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2 любимая мозоль
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3 motivo
m.1 reason, cause (causa).con motivo de because of; (por causa de) on the occasion of; (para celebrar) in order to (con el fin de)dar motivo a to give reason tono ser motivo para to be no reason to o fortener motivos para to have reason tosin motivo for no reasonmotivo de queja ground o grounds for complaint2 motif (art, lit & music).3 motive, reason, cause, ground.4 theme, motif.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: motivar.* * *1 motive, reason, cause, grounds plural2 (de dibujo, música) motif, leitmotif\bajo ningún motivo under no circumstancesdar motivo a to give rise tosin motivo for no apparent reasontener motivos para... to have reason to...* * *noun m.1) motive2) cause* * *1. SM1) (=causa) reasoncon este o tal motivo — for this reason
con motivo de — (=debido a) because of, owing to; (=en ocasión de) on the occasion of
se informatizará el sistema con motivo de las elecciones — the system will be computerized because of o owing to the elections
con motivo de nuestra boda le invitamos a... — on the occasion of our wedding we invite you to...
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motivo de, me dio motivo de preocupación — it gave me cause for concern•
sin motivo — for no reason, without good reason•
ser motivo sobrado o suficiente, es motivo suficiente o sobrado para seguir votándolo — that's reason enough to continue voting for him, that's all the more reason to continue voting for himhay suficientes o sobrados motivos para odiarlo — there are more than enough reasons for hating him
2) (=móvil) motive¿cuál fue el motivo del crimen? — what was the motive for the crime?
3) (Arte, Mús) motif2.ADJ motive* * *1)a) (razón, causa) reason, causeel motivo de su viaje/del accidente — the reason for her trip/the cause of the accident
que sea un motivo! — (Col fam) let's drink to that! (colloq)
b) (propósito, finalidad) reason, purpose¿con qué motivo se convocó la reunión? — what was the purpose of calling the meeting?
el motivo de esta carta es... — the purpose of this letter is...
2) (Art, Lit, Mús) motif* * *= cause, ground, motive, reason, peg, motif, trigger.Ex. The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.Ex. I think there are grounds for dispute on certain terms.Ex. Other title information is any title borne by an item indicative of the character, contents, etc. of the item or the motives for, or occasion of, its production or publication.Ex. The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.Ex. The concepts currently being floated by UNESCO are such as will make convenient pegs to hang pleas for resources for bibliographic and library development to national governments.Ex. Two pre-coordinated approaches have been used for the indexing of motif and subject content.Ex. They will however always have some kind of springboard or trigger which has led to their question, and we can work forwards from this.----* con motivo de = on the occasion of.* hay suficientes motivos para pensar que = there + be + every reason to think that.* los motivos de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.* motivo de alarma = cause for alarm.* motivo de irritación = pet peeve.* motivo de preocupación = cause for alarm, cause for concern, cause of concern.* motivo de queja = pet peeve.* motivo de risa = a laughing matter.* motivo + estar en = reason + lie in.* motivo ornamental = motif, decorative motif.* motivo principal = prime cause.* motivos = grounds.* no ser motivo de risa = be no laughing matter.* por algún motivo = for whatever reason.* por cualquier motivo = for whatever reason.* por este motivo = for this reason.* por los siguientes motivos = on the following counts.* por motivo de = in the interest(s) of.* por motivos de = for the sake of, on grounds.* por motivos de + Nombre = for + Nombre's sake.* por varios motivos = for a number of reasons.* ser motivo de preocupación = loom + large.* sin motivo alguno = wantonly.* sin motivo aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.* sin motivo justificado = without justified reason.* sin ningún motivo = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* sin ningún otro motivo = (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* tener como motivo central = plan around + Nombre.* tener motivo = be right.* tener motivo justificado = have + good cause.* tener motivo para = have + cause to.* ver el motivo de Algo = glean + the reason for.* viaje por motivos académicos = study trip.* visita por motivos de investigación = research trip, research visit.* * *1)a) (razón, causa) reason, causeel motivo de su viaje/del accidente — the reason for her trip/the cause of the accident
que sea un motivo! — (Col fam) let's drink to that! (colloq)
b) (propósito, finalidad) reason, purpose¿con qué motivo se convocó la reunión? — what was the purpose of calling the meeting?
el motivo de esta carta es... — the purpose of this letter is...
2) (Art, Lit, Mús) motif* * *= cause, ground, motive, reason, peg, motif, trigger.Ex: The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.
Ex: I think there are grounds for dispute on certain terms.Ex: Other title information is any title borne by an item indicative of the character, contents, etc. of the item or the motives for, or occasion of, its production or publication.Ex: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.Ex: The concepts currently being floated by UNESCO are such as will make convenient pegs to hang pleas for resources for bibliographic and library development to national governments.Ex: Two pre-coordinated approaches have been used for the indexing of motif and subject content.Ex: They will however always have some kind of springboard or trigger which has led to their question, and we can work forwards from this.* con motivo de = on the occasion of.* hay suficientes motivos para pensar que = there + be + every reason to think that.* los motivos de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.* motivo de alarma = cause for alarm.* motivo de irritación = pet peeve.* motivo de preocupación = cause for alarm, cause for concern, cause of concern.* motivo de queja = pet peeve.* motivo de risa = a laughing matter.* motivo + estar en = reason + lie in.* motivo ornamental = motif, decorative motif.* motivo principal = prime cause.* motivos = grounds.* no ser motivo de risa = be no laughing matter.* por algún motivo = for whatever reason.* por cualquier motivo = for whatever reason.* por este motivo = for this reason.* por los siguientes motivos = on the following counts.* por motivo de = in the interest(s) of.* por motivos de = for the sake of, on grounds.* por motivos de + Nombre = for + Nombre's sake.* por varios motivos = for a number of reasons.* ser motivo de preocupación = loom + large.* sin motivo alguno = wantonly.* sin motivo aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.* sin motivo justificado = without justified reason.* sin ningún motivo = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* sin ningún otro motivo = (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* tener como motivo central = plan around + Nombre.* tener motivo = be right.* tener motivo justificado = have + good cause.* tener motivo para = have + cause to.* ver el motivo de Algo = glean + the reason for.* viaje por motivos académicos = study trip.* visita por motivos de investigación = research trip, research visit.* * *A(causa): no le des motivos para que se queje de ti don't give him cause to complain about yousi se ha decidido a marcharse, sus motivos tendrá she must have her reasons for deciding to leaveéste es el verdadero motivo de su viaje this is the real reason for o purpose of her trippor este motivo nos hallamos aquí reunidos that's why we're gathered heresin ningún motivo for no reason at allel adulterio es motivo suficiente de divorcio adultery is sufficient grounds for divorceeste hecho no debe ser motivo de preocupación the fact that this has happened should not be cause o give any cause for concernpor motivos personales for personal reasonshabíamos empezado a sospechar de sus motivos we had begun to suspect his motivescon motivo del centenario se celebrará una importante exposición there will be an important exhibition for o to mark the centenarycon motivo de su toma de posesión to mark (the occasion of) his inaugurationse aumentaron las medidas de seguridad con motivo de su visita security measures were stepped up for his visitBel paisaje es un motivo recurrente en los impresionistas landscapes are a recurring motif in the work of the Impressionists2 (en una decoración) motifmotivos ornamentales or decorativos ornamental o decorative motifs* * *
Del verbo motivar: ( conjugate motivar)
motivo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
motivó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
motivar
motivo
motivar ( conjugate motivar) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to motivate;
¿qué te motivó a hacerlo? what made you do it?
2 ( causar) to bring about, cause
motivo sustantivo masculino
1a) (razón, causa) reason, cause;
por este motivo nos hallamos aquí that's (the reason) why we're here;
con motivo de algo on the occasion of sth;
no des motivos para que te critiquen don't give them cause to criticize you;
hay motivos para preocuparse there is cause for concern;
el adulterio es motivo suficiente de divorcio adultery is sufficient grounds for divorce;
sin ningún motivo for no reason at all;
¡que sea un motivo! (Col fam) let's drink to that! (colloq)
◊ el motivo de esta carta es … the purpose of this letter is …
2 (Art, Lit, Mús) motif;
motivar verbo transitivo
1 (provocar) to cause
2 (animar) to motivate
motivo sustantivo masculino
1 (causa) reason: no tienes motivos para sospechar, you have no grounds for suspicion
organizaron una fiesta con motivo de su aniversario, they had a party on the occasion of their anniversary
sin motivo, for no reason at all
2 Arte Mús motif, leitmotif
' motivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alguna
- alguno
- aparente
- base
- causa
- interesar
- lugar
- para
- por
- razón
- valer
- concreto
- cual
- motivación
- motivar
- obedecer
- tema
- vergüenza
English:
about
- call
- cause
- deduce
- for
- get at
- grievance
- ground
- motif
- motive
- occasion
- ostensible
- out of
- over
- real
- reason
- search out
- suicide note
- ulterior
- whatever
- why
- apparent
- design
- laughing
- motivation
- shower
* * *motivo nm1. [causa] reason (de for); [de crimen] motive (de for);la situación económica se ha vuelto a convertir en motivo de preocupación the economy has once again become a cause for concern;el éxito de la misión es motivo de orgullo para todos nosotros the success of the mission is a reason for all of us to be proud;se retiró por motivos personales she withdrew for personal reasons;con motivo de [por causa de] because of;[para celebrar] on the occasion of; [con el fin de] in order to;implantaron el toque de queda con motivo de los desórdenes callejeros a curfew was imposed because of the rioting;las fiestas con motivo del V centenario the celebrations to mark the 500th anniversary o on the occasion of the 500th anniversary;con mayor motivo even more so;dar motivo a to give reason to;no ser motivo para to be no reason to o for;por motivo de because of;tener motivos para to have reason to;tiene un buen motivo para no acudir porque va a estar su ex mujer he has good reason for not coming because his ex-wife is going to be there;sin motivo for no reason2. [melodía] motif3. [dibujo, figura] motif;* * *m1 motive, reason;por motivos de salud for health reasons;sin motivo for no reason at all;con motivo de because of;con motivo de la visita on the occasion of the visit2 MÚS, PINT motif* * *motivo nm1) móvil: motive2) causa: cause, reason3) tema: theme, motif* * *motivo n reason -
4 болен
1. sick, ill, ailing; unsound; poorly, unwellмед. peccant(за отделни органи и пр.) diseased; bad; sore(за растения) diseased(за зъб) bad(заръка) sore(за очи) sore; failing(за сърце) diseased, badболен съм на легло be ill in bed, be laid up (от with)психически болен mentally diseased/derangedболно място (и прен.) a tender spot/placeпрен. susceptibilitiesразг. o.'s pet peeveболен въпрос a painful problem, a sore spot/point2. прен. morbid(за въображение) morbid, distempered(за амбиция) morbid3. същ. sick man/woman; patient; invalidмед. разг. caseболните събир, the sick, sick persons; patients in hospitalамбулаторно болен an out-patient, a walking caseболен на легло a lying down caseхоспитализиран болен an inpatient, a hospital patient* * *бо̀лен,прил., -на, -но, -ни 1. sick, ill, ailing; unsound; poorly, unwell; мед. peccant; (за отделни органи и пр.) diseased; bad; sore; (за растения) diseased; (за зъб) bad; (за ръка, за очи) sore; (за сърце) diseased, bad; \боленен въпрос painful problem, sore spot/point; \боленен съм be ill, be taken ill (от with), suffer (from); be down (with); \боленен съм на легло be ill in bed, be laid up (от with); \боленно място (и прен.) tender spot/place; прен. susceptibilities; разг. o.’s pet peeve; лягам \боленен take to o.’s bed; fall ill; be taken ill, be taken down with an illness; психически \боленен mentally diseased/deranged; тежко\боленен съм be seriously ill;2. прен. morbid; (за въображение) morbid, distempered; (за амбиция) morbid;3. като същ. sick man/woman; patient; invalid; мед. разг. case; амбулаторно \боленен out-patient, walking case; \боленен на легло lying down case; \боленните събир. the sick, sick persons; patients in hospital; сърдечно \боленен ( човек) heart case; тежко \боленен ( човек) serious case; хоспитализирано \болен inpatient, hospital patient.* * *на училище днес - болен съм.; mentally ill (душевно); patien; unhealthy.; unwell{`Xnwel}* * *1. (за амбиция) morbid 2. (за въображение) morbid, distempered 3. (за зъб) bad 4. (за отделни органи и пр.) diseased;bad;sore 5. (за очи) sore;failing 6. (за растения) diseased 7. (за сърце) diseased, bad 8. (заръка) sore 9. sick, ill, ailing;unsound;poorly, unwell 10. БОЛЕН въпрос a painful problem, a sore spot/point 11. БОЛЕН на легло a lying down case 12. БОЛЕН съм be ill, be taken ill (от with), suffer (from);be down (with) 13. БОЛЕН съм на легло be ill in bed, be laid up (от with) 14. амбулаторно БОЛЕН an out-patient, a walking case 15. болните събир, the sick, sick persons;patients in hospital 16. болно място (и прен.) а tender spot/place 17. лягам БОЛЕН take to o.'s bed;fall ill;be taken ill, be taken down with an illness 18. мед. peccant 19. мед. разг. case 20. прен. morbid 21. прен. susceptibilities 22. психически БОЛЕН mentally diseased/deranged 23. разг. o.'s pet peeve 24. сърдечно БОЛЕН (човек) a heart case 25. същ. sick man/woman;patient;invalid 26. тежко БОЛЕН (човек) a serious case 27. тежко БОЛЕН съм be seriously ill 28. той е БОЛЕН от сърце he has a bad heart, he has heart trouble 29. хоспитализиран БОЛЕН an inpatient, a hospital patient -
5 manía
f.1 mania, craze, excessive enthusiasm, frenzy.2 oddity, odd trait.3 mania, manic disorder, compulsion.4 vagary, extravagant and erratic notion.5 hyperphrenia.imperf.indicat.1st person singular (yo) Imperfect Indicative of Spanish verb: manir.* * *1 MEDICINA mania2 (ojeriza) dislike, grudge4 (pasión) craze, fad, mania\cogerle/tomarle manía a alguien familiar to take a dislike to somebodymania persecutoria persecution mania* * *SF1) (Med) mania2) [de persona] (=costumbre) odd habit; (=rareza) peculiarity, oddity; (=capricho) fad, whim3) [de grupo] (=afición) mania; (=moda) rage, crazela manía del fútbol — football fever, the football craze
tiene la manía de las motos — he's obsessed with motorbikes, he's motorbike-crazy *
4) (=antipatía) dislike* * *1) (obsesión, capricho)tiene la manía de la limpieza — she has an obsession with o (colloq) a thing about cleaning
ahora le ha dado la manía de vestirse de negro — now she has this fad o craze of dressing in black
2) ( antipatía)* * *= craze, mania, pet peeve.Ex. The interest is not really in the craze itself but in the intense, socially binding effect it has on the individuals in the group.Ex. This mania reached its height about the beginning of the present century.Ex. But many people have said that fag ends are merely the tip of the iceberg, with chewing gum and dog muck being some of the top pet peeves.----* manía persecutoria = persecution complex.* tenerle manía a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.* * *1) (obsesión, capricho)tiene la manía de la limpieza — she has an obsession with o (colloq) a thing about cleaning
ahora le ha dado la manía de vestirse de negro — now she has this fad o craze of dressing in black
2) ( antipatía)* * *= craze, mania, pet peeve.Ex: The interest is not really in the craze itself but in the intense, socially binding effect it has on the individuals in the group.
Ex: This mania reached its height about the beginning of the present century.Ex: But many people have said that fag ends are merely the tip of the iceberg, with chewing gum and dog muck being some of the top pet peeves.* manía persecutoria = persecution complex.* tenerle manía a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.* * *AB(obsesión, capricho): déjate de manías, que no estás nada gorda stop saying such silly things o stop being silly o stop being neurotic, you're not at all fatestá viejo y tiene sus manías he's an old man, and he has his funny little ways o some odd habitstiene la manía de la limpieza she has an obsession o a mania o ( colloq) a thing about cleaningtiene la manía de mirar debajo de la cama antes de acostarse she has this peculiar habit of looking under the bed before she gets into itel pescado siempre me cae mal — eso es una manía fish always upsets my stomach — that's just your imagination o you've just got a thing about itahora le ha dado la manía de vestirse siempre de negro now she has this fad o craze of always dressing in blacktiene la manía de que la gente se ríe de él he has this obsession o this strange idea that people are laughing at himCompuesto:manía persecutoria or de persecuciónpersecution complex o mania* * *
manía sustantivo femenino
1 (obsesión, capricho):
tiene la manía de la limpieza she has a mania for cleanliness o (colloq) a thing about cleaning;
le ha dado la manía de vestirse de negro she has this fad o craze of dressing in black;
manía persecutoria or de persecución persecution complex o mania
2 ( antipatía):◊ tenerle manía a algn to have it in for sb (colloq)
manía sustantivo femenino
1 (costumbre) habit: tengo la manía de mirar bajo la cama antes de dormirme, I have to take a look under the bed before I fall asleep
tiene muchas manías, he has many obsessions
2 (odio, ojeriza) dislike: le cogiste manía, you took a dislike to it
creo que le tiene manía, I think he dislikes her
nos tenemos manía, we dislike each other
3 (afición) craze
4 Med mania
manía persecutoria, persecution complex
' manía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hincha
- pegarse
- perra
- prurito
- rabia
- rareza
- tic
- contagiar
- maña
English:
bug
- fixation
- frenzy
- get
- kink
- mania
- obsession
- oddity
- peculiarity
- craze
- have
* * *manía nf1. [enfermedad] maniamanía persecutoria persecution complex2. [idea fija] obsession3. [mala costumbre] bad habit;tiene la manía de morderse las uñas he's always biting his fingernails;le ha dado la manía de tirar la ropa por el suelo she has got into the bad habit of leaving her clothes scattered on the floor4. [afición exagerada] mania, crazetener manía a alguien: le tengo manía a su hermana I can't stand her sister* * *f1 ( costumbre) habit, mania;tiene sus manías she has her little ways2 ( antipatía) dislike;tener manía a alguien fam have it in for s.o. fam3 ( obsesión) obsession* * *manía nf1) obsesión: mania, obsession2) : craze, fad3) : odd habit, peculiarity4) : dislike, aversion* * *manía n (costumbre) strange habit -
6 motivo de irritación
(n.) = pet peeveEx. But many people have said that fag ends are merely the tip of the iceberg, with chewing gum and dog muck being some of the top pet peeves.* * *(n.) = pet peeveEx: But many people have said that fag ends are merely the tip of the iceberg, with chewing gum and dog muck being some of the top pet peeves.
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7 motivo de queja
(n.) = pet peeveEx. But many people have said that fag ends are merely the tip of the iceberg, with chewing gum and dog muck being some of the top pet peeves.* * *(n.) = pet peeveEx: But many people have said that fag ends are merely the tip of the iceberg, with chewing gum and dog muck being some of the top pet peeves.
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8 любимая мозоль
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9 irritación
f.1 irritation, fret, aggravation, exasperation.2 irritation, peevedness, botherment.3 irritation, inflammation.4 chafe, chafing, ardor.* * *1 irritation* * *noun f.1) irritation2) exasperation* * *SF irritation* * *a) (Med) irritation, inflammationb) ( enfado) irritation, annoyance* * *= annoyance, irritation, exasperation.Ex. False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.Ex. Datto felt a wave of irritation engulf him, but he persevered, keeping his voice steady.Ex. I can appreciate the frustration, annoyance, irritation, aggravation, and exasperation of having to start over.----* expresar irritación = express + irritation.* irritación de la piel = skin irritation.* irritación de la piel del bebé causada por el pañal = nappy rash.* irritación de la piel producida por el viento = windburn.* motivo de irritación = pet peeve.* * *a) (Med) irritation, inflammationb) ( enfado) irritation, annoyance* * *= annoyance, irritation, exasperation.Ex: False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.
Ex: Datto felt a wave of irritation engulf him, but he persevered, keeping his voice steady.Ex: I can appreciate the frustration, annoyance, irritation, aggravation, and exasperation of having to start over.* expresar irritación = express + irritation.* irritación de la piel = skin irritation.* irritación de la piel del bebé causada por el pañal = nappy rash.* irritación de la piel producida por el viento = windburn.* motivo de irritación = pet peeve.* * *1 ( Med) irritation, inflammation2 (enfado) irritation, annoyance* * *
irritación sustantivo femenino
irritación sustantivo femenino irritation
' irritación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desesperación
- amor
- andar
- bueno
- cabreo
- condenado
- maldito
- mirar
English:
aggravation
- groan
- irritation
- annoyance
* * *irritación nf1. [enfado] irritation, annoyance2. [de la piel] irritation;[de la garganta] inflammation* * *f tbMED irritation* * ** * *irritación n irritation -
10 queja
f.1 complaint (protesta).presentar una queja to make o lodge a complaint (formalmente)tener queja de algo/alguien to have a complaint about something/somebody2 moan, groan (lamento).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: quejar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: quejar.* * *1 (descontento) complaint2 (de dolor) moan, groan\dar queja de algo/alguien to complaint about something/somebodypresentar una queja DERECHO to lodge a complaintno tener queja de alguien to have no complaints about somebody* * *noun f.1) complaint2) protest* * *SF1) (=reclamación) [gen] complaint; [refunfuñando] grumble, grouse *; [con rencor] grudge, resentmentpresentar una queja — to make o lodge a complaint
2) (=gemido) moan, groan3) (Jur) protest* * *a) ( protesta) complaint* * *= complaint, cry, discontent, grievance, remonstration, demand, hand-wringing, reproach, axe + to grind, gripe, whining, jeremiad, beef, plaint, letter of complaint, nag, niggle.Ex. CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.Ex. The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).Ex. Interestingly enough, the immediate effect of Bodley's remonstrations was the inclusion in the inventory lists of additional separate entries for books bound with other books.Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex. The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.Ex. A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.Ex. The seventeenth century could tolerate the growth of a public library which was committed to the spread of knowledge without any particular axe to grind other than the rather vague one of promoting a happy Christian state.Ex. The article 'Interlibrary loan: automation, whither thou goest; some gripes and an accolade' advises postponing automation until dedicated funds are available and hardware is standardized.Ex. Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.Ex. My major beef about ProCite (and it's actually true of Reference Manager as well) is that the import filters are not updated.Ex. A common plaint among some critics is that resemblance is a necessary condition of pictorial representation.Ex. In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.Ex. The article is entitled 'One last nag or two or three: it's the last chance this year for vendors to take my advice: put users first!'.Ex. Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.----* atender quejas = handle + complaints.* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.* desbaratar las quejas = disarm + complaints.* después de la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].* expresar queja = voice + complaint.* interponer una queja = file + complaint, file + grievance.* invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.* motivo de queja = pet peeve.* persona que se queja = complainant.* posterior a la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].* presentar una queja = register + complaint, lodge + complaint, file + complaint, file + grievance.* quejas = grumbling(s).* * *a) ( protesta) complaint* * *= complaint, cry, discontent, grievance, remonstration, demand, hand-wringing, reproach, axe + to grind, gripe, whining, jeremiad, beef, plaint, letter of complaint, nag, niggle.Ex: CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.
Ex: The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).Ex: Interestingly enough, the immediate effect of Bodley's remonstrations was the inclusion in the inventory lists of additional separate entries for books bound with other books.Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex: The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.Ex: The seventeenth century could tolerate the growth of a public library which was committed to the spread of knowledge without any particular axe to grind other than the rather vague one of promoting a happy Christian state.Ex: The article 'Interlibrary loan: automation, whither thou goest; some gripes and an accolade' advises postponing automation until dedicated funds are available and hardware is standardized.Ex: Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.Ex: My major beef about ProCite (and it's actually true of Reference Manager as well) is that the import filters are not updated.Ex: A common plaint among some critics is that resemblance is a necessary condition of pictorial representation.Ex: In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.Ex: The article is entitled 'One last nag or two or three: it's the last chance this year for vendors to take my advice: put users first!'.Ex: Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.* atender quejas = handle + complaints.* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.* desbaratar las quejas = disarm + complaints.* después de la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].* expresar queja = voice + complaint.* interponer una queja = file + complaint, file + grievance.* invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.* motivo de queja = pet peeve.* persona que se queja = complainant.* posterior a la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].* presentar una queja = register + complaint, lodge + complaint, file + complaint, file + grievance.* quejas = grumbling(s).* * *1 (protesta) complaintpresentar una queja to make o lodge o file a complaintnunca hemos tenido motivo de queja con él he has never given us any cause for complaintme han dado quejas de ti I've received complaints about youestoy harto de tus constantes quejas I've had enough of your endless complaining* * *
Del verbo quejarse: ( conjugate quejarse)
se queja es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo
queja sustantivo femenino ( protesta) complaint;
queja sustantivo femenino
1 (reproche, protesta) complaint: no tenemos ninguna queja de ella, we've got no complaints about her
han presentado una queja a la administración, they complained to the administration
2 (de dolor) groan, moan
' queja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encima
- escrita
- escrito
- llorica
- presentar
- reclamación
- todavía
- embargo
- formular
- protesta
- reclamo
- reporte
- vicio
English:
air
- complaint
- file
- fuss
- grievance
- gripe
- grouse
- grumble
- lodge
- moan
- never
- strident
* * *queja nf1. [lamento] moan, groan2. [protesta] complaint;tener queja de algo/alguien to have a complaint about sth/sb;no tienes ningún motivo de queja you've got nothing to complain about, you've no cause for complaint;no me ha dado ningún motivo de queja I've got no complaints about him* * *f complaint;no tener queja de alguien have no complaints about s.o.* * *queja nf: complaint* * *queja n1. (protesta) complaint2. (grito) moan / groan -
11 bête
bête [bεt]1. feminine nouna. ( = animal) animal ; ( = insecte) insect• c'est une brave or une bonne bête ! (humorous) he's a good-natured chap2. adjectivea. ( = stupide) [personne, idée, sourire] stupid• ce qu'il peut être bête ! he's such a fool!• il est plus bête que méchant he's not really nasty, just stupid• lui, pas si bête, est parti à temps he's no fool, so he left in time• c'est bête, on n'a pas ce qu'il faut pour faire des crêpes it's too bad we haven't got the ingredients for making pancakes• que je suis bête ! how stupid of me!3. compounds• ils nous ont regardés comme des bêtes curieuses they looked at us as if we were two-headed monsters ► bête féroce wild animal• c'est ma bête noire (chose) that's my pet hate ; (personne) I just can't stand him ► bête sauvage wild animal* * *bɛt
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adjectif [personne, air, idée, question] stupid; [problème] simple; [accident] sillyc'est bête, je ne peux pas venir — it's a shame I can't come
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nom féminin gén creature; ( quadrupède) animalPhrasal Verbs:••il est bête comme ses pieds (colloq) or à manger du foin — (colloq) he's (as) thick as two short planks (colloq) GB, he's as dumb as can be
chercher la petite bête — (colloq) to nit-pick (colloq)
reprendre du poil de la bête — (colloq) to perk up
travailler comme une bête — (colloq) to work like crazy (colloq)
* * *bɛt1. nf1) (tout animal) animalcomme une bête [travailler] — like a dog
2) (= bestiole) insect, creature3)2. adjstupid, silly* * *A adj1 ( pas intelligent) [personne, air, idée, question] stupid; ce que tu peux être bête! you can be so stupid sometimes!; il est loin d'être bête he's far from stupid; il n'est pas bête he's no fool; tiens ce n'est pas bête ça! hey that's not a bad idea!; suis-je bête! how stupid of me!; c'est bête à pleurer it's too stupid for words; tu es bien bête d'avoir accepté it was really stupid of you to accept; je suis restée toute bête I was dumbfounded; bête et méchant [personne, plaisanterie] nasty; il est bête et discipliné he just does as he's told;2 ( très simple) [problème, objet] simple; j'ai une question toute bête I have a very simple question; c'est tout bête it's quite simple; tu prends une boîte toute bête you just take an ordinary box;3 ( regrettable) [accident] silly; c'est (trop) bête d'échouer/d'en arriver là it's (such) a shame to fail/that things should come to this; c'est bête, je ne peux pas venir it's (such) a shame I can't come.B nf1 Zool ( quadrupède) animal; ( insecte) insect, bug; la sale bête m'a mordue the wretched animal bit me; on n'est pas des bêtes! we're not animals!; la Belle et la bête Beauty and the beast; nos amis les bêtes our four-legged friends;2 Agric ( vache) cow; ( taureau) bull; il a une cinquantaine de bêtes he has around 50 head of cattle;4 ○( personne talentueuse) au tennis/en musique c'est une (vraie) bête! he's/she's (really) brilliant at tennis/music; une bête de scène/du rock a brilliant actor/rock star; une bête de travail a workaholic.bête à bon Dieu Zool ladybird GB, ladybug US; bête à concours○ exam fiend○; bête à cornes Zool horned animal; bête curieuse freak; regarder qn comme une bête curieuse to look at sb as if he/she were a freak; bête féroce Zool ferocious animal; bête noire bête noire GB, pet hate, pet peeve US; être la bête noire de qn [personne, sujet, problème] to be sb's bête noire GB ou pet hate; bête sauvage Zool wild animal; bête de somme Zool beast of burden.il est bête comme ses pieds○ or une oie he's (as) thick as two short planks○ GB; elle est bête à manger du foin○ or de la paille○ she's got nothing between her ears; bon et bête commencent par la même lettre kind souls are easily duped; chercher la petite bête○ to nit-pick○; reprendre du poil de la bête○ to perk up; travailler comme une bête○ to work like crazy○.[bɛt] adjectifil est plus bête que méchant he's not wicked, just (plain) stupidmais non, cela ne me dérange pas, ce que tu peux être bête! of course you're not putting me out, how silly (can you be ou of you)!c'est encore moi qui vais payer, je suis bien bête, tiens! I'll end up paying again, like an idiot!mais oui, je me souviens maintenant, suis-je bête! ah, now I remember, how stupid of me!je ne suis pas bête au point de... I know better than to...pas si bête, j'ai pris mes précautions I took some precautions, since I'm not a complete idiotêtre bête comme ses pieds ou comme une cruche ou comme une oie ou à manger du foin to be as thick as two short planks (UK), to be as dumb as the day is long (US)je suis bête et discipliné, moi, je fais ce qu'on me dit de faire! I'm just carrying out orders!2. [regrettable]je n'ai pas su le retenir, comme c'est bête! I didn't know how to keep him, what a pity ou waste!c'est bête de ne pas y avoir pensé it's silly ou stupid not to have thought of itce serait trop bête de laisser passer l'occasion it would be a pity not to take advantage of the occasion3. [simple]c'est tout bête, il suffisait d'y penser! it's so simple, we should have thought of it before!ce n'est pas bête, ton idée! that's quite a good idea you've got there!c'est bête comme tout ou chou (familier) it's simplicity itself ou easy as pie ou easy as falling off a log4. [stupéfait]en être ou rester tout bête to be struck dumb ou dumbfounded————————[bɛt] nom féminina. [généralement] wild animal ou beastb. [félin] big catbête féroce ou sauvage wild animal ou beastbête de somme ou de charge beast of burdenje ne veux pas être la bête de somme du service I don't want to do all the dirty work in this department2. [personne]grosse bête, va! you silly fool!c'est une bonne ou brave bêtea. (familier) [généralementéreux] he's a good sortb. [dupe] he's a bit of a suckersa/ma bête noire his/my bugbearle latin, c'était ma bête noire Latin was my pet hatebête de scène/télévision great live/television performerse payer ou se servir sur la bête to get one's payment in kind (by docking it off a man's pay, or by demanding a woman's sexual favours)3. RELIGION -
12 любимый
1. loved2. beloved; darling; favorite; petлюбимые ученики, любимчики преподавателя — pet students
3. favorite4. favouriteлюбимый ребёнок, любимчик — favourite child
5. pet6. likedСинонимический ряд:1. возлюбленная (прил.) возлюбленная; дама сердца; друг; дружок; дульцинея; зазноба; лад; люба; любезная; милаша; милашка; милая; миленок; милка; ненаглядная; подруга; подружка; сердечный друг2. излюбленная (прил.) излюбленная3. обожаемая (прил.) боготворимая; быть без памяти; быть без ума; души не чаять; обожаемая; питать нежные чувства4. уважаемая (прил.) иметь пристрастие; питать слабость; уважаемаяАнтонимический ряд:ненавидимая; ненавистная -
13 больное место
1) General subject: a raw place, bad place, exulceration, my pet peeve, peeve, raw, raw place, rawness, sore, sore place, sore thumb, susceptibilities, tender place, tender spot, raw spot2) Literal: hot button3) Politics: a touchy subject4) Set phrase: sore spot5) Makarov: gall -
14 самая нелюбимая вещь
Jocular: one's pet aversion, one's pet hate, one's pet peeveУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > самая нелюбимая вещь
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15 больная мозоль
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16 любимая мозоль
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17 вредная привычка
1) General subject: vicious habit, pet peeve, obsessive habit, bad habit2) Medicine: cacoethes3) Psychology: nervous habit, pernicious habit -
18 главный раздражитель
Jargon: pet peeveУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > главный раздражитель
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19 источник беспокойства
1) General subject: bother, botheration, source of concern2) Medicine: source of anxiety (причина)3) Colloquial: headache4) Economy: trouble spot5) Jargon: pet peeve6) Aviation medicine: source of anxietyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > источник беспокойства
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20 любимая мозоль
General subject: my pet peeve
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См. также в других словарях:
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Pet Peeve (1954 film) — Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name = Pet Peeve series = Tom and Jerry caption = The title card of Pet Peeve director = William Hanna Joseph Barbera story artist = William Hanna Joseph Barbera animator = Ed Barge Irven Spence Kenneth Muse… … Wikipedia
pet peeve — noun Something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike. Ending questions with a period is one of my pet peeves. Syn: pet hate … Wiktionary