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41 Buchstabe
m; -n, -n letter; (Schriftzeichen) character (auch Anschlag); großer Buchstabe capital (letter); DRUCK. uppercase letter; kleiner Buchstabe small (DRUCK. lowercase) letter; Buchstabe für Buchstabe letter by letter; auf den Buchstaben genau to the letter; nach dem Buchstaben des Gesetzes according to the letter of the law; am Buchstaben kleben take s.th. ( oder things) very literally; die vier Buchstaben umg., hum. the bottom, the behind; setz dich auf deine vier Buchstaben umg., hum. plonk yourself down, take a pew* * *der Buchstabeletter* * *Buch|sta|be ['buːxʃtaːbə]m -n(s), -nletter; (= esp Druckbuchstabe) characterkleiner Búchstabe — small letter
großer Búchstabe — capital (letter)
ein fetter Búchstabe — a bold character, a character in bold (face)
in fetten Búchstaben — in bold (face)
Betrag in Búchstaben — amount in words
dem Búchstaben nach (fig) — literally
bis auf den letzten Búchstaben (fig) —
nach dem Búchstaben des Gesetzes ist das verboten, aber... — according to the letter of the law that's illegal but...
See:→ vier* * *(a mark expressing a sound: the letters of the alphabet.) letter* * *Buch·sta·be<-n[s], -n>[ˈbu:xʃta:bə]m character, letterfetter \Buchstabe bold character [or letter]in großen \Buchstaben in capitals, in upper casein kleinen \Buchstaben in small letters, in lower casein \Buchstaben in wordsden Betrag bitte in \Buchstaben vermerken please write the amount out [in words]▶ nach dem \Buchstaben des Gesetzes according to the letter of the law▶ dem \Buchstaben nach to the letter* * *der; Buchstabens, Buchstaben letter; (Druckw.) characterein großer/kleiner Buchstabe — a capital [letter]/small letter
sich auf seine vier Buchstaben setzen — (ugs. scherzh.) sit [oneself] down
* * *großer Buchstabe capital (letter); TYPO uppercase letter;kleiner Buchstabe small (TYPO lowercase) letter;Buchstabe für Buchstabe letter by letter;auf den Buchstaben genau to the letter;nach dem Buchstaben des Gesetzes according to the letter of the law;die vier Buchstaben umg, hum the bottom, the behind;setz dich auf deine vier Buchstaben umg, hum plonk yourself down, take a pew* * *der; Buchstabens, Buchstaben letter; (Druckw.) characterein großer/kleiner Buchstabe — a capital [letter]/small letter
sich auf seine vier Buchstaben setzen — (ugs. scherzh.) sit [oneself] down
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42 puh
Interj.1. phew!2. bei Gestank: poo!, pew!* * *[puː]interj(Abscheu) ugh; (Erleichterung) phew* * *[pu:]1. (Ausruf bei Ekel) ugh2. (Ausruf bei Anstrengung) phew* * *Interjektion ugh; (erleichtert) phew* * *puh int1. phew!2. bei Gestank: poo!, pew!* * *Interjektion ugh; (erleichtert) phew -
43 ławka
- ki; -ki; dat sg -ce; gen pl -ek; f( w parku) bench; ( w szkole) desk; ( w kościele) pewławka kar — SPORT sin bin
ławka rezerwowych — SPORT substitute bench
* * *f.Gen.pl. -ek ( w parku) bench; ( w szkole) desk; ( w kościele) pew; ośla ławka przest. dunce's bench; ławka bosmańska żegl. boatswain's chair, bo'sun's chair; ławka kar hokej penalty box; ławka rezerwowych sport (substitute) bench.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ławka
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44 banco2
2 = horse, bench [benches -pl.], pew, benching.Ex. The stays for tympan and frisket, the bar-catch, footstep, etc., were adjusted to the pressman's liking; the heap was positioned on the horse; and everything was ready to begin printing.Ex. With their massive amount of luggage, they were an object of curiosity from the folks sitting on benches.Ex. The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.Ex. There is an imaginative reuse of windowless central storage area, uplighting, and perimeter benching = Se hace una reutilización imaginativa de una zona de almacenamiento central sin ventanas, iluminación es ascendente y hay bancos en todo el perímetro.----* banco de carpintero = woodwork-shop bench.* banco de mecánico = metal-shop bench.* banco de parque = park bench.* banco de piedra = stone bench.* banco de plaza = park bench.* banco de pruebas = testbed [test bed], benchmarking.* tornillo de banco = vice [vise, -USA], clamp. -
45 difícil
adj.difficult, tough, arduous, cumbersome.Un trabajo difícil [duro] A stiff job.* * *► adjetivo1 difficult, hard2 (improbable) unlikely■ es difícil que nos encontremos allí it's unlikely that we'll meet there, we're unlikely to meet there* * *adj.difficult, hard* * *ADJ1) (=complicado) [problema] difficult; [tiempos, vida] difficult, hard; [situación] difficult, delicatees difícil de hacer — it's difficult o hard to do
me resulta muy difícil decidir — I find it very hard to decide, I have great difficulty in deciding
2) [persona] difficult3) * [cara] ugly* * *1)a) [ser] <problema/situación> difficult; < examen> hard, difficultme fue muy difícil decírselo — it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him
resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas — it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses
difícil de + inf — difficult o hard to + inf
b) [estar] (fam)está la cosa difícil — things are pretty difficult o tricky (colloq)
2) [ser] ( poco probable) unlikelyes posible pero lo veo difícil — it's possible, but I don't think it's very likely
3) [ser] <persona/carácter> difficult* * *= arduous, demanding, difficult, intractable, laborious, painful, taxing, tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], delicate, tortuous, hardscrabble, obstinate, bumpy, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uphill, problematic, problematical, hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.].Ex. Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.Ex. It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.Ex. It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.Ex. Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.Ex. It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.Ex. As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.Ex. The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.Ex. Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.Ex. The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.Ex. And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.Ex. It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.Ex. The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.Ex. Predicting the future is dicey.Ex. Promoters of this tax will have an uphill fight and the cultural objections will be very great.Ex. This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.Ex. The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.Ex. The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.----* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.* algo muy difícil = a tough sell.* aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.* aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.* cuestión difícil = poser.* de difícil solución = intractable.* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.* difícil de aceptar = hard to swallow.* difícil de agradar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].* difícil de complacer = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].* difícil de comprender = difficult to understand.* difícil de conseguir = hard to come by, difficult to come by.* difícil de contentar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].* difícil de descifrar = cryptic.* difícil de distinguir = indistinguishable.* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.* difícil de entender = cryptic.* difícil de gestionar = unmanageable.* difícil de gestionar + Adjetivo = unmanageably + Adjetivo.* difícil de hacer = hard to do.* difícil de localizar = irretraceable.* difícil de manejar = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unwieldy.* difícil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].* difícil de obtener = hard to come by, difficult to come by.* difícil de seguir = heavy going.* difícil de sustituir = hard to replace.* difícil de tratar = unruly.* empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.* en circunstancias difíciles = under difficult circumstances.* en condiciones difíciles = under difficult conditions.* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.* en épocas difíciles = in times of need.* enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.* enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.* enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end, plunge in at + the deep end.* en tiempos difíciles = in times of need.* hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.* hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.* metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.* muy difícil de traducir = defy + translation.* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.* pregunta difícil = poser.* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.* problema difícil = poser.* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.* resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.* ser difícil = be a stretch.* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.* ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.* ser muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.* situación difícil = hardship.* tarea difícil = hard task.* tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.* tenerlo difícil = not be easy.* tiempos difíciles = embattled time(s).* * *1)a) [ser] <problema/situación> difficult; < examen> hard, difficultme fue muy difícil decírselo — it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him
resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas — it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses
difícil de + inf — difficult o hard to + inf
b) [estar] (fam)está la cosa difícil — things are pretty difficult o tricky (colloq)
2) [ser] ( poco probable) unlikelyes posible pero lo veo difícil — it's possible, but I don't think it's very likely
3) [ser] <persona/carácter> difficult* * *= arduous, demanding, difficult, intractable, laborious, painful, taxing, tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], delicate, tortuous, hardscrabble, obstinate, bumpy, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uphill, problematic, problematical, hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.].Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.
Ex: It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.Ex: It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.Ex: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.Ex: As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.Ex: The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.Ex: The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.Ex: And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.Ex: The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.Ex: Promoters of this tax will have an uphill fight and the cultural objections will be very great.Ex: This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.Ex: The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.* algo muy difícil = a tough sell.* aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.* aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.* cuestión difícil = poser.* de difícil solución = intractable.* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.* difícil de aceptar = hard to swallow.* difícil de agradar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].* difícil de complacer = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].* difícil de comprender = difficult to understand.* difícil de conseguir = hard to come by, difficult to come by.* difícil de contentar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].* difícil de descifrar = cryptic.* difícil de distinguir = indistinguishable.* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.* difícil de entender = cryptic.* difícil de gestionar = unmanageable.* difícil de gestionar + Adjetivo = unmanageably + Adjetivo.* difícil de hacer = hard to do.* difícil de localizar = irretraceable.* difícil de manejar = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unwieldy.* difícil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].* difícil de obtener = hard to come by, difficult to come by.* difícil de seguir = heavy going.* difícil de sustituir = hard to replace.* difícil de tratar = unruly.* empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.* en circunstancias difíciles = under difficult circumstances.* en condiciones difíciles = under difficult conditions.* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.* en épocas difíciles = in times of need.* enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.* enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.* enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end, plunge in at + the deep end.* en tiempos difíciles = in times of need.* hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.* hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.* metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.* muy difícil de traducir = defy + translation.* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.* pregunta difícil = poser.* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.* problema difícil = poser.* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.* resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.* ser difícil = be a stretch.* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.* ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.* ser muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.* situación difícil = hardship.* tarea difícil = hard task.* tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.* tenerlo difícil = not be easy.* tiempos difíciles = embattled time(s).* * *A1 [ SER] ‹problema/tema/situación› difficultel examen fue muy difícil the exam was very hard o difficultes un problema difícil it's a tricky o difficult problemcorren tiempos difíciles para nuestra economía this is a difficult time for our economycon tu actitud me lo estás poniendo más difícil you're not making it any easier for me o you're making it harder for me by being like thatno creo que gane, lo tiene muy difícil I don't think she'll win, she's in a difficult positionme fue muy difícil decírselo it was very hard o difficult for me to tell himresulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the lossescada vez se hace más difícil encontrar un buen empleo it is becoming more and more difficult o it's becoming harder and harder to get a good jobdifícil DE + INF difficult o hard to + INFmi madre es muy difícil de complacer my mother is very hard o difficult to please2 [ ESTAR] ( fam):está la cosa difícil things are pretty difficult o tricky ( colloq)B [ SER](poco probable): es posible pero lo veo difícil it's possible, but I think it's unlikely o I don't think it's very likelydifícil QUE + SUBJ:va a ser muy difícil que acepte it's very unlikely that he'll acceptveo difícil que gane I doubt if she'll win, I think it's unlikely that she'll winC [ SER] ‹persona/carácter› difficultun niño difícil a difficult child* * *
difícil adjetivo
1
‹ examen› hard, difficult;◊ me fue muy difícil decírselo it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him;
es difícil de hacer/entender it's difficult o hard to do/understand
2 ( poco probable) unlikely;
veo difícil que gane I doubt if she'll win
difícil adjetivo
1 (que cuesta trabajo o esfuerzo intelectual) difficult, hard
difícil de explicar, difficult to explain
difícil de soportar, hard to bear
2 (improbable) unlikely: es difícil que suceda, it is unlikely that that will happen
3 (una persona) difficult
' difícil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amarre
- cañón
- compaginación
- concienciarse
- delicada
- delicado
- despreocuparse
- disyuntiva
- engorrosa
- engorroso
- escabrosa
- escabroso
- escala
- espinosa
- espinoso
- estrechamiento
- gustar
- harta
- harto
- hueso
- impronunciable
- insensible
- judicatura
- lance
- mas
- onerosa
- oneroso
- papelón
- respirar
- sí
- tocha
- tocho
- viabilidad
- arrecho
- caprichoso
- contentar
- costar
- creer
- duro
- epopeya
- especial
- esperar
- esquivo
- fregado
- hacer
- ingrato
- jodido
- malabarismo
- mancha
- manchar
English:
arduous
- around
- awkward
- beating
- choose
- climb
- concentrate
- cumbersome
- desperately
- difficult
- distance
- dodgy
- elusive
- embark
- folly
- for
- gap
- grammar
- hard
- hard-won
- housekeeper
- immensely
- injustice
- lean
- mess
- problematic
- problematical
- realize
- replacement
- ruggedness
- scramble
- shake off
- situation
- so
- sticky
- stiff
- surely
- think ahead
- to
- tough
- tricky
- trying
- agonizing
- deep
- demanding
- going
- increasingly
- keep
- likely
- plight
* * *difícil adj1. [complicado] difficult;va a ser difícil encontrar un sitio abierto a estas horas it's going to be difficult o hard to find anywhere that's open at this time;son tiempos difíciles these are difficult times;pasaron por una situación difícil they went through a difficult period;no es difícil imaginar lo que pasó it's not difficult o hard to imagine what happened;es una pregunta difícil de responder it's a difficult question to answer;hacerse difícil: se hace difícil entender por qué lo hizo it's difficult to understand why she did it;se me hace difícil acostumbrarme a madrugar I can't get used to getting up early;ponérselo difícil a alguien to make things difficult for sb;no me lo pongas difícil don't make things difficult o hard for me;serle difícil a alguien: le va a ser muy difícil encontrar trabajo it's going to be very difficult for him to find a job, he's going to find it very difficult to get a job;tener difícil algo: tiene muy difícil encontrar trabajo it's very difficult o hard for him to find work2. [improbable] unlikely;puede ser, aunque me parece difícil maybe, but I think it's unlikely;es difícil que ganen they're unlikely to win;no es difícil que ocurra it could easily happen3. [rebelde] difficult, awkward;es un niño muy difícil he's a very awkward o difficult child;tener un carácter difícil to be an awkward person, to be difficult to get on with* * *adj1 difficult;ponerlo difícil a alguien make it difficult for s.o.;difícil de decir hard o difficult to say:es difícil que venga he’s unlikely to come, it’s unlikely that he’ll come* * *difícil adj: difficult, hard* * *difícil adj1. (en general) difficult -
46 espinoso
adj.1 prickly, thorny, spiny, briery.2 touchy, delicate.3 acanthaceous, acanthoid.m.stickleback.* * *► adjetivo1 (planta) thorny2 (pez) spiny3 figurado thorny, prickly, difficult, tricky* * *(f. - espinosa)adj.1) thorny2) difficult* * *1. ADJ1) (=con espinas) [rosal] thorny; [chumbera] prickly; [pez] bony2) [problema] knotty, thorny2.SM stickleback* * *- sa adjetivo1)a) <rosal/zarza> thorny; < cactus> pricklyb) < pescado> bony2) <problema/asunto> thorny, knotty* * *= thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], ticklish, spiny [spinier -comp., spiniest -sup.].Ex. The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.Ex. The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.Ex. We are more kindred to the sea urchin, an echinoderm whose spiny brethren include starfish and sea cucumbers.----* problema espinoso = knotty problem.* tema espinoso = sore subject, sore spot, sore point.* * *- sa adjetivo1)a) <rosal/zarza> thorny; < cactus> pricklyb) < pescado> bony2) <problema/asunto> thorny, knotty* * *= thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], ticklish, spiny [spinier -comp., spiniest -sup.].Ex: The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.
Ex: The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.Ex: We are more kindred to the sea urchin, an echinoderm whose spiny brethren include starfish and sea cucumbers.* problema espinoso = knotty problem.* tema espinoso = sore subject, sore spot, sore point.* * *espinoso -saA1 ‹rosal/zarza› thorny; ‹cactus› prickly2 ‹pescado› bonyB ‹problema/asunto› thorny, knotty, difficult* * *
espinoso◊ -sa adjetivo
1
‹ cactus› prickly
2 ‹problema/asunto› thorny, knotty
espinoso,-a adjetivo
1 (con espinas) prickly
2 fig (difícil) thorny, difficult: hay que tener cuidado al abordar un tema tan espinoso, we need to be careful when dealing with such a thorny subject
' espinoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engorrosa
- engorroso
- espinosa
English:
knotty
- prickly
- thorny
* * *espinoso, -a♦ adj1. [planta, tallo] thorny;[cactus] prickly2. [asunto, problema, tema] thorny♦ nm[pez] three-spined stickleback* * *adj thorny, prickly; figthorny, knotty* * *espinoso, -sa adj1) : thorny, prickly2) : bony (of fish)3) : knotty, difficult -
47 peliagudo
adj.difficult, cumbersome, complex, intricate.* * *► adjetivo1 tricky* * *ADJ [tema] tricky* * ** * *= sticky [stickier -comp., stickiest -sup.], thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.].Nota: Generalmente acompaña a problem/issue/question.Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.Ex. The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.----* cuestión peliaguda = sticky issue.* * ** * *= sticky [stickier -comp., stickiest -sup.], thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.].Nota: Generalmente acompaña a problem/issue/question.Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
Ex: The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.* cuestión peliaguda = sticky issue.* * *peliagudo -dadifficult, tricky, thorny* * *
peliagudo
‹ asunto› thorny
peliagudo,-a adjetivo tricky, difficult
' peliagudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
peliaguda
- resbaladiza
- resbaladizo
English:
sticky
- thorny
- tricky
* * *peliagudo, -a adjtricky* * *adj tricky* * *peliagudo, -da adj: tricky, difficult, ticklish -
48 banc
banc [bɑ̃]1. masculine nouna. ( = siège) seat• nous nous sommes connus sur les bancs de l'école we've known each other since we were at school togetherc. [de poissons] school2. compounds* * *bɑ̃nom masculin1) ( siège) bench2) Politique ( au Parlement) bench GB, seats (pl) US3) ( de poissons) shoal; ( d'huîtres) bed4) ( de terrain) layer, bed5) Technologie bench•Phrasal Verbs:* * *bɑ̃ nm1) (pour s'asseoir) seat, bench2) [poissons] shoal* * *banc nm1 ( siège) bench; banc public bench; banc de jardin garden bench; nous nous sommes rencontrés sur les bancs de l'école we met at school;banc des accusés dock; dans le banc des accusés in the dock; mettre qn au banc des accusés fig to put sb in the dock; au banc des avocats at the bar; banc de brouillard patch of fog; ( en mer) fog bank; banc de brume patch of mist; banc de coraux coral reef; banc d'église pew; banc d'essai lit test bench; fig testing ground; passer qch au banc d'essai lit to test sth; fig to put sth to the test; au banc de l'infamie in the dock; au banc du ministère public on the prosecution bench; banc de nage thwart; banc de sable sandbank; au banc des témoins in the witness box GB, on the witness stand US; le banc de touche the substitutes' bench; banc de vase mud bank.[bɑ̃] nom masculinA.3. INFORMATIQUE bankB.[zone]a. [dans la mer] oyster bedb. [dans un restaurant] display of oysters2. [amas] bankbanc de sable sandbank, sandbar————————banc d'essai nom masculin -
49 panca
f (pl -che) benchin chiesa pew* * *panca s.f. bench; ( senza schienale) form; ( di chiesa) pew; ( di parco) park bench: panca ribaltabile, folding bench // panchettina per i piedi, footstool // è buono solo a consumar le panche all'osteria, the only thing he's good for is wearing out the seats in the pub // scalda le panche e basta, ( a scuola) he just sits there counting the flies on the ceiling.* * ** * *pancapl. - che /'panka, ke/sostantivo f.bench (anche sport); (senza spalliera) form. -
50 Banco
m (pl -chi) finance bankdi magistrati, di lavoro benchdi scuola deskdi bar bardi chiesa pewdi negozio counterbanco corallino coral reefbanco di sabbia sandbankvendere qualcosa sotto banco sell something under the counter* * *banco1 s.m.1 bench, seat: banco degli accusati, dock; banco dei magistrati, magistrate's bench; banco della giuria, jury box; banco di chiesa, pew; banco di scuola, (school) desk; banco dei testimoni, witness box, (amer.) stand; banco della difesa, defence counsel's box; (mar.) banco dei rematori, thwart2 ( di negozio) counter; ( di bar) counter, bar; ( di mercato) stall, stand // sotto banco, (fig.) under the counter3 ( tavolo da lavoro) table, bench, work bench // (tecn.): banco di collaudo, test stand (o test bench); banco di controllo, inspection table; banco di taratura, calibrating table // (inform.): banco di memoria, memory bank; banco di prova, (anche fig.) test-bed4 (tess.) banco a fusi, fly frame (o spindle frame); banco del pettine, hackling bench; banco per stoppino, rowing frame5 ( massa, raggruppamento): (miner.) banco di carbone, coal seam; banco di coralli, cay (o coral reef); banco di ghiaccio, floating ice, ice-field (o ice-floe); banco di nebbia, fog bank; banco di ostriche, oyster bed; (geol.) banco di rocce, reef; banco di sabbia, sandbank (o sandbar); banco di pesci, school (o shoal) of fish; raggrupparsi in banchi, to school (o to shoal).banco2 s.m.1 (banca) bank: banco di cambio, exchange bank; Banco di Napoli, Bank of Naples // banco lotto, State lottery office2 ( di gioco) bank, (estens.) ( il giocatore stesso) banker: far saltare il banco, to break the bank; tenere il banco, to hold the bank // tenere banco, (fig.) to lead a discussion.* * *['banko]nome proprio maschile Banquo* * *Banco/'banko/n.pr.m.Banquo. -
51 klupa
bench, školska school desk, crkvena pew* * *• desk• bench• bank• pew -
52 penkki
yks.nom. penkki; yks.gen. penkin; yks.part. penkkiä; yks.ill. penkkiin; mon.gen. penkkien; mon.part. penkkejä; mon.ill. penkkeihinbed (noun)bench (noun)form (noun)pew (noun)seat (noun)* * *• stall• ledge• bank• bed• bench• workbench• board• counter• form• patch• pew• seat• worktable• settle• table -
53 скамья
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54 Peshawar, Pakistan
Airports: PEWУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Peshawar, Pakistan
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55 Pink Eyed White
Jocular: PEW -
56 Pink Eyes White
Physiology: PEW -
57 Prologue Elven Warrior
Science fiction PEWУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Prologue Elven Warrior
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58 passive electronic warfare
Military: PEWУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > passive electronic warfare
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59 percussion welding
Metallurgy: PEWУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > percussion welding
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60 pipe electric weld
Oil: PEWУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > pipe electric weld
См. также в других словарях:
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