Перевод: с испанского на все языки

со всех языков на испанский

portentous

  • 1 persona prodigiosa

    • portentous person
    • prodigious person

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > persona prodigiosa

  • 2 portentoso

    adj.
    portentous, wonderful, marvelous, colossal.
    * * *
    1 prodigious
    * * *
    ADJ marvellous, marvelous (EEUU), extraordinary
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo < memoria> wonderful; <representación/voz> magnificent, superb
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo < memoria> wonderful; <representación/voz> magnificent, superb
    * * *
    portentoso1

    Ex: Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.

    portentoso2

    Ex: This novel is once again a most peculiar combination of broad farce and portentous significance.

    * * *
    ‹memoria› wonderful; ‹representación/voz› magnificent, wonderful, marvelous*, superb
    * * *

    portentoso,-a adjetivo marvelous, wonderful, prodigious: realizó una interpretación portentosa de Chopin, her rendition of Chopin was marvelous
    ' portentoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    portentosa
    * * *
    portentoso, -a adj
    amazing, incredible;
    tiene una inteligencia portentosa she's amazingly o incredibly intelligent
    * * *
    adj incredible, prodigious
    * * *
    portentoso, -sa adj
    maravilloso: marvelous, wonderful

    Spanish-English dictionary > portentoso

  • 3 amenazador

    adj.
    threatening, menacing, ominous.
    * * *
    1 threatening, menacing
    * * *
    (f. - amenazadora)
    adj.
    menacing, threatening
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo, amenazante adjetivo threatening, menacing
    * * *
    = ominous, threatening, frowning, forbidding, looming, scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.], menacing, nasty looking, portentous.
    Ex. At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.
    Ex. It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.
    Ex. The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.
    Ex. All those shelves full of books are forbidding, daunting.
    Ex. The automated catalogue became a spectre of looming change because the same electronic advances that made the online catalogue a reality promised even greater transformations = El catálogo automatizado se convirtió en un espectro del inminente cambio ya que los mismos avances electrónicos que hicieron realidad el catálogo en línea prometían transformaciones aún mayores.
    Ex. The very term 'outsourcing' is seen by many cataloguing departments as a scary word.
    Ex. This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.
    Ex. The large and nasty-looking African Buffalo is highly dangerous to humans due to its unpredictable nature.
    Ex. Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.
    ----
    * avecinarse de un modo amenazador = loom + large on the horizon.
    * conducta amenazadora = threatening behaviour.
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo, amenazante adjetivo threatening, menacing
    * * *
    = ominous, threatening, frowning, forbidding, looming, scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.], menacing, nasty looking, portentous.

    Ex: At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.

    Ex: It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.
    Ex: The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.
    Ex: All those shelves full of books are forbidding, daunting.
    Ex: The automated catalogue became a spectre of looming change because the same electronic advances that made the online catalogue a reality promised even greater transformations = El catálogo automatizado se convirtió en un espectro del inminente cambio ya que los mismos avances electrónicos que hicieron realidad el catálogo en línea prometían transformaciones aún mayores.
    Ex: The very term 'outsourcing' is seen by many cataloguing departments as a scary word.
    Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.
    Ex: The large and nasty-looking African Buffalo is highly dangerous to humans due to its unpredictable nature.
    Ex: Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.
    * avecinarse de un modo amenazador = loom + large on the horizon.
    * conducta amenazadora = threatening behaviour.

    * * *
    adj,
    amenazante adjective threatening, menacing
    * * *

    amenazador
    ◊ - dora, amenazante adjetivo

    threatening, menacing
    amenazador,-ora, amenazante adjetivo threatening, menacing

    ' amenazador' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    amenazadora
    - amenazante
    English:
    forbidding
    - menace
    - menacing
    - threatening
    - threateningly
    * * *
    amenazador, -ora adj
    threatening, menacing
    * * *
    adj threatening
    * * *
    : threatening, menacing

    Spanish-English dictionary > amenazador

  • 4 ampuloso

    adj.
    bombastic, high-flying, pompous, euphuistic.
    * * *
    1 inflated, pompous, bombastic
    * * *
    ADJ bombastic, pompous
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo pompous, bombastic
    * * *
    = pompous, hyfoluted, flamboyant, ornate, bombastic, portentous.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex. Nathan was known for being the most flamboyant DJ in the area.
    Ex. Some homes are grand, with stately brick, spiraling staircases, ornate fences and multiple entrances.
    Ex. You don't have to be bombastic to be powerful [he says in a loud voice], you can be more intimate [he says in a quieter voice].
    Ex. He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.
    ----
    * estilo ampuloso = turgid style, plethoric style.
    * prosa ampulosa = plethoric prose, turgid prose.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo pompous, bombastic
    * * *
    = pompous, hyfoluted, flamboyant, ornate, bombastic, portentous.

    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

    Ex: I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex: Nathan was known for being the most flamboyant DJ in the area.
    Ex: Some homes are grand, with stately brick, spiraling staircases, ornate fences and multiple entrances.
    Ex: You don't have to be bombastic to be powerful [he says in a loud voice], you can be more intimate [he says in a quieter voice].
    Ex: He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.
    * estilo ampuloso = turgid style, plethoric style.
    * prosa ampulosa = plethoric prose, turgid prose.

    * * *
    pompous, bombastic
    * * *

    ampuloso,-a adjetivo pompous, bombastic
    ' ampuloso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ampulosa
    English:
    flamboyant
    - turgid
    - verbose
    * * *
    ampuloso, -a adj
    pompous
    * * *
    adj pompous
    * * *
    ampuloso, -sa adj
    grandilocuente: pompous, bombastic

    Spanish-English dictionary > ampuloso

  • 5 fenomenal

    adj.
    1 great, fantastic.
    2 phenomenal (enorme).
    intj.
    great!, terrific!.
    * * *
    2 familiar (fantástico) great, terrific
    3 familiar (enorme) colossal, huge
    1 wonderfully, marvellously
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=espectacular) phenomenal, remarkable
    2) * (=estupendo) fantastic *, brilliant *
    2.
    ADV *
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo (fam) great (colloq)
    II
    adverbio (fam)

    me vino fenomenalit was exactly o just what I needed

    fenomenal!great! (colloq)

    * * *
    = phenomenal, great, swell, portentous.
    Ex. Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.
    Ex. Click on 'add new experience', provide as much details as you can, and let us know why you think they are so great.
    Ex. I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.
    Ex. This novel is once again a most peculiar combination of broad farce and portentous significance.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo (fam) great (colloq)
    II
    adverbio (fam)

    me vino fenomenalit was exactly o just what I needed

    fenomenal!great! (colloq)

    * * *
    = phenomenal, great, swell, portentous.

    Ex: Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.

    Ex: Click on 'add new experience', provide as much details as you can, and let us know why you think they are so great.
    Ex: I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.
    Ex: This novel is once again a most peculiar combination of broad farce and portentous significance.

    * * *
    ( fam); fantastic ( colloq), great ( colloq)
    ( fam):
    nos lo pasamos fenomenal we had a great o fantastic time ( colloq)
    me vino fenomenal it was exactly o just what I needed
    te recojo a las ocho — ¡fenomenal! I'll pick you up at eight — great! ( colloq)
    * * *

    fenomenal adjetivo (fam) great (colloq)
    ■ adverbio (fam):

    me vino fenomenal it was exactly o just what I needed;
    ¡fenomenal! great! (colloq)
    fenomenal
    I adjetivo
    1 (muy grande, fuera de lo normal) phenomenal, prodigious: tiene una fuerza fenomenal, he's amazingly strong
    2 fam (estupendo) great, terrific
    II adv fam wonderfully, marvellously: se lo pasaron fenomenal, they had a marvellous time

    ' fenomenal' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bárbara
    - bárbaro
    - fenómeno
    English:
    brilliant
    - ducky
    - great
    - phenomenal
    - super
    - swell
    - terrific
    - world
    - sound
    * * *
    adj
    1. [magnífico] great, fantastic;
    eres un amigo fenomenal you're a great o wonderful friend;
    este helado está fenomenal this ice cream is great o fantastic
    2. [enorme] phenomenal;
    una fenomenal cantidad de dinero a phenomenal sum of money;
    se dio un golpe fenomenal she banged herself really hard
    adv
    lo pasamos fenomenal we had a great o fantastic time;
    me siento fenomenal I feel great o fantastic
    interj
    great!, terrific!
    * * *
    I adj fam
    fantastic fam, phenomenal fam
    II adv
    :
    lo pasé fenomenal fam I had a fantastic time fam
    * * *
    1) : phenomenal
    2) fam : fantastic, terrific
    * * *
    fenomenal adj fantastic / great

    Spanish-English dictionary > fenomenal

  • 6 grandioso

    adj.
    1 grand, spectacular, formidable, great.
    2 great, wonderful, awesome, amazing.
    * * *
    1 grandiose, grand, magnificent
    * * *
    ADJ (=magnífico) grand, magnificent; pey grandiose
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <espectáculo/obra> impressive, magnificent
    b) ( rimbombante) <gesto/palabras> grandiose
    * * *
    = grand [grander -comp., grandes -sup.], grandiose, of epic proportions, epic, portentous.
    Ex. As Carlyle saw it, 'the grand use of any catalog is to tell you, in any intelligible way, that such and such books are in the library'.
    Ex. It was initially intended for use in the classified arrangement of a grandiose index to all recorded human knowledge, a 'universal index'.
    Ex. Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.
    Ex. Unmindful of the epic moves that made it what it is today, Elwood Bibeau fastened his seat belt as his plane approached the Wexler airport.
    Ex. This novel is once again a most peculiar combination of broad farce and portentous significance.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <espectáculo/obra> impressive, magnificent
    b) ( rimbombante) <gesto/palabras> grandiose
    * * *
    = grand [grander -comp., grandes -sup.], grandiose, of epic proportions, epic, portentous.

    Ex: As Carlyle saw it, 'the grand use of any catalog is to tell you, in any intelligible way, that such and such books are in the library'.

    Ex: It was initially intended for use in the classified arrangement of a grandiose index to all recorded human knowledge, a 'universal index'.
    Ex: Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.
    Ex: Unmindful of the epic moves that made it what it is today, Elwood Bibeau fastened his seat belt as his plane approached the Wexler airport.
    Ex: This novel is once again a most peculiar combination of broad farce and portentous significance.

    * * *
    1 ‹espectáculo/obra› impressive, magnificent
    la manifestación fue algo grandioso the demonstration was very impressive
    2 (rimbombante) ‹gesto/palabras› grandiose
    * * *

    grandioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    a)espectáculo/obra impressive, magnificent

    b) ( rimbombante) ‹gesto/palabras grandiose

    grandioso,-a adjetivo grandiose
    ' grandioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    grandiosa
    - majestad
    English:
    grand
    * * *
    grandioso, -a adj
    grand, splendid
    * * *
    adj impressive, magnificent
    * * *
    grandioso, -sa adj
    1) magnífico: grand, magnificent
    2) : grandiose

    Spanish-English dictionary > grandioso

  • 7 ominoso

    adj.
    ominous, premonitory, fateful, ill-boding.
    * * *
    1 formal abominable
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=de mal agüero) ominous
    2) (=pasmoso) awful, dreadful
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo (frml) ( abominable) despicable; ( de mal agüero) ominous
    * * *
    = ominous, inauspicious, portentous.
    Ex. At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.
    Ex. In retrospect, this was perhaps a rather inauspicious beginning, for the test apparently broke down in disarray over the question of relevance judgement.
    Ex. Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo (frml) ( abominable) despicable; ( de mal agüero) ominous
    * * *
    = ominous, inauspicious, portentous.

    Ex: At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.

    Ex: In retrospect, this was perhaps a rather inauspicious beginning, for the test apparently broke down in disarray over the question of relevance judgement.
    Ex: Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.

    * * *
    ominoso -sa
    ( frml)
    1 (abominable) despicable
    * * *
    ominoso, -a adj
    1. [abominable] abominable
    2. [de mal agüero] ominous
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( despreciable) detestable
    2 (de mal agüero) ominous
    * * *
    ominoso, -sa adj
    : ominous
    ominosamente adv

    Spanish-English dictionary > ominoso

  • 8 pedante

    adj.
    1 pretentious.
    2 pedantic, vain, bookish, pedant.
    f. & m.
    1 pretentious person.
    2 pedant, dry-as-dust, dryasdust, popinjay.
    * * *
    1 pedantic, pompous
    1 pedant
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ [gen] pedantic; (=pomposo) pompous, conceited
    2.
    SMF pedant
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo pedantic
    II
    masculino y femenino pedant
    * * *
    = pompous, pedant, pedantic, pretentious, hyfoluted, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, hoity-toity, portentous.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.
    Ex. He didn't react quite as strongly as Voltaire, but he thought it poor stuff: artificial, pedantic, dull.
    Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
    Ex. I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex. It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.
    Ex. Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
    Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
    Ex. He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo pedantic
    II
    masculino y femenino pedant
    * * *
    = pompous, pedant, pedantic, pretentious, hyfoluted, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, hoity-toity, portentous.

    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

    Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.
    Ex: He didn't react quite as strongly as Voltaire, but he thought it poor stuff: artificial, pedantic, dull.
    Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
    Ex: I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.
    Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
    Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
    Ex: He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.

    * * *
    (detallista) pedantic; (presuntuoso) pompous
    pedant
    * * *

    pedante adjetivo
    pedantic
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
    pedant
    pedante
    I adjetivo pedantic
    II mf pedant
    ' pedante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    repipi
    English:
    fastidious
    - pedantic
    - should
    * * *
    adj
    pretentious
    nmf
    pretentious person
    * * *
    I adj
    1 ( perfeccionista) pedantic
    2 ( presuntuoso) pretentious
    II m/f
    1 ( perfeccionista) pedant
    2 ( presuntuoso) pretentious individual
    * * *
    pedante adj
    : pedantic
    pedante nmf
    : pedant

    Spanish-English dictionary > pedante

  • 9 pomposo

    1 pompous
    * * *
    ADJ (=espléndido) splendid, magnificent; (=majestuoso) majestic; (=ostentoso) pompous
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <boda/fiesta> magnificent, splendid; <lenguaje/estilo> pompous, high-sounding
    b) ( ostentoso) pompous, ostentatious
    * * *
    = pompous, hyfoluted, ostentatious, portentous.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex. Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.
    Ex. He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <boda/fiesta> magnificent, splendid; <lenguaje/estilo> pompous, high-sounding
    b) ( ostentoso) pompous, ostentatious
    * * *
    = pompous, hyfoluted, ostentatious, portentous.

    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

    Ex: I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex: Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.
    Ex: He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.

    * * *
    pomposo -sa
    1 ‹boda/fiesta› magnificent, splendid
    2 ‹lenguaje/estilo› pompous, high-sounding
    3 (ostentoso) pompous, ostentatious
    * * *

    pomposo
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    a)boda/fiesta magnificent, splendid;

    lenguaje/estilo pompous, high-sounding

    pomposo,-a adjetivo pompous
    ' pomposo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aparatosa
    - aparatoso
    - pomposa
    English:
    pompous
    * * *
    pomposo, -a adj
    1. [suntuoso] sumptuous, magnificent
    2. [ostentoso] showy
    3. [lenguaje] pompous
    * * *
    adj pompous
    * * *
    pomposo, -sa adj
    : pompous
    pomposamente adv

    Spanish-English dictionary > pomposo

  • 10 presuntuoso

    adj.
    1 conceited, arrogant, assuming, vain.
    2 pompous, highfaluting, lavish, highfalutin.
    m.
    self-conceited person, snob.
    * * *
    1 (presumido) conceited, vain; (arrogante) presumptuous
    * * *
    ADJ (=vanidoso) conceited, presumptuous; (=pretencioso) pretentious
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo conceited, vain
    * * *
    = conceited, pompous, presumptuous, immodest, pretentious, stuck-up, hyfoluted, high-blown, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], poseur, cocksure, big-headed, portentous.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.
    Ex. The author reviews an article by Tom Eadie, ' Immodest proposals: user instruction for students does not work'.
    Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
    Ex. library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.
    Ex. I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
    Ex. It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.
    Ex. Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
    Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
    Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.
    Ex. This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
    Ex. The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
    Ex. I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.
    Ex. He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo conceited, vain
    * * *
    = conceited, pompous, presumptuous, immodest, pretentious, stuck-up, hyfoluted, high-blown, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], poseur, cocksure, big-headed, portentous.

    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex: Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.
    Ex: The author reviews an article by Tom Eadie, ' Immodest proposals: user instruction for students does not work'.
    Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
    Ex: library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.
    Ex: I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
    Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.
    Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
    Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
    Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.
    Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
    Ex: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
    Ex: I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.
    Ex: He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.

    * * *
    conceited, vain
    * * *

    presuntuoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    conceited, vain
    presuntuoso,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 (presumido) vain, conceited
    2 (pretencioso) pretentious, showy

    ' presuntuoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    chula
    - chulo
    - presuntuosa
    - suficiente
    - ufana
    - ufano
    English:
    bumptious
    - immodest
    - jumped up
    - pompous
    - pretentious
    - upstart
    - conceited
    * * *
    presuntuoso, -a
    adj
    [vanidoso] conceited; [pretencioso] pretentious
    nm,f
    conceited person
    * * *
    adj conceited
    * * *
    presuntuoso, -sa adj
    : conceited
    * * *
    presuntuoso adj boastful

    Spanish-English dictionary > presuntuoso

  • 11 singular

    adj.
    1 peculiar, odd (raro).
    2 unique.
    singular batalla single combat
    3 singular (grammar).
    m.
    singular (grammar).
    en singular in the singular
    * * *
    1 (único) singular, single
    2 (excepcional) extraordinary, exceptional
    3 (raro) peculiar, odd
    1 GRAMÁTICA singular
    \
    en singular GRAMÁTICA in the singular
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (Ling) singular
    2)
    3) (=destacado) outstanding, exceptional
    4) (=raro) singular, odd
    2.
    SM (Ling) singular

    en singular — (lit) in the singular; (fig) in particular

    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) (frml) (extraordinario, especial) singular (frml)
    b) (peculiar, raro) peculiar, odd
    c) (frml) ( excepcionalmente bueno) singularly good (frml)
    2) (Ling) singular
    II
    masculino singular

    en singular — (Ling) in the singular

    * * *
    = distinctive, singular, quaint, singular, one-of-a-kind, with a difference, unique, portentous.
    Ex. In addition to main or added entries under titles added entries are often also made in respect of distinctive series titles.
    Ex. All nouns have a plural and singular form.
    Ex. Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.
    Ex. The second edition was also well received all over the world, and was accorded the singular honour of translation into Portuguese for use in library schools in Brazil.
    Ex. Join leading experts in cultural heritage informatics for a one-of-a-kind learning experience.
    Ex. The article 'Web authoring with a difference' reviews the current authoring tools available for organizations wishing to become involved in the World Wide Web (WWW).
    Ex. The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.
    Ex. This novel is once again a most peculiar combination of broad farce and portentous significance.
    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) (frml) (extraordinario, especial) singular (frml)
    b) (peculiar, raro) peculiar, odd
    c) (frml) ( excepcionalmente bueno) singularly good (frml)
    2) (Ling) singular
    II
    masculino singular

    en singular — (Ling) in the singular

    * * *
    = distinctive, singular, quaint, singular, one-of-a-kind, with a difference, unique, portentous.

    Ex: In addition to main or added entries under titles added entries are often also made in respect of distinctive series titles.

    Ex: All nouns have a plural and singular form.
    Ex: Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.
    Ex: The second edition was also well received all over the world, and was accorded the singular honour of translation into Portuguese for use in library schools in Brazil.
    Ex: Join leading experts in cultural heritage informatics for a one-of-a-kind learning experience.
    Ex: The article 'Web authoring with a difference' reviews the current authoring tools available for organizations wishing to become involved in the World Wide Web (WWW).
    Ex: The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.
    Ex: This novel is once again a most peculiar combination of broad farce and portentous significance.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( frml) (extraordinario, especial) singular ( frml)
    lo hizo con singular entusiasmo he did it with remarkable o extraordinary o singular enthusiasm
    un cuadro de singular colorido a singularly colorful picture
    2 (peculiar, raro) peculiar, odd
    lo dijo en un tonillo muy singular he said it in a very peculiar o odd o funny way
    3 ( frml) (excepcionalmente bueno) singularly good ( frml)
    B ( Ling) singular
    singular
    en singular ( Ling) in the singular
    tú habla en singular you speak for yourself
    * * *

     

    singular adjetivo
    singular
    ■ sustantivo masculino
    singular;

    singular
    I adjetivo
    1 (raro, excepcional) peculiar, odd
    2 frml (único, inigualable) un dibujo de singular belleza, a drawing of outstanding beauty
    II adjetivo & m Ling singular

    ' singular' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    buen
    - dato
    - demasiada
    - demasiado
    - haber
    - mucha
    - mucho
    - otra
    - otro
    - particular
    - persona
    - poca
    - poco
    - política
    -
    - singularizar
    - tanta
    - tanto
    - toda
    - todo
    - acta
    - África
    - África del Sur
    - agua
    - águila
    - ala
    - alba
    - alga
    - álgebra
    - algún
    - alma
    - alta
    - alza
    - ama
    - anca
    - ancla
    - ánfora
    - ánima
    - ansia
    - ara
    - arca
    - área
    - aria
    - arma
    - arpa
    - arte
    - asa
    - ascua
    - Asia
    - asma
    English:
    accused
    - lady
    - majority
    - neither
    - offspring
    - propose
    - singular
    - statistics
    - bad
    - big
    - first
    - good
    - large
    - peculiarity
    - third
    - thirteenth
    * * *
    adj
    1. [raro] peculiar, odd;
    un hombre singular a peculiar man
    2. [único] unique;
    tiene dotes singulares de cantante she has unique talent as a singer
    3.
    singular batalla single combat
    4. Gram singular
    nm
    Gram singular;
    en singular in the singular
    * * *
    I adj
    1 ( raro) strange, fml
    singular
    2 ( único) outstanding, extraordinary
    II m GRAM singular
    * * *
    1) : singular, unique
    2) particular: peculiar, odd
    3) : singular (in grammar)
    : singular
    * * *
    singular adj singular

    Spanish-English dictionary > singular

  • 12 solemne

    adj.
    1 formal, solemn.
    una promesa solemne a solemn promise
    2 utter, complete (enorme).
    hacer/decir una solemne tontería to do/say something incredibly stupid
    * * *
    1 solemn, majestic
    2 peyorativo downright
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=serio) solemn
    2) * (=enorme) [mentira] downright; [tontería] utter; [error] complete, terrible
    * * *
    1)
    a) < acto> formal, solemn; < promesa> solemn; < tono> solemn
    b) (Der) < contrato> solemn
    2) (delante del n) (fam) < mentira> complete, downright
    * * *
    = grave [graver -comp., gravest -sup.], solemn, ceremonial, formidable, dignified, portentous.
    Ex. I believe that literature is certainly in one sense 'play' -- grave and absorbed play.
    Ex. The infants sat solemn as the Supreme Court pronounced judgment = Los niños se sentaron solemnes mientras que el Tribunal Supremo dictaba sentencia.
    Ex. An award made at a ceremonial occasion was the incentive for children to read a minimum of 6 books in 6 weeks.
    Ex. 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.
    Ex. By the same token, the Obama campaign has remained relatively dignified, has survived the worst of crises, has been even-keeled, efficient and well-managed.
    Ex. He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.
    ----
    * de aspecto solemne = dignified.
    * de una manera solemne = solemnly.
    * * *
    1)
    a) < acto> formal, solemn; < promesa> solemn; < tono> solemn
    b) (Der) < contrato> solemn
    2) (delante del n) (fam) < mentira> complete, downright
    * * *
    = grave [graver -comp., gravest -sup.], solemn, ceremonial, formidable, dignified, portentous.

    Ex: I believe that literature is certainly in one sense 'play' -- grave and absorbed play.

    Ex: The infants sat solemn as the Supreme Court pronounced judgment = Los niños se sentaron solemnes mientras que el Tribunal Supremo dictaba sentencia.
    Ex: An award made at a ceremonial occasion was the incentive for children to read a minimum of 6 books in 6 weeks.
    Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.
    Ex: By the same token, the Obama campaign has remained relatively dignified, has survived the worst of crises, has been even-keeled, efficient and well-managed.
    Ex: He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.
    * de aspecto solemne = dignified.
    * de una manera solemne = solemnly.

    * * *
    A
    1 ‹acto› formal, solemn; ‹promesa› solemn; ‹tono› solemn
    2 ( Der) ‹contrato› solemn
    B ( delante del n) ( fam); ‹mentira› complete, downright
    dijo una solemne estupidez she made an extremely stupid remark
    * * *

    solemne adjetivo
    1 ( en general) solemn
    2 ( delante del n) (fam) ‹ mentira complete, downright
    solemne adjetivo
    1 (acontecimiento, promesa) solemn
    2 figurado pey (enfático) una solemne tontería, a downright piece of nonsense
    ' solemne' also found in these entries:
    English:
    dignified
    - grave
    - sober
    - solemn
    - state
    - ceremonial
    - grand
    * * *
    solemne adj
    1. [con pompa, importante] formal, solemn
    2. [serio] solemn;
    una promesa solemne a solemn promise
    3. [enorme] utter, complete;
    hacer/decir una solemne tontería to do/say something incredibly stupid
    * * *
    adj solemn;
    una solemne tontería an absolutely stupid thing
    * * *
    solemne adj
    : solemn
    solemnemente adv
    * * *
    solemne adj solemn

    Spanish-English dictionary > solemne

  • 13 tener resonancias graves

    (v.) = send + portentous reverberations
    Ex. The application of computer technology to library catalogues sent portentous reverberations throughout the profession.
    * * *
    (v.) = send + portentous reverberations

    Ex: The application of computer technology to library catalogues sent portentous reverberations throughout the profession.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tener resonancias graves

  • 14 portentoso1

    Ex. Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.

    Spanish-English dictionary > portentoso1

  • 15 portentoso2

    Ex. This novel is once again a most peculiar combination of broad farce and portentous significance.

    Spanish-English dictionary > portentoso2

  • 16 resonancia

    f.
    1 resonance (gen) & (physics).
    2 repercussions (importancia).
    * * *
    1 resonance
    2 (eco) echo
    3 figurado (importancia) importance; (consecuencias) repercussions plural
    \
    tener resonancia to cause a sensation, cause a stir, have an impact
    caja de resonancia sound box 2 figurado sounding board
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=reverberación) resonance; (=eco) echo
    2) (Med) (tb: resonancia magnética) magnetic resonance scanning
    3) (=consecuencia) wide impact, wide effect

    tener resonancia — to have repercussions, have a far-reaching effect

    * * *
    femenino (Mús, Fís) resonance; ( eco) echo; (de noticia, suceso)
    * * *
    = resonance, reverberation.
    Ex. Shallow breathing from the chest produces a thin sound that lacks resonance and energy as well as duration = La respiración superficial produce un sonido débil que carece de resonancia y energía así como de duración.
    Ex. There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.
    ----
    * caja de resonancia = soundboard, sounding board.
    * representación óptica por resonancia magnética = magnetic resonance imaging.
    * resonancia magnética = magnetic resonance.
    * tener resonancias graves = send + portentous reverberations.
    * * *
    femenino (Mús, Fís) resonance; ( eco) echo; (de noticia, suceso)
    * * *
    = resonance, reverberation.

    Ex: Shallow breathing from the chest produces a thin sound that lacks resonance and energy as well as duration = La respiración superficial produce un sonido débil que carece de resonancia y energía así como de duración.

    Ex: There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.
    * caja de resonancia = soundboard, sounding board.
    * representación óptica por resonancia magnética = magnetic resonance imaging.
    * resonancia magnética = magnetic resonance.
    * tener resonancias graves = send + portentous reverberations.

    * * *
    1 ( Mús) resonance
    2 ( Fís) resonance
    3 (eco) echo
    4
    (de una noticia, un suceso): ha tenido gran resonancia it has had a huge impact
    * * *

    resonancia sustantivo femenino (Mús, Fís) resonance;
    ( eco) echo;
    (de noticia, suceso) impact
    resonancia sustantivo femenino
    1 (de un sonido) resonance
    cámara de resonancia, echo chamber
    (eco) echo
    2 (de un suceso, noticia, etc) impact, repercussions pl: su victoria tuvo poca resonancia en la prensa, his victory received little press coverage
    ' resonancia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    repercusión
    - caja
    - IRM
    English:
    MRI
    - resonance
    - reverberation
    - rumbling
    * * *
    1. [sonido] resonance
    2. Mús resonance
    3. Fís resonance
    resonancia magnética magnetic resonance imaging;
    le hicieron una resonancia magnética they gave him an MRI scan
    4. [importancia] repercussions;
    tener resonancia to cause a stir;
    el escándalo tuvo mucha resonancia en la prensa the scandal caused quite a stir in the press
    * * *
    f
    1 TÉC resonance
    2 fig
    :
    tener resonancia have an impact
    * * *
    1) : resonance
    2) : impact, repercussions pl

    Spanish-English dictionary > resonancia

  • 17 siniestro2

    2 = ominous, sinister, dark [darker -comp., darkest -sup.], spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, portentous.
    Ex. At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.
    Ex. The selectman received this explanation in silence, but he fastened on the librarian a glance full of sinister meaning.
    Ex. The novel is disturbingly dark, violent, and filled with iconoclasm, despair, and paranoia = La novela es inquietantmente siniestra y violenta y está llena de iconoclasía, desesperación y paranoia.
    Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.
    Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
    Ex. Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.
    ----
    * de un modo siniestro = spookily.

    Spanish-English dictionary > siniestro2

  • 18 siniestro

    adj.
    1 sinister, ominous.
    2 left-hand, left.
    3 sinister, evil.
    m.
    1 damage, loss.
    2 accident.
    * * *
    1 literal (izquierdo) left, left-hand
    2 (malo) sinister, ominous
    3 (funesto) fateful, disastrous
    1 disaster, catastrophe (accidente) accident; (incendio) fire
    \
    ————————
    1 disaster, catastrophe (accidente) accident; (incendio) fire
    * * *
    (f. - siniestra)
    adj.
    2) left
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=malintencionado) [intenciones, personaje] sinister; [mirada] evil
    2) (=desgraciado) [día, viaje] fateful; [coincidencia] unfortunate
    3) liter (=izquierdo) left
    2.
    SM (=desastre natural) disaster; (=accidente) accident
    * * *
    I
    - tra adjetivo
    1) (liter) <mano/lado> left (before n)
    2) <mirada/aspecto> sinister; < intenciones> sinister, evil
    II
    masculino (frml) ( accidente) accident; ( causado por una fuerza natural) disaster, catastrophe
    * * *
    I
    - tra adjetivo
    1) (liter) <mano/lado> left (before n)
    2) <mirada/aspecto> sinister; < intenciones> sinister, evil
    II
    masculino (frml) ( accidente) accident; ( causado por una fuerza natural) disaster, catastrophe
    * * *
    siniestro1

    Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

    * plan de recuperación tras un siniestro = disaster recovery, disaster recovery plan.
    * planificación contra siniestros = disaster planning, disaster preparedness plan, disaster preparedness planning.
    * planificación de recuperación tras siniestros = disaster recovery planning.
    * preparación contra siniestros = disaster preparedness.
    * simulacro de siniestro = disaster exercise drill.
    * siniestro total = write-off [writeoff].
    * tener un siniestro = suffer + disaster.

    siniestro2
    2 = ominous, sinister, dark [darker -comp., darkest -sup.], spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, portentous.

    Ex: At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.

    Ex: The selectman received this explanation in silence, but he fastened on the librarian a glance full of sinister meaning.
    Ex: The novel is disturbingly dark, violent, and filled with iconoclasm, despair, and paranoia = La novela es inquietantmente siniestra y violenta y está llena de iconoclasía, desesperación y paranoia.
    Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.
    Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
    Ex: Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.
    * de un modo siniestro = spookily.

    siniestro3
    * a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.
    * repartir a diestro y siniestro = dish out.
    * * *
    A ( liter); ‹mano/lado› left ( before n)
    B
    1 ‹mirada/aspecto› sinister; ‹intenciones› sinister, evil
    2 ‹día/encuentro› fateful
    ( frml)
    (accidente) accident; (causado por una fuerza natural) disaster, catastrophe
    acudió al lugar del siniestro she visited the scene of the accident ( o the disaster area etc)
    el coche fue declarado siniestro total the car was declared a total wreck ( AmE) o ( BrE) a write-off
    * * *

     

    siniestro 1
    ◊ - tra adjetivo ‹mirada/aspecto sinister;


    intenciones sinister, evil
    siniestro 2 sustantivo masculino (frml) ( accidente) accident;
    ( causado por una fuerza natural) disaster, catastrophe
    siniestro,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (de aspecto malvado) sinister, evil
    un juego siniestro, a wicked game
    2 frml (del lado izquierdo) left
    II m (accidente) disaster, catastrophe
    ' siniestro' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    diestra
    - diestro
    - siniestra
    English:
    dark
    - ominous
    - sinister
    - splash about
    - write off
    - write-off
    - area
    - disaster
    - write
    * * *
    siniestro, -a
    adj
    1. [malo] sinister
    2. [desgraciado] disastrous
    3. [izquierdo] left
    nm
    1. [daño, catástrofe] disaster;
    [accidente de coche] accident; [incendio] fire; [atentado] terrorist attack
    2. [en seguros] loss
    siniestro total total loss;
    mi taxi fue declarado siniestro total my cab was declared a total wreck o Br a write-off
    * * *
    I adj sinister
    II m accident; ( catástrofe) disaster
    * * *
    siniestro, - tra adj
    1) izquierdo: left, left-hand
    2) malvado: sinister, evil
    : accident, disaster

    Spanish-English dictionary > siniestro

  • 19 premonitorio

    adj.
    1 premonitory, foreshadowing, warning.
    2 prodromal.
    * * *
    1 premonitory
    * * *
    ADJ premonitory frm, warning antes de s
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo premonitory (frml)
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo premonitory (frml)
    * * *
    premonitory ( frml)
    sus facultades premonitorias her powers of premonition, her premonitory powers ( frml)
    tuve una sensación premonitoria de que iba a ocurrir una desgracia I had a premonition o a feeling of foreboding that something terrible was going to happen
    * * *
    premonitorio, -a adj
    portentous
    * * *
    adj premonitory

    Spanish-English dictionary > premonitorio

  • 20 portentosa

    adj.&f.
    prodigious, marvelous, portentous.
    * * *

    portentoso,-a adjetivo marvelous, wonderful, prodigious: realizó una interpretación portentosa de Chopin, her rendition of Chopin was marvelous
    ' portentosa' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    portentoso

    Spanish-English dictionary > portentosa

См. также в других словарях:

  • Portentous — Por*tent ous, a. [L. portentosus.] 1. Of the nature of a portent; containing portents; foreshadowing, esp. foreshadowing ill; ominous. [1913 Webster] For, I believe, they are portentous things. Shak. [1913 Webster] Victories of strange and almost …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • portentous — I (eliciting amazement) adjective amazing, astonishing, breathtaking, exceptional, extraordinary, great, inconceivable, incredible, indescribable, marvelous, memorable, miraculous, notable, noteworthy, novel, out of the ordinary, outstanding,… …   Law dictionary

  • portentous — 1530s, from L. portentosus, from portentem (see PORTEND (Cf. portend)). Related: Portentously …   Etymology dictionary

  • portentous — *ominous, unpropitious, inauspicious, fateful Analogous words: threatening, menacing (see THREATEN): prodigious, *monstrous: prophesying or prophetic, presaging, foreboding, predicting, foretelling (see corresponding verbs at FORETELL) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • portentous — [adj] exciting; foreboding alarming, amazing, apocalyptic, astounding, augural, destined, doomed, exhilarating, extraordinary, fated, fateful, haunting, ill boding, ill fated, impending, important, inauspicious, inspiring, intriguing, ominous,… …   New thesaurus

  • portentous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or like a portent; ominous. 2) excessively solemn. DERIVATIVES portentously adverb portentousness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • portentous — [pôr ten′təs] adj. [L portentosus < portentum: see PORTENT] 1. that portends evil; ominous 2. arousing awe or amazement; marvelous 3. ponderous or pompous; self important SYN. OMINOUS portentously adv. portentousness n …   English World dictionary

  • portentous — [[t]pɔː(r)te̱ntəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If someone s way of speaking, writing, or behaving is portentous, they speak, write, or behave more seriously than necessary because they want to impress other people. [FORMAL] There was nothing… …   English dictionary

  • portentous — adjective Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, or constituting a portent < suspense, portentous foreshadowing, hints of sinister and violent mysteries Francine Prose > 2. eliciting amazement or wonder ; prodigious 3. a. being a grave or serious …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • portentous — adjective 1 literary events that are portentous are very important, especially because they show that something unpleasant is going to happen: portentous events that boded ill 2 trying to appear important and serious: The book is portentous and… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • portentous — por|ten|tous [po:ˈtentəs US po:r ] adj 1.) literary showing that something important is going to happen, especially something bad ▪ Recent developments are as portentous as the collapse of the Berlin Wall. 2.) trying to appear important and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English


Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»