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2 conmovedor
adj.moving, touching, emotional, stirring.* * *► adjetivo1 moving, touching* * *(f. - conmovedora)adj.moving, touching* * *ADJ moving, touching, poignant* * *- dora adjetivo moving, touching* * *= poignant, moving, stirring, heart-rending, heart-rendering, touching, breathtaking, heart-wrenching.Ex. There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.Ex. Of them all, The Cosy Owl by James Banks is perhaps the most instructive and moving novel.Ex. We must plan as best we can for known events while contriving to improvise when, as often happens, such stirring distractions occur unannounced.Ex. Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.Ex. The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.Ex. In a world of daily genocide, where two-thirds of humanity are condemned, it is touching to see a spark of what solidarity can do.Ex. This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.Ex. Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.----* no conmovedor = unmoving.* * *- dora adjetivo moving, touching* * *= poignant, moving, stirring, heart-rending, heart-rendering, touching, breathtaking, heart-wrenching.Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.
Ex: Of them all, The Cosy Owl by James Banks is perhaps the most instructive and moving novel.Ex: We must plan as best we can for known events while contriving to improvise when, as often happens, such stirring distractions occur unannounced.Ex: Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.Ex: The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.Ex: In a world of daily genocide, where two-thirds of humanity are condemned, it is touching to see a spark of what solidarity can do.Ex: This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.Ex: Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.* no conmovedor = unmoving.* * *moving, touching* * *
conmovedor◊ - dora adjetivo
moving, touching
conmovedor,-ora adjetivo moving: era una escena conmovedora, it was a touching scene
' conmovedor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conmovedora
- emocionante
English:
emotional
- moving
- poignant
- soulful
- stirring
- touching
* * *conmovedor, -ora adjmoving, touching* * *adj moving* * *conmovedor, - dora adjemocionante: moving, touching* * *conmovedor adj moving -
3 patético
adj.pathetic, moving, piteous, poignant.* * *► adjetivo1 pathetic* * *(f. - patética)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=digno de lástima) pathetic, moving2) Cono Sur (=evidente) clear, evident3) (=andador)es muy patético — And * he loves walking
* * *- ca adjetivo pathetic, moving* * *= poignant, pathetic, moving, pitiful.Ex. There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.Ex. Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.Ex. Of them all, The Cosy Owl by James Banks is perhaps the most instructive and moving novel.Ex. Today's pitiful situation must be improved drastically to cope with the overwhelming demand of clients for better library service.----* ser patético = be a joke.* * *- ca adjetivo pathetic, moving* * *= poignant, pathetic, moving, pitiful.Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.
Ex: Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.Ex: Of them all, The Cosy Owl by James Banks is perhaps the most instructive and moving novel.Ex: Today's pitiful situation must be improved drastically to cope with the overwhelming demand of clients for better library service.* ser patético = be a joke.* * *patético -capathetic, moving* * *
patético◊ -ca adjetivo
pathetic, moving
patético,-a adjetivo moving
' patético' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
patética
English:
pathetic
- poignant
* * *patético, -a adj1. [emocionante] moving, pathetic2. [ridículo, grotesco] pathetic;su comportamiento fue patético his behaviour was pathetic* * *adj pitiful* * *patético, -ca adj: pathetic, moving* * *patético adj1. (lamentable) pathetic2. (conmovedor) moving -
4 al otro lado de
= acrossEx. There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.* * *= acrossEx: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.
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5 apaciblemente
adv.1 mildly, gently, agreeably.2 peacefully.* * *ADV gently, mildly* * *= quiescently, placidly.Ex. There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.Ex. Many people while 'on vacation' placidly accept conditions they would reject as barbaric at all other times in their lives.* * *= quiescently, placidly.Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.
Ex: Many people while 'on vacation' placidly accept conditions they would reject as barbaric at all other times in their lives.* * *peacefully* * *apaciblemente adv[dormir, morir] peacefully -
6 aun más
adv.1 furthermore, moreover.2 even more, even more so, all the more, more.pron.even more, more, still more.* * *even more* * *= Verbo + further, even further, all the more, further, furthermore, beyond that, a fortioriEx. Main classes are divided into subclasses which are further subdivided into form, place, time and subject aspects.Ex. Moreover, budgets will be squeezed even further by the rapidly rising costs of materials.Ex. He listened with rapture, and all the more because it was a poignant moment in his life.Ex. Further, no guidance can be expected on alternative terms that are related to the searcher's initial search term.Ex. Furthermore, since each systems indexes a separate set of documents, each system will have a different natural indexing language.Ex. Beyond that, a library can create these commons in cyberspace as well as in public buildings = Más aún, la biblioteca puede crear estos espacios públicos comunes en el ciberespacio además de en los edificios públicos.Ex. The same problem is posed a fortiori when the liquid to be pasteurized contains dissolved gas under pressure (carbonated liquid) -- the case of beer for example.* * *= Verbo + further, even further, all the more, further, furthermore, beyond that, a fortioriEx: Main classes are divided into subclasses which are further subdivided into form, place, time and subject aspects.
Ex: Moreover, budgets will be squeezed even further by the rapidly rising costs of materials.Ex: He listened with rapture, and all the more because it was a poignant moment in his life.Ex: Further, no guidance can be expected on alternative terms that are related to the searcher's initial search term.Ex: Furthermore, since each systems indexes a separate set of documents, each system will have a different natural indexing language.Ex: Beyond that, a library can create these commons in cyberspace as well as in public buildings = Más aún, la biblioteca puede crear estos espacios públicos comunes en el ciberespacio además de en los edificios públicos.Ex: The same problem is posed a fortiori when the liquid to be pasteurized contains dissolved gas under pressure (carbonated liquid) -- the case of beer for example. -
7 cuanto más
adv.how much more.* * *(máximo) all the more* * ** * *= all the more so, all the more, a fortioriEx. Authors gain exposure in their domain -- isn't it why one publishes? -- all the more so if it is through peer reviewing and what we hope will be a high quality conference.Ex. He listened with rapture, and all the more because it was a poignant moment in his life.Ex. The same problem is posed a fortiori when the liquid to be pasteurized contains dissolved gas under pressure (carbonated liquid) -- the case of beer for example.* * *= all the more so, all the more, a fortioriEx: Authors gain exposure in their domain -- isn't it why one publishes? -- all the more so if it is through peer reviewing and what we hope will be a high quality conference.
Ex: He listened with rapture, and all the more because it was a poignant moment in his life.Ex: The same problem is posed a fortiori when the liquid to be pasteurized contains dissolved gas under pressure (carbonated liquid) -- the case of beer for example. -
8 dibujar deprisa
(v.) = dash offEx. From the crude-yet-poignant scribblings of those children who witnessed the Rwandan massacres to the sweet psychedelic landscapes dashed off in fits of childhood exuberance.* * *(v.) = dash offEx: From the crude-yet-poignant scribblings of those children who witnessed the Rwandan massacres to the sweet psychedelic landscapes dashed off in fits of childhood exuberance.
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9 disfrutar + Gerundio
(v.) = be a joy to + VerboEx. So it was a joy to take a stroll down memory lane and revisit some of their most poignant and funny moments as described in the book.* * *(v.) = be a joy to + VerboEx: So it was a joy to take a stroll down memory lane and revisit some of their most poignant and funny moments as described in the book.
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10 embelesamiento
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11 embeleso
m.1 enchantment (encanto).lo miraba con embeleso she watched him entranced o spellbound2 leadwort (plant). (Cuban Spanish)3 enthrallment, fascination, enchantment, enthralment.4 bewitchment.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: embelesar.* * *1 delight, fascination* * *SM enchantment, delight* * *la escuchaba con embeleso — he listened to her captivated o spellbound
* * *= rapture.Ex. He listened with rapture, and all the more because it was a poignant moment in his life.* * *la escuchaba con embeleso — he listened to her captivated o spellbound
* * *= rapture.Ex: He listened with rapture, and all the more because it was a poignant moment in his life.
* * *la escuchaba con embeleso he listened to her captivated o spellbound* * *embeleso nm1. [encanto] enchantment;ella lo miraba con embeleso she watched him entranced o spellbound* * *m captivation -
12 escena
f.1 stage (escenario).llevar a la escena to dramatizeponer en escena to stagepuesta en escena stagingsalir a escena to go on stage2 scene (suceso, acto).me hizo una escena de celos she treated me to one of her jealous rages* * *2 figurado scene\desaparecer de escena familiar to vanishentrar en escena to go on stagehacer una escena / montar una escena familiar to make a sceneponer en escena to stage* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=escenario) stage¡todo el mundo a escena! — everyone on stage!
entrar en escena, salir a escena — to come on stage, go on stage
2) (=parte de obra, película) scene3) (=suceso) scenehacer o montar una escena — to make a scene
4) (=ámbito) scene5)la escena — (=el teatro) the stage
se retiró después de toda una vida dedicada a la escena — she retired after a lifetime in theatre o on the stage
* * *1) (Cin, Teatr)a) ( de obra) sceneentrar a or en escena — to come/go on stage
c) (actividad, profesión)2) ( en la vida real) scenela escena del accidente/crimen — ( period) the scene of the accident/crime
* * *= scene, sight, landscape.Ex. A trailer is a short motion picture film consisting of selected scenes from a film to be shown at a future date, used to advertise that film.Ex. There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.----* aparecer en escena = hit + the scene.* escena de amor = love scene.* escena del crimen = scene of the crime.* escena de sexo = sex scene.* escena erótica = sex scene.* escena final = closing scene.* escena mundial, la = global scene, the.* escena retrospectiva = flashback [flash back].* escena sangrienta = gore.* irrumpir en escena = burst upon + the scene.* poner en escena = stage.* primera escena, la = opening scene, the.* puesta en escena = staging.* sin poner en escena = unproduced.* * *1) (Cin, Teatr)a) ( de obra) sceneentrar a or en escena — to come/go on stage
c) (actividad, profesión)2) ( en la vida real) scenela escena del accidente/crimen — ( period) the scene of the accident/crime
* * *= scene, sight, landscape.Ex: A trailer is a short motion picture film consisting of selected scenes from a film to be shown at a future date, used to advertise that film.
Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.* aparecer en escena = hit + the scene.* escena de amor = love scene.* escena del crimen = scene of the crime.* escena de sexo = sex scene.* escena erótica = sex scene.* escena final = closing scene.* escena mundial, la = global scene, the.* escena retrospectiva = flashback [flash back].* escena sangrienta = gore.* irrumpir en escena = burst upon + the scene.* poner en escena = stage.* primera escena, la = opening scene, the.* puesta en escena = staging.* sin poner en escena = unproduced.* * *1 (de una obra) scenela segunda escena del primer acto the second scene in Act 1la escena se desarrolla en Berlín the action takes place in Berlin2 ( sin art)(escenario): no había nadie en escena there was no one on stagees muy difícil poner en escena una obra tan compleja such a complex work is very difficult to stageentrar en escena to come/go on stage3(actividad, profesión): su destacada labor en el mundo de la escena his outstanding work in the theaterdecidió volver a la escena she decided to return to the stageCompuesto:flashback1 (situación, cuadro) sceneconmovedoras escenas moving scenesen sus novelas retrata escenas de la vida cotidiana in her novels she depicts scenes of everyday life2 ( period) (de un suceso) scenela escena del crimen/del accidente the scene of the crime/accident3 (ámbito) scenedecidió dejar la escena política she decided to quit the political scene o the world of politics4 (número, escándalo) sceneno me hagas una escena there's no need to make a scene* * *
escena sustantivo femenino
1
entrar en escena to come/go on stage
2
no me hagas una escena there's no need to make a scene
escena sustantivo femenino
1 scene: Acto IV, Escena I, Act IV, Scene I
la escena del crimen, the scene of the crime
2 (escenario) stage
entrar en escena, to come o go on stage
subir a escena, to go on stage
puesta en escena, staging
' escena' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acordonar
- conmovedor
- conmovedora
- dantesca
- dantesco
- en
- escenificar
- espontánea
- espontáneo
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- puesta
- repetición
- representar
- sketch
- sorprender
- vergonzosa
- vergonzoso
- apoteosis
- campestre
- censurar
- cortar
- desarrollar
- doblar
- escabroso
- escalofriante
- espantoso
- estremecedor
- estreno
- fuerte
- hogareño
- inmundo
- miedo
- morboso
- venir
English:
apprehend
- background
- come on
- direction
- emotional
- enact
- flashback
- gruesome
- produce
- producer
- scene
- stage
- stage director
- stage manager
- come
- curtain
- entrance
- go
- lend
- onstage
- production
* * *escena nf1. [escenario] stage;el director de escena the stage manager;llevar a la escena to dramatize;poner en escena to stage;puesta en escena staging;salir a escena to go on stage;desaparecer de escena [actor] to leave the stage;[cualquier persona] to disappear from the scene;entrar en escena [actor] to come on stage;[cualquier persona] to come o appear on the scene2. [fragmento] [de obra de teatro, película] scene;rodar una escena to film a scene;acto primero, escena tercera act one, scene threeescena de cama bedroom o sex scene;escena retrospectiva flashbackOlivier, un monstruo de la escena Olivier, a giant of the stage o theatre;lleva años en el mundo de la escena she's worked in theatre for years4. [hecho real] scene;la escena del reencuentro fue conmovedora their reunion was a moving scene5. [lugar] scene;la policía se presentó en la escena del crimen the police arrived at the scene of the crime6. [ambiente, circunstancias] scene;la escena política está muy animada the political scene is very livelyno me hagas una escena don't make such a fuss* * *f1 scene;hacer una escena fig make a scene;desaparecer de la escena fig vanish from the scene;robarle a alguien la escena steal the show from s.o.2 escenario stage;entrar en escena, salir a escena come on stage;poner en escena stage;* * *escena nf1) : scene2) : stage* * *escena n1. (en general) scene2. (escenario) stage -
13 escribir rápidamente
(v.) = dash offEx. From the crude-yet-poignant scribblings of those children who witnessed the Rwandan massacres to the sweet psychedelic landscapes dashed off in fits of childhood exuberance.* * *(v.) = dash offEx: From the crude-yet-poignant scribblings of those children who witnessed the Rwandan massacres to the sweet psychedelic landscapes dashed off in fits of childhood exuberance.
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14 espectáculo
m.1 spectacle, sight.2 show, act, pageant, spectacle.Concurso de belleza Beauty pageant.* * *1 spectacle, sight2 (diversión) entertainment3 (TV, radio, etc) performance, show4 (escándalo) scandal\dar un espectáculo irónico to make a scene, make a spectacle of oneselfmontar un espectáculo to put on a show 2 irónico to make a scene, make a spectacle of oneself* * *noun m.1) spectacle2) show* * *1. SM1) (Teat) (=representación) show; (=función) performancesección de espectáculos — entertainment guide, entertainments section
espectáculo de luz y sonido — sound and light show, son et lumière show
2) (=visión asombrosa) spectacleel espectáculo de las cataratas — the amazing spectacle o sight of the waterfalls, the spectacular waterfalls
2.ADJ INV* * *1) ( representación) showespectáculos — ( en periódicos) entertainment guide
dar un or el espectáculo — (fam) to make a spectacle of oneself
2) (visión, panorama) sightel espectáculo los llenó de horror — the spectacle o sight filled them with horror
* * *= sight, spectacle, show.Ex. There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.Ex. Hence the all-too-common spectacle of a library trying -- worse still, claiming -- to do everything and not doing anything well enough to earn respect and thence support.Ex. All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.----* cartelera de espectáculos = playbill.* dar el = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* espectáculo de striptease = strip show.* espectáculo extraordinario = spectacular.* espectáculo privado = peep show.* espectáculos de la ciudad = local attractions.* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.* hombre espectáculo = showman [showmen, -pl.].* industria del espectáculo, la = show business.* lista de éxitos de cartelera de espectáculos = Billboard chart.* montar un espectáculo = put on + show.* mundo del espectáculo, el = show business.* presenciar el espectáculo de = be presented with + the spectacle of.* un espectáculo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.* un espectáculo digno de ver = a sight to behold.* * *1) ( representación) showespectáculos — ( en periódicos) entertainment guide
dar un or el espectáculo — (fam) to make a spectacle of oneself
2) (visión, panorama) sightel espectáculo los llenó de horror — the spectacle o sight filled them with horror
* * *= sight, spectacle, show.Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.
Ex: Hence the all-too-common spectacle of a library trying -- worse still, claiming -- to do everything and not doing anything well enough to earn respect and thence support.Ex: All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.* cartelera de espectáculos = playbill.* dar el = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* espectáculo de striptease = strip show.* espectáculo extraordinario = spectacular.* espectáculo privado = peep show.* espectáculos de la ciudad = local attractions.* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.* hombre espectáculo = showman [showmen, -pl.].* industria del espectáculo, la = show business.* lista de éxitos de cartelera de espectáculos = Billboard chart.* montar un espectáculo = put on + show.* mundo del espectáculo, el = show business.* presenciar el espectáculo de = be presented with + the spectacle of.* un espectáculo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.* un espectáculo digno de ver = a sight to behold.* * *A (representación) showun espectáculo de variedades a variety showun espectáculo para niños a children's show[ S ] espectáculos (en periódicos) entertainment guide, listingsel mundo del espectáculo showbusinessdar un or el espectáculo ( fam); to make a spectacle of oneselfB (visión, panorama) sightlos barrios de las afueras ofrecían un espectáculo lamentable the outlying districts were a pitiful sightla puesta del sol fue todo un espectáculo the sunset was quite spectacular o quite a sight to seeel espectáculo los llenó de horror the spectacle o sight filled them with horror* * *
espectáculo sustantivo masculino
1 ( representación) show;
( on signs) espectáculos ( en periódicos) entertainment guide;
2 (visión, panorama) sight;◊ un triste espectáculo a sad sight o spectacle
espectáculo sustantivo masculino
1 (suceso impresionante o emocionante) spectacle, sight: no te pierdas el espectáculo de su nacimiento, don't miss the sight of his birth
2 (representación, entretenimiento) show
3 pey sight: esta mujer es un espectáculo, this woman is a real sight
4 fam (escándalo, número) scene: estás dando el espectáculo, you are making a spectacle of yourself ➣ Ver nota en spectacle
' espectáculo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corista
- dar
- deliciosa
- delicioso
- desafiar
- desarrollarse
- deslucir
- echar
- exhibición
- fastuosa
- fastuoso
- gala
- horrorizar
- horterada
- mala
- malo
- montar
- número
- picante
- plato
- presenciar
- recaudación
- revender
- sala
- tablao
- tiempo
- títere
- toro
- variedad
- viva
- vivo
- abonado
- abonar
- asistente
- baboso
- benéfico
- bochornoso
- burlesco
- categoría
- chabacano
- continuar
- desolador
- digno
- disfrutar
- diversión
- divertido
- doloroso
- excitante
- grandioso
- grotesco
English:
act
- cancel
- delight
- draw
- entertainment
- flop
- grandiose
- gruesome
- morbid
- mount
- parody
- show
- sickening
- sought-after
- spectacle
- spectacular
- steal
- tattoo
- variety show
- entertainer
- extravaganza
- floor
- greet
- pageant
- variety
* * *espectáculo nm1. [diversión] entertainment;el público pide espectáculo the public wants entertainment;tocan bien y además les gusta dar espectáculo they play well and they like to give a good show too2. [función] show, performance;el espectáculo comenzará a las ocho the show o performance starts at eight;un espectáculo infantil/circense a children's/circus show;espectáculos [sección periodística] entertainment section;el mundo del espectáculo (the world of) show businessespectáculo pirotécnico firework display;espectáculo de variedades variety show3. [suceso, escena] sight;desde el mirador, el paisaje es un verdadero espectáculo the view of the landscape from the lookout point is quite spectacular;ver cómo le pegaban fue un penoso espectáculo seeing them hit him was a terrible sight;Famdar el espectáculo to cause a scene* * *m1 TEA show;dar el espectáculo fig make a spectacle of o.s.2 ( escena) sight;dar un triste espectáculo be a sorry sight* * *espectáculo nm1) : spectacle, sight2) : show, performance* * *1. (función) show2. (escándalo) spectacle -
15 garabato
m.1 scribble.hacer garabatos to scribble2 prickly shrub.3 nag, worn-out horse.* * *1 (gancho) hook2 (dibujo) doodle; (escritura) scrawl, scribble* * *SM1) (=dibujo) doodle; (=escritura) scribbleechar un garabato — (=firmar) to scrawl a signature
hacer garabatos — (=dibujar) to doodle; (=escribir) to scribble
2) (=gancho) hook; (Náut) grappling iron; Caribe long forked pole3) Caribe * (=flaco) beanpole *, string bean (EEUU) *4) Cono Sur (=palabrota) swearword* * *1)a) ( dibujo) doodle2) ( gancho) hook3) (Chi) ( palabrota) swearword* * *= squiggle, scribbling, scrawl, doodle.Ex. Cleo Passantino produced a long sheet of graph paper with a sawtooth squiggle traced down the center of it.Ex. From the crude-yet-poignant scribblings of those children who witnessed the Rwandan massacres to the sweet psychedelic landscapes dashed off in fits of childhood exuberance.Ex. He makes small pencil sketches on paper as well as larger individual works drawn in a childlike scrawl on canvas or directly onto a wall.Ex. The exhibition focuses on the writer's most experimental artworks, including inkblots, doodles and spontaneous drawings.----* hacer garabatos = scribble, scrawl, doodle.* * *1)a) ( dibujo) doodle2) ( gancho) hook3) (Chi) ( palabrota) swearword* * *= squiggle, scribbling, scrawl, doodle.Ex: Cleo Passantino produced a long sheet of graph paper with a sawtooth squiggle traced down the center of it.
Ex: From the crude-yet-poignant scribblings of those children who witnessed the Rwandan massacres to the sweet psychedelic landscapes dashed off in fits of childhood exuberance.Ex: He makes small pencil sketches on paper as well as larger individual works drawn in a childlike scrawl on canvas or directly onto a wall.Ex: The exhibition focuses on the writer's most experimental artworks, including inkblots, doodles and spontaneous drawings.* hacer garabatos = scribble, scrawl, doodle.* * *A1 (dibujo) doodleB1 (gancho) hook* * *
garabato sustantivo masculino
1
b)
2 (Chi) ( palabrota) swearword
garabato sustantivo masculino scrawl
' garabato' also found in these entries:
English:
doodle
- squiggle
- scribble
* * *garabato, garrapato nm1. [escribir] scribble;hacer garabatos to scribble2. [dibujo] [de bebé] scribble;[más artístico] doodle3. [gancho] hook* * *m doodle* * *garabato nm1) : doodle2) garabatos nmpl: scribble, scrawl* * *garabato n1. (dibujo) doodle2. (escritura) scribble -
16 horca
f.1 gallows.2 pitchfork (tool).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: horcar.* * *1 (patíbulo) gallows plural, gibbet2 AGRICULTURA hayfork, pitchfork3 (de ajos, cebollas) string* * *SF1) [de ejecución] gallows, gibbetcondenar a algn a la horca — to condemn sb o send sb to the gallows
2) (Agr) pitchfork3) [de ajos] string* * *2) (Agr) pitchfork, hayfork* * *= hay fork, noose.Ex. This is no doubt the only library that is entered through a silo with hay forks hanging through original barn beams overhead.Ex. There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.* * *2) (Agr) pitchfork, hayfork* * *= hay fork, noose.Ex: This is no doubt the only library that is entered through a silo with hay forks hanging through original barn beams overhead.
Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.* * *A1 (patíbulo) gallows (pl)lo condenaron a la horca he was sentenced to hang, he was condemned to the gallowspasar (por) las horcas caudinas: tendrán que pasar por las horcas caudinas del referéndum the referendum will be a stern test for themfue pasar las horcas caudinas tener que pedírselo it was a terrible ordeal having to ask him for it2(juego): la horca hangmanB ( Agr) pitchfork, hayfork* * *
horca sustantivo femenino
1 ( patíbulo) gallows (pl);
( juego):
2 (Agr) pitchfork, hayfork
horca sustantivo femenino gallows pl
' horca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cadalso
- patíbulo
- verdugo
English:
fork
- gallows
- pitchfork
- hang
- hanging
- pitch
* * *horca nf1. [patíbulo] gallows;condenar a alguien a la horca to sentence sb to be hanged2. [herramienta] pitchfork* * *f gallows pl* * *horca nf1) : gallows pl2) : pitchfork -
17 inefablemente
adv.ineffably.* * *► adverbio1 ineffably, indescribably* * *Ex. There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.* * *Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.
* * ** * *inefablemente advineffably -
18 rapto
m.1 abduction, kidnapping (secuestro).2 fit (ataque).3 rapture, ecstasy, ravishment, raptus.4 rape.Ella restriega su desamor She rubs in her lack of love.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: raptar.* * *1 (secuestro) kidnapping, abduction* * *SM1) (=secuestro) kidnapping, kidnaping (EEUU), abduction2) (=impulso) sudden impulse3) (=éxtasis) ecstasy, rapture* * *1) ( secuestro) kidnapping, abduction (frml); (Hist, Mit) rape (arch)2) ( arrebato) fitun rapto de ira/celos — a fit of rage/jealousy
* * *= rape, rapture, kidnapping, abduction.Ex. Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.Ex. He listened with rapture, and all the more because it was a poignant moment in his life.Ex. This is an introduction in accessing basic legal resources pertaining to parental kidnapping on the state, federal, and international levels.Ex. This paper chronicles the growing frequency of child abductions by divorced parents who are warring over child custody.* * *1) ( secuestro) kidnapping, abduction (frml); (Hist, Mit) rape (arch)2) ( arrebato) fitun rapto de ira/celos — a fit of rage/jealousy
* * *= rape, rapture, kidnapping, abduction.Ex: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.
Ex: He listened with rapture, and all the more because it was a poignant moment in his life.Ex: This is an introduction in accessing basic legal resources pertaining to parental kidnapping on the state, federal, and international levels.Ex: This paper chronicles the growing frequency of child abductions by divorced parents who are warring over child custody.* * *A1 (secuestro) kidnapping, abduction ( frml)el rapto de las Sabinas the rape of the Sabine womenB (arrebato) fiten un rapto de ira/celos in a fit of rage/jealousy* * *
Del verbo raptar: ( conjugate raptar)
rapto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
raptó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
raptar
rapto
raptar ( conjugate raptar) verbo transitivo ( secuestrar) to kidnap, abduct (frml)
rapto sustantivo masculino ( secuestro) kidnapping, abduction (frml)
raptar verbo transitivo to kidnap
rapto sustantivo masculino
1 (de un rehén) kidnapping, abduction
2 (impulso) fit
en un rapto de generosidad, in a fit of generosity
' rapto' also found in these entries:
English:
abduction
- kidnapping
* * *rapto nm1. [secuestro] abduction, kidnapping2. [ataque] fit;en un rapto de entusiasmo se abrazó a su jefe in a fit of enthusiasm he hugged his boss* * *m kidnap* * *rapto nm1) secuestro: kidnapping, abduction2) arrebato: fit, outburst -
19 recordar el pasado
(v.) = take + a trip down memory lane, stroll down + memory lane, take + a stroll down memory laneEx. Take a trip down memory lane with this fascinating programme featuring news reports, actuality and interviews from 1984.Ex. Now that I'm officially a senior citizen, I find myself strolling down memory lane more than ever before.Ex. So it was a joy to take a stroll down memory lane and revisit some of their most poignant and funny moments as described in the book.* * *(v.) = take + a trip down memory lane, stroll down + memory lane, take + a stroll down memory laneEx: Take a trip down memory lane with this fascinating programme featuring news reports, actuality and interviews from 1984.
Ex: Now that I'm officially a senior citizen, I find myself strolling down memory lane more than ever before.Ex: So it was a joy to take a stroll down memory lane and revisit some of their most poignant and funny moments as described in the book. -
20 rememorar el pasado
(v.) = take + a trip down memory lane, stroll down + memory lane, take + a stroll down memory laneEx. Take a trip down memory lane with this fascinating programme featuring news reports, actuality and interviews from 1984.Ex. Now that I'm officially a senior citizen, I find myself strolling down memory lane more than ever before.Ex. So it was a joy to take a stroll down memory lane and revisit some of their most poignant and funny moments as described in the book.* * *(v.) = take + a trip down memory lane, stroll down + memory lane, take + a stroll down memory laneEx: Take a trip down memory lane with this fascinating programme featuring news reports, actuality and interviews from 1984.
Ex: Now that I'm officially a senior citizen, I find myself strolling down memory lane more than ever before.Ex: So it was a joy to take a stroll down memory lane and revisit some of their most poignant and funny moments as described in the book.
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