off, go bad
2 [pulso/respiración] to become irregular;
[ color] to change
3 [ persona] to get upset
alterar verbo transitivo to alter, change
' alterar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agitar
- desfigurar
- falsear
- pervertir
- tergiversar
- trastocar
- trastornar
- cambiar
- falsificar
- orden
English:
disturb
- evenly
- ruffle
- tamper
- breach
- tamper with
- unsettle
- upset
* * *♦ vt1. [cambiar] to alter, to change;alterar el orden de las palabras to change the order of the words;esto altera nuestros planes that changes our plans2. [perturbar] [persona] to agitate, to fluster;le alteran mucho los cambios the changes upset him a lot;no le gusta que alteren sus costumbres she doesn't like having her routine upset;fue detenido por alterar el orden público he was arrested for causing a breach of the peace* * *v/t1 ( cambiar) alter2 a alguien upset3:alterar el orden público cause a breach of the peace* * *alterar vt1) modificar: to alter, to modify2) perturbar: to disturb, to disrupt* * *
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