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21 acelerado
adj.1 accelerated, fast-pace, fast, quick.2 frenetic, hyperactive.f. & m.hothead.past part.past participle of spanish verb: acelerar.* * *1→ link=acelerar acelerar► adjetivo1 accelerated, fast, quick* * *(f. - acelerada)adj.intensive, accelerated* * *ADJ1) (=rápido) [avance, crecimiento, ritmo] rapidcon el corazón acelerado — with her heart racing o beating fast
2) [curso] intensive, crash antes de s3) * [persona] hyper ** * *- da adjetivo1) < curso> intensive, crash (before n)2) (fam) < persona> nervous* * *= exponential, rushed, quickened, fast-paced [fast paced], hurry up, rapid paced, accelerated.Ex. Information technology continues to develop at an exponential rate.Ex. Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded more rushed that what could normally be expected from the cataloging head.Ex. For a storyteller preparation is like rehearsal for an orchestra; there will be passages that need emphasis, and some that need a slow pace, others that need a quickened tempo, and so on = La preparación de un narrador de cuentos es como el ensayo de una orquesta; habrá pasajes que necesiten énfasis, otros un ritmo lento, otros un ritmo acelerado, etcétera.Ex. Access to current, reliable quality news is an important need in the fast-paced environment of all large corporations and service organisations.Ex. A library, even a small one in a home or a public place takes us out of our noisy, hurry up, present-minded lives and into what Keats called the world of 'silence and slow time'.Ex. This is a rapid paced, 30 minute session that introduces students to the concept of a search strategy and to various reference sources in print.Ex. The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment.----* crecimiento acelerado = rising tide.* curso acelerado = crash course.* de ritmo muy acelerado = hard-driving.* programa acelerado = crash program(me).* * *- da adjetivo1) < curso> intensive, crash (before n)2) (fam) < persona> nervous* * *= exponential, rushed, quickened, fast-paced [fast paced], hurry up, rapid paced, accelerated.Ex: Information technology continues to develop at an exponential rate.
Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded more rushed that what could normally be expected from the cataloging head.Ex: For a storyteller preparation is like rehearsal for an orchestra; there will be passages that need emphasis, and some that need a slow pace, others that need a quickened tempo, and so on = La preparación de un narrador de cuentos es como el ensayo de una orquesta; habrá pasajes que necesiten énfasis, otros un ritmo lento, otros un ritmo acelerado, etcétera.Ex: Access to current, reliable quality news is an important need in the fast-paced environment of all large corporations and service organisations.Ex: A library, even a small one in a home or a public place takes us out of our noisy, hurry up, present-minded lives and into what Keats called the world of 'silence and slow time'.Ex: This is a rapid paced, 30 minute session that introduces students to the concept of a search strategy and to various reference sources in print.Ex: The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment.* crecimiento acelerado = rising tide.* curso acelerado = crash course.* de ritmo muy acelerado = hard-driving.* programa acelerado = crash program(me).* * *acelerado -daA ‹curso› intensive, crash ( before n)íbamos a paso acelerado we were walking at a brisk paceB ( fam); ‹persona› nervous* * *
Del verbo acelerar: ( conjugate acelerar)
acelerado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
acelerado
acelerar
acelerado
a paso acelerado at a brisk pace
acelerar ( conjugate acelerar) verbo transitivoa) ‹coche/motor›:
( sin desplazarse) he revved the engine o car (up)
‹ paso› to quicken
verbo intransitivoa) (Auto) to accelerate
acelerado,-a adjetivo accelerated, fast
acelerar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to accelerate
' acelerado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acelerada
English:
apace
* * *acelerado, -a adj1. [rápido] rapid, quick2. Fís accelerated* * *I adj1 nervous, het-up2:curso acelerado intensive courseII part → acelerar* * *acelerado, -da adj: accelerated, speedy -
22 adecuado
adj.adequate, appropriate, becoming, apt.past part.past participle of spanish verb: adecuar.* * *1→ link=adecuar adecuar► adjetivo1 adequate, suitable, appropriate* * *(f. - adecuada)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=apropiado) [actitud, respuesta, ropa, tratamiento] appropriate; [documento, requisito] appropriate, relevantes el traje más adecuado para la primavera — it is the most suitable o appropriate outfit for spring
exigen un uso adecuado de los recursos — they are demanding that resources be used appropriately o properly
lo más adecuado sería... — the best thing o the most appropriate thing would be to...
2) (=acorde)adecuado a algo: un precio adecuado a mis posibilidades — a price within my budget o reach
3) (=suficiente) [dinero, tiempo] sufficient* * *- da adjetivoa) ( apropiado)no disponemos de los medios adecuados — we do not have adequate o the necessary resources
b) ( aceptable) adequate* * *= adequate, appropriate, apt, desirable, suitable, competent, convenient, correct, eligible, felicitous, fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], proper, successful, timely, fitting, commensurate, accommodating, timely, fit for purpose, beffiting.Ex. There must be provision for changes necessary to keep the coverage of subjects adequate for new literature.Ex. Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work.Ex. By building upon a more apt conceptual framework the transfer of information technology can play a role, albeit limited, in the development process.Ex. It is desirable that they be treated as parts of a single serials record, since this will provide a 'one-stop' file containing all the relevant data, and will produce a file with a number of funtions.Ex. The approach which is suitable in specialised indexing tools for medical research will need to be very specific in order to differentiate between two closely related subjects.Ex. Those responsible in libraries must ensure that the users are given competent advice.Ex. The most convenient manual format for recording terms is to write each term on a card.Ex. If an entry with cross-references or notes must be corrected, add the correct form and then delete the incorrect form.Ex. And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.Ex. This is hardly a felicitous solution to be followed in other similar cases.Ex. The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.Ex. That was considered to be a fit matter to be relegated to the machines.Ex. With proper authorization, you may request information about the status of the copies displayed.Ex. Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.Ex. I believe that the issues brought forth and debated in the following papers and discussions are as timely today as they were when the institutes were first held.Ex. Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.Ex. For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase.Ex. Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.Ex. I am not very good at fortune telling but I suspect it may be timely for people to communicate briefly on strategy and options with him.Ex. Commercial pressures are placing demands on the designer to provide solutions which are fit for purpose for all user groups.Ex. Since I write in English I should really refer to the city as Florence, but Firenze is such a phonically beautiful sounding word, far more befitting of the beautiful Italian city.----* adecuado para = accommodative to, well suited to/for.* considerar adecuado = judge + suitable, consider + appropriate.* creer adecuado = see + fit, think + fit.* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.* de un modo adecuado = appropriately, fitly.* el más adecuado = ideally suited.* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.* en el momento adecuado = at the right time.* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.* lo adecuado = adequacy.* no ser lo más adecuado para = ill suited to/for.* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* prácticas más adecuadas = lessons learned [lessons learnt], best practices.* proporcionar el + Nombre + adecuado al + Nombre + adecuado en el m = provide + the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.* resultar adecuado = prove + suitable.* ser adecuado = be right, stand up.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( apropiado)no disponemos de los medios adecuados — we do not have adequate o the necessary resources
b) ( aceptable) adequate* * *= adequate, appropriate, apt, desirable, suitable, competent, convenient, correct, eligible, felicitous, fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], proper, successful, timely, fitting, commensurate, accommodating, timely, fit for purpose, beffiting.Ex: There must be provision for changes necessary to keep the coverage of subjects adequate for new literature.
Ex: Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work.Ex: By building upon a more apt conceptual framework the transfer of information technology can play a role, albeit limited, in the development process.Ex: It is desirable that they be treated as parts of a single serials record, since this will provide a 'one-stop' file containing all the relevant data, and will produce a file with a number of funtions.Ex: The approach which is suitable in specialised indexing tools for medical research will need to be very specific in order to differentiate between two closely related subjects.Ex: Those responsible in libraries must ensure that the users are given competent advice.Ex: The most convenient manual format for recording terms is to write each term on a card.Ex: If an entry with cross-references or notes must be corrected, add the correct form and then delete the incorrect form.Ex: And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.Ex: This is hardly a felicitous solution to be followed in other similar cases.Ex: The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.Ex: That was considered to be a fit matter to be relegated to the machines.Ex: With proper authorization, you may request information about the status of the copies displayed.Ex: Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.Ex: I believe that the issues brought forth and debated in the following papers and discussions are as timely today as they were when the institutes were first held.Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.Ex: For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase.Ex: Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.Ex: I am not very good at fortune telling but I suspect it may be timely for people to communicate briefly on strategy and options with him.Ex: Commercial pressures are placing demands on the designer to provide solutions which are fit for purpose for all user groups.Ex: Since I write in English I should really refer to the city as Florence, but Firenze is such a phonically beautiful sounding word, far more befitting of the beautiful Italian city.* adecuado para = accommodative to, well suited to/for.* considerar adecuado = judge + suitable, consider + appropriate.* creer adecuado = see + fit, think + fit.* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.* de un modo adecuado = appropriately, fitly.* el más adecuado = ideally suited.* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.* en el momento adecuado = at the right time.* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.* lo adecuado = adequacy.* no ser lo más adecuado para = ill suited to/for.* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* prácticas más adecuadas = lessons learned [lessons learnt], best practices.* proporcionar el + Nombre + adecuado al + Nombre + adecuado en el m = provide + the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.* resultar adecuado = prove + suitable.* ser adecuado = be right, stand up.* * *adecuado -da1(apropiado): me parece poco adecuado para una ocasión así I don't think it is very suitable for such an occasiones la persona más adecuada para este trabajo she is the best person o the most suitable person for the job o to do the jobéste no es el momento adecuado this is not the right momentno disponemos de los medios adecuados para realizar el trabajo we do not have adequate o the necessary resources to carry out the work2 (aceptable) adequate* * *
Del verbo adecuar: ( conjugate adecuar)
adecuado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
adecuado
adecuar
adecuado◊ -da adjetivo
‹ momento› right;
‹ medios› adequate;
adecuar ( conjugate adecuar) verbo transitivo adecuado algo a algo to adapt sth to sth
adecuado,-a adjetivo appropriate, suitable
adecuar verbo transitivo to adapt
' adecuado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adecuada
- aparente
- apta
- apto
- corresponder
- distribuir
- encontrar
- justa
- justo
- microclima
- momento
- pertinente
- propia
- propio
- bien
- indicado
- planteamiento
English:
adequate
- appropriate
- beginner
- due
- fit
- fitting
- proper
- suitable
- undue
- unsuitable
- right
- suited
* * *adecuado, -a adjappropriate, suitable;muchos niños no reciben una alimentación adecuada many children do not have a proper diet;ponte un traje adecuado para la ceremonia wear something suitable for the ceremony;no es un hombre adecuado para ella he's not the right sort of man for her;el sistema actual no es el adecuado the current system isn't the right one;no creo que este sea el lugar más adecuado para discutir del tema I don't think this is the best o right place to discuss the matter;repartieron los fondos de forma adecuada they shared out the funds appropriately* * *adj suitable, appropriate* * *adecuado, -da adj1) idóneo: suitable, appropriate2) : adequate* * *adecuado adj right / suitable -
23 afelpado
adj.plush, plushy, velvety.past part.past participle of spanish verb: afelpar.* * *► adjetivo1 velvety* * *ADJ plush, velvety* * *- da adjetivo velvety* * *= plush.Ex. The following two combinations of furniture will present differente meanings: a leather chair, plush carpets and wood panelling versus leather bound books, carved oak book cases and a computer.* * *- da adjetivo velvety* * *= plush.Ex: The following two combinations of furniture will present differente meanings: a leather chair, plush carpets and wood panelling versus leather bound books, carved oak book cases and a computer.
* * *afelpado -davelvety* * *afelpado, -a adjplush* * *adj velvety* * *afelpado, -da adj: plush -
24 agujereado
adj.full of holes, pierced with holes.past part.past participle of spanish verb: agujerear.* * *1→ link=agujerear agujerear► adjetivo1 with holes, perforated* * *ADJ full of holes* * *- da adjetivoestá todo agujereado — it's full of o riddled with holes
* * *= pierced.Ex. Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.* * *- da adjetivoestá todo agujereado — it's full of o riddled with holes
* * *= pierced.Ex: Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.
* * *agujereado -da‹orejas› piercedestá todo agujereado it's full of o riddled with holesel fondo está agujereado the bottom has holes/a hole in it* * *
Del verbo agujerear: ( conjugate agujerear)
agujereado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
agujereado
agujerear
agujereado◊ -da adjetivo: está agujereado it has holes in it
agujerear ( conjugate agujerear) verbo transitivo ( hacer agujeros en) to make holes in;
( atravesar) to pierce
agujerear verbo transitivo to make holes in
' agujereado' also found in these entries:
English:
leaky
- wear
* * *agujereado, -a adjriddled with holes -
25 alejado
adj.far away, faraway, far-out, remote.past part.past participle of spanish verb: alejar.* * *1→ link=alejar alejar► adjetivo1 (lejano) far away, remote2 (separado) aloof, apart* * *(f. - alejada)adj.remote, distant* * *ADJ1) (=distanciado) remotevivimos algo alejados — we live quite far away, we live quite a distance away
alejado de — [lugar] distant from; [persona] away from
viven completamente alejados de la realidad — they live completely cut off from the real world o from reality
2) (=diferente) removed (de from)* * *- da adjetivoa) < lugar> remoteb) ( distanciado) < persona>alejado de algo/alguien: hace tiempo que está alejado de la política he's been away from o out of politics for some time; está alejado de su familia — he's estranged from his family
* * *= outlying, further afield, at arm's length, aloof.Ex. Attempts were made to reach beyond the larger cities through the use of mobile vans to visit outlying towns and rural areas.Ex. The number of users of mobile libraries is falling because of improved transport facilities which allow users to visit library services further afield.Ex. Because transfer prices can he manipulated to avoid paying taxes, governments insist that these prices must be set as if the firms were at arm's length.Ex. The article takes up the present discussion about youths' aloof attitudes towards politics.----* alejado del mundanal ruido = far from the maddening crowd(s).* estar alejado + Expresión Numérica = be + Número + away.* estar bastante alejado = be a distance apart.* estar muy alejado de = be a long way from.* mantener alejado = keep away, keep + Nombre + out.* mantener Algo alejado = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.* mantenerse alejado = stay away, remain + aloof.* mantenerse alejado de = stay away from, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública = shun + the public eye.* más alejado = further afield, furthest away.* muy alejado de = a long way removed from.* permanecer alejado = stay out of + sight.* * *- da adjetivoa) < lugar> remoteb) ( distanciado) < persona>alejado de algo/alguien: hace tiempo que está alejado de la política he's been away from o out of politics for some time; está alejado de su familia — he's estranged from his family
* * *= outlying, further afield, at arm's length, aloof.Ex: Attempts were made to reach beyond the larger cities through the use of mobile vans to visit outlying towns and rural areas.
Ex: The number of users of mobile libraries is falling because of improved transport facilities which allow users to visit library services further afield.Ex: Because transfer prices can he manipulated to avoid paying taxes, governments insist that these prices must be set as if the firms were at arm's length.Ex: The article takes up the present discussion about youths' aloof attitudes towards politics.* alejado del mundanal ruido = far from the maddening crowd(s).* estar alejado + Expresión Numérica = be + Número + away.* estar bastante alejado = be a distance apart.* estar muy alejado de = be a long way from.* mantener alejado = keep away, keep + Nombre + out.* mantener Algo alejado = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.* mantenerse alejado = stay away, remain + aloof.* mantenerse alejado de = stay away from, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública = shun + the public eye.* más alejado = further afield, furthest away.* muy alejado de = a long way removed from.* permanecer alejado = stay out of + sight.* * *alejado -da1 ‹lugar› remotesu casa está algo alejada her house is a little remote o out of the way2 (distanciado) ‹persona› alejado DE algo/algn:hace tiempo que está alejado de la política he's been away from o out of politics for some timedesde que pasó, está alejado de su familia he's been estranged from his family since it happened, there's been a rift between him and his family since it happened* * *
Del verbo alejar: ( conjugate alejar)
alejado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
alejado
alejar
alejado◊ -da adjetivo
◊ hace tiempo que está alejado de la política he's been away from o out of politics for some time;
está alejado de su familia he's estranged from his family
alejar ( conjugate alejar) verbo transitivoa) (poner lejos, más lejos) to move … (further) away;
alejado algo/a algn de algo/algn to move sth/sb away from sth/sbb) ( distanciar) alejado a algn de algn to distance sb from sb
alejarse verbo pronominal
to move away;
( caminando) to walk away;
se alejó de su familia he drifted apart from his family;
necesito alejadome de todo I need to get away from everything
alejado,-a adjetivo
1 (lugar) far away, remote
2 (distanciado de una actividad) away from: lleva años alejado de la docencia, he's been out of teaching for years
alejar verbo transitivo to move further away
' alejado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alejada
- alejarse
- allá
- apartada
- apartado
- aislado
English:
apart
- keep back
- clear
- keep
- out
* * *alejado, -a adjsu casa está más alejada de aquí que la mía her house is further o farther (away) from here than mine;la enfermedad le obligó a permanecer alejado de los escenarios durante dos meses his illness kept him off the stage for two monthsle acusaron de estar alejado de la realidad they accused him of being out of touch (with reality)* * *adj remote, far away* * *alejado, -da adj: remote -
26 apartado
adj.1 remote, distant, far away, separate.2 distant, isolated, reclusive.3 reserved, set apart, laid apart.m.1 post office box, box number, P.O. Box.2 paragraph, sidebar, subsection.past part.past participle of spanish verb: apartar.* * *1 post office box2 (párrafo) section————————1→ link=apartar apartar► adjetivo2 (retirado) retired1 post office box2 (párrafo) section\mantenerse apartado,-a de algo/alguien to keep away from something/somebody* * *1. noun m. - apartado postal 2. (f. - apartada)adj.1) remote, isolated2) solitary* * *1. ADJ1) (=lejano) remote, isolatedun pueblo muy apartado — a very remote o isolated village
apartado de — [lugar] far from; [persona] isolated from
donde vivía, estaba apartado de todos nosotros — where he lived he was isolated from us all
2) (=solitario) [vida, persona] solitary2. SM1) (Correos) (tb: apartado de correos, apartado postal) Post Office box, P.O. Box, box numberapartado de correos 325 — P.O. Box 325
2) (=sección) (Literat) section; (Jur) section, sub-sectionvamos a empezar por el apartado dedicado a la economía — let's begin with the section on the economy
en el apartado de sanidad han aumentado los gastos — in the area of health, costs have increased
3) (=sala) spare room, side room4) (Metal) extraction* * *I- da adjetivoa) <zona/lugar> isolatedb) < persona>IIapartado de algo/alguien: se mantuvo apartado de la vida pública he stayed out of public life; vive apartado de la familia — he has little to do with his family
1) (Corresp) tbapartado de correos or apartado postal — post office box, P.O. Box
2) (de artículo, capítulo) section* * *= secluded, section, alcove, remote, off the beaten track.Ex. Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.Ex. Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.Ex. The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.Ex. The article ' Off the beaten track. Small publishers in India' reviews the efforts of small and alternative presses in India in publishing the most exciting and innovative books for children.----* apartado de comentarios = comments section.* apartado de correos = P.O. Box, post office box.* apartado postal = post office box.* camino apartado = byway.* muy apartado de = a long way removed from.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.* por caminos apartados = off-road.* rincón apartado = secluded spot.* * *I- da adjetivoa) <zona/lugar> isolatedb) < persona>IIapartado de algo/alguien: se mantuvo apartado de la vida pública he stayed out of public life; vive apartado de la familia — he has little to do with his family
1) (Corresp) tbapartado de correos or apartado postal — post office box, P.O. Box
2) (de artículo, capítulo) section* * *= secluded, section, alcove, remote, off the beaten track.Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.
Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.Ex: Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.Ex: The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.Ex: The article ' Off the beaten track. Small publishers in India' reviews the efforts of small and alternative presses in India in publishing the most exciting and innovative books for children.* apartado de comentarios = comments section.* apartado de correos = P.O. Box, post office box.* apartado postal = post office box.* camino apartado = byway.* muy apartado de = a long way removed from.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.* por caminos apartados = off-road.* rincón apartado = secluded spot.* * *1 ‹zona/lugar› isolated2 ‹persona› apartado DE algo/algn:se ha mantenido apartado de la vida pública he has stayed out of public lifevive muy apartado de la familia he has very little to do with his familyA ( Corresp) tbapartado de correos or apartado postal post office box, P.O. BoxB (de un artículo, capítulo) sectionen el apartado de seguridad social, los logros del gobierno han sido mucho menores as far as social security is concerned o as for social security, the government's achievements have been much smaller* * *
Del verbo apartar: ( conjugate apartar)
apartado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
apartado
apartar
apartado 1◊ -da adjetivo
b) ‹ persona›:
vive apartado de la familia he has little to do with his family
apartado 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (Corresp) tb apartado de correos or apartado postal post office box, P.O. Box
2 (de artículo, capítulo) section
apartar ( conjugate apartar) verbo transitivo
1
apartó los ojos he averted his eyes
2 (guardar, reservar) to set aside;
apartarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
b) (alejarse, separarse):◊ apártate de ahí get/come away from there;
no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side;
¡apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!;
se apartó de su familia she drifted away from her family;
nos estamos apartando del tema we're getting off the subject
apartado,-a
I adj (lugar alejado) remote, isolated: manténganse apartados de las vías, keep off the track
II sustantivo masculino
1 (párrafo) section, paragraph 2 apartado de correos, Post Office Box
apartar
I verbo transitivo
1 (alejar) to move away, remove
apartar la vista, to look away
2 (guardar) to put aside
II verbo intransitivo ¡aparta!, move out of the way!
' apartado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apartada
- apdo.
- capítulo
- retirada
- retirado
- rincón
- sección
- rubro
English:
aloof
- isolated
- off
- Post Office Box
- set back
- solitary
- stand back
- track
- box
- by
- out
- secluded
* * *apartado, -a♦ adjhoy día vive apartado del mundo del teatro nowadays he has very little to do with the theatre2. [alejado] remote;nuestra casa está bastante apartada del centro our house is quite far from the centre♦ nm[párrafo] paragraph; [sección] section Col, Ecuad apartado aéreo Post Office box, PO Box;apartado de correos Post Office box, PO Box;apartado postal Post Office box, PO Box* * *I adj isolatedII m section* * *apartado nm1) : section, paragraph2)apartado postal : post office box* * *apartado2 n paragraph / sectionapartado de correos post office box / PO box -
27 apresurado
adj.1 hurried, in a hurry, hasty, hot-footed.2 hasty, cursory, precipitate.past part.past participle of spanish verb: apresurar.* * *1→ link=apresurar apresurar► adjetivo1 (persona) in a hurry2 (cosa) hurried, rushed, quick* * *(f. - apresurada)adj.hasty, hurried* * *ADJ (=hecho con prisa) hurried, hasty; [paso] quick* * *- da adjetivocaminaba con paso apresurado — she walked quickly o at a brisk pace
b) < decisión> rushed, hasty; <respuesta/comentario> hasty* * *= hasty, fast-paced [fast paced], quick and dirty, hurry up.Ex. It seems to me that the deletion of that was maybe a little bit too hasty.Ex. Access to current, reliable quality news is an important need in the fast-paced environment of all large corporations and service organisations.Ex. A ' quick and dirty' method is for all participants to select their 'favourite five' from each category.Ex. A library, even a small one in a home or a public place takes us out of our noisy, hurry up, present-minded lives and into what Keats called the world of 'silence and slow time'.----* apresurado por = in a rush.* * *- da adjetivocaminaba con paso apresurado — she walked quickly o at a brisk pace
b) < decisión> rushed, hasty; <respuesta/comentario> hasty* * *= hasty, fast-paced [fast paced], quick and dirty, hurry up.Ex: It seems to me that the deletion of that was maybe a little bit too hasty.
Ex: Access to current, reliable quality news is an important need in the fast-paced environment of all large corporations and service organisations.Ex: A ' quick and dirty' method is for all participants to select their 'favourite five' from each category.Ex: A library, even a small one in a home or a public place takes us out of our noisy, hurry up, present-minded lives and into what Keats called the world of 'silence and slow time'.* apresurado por = in a rush.* * *apresurado -da1 ‹despedida› quick, hurried; ‹visita› rushed, hurriedcomo iba muy apresurado no estuvo mucho rato he was in a hurry o rush so he didn't stay very longcaminaba con paso apresurado she walked quickly o at a brisk pace2 ‹decisión› rushed, hasty; ‹respuesta/comentario› hasty* * *
Del verbo apresurar: ( conjugate apresurar)
apresurado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
apresurado
apresurar
apresurado◊ -da adjetivo
‹ visita› rushed, hurried
‹respuesta/comentario› hasty
apresurar ( conjugate apresurar) verbo transitivo
‹ paso› to quicken
apresurarse verbo pronominal:◊ ¡apresúrate! hurry up!;
no nos apresuremos demasiado let's not be hasty;
se apresuró a defenderla he hastened o rushed to her defense
apresurado,-a adj (persona) in a hurry
(tarea) hurried, hasty
apresurar verbo transitivo to speed up
' apresurado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apresurada
English:
hasty
- hurried
* * *apresurado, -a adj[viaje] hurried; [decisión] hasty;se retiraron de forma apresurada they hastily o hurriedly withdrew* * *adj quick, rushed* * *apresurado, -da adj: hurried, in a rush -
28 atrasado
adj.1 late, behind-time, behind schedule, behind the times.2 backward.past part.past participle of spanish verb: atrasar.* * *1→ link=atrasar atrasar► adjetivo1 (desfasado) outdated2 (pago) overdue3 (reloj) slow* * *(f. - atrasada)adj.1) backward2) late3) overdue4) slow* * *1. ADJ1) (=con retraso) late, behind, behind time; [pago] overdue; [número de revista etc] back antes de sandar o estar atrasado — [reloj] to be slow
estar un poco atrasado — [persona] to be a bit behind
2)estar atrasado — CAm * (=sin dinero) to be broke *
3) [país] backward; [alumno etc] slow, backward2.SM* * *- da adjetivo1)a) [estar] < reloj> slowel tren llegó/salió atrasado — (AmL) the train arrived/left late
apúrate que voy atrasado — (AmL) hurry up, I'm late
2) (acumulado, pasado)3)a) (anticuado, desfasado) <ideas/persona> old-fashionedb) <país/pueblo> backward* * *= backward, backwater, belated, backwards.Ex. There are no entries under the terms backward, Deficient, Handicapped, Mental deficiency, Mentally deficient despite the fact that Class JGJ is devoted to the teaching of Deficient, Handicapped, etc.Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.Ex. References to Bulgarian authors abroad are limited and belated.Ex. Besides, basing our future course on 'observations in our present-day libraries' is a little backwards.----* estar atrasado en el pago = be in arrears.* ir muy atrasado = be way behind schedule.* muy atrasado = in the backwoods.* * *- da adjetivo1)a) [estar] < reloj> slowel tren llegó/salió atrasado — (AmL) the train arrived/left late
apúrate que voy atrasado — (AmL) hurry up, I'm late
2) (acumulado, pasado)3)a) (anticuado, desfasado) <ideas/persona> old-fashionedb) <país/pueblo> backward* * *= backward, backwater, belated, backwards.Ex: There are no entries under the terms backward, Deficient, Handicapped, Mental deficiency, Mentally deficient despite the fact that Class JGJ is devoted to the teaching of Deficient, Handicapped, etc.
Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.Ex: References to Bulgarian authors abroad are limited and belated.Ex: Besides, basing our future course on 'observations in our present-day libraries' is a little backwards.* estar atrasado en el pago = be in arrears.* ir muy atrasado = be way behind schedule.* muy atrasado = in the backwoods.* * *atrasado -daA1 [ ESTAR] ‹reloj› slowtienes el reloj atrasado your watch is slow2(con respecto a lo esperado): estar atrasado to be behindestamos atrasados en el pago del alquiler we're behind o in arrears with the rentestá muy atrasado en los estudios he's really behind in his studies¿que no lo sabías? estás atrasado de noticias didn't you know? where've you been hiding? o you're behind the times ( colloq)el proyecto está atrasado the project is behind schedule¿todavía no camina? está muy atrasado para su edad isn't he walking yet? he's very slow for his ageel tren llegó/salió atrasado ( AmL); the train arrived/left late, the train was late arriving/leavingno llegues atrasado ( AmL); don't be lateB(acumulado, pasado): tengo mucho sueño atrasado I have a lot of sleep to catch up ontodas las cuotas atrasadas all outstanding paymentsnúmeros atrasados de la publicación back numbers of the publicationC1 (anticuado, desfasado) ‹ideas› old-fashionedson muy atrasados they're very old-fashioned, they're way behind the times ( colloq)2 ‹país/pueblo› backwardtodavía estamos muy atrasados con respecto a otros países we're still very backward in comparison to other countries* * *
Del verbo atrasar: ( conjugate atrasar)
atrasado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
atrasado
atrasar
atrasado◊ -da adjetivo
1
b) ( con respecto a lo esperado):
el proyecto está atrasado the project is behind schedule;
el tren llegó/salió atrasado (AmL) the train arrived/left late;
apúrate que voy atrasado (AmL) hurry up, I'm late
2 (acumulado, pasado):
tengo trabajo atrasado I'm behind with my work;
todas las cuotas atrasadas all outstanding payments;
un ejemplar atrasado a back number o issue
3
atrasar ( conjugate atrasar) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo [ reloj] to lose time
atrasarse verbo pronominal
1
[ persona] to be late
2
atrasado,-a adjetivo
1 (un pago) overdue
(un reloj) slow
(un país, una región) backward
(un número, un fascículo) back number
2 (rezagado) va atrasado en los estudios, he is behind in his studies
atrasar
I verbo transitivo to put back
II vi (un reloj) to be slow
' atrasado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atrasada
- número
- atrasar
English:
back
- backlog
- behind
- overdue
- slow
- arrears
- backward
- late
- schedule
* * *atrasado, -a adj1. [en el tiempo] delayed;vamos atrasados en este proyecto we're behind schedule on this project;tengo mucho trabajo atrasado I've got a big backlog of work;va muy atrasado en los estudios he's very behind with his studies;número atrasado back number;Amllegó atrasado he arrived late;Ammi vuelo salió atrasado my flight was delayed, my flight departed late2. [reloj] slow;mi reloj va atrasado my watch is slow;llevas el reloj atrasado your watch is slow3. [pago] overdue, late4. [en evolución, capacidad] backward;las regiones más atrasadas del país the most backward regions of the country* * *adjwith)2 reloj slow;ir atrasado be slow3 pueblo backward* * *atrasado, -da adj1) : late, overdue2) : backwards3) : old-fashioned4) : slow (of a clock or watch)* * *atrasado adj1. (reloj) slow2. (país) backward -
29 atravesado
adj.1 lying across, transfixed, awry, aslant.2 bloody-minded.past part.past participle of spanish verb: atravesar.* * *1→ link=atravesar atravesar► adjetivo1 (cruzado) crossed, laid across2 (algo bizco) cross-eyed3 (animal cruzado) mongrel, crossbred\tener a alguien atravesado,-a figurado to find somebody unbearable* * *ADJ1) (=de través)tener atravesado * —
2) (=malintencionado) treacherous3) (=bizco) squinting, cross-eyed4) (Zool) mongrel, cross-bred* * *- da adjetivo1) ( cruzado)el piano estaba atravesado en el pasillo — the piano was stuck (o placed etc) across the corridor
tener algo/a alguien atravesado — (fam)
lo tengo atravesado — I can't stand him (colloq)
tengo atravesada la física — I can't stand physics (colloq)
2)a) (AmL fam) ( obstinado) bloody-minded; ( malintencionado)b) (Col, Ven fam) ( agresivo) vicious, mean (colloq)* * *= pierced.Ex. Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.* * *- da adjetivo1) ( cruzado)el piano estaba atravesado en el pasillo — the piano was stuck (o placed etc) across the corridor
tener algo/a alguien atravesado — (fam)
lo tengo atravesado — I can't stand him (colloq)
tengo atravesada la física — I can't stand physics (colloq)
2)a) (AmL fam) ( obstinado) bloody-minded; ( malintencionado)b) (Col, Ven fam) ( agresivo) vicious, mean (colloq)* * *= pierced.Ex: Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.
* * *atravesado -daA(cruzado): el piano estaba atravesado en el pasillo the piano was stuck ( o placed etc) across the corridorhabía un camión atravesado en la carretera there was a truck blocking the roadB(malintencionado): es muy atravesado he's a real troublemaker* * *
Del verbo atravesar: ( conjugate atravesar)
atravesado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
atravesado
atravesar
atravesado◊ -da adjetivo ( cruzado): el piano estaba atravesado en el pasillo the piano was stuck (o placed etc) across the corridor;
un árbol/camión atravesado en la carretera a tree lying across/a truck blocking the road
atravesar ( conjugate atravesar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( colocar) to put … across
atravesarse verbo pronominal:
se me atravesó una espina en la garganta I got a fish bone stuck in my throat
atravesado,-a adjetivo
1 (cruzado) lying crosswise
2 (persona retorcida) difficult: su cuñada es algo atravesada y le hace sufrir cuando puede, her sister-in-law is a bit mean and makes her suffer whenever she can
atravesar verbo transitivo
1 (una pared) to pierce, go through
2 (una calle, un río) to cross
3 (una etapa) to go through
4 (impedir el paso) to lay across, put across
' atravesado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atravesada
- atravesarse
- cruzada
- cruzado
* * *atravesado, -a adjel barco había quedado atravesado a la entrada del puerto the ship had blocked the entrance to the harbour;Famtener atravesado a algo/a alguien: tengo atravesado a Manolo I can't stand Manolo2. [bizco] cross-eyed, cock-eyed4. CompRP Famandar atravesado to be grumpy, Br to have the hump* * *adj:atravesado en algo stuck across sth;tener a alguien atravesado fig fam not be able to stand s.o. -
30 bordado
adj.embroidered, embroided.m.1 embroidering, embroidery.2 embroidery work, embroidered piece.past part.past participle of spanish verb: bordar.* * *1 embroidering, embroidery————————1→ link=bordar bordar► adjetivo1 embroidered1 embroidering, embroidery* * *SM embroidery, needlework* * *I- da adjetivo <mantel/sábana> embroideredIIsalir bordado — (Esp fam)
masculino embroidery* * *= needlework, embroidery, embroidered.Ex. She is still very much a children's book borrower with a smattering of titles taken from the applied sciences, which in Susan's case meant books on cookery and needlework.Ex. Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.Ex. The eight pieces are an embroidered saddle, two matching pistol-cases, an embroidered baldric, a buff coat, two felt hats, and a shoe.----* bordado de encaje = lacework.* bordado sin costuras = needlepoint lace.* * *I- da adjetivo <mantel/sábana> embroideredIIsalir bordado — (Esp fam)
masculino embroidery* * *= needlework, embroidery, embroidered.Ex: She is still very much a children's book borrower with a smattering of titles taken from the applied sciences, which in Susan's case meant books on cookery and needlework.
Ex: Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.Ex: The eight pieces are an embroidered saddle, two matching pistol-cases, an embroidered baldric, a buff coat, two felt hats, and a shoe.* bordado de encaje = lacework.* bordado sin costuras = needlepoint lace.* * *‹mantel/sábana› embroideredbajamos de un tren y subimos al otro, nos salió bordado things worked out really well o ( BrE colloq) everything worked a treat, we got off one train and straight onto the other oneembroidery* * *
Del verbo bordar: ( conjugate bordar)
bordado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
bordado
bordar
bordado 1◊ -da adjetivo ‹mantel/sábana› embroidered
bordado 2 sustantivo masculino
embroidery
bordar ( conjugate bordar) verbo transitivo ‹sábana/blusa› to embroider;
lo bordó a mano she embroidered it by hand
bordado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (perfecto) perfect: la traducción me quedó bordada, I made an absolutely perfect job of that translation
2 Cost embroidered
II m Cost embroidery
bordar verbo transitivo
1 (una interpretación, un trabajo) to do excellently
2 Cost to embroider
' bordado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bordada
- primor
- deshacer
- trabajado
English:
embroidery
- needlework
* * *bordado, -a♦ adj1. [tela] embroideredel discurso/examen le salió bordado his speech/the exam went like a dream♦ nmembroidery* * *I adj embroidered;bordado a mano hand-embroideredII m embroidery* * *bordado nm: embroidery, needlework* * * -
31 cableado
adj.1 wired.2 hardwired.m.wiring, cabling.past part.past participle of spanish verb: cablear.* * *1 wiring* * *SM wiring* * *= cabling, wiring system, wiring.Ex. Cabling and ducting present a major problem in the planning of a library building.Ex. It was then found that the backup plan could not be implemented without costly and lengthy modification of the wiring system in the building.Ex. Placing CD-ROM equipment in a reference room poses wiring difficulties that the flexibility of carpet tiles and flat wire installation should alleviate.----* cableado eléctrico = electrical cabling.* esquema del cableado eléctrico = wiring diagram.* sistema de cableado = wiring system.* * *= cabling, wiring system, wiring.Ex: Cabling and ducting present a major problem in the planning of a library building.
Ex: It was then found that the backup plan could not be implemented without costly and lengthy modification of the wiring system in the building.Ex: Placing CD-ROM equipment in a reference room poses wiring difficulties that the flexibility of carpet tiles and flat wire installation should alleviate.* cableado eléctrico = electrical cabling.* esquema del cableado eléctrico = wiring diagram.* sistema de cableado = wiring system.* * *wiring* * *cableado, -a Informát♦ adjhardwired♦ nm1. [colocación de cables] wiring2. [conjunto de cables] cabling, cables* * *m wiring* * *cableado nm: wiring -
32 certificado
adj.certified, registered.m.1 certificate, certifying document.2 testimonial.past part.past participle of spanish verb: certificar.* * *1 (documento) certificate————————1→ link=certificar certificar► adjetivo1 (envío) registered1 (documento) certificate\certificado médico medical certificate* * *1. (f. - certificada)adj.2. noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) (Correos) [carta, paquete] registered2) (=aprobado) certified2. SM1) (=documento) certificatecertificado de acciones — (Com) share o stock certificate
certificado de escolaridad — completion certificate for compulsory education
certificado escolar — = certificado de escolaridad
2) (Correos) registered item* * *I- da adjetivo <paquete/carta> registeredIImasculino certificate* * *= certificate, registered, certification, certificated, licensure.Ex. He received his certificate of librarianship from the University of California at Berkeley the following year, and then returned to UCLA where he obtained a position in the library.Ex. Amongst the present 2,700 or more registered readers, pupils and students predominate.Ex. It is remarkable how, in an economy with diminishing job opportunities, librarians compensate for their inability to demonstrate the value of their skills by seeking the protection of educational and certification requirements.Ex. In 1977 it was granted the status of a certificated trade union.Ex. Only through formal certification or licensure will librarians achieve the consistently high level of performance necessary to command the confidence and respect accorded a profession.----* carta certificada = registered letter.* certificado de aptitud = certification.* certificado de defunción = death certificate.* certificado de depósito = certificate of deposit.* certificado de fecha de registro = time stamp [timestamp].* certificado de nacimiento = birth certificate.* certificado de sanidad = health permit.* certificado de seguridad = security certificate.* certificado fitosanitario = phytosanitary certificate.* correo certificado = registered mail.* renovación de certificado de aptitud = recertification.* * *I- da adjetivo <paquete/carta> registeredIImasculino certificate* * *= certificate, registered, certification, certificated, licensure.Ex: He received his certificate of librarianship from the University of California at Berkeley the following year, and then returned to UCLA where he obtained a position in the library.
Ex: Amongst the present 2,700 or more registered readers, pupils and students predominate.Ex: It is remarkable how, in an economy with diminishing job opportunities, librarians compensate for their inability to demonstrate the value of their skills by seeking the protection of educational and certification requirements.Ex: In 1977 it was granted the status of a certificated trade union.Ex: Only through formal certification or licensure will librarians achieve the consistently high level of performance necessary to command the confidence and respect accorded a profession.* carta certificada = registered letter.* certificado de aptitud = certification.* certificado de defunción = death certificate.* certificado de depósito = certificate of deposit.* certificado de fecha de registro = time stamp [timestamp].* certificado de nacimiento = birth certificate.* certificado de sanidad = health permit.* certificado de seguridad = security certificate.* certificado fitosanitario = phytosanitary certificate.* correo certificado = registered mail.* renovación de certificado de aptitud = recertification.* * *‹paquete/carta› registeredmandé la carta certificada or por correo certificado I sent the letter by registered mail o ( BrE) registered postcertificateCompuestos:share certificatedeath certificateschool-leaving certificatemedical certificate* * *
Del verbo certificar: ( conjugate certificar)
certificado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
certificado
certificar
certificado 1◊ -da adjetivo ‹paquete/carta› registered;
mandé la carta certificada I sent the letter by registered mail
certificado 2 sustantivo masculino
certificate
certificar ( conjugate certificar) verbo transitivo
to certify
certificado,-a
I adjetivo
1 certified
2 (correo) registered
II sustantivo masculino
1 certificate
2 certificado de estudios, school-leaving certificate
certificado médico, medical certificate
certificar verbo transitivo
1 to certify
2 (una carta) to register
' certificado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acta
- certificada
- correo
- extender
- acompañar
- baja
- partida
English:
certificate
- death certificate
- marriage certificate
- recorded
- registered
- registered post
- birth
- certify
- death
- marriage
- register
* * *certificado, -a♦ adj[documento] certified; [carta, paquete] registered;♦ nmcertificatecertificado de ahorro savings certificate;certificado de buena conducta certificate of good conduct;certificado de calidad quality guarantee;certificado de defunción death certificate;Fin certificado de depósito certificate of deposit;certificado de estudios academic record;certificado de garantía guarantee certificate;certificado de matrimonio marriage certificate;certificado médico medical certificate;Com certificado de origen certificate of origin;certificado de residencia = official document confirming one's residence in a country, city etc* * *I adj carta registeredII m certificate* * *certificado, -da adj1) : certified2) : registered (of mail)certificado nm1) : certificate2) : registered letter* * *certificado1 adj registeredcertificado2 n certificate -
33 controvertido
adj.controversial, questionable, argumentary, debatable.past part.past participle of spanish verb: controvertir.* * *1→ link=controvertir controvertir► adjetivo1 controversial* * *(f. - controvertida)adj.* * *ADJ controversial* * *- da adjetivo [ser] <persona/tema> controversial; < negociaciones> full of controversy* * *= controversial, divisive, contested, vexed, challenging.Ex. The last 3 years while grants were available saw a rise in loans, readers and outreach services, a controversial stock revision and scrapping were carried out and a PC was taken in use.Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex. Although it remains a contested subject, there have been changes in general opinion about faculty status over the past few decades.Ex. A vexed area on which the present rules give no guidance is the publication produced as a result of a special programme or project.Ex. Thus in an attentive reader literature is expansive, visionary, challenging, subversive, in the true and best sense.----* cuestión controvertida = vexing question.* tema controvertido = vexing issue.* * *- da adjetivo [ser] <persona/tema> controversial; < negociaciones> full of controversy* * *= controversial, divisive, contested, vexed, challenging.Ex: The last 3 years while grants were available saw a rise in loans, readers and outreach services, a controversial stock revision and scrapping were carried out and a PC was taken in use.
Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex: Although it remains a contested subject, there have been changes in general opinion about faculty status over the past few decades.Ex: A vexed area on which the present rules give no guidance is the publication produced as a result of a special programme or project.Ex: Thus in an attentive reader literature is expansive, visionary, challenging, subversive, in the true and best sense.* cuestión controvertida = vexing question.* tema controvertido = vexing issue.* * *controvertido -da[ SER] controversialun escritor muy controvertido a highly controversial writerel tema más controvertido en este momento the most widely debated subject of the momentlas negociaciones han sido largas y controvertidas the negotiations have been long and full of controversy* * *
controvertido◊ -da adjetivo [ser] ‹persona/tema› controversial
controvertido,-a adjetivo controversial
' controvertido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
controvertida
- controversial
English:
controversial
- vexed
* * *controvertido, -a adjcontroversial;es un pintor muy controvertido he's a very controversial painter* * *adj controversial* * *controvertido, -da adj: controversial -
34 determinado
adj.1 determined, bound and determined, set, definite.2 given, particular.past part.past participle of spanish verb: determinar.* * *1→ link=determinar determinar► adjetivo1 (preciso) definite, precise, certain, given, particular2 (día, hora, etc) fixed, set, appointed3 (resuelto) determined, decisive, resolute4 GRAMÁTICA definite5 MATEMÁTICAS determinate* * *(f. - determinada)adj.1) determined2) certain, particular* * *ADJ1) (=preciso) certainun día determinado — on a certain o given day
2) [persona] determined, resolute3) (Ling) [artículo] definite4) (Mat) determinate* * *- da adjetivo (definido, preciso) <fecha/lugar> certain* * *= determined, set, purposeful, dogged, determinate, unwavering, agreed, desired, hell-bent, certain, resolute.Ex. The fifteenth edition, published in 1951, represented a determined effort to update and unify the schedules.Ex. With a set number of categories the specificity of the headings to be included in the index must be determined to a large extent.Ex. Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.Ex. The last 50 years of academic librarianship have seen a dogged search for standards.Ex. There is no coherent and determinate body of legal doctrine and the categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine.Ex. Savage's greatest claim to the attention of present-day librarians is his inspiring and unwavering belief in the value of librarianship.Ex. Such reports are sent to 'correspondents' in the member states; these correspondents are responsible for forwarding the reports to an agreed list of destinations in their own country.Ex. Arguably, before one tries to understand what current action would be optimal, one should decide on the desired eventual outcome.Ex. Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.Ex. The same is true for personal names, for subject headings or descriptors, for certain types of titles, for classification numbers, for call numbers, and so on = Lo mismo ocurre en el caso de los nombres personales, los encabezamientos de materia o descriptores, cierto tipo de títulos, los números de clasificación, las signaturas topográficas, etc.Ex. The work on gaining acceptance for disabled people in the 1980s is to become more resolute in the 1990s in the name of social justice.----* determinado de antemano = pre-established [preestablished].* determinado por el consumidor = consumer-driven [consumer driven].* determinado por el usuario = customer driven [customer-driven].* determinado por la genética = genetically-driven.* determinado por los genes = genetically-driven.* dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado = time out mechanism.* en determinadas ocasiones = sometimes, on particular occasions.* en ocasiones determinadas = on any one occasion.* en un momento determinado = at a particular point in time, on any one occasion.* número determinado de = nth.* * *- da adjetivo (definido, preciso) <fecha/lugar> certain* * *= determined, set, purposeful, dogged, determinate, unwavering, agreed, desired, hell-bent, certain, resolute.Ex: The fifteenth edition, published in 1951, represented a determined effort to update and unify the schedules.
Ex: With a set number of categories the specificity of the headings to be included in the index must be determined to a large extent.Ex: Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.Ex: The last 50 years of academic librarianship have seen a dogged search for standards.Ex: There is no coherent and determinate body of legal doctrine and the categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine.Ex: Savage's greatest claim to the attention of present-day librarians is his inspiring and unwavering belief in the value of librarianship.Ex: Such reports are sent to 'correspondents' in the member states; these correspondents are responsible for forwarding the reports to an agreed list of destinations in their own country.Ex: Arguably, before one tries to understand what current action would be optimal, one should decide on the desired eventual outcome.Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.Ex: The same is true for personal names, for subject headings or descriptors, for certain types of titles, for classification numbers, for call numbers, and so on = Lo mismo ocurre en el caso de los nombres personales, los encabezamientos de materia o descriptores, cierto tipo de títulos, los números de clasificación, las signaturas topográficas, etc.Ex: The work on gaining acceptance for disabled people in the 1980s is to become more resolute in the 1990s in the name of social justice.* determinado de antemano = pre-established [preestablished].* determinado por el consumidor = consumer-driven [consumer driven].* determinado por el usuario = customer driven [customer-driven].* determinado por la genética = genetically-driven.* determinado por los genes = genetically-driven.* dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado = time out mechanism.* en determinadas ocasiones = sometimes, on particular occasions.* en ocasiones determinadas = on any one occasion.* en un momento determinado = at a particular point in time, on any one occasion.* número determinado de = nth.* * *determinado -daA (definido, preciso) ‹fecha/lugar› certainquedaron en encontrarse en un lugar determinado y no apareció they agreed to meet at a certain o given place but she didn't show upen determinado momento me di cuenta de que se había ido at a certain point I realized that she had goneen determinadas circunstancias in certain circumstancesde una manera determinada in a certain o particular waysi se excede una determinada dosis if a particular dosage is exceededB ‹persona/actitud› determined, resolute* * *
Del verbo determinar: ( conjugate determinar)
determinado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
determinado
determinar
determinado◊ -da adjetivo ‹fecha/lugar› certain;
en determinadas circunstancias in certain circumstances;
una determinada dosis a particular dosage
determinar ( conjugate determinar) verbo transitivo
1 (establecer, precisar)
[ persona] to determine
2 ( motivar) to cause, bring about
determinado,-a adjetivo
1 (concreto, preciso) fixed: en determinado momento se puso a cantar, at one particular moment she began to sing
le gusta un tipo de música muy determinado, she likes a certain kind of music
2 Ling (artículo) definite
3 (decidido, convencido) decisive, resolute
determinar verbo transitivo
1 (concretar, especificar) to fix, set
2 (tomar una decisión) to decide on
3 (averigurar, aclarar) las causas del secuestro están por determinar, the motives for the kidnapping are still unknown
4 (condicionar) to determine
5 (causar) to bring about
' determinado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
determinada
- orientar
- resuelta
- resuelto
- tardar
- dado
- dejar
- empecinado
English:
certain
- definite
- given
- hellbent
- pitch
- set
- particular
* * *determinado, -a adj1. [cierto, alguno] certain;en determinadas fechas es mejor no viajar it is better not to travel on certain dates;hay determinados lugares donde la delincuencia es mayor there are certain places where the crime rate is higher;ante determinados síntomas es mejor acudir al médico with some symptoms it is better to see your doctor2. [preciso, concreto] specific, particular;en un momento determinado no sabía qué hacer there was a point where I just didn't know what to do3. [resuelto] determined;estar determinado a hacer algo to be determined to do sth4. Gram definite;artículo determinado definite article* * *adj certain* * *determinado, -da adj1) : certain, particular2) : determined, resolute* * *determinado adj1. (cierto) certain2. (preciso) specific / particular -
35 dispuesto
adj.disposed, all set, prepared, ready.past part.past participle of spanish verb: disponer.* * *1→ link=disponer disponer► adjetivo1 (decidido) determined2 (preparado) prepared, ready, willing3 (arreglado) arranged, settled, ready4 (despabilado) bright, clever, capable5 (servicial) helpful* * *(f. - dispuesta)adj.ready, prepared* * *1.PP de disponer2. ADJ1) (=preparado) arranged, readytodo está dispuesto para las elecciones — everything is set o arranged o ready for the elections
los platos están ya dispuestos en la mesa — the plates are already laid out o set on the table
¿estáis dispuestos para salir? — are you ready to leave?
2) (=decidido) willing•
estar dispuesto a, estábamos dispuestos al diálogo — we were willing o prepared to discuss the matter•
bien dispuesto — well-disposed•
mal dispuesto — ill-disposed•
poco dispuesto — reluctant, unwillingparece poco dispuesta a colaborar — she seems reluctant o unwilling to cooperate
* * *- ta adjetivoa) ( preparado) readyb) ( con voluntad) willingdispuesto a + inf — prepared to + inf
* * *= ready [readier -comp., readiest -sup.], willing, nothing loath.Ex. Copies with holds must be cataloged quickly to have them ready for the borrower.Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.Ex. The stranger, nothing loath to start a conversation with them, looked at them smilingly.----* dispuesto a = disposed to.* dispuesto a ayudar = willing, willing to help.* dispuesto a intentarlo = willing to try.* dispuesto de forma uniforme = regimented.* estar dispuestísimo a = be more than willing to.* estar dispuesto = be game.* estar dispuesto a = be keen to, be prepared to, be willing to, be of a mind to, be willing and able to, be ready, willing and able.* estar dispuesto a todo = be ready, willing and able.* estar dispuesto y deseoso a = be willing and able to.* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.* estar preparado y dispuesto a todo = be ready, willing and able.* estar siempre dispuesto a ayudar = be always willing to assist.* muy dispuesto a = all ready to.* no dispuesto = unprepared.* no estar dispuesto a = be unwilling to, be negatively disposed to.* poco dispuesto = disinclined.* * *- ta adjetivoa) ( preparado) readyb) ( con voluntad) willingdispuesto a + inf — prepared to + inf
* * *= ready [readier -comp., readiest -sup.], willing, nothing loath.Ex: Copies with holds must be cataloged quickly to have them ready for the borrower.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.Ex: The stranger, nothing loath to start a conversation with them, looked at them smilingly.* dispuesto a = disposed to.* dispuesto a ayudar = willing, willing to help.* dispuesto a intentarlo = willing to try.* dispuesto de forma uniforme = regimented.* estar dispuestísimo a = be more than willing to.* estar dispuesto = be game.* estar dispuesto a = be keen to, be prepared to, be willing to, be of a mind to, be willing and able to, be ready, willing and able.* estar dispuesto a todo = be ready, willing and able.* estar dispuesto y deseoso a = be willing and able to.* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.* estar preparado y dispuesto a todo = be ready, willing and able.* estar siempre dispuesto a ayudar = be always willing to assist.* muy dispuesto a = all ready to.* no dispuesto = unprepared.* no estar dispuesto a = be unwilling to, be negatively disposed to.* poco dispuesto = disinclined.* * *dispuesto -ta1 (preparado) readytodo está dispuesto para el viaje everything is arranged o ready for the tripla mesa está dispuesta the table is set o laid2 (con voluntad) dispuesto A + INF prepared to + INFsiempre está dispuesto a ayudar he's always prepared o willing o ready to helpla empresa no está dispuesta a ceder the company is not prepared o willing to back downllegó dispuesto a hacer las paces con ella he arrived ready to make it up with her* * *
Del verbo disponer: ( conjugate disponer)
dispuesto es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
disponer
dispuesto
disponer ( conjugate disponer) verbo transitivo
1 (frml) (establecer, ordenar) [ ley] to provide (frml), to stipulate (frml);
[ rey] to decree;
[general/juez] to order
2 (frml) (colocar, arreglar) to arrange, set out, lay out
verbo intransitivo: dispuesto de algo ‹de tiempo/ayuda› to have sth;◊ con los recursos de que dispongo with the means available to me o at my disposal
disponerse verbo pronominal (frml) mientras se disponían a tomar el tren as they were about to catch the train;
la tropa se dispuso a atacar the troops prepared to attack
dispuesto -ta adjetivo
dispuesto a hacer algo prepared to do sth
disponer
I verbo transitivo
1 (colocar) to arrange, set out
2 (preparar) to prepare: lo dispuso todo para el encuentro, she prepared everything for the meeting
3 (mandar, establecer) to lay down, state: así lo dispuso en su testamento, so he stipulated in his will
II verbo intransitivo disponer de, to have at one's disposal
dispuesto,-a adjetivo
1 (preparado) ready
2 (colocado) arranged
3 (resuelto, convencido) determined: estamos dispuestos a afrontar las consecuencias, we are prepared to take the consequences
4 (voluntarioso) willing
5 (previsto, estipulado) lo enterraron según lo dispuesto en su testamento, he was buried as stipulated in his will
' dispuesto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acudir
- dispuesta
- preparada
- preparado
- cumplimiento
- solícito
English:
amenable
- disposed
- game
- inclined
- prepared
- ready
- unwilling
- well-disposed
- willing
- agreeable
- go
- mettle
- oblige
- sympathetic
- unhelpful
- well
* * *dispuesto, -a♦ participiover disponer♦ adj1. [preparado, organizado] ready;todo está dispuesto para que comience la semifinal everything is ready for the semifinal to start;la mesa ya está dispuesta the table has been laid2. [decidido, con plena voluntad]dispuesto a algo: parecían dispuestos al acuerdo they seemed to be willing to reach an agreement;está dispuesto a todo con tal de conseguir lo que quiere he's prepared to do anything as long as he gets what he wants;estar dispuesto a hacer algo to be prepared to do sth;siempre estuvo dispuesto a cooperar he was always willing to cooperate;no estoy dispuesto a tolerarlo más I'm not prepared to tolerate it any longer3. [capaz] capable;[a ayudar] ready to help;es un chico muy dispuesto he's a very obliging o willing lad* * *I part → disponerII adj para expresar preparación ready (a to); para expresar voluntad willing, disposed ( a hacer algo to do sth)* * *dispuesto, -ta adjpreparado: ready, prepared, disposed* * *dispuesto adj1. (preparado) ready2. (con voluntad) prepared / willing -
36 embutido
adj.stuffed, deep-drawn, inlaid, inwrought.m.1 cold cured meat (food).2 sausage-making, stuffing.3 sausage, banger.4 inlaid work, inlay.5 lace insert.past part.past participle of spanish verb: embutir.* * *1 (alimento) processed cold meat, cold cut2 (incrustación) inlay* * *SM1) (Culin) sausage2) (Téc) inlay, inlaid work, marquetry4) (=acción) stuffing* * *1) (Coc)b) ( acción) stuffing2) (de madera, metal) inlaying; ( de una chapa) pressing* * *= built-in, recessed.Ex. If however the furniture is built-in or built of reinforced concrete then it does present a more difficult problem.Ex. The recessed spaces on each side of the chimney breast hold small semi-circular tables of marquetry with mirrors hanging above them.----* iluminación embutida = recessed lighting.* luz embutida = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.* * *1) (Coc)b) ( acción) stuffing2) (de madera, metal) inlaying; ( de una chapa) pressing* * *= built-in, recessed.Ex: If however the furniture is built-in or built of reinforced concrete then it does present a more difficult problem.
Ex: The recessed spaces on each side of the chimney breast hold small semi-circular tables of marquetry with mirrors hanging above them.* iluminación embutida = recessed lighting.* luz embutida = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.* * *A ( Coc)1 (salchicha) sausage; (fiambre) cold meat ( stuffed into animal intestines or similar synthetic casing)2 (acción) stuffingB1 (de madera, metal) inlaying2 (de una chapa) pressing* * *
Del verbo embutir: ( conjugate embutir)
embutido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
embutido
embutir
embutido sustantivo masculino ( salchicha) sausage;
( fiambre) cold meat
embutido sustantivo masculino sausage
embutir verbo transitivo
1 (rellenar una tripa) to stuff
2 (introducir a presión) to cram, squeeze [en, into]
3 (encajar) to inlay
' embutido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
raja
- rajar
- chorizo
English:
sausage
- skin
- slice
* * *embutido nm1. [comida] cold cured meat2. [acción] sausage-making, stuffing3. Am [entredós] panel of lace* * *m GASTR type of dry sausage* * *embutido nm1) : sausage2) : inlaid work* * *embutido n cold meat -
37 empotrado
adj.built-in, ingrained, set-in, embedded.past part.past participle of spanish verb: empotrar.* * *1→ link=empotrar empotrar► adjetivo1 fitted, built-in* * *ADJ [armario] built-in; (Mec) fixed, integral* * *- da adjetivo built-in, fitted (before n)* * *= built-in, recessed.Ex. If however the furniture is built-in or built of reinforced concrete then it does present a more difficult problem.Ex. The recessed spaces on each side of the chimney breast hold small semi-circular tables of marquetry with mirrors hanging above them.----* armario empotrado = fitted wardrobe.* iluminación empotrada = recessed lighting.* luz empotrada = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.* * *- da adjetivo built-in, fitted (before n)* * *= built-in, recessed.Ex: If however the furniture is built-in or built of reinforced concrete then it does present a more difficult problem.
Ex: The recessed spaces on each side of the chimney breast hold small semi-circular tables of marquetry with mirrors hanging above them.* armario empotrado = fitted wardrobe.* iluminación empotrada = recessed lighting.* luz empotrada = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.* * *empotrado -daA ‹armario› built-in, fitted ( before n)B ( Period) embeddedreporteros empotrados en or con las tropas invasoras reporters embedded with the invading troops* * *
Del verbo empotrar: ( conjugate empotrar)
empotrado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
empotrado
empotrar
empotrado
‹ periodista› embedded
empotrar verbo transitivo
1 to build in, fit
2 fam (chocar) to crash: empotró el coche contra el árbol, he crashed into the tree
' empotrado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
armario
- empotrado-a
English:
built-in
- fitted
- fitted wardrobe
- built
- inkwell
* * *empotrado, -a adj[armario, mueble] built-in, Br fitted* * *adj built-in, fitted* * *empotrado, -da adj: built-inarmarios empotrados: built-in cabinets -
38 encubierto
adj.hidden, concealed, secret, covered up.past part.past participle of spanish verb: encubrir.* * *1 fraud► adjetivo1 (secreto) secret, hidden, concealed2 (fraudulento) fraudulent, underhand* * *1.PP de encubrir2.ADJ (=oculto) hidden; (=turbio) underhand; (=secreto) undercover; [crítica] veiled* * ** * *= covert, veiled.Ex. Whether the conditioning was the result of overt analysis of the failure to learn lessons or whether they simply become covert factors subconsciously affecting the way later thought developed is something of a moot point.Ex. The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times.----* encubierto en = under the mantle of.* * ** * *= covert, veiled.Ex: Whether the conditioning was the result of overt analysis of the failure to learn lessons or whether they simply become covert factors subconsciously affecting the way later thought developed is something of a moot point.
Ex: The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times.* encubierto en = under the mantle of.* * *encubierto -tapp* * *encubierto, -a♦ participiover encubrir♦ adj1. [intento] covert2. [insulto, significado] hidden* * *part → encubrir* * * -
39 entendido
adj.knowing, learned, skilled, wise.past part.past participle of spanish verb: entender.* * *1→ link=entender entender► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 expert* * *(f. - entendida)noun* * *entendido, -a1. ADJ1) (=comprendido) understood¡entendido! — (=convenido) agreed!
tenemos entendido que... — we understand that...
2) [persona] (=experto) expert; (=cualificado) skilled; (=sabio) wise; (=informado) well-informed2.SM / F expert* * *I- da adjetivo1) [ESTAR] ( comprendido) understoodtengo entendido que... — I understand o gather that...
tenía entendido que... — I was under the impression that...
bien entendido que... — (frml) on the understanding that...
2) [ser] ( experto)IIentendido en algo: no soy muy entendido en estos temas I'm not very well up on these subjects; es muy entendido en política — he knows a lot about politics
- da masculino, femenino expert* * *= connoisseur, pundit, knowledgeable.Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex. Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.Ex. From this perspective librarians assume the role of knowledgeable user of the technology and its products.----* entendido en el tema = knowledgeable.* ser un entendido en = be knowledgeable about.* * *I- da adjetivo1) [ESTAR] ( comprendido) understoodtengo entendido que... — I understand o gather that...
tenía entendido que... — I was under the impression that...
bien entendido que... — (frml) on the understanding that...
2) [ser] ( experto)IIentendido en algo: no soy muy entendido en estos temas I'm not very well up on these subjects; es muy entendido en política — he knows a lot about politics
- da masculino, femenino expert* * *= connoisseur, pundit, knowledgeable.Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.Ex: From this perspective librarians assume the role of knowledgeable user of the technology and its products.* entendido en el tema = knowledgeable.* ser un entendido en = be knowledgeable about.* * *A [ ESTAR] (comprendido) understoodtengo entendido que la casa está en venta I understand o gather that the house is for salesegún tengo entendido será una boda íntima as I understand it, it's going to be a quiet weddingesto que quede bien entendido this must be clearly understoodtenía entendido que te ibas mañana I was under the impression that you were leaving tomorroweso se da por entendido that goes without sayingno quiero interrupciones — ¿entendido? I don't want any interruptions — understood? o do you understand?bien entendido que … ( frml); on the understanding that …B [ SER] (experto) entendido EN algo:no soy muy entendido en estos temas I'm not very well up on these subjectsmasculine, feminineexpertes un entendido en la materia he is an authority o expert on the subject* * *
Del verbo entender: ( conjugate entender)
entendido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
entender
entendido
entender ( conjugate entender) verbo transitivo
to understand;
‹ chiste› to understand, get (colloq);
no entendí su nombre I didn't get his name;
lo entendió todo al revés he got it all completely wrong;
tú ya me entiendes you know what I mean;
me has entendido mal you've misunderstood me;
se hace entendido or (AmL) se da a entendido he makes himself understood;
me dio a entendido que … she gave me to understand that …;
dar algo a entendido to imply sth
verbo intransitivo
b) ( saber) entendido de algo to know about sth
entenderse verbo pronominal
1
entendidose con algn to communicate with sb;
a ver si nos entendemos ¿quién te pegó? let's get this straight, who hit you?b) ( llevarse bien);
entendidose con algn to get along o on with sb
2 ( refl):◊ déjame, yo me entiendo leave me alone, I know what I'm doing
entendido◊ -da adjetivo
1 [ESTAR] ( comprendido) understood;
tenía entendido que … I was under the impression that …;
eso se da por entendido that goes without saying
2 [ser] ( experto):
es muy entendido en política he's very knowledgeable about politics
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
expert
entender
I verbo transitivo
1 (comprender) to understand: a mi entender, está equivocado, in my opinion he's wrong
no entendí ni papa/pío/jota de este libro, I didn't understand a word of this book
no entiendo lo que quieres decir, I don't know what you mean
no me entiendas mal, don't get me wrong
nos dio a entender que no aceptaría el trabajo, he gave us to understand that he wouldn't accept the job
2 (creer) to think: entendemos que no debiste hacerlo, we think you shouldn't have done that
II verbo intransitivo entender de, (saber) to know about: entiende de música, he has an ear for music ➣ Ver nota en understand
entendido,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino expert
II adjetivo knowledgeable: son muy entendidos en literatura, they know a lot about literature
' entendido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conocedor
- conocedora
- entendida
- suponer
- entender
- tener
English:
discriminating
- misconception
- sorry
- understand
- connoisseur
- gather
- knowledgeable
- miss
- understanding
- yourself
* * *entendido, -a♦ adj1. [comprendido] understood;dar algo por entendido: daba por entendido que nos apoyarían I understood that they would support us;eso se da por entendido that goes without saying;que quede bien entendido que… I want it clearly understood that…;tener entendido: tengo entendido que te casas, ¿es verdad? I understand o I've heard you're getting married, is that right?;tenía entendido que te mudabas de ciudad I understood you were moving to another town;según tenía entendido, era una casa grande from what I'd understood, it was a large house2. [en preguntas, respuestas]¿entendido? (is that) understood?;si lo vuelves a hacer te castigaré, ¿entendido? if you do it again, you'll be punished, is that clear o understood?;¡entendido! all right!, okay!3. [versado] expert (en in);un político entendido en relaciones internacionales a politician well-versed in international relations♦ nm,fexpert (en on);según los entendidos en la materia… according to the experts…* * *I adj understood;¿entendido? do you understand?, understood?;tengo entendido que I gather o understand that* * *entendido, -da adj1) : skilled, expert2)tener entendido : to understand, to be under the impressionteníamos entendido que vendrías: we were under the impression you would come3)darse por entendido : to go without sayingentendido nm: expert, authority, connoisseur* * *entendido n expert -
40 entrometido
adj.meddlesome, interfering, meddling, nosey.f. & m.meddler, busybody, bur, snoop.past part.past participle of spanish verb: entrometer.* * *1→ link=entrometerse entrometerse► adjetivo1 interfering, nosy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 meddler, busybody, nosy parker* * *entrometido, -a1.ADJ meddlesome, interfering2.SM / F busybody, meddler* * *I- da adjetivo meddling (before n), interfering (before n)II- da masculino, femenino meddler, busybody (colloq)* * *= interfering, meddlesome, obtrusive, busybody, snoop, prying.Ex. Moreover, the perpetuation in certain quarters in the UK of the image of the Community as a remote interfering irrelevance is assisted by the general level of ignorance on Community matters.Ex. The business community began to see the institutions of the Community as meddlesome or, as in the case of the European Parliament, superfluous.Ex. But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.Ex. And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.Ex. Every single email she wrote in secret has been read by snoops.Ex. Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.* * *I- da adjetivo meddling (before n), interfering (before n)II- da masculino, femenino meddler, busybody (colloq)* * *= interfering, meddlesome, obtrusive, busybody, snoop, prying.Ex: Moreover, the perpetuation in certain quarters in the UK of the image of the Community as a remote interfering irrelevance is assisted by the general level of ignorance on Community matters.
Ex: The business community began to see the institutions of the Community as meddlesome or, as in the case of the European Parliament, superfluous.Ex: But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.Ex: And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.Ex: Every single email she wrote in secret has been read by snoops.Ex: Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.* * *masculine, femininemeddler, busybody* * *
Del verbo entrometer: ( conjugate entrometer)
entrometido es:
el participio
entrometido◊ -da adjetivo
meddling ( before n), interfering ( before n)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
meddler, busybody (colloq)
entrometido,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino busybody, meddler
II adjetivo interfering
' entrometido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entrometida
- curioso
English:
meddler
- obtrusive
- prying
- busybody
- interfering
- nosy
* * *entrometido, -a♦ adjinterfering♦ nm,fmeddler* * *I part → entrometerseII adj meddling atr, interferingIII m meddler, busybody* * *entrometido, -da n: meddler, busybody* * *entrometido2 n nosy parker
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