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1 criticón
adj.faultfinding, nit-picking, fault-finding, nitpicking.m.faultfinder, nit-picker, nitpicker, criticizer.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar fault finding, nit-picking, hypercritical► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar fault finder, nit-picker* * *criticón, -ona *1.ADJ hypercritical, critical, faultfindinges muy criticón — he's always finding fault with people, he's hypercritical, he's so critical
2.SM / F faultfinder* * *I- cona adjetivo (fam & pey) critical, hypercriticalII- cona masculino, femenino (fam & pey) faultfinder* * *= nag, caviller [caviler, -USA], quibbler.Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex. They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.Ex. They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.* * *I- cona adjetivo (fam & pey) critical, hypercriticalII- cona masculino, femenino (fam & pey) faultfinder* * *= nag, caviller [caviler, -USA], quibbler.Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.
Ex: They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.Ex: They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.* * *( fam pey)1(chismoso): ¡qué criticón es! he's such a terrible gossip ( colloq)2 (quisquilloso) critical, hypercriticales tan criticona she always finds fault with everything, she's so critical o hypercriticalmasculine, feminine( fam pey)12 (quisquilloso) faultfinder* * *
criticón◊ - cona adjetivo (fam &
pey) critical, hypercritical
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam & pey) faultfinder
criticón,-ona adj pey critical: mis colegas son muy criticones, my colleagues are very critical
' criticón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
criticona
English:
faultfinding
* * *criticón, -ona♦ adjnit-picking, hypercritical;no seas tan criticón don't be so nit-picking, stop criticizing all the time♦ nm,fnit-picker;es un criticón he finds fault with everything, he does nothing but criticize* * *famI adj nit-pickingII m, criticona f nit-picker* * * -
2 filólogo
m.philologist, linguist, philologer.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 philologist* * *filólogo, -aSM / F (=estudioso) philologist; (=estudiante) language graduate* * *- ga masculino, femenino philologist* * *= philologist.Ex. The initial BAMBI project developed a workstation for historians and more particularly philologists, which allows them to make transcriptions, annotation and indexing on manuscripts.* * *- ga masculino, femenino philologist* * *= philologist.Ex: The initial BAMBI project developed a workstation for historians and more particularly philologists, which allows them to make transcriptions, annotation and indexing on manuscripts.
* * *filólogo -gamasculine, femininephilologist* * *
filólogo◊ -ga sustantivo masculino, femenino
philologist;
soy filólogo I have a degree in languages
filólogo,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino philologist
' filólogo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
filóloga
* * *filólogo, -a nm,fphilologist* * *m, filóloga f philologist* * *filólogo, -ga n: philologist -
3 lingüista
f. & m.linguist, etymologist, grammarian, philologist.* * *1 linguist* * *SMF linguist* * *masculino y femenino linguist* * *= linguist, philologist.Ex. While reading linguists I came to the conclusion that the majority opinion among linguists was that the prescriptive approach to grammar was too rigid; it established artificial barriers to communication.Ex. The initial BAMBI project developed a workstation for historians and more particularly philologists, which allows them to make transcriptions, annotation and indexing on manuscripts.* * *masculino y femenino linguist* * *= linguist, philologist.Ex: While reading linguists I came to the conclusion that the majority opinion among linguists was that the prescriptive approach to grammar was too rigid; it established artificial barriers to communication.
Ex: The initial BAMBI project developed a workstation for historians and more particularly philologists, which allows them to make transcriptions, annotation and indexing on manuscripts.* * *linguist* * *
lingüista mf linguist: tiene fama como lingüista, she's a renowned linguist
' lingüista' also found in these entries:
English:
linguist
* * *lingüista nmflinguist [academic specialist]* * *m/f linguist* * *lingüista nmf: linguist -
4 objetor
m.objector.* * *► adjetivo1 objecting, dissenting► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 objector\objetor de conciencia conscientious objector* * *objetor, -aSM / F objector* * *- tora masculino, femenino objector* * *= objector, caviller [caviler, -USA].Ex. Objectors to a major wind farm plan say developers have exaggerated its green benefits.Ex. They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.----* objetor de conciencia = conscientious objector.* * *- tora masculino, femenino objector* * *= objector, caviller [caviler, -USA].Ex: Objectors to a major wind farm plan say developers have exaggerated its green benefits.
Ex: They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.* objetor de conciencia = conscientious objector.* * *masculine, feminineobjectorCompuesto:objetor de conciencia, objetora de concienciamasculine, feminine conscientious objector* * *
objetor◊ - tora sustantivo masculino, femenino
objector;
objetor de conciencia conscientious objector
objetor,-ora
I sustantivo masculino y femenino objector
objetor de conciencia, conscientious objector
II adjetivo objecting, dissenting
' objetor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
objetora
English:
conscientious
- objector
* * *objetor, -ora nm,fobjectorobjetor de conciencia conscientious objector* * *m, objetora f objector* * *: objectorobjetor de conciencia: conscientious objector -
5 palacio de congresos
conference hall* * *(n.) = conference centre, conference hall, convention hall, convention centreEx. A conference centre nearby will be part of the infrastructure.Ex. The American Library Association's meeting in Chicago was characterised as much by the weather as by the events inside the conference halls.Ex. Thanks to those who followed his example, the talk about the Sophists can be heard in the hallways, classrooms, and convention halls of philologists, historians, philosophers, and literary critics.Ex. During the first half of the century, Atlantic City was one of the major convention centers and seaside resorts in the United States.* * *(n.) = conference centre, conference hall, convention hall, convention centreEx: A conference centre nearby will be part of the infrastructure.
Ex: The American Library Association's meeting in Chicago was characterised as much by the weather as by the events inside the conference halls.Ex: Thanks to those who followed his example, the talk about the Sophists can be heard in the hallways, classrooms, and convention halls of philologists, historians, philosophers, and literary critics.Ex: During the first half of the century, Atlantic City was one of the major convention centers and seaside resorts in the United States. -
6 quisquilloso
adj.touchy, delicate, jumpy, finicky.* * *► adjetivo1 finicky, fussy, touchy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 fusspot* * *ADJ1) (=susceptible) touchy, oversensitive; (=irritable) irritable; (=perfeccionista) pernickety *, persnickety (EEUU) *, choosy, fussy2) (=preocupado por nimiedades) too bothered about petty details* * *- sa adjetivo (meticuloso, exigente) fussy, picky (colloq); ( susceptible) touchy* * *= fastidious, nitpicking [nit-picking], irritable, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], quibbler, finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.], fusspot, fussbudget, picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex. 'Searching' or even 'ordering' would be better, so long as we didn't imply by either of them an ' irritable reaching after fact and reason'.Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex. They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.Ex. After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.Ex. As for Steve, he traded his days as a bachelor for life with a fusspot.Ex. And they're playing an odd couple reminiscent of Neil Simon's classic pairing of a fussbudget and a slob.Ex. If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.----* ser demasiado quisquilloso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.* ser muy quisquilloso = be picky.* * *- sa adjetivo (meticuloso, exigente) fussy, picky (colloq); ( susceptible) touchy* * *= fastidious, nitpicking [nit-picking], irritable, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], quibbler, finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.], fusspot, fussbudget, picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex: 'Searching' or even 'ordering' would be better, so long as we didn't imply by either of them an ' irritable reaching after fact and reason'.Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex: They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.Ex: After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.Ex: As for Steve, he traded his days as a bachelor for life with a fusspot.Ex: And they're playing an odd couple reminiscent of Neil Simon's classic pairing of a fussbudget and a slob.Ex: If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.* ser demasiado quisquilloso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.* ser muy quisquilloso = be picky.* * *quisquilloso -sa1(meticuloso, exigente): es terriblemente quisquilloso y no le gusta que nadie toque sus cosas he is terribly particular and he doesn't like anyone touching his thingsningún hotel le vino bien, es tan quisquilloso none of the hotels suited him, he's so hard to please o so choosy o so fussy2 (susceptible) touchy* * *
quisquilloso
( susceptible) touchy
quisquilloso,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (meticuloso) fussy
2 (suspicaz) touchy
' quisquilloso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
quisquillosa
- chinche
- fastidioso
English:
fussy
- nit
- picky
* * *quisquilloso, -a♦ adj1. [detallista] pernickety2. [susceptible] touchy, oversensitive♦ nm,f1. [detallista] nit-picker2. [susceptible] touchy person;ser un quisquilloso to be touchy* * *adj touchy* * *quisquilloso, -sa adj: fastidious, fussyquisquilloso, -sa n: fussy person, fussbudget* * *quisquilloso adj -
7 sala de congresos
(n.) = convention hallEx. Thanks to those who followed his example, the talk about the Sophists can be heard in the hallways, classrooms, and convention halls of philologists, historians, philosophers, and literary critics.* * *(n.) = convention hallEx: Thanks to those who followed his example, the talk about the Sophists can be heard in the hallways, classrooms, and convention halls of philologists, historians, philosophers, and literary critics.
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8 sala de convenciones
(n.) = convention hallEx. Thanks to those who followed his example, the talk about the Sophists can be heard in the hallways, classrooms, and convention halls of philologists, historians, philosophers, and literary critics.* * *(n.) = convention hallEx: Thanks to those who followed his example, the talk about the Sophists can be heard in the hallways, classrooms, and convention halls of philologists, historians, philosophers, and literary critics.
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9 salón de congresos
(n.) = convention hallEx. Thanks to those who followed his example, the talk about the Sophists can be heard in the hallways, classrooms, and convention halls of philologists, historians, philosophers, and literary critics.* * *(n.) = convention hallEx: Thanks to those who followed his example, the talk about the Sophists can be heard in the hallways, classrooms, and convention halls of philologists, historians, philosophers, and literary critics.
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10 salón de convenciones
(n.) = convention hallEx. Thanks to those who followed his example, the talk about the Sophists can be heard in the hallways, classrooms, and convention halls of philologists, historians, philosophers, and literary critics.* * *(n.) = convention hallEx: Thanks to those who followed his example, the talk about the Sophists can be heard in the hallways, classrooms, and convention halls of philologists, historians, philosophers, and literary critics.
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11 seguir el ejemplo de Alguien
(v.) = take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book, follow + Posesivo + exampleEx. This, of course, implies taking a leaf out of Popper's book where he discusses situational analysis.Ex. Thanks to those who followed his example, the talk about the Sophists can be heard in the hallways, classrooms, and convention halls of philologists, historians, philosophers, and literary critics.* * *(v.) = take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book, follow + Posesivo + exampleEx: This, of course, implies taking a leaf out of Popper's book where he discusses situational analysis.
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12 sofista
adj.sophistic, sophistical.f. & m.1 sophister, a disputant; an artful but insidious logician; a caviller, a sophist.2 falsifier, mystifier, casuist, quibbler.* * *► adjetivo1 sophistic1 sophist* * *SMF sophist* * *= Sophist.Ex. Thanks to those who followed his example, the talk about the Sophists can be heard in the hallways, classrooms, and convention halls of philologists, historians, philosophers, and literary critics.* * *= Sophist.Ex: Thanks to those who followed his example, the talk about the Sophists can be heard in the hallways, classrooms, and convention halls of philologists, historians, philosophers, and literary critics.
* * *sophisticsophist* * *
sofista m Fil sophist
* * *♦ adjsophistic♦ nmfsophist
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