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1 problemático

problemàtic

Vocabulario Castellano-Catalán > problemático
2 problemático

adj.

problematical, troublesome, problem, problematic.

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problemático

► adjetivo

1 (cuestión) problematic; (joven) difficult

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(f. - problemática)

adj.

problematic

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ADJ problematic

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- ca adjetivo problematic, difficult

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= dodgy [dodgier -comp., dodgiest -sup.], sticky [stickier -comp., stickiest -sup.], troublesome, problem, problematic, problematical, problem-ridden, fractious, bumpy, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], afoul.

Ex. The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.

Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.

Ex. Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.

Ex. Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.

Ex. This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.

Ex. The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.

Ex. The negative aspects of adding such a problem-ridden medium to the library are far outweighed by the potential benefits video offers.

Ex. Thus was Christianity codified into a Bible that still today is the central element in the faith of the two billion adherents of the largest, if most fractious, of the world's religions.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.

Ex. Predicting the future is dicey.

Ex. Dan, who had known from the start that things were afoul, demanded that officer show him their IDs.

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* cuestión problemática = sticky issue.

* en una situación muy problemática = in deep water.

* niño problemático = problem child.

* persona problemática = troublemaker.

* problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.

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- ca adjetivo problematic, difficult

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= dodgy [dodgier -comp., dodgiest -sup.], sticky [stickier -comp., stickiest -sup.], troublesome, problem, problematic, problematical, problem-ridden, fractious, bumpy, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], afoul.

Ex: The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.

Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.

Ex: Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.

Ex: Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.

Ex: This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.

Ex: The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.

Ex: The negative aspects of adding such a problem-ridden medium to the library are far outweighed by the potential benefits video offers.

Ex: Thus was Christianity codified into a Bible that still today is the central element in the faith of the two billion adherents of the largest, if most fractious, of the world's religions.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.

Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.

Ex: Dan, who had known from the start that things were afoul, demanded that officer show him their IDs.

* cuestión problemática = sticky issue.

* en una situación muy problemática = in deep water.

* niño problemático = problem child.

* persona problemática = troublemaker.

* problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.

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problemático -ca

adjective

‹asunto/situación› problematic, difficult

eso puede resultar problemático that could be difficult o problematic o problematical

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problemático
◊ -ca adjetivo

problematic, difficult
problemático,-a adjetivo problematic

' problemático' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conflictiva
- conflictivo
- problemática
English:
disputable
- problematic
- problematical
- troublesome

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problemático, -a adj

problematic;

es un niño muy problemático he's a very difficult child

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problemático

adj problematic

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problemático, -ca adj

: problematic

Spanish-English dictionary > problemático
3 difícil

adj.

difficult, tough, arduous, cumbersome.

Un trabajo difícil [duro] A stiff job.

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difícil

► adjetivo

1 difficult, hard

■ es difícil de complacer she's hard to please

■ lo que dices es difícil de entender what you're saying is difficult to understand

2 (improbable) unlikely

■ es difícil que nos encontremos allí it's unlikely that we'll meet there, we're unlikely to meet there

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adj.

difficult, hard

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ADJ

1) (=complicado) [problema] difficult; [tiempos, vida] difficult, hard; [situación] difficult, delicate

es difícil de hacer — it's difficult o hard to do

es difícil que venga — he is unlikely to come

me resulta muy difícil decidir — I find it very hard to decide, I have great difficulty in deciding

creo que lo tiene difícil — I think he's going to find it difficult

2) [persona] difficult

es un hombre difícil — he's a difficult man to get on with

un niño difícil — a difficult child

3) * [cara] ugly

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adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] <problema/situación> difficult; < examen> hard, difficult

corren tiempos difíciles — these are difficult times

con tu actitud me lo estás poniendo más difícil — you're making it harder for me by being like that

lo tiene difícil para convencerlo — she'll have a hard job convincing him

me fue muy difícil decírselo — it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him

resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas — it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses

esto se hace cada vez más difícil — this is becoming more and more difficult

difícil de + inf — difficult o hard to + inf

es difícil de entender — it's difficult to understand

b) [estar] (fam)

está la cosa difícil — things are pretty difficult o tricky (colloq)

2) [ser] ( poco probable) unlikely

es posible pero lo veo difícil — it's possible, but I don't think it's very likely

va a ser muy difícil que acepte — it's very unlikely that he'll accept

veo difícil que gane — I doubt if she'll win

3) [ser] <persona/carácter> difficult

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= arduous, demanding, difficult, intractable, laborious, painful, taxing, tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], delicate, tortuous, hardscrabble, obstinate, bumpy, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uphill, problematic, problematical, hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.].

Ex. Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.

Ex. It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.

Ex. It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.

Ex. Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.

Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex. It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.

Ex. As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.

Ex. The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.

Ex. Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.

Ex. The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.

Ex. And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.

Ex. It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.

Ex. Predicting the future is dicey.

Ex. Promoters of this tax will have an uphill fight and the cultural objections will be very great.

Ex. This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.

Ex. The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.

Ex. The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.

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* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.

* algo muy difícil = a tough sell.

* aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.

* aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* cuestión difícil = poser.

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* difícil de aceptar = hard to swallow.

* difícil de agradar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de complacer = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de comprender = difficult to understand.

* difícil de conseguir = hard to come by, difficult to come by.

* difícil de contentar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de descifrar = cryptic.

* difícil de distinguir = indistinguishable.

* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.

* difícil de entender = cryptic.

* difícil de gestionar = unmanageable.

* difícil de gestionar + Adjetivo = unmanageably + Adjetivo.

* difícil de hacer = hard to do.

* difícil de localizar = irretraceable.

* difícil de manejar = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unwieldy.

* difícil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].

* difícil de obtener = hard to come by, difficult to come by.

* difícil de seguir = heavy going.

* difícil de sustituir = hard to replace.

* difícil de tratar = unruly.

* empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* en circunstancias difíciles = under difficult circumstances.

* en condiciones difíciles = under difficult conditions.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.

* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* en épocas difíciles = in times of need.

* enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.

* enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end, plunge in at + the deep end.

* en tiempos difíciles = in times of need.

* hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.

* hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.

* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.

* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.

* metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.

* muy difícil de traducir = defy + translation.

* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* pregunta difícil = poser.

* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.

* problema difícil = poser.

* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.

* resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.

* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.

* ser difícil = be a stretch.

* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.

* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* ser muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* situación difícil = hardship.

* tarea difícil = hard task.

* tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.

* tenerlo difícil = not be easy.

* tiempos difíciles = embattled time(s).

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adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] <problema/situación> difficult; < examen> hard, difficult

corren tiempos difíciles — these are difficult times

con tu actitud me lo estás poniendo más difícil — you're making it harder for me by being like that

lo tiene difícil para convencerlo — she'll have a hard job convincing him

me fue muy difícil decírselo — it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him

resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas — it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses

esto se hace cada vez más difícil — this is becoming more and more difficult

difícil de + inf — difficult o hard to + inf

es difícil de entender — it's difficult to understand

b) [estar] (fam)

está la cosa difícil — things are pretty difficult o tricky (colloq)

2) [ser] ( poco probable) unlikely

es posible pero lo veo difícil — it's possible, but I don't think it's very likely

va a ser muy difícil que acepte — it's very unlikely that he'll accept

veo difícil que gane — I doubt if she'll win

3) [ser] <persona/carácter> difficult

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= arduous, demanding, difficult, intractable, laborious, painful, taxing, tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], delicate, tortuous, hardscrabble, obstinate, bumpy, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uphill, problematic, problematical, hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.].

Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.

Ex: It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.

Ex: It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.

Ex: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.

Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.

Ex: As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.

Ex: The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.

Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.

Ex: The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.

Ex: And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.

Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.

Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.

Ex: Promoters of this tax will have an uphill fight and the cultural objections will be very great.

Ex: This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.

Ex: The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.

Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.

* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.

* algo muy difícil = a tough sell.

* aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.

* aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* cuestión difícil = poser.

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* difícil de aceptar = hard to swallow.

* difícil de agradar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de complacer = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de comprender = difficult to understand.

* difícil de conseguir = hard to come by, difficult to come by.

* difícil de contentar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de descifrar = cryptic.

* difícil de distinguir = indistinguishable.

* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.

* difícil de entender = cryptic.

* difícil de gestionar = unmanageable.

* difícil de gestionar + Adjetivo = unmanageably + Adjetivo.

* difícil de hacer = hard to do.

* difícil de localizar = irretraceable.

* difícil de manejar = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unwieldy.

* difícil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].

* difícil de obtener = hard to come by, difficult to come by.

* difícil de seguir = heavy going.

* difícil de sustituir = hard to replace.

* difícil de tratar = unruly.

* empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* en circunstancias difíciles = under difficult circumstances.

* en condiciones difíciles = under difficult conditions.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.

* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* en épocas difíciles = in times of need.

* enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.

* enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end, plunge in at + the deep end.

* en tiempos difíciles = in times of need.

* hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.

* hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.

* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.

* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.

* metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.

* muy difícil de traducir = defy + translation.

* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* pregunta difícil = poser.

* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.

* problema difícil = poser.

* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.

* resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.

* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.

* ser difícil = be a stretch.

* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.

* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* ser muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* situación difícil = hardship.

* tarea difícil = hard task.

* tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.

* tenerlo difícil = not be easy.

* tiempos difíciles = embattled time(s).

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difícil

adjective

A

1 [ SER] ‹problema/tema/situación› difficult

el examen fue muy difícil the exam was very hard o difficult

es un problema difícil it's a tricky o difficult problem

corren tiempos difíciles para nuestra economía this is a difficult time for our economy

con tu actitud me lo estás poniendo más difícil you're not making it any easier for me o you're making it harder for me by being like that

no creo que gane, lo tiene muy difícil I don't think she'll win, she's in a difficult position

me fue muy difícil decírselo it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him

resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses

cada vez se hace más difícil encontrar un buen empleo it is becoming more and more difficult o it's becoming harder and harder to get a good job

difícil DE + INF difficult o hard to + INF

mi madre es muy difícil de complacer my mother is very hard o difficult to please

2 [ ESTAR] ( fam):

está la cosa difícil things are pretty difficult o tricky ( colloq)

B [ SER]

(poco probable): es posible pero lo veo difícil it's possible, but I think it's unlikely o I don't think it's very likely

difícil QUE + SUBJ:

va a ser muy difícil que acepte it's very unlikely that he'll accept

veo difícil que gane I doubt if she'll win, I think it's unlikely that she'll win

C [ SER] ‹persona/carácter› difficult

un niño difícil a difficult child

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difícil adjetivo
1
a) ‹problema/situación› difficult;

‹ examen› hard, difficult;
◊ me fue muy difícil decírselo it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him;

es difícil de hacer/entender it's difficult o hard to do/understand
b) ‹persona/carácter› difficult

2 ( poco probable) unlikely;
◊ va a ser difícil que acepte it's unlikely that he'll accept;

veo difícil que gane I doubt if she'll win
difícil adjetivo
1 (que cuesta trabajo o esfuerzo intelectual) difficult, hard
difícil de explicar, difficult to explain
difícil de soportar, hard to bear
2 (improbable) unlikely: es difícil que suceda, it is unlikely that that will happen
3 (una persona) difficult
' difícil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amarre
- cañón
- compaginación
- concienciarse
- delicada
- delicado
- despreocuparse
- disyuntiva
- engorrosa
- engorroso
- escabrosa
- escabroso
- escala
- espinosa
- espinoso
- estrechamiento
- gustar
- harta
- harto
- hueso
- impronunciable
- insensible
- judicatura
- lance
- mas
- onerosa
- oneroso
- papelón
- respirar
- sí
- tocha
- tocho
- viabilidad
- arrecho
- caprichoso
- contentar
- costar
- creer
- duro
- epopeya
- especial
- esperar
- esquivo
- fregado
- hacer
- ingrato
- jodido
- malabarismo
- mancha
- manchar
English:
arduous
- around
- awkward
- beating
- choose
- climb
- concentrate
- cumbersome
- desperately
- difficult
- distance
- dodgy
- elusive
- embark
- folly
- for
- gap
- grammar
- hard
- hard-won
- housekeeper
- immensely
- injustice
- lean
- mess
- problematic
- problematical
- realize
- replacement
- ruggedness
- scramble
- shake off
- situation
- so
- sticky
- stiff
- surely
- think ahead
- to
- tough
- tricky
- trying
- agonizing
- deep
- demanding
- going
- increasingly
- keep
- likely
- plight

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difícil adj

1. [complicado] difficult;

va a ser difícil encontrar un sitio abierto a estas horas it's going to be difficult o hard to find anywhere that's open at this time;

son tiempos difíciles these are difficult times;

pasaron por una situación difícil they went through a difficult period;

no es difícil imaginar lo que pasó it's not difficult o hard to imagine what happened;

es una pregunta difícil de responder it's a difficult question to answer;

hacerse difícil: se hace difícil entender por qué lo hizo it's difficult to understand why she did it;

se me hace difícil acostumbrarme a madrugar I can't get used to getting up early;

ponérselo difícil a alguien to make things difficult for sb;

no me lo pongas difícil don't make things difficult o hard for me;

serle difícil a alguien: le va a ser muy difícil encontrar trabajo it's going to be very difficult for him to find a job, he's going to find it very difficult to get a job;

tener difícil algo: tiene muy difícil encontrar trabajo it's very difficult o hard for him to find work

2. [improbable] unlikely;

puede ser, aunque me parece difícil maybe, but I think it's unlikely;

es difícil que ganen they're unlikely to win;

no es difícil que ocurra it could easily happen

3. [rebelde] difficult, awkward;

es un niño muy difícil he's a very awkward o difficult child;

tener un carácter difícil to be an awkward person, to be difficult to get on with

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difícil

adj

1 difficult;

ponerlo difícil a alguien make it difficult for s.o.;

difícil de decir hard o difficult to say

2 ( poco probable)

:

es difícil que venga he’s unlikely to come, it’s unlikely that he’ll come

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difícil adj

: difficult, hard

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difícil adj

1. (en general) difficult

una asignatura difícil a difficult subject

2. (improbable) unlikely [comp. unlikelier; superl. unlikeliest]

es difícil que se casen they're unlikely to get married

Spanish-English dictionary > difícil
4 conciencia

f.

1 conscience, awareness, consciousness, alertness.

2 conscience.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: concienciar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: concienciar.

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conciencia

► nombre femenino

1 (moral) conscience

2 (conocimiento) consciousness, awareness

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a conciencia conscientiously

con la conciencia tranquila with a clear conscience

en conciencia in truth

remorderle a alguien la conciencia to weigh on somebody's conscience

tener conciencia de algo to be aware of something

tomar conciencia de algo to become aware of something

conciencia de clase class-consciousness

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noun f.

1) conscience

2) consciousness

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SF

1) (=moralidad) conscience

pesará sobre su conciencia — it will weigh on his conscience

no tienes conciencia, tratar así a tu pobre madre — you have no conscience, treating your poor mother like that

• en conciencia — in all conscience

en conciencia no podemos permitir que se produzca esa situación — in all conscience, we cannot allow that situation to arise

actuar u obrar en conciencia — to act in good conscience

votar en conciencia — to vote according to one's conscience

• libertad de conciencia — freedom of conscience

• tener la conciencia limpia — to have a clear conscience

• tener mala conciencia — to have a guilty o bad conscience

• remorder a algn la conciencia, me remuerde la conciencia por haberle mentido — I've got a guilty o bad conscience about lying to him

• tener la conciencia tranquila — to have a clear conscience

conciencia de culpa — guilty conscience
ancho 1., 4), anchura 3), cargo 5), gusanillo 4), objetor, preso 2.
2)

• a conciencia — (=con dedicación) conscientiously; (=con mala intención) on purpose

trabaja a conciencia — she works conscientiously

me tuve que preparar a conciencia para el examen — I had to prepare very thoroughly for the exam

una casa construida a conciencia — a solidly o well built house

lo has hecho a conciencia para fastidiarme — you deliberately did it to annoy me, you did it on purpose to annoy me

3) (=capacidad de juicio) awareness

debería haber una mayor conciencia sobre los riesgos del alcohol — people should be more aware of the risks of alcohol, there should be greater awareness of the risks of alcohol

lo ha hecho con plena conciencia del daño que podía causar — he did it in full knowledge of the damage he might cause, he was fully aware of the damage he might cause when he did it

• a conciencia de que... — fully aware that..., in the certain knowledge that...

• despertar la conciencia de algn — to raise sb's consciousness o awareness

• tener conciencia de algo, no tienen conciencia de nación — they have no sense of national identity

tenían plena conciencia de lo que hacían — they were fully aware of what they were doing

• tomar conciencia de algo — to become aware of sth

tomar conciencia de que... — to become aware that...

conciencia crítica — critical awareness

conciencia de clase — class consciousness

conciencia social — social conscience

4) (Med) consciousness

• perder la conciencia — to lose consciousness

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femenino

1) ( en moral) conscience

tener la conciencia limpia or tranquila — to have a clear o clean conscience

tener mala conciencia or la conciencia sucia — to have a bad o guilty conscience

en conciencia no puedo quedarme callada — in all conscience I can't remain silent

me remuerde la conciencia — my conscience is pricking me

no siente ningún cargo or remordimiento de conciencia — she feels no remorse

hacer algo a conciencia — to do something conscientiously

2) ( conocimiento) awareness

lo hizo con plena conciencia de que la iba a herir — he did it in the full knowledge that it would hurt her

tener conciencia de algo — to be aware of something

tengo plena conciencia de eso — I'm well aware of that

quieren crear conciencia del peligro entre la población — they aim to make the population aware of the danger

tomar or adquirir conciencia de algo — to become aware of something

•

- conciencia de clase

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= conscience, consciousness, conscious mind.

Ex. The general conclusion was that librarians cannot avoid acting as censors, but should do so only with full awareness and a good conscience.

Ex. For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.

Ex. Just as an individual must struggle to integrate the problematic unconscious with the everyday conscious mind, so must librarians wrestle with the integration of the problematic visual media.

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* acallar la conciencia = stifle + Posesivo + conscience.

* acallar la voz de + Posesivo + conciencia = salve + the conscience.

* a conciencia = deliberately, deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.

* actuar en conciencia = act in + good conscience.

* cargo de conciencia = guilty conscience.

* con cargo de conciencia = remorseful.

* conciencia + atormentar = conscience + smite.

* conciencia cívica = civic mindedness.

* conciencia culpable = guilty conscience.

* conciencia de culpa = guilty conscience.

* conciencia del libro = book-consciousness.

* conciencia de sí mismo = self-awareness.

* conciencia de uno mismo = self-awareness.

* conciencia histórica = historical consciousness.

* conciencia + mortificar = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.

* conciencia + remorder = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.

* conciencia social = social consciousness.

* conciencia sucia = guilty conscience.

* con la conciencia limpia = with a clear conscience.

* con la conciencia tranquila = with a clear conscience.

* dinero para acallar la conciencia = conscience money.

* en conciencia = in good conscience.

* escuchar la voz de la conciencia = listen to + the voice within.

* examen de conciencia = soul-searching, self-examination.

* examinar + Posesivo + conciencia = search + Posesivo + conscience.

* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.

* gusanillo de la conciencia, el = prickling conscience, nagging conscience, sting of remorse, sting of conscience, the.

* la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.

* objeción de conciencia = conscientious objection.

* objetor de conciencia = conscientious objector.

* obrar en conciencia = act in + good conscience.

* perder la conciencia = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* remoder la conciencia = nag at + the conscience.

* remorder la conciencia = prick + conscience.

* remordimiento de conciencia = guilty conscience, twinge of remorse.

* tener la conciencia limpia = have + a clear conscience.

* tener la conciencia tranquila = have + a clear conscience.

* tener plena conciencia de = be fully aware of.

* toma de conciencia = realisation [realization, -USA], reality check.

* tomar conciencia = sensitise [sensitize, -USA], enhance + awareness.

* vivir con la conciencia limpia = live with + a clear conscience.

* vivir con la conciencia tranquila = live with + a clear conscience.

* votar según la conciencia de Uno = vote + Posesivo + conscience.

* voz de la conciencia, la = voice of conscience, the.

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femenino

1) ( en moral) conscience

tener la conciencia limpia or tranquila — to have a clear o clean conscience

tener mala conciencia or la conciencia sucia — to have a bad o guilty conscience

en conciencia no puedo quedarme callada — in all conscience I can't remain silent

me remuerde la conciencia — my conscience is pricking me

no siente ningún cargo or remordimiento de conciencia — she feels no remorse

hacer algo a conciencia — to do something conscientiously

2) ( conocimiento) awareness

lo hizo con plena conciencia de que la iba a herir — he did it in the full knowledge that it would hurt her

tener conciencia de algo — to be aware of something

tengo plena conciencia de eso — I'm well aware of that

quieren crear conciencia del peligro entre la población — they aim to make the population aware of the danger

tomar or adquirir conciencia de algo — to become aware of something

•

- conciencia de clase

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= conscience, consciousness, conscious mind.

Ex: The general conclusion was that librarians cannot avoid acting as censors, but should do so only with full awareness and a good conscience.

Ex: For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.

Ex: Just as an individual must struggle to integrate the problematic unconscious with the everyday conscious mind, so must librarians wrestle with the integration of the problematic visual media.

* acallar la conciencia = stifle + Posesivo + conscience.

* acallar la voz de + Posesivo + conciencia = salve + the conscience.

* a conciencia = deliberately, deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.

* actuar en conciencia = act in + good conscience.

* cargo de conciencia = guilty conscience.

* con cargo de conciencia = remorseful.

* conciencia + atormentar = conscience + smite.

* conciencia cívica = civic mindedness.

* conciencia culpable = guilty conscience.

* conciencia de culpa = guilty conscience.

* conciencia del libro = book-consciousness.

* conciencia de sí mismo = self-awareness.

* conciencia de uno mismo = self-awareness.

* conciencia histórica = historical consciousness.

* conciencia + mortificar = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.

* conciencia + remorder = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.

* conciencia social = social consciousness.

* conciencia sucia = guilty conscience.

* con la conciencia limpia = with a clear conscience.

* con la conciencia tranquila = with a clear conscience.

* dinero para acallar la conciencia = conscience money.

* en conciencia = in good conscience.

* escuchar la voz de la conciencia = listen to + the voice within.

* examen de conciencia = soul-searching, self-examination.

* examinar + Posesivo + conciencia = search + Posesivo + conscience.

* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.

* gusanillo de la conciencia, el = prickling conscience, nagging conscience, sting of remorse, sting of conscience, the.

* la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.

* objeción de conciencia = conscientious objection.

* objetor de conciencia = conscientious objector.

* obrar en conciencia = act in + good conscience.

* perder la conciencia = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* remoder la conciencia = nag at + the conscience.

* remorder la conciencia = prick + conscience.

* remordimiento de conciencia = guilty conscience, twinge of remorse.

* tener la conciencia limpia = have + a clear conscience.

* tener la conciencia tranquila = have + a clear conscience.

* tener plena conciencia de = be fully aware of.

* toma de conciencia = realisation [realization, -USA], reality check.

* tomar conciencia = sensitise [sensitize, -USA], enhance + awareness.

* vivir con la conciencia limpia = live with + a clear conscience.

* vivir con la conciencia tranquila = live with + a clear conscience.

* votar según la conciencia de Uno = vote + Posesivo + conscience.

* voz de la conciencia, la = voice of conscience, the.

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conciencia

feminine

A (en moral) conscience

tener la conciencia limpia or tranquila to have a clear o clean

tener la conciencia sucia to have a bad o guilty conscience

no podía acallar la voz de su conciencia he could not silence the voice of his conscience

en conciencia no puedo quedarme callada in all conscience I can't remain silent, my conscience won't allow me to remain silent

me remuerde la conciencia my conscience is pricking me, it's on my conscience

no siente ningún cargo or remordimiento de conciencia she feels no remorse

muchos crímenes pesan sobre su conciencia he has many crimes on his conscience

hacer algo a conciencia to do something conscientiously

B (conocimiento) awareness

lo hizo con plena conciencia de que la iba a herir he did it in the full knowledge that o fully conscious that it would hurt her

tomar or adquirir conciencia de un problema to become aware of a problem

quieren crear conciencia del peligro entre la población they aim to make the population aware of o to alert the population to the danger, they aim to increase public awareness of the danger

Compuestos:

● conciencia de clase

class consciousness

● conciencia de sí mismo

self-awareness

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Del verbo concienciar: ( conjugate concienciar)

conciencia es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
conciencia
concienciar
conciencia sustantivo femenino
a) ( en moral) conscience;

◊ tener la conciencia tranquila to have a clear o clean conscience;

tener la conciencia sucia to have a bad o guilty conscience;
me remuerde la conciencia my conscience is pricking me;
no siente ningún cargo de conciencia she feels no remorse;
hacer algo a conciencia to do something conscientiously
b) ( conocimiento) awareness;

◊ tener/tomar conciencia de algo to be/become aware of sth

concienciar ( conjugate concienciar) verbo transitivo (Esp) See Also→
◊ concientizar

conciencia sustantivo femenino
1 (moral) conscience: tengo la conciencia tranquila, my conscience is clear
2 (conocimiento) consciousness, awareness: no tiene conciencia del problema, he isn't aware of the problem
tomar conciencia de algo, to become aware of sthg
3 Med perder/recobrar la conciencia, to lose/regain consciousness
♦ Locuciones: tener mala conciencia, to have a guilty conscience
a conciencia, conscientiously
concienciar verbo transitivo to make aware [de, of]: hay que concienciar a los vecinos de la escasez de agua, we need to make our neighbors aware of the water shortage

' conciencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acallar
- cargo
- conocimiento
- consciencia
- objeción
- objetor
- objetora
- remorder
- roer
- toma
- tranquila
- tranquilo
- mentalizar
- remordimiento
English:
awareness
- clear
- conscience
- conscientious
- go
- heart-searching
- pang
- prick
- search
- soul-searching
- twinge
- unaware
- uneasy
- consciousness
- grapple
- salve
- stricken
- thoroughly
- weigh

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conciencia, consciencia nf

1. [física] consciousness;

perder la conciencia to lose consciousness, to faint

2. [mental] awareness;

tener/tomar conciencia de to be/become aware of;

tenía la conciencia de que lo dejé allí I was pretty sure I'd left it there

Comp
conciencia de clase class consciousness;
conciencia colectiva collective consciousness

3. [moral, integridad] conscience;

la voz de la conciencia the voice of conscience;

me remuerde la conciencia I have a guilty conscience;

trabajar para ellos me causa problemas de conciencia working for them doesn't sit easy with my conscience;

hacer algo a conciencia [con esmero] to do sth conscientiously;

en conciencia, no puedo decir que su trabajo sea bueno in all conscience, I can't say that his work is good;

en conciencia, creo que debo quedarme con ella I really feel I should stay with her;

en conciencia, no puedo ayudarte I don't really feel it would be right of me to help you;

obrar en conciencia to act in good conscience, to act according to one's conscience;

tener la conciencia limpia o [m5] tranquila to have a clear conscience;

tener mala conciencia to have a guilty conscience

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conciencia

f conscience;

a conciencia conscientiously;

con plena conciencia de fully conscious of;

en conciencia in all conscience;

tener la conciencia tranquila have a clear conscience;

tener buena/mala conciencia have a clear/guilty conscience;

tener o

tomar conciencia de algo be/become aware of sth

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conciencia nf

1) : conscience

2) : consciousness, awareness

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conciencia n

1. (conocimiento) consciousness / awareness

tengo plena conciencia de lo que hago I'm fully aware of what I'm doing

2. (sentido moral) conscience

su conciencia le decía que lo que hacía estaba mal his conscience told him that what he was doing was wrong

a conciencia thoroughly

Spanish-English dictionary > conciencia
5 conflictivo

adj.

conflictive, conflicting, adversarial, divisive.

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conflictivo

► adjetivo

1 (situación) difficult; (tema) controversial

■ zona conflictiva area of conflict

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(f. - conflictiva)

adj.

1) controversial

2) troubled

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ADJ [sociedad] troubled; [asunto] controversial; [sistema] unstable; [situación] tense, troubled

la edad conflictiva — the age of conflict

punto conflictivo — point at issue

zona conflictiva — troubled region, trouble spot

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- va adjetivo

a) ( problemático) < situación> difficult; < época> troubled

una zona conflictiva — a trouble spot

b) ( polémico) <tema/persona> controversial

c) (AmL) ( atormentado) < persona> troubled

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= controversial, disputed, troubled, problematic, problematical, troublesome.

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. Disputed and even fraudulent works of history can make their way onto library shelves.

Ex. These thoughts and many more like them flitted to and fro ceaselessly over the troubled surface of his mind.

Ex. This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.

Ex. The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.

Ex. Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.

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- va adjetivo

a) ( problemático) < situación> difficult; < época> troubled

una zona conflictiva — a trouble spot

b) ( polémico) <tema/persona> controversial

c) (AmL) ( atormentado) < persona> troubled

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= controversial, disputed, troubled, problematic, problematical, troublesome.

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: Disputed and even fraudulent works of history can make their way onto library shelves.

Ex: These thoughts and many more like them flitted to and fro ceaselessly over the troubled surface of his mind.

Ex: This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.

Ex: The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.

Ex: Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.

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conflictivo -va

adjective

1 (problemático) ‹situación› difficult; ‹época› troubled

la zona más conflictiva del país the area of the country with the most problems

2

(bélico): se considera zona conflictiva it is considered an area of conflict o a conflict zone

3 (polémico) ‹tema/persona› controversial

4

( AmL) (atormentado): es una persona muy conflictiva he's a very troubled person, he's a person with many inner conflicts

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conflictivo
◊ -va adjetivo

a) ( problemático) ‹ situación› difficult;

‹ época› troubled;
◊ una zona conflictiva a trouble spot

b) ( polémico) ‹tema/persona› controversial

conflictivo,-a adjetivo
1 (problemático) era un niño conflictivo, he was a problem child
2 (polémico) controversial
3 (turbulento) unsettled
' conflictivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conflictiva
English:
discrepant
- hot
- trouble

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conflictivo, -a adj

1. [polémico] controversial

2. [época, país] troubled;

una zona conflictiva de Europa a trouble spot o an area of conflict in Europe

3. [persona] difficult

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conflictivo

adj

1 época, zona troubled

2 persona troublemaking

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conflictivo, -va adj

1) : troubled

2) : controversial

Spanish-English dictionary > conflictivo
6 consciencia

f.

consciousness.

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consciencia

► nombre femenino

1→ link=conciencia conciencia

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noun f.

(see conciencia)

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SF = conciencia

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femenino conciencia 2)

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= conscious mind, consciousness, conscience.

Ex. Just as an individual must struggle to integrate the problematic unconscious with the everyday conscious mind, so must librarians wrestle with the integration of the problematic visual media.

Ex. For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.

Ex. The general conclusion was that librarians cannot avoid acting as censors, but should do so only with full awareness and a good conscience.

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* dinero para acallar la consciencia = conscience money.

* objeción de consciencia = conscientious objection.

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femenino conciencia 2)

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= conscious mind, consciousness, conscience.

Ex: Just as an individual must struggle to integrate the problematic unconscious with the everyday conscious mind, so must librarians wrestle with the integration of the problematic visual media.

Ex: For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.

Ex: The general conclusion was that librarians cannot avoid acting as censors, but should do so only with full awareness and a good conscience.

* dinero para acallar la consciencia = conscience money.

* objeción de consciencia = conscientious objection.

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consciencia

feminine

conciencia f B. (↑ conciencia)

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consciencia sustantivo femenino See Also→ conciencia b
consciencia sustantivo femenino ➣ conciencia
' consciencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reanimar
- reanimarse
- sentida
- sentido
English:
consciousness
- recover
- sting

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consciencia = conciencia

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consciencia

f → conciencia

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consciencia nf conciencia

Spanish-English dictionary > consciencia
7 dificultoso

adj.

difficult, troublesome, complicated, hard.

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dificultoso

► adjetivo

1 difficult, hard

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ADJ

1) (=difícil) difficult, hard

2) [persona] difficult, awkward

3) * [cara] ugly

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- sa adjetivo difficult, problematic

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= obstinate, bumpy.

Ex. It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.

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- sa adjetivo difficult, problematic

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= obstinate, bumpy.

Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.

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dificultoso -sa

adjective

awkward, difficult, problematic

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dificultoso
◊ -sa adjetivo

difficult, problematic
dificultoso,-a adjetivo hard, laborious: es un camino dificultoso, the road is full of obstacles

' dificultoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dificultosa
English:
labored

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dificultoso, -a adj

hard, fraught with difficulties

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dificultoso

adj difficult, awkward

* * *

dificultoso, -sa adj

: difficult, hard

Spanish-English dictionary > dificultoso
8 armonía

f.

1 harmony, agreement, concord, concordance.

2 harmonics, harmony.

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armonía

► nombre femenino

1 harmony

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noun f.

harmony

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SF harmony

en armonía — in harmony ( con with)

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femenino harmony

en armonía con la naturaleza — in harmony with nature

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= harmonisation [harmonization, -USA], harmony, unity, harmonics.

Ex. The difficult issue of copyright will not be resolved as the EC is not at present looking at reprography as an area of harmonization.

Ex. A harmony is an arrangement of passages of the Bible on the same topic into parallel columns so that similarities and differences are readily compared.

Ex. The part chosen should have a unity of its own, a wholeness that offers a complete experience without at the same time giving away everything.

Ex. Socrates's description of astronomy and harmonics is less problematic when it is read against the background of certain Greek mathematical treatises.

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* algo que rompe la armonía = a blot on the landscape.

* armonía racial = racial harmony.

* armonía social = social harmony.

* con armonía = harmoniously.

* en armonía = harmoniously, in harmony.

* en armonía con = in harmony with, in harness with, in keeping with, in tune with, in sync with.

* falta de armonía = disharmony.

* que rompe la armonía = eyesore.

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femenino harmony

en armonía con la naturaleza — in harmony with nature

* * *

= harmonisation [harmonization, -USA], harmony, unity, harmonics.

Ex: The difficult issue of copyright will not be resolved as the EC is not at present looking at reprography as an area of harmonization.

Ex: A harmony is an arrangement of passages of the Bible on the same topic into parallel columns so that similarities and differences are readily compared.

Ex: The part chosen should have a unity of its own, a wholeness that offers a complete experience without at the same time giving away everything.

Ex: Socrates's description of astronomy and harmonics is less problematic when it is read against the background of certain Greek mathematical treatises.

* algo que rompe la armonía = a blot on the landscape.

* armonía racial = racial harmony.

* armonía social = social harmony.

* con armonía = harmoniously.

* en armonía = harmoniously, in harmony.

* en armonía con = in harmony with, in harness with, in keeping with, in tune with, in sync with.

* falta de armonía = disharmony.

* que rompe la armonía = eyesore.

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armonía

feminine

1 ( Mús) harmony

2 (de colores, estilos) harmony

accesorios en armonía con las ricas telas de los vestidos accessories in harmony with o which complement the rich fabrics of the dresses

3 (en relaciones) harmony

conviven en perfecta armonía they live together in perfect harmony

vivir en armonía con la naturaleza to live in harmony with nature

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armonía sustantivo femenino
harmony
armonía sustantivo femenino harmony
' armonía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consonancia
- discorde
- sintonía
- acorde
- unidad
English:
accord
- harmonics
- harmony
- harmonize

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armonía, harmonía nf

1. Mús harmony

2. [de colores, formas] harmony

3. [amistad] harmony;

la falta de armonía entre los miembros del gabinete the lack of agreement within the cabinet;

vivir en armonía con alguien to live in harmony with sb

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armonía

f harmony

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armonía nf

: harmony

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armonía n harmony [pl. harmonies]

Spanish-English dictionary > armonía
9 cara a cara

cara a cara

face to face

* * *

= face-to-face [face to face], face-to-face [face to face], double-faced, head-to-head, confrontational, one-on-one, eyeball-to-eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, in person

Ex. This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.

Ex. This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.

Ex. Information desks should be sited near the library entrance, be multi-staffed, designed for double-faced seating and easy use of microfilm readers and AV materials.

Ex. The database will compete head-to-head with other information providers by making information freely available on the Internet.

Ex. The authors report on a case study that highlights the problems of applying such a confrontational method in an Eastern culture, such as Hong Kong.

Ex. The one-on-one training pattern predominates and is effective at this institution where education in the singular is stressed.

Ex. Last night the Israeli prime minister announced that after nine days of eyeball-to-eyeball negotiations, he'd had enough and was going home.

Ex. For Miller, though, two decades of eyeball-to-eyeball confrontations with the new chairman are proof enough.

Ex. Telephone reference services have become problematic in recent years due to increased volume of patron demand, both in person and on the telephone.

* * *

= face-to-face [face to face], face-to-face [face to face], double-faced, head-to-head, confrontational, one-on-one, eyeball-to-eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, in person

Ex: This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.

Ex: This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.

Ex: Information desks should be sited near the library entrance, be multi-staffed, designed for double-faced seating and easy use of microfilm readers and AV materials.

Ex: The database will compete head-to-head with other information providers by making information freely available on the Internet.

Ex: The authors report on a case study that highlights the problems of applying such a confrontational method in an Eastern culture, such as Hong Kong.

Ex: The one-on-one training pattern predominates and is effective at this institution where education in the singular is stressed.

Ex: Last night the Israeli prime minister announced that after nine days of eyeball-to-eyeball negotiations, he'd had enough and was going home.

Ex: For Miller, though, two decades of eyeball-to-eyeball confrontations with the new chairman are proof enough.

Ex: Telephone reference services have become problematic in recent years due to increased volume of patron demand, both in person and on the telephone.

Spanish-English dictionary > cara a cara
10 contratiempo

m.

1 mishap (accidente).

2 setback, set-back, difficulty, mishap.

* * *

contratiempo

► nombre masculino

1 (contrariedad) setback, hitch; (accidente) mishap

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a contratiempo MÚSICA on the offbeat

* * *

SM

1) (=revés) setback, reverse; (=accidente) mishap, accident

2) (Mús)

a contratiempo — offbeat

* * *

masculino ( problema) setback, hitch; ( accidente) mishap

sufrir or tener un contratiempo — to have a setback/a mishap

* * *

= mishap, setback, adversity, misfortune, hiccup, mischance, problem, misadventure.

Ex. The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.

Ex. This article traces the beginning of library automation in Denmark, outlining the plans and setbacks which were experienced.

Ex. But adversity is fertile ground for innovation, and for this reason librarians should consider adopting from the entrepreneurial model.

Ex. The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.

Ex. The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.

Ex. Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.

Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.

Ex. This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.

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* contratiempos = pitfalls and potholes.

* sin contratiempos = smoothly.

* si no hay ningún contratiempo = all being well.

* sufrir un contratiempo = suffer + bruises.

* * *

masculino ( problema) setback, hitch; ( accidente) mishap

sufrir or tener un contratiempo — to have a setback/a mishap

* * *

= mishap, setback, adversity, misfortune, hiccup, mischance, problem, misadventure.

Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.

Ex: This article traces the beginning of library automation in Denmark, outlining the plans and setbacks which were experienced.

Ex: But adversity is fertile ground for innovation, and for this reason librarians should consider adopting from the entrepreneurial model.

Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.

Ex: The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.

Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.

Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.

Ex: This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.

* contratiempos = pitfalls and potholes.

* sin contratiempos = smoothly.

* si no hay ningún contratiempo = all being well.

* sufrir un contratiempo = suffer + bruises.

* * *

contratiempo

masculine

(problema) setback, hitch; (accidente) mishap

sufrimos or tuvimos un pequeño contratiempo en el camino we had a little mishap on the way

* * *

contratiempo sustantivo masculino ( problema) setback, hitch;
( accidente) mishap;
sufrir or tener un contratiempo to have a setback/a mishap
contratiempo sustantivo masculino setback, hitch
' contratiempo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
golpe
- tropiezo
- varapalo
- complicación
- faena
- percance
- revés
English:
hang on
- hang-up
- hiccough
- hiccup
- hitch
- mishap
- setback
- upset

* * *

contratiempo nm
[accidente] mishap; [dificultad] setback;
me ha surgido un contratiempo y no voy a poder acudir a problem has come up and I won't be able to attend;

el fallo judicial supone un enorme contratiempo the court's ruling means an enormous setback

* * *

contratiempo

m setback, hitch

* * *

contratiempo nm

1) percance: mishap, accident

2) dificultad: setback, difficulty

* * *

contratiempo n

1. (revés) setback

perder su trabajo fue un grave contratiempo losing his job was a serious setback

2. (accidente) problem

hemos tenido un contratiempo we had a problem

nos ha surgido un contratiempo something came up

Spanish-English dictionary > contratiempo
11 croata

adj.

Croatian.

f. & m.

Croat, Croatian.

* * *

croata

► adjetivo

1 Croatian, Croat

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 (persona) Croat, Croatian

► nombre masculino

1 (idioma) Croat, Croatian

* * *

ADJ SMF Croat, Croatian

los croatas — the Croats, the Croatians

* * *
I
adjetivo Croatian, Croat
II
masculino y femenino Croat

los croatas — the Croats, Croatian people

* * *

= Croat, Croatian.

Ex. It is seductively readable, but its account, which contains sweeping conclusions about the Croats and the Serbs, is problematic.

Ex. This paper examines the communication pattern of a selected groups of Croatian scientists in the field of biomedicine.

* * *
I
adjetivo Croatian, Croat
II
masculino y femenino Croat

los croatas — the Croats, Croatian people

* * *

= Croat, Croatian.

Ex: It is seductively readable, but its account, which contains sweeping conclusions about the Croats and the Serbs, is problematic.

Ex: This paper examines the communication pattern of a selected groups of Croatian scientists in the field of biomedicine.

* * *

croata¹

adjective

Croatian, Croat

croata²

masculine and feminine

Croat

los croatas the Croats, Croatian people

* * *

croata adjetivo
Croatian, Croat
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
Croat;
◊ los croatas the Croats, Croatian people

croata inv & adjetivo Croat

' croata' also found in these entries:
English:
Croat
- Croatian

* * *

croata

♦ adj

Croatian

♦ nmf

Croat, Croatian

* * *

croata

I adj Croatian

II m/f Croat

* * *

croata adj & nmf

: Croatian

Spanish-English dictionary > croata
12 cubo de la basura

cubo de la basura

rubbish bin, US garbage can

* * *

trash can

* * *

(n.) = waste bin, trashcan [trash can], dustbin [dust bin], rubbish bin, trash bin, garbage can

Ex. This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.

Ex. The article 'You can never own too many trashcans' comments on the problems of finding enough space to house the University of California Division of Library Automation installations.

Ex. Databases which should be gold mines degenerate into dustbins, and inter-departmental strife tears apart the organization's commitments.

Ex. The bags may be used as an inner skin to a rubbish bin, to stop wet and noisome remains from sticking to the inside of the container.

Ex. In a trash bin, he found the inedibles: fragile little calf legs with tiny cleft hooves.

Ex. Two boys said they were shooting at a garbage can but ended up hitting a 61-year-old delivery driver instead, police say.

* * *

(n.) = waste bin, trashcan [trash can], dustbin [dust bin], rubbish bin, trash bin, garbage can

Ex: This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.

Ex: The article 'You can never own too many trashcans' comments on the problems of finding enough space to house the University of California Division of Library Automation installations.

Ex: Databases which should be gold mines degenerate into dustbins, and inter-departmental strife tears apart the organization's commitments.

Ex: The bags may be used as an inner skin to a rubbish bin, to stop wet and noisome remains from sticking to the inside of the container.

Ex: In a trash bin, he found the inedibles: fragile little calf legs with tiny cleft hooves.

Ex: Two boys said they were shooting at a garbage can but ended up hitting a 61-year-old delivery driver instead, police say.

* * *

cubo de la basura

dentro garbage can, Br

rubbish bin; fuera garbage can, Br

dustbin

Spanish-English dictionary > cubo de la basura
13 de una manera seductora

= seductively

Ex. It is seductively readable, but its account, which contains sweeping conclusions about the Croats and the Serbs, is problematic.

* * *

= seductively

Ex: It is seductively readable, but its account, which contains sweeping conclusions about the Croats and the Serbs, is problematic.

Spanish-English dictionary > de una manera seductora
14 de una manera tentadora

= seductively

Ex. It is seductively readable, but its account, which contains sweeping conclusions about the Croats and the Serbs, is problematic.

* * *

= seductively

Ex: It is seductively readable, but its account, which contains sweeping conclusions about the Croats and the Serbs, is problematic.

Spanish-English dictionary > de una manera tentadora
15 desgracia

f.

1 misfortune (mala suerte).

ha tenido la desgracia de sufrir dos accidentes aéreos she's had the misfortune to be in two air accidents

bastante desgracia tengo ya con haber perdido mi trabajo it's bad enough having lost my job

por desgracia unfortunately

2 disaster.

desgracias personales casualties

es una desgracia que… it's a terrible shame that…

3 disgrace, shame, dishonor, discredit.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: desgraciar.

* * *

desgracia

► nombre femenino

1 (desdicha) misfortune

2 (mala suerte) bad luck, mischance

3 (pérdida de favor) disfavour (US disfavor)

4 (accidente) mishap, accident

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

caer en desgracia to lose favour (US favor), fall from grace

para colmo de desgracias / para mayor desgracia to top it all, to top everything

por desgracia unfortunately

¡qué desgracia! how awful!

* * *

noun f.

1) disgrace

2) misfortune

•

- por desgracia

* * *

SF

1) (=mala suerte) misfortune

tuve la desgracia de encontrármelo en el cine — I had the misfortune to o I was unfortunate enough to run into him at the cinema

por desgracia — unfortunately

estar en desgracia — frm to have constant bad luck

en la desgracia se conoce a los amigos — a friend in need is a friend indeed

2) (=revés) misfortune

la familia ha sufrido una serie de desgracias — the family has suffered a series of misfortunes

ha ocurrido una desgracia — something terrible has happened

ha muerto, ¡qué desgracia! — she has died, what a terrible thing (to happen)!

estos niños solo me traen desgracias — these children are nothing but trouble

- las desgracias nunca vienen solas

3)

desgracias personales — (=víctimas) casualties

no hay que lamentar desgracias personales — there were no casualties

4)

caer en desgracia — to lose favour o (EEUU) favor, fall from favour o (EEUU) favor

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (desdicha, infortunio) misfortune

ha tenido muchas desgracias — she's had her share of misfortunes

tener la desgracia de + inf — to have the misfortune to + inf

bastante desgracia tiene con su enfermedad — he has enough to bear with his illness

caer en desgracia — to fall from favor o grace

b)

por desgracia — (indep) unfortunately

2) ( suceso adverso)

han tenido una desgracia tras otra — they've had one piece of bad luck after another

y para colmo de desgracias... — and to crown o cap it all...

las desgracias nunca vienen solas — when it rains, it pours (AmE), it never rains but it pours (BrE)

•

- desgracias personales

* * *

= mishap, affliction, mischance, obliteration, stroke of misfortune, ill fate, misfortune, misadventure.

Ex. The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.

Ex. In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.

Ex. Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.

Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex. The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.

Ex. The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.

Ex. This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.

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* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.

* demasiado + Adjetivo + para su desgracia = too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own good.

* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.

* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.

* una desgracia = a crying shame.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (desdicha, infortunio) misfortune

ha tenido muchas desgracias — she's had her share of misfortunes

tener la desgracia de + inf — to have the misfortune to + inf

bastante desgracia tiene con su enfermedad — he has enough to bear with his illness

caer en desgracia — to fall from favor o grace

b)

por desgracia — (indep) unfortunately

2) ( suceso adverso)

han tenido una desgracia tras otra — they've had one piece of bad luck after another

y para colmo de desgracias... — and to crown o cap it all...

las desgracias nunca vienen solas — when it rains, it pours (AmE), it never rains but it pours (BrE)

•

- desgracias personales

* * *

= mishap, affliction, mischance, obliteration, stroke of misfortune, ill fate, misfortune, misadventure.

Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.

Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.

Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.

Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex: The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.

Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.

Ex: This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.

* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.

* demasiado + Adjetivo + para su desgracia = too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own good.

* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.

* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.

* una desgracia = a crying shame.

* * *

desgracia

feminine

A

1

(desdicha, infortunio): tuvo la desgracia de perder un hijo sadly, she lost a son, she was unfortunate enough to lose a son

tiene la desgracia de que la mujer es alcohólica unfortunately, his wife is an alcoholic, he has the misfortune to have an alcoholic wife

bastante desgracia tiene el pobre hombre con su enfermedad he has enough to bear with his illness

en la desgracia se conoce a los amigos when things get bad o rough o tough you find out who your real friends are

caer en desgracia to fall from favor o grace

2

por desgracia ( indep) unfortunately

¿te tocó sentarte al lado de él? — sí, por desgracia did you have to sit next to him? — unfortunately, yes o yes, I'm afraid so

B

(suceso adverso): han tenido una desgracia tras otra they've had one piece of bad luck o one disaster after another

sufrió muchas desgracias en su juventud he suffered many misfortunes in his youth

y para colmo de desgracias, se me quemó la cena and to crown o cap it all, I burned the dinner

¡qué desgracia! se me manchó el traje nuevo oh, no o what a disaster! I've spilt something on my new suit

las desgracias nunca vienen solas when it rains, it pours ( AmE), it never rains but it pours ( BrE)

Compuesto:

desgracias personales

fpl ( period); casualties (pl)

* * *

Del verbo desgraciar: ( conjugate desgraciar)

desgracia es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
desgracia
desgraciar
desgracia sustantivo femenino
a) (desdicha, infortunio) misfortune;

◊ tiene la desgracia de ser ciego he has the misfortune to be blind;

caer en desgracia to fall from favor
b)

◊ por desgracia ( indep) unfortunately

desgracia sustantivo femenino
1 (mala suerte) misfortune
2 (suceso penoso) tragedy: tuvieron la desgracia de perder su casa en un incendio, they suffered the misfortune of losing their house in a fire
3 (pérdida de favor, respeto) caer en desgracia, to fall into disgrace 4 desgracias personales, casualties
♦ Locuciones: por desgracia, unfortunately: por desgracia no podemos ir, unfortunately we can't go
las desgracias nunca vienen solas, when it rains it pours
' desgracia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatirse
- adversidad
- azote
- caer
- calamidad
- desastre
- disgusto
- entera
- entero
- evitar
- hambre
- plaga
- través
- abatir
- conllevar
- desdicha
- encarar
- golpe
- miseria
- presentir
- recuperar
- sobrevenir
English:
blow
- curse
- disgrace
- doghouse
- favor
- favour
- misadventure
- misery
- misfortune
- unfortunately
- unluckily
- wretchedness
- affliction
- dismay
- disturbed

* * *

desgracia nf

1. [mala suerte] misfortune;

le persigue la desgracia he is dogged by bad luck;

bastante desgracia tengo ya con haber perdido mi trabajo it's bad enough having lost my job;

ha tenido la desgracia de sufrir dos accidentes aéreos she's had the misfortune to be in two plane crashes;

por desgracia unfortunately;

¿le llegaste a conocer? – por desgracia para mí did you ever meet him? – unfortunately for me, I did

2. [catástrofe] disaster;

ha ocurrido una desgracia something terrible has happened;

le persiguen las desgracias bad things keep happening to him;

una vida llena de desgracias a life full of misfortune;

¡qué desgracia! how awful!;

es una desgracia que… it's a terrible shame that…;

Prov

las desgracias nunca vienen solas it never rains but it pours

Comp
desgracias personales:
no hubo que lamentar desgracias personales there were no casualties, fortunately

3. Comp

caer en desgracia to fall from grace o into disgrace;

caer en desgracia de alguien to fall out of favour with sb;

es la desgracia de la familia he's the shame of the family

* * *

desgracia

f

1 misfortune;

por desgracia unfortunately

2 suceso accident;

las desgracias nunca vienen solas when it rains, it pours

3 ( vergüenza) disgrace;

caer en desgracia fall from favor o Br favour o

grace

* * *

desgracia nf

1) : misfortune

2) : disgrace

3)

por desgracia : unfortunately

* * *

desgracia n misfortune / piece of bad luck

por desgracia unfortunately

Spanish-English dictionary > desgracia
16 en persona

en persona

in person

* * *

= in person, walk-in, in the flesh, face-to-face [face to face]

Ex. Telephone reference services have become problematic in recent years due to increased volume of patron demand, both in person and on the telephone.

Ex. Two industrial parks were studied to test the need for ' walk-in' versus 'call-in' service facilities.

Ex. Although we have never seen Palaeolithic humans in the flesh, we recognize them immediately in illustrations, art, cartoons, and museum displays.

Ex. This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.

* * *

= in person, walk-in, in the flesh, face-to-face [face to face]

Ex: Telephone reference services have become problematic in recent years due to increased volume of patron demand, both in person and on the telephone.

Ex: Two industrial parks were studied to test the need for ' walk-in' versus 'call-in' service facilities.

Ex: Although we have never seen Palaeolithic humans in the flesh, we recognize them immediately in illustrations, art, cartoons, and museum displays.

Ex: This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.

Spanish-English dictionary > en persona
17 estrategia

f.

strategy.

estrategia de marketing marketing strategy

* * *

estrategia

► nombre femenino

1 strategy

* * *

noun f.

strategy

* * *

SF strategy

estrategia de la tensión — destabilizing campaign

estrategia de salida — exit strategy

* * *

femenino strategy

* * *

= approach [approaches, -pl.], course of action, strategy, tactics, tack, power play.

Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

Ex. A number of publication strategies are possible for announcing the modifications to classification schemes.

Ex. Purists might argue that this is tactics rather than strategy.

Ex. The simplest tack would be to include the metadata in the notes field but sorting by metadata attributes is problematic and clunky.

Ex. The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.

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* cambiar de estrategia = change + tack.

* elaborar una estrategia = formulate + strategy.

* estrategia cognitiva = cognitive strategy.

* estrategia comercial = business plan, market strategy.

* estrategia de ahorro = saver.

* estrategia de búsqueda = search strategy, search process.

* estrategia de búsqueda de información = information seeking pattern.

* estrategia de defensa = defence strategy.

* estrategia de gestión = management strategy, managerial strategy.

* estrategia de gestión de la información = information management strategy.

* estrategia de investigación = research strategy.

* estrategia de mercado = marketing strategy.

* estrategia de salida = exit strategy, exit strategy.

* estrategia de supervivencia = coping strategy, coping skill.

* estrategia de ventas = sales strategy.

* estrategia documental = documentation strategy.

* estrategia final = endgame.

* estrategia militar = military strategy.

* estrategia para enfrentarse a las necesidades diarias = coping strategy, coping skill.

* estrategia publicitaria = sales pitch.

* estrategia que ahorra dinero = money saver.

* estrategia que ahorra trabajo = labour saver.

* formular una estrategia = formulate + strategy.

* seguir una estrategia = take + tack.

* * *

femenino strategy

* * *

= approach [approaches, -pl.], course of action, strategy, tactics, tack, power play.

Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

Ex: A number of publication strategies are possible for announcing the modifications to classification schemes.

Ex: Purists might argue that this is tactics rather than strategy.

Ex: The simplest tack would be to include the metadata in the notes field but sorting by metadata attributes is problematic and clunky.

Ex: The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.

* cambiar de estrategia = change + tack.

* elaborar una estrategia = formulate + strategy.

* estrategia cognitiva = cognitive strategy.

* estrategia comercial = business plan, market strategy.

* estrategia de ahorro = saver.

* estrategia de búsqueda = search strategy, search process.

* estrategia de búsqueda de información = information seeking pattern.

* estrategia de defensa = defence strategy.

* estrategia de gestión = management strategy, managerial strategy.

* estrategia de gestión de la información = information management strategy.

* estrategia de investigación = research strategy.

* estrategia de mercado = marketing strategy.

* estrategia de salida = exit strategy, exit strategy.

* estrategia de supervivencia = coping strategy, coping skill.

* estrategia de ventas = sales strategy.

* estrategia documental = documentation strategy.

* estrategia final = endgame.

* estrategia militar = military strategy.

* estrategia para enfrentarse a las necesidades diarias = coping strategy, coping skill.

* estrategia publicitaria = sales pitch.

* estrategia que ahorra dinero = money saver.

* estrategia que ahorra trabajo = labour saver.

* formular una estrategia = formulate + strategy.

* seguir una estrategia = take + tack.

* * *

estrategia

feminine

strategy

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estrategia sustantivo femenino
strategy
estrategia sustantivo femenino strategy
' estrategia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
perfilar
- trazar
English:
strategy
- tactic

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estrategia nf

strategy;

cambiar de estrategia to change strategy

Comp
Mktg estrategia de márketing marketing strategy
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estrategia

f strategy

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estrategia nf

: strategy

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estrategia n strategy [pl. strategies]

Spanish-English dictionary > estrategia
18 infortunio

m.

1 calamity, misfortune (hecho desgraciado).

2 mishap, mischance, accident.

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infortunio

► nombre femenino

1 misfortune

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SM (=mala suerte) misfortune, ill luck; (=accidente) mishap

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masculino misfortune

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= mishap, reversal, mischance, misfortune, ill fate.

Ex. The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.

Ex. Libraries are struggling to hold on and maintain quality in the face of adversity and reversal.

Ex. Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.

Ex. The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.

Ex. The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.

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masculino misfortune

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= mishap, reversal, mischance, misfortune, ill fate.

Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.

Ex: Libraries are struggling to hold on and maintain quality in the face of adversity and reversal.

Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.

Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.

Ex: The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.

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infortunio

masculine

misfortune

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infortunio sustantivo masculino misfortune: tuvo el infortunio de perder toda su documentación, she unfortunately lost all of the papers
' infortunio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adversidad
- azar
- desgracia
English:
mischance

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infortunio nm

1. [hecho desgraciado] calamity, misfortune

2. [mala suerte] misfortune, bad luck;

tuvo el infortunio de contraer la enfermedad he had the misfortune to catch the disease

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infortunio

m misfortune, ill fortune

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infortunio nm

1) desgracia: misfortune

2) contratiempo: mishap

Spanish-English dictionary > infortunio
19 largas distancias

(n.) = large distances

Ex. There are large distances between many population centres making the timely delivery of library materials to users in these areas problematic.

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(n.) = large distances

Ex: There are large distances between many population centres making the timely delivery of library materials to users in these areas problematic.

Spanish-English dictionary > largas distancias
20 mala suerte

intj.

tough luck, tough shit, bad luck, hard lines.

f.

bad luck, hard luck, misfortune, bad break.

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(n.) = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, hard luck, losing streak

Ex. The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.

Ex. Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Thirteen steps to avoiding bad luck in a serials cancellation project'.

Ex. The article is entitled ' Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.

Ex. Four scenarios are developed to explore the future of citizen participation: plenitude, transformation, continuity, & hard luck.

Ex. It seems like we're headed for another losing streak.

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(n.) = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, hard luck, losing streak

Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.

Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Thirteen steps to avoiding bad luck in a serials cancellation project'.

Ex: The article is entitled ' Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.

Ex: Four scenarios are developed to explore the future of citizen participation: plenitude, transformation, continuity, & hard luck.

Ex: It seems like we're headed for another losing streak.

Spanish-English dictionary > mala suerte

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problematic — PROBLEMÁTIC, Ă, problematici, ce, adj., s.f. 1. adj. Îndoielnic, nesigur, ipotetic. ♦ p. ext. Dubios, suspect, necurat. 2. adj. Care constituie o problemă, o enigmă. ♦ (log.; despre judecăţi) Care anunţă un raport posibil între termenii judecăţii … Dicționar Român
problematic — UK [ˌprɒbləˈmætɪk] / US [ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk] or problematical UK [ˌprɒbləˈmætɪk(ə)l] / US [ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk(ə)l] adjective involving or causing problems Planning a trip at that time is going to be problematic … English dictionary
problematic — problematic, problematical Both forms are used in BrE and AmE with no discernible difference in meaning, but problematic is (understandably, being shorter) much more common (eight times more so in the OEC) than problematical … Modern English usage
Problematic — Prob lem*at ic, Problematical Prob lem*at ic*al, a. [L. problematicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. probl[ e]matique.] Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact; questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful. {Prob lem*at ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
problematic — I adjective ambiguous, complex, complicated, contestable, controversial, controvertible, cryptic, cryptical, debatable, difficult, disputable, doubtful, dubious, dubius, enigmatic, enigmatical, equivocal, imperspicuous, incertus, insoluble,… … Law dictionary
problematic — c.1600, shortening of problematical (1560s), from L.L. problematicus, from Gk. problematikos pertaining to a problem, from problematos, gen. of problema (see PROBLEM (Cf. problem)) … Etymology dictionary
problematic — *doubtful, dubious, questionable Analogous words: ambiguous, equivocal, *obscure, vague, cryptic, enigmatic: uncertain, suspicious, mistrustful (see corresponding nouns at UNCERTAINTY) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
problematic — [ˌprɒbləˈmætɪk] or problematical [ˌprɒbləˈmætɪk(ə)l] adj involving or causing problems … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
problematic — [adj] open to doubt ambiguous, arguable, chancy, debatable, disputable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, enigmatic, iffy*, indecisive, moot, open, precarious, problematical, puzzling, questionable, suspect, tricky, uncertain, unsettled, up for… … New thesaurus
problematic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ presenting a problem. DERIVATIVES problematical adjective problematically adverb … English terms dictionary
problematic — [präb΄lə mat′ik] adj. [Fr problématique < L problematicus < Gr problematikos < problēma (see PROBLEM) + AL] 1. having the nature of a problem; hard to solve or deal with 2. not settled; yet to be determined; uncertain: Also problematical … English World dictionary

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