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1 quietud
f.1 stillness.2 quietness.* * *1 (sin movimiento) stillness* * *SF [de persona, noche] stillness, quietude frm; [de situación] calm* * *femenino ( ausencia de movimiento) stillness; (tranquilidad, sosiego) calm, peace* * *= quiet, quietude, tranquillity [tranquility, -USA], stillness.Ex. During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.Ex. Go into the average good home of the crust, in the quietude of 'after-tea' and you will see a youthful miss sitting over something by Charlotte M Yonge or Charles Kingsley.Ex. There are only a few really large areas of tranquillity left in England and we must all work together to protect them.Ex. Today is day one of my twenty one day challenge -- spending a minimum of 10 minutes a day in quiet stillness.* * *femenino ( ausencia de movimiento) stillness; (tranquilidad, sosiego) calm, peace* * *= quiet, quietude, tranquillity [tranquility, -USA], stillness.Ex: During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.
Ex: Go into the average good home of the crust, in the quietude of 'after-tea' and you will see a youthful miss sitting over something by Charlotte M Yonge or Charles Kingsley.Ex: There are only a few really large areas of tranquillity left in England and we must all work together to protect them.Ex: Today is day one of my twenty one day challenge -- spending a minimum of 10 minutes a day in quiet stillness.* * *1 (ausencia de movimiento) stillness; (tranquilidad, sosiego) calm, peace, tranquilityen la quietud de la noche in the still of the night ( liter)¡qué quietud! it's so peaceful!le mandaron hacer quietud he was ordered to rest* * *
quietud sustantivo femenino ( ausencia de movimiento) stillness;
(tranquilidad, sosiego) calm, peace
quietud sustantivo femenino
1 stillness
2 (calma, tranquilidad) calm, peace
' quietud' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inquietud
- sosiego
- tranquilidad
English:
quietud
* * *quietud nf1. [inmovilidad] stillness2. [tranquilidad] quietness3. RP [reposo] rest* * *f peacefulness* * *quietud nf1) : calm, tranquility2) inmovilidad: stillness -
2 sentarse leyendo
(v.) = sit overEx. Go into the average good home of the crust, in the quietude of 'after-tea' and you will see a youthful miss sitting over something by Charlotte M Yonge or Charles Kingsley.* * *(v.) = sit overEx: Go into the average good home of the crust, in the quietude of 'after-tea' and you will see a youthful miss sitting over something by Charlotte M Yonge or Charles Kingsley.
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3 señorita
f.young lady, gal, lass, little lady.* * *1 (mujer joven) young woman; (con más formalidad) young lady2 (tratamiento) Miss4 la señorita EDUCACIÓN the teacher, Miss* * *noun f.1) young woman2) Miss* * *1.ADJ (=de buenos modales) Cono Sur polite2. SF1) (=mujer soltera) young ladyla señorita no está contenta con nada — iró it would seem nothing pleases her ladyship
señorita de compañía — euf escort girl
2) [fórmula de tratamiento]a) [con apellido] Miss¿es usted señora o señorita? — is it Mrs or Miss?
b) [con nombre de pila]buenos días, señorita Rosa — [a Rosa Pérez] good morning, Miss Pérez
c) [hablando directamente]¿puedo ayudarla en algo, señorita? — can I help you, madam?
d) [usado por criados]la señorita no está en casa — [referido a Rosa Pérez] Miss Pérez is not at home
¿a qué hora desea la señorita que la despierte? — what time would you like me to wake you, Miss?
e) [en correspondencia]estimada señorita — [a Rosa Pérez] Dear Miss Pérez, Dear Ms Pérez
3) * (=maestra) teacherseñorita, Luisa me ha quitado el bolígrafo — Miss, Luisa has taken my pen
* * *1)a) ( mujer joven) young womanvino una señorita a preguntar por usted — there was a young lady o woman here asking for you
b) ( empleada - joven) young lady; (- mayor) ladyc) ( joven distinguida) young ladyd) ( maestra) teacher2) ( tratamiento de cortesía)a) ( con apellidos) Missseñorita Chaves, teléfono — Miss Chaves, telephone call for you
b) ( con nombres de pila)señorita Teresa ¿puede atender a la señora? — Teresa/Miss Chaves (o López etc), could you serve this lady please?
c) ( maestra) Missd) ( sin mencionar el nombre) (frml): ( a una maestra) Miss¿qué deseaba, señorita? — may I help you, miss?
estimada señorita — (Corresp) Dear Miss/Ms Chaves (o López etc); ver tb señorito
* * *= miss.Nota: Plural misses.Ex. Go into the average good home of the crust, in the quietude of 'after-tea' and you will see a youthful miss sitting over something by Charlotte M Yonge or Charles Kingsley.* * *1)a) ( mujer joven) young womanvino una señorita a preguntar por usted — there was a young lady o woman here asking for you
b) ( empleada - joven) young lady; (- mayor) ladyc) ( joven distinguida) young ladyd) ( maestra) teacher2) ( tratamiento de cortesía)a) ( con apellidos) Missseñorita Chaves, teléfono — Miss Chaves, telephone call for you
b) ( con nombres de pila)señorita Teresa ¿puede atender a la señora? — Teresa/Miss Chaves (o López etc), could you serve this lady please?
c) ( maestra) Missd) ( sin mencionar el nombre) (frml): ( a una maestra) Miss¿qué deseaba, señorita? — may I help you, miss?
estimada señorita — (Corresp) Dear Miss/Ms Chaves (o López etc); ver tb señorito
* * *= miss.Nota: Plural misses.Ex: Go into the average good home of the crust, in the quietude of 'after-tea' and you will see a youthful miss sitting over something by Charlotte M Yonge or Charles Kingsley.
* * *A1 (mujer joven) young womanvino una señorita a preguntar por usted ( frml); there was a young lady o woman here asking for youya está hecha toda una señorita she's turned into a real young lady2(empleada): la señorita que nos atendió (joven) the young lady who served us; (mayor) the lady who served usresidencia de señoritas hostel for young women3 (joven distinguida) young lady4 (maestra) teacherle escribiré una nota a la señorita I'll write a note to your teacherla señorita nos ha castigado the teacher o Miss kept us in5 ( ant euf) (mujer virgen) virgin1 (con apellidos) Missseñorita Chaves, teléfono Miss Chaves, telephone call for you2(con nombres de pila): señorita Teresa ¿puede atender a la señora? Teresa/Miss Chaves, could you serve this lady please?¿qué deseaba, señorita? may I help you?, may I help you, miss? ( esp AmE)estimada señorita ( Corresp) Dear Miss/Ms ChavesTeresa Chaves — ¿señora o señorita? Teresa Chaves — Miss, Mrs or Ms?señorita, Clarisa me está copiando Miss, Clarisa's copying(CS): es muy señorita she is very well-mannered, she has very nice manners* * *
señorita sustantivo femenino
1
2 ( tratamiento de cortesía)
b) ( con nombres de pila):◊ señorita Teresa ¿puede atender a la señora? Teresa/Miss Chaves (o López etc), could you serve this lady please?
señorita sustantivo femenino
1 (joven) young woman
disculpe señorita, ¿tiene hora?, excuse me (miss), can you tell me the time?
2 (tratamiento) Miss: han ascendido a la señorita Menéndez, Miss Menéndez has been promoted ➣ Ver nota en señor 3 Educ fam la señorita, the teacher
' señorita' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
Srta.
- propio
English:
certain
- miss
- Ms
- young
* * *señorita nf1. [soltera, tratamiento] Miss;la señorita Ana Martel Miss Ana Martel;señorita Ana, no me pase ninguna llamada Miss Martel, please don't put any further calls through;¿es usted señora o señorita? are you a Mrs or a Miss?;Estimada señorita [en cartas] Dear Madam2. [joven] young lady;tu hija está hecha toda una señorita your daughter's turned into quite a young lady;busco a la señorita que me atendió ayer I'm looking for the young lady who served me yesterdayla señorita nos manda muchos deberes the teacher gives us a lot of homework;¡señorita! miss!* * *f1 young lady, young woman2 tratamiento miss; escrito Miss;la señorita López Miss López;la señorita Ana López Ana López* * *señorita nf1) : young lady, young woman2) : Miss* * *señorita n2. (delante de apellido) Miss / Ms3. (profesora) teacher4. (para dirigirse a la profesora) Miss¡Señorita! Miss! -
4 sobremesa
f.1 after-dinner talk, after-lunch conversation, after-dinner conversation, table talk.2 dessert, afters.* * *1 (período) afternoon2 (charla) table talk\estar de sobremesa to stay at the table and talk after a meallámpara de sobremesa table lamp* * *SF1) (=después de comer) sitting on after a mealestar de sobremesa — to sit round the table after lunch/dinner
programa de sobremesa — (TV) afternoon programme
un cigarro de sobremesa — an after-lunch/dinner cigar
hablaremos de eso en la sobremesa — we'll talk about that after lunch/dinner
2)3) (=mantel) table cover, tablecloth4) (=postre) dessertSOBREMESA After the main meal of the day, which usually takes place at around 2 or 3 p.m., the Spanish have traditionally lingered on at table drinking coffee and either chatting or watching TV before returning to work later in the afternoon. If they have more time, they may even have a liqueur or play cards. While estar de sobremesa is also occasionally applied to the period after the evening meal, it is more usually taken to mean after lunch, and the sobremesa time band used in TV programme listings applies only to between 2.00 and 5.00 p.m.* * *a) ( período)b) ( conversación) after-lunch/after-dinner conversation* * *= after-tea, after-dinner.Ex. Go into the average good home of the crust, in the quietude of ' after-tea' and you will see a youthful miss sitting over something by Charlotte M Yonge or Charles Kingsley.Ex. Part of library legend is now a steel manufacturer's after-dinner statement that if a piece of research cost less than $100,000, it was cheaper to repeat it than to try to find out if it had already been done.----* de sobremesa = table-top [tabletop].* escáner de sobremesa = flatbed scanner [flat-bed scanner], flat-bed [flatbed].* libro de sobremesa = coffee-table book.* ordenador de sobremesa = desktop computer.* * *a) ( período)b) ( conversación) after-lunch/after-dinner conversation* * *= after-tea, after-dinner.Ex: Go into the average good home of the crust, in the quietude of ' after-tea' and you will see a youthful miss sitting over something by Charlotte M Yonge or Charles Kingsley.
Ex: Part of library legend is now a steel manufacturer's after-dinner statement that if a piece of research cost less than $100,000, it was cheaper to repeat it than to try to find out if it had already been done.* de sobremesa = table-top [tabletop].* escáner de sobremesa = flatbed scanner [flat-bed scanner], flat-bed [flatbed].* libro de sobremesa = coffee-table book.* ordenador de sobremesa = desktop computer.* * *sobremesa (↑ sobremesa a1)1(período): esta serie se emitirá en la sobremesa de los jueves this series will be shown in the Thursday afternoon slotprogramación de sobremesa afternoon viewing2 (conversación) after-lunch/after-dinner conversationhacer sobremesa to engage in after-lunch conversationestuvimos de sobremesa hasta las seis we were sitting around the table chatting until sixThis is the time when people stay at the table after a meal, especially lunch, talking, drinking coffee, smoking, and having drinks. In television schedules, programación de sobremesa refers to afternoon viewing.* * *
sobremesa sustantivo femenino ( conversación) after-lunch/after-dinner conversation;
sobremesa sustantivo femenino la sobremesa duró hasta las cinco, we were talking (round the table) after lunch until five o'clock
♦ Locuciones: de sobremesa: un ordenador de sobremesa, a desktop computer
un reloj de sobremesa, a table clock
' sobremesa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comida
English:
table talk
* * *sobremesa nf= time after midday meal, usually between three and five o'clock in the afternoon, when people stay at the table talking, playing cards etc;quedarse de sobremesa to stay at the table [talking, playing cards etc];la programación de sobremesa afternoon TV (programmes)* * *f:de sobremesa afternoon atr* * *sobremesa nf: after-dinner conversation -
5 capa social más distinguida, la
= crust, theEx. Go into the average good home of the crust, in the quietude of 'after-tea' and you will see a youthful miss sitting over something by Charlotte M Yonge or Charles Kingsley.Spanish-English dictionary > capa social más distinguida, la
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6 capa social más distinguida
la capa social más distinguida= crust, theEx: Go into the average good home of the crust, in the quietude of 'after-tea' and you will see a youthful miss sitting over something by Charlotte M Yonge or Charles Kingsley.
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7 quietud
• calmness• pea soup• peace and quiet• quiet• quietness• quietude• rest• solace• stillness• tranquil• tranquilization• tranquilizer• tranquillize -
8 sosiego
• calm• ease of mind• quietness• quietude• repose• sedateness• serenity• stillness• tranquil• tranquilization• tranquilizer• tranquillize
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quietude — ► NOUN ▪ a state of calmness and quiet … English terms dictionary
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QUIÉTUDE — s. f. T. du langage mystique. Tranquillité, repos. La grâce, l amour de Dieu met l esprit dans une entière quiétude, dans une parfaite quiétude, donne une entière quiétude d esprit. Oraison de quiétude. Il s emploie aussi quelquefois dans le… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
QUIÉTUDE — n. f. T. du langage mystique Tranquillité, repos. La grâce, l’amour de Dieu met l’esprit dans une entière quiétude, donne une entière quiétude d’esprit. Oraison de quiétude. Il s’emploie aussi dans le langage ordinaire. Vivre à la campagne dans… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)