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pious

  • 1 beato

    adj.
    1 sanctimonious, goody-goody, bigot.
    2 blessed, devout, excessively pious.
    3 beatified, declared as saintly.
    m.
    1 devout person, blessed person, devout man, excessively pious person.
    2 bigot, prude, prudish man.
    3 Beato.
    * * *
    1 (beatificado) blessed
    2 (devoto) devout
    3 peyorativo sanctimonious
    4 (feliz) happy
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (persona beatificada) beatified person
    * * *
    beato, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (Rel) (=beatificado) blessed
    2) (=piadoso) devout, pious; (=santurrón) sanctimonious
    3) frm, hum (=feliz) happy
    2. SM / F
    1) (Rel) lay brother/sister
    2) (=devoto) devout man/woman
    3) pey (=hombre) holy Joe *; (=mujer) excessively pious woman, sanctimonious woman
    beata
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo (Relig) blessed; ( piadoso) pious; ( santurrón) (pey) excessively devout
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino
    a) (Relig)
    b) ( piadoso) pious person; (pey) excessively devout person
    * * *
    = pious.
    Ex. This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.
    ----
    * excesivamente beato = over-pious.
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo (Relig) blessed; ( piadoso) pious; ( santurrón) (pey) excessively devout
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino
    a) (Relig)
    b) ( piadoso) pious person; (pey) excessively devout person
    * * *

    Ex: This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.

    * excesivamente beato = over-pious.

    * * *
    beato1 -ta
    1 ( Relig) blessed
    2 (piadoso) devout, pious; (santurrón) ( pey) overpious, excessively devout
    beato2 -ta
    masculine, feminine
    1 ( Relig):
    beato Roque González the blessed Roque González
    2 (piadoso) pious o devout person; (santurrón) ( pey) overpious o excessively devout person
    * * *

    beato
    ◊ -ta adjetivo (Relig) blessed;


    ( piadoso) pious;
    ( santurrón) (pey) excessively devout
    beato,-a
    I adjetivo pey prudish, sanctimonious
    (piadoso) devout
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 pious person
    Rel beatified person
    Beato Oliver Plunkett, Blessed Oliver Plunkett
    2 pey prudish person
    ' beato' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    beata
    English:
    pious
    - sanctimonious
    * * *
    beato, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [beatificado] blessed
    2. [piadoso] devout
    3. [santurrón] sanctimonious
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [beatificado] beatified person
    2. [piadoso] devout person
    3. [santurrón] sanctimonious person
    * * *
    I adj pious; desp
    over-pious
    II m, beata f pious person; desp
    Holy Joe fam
    * * *
    beato, -ta adj
    1) : blessed
    2) : pious, devout
    3) : sanctimonious, overly devout

    Spanish-English dictionary > beato

  • 2 piadoso

    adj.
    pious, godly, merciful, devoted.
    * * *
    1 pious, devout
    2 (clemente) merciful, compassionate
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (Rel) pious, devout
    2) (=bondadoso) kind, merciful (para, con to)
    mentira 1)
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo < personas> devout, pious; < obra> kind
    * * *
    = devotional, prayerful, saintly [saintlier -comp., santiliest -sup,], merciful, pious, God-fearing.
    Ex. With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.
    Ex. The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.
    Ex. All people, regardless of how saintly or naughty, merited a notice of their important contributions or personal characteristics.
    Ex. Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.
    Ex. This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.
    Ex. On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.
    ----
    * obra piadosa = work of piety.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo < personas> devout, pious; < obra> kind
    * * *
    = devotional, prayerful, saintly [saintlier -comp., santiliest -sup,], merciful, pious, God-fearing.

    Ex: With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.

    Ex: The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.
    Ex: All people, regardless of how saintly or naughty, merited a notice of their important contributions or personal characteristics.
    Ex: Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.
    Ex: This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.
    Ex: On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.
    * obra piadosa = work of piety.

    * * *
    piadoso -sa
    1 (devoto) devout, pious
    2 (compasivo) ‹obra› kind
    fue piadoso y nos ayudó he took pity on us and helped us
    * * *

    piadoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo ‹ personas› devout, pious;


    ‹ obra› kind
    piadoso,-a adjetivo
    1 (devoto) devout, pious
    2 (caritativo) kind, compassionate
    mentira piadosa, white lie
    ' piadoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    beata
    - beato
    - piadosa
    English:
    pious
    - devout
    * * *
    piadoso, -a adj
    1. [compasivo] kind-hearted
    2. [religioso] pious
    * * *
    adj pious
    * * *
    piadoso, -sa adj
    1) : compassionate, merciful
    2) devoto: pious, devout

    Spanish-English dictionary > piadoso

  • 3 pío

    adj.
    1 pious, godly, religious, devoted.
    2 skewbald, piebald.
    m.
    1 Pius.
    2 Pio.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: piar.
    * * *
    1 pious
    ————————
    1 chirp
    \
    no decir ni pío familiar not to say a word, not open one's mouth
    * * *
    SM Pius
    * * *
    I
    pía adjetivo devout, pious
    II
    masculino peep, tweet

    no decir ni pío — (fam) not to say a word

    * * *
    = twitter, pious, God-fearing.
    Ex. I then heard a twitter of distress immediately above me, and, looking up, was delighted to see the female perched on a twig above me.
    Ex. This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.
    Ex. On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.
    ----
    * sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.
    * * *
    I
    pía adjetivo devout, pious
    II
    masculino peep, tweet

    no decir ni pío — (fam) not to say a word

    * * *
    = twitter, pious, God-fearing.

    Ex: I then heard a twitter of distress immediately above me, and, looking up, was delighted to see the female perched on a twig above me.

    Ex: This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.
    Ex: On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.
    * sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.

    * * *
    devout, pious
    peep, tweet
    no decir ni pío ( fam); not to say a word
    no dijo ni pío he didn't say a word
    no has dicho ni pío en toda la tarde you haven't said a word all afternoon, we haven't heard a peep out of you all afternoon ( colloq)
    * * *

    Del verbo piar: ( conjugate piar)

    pío es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    pió es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    Pío    
    piar    
    pío
    piar ( conjugate piar) verbo intransitivo
    to chirp, tweet
    pío 1,
    ◊ pía adjetivo

    devout, pious
    pío 2 sustantivo masculino
    peep, tweet;
    no decir ni pío (fam) not to say a word
    piar vi (pájaro) to chirp, cheep, tweet
    pío,-a adjetivo pious, devout
    pío sustantivo masculino cheep, chirp
    ♦ Locuciones: no decir ni pío, not to say a word

    ' pío' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    entender
    - pía
    English:
    clear off
    - dappled
    - peep
    - squeak
    - utter
    - word
    - mum
    * * *
    Pío n pr
    Pío I/II Pius I/II
    * * *
    1 adj pious
    2 m tweet, chirrup;
    no decir ni pío fam not say a word
    * * *
    pío, pía adj
    1) devoto: pious, devout
    2) : piebald, pied, dappled
    pío nm
    : peep, tweet, cheep

    Spanish-English dictionary > pío

  • 4 devoto

    adj.
    1 devoted, adoring, devotional, devout.
    2 dedicated, devoted, assiduous.
    m.
    1 devotee, worshiper, worshipper.
    2 member of a sect, sectary.
    3 churchgoer.
    * * *
    1 (piadoso) devout, pious
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 RELIGIÓN pious person, devout person
    2 figurado (seguidor) devoted follower, devotee, admirer
    * * *
    devoto, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (Rel) [persona] devout; [obra] devotional
    2) (=apegado, fiel) devoted (de to)

    su devoto servidor — frm your devoted servant

    2. SM / F
    1) (Rel) devout person

    los devotos — the faithful; [en iglesia] the congregation sing

    2) (=aficionado) devotee
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo < persona> devout; <lugar/obra> devotional
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino
    a) (Relig)
    * * *
    = devotee, devout, devotional, sectary, prayerful, devoted, loyal (to), pious, God-fearing.
    Ex. 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
    Ex. His goal was to contribute to the 'uplift' of the masses and to make men sober, righteous, conservative, patient, and devout -- in short, to make others more like himself.
    Ex. With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.
    Ex. Further, the grand tradition still reflects the anxiety of the `free library' to dissociate itself from the proselytising clamour of Victorian sectaries of various kinds.
    Ex. The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.
    Ex. Overprotective feelings occur mostly in very devoted, tender-hearted parents who are inclined to feel guilty.
    Ex. He was said to be 100% loyal to the library and perfectly satisfied with his position.
    Ex. This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.
    Ex. On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.
    ----
    * judío devoto = devout Jew.
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo < persona> devout; <lugar/obra> devotional
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino
    a) (Relig)
    * * *
    = devotee, devout, devotional, sectary, prayerful, devoted, loyal (to), pious, God-fearing.

    Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.

    Ex: His goal was to contribute to the 'uplift' of the masses and to make men sober, righteous, conservative, patient, and devout -- in short, to make others more like himself.
    Ex: With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.
    Ex: Further, the grand tradition still reflects the anxiety of the `free library' to dissociate itself from the proselytising clamour of Victorian sectaries of various kinds.
    Ex: The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.
    Ex: Overprotective feelings occur mostly in very devoted, tender-hearted parents who are inclined to feel guilty.
    Ex: He was said to be 100% loyal to the library and perfectly satisfied with his position.
    Ex: This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.
    Ex: On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.
    * judío devoto = devout Jew.

    * * *
    devoto1 -ta
    ‹persona› devout; ‹estampa/lugar/obra› devotional
    es muy devoto de la Virgen he's a devout follower of the Virgin
    devoto2 -ta
    masculine, feminine
    1 ( Relig) devoto DE algn devotee OF sb
    es un devoto de San Juan he is a devotee of Saint John
    2 (aficionado) devoto DE algo devotee OF sth
    los devotos de la música clásica devotees of classical music
    devoto DE algn admirer OF sb
    los devotos del famoso tenor admirers of the famous tenor
    * * *

    devoto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo ‹ persona› devout;


    ‹lugar/obra› devotional
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    a) (Relig) devoto de algn devotee of sb

    b) ( aficionado) devoto de algo/algn devotee of sth/admirer of sb

    devoto,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 Rel pious, devout
    2 (admirador) es un devoto lector de Dostoievski, he's an ardent reader of Dostoevski
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 Rel pious person
    2 (admirador) devotee
    ' devoto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    devota
    - piadosa
    - piadoso
    English:
    devotee
    - devout
    - worshipper
    - devoted
    * * *
    devoto, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [piadoso] devout;
    ser devoto de to have a devotion for
    2. [admirador] devoted (de to)
    3. [imagen, templo, lugar] devotional
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [beato] devout person;
    es un devoto de San Antonio he has a special devotion to St Anthony;
    los devotos the faithful
    2. [admirador] devotee (de of);
    buenas noticias para los devotos del cine de ciencia ficción good news for fans of science fiction movies o Br films
    * * *
    I adj devout
    II m, devota f devotee (de of)
    * * *
    devoto, -ta adj
    : devout
    ♦ devotamente adv
    devoto, -ta n
    : devotee, admirer

    Spanish-English dictionary > devoto

  • 5 religioso

    adj.
    religious, godly, pious, devout.
    m.
    1 priest, monk.
    2 man of God.
    * * *
    1 religious
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (hombre) monk; (mujer) nun
    * * *
    (f. - religiosa)
    adj.
    * * *
    religioso, -a
    1.
    2.
    SM / F monk/nun, member of a religious order
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo religious
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino member of a religious order
    * * *
    = religious, denominational, devotional, pastoral, clerical, prayerful, pious, God-fearing.
    Ex. The authentic name of ethnic, national, religious, social, or sexual groups should be established if such a name is determinable.
    Ex. The mix of religious publishing is widespread including denominational and non-denominational presses, as well as secular and university presses.
    Ex. With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.
    Ex. This article pays particular attention to the pastor's vulnerability, while carrying out pastoral duties, to civil lawsuits for malpractice.
    Ex. To take George Eliot as an example, her first work of fiction 'Scenes of Clerical Life' was put out in book form in an edition of 1,000 copies.
    Ex. The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.
    Ex. This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.
    Ex. On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.
    ----
    * adoctrinamiento religioso = religious indoctrination.
    * antireligioso = anti-religious.
    * desde un punto de vista religioso = religiously.
    * discurso religioso = religious discourse.
    * doctrina religiosa = religious doctrine.
    * fanático religioso = religious zealot, religionist, religious bigot.
    * fe religiosa = religious faith.
    * hermana religiosa = religious sister.
    * hermano religioso = religious brother.
    * libertad religiosa = religious freedom.
    * mantis religiosa = praying mantis, praying mantid.
    * música religiosa = religious music.
    * orden religiosa = religious order.
    * persecución religiosa = religious persecution.
    * práctica religiosa = religious practice.
    * religioso-cultural = religious-cultural.
    * religioso practicante = churchgoer.
    * secta religiosa = religious sect.
    * servicio religioso = ceremonial service.
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo religious
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino member of a religious order
    * * *
    = religious, denominational, devotional, pastoral, clerical, prayerful, pious, God-fearing.

    Ex: The authentic name of ethnic, national, religious, social, or sexual groups should be established if such a name is determinable.

    Ex: The mix of religious publishing is widespread including denominational and non-denominational presses, as well as secular and university presses.
    Ex: With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.
    Ex: This article pays particular attention to the pastor's vulnerability, while carrying out pastoral duties, to civil lawsuits for malpractice.
    Ex: To take George Eliot as an example, her first work of fiction 'Scenes of Clerical Life' was put out in book form in an edition of 1,000 copies.
    Ex: The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.
    Ex: This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.
    Ex: On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.
    * adoctrinamiento religioso = religious indoctrination.
    * antireligioso = anti-religious.
    * desde un punto de vista religioso = religiously.
    * discurso religioso = religious discourse.
    * doctrina religiosa = religious doctrine.
    * fanático religioso = religious zealot, religionist, religious bigot.
    * fe religiosa = religious faith.
    * hermana religiosa = religious sister.
    * hermano religioso = religious brother.
    * libertad religiosa = religious freedom.
    * mantis religiosa = praying mantis, praying mantid.
    * música religiosa = religious music.
    * orden religiosa = religious order.
    * persecución religiosa = religious persecution.
    * práctica religiosa = religious practice.
    * religioso-cultural = religious-cultural.
    * religioso practicante = churchgoer.
    * secta religiosa = religious sect.
    * servicio religioso = ceremonial service.

    * * *
    religioso1 -sa
    religious
    se educó en un colegio religioso she was educated at a convent school o a religious school
    religioso2 -sa
    masculine, feminine
    religious person, member of a religious order
    un religioso franciscano a Franciscan friar o monk
    las religiosas del convento the nuns in the convent
    * * *

    religioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    religious
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    member of a religious order
    religioso,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 religious
    2 (puntualidad, exactitud, etc) strict
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino member of a religious order

    ' religioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    adherirse
    - parecerse
    - piedad
    - religiosa
    - civil
    - funeral
    - hábito
    - hermano
    - himno
    - lego
    - matrimonio
    English:
    become
    - religious
    - service
    - revival
    * * *
    religioso, -a
    ♦ adj
    religious
    ♦ nm,f
    [monje] monk; [monja] nun
    * * *
    I adj religious
    II m monk
    * * *
    religioso, -sa adj
    : religious
    religioso, -sa n
    : monk m, nun f
    * * *
    religioso adj religious

    Spanish-English dictionary > religioso

  • 6 beata

    f.
    1 woman who wears a religious habit, and is engaged in works of charity.
    2 female hypocrite.
    3 devout woman, pious woman.
    4 beata.
    * * *

    beato,-a
    I adjetivo pey prudish, sanctimonious
    (piadoso) devout
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 pious person
    Rel beatified person
    Beato Oliver Plunkett, Blessed Oliver Plunkett
    2 pey prudish person
    * * *
    I adj pious; desp
    over-pious
    II m, beata f pious person; desp
    Holy Joe fam

    Spanish-English dictionary > beata

  • 7 excesivamente beato

    Ex. Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    * * *

    Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.

    Spanish-English dictionary > excesivamente beato

  • 8 santurrón

    adj.
    1 self-righteous, goody-goody, priggish, bigoted.
    2 excessively devout, overpious.
    m.
    1 overpious person, excessively pious person, excessively devout person.
    2 goody-goody, Pharisee, affectedly good person, affectedly pious person.
    * * *
    1 sanctimonious
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 sanctimonious person
    * * *
    santurrón, -ona
    1.
    ADJ (=mojigato) sanctimonious; (=hipócrita) hypocritical
    2.
    SM / F (=mojigato) sanctimonious person; (=hipócrita) hypocrite
    * * *
    - rrona masculino, femenino (fam) overpious o excessively devout person
    * * *
    = prude, prudish, sanctimonious, straitlaced [strait-laced].
    Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
    Ex. In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.
    Ex. These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.
    Ex. Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.
    * * *
    - rrona masculino, femenino (fam) overpious o excessively devout person
    * * *
    = prude, prudish, sanctimonious, straitlaced [strait-laced].

    Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.

    Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.
    Ex: These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.
    Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.

    * * *
    ( fam); overpious, excessively devout
    masculine, feminine
    ( fam)
    overpious o excessively devout person
    * * *
    santurrón, -ona Pey
    ♦ adj
    sanctimonious
    ♦ nm,f
    sanctimonious person;
    ser un santurrón to be sanctimonious
    * * *
    I adj sanctimonious
    II m, santurrona f sanctimonious person, Br tb
    Holy Willie fam
    * * *
    santurrón, - rrona adj, mpl - rrones : overly pious, sanctimonious

    Spanish-English dictionary > santurrón

  • 9 devota

    adj.
    1 devout, pious, devotional, religious, godly.
    2 exciting devotion.
    3 strongly attached.
    f.
    1 female devotee, devout woman.
    2 Devota.
    * * *

    devoto,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 Rel pious, devout
    2 (admirador) es un devoto lector de Dostoievski, he's an ardent reader of Dostoevski
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 Rel pious person
    2 (admirador) devotee
    ' devota' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    saeta
    * * *
    I adj devout
    II m, devota f devotee (de of)

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  • 10 apogeo

    m.
    1 height, apogee.
    está en (pleno) apogeo it is at its height
    2 climax, acme, apex, high point.
    * * *
    1 (de órbita) apogee
    2 figurado (punto culminante) summit, height, climax, peak
    \
    estar en pleno apogeo to be at its height
    * * *
    noun m.
    height, peak
    * * *
    SM (Astron) apogee; (=punto culminante) peak, height
    * * *
    a) ( auge) height; ( de civilización) height, zenith

    en el apogeo de su carrera — at the peak o height of her career

    b) (Astron) apogee
    * * *
    = zenith, peak, heyday, apogee.
    Ex. Cataloging has been an art, a rather well-defined art and probably close to its zenith in its present form.
    Ex. Make a note of the story's climax in your mind, so that you can indicate to the children by pause, by quickening of the pace, the peak of the tale.
    Ex. The late 18th century heyday of aristocratic libraries was a brief but important chapter in Hungarian library history.
    Ex. The monument to King Robert is the apogee of this pious secularism.
    ----
    * alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.
    * durante el apogeo de = during the height of, during the heyday of.
    * en pleno apogeo = in full cry.
    * en sus años de apogeo = in + Posesivo + heyday.
    * tener su apogeo = flourish.
    * * *
    a) ( auge) height; ( de civilización) height, zenith

    en el apogeo de su carrera — at the peak o height of her career

    b) (Astron) apogee
    * * *
    = zenith, peak, heyday, apogee.

    Ex: Cataloging has been an art, a rather well-defined art and probably close to its zenith in its present form.

    Ex: Make a note of the story's climax in your mind, so that you can indicate to the children by pause, by quickening of the pace, the peak of the tale.
    Ex: The late 18th century heyday of aristocratic libraries was a brief but important chapter in Hungarian library history.
    Ex: The monument to King Robert is the apogee of this pious secularism.
    * alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.
    * durante el apogeo de = during the height of, during the heyday of.
    * en pleno apogeo = in full cry.
    * en sus años de apogeo = in + Posesivo + heyday.
    * tener su apogeo = flourish.

    * * *
    1 (auge) height, apogee ( liter); (de una civilización) height, zenith
    está en el apogeo de su carrera she's at the peak o height of her career
    a estas horas las celebraciones estarán en pleno apogeo by now the festivities will be at their height o in full swing
    2 ( Astron) apogee
    * * *

    apogeo sustantivo masculino
    height
    apogeo sustantivo masculino height
    estar en pleno apogeo, to be at its/one's height
    ' apogeo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cumbre
    - esplendor
    - pináculo
    English:
    heyday
    - prime
    - zenith
    - peak
    * * *
    apogeo nm
    1. [cumbre] height, apogee;
    está en el apogeo de su carrera política she's at the height of her political career;
    el feudalismo estaba entonces en pleno apogeo at that time feudalism was at its height, this time marked the apogee of the feudal system
    2. Astron apogee
    * * *
    m fig
    height, peak;
    estar en su apogeo be at its height
    * * *
    apogeo nm
    : acme, peak, zenith

    Spanish-English dictionary > apogeo

  • 11 atacar

    v.
    1 to attack.
    esta enfermedad ataca el sistema respiratorio this disease attacks the respiratory system
    El general atacó al pueblo The general attacked the village.
    Ese grupo ataca siempre That group attacks always.
    2 to attack (sport).
    3 to attack.
    4 to corrode.
    5 to tackle, to attack, to try to solve.
    El grupo ataca los problemas The group tackles problems.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 (gen) to attack
    2 (criticar) to attack, criticize
    3 (afectar) to attack, affect
    \
    atacar los nervios to get on one's nerves
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ enemigo, ciudad, fortaleza] to attack
    2) (Med, Quím) [enfermedad, plaga, sustancia] to attack

    este niño me ataca los nervios — * that child gets on my nerves *

    3) (=criticar) [+ teoría, planteamiento, propuesta] to attack
    4) (=combatir) [+ problema] to tackle, combat
    5) (=abordar)

    tengo que atacar a las matemáticas — * I'll have to get stuck into my maths *

    ¿puedo atacar al pastel? — * can I get stuck into the cake? *

    2.
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) <país/enemigo/ideas> to attack
    2) ácido/virus/enfermedad to attack
    3)
    a) ( combatir) <problema/enfermedad> to attack
    b) ( acometer) < tarea> to tackle; < pieza musical> to launch into
    c) (Ven fam) ( cortejar) to go after
    2.
    atacar vi to attack
    * * *
    = attack, set about, assail, make + attack, bash, storm, assault, argue against, mount + attack, come under + attack, go to + bat against, maul, hit out (at/against).
    Ex. Soon afterwards he got up and wanted to attack me again.
    Ex. I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.
    Ex. It's ridiculous to assail people who are making a code for abandoning all the principles which have been going strong for 100 years.
    Ex. This has led David Beminghausen in the United States to make the most outspoken attack on those who are trying to influence the role of the American Library Association.
    Ex. Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.
    Ex. On October 6, 1976, an angry mob stormed the university to attack students who seemed to threaten the nation.
    Ex. Throughout history the cultural world has been assaulted in various ways which leads to the need for a process of cultural repair.
    Ex. Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    Ex. Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.
    Ex. This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.
    Ex. The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.
    Ex. After being mauled by a tiger the two elephants were sedated with hydrochloride for surgical dressing of the wounds.
    Ex. She has hit out at rumours that she is a man-eater.
    ----
    * animal que ataca al hombre = man-eater.
    * atacar a = take + a swipe at, swipe, lash out at/against/on, have + a go at.
    * atacar con = urge against.
    * atacar en grupo = swarm.
    * atacar primero = preemptive strike.
    * atacar un síntoma = attack + symptom.
    * ser atacado = be under attack, come under + fire.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) <país/enemigo/ideas> to attack
    2) ácido/virus/enfermedad to attack
    3)
    a) ( combatir) <problema/enfermedad> to attack
    b) ( acometer) < tarea> to tackle; < pieza musical> to launch into
    c) (Ven fam) ( cortejar) to go after
    2.
    atacar vi to attack
    * * *
    = attack, set about, assail, make + attack, bash, storm, assault, argue against, mount + attack, come under + attack, go to + bat against, maul, hit out (at/against).

    Ex: Soon afterwards he got up and wanted to attack me again.

    Ex: I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.
    Ex: It's ridiculous to assail people who are making a code for abandoning all the principles which have been going strong for 100 years.
    Ex: This has led David Beminghausen in the United States to make the most outspoken attack on those who are trying to influence the role of the American Library Association.
    Ex: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.
    Ex: On October 6, 1976, an angry mob stormed the university to attack students who seemed to threaten the nation.
    Ex: Throughout history the cultural world has been assaulted in various ways which leads to the need for a process of cultural repair.
    Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    Ex: Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.
    Ex: This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.
    Ex: The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.
    Ex: After being mauled by a tiger the two elephants were sedated with hydrochloride for surgical dressing of the wounds.
    Ex: She has hit out at rumours that she is a man-eater.
    * animal que ataca al hombre = man-eater.
    * atacar a = take + a swipe at, swipe, lash out at/against/on, have + a go at.
    * atacar con = urge against.
    * atacar en grupo = swarm.
    * atacar primero = preemptive strike.
    * atacar un síntoma = attack + symptom.
    * ser atacado = be under attack, come under + fire.

    * * *
    atacar [A2 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹país/enemigo› to attack
    la atacó por la espalda he attacked her from behind
    su adversario lo atacó por sorpresa his opponent caught him off guard o took him by surprise
    2 (verbalmente) ‹ideas/persona› to attack
    deja de atacarme continuamente stop attacking me o ( colloq) getting at me all the time
    B «sustancia» to attack; «virus/enfermedad» to attack
    el ácido ataca el mármol the acid attacks the marble
    ataca el sistema nervioso it attacks the nervous system
    me atacaron unos dolores de cabeza terribles I suffered o got terrible headaches
    me atacó el sueño I was suddenly overcome by sleep, I suddenly felt very sleepy
    C
    1 (combatir) ‹problema/enfermedad› to attack
    atacar las causas del problema to attack the causes of the problem
    este problema hay que atacarlo de raíz we need to attack the root of this problem
    2 (acometer) ‹tarea› to tackle; ‹pieza musical› to launch into
    3 ( Ven fam) (cortejar) to go after
    Julio está atacando a Luisa Julio's after Luisa ( colloq), Julio's trying to get Luisa to go out with him
    ■ atacar
    vi
    to attack
    ( Méx fam) (atiborrarse) atacarse DE algo; to stuff oneself WITH sth ( colloq)
    * * *

    atacar ( conjugate atacar) verbo transitivo
    to attack
    atacar verbo transitivo to attack, assault
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar atacar los nervios, to lose one's cool
    ' atacar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cargar
    - diferente
    - arremeter
    - asaltar
    - detrás
    - disponer
    English:
    assault
    - attack
    - boot
    - charge
    - fire
    - go at
    - go for
    - hit out
    - lay into
    - savage
    - set on
    - set upon
    - strike
    - turn on
    - blast
    - blitz
    - hit
    - jump
    - lash
    - maul
    - mob
    - move
    - set
    - slam
    - tuck
    - turn
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [con violencia] to attack
    2. Dep to attack
    3. [criticar] to attack;
    su propuesta fue atacada por los asistentes her proposal was attacked by those present
    4. [afectar]
    le atacó la risa/fiebre he had a fit of laughter/a bout of fever;
    me atacó el sueño I suddenly felt very sleepy
    5. [poner nervioso]
    ese ruido me ataca that noise gets on my nerves;
    su impuntualidad me ataca los nervios his unpunctuality gets on my nerves
    6. [emprender] to launch into;
    el tenor atacó el aria con entusiasmo the tenor launched into the aria with gusto;
    los ciclistas atacaron la última subida con gran energía the cyclists attacked the final climb energetically
    7. [corroer] to corrode;
    la humedad ataca los metales humidity corrodes metal
    8. [dañar] to attack;
    esta enfermedad ataca el sistema respiratorio this disease attacks the respiratory system
    9. Ven Fam [cortejar] to try to Br get off with o US make out with;
    no es el primer chico que la ataca he isn't the first boy to try to Br get off with o US make out with her
    ♦ vi
    1. [tropas, animal] to attack
    2. Dep to attack
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 attack;
    le atacó un fuerte lumbago he had a severe attack of lumbago;
    me atacaron ganas de … I was seized o gripped by a desire to …
    2 fig: tarta attack, tackle; tema address, tackle
    II v/i attack
    * * *
    atacar {72} v
    : to attack
    * * *
    atacar vb to attack

    Spanish-English dictionary > atacar

  • 12 desde un punto de vista religioso

    Ex. Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    * * *

    Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.

    Spanish-English dictionary > desde un punto de vista religioso

  • 13 débil

    adj.
    1 weak, dim, faint, feeble.
    Toda esa situación pinta mal This whole situation looks bad.
    2 atonic.
    * * *
    1 (persona) weak, feeble
    2 (ruido) faint; (luz) dim, feeble
    1 weak person
    1 the weak
    \
    débil mental mentally retarded person, mentally deficient person
    * * *
    adj.
    1) weak
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [persona] [gen] weak; [extremadamente] feeble; [por mala salud o avanzada edad] frail

    se encuentra un poco débil de salud — his health is rather frail, he is in rather poor health

    2) [carácter] weak; [esfuerzo] feeble, half-hearted
    3) (=poco intenso) [voz, ruido] faint; [luz] dim
    2.
    SMF
    económicamente
    * * *
    a) < persona> ( físicamente) weak; ( falto de - firmeza) soft; (- voluntad) weak; <economía/ejército/gobierno> weak
    b) <sonido/voz> faint; < moneda> weak; < argumento> weak; < excusa> feeble, lame; < luz> dim, faint
    c) <sílaba/vocal> unstressed, weak
    * * *
    = powerless, flimsy [flimsier -comp., flimsiest -sup.], shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], fragile, spineless, feeble, effete, faint, frail, feckless, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], weakling, runt, nesh, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], boneless.
    Ex. In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.
    Ex. Many paperbacks actually stand up to this usage better than the flimsy hardback covers now being produced.
    Ex. The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.
    Ex. Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.
    Ex. The material which carries the message is fragile.
    Ex. To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.
    Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    Ex. Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    Ex. As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.
    Ex. Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.
    Ex. The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
    Ex. Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.
    Ex. According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.
    Ex. Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.
    Ex. Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.
    Ex. Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
    Ex. By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.
    ----
    * alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].
    * débil de salud = poor health.
    * débiles, los = little guy, the.
    * en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * eslabón débil = weak link.
    * hacerse el débil = sandbagging.
    * luz débil = glimmer.
    * más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * punto débil = blind spot, weak link.
    * punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.
    * ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * * *
    a) < persona> ( físicamente) weak; ( falto de - firmeza) soft; (- voluntad) weak; <economía/ejército/gobierno> weak
    b) <sonido/voz> faint; < moneda> weak; < argumento> weak; < excusa> feeble, lame; < luz> dim, faint
    c) <sílaba/vocal> unstressed, weak
    * * *
    = powerless, flimsy [flimsier -comp., flimsiest -sup.], shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], fragile, spineless, feeble, effete, faint, frail, feckless, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], weakling, runt, nesh, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], boneless.

    Ex: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.

    Ex: Many paperbacks actually stand up to this usage better than the flimsy hardback covers now being produced.
    Ex: The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.
    Ex: Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.
    Ex: The material which carries the message is fragile.
    Ex: To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.
    Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    Ex: As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.
    Ex: Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.
    Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
    Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.
    Ex: According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.
    Ex: Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.
    Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.
    Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
    Ex: By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.
    * alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].
    * débil de salud = poor health.
    * débiles, los = little guy, the.
    * en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * eslabón débil = weak link.
    * hacerse el débil = sandbagging.
    * luz débil = glimmer.
    * más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * punto débil = blind spot, weak link.
    * punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.
    * ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona› (físicamente) weak; (falto de — firmeza) soft; (— voluntad) weak; ‹economía/ejército/gobierno› weak
    es de complexión débil she has a very weak constitution
    aún está débil he's still weak
    es muy débil de carácter he has a very weak character
    2 ‹sonido/voz› faint; ‹moneda› weak; ‹corriente› weak; ‹argumento› weak; ‹excusa› feeble, lame
    da una luz muy débil it gives out a very dim o feeble o weak light
    3 ( Ling) ‹sílaba/vocal› unstressed, weak
    los débiles the weak
    es un débil mental ( fam); he's soft in the head ( colloq)
    eres un debilucho ( fam); you're a wimp ( colloq)
    los económicamente débiles ( frml); those on low incomes
    * * *

     

    débil adjetivo
    a) ‹persona/economía/gobierno› weak

    b) ‹sonido/voz› faint;

    ‹moneda/argumento› weak;
    ‹ excusa› feeble, lame;
    ‹ luz› dim, faint;
    ‹sílaba/vocal› unstressed, weak
    débil
    I adj (fuerza, salud) weak, feeble: el argumento era muy débil, his reasoning was flawed
    es muy débil de carácter, she is very weak
    es muy débil con sus alumnos, he is lenient with his students o he is over-indulgent with his students
    (intensidad de luz o sonido) faint
    punto débil, weak spot
    II mf
    1 weak person: el fuerte oprime al débil, the powerful opress the weak
    2 (blandengue) wimp: eres una débil, no aguantas nada el calor, don't be such a wimp, it's not even hot
    ' débil' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - alicaída
    - alicaído
    - flaca
    - flaco
    - flojear
    - goteo
    - talón
    - tenue
    - blando
    - flojo
    - lánguido
    - pelele
    - sexo
    English:
    A
    - an
    - anaemic
    - and
    - as
    - be
    - chink
    - dim
    - do
    - failing
    - faint
    - feather
    - feeble
    - frail
    - from
    - infirm
    - limp
    - link
    - shaky
    - shall
    - should
    - tenuous
    - than
    - that
    - them
    - thin
    - to
    - weak
    - were
    - what
    - whatever
    - wimp
    - wimpish
    - would
    - you
    - your
    - yourself
    - fragile
    - glimmer
    - hole
    - low
    - muted
    - run
    - spindly
    - spineless
    - weakly
    - weakness
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [persona] [sin fuerzas] weak;
    [condescendiente] lax, lenient;
    de constitución débil prone to illness, sickly;
    débil de carácter of weak character
    2. [voz, sonido] faint;
    [luz] dim, faint;
    una débil mejoría a slight improvement;
    una débil brisa movía las cortinas a slight breeze moved the curtains
    3. [país, gobierno, moneda] weak;
    [argumento, teoría] weak, lame
    4. [sílaba] unstressed
    5. [vocal] weak [i, u]
    ♦ nmf
    weak person;
    ser un débil to be weak;
    una enfermedad que ataca a los más débiles a disease which attacks the weakest o most vulnerable
    * * *
    adj weak
    * * *
    débil adj
    : weak, feeble
    ♦ débilmente adv
    * * *
    débil adj
    1. (en general) weak
    2. (ruido) faint
    3. (luz) dim [comp. dimmer; superl. dimmest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > débil

  • 14 excesivamente

    adv.
    excessively, beyond measure, all too, immoderately.
    * * *
    1 excessively, too
    * * *
    * * *
    = excessively, unduly, inordinately, extortionately.
    Ex. If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.
    Ex. Library usage was not unduly affected after the advent of television.
    Ex. As a result of the study, 3 suppliers with inordinately low scores were dropped by the library.
    Ex. Publishers charge extortionately while paying nothing to authors and these are increasingly bypassing publishers by publishing on the Web.
    ----
    * calentarse excesivamente = overheat.
    * excesivamente + Adjetivo = too narrowly + Adjetivo, unreasonably + Adjetivo, outrageously + Adjetivo.
    * excesivamente ansioso = overeager [over-eager].
    * excesivamente beato = over-pious.
    * excesivamente comedido = mealy-mouthed.
    * excesivamente entusiasmado = overeager [over-eager].
    * usado excesivamente = overused [over-used].
    * usar excesivamente = overuse.
    * * *
    = excessively, unduly, inordinately, extortionately.

    Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.

    Ex: Library usage was not unduly affected after the advent of television.
    Ex: As a result of the study, 3 suppliers with inordinately low scores were dropped by the library.
    Ex: Publishers charge extortionately while paying nothing to authors and these are increasingly bypassing publishers by publishing on the Web.
    * calentarse excesivamente = overheat.
    * excesivamente + Adjetivo = too narrowly + Adjetivo, unreasonably + Adjetivo, outrageously + Adjetivo.
    * excesivamente ansioso = overeager [over-eager].
    * excesivamente beato = over-pious.
    * excesivamente comedido = mealy-mouthed.
    * excesivamente entusiasmado = overeager [over-eager].
    * usado excesivamente = overused [over-used].
    * usar excesivamente = overuse.

    * * *
    excessively
    * * *

    excesivamente adverbio excessively: no te muestres excesivamente alegre cuando te den la noticia, don't act overly happy when they give you the news
    ' excesivamente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    empalagosa
    - empalagoso
    - alebrestarse
    English:
    excessively
    - immoderately
    - over
    - race
    - rich
    - spoon-feed
    - unduly
    - whom
    - brash
    - fulsome
    - labor
    - slimy
    * * *
    excessively

    Spanish-English dictionary > excesivamente

  • 15 ir en contra de

    (v.) = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, turn against, play against, be contrary to, run up against, work against, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of
    Ex. Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated.
    Ex. If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.
    Ex. But since the project, development have largely gone against it, with many libraries installing their own data systems.
    Ex. Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records.
    Ex. To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.
    Ex. What factors told against them?.
    Ex. These activities may also be at odds with processes routinely applied across the board, such as lamination.
    Ex. Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.
    Ex. These two functions of the library have often been at cross purposes to one another, because each has been associated with a conflicting view of the kind and amount of assistance to be offered to the reader.
    Ex. By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.
    Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex. This is a rather unexpected conclusion, and is of course contrary to most of what has been stated in this text; it is also contrary to the experience of large numbers of librarians, who have found that controlled vocabularies are helpful in practice.
    Ex. Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.
    Ex. Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.
    Ex. Classes of children can sometimes prove to be stubbornly set against having anything to do with book introductions, and it is better then to engage them in other activities rather than be doggedly determined to have one's own way and to go on in the face of their antagonism.
    Ex. Unfortunately the Library of Congress still has a policy which runs counter to this need.
    Ex. This runs contrary to earlier user studies, particularly those of scientists and engineers, which concluded that perceived source accessibility was the overwhelming factor in source selection.
    Ex. Sharp of tongue, Watterston was often at loggerheads with the authorities, particularly the Joint Library Committee.
    Ex. Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    Ex. To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.
    Ex. As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.
    Ex. Unfortunately for them, this approach runs afoul of Iraqi tribal customs since they are, reportedly, endogamous with respect to tribe.
    Ex. As some of her prophecies came true, she fell afoul of the authorities and was arrested by the Holy Order.
    * * *
    (v.) = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, turn against, play against, be contrary to, run up against, work against, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of

    Ex: Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated.

    Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.
    Ex: But since the project, development have largely gone against it, with many libraries installing their own data systems.
    Ex: Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records.
    Ex: To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.
    Ex: What factors told against them?.
    Ex: These activities may also be at odds with processes routinely applied across the board, such as lamination.
    Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.
    Ex: These two functions of the library have often been at cross purposes to one another, because each has been associated with a conflicting view of the kind and amount of assistance to be offered to the reader.
    Ex: By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.
    Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex: This is a rather unexpected conclusion, and is of course contrary to most of what has been stated in this text; it is also contrary to the experience of large numbers of librarians, who have found that controlled vocabularies are helpful in practice.
    Ex: Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.
    Ex: Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.
    Ex: Classes of children can sometimes prove to be stubbornly set against having anything to do with book introductions, and it is better then to engage them in other activities rather than be doggedly determined to have one's own way and to go on in the face of their antagonism.
    Ex: Unfortunately the Library of Congress still has a policy which runs counter to this need.
    Ex: This runs contrary to earlier user studies, particularly those of scientists and engineers, which concluded that perceived source accessibility was the overwhelming factor in source selection.
    Ex: Sharp of tongue, Watterston was often at loggerheads with the authorities, particularly the Joint Library Committee.
    Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    Ex: To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.
    Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.
    Ex: Unfortunately for them, this approach runs afoul of Iraqi tribal customs since they are, reportedly, endogamous with respect to tribe.
    Ex: As some of her prophecies came true, she fell afoul of the authorities and was arrested by the Holy Order.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ir en contra de

  • 16 laicismo

    m.
    1 laicism.
    2 secularism, laicism, secularity.
    * * *
    1 laicism, secularism
    * * *
    Ex. The monument to King Robert is the apogee of this pious secularism.
    * * *

    Ex: The monument to King Robert is the apogee of this pious secularism.

    * * *
    laicism, secularism
    * * *
    laicism

    Spanish-English dictionary > laicismo

  • 17 oponerse a

    v.
    1 to oppose, to balk at, to fight, to act in opposition to.
    María enfrentó a la chismosa Mary confronted the gossip.
    2 to be opposed to, to refuse to.
    * * *
    (v.) = be averse to, combat, contravene, resist, be set against, be contrary to, be hostile to, stand up to, argue against, go + head-to-head with, be negatively disposed to, object to, stand in + opposition to, run up against, line up against
    Ex. Some respondents were not averse to describing IT merely as another bandwagon.
    Ex. The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.
    Ex. Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated.
    Ex. Abstracts are, it must be noted, covered by copyright provisions, and an author may resist direct copying of his abstract.
    Ex. The difficulty for teachers is that they cannot just duck away when children, individually or corporately, are set against what is being asked of them.
    Ex. This is a rather unexpected conclusion, and is of course contrary to most of what has been stated in this text; it is also contrary to the experience of large numbers of librarians, who have found that controlled vocabularies are helpful in practice.
    Ex. Although he recognized the need for some forms of synthesis, Bliss was hostile to the idea of complete analysis and synthesis put forward by Ranganathan.
    Ex. In their role as mediator between the scholar and the information system, academic librarians should stand up to, and challenge the censorship and suppression that takes place during academic controversy.
    Ex. Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    Ex. We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website! = Nos enfrentamos a aquellos que querían un aspecto uniforme en el diseño de todo el sitio web de la biblioteca.
    Ex. The 2 remaining teachers -- the resisters -- were negatively disposed to the innovations and failed to implement them.
    Ex. In one library, the director objected to the category heading 'Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender' = En una biblioteca, el director se opuso a que se utilizase la categoría "Gay, Lesbiana, Bisexual y Transexual".
    Ex. Ideologies stand in opposition to scientific claims for truth.
    Ex. Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.
    Ex. The author examines claims by Microsoft's Bill Gates that networked computers have no future, and looks at the opposition lining up against him.
    * * *
    (v.) = be averse to, combat, contravene, resist, be set against, be contrary to, be hostile to, stand up to, argue against, go + head-to-head with, be negatively disposed to, object to, stand in + opposition to, run up against, line up against

    Ex: Some respondents were not averse to describing IT merely as another bandwagon.

    Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.
    Ex: Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated.
    Ex: Abstracts are, it must be noted, covered by copyright provisions, and an author may resist direct copying of his abstract.
    Ex: The difficulty for teachers is that they cannot just duck away when children, individually or corporately, are set against what is being asked of them.
    Ex: This is a rather unexpected conclusion, and is of course contrary to most of what has been stated in this text; it is also contrary to the experience of large numbers of librarians, who have found that controlled vocabularies are helpful in practice.
    Ex: Although he recognized the need for some forms of synthesis, Bliss was hostile to the idea of complete analysis and synthesis put forward by Ranganathan.
    Ex: In their role as mediator between the scholar and the information system, academic librarians should stand up to, and challenge the censorship and suppression that takes place during academic controversy.
    Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website! = Nos enfrentamos a aquellos que querían un aspecto uniforme en el diseño de todo el sitio web de la biblioteca.
    Ex: The 2 remaining teachers -- the resisters -- were negatively disposed to the innovations and failed to implement them.
    Ex: In one library, the director objected to the category heading 'Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender' = En una biblioteca, el director se opuso a que se utilizase la categoría "Gay, Lesbiana, Bisexual y Transexual".
    Ex: Ideologies stand in opposition to scientific claims for truth.
    Ex: Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.
    Ex: The author examines claims by Microsoft's Bill Gates that networked computers have no future, and looks at the opposition lining up against him.

    Spanish-English dictionary > oponerse a

  • 18 religiosamente

    adv.
    religiously (also figurative).
    * * *
    1 religiously
    * * *
    * * *
    adverbio religiously
    * * *
    = faithfully, religiously.
    Ex. Many long-term residents feel that Junctionville should be governed the way it was before Groome appeared -- by 'good old boys' who had worked their way up, who eschewed issues, and who faithfully rewarded their cronies.
    Ex. Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    * * *
    adverbio religiously
    * * *
    = faithfully, religiously.

    Ex: Many long-term residents feel that Junctionville should be governed the way it was before Groome appeared -- by 'good old boys' who had worked their way up, who eschewed issues, and who faithfully rewarded their cronies.

    Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.

    * * *
    religiously
    escribe religiosamente todas las semanas she writes religiously every week
    * * *
    religiously;
    paga religiosamente sus facturas he pays his bills religiously
    * * *
    adv religiously
    * * *
    : religiously, faithfully

    Spanish-English dictionary > religiosamente

  • 19 secularismo

    Ex. The monument to King Robert is the apogee of this pious secularism.
    * * *

    Ex: The monument to King Robert is the apogee of this pious secularism.

    Spanish-English dictionary > secularismo

  • 20 pía

    adj.
    1 pious, devout, religious, holy.
    2 mild, merciful.
    3 pied, piebald (horse).
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (vos) Imperative of Spanish verb: piar.
    * * *

    Del verbo piar: ( conjugate piar)

    pía es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    piar    
    pía
    piar ( conjugate piar) verbo intransitivo
    to chirp, tweet
    piar vi (pájaro) to chirp, cheep, tweet
    pío,-a adjetivo pious, devout
    ' pía' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    impropio
    - limpio
    - pío
    - propio

    Spanish-English dictionary > pía

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  • pious — index tartuffish, zealous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • pious — (adj.) c.1600, from L. pius dutiful, kind, devout, perhaps related to L. purus pure, clean (see PURE (Cf. pure)). Related: Piously; piousness …   Etymology dictionary

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  • pious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) devoutly religious. 2) making a hypocritical display of virtue. 3) (of a hope) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled. DERIVATIVES piously adverb piousness noun. ORIGIN Latin pius dutiful …   English terms dictionary

  • pious — [[t]pa͟ɪ͟əs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is pious is very religious and moral. He was brought up by pious female relatives. ...pious acts of charity. Syn: devout Derived words: piously ADV GRADED ADV with v Conti kneeled and crossed himself… …   English dictionary

  • pious — pi|ous [ˈpaıəs] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: pius] 1.) having strong religious beliefs, and showing this in the way you behave →↑piety ▪ He was a quiet, pious man. 2.) if you describe what someone says as pious talk, words etc, you mean …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pious — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pius Date: 15th century 1. a. marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship b. marked by conspicuous religiosity < a hypocrite a thing all pious words and uncharitable… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pious — adjective 1) a pious family Syn: religious, devout, God fearing, churchgoing, spiritual, prayerful, holy, godly, saintly, dedicated, reverent, dutiful, righteous Ant: irreligious …   Thesaurus of popular words

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