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  • 1 cautivador

    adj.
    captivating, bewitching, winning, enchanting.
    * * *
    1 captivating
    2 (encantador) charming
    * * *
    (f. - cautivadora)
    adj.
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo captivating
    * * *
    = charming, compelling, absorbing, winning, beguiling, luscious, ever-dashing, smouldering [smoldering, -USA], enchanting.
    Ex. 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.
    Ex. This article examines the facets of the fee-or-free controversy and presents a compelling case that the issue is far from resolved.
    Ex. Administration of reference services is an absorbing challenge.
    Ex. Basically it is more tangible and exciting for retailers to develop new products, decorate stores, design Web sites, and create winning advertisements than it is for them to struggle to set prices that will mean profits.
    Ex. There is a real need for beguiling stories that accurately describe what it is like to be a human being in modern China.
    Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.
    Ex. Princess Cinderella and the ever-dashing Prince Charming are about to celebrate their tenth anniversary - and all the kingdom's abuzz!.
    Ex. We show you how to create a smouldering 40s look with a modern twist, using a home-grown cosmetic collection.
    Ex. 'Don't let it bother you and I won't let it affect me,' said Passantino, with an enchanting smile.
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo captivating
    * * *
    = charming, compelling, absorbing, winning, beguiling, luscious, ever-dashing, smouldering [smoldering, -USA], enchanting.

    Ex: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.

    Ex: This article examines the facets of the fee-or-free controversy and presents a compelling case that the issue is far from resolved.
    Ex: Administration of reference services is an absorbing challenge.
    Ex: Basically it is more tangible and exciting for retailers to develop new products, decorate stores, design Web sites, and create winning advertisements than it is for them to struggle to set prices that will mean profits.
    Ex: There is a real need for beguiling stories that accurately describe what it is like to be a human being in modern China.
    Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.
    Ex: Princess Cinderella and the ever-dashing Prince Charming are about to celebrate their tenth anniversary - and all the kingdom's abuzz!.
    Ex: We show you how to create a smouldering 40s look with a modern twist, using a home-grown cosmetic collection.
    Ex: 'Don't let it bother you and I won't let it affect me,' said Passantino, with an enchanting smile.

    * * *
    captivating
    * * *

    cautivador
    ◊ - dora adjetivo

    captivating
    cautivador,-ora adjetivo captivating

    ' cautivador' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cautivadora
    English:
    prepossessing
    - beguiling
    * * *
    cautivador, -ora
    ♦ adj
    captivating, enchanting
    ♦ nm,f
    charmer
    * * *
    adj captivating
    * * *
    : captivating

    Spanish-English dictionary > cautivador

  • 2 obsesivo

    adj.
    1 obsessed.
    2 obsessive, obsessing, obsessional, prepossessing.
    3 obsessive.
    m.
    obsessive person, maniac.
    * * *
    1 obsessive
    * * *
    * * *
    - va adjetivo/masculino, femenino obsessive
    * * *
    = obsessive, obsessional.
    Ex. His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.
    Ex. Obsessional stalkers tend to be resentful males who stalk partners from prior relationships.
    ----
    * comprador obsesivo = shopaholic, spendaholic.
    * de manera obsesiva = neurotically.
    * jugador obsesivo = compulsive gambler.
    * persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.
    * * *
    - va adjetivo/masculino, femenino obsessive
    * * *
    = obsessive, obsessional.

    Ex: His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.

    Ex: Obsessional stalkers tend to be resentful males who stalk partners from prior relationships.
    * comprador obsesivo = shopaholic, spendaholic.
    * de manera obsesiva = neurotically.
    * jugador obsesivo = compulsive gambler.
    * persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.

    * * *
    obsesivo1 -va
    1 ‹idea› obsessive
    2 ‹persona› obsessive
    obsesivo2 -va
    masculine, feminine
    obsessive
    * * *

    obsesivo
    ◊ -va adjetivo

    obsessive
    obsesivo,-a adjetivo obsessive

    ' obsesivo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    calenturienta
    - calenturiento
    - obsesiva
    - culto
    English:
    obsessive
    * * *
    obsesivo, -a
    ♦ adj
    obsessive
    ♦ nm,f
    obsessive (person)
    * * *
    adj obsessive
    * * *
    obsesivo, -va adj
    : obsessive

    Spanish-English dictionary > obsesivo

  • 3 atractivo

    adj.
    1 attractive, nice-looking, good-looking, inviting.
    2 personable.
    m.
    1 attraction, appeal, charm, grace.
    2 attractor, attracter.
    3 attraction, turnon, turn-on.
    * * *
    1 attractive, charming, appealing
    1 attraction, charm, appeal
    ————————
    1 attraction, charm, appeal
    * * *
    1. (f. - atractiva)
    adj.
    2. noun m.
    attraction, appeal
    * * *
    1.
    2.
    SM attractiveness, appeal
    * * *
    I
    - va adjetivo attractive
    II
    masculino charm, attractiveness
    * * *
    I
    - va adjetivo attractive
    II
    masculino charm, attractiveness
    * * *
    atractivo1
    1 = appeal, attractiveness, beauty, allure, drawing power, draw, pull factor, attraction, turn-on.

    Ex: Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement.

    Ex: It is therefore one of the librarian's prime tasks to preserve the attractiveness of the stock for as long as possible.
    Ex: The digital form in which we will send information through the network is one of the beauties of modern technology.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'The perilous allure of moral imperativism'.
    Ex: Nearly all librarians were enthusiastic about the drawing power of public access computers in spite of the drawbacks such as theft, noise and crowding.
    Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.
    Ex: Unsurprisingly such misuse is triggered by push factors, such as fear of failure, and also pull factors, such as ease of use and the ubiquitous cut and paste.
    Ex: Subject-type title indexes have two important attractions.
    Ex: Dr. James Houran discusses the different ways men and women show affection and addresses the top turn-ons and turn-offs with men and women.
    * atractivo de la novedad = novelty appeal, novelty value.
    * atractivo físico = physical attractiveness, physical appeal.
    * atractivo novedoso = novelty appeal.
    * atractivo sexual = sexiness, mojo, sex appeal.
    * atractivo visual = visual appeal.
    * perder el atractivo = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour.

    atractivo2
    2 = attractive, glamorous, glossy [glossier -comp., glossiest -sup.], inviting, appetising [appetizing, -USA], handsome [handsomer -comp., handsomest -sup.], engaging, dashing, personable, arresting, magnetic, enticing, good looking, winning, appealing, endearing, fancied, sizzling, glam, comely [comelier -comp., comeliest -sup.].

    Ex: A particularly attractive feature of the notation is the expressiveness of the notation.

    Ex: Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.
    Ex: On the other hand, credibility relates less to glossy brochure futuristics than to tested areas of application.
    Ex: An easy and inviting route to the entrance needs to be unambiguously defined.
    Ex: This is not a very appetizing thought for anyone who wishes to play a key role in the operations of the library.
    Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
    Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.
    Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
    Ex: Mr Berman, who is a very personable and enthusiastic librarian, certainly comes across.
    Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.
    Ex: It is the duty of the library staff to make the institution magnetic.
    Ex: The article 'Library scavenger hunts: a way out of the bewilderness' describes the use of library scavenger hunts to teach high school and college students research strategies and to make library use both enticing and enriching.
    Ex: Our library and some others have prevailed upon a local vendor to prepare good looking, durable packaging for cassettes which makes them perfectly accommodative to the ordinary bookshelves.
    Ex: Basically it is more tangible and exciting for retailers to develop new products, decorate stores, design Web sites, and create winning advertisements than it is for them to struggle to set prices that will mean profits.
    Ex: The author offers some suggestions, somewhat 'tongue in cheek', to make the game more appealing for spectators.
    Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.
    Ex: The convention failed to reach an agreement on any of the more fancied candidates.
    Ex: He had a sizzling, electric stage presence.
    Ex: Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.
    Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
    * de un modo atractivo = appealingly.
    * hacer atractivo = endear.
    * parecer atractivo = look + attractive.
    * poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.
    * resultar atractivo = prove + attractive.
    * ser atractivo = look + attractive, be popular in appeal.
    * sin atractivo = unattractive.

    * * *
    atractivo1 -va
    attractive
    tiene mucho atractivo she's very charming
    es feo, ignorante, totalmente sin atractivos he's ugly, ignorant, he doesn't have a single redeeming feature o there isn't a single good thing about him
    el mayor atractivo de la ciudad the city's main attraction o appeal
    la oferta no tiene ningún atractivo para mí the offer doesn't attract me o appeal to me in the least, I don't find the offer at all attractive
    * * *

     

    atractivo 1
    ◊ -va adjetivo

    attractive
    atractivo 2 sustantivo masculino


    el mayor atractivo de la ciudad the city's main attraction o appeal


    atractivo,-a
    I adjetivo attractive, appealing
    II sustantivo masculino attraction, appeal
    ' atractivo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aliciente
    - atractiva
    - duende
    - encanto
    - escultural
    - flamante
    - graciosa
    - gracioso
    - irresistible
    - magnetismo
    - mayor
    - sexy
    - simpatía
    - sugestiva
    - sugestivo
    - tenerse
    - arrastre
    - bien
    - bueno
    - desmejorado
    - embrujo
    - hechizo
    English:
    appeal
    - appealing
    - attraction
    - attractive
    - comely
    - desirable
    - dishy
    - engaging
    - enticing
    - flair
    - glamorous
    - homely
    - inviting
    - lure
    - plain
    - prepossessing
    - selling point
    - sex-appeal
    - sexiness
    - unappealing
    - unattractive
    - unattractiveness
    - endearing
    - fetching
    - uninviting
    - unprepossessing
    * * *
    atractivo, -a
    ♦ adj
    attractive
    ♦ nm
    [de persona] attractiveness, charm; [de cosa] attraction;
    tener atractivo to be attractive;
    su rostro tiene un atractivo especial her face has a special charm;
    tu plan tiene muchos atractivos your plan has a lot of points in its favour;
    tiene el atractivo añadido de ser gratis it has the added attraction o advantage of being free
    atractivo sexual sex appeal
    * * *
    I adj attractive
    II m appeal, attraction
    * * *
    atractivo, -va adj
    : attractive
    : attraction, appeal, charm
    * * *
    atractivo1 adj attractive
    1. (cosa que atrae) attraction
    2. (interés) appeal

    Spanish-English dictionary > atractivo

  • 4 obsesionante

    adj.
    obsessive, haunting, prepossessing.
    * * *
    ADJ [recuerdo] haunting; [manía, afición] obsessive
    * * *
    ‹temor/aversión› obsessive
    el dinero es algo obsesionante para algunos money is an obsession for some people
    la muerte se ha convertido en un tema obsesionante para ella she has become obsessed with the subject of death

    Spanish-English dictionary > obsesionante

  • 5 inahuyentable

    • bulldogged
    • dogged
    • obsessing
    • prepossessing
    • unyielding

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > inahuyentable

  • 6 obsesionante

    • haunt
    • haunting image
    • obsessive
    • prepossessing

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > obsesionante

  • 7 obsesivo

    • obsessed
    • obsessing
    • obsessional
    • obsessive
    • obsessive person
    • prepossessing

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > obsesivo

  • 8 inahuyentable

    adj.
    obsessing, bulldogged, dogged, prepossessing.

    Spanish-English dictionary > inahuyentable

См. также в других словарях:

  • Prepossessing — Pre pos*sess ing, a. Tending to invite favor; attracting confidence, favor, esteem, or love; attractive; as, a prepossessing manner. {Pre pos*sess ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prepossessing — prepossessing; un·prepossessing; …   English syllables

  • prepossessing — index attractive, palatable, sapid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • prepossessing — [adj] attractive, handsome alluring, amiable, appealing, attracting, beautiful, bewitching, captivating, charming, drawing, enchanting, engaging, fair, fascinating, fetching, good looking, inviting, likable, lovable, magnetic, pleasant, pleasing …   New thesaurus

  • prepossessing — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ attractive or appealing in appearance …   English terms dictionary

  • prepossessing — [prē΄pə zes′iŋ] adj. that prepossesses, or impresses favorably; pleasing; attractive prepossessingly adv …   English World dictionary

  • Prepossessing — Prepossess Pre pos*sess , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prepossessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prepossessing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To preoccupy, as the mind or heart, so as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prepossessing — prepossessingly, adv. prepossessingness, n. /pree peuh zes ing/, adj. that impresses favorably; engaging or attractive: a confident and prepossessing young man. [1635 45; PREPOSSESS + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

  • prepossessing — adjective Tending to invite favor; attracting confidence, favor, esteem, or love; attractive; as, a prepossessing manner …   Wiktionary

  • prepossessing — pre|pos|sess|ing [ˌpri:pəˈzesıŋ] adj formal looking attractive or pleasant ▪ a prepossessing smile …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • prepossessing — adjective formal looking attractive or pleasant: a prepossessing smile …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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