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1 contenerse de
• refrain from -
2 estribillo
m.1 chorus (Music).2 pet word or phrase (informal) (coletilla).3 catchphrase, pet phrase, pet word, refrain.* * *1 (de poesía) refrain; (de canción) chorus2 (muletilla) pet phrase, pet saying* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Literat) refrain2) (Mús) chorus¡siempre con el mismo estribillo! — it's always the same old story!
* * *masculino (Lit) refrain; (Mús) chorus* * *= refrain.Ex. The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.* * *masculino (Lit) refrain; (Mús) chorus* * *= refrain.Ex: The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.
* * ** * *
estribillo sustantivo masculino (Lit) refrain;
(Mús) chorus
estribillo m (de una canción) chorus
(de un poema) refrain
' estribillo' also found in these entries:
English:
chorus
- refrain
* * *estribillo nm1. Mús chorus2. Lit refrain* * *m chorus, refrain; figfrequently used word or expression* * *estribillo nm: refrain, chorus* * *estribillo n (canción) chorus -
3 abstenerse
pron.v.1 to abstain.se abstuvo de mencionar su embarazo she refrained from mentioning her pregnancyEllos se privaron They abstained.2 to abstain.me abstuve en las últimas elecciones I didn't vote in the last election* * *1 to abstain (de, from), refrain (de, from)\ante la duda, abstenerse when in doubt, don't* * *VPR [gen] to abstainen la duda, abstente — when in doubt, don't
* * *verbo pronominala) ( en votación) to abstainb) (frml) ( no hacer)en la duda lo mejor es abstenerse — (fr hecha) if in doubt, don't
abstenerse de + inf — to refrain from -ing
c) ( privarse de)abstenerse de algo: abstenerse del alcohol — to avoid alcohol
* * *= abrogate, forbear, abstain, go + cold turkey.Ex. As a result of undermanning the university's computer centre has abrogated any constructive influence on libraries' choice of computer systems.Ex. It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.Ex. Under these schemes, voting is disrupted if some voter abstains in the intermediate stages.Ex. Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.----* abstenerse de = refrain from, abstain from.* * *verbo pronominala) ( en votación) to abstainb) (frml) ( no hacer)en la duda lo mejor es abstenerse — (fr hecha) if in doubt, don't
abstenerse de + inf — to refrain from -ing
c) ( privarse de)abstenerse de algo: abstenerse del alcohol — to avoid alcohol
* * *= abrogate, forbear, abstain, go + cold turkey.Ex: As a result of undermanning the university's computer centre has abrogated any constructive influence on libraries' choice of computer systems.
Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.Ex: Under these schemes, voting is disrupted if some voter abstains in the intermediate stages.Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.* abstenerse de = refrain from, abstain from.* * *abstenerse [ E27 ]1 (en una votación) to abstain2 ( frml)[ S ] abstenerse intermediarios no agenciesabstenerse DE algo:conviene abstenerse del alcohol it is advisable to avoid alcohol o to refrain from drinking alcoholabstenerse DE + INF to refrain FROM -INGel juez debe abstenerse de expresar una opinión the judge should refrain from expressing an opinion* * *
abstenerse ( conjugate abstenerse) verbo pronominal
b) (frml) ( no hacer): abstenerse de hacer algo to refrain from doing sthc) ( privarse de):
abstenerse verbo reflexivo
1 Pol to abstain [de, from]
2 (contenerse) to refrain [de, from]
' abstenerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
guardarse
- reservarse
English:
abstain
- forsake
- refrain
- desist
* * *abstenerse vpr1. [guardarse] to abstain (de from);se abstuvo de mencionar su embarazo she refrained from mentioning her pregnancy;nos abstuvimos de beber we didn't touch a drop;el médico le recomendó que se abstuviera de fumar the doctor advised her to refrain from smoking2. [en votación] to abstain;me abstuve en las últimas elecciones I didn't vote in the last election* * *v/r1 refrain (de from)2 POL abstain;abstenerse de votar abstain (from voting)* * *abstenerse {80} vr: to abstain, to refrain* * *abstenerse vb1. (no participar) to abstain -
4 abstenerse de
v.to abstain from, to abnegate, to decline to, to draw back from.* * *(v.) = refrain from, abstain fromEx. However, they are also subject to pressure to refrain from altering existing records, as well as to adopt rules which can be interpreted consistently by all.Ex. They learn to accept that things are done differently in different places and to abstain from passing a value judgment about such differences.* * *(v.) = refrain from, abstain fromEx: However, they are also subject to pressure to refrain from altering existing records, as well as to adopt rules which can be interpreted consistently by all.
Ex: They learn to accept that things are done differently in different places and to abstain from passing a value judgment about such differences. -
5 bondad
f.1 goodness.tener la bondad de hacer algo to be kind enough to do something2 Kindness.Una de las siete virtudes One of the seven virtues.* * *1 goodness2 (afabilidad) kindness3 (amabilidad) kindness\tener la bondad de + inf to be kind enough to + inf■ tenga la bondad de decirle que... please tell him that...* * *noun f.goodness, kindness* * *SF (=cualidad) goodness; (=amabilidad) kindnesstener la bondad de hacer algo — to be so kind as to do sth, be good enough to do sth
* * *a) (Fil) goodness; (afabilidad, generosidad) goodness, kindness¿tendría la bondad de cerrar la puerta? — (frml) would you mind closing the door?
tengan la bondad de no fumar — (frml) kindly o please refrain from smoking (frml)
b) ( del clima) mildness* * *= kindliness, kindness, goodness.Ex. Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.Ex. She had counseled kindness and understanding (coupled with a little divination!), and got on with him swimmingly.Ex. Measurement in and of itself is neutral and cannot indicate ' goodness' or 'badness' = La medición en sí misma es neutral y no puede indicar lo bueno o malo que algo es.----* por bondad = out of the goodness of + Posesivo + heart.* tratar con bondad = kill + Nombre + with kindness, smother + Nombre + with kindness.* * *a) (Fil) goodness; (afabilidad, generosidad) goodness, kindness¿tendría la bondad de cerrar la puerta? — (frml) would you mind closing the door?
tengan la bondad de no fumar — (frml) kindly o please refrain from smoking (frml)
b) ( del clima) mildness* * *= kindliness, kindness, goodness.Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
Ex: She had counseled kindness and understanding (coupled with a little divination!), and got on with him swimmingly.Ex: Measurement in and of itself is neutral and cannot indicate ' goodness' or 'badness' = La medición en sí misma es neutral y no puede indicar lo bueno o malo que algo es.* por bondad = out of the goodness of + Posesivo + heart.* tratar con bondad = kill + Nombre + with kindness, smother + Nombre + with kindness.* * *1 ( Fil) goodness; (afabilidad, generosidad) goodness, kindness¿tendría la bondad de cerrar la puerta? ( frml); would you mind closing the door?, would you be so kind o good as to close the door? ( BrE frml)2 (del clima) mildness* * *
bondad sustantivo femenino
◊ ¿tendría la bondad de cerrar la puerta? (frml) would you mind closing the door?
bondad sustantivo femenino
1 goodness
2 frml (cortesía) tenga la bondad de pasar, please be so kind as to come in
' bondad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusar
- bien
- presidir
- benevolencia
- infinito
- personificar
English:
goodness
- kindness
- mildness
- soft-heartedness
- bear
* * *bondad nf1. [cualidad] goodness;la bondad del clima the mildness of the climate;las bondades de la dieta mediterránea the benefits of the Mediterranean diet2. [amabilidad] kindness;¿tendrías la bondad de acercarme esa silla? would you be so kind as to pass me that chair?;tenga la bondad de entrar do please come in* * *f goodness, kindness;tenga la bondad de please be so kind as to* * *bondad nfbenevolencia: goodness, kindnesstener la bondad de hacer algo: to be kind enough to do something* * *bondad n kindness -
6 canción
f.song, lay, tune, chanson.* * *1 song\¡estamos siempre con la misma canción! familiar here we go again!canción de cuna lullabycanción de gesta chanson de geste* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Mús) song2) (Literat) balladcanción de gesta — chanson de geste, epic poem
* * *femenino song* * *= song, refrain.Ex. Songs, poems, fingergames and picture books are shared with parents and their young children, from infancy to age 3.Ex. The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.----* autor de canciones = songwriter [song writer].* canción cantada en tono cantarín = sing song.* canción de cuna = lullaby.* canción de protesta = protest song.* canción de taberna = drinking song.* canción folclórica = folk song.* canción infantil = nursery rhyme.* canción para brindar = drinking song.* canción popular = popular song.* canción protesta = protest song.* canción romántica = romantic song.* componer canciones = songwriting [song-writing].* composición de canciones = songwriting [song-writing].* compositor de canciones = songwriter [song writer].* escritor de canciones = songwriter [song writer].* letra de canción = song lyrics.* * *femenino song* * *= song, refrain.Ex: Songs, poems, fingergames and picture books are shared with parents and their young children, from infancy to age 3.
Ex: The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.* autor de canciones = songwriter [song writer].* canción cantada en tono cantarín = sing song.* canción de cuna = lullaby.* canción de protesta = protest song.* canción de taberna = drinking song.* canción folclórica = folk song.* canción infantil = nursery rhyme.* canción para brindar = drinking song.* canción popular = popular song.* canción protesta = protest song.* canción romántica = romantic song.* componer canciones = songwriting [song-writing].* composición de canciones = songwriting [song-writing].* compositor de canciones = songwriter [song writer].* escritor de canciones = songwriter [song writer].* letra de canción = song lyrics.* * *songya estamos otra vez con la misma canción here we go again! ( colloq)Compuestos:lullabychanson de geste( Chi) national anthemprotest song* * *
canción sustantivo femenino
song;
canción nacional (Chi) national anthem
canción sustantivo femenino
1 song
canción de cuna, lullaby
2 familiar (repetición molesta) story: siempre estás con la misma canción, you're always harping on the same old story
♦ Locuciones: ésa ya es otra canción, that's another thing/story
' canción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cante
- canto
- desgarrada
- desgarrado
- estribillo
- instrumentación
- interpretar
- pegadiza
- pegadizo
- silbar
- solicitar
- tonada
- versión
- aguinaldo
- autor
- bonito
- cantar
- componer
- dedicar
- entonar
- escribir
- hortera
- inspirar
- letra
- lindo
- meloso
- nana
- otro
- pegajoso
- popular
- rasca
- saber
- sentimental
- solicitado
- son
English:
applaud
- backing
- belt out
- chorus
- competition
- crack
- earthy
- evergreen
- evoke
- folk song
- go
- hum
- intent
- jingle
- lest
- lullaby
- lyric
- naughty
- request
- rousing
- singalong
- song
- start off
- tear-jerker
- title track
- track
- wind forward
- chant
- folk
- nursery
- shanty
- stick
- tune
- whenever
* * *canción nfsong;Fig¡no me vengas con canciones! I don't want to hear any of your excuses!;Figotra vez con la misma canción here it comes, the same old storycanción de amor love song;canción de cuna lullaby;Lit canción de gesta chanson de geste, = medieval heroic narrative poem (e.g. “El Cid”);canción popular folk song;canción protesta protest song* * *f song;esa oeso es otra canción fig fam that’s another story fam ;siempre la misma canción fam the same old story fam* * *1) : song2)canción de cuna : lullaby* * *canción n song -
7 cantinela
f.1 repetitive chant, drone, ditty, monotonous chant.2 parrot-cry.* * *1→ link=cantilena cantilena* * *SFy toda esa cantinela — * and all that jazz *
* * ** * *= chant, tune, refrain.Ex. An antiphonal chant was performed in alternation, with one half of the choir answering the other half.Ex. He wrote an article entitled 'Information needs: old song, new tune'.Ex. The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.----* cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune.* * ** * *= chant, tune, refrain.Ex: An antiphonal chant was performed in alternation, with one half of the choir answering the other half.
Ex: He wrote an article entitled 'Information needs: old song, new tune'.Ex: The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.* cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune.* * *la misma cantinela the same old story ( o thing etc)* * *
cantinela sustantivo femenino:
' cantinela' also found in these entries:
English:
drone
* * *cantinela nfla misma cantinela the same old story* * *f fig fam:la misma cantinela the same old story -
8 frase
f.1 sentence.2 expression.3 phrase.* * *1 (oración) sentence2 (expresión) phrase\frase hecha set phrase, set expression, idiom* * *noun f.1) phrase2) sentence* * *SF (=oración) sentence; (=locución) phrase, expression; (=cita) quotationfrase hecha — set phrase; pey cliché, stock phrase
* * *frases huecas or vacías — empty words
* * *= phrase, sentence, statement, refrain.Ex. Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.Ex. The title-like phrase combine concepts in the order in which they would be listed in a sentence or phrase.Ex. Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.Ex. The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.----* acuñar una frase = coin + phrase.* dentro de la frase = intra-sentence.* encabezamiento de frase conjuntiva = conjunctive phrase heading.* encabezamiento de frase preposicional = prepositional phrase heading.* frase a modo de título = title-like phrase.* frase como encabezamiento = phrase heading.* frase de indización = indexing phrase.* frase de texto libre = free-text phrase.* frase favorita = catchphrase.* frase graciosa final = punchline [punch line].* frase hecha = bound phrase, catch phrase, cliche, formulaic words, formulaic phrase.* frase nominal = noun phrase.* frase preferida = catchphrase.* frase prolija = verbose phrasing.* frase publicitaria = catchphrase.* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.* frase usada para ligar = chat-up line.* relativo a la frase = sentential.* ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.* Sistema de Indización por Frases Anidadas (NEPHIS) = Nested Phrase Indexing System (NEPHIS).* subencabezamiento de frase preposicional = prepositional phrase subheading.* * *frases huecas or vacías — empty words
* * *= phrase, sentence, statement, refrain.Ex: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.
Ex: The title-like phrase combine concepts in the order in which they would be listed in a sentence or phrase.Ex: Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.Ex: The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.* acuñar una frase = coin + phrase.* dentro de la frase = intra-sentence.* encabezamiento de frase conjuntiva = conjunctive phrase heading.* encabezamiento de frase preposicional = prepositional phrase heading.* frase a modo de título = title-like phrase.* frase como encabezamiento = phrase heading.* frase de indización = indexing phrase.* frase de texto libre = free-text phrase.* frase favorita = catchphrase.* frase graciosa final = punchline [punch line].* frase hecha = bound phrase, catch phrase, cliche, formulaic words, formulaic phrase.* frase nominal = noun phrase.* frase preferida = catchphrase.* frase prolija = verbose phrasing.* frase publicitaria = catchphrase.* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.* frase usada para ligar = chat-up line.* relativo a la frase = sentential.* ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.* Sistema de Indización por Frases Anidadas (NEPHIS) = Nested Phrase Indexing System (NEPHIS).* subencabezamiento de frase preposicional = prepositional phrase subheading.* * *1 (oración) sentencefrases huecas or vacías empty words2 (sintagma) phrasefrase adjetiva/verbal adjectival/verb phraseCompuestos:set phrasemusical phrase, phrase* * *
frase sustantivo femenino ( oración) sentence;
( sintagma) phrase;
frase sustantivo femenino
1 (oración) sentence
(dicho) phrase
frase hecha, set phrase
2 Mús phrase
' frase' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compás
- consabida
- consabido
- consigna
- cuñada
- cuñado
- decir
- decirse
- hecha
- hecho
- muletilla
- nunca
- rodada
- rodado
- saltar
- sentida
- sentido
- subrayar
- tópica
- tópico
- acuñar
- afirmativo
- cuenta
- elegante
- estereotipado
- fórmula
- manido
- matiz
- omitir
- truncar
- vacío
English:
also
- appreciate
- catchphrase
- deny
- dread
- hope
- maybe
- mean
- neither
- phrase
- promise
- remind
- rotund
- sentence
- set
- should
- soon
- still
- tell
- than
- understand
- whom
- yet
- sound
- string
* * *frase nf1. [oración] sentence2. [locución] expressionfrase hecha [modismo] set phrase; [tópico] cliché;frase lapidaria memorable phrase;frase proverbial proverbial expression* * *f phrase; ( oración) sentence* * *frase nf1) : phrase2) oración: sentence* * *frase n1. (oración) sentence2. (locución) phrase -
9 guardarse de
v.1 to watch out for, to beware of, to beware, to guard against.María se guarda de los ladrones Mary watches out for thieves.2 to be careful not to, to be very careful not to, to beware not to, to take care not to.María se guarda de decir mentiras Mary takes care not to tell lies.3 to refrain from, to abstain from.María se guardó de contestarle Mary refrained from answering him.4 to be protected from.Se me guarda del mal I am protected from evil.5 to be made to refrain from.Se nos guarda de decir la verdad We are made to refrain from telling the..* * ** * *(v.) = beware (of/that), be shy of + GerundioEx. He should beware that the 'gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome "recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.* * *(v.) = beware (of/that), be shy of + GerundioEx: He should beware that the 'gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome "recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.
Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date. -
10 refrán
m.popular saying, adage, proverb, saying.* * *1 proverb, saying\como dice el refrán as the saying goes* * *SM proverb, saying* * *masculino saying, proverbcomo dice or según reza el refrán — as the saying goes
* * *= adage, wise saying, old saying, saying, saw, refrain, proverb.Ex. But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.Ex. Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.Ex. Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings.Ex. 'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading.Ex. And his life confirms the famous old saw: No man is a prophet in his own land.Ex. The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.Ex. As the old Chinese proverb tells us 'To prophesy is extremely difficult, especially about the future'.----* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* refrán bíblico = biblical saying.* * *masculino saying, proverbcomo dice or según reza el refrán — as the saying goes
* * *= adage, wise saying, old saying, saying, saw, refrain, proverb.Ex: But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.
Ex: Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.Ex: Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings.Ex: 'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading.Ex: And his life confirms the famous old saw: No man is a prophet in his own land.Ex: The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.Ex: As the old Chinese proverb tells us 'To prophesy is extremely difficult, especially about the future'.* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* refrán bíblico = biblical saying.* * *saying, proverbcomo dice or según reza el refrán as the saying goes* * *
refrán sustantivo masculino
saying, proverb;
refrán sustantivo masculino proverb, saying
' refrán' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dicha
- dicho
- sonar
English:
proverb
- run
- saying
* * *refrán nmproverb, saying;como dice el refrán,… as the saying goes,…, as they say,…* * *m saying* * ** * *refrán n saying -
11 estribillo
estri'biʎom MUSKehrreim m, Refrain msustantivo masculino2. (familiar) [coletilla]ein von einem Sprecher unbewusst und häufig wiederholtes Wort oder Satzteilestribilloestribillo [estri'βiλo]num3num (expresión repetitiva) Lieblingswort neutro; (frase) Lieblingssatz masculino; siempre (con) el mismo estribillo (figurativo) immer die gleiche alte Leier -
12 inhibirse
1 (reprimirse) to be inhibited2 (abstenerse) to refrain (de, from); (negarse) to refuse (de, to)3 DERECHO to disqualify oneself* * *VPR1) (=no actuar) to keep out (de of)stay away (de from)2) (=abstenerse) to refrain (de from)3) (Bio, Quím) to be inhibited* * *(v.) = inhibitEx. Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.* * *(v.) = inhibitEx: Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.
* * *
■inhibirse verbo reflexivo
1 (cohibirse) to be inhibited
2 (rehuir) to refrain [de, from]
' inhibirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cohibir
- inhibir
* * *vpr1. [cohibirse] to become inhibited o shy;no te inhibas don't be shy2. [mantenerse al margen]en esa discusión vuestra yo me inhibo I'm keeping out of o I'm not going to get involved in your argument;se inhibió de decir nada he refrained from saying anything3. Der to disqualify oneself;el tribunal se inhibió en el caso the court said it could not try the case* * *v/r keep one’s distance (de from)* * *vr -
13 bordón
m.1 pilgrim's staff, pilgrim staff.2 trite expression, cliché, pet phrase, pet saying.3 guide, blindman's guide.4 low chord, thickest string of an string instrument.5 typographical omission.* * *1 (palo) staff2 (cuerda) bass string3 (verso) refrain* * *SM1) (=bastón) [de peregrino] staff; [de ciego] stick2) (=ayuda) helping hand3) (Mús) (=cuerda) bass string; (=registro) bass stop, bourdon4) (Literat) refrain* * *1 (bastón) staff2 (de un tejado) ridge3 (cuerda) bass string* * *bordón nm1. [estribillo] chorus, refrain2. [cuerda] bass string* * *m1 ( bastón) staff2 MÚS bass string -
14 abrir la boca
(v.) = open + Posesivo + mouthEx. These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.* * *(v.) = open + Posesivo + mouthEx: These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.
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15 agravio
m.1 offense, insult (ofensa).2 wrong (perjuicio).agravio comparativo unequal treatment3 affront.4 tort, delict, breach of duty, maleficium.5 damage, damage due to a court sentence.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: agraviar.* * *1 offence, insult* * *noun m.1) offense, insult2) grievance* * *SM (=daño) wrong, injury; (=insulto) offence, offense (EEUU), insult; (Jur) grievance, injusticeagravio comparativo — inequality, resentment arising from inequality
* * ** * *= tort, wrong, wrongdoing, loss of face, outrage.Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex. His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.Ex. Males are primarily concerned with a loss of face when confronted with a jealousy situation, while females are concerned with the possible loss of a partner.Ex. The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.----* reparar un agravio = right + a wrong, right + an injustice, make + amends (for/to).* * ** * *= tort, wrong, wrongdoing, loss of face, outrage.Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.
Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.Ex: Males are primarily concerned with a loss of face when confronted with a jealousy situation, while females are concerned with the possible loss of a partner.Ex: The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.* reparar un agravio = right + a wrong, right + an injustice, make + amends (for/to).* * *( frml)considero esas palabras un agravio a mi persona I take those words to be o as a personal insult2 ( Der) grievance* * *
Del verbo agraviar: ( conjugate agraviar)
agravio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
agravió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
agraviar
agravio
agraviar verbo transitivo to offend, insult
agravio sustantivo masculino offense, insult
' agravio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ofensa
- reparar
- satisfacer
English:
injure
- wrong
* * *agravio nm1. [ofensa] offence, insult;sus palabras fueron un agravio a la institución her words were an insult to the institution2. [perjuicio] wrong;eso sería un agravio comparativo that would be unfair (treatment)* * *m offense, Broffence* * *agravio nminjuria: affront, offense, insult -
16 autodisciplina
f.self-discipline.* * *1 self-discipline* * ** * *femenino self-discipline* * *Ex. These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.----* amante de la autodisciplina = self-disciplinarian.* * *femenino self-discipline* * *Ex: These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.
* amante de la autodisciplina = self-disciplinarian.* * *self-discipline* * *
autodisciplina sustantivo femenino
self-discipline
' autodisciplina' also found in these entries:
English:
self-discipline
- self
* * *self-discipline* * *f self-discipline* * *: self-discipline -
17 calamidad
f.1 calamity.pasar calamidades to suffer great hardship2 unfortunate event, calamity, fateful event, mishap.3 misfortune, fatality, calamity, fatefulness.* * *1 (desgracia) calamity, disaster\ser una calamidad / estar hecho,-a una calamidad familiar to look a sight* * *SF (=desastre) calamity, disaster(=persona)¡vaya calamidad! — what terrible luck!
* * *a) (desastre, desgracia) disaster, calamityb) ( persona inútil) disaster (colloq)* * *= calamity, ill fate, duffer, dud.Ex. His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.Ex. The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex. It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.* * *a) (desastre, desgracia) disaster, calamityb) ( persona inútil) disaster (colloq)* * *= calamity, ill fate, duffer, dud.Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.
Ex: The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex: It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.* * *1 (desastre, desgracia) disaster, calamity¡pobre chico, las calamidades que ha tenido que pasar! the poor boy, the terrible things he's had to go through!2 (persona inútil) disaster ( colloq)* * *
calamidad sustantivo femenino
◊ ¡las calamidades que ha pasado! the terrible things he's gone through!
calamidad sustantivo femenino
1 (desgracia, desastre) calamity: en su infancia pasó muchas calamidades, she had a traumatic childhood
2 familiar hum (persona torpe) disaster: Juan es una calamidad, Juan is a complete disaster
' calamidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
azote
- nulidad
- plaga
English:
calamity
- dud
* * *calamidad nf1. [catástrofe] disaster, calamity;pasar calamidades to suffer great hardship;¡qué calamidad! how awful!* * *f calamity* * *calamidad nfdesastre: calamity, disaster* * *calamidad n (desastre) disaster -
18 cambiar de opinión
to change one's mind* * *(v.) = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tuneEx. The latter reasons may be further subdivided into those operations in which we expect that we shall have reasonable provocation to change our minds.Ex. These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.Ex. Then a few weeks ago, we noted that he had shockingly changed his tune, right about the time that the market was hitting new highs.* * *(v.) = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tuneEx: The latter reasons may be further subdivided into those operations in which we expect that we shall have reasonable provocation to change our minds.
Ex: These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.Ex: Then a few weeks ago, we noted that he had shockingly changed his tune, right about the time that the market was hitting new highs. -
19 catástrofe
f.catastrophe, calamity, cataclysm, holocaust.* * *1 catastrophe* * *noun f.* * *SF catastrophe, disasteresta guerra ha supuesto una catástrofe para el país — this war has been a catastrophe o a disaster for the country
catástrofe aérea/ferroviaria — air/rail disaster
* * *femenino catastrophe, disaster* * *= disaster, catastrophe, debacle, calamity, cataclysm.Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.Ex. Playground games show that children like catastrophes and exhibitions of speed and power.Ex. But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.Ex. His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.Ex. Natural and social cataclysms as increasingly tearing the world apart.----* ayuda a las víctimas de una catástrofe = disaster relief.* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.* catástrofe nacional = national disaster.* catástrofe natural = natural calamity, natural disaster.* catástrofe + ocurrir = disaster + strike.* catástrofe + producirse = disaster + strike.* sufrir una catástrofe = experience + disaster.* tras la catástrofe = post-disaster.* * *femenino catastrophe, disaster* * *= disaster, catastrophe, debacle, calamity, cataclysm.Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
Ex: Playground games show that children like catastrophes and exhibitions of speed and power.Ex: But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.Ex: Natural and social cataclysms as increasingly tearing the world apart.* ayuda a las víctimas de una catástrofe = disaster relief.* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.* catástrofe nacional = national disaster.* catástrofe natural = natural calamity, natural disaster.* catástrofe + ocurrir = disaster + strike.* catástrofe + producirse = disaster + strike.* sufrir una catástrofe = experience + disaster.* tras la catástrofe = post-disaster.* * *catastrophe, disaster* * *
catástrofe sustantivo femenino
catastrophe, disaster
catástrofe sustantivo femenino catastrophe
' catástrofe' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desastre
- expolio
- interpelar
- auténtico
English:
catastrophe
- edge
- survivalist
- disaster
* * *catástrofe nf[calamidad] catastrophe; [accidente de avión, tren] disaster catástrofe ecológica environmental disaster o catastrophe;catástrofe natural natural disaster* * *f catastrophe* * *catástrofe nfdesastre: catastrophe, disaster* * *catástrofe n catastrophe -
20 desastre
m.1 disaster.su madre es un desastre her mother is hopeless¡vaya desastre! what a shambles!2 mess, bad job.* * *1 (catástrofe) disaster, catastrophe2 familiar (calamidad) disaster, flop■ es un desastre de mujer she's a dead loss, she's a hopeless case* * *noun m.* * *SM disaster¡qué desastre! — how awful!
soy un desastre dibujando — I'm terrible o hopeless at drawing
es un desastre de hombre — * he's a dead loss *
* * *a) ( catástrofe) disasterb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) disaster* * *= disaster, debacle, calamity.Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.Ex. But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.Ex. His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.----* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.* desastre biológico = biological disaster.* desastre económico = financial disaster, economic disaster.* desastre mecánico = mechanical disaster.* desastre natural = natural disaster, natural calamity.* desastre provocado por el hombre = man-made disaster.* desastre químico = chemical disaster.* estar hecho un desastre = look like + a wreck, be a shambles, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus, look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, be (in) a mess.* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.* fórmula para el desastre = blueprint for disaster.* hecho un desastre = in shambles, like the wreck of the Hesperus, upside down.* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.* planificación contra desastres = disaster planning, disaster preparedness plan, disaster preparedness planning.* preparación contra desastres = disaster preparedness.* ser un desastre = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* * *a) ( catástrofe) disasterb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) disaster* * *= disaster, debacle, calamity.Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
Ex: But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.* desastre biológico = biological disaster.* desastre económico = financial disaster, economic disaster.* desastre mecánico = mechanical disaster.* desastre natural = natural disaster, natural calamity.* desastre provocado por el hombre = man-made disaster.* desastre químico = chemical disaster.* estar hecho un desastre = look like + a wreck, be a shambles, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus, look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, be (in) a mess.* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.* fórmula para el desastre = blueprint for disaster.* hecho un desastre = in shambles, like the wreck of the Hesperus, upside down.* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.* planificación contra desastres = disaster planning, disaster preparedness plan, disaster preparedness planning.* preparación contra desastres = disaster preparedness.* ser un desastre = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* * *1 (catástrofe) disaster2 ( fam) (uso hiperbólico) disasterel partido fue un verdadero desastre the game was an absolute disastercocinando soy un verdadero desastre I'm a real disaster o I'm hopeless when it comes to cooking ( colloq)como cantante es un desastre he's a hopeless singertienes la habitación hecha un desastre your room is a shambles o is a real disaster area o looks as though a bomb has hit it ( colloq)siempre va hecha un desastre she always goes around looking a real mess o sight ( colloq)* * *
desastre sustantivo masculino
disaster;
tienes la habitación hecha un desastre your room is a shambles;
vas hecha un desastre you look a real mess (colloq)
desastre sustantivo masculino
1 (desgracia, catástrofe) disaster: el libro narra los desastres de la guerra, the book is about war-time disasters
2 fig fam tu padre es un desastre, your father's just hopeless
3 fam (de mala calidad, mal organizado) el concierto fue un verdadero desastre, the concert was a complete flop
' desastre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabose
- calamidad
- escabechina
- organización
- proporción
- sentimental
- sumar
- total
- zafarrancho
- descalabro
- ecológico
English:
dead loss
- disaster
- disastrous
- loss
- shambles
- strike
- unmitigated
- utter
- washout
- absolute
- disaster area
- holocaust
- hopeless
- mess
- responsibility
- wash
- way
* * *desastre nm1. [catástrofe] disasterdesastre aéreo air disaster;desastre ecológico ecological disaster2. [persona inútil] disaster;su madre es un desastre her mother is hopeless;soy un desastre para los negocios I'm hopeless at business;es un desastre contando chistes he's useless at telling jokesfue un desastre de fiesta the party was a flop;estar hecho un desastre [roto, sucio, desordenado] to be a real disaster, to be in a mess;el mundo está hecho un desastre the world's in a complete mess;vas hecho un desastre, arréglate un poco you look a right mess, tidy yourself up a bit;¡vaya desastre! what a shambles!* * *m tb figdisaster;ser un desastre fig fam be a disaster fam* * *desastre nmcatástrofe: disaster* * *desastre n disaster
См. также в других словарях:
refrain — [ r(ə)frɛ̃ ] n. m. • 1260; altér. de refrait, de refraindre (lat. pop. ° refrangere) « briser », et par ext. « réprimer, contenir; moduler la voix » 1 ♦ Suite de mots ou de phrases qui revient à la fin de chaque couplet d une chanson, d un poème… … Encyclopédie Universelle
refrain — REFRAIN. s. m. Un ou plusieurs vers, ou quelques mots seulement qui se repetent à chaque couplet d une chanson, d une balade, d un chant Royal, &c. Le refrain de cette chanson est fort agreable. le refrain de la balade. On appelle aussi fig.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
refrain — refrain, abstain, forbear are comparable when they mean to keep or withhold oneself voluntarily from something to which one is moved by desire or impulse. Refrain is especially suitable when the checking of a momentary inclination is implied… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Refrain — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Refrain» Canción de Lys Assia Álbum Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión 1956 Publicación 1956 … Wikipedia Español
Refrain — Re*frain , n. [F. refrain, fr. OF. refraindre; cf. Pr. refranhs a refrain, refranher to repeat. See {Refract},{Refrain}, v.] The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
refrain — ‘chorus of a song’ [14] and refrain ‘desist’ [14] are different words. The former comes via Old French refrain from Provençal refranh. This was a derivative of the verb refranhar, which went back via Vulgar Latin *refrangere to Latin refringere… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
Refrain — Sm Kehrreim erw. fach. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. refrain, eigentlich Rückprall der Wogen von den Klippen , einer Ableitung von afrz. refraindre brechen , aus l. refringere (refrāctum) aufbrechen, zerbrechen , zu l. frangere brechen … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
refrain — Ⅰ. refrain [1] ► VERB (refrain from) ▪ stop oneself from (doing something). ORIGIN Latin refrenare, from frenum bridle . Ⅱ. refrain [2] ► NOUN ▪ a repeated line or section … English terms dictionary
refrain — ‘chorus of a song’ [14] and refrain ‘desist’ [14] are different words. The former comes via Old French refrain from Provençal refranh. This was a derivative of the verb refranhar, which went back via Vulgar Latin *refrangere to Latin refringere… … Word origins
Refrain — Re*frain (r[ e]*fr[=a]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refrained} ( fr[=a]nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Refraining}.] [OE. refreinen, OF. refrener, F. refr[ e]ner, fr. L. refrenare; influenced by OF. refraindre to restrain, moderate, fr. LL. refrangere, for L … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Refrain — Re*frain , v. i. To keep one s self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain. [1913 Webster] Refrain from these men, and let them alone. Acts v. 38. [1913 Webster] They refrained therefrom [eating flesh] some time after … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English