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1 acosado
adj.hounded, harassed, hunted, chivvied.past part.past participle of spanish verb: acosar.* * *= at bay, beleaguered.Ex. In this new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.Ex. The prospect of cost savings for beleaguered university budgets have revitalized in resource sharing.----* acosado por la angustia = angst-ridden.* acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.* mujer acosada psicológicamente por el marido = harassed housewife.* * *= at bay, beleaguered.Ex: In this new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.
Ex: The prospect of cost savings for beleaguered university budgets have revitalized in resource sharing.* acosado por la angustia = angst-ridden.* acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.* mujer acosada psicológicamente por el marido = harassed housewife.* * *acosado, -a adj1. [por perseguidores] hounded, pursued2. [por molestia] plagued, beset;acosado por las dudas plagued by doubts -
2 carrera
f.1 race.carreras races, racing¿echamos una carrera? shall we race each other?carrera armamentística o de armamentos arms racecarrera de caballos horse racecarrera de coches motor racela carrera espacial the space racecarrera de fondo long-distance racecarrera de obstáculos steeplechasecarrera de relevos relay (race)2 university course (estudios).hacer la carrera de derecho/físicas to study law/physics (at university)cuando acabes la carrera when you finish your studies3 career.4 route (trayecto).5 ride.¿cuánto es la carrera a la estación? what's the fare to the station?6 ladder (British), run (United States).7 stroke (Tec) (de émbolo).8 run.9 parting (en el pelo). (Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)10 run in stocking, run in hose, run, ladder.11 travel, sliding gap.* * *1 (acción) run3 (camino) road4 DEPORTE race5 (estudios) degree course, university education■ ¿qué carrera hiciste? what did you study at University?, US what did you major in?6 (profesión) career7 (de media) ladder, US run8 (calle) street, avenue\a la carrera in a hurrydar carrera a alguien to pay for somebody's studiesdarse una carrera to hurry, run as fast as one cande carrera figurado parrot fashionhacer carrera figurado to get onhacer carrera en la vida figurado to succeed in lifehacer la carrera eufemístico to walk the streetsno poder hacer carrera con/de alguien not to be able to do a thing with somebody■ Mariano es muy cabezota y no se puede hacer carrera de él Mariano is so stubborn that you can't get anywhere with himtomar carrera to take a runcarrera contra reloj race against the clockcarrera de armamentos / carrera armamentística arms racecarrera de caballos horse racecarrera de coches / carrera de automóviles car racecarrera de fondo long-distance racecarrera de medio fondo middle-distance racecarrera de relevos relay racecarrera de vallas hurdle racecarrera diplomática diplomatic career* * *noun f.1) run2) race3) course4) career* * *SF1) (=acción) (tb Béisbol) runtuvimos que pegarnos una carrera para no perder el tren — we had to run for it so as not to miss the train
emprendí una loca carrera en dirección a la salida — I made a mad dash o rush for the exit
¿nos echamos una carrera hasta el muro? — race you to the wall!
nos fuimos de una carrera y llegamos en cinco minutos — we ran for it o rushed over and got there in five minutes
tuvo que hacer el trabajo a la carrera — he had to rush through the job o do the job in a rush
2) (=competición) racecarrera armamentista, carrera armamentística — arms race
carrera contrarreloj — (lit) time trial; (fig) race against time
carrera corta — dash, sprint
carrera de ensacados — Cono Sur sack race
la Carrera de Indias — ( Hist) the Indies run
carrera de obstáculos — (Atletismo, Equitación) steeplechase; [para niños] obstacle race
carrera de relevos — relay, relay race
carrera de vallas — (Atletismo) hurdles; (Equitación) steeplechase
3) (tb: carrera universitaria) (university) courseno sabe qué hará cuando termine la carrera — he doesn't know what he'll do after university o when he finishes his course
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dar carrera a algn — to pay sb through college•
hacer una carrera, estoy haciendo la carrera de Económicas — I'm doing a degree in economics•
tener carrera — to have a (university) degree4) (tb: carrera profesional) careerse encuentra en uno de los momentos más difíciles de su carrera política — this is one of the most difficult moments of her political career
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diplomático de carrera — career diplomat•
hacer carrera — to advance one's career, pursue a careerquiso hacer carrera en el partido — he tried to pursue a career o advance his career in the party
no hago carrera con este niño — I can't make any headway o I'm getting nowhere with this child
carrera artística — [de actor] career as an actor; [de pintor, escultor] artistic career
carrera literaria — literary career, career as a writer
carrera militar — career as a soldier, military career
carrera política — political career, career as a politician
5) [en medias] run, ladder6) (=recorrido) [de desfile] route; [de taxi] ride, journey; [de barco] run, route; [de estrella, planeta] course7) (=avenida) avenue8) (Mec) [de émbolo] stroke; [de válvula] lift9) (=hilera) row, line; [de ladrillos] course10) (=viga) beam, rafter11) (Mús) run* * *1) (Dep) ( competición) racete echo or (RPl) te juego una carrera — I'll race you
2)a) (fam) ( corrida)tendremos que echar una carrera si queremos alcanzar el tren — we'll have to run if we want to catch the train (colloq)
darse or pegarse una carrera — to run as fast as one can
me fui de una carrera a su casa — I tore o raced o rushed round to her house (colloq)
a la(s) carrera(s): siempre anda a la(s) carrera(s) she's always in a hurry o rush; hice la última parte a la(s) carrera(s) — I really rushed through the last part
b) (Esp fam)hacer la carrera — to turn tricks (AmE sl), to be on the game (BrE sl)
3)a) (Educ) degree courseseguir or hacer una carrera universitaria — to do a degree course, to study for a degree
dejó la carrera a medias — he dropped out halfway through college (AmE) o (BrE) university
les dieron (una) carrera a sus hijos — they put their children through college (AmE) o (BrE) university
b) (profesión, trayectoria) careerun diplomático/militar de carrera — a career diplomat/officer
no poder hacer carrera de or con alguien: no puedo hacer carrera de este hijo mío — I can't do a thing with this son of mine
4) ( recorrido)a) ( de taxi) ride, journeyb) (AmL) ( en baloncesto)5) ( en la media) run, ladder (BrE); ( en el pelo) (Col, Ven) part (AmE), parting (BrE)6) ( en nombres de calles) street* * *1) (Dep) ( competición) racete echo or (RPl) te juego una carrera — I'll race you
2)a) (fam) ( corrida)tendremos que echar una carrera si queremos alcanzar el tren — we'll have to run if we want to catch the train (colloq)
darse or pegarse una carrera — to run as fast as one can
me fui de una carrera a su casa — I tore o raced o rushed round to her house (colloq)
a la(s) carrera(s): siempre anda a la(s) carrera(s) she's always in a hurry o rush; hice la última parte a la(s) carrera(s) — I really rushed through the last part
b) (Esp fam)hacer la carrera — to turn tricks (AmE sl), to be on the game (BrE sl)
3)a) (Educ) degree courseseguir or hacer una carrera universitaria — to do a degree course, to study for a degree
dejó la carrera a medias — he dropped out halfway through college (AmE) o (BrE) university
les dieron (una) carrera a sus hijos — they put their children through college (AmE) o (BrE) university
b) (profesión, trayectoria) careerun diplomático/militar de carrera — a career diplomat/officer
no poder hacer carrera de or con alguien: no puedo hacer carrera de este hijo mío — I can't do a thing with this son of mine
4) ( recorrido)a) ( de taxi) ride, journeyb) (AmL) ( en baloncesto)5) ( en la media) run, ladder (BrE); ( en el pelo) (Col, Ven) part (AmE), parting (BrE)6) ( en nombres de calles) street* * *carrera11 = race.Ex: Equality of opportunity is a myth: whilst some people start the race highly trained and wearing spikes others have balls and chains attached to their ankles and wear hobnailed boots = La igualdad de oportunidades es un mito: mientras que algunas personas empiezan la carrera muy preparados y llevan zapatillas de clavos, otras arrastran grilletes y cadenas en sus tobillos y llevan botas con clavos.
* bicicleta de carreras = racing bike.* bici de carreras = racing bike.* carrera a pie = foot race.* carrera armamentista, la = arms race, the.* carrera contra el tiempo = race against time, race against the clock.* carrera contra reloj = race against time, race against the clock.* carrera de coches improvisados sin motor = soapbox derby race, soapbox derby.* carrera de entrenamiento = training run.* carrera de motocross = motocross race.* carrera de motos = motorcycle racing.* carrera de obstáculos = steeplechase.* carrera de relevos = relay race, relay race.* carrera de sacos = sack race, potato sack race.* carrera de tres piernas = three-legged race, three-legged race.* carrera informal = fun run.* carrera pedestre = foot race.* carrera presidencial = presidential race.* carreras = racing.* carreras de caballos = horse-racing.* carreras de galgos = greyhound racing.* circuito de carreras = race track.* coche de carreras = competition car.* corredor de carreras = race driver.carrera22 = career, career pattern, course of study.Ex: She began her career at Central Missouri State University where she was Head of the Documents Depository.
Ex: Non-traditional career patterns include part-time work; job share, flexitime, freelance and services by consultants and information brokers.Ex: The notion that a course of study, whether academic or vocational/technical, prepares a person for a lifetime career is outdated and dangerous.* avanzar en una carrera profesional = further + a career.* carrera académica = academic career.* carrera política = political career.* carrera profesional = career choice, professional career.* carrera universitaria = university career, degree programme, academic major.* primer año de carrera = freshman year.* * *A ( Dep) (competición) racecarrera de caballos horse racelas carreras the racesla carrera de los 100 metros vallas the 100 meters hurdlescarrera ciclista cycle racetodavía quedan en carrera 124 competidores there are still 124 competitors in the racete echo or ( RPl) te juego una carrera I'll race youCompuestos:● carrera armamentista or armamentísticaarms race( Dep) time trialuna carrera contra reloj para salvar el monumento a race against time o against the clock to save the monumentarms race( Col) sack race( RPl) sack race( Chi) sack racelong-distance racepursuit racerelay racerallylong-distance racesack racethree-legged racesulky o harness racespace racefootracefun runfpl gaucho horse races (pl)B1 ( fam)(corrida): tendremos que echar una carrera si queremos alcanzar el tren we'll have to get moving o get a move on if we want to catch the train ( colloq)me fui de una carrera a casa de la abuela I tore o raced o rushed round to my grandmother's house ( colloq)a la carreraor a las carreras: siempre anda a las carreras she's always in a hurry o rushse llevó el dinero y huyó a la carrera he took the money and ranhice la última parte a las carreras I really rushed through the last parttomar carrera to take a run-up2hace la carrera por las Ramblas she works her beat o turns tricks along the Ramblas (sl)C1 ( Educ) degree courseseguir or hacer una carrera universitaria to do a degree course, to study for a degreeestá haciendo la carrera de Derecho he's doing a degree in law o a law degreetiene la carrera de Físicas she has a degree in physicscuando termine la carrera piensa colocarse de profesora when she finishes her studies o degree o when she graduates she intends to get a job as teacherdejó la carrera a medias he dropped out halfway through college ( AmE), he dropped out halfway through university o through his degree course ( BrE)muy pocos podían dar carrera a sus hijos very few people could afford to put their children through college ( AmE) o ( BrE) university2 (profesión, trayectoria) careeres una mujer de carrera she's a career womanun diplomático/militar de carrera a career diplomat/officerhizo su carrera en el cuerpo diplomático he pursued a career in the diplomatic corpshacer carrera to carve out a careerempieza a hacer carrera en el cine she is beginning to make a name for herself in moviesno poder hacer carrera de or con algn: no puedo hacer carrera de este hijo mío I can't do a thing with this son of mineCompuestos:1 (de taxi) ride, journeyel importe de la carrera hasta el aeropuerto the fare to the airport2 (de un desfile) route3 ( Astron) course4Compuestos:upstrokedownstrokeE¿de qué lado te haces la carrera? which side do you part your hair on?G2 (en Col) street ( which runs from north to south)* * *
carrera sustantivo femenino
1 (Dep) ( competición) race;
la carrera de los 100 metros vallas the 100 meters hurdles;
te echo una carrera I'll race you;
carrera de armamentos arms race;
carrera contra reloj (Dep) time trial;
carrera de fondo long-distance race;
carrera de postas o relevos relay race
2 (fam) ( corrida): darse or pegarse una carrera to run as fast as one can;◊ me fui de una carrera a su casa I raced o rushed round to her house (colloq);
a la(s) carrera(s) in a rush
3a) (Educ) degree course;
carrera media/superior three-year/five-year university course
4 ( en la media) run, ladder (BrE);
( en el pelo) (Col, Ven) part (AmE), parting (BrE)
carrera sustantivo femenino
1 (en una media) run, ladder
2 (competición) race: te echo una carrera, I'll race you
carrera contrarreloj, race against the clock
carrera de armamentos, arms race
(de caballos) horse race
3 (estudios universitarios) degree
carrera técnica, technical degree
4 (profesión) career, profession
5 (trayecto en taxi) journey
♦ Locuciones: a la carrera, in a hurry
' carrera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonar
- acabar
- año
- antepenúltima
- antepenúltimo
- comprometer
- conquistar
- cumbre
- disputar
- Ecuador
- hacer
- obstáculo
- plenitud
- relevo
- rutilante
- sprint
- terminar
- trayectoria
- truncar
- ventaja
- vivir
- abandono
- accidentado
- acortar
- ascender
- auge
- auto
- automovilístico
- cima
- clasificar
- contrarreloj
- cross
- culminación
- culminante
- descolgar
- diplomacia
- diplomático
- eliminatoria
- encabezar
- enfermería
- estudiar
- fondo
- huincha
- largar
- llenar
- magisterio
- mentalizar
- participante
- peleado
- regata
English:
academic
- arms race
- blow
- career
- chequered
- circuit
- climax
- clock
- competitor
- course
- dash
- exert
- fall behind
- fortuitous
- fourth
- grandstand
- grueling
- gruelling
- hesitation
- high
- horse
- ladder
- leg
- mad
- obstacle race
- outright
- peak
- prep
- promising
- race
- relay
- run
- sack race
- scramble
- start
- stay
- steeplechase
- win
- drop
- early
- graduate
- hold
- junior
- late
- low
- move
- part
- parting
- professional
- racing
* * *carrera nftuve que dar una carrera para atrapar el autobús I had to run to catch the bus;a la carrera [corriendo] running, at a run;[rápidamente] fast, quickly; [alocadamente] hastily;ir a un sitio de una carrera to run somewhere;2. [competición] race;carreras races, racing;un caballo de carreras a racehorse;un coche de carreras a racing car;sólo quedan diez motos en carrera only ten motorbikes are left in the race;echaron una carrera hasta la puerta they raced each other to the door;¿echamos una carrera? shall we race each other?;varias empresas han entrado en la carrera por ganar el concurso a number of firms have joined the race to win the competitioncarrera armamentística arms race;carrera de armamentos arms race;carrera de caballos horse race;me gustan las carreras de caballos I like horseracing;carrera ciclista cycle race;carrera contrarreloj [en ciclismo] time trial;Fig race against the clock; RP carrera de embolsados sack race; Méx carrera de encostalados sack race;la carrera espacial the space race;carrera por etapas [en ciclismo] stage race;carrera de fondo long-distance race;carrera de fondo en carretera [en ciclismo] road race;carrera de galgos greyhound race;carrera hípica horse race;carrera de medio fondo middle-distance race;carrera de motos motorcycle race;me gustan las carreras de motos I like motorcycle racing;carrera de obstáculos steeplechase;Figeste proyecto se ha convertido en una carrera de obstáculos it has been one problem after another with this project;carrera popular fun run;carrera de relevos relay (race);carrera de sacos sack race;carrera de vallas hurdles race;carrera de velocidad [en atletismo] sprint3. [en béisbol, críquet] runcarrera completa home run4. [estudios] university course;hacer la carrera de derecho/físicas to study law/physics (at university);tengo la carrera de Medicina I'm a medicine graduate, I have a degree in medicine;¿qué piensas hacer cuando acabes la carrera? what do you want to do when you finish your studies?;darle (una) carrera a alguien to pay for sb's studies;Fam Fig¡vaya carrera lleva tu hijo! your son's got quite a record!carrera media = three-year university course (as opposed to normal five-year course);carrera superior = university course lasting five or six years;carrera técnica applied science degree5. [profesión] career;eligió la carrera de las armas she decided to join the army;de carrera [de profesión] career;es diplomático/militar de carrera he's a career diplomat/soldier;hacer carrera [triunfar] to get on;está haciendo carrera en el mundo periodístico she's carving out a career for herself as a journalist;Espcon estos niños tan rebeldes no se puede hacer carrera you can't do anything with these badly behaved children6. CompFamhacer la carrera [prostituirse] to walk the streets7. [trayecto] route8. [de taxi] ride;¿cuánto es la carrera a la estación? what's the fare to the station?9. [en medias] Br ladder, US run;10. [calle] street, = name of certain streets11. Náut routeHist la Carrera de (las) Indias the Indies run, = trade route between Seville and Spain's American colonies12. Astron course13. [hilera] row, line;[de ladrillos] course carrera ascendente upstroke;carrera de compresión compression stroke;carrera descendente downstroke15. Arquit girder, beam16. Col, Méx, Ven [en el pelo] Br parting, US part17. RP [tejido] row* * *f1 race;hacer la carrera famde prostituta turn tricks fam, Brbe on the game fam2 EDU degree course;dar carrera a alguien put s.o. through college, Br put s.o. through university3 profesional career;hacer carrera pursue a career;militar de carrera professional soldier4 en béisbol run5 Méxen el pelo part, Brparting* * *carrera nf1) : run, runninga la carrera: at full speedde carrera: hastily2) : race3) : course of study4) : career, profession5) : run (in baseball)* * *carrera n1. (competición deportiva) race¿quién ha ganado la carrera? who won the race?2. (estudios universitarios) degree3. (profesión) careertuvo mucho éxito a lo largo de su carrera de cantante he was very successful during his singing career4. (en una media) ladder -
3 acorralado
adj.cornered, shut-in, at bay, pent-up.past part.past participle of spanish verb: acorralar.* * *1→ link=acorralar acorralar► adjetivo1 cornered (ganado) penned in, rounded up* * *= up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall, at bay, hunted down.Ex. The article is entitled ' Up against the wall: highlights of the Detroit Conference, American Library Association, June 27-July 3'.Ex. With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.Ex. In this new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.Ex. It is the same painful image of a hunted down woman losing her senses and led by shreds of twisted logic.----* sentirse acorralado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.* * *= up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall, at bay, hunted down.Ex: The article is entitled ' Up against the wall: highlights of the Detroit Conference, American Library Association, June 27-July 3'.
Ex: With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.Ex: In this new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.Ex: It is the same painful image of a hunted down woman losing her senses and led by shreds of twisted logic.* sentirse acorralado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall. -
4 al agua
= water-based, overboardEx. The teacher writes or draws directly on to the acetate roll covering the glass platen of the projector using a water-based pen.Ex. Drug runners carrying the cocaine north apparently dump it overboard when pursued by authorities.* * *= water-based, overboardEx: The teacher writes or draws directly on to the acetate roll covering the glass platen of the projector using a water-based pen.
Ex: Drug runners carrying the cocaine north apparently dump it overboard when pursued by authorities. -
5 ambicioso
adj.ambitious, aspiring, determined, greedy.m.ambitious person, go-getter, high-flier, high-flyer.* * *► adjetivo1 (plan etc) ambitious; (persona) ambitious, enterprising► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 ambitious person, go-getter* * *(f. - ambiciosa)adj.* * *ambicioso, -a1. ADJ1) (=que tiene ambición) ambitious2) pey (=egoísta) proud, self-seeking2.SM / F [gen] ambitious person; (=oportunista) careerist* * *- sa adjetivo1) < persona>a) ( codicioso) ambitious, overambitiousb) ( con empuje) enterprising, ambitious2) <proyecto/plan> ambitious* * *= ambitious, high-flying, aspiring, social climber, careerist, power-hungry.Ex. No attempt is made to provide any detailed familiarity with the entire range of operators; that would be too ambitious an aim for this modest account.Ex. I do have to add, however, that this rapid character drawing was a touch spoiled by the bathos of Slake's high-flying style.Ex. The idea was to give the 'best and most aspiring poor' the opportunity to improve; the not so good and less aspiring be damned!.Ex. New ideas are most likely to be introduced and pursued by 'social climbers'.Ex. The author discusses the differences between authentic publishers (those with the mind set of a professional) and the rest (who are regarded as greedy and vain careerists).Ex. Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.* * *- sa adjetivo1) < persona>a) ( codicioso) ambitious, overambitiousb) ( con empuje) enterprising, ambitious2) <proyecto/plan> ambitious* * *= ambitious, high-flying, aspiring, social climber, careerist, power-hungry.Ex: No attempt is made to provide any detailed familiarity with the entire range of operators; that would be too ambitious an aim for this modest account.
Ex: I do have to add, however, that this rapid character drawing was a touch spoiled by the bathos of Slake's high-flying style.Ex: The idea was to give the 'best and most aspiring poor' the opportunity to improve; the not so good and less aspiring be damned!.Ex: New ideas are most likely to be introduced and pursued by 'social climbers'.Ex: The author discusses the differences between authentic publishers (those with the mind set of a professional) and the rest (who are regarded as greedy and vain careerists).Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.* * *ambicioso -saA ‹persona›1 (codicioso) ambitious, overambitious2 (con empuje) enterprising, ambitious[ S ] se necesita joven ambicioso y dinámico enterprising o ambitious, dynamic young man or woman neededB ‹proyecto/plan› ambitious* * *
ambicioso◊ -sa adjetivo
ambitious;
( codicioso) overambitious
ambicioso,-a
I adjetivo ambitious
II sustantivo masculino y femenino ambitious person
' ambicioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ambiciosa
English:
ambitious
- big
- go-getter
- less
- prodigious
- but
- unambitious
* * *ambicioso, -a♦ adj1. [persona] ambitious2. [proyecto, plan] ambitious♦ nm,fambitious person* * *adj ambitious* * *ambicioso, -sa adj: ambitious♦ ambiciosamente adv* * *ambicioso adj ambitious -
6 apoderarse de
v.to take possession of, to possess oneself of, to get hold of, to gain a firm hold on.Me le apoderé del carro I took possession of his car.* * ** * *(v.) = seize, possess, take over, commandeerEx. A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.Ex. An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him.Ex. We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change.Ex. He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.* * *(v.) = seize, possess, take over, commandeerEx: A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.
Ex: An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him.Ex: We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change.Ex: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car. -
7 apropiarse de
v.to appropriate for oneself, to appropriate, to take possession of, to usurp.* * *verbto appropriate, take possession of* * *(v.) = appropriate, grab, commandeerEx. The deputy detected her satire, and wondered aloud why the authors would have appropriated that particular language.Ex. If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.Ex. He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.* * *(v.) = appropriate, grab, commandeerEx: The deputy detected her satire, and wondered aloud why the authors would have appropriated that particular language.
Ex: If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.Ex: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car. -
8 arribista
adj.socially ambitious, social-climbing.f. & m.1 careerist (professionally).2 arriviste, climber, free-rider, opportunist.* * *► adjetivo1 ambitious, self-seeking1 arriviste, social climber, parvenu* * *noun mf.upstart, social climber* * *SMF upstart, arriviste frm* * *Iadjetivo socially ambitiousIImasculino y femenino arriviste, social climber* * *= upstart, social climber, arriviste.Ex. Otherwise they run the risk of being usurped by upstart local government PR men or newspaper consortia.Ex. New ideas are most likely to be introduced and pursued by 'social climbers'.Ex. These are values which the arriviste bourgeoisie tries to mimic but with the emphasis placed on money.* * *Iadjetivo socially ambitiousIImasculino y femenino arriviste, social climber* * *= upstart, social climber, arriviste.Ex: Otherwise they run the risk of being usurped by upstart local government PR men or newspaper consortia.
Ex: New ideas are most likely to be introduced and pursued by 'social climbers'.Ex: These are values which the arriviste bourgeoisie tries to mimic but with the emphasis placed on money.* * *1 (ambicioso) ambitious2 (en sociedad) socially ambitious1 (ambicioso) ambitious person2 (en sociedad) arriviste, social climber* * *
arribista adjetivo
socially ambitious
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
arriviste, social climber
arribista mf parvenu, social climber
' arribista' also found in these entries:
English:
climber
- social climber
* * *♦ adjopportunist, careerist♦ nmfarriviste* * *m/f social climber, arriviste* * *arribista nmf: parvenu, upstart -
9 arrinconado
adj.1 forgotten, abandoned, forsaken, laid-aside.2 cornered, at bay, without escape.past part.past participle of spanish verb: arrinconar.* * *1→ link=arrinconar arrinconar► adjetivo1 put away, laid aside, forgotten2 (persona) forsaken* * *ADJ (=olvidado) forgotten, neglected; (=marginado) out in the cold *; (=remoto) remote; (=abandonado) abandoned* * *- da adjetivoa) ( bloqueado) blocked in, boxed inb) (acorralado, acosado) corneredc) ( arrumbado) lying around* * *= at bay.Ex. In this new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( bloqueado) blocked in, boxed inb) (acorralado, acosado) corneredc) ( arrumbado) lying around* * *= at bay.Ex: In this new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.
* * *arrinconado -da1 (bloqueado) blocked in, boxed inestoy arrinconado, no puedo sacar el coche I'm blocked o boxed in, I can't get the car out2 (acorralado, acosado) cornered3 (arrumbado) lying aroundes demasiado valioso para tenerlo arrinconado por ahí it's too valuable to be left lying around o sitting in some corner* * *
Del verbo arrinconar: ( conjugate arrinconar)
arrinconado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
arrinconado
arrinconar
arrinconado◊ -da adjetivo
arrinconar ( conjugate arrinconar) verbo transitivo
arrinconar verbo transitivo
1 (acorralar) to corner
2 (poner en un rincón) to put in a corner
' arrinconado' also found in these entries:
English:
corner
* * *arrinconado, -a adj1. [abandonado] discarded, forgotten;tenían el baúl arrinconado en una esquina the trunk was lying discarded o forgotten in a corner2. [acorralado] cornered -
10 atormentado
adj.tormented, troubled, grieved, under the harrow.past part.past participle of spanish verb: atormentar.* * *ADJ (=afligido) tormented* * *= conscience-stricken, tortured, at bay, conscience-smitten.Ex. Preventive medicine in the community, for example, is obviously vital, but this is no reason for hospital doctors and nurses to feel conscience-stricken because they wait for patients to come to them.Ex. The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.Ex. In this new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.Ex. The grave digger became so conscience-smitten for not filling his agreement that he buried the money he had received for the work.* * *= conscience-stricken, tortured, at bay, conscience-smitten.Ex: Preventive medicine in the community, for example, is obviously vital, but this is no reason for hospital doctors and nurses to feel conscience-stricken because they wait for patients to come to them.
Ex: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.Ex: In this new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.Ex: The grave digger became so conscience-smitten for not filling his agreement that he buried the money he had received for the work.* * *atormentado, -a adjtormented -
11 banco de peces
(n.) = school of fish, shoal of fishEx. Aggregations of animals, including schools of fish, flocks of birds, or herds of mammals, are often composed of more than one species.Ex. The dark blue blob is a moving shoal of fish fry pursued by a flock of pelicans above and a school of tarpon below.* * *(n.) = school of fish, shoal of fishEx: Aggregations of animals, including schools of fish, flocks of birds, or herds of mammals, are often composed of more than one species.
Ex: The dark blue blob is a moving shoal of fish fry pursued by a flock of pelicans above and a school of tarpon below.* * *shoal of fish -
12 burdo
adj.1 gross, ordinary, coarse, crude.2 gross.3 botchy.* * *► adjetivo1 (tejido) coarse, rough2 (persona) coarse, crude* * *ADJ1) [persona] coarse, rough2) [excusa, mentira] clumsy* * *- da adjetivoa) <persona/modales> coarseuna burda excusa — a flimsy excuse, a cock-and-bull story
c) <paño/tela> rough, coarse* * *= gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], boorish, tasteless, crass [crasser -comp., crassest -sup.], corn-fed.Ex. Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.Ex. He says he dislikes Rose way more because she is a big mouth, intolerant, boorish, know-it-all and always talking about her gay life.Ex. Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.Ex. In these new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.* * *- da adjetivoa) <persona/modales> coarseuna burda excusa — a flimsy excuse, a cock-and-bull story
c) <paño/tela> rough, coarse* * *= gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], boorish, tasteless, crass [crasser -comp., crassest -sup.], corn-fed.Ex: Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.
Ex: He says he dislikes Rose way more because she is a big mouth, intolerant, boorish, know-it-all and always talking about her gay life.Ex: Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.Ex: In these new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.* * *burdo -da1 ‹persona/modales› coarse2 ‹mentira› blatant; ‹imitación› crudeuna burda calumnia a base calumny ( frml)una burda excusa a flimsy excuse, a cock-and-bull story3 ‹paño/tela› rough, coarse* * *
burdo◊ -da adjetivo
‹ imitación› crude;
‹ excusa› flimsy
burdo,-a adjetivo crude: es una burda imitación, it's a crude imitation
' burdo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burda
English:
gross
- clumsy
- coarse
- crude
- poor
- uncouth
* * *burdo, -a adj1. [lenguaje, modales] crude, coarse2. [tela] coarse3. [imitación, copia] cheap, crude;[manipulación, mentira] blatant* * *adj rough* * *burdo, -da adj1) : coarse, rough2) : crude, clumsyuna burda mentira: a clumsy lie♦ burdamente adj -
13 cardumen
m.1 shoal of fishes.2 great number, mass. (Andes)3 school of fish, shoal, group of fish, school.* * *1→ link=cardume cardume* * *= school of fish, shoal of fish.Ex. Aggregations of animals, including schools of fish, flocks of birds, or herds of mammals, are often composed of more than one species.Ex. The dark blue blob is a moving shoal of fish fry pursued by a flock of pelicans above and a school of tarpon below.----* cardumen de peces = school of fish, shoal of fish.* * *= school of fish, shoal of fish.Ex: Aggregations of animals, including schools of fish, flocks of birds, or herds of mammals, are often composed of more than one species.
Ex: The dark blue blob is a moving shoal of fish fry pursued by a flock of pelicans above and a school of tarpon below.* cardumen de peces = school of fish, shoal of fish.* * *cardumen, cardumeA (de peces) school, shoal* * *m shoal* * *cardumen nm: school of fish -
14 cardumen de peces
(n.) = school of fish, shoal of fishEx. Aggregations of animals, including schools of fish, flocks of birds, or herds of mammals, are often composed of more than one species.Ex. The dark blue blob is a moving shoal of fish fry pursued by a flock of pelicans above and a school of tarpon below.* * *(n.) = school of fish, shoal of fishEx: Aggregations of animals, including schools of fish, flocks of birds, or herds of mammals, are often composed of more than one species.
Ex: The dark blue blob is a moving shoal of fish fry pursued by a flock of pelicans above and a school of tarpon below. -
15 chabacano
adj.1 coarse, low-minded, vulgar, lurid.2 gullible.m.1 apricot.2 gawk.* * *► adjetivo1 coarse, vulgar* * *IADJ [chiste] vulgar, coarse, in bad taste; [objeto] cheap; [trabajo] shoddyIISM Méx apricot, apricot tree* * *I- na adjetivo <ropa/decoración> gaudy, tasteless; <espectáculo/persona> vulgar; <chiste/cuento> coarse, tastelessII* * *= gaudy [gaudier -comp., gaudiest -sup.], vulgar, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], gawky, garish, lurid, tasteless, crass [crasser -comp., crassest -sup.].Ex. Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.Ex. This paper is a somewhat whimsical glance backwards, recalling 6 vulgar American parodies of 7 enduring songs.Ex. This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.Ex. Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex. Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.Ex. In these new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.----* demasiado chabacano = all too shabby.* * *I- na adjetivo <ropa/decoración> gaudy, tasteless; <espectáculo/persona> vulgar; <chiste/cuento> coarse, tastelessII* * *= gaudy [gaudier -comp., gaudiest -sup.], vulgar, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], gawky, garish, lurid, tasteless, crass [crasser -comp., crassest -sup.].Ex: Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.
Ex: This paper is a somewhat whimsical glance backwards, recalling 6 vulgar American parodies of 7 enduring songs.Ex: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex: Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.Ex: In these new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.* demasiado chabacano = all too shabby.* * *1 ‹ropa/decoración› gaudy, tasteless, tawdry, vulgar, tacky ( colloq); ‹espectáculo› vulgar, tasteless; ‹persona› vulgar; ‹chiste/cuento› coarse, tasteless2 ( Méx) (simple, ingenuo) gullibleA ( Ling) pidgin Spanish ( spoken in the Philippines)* * *
chabacano 1
‹espectáculo/persona› vulgar;
‹chiste/cuento› coarse, tasteless
chabacano 2 sustantivo masculino (Méx) ( árbol) apricot tree;
( fruta) apricot
chabacano,-a adj pey (de mal gusto) cheap
' chabacano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chabacana
English:
tacky
- apricot
* * *chabacano, -a♦ adjvulgar♦ nm1. [lengua] = Spanish creole spoken in some parts of the Philippines* * *I adj vulgar, tacky famII m Méxapricot* * *chabacano, -na adj: tacky, tasteless -
16 combate aéreo
m.1 air battle, aerial battle, dogfight.2 air battling.* * *(n.) = dogfight [dog fight]Ex. But bats also appeared to capture insects near and possibly on the ground and near or in vegetation, flew low over water to drink, and pursued each other in aerial dogfights.* * *(n.) = dogfight [dog fight]Ex: But bats also appeared to capture insects near and possibly on the ground and near or in vegetation, flew low over water to drink, and pursued each other in aerial dogfights.
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17 dar énfasis
(v.) = give + emphasis, place + stress, give + stressEx. Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.Ex. Bowers has always placed great stress of his opinion that analytical bibliography is a subject which can be pursued as an entirely independent area of study for its own sake.Ex. On the other hand, he has given equal stress to the two chief uses which have normally been made of such analytical work.* * *(v.) = give + emphasis, place + stress, give + stressEx: Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.
Ex: Bowers has always placed great stress of his opinion that analytical bibliography is a subject which can be pursued as an entirely independent area of study for its own sake.Ex: On the other hand, he has given equal stress to the two chief uses which have normally been made of such analytical work. -
18 en la tierra
Ex. But bats also appeared to capture insects near and possibly on the ground and near or in vegetation, flew low over water to drink, and pursued each other in aerial dogfights.* * *Ex: But bats also appeared to capture insects near and possibly on the ground and near or in vegetation, flew low over water to drink, and pursued each other in aerial dogfights.
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19 estudiar un tema
(v.) = pursue + subjectEx. Bowers has always placed great stress of his opinion that analytical bibliography is a subject which can be pursued as an entirely independent area of study for its own sake.* * *(v.) = pursue + subjectEx: Bowers has always placed great stress of his opinion that analytical bibliography is a subject which can be pursued as an entirely independent area of study for its own sake.
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20 exhaustivo
adj.1 exhaustive, thoroughgoing, thorough, all-out.2 tiring, wearing.Este trabajo es exhaustivo This job is very tiring3 comprehensive.* * *► adjetivo1 exhaustive, thorough, comprehensive\de modo exhaustivo thoroughly* * *ADJ exhaustive, thorough* * *- va adjetivo exhaustive* * *= comprehensive, exhausting, exhaustive, in-depth [in depth], thoroughgoing.Ex. One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.Ex. A computer search will explore every avenue in a network of cross references in a manner that would prove both exhausting and time-consuming if pursued in a manual search.Ex. The enumeration of isolates should be exhaustive or complete for the subject area.Ex. She organized the library's program of in-depth seminars on how to use the library for faculty in the social sciences and humanities.Ex. The project was not an end but merely a step along the road to more thoroughgoing bibliographic control.----* de un modo exhaustivo = comprehensively, in depth, exhaustively.* servicio exhaustivo = service in-depth.* * *- va adjetivo exhaustive* * *= comprehensive, exhausting, exhaustive, in-depth [in depth], thoroughgoing.Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.
Ex: A computer search will explore every avenue in a network of cross references in a manner that would prove both exhausting and time-consuming if pursued in a manual search.Ex: The enumeration of isolates should be exhaustive or complete for the subject area.Ex: She organized the library's program of in-depth seminars on how to use the library for faculty in the social sciences and humanities.Ex: The project was not an end but merely a step along the road to more thoroughgoing bibliographic control.* de un modo exhaustivo = comprehensively, in depth, exhaustively.* servicio exhaustivo = service in-depth.* * *exhaustivo -va‹lista/datos› exhaustive, comprehensive; ‹investigación› exhaustiveanalizó el tema de forma exhaustiva he made a comprehensive o thorough analysis of the subject* * *
exhaustivo◊ -va adjetivo
exhaustive
exhaustivo,-a adjetivo exhaustive, thorough: quiero una investigación exhaustiva del banco, I'd like a thorough investigation of the bank
' exhaustivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
completa
- completo
- exhaustiva
English:
comprehensive
- examination
- exhaustive
- full-scale
- in-depth
- saturation
- extensive
* * *exhaustivo, -a adjexhaustive* * *adj exhaustive* * *exhaustivo, -va adj: exhaustive♦ exhaustivamente adv
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