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1 réaction du plan
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2 réaction
fреакция; противодействие; давление □ supporter une réaction испытывать давлениеréaction d'appui — реакция опоры, опорная реакцияréaction de contact — взаимодействие при контакте; взаимодействие при сопряженииréaction du ressort — сопротивление [напряжение] пружиныréaction totale — полная [суммарная] реакция связи -
3 reaction
I [rɪ'ækʃ(ə)n] nреакция, реакционность, реакционные силы (в политике)- forces of reaction II [rɪ'ækʃ(ə)n] nThe forces of reaction made the reform difficult. — Реакционные силы помешали проведению реформы
1) отклик, отношение, реакция, реагирование- adverse reactionWhat was his reaction to your plan? — Как он отреагировал на ваш план? /Как он отнесся к вашему плану?
- natural reaction
- physiological reaction
- weak reaction
- alarm reaction
- artist's reaction to beauty
- reaction of the eye to light
- cause a reaction- nuclear reactionThe reaction of boron trichloride with an alcohol is quite violent. — Реакция трихлористого бора со спиртом протекает довольно бурно.
- delayed reaction•CHOICE OF WORDS:Разные виды реакции на сообщение в разговорной речи обозначаются рядом часто употребляющихся фраз и оборотов: (а.) разочарование, сожаление: What a pity!; What a shame!; That's too bad; "Oh, dear! "; (б) сочувствие: How awful!; How annoying!; I'm sorry!; Bad luck!; Oh, dear!; (в) удивление, заинтересованность: Really?; Good heaves!; Well, that's interesting!; How strange!; (г) несогласие, возражение: I'm afraid not; I'm afraid you are wrong; On the contrary; I don't think so; I don't see it in the same light; (д) согласие: Certainly; That's not bad; By all means; (е) раздражение: What a nuisance!; How annoying -
4 reaction
N1. प्रतिक्रियाWhat was his reaction to your proposal.2. प्रगति\reactionमे\reactionबाधाThe forces of reaction upset the whole plan.3. दवा\reactionका\reactionप्रभावI had a bad reaction after my penicillin injection.4. पदार्थों\reactionका\reactionएक\reactionदूसरे\reactionपर\reactionरासायनिक\reactionप्रभावNuclear reaction produces large amount of heat. -
5 реакция плоскости
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6 prévoir
prévoir [pʀevwaʀ]➭ TABLE 24 transitive verba. ( = anticiper) [+ événement, conséquence] to foresee ; [+ temps] to forecast ; [+ réaction, contretemps] to expect• rien ne laissait prévoir que... there was nothing to suggest that...b. ( = projeter) [+ voyage, construction] to planc. ( = préparer, envisager) to allowd. (Law) [loi, règlement] to make provision for* * *pʀevwaʀ1) ( annoncer comme probable) to predict [changement, arrivée, inflation]; to foresee [échec, victoire]; to anticipate [conséquence]; to forecast [résultat, temps]2) Droit ( envisager) [loi] to make provision for, to provide for; [législateur] to make provision for, to allow for3) ( fixer dans le temps) to plan [réunion]; to set the date for [déménagement]rendez-vous comme prévu le 17 — meeting on the 17th as planned ou arranged
4) ( planifier) [concepteur] to plan; [propriétaire, client] to plan to have [pièce]un plan de réorganisation prévoyant 500 suppressions d'emploi — a reorganization plan which entails the projected loss of 500 jobs
tout a été prévu pour quelque chose/pour faire — all the arrangements have been made for something/to do
5) ( se munir de) to make sure one takes [vêtement, parapluie]6) ( s'attendre à) to expect [personne]; to expect, to anticipate [postes d'emploi, pénurie, grève]7) ( allouer) to allow [argent, temps]* * *pʀevwaʀ vt1) (= deviner) to foreseeJ'avais prévu qu'il serait en retard. — I'd foreseen that he'd be late.
2) (= s'attendre à) to expect, to reckon onJe prévois qu'il me faudra une heure de plus. — I reckon on it taking me another hour.
3) (= prévenir) [éventualité] to anticipate4) (= organiser) to planNous prévoyons un pique-nique pour dimanche. — We're planning a picnic on Sunday.
Le départ est prévu pour dix heures. — Departure is scheduled for 10 o'clock.
5) (= préparer, réserver) to allowJ'ai prévu assez à manger pour quatre. — I allowed enough food for four.
* * *prévoir verb table: prévoir vtr1 ( annoncer comme probable) to predict [changement, amélioration, augmentation, arrivée, inflation]; to foresee [événement, échec, victoire]; to anticipate [conséquence, réaction]; to forecast [résultat, temps]; qui pouvait prévoir ce qui se passerait? who could have foreseen what would happen?; nous ne pouvions pas prévoir qu'il démissionnerait we couldn't anticipate that he would resign; la participation au vote a été moins forte que prévue the turn-out has been lower than anticipated; rien ne laissait prévoir un tel résultat there was no prior indication of such a result; c'était à prévoir! that was predictable!;2 Jur ( envisager) [loi, texte, règlement] to make provision for, to provide for [cas, infraction, possibilité]; [personne, législateur] to make provision for, to allow for [cas, infraction, possibilité]; le texte ne prévoit rien en cas de litige the text makes no provision in case of litigation; les cas prévus par la loi cases provided for by the law;3 ( fixer dans le temps) to plan [réunion, rendez-vous, assemblée] (pour for); to set the date for [rentrée, déménagement] (pour for); la réunion prévue (pour) le 17 avril the meeting planned for 17 April; rendez-vous comme prévu le 17 meeting on the 17th as planned ou arranged; le début des travaux est prévu pour le 20 mai the work is scheduled to start on 20 May;4 ( planifier) [architecte, organisateur, concepteur, éditeur] to plan [pièce, construction, édition]; [propriétaire, client] to plan to have [pièce]; l'architecte prévoit deux escaliers de secours the architect is planning two emergency staircases; nous prévoyons deux chambres d'amis we plan to have two spare rooms; il n'a pas prévu de sortie de secours he didn't make provision for an emergency exit; nous devons prévoir une salle de conférence we must make provision for a conference room; être prévu to be planned; ce n'était pas prévu! that wasn't meant to happen!; le (petit) dernier n'était pas prévu the youngest wasn't planned; rien n'est prévu pour l'année prochaine there's no plan for next year; une salle a été prévue pour les fumeurs provision has been made for a smoking room; rien n'a été prévu pour les enfants no provision has been made for the children; nous prévoyons la construction d'une usine we're planning to build a factory; nous prévoyons la visite de Venise we're planning to visit Venice; prévoir de faire to plan to do; il prévoit de rentrer le 17 avril he plans to come back on 17 April; ils ont prévu de privatiser they have made plans to privatize; je dois prévoir un repas pour 30 personnes I have to organize a meal for 30 people; l'accord prévu entre les deux compagnies the projected agreement between the two companies; un plan de réorganisation prévoyant 500 suppressions d'emploi a reorganization plan which entails the projected loss of 500 jobs; remplissez le formulaire prévu à cet effet fill in the appropriate form; tout a été prévu pour qch/pour faire all the arrangements have been made for sth/to do; la salle a été prévue pour 100 personnes the room has been designed for 100 people; ‘prévoir deux jours pour le trajet’ ‘allow two days to get there’; les travaux n'ont pas été terminés dans les délais prévus the work was not completed within the allotted time ou the deadline;5 ( se munir de) prévoir qch to make sure one takes sth [vêtement, parapluie]; prévoir le repas de midi to bring a packed lunch;6 ( s'attendre à) [organisateur, hôte, gouvernement] to expect [personne]; to expect, to anticipate [postes d'emploi, pénurie, grève];7 ( allouer) to allow [somme d'argent]; [touriste, client] to allow [temps, durée]; [réparateur, déménageur, organisateur] ( fixer) to assign [durée].[prevwar] verbe transitifrien ne laissait prévoir qu'il nous quitterait si rapidement we never expected him to pass away so soon2. [projeter] to plantout est prévu pour les invités everything has been laid on ou arranged for the guests -
7 provocar una reacción
(v.) = cause + reaction, provoke + reactionEx. Much of the negative reaction may be caused by not designing a plan suitable for the book market and the needs of research libraries.Ex. These developments provoked a nationwide reaction from both librarians and the public which was expressed in the national and local press.* * *(v.) = cause + reaction, provoke + reactionEx: Much of the negative reaction may be caused by not designing a plan suitable for the book market and the needs of research libraries.
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8 prever
v.1 to foresee, to anticipate.una reacción que los médicos no habían previsto a reaction the doctors hadn't foreseense prevé una fuerte oposición popular a la ley strong popular opposition to the law is anticipated o expectedElla previó el desastre She foresaw the disaster.2 to plan.prevén vender un millón de unidades they plan to sell a million unitstenía previsto ir al cine esta tarde I was planning to go to the cinema this evening3 to forecast, to predict (predecir) (catástrofe, acontecimiento).4 to prepare for, to plan ahead, to make provisions for, to make provision for.Ellos previeron la tormenta They prepared for the storm.Ellos previeron They planned ahead.5 to bargain for, to bargain on.Ellos previeron un mejor precio They bargained for a better price.* * *1 (anticipar) to foresee, forecast2 (preparar) to plan* * *verbanticipate, envisage, foresee* * *VT1) (=adivinar) to foresee; (=predecir) to predict, forecastprever que... — to anticipate that..., expect that...
si ganan como se prevé — if they win as expected o predicted
2) (=proyectar) to planla elección está prevista para... — the election is scheduled o planned for...
3) (=establecer) to provide for, establishla ley prevé que... — the law provides o stipulates that...
* * *1.verbo transitivob) (proyectar, planear)tiene prevista su llegada a las 11 horas — it is due o scheduled to arrive at 11 o'clock
c) ley to envisage2.prever vi* * *= anticipate, envisage, envision, foresee, make + provision for, look + ahead, predict, contemplate, slate (for).Ex. The information that most modern indexes must organise concerns much more complex subjects than Cutter could have anticipated.Ex. It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.Ex. Let me further specify the requirements of the catalog envisioned by the Paris Principles.Ex. Developments in this area are proceeding at such a pace it is impossible to foresee total needs for next year let alone for the life of the building.Ex. We must of course make provision for those users who look for information under one of the other terms, and this is discussed below in the section on showing semantic relationships.Ex. The author gives a brief description of the library and information scene in 1974 and looks ahead to what it will be like in 2014.Ex. Further, it is necessary to predict in avance the areas in which new subjects are likely to arise and to leave gaps accordingly; this forecasting is obviously difficult.Ex. These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.Ex. The next IFLA Conference is slated for August 14-28, 1995, in Istanbul, Turkey.----* prever una necesidad = project + need.* previendo = in anticipation of.* * *1.verbo transitivob) (proyectar, planear)tiene prevista su llegada a las 11 horas — it is due o scheduled to arrive at 11 o'clock
c) ley to envisage2.prever vi* * *= anticipate, envisage, envision, foresee, make + provision for, look + ahead, predict, contemplate, slate (for).Ex: The information that most modern indexes must organise concerns much more complex subjects than Cutter could have anticipated.
Ex: It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.Ex: Let me further specify the requirements of the catalog envisioned by the Paris Principles.Ex: Developments in this area are proceeding at such a pace it is impossible to foresee total needs for next year let alone for the life of the building.Ex: We must of course make provision for those users who look for information under one of the other terms, and this is discussed below in the section on showing semantic relationships.Ex: The author gives a brief description of the library and information scene in 1974 and looks ahead to what it will be like in 2014.Ex: Further, it is necessary to predict in avance the areas in which new subjects are likely to arise and to leave gaps accordingly; this forecasting is obviously difficult.Ex: These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.Ex: The next IFLA Conference is slated for August 14-28, 1995, in Istanbul, Turkey.* prever una necesidad = project + need.* previendo = in anticipation of.* * *vt1 (anticipar) ‹acontecimiento/consecuencias› to foresee, anticipate; ‹tiempo› to forecastlo siento, pero no podía prever lo que iba a suceder I'm sorry, but I couldn't foresee o anticipate what was going to happenno habían previsto los posibles fallos de la maquinaria they had not foreseen the possibility of machine failurese prevé un aumento de los precios del petróleo an increase in the price of oil is predicted o forecasttodo hace prever su victoria en las próximas elecciones everything points to her victory in the coming elections2(proyectar, planear): las medidas previstas por el gobierno the measures planned by the governmentla terminación del puente está prevista para finales de año the bridge is due to be completed by the end of the yeartiene prevista su llegada a las 11 horas its expected time of arrival is 11 o'clock, it is due o scheduled to arrive at 11 o'clocktodo salió tal como estaba previsto everything turned out just as plannedel presidente decidió continuar con el programa previsto the president decided to continue with the program as plannedtenía previsto comenzar su gira el próximo martes he had planned to start his tour next Tuesdayque su madre viniera no estaba previsto en el programa ( hum); her mother coming along wasn't part of the plan ( colloq)3 «ley» to envisage■ prevervito expectcomo era de prever as was to be expected* * *
prever ( conjugate prever) verbo transitivo
‹ tiempo› to forecast;
b) (proyectar, planear):
tiene prevista su llegada a las 11 horas it is due o scheduled to arrive at 11 o'clock;
todo salió tal como estaba previsto everything turned out just as planned
verbo intransitivo:
prever verbo transitivo
1 (anticipar) to foresee, predict: no previó las consecuencias, she didn't foresee the consequences
2 (disponer) to plan, prepare: la salida está prevista para las 9 horas, departure is due at 9 a.m.
' prever' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contar
- esperar
English:
anticipate
- envisage
- envision
- forecast
- foresee
- outguess
- think ahead
- visualize
- contingency
- foregone
* * *♦ vt1. [predecir] to forecast, to predict;él había previsto el terremoto he had forecast o predicted the earthquake2. [planear] to plan;prevén vender un millón de unidades del nuevo modelo they plan to sell a million units of the new model;tenía previsto ir al cine esta tarde I was planning to go to the cinema this evening;tenía previsto llamarte en cuanto supiera la noticia I was intending to phone you as soon as I heard the news3. [anticipar] to foresee, to anticipate;era una reacción que los médicos no habían previsto it was a reaction the doctors hadn't foreseen;se prevé una fuerte oposición popular a la ley strong popular opposition to the law is anticipated o expected;no se prevén grandes atascos en las carreteras no major holdups on the roads are anticipated;todo hace prever que nevará este fin de semana all the signs are that it will snow this weekend♦ vicomo era de prever as was to be expected* * *<part previsto> v/t foresee* * *prever {88} vtanticipar: to foresee, to anticipate* * * -
9 abortar
v.1 to abort (feto).Ella abortó al bebé She aborted the baby.Ricardo abortó el plan Richard aborted=called off the plan.Silvia abortó hace un mes Silvia had an abortion a month ago.2 to have a miscarriage, to miscarry (medicine) (espontáneamente).* * *1 (voluntariamente) to abort, have an abortion; (involuntariamente) to miscarry, have a miscarriage2 (fracasar) to fail, fall through1 (interrumpir) to stop; (frustrar) to foil, thwart* * *verb1) to abort, foil, frustrate2) have an abortion, have a miscarriage* * *1.VI [accidentalmente] to have a miscarriage; [deliberadamente] to have an abortion2. VT1) (=abandonar) [+ plan, aterrizaje] to abort2) (=frustrar) [+ complot] to foil, frustrate; [+ motín, protesta] to quell, put down3) (Inform) to abort* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (Med) ( de forma espontánea) to have a miscarriage, miscarry, abort; ( de forma provocada) to have an abortion, abort2) plan/conspiración to miscarry2.abortar vt <maniobra/aterrizaje> to abort* * *= abort, have + an abortion.Ex. It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.Ex. This study examines responses to antiabortion picketing by women encountering picketers as they entered abortion clinics to have an abortion.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (Med) ( de forma espontánea) to have a miscarriage, miscarry, abort; ( de forma provocada) to have an abortion, abort2) plan/conspiración to miscarry2.abortar vt <maniobra/aterrizaje> to abort* * *= abort, have + an abortion.Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.
Ex: This study examines responses to antiabortion picketing by women encountering picketers as they entered abortion clinics to have an abortion.* * *abortar [A1 ]viA ( Med) (de forma espontánea) to have a miscarriage, miscarry, abort; (de forma provocada) to have an abortion, abortB «plan/conspiración» to miscarry■ abortarvtA ‹maniobra/aterrizaje› to abortla policía abortó estas acciones de protesta the police quashed these protestsB ( Inf) ‹programa/proceso› to abort* * *
abortar ( conjugate abortar) verbo intransitivo (Med) ( de forma espontánea) to have a miscarriage, miscarry;
( de forma provocada) to have an abortion, abort
verbo transitivo ‹maniobra/aterrizaje› to abort
abortar
I verbo intransitivo (accidentalmente) to miscarry, have a miscarriage
(voluntariamente) to abort, have an abortion: no quiere abortar, she doesn't want to have an abortion
II verbo transitivo to abort: la policía abortó el intento de secuestro, the police aborted the attempted kidnapping
' abortar' also found in these entries:
English:
abort
- abortion
- miscarry
* * *♦ vt1. [feto] to abort2. [misión, aterrizaje] to abort;[atentado] to foil;abortaron la operación antes de que empezara they called off the operation before it had started♦ vi[espontáneamente] to have a miscarriage, to miscarry; [intencionadamente] to have an abortion* * *II v/t plan foil* * *abortar vi: to have an abortionabortar vt1) : to abort2) : to quash, to suppress* * *abortar vb1. (voluntariamente) to have an abortion -
10 causar una reacción
(v.) = cause + reactionEx. Much of the negative reaction may be caused by not designing a plan suitable for the book market and the needs of research libraries.* * *(v.) = cause + reactionEx: Much of the negative reaction may be caused by not designing a plan suitable for the book market and the needs of research libraries.
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11 concevoir
concevoir [kɔ̃s(ə)vwaʀ]➭ TABLE 28 transitive verba. ( = penser) to imagine ; [+ fait, concept, idée] to conceive ofb. ( = élaborer) [+ voiture, maison, produit] to design ; [+ solution, projet, moyen] to devise• bien/mal conçu [projet, livre] well/badly thought out ; [voiture, maison] well/badly designedc. ( = envisager) voilà comment je conçois la chose that's how I see itd. ( = comprendre) to understande. [+ enfant] to conceive* * *kɔ̃s(ə)vwaʀ
1.
1) ( élaborer) to design [produit, projet]bien/mal conçu — well/badly designed
2) ( procréer) to conceive [enfant]3) ( comprendre) to understandje ne conçois pas de faire — I cannot conceive of ou imagine having to do
4) ( considérer) to see ( comme as)5) ( ressentir) fml to conceive [haine]; to have [doute]
2.
se concevoir verbe pronominal1) ( être imaginable) to be conceivable2) ( être compréhensible) to be understandable3) ( s'élaborer)* * *kɔ̃s(ə)vwaʀ1. vt1) [idée, projet] to conceive, to conceive of2) [méthode, plan d'appartement, décoration] to plan, to designmaison bien conçue — well-designed house, well-planned house
maison mal conçue — badly-designed house, badly-planned house
3) [enfant] to conceive2. vi[femme] to conceive* * *concevoir verb table: recevoirA vtr1 ( élaborer) to design [produit, système, projet] (pour qch for sth; pour faire to do); conçu et réalisé par designed and produced by; un système conçu comme flexible a system which is designed to be adaptable; notre hôtel a d'abord été conçu comme une maison we wanted our hotel to be first and foremost a home; bien/mal conçu well/badly designed; conçu en ces termes phrased in these terms;2 ( procréer) to conceive [enfant];3 ( comprendre) to understand [attitude, réaction]; on conçoit tout à fait que it is perfectly understandable that; je conçois très bien que I fully understand why; je ne conçois pas de faire I cannot conceive of ou imagine having to do;5 ( considérer) to see [phénomène, activité] (comme as); concevoir la politique comme un métier to see politics as a job; la rencontre a été conçue comme une première étape the meeting was envisaged as a first step;B se concevoir vpr1 ( être imaginable) to be conceivable; l'avenir ne se conçoit pas sans lui the future is inconceivable without him;2 ( être compréhensible) [attitude, réaction] to be understandable; cela se conçoit aisément this is quite understandable;3 ( s'élaborer) to be designed; se concevoir sur ordinateur to be designed on a computer.[kɔ̃s(ə)vwar] verbe transitifc'est ainsi que je conçois l'amour this is my idea of love ou how I see lovecela vous est difficile, je le conçois I can (well) understand that it's difficult for you5. [créer - meuble, décor, ouvrage] to design ; [ - plan, programme] to conceive, to devise, to think up (separable)parc bien/mal conçu well-/poorly-designed gardenune lettre conçue en ces termes a letter written as follows ou couched in the following terms————————se concevoir verbe pronominal -
12 defer
гл.1) общ. откладывать, отсрочивать; задерживать, оттягивать; медлитьto defer payments — отложить, отсрочить платежи
to defer smth. to a later date — перенести что-л. на более поздний срок
Syn:See:deferred debit, deferred credit, deferred tax, deferred acquisition costs, deferred annuity, deferred retirement, deferred vesting, tax-deferred2) страх., эк. тр., амер. откладывать* (не получать часть начисленной заработной платы в виде текущей денежной выплаты, а направлять соответствующую сумму на уплату взносов в пенсионный, сберегательный или иной подобный фонд для обеспечения потока доходов в будущем; как правило такие взносы осуществляются до удержания подоходного налога с заработной платы)Individuals can't defer more than $14,000 of annual compensation to a qualified 401(k) plan in 2005 ($13,000 in 2004). — В 2005 г. физические лица не могут направлять из годовой зарплаты на уплату взносов в квалифицированный план 401(k) более $14000 (в 2004 г. размер таких взносов ограничивался $13000).
In 2005, an employee may defer up to $14000 to a qualified 403(b) plan through a salary reduction agreement. — В 2005 г. работник, с помощью соглашения о сокращении зарплаты, может направить на уплату взносов [может отложить\] в квалифицированный план 403(b) часть зарплаты вплоть до $14000.
Simple IRA — for small business owners who want the employees to defer money from their own paycheck to fund the plan. — Простой индивидуальный пенсионный счет: для тех владельцев мелких предприятий, которые хотят, чтобы для финансирования (пенсионного) плана работники вычитали [откладывали\] деньги из своей заработной платы.
The employee needs to complete the form even if he/she does not want to defer part of their salary into the plan. — Работнику необходимо заполнить этот бланк, даже если он/она не хочет откладывать часть своей заработной платы в виде взносов в (пенсионный) план.
In addition, the amount that highly compensated individuals can defer into a 401(k) plan often depends upon the average deferrals made by non-highly compensated employees. — К тому же, размер суммы, которую высокооплачиваемые лица могут отложить (из заработной платы) в план 401(k), часто зависит от среднего размера взносов, осуществленных невысокооплачиваемыми работниками [от среднего размера сумм, отложенных невысокооплачиваемыми работниками\].
See:employee deferrals, after-tax deferrals, pre-tax deferrals, employee contribution, salary reduction plan, deferred compensation, deferred compensation plan, pension plan, deferral
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13 initial
i'niʃəl
1. adjective(of, or at, the beginning: There were difficulties during the initial stages of building the house.) inicial
2. noun(the letter that begins a word, especially a name: The picture was signed with the initials JJB, standing for John James Brown.) inicial
3. verb(to mark or sign with initials of one's name: Any alteration on a cheque should be initialled.) firmar con las iniciales- ʃieit
1) (to start (eg a plan, scheme, changes, reforms etc): He initiated a scheme for helping old people with their shopping.) iniciar, poner en marcha
2) (to take (a person) into a society etc, especially with secret ceremonies: No-one who had been initiated into the society ever revealed the details of the ceremony.) admitir
- ʃiət
- initiation(a person who has been initiated (into a society etc).)
iniciado
- initiative
initial1 adj inicialinitial2 n inicialthe initials on the case were A.R.H. las iniciales en la maleta eran A.R.H.tr[ɪ'nɪʃəl]1 inicial, primero,-a1 inicial nombre femenino, letra inicial1 firmar con las inicialesinitial [ɪ'nɪʃəl] vt, - tialed or - tialled ; - tialing or - tialling : poner las iniciales a, firmar con las inicialesinitial adj: inicial, primero♦ initially advinitial n: inicial fadj.• inicial adj.n.• inicial s.m.v.• firmar con iniciales v.• marcar con iniciales v.
I ɪ'nɪʃəladjective inicialin the initial stages — en la etapa inicial, al principio
II
noun inicial f
III
transitive verb, BrE - ll- inicialar, ponerle* las iniciales a[ɪ'nɪʃǝl]1.ADJ [shock, success, cost, report] inicialmy initial reaction was to... — mi primera reacción fue...
in the initial stages — al principio, en la etapa inicial, en la primera etapa
2.N (=letter) inicial f3.VT [+ letter, document] firmar con las iniciales4.CPDinitial expenses NPL — gastos mpl iniciales
initial letter N — inicial f
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I [ɪ'nɪʃəl]adjective inicialin the initial stages — en la etapa inicial, al principio
II
noun inicial f
III
transitive verb, BrE - ll- inicialar, ponerle* las iniciales a -
14 suggest
sə'‹est, ]( American also) səɡ-1) (to put (an idea etc) before another person etc for consideration; to propose: He suggested a different plan; I suggest doing it a different way; She suggested to me one or two suitable people for the committee; I suggest that we have lunch now.) sugerir; proponer2) (to put (an idea etc) into a person's mind; to hint: Are you suggesting that I'm too old for the job?; An explanation suddenly suggested itself to me.) insinuar; ocurrirse•suggest vb sugerir / aconsejartr[sə'ʤest]2 (imply) insinuar■ are you suggesting that I'm a thief? ¿insinúas que soy un ladrón?3 (indicate) indicar4 (evoke) evocar, sugerirsuggest [səg'ʤɛst, sə-] vt1) propose: sugerir2) imply: indicar, dar a entenderv.• dictar v.• indicar v.• intimar v.• proponer v.• sugerir v.• sugestionar v.səg'dʒest, sə'dʒest1)a) ( propose) sugerir*, proponer*to suggest something TO somebody — sugerirle* algo a alguien
to suggest -ING — sugerir* + inf, sugerir* que (+ subj)
she suggested leaving them a note — sugirió dejarles or que les dejáramos una nota
to suggest TO somebody THAT — sugerirle* a alguien que (+ subj)
b) ( offer for consideration)can you suggest a possible source for this rumor? — ¿se le ocurre quién puede haber empezado este rumor?
c) (imply, insinuate) insinuar*are you suggesting (that) my son is a thief? — ¿insinúa usted que mi hijo es un ladrón?
d)to suggest itself: an idea suggested itself to him — se le ocurrió una idea
2) (indicate, point to) indicar*his reaction suggested a guilty conscience — su reacción indicaba or daba a entender que se sentía culpable
3) (evoke, bring to mind) sugerir*[sǝ'dʒest]VT1) (=propose, put forward) [+ plan, candidate, idea etc] sugerir, proponerto suggest sth to sb — sugerir algo a algn, proponer algo a algn
I suggested to him that we go out for a drink — le sugerí or propuse ir a tomar algo
could you suggest someone to advise me? — ¿se te ocurre alguien que me pueda aconsejar?
2) (=advise) aconsejarhe suggested that they (should) go or that they went to London — les aconsejó que fueran a Londres
3) (=imply) insinuarwhat are you trying to suggest? — ¿qué insinúas?
I'm not suggesting that the accident was your fault — no estoy insinuando que el accidente fuera culpa tuya
it has been suggested that... — se ha insinuado que...
4) (=evoke) sugerir, hacer pensar enwhat does that smell suggest to you? — ¿qué te sugiere ese olor?, ¿en qué te hace pensar ese olor?
5) (=indicate) parecer indicarthis suggests that... — esto hace pensar que...
the coins suggest a Roman settlement — las monedas parecen indicar or nos hacen pensar que era una colonia romana
* * *[səg'dʒest, sə'dʒest]1)a) ( propose) sugerir*, proponer*to suggest something TO somebody — sugerirle* algo a alguien
to suggest -ING — sugerir* + inf, sugerir* que (+ subj)
she suggested leaving them a note — sugirió dejarles or que les dejáramos una nota
to suggest TO somebody THAT — sugerirle* a alguien que (+ subj)
b) ( offer for consideration)can you suggest a possible source for this rumor? — ¿se le ocurre quién puede haber empezado este rumor?
c) (imply, insinuate) insinuar*are you suggesting (that) my son is a thief? — ¿insinúa usted que mi hijo es un ladrón?
d)to suggest itself: an idea suggested itself to him — se le ocurrió una idea
2) (indicate, point to) indicar*his reaction suggested a guilty conscience — su reacción indicaba or daba a entender que se sentía culpable
3) (evoke, bring to mind) sugerir* -
15 ursprünglich
I Adj.1. original; (anfänglich) initial; die ursprüngliche Begeisterung etc. auch the enthusiasm etc. that was there at the beginning ( oder to start with)2. (natürlich, unverfälscht) natural, unspoil|t (Am. -ed), pristine; ursprüngliches Gebiet wilderness area; sie ist sehr ursprünglich she is very natural ( oder unspoiled)II Adv. originally, at the beginning, to start (off) with; (zuerst) at first; ursprünglich wollte ich Medizin studieren, aber dann... at first I wanted to study medicine, but then...* * *primitive (Adj.); pristine (Adj.); original (Adj.); primordial (Adj.); elemental (Adj.); originally (Adv.)* * *ur|sprüng|lich ['uːɐSprʏŋlɪç, uːɐ'ʃp-]1. adj1) attr original; (= anfänglich) initial, first2) (= urwüchsig) natural; Natur unspoilt2. advoriginally; (= anfänglich) initially, at first, in the beginning* * *1) aboriginal2) originally* * *ur·sprüng·lich[ˈu:ɐ̯ʃprʏŋlɪç]I. adj3. (urtümlich) ancient, [age-]oldII. adv originally, initially* * *1.1) original <plan, price, form, material, etc.>; initial <reaction, trust, mistrust, etc.>2) (natürlich) natural2.1) originally; initially2) (natürlich) naturally* * *A. adj1. original; (anfänglich) initial;die ursprüngliche Begeisterung etc auch the enthusiasm etc that was there at the beginning ( oder to start with)2. (natürlich, unverfälscht) natural, unspoilt (US -ed), pristine;ursprüngliches Gebiet wilderness area;sie ist sehr ursprünglich she is very natural ( oder unspoiled)ursprünglich wollte ich Medizin studieren, aber dann … at first I wanted to study medicine, but then …* * *1.1) original <plan, price, form, material, etc.>; initial <reaction, trust, mistrust, etc.>2) (natürlich) natural2.1) originally; initially2) (natürlich) naturally* * *adj.original adj.primary adj.primordial adj.pristine adj. adv.originally adv.primordially adv.pristinely adv. -
16 contrario
adj.1 contrary, opposite, adverse, opposed.2 contrary, negative, antagonistic, antipathetic.m.1 opposite, antithesis, reverse, converse.2 opponent, adversary, enemy, rival.* * *► adjetivo1 (opuesto) contrary, opposite2 (perjudicial) harmful (a, to), bad (a, for)► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 opponent, adversary, rival\al contrario on the contraryde lo contrario otherwiseen dirección contraria in the wrong directionllevar la contraria a alguien to oppose somebodypor el contrario on the contrarytodo lo contrario quite the opposite* * *(f. - contraria)adj.contrary, opposite* * *contrario, -a1. ADJ1) (=rival) [partido, equipo] opposingno llegaron nunca a la portería contraria — they never got near the other o opposing side's goal
se pasó al bando contrario — he went over to the other o opposing side
2) (=opuesto) [extremo, efecto, significado, sexo] oppositesoy contrario al aborto — I am opposed to o against abortion
se mostraron contrarios al acuerdo — they came out against the agreement, they were opposed to the agreement
su actitud es contraria a los intereses del país — his attitude is against o contrary to the nation's interests
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dirección contraria, tomamos la dirección contraria — we went in the opposite direction•
intereses contrarios — conflicting o opposing interests•
pie contrario, se puso el zapato en el pie contrario — she put her shoe on the wrong foot•
sentido contrario, un coche que venía en sentido contrario — a car coming in the opposite directioncaso 1), b)•
viento contrario — headwind3) [en locuciones]•
al contrario — on the contrary, quite the oppositeno me disgusta la idea, al contrario, me encanta — I don't dislike the idea, on the contrary o quite the opposite, I think it would be wonderful
-¿te aburres? -¡que va, al contrario! — "are you bored?" - "no way, quite the opposite!"
antes al contrario, muy al contrario — frm on the contrary
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al contrario de, todo salió al contrario de lo previsto — everything turned out the opposite of what we expectedal contrario de lo que creíamos, hizo muy buen tiempo — contrary to what we thought, the weather turned out very nice
siempre va al contrario de todo el mundo — she always has to be different to everyone else, she always does the opposite to everyone else
al contrario que o de ella, yo no estoy dispuesto a aguantar — unlike her, I'm not willing to put up with it
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lo contrario, ¿qué es lo contrario de alto? — what is the opposite of tall?nunca he dicho lo contrario — I never said anything else o different
soy inocente, hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario — I am innocent until proven otherwise
de lo contrario — otherwise, or else
salga o, de lo contrario, llamaré a la policía — please leave, otherwise o or else I'll call the police
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por el contrario, los inviernos, por el contrario, son muy fríos — the winters, on the other hand o on the contrary, are very coldparece ir todo bien, y por el contrario, la situación es muy complicada — it all appears to be going well, when in fact the situation is rather difficult
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todo lo contrario — quite the opposite, quite the reverse-¿es feo? -no, todo lo contrario — "is he ugly?" - "no, quite the opposite o reverse"
no hay descenso de precios, sino todo lo contrario — prices are not going down, quite the opposite o reverse, in fact
ha sucedido todo lo contrario de lo que esperábamos — exactly the opposite of what we expected has happened
2.SM / F opponent3.SM (=opuesto) opposite¿cuál es el contrario del negro? — what is the opposite of black?
4.SFllevar la contraria —
¿por qué siempre tienes que llevar la contraria? — why do you always have to be so contrary?
* * *I- ria adjetivocontrario a algo: mi opinión es contraria a la suya I feel very differently to you; soy contrario al uso de la violencia I am against the use of violence; se manifestó contrario a la idea she expressed her opposition to the idea; sería contrario a mis intereses it would be against o (frml) contrary to my interests; contrario a lo que se esperaba... contrary to expectations,...; en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj counterclockwise (AmE), anticlockwise (BrE); el coche venía en sentido contrario — ( por el otro carril) the car was coming in the opposite direction; ( por el mismo carril) the car was coming straight at us
2) ( adversario) < equipo> opposing; < bando> oppositela parte contraria — (Der) the opposing party
3) (en locs)IIal contrario de: al contrario de su hermano... unlike his brother,...; al contrario de lo que esperábamos,... contrary to (our) expectations,...; todo salió al contrario de como lo planearon it turned out just the opposite to what they had planned; de lo contrario or else, otherwise; por el contrario: en el sur, por el contrario, el clima es seco the south, on the other hand, has a dry climate; pensé que era rico - por el contrario, no tiene un peso I thought he was rich - on the contrary o far from it, he doesn't have a penny; todo lo contrario quite the opposite; llevar la contraria: él siempre tiene que llevar la contraria he always has to take the opposite view; llevarle la contraria a alguien — to contradict somebody
- ria masculino, femenino opponent* * *= contrary, opposing, inimical, antipathetic, opposite, competing, opposed, adversarial, aversive, reverse, objector.Ex. Perhaps there has been a contrary reaction by British academic librarians to conserve their collections.Ex. When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.Ex. Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.Ex. In some respects, TREC in its present form is antipathetic to interactive information retrieval.Ex. Cutter instructs that 'of two subjects exactly opposite choose one and refer from the other, e.g. 'Free Trade and Protection', 'Protection' See 'Free Trade and Protection''.Ex. This article identifies predominant worldview and competing schools of thought regarding the teaching of reference work.Ex. Librarianship is faced with the problem of the reconciliation of opposed objectives -- the arrest of deterioration in books versus the idea that books are meant to be used, becoming ultimately worn with use.Ex. The relationship between the author and editor is based on collaboration, but can also be adversarial at certain points.Ex. In fact, weeding aversive staff tend to spend a lot more time complaining about having nothing on the shelves.Ex. He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.Ex. Objectors to a major wind farm plan say developers have exaggerated its green benefits.----* al contrario = vice versa, to the contrary, contrariwise, quite the opposite, quite the contrary.* de lo contrario = if not, otherwise.* demostrar lo contrario = prove + differently.* en sentido contrario = to the contrary.* en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise, anti-clockwise.* hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario = until proven otherwise.* inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario = innocent until proven guilty.* justamente todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.* justamente todo lo contrario de = quite the opposite of.* justo lo contrario de = quite the opposite of.* más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.* muy por el contrario = in marked contrast.* por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.* ser contrario a = be contrary to, be hostile to.* todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse, in marked contrast.* viento contrario = headwind.* * *I- ria adjetivocontrario a algo: mi opinión es contraria a la suya I feel very differently to you; soy contrario al uso de la violencia I am against the use of violence; se manifestó contrario a la idea she expressed her opposition to the idea; sería contrario a mis intereses it would be against o (frml) contrary to my interests; contrario a lo que se esperaba... contrary to expectations,...; en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj counterclockwise (AmE), anticlockwise (BrE); el coche venía en sentido contrario — ( por el otro carril) the car was coming in the opposite direction; ( por el mismo carril) the car was coming straight at us
2) ( adversario) < equipo> opposing; < bando> oppositela parte contraria — (Der) the opposing party
3) (en locs)IIal contrario de: al contrario de su hermano... unlike his brother,...; al contrario de lo que esperábamos,... contrary to (our) expectations,...; todo salió al contrario de como lo planearon it turned out just the opposite to what they had planned; de lo contrario or else, otherwise; por el contrario: en el sur, por el contrario, el clima es seco the south, on the other hand, has a dry climate; pensé que era rico - por el contrario, no tiene un peso I thought he was rich - on the contrary o far from it, he doesn't have a penny; todo lo contrario quite the opposite; llevar la contraria: él siempre tiene que llevar la contraria he always has to take the opposite view; llevarle la contraria a alguien — to contradict somebody
- ria masculino, femenino opponent* * *= contrary, opposing, inimical, antipathetic, opposite, competing, opposed, adversarial, aversive, reverse, objector.Ex: Perhaps there has been a contrary reaction by British academic librarians to conserve their collections.
Ex: When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.Ex: In some respects, TREC in its present form is antipathetic to interactive information retrieval.Ex: Cutter instructs that 'of two subjects exactly opposite choose one and refer from the other, e.g. 'Free Trade and Protection', 'Protection' See 'Free Trade and Protection''.Ex: This article identifies predominant worldview and competing schools of thought regarding the teaching of reference work.Ex: Librarianship is faced with the problem of the reconciliation of opposed objectives -- the arrest of deterioration in books versus the idea that books are meant to be used, becoming ultimately worn with use.Ex: The relationship between the author and editor is based on collaboration, but can also be adversarial at certain points.Ex: In fact, weeding aversive staff tend to spend a lot more time complaining about having nothing on the shelves.Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.Ex: Objectors to a major wind farm plan say developers have exaggerated its green benefits.* al contrario = vice versa, to the contrary, contrariwise, quite the opposite, quite the contrary.* de lo contrario = if not, otherwise.* demostrar lo contrario = prove + differently.* en sentido contrario = to the contrary.* en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise, anti-clockwise.* hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario = until proven otherwise.* inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario = innocent until proven guilty.* justamente todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.* justamente todo lo contrario de = quite the opposite of.* justo lo contrario de = quite the opposite of.* más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.* muy por el contrario = in marked contrast.* por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.* ser contrario a = be contrary to, be hostile to.* todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse, in marked contrast.* viento contrario = headwind.* * *A (opuesto) ‹opiniones/intereses› conflicting; ‹sentido/dirección› oppositevientos contrarios headwindspalabras de significado contrario words with opposite meaningslos vehículos iban en direcciones contrarias the vehicles were traveling in opposite directionsmientras no se demuestre lo contrario, es inocente she is innocent until proven guiltycontrario A algo:mi opinión es contraria a la suya I feel very differently to you, my opinion is quite the converse of yours ( frml)soy contrario al uso de la violencia I am opposed to o I am against the use of violencese manifestó contrario a la idea she expressed her opposition to the ideala propuesta es contraria a los intereses de la compañía the proposal is against o ( frml) contrary to the company's interestscontrario a lo que se esperaba la operación fue un éxito contrary to expectations, the operation was a successB (adversario) ‹equipo› opposing; ‹bando› oppositepasarse al bando contrario to change sides, join the oppositionel defensa del equipo contrario estaba en fuera de juego the opposing team's o the other team's back was offsidela parte contraria ( Der) the opponentC ( en locs):al contrario: no me opongo a que venga; al contrario, me parece una idea excelente I don't mind if he comes; on the contrary o quite the opposite o far from it, I think it's an excellent ideaal contrario de su hermano, es negado para los deportes unlike his brother, he's useless at sportal contrario de lo que habíamos pensado, resultó ser agradabilísimo contrary to (our) expectations, he turned out to be very nicede lo contrario or else, otherwisepor el contrario: en el sur, por el contrario, el clima es seco the south, on the other hand, has a dry climatepensé que era rico — por el contrario, no tiene un peso I thought he was rich — on the contrary o far from it o quite the opposite, he doesn't have a pennytodo lo contrario quite the opposite o reverse¿te resultó aburrido? — todo lo contrario, lo encontré fascinante did you find it boring? — quite the opposite o quite the reverse o on the contrary, I found it fascinatingella es muy tímida pero el hermano es todo lo contrario she's very shy but her brother's quite the opposite o the complete oppositellevar la contraria: seguro que se opone, porque él siempre tiene que llevar la contraria he's sure to object, because he always has to take the opposite viewle molesta sobremanera que le lleven la contraria she hates being o to be contradictedmasculine, feminineopponent* * *
Del verbo contrariar: ( conjugate contrariar)
contrarío es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
contrarió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
contrariar
contrario
contrariar ( conjugate contrariar) verbo transitivo ( disgustar) to upset;
( enojar) to annoy
contrario◊ - ria adjetivo
1 ( opuesto) ‹opiniones/intereses› conflicting;
‹dirección/lado› opposite;
‹ equipo› opposing;
‹ bando› opposite;
mientras no se demuestre lo contrario until proven otherwise;
sería contrario a mis intereses it would be against o (frml) contrary to my interests;
See Also→ sentido 2 4
2 ( en locs)
al contrario de su hermano … unlike his brother, …;
de lo contrario or else, otherwise;
por el contrario on the contrary;
en el sur, por el contrario, el clima es seco the south, on the other hand, has a dry climate;
todo lo contrario quite the opposite;
llevarle la contraria a algn to contradict sb
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
opponent
contrariar verbo transitivo
1 (disgustar) to upset
2 (contradecir) to go against
contrario,-a
I adjetivo
1 opposite: otro coche venía en sentido contrario, another car was coming in the other direction
no me cae mal, más bien todo lo contrario, I don't dislike him, quite the contrary
2 (negativo, nocivo) contrary [a, to]
II sustantivo masculino y femenino rival
♦ Locuciones: siempre lleva la contraria, he always argues
al contrario/por el contrario, on the contrary
de lo contrario, otherwise
' contrario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caso
- contraria
- decir
- estar
- irse
- mientras
- nunca
- pequeña
- pequeño
- pulverizar
- revés
- soler
- Tiro
- campo
- contramano
- oponer
- sentido
English:
adverse
- against
- agree
- aloud
- anticlimax
- anticlockwise
- antisocial
- camp
- contrary
- counterclockwise
- direction
- headwind
- lick
- opposing
- opposite
- otherwise
- perverse
- reverse
- unprofessional
- wrong
- counter
- incline
- irregular
- quite
* * *contrario, -a♦ adj1. [opuesto] [dirección, sentido, idea] opposite;[opinión] contrary;soy contrario a las corridas de toros I'm opposed to bullfighting;mientras no se demuestre lo contrario, es inocente she's innocent until proved otherwise;de lo contrario otherwise;respeta a tu madre o de lo contrario tendrás que marcharte show your mother some respect, otherwise you'll have to go;todo lo contrario quite the contrary;¿estás enfadado con él? – todo lo contrario, nos llevamos de maravilla are you angry with him? – quite the contrary o not at all, we get on extremely well;ella es muy tímida, yo soy todo lo contrario she's very shy, whereas I'm the total oppositeel abuso de la bebida es contrario a la salud drinking is bad for your health3. [rival] opposing;el equipo contrario no opuso resistencia the opposing team o opposition didn't put up much of a fight;el diputado se pasó al bando contrario the MP left his party and joined their political opponents, Br the MP crossed the floor of the House♦ nm,f[rival] opponent♦ nm[opuesto] opposite;gordo es el contrario de flaco fat is the opposite of thin♦ al contrario loc advon the contrary;al contrario de lo que le dijo a usted contrary to what he told you;no me disgusta, al contrario, me encanta I don't dislike it, quite the contrary in fact, I like it;al contrario de mi casa, la suya tiene calefacción central unlike my house, hers has central heating;no me importa, antes al contrario, estaré encantado de poder ayudar I don't mind, on the contrary o indeed I'll be delighted to be able to help♦ por el contrario loc advno queremos que se vaya, por el contrario, queremos que se quede we don't want her to go, on the contrary, we want her to stay;este modelo, por el contrario, consume muy poco this model, by contrast, uses very little;este año, por el contrario, no hemos tenido pérdidas this year, on the other hand, we haven't suffered any losses* * *I adj1 contrary; sentido opposite;al contrario, por el contrario on the contrary;todo lo contrario just the opposite;de lo contrario otherwise;ser contrario a algo be opposed to sth;llevar la contraria a alguien contradict s.o.2 equipo opposingII m, contraria f adversary, opponent* * *1) : contrary, oppositeal contrario: on the contrary2) : conflicting, opposed* * *contrario1 adj1. (equipo) opposing2. (dirección) opposite3. (persona) opposedcontrario2 n1. (persona) opponent2. (palabra) opposite"alto" es el contrario de "bajo" "tall" is the opposite of "short"al contrario / por el contrario on the contrary -
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adj.1 blunt (arma, objeto).2 convincing, decisive, forceful, conclusive.* * *► adjetivo1 (arma) blunt2 figurado (categórico) convincing, overwhelming, weighty■ un "no" contundente a firm "no"* * *ADJ1) [arma] offensive; [instrumento] blunt2) (=aplastante) [argumento] forceful, convincing; [prueba] conclusive; [derrota, victoria] crushing, overwhelming; [tono] forceful; [efecto, método] severe; [arbitraje] strict, severe; [juego] tough, hard, aggressive* * *a) <objeto/instrumento> blunt; < golpe> severe, heavyb) <argumento/respuesta> forceful; < prueba> convincing; < victoria> resounding; < fracaso> crushing* * *= assertive, cogent, vociferous, vocal, forthright, uncompromising, categorical, unequivocal, categoric, unmitigaged, arresting, power-packed.Ex. I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.Ex. Children's librarians must plan to meet children's needs, and must be able to articulate the philosophy of children's library services in cogent terms.Ex. The reaction came in 1978 -- a vociferous social demand for reading and learning, including a new interest in librarianship.Ex. Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.Ex. We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.Ex. The exhaustive and unequivocal definition of the nature and types of material qualifying to be described as ephemera could probably form the basis of a learned dissertation.Ex. The question of the need for categoric assurances is not locked into a 12 month timeframe or any other timeframe.Ex. Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.Ex. It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.Ex. Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.----* demostrar de un modo contundente = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.* pruebas contundentes = hard evidence.* * *a) <objeto/instrumento> blunt; < golpe> severe, heavyb) <argumento/respuesta> forceful; < prueba> convincing; < victoria> resounding; < fracaso> crushing* * *= assertive, cogent, vociferous, vocal, forthright, uncompromising, categorical, unequivocal, categoric, unmitigaged, arresting, power-packed.Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
Ex: Children's librarians must plan to meet children's needs, and must be able to articulate the philosophy of children's library services in cogent terms.Ex: The reaction came in 1978 -- a vociferous social demand for reading and learning, including a new interest in librarianship.Ex: Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.Ex: We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex: There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.Ex: The exhaustive and unequivocal definition of the nature and types of material qualifying to be described as ephemera could probably form the basis of a learned dissertation.Ex: The question of the need for categoric assurances is not locked into a 12 month timeframe or any other timeframe.Ex: Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.Ex: Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.* demostrar de un modo contundente = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.* pruebas contundentes = hard evidence.* * *1 ‹objeto/instrumento› bluntfue golpeado con un objeto contundente he was hit with a blunt instrumentle asestó un golpe contundente he dealt her a severe o heavy blow2 ‹argumento› forceful, convincing; ‹prueba› convincing, conclusive; ‹victoria› resounding ( before n); ‹fracaso› crushing, overwhelmingel candidato fue elegido de forma contundente the candidate was elected by an overwhelming majorityhizo un ademán contundente he made an emphatic gesturefue contundente en sus declaraciones he was most emphatic o categorical in his statements* * *
contundente adjetivo
‹ golpe› severe, heavy
‹ prueba› convincing;
‹fracaso/victoria› resounding ( before n);
contundente adjetivo
1 (convincente) convincing
(concluyente) conclusive
2 (golpe) heavy
(objeto) blunt
' contundente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tajante
English:
forcible
- hard-hitting
- sound
- stunning
- telling
- blunt
- clinch
- decisive
* * *contundente adj1. [arma, objeto] blunt;lanzaron objetos contundentes contra la policía they threw heavy objects at the police2. [golpe] heavy;recibió un puñetazo contundente he was punched hard3. [razonamiento, argumento] forceful, convincing;[prueba] conclusive, convincing; [victoria] comprehensive, resounding;la empresa dio una respuesta contundente a los huelguistas the company dealt with the strikers decisively;se mostró contundente al exigir la dimisión del secretario general he was quite categorical in demanding the resignation of the general secretary* * ** * *contundente adj1) : bluntun objeto contundente: a blunt instrument2) : forceful, convincing♦ contundentemente adv -
18 profundo
adj.1 deep, profound, deepwater, abysmal.2 deep, profound, deep-felt, intense.3 deep, difficult to understand, abstruse, profound.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: profundar.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) deep2 (tristeza, dolor) intense3 (cambio, transformación) profound, total4 (pensamiento, persona) profound, deep* * *(f. - profunda)adj.1) deep2) profound* * *ADJ1) (=hondo) deeptener 20cm de profundo — to be 20cm deep, be 20cm in depth
¿cuánto tiene de profundo? — how deep is it?
2) (=intenso) [suspiro, voz, respiración] deep; [nota] low, deep; [sueño] deep, sound; [misterio, pensador] profoundsiento un profundo respeto hacia él — I have great o a deep respect for him
estaban inmersos en una profunda oscuridad — liter they were enveloped by a profound darkness liter
3)en el Sussex profundo — in deepest Sussex, deep in Sussex
* * *- da adjetivoa) <herida/pozo/raíz> deepb) < pensamiento> profound, deep; <respeto/desprecio> profound; < lazos> strong; < desengaño> grave, terriblemis conocimientos de la materia no son muy profundos — I don't have an in-depth knowledge of the subject
d) <voz/suspiro> deepe) < sueño> deep, sound* * *= deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], profound, thoroughgoing, cogent, abysmal.Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.Ex. There was a heavy and prolonged silence as Datto scrambled through his mind, trying to recollect the details of the event that had apparently trigerred this violent reaction.Ex. Surely these new resources will have a profound impact upon newspapers, magazines, technical journals and even books.Ex. The project was not an end but merely a step along the road to more thoroughgoing bibliographic control.Ex. Children's librarians must plan to meet children's needs, and must be able to articulate the philosophy of children's library services in cogent terms.Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.----* agua poco profunda = shallow water.* aguas poco profundas = shallows.* consecuencia profunda = profound effect.* con un profundo sentimiento de culpa = guilt-ridden.* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.* DSIS (Sistema de Indización de Estructura Profunda) = DISI (Deep Structure Indexing System).* efecto profundo = profound effect.* en lo más profundo de la noche = in the dead of night.* herir en lo más profundo = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.* más profundo = innermost.* meditación profunda = deep meditation.* profundo efecto = profound effect.* profundo respeto = obeisance.* relajación profunda = deep relaxation.* respirar profundo = take + a deep breath.* Sistema de Indización de Estructura Profunda (DSIS) = Deep Structure Indexing System (DSIS).* sueño profundo = deep slumber, deep sleep, sound night's sleep.* trombosis venosa profunda = deep vein thrombosis.* web profunda, la = deep Web, the.* * *- da adjetivoa) <herida/pozo/raíz> deepb) < pensamiento> profound, deep; <respeto/desprecio> profound; < lazos> strong; < desengaño> grave, terriblemis conocimientos de la materia no son muy profundos — I don't have an in-depth knowledge of the subject
d) <voz/suspiro> deepe) < sueño> deep, sound* * *= deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], profound, thoroughgoing, cogent, abysmal.Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.
Ex: There was a heavy and prolonged silence as Datto scrambled through his mind, trying to recollect the details of the event that had apparently trigerred this violent reaction.Ex: Surely these new resources will have a profound impact upon newspapers, magazines, technical journals and even books.Ex: The project was not an end but merely a step along the road to more thoroughgoing bibliographic control.Ex: Children's librarians must plan to meet children's needs, and must be able to articulate the philosophy of children's library services in cogent terms.Ex: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.* agua poco profunda = shallow water.* aguas poco profundas = shallows.* consecuencia profunda = profound effect.* con un profundo sentimiento de culpa = guilt-ridden.* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.* DSIS (Sistema de Indización de Estructura Profunda) = DISI (Deep Structure Indexing System).* efecto profundo = profound effect.* en lo más profundo de la noche = in the dead of night.* herir en lo más profundo = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.* más profundo = innermost.* meditación profunda = deep meditation.* profundo efecto = profound effect.* profundo respeto = obeisance.* relajación profunda = deep relaxation.* respirar profundo = take + a deep breath.* Sistema de Indización de Estructura Profunda (DSIS) = Deep Structure Indexing System (DSIS).* sueño profundo = deep slumber, deep sleep, sound night's sleep.* trombosis venosa profunda = deep vein thrombosis.* web profunda, la = deep Web, the.* * *profundo -da1 ‹herida› deep; ‹pozo/raíz› deepun hoyo profundo a deep holeun río poco profundo a shallow riveruna tradición con profundas raíces a deeply-rooted traditionla guerra dejó una huella profunda en su carácter the war left a deep impression on himlo siento en lo más profundo de mi alma I'm deeply sorry, I'm truly sorry2 ‹pensamiento› profound, deep; ‹respeto/desprecio› profoundmis conocimientos de la materia no son muy profundos I don't have an in-depth knowledge of the subject, my knowledge of the subject isn't very profoundlos lazos profundos que nos unen the strong ties which bind ussentía por él un profundo desprecio she felt a profound o deep-seated contempt for himhemos sufrido un profundo desengaño we have suffered a grave o terrible disappointment3 ‹misterio› profound; ‹silencio› deep, profound4 ‹voz› deep5 ‹sueño› deep, sound; ‹suspiro› deep* * *
profundo◊ -da adjetivo
‹respeto/desprecio› profound;
‹ lazos› strong;
‹ desengaño› grave, terrible
‹ silencio› deep, profound
profundo,-a adjetivo
1 (cavidad, recipiente) deep: una herida muy profunda, a deep wound
2 (idea, sensación) profound, deep: sintió una profunda decepción, he was deeply disappointed
3 (relaciones, amor) strong: un profundo sentimiento de culpa, a deep sense of guilt
4 (conocimientos) in-depth
' profundo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abisal
- amplia
- amplio
- dominio
- honda
- hondo
- íntima
- íntimo
- profunda
- abismo
- barranca
- contrabajo
- escote
- ser
English:
deep
- deepen
- depth
- gash
- hatred
- inherent
- intimate
- keen
- profound
- quick
- remorse
- shallow
- thick
- thorough
- wok
- yawning
- acute
- heavy
* * *profundo, -a adj1. [mar, lago, río] deep;[hoyo, raíces, herida] deep;navegaban por aguas profundas they were sailing in deep waters;es un lago muy poco profundo it's a very shallow lake;Figla España profunda = backward, traditional Spain2. [habitación, sala] deep3. [respeto, admiración, tristeza] profound, deep;[alegría, dolor] intense; [sueño] deep4. [voz] deep5. [mirada] deep and meaningful6. [libro, idea, pensamiento] profound* * ** * *profundo, -da adj1) hondo: deep2) : profound♦ profundamente adv* * *profundo adj deep -
19 utópico
adj.utopian, idealistic, unrealistic, airy-fairy.* * *► adjetivo1 Utopian► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 Utopian* * *ADJ Utopian* * *- ca adjetivo Utopian* * *= dreamy [dreamier -comp., dreamiest -sup.], utopian, moony [moonier -comp., mooniest -sup.], utopic, airy-fairy.Ex. Puberty, he describes as ' dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.Ex. The utopian plan was viewed as a reaction to existing conditions.Ex. I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.Ex. The patterns I am seeking can all be classed, theoretically and speculatively, as expressions of utopic practice.Ex. Home Secretary David Blunkett says an ' airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.----* mundo utópico perverso = dystopia.* utópico perverso = dystopian.* * *- ca adjetivo Utopian* * *= dreamy [dreamier -comp., dreamiest -sup.], utopian, moony [moonier -comp., mooniest -sup.], utopic, airy-fairy.Ex: Puberty, he describes as ' dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.
Ex: The utopian plan was viewed as a reaction to existing conditions.Ex: I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.Ex: The patterns I am seeking can all be classed, theoretically and speculatively, as expressions of utopic practice.Ex: Home Secretary David Blunkett says an ' airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.* mundo utópico perverso = dystopia.* utópico perverso = dystopian.* * *utópico -caUtopian* * *
utópico◊ -ca adjetivo
Utopian
utópico,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino utopian
' utópico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
utópica
English:
utopian
* * *utópico, -a adjutopian* * *adj utopian* * *utópico, -ca adj: utopian -
20 attendre
attendre [atɑ̃dʀ]➭ TABLE 411. transitive verba. [personne] to wait for• qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour partir ? what are we waiting for?• êtes-vous attendu ? are you expected?• l'argent qu'il me doit, je l'attends toujours I'm still waiting for the money he owes me• on ne peut rien faire en attendant de recevoir sa lettre we can't do anything until we get his letter• en attendant qu'il revienne, je vais vite faire une course while I'm waiting for him to come back I'm going to go down to the shop• en attendant, c'est moi qui fais tout ! all the same, it's me that does everything!b. [voiture] to be waiting for ; [mauvaise surprise, sort] to be in store forc. ( = escompter) [+ personne, chose] to expect• attendre qch de qn/qch to expect sth from sb/sthd. attendre un enfant or un bébé• l'argent que je t'ai prêté, je n'attends pas après I'm not desperate for the money I lent you• je n'attends pas après lui ! I can get along without him!2. intransitive verbto wait ; ( = se conserver) to keep• attends, je vais t'expliquer wait, let me explain• vous attendez ou vous voulez rappeler plus tard ? will you hold or do you want to call back later?• tu peux toujours attendre ! you'll be lucky!3. reflexive verba. [personnes] to wait for each other• Lionel ! si je m'attendais (à te voir ici) ! (inf) Lionel, fancy meeting you here!* * *atɑ̃dʀ
1.
1) gén to wait for [personne, événement]; to wait until ou till [date] ( pour faire to do)j'attends qu'il finisse or ait fini — I'm waiting for him to finish
attendre son jour or heure — to bide one's time
où étais-tu, on ne t'attendait plus! — where were you? we'd given up on you!; ferme I
2) (être prêt, préparé) [voiture, taxi] to be waiting for; [chambre, appartement] to be ready for3) (être prévu, prévisible) [succès, aventure] to await, to be in store for [personne]4) ( compter sur)elle attend un bébé or un enfant — she's expecting a baby
2.
verbe intransitif to wait; ( au téléphone) to holdattends un peu! — wait a moment; ( menace) just (you) wait!
en attendant — ( pendant ce temps) in the meantime; ( néanmoins) all the same, nonetheless
tu ne perds rien pour attendre! — (colloq) I'll get you (colloq), just you wait!
3.
s'attendre verbe pronominals'attendre à quelque chose/à faire — to expect something/to do
s'attendre à ce que quelqu'un fasse/quelque chose se produise — to expect somebody to do/something to happen
avec lui, il faut s'attendre à tout — with him, anything can happen
••tout vient à point pour qui sait attendre — Proverbe everything comes to him who waits Proverbe
* * *atɑ̃dʀ1. vt1) [visiteur, événement] to wait forattendre que qch se produise — to wait for sth to happen, to wait until sth happens
Attends qu'il ne pleuve plus. — Wait for it to stop raining., Wait until it's stopped raining.
J'attends d'avoir de ses nouvelles. — I'm waiting to hear from him.
Je l'attends de pied ferme. — I'm ready and waiting for him.
J'attends d'avoir un appartement à moi. — I'm waiting until I've got a flat of my own.
3)4) (être destiné ou réservé à) to be in store for, to awaitOn ne sait jamais ce qui nous attend. — We never know what's in store for us.
5) (= escompter, espérer) to expectJe n'attends plus rien de la vie. — I expect nothing more from life.
2. vi1) (dans l'attente d'un visiteur, d'un événement) to waitAttendons, cela ne sert à rien de s'énerver. — Let's wait, there's no point getting annoyed.
Attends, je vais t'expliquer. — Wait, I'll explain.
2)attendez que je réfléchisse — wait, let me think
* * *attendre verb table: rendreA vtr1 ( processus qui dure) [personne] to wait for [personne]; to wait for, to await sout [événement]; to wait until ou till [date] (pour faire to do); attendre l'arrivée de qn to wait for sb to arrive, to await sb's arrival; j'attends le bus I'm waiting for the bus; j'ai attendu le bus (pendant) dix minutes I waited for the bus for ten minutes, I waited ten minutes for the bus; j'attends le bus depuis dix minutes I've been waiting for the bus for ten minutes, I've been waiting ten minutes for the bus; je t'ai attendu jusqu'à 8 heures I waited for you until 8 o'clock; attendre la fin d'une émission to wait till the end of a programmeGB; n'attends pas demain/la nuit pour le réparer don't wait until ou till tomorrow/dark to mend it; attendre le bon moment pour agir to wait for the right moment ou until the time is right to act; attendre la pluie pour semer to wait for the rain before sowing; j'attends qu'il finisse or ait fini I'm waiting for him to finish; j'attends qu'on me serve or d'être servi I'm waiting to be served; elle n'attendait que ça! that's just what she was waiting for; il attend impatiemment Noël/leur départ he can't wait for Christmas/for them to leave; il n'attend qu'une chose, c'est de prendre sa retraite he can't wait to retire; attendre son tour to wait one's turn; on n'attend plus qu'elle pour commencer we're just waiting for her and then we can start; aller attendre un train/qn au train/qn à la gare to (go and) meet a train/sb off a train/sb at the station; attends qu'il écrive pour or avant de décider wait until ou till he writes ou wait for him to write before you decide; attends d'avoir vu l'autre pour commander wait until ou till you've seen the other one before you order; qu'attends-tu pour partir/répondre? why don't you leave/answer?; j'attends de voir pour y croire I'll believe it when I see it; se faire attendre to keep people waiting; le serveur/chèque se fait attendre the waiter/cheque GB ou check US is taking a long time ou is a long time coming; le printemps se fait attendre spring is late, spring is slow to arrive; la réaction ne se fit pas attendre the reaction was instantaneous; attendre son jour or heure to bide one's time; reste ici en attendant de trouver mieux/que la pluie cesse/l'heure du départ stay here until you find sth better/the rain stops/it's time to go; en attendant mieux until something better turns up; où étais-tu, on ne t'attendait plus! where were you? we'd given up on you!; si je n'attendais que toi pour m'aider/ça pour vivre! iron it's a good thing I'm not relying on you to help/that to keep me going!; c'est là que je l'attends○! I'm ready and waiting!, I'm right here!; ⇒ ferme;2 (être prêt, préparé) [voiture, taxi] to be waiting for [personne]; [chambre, appartement] to be ready for [personne]; une lettre vous attend à la réception there's a letter (waiting) for you at reception; un délicieux repas m'attendait a delicious meal awaited me; le déjeuner vous attend! lunch is ready!;3 (être prévu, prévisible) [succès, aventure] to await, to be in store for [personne]; une surprise désagréable les attendait à leur arrivée there was a nasty surprise awaiting them when they arrived; je ne sais pas ce qui m'attend I don't know what's in store for me; quel avenir nous attend? what does the future hold (in store) for us?; un brillant avenir les attendait a brilliant future lay ahead of them; les élections sont attendues comme un test the elections are being viewed as a test;4 ( compter sur) je les attends pour 5 heures I'm expecting them at five; elle attend un bébé or un enfant she's expecting a baby, she's expecting○; attendre qch de qn/qch to expect sth from sb/sth; attendre de qn qu'il fasse to expect sb to do; on attend beaucoup de ce nouveau traitement great things are expected of this new treatment; j'attendais mieux de vous I expected more of you; j'attendais mieux de ce roman I found the novel rather disappointing.B vi to wait; ( au téléphone) to hold; attends un instant wait a moment, hang on (a minute)○; la ligne est occupée, voulez- vous attendre? the line is engaged GB ou busy US, do you want to hold?; attends un peu! wait a moment; ( menace) just (you) wait!; attends voir○ wait a minute, let's see; faire attendre qn to keep sb waiting; sans plus attendre without further delay; la lettre attendra the letter can wait; ce plat n'attend pas this dish has to be served immediately; en attendant ( pendant ce temps) in the meantime; ( néanmoins) all the same, nonetheless; en attendant, je ferai mes courses in the meantime, I'll do my shopping; ce n'est peut-être pas grave mais, en attendant, ça fait mal it may not be serious but all the same it's painful ou it's painful nonetheless; tu ne perds rien pour attendre○! I'll get you, just you wait!C s'attendre vpr s'attendre à qch/à faire to expect sth/to do; je m'attendais au pire/à mieux I was expecting the worst/something better; attends-toi à être interrogé you'll no doubt be grilled; au moment où je m'y attendais le moins (just) when I was least expecting it; s'attendre à ce que qn fasse/qch se produise to expect sb to do/sth to happen; il fallait s'y attendre it was to be expected; avec lui, il faut s'attendre à tout with him, anything can happen; ça alors, si je m'attendais à te retrouver professeur! I must say I'm surprised to find you in teaching!; quelle bonne surprise! si je m'attendais○! what a nice surprise! who would've thought it!; ⇒ cent.[atɑ̃dr] verbe transitifA.[IDÉE DE TEMPS, D'ATTENTE]1. [rester jusqu'à la venue de - retardataire, voyageur] to wait for (inseparable)je l'attends pour partir I'm waiting till he gets here before I leave, I'll leave as soon as he gets here(aller) attendre quelqu'un à l'aéroport/la gare to (go and) meet somebody at the airport/the stationelle se trompera, et je l'attends au tournant she'll make a mistake and that's when I'll get her2. [escompter l'arrivée de - facteur, invité] to wait for (inseparable), to expect ; [ - colis, livraison] to expect, to await (soutenu) ; [ - réponse, événement] to wait for (inseparable), to awaitje ne t'attendais plus! I'd given up waiting for you!, I'd given up on youattendre quelqu'un à ou pour dîner to expect somebody for dinnervous êtes attendu, le docteur va vous recevoir immédiatement the doctor's expecting you, he'll see you straightawayqu'est-ce que tu attends? [ton interrogatif ou de reproche] what are you waiting for?ils n'attendent que ça, c'est tout ce qu'ils attendent that's exactly ou just what they're waiting foril attend le grand jour avec impatience he's looking forward to the big day, he can't wait for the big daycela peut attendre demain that can wait till ou until tomorrowje lui ai prêté 3 000 euros et je les attends toujours I lent him 3,000 euros and I still haven't got it backa. [après une élection] the results didn't take long to come inb. [conséquences d'une action] there were immediate consequences3. [suj: femme enceinte]attendre des jumeaux to be pregnant with ou expecting twins5. [suj: destin, sort, aventure] to await (soutenu), to be ou to lie in store forsi tu savais ou tu ne sais pas ce qui t'attend! you haven't a clue what you're in for, have you?avant de me porter volontaire, je voudrais savoir ce qui m'attend before I volunteer, I'd like to know what I'm letting myself in for6. [espérer]j'attendais mieux d'elle I thought she'd do better, I was expecting better things from her7. [avoir besoin de] to needle pays attend encore l'homme qui sera capable de mettre fin à la guerre civile the country is still waiting for the man who will be able to put an end to the civil warB.[AVEC COMPLÉMENT INTRODUIT PAR 'QUE']attendre que: nous attendrons qu'elle soit ici we'll wait till ou until she gets here ou for her to get hereattends (un peu) que je le dise à ton père! just you wait till ou until I tell your father!C.[AVEC COMPLÉMENT INTRODUIT PAR 'DE']attends d'être grand wait til ou untill you're olderj'attends avec impatience de la revoir I can't wait to see her again, I'm really looking forward to seeing her again————————[atɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif1. [patienter] to waitles gens n'aiment pas attendre people don't like to be kept waiting ou to have to waitil est en ligne, vous attendez? he's on the other line, will you hold?si tu crois qu'il va t'aider, tu peux toujours attendre! if you think he's going to help you, don't hold your breath!mais enfin attends, je ne suis pas prêt! wait a minute, will you, I'm not ready!elle s'appelle, attends, comment déjà? her name is, wait a minute, now what is it?et attends, tu ne sais pas le plus beau! wait (for it) ou hold on, the best part's yet to come!attendez voir, je crois me souvenir let's see ou let me see ou think, I seem to remember2. [suj: plat chaud, soufflé] to wait[suj: vin, denrée] to keep3. [être reporté] to wait————————attendre après verbe plus préposition1. [avoir besoin de]2. [compter sur]attendre après quelqu'un to rely ou to count on somebodysi tu attends après lui, tu n'auras jamais tes renseignements if you're counting on him ou if you leave it up to him, you'll never get the information you wantelle est assez grande, elle n'attend plus après toi! she's old enough to get along (perfectly well) without you!————————s'attendre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)on s'attend à l'entrée du cinéma we'll wait for each other ou we'll meet outside the cinema————————s'attendre à verbe pronominal plus prépositionnous ne nous attendions pas à ce que la grève réussisse we weren't expecting the strike to succeed, we hadn't anticipated that the strike would succeedcomme il fallait s'y attendre as was to be expected, predictably enoughen attendant locution adverbiale1. [pendant ce temps]finis ton dessert, en attendant je vais faire le café finish your dessert, and in the meantime I'll make the coffee2. (familier) [malgré cela]oui mais, en attendant, je n'ai toujours pas mon argent that's as may be but I'm still missing my moneyris si tu veux mais, en attendant, j'ai réussi à mon examen you can laugh, but I passed my exam all the sameen attendant que locution conjonctiveen attendant qu'il s'explique, on ne sait rien until (such time as) he's explained himself ou as long as he hasn't provided any explanations, we don't know anything
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