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1 alabanza
f.praise.* * *1 (elogio) praise2 (jactancia) boasting, bragging* * *noun f.* * *SF (tb: alabanzas) praisedigno de toda alabanza — thoroughly praiseworthy, highly commendable
* * *femenino praise* * *= puffery, praise, paean, hymn, rave, exaltation.Ex. This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.Ex. Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.Ex. Past celebrations have included the Faculty Survival Kits Party (based on the TV show 'Survivor'), the French Café Party (a paean to books and coffee), and the We Look Different Party wherein we used furniture rearrangement in the library as the inspiration to have a costume party.Ex. A close score is a score of vocal music in which the separate parts are written on two staves, as with hymns.Ex. And by tackling problems beyond their traditional turf, the award winners earned raves for leadership.Ex. The roots of modernism are traced to the Enlightenment period, with its exaltation of reason.----* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.* cantar las alabanzas = sing + Posesivo + praises.* falsa alabanza = lip service.* palabras de alabanza = words of praise.* * *femenino praise* * *= puffery, praise, paean, hymn, rave, exaltation.Ex: This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.
Ex: Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.Ex: Past celebrations have included the Faculty Survival Kits Party (based on the TV show 'Survivor'), the French Café Party (a paean to books and coffee), and the We Look Different Party wherein we used furniture rearrangement in the library as the inspiration to have a costume party.Ex: A close score is a score of vocal music in which the separate parts are written on two staves, as with hymns.Ex: And by tackling problems beyond their traditional turf, the award winners earned raves for leadership.Ex: The roots of modernism are traced to the Enlightenment period, with its exaltation of reason.* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.* cantar las alabanzas = sing + Posesivo + praises.* falsa alabanza = lip service.* palabras de alabanza = words of praise.* * *praisesu actitud es digna de alabanza his attitude is praiseworthy o laudable* * *
alabanza sustantivo femenino
praise;
alabanza sustantivo femenino praise
' alabanza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ponderación
English:
praise
* * *alabanza nfpraise;decir algo en alabanza de alguien to say sth in praise of sb;su acción es digna de alabanza she deserves praise for what she did;un intento digno de alabanza a praiseworthy attempt* * *f acclaim* * *alabanza nfelogio: praise -
2 bombo
adj.1 dumbfounded, stunned.2 tasteless, insipid.3 stupid, thick.m.1 bass drum (Music).2 hype (informal) (elogio).a bombo y platillo with a lot of hypele están dando mucho bombo a la nueva película the new film is getting a lot of hype3 drum (Tec).4 exaggerated praise, publicity, pompous praise.5 barge.6 bowler hat.* * *1 (tambor) bass drum2 (elogio) build-up, hype3 (para sorteo) drum\a bombo y platillo with a great song and dancedar bombo to praise excessivelyhacer un bombo a alguien to get somebody pregnant* * *1. ADJ1) (=aturdido) dumbfounded, stunned2) LAm (=tibio) lukewarm4) Méx [carne] bad, off2. SM1) (Mús) bass drumtengo la cabeza como un bombo — my head's throbbing o buzzing
- estar con bombo- hacer un bombo a una chicaponer a algn bombo — Méx * (=insultar) to hurl insults at sb; (=golpear) to hit sb
2) [en sorteos] drum3) * (=elogio exagerado) exaggerated praise; (Teat, Cine) hype *4) Cono Sur- mandar a algn al bomboirse al bombo — to come to grief, fail
5) (Náut) barge, lighter6) Caribe (=sombrero) bowler hat, derby (EEUU)* * *1) (Mús) ( instrumento) bass drum; ( músico) bass drummercon bombos y platillos or (Esp) a bombo y platillo — with a great fanfare
darle bombo a algo: se le ha dado mucho bombo a la película — the movie's been given a lot of hype (colloq)
2) ( de sorteo) drum* * *= puffery, fanfare.Ex. This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.Ex. The recommendations were accepted without fanfare.----* a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.* anunciar a bombo y platillo = trumpet.* bombo publicitario = media hype.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* hacerle un bombo a Alguien = knock + Alguien + up.* promocionar a bombo y platillo = hype.* sin bombo(s) ni platillo(s) = without much ado.* * *1) (Mús) ( instrumento) bass drum; ( músico) bass drummercon bombos y platillos or (Esp) a bombo y platillo — with a great fanfare
darle bombo a algo: se le ha dado mucho bombo a la película — the movie's been given a lot of hype (colloq)
2) ( de sorteo) drum* * *= puffery, fanfare.Ex: This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.
Ex: The recommendations were accepted without fanfare.* a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.* anunciar a bombo y platillo = trumpet.* bombo publicitario = media hype.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* hacerle un bombo a Alguien = knock + Alguien + up.* promocionar a bombo y platillo = hype.* sin bombo(s) ni platillo(s) = without much ado.* * *tengo la cabeza como un bombo my head's thumping, I've (got) a splitting headachecon bombos y platillos or ( Esp) a bombo y platillo with a great fanfareel pacto se firmó con bombos y platillos a great song and dance was made about the signing of the treatydarle bombo a algo: se le ha dado mucho bombo a la película the movie's been given a lot of hype ( colloq)darse bombo to blow one's own trumpetB (de un sorteo) drumC1( RPl fam) (de una mujer embarazada): le hizo un bombo he got her in the family way o the club ( colloq)tenía un bombo de película she was huge* * *
bombo sustantivo masculino
1 (Mús) ( instrumento) bass drum;
( músico) bass drummer;
con bombos y platillos or (Esp) a bombo y platillo with a great fanfare;
darle bombo a algo to give sth a lot of hype (colloq)
2 ( de sorteo) drum
bombo sustantivo masculino
1 Mús bass drum
2 (de un sorteo) lottery drum
3 vulgar (vientre de una mujer embarazada) belly
♦ Locuciones: figurado a bombo y platillo: lo anunciaremos a bombo y platillo, we'll make a great song and dance about it
familiar darse mucho bombo, to blow one's own trumpet
' bombo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
maza
English:
build-up
- hype
- song
- write up
- red
* * *bombo1 nm1. [instrumento musical] bass drum;Famtengo la cabeza como un bombo my head is throbbing2. [músico] bass drum (player)3. [para sorteo] drumle están dando mucho bombo a la nueva película the new movie is getting a lot of hype, they're really hyping the new movie;le gusta mucho darse bombo he's always blowing his own trumpet;a bombo y platillo with a lot of hype5. Tec drumestar con bombo to be up the spout, Br to be up the duff7. CompRP Famirse al bombo to fail, to come to nothing;mandar a alguien al bombo to bump sb offbombo2, -a adjCuba1. [tibio] lukewarm2. [insípido] weak* * *mdar bombo a algo fam hype sth up fam ;darse bombo fam blow one’s own trumpet fam ;a bombo y platillo fam with a great song and dance fam, with a lot of hoo-ha fam ;tengo la cabeza como un bombo fig my head is splitting2 TÉC drum3 fig famde embarazada bump* * *bombo nm1) : bass drumcon bombos y platillos: with great fanfare* * *bombo n1. (instrumento) bass drum2. (caja redonda) drum -
3 atmósfera cordial
(n.) = convivial atmosphereEx. This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.* * *(n.) = convivial atmosphereEx: This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.
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4 contagioso
adj.contagious, infectious, catchy, catching.* * *► adjetivo1 infectious, contagious■ enfermedad contagiosa infectious disease, contagious disease* * *(f. - contagiosa)adj.catching, contagious* * *ADJ1) (Med) [enfermedad] contagious; [enfermo] infected, infectious2) (fig) catching; [risa] infectious* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( por contacto - directo) contagious; (- indirecto) infectiousb) <risa/alegría> infectious* * *= contagious, infectious.Ex. This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.Ex. Startlingly, we find also that Rule 2.44 would permit either Horses -- Diseases or Horse -- Diseases -- Strangles for a document on strangles in horses (an infectious streptococcal fever); the first of these is blatantly class entry rather than specific, while the second is equally blatantly alphabetico classed.----* enfermedad contagiosa = infectious disease, communicable disease.* no contagioso = non-contagious.* risa contagiosa = infectious laugh, infectious laughter.* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( por contacto - directo) contagious; (- indirecto) infectiousb) <risa/alegría> infectious* * *= contagious, infectious.Ex: This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.
Ex: Startlingly, we find also that Rule 2.44 would permit either Horses -- Diseases or Horse -- Diseases -- Strangles for a document on strangles in horses (an infectious streptococcal fever); the first of these is blatantly class entry rather than specific, while the second is equally blatantly alphabetico classed.* enfermedad contagiosa = infectious disease, communicable disease.* no contagioso = non-contagious.* risa contagiosa = infectious laugh, infectious laughter.* * *contagioso -sa1 (que se transmite por contacto — directo) contagious; (— indirecto) infectiousno es contagioso it isn't contagious o ( colloq) catching2 ‹risa/alegría› infectious* * *
contagioso◊ -sa adjetivo
(— indirecto) infectious
contagioso,-a adj (virus, enfermedad) contagious, infectious
fam (alegría) infectious
' contagioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contagiarse
- contagiosa
English:
catching
- communicable
- contagious
- infectious
* * *contagioso, -a adj1. [enfermedad] [por contacto directo] contagious;[por contacto indirecto] infectious2. [risa, entusiasmo] infectious* * *adj contagious* * *contagioso, -sa adj: contagious, catching* * *contagioso adj contagious -
5 fortalecer el ego
(v.) = provide + ego boostEx. This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.* * *(v.) = provide + ego boostEx: This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.
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