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1 afable
adj.affable.* * *► adjetivo1 affable, kind* * *adj.* * *ADJ affable, genial* * *adjetivo affable* * *= approachable, amiable, cordial, tender [tenderer -comp., tenderest -sup.], good-natured, sociable, forthcoming, chummy [chummier -comp., chummiest -sup.], affable, mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.Ex. 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.Ex. The librarian's response should always be cordial and positive in style.Ex. A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.Ex. The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.Ex. Public libraries have traditionally been places where information can be gathered and exchanged in a sociable atmosphere.Ex. In addition, this method is preferable where patrons may be less than forthcoming using another method (e.g., questionnaire) regarding behaviors that would traditionally be frowned upon by librarians = Además, este método es preferible sobre otro (por ejemplo, un cuestionario) cuando los usuarios puede que no sean tan sinceros en sus respuestas como deberían de serlo con respecto a ciertos comportamientos que tradicionalmente estarían mal vistos por los bibliotecarios.Ex. Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.Ex. People become more ' mellow' in response to negative emotions over their lifetime, research suggests.----* afable pero sin sinceridad = suave.* * *adjetivo affable* * *= approachable, amiable, cordial, tender [tenderer -comp., tenderest -sup.], good-natured, sociable, forthcoming, chummy [chummier -comp., chummiest -sup.], affable, mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
Ex: 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.Ex: The librarian's response should always be cordial and positive in style.Ex: A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.Ex: The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.Ex: Public libraries have traditionally been places where information can be gathered and exchanged in a sociable atmosphere.Ex: In addition, this method is preferable where patrons may be less than forthcoming using another method (e.g., questionnaire) regarding behaviors that would traditionally be frowned upon by librarians = Además, este método es preferible sobre otro (por ejemplo, un cuestionario) cuando los usuarios puede que no sean tan sinceros en sus respuestas como deberían de serlo con respecto a ciertos comportamientos que tradicionalmente estarían mal vistos por los bibliotecarios.Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.Ex: People become more ' mellow' in response to negative emotions over their lifetime, research suggests.* afable pero sin sinceridad = suave.* * *affable* * *
afable adjetivo
affable
afable adjetivo affable
' afable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
seca
- seco
English:
amiable
- congenial
- good-humoured
- good-natured
- smooth
- suave
- affable
- debonair
- mild
* * *afable adjaffable* * *adj affable, pleasant* * *afable adj: affable♦ afablemente adv -
2 amistoso
adj.friendly, cordial, affable, amicable.* * *► adjetivo1 friendly* * *1.ADJ (=amigable) friendly, amicable; (Dep) friendly; (Inform) user-friendly2.SM (Dep) friendly, friendly game* * ** * *= friendly [friendlier -comp., friendliest -sup.], amicable, chummy [chummier -comp., chummiest -sup.].Ex. Her face broke into a warm friendly smile.Ex. Feaver mentioned that she and Claverhouse frequently engage in some real 'donnybrooks,' as she put it, which invariably include a lot of amicable bantering, whenever they discuss anything.Ex. Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.----* amistoso = friendly match.* partido amistoso = friendly match.* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.* * ** * *= friendly [friendlier -comp., friendliest -sup.], amicable, chummy [chummier -comp., chummiest -sup.].Ex: Her face broke into a warm friendly smile.
Ex: Feaver mentioned that she and Claverhouse frequently engage in some real 'donnybrooks,' as she put it, which invariably include a lot of amicable bantering, whenever they discuss anything.Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.* amistoso = friendly match.* partido amistoso = friendly match.* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.* * *amistoso -sa1 ‹consejo/palmadita/charla› friendly2 ‹partido/torneo› friendly ( before n)* * *
amistoso◊ -sa adjetivo ‹consejo/palmadita/charla› friendly;
‹ partido› friendly ( before n)
amistoso,-a adjetivo friendly
' amistoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amistosa
- cordial
- palmada
- partido
English:
amicable
- friendly
- unfriendly
* * *amistoso, -a♦ adjfriendly;Depun partido amistoso a friendly♦ nmDep friendly* * *I adj friendly;partido amistoso DEP friendly (game)II m DEP friendly* * *amistoso, -sa adj: friendly♦ amistosamente adv* * * -
3 exclusivista
adj.clannish, cliquish.f. & m.exclusivist, classicist, elitist.* * *► adjetivo1 exclusivist1 exclusivist* * *ADJ [club] exclusive, select; [grupo] clannish; [actitud] snobbish* * *adjetivo exclusivist* * *= cliquish, cliquey [cliquy], insular.Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.Ex. She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.Ex. Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.* * *adjetivo exclusivist* * *= cliquish, cliquey [cliquy], insular.Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.* * *exclusivist* * *♦ adjexclusivist♦ nmfexclusivist -
4 horrorizarse
1 to be horrified* * *VPR1) (=indignarse) to be horrified, be appalled2) (=tener miedo) to be terrified* * *(v.) = recoil in + horror, throw + Posesivo + arms up in horrorEx. Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.Ex. This is far from traditional fly fishing and some anglers will throw their arms up in horror but others will love it.* * *(v.) = recoil in + horror, throw + Posesivo + arms up in horrorEx: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.
Ex: This is far from traditional fly fishing and some anglers will throw their arms up in horror but others will love it.* * *vprto be horrified;me horroricé cuando me dieron la noticia I was horrified when they told me the news* * *v/r be horrified (de at, by)* * *vr* * *horrorizarse vb to be horrified -
5 insular
adj.insular, island.el clima insular the island climatef. & m.islander.* * *► adjetivo1 insular1 islander* * *ADJ island antes de s* * *adjetivo < características> insular* * *= insular.Ex. Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.* * *adjetivo < características> insular* * *= insular.Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.
* * *‹características› insularla economía insular the island's economy, the economy of the island* * *
insular adjetivo
insular
insular
I adjetivo insular, island
II mf islander
' insular' also found in these entries:
English:
insular
* * *♦ adjinsular, island;el clima insular the island climate♦ nmfislander* * *adj island atr* * *insular adj: insular -
6 isleño
adj.island, insular, pertaining to an island.m.islander, inhabitant of an island.* * *► adjetivo1 island► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 islander* * *isleño, -a1.ADJ island antes de s2.SM / F islander* * *I- ña adjetivo <población/productos> island (before n)II- ña masculino, femenino ( habitante de una isla) islander* * *= islander, insular.Ex. It is believed that telemedicine services may help offset the emotional stress and sense of inequality experienced by islanders and civilians living around military bases.Ex. Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.----* estado isleño = island nation.* * *I- ña adjetivo <población/productos> island (before n)II- ña masculino, femenino ( habitante de una isla) islander* * *= islander, insular.Ex: It is believed that telemedicine services may help offset the emotional stress and sense of inequality experienced by islanders and civilians living around military bases.
Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.* estado isleño = island nation.* * *1 ‹población/productos› island ( before n)2 ( Ven) (de las islas Canarias) of/from the Canary Islandsmasculine, feminine1 (habitante de una isla) islander2 ( Ven) Canary Islander* * *
isleño
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( habitante de una isla) islander
isleño,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino islander
' isleño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
isleña
English:
islander
* * *isleño, -a♦ adj1. [de una isla] island;las costumbres isleñas the island customs♦ nm,f1. [de una isla] islander* * *I adj island atrII m, isleña f islander* * *isleño, -ña n: islander -
7 retraerse
1 (apartarse) to be dissuaded2 (refugiarse) to take refuge3 (hacer vida retirada) to withdraw4 PLÍTICA to give up* * *VPR1) (=retirarse)2) (=intimidarse)* * *= retract, recoil.Ex. This response may be regretted almost immediately, but it is difficult to retract.Ex. Consequently, librarians have often entered the profession because they love books and have instinctively recoiled from concepts such as measurement and marketing.* * *= retract, recoil.Ex: This response may be regretted almost immediately, but it is difficult to retract.
Ex: Consequently, librarians have often entered the profession because they love books and have instinctively recoiled from concepts such as measurement and marketing.* * *vpr1. [encogerse] to retract2. [aislarse, retroceder] to withdraw, to retreat;se retrae cuando hay extraños he becomes very withdrawn o he goes into his shell in the company of strangers* * *v/r withdraw* * *vr1) retirarse: to withdraw, to retire2) refugiarse: to take refuge -
8 retroceder
v.1 to go back.tuvo que retroceder para salir del garaje he had to back out of the garagela lluvia de piedras obligó a retroceder a la policía the shower of stones forced the police to move backretrocedió dos puestos en la clasificación he dropped o fell two places in the tableno retrocederé ante nada there's no stopping me now2 to move back, to turn back, to back out, to draw back.Ellos retroceden pronto They move back quickly.Ellos retroceden el auto They move back the car.3 to run back.Ellos retroceden la película They run back the film.* * *1 (recular) to go back, move back2 (bajar de nivel) to go down3 (echarse atrás) to back down5 MILITAR to fall back, retreat6 (arma) to recoil\hacer retroceder a alguien to force somebody back, make somebody move back* * *verb1) to move back2) shrink* * *VI1) (=moverse hacia atrás) to move back, move backwards, go back, go backwards; [ejército] to fall back, retreat; [aguas] to go downretrocedió unos pasos — he went o moved back a few steps
2) [rifle] to recoil3) (=desistir) to give up; (=rajarse) to back down; [ante un peligro] to flinch* * *verbo intransitivo1) persona/coche to go back, move back; ejército to withdraw, retreat2) ( desistir) to give up; ( volverse atrás) to back down3) (Arm) to recoil* * *= draw back, flinch, regress, recoil, ebb, backtrack [back-track], take + a step back, step back, go + backwards, back up.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. Garschine flinched as if he had been hit.Ex. Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.Ex. Consequently, librarians have often entered the profession because they love books and have instinctively recoiled from concepts such as measurement and marketing.Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex. To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves.Ex. Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view.Ex. Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.Ex. A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.----* hacer retroceder = roll back.* retroceder con el tabulador = backtab.* * *verbo intransitivo1) persona/coche to go back, move back; ejército to withdraw, retreat2) ( desistir) to give up; ( volverse atrás) to back down3) (Arm) to recoil* * *= draw back, flinch, regress, recoil, ebb, backtrack [back-track], take + a step back, step back, go + backwards, back up.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: Garschine flinched as if he had been hit.Ex: Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.Ex: Consequently, librarians have often entered the profession because they love books and have instinctively recoiled from concepts such as measurement and marketing.Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex: To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves.Ex: Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view.Ex: Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.Ex: A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.* hacer retroceder = roll back.* retroceder con el tabulador = backtab.* * *retroceder [E1 ]viA (moverse hacia atrás) «persona/coche» to go back, move back; «ejército» to withdraw, fall back, retreatya nos pasamos, retrocede un poco we've gone past it, go back a bital ver la pistola retrocedió when he saw the pistol he stepped back o drew backla policía hizo retroceder a la multitud the police moved the crowd back o made the crowd move backel autor nos hace retroceder tres siglos en el tiempo the author takes us back three centuries (in time)B (desistir) to give up; (volverse atrás) to back downC ( Arm) to recoil* * *
retroceder ( conjugate retroceder) verbo intransitivo
[ ejército] to withdraw, retreat
retroceder verbo intransitivo
1 (volver hacia atrás) to move back, back away: retrocedieron varios kilómetros, they went back several kilometres
2 (por una dificultad, peligro, etc) to give up, flinch: no retrocede ante la adversidad, she doesn't give up in times of adversity
' retroceder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cortante
- marcha
English:
back
- backwards
- draw back
- fall back
- force back
- move back
- push back
- recoil
- shove back
- shrink
- stand back
- draw
- ebb
- further
- push
- scroll
* * *retroceder vi1. [moverse hacia atrás] to go back;tuvo que retroceder para salir del garaje he had to back out of the garage;la lluvia de piedras obligó a retroceder a la policía the shower of stones forced the police to move back;retrocedió dos puestos en la clasificación he dropped o fell two places in the table2. [ante obstáculo] to back down;no retrocederé ante nada there's no stopping me now* * *v/i go back, move back; figback down* * *retroceder vi1) : to move back, to turn back2) : to back off, to back down3) : to recoil (of a firearm)* * *retroceder vb to go back -
9 sentir reticencia hacia
(v.) = recoilEx. Consequently, librarians have often entered the profession because they love books and have instinctively recoiled from concepts such as measurement and marketing.* * *(v.) = recoilEx: Consequently, librarians have often entered the profession because they love books and have instinctively recoiled from concepts such as measurement and marketing.
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10 íntimo
adj.1 intimate, close, chummy, cosy.2 intimate, personal, cosy, private.3 contiguous.* * *► adjetivo1 (vida) private2 (amigo, relación) close3 (sentimiento, emoción) most intimate4 (higiene) personal5 (ambiente, decoración) intimate► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (amigo) close friend* * *(f. - íntima)adj.1) intimate2) private* * *íntimo, -a1.ADJ [secreto, confesión] intimate; [amigo, relación] close, intimate; [pensamientos, sentimientos] innermost; [vida] personal, privateuna boda íntima — a quiet wedding, a private wedding
2.SM / F close friend* * *I- ma adjetivoa) <vida/diario/ceremonia> private; < secreto> intimateun ambiente muy íntimo — a very intimate o cozy atmosphere
una cena íntima — a small dinner (with a few friends/members of the family); ( en pareja) a candlelit o romantic dinner
b) < amistad> closeIIamigos íntimos — close o intimate friends
- ma masculino, femenino close friend* * *= intimate, chummy [chummier -comp., chummiest -sup.], heart-to-heart, private.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. Until we feel as librarians that we are an intimate part of society, we will never begin to believe that we really function.Ex. Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.Ex. Be it your sweetheart/a family member/a friend, send a heart-to-heart message and let them know how much they mean to you.Ex. SWALCAP supports a network arrangement of remote terminals and minicomputers linked to the central computer via private lines.----* amigo íntimo = intimate friend, intimate, confidante.* conversación íntima = pillow talk.* más íntimo = innermost.* Posesivo + partes íntimas = Posesivo + privates, Posesivo + family jewels.* prenda íntima = undergarment.* tener una conversación íntima con = have + a heart-to-heart with.* * *I- ma adjetivoa) <vida/diario/ceremonia> private; < secreto> intimateun ambiente muy íntimo — a very intimate o cozy atmosphere
una cena íntima — a small dinner (with a few friends/members of the family); ( en pareja) a candlelit o romantic dinner
b) < amistad> closeIIamigos íntimos — close o intimate friends
- ma masculino, femenino close friend* * *= intimate, chummy [chummier -comp., chummiest -sup.], heart-to-heart, private.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: Until we feel as librarians that we are an intimate part of society, we will never begin to believe that we really function.
Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.Ex: Be it your sweetheart/a family member/a friend, send a heart-to-heart message and let them know how much they mean to you.Ex: SWALCAP supports a network arrangement of remote terminals and minicomputers linked to the central computer via private lines.* amigo íntimo = intimate friend, intimate, confidante.* conversación íntima = pillow talk.* más íntimo = innermost.* Posesivo + partes íntimas = Posesivo + privates, Posesivo + family jewels.* prenda íntima = undergarment.* tener una conversación íntima con = have + a heart-to-heart with.* * *1 ‹vida/diario› private; ‹secreto› intimate; ‹ceremonia› privateel restaurante tiene un ambiente muy íntimo the restaurant has a very intimate o cozy atmosphereaquello me tocó en lo más íntimo I was deeply moved by thatfestejamos el cumpleaños con una cena íntima we celebrated his birthday by having a small dinner (with a few friends/members of the family); (en pareja) we celebrated his birthday with a candlelit o romantic dinner2 ‹amistad/amigo› closesomos amigos íntimos we're close o intimate friends o ( hum) bosom palshay una íntima relación entre los dos problemas the two problems are closely o intimately relatedmasculine, feminineclose friendsoy íntimo de la familia I'm a close friend of the family* * *
Del verbo intimar: ( conjugate intimar)
intimo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
intimó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
intimar
íntimo
intimar ( conjugate intimar) verbo intransitivo íntimo con algn to get close to sb
íntimo◊ -ma adjetivo
‹ secreto› intimate;
‹ ambiente› intimate;◊ una cena íntima a small dinner (with a few friends/members of the family);
( en pareja) a candlelit o romantic dinner
‹ amigo› close, intimate ( before n)
intimar verbo intransitivo to become close [con, to]
íntimo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (muy profundo, interno) intimate: tengo la íntima sospecha/convicción de que..., I have a private suspicion/conviction that...
2 (reservado, no público) private: busquemos un lugar íntimo para hablar, let's look for a quiet place to have a talk
3 (amistad) close
II sustantivo masculino y femenino close friend
' íntimo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
allegada
- allegado
- diaria
- diario
- estrecha
- estrecho
- íntima
- abrazo
English:
close
- heart-to-heart
- inner
- innermost
- intimate
- pally
- personal
- private
- quiet
- cozy
* * *íntimo, -a♦ adj1. [vida, fiesta, ceremonia] private;[ambiente, restaurante] intimate;una cena íntima a romantic dinner for two;la higiene íntima personal hygiene2. [relación] close;existe una íntima relación entre los dos crímenes the two crimes are closely connected3. [amistad] closeen lo (más) íntimo de su corazón/alma deep down in her heart/soul♦ nm,fclose friend* * *adj1 intimate;somos íntimos amigos we’re close friends2 ( privado) private* * *íntimo, -ma adj1) : intimate, close2) privado: private♦ íntimamente adv* * *íntimo adj1. (en general) intimate / private2. (amistad) close -
11 cerrado2
2 = cliquish, insular, cliquey [cliquy].Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.Ex. Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.Ex. She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.----* círculo cerrado de gente = clique.* coto cerrado = closed shop. -
12 respingar
v.1 to make a fuss, to complain.2 to recoil, to jump back, to spring back.El chico respingó de miedo The boy recoiled in fright.3 to wince, to flinch, to get startled.El caballo respinga de dolor The horse winces with pain.4 to balk.El caballo respinga si hay ratones The horse balks if there are mice.5 to answer back, to retort, to reply, to talk back.* * *1 (caballo) to shy2 familiar (falda etc) to ride up* * *VI1) [vestido] to ride up2) [caballo] to shy, balk3) (=mostrarse reticente) to show o.s. unwilling, dig one's heels in* * *verbo intransitivo1) falda to ride up2) caballo to buck3) (Méx fam) ( replicar) to answer back* * *= bridle at, shy.Ex. Some European strategists have bridled at this 'safety first' approach.Ex. Even when their animals, frightened at the unusual sight, shied up a bank or into a field, they took it in good humour.* * *verbo intransitivo1) falda to ride up2) caballo to buck3) (Méx fam) ( replicar) to answer back* * *= bridle at, shy.Ex: Some European strategists have bridled at this 'safety first' approach.
Ex: Even when their animals, frightened at the unusual sight, shied up a bank or into a field, they took it in good humour.* * *respingar [A3 ]viA «falda» to ride upB «caballo» to buck* * *respingar vi[protestar] to make a fuss, to complain -
13 cerrado
adj.closed, locked, shut, not open.past part.past participle of spanish verb: cerrar.* * *1→ link=cerrar cerrar► adjetivo1 shut, closed2 LINGÚÍSTICA close, closed3 (acento) broad, thick4 (curva) tight, sharp5 (ovación) thunderous6 (barba) bushy, thick9 figurado (persona introvertida) uncommunicative, reserved10 figurado (intransigente) intransigent, unyielding\a ojos cerrados figurado with one's eyes closedser cerrado,-a de mollera familiar to be pig-headed* * *(f. - cerrada)adj.1) closed, shut2) thick3) reserved* * *ADJ1) (=no abierto) [puerta, ventana, boca] closed; [puño] clenched; [curva] sharp, tight"cerrado por vacaciones" — "closed for holidays", "closed for vacation" (EEUU)
puerta 3)¿está el grifo bien cerrado? — is the tap turned off properly?
2) (=apretado) [barba] thick, full; [bosque] dense, thick; [ambiente, atmósfera] stuffydescarga 3)el candidato fue recibido con una cerrada ovación — the presidential candidate was given a rapturous welcome
3) [cielo] cloudy, overcast; [noche] dark, black4) (Ling) [acento] broad, strong; [vocal] closedtiene un acento muy cerrado — she has a very broad o strong accent
hablaba con cerrado acento gallego — he spoke with a broad o strong o thick Galician accent
5) [persona]a) (=intransigente)c) (=reservado) reserved6) (Com) [precio] fixed* * *- da adjetivo1)a) <puerta/ventana/ojos/boca> closed, shut; <mejillones/almejas> closed; <sobre/carta> sealed; < puño> clenched; < cortinas> drawn, closed2) <tienda/restaurante/museo> closed, shutcerrado por defunción/reformas — closed owing to bereavement/for alterations
3)a) <espacio/recinto> enclosedc) < grupo> closedd) (Mat) <serie/conjunto> closed4) (Ling) < vocal> close, closed; <acento/dialecto> broad5) < curva> sharp6) ( nublado) overcast; ( referiéndose a la noche)7) < barba> thick8) ( enérgico)9)a) (poco receptivo, intransigente) set in one's waysestar cerrado a algo: está cerrado a todo cambio his mind is closed to change; el país ha estado cerrado a influencias externas — the country has been shut off from outside influence
b) ( poco comunicativo) uncommunicativec) (fam) ( torpe) dense (colloq), thick (colloq)10) (Esp) (Fin)apartamentos de lujo, precio cerrado — apartments, price guaranteed
* * *- da adjetivo1)a) <puerta/ventana/ojos/boca> closed, shut; <mejillones/almejas> closed; <sobre/carta> sealed; < puño> clenched; < cortinas> drawn, closed2) <tienda/restaurante/museo> closed, shutcerrado por defunción/reformas — closed owing to bereavement/for alterations
3)a) <espacio/recinto> enclosedc) < grupo> closedd) (Mat) <serie/conjunto> closed4) (Ling) < vocal> close, closed; <acento/dialecto> broad5) < curva> sharp6) ( nublado) overcast; ( referiéndose a la noche)7) < barba> thick8) ( enérgico)9)a) (poco receptivo, intransigente) set in one's waysestar cerrado a algo: está cerrado a todo cambio his mind is closed to change; el país ha estado cerrado a influencias externas — the country has been shut off from outside influence
b) ( poco comunicativo) uncommunicativec) (fam) ( torpe) dense (colloq), thick (colloq)10) (Esp) (Fin)apartamentos de lujo, precio cerrado — apartments, price guaranteed
* * *cerrado1= closed, static, enclosed, bolt-on.Ex: In order to be able to calculate due dates, DOBIS/LIBIS must know what days the library is open so that it does not make a book due on a closed day.
Ex: The list or thesaurus cannot be static.Ex: Book clubs need not be enclosed, much less ingrown = Los clubs de lectores no deben ser cerrados y cuanto mucho menos conservadores.Ex: These may be perceived as unimportant ' bolt-on' courses about irrelevant systems.* aprobar con los ojos cerrados = sail through + exam.* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.* con olor a cerrado = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].* curva muy cerrada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.* en circuito cerrado = looped.* en lugares cerrados = indoors.* espacio cerrado = closed space.* formando un circuito cerrado = looped.* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.* pregunta cerrada = closed-ended question.* puño cerrado = clenched fist.* recinto cerrado = walled garden.cerrado22 = cliquish, insular, cliquey [cliquy].Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.* círculo cerrado de gente = clique.* coto cerrado = closed shop.cerrado33 = bushy [bushier -comp., bushiest -sup.].Ex: Whether short and thin or long and bushy, applying a fake mustache is often the best solution to create the look of a character.
* * *cerrado -daA1 ‹puerta/ventana› closed, shut; ‹ojos/boca› closed, shut; ‹mejillones/almejas› closedla puerta estaba cerrada con llave the door was lockedtenía los ojos cerrados she had her eyes closed o shutel frasco no está bien cerrado the top ( o lid etc) isn't on properly, the jar isn't closed properlyun sobre cerrado a sealed envelopelas cortinas estaban cerradas the curtains were drawn o closednormalmente tenemos la mesa cerrada we usually keep the table closed/down2 ‹válvula› closed, shut offlos grifos están cerrados the taps are turned offB ‹tienda/restaurante/museo› closed, shut[ S ] cerrado closed[ S ] cerrado por defunción/reformas closed owing to bereavement/for alterationsC1 (confinado, limitado) ‹espacio/recinto› enclosed2 (cargado) ‹ambiente› stuffy3 ‹grupo›un círculo de amigos muy cerrado a very closed circle of friendsun club de ambiente cerrado y snob a club with a very exclusive and snobbish atmosphereD ( Ling)1 ‹vocal› close, closed2 ‹acento/dialecto› broadtiene un acento andaluz cerrado he has a broad o thick Andalusian accentE ‹curva› sharpF1 (nublado) overcast2(referiéndose a la noche): ya era noche cerrada cuando salimos when we left it was already completely darkG ‹barba› thickH(enérgico): lo recibieron con una cerrada ovación he was given an ecstatic receptionmantienen una cerrada pugna por el título they are engaged in a fierce fight for the titleI ‹persona›1(poco receptivo, intransigente): son muy cerrados y no se adaptan a estas novedades they're very set in their ways and they won't adapt to these new ideasno lo vas a convencer, es muy cerrado you'll never persuade him, he's very stubborn o he's very set in his waysestar cerrado A algo:está cerrado a todo lo que signifique cambiar his mind is closed to o he's against anything that involves changeel país ha estado cerrado durante años a todo tipo de influencias externas the country has, for years, been shut off from all outside influence2 (poco comunicativo) uncommunicativees muy cerrado de mollera he's very dense ( colloq), he's as thick as two short planks ( BrE colloq)J* * *
Del verbo cerrar: ( conjugate cerrar)
cerrado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
cerrado
cerrar
cerrado◊ -da adjetivo
1
‹mejillones/almejas› closed;
‹sobre/carta› sealed;
‹ puño› clenched;
‹ cortinas› drawn, closed;
‹grifo/llave› turned off
2 ‹tienda/restaurante/museo› closed, shut
3 ‹espacio/recinto› enclosed;
‹ curva› sharp
4 ‹acento/dialecto› broad
5 ‹ persona› ( poco comunicativo) uncommunicative;
cerrado a influencias externas shut off from outside influence
cerrar ( conjugate cerrar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ojos/boca› to shut, close;
‹ frasco› to put the lid on;
‹ sobre› to seal
‹ libro› to close, shut;
‹ puño› to clench
‹ persianas› to lower, pull down;
‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up;
‹ cremallera› to do … up
‹ válvula› to close, shut off
2
( definitivamente) to close (down)
3
d) ‹acto/debate› to bring … to an end
verbo intransitivo
1 (hablando de puerta, ventana):
¿cerraste con llave? did you lock up?
2 [puerta/ventana/cajón] to close, shut
3 [comercio/oficina] ( en el quehacer diario) to close, shut;
( definitivamente) to close (down)
cerrarse verbo pronominal
1
2 ( refl) ‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up;
‹ cremallera› to do … up
3 [acto/debate/jornada] to end
cerrado,-a adjetivo
1 closed, shut
(recinto) enclosed ➣ Ver nota en cerrar
2 (intransigente) uncompromising, unyielding
(a las novedades, etc) narrow minded
3 (tímido) reserved
4 (un acento, una forma de hablar) broad
5 (curva) tight, sharp
6 (tupido) bushy
♦ Locuciones: a puerta cerrada, behind closed doors
cerrar
I verbo transitivo
1 to shut, close
(con llave) to lock
(un grifo abierto) to turn off
(el ordenador) to turn off, switch off
(subir una cremallera) to do up
(un sobre) to seal
(los puños) to clench
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close
(definitivamente) to close down
3 (un trato, un acuerdo) to finalize
(liquidar una cuenta bancaria) to close
4 (un acceso, un servicio de transporte) to close
(bloquear) cerrarle el paso a alguien, to block sb's way
II verbo intransitivo
1 to close, shut
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close
(definitivamente) to close down
♦ Locuciones: familiar cerrar el pico, to shut one's trap
' cerrado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agobiante
- cal
- cerrada
- concesión
- cuadriculada
- cuadriculado
- defunción
- herméticamente
- reforma
- cuadrado
- estacionamiento
- mollera
- televisión
- tufo
English:
cliquey
- closed
- hermetically
- musty
- secure
- sharp
- shut
- small-minded
- to
- broad
- enclose
- insular
- loop
- narrow
- repair
- small
- stock
- unlock
* * *cerrado, -a♦ participiover cerrar♦ adj1. [puerta, boca, tienda] closed, shut;[con llave, pestillo] locked; [puño] clenched; [sobre] closed;la botella no está bien cerrada the top of the bottle isn't on properly;en esta habitación huele a cerrado this room smells stuffy;la puerta estaba cerrada con llave the door was locked;cerrado por obras/vacaciones [en letrero] closed for alterations/holidays;cerrado los fines de semana [en letrero] closed at weekends2. [curva] sharp, tight3. [circuito] closed4. [aplauso, ovación] rapturous5. [lucha] bitter;una cerrada lucha por el liderazgo a bitter leadership struggle7. [acento, deje] broad, thick;habla con un acento gallego cerrado she speaks with a broad o thick Galician accent8. [mentalidad, sociedad] closed (a to);tiene una actitud muy cerrada she has a very closed mentality;es muy cerrado he's very narrow-minded;está cerrado al cambio he is not open to change9. [tiempo, cielo] overcast;la noche era cerrada it was a dark night10. [rodeado] surrounded;[por montañas] walled in;no se adaptan a espacios cerrados they aren't suited to living in confined spaces;una terraza cerrada a glazed balcony11. [vegetación, bosque] thick, dense;[barba] thick12. [poco claro, difícil] abstruse;su estilo es muy cerrado his style is very abstruse13. [introvertido, tímido] reserved;le cuesta hacer amigos porque es muy cerrado he finds making friends difficult because he's very reserved14. [estricto] strict;el colegio tiene criterios muy cerrados de admisión the school has very strict entrance requirements15. [torpe] dense, stupid;es un poco cerrado, hay que explicarle todo varias veces he's rather dense o stupid, you have to explain everything to him over and over again;Famser cerrado de mollera to be thick in the head16. [obstinado] obstinate, stubborn♦ nmfenced-in garden* * *adj1 closed;oler a cerrado smell stuffy2 persona narrow-minded3 ( tímido) introverted4 cielo overcast5 acento broad6:curva cerrada tight curve* * *cerrado, -da adj1) : closed, shut2) : thick, broadtiene un acento cerrado: she has a thick accent3) : cloudy, overcast4) : quiet, reserved5) : dense, stupid* * *cerrado adj1. (en general) closed / shut2. (con llave) locked3. (acento) broad4. (curva) sharp -
14 cimbronazo
m.stroke given with a foil.* * ** * ** * *( AmL)no vi nada, sólo sentí el cimbronazo cuando le dimos al árbol I didn't see anything, I just felt the jolt when we hit the treela escopeta le dio un cimbronazo the rifle recoiled on him o kicked back at himel cimbronazo de la explosión the shock of the explosion* * *cimbronazo nm1. Am [estremecimiento] shock;la devaluación de la moneda fue un cimbronazo para toda la región the devaluation of the currency sent shock waves throughout the region;el cimbronazo que supuso la muerte de su padre the severe shock of his father's death2. Am [temblor de tierra] earth tremor -
15 recular
v.1 to go or move back.2 to back down.3 to recoil, to draw back, to back away, to back off.El enemigo reculó al dispararles The enemy recoiled when we shot back.4 to knock back, to kick.El rifle reculó al dispararlo The rifle knocked back when shot.* * *1 (retroceder) to go back2 (ejército) to retreat* * *VI1) (=ir hacia atrás) [animal, vehículo] to move backwards, go back; [fusil] to recoil2) (=ceder) to back down3) [ejército] to fall back, retreat* * *verbo intransitivo2) (ante tarea, reto) to back out, withdraw* * *verbo intransitivo2) (ante tarea, reto) to back out, withdraw* * *recular [A1 ]viA «vehículo» to reverse, back up; «animal» to move backward(s)reculó unos metros para evitar ser visto he stepped o moved back a few meters to avoid being seenB (ante una tarea, un reto) to back out, withdraw* * *recular vi1. [retroceder] to move back;el camión reculó para dejar pasar al autobús the truck moved back o reversed to let the bus through* * *v/i back up
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