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1 problema + afectar
(n.) = problem + afflict, problem + plagueEx. Moveable compact shelving provides a successful permanent answer to the storage and preservation problems that afflict many libraries.Ex. The changing name form problem is one that plagues us as our catalogs get older.* * *(n.) = problem + afflict, problem + plagueEx: Moveable compact shelving provides a successful permanent answer to the storage and preservation problems that afflict many libraries.
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2 envejecer
v.1 to grow old (hacerse viejo).2 to age.El viejo añejó el vino The old man aged the wine.3 to get older, to age, to become old, to get old.* * *1 to age, make look old1 to get old, grow old1 to get old, grow old* * *verbto age, grow old* * *1.VT to age, make look old2.VISee:* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) persona ( hacerse más viejo) to age, grow old; ( parecer más viejo) to ageb) vino/queso to mature, age2.envejecer vta) < persona> tragedia/experiencia to age; ropa/peinado to make... look older3.envejecerse v pron (refl) to make oneself look older* * *= grow + older, mature, get + older, age, wizen.Ex. This has been the case with newspapers which suddenly find that their audiences are both growing older and dwindling in size and they are facing great difficulty appealing to the new electronic generation.Ex. As archival preservation matures, it becomes increasingly likely that the lion's share of actual preservation activity will not be carried out by a conservator.Ex. The changing name form problem is one that plagues us as our catalogs get older.Ex. A great deal of traditional indigenous knowledge is being irretrievably lost in New Zealand as the Maori elders age and pass away.Ex. Since then the sands of time have taken their toll, making my face all leathery, wizening my gaze.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) persona ( hacerse más viejo) to age, grow old; ( parecer más viejo) to ageb) vino/queso to mature, age2.envejecer vta) < persona> tragedia/experiencia to age; ropa/peinado to make... look older3.envejecerse v pron (refl) to make oneself look older* * *= grow + older, mature, get + older, age, wizen.Ex: This has been the case with newspapers which suddenly find that their audiences are both growing older and dwindling in size and they are facing great difficulty appealing to the new electronic generation.
Ex: As archival preservation matures, it becomes increasingly likely that the lion's share of actual preservation activity will not be carried out by a conservator.Ex: The changing name form problem is one that plagues us as our catalogs get older.Ex: A great deal of traditional indigenous knowledge is being irretrievably lost in New Zealand as the Maori elders age and pass away.Ex: Since then the sands of time have taken their toll, making my face all leathery, wizening my gaze.* * *envejecer [E3 ]vi1 «persona» (hacerse más viejo) to age, grow old; (parecer más viejo) to agehabía envejecido mucho he had aged a great dealhay que saber envejecer con dignidad you have to know how to grow old gracefully2 «vino/queso» to mature, age■ envejecervt1 ‹persona› «tragedia/experiencia» to age; «ropa/peinado» to make … look olderla muerte de su hijo lo envejeció prematuramente his son's death aged him prematurely o ( colloq) put years on himese peinado te envejece that hairstyle makes you look older2 ‹madera› to make … look old, distress; ‹vaqueros› to give … a worn look( refl) to make oneself look older* * *
envejecer ( conjugate envejecer) verbo intransitivo
( parecer más viejo) to age
verbo transitivo
[ropa/peinado] to make … look older
‹ vaqueros› to give … a worn look
envejecer
I vi (persona) to grow old
(vino, licor) to age
II vtr (persona, vino) to age
' envejecer' also found in these entries:
English:
age
- old
- grow
* * *♦ vi1. [persona] [hacerse viejo] to grow old;[parecer viejo] to age;los disgustos le hicieron envejecer his misfortunes aged him2. [vino, licor] to age, to mature3. [libro, novela, película] to show its age♦ vt1. [persona] to age;la muerte de su madre lo envejeció mucho his mother's death aged him a lot;la ropa que te pones te envejece the clothes you wear make you look old2. [vino, licor] to age, to mature3. [madera, mueble] to distress* * *I v/t age, make look olderII v/i age, grow old* * *envejecer {53} vt: to age, to make look oldenvejecer vi: to age, to grow old* * *envejecer vb1. (persona) to get old / to ageha envejecido mucho he's got very old / he's aged a lot2. (a una persona) to age / to make look old -
3 plaga
f.1 plague.plaga de langostas plague of locusts2 swarm.3 plague (epidemia).una de las plagas modernas one of the plagues of modern society4 pest.5 vermin.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: plagar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: plagar.* * *1 (epidemia) plague2 (de insectos) plague, pest3 figurado invasion* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Agr) (Zool) pest; [de langostas] plague; (Bot) blight2) (=azote) scourge3) (=exceso) glut, abundance4) (=aflicción) affliction, grave illness* * *a) (de insectos, ratas) plaguetrajeron a sus hijos, que eran una plaga — they brought along their horde of children
b) (calamidad, azote) plaguela plaga del turismo — the menace o scourge of tourism
* * *= pest, plague, blight, infestation, pestilence, endemic disease, endemic illness.Ex. For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.Ex. Parish registers, wills and inventories will be analysed to discover as much information as possible on the migration of population, the effect of the plague, and the incidence of illegitimacy.Ex. In Ohio State we've been trying to develop for the last fifteen years a grape that will still survive the grape blight that wiped out the vineyards in southern Ohio in the 1920s.Ex. Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion.Ex. Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.Ex. Tuberculosis, the paradigmatic endemic disease of the nineteenth century, was a social disease and a social problem.Ex. Some other sources highlight the implementation of measures to control the development of endemic illnesses, particular to the 19th century, namely, dysentery, diphtheria, smallpox, tuberculosis, leprosy, & yellow fever, among others.----* control de plagas = pest control.* plaga de hongos = fungal infestation.* * *a) (de insectos, ratas) plaguetrajeron a sus hijos, que eran una plaga — they brought along their horde of children
b) (calamidad, azote) plaguela plaga del turismo — the menace o scourge of tourism
* * *= pest, plague, blight, infestation, pestilence, endemic disease, endemic illness.Ex: For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.
Ex: Parish registers, wills and inventories will be analysed to discover as much information as possible on the migration of population, the effect of the plague, and the incidence of illegitimacy.Ex: In Ohio State we've been trying to develop for the last fifteen years a grape that will still survive the grape blight that wiped out the vineyards in southern Ohio in the 1920s.Ex: Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion.Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.Ex: Tuberculosis, the paradigmatic endemic disease of the nineteenth century, was a social disease and a social problem.Ex: Some other sources highlight the implementation of measures to control the development of endemic illnesses, particular to the 19th century, namely, dysentery, diphtheria, smallpox, tuberculosis, leprosy, & yellow fever, among others.* control de plagas = pest control.* plaga de hongos = fungal infestation.* * *1 (de insectos, ratas) plagueuna plaga de langostas a plague of locustslas ardillas son consideradas una plaga squirrels are considered to be a pesttrajeron a sus hijos, que eran una plaga they brought along their horde of children2 (calamidad, azote) plaguelas siete plagas de Egipto the seven plagues of Egyptla plaga del turismo the menace o scourge of tourismla plaga de la urbanización descontrolada the scourge o disaster of uncontrolled urban development* * *
Del verbo plagar: ( conjugate plagar)
plaga es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
plaga sustantivo femenino
plaga sustantivo femenino
1 (de insectos, malas hierbas, etc) plague, pest
2 (desgracia, azote) curse, menace
' plaga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brotar
- infestar
English:
combat
- horde
- pest
- plague
- blight
* * *plaga nf1. [de insectos] plagueplaga de langosta plague of locusts2. [desastre, calamidad] plague;el tabaco es una de las plagas modernas smoking is one of the plagues of modern society;la zona se vio afectada por una plaga de robos the area suffered a spate of robberies3. [de gente] swarm;una plaga de turistas a swarm of tourists* * *f1 AGR pest2 MED plague3 figscourge; ( abundancia) glut* * *plaga nf1) : plague, infestation, blight2) calamidad: disaster, scourge* * *plaga n plague -
4 plaie
plaie [plε]feminine noun* * *plɛ1) ( blessure physique) wound; ( ulcération) sore; ( coupure) cut2) ( blessure morale) wound; ( calamité) scourge3) (colloq) ( chose ou personne pénible) pain (colloq)cet enfant, quelle plaie! — that child is such a pain!
••plaie d'argent n'est pas mortelle — Proverbe money isn't everything
* * *plɛ nf1) (= blessure) wound2)* * *plaie nf2 ( blessure morale) wound; ( calamité) scourge; la plaie du chômage the scourge of unemployment; les sept plaies d'Égypte Bible the seven plagues of Egypt;3 ○( chose ou personne pénible) pain○; cette circulation/cet enfant, quelle plaie! this traffic/that child is such a pain!ne rêver que plaies et bosses to be very aggressive; plaie d'argent n'est pas mortelle Prov money isn't everything; remuer or retourner le couteau dans la plaie to twist the knife in the wound; mettre le doigt sur la plaie to put one's finger on the problem.[plɛ] nom féminin1. [blessure] wound3. BIBLE4. (familier) [personne ou chose ennuyeuse]
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