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1 campaña política
(n.) = political campaignEx. Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.* * *(n.) = political campaignEx: Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.
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2 asuntos internacionales
m.pl.international affairs.* * *= global affairs, world affairsEx. Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.Ex. All librarians working in public service positions should keep current in world affairs and special areas of interest in their library.* * *= global affairs, world affairsEx: Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.
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3 conflicto militar
(n.) = military conflictEx. Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.* * *(n.) = military conflictEx: Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.
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4 constantemente
adv.1 constantly, firmly, unalterably.2 evidently, undoubtedly.* * *► adverbio1 constantly■ la gente entraba y salía constantemente people were constantly going in and out, people kept going in and out all the time* * *ADV constantly* * *= consistently, constantly, steadily, continually, persistently, hourly, all the way through, day in and day out, permanently.Ex. Punctuation must be established and be adopted consistently.Ex. They point out that, 'The Library of Congress faces problems in the integration of new copy on a monumental scale, with the result that it is constantly revising its retrospective file'.Ex. Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex. The real object of education is to leave a man in the condition of continually asking questions.Ex. The modern trend of persistently growing subscription prices to scientific journals is due to the tremendous increase in the manufacturing cost per page.Ex. Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.Ex. All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.Ex. People with diabetes have to do it every day, day in and day out.Ex. A modem is permanently wired, and converts digital messages which the terminal and computer understand into analogue messages capable of being transmitted down telephone lines.----* regañar constantemente = nag (at).* * *= consistently, constantly, steadily, continually, persistently, hourly, all the way through, day in and day out, permanently.Ex: Punctuation must be established and be adopted consistently.
Ex: They point out that, 'The Library of Congress faces problems in the integration of new copy on a monumental scale, with the result that it is constantly revising its retrospective file'.Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex: The real object of education is to leave a man in the condition of continually asking questions.Ex: The modern trend of persistently growing subscription prices to scientific journals is due to the tremendous increase in the manufacturing cost per page.Ex: Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.Ex: All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.Ex: People with diabetes have to do it every day, day in and day out.Ex: A modem is permanently wired, and converts digital messages which the terminal and computer understand into analogue messages capable of being transmitted down telephone lines.* regañar constantemente = nag (at).* * *constantlyuno tiene que estar constantemente encima de él you have to be on top of him constantly o all the time* * *
constantemente adverbio constantly
' constantemente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rehuir
English:
carp
- chip away
- constantly
- continually
- forever
- go on
- oscillate
- permanently
- perpetually
- keep
- ply
- stir
- time
* * *constantemente advconstantly* * *adv constantly* * *constantemente adv constantly -
5 continuamente
adv.1 continually.2 continuously, at all hours, around the clock, constantly.* * *► adverbio1 continuously* * *ADV1) (=repetidamente) constantly, continuallyel teléfono sonaba continuamente — the telephone was ringing constantly o continually
2) (=sin interrupción) constantly, continuouslyel prisionero ha de ser vigilado continuamente — the prisoner has to be watched constantly o continuously
* * *adverbio (con frecuencia, repetidamente) continually, constantly; ( sin interrupción) continuously* * *= all the time, continuously, steadily, continually, persistently, hourly, all the way through, constantly.Ex. Improvements are, however being made all the time: the dividing line between microcomputer and minicomputer is already blurred.Ex. The format of the body of entry is the same as for catalog cards except that the fields are printed continuously instead of starting new lines.Ex. Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex. The real object of education is to leave a man in the condition of continually asking questions.Ex. The modern trend of persistently growing subscription prices to scientific journals is due to the tremendous increase in the manufacturing cost per page.Ex. Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.Ex. All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.Ex. They point out that, 'The Library of Congress faces problems in the integration of new copy on a monumental scale, with the result that it is constantly revising its retrospective file'.* * *adverbio (con frecuencia, repetidamente) continually, constantly; ( sin interrupción) continuously* * *= all the time, continuously, steadily, continually, persistently, hourly, all the way through, constantly.Ex: Improvements are, however being made all the time: the dividing line between microcomputer and minicomputer is already blurred.
Ex: The format of the body of entry is the same as for catalog cards except that the fields are printed continuously instead of starting new lines.Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex: The real object of education is to leave a man in the condition of continually asking questions.Ex: The modern trend of persistently growing subscription prices to scientific journals is due to the tremendous increase in the manufacturing cost per page.Ex: Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.Ex: All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.Ex: They point out that, 'The Library of Congress faces problems in the integration of new copy on a monumental scale, with the result that it is constantly revising its retrospective file'.* * *1 (con frecuencia, repetidamente) continually, constantlyel teléfono ha estado sonando continuamente the phone has been ringing continually o constantly o nonstop, the phone hasn't stopped ringing2 (sin interrupción) continuouslyhay que estar continuamente pendiente de él you have to be at his beck and call the whole time o all the timellovió continuamente durante cuatro días it rained continuously o constantly for four days* * *
continuamente adverbio (con frecuencia, repetidamente) continually, constantly;
( sin interrupción) continuously
continuamente adverbio continuously
Recuerda que continuous significa que la acción es ininterrumpida (continuous sound, sonido continuo), mientras que continual hace referencia a una acción frecuente o repetida (his continual questions, sus continuas preguntas).
' continuamente' also found in these entries:
English:
continually
- continuously
- perpetually
- steadily
- keep
- stream
* * *continuamente adv1. [con repetición] continually;protesta continuamente she never stops complaining, she complains all the time2. [sin interrupción] continuously;la información es continuamente actualizada the information is constantly updated;los siguieron continuamente durante dos semanas they followed them continuously for two weeks* * *continuamente adv continually -
6 sangriento
adj.1 bloody, sanguinary, sanguineous, bloodshedding.2 bloody, bleeding.3 bloody, cruel, bloodthirsty, murderous.* * *► adjetivo1 (que echa sangre) bleeding2 (con sangre) bloody3 (sanguinario) bloody; (cruel) cruel* * *(f. - sangrienta)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=con sangre) [herida] bleeding; [arma, manos] bloody, bloodstained2) [batalla, guerra] bloody3) (=cruel) [injusticia] flagrant; [broma] cruel; [insulto] deadly4) liter [color] blood-red* * *- ta adjetivo bloody* * *= bloody [bloodier -comp., bloodiest -sup,], murderous, internecine, blood, gory [gorier -comp., goriest -sup.].Ex. Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.Ex. This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.Ex. The result was a growth of internecine competition.Ex. In the field of medicine, the task of the Mycin system is to diagnose blood infections and meningities infections, and to recommend an appropriate drug.Ex. Nowadays, the gory process of 'blood doping' in athlectics has been replaced by genetic engineering.----* deporte sangriento = blood sport.* escena sangrienta = gore.* película sangrienta = splatter film.* * *- ta adjetivo bloody* * *= bloody [bloodier -comp., bloodiest -sup,], murderous, internecine, blood, gory [gorier -comp., goriest -sup.].Ex: Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.
Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.Ex: The result was a growth of internecine competition.Ex: In the field of medicine, the task of the Mycin system is to diagnose blood infections and meningities infections, and to recommend an appropriate drug.Ex: Nowadays, the gory process of 'blood doping' in athlectics has been replaced by genetic engineering.* deporte sangriento = blood sport.* escena sangrienta = gore.* película sangrienta = splatter film.* * *sangriento -tabloody* * *
sangriento◊ -ta adjetivo
bloody
sangriento,-a adjetivo
1 (una herida) bleeding
2 (un enfrentamiento, una guerra, un acontecimiento) bloody
' sangriento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sangrienta
- truculenta
- truculento
English:
bloody
- gory
- blood
* * *sangriento, -a adj1. [ensangrentado, cruento] bloody2. [despiadado, hiriente] cruel* * *adj bloody* * *sangriento, -ta adj1) : bloody2) : cruel* * * -
7 sanguinario
adj.1 sanguinary, bloodthirsty, cruel, merciless.2 sanguinary.* * *► adjetivo1 bloodthirsty* * *ADJ bloodthirsty, cruel* * ** * *= murderous, bloody [bloodier -comp., bloodiest -sup,], bloodthirsty.Ex. This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.Ex. Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.Ex. All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.* * ** * *= murderous, bloody [bloodier -comp., bloodiest -sup,], bloodthirsty.Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.
Ex: Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.Ex: All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.* * *‹persona› cruel, bloodthirsty; ‹animal› vicious, ferocious* * *
sanguinario
‹ animal› vicious, ferocious
sanguinario,-a adjetivo bloodthirsty: fue un dictador sanguinario, he was a bloodthirsty dictator
' sanguinario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sanguinaria
English:
bloodthirsty
- blood
* * *sanguinario, -a adjbloodthirsty* * *adj bloodthirsty* * *sanguinario, - ria adj: bloodthirsty -
8 ETA
1 ( Euzkadi Ta Askatasuna) Basque Land and Liberty (radical Basque separatist movement)* * *SF ABR Esp(Pol) = Euskadi Ta Askatasuna ≈ Patria Vasca y Libertad, ETA* * *['eta]femenino (= Euskadi ta Azkatasuna) ETA•• Cultural note:ETA, meaning "Basque homeland and liberty", is a terrorist organization founded in 1959 to fight for Basque independence. Its political wing, established in 1978 as Herri Batasuna (Popular Unity) and now called batasuna (Unity), has a number of elected representatives on local councils and in the Basque parliament. Opinion polls show a majority of Basques are opposed to the political violence and murder campaigns espoused by ETA* * *['eta]femenino (= Euskadi ta Azkatasuna) ETA•• Cultural note:ETA, meaning "Basque homeland and liberty", is a terrorist organization founded in 1959 to fight for Basque independence. Its political wing, established in 1978 as Herri Batasuna (Popular Unity) and now called batasuna (Unity), has a number of elected representatives on local councils and in the Basque parliament. Opinion polls show a majority of Basques are opposed to the political violence and murder campaigns espoused by ETA* * */ˈeta/ETA - Euskadi ta Askatasuna (↑ ETA a1)(= Euskadi ta Azkatasuna) ETA* * *
ETA /'eta/ sustantivo femenino (◊ Euzkadi ta Azkatasuna) ETA
ETA f (abr de Euskadi ta Askatasuna o País Vasco y Libertad) Basque Country and Freedom, the Basque terrorist group
' ETA' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
GAL
- etarra
* * *ETA, = terrorist Basque separatist organization* * *f abr (= Euskadi Ta Askatasuna) ETA, Basque separatist movement -
9 debilidad
f.1 weakness.tener debilidad por to have a soft spot forel chocolate es su debilidad he has a weakness for chocolate2 laxness (condescendencia).3 weak point, soft spot, heel of Achilles, weakness.4 weak act.5 hyposthenia, lassitude, acratia, asthenia.* * *1 (de una persona) weakness, feebleness; (de un sonido) faintness2 figurado weakness\* * *noun f.weakness, feebleness* * *SF1) (=falta de fuerzas) [gen] weakness; [extrema] feebleness; [por mala salud o avanzada edad] frailty2) [de carácter] weakness; [de esfuerzo] feebleness, half-heartedness3) (=poca intensidad) [de voz, ruido] faintness; [de luz] dimness4) (=inclinación)los niños son mi debilidad — I love o adore children
* * *a) ( física)b) ( de carácter)todos se aprovechan de su debilidad — everyone takes advantage of his feeble nature o his weak character
c) ( inclinación excesiva) weakness* * *= frailty, infirmity, weakness, brittleness, foible, weak point, soft spot.Ex. When discussing the undoubted deficiencies of LCSH, the errors are claimed to be the result of human frailty in the application of a basically sound system.Ex. We must also consider those people who could and would use a library but are prevented from doing so by physical factors such as infirmity.Ex. The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.Ex. Aspects of physical condition, including pH, brittleness, mutilation, and environmental damage were surveyed = Los aspectos del estado físico que se estudiaron fueron el pH, la fragilidad, la mutilación y los daños producidos por las condiciones ambientales.Ex. For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.Ex. Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.Ex. Lack of adequate reflection on the literature of political and legal theory is a soft spot in the book, however.----* debilidad del ser humano = mankind's frailty.* debilidad humana = human frailty.* fingir debilidad = sandbagging.* ser la debilidad de Alguien = be a sucker for.* tener debilidad por = have + a soft spot for.* * *a) ( física)b) ( de carácter)todos se aprovechan de su debilidad — everyone takes advantage of his feeble nature o his weak character
c) ( inclinación excesiva) weakness* * *= frailty, infirmity, weakness, brittleness, foible, weak point, soft spot.Ex: When discussing the undoubted deficiencies of LCSH, the errors are claimed to be the result of human frailty in the application of a basically sound system.
Ex: We must also consider those people who could and would use a library but are prevented from doing so by physical factors such as infirmity.Ex: The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.Ex: Aspects of physical condition, including pH, brittleness, mutilation, and environmental damage were surveyed = Los aspectos del estado físico que se estudiaron fueron el pH, la fragilidad, la mutilación y los daños producidos por las condiciones ambientales.Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.Ex: Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.Ex: Lack of adequate reflection on the literature of political and legal theory is a soft spot in the book, however.* debilidad del ser humano = mankind's frailty.* debilidad humana = human frailty.* fingir debilidad = sandbagging.* ser la debilidad de Alguien = be a sucker for.* tener debilidad por = have + a soft spot for.* * *1(falta de fortaleza física): el estado de debilidad en que se encuentra nos impide operarla the weak state she's in o ( frml) her debility means that we are unable to operateme canso mucho, y siento una debilidad muy grande I get very tired and feel very debilitated o terribly weak2(de carácter): todos se aprovechan de su debilidad everyone takes advantage of his feeble nature o his weak character3 (inclinación excesiva) weaknesstodos tenemos nuestras pequeñas debilidades we all have our little weaknessesel hijo pequeño es su debilidad he has a soft spot for his youngest sonsiente or tiene debilidad por el chocolate she has a weakness for chocolate* * *
debilidad sustantivo femenino
weakness;◊ siento una gran debilidad I feel terribly debilitated o weak;
se aprovechan de su debilidad they take advantage of his weak character;
tener debilidad por algn/algo to have a soft spot for sb/a weakness for sth
debilidad sustantivo masculino
1 (falta de fuerzas, de carácter) weakness
2 (inclinación) fig tener debilidad por, (persona) to have a soft spot for: sienten debilidad por su hijo adoptivo, they have a soft spot for their adopted son
(cosa) to have a weakness for: tengo debilidad por el chocolate, I have a weakness for chocolate
' debilidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
flojedad
- explotar
- flojera
English:
chink
- feebleness
- infirmity
- partial
- softness
- spot
- weakness
- foible
* * *debilidad nf1. [flojedad] weakness;siento debilidad en las piernas my legs feel tired2. [condescendencia] laxness;debilidad de carácter weakness of character3. [falta de solidez] [de gobierno, moneda, economía] weaknessel chocolate es su debilidad he has a weakness for chocolate;todos tenemos nuestras debilidades we all have our weaknesses* * *f weakness* * *debilidad nf: weakness, debility, feebleness* * *debilidad n weakness [pl. weaknesses] -
10 ETA - Euskadi ta Askatasuna
ETA, meaning "Basque homeland and liberty", is a terrorist organization founded in 1959 to fight for Basque independence. Its political wing, established in 1978 as Herri Batasuna - HB (↑ Herri Batasuna 21) (Popular Unity) and now called batasuna (↑ batasuna a1) (Unity), has a number of elected representatives on local councils and in the Basque parliament. Opinion polls show a majority of Basques are opposed to the political violence and murder campaigns espoused by ETA.
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