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1 racismo
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2 racismo
m.racism.* * *1 racism, racialism* * *noun m.* * *SM racism, racialism* * *masculino racism, racialism* * *= racism, racialism.Ex. And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.Ex. Content analysts, doing their kind of mechanistic time-and-motion studies on 'Till death do us part', might well come up with the conclusion that the greater part of it is straight and explicit racialism.----* luchar contra el racismo = combat + racism.* * *masculino racism, racialism* * *= racism, racialism.Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.
Ex: Content analysts, doing their kind of mechanistic time-and-motion studies on 'Till death do us part', might well come up with the conclusion that the greater part of it is straight and explicit racialism.* luchar contra el racismo = combat + racism.* * *racism, racialism* * *
racismo sustantivo masculino
racism
racismo sustantivo masculino racism
' racismo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abominar
- germen
- manifiesta
- manifiesto
- rechazo
English:
racialism
- racism
- stamp out
- worst
* * *racismo nmracism* * *m racism* * *racismo nm: racism* * *racismo n racism -
3 luchar contra el racismo
(v.) = combat + racismEx. One of the most effective ways of combatting racism is through enlightened, moderate and courageous work colleagues.* * *(v.) = combat + racismEx: One of the most effective ways of combatting racism is through enlightened, moderate and courageous work colleagues.
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4 ofrecer la oportunidad
(v.) = allow + the opportunity to, allow + the opportunity toEx. Unlike other works, it unusually allowed theatergoers the opportunity to consider issues of racism and slavery in an American setting at the beginning of the American Civil War.Ex. Unlike other works, it unusually allowed theatergoers the opportunity to consider issues of racism and slavery in an American setting at the beginning of the American Civil War.* * *(v.) = allow + the opportunity to, allow + the opportunity toEx: Unlike other works, it unusually allowed theatergoers the opportunity to consider issues of racism and slavery in an American setting at the beginning of the American Civil War.
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5 alegato
m.1 plea (law).hacer un alegato a favor de/en contra de (figurative) to make a case for/against2 allegation, proposition, statement, dissertation.3 argument, discussion.* * *1 (argumento) claim, plea2 (razonamiento) reasoned allegation* * *noun m.1) plea2) argument, dispute* * *SM1) (Jur) [escrito] indictment; [oral] allegation; (=declaración) statement, assertion2) LAm (=discusión) argument, dispute* * *a) ( exposición) statement, declarationun alegato a favor de alguien/algo — a plea on behalf of somebody/something
b) (Der) ( escrito) submission; ( en primera instancia) (Méx) summing-up; ( en segunda instancia) (Chi) speech ( in appeal court)c) (Andes) ( discusión) argument* * *= plea.Ex. Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.* * *a) ( exposición) statement, declarationun alegato a favor de alguien/algo — a plea on behalf of somebody/something
b) (Der) ( escrito) submission; ( en primera instancia) (Méx) summing-up; ( en segunda instancia) (Chi) speech ( in appeal court)c) (Andes) ( discusión) argument* * *= plea.Ex: Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.
* * *1(exposición): el discurso fue un alegato contra el racismo the speech denounced racismsu alegato a favor de los presos her speech in defense of the prisoners, her plea on behalf of the prisoners2 ( Der) (escrito) submission; (en primera instancia) ( Méx) summing-up; (en segunda instancia) ( Chi) speech ( in appeal court)3 ( Andes) (discusión) argument* * *
alegato sustantivo masculino
alegato sustantivo masculino argument
' alegato' also found in these entries:
English:
allegation
- plea
* * *alegato nmel poeta hizo un alegato a favor de la libertad de expresión the poet argued in favour of freedom of expression* * *m JUR figspeech; Andesargument* * *alegato nm1) : allegation, claim3) : argument, dispute -
6 abrumador
adj.1 overwhelming, mind-boggling, overpowering, staggering.2 overwhelming, total, crushing, large.m.oppressor.* * *► adjetivo1 overwhelming, crushing* * *(f. - abrumadora)adj.devastating, overwhelming, crushing* * *ADJ1) (=agobiante) crushing; (=pesado) burdensome2) (=importante) [mayoría] overwhelming; [superioridad] crushing, overwhelming* * *- dora adjetivoa) <victoria/mayoría> overwhelmingb) <trabajo/tarea> exhausting; <responsabilidad/carga> onerous, heavy* * *= boggling, mind-boggling [mind boggling], overwhelming, taxing, devastating, mind-numbing, crippling, overwhelming.Ex. It's utterly boggling and that's not an isolated incident, I can cite you several more from last week.Ex. The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling.Ex. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.Ex. It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.Ex. Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.Ex. Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.Ex. Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.----* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* * *- dora adjetivoa) <victoria/mayoría> overwhelmingb) <trabajo/tarea> exhausting; <responsabilidad/carga> onerous, heavy* * *= boggling, mind-boggling [mind boggling], overwhelming, taxing, devastating, mind-numbing, crippling, overwhelming.Ex: It's utterly boggling and that's not an isolated incident, I can cite you several more from last week.
Ex: The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling.Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.Ex: Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.Ex: Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* * *1 ‹victoria/mayoría› overwhelming2 ‹trabajo/tarea› exhausting, tiring; ‹responsabilidad/carga› onerous, heavy* * *
abrumador◊ - dora adjetivo
abrumador,-ora adjetivo overwhelming
' abrumador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrumadora
- experimentar
English:
grief
- devastating
* * *abrumador, -ora adj[mayoría, superioridad] overwhelming; [victoria] crushing;sus productos dominan de forma abrumadora el mercado their products completely dominate the market* * *adj overwhelming* * *: crushing, overwhelming -
7 acoso
m.1 relentless pursuit.2 harassment (hostigamiento).acoso y derribo constant harryingacoso sexual sexual harassmentpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: acosar.* * *1 pursuit, chase2 figurado hounding\acoso sexual sexual harassment* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=atosigamiento) harassmentoperación de acoso y derribo — (Mil) search and destroy operation
una operación de acoso y derribo contra el presidente — a campaign to hound the president out of office
acoso laboral — workplace bullying, workplace harassment
2) (=persecución) relentless pursuit* * *a) ( de persona) hounding, harassmentb) ( de presa) hounding, relentless pursuit* * *= harassment, persecution, stalking, bullying, mobbing.Ex. Incidents of harassment in libraries today between library employees and patrons or between one patron and another are on the increase.Ex. This paper discusses the problem of censorship and persecution of publishers by authoritarian regimes.Ex. States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.Ex. The author focuses on the issues of divorce, bullying and homelessness, with reference to books published by Penguin and Puffin.Ex. Now, however, with nearly 80,000 foreign workers in the country, incidents of racism and discrimination (such as insults and mobbing in schoolyards) occur daily.----* acoso en el trabajo = workplace mobbing.* acoso físico = physical harassment.* acoso laboral = workplace mobbing.* acoso sexual = sexual harassment.* aguantar el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* sufrir el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* * *a) ( de persona) hounding, harassmentb) ( de presa) hounding, relentless pursuit* * *= harassment, persecution, stalking, bullying, mobbing.Ex: Incidents of harassment in libraries today between library employees and patrons or between one patron and another are on the increase.
Ex: This paper discusses the problem of censorship and persecution of publishers by authoritarian regimes.Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.Ex: The author focuses on the issues of divorce, bullying and homelessness, with reference to books published by Penguin and Puffin.Ex: Now, however, with nearly 80,000 foreign workers in the country, incidents of racism and discrimination (such as insults and mobbing in schoolyards) occur daily.* acoso en el trabajo = workplace mobbing.* acoso físico = physical harassment.* acoso laboral = workplace mobbing.* acoso sexual = sexual harassment.* aguantar el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* sufrir el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* * *1 (de una persona) harassmentel acoso sexual en el trabajo sexual harassment in the workplace2 (en el colegio, trabajo) bullyingel problema del acoso escolar the problem of bullying at schoolniegan la existencia de acoso laboral they deny the existence of bullying in the workplace3 (de una presa) hounding, relentless pursuit* * *
Del verbo acosar: ( conjugate acosar)
acoso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
acosó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
acosar
acoso
acosar ( conjugate acosar) verbo transitivo
( sexualmente) to harass;◊ me acosoon con preguntas they plagued o bombarded me with questions
acoso sustantivo masculino
acosar verbo transitivo
1 to harass
2 fig (asediar) to pester: la oposición acosó al Presidente del Gobierno con sus preguntas, the opposition pestered the Prime Minister with questions
acoso sustantivo masculino harassment
acoso sexual, sexual harassment
' acoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acosar
- sexual
English:
harassment
- persecution
- sexual harrassment
* * *acoso nm1. [persecución] relentless pursuit2. [hostigamiento] harassmentacoso cibernético cyberstalking;acoso y derribo = rural sport in which horsemen harry and bring down bulls;Fighan denunciado una operación de acoso y derribo contra el presidente they have condemned the concerted attempt(s) to hound the president out of office;acoso escolar bullying [at school];acoso en Internet cyberstalking;acoso laboral workplace bullying;acoso sexual sexual harassment* * *m fighounding, harassment* * *acoso nmasedio: harassmentacoso sexual: sexual harassment -
8 agobiante
adj.1 overwhelming.2 exhausting, backbreaking, tough, arduous.3 tiresome.* * *► adjetivo1 (cansado) backbreaking, exhausting2 (abrumado) overwhelming4 (persona) tiresome, tiring* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) [calor, ambiente, lugar] oppressiveun día de verano agobiante — a stifling o sweltering summer's day
2) (=insoportable) [trabajo, día] stressful; [pena, ritmo] unbearable; [responsabilidad] overwhelminges agobiante verla sufrir y no poder hacer nada — it's unbearable watching her suffer and being unable to do anything
* * *es una carga agobiante para él — it's/he's/she's a terrible burden on him
* * *= oppressive, overpowering, stifling, suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], crippling, gut-wrenching, nightmarish.Ex. Holman has decided we must see Slake's background, and it is as bleak and oppressive as one supposed it must be.Ex. The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.Ex. He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex. Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.Ex. In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.Ex. It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.* * *es una carga agobiante para él — it's/he's/she's a terrible burden on him
* * *= oppressive, overpowering, stifling, suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], crippling, gut-wrenching, nightmarish.Ex: Holman has decided we must see Slake's background, and it is as bleak and oppressive as one supposed it must be.
Ex: The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.Ex: He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.Ex: It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.* * *adj,hacía un calor agobiante it was stifling o oppressively hotresultó ser una carga agobiante para él it turned out to be a terrible o crushing burden on him* * *
agobiante,
‹ calor› stifling;◊ es una carga agobiante para él it's/he's/she's a terrible burden on him
agobiante adjetivo
1 (trabajo) overwhelming
2 (espacio cerrado) claustrophobic
3 (clima, temperatura) oppressive
4 (persona) tiresome, tiring
' agobiante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calor
English:
boiling
- burdensome
- oppressive
- stifling
- suffocating
- crippling
* * *agobiante adj[presión, trabajo, persona] overwhelming; [calor] stifling; [ambiente] oppressive;problemas agobiantes overwhelming problems;trabajo agobiante backbreaking work* * *adj1 trabajo exhausting2 calor stifling* * *agobiante adj1) : exhausting, overwhelming2) : stifling, oppressive -
9 alboroto
m.1 din (ruido).2 fuss, to-do (jaleo).3 lot of noise, brawl, riot, bustle.4 frolic, noise, hullabaloo.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: alborotar.* * *1 (gritería) din, racket, row2 (desorden) uproar, commotion, disturbance3 (sobresalto) shock, alarm* * *noun m.1) disturbance2) riot* * *SM1) (=disturbio) disturbance; (=vocerío) racket, row; (=jaleo) uproar; (=motín) riot; (=pelea) brawl2) (=susto) scare, alarm* * *a) (agitación, nerviosismo) agitation; ( excitación) excitementb) ( ruido) racketc) (disturbio, jaleo) disturbance, commotion; ( motín) riot* * *= fuss, buzz, hype, the, uproar, hoopla, hue and cry, hubbub, spin, commotion, hilarity, rumpus, racket, fracas, hustle and bustle, hurly-burly, riot.Ex. Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.Ex. The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.Ex. However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.Ex. The film tells of the uproar the librarian created when he extended an invitation to an advocate of theories on black inferiority to address a high school assembly.Ex. Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.Ex. There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex. The author combines southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity.Ex. Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.Ex. There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.Ex. The article ' Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.Ex. No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.----* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* * *a) (agitación, nerviosismo) agitation; ( excitación) excitementb) ( ruido) racketc) (disturbio, jaleo) disturbance, commotion; ( motín) riot* * *= fuss, buzz, hype, the, uproar, hoopla, hue and cry, hubbub, spin, commotion, hilarity, rumpus, racket, fracas, hustle and bustle, hurly-burly, riot.Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.Ex: However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.Ex: The film tells of the uproar the librarian created when he extended an invitation to an advocate of theories on black inferiority to address a high school assembly.Ex: Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.Ex: There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex: The author combines southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity.Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.Ex: The article ' Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.Ex: No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* * *A1 (agitación, nerviosismo) agitation; (excitación) excitement2 (ruido) racketB2 (motín) riot* * *
Del verbo alborotar: ( conjugate alborotar)
alboroto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
alborotó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
alborotar
alboroto
alborotar ( conjugate alborotar) verbo intransitivo
to make a racket
verbo transitivo
( excitar) to get … excited
alborotarse verbo pronominal
( excitarse) to get excited
alboroto sustantivo masculino
( excitación) excitement
( motín) riot
alborotar
I verbo transitivo
1 (causar agitación) to agitate, work up
2 (revolver, desordenar) to make untidy, turn upside down
II vi (causar jaleo) to kick up a racket
alboroto sustantivo masculino
1 (jaleo) din, racket
2 (disturbios) disturbance, uproar
' alboroto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alteración
- armar
- gresca
- mogollón
- organizarse
- barullo
- bochinche
- bronca
- escándalo
- jaleo
- tumulto
English:
commotion
- disturbance
- excitement
- fuss
- hubbub
- pandemonium
- rowdy
- uproar
- up
* * *♦ nm1. [ruido] din;había mucho alboroto en la calle there was a lot of noise in the street2. [jaleo] fuss, to-do;se armó un gran alboroto there was a huge fuss;se produjeron alborotos callejeros there were street disturbances♦ alborotos nmplCAm popcorn* * *m commotion* * *alboroto nm1) : disturbance, ruckus2) motín: riot* * *alboroto n1. (jaleo) racket2. (disturbio) disturbance / riot -
10 altercado
m.1 argument, row.2 altercation, fight, dispute, quarrel.past part.past participle of spanish verb: altercar.* * *1 argument, quarrel* * *noun m.altercation, dispute* * *masculino argument* * *= altercation, argument, aggressive incident, scandal, running battle, dust-up, fracas.Ex. Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.Ex. We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.Ex. Data on 9318 aggressive incidents were collected from official game reports.Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex. Gangs of youths throwing gasoline bombs clashed with the police in running battles on the streets of Londonderry early today.Ex. The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.Ex. There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.----* tener un altercado = have + altercation.* * *masculino argument* * *= altercation, argument, aggressive incident, scandal, running battle, dust-up, fracas.Ex: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.
Ex: We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.Ex: Data on 9318 aggressive incidents were collected from official game reports.Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex: Gangs of youths throwing gasoline bombs clashed with the police in running battles on the streets of Londonderry early today.Ex: The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.* tener un altercado = have + altercation.* * *argument, altercation ( frml)tener un altercado con algn to have an argument with sb* * *
Del verbo altercar: ( conjugate altercar)
altercado es:
el participio
altercado sustantivo masculino
argument
altercado sustantivo masculino quarrel, argument
' altercado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
zafarrancho
- discusión
English:
flare-up
- wrangle
- fracas
* * *altercado nmargument, row;tuvo un altercado con el jefe she had an argument o a row with the boss;altercado callejero disturbance* * *m argument, altercation fml* * *altercado nmdiscusión, disputa: altercation, argument, dispute* * *1. (riña) argument2. (enfrentamiento) disturbance -
11 aniquilación
f.annihilation, destruction, killing, elimination.* * *1 annihilation, destruction* * *femenino annihilation* * *= decimation, wiping out, annihilation.Ex. Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex. He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.Ex. As in creation the whole being is produced from nothing, so in annihilation the whole being is reduced to nothing.* * *femenino annihilation* * *= decimation, wiping out, annihilation.Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.
Ex: He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.Ex: As in creation the whole being is produced from nothing, so in annihilation the whole being is reduced to nothing.* * *annihilationla aniquilación del ejército enemigo the annihilation of the enemy forcescambios climatológicos que produjeron la aniquilación de algunas especies changes in climate which caused the extinction of o which wiped out some species* * *
aniquilación sustantivo femenino annihilation
' aniquilación' also found in these entries:
English:
rout
* * *aniquilación nf, aniquilamiento nmannihilation* * *f, aniquilamiento m annihilation* * * -
12 bajo el emblema
Ex. The conference was held under the banner 'Institutional Racism: stamping it out in libraries'.* * *Ex: The conference was held under the banner 'Institutional Racism: stamping it out in libraries'.
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13 barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad
(n.) = inner cityEx. Find references to racism in the inner cities.* * *(n.) = inner cityEx: Find references to racism in the inner cities.
Spanish-English dictionary > barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad
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14 calificar
v.1 to mark (British), to grade (United States) (education).calificar a alguien con un suspenso to fail somebody, to give somebody a failing grade (United States)2 to qualify (grammar).Ella califica para secretaria She qualifies for secretary.3 to rate, to grade, to give a mark to, to qualify.El profesor calificó los debates The teacher qualified the debates.El maestro calificó las pruebas The teacher graded the tests.4 to brand, to label.El juez calificó a Ricardo de ladrón The judge branded Richard as thief.* * *1 (determinar las cualidades) to describe, qualify2 EDUCACIÓN to mark, grade3 (llamar) to call4 LINGÚÍSTICA to qualify1 (probar su nobleza) to give proof of nobility* * *verb1) to describe2) grade* * *1. VT1)calificar algo/a algn como o de algo — to describe sth/sb as sth, call sb/sth sth
calificó su política como o de racismo encubierto — he called their policy covert racism, he described their policy as covert racism
el párroco lo calificó de impertinente — the parish priest described him as o called him impertinent
2) (Escol) [+ examen] to mark, grade (EEUU); [+ alumno] to give a mark to, give a grade to (EEUU)3) frm (=ennoblecer) to distinguish2.See:* * *verbo transitivo1) ( describir)calificar algo/a alguien de algo — to describe something/somebody as something
2) (Educ)a) < examen> to grade (AmE), to mark (BrE); < alumno> to give a grade (AmE) o (BrE) mark tob) título/diplomacalificar a alguien para + inf — to qualify somebody to + inf
3) (Ling) to qualify* * *= qualify, brand (as), grade.Ex. Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.Ex. Music by Jewish composers and works were branded in Nazi Germany as degenerate art.Ex. Weekly quizzes are graded on a pass/fail basis, and they are worth 20% of your grade.----* calificarse = make + the cut.* * *verbo transitivo1) ( describir)calificar algo/a alguien de algo — to describe something/somebody as something
2) (Educ)a) < examen> to grade (AmE), to mark (BrE); < alumno> to give a grade (AmE) o (BrE) mark tob) título/diplomacalificar a alguien para + inf — to qualify somebody to + inf
3) (Ling) to qualify* * *= qualify, brand (as), grade.Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.
Ex: Music by Jewish composers and works were branded in Nazi Germany as degenerate art.Ex: Weekly quizzes are graded on a pass/fail basis, and they are worth 20% of your grade.* calificarse = make + the cut.* * *calificar [A2 ]vtA ‹álbum/blog/película› to rate calificar algo/a algn DE algo to describe sth/sb AS sthcalificaron el espectáculo de grotesco they described the show as grotesquela calificaron de pintora genial they rated her a brilliant painterlo calificó de burdo imitador she described him as o labeled him (as) a crude imitatorB ( Educ)2«título/diploma»: calificar a algn PARA + INF to qualify sb to + INFC ‹área/suelo/terreno› to designatecalificar un terreno como urbanizable/rústico to designate a piece of land as building land/agricultural landD ( Ling) to qualify■ calificarvi( Méx) to qualifycalificar PARA algo to qualify FOR sthcalificaron para la final they qualified for o got through to the final* * *
calificar ( conjugate calificar) verbo transitivo
1 calificar algo/a algn de algo ( describir) to describe sth/sb as sth;
( categorizar) to label sth/sb as sth
2 (Educ)
‹ alumno› to give a grade (AmE) o (BrE) mark to
3 (Ling) to qualify
calificar verbo transitivo
1 to describe [de, as]: lo calificó de incompetente, he called him incompetent
2 (puntuar un examen, etc) to mark, grade, give a mark: este profesor califica muy bajo, this teacher gives very low marks
' calificar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adjetivar
- catalogar
- cualificar
English:
qualify
- refer to
- term
- grade
* * *♦ vtsu comportamiento fue calificado de heroico his behaviour was described as heroic2. [examen, trabajo] Br to mark, US to grade;calificar a alguien con un suspenso to fail sb, US to give sb a failing grade3. Gram to qualify4. [propiedad] to classify;han calificado el terreno como urbanizable Br the land has been designated as a brownfield site, US the land has been zoned for construction* * *v/t1 describe, label (de as)2 EDU grade, Brmark* * *calificar {72} vt1) : to grade2) : to describe, to ratela calificaron de buena alumna: they described her as a good student3) : to qualify, to modify (in grammar)* * *calificar vb1. (examen) to mark -
15 chovinismo
m.chauvinism.* * *1 excessive patriotism, chauvinism* * *masculino chauvinism* * *= chauvinism.Ex. And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.* * *masculino chauvinism* * *= chauvinism.Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.
* * *chauvinism* * *
chovinismo sustantivo masculino
chauvinism
chovinismo sustantivo masculino chauvinism
' chovinismo' also found in these entries:
English:
chauvinism
* * *chovinismo nmchauvinism* * *m chauvinism* * * -
16 clichés
(n.) = stereotypingEx. Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.* * *(n.) = stereotypingEx: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.
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17 con el emblema
Ex. The conference was held under the banner 'Institutional Racism: stamping it out in libraries'.* * *Ex: The conference was held under the banner 'Institutional Racism: stamping it out in libraries'.
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18 con prejuicios
(adj.) = prejudicialEx. Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.* * *(adj.) = prejudicialEx: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.
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19 conflictividad
f.1 conflict.conflictividad laboral industrial unrest2 conflictive situation, conflict, divisiveness.3 conflictive behavior, conflictivity.* * *1 disputes plural\* * *SF1) (=tensiones) tensions and disputes plla conflictividad laboral — industrial disputes, labour o (EEUU) labor troubles
2) (=cualidad) controversial nature* * *a) ( problemas) disputes (pl), conflicts (pl)conflictividad laboral — labor disputes (AmE), industrial disputes (BrE)
b) ( cualidad de controvertido) controversial nature* * *= unrest, conflict, dispute, tension.Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex. On that basis, I should like to suggest a possible solution to the conflict.Ex. In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.----* conflictividad social = social unrest.* * *a) ( problemas) disputes (pl), conflicts (pl)conflictividad laboral — labor disputes (AmE), industrial disputes (BrE)
b) ( cualidad de controvertido) controversial nature* * *= unrest, conflict, dispute, tension.Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
Ex: On that basis, I should like to suggest a possible solution to the conflict.Ex: In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.* conflictividad social = social unrest.* * *un alto índice de conflictividad a high number of disputes o conflictsen un clima de conflictividad in a climate of conflict2 (cualidad de controvertido) controversial nature* * *
conflictividad sustantivo femenino conflicts
(descontento, enfrentamiento) conflictividad social/sindical, social/union unrest
* * *1. [cualidad] controversial nature2. [conflicto] conflict;en las últimas semanas ha aumentado la conflictividad en la zona in recent weeks there has been increasing unrest in the areaconflictividad laboral labour o Br industrial unrest;conflictividad social social unrest* * *f controversial nature -
20 conflicto racial
(n.) = racial conflict, ethnic conflictEx. Student surveys and interviews indicate that all students perceive racial conflict on campus, though there are significant differences by racial group.Ex. Roots of ethnic conflict included segregation, racism, socialization, and inequality.* * *(n.) = racial conflict, ethnic conflictEx: Student surveys and interviews indicate that all students perceive racial conflict on campus, though there are significant differences by racial group.
Ex: Roots of ethnic conflict included segregation, racism, socialization, and inequality.
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