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religious faith

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1 fe

f.

1 faith (creencia, confianza).

la fe católica the Catholic faith

hacer algo de buena fe to do something in good faith

tener fe en to have faith in, to believe in

la fe mueve montañas faith can move mountains

2 certificate (document).

fe de bautismo baptismal certificate

fe de erratas errata

3 Fe, iron.

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fe

► nombre femenino

1 faith

2 DERECHO (certificado) certificate

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de buena fe in good faith, with good intentions

■ lo hizo de buena fe, pensando que nos ayudaría he did it in good faith thinking it would help us

de mala fe dishonestly, with dishonest intentions

tener una fe ciega to have blind faith (en, in)

fe de bautismo baptism certificate

fe de matrimonio marriage certificate

fe de erratas errata plural

fe de vida document proving that SB is still alive

la fe cristiana the Christian faith

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noun f.

1) faith

2) belief

3) testimony

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SF ABR
( Hist) = Falange Española
FE de las JONS —
= Falange Española de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista
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femenino

1) (Relig) faith; (creencia, confianza) faith

puse toda mi fe en ti — I put all my trust in you

le tiene una fe ciega — he has absolute o blind faith in it

2) (frml) ( testimonio)

dar fe de algo — to testify to something

doy fe de que el documento es auténtico — I bear witness to the authenticity of the document

- fe de bautismo

- fe de erratas

- fe de vida

3) (voluntad, intención)

buena/mala fe — good/bad faith

actuar de buena/mala fe — to act in good/bad faith

no dudo de su buena fe — I don't doubt his good intentions

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= faith, shibboleth.

Ex. This may be seen as a good or a bad thing, depending on your faith in the market forces and laisser-faire of Prestel or the benign dictatorship of the BBC and ITV.

Ex. The article is entitled ' Shibboleth and substance in North American library and information science education'.

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* acto de fé = act of faith.

* actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* buena fe = goodwill [good will].

* crisis de fe = crisis of faith.

* dar fe = attest, certify.

* dar fe de = testify (to/of), vouch (for), be testimony to.

* dar fe de que = attest to + the fact that.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* fe católica = Catholic faith.

* fe ciega = blind faith, blind trust.

* fe de erratas = corrigenda [sing. corrigendum], errata [erratum, -sing.], errata slip, errata sheet.

* fe religiosa = religious faith.

* la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.

* obrar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* perder la fe = lose + Posesivo + faith.

* salto de fe = leap of faith.

* tener fe = have + faith (in).

* tener fe en = have + faith (in).

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femenino

1) (Relig) faith; (creencia, confianza) faith

puse toda mi fe en ti — I put all my trust in you

le tiene una fe ciega — he has absolute o blind faith in it

2) (frml) ( testimonio)

dar fe de algo — to testify to something

doy fe de que el documento es auténtico — I bear witness to the authenticity of the document

- fe de bautismo

- fe de erratas

- fe de vida

3) (voluntad, intención)

buena/mala fe — good/bad faith

actuar de buena/mala fe — to act in good/bad faith

no dudo de su buena fe — I don't doubt his good intentions

* * *

= faith, shibboleth.

Ex: This may be seen as a good or a bad thing, depending on your faith in the market forces and laisser-faire of Prestel or the benign dictatorship of the BBC and ITV.

Ex: The article is entitled ' Shibboleth and substance in North American library and information science education'.

* acto de fé = act of faith.

* actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* buena fe = goodwill [good will].

* crisis de fe = crisis of faith.

* dar fe = attest, certify.

* dar fe de = testify (to/of), vouch (for), be testimony to.

* dar fe de que = attest to + the fact that.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* fe católica = Catholic faith.

* fe ciega = blind faith, blind trust.

* fe de erratas = corrigenda [sing. corrigendum], errata [erratum, -sing.], errata slip, errata sheet.

* fe religiosa = religious faith.

* la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.

* obrar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* perder la fe = lose + Posesivo + faith.

* salto de fe = leap of faith.

* tener fe = have + faith (in).

* tener fe en = have + faith (in).

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fe

feminine

A

1 ( Relig) faith

abrazar la fe cristiana to embrace the Christian faith

ha perdido la fe she has lost her faith

2 (creencia, confianza) faith

tener fe en Dios to have faith in God

había puesto toda mi fe en ti I had put all my trust in you

le tiene una fe ciega he has absolute o blind faith in it

Compuesto:

fe del carbonero

la fe del carbonero blind faith

B ( frml)

(testimonio): dar fe de algo to testify to sth

doy fe de su honestidad I can testify to o vouch for his honesty

doy fe de que el documento es auténtico I bear witness to the authenticity of the document, I certify that the document is authentic

en fe de todo ello ( frml); in witness hereof ( frml)

a fe mía ( arc); upon my soul ( arch)

Compuestos:

● fe de bautismo

certificate of baptism

● fe de erratas or errores

errata

● fe de soltería

document certifying that a person is not married

● fe de vida

document certifying that a person is still alive

C

(voluntad, intención): buena/mala fe good/bad faith

actuar de buena/mala fe to act in good/bad faith

no dudo de su buena fe I don't doubt his good intentions

lo hizo con la mejor fe del mundo he did it with the best of intentions

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fe sustantivo femenino
a) (Relig) faith;

(creencia, confianza) faith;
◊ tener fe en algo/algn to have faith in sth/sb;

puse toda mi fe en ti I put all my trust in you
b) ( intención):

◊ no dudo de su buena fe I don't doubt his good intentions;

actuar de buena/mala fe to act in good/bad faith
fe sustantivo femenino
1 faith
de buena/mala fe, in good/bad faith
2 (documento oficial) certificate
fe de bautismo, baptism certificate
3 Impr fe de erratas, (list of) errata
4 (testimonio) dar fe, to testify
'fe' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confianza
- creer
- descreída
- descreído
- ciego
- confiar
- desmoronarse
- ferviente
- inquebrantable
- obrar
- vacilar
English:
affair
- attest
- barefaced
- belief
- believe in
- blind
- bona fide
- buffet
- Cellophane
- consolation
- deface
- defame
- efface
- fable
- face
- faceless
- facelift
- facial
- facing
- fade
- faded
- fail
- failing
- failsafe
- failure
- faint
- faint-hearted
- fainting
- faintly
- faintness
- fair
- fair-haired
- fair-skinned
- fairground
- fairly
- fairminded
- fairmindedness
- fairness
- fairy
- fairyland
- fairylights
- faith
- faithful
- faithfully
- faithfulness
- faithless
- fake
- fame
- famous
- famously

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fe nf

1. [creencia] faith;

Comp

la fe mueve montañas faith can move mountains;

Comp

la fe obra milagros faith can work miracles

Comp
la fe del carbonero blind o unquestioning faith;
fe ciega blind faith;

tiene una fe ciega en ese medicamento he has absolute faith in that medicine

2. [religión] faith;

la fe católica/islámica the Catholic/Islamic faith

3. [confianza] faith, confidence;

ser digno de fe to be credible;

tener fe en to have faith in, to believe in;

hay que tener fe en el médico one must have confidence in one's doctor

4. [documento] certificate

Comp
fe de bautismo baptismal certificate;
fe de erratas errata [plural];

fe de vida = certificate testifying that owner is still alive

5. [palabra de honor]
dar fe de que [sujeto: notario] to certify that;

doy fe de que ocurrió así I confirm that this is how it happened;
Anticuado
a fe mía on my word (of honour)

6. [intención]
buena/mala fe good/bad faith;

hacer algo de buena/mala fe to do sth in good/bad faith;

no pongo en duda su buena fe I don't doubt her good intentions

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fe

f

1 faith (en in);

tener fe en believe in, have faith in;

la fe mueve montañas faith moves mountains

2 ( intención)

:

de buena/mala fe in good/bad faith

3

:

dar fe de testify to;

dar fe de que vouch for the fact that; JUR testify that

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fe nf

1) : faith

2) : assurance, testimony

dar fe de: to bear witness to

3) : intention, will

de buena fe: bona fide, in good faith

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fe n faith

tengan fe en mí have faith in me / trust me

Spanish-English dictionary > fe
2 religioso

adj.

religious, godly, pious, devout.

m.

1 priest, monk.

2 man of God.

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religioso

► adjetivo

1 religious

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (hombre) monk; (mujer) nun

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(f. - religiosa)

adj.

religious

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religioso, -a
1.

ADJ religious

2.

SM / F monk/nun, member of a religious order

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I
- sa adjetivo religious
II
- sa masculino, femenino member of a religious order

un religioso franciscano — a Franciscan friar o monk

las religiosas del convento — the nuns in the convent

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= religious, denominational, devotional, pastoral, clerical, prayerful, pious, God-fearing.

Ex. The authentic name of ethnic, national, religious, social, or sexual groups should be established if such a name is determinable.

Ex. The mix of religious publishing is widespread including denominational and non-denominational presses, as well as secular and university presses.

Ex. With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.

Ex. This article pays particular attention to the pastor's vulnerability, while carrying out pastoral duties, to civil lawsuits for malpractice.

Ex. To take George Eliot as an example, her first work of fiction 'Scenes of Clerical Life' was put out in book form in an edition of 1,000 copies.

Ex. The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.

Ex. This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.

Ex. On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.

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* adoctrinamiento religioso = religious indoctrination.

* antireligioso = anti-religious.

* desde un punto de vista religioso = religiously.

* discurso religioso = religious discourse.

* doctrina religiosa = religious doctrine.

* fanático religioso = religious zealot, religionist, religious bigot.

* fe religiosa = religious faith.

* hermana religiosa = religious sister.

* hermano religioso = religious brother.

* libertad religiosa = religious freedom.

* mantis religiosa = praying mantis, praying mantid.

* música religiosa = religious music.

* orden religiosa = religious order.

* persecución religiosa = religious persecution.

* práctica religiosa = religious practice.

* religioso-cultural = religious-cultural.

* religioso practicante = churchgoer.

* secta religiosa = religious sect.

* servicio religioso = ceremonial service.

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I
- sa adjetivo religious
II
- sa masculino, femenino member of a religious order

un religioso franciscano — a Franciscan friar o monk

las religiosas del convento — the nuns in the convent

* * *

= religious, denominational, devotional, pastoral, clerical, prayerful, pious, God-fearing.

Ex: The authentic name of ethnic, national, religious, social, or sexual groups should be established if such a name is determinable.

Ex: The mix of religious publishing is widespread including denominational and non-denominational presses, as well as secular and university presses.

Ex: With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.

Ex: This article pays particular attention to the pastor's vulnerability, while carrying out pastoral duties, to civil lawsuits for malpractice.

Ex: To take George Eliot as an example, her first work of fiction 'Scenes of Clerical Life' was put out in book form in an edition of 1,000 copies.

Ex: The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.

Ex: This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.

Ex: On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.

* adoctrinamiento religioso = religious indoctrination.

* antireligioso = anti-religious.

* desde un punto de vista religioso = religiously.

* discurso religioso = religious discourse.

* doctrina religiosa = religious doctrine.

* fanático religioso = religious zealot, religionist, religious bigot.

* fe religiosa = religious faith.

* hermana religiosa = religious sister.

* hermano religioso = religious brother.

* libertad religiosa = religious freedom.

* mantis religiosa = praying mantis, praying mantid.

* música religiosa = religious music.

* orden religiosa = religious order.

* persecución religiosa = religious persecution.

* práctica religiosa = religious practice.

* religioso-cultural = religious-cultural.

* religioso practicante = churchgoer.

* secta religiosa = religious sect.

* servicio religioso = ceremonial service.

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religioso¹ -sa

adjective

religious

se educó en un colegio religioso she was educated at a convent school o a religious school

religioso² -sa

masculine, feminine

religious person, member of a religious order

un religioso franciscano a Franciscan friar o monk

las religiosas del convento the nuns in the convent

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religioso
◊ -sa adjetivo

religious
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
member of a religious order
religioso,-a
I adjetivo
1 religious
2 (puntualidad, exactitud, etc) strict
II sustantivo masculino y femenino member of a religious order

' religioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adherirse
- parecerse
- piedad
- religiosa
- civil
- funeral
- hábito
- hermano
- himno
- lego
- matrimonio
English:
become
- religious
- service
- revival

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religioso, -a

♦ adj

religious

♦ nm,f
[monje] monk; [monja] nun
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religioso

I adj religious

II m monk

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religioso, -sa adj

: religious

religioso, -sa n

: monk m, nun f

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religioso adj religious

Spanish-English dictionary > religioso
3 fe religiosa

(n.) = religious faith

Ex. He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.

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(n.) = religious faith

Ex: He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.

Spanish-English dictionary > fe religiosa
4 disimular

v.

1 to hide, to conceal.

2 to pretend.

lo disimulas muy mal you're not very good at hiding it

3 to dissimulate, to mask, to disguise, to hide.

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disimular

► verbo transitivo

1 (ocultar) to hide, conceal

■ no sabía cómo disimular su miedo he couldn't hide his fear

2 (disculpar) to excuse, overlook

■ la madre disimulaba las travesuras del hijo the mother overlooked her son's naughtiness

3 (disfrazar) to disguise, hide

► verbo intransitivo

1 to pretend, dissemble

■ no disimules stop pretending

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verb

to conceal

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1. VT

1) [+ emoción, alegría, tristeza] to hide, conceal

no pudo disimular lo que sentía — he couldn't hide o conceal what he felt

2) [+ defecto, roto] to cover up, hide; [+ sabor, olor] to hide

disimuló la mancha con un poco de pintura — she covered up o hid the mark with a bit of paint

3) † (=perdonar) to excuse

2.

VI (=fingir) to pretend

lo sé todo, así que no disimules — I know everything so don't bother pretending

has sido tú, no disimules — it was you, don't pretend it wasn't

ahí está Juan: disimula — there's Juan: pretend you haven't seen him

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <alegría/rabia/dolor> to hide, conceal

será muy tímida, pero lo disimula muy bien — if she is shy, she certainly hides it well

b) <defecto/imperfección> to hide, disguise
2.
disimular vi

no sabe disimular — she's no good at hiding things o pretending

disimula, que nos están mirando — act normal, we're being watched

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= disguise, dissimulate, dissemble.

Ex. But when the other approaches were examined and analyzed with care, it turned out that another 16 percent were disguised subject searches.

Ex. He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.

Ex. On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <alegría/rabia/dolor> to hide, conceal

será muy tímida, pero lo disimula muy bien — if she is shy, she certainly hides it well

b) <defecto/imperfección> to hide, disguise
2.
disimular vi

no sabe disimular — she's no good at hiding things o pretending

disimula, que nos están mirando — act normal, we're being watched

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= disguise, dissimulate, dissemble.

Ex: But when the other approaches were examined and analyzed with care, it turned out that another 16 percent were disguised subject searches.

Ex: He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.

Ex: On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.

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disimular [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹alegría/rabia/dolor› to hide, conceal

por mucho que quiera disimularlo much as he would like to hide o conceal it

será muy tímida, pero lo disimula muy bien if she is shy, she certainly hides it well

2 ‹defecto/imperfección› to hide, disguise

■ disimular

vi

todos se dan cuenta porque no sabe disimular everybody knows what's going on because she's no good at hiding things o pretending o ( frml) she can't dissemble

disimula, que nos están mirando act normal, we're being watched

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disimular ( conjugate disimular) verbo transitivo
a) ‹alegría/rabia/dolor› to hide, conceal

b) ‹defecto/imperfección› to hide, disguise

disimular
I verbo transitivo to conceal, hide: no supe disimular la rabia, I couldn't hide my anger
II verbo intransitivo to pretend: no sé disimular, I can't pretend
' disimular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desprecio
- disfraz
- enmascarar
- nerviosismo
- solapar
- disfrazar
English:
conceal
- cover up
- disguise
- cover

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disimular

♦ vt
[ocultar] to hide, to conceal;
lo disimulas muy mal you're not very good at hiding it;

no podía disimular la risa she couldn't hide her laughter;

disimulaba los rotos del pantalón con parches she covered up the tears in her trousers with patches

♦ vi

to pretend;

no disimules, que te he visto don't try to pretend, I saw you;

¡qué mal disimulas! you're so obvious!, you're so bad at pretending!;

disimula y sigue caminando just act natural and keep walking

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disimular

I v/t disguise

II v/i pretend

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disimular vi

: to dissemble, to pretend

disimular vt

: to conceal, to hide

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disimular vb

1. (fingir) to pretend

no disimules, sé que me has oído don't bother pretending, I know you heard me

disimula, que ahora viene act normal, he's coming now

2. (ocultar) to hide [pt. hid; pp. hidden]

no pudo disimular su sorpresa she couldn't hide her surprise

Spanish-English dictionary > disimular
5 encubrir

v.

1 to conceal (delito).

Ricardo encubre la verdad por protección Richard conceals the truth for protection

2 to cover up for, to cover for.

La madre encubre al ladronzuelo The mother covers up for the thief.

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encubrir

(pp encubierto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (ocultar) to conceal, hide

2 DERECHO (delito) to cover up; (criminal) to cover up for

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(pp encubierto)
VT
1) [gen] (=ocultar) to hide

2) (Jur) [+ delincuente] to harbour, harbor (EEUU); [+ delito] to cover up

3) (=ayudar) to be an accomplice in

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verbo transitivo

a) < delincuente> to harbor*

ella lo encubre — she covers up for him

b) < delito> to cover up

c) <temor/verdad/problema> to mask

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= cover, mask, dissimulate, whitewash, dissemble.

Ex. Kitano burst out laughing to cover her obvious blushing embarrassment, and she was soon encircled with laughter.

Ex. The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.

Ex. He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.

Ex. A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.

Ex. On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.

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* encubrir a Alguien = cover up for + Nombre.

* encubrir con = cloak in.

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verbo transitivo

a) < delincuente> to harbor*

ella lo encubre — she covers up for him

b) < delito> to cover up

c) <temor/verdad/problema> to mask

* * *

= cover, mask, dissimulate, whitewash, dissemble.

Ex: Kitano burst out laughing to cover her obvious blushing embarrassment, and she was soon encircled with laughter.

Ex: The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.

Ex: He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.

Ex: A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.

Ex: On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.

* encubrir a Alguien = cover up for + Nombre.

* encubrir con = cloak in.

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encubrir [ I33 ]

vt

1 ‹delincuente› to harbor*

los padres no saben nada porque ella lo encubre his parents don't know anything about it because she covers up for him

2 ‹delito› to cover up

3 ‹verdad/problema› to mask

a veces las estadísticas encubren la realidad sometimes statistics hide o mask o conceal the truth

no está diciendo la verdad, está encubriendo algo he's not telling the truth, he's hiding something

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encubrir ( conjugate encubrir) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ delincuente› to harbor^{( conjugate harbor)}

b) ‹ delito› to cover up;

◊ siempre lo está encubriendo she's always covering up for him

c) ‹temor/verdad/problema› to mask

encubrir verbo transitivo
1 (un hecho, la verdad) to conceal
2 Jur (a un delincuente) to cover up for: está encubriendo a su amigo, he's covering up for his friend
' encubrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enmascarar
- revestir
- apañar
English:
cloak
- cover up
- gloss over
- hush up
- whitewash
- cover

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encubrir vt

1. [delito] to conceal, to cover up

2. [delincuente] to cover up for

3. [hechos, sentimientos, intenciones] to conceal, to hide

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encubrir

<part encubierto> v/t delincuente harbor, Br

harbour; delito cover up, conceal

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encubrir {2} vt

: to cover up, to conceal

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encubrir vb to conceal / to cover up

el asesino encubrió todos sus crímenes the murderer covered up all his crimes

Spanish-English dictionary > encubrir
6 esconder

v.

to hide, to conceal.

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esconder

► verbo transitivo

1 to hide, conceal

■ escondió el dinero debajo de la cama he hid the money under the bed

► verbo pronominal esconderse

1 to hide

■ se esconde de nosotros she is hiding from us

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verb

to hide, conceal

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1.

VT to hide, conceal (de from)

2.

See:

esconderse

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1.
verbo transitivo to hide, conceal (frml)
2.
esconderse v pron

1) (refl) persona to hide

esconderse de alguien — to hide from somebody

el sol se escondió tras las nubes — the sun disappeared behind the clouds

2) ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden

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= hide, obscure, ensconce, tuck away, dissimulate, hide out, conceal, stash away, cache.

Ex. These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.

Ex. A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.

Ex. The foreman ensconced in one of the cages and the master-printer in the other.

Ex. It is rumoured to be, at least in part, tucked away in one of the attics of the Science Library, a forgotten monument to a great but unsuccessful idea = Se rumorea que se encuentra oculto, al menos en parte, en uno de los áticos de la Biblioteca de Ciencias, monumento olvidado a una gran idea pero sin éxito.

Ex. He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.

Ex. It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.

Ex. He merely said, striving to conceal his anger: 'I'll see what I can do'.

Ex. Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.

Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

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* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* esconder escollos para = hold + pitfalls for.

* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.

* esconder peligros para = hold + pitfalls for.

* esconderse = skulk, go into + hiding.

* esconderse de miedo = cower.

* esconderse detrás de = hide behind.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to hide, conceal (frml)
2.
esconderse v pron

1) (refl) persona to hide

esconderse de alguien — to hide from somebody

el sol se escondió tras las nubes — the sun disappeared behind the clouds

2) ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden

* * *

= hide, obscure, ensconce, tuck away, dissimulate, hide out, conceal, stash away, cache.

Ex: These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.

Ex: A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.

Ex: The foreman ensconced in one of the cages and the master-printer in the other.

Ex: It is rumoured to be, at least in part, tucked away in one of the attics of the Science Library, a forgotten monument to a great but unsuccessful idea = Se rumorea que se encuentra oculto, al menos en parte, en uno de los áticos de la Biblioteca de Ciencias, monumento olvidado a una gran idea pero sin éxito.

Ex: He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.

Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.

Ex: He merely said, striving to conceal his anger: 'I'll see what I can do'.

Ex: Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.

Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* esconder escollos para = hold + pitfalls for.

* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.

* esconder peligros para = hold + pitfalls for.

* esconderse = skulk, go into + hiding.

* esconderse de miedo = cower.

* esconderse detrás de = hide behind.

* * *

esconder [E1 ]

vt

to hide, conceal ( frml)

■ esconderse

v pron

A ( refl) «persona» to hide esconderse DE algn to hide FROM sb

B

1 (estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden

detrás de esa apariencia agresiva se esconde un corazón de oro behind that aggressive exterior hides o there lies a heart of gold

2 «sol» to go in

* * *

esconder ( conjugate esconder) verbo transitivo
to hide, conceal (frml)
esconderse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) [ persona] to hide;
esconderse de algn to hide from sb
2 ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden
esconder verbo transitivo to hide [de, from]
(la verdad, una información) to conceal [de, from]
♦ Locuciones: tirar la piedra y esconder la mano, to do something wrong and then act innocently
' esconder' also found in these entries:
English:
harbor
- harbour
- hide
- secrete
- box
- draw
- secret
- stash
- stow

* * *

esconder

♦ vt

to hide, to conceal;

me esconden el tabaco they hide my cigarettes

♦ See also the pronominal verb esconderse

* * *

esconder

v/t hide, conceal

* * *

esconder vt

ocultar: to hide, to conceal

* * *

esconder vb to hide [pt. hid; pp. hidden]

¿dónde has escondido el dinero? where have you hid the money?

Spanish-English dictionary > esconder
7 fingir

v.

1 to feign.

fingió no saber nada he pretended not to know anything

Ella fingió un desmayo She feigned a fainting spell.

Su hijo fingió Her son feigned.

2 to pretend.

3 to pretend to, to feign to.

Ella fingió comer She pretended to eat.

* * *

fingir

Conjugation model [ DIRIGIR], like link=dirigir dirigir

► verbo transitivo

1 to feign, pretend

■ fingió indiferencia he feigned indifference

■ fingía no conocerme she pretended not to know me

■ fingió la voz de su madre she imitated her mother's voice

► verbo pronominal fingirse

1 to pretend to be

■ se finge cojo he pretends to be lame

* * *

verb

to feign, pretend

* * *

1.

VT to feign

intenté fingir indiferencia — I tried to feign indifference o to appear indifferent

fingió interés — he pretended to be interested

fingir hacer algo — to pretend to do sth

finge dormir o que duerme — he's pretending to be asleep

2.

VI to pretend

¡no finjas más! — stop pretending!

3.

See:

fingirse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <alegría/desinterés> to feign, fake

fingir + inf — to pretend to + inf

b) < voz> to imitate
2.
fingir vi to pretend
3.
fingirse v pron

se fingió apenado — he pretended to be sorry

* * *

= feign, dissimulate, fake, counterfeit, sandbag, keep up + facade, put on + an act, keep up + appearances, pretend, dissemble, hoax, bullshit.

Ex. 'You're sure you know what to do?' 'I'm sure,' she replied, with a confidence still slightly feigned = "¿Estás segura de que sabes qué hacer?" "Estoy segura", respondió con una seguridad todavía ligeramente fingida.

Ex. He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.

Ex. Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.

Ex. While the U.S. Treasury has taken steps to make it harder to counterfeit American currency, it's still apparently easy to make up fake money orders.

Ex. First, if you're one of those players who think that sandbagging is unsportsmanlike, then you don't fully understand the nature of poker.

Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex. Singers, dancers, and actors must now all know how to sing, dance and put on an act.

Ex. As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.

Ex. We do not pretend to have equipped you with an instant expertise in the subject analysis and classification of documents.

Ex. On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.

Ex. He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.

Ex. Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.

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* fingir debilidad = sandbagging.

* fingir estar enfermo = malinger.

* fingir estar muerto = feign + death.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <alegría/desinterés> to feign, fake

fingir + inf — to pretend to + inf

b) < voz> to imitate
2.
fingir vi to pretend
3.
fingirse v pron

se fingió apenado — he pretended to be sorry

* * *

= feign, dissimulate, fake, counterfeit, sandbag, keep up + facade, put on + an act, keep up + appearances, pretend, dissemble, hoax, bullshit.

Ex: 'You're sure you know what to do?' 'I'm sure,' she replied, with a confidence still slightly feigned = "¿Estás segura de que sabes qué hacer?" "Estoy segura", respondió con una seguridad todavía ligeramente fingida.

Ex: He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.

Ex: Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.

Ex: While the U.S. Treasury has taken steps to make it harder to counterfeit American currency, it's still apparently easy to make up fake money orders.

Ex: First, if you're one of those players who think that sandbagging is unsportsmanlike, then you don't fully understand the nature of poker.

Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex: Singers, dancers, and actors must now all know how to sing, dance and put on an act.

Ex: As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.

Ex: We do not pretend to have equipped you with an instant expertise in the subject analysis and classification of documents.

Ex: On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.

Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.

Ex: Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.

* fingir debilidad = sandbagging.

* fingir estar enfermo = malinger.

* fingir estar muerto = feign + death.

* * *

fingir [I7 ]

vt

1 ‹alegría/desinterés› to feign, fake

fingió sorpresa he feigned o faked surprise, he pretended to be surprised

fingir + INF to pretend to + INF

fingía saberlo she pretended o she made out that she knew, she pretended to know

2 ‹voz› to imitate, put on

intentó fingir la voz de su hermano he tried to put on o imitate his brother's voice

■ fingir

vi

to pretend

■ fingirse

v pron

se fingió apenado he pretended o made out that he was sorry, he pretended to be sorry

* * *

fingir ( conjugate fingir) verbo transitivo
a) ‹alegría/desinterés› to feign, fake;

◊ fingió no verme she pretended not to see me

b) ‹ voz› to imitate

verbo intransitivo
to pretend
fingirse verbo pronominal:
◊ se fingió apenado he pretended to be sorry

fingir verbo transitivo to pretend

' fingir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparentar
- simular
- afectar
- hacer
English:
act
- affect
- fake
- feign
- make out
- make-believe
- pretend
- sham
- pretense

* * *

fingir

♦ vt

to feign;

fingió alegría para no desilusionarme he pretended to be happy so as not to disappoint me;

fingió no saber nada he pretended not to know anything

♦ vi

to pretend

♦ See also the pronominal verb fingirse

* * *

fingir

v/t feign fml ;

fingió no haberlo oído he pretended he hadn’t heard;

fingió dormir he pretended to be asleep

* * *

fingir {35} v

: to feign, to pretend

* * *

fingir vb to pretend

fingió un dolor de cabeza she pretended she had a headache

fingió que no nos había visto he pretended that he hadn't seen us

fingí dormir I pretended to be asleep

Spanish-English dictionary > fingir
8 ocultar

v.

1 to hide.

ocultar algo a alguien to hide something from somebody

le ocultaron la verdad they concealed the truth from him

Ilse cubre la verdad Ilse covers up the truth.

2 to cover up (delito).

3 to hush, to hide.

Ilse cubre la verdad Ilse covers up the truth.

* * *

ocultar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to hide, conceal

■ se ocultó en un árbol he hid in a tree

■ me ocultó la verdad he hid the truth from me

* * *

verb

to conceal, hide

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ objeto, mancha] to hide (a, de from)
conceal (a, de from)
2) [+ sentimientos, intenciones] to hide, conceal

2.

See:

ocultarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <noticia/verdad>

ocultarle algo A alguien — to conceal something from somebody

b) <sentimientos/intenciones> to conceal, hide

c) ( de la vista) to conceal, hide
2.
ocultarse v pron

a) persona to hide

b) ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden

tras esa sonrisa se oculta una mala intención — behind that smile there lie dishonest intentions

c) sol to disappear

* * *

= bury, cover, disguise, hide, obscure, withhold, ensconce, conceal, mask, secrete, tuck away, dissimulate, whitewash, hide out, blot out, dissemble, cache.

Ex. All of the early works on rock music are buried under the heading for JAZZ, and the early works on linguistics are buried under the heading LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES.

Ex. Kitano burst out laughing to cover her obvious blushing embarrassment, and she was soon encircled with laughter.

Ex. But when the other approaches were examined and analyzed with care, it turned out that another 16 percent were disguised subject searches.

Ex. These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.

Ex. A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.

Ex. It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.

Ex. The foreman ensconced in one of the cages and the master-printer in the other.

Ex. He merely said, striving to conceal his anger: 'I'll see what I can do'.

Ex. The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.

Ex. Motion picture loops can be expensive and small enough to secrete.

Ex. It is rumoured to be, at least in part, tucked away in one of the attics of the Science Library, a forgotten monument to a great but unsuccessful idea = Se rumorea que se encuentra oculto, al menos en parte, en uno de los áticos de la Biblioteca de Ciencias, monumento olvidado a una gran idea pero sin éxito.

Ex. He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.

Ex. A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.

Ex. It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.

Ex. Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.

Ex. On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.

Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

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* no ocultar las preferencias de Uno sobre Algo = make + no bones about + Algo.

* ocultar Algo a = keep + Nombre + a secret from.

* ocultar la identidad = conceal + identity.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* ocultar los sentimientos de Uno = bury + Posesivo + feelings.

* ocultarse = go into + hiding.

* ocultarse detrás de = hide behind.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <noticia/verdad>

ocultarle algo A alguien — to conceal something from somebody

b) <sentimientos/intenciones> to conceal, hide

c) ( de la vista) to conceal, hide
2.
ocultarse v pron

a) persona to hide

b) ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden

tras esa sonrisa se oculta una mala intención — behind that smile there lie dishonest intentions

c) sol to disappear

* * *

= bury, cover, disguise, hide, obscure, withhold, ensconce, conceal, mask, secrete, tuck away, dissimulate, whitewash, hide out, blot out, dissemble, cache.

Ex: All of the early works on rock music are buried under the heading for JAZZ, and the early works on linguistics are buried under the heading LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES.

Ex: Kitano burst out laughing to cover her obvious blushing embarrassment, and she was soon encircled with laughter.

Ex: But when the other approaches were examined and analyzed with care, it turned out that another 16 percent were disguised subject searches.

Ex: These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.

Ex: A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.

Ex: It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.

Ex: The foreman ensconced in one of the cages and the master-printer in the other.

Ex: He merely said, striving to conceal his anger: 'I'll see what I can do'.

Ex: The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.

Ex: Motion picture loops can be expensive and small enough to secrete.

Ex: It is rumoured to be, at least in part, tucked away in one of the attics of the Science Library, a forgotten monument to a great but unsuccessful idea = Se rumorea que se encuentra oculto, al menos en parte, en uno de los áticos de la Biblioteca de Ciencias, monumento olvidado a una gran idea pero sin éxito.

Ex: He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.

Ex: A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.

Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.

Ex: Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.

Ex: On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.

Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

* no ocultar las preferencias de Uno sobre Algo = make + no bones about + Algo.

* ocultar Algo a = keep + Nombre + a secret from.

* ocultar la identidad = conceal + identity.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* ocultar los sentimientos de Uno = bury + Posesivo + feelings.

* ocultarse = go into + hiding.

* ocultarse detrás de = hide behind.

* * *

ocultar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹noticia/verdad› ocultarle algo A algn to conceal sth FROM sb

¿por qué me lo ocultaste? why did you conceal it from me?

2 (disimular) ‹sentimientos/intenciones› to conceal, hide

3 (de la vista) to conceal, hide

■ ocultarse

v pron

«persona» to hide

el sol se ocultó detrás de las nubes the sun disappeared behind the clouds

tras esa sonrisa se oculta una mala intención behind that smile there lie dishonest intentions

* * *

ocultar ( conjugate ocultar) verbo transitivo ( en general) to conceal, hide;
‹ persona› to hide;
ocultarle algo A algn to conceal o hide sth from sb
ocultarse verbo pronominal
a) [ persona] to hide

b) ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden

c) [ sol] to disappear

ocultar verbo transitivo to conceal, hide: no nos ocultes la verdad, don't hide the truth from us
' ocultar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pantalla
- silenciar
- solapar
- soterrar
- tapar
- disfrazar
- escamotear
English:
blot out
- conceal
- dark
- hide
- hold back
- impatience
- keep from
- mask
- obscure
- screen
- secret
- secrete
- suppress
- withhold
- cover
- disguise
- keep

* * *

ocultar

♦ vt

1. [esconder] to conceal, to hide;

ocultar algo a alguien to conceal o hide sth from sb

2. [información, noticia] to conceal, to hide;

ocultar algo a alguien to conceal o hide sth from sb;

le ocultaron la verdad they concealed the truth from him

3. [sorpresa, irritación] to conceal, to hide;

oculté mis verdaderos sentimientos I concealed my true feelings

4. [delito] to cover up

♦ See also the pronominal verb ocultarse

* * *

ocultar

v/t hide, conceal

* * *

ocultar vt

esconder: to conceal, to hide

♦ See also the reflexive verb ocultarse

* * *

ocultar vb to hide [pt. hid; pp. hidden]

se ocultó detrás de un árbol he hid behind a tree

Spanish-English dictionary > ocultar
9 creencia religiosa

creencia religiosa

religious belief

* * *

(n.) = faith, religious belief

Ex. This may be seen as a good or a bad thing, depending on your faith in the market forces and laisser-faire of Prestel or the benign dictatorship of the BBC and ITV.

Ex. Librarians dealing with people who hold strong religious beliefs should have a sensitive, open, and non-judgemental attitude.

* * *

(n.) = faith, religious belief

Ex: This may be seen as a good or a bad thing, depending on your faith in the market forces and laisser-faire of Prestel or the benign dictatorship of the BBC and ITV.

Ex: Librarians dealing with people who hold strong religious beliefs should have a sensitive, open, and non-judgemental attitude.

Spanish-English dictionary > creencia religiosa
10 confesión

f.

1 confession, admission, shrift.

2 denomination.

* * *

confesión

► nombre femenino

1 (expresión) confession, admission

2 RELIGIÓN confession

3 (credo) confession, faith

* * *

noun f.

confession

* * *

SF confession

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( sacramento) confession

me oyó en confesión — he heard my confession

b) (Der) confession

c) ( admisión) confession

le voy a hacer una confesión: a mí no me gusta — I must confess o admit (that) I don't like it

2) ( credo) faith, creed, denomination

* * *

= confessional, denominational body, communion, confession, denomination, admission.

Ex. Some are women who have great difficulty in getting novels published but have a moderate success writing short stores or even ' confessionals' for magazines.

Ex. Enter a liturgical work under the heading for the church or denominational body to which it pertains.

Ex. The largest part of the general book stock consists of the material on the Anglican communion = La mayor parte del fondo bibliográfico general consiste en material sobre la religión anglicana.

Ex. It has puzzled many commentators that the name of such a respectable provincial library should appear in the novel ' confessions of an Opium Eater', an account of the bizarre nightmares suffered by De Quincey, the author, as a result of his addiction to opium.

Ex. While some sites are developed by academic institutions, many more are sponsored by specific denominations, especially those involved in evangelical Christianity.

Ex. This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.

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* confesión religiosa = religious denomination.

* perteneciente a una confesión religiosa = denominational.

* que no pertenece a una confesión religiosa concreta = nondenominational [non-denominational].

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( sacramento) confession

me oyó en confesión — he heard my confession

b) (Der) confession

c) ( admisión) confession

le voy a hacer una confesión: a mí no me gusta — I must confess o admit (that) I don't like it

2) ( credo) faith, creed, denomination

* * *

= confessional, denominational body, communion, confession, denomination, admission.

Ex: Some are women who have great difficulty in getting novels published but have a moderate success writing short stores or even ' confessionals' for magazines.

Ex: Enter a liturgical work under the heading for the church or denominational body to which it pertains.

Ex: The largest part of the general book stock consists of the material on the Anglican communion = La mayor parte del fondo bibliográfico general consiste en material sobre la religión anglicana.

Ex: It has puzzled many commentators that the name of such a respectable provincial library should appear in the novel ' confessions of an Opium Eater', an account of the bizarre nightmares suffered by De Quincey, the author, as a result of his addiction to opium.

Ex: While some sites are developed by academic institutions, many more are sponsored by specific denominations, especially those involved in evangelical Christianity.

Ex: This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.

* confesión religiosa = religious denomination.

* perteneciente a una confesión religiosa = denominational.

* que no pertenece a una confesión religiosa concreta = nondenominational [non-denominational].

* * *

confesión

feminine

A

1 (sacramento) confession

me oyó en confesión he heard my confession

2 ( Der) confession

3 (admisión) confession

le voy a hacer una confesión: a mí tampoco me gustó I must confess o admit I didn't like it either

B (credo) faith, creed, denomination

* * *

confesión sustantivo femenino
confession
confesión sustantivo femenino
1 confession, admission
2 Rel confession
' confesión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrancar
English:
acknowledgement
- admission
- confession
- denomination
- draw
- extract
- interfaith

* * *

confesión nf

1. [de pecado] confession;

oír a alguien en confesión to hear sb's confession

2. [de falta, culpabilidad, sentimientos] confession;

hacer una confesión to confess;

extraer una confesión de alguien to extract a confession from sb, to get a confession out of sb

3. [credo] religion, (religious) persuasion, denomination;

de confesión protestante Protestant, of the Protestant faith

* * *

confesión

f confession

* * *

confesión nf, pl - siones

1) : confession

2) : creed, denomination

* * *

confesión n confession

Spanish-English dictionary > confesión
11 fanático religioso

m.

religious fanatic, religious zealot, bigot, cultist.

* * *

(n.) = religious zealot, religionist, religious bigot

Ex. Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.

Ex. His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists.

Ex. This is very similar to the religious bigots of the past that took Bible passages to condone slavery and keep women down.

* * *

(n.) = religious zealot, religionist, religious bigot

Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.

Ex: His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists.

Ex: This is very similar to the religious bigots of the past that took Bible passages to condone slavery and keep women down.

Spanish-English dictionary > fanático religioso
12 acto

m.

1 act.

no es responsable de sus actos he's not responsible for his actions

hacer acto de presencia to show one's face

acto de fe act of faith

acto reflejo reflex action

acto sexual sexual act

2 ceremony (ceremonia).

actos culturales cultural events

acto electoral election rally

3 act (Teatro).

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acto

► nombre masculino

1 act, action

2 (ceremonia) ceremony, meeting, public function

■ acto inaugural opening ceremony

3 TEATRO act

4 RELIGIÓN Act

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FRASEOLOGÍA

acto seguido immediately afterwards

en acto de servicio in action

en el acto at once

acto de fe act of faith

acto reflejo reflex action

acto sexual sexual intercourse

Actos de los Apóstoles Acts of the Apostles

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noun m.

act, deed

* * *

SM

1) (=acción) act, action

el acto de escribir es un tipo de terapia — the act o action of writing is a kind of therapy

no es responsable de sus actos — he's not responsible for his actions

la atraparon en el acto de falsificar la firma — they caught her in the act of forging the signature

hacer acto de presencia — (=asistir) to attend, be present; (=aparecer) to appear; (=dejarse ver brevemente) put in an appearance

morir en acto de servicio — to die on active service

el acto sexual — the sexual o sex act

acto carnal — carnal act

acto de contrición — act of contrition

acto de desagravio — act of atonement

acto de fe — act of faith

acto de habla — speech act

acto reflejo — reflex action

Actos de los Apóstoles — Acts (of the Apostles)

2) (=ceremonia)

celebrar un acto — to hold a function

acto inaugural — opening ceremony

acto oficial — official function

acto público — public engagement

acto religioso — (religious) service

3) (Teat) act

4)

en el acto — (=inmediatamente) there and then

la ingresaron y la operaron en el acto — she was admitted and operated on there and then o on the spot

murió en el acto — he died instantly

reparaciones en el acto — repairs while you wait

5)

acto seguido, acto continuo — frm immediately after(wards)

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( acción) act

b) (en locs)

acto seguido — immediately after

en el acto: murió en el acto he died instantly; lo despidieron en el acto he was fired on the spot; acudieron en el acto they arrived immediately; fotocopias en el acto — photocopies while you wait

- acto bélico or de guerra

- acto carnal

- acto de presencia

- acto de servicio

- acto sexual

2) ( ceremonia)

acto de clausura — closing ceremony

los actos conmemorativos de... — the celebrations to commemorate...

actos oficiales — official functions

3) (Teatr) act

* * *

= act, event, deed.

Ex. The sheer act of preservation renders the material permanent rather than transitory.

Ex. The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.

Ex. Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.

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* acto barbárico = barbaric act.

* acto comunicativo = communication act.

* acto de cobardía = act of cowardice.

* acto de evitar = avoidance.

* acto de fé = act of faith.

* acto delictivo = delinquent act, criminal act.

* acto de piratería = piracy.

* acto de publicar = publication.

* acto de rebeldía = act of opposition.

* acto de traición = treasonable, treasonable, act of treachery, act of treason.

* acto espontáneo de = random act of.

* acto extraño = weirdness.

* acto ilícito = wrongful act.

* acto irracional = irrational act.

* acto oficial = official act, public engagement.

* acto racional = rational act.

* acto raro = weirdness.

* acto reflejo = knee-jerk reaction.

* acto relacionado con el libro = book event.

* acto seguido = thereupon [thereon].

* acto sexual = sexual act.

* actos heróicos = heroics.

* acto social = networking event.

* acto terrorista = act of terror.

* cometer un acto de traición = commit + an act of treason.

* cometer un acto violento = commit + violence.

* en el acto = ipso facto, outright, on the spot, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], at the drop of a hat.

* fusilar en el acto = shoot on + sight.

* organizar un acto = hold + event.

* organizar un acto público = organise + function.

* presidir un acto = preside over + act.

* realizar un acto = commit + act.

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masculino

1)

a) ( acción) act

b) (en locs)

acto seguido — immediately after

en el acto: murió en el acto he died instantly; lo despidieron en el acto he was fired on the spot; acudieron en el acto they arrived immediately; fotocopias en el acto — photocopies while you wait

- acto bélico or de guerra

- acto carnal

- acto de presencia

- acto de servicio

- acto sexual

2) ( ceremonia)

acto de clausura — closing ceremony

los actos conmemorativos de... — the celebrations to commemorate...

actos oficiales — official functions

3) (Teatr) act

* * *

= act, event, deed.

Ex: The sheer act of preservation renders the material permanent rather than transitory.

Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.

Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.

* acto barbárico = barbaric act.

* acto comunicativo = communication act.

* acto de cobardía = act of cowardice.

* acto de evitar = avoidance.

* acto de fé = act of faith.

* acto delictivo = delinquent act, criminal act.

* acto de piratería = piracy.

* acto de publicar = publication.

* acto de rebeldía = act of opposition.

* acto de traición = treasonable, treasonable, act of treachery, act of treason.

* acto espontáneo de = random act of.

* acto extraño = weirdness.

* acto ilícito = wrongful act.

* acto irracional = irrational act.

* acto oficial = official act, public engagement.

* acto racional = rational act.

* acto raro = weirdness.

* acto reflejo = knee-jerk reaction.

* acto relacionado con el libro = book event.

* acto seguido = thereupon [thereon].

* acto sexual = sexual act.

* actos heróicos = heroics.

* acto social = networking event.

* acto terrorista = act of terror.

* cometer un acto de traición = commit + an act of treason.

* cometer un acto violento = commit + violence.

* en el acto = ipso facto, outright, on the spot, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], at the drop of a hat.

* fusilar en el acto = shoot on + sight.

* organizar un acto = hold + event.

* organizar un acto público = organise + function.

* presidir un acto = preside over + act.

* realizar un acto = commit + act.

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acto

masculine

A

1 (acción) act

2 ( en locs):

acto seguido immediately after, immediately afterward(s)

en el acto: murió en el acto he died instantly

me cambiaron la rueda en el acto they changed my wheel there and then o then and there

los bomberos acudieron en el acto the firefighters arrived immediately

[ S ] llaves/fotocopias en el acto keys cut/photocopies while you wait

Compuestos:

● acto bélico

act of war

● acto carnal

( frml):

el acto carnal the sexual act ( frml)

● acto de contrición

act of contrition

● acto de desagravio

act of atonement

● acto de fe

act of faith

● acto de guerra

act of war

● acto de presencia

hacer acto de precencia to put in an appearance

● acto de servicio

morir en acto de servicio «soldado» to die on active service;

«policía/bombero» to die in the course of one's duty

● acto fallido

Freudian slip

● acto jurídico

legally binding act

● acto público

public engagement

● acto religioso

religious service

● acto reflejo

reflex action

● acto sexual

sexual act ( frml)

durante el acto sexual during sexual intercourse o the sexual act

B

(ceremonia): acto inaugural/de clausura opening/closing ceremony

los actos conmemorativos de … the celebrations to commemorate …

asiste a todos los actos oficiales he attends all official functions

C ( Teatr) act

una comedia en tres actos a comedy in three acts

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acto sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( acción) act;

◊ morir en acto de servicio [ soldado] to die on active service;

[policía/bombero] to die in the course of one's duty;
◊ acto sexual sexual act (frml)

b) ( en locs)

◊ acto seguido immediately after;

en el acto ‹ morir› instantly;

‹ acudir› immediately;
◊ lo despidieron en el acto he was fired on the spot

2
a) ( ceremonia) ceremony

b) (Teatr) act

acto sustantivo masculino
1 act, action: es un acto impropio de su carácter, the behaviour is out of character for him
acto reflejo, reflex action
acto sexual, sexual intercourse
2 (evento público) ceremony: el acto de inauguración fue muy aburrido, the opening ceremony was really boring
3 Teat act
♦ Locuciones: hacer acto de presencia, to put in an appearance
acto seguido, immediately afterwards
Mil en acto de servicio, in action
en el acto, at once: vinieron en el acto, they came immediately
"se reparan zapatos en el acto", "shoes repaired while you wait"
' acto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acción
- alevosa
- alevoso
- amarre
- coordinador
- coordinadora
- deplorable
- desarrollo
- deslucir
- escena
- fastos
- impresión
- presencia
- responder
- robar
- seca
- seco
- sumisión
- vandalismo
- abrir
- amor
- asistir
- atrocidad
- barbaridad
- cerrar
- cívico
- clausurar
- comienzo
- cultural
- desarrollar
- descortesía
- disparatado
- duración
- emotivo
- entierro
- estupidez
- extravagancia
- gamberrada
- hecho
- homenaje
- injusticia
- introducir
- lícito
- ligereza
- majadería
- maldad
- necedad
- obra
- patrocinador
- patrocinar
English:
act
- afterwards
- appearance
- benefit
- deed
- do
- formal
- function
- ill-considered
- impure
- impurity
- mindless
- mount
- on
- opening
- outright
- presence
- proceedings
- reception
- restoration
- roll call
- sober
- spot
- state
- stay away
- then
- action
- defiance
- intercourse
- most
- there

* * *

acto

♦ nm

1. [acción] act;

no es responsable de sus actos she's not responsible for her actions;

lo acusaron de cometer actos terroristas he was charged with committing acts of terrorism;

lo cazaron en el acto de huir con el dinero they caught him just as he was making off with the money

Comp
acto de conciliación = formal attempt to reach an out-of-court settlement;
acto de fe act of faith;
Ling acto de habla speech act; Ling acto ilocutivo illocution, illocutionary act; Ling acto perlocutivo perlocution, perlocutionary act;
acto de presencia: [m5] hacer acto de presencia to attend;

acto reflejo reflex action;

acto de servicio: [m5] murió en acto de servicio [militar] he died on active service;
[policía] he was killed in the course of his duty;
acto sexual sexual act;

acto de solidaridad show of solidarity

2. [ceremonia] ceremony;

un acto conmemorativo del Día de la Independencia an Independence Day celebration, an event to mark Independence Day;

es responsable de la organización de actos culturales she is responsible for organizing cultural events;

asistió a todos los actos electorales de su partido he attended all his party's election rallies;

su último acto oficial fue la inauguración de un hospital her last official engagement was the opening of a hospital

3. Teatro act;

una comedia en dos actos a comedy in two acts

♦ acto seguido loc adv

immediately after

♦ en el acto loc adv

on the spot, there and then;

reparaciones en el acto repairs done while you wait;

murió en el acto she died instantly

* * *

acto

m

1 TEA act

2 ( ceremonia) ceremony

3 ( acción)

:

acto violento act of violence;

en acto de servicio on active service;

hacer acto de presencia put in an appearance

4

:

acto seguido immediately afterward(s);

en el acto instantly, there and then

* * *

acto nm

1) acción: act, deed

2) : act (in a play)

3)

el acto sexual : sexual intercourse

4)

en el acto : right away, on the spot

5)

acto seguido : immediately after

* * *

acto n

1. (en general) act

la gente debe ser responsable de sus actos people must be responsible for their acts

la obra se divide en tres actos the play is divided into three acts

2. (ceremonia) ceremony [pl. ceremonies]

acto de clausura closing ceremony

acto seguido immediately afterwards

en el acto immediately

Spanish-English dictionary > acto
13 discurso religioso

(n.) = religious discourse

Ex. His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists.

* * *

(n.) = religious discourse

Ex: His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists.

Spanish-English dictionary > discurso religioso
14 creencia

f.

belief.

cada cual es libre de tener sus creencias everyone is entitled to their own opinion

es una creencia popular it's a commonly held belief

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creencia

► nombre femenino

1 belief

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FRASEOLOGÍA

creencia religiosa religious belief

* * *

noun f.

belief

* * *

SF belief (en in)

en la creencia de que... — in the belief that...

* * *

femenino belief

en la creencia de que... — in the belief that...

* * *

= belief, conviction, persuasion, credo, shibboleth.

Ex. Written substantiation of this belief, from a wide variety of points of view, has become plentiful in the 1970s.

Ex. It is a source of innovation and strength, but it blurs traditional distinctions and can unsettle professional convictions.

Ex. However, libraries are not subject to the will and/or persuasions of the majority.

Ex. This has created problems -- donning this mantle, with its 'publish or perish' credo, has forced a re-evaluation of the librarian's role.

Ex. The article is entitled ' Shibboleth and substance in North American library and information science education'.

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* creencia común = common belief.

* creencia en lo utópico = utopianism.

* creencia general = conventional wisdom.

* creencia generalmente aceptada = conventional wisdom.

* creencia popular = urban legend, popular belief.

* creencia religiosa = faith, religious belief.

* creencias = creed, belief system.

* perpetuar una creencia = perpetuate + belief.

* sistema de creencias = belief system.

* tener una creencia = hold + belief.

* * *

femenino belief

en la creencia de que... — in the belief that...

* * *

= belief, conviction, persuasion, credo, shibboleth.

Ex: Written substantiation of this belief, from a wide variety of points of view, has become plentiful in the 1970s.

Ex: It is a source of innovation and strength, but it blurs traditional distinctions and can unsettle professional convictions.

Ex: However, libraries are not subject to the will and/or persuasions of the majority.

Ex: This has created problems -- donning this mantle, with its 'publish or perish' credo, has forced a re-evaluation of the librarian's role.

Ex: The article is entitled ' Shibboleth and substance in North American library and information science education'.

* creencia común = common belief.

* creencia en lo utópico = utopianism.

* creencia general = conventional wisdom.

* creencia generalmente aceptada = conventional wisdom.

* creencia popular = urban legend, popular belief.

* creencia religiosa = faith, religious belief.

* creencias = creed, belief system.

* perpetuar una creencia = perpetuate + belief.

* sistema de creencias = belief system.

* tener una creencia = hold + belief.

* * *

creencia

feminine

belief

actué en la creencia de que … I acted in the belief that …

* * *

creencia sustantivo femenino
belief
creencia sustantivo femenino belief
' creencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrazar
- aferrarse
- ilusión
- profesar
- subsistir
- asentado
- basar
- culto
- fe
- firme
English:
belief
- conviction
- currency
- delusion
- mistaken
- persuasion
- reinforcement
- secure
- strong
- support
- widespread
- persist

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creencia nf

belief;

cada cual es libre de tener sus creencias everyone is entitled to their own opinion;

es una creencia popular it's a commonly held belief

* * *

creencia

f belief

* * *

creencia nf

: belief

* * *

creencia n belief

Spanish-English dictionary > creencia
15 religión

f.

religion, creed, faith.

* * *

religión

► nombre femenino

1 religion

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FRASEOLOGÍA

entrar en religión to take vows

* * *

noun f.

religion

* * *

SF (Rel) religion

entrar en religión — to take vows, enter a religious order

* * *

femenino religion

* * *

= religion, communion, denomination, religious background.

Ex. The individual concepts such as kinship, marriage, religion etc. ie those embodied in sub-themes of varying importance, are not explicitly stated in the summarization of the document.

Ex. The largest part of the general book stock consists of the material on the Anglican communion = La mayor parte del fondo bibliográfico general consiste en material sobre la religión anglicana.

Ex. While some sites are developed by academic institutions, many more are sponsored by specific denominations, especially those involved in evangelical Christianity.

Ex. Languages should never be studied in isolation, but against their historical, social and religious background, particularly in the case of Biblical languages.

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* libertad de religión = religious freedom.

* * *

femenino religion

* * *

= religion, communion, denomination, religious background.

Ex: The individual concepts such as kinship, marriage, religion etc. ie those embodied in sub-themes of varying importance, are not explicitly stated in the summarization of the document.

Ex: The largest part of the general book stock consists of the material on the Anglican communion = La mayor parte del fondo bibliográfico general consiste en material sobre la religión anglicana.

Ex: While some sites are developed by academic institutions, many more are sponsored by specific denominations, especially those involved in evangelical Christianity.

Ex: Languages should never be studied in isolation, but against their historical, social and religious background, particularly in the case of Biblical languages.

* libertad de religión = religious freedom.

* * *

religión

feminine

religion

la religión cristiana Christianity, the Christian religion

guerras de religión religious wars

hace del trabajo una/su religión work is like a religion to him

* * *

religión sustantivo femenino
religion
religión sustantivo femenino religion
' religión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abdicar
- distinción
- sabática
- sabático
- convertir
- profesar
English:
ingrained
- mainstream
- practice
- practise
- religion
- revival
- revive
- convert
- embrace
- established
- mumbo jumbo
- RE
- renounce

* * *

religión nf

religion;

la religión judía/musulmana the Jewish/Muslim religion

* * *

religión

f religion

* * *

religión nf, pl - giones : religion

* * *

religión n religion

Spanish-English dictionary > religión
16 discurso político

(n.) = political discourse, political speech, spin

Ex. His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists.

Ex. Whilst political speech enjoys the highest possible protection under the First Amendment to the US Constitution, 'speech' concerning child pornography and obscenity is allowed none.

Ex. The spin sold to the world by the Arabs is that they were one nation in their homeland 'from time immemorial'.

* * *

(n.) = political discourse, political speech, spin

Ex: His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists.

Ex: Whilst political speech enjoys the highest possible protection under the First Amendment to the US Constitution, 'speech' concerning child pornography and obscenity is allowed none.

Ex: The spin sold to the world by the Arabs is that they were one nation in their homeland 'from time immemorial'.

Spanish-English dictionary > discurso político
17 evangelista

f. & m.

1 evangelist, revivalist, gospeler, gospeller.

2 person who writes on behalf of illiterates.

m.

Evangelist.

* * *

evangelista

► nombre masculino

1 evangelist

* * *

ADJ

San Juan Evangelista — St John the Evangelist

* * *

masculino

1) (Bib) Evangelist

San Juan Evangelista — Saint John the Evangelist

2) (Méx) person who writes letters for people unable to write

* * *

= evangelist, evangelical.

Ex. This content analysis evaluates political topics and themes of telly evangelist Pat Robertson's high profile news programme during the early months of the 1992 presidential campaign.

Ex. His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists.

* * *

masculino

1) (Bib) Evangelist

San Juan Evangelista — Saint John the Evangelist

2) (Méx) person who writes letters for people unable to write

* * *

= evangelist, evangelical.

Ex: This content analysis evaluates political topics and themes of telly evangelist Pat Robertson's high profile news programme during the early months of the 1992 presidential campaign.

Ex: His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists.

* * *

evangelista

masculine

A ( Bib) Evangelist

San Juan Evangelista Saint John the Evangelist

B ( Méx) person who writes letters for people unable to write

* * *

evangelista m Rel evangelist
' evangelista' also found in these entries:
English:
evangelist

* * *

evangelista

♦ nm
Rel Evangelist;
los cuatro evangelistas the four Evangelists;

San Juan Evangelista St John the Evangelist

♦ nmf
Méx [escribano] public letter-writer
* * *

evangelista

m evangelist

* * *

evangelista nm

: evangelist

Spanish-English dictionary > evangelista
18 religionista

f. & m.

1 religionist; sectary: Protestant.

2 religionist.

* * *

= religionist.

Ex. His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists.

* * *

= religionist.

Ex: His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists.

Spanish-English dictionary > religionista
19 obra

f.

1 work.

la obra pictórica de Miguel Ángel Michelangelo's paintings

obra de arte work of art

obras completas complete works

obra de consulta reference work

obra maestra masterpiece

2 work.

obras roadworks (en carretera)

vamos a hacer obra o obras en la cocina we're going to make some alterations to our kitchen

cerrado por obras closed for refurbishment (en letrero)

obras públicas public works

3 building site.

4 play.

5 opus, piece of work, composition, piece.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: obrar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: obrar.

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obra

► nombre femenino

1 (trabajo) work

2 LITERATURA (obras completas) work; (libro) book

3 (acto) deed

■ esto seguro que es obra suya I'm sure it's his work

4 (institución) institution, foundation

5 (construcción) building site

► nombre femenino plural obras

1 (en casa) alterations, repairs; (en carretera) road works

■ no quiero meterme en obras I don't want to start having alterations done

■ esta semana estamos de obras we've got the workmen in this week

■ había retenciones a causa de las obras there were delays because of the roadworks

■ 'Carretera cortada por obras' "Road closed for repairs"

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FRASEOLOGÍA

'En obras' "Building works"

¡manos a la obra! let's get cracking!

obras son amores, que no buenas razones actions speak louder than words

por obra y gracia de thanks to

por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo by the power of the Holy Spirit 2 familiar as if by magic

obra benéfica charity

obra de arte work of art

obra de caridad good deed

obra de teatro play

obra maestra masterpiece

obra musical musical

obras completas collected works

obras públicas public works

* * *

noun f.

1) work

2) play

•

- obra maestra

* * *

SF

1) (=acción) deed

hoy he hecho una buena obra — I did a good deed today

pecar de obra — to sin by deed

• buenas obras — good works, good deeds

• ser obra de algn — to be sb's doing

esto no puede ser obra de mi hijo — this can't be my son's doing

la policía cree que podría ser obra de la Mafia — the police think this could be the work of the Mafia

• poner por obra un plan — to set a plan in motion

• por obra (y gracia) de — thanks to

un país destrozado por obra del turismo — a country totally spoilt by tourism

una gimnasta convertida en ídolo mundial por obra y gracia de su entrenador — a gymnast who became a world famous idol thanks to her coach

por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo — (Rel) through the working of the Holy Spirit, by the power of the Holy Spirit

cree que el trabajo va a estar terminado mañana por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo — iró he thinks that the work will miraculously get done tomorrow

- ser obra de romanos

- obras son amores y no buenas razones

obra benéfica — (=acción) charitable deed; (=organización) charitable organization, charity

el dinero se destinará a obras benéficas — the money will go to charity

obra de caridad — charitable deed, act of charity

obra de misericordia — (Rel) work of mercy

obra pía — religious foundation

obra piadosa — charitable deed

obra social — (=organización) benevolent fund for arts, sports etc ; (=labor) charitable work

2) [de creación artística]

a) (=producción total) (Arte, Literat, Teat, Mús) work

la vida y la obra de San Juan de la Cruz — the life and work of Saint John of the Cross

el tema de la muerte en la obra de Lorca — the subject of death in Lorca o in Lorca's work

b) (=pieza) (Arte, Mús) work; (Teat) play; (Literat) book, work

una obra de Goya — a work o painting by Goya

una obra de Lope de Vega — a play by Lope de Vega

las obras de Cervantes — the works of Cervantes

obras completas — complete works, collected works

obra de arte — work of art

obra de consulta — reference book

obra de divulgación — non-fiction book aimed at a popular audience

obra de teatro, obra dramática — play

obra maestra — masterpiece

obra teatral — play

3) (Constr)

a) (=edificio en construcción) building site, construction site

hemos estado visitando la obra — we've been visiting the building o construction site

¿cuándo acaban la obra? — when do they finish the building work?

- ser o parecer la obra del Escorial

b)

de obra — [chimenea] brick antes de s ; [estantería, armario] built-in

c) pl obras [en edificio] building work sing, construction work sing ; [en carretera] roadworks

las obras de construcción del hospital — building o construction work on the hospital

las obras de remodelación del estadio — redevelopment work at the stadium

las obras de ampliación del aeropuerto — work on expanding the airport

los vecinos están de obras — they're having building work done next door, they have the builders in next door *

obras — [en edificio] building under construction; [en carretera] roadworks

cerrado por obras — closed for refurbishment

página en obras — (Internet) site under construction

la autopista está en obras — there are roadworks on the motorway

estamos haciendo obras en la cocina — we're having some building work done in the kitchen

obras públicas — public works

Ministerio de Obras Públicas — Ministry of Public Works

obras viales, obras viarias — roadworks

4) (=ejecución) workmanship

la obra es buena pero los materiales son de mala calidad — the workmanship is good but the materials are of a poor quality

- poner manos a la obra

5) Chile brickwork

6)

obra de — about

en obra de ocho semanas — in about eight weeks

7)

la Obra — Esp (Rel) Opus Dei

See:

ver nota culturelle OPUS DEI in opúsculo

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( creación artística) work

sus primeras obras — her earliest works

una obra de artesanía — a piece of craftsmanship

la obra cinematográfica de Buñuel — Buñuel's films

sus obras de teatro or su obra dramática — her plays

b) (Mús) work, opus

- obra de arte

- obra de consulta

- obra maestra

2) ( acción)

mi buena obra del día — my good deed for the day

por sus obras los conoceréis — (Bib) by their works will you know them

obras de misericordia — charitable deeds

esto es obra de Víctor — this is Víctor's doing

obras son amores que no buenas razones — actions speak louder than words

- obra benéfica or de beneficencia

- obra social

3) (Arquit, Const)

a) ( construcción) building work

estamos de or en obras — we're having some building work done

peligro: obras — danger: building work in progress

cerrado por obras — closed for repairs

b) ( sitio) building o construction site

- obras públicas

4) la Obra (Relig) the Opus Dei

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( creación artística) work

sus primeras obras — her earliest works

una obra de artesanía — a piece of craftsmanship

la obra cinematográfica de Buñuel — Buñuel's films

sus obras de teatro or su obra dramática — her plays

b) (Mús) work, opus

- obra de arte

- obra de consulta

- obra maestra

2) ( acción)

mi buena obra del día — my good deed for the day

por sus obras los conoceréis — (Bib) by their works will you know them

obras de misericordia — charitable deeds

esto es obra de Víctor — this is Víctor's doing

obras son amores que no buenas razones — actions speak louder than words

- obra benéfica or de beneficencia

- obra social

3) (Arquit, Const)

a) ( construcción) building work

estamos de or en obras — we're having some building work done

peligro: obras — danger: building work in progress

cerrado por obras — closed for repairs

b) ( sitio) building o construction site

- obras públicas

4) la Obra (Relig) the Opus Dei

* * *

obra¹

¹ = alterations, building site, construction site.

Ex: Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.

Ex: This system maintains knowledge relevant to the building process and makes it easily accessible to the participants of this process, especially those at the building site.

Ex: The most striking manifestation of this exploitation is the boom town, defined as the 'rapid and extreme growth of population in communities adjacent to mines and construction sites,' or as a 'community which is undergoing rapid growth and rapid change'.

* ahorrar mano de obra = save + manpower.

* costes de mano de obra = labour costs.

* dedicación de mano de obra = expenditure of manpower.

* deducción por donación a obras benéficas = charitable deduction, charitable tax deduction.

* despedir mano de oba = shed + jobs.

* despedir mano de obra = axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

* donación anual a obras de caridad = charitable gift annuity.

* escasez de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* mano de obra = labour [labor, -USA], manpower, manpower force, work-force [workforce], work-force, labour force, manual labour.

* mano de obra del campo = farm labour force.

* mano de obra extranjera = foreign labour.

* mano de obra infantil = child labour.

* mano de obra inmigrante = foreign labour.

* obra benéfica = charity, charity.

* obra benéfica religiosa = parochial charity.

* obra de beneficiencia = benefaction.

* obra de romanos = Herculean task, Herculanian task.

* obras públicas = public works.

* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.

* permiso de obra = building permit.

* pie de obra = building site.

* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.

* que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].

* ser la obra de = be the work of.

* todos manos a la obra = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).

obra²

² = item, title, work, stock item, oeuvre.

Nota: Conjunto de publicaciones de un individuo o grupo.

Ex: A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.

Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

Ex: An authority entry is an entry for which the initial element is the uniform heading for a person, corporate body, or work, as established by the cataloguing agency responsible.

Ex: A new building will open in 1990, catering for 5 million stock items and 1,000 readers' seats.

Ex: For about a 3rd of the departments, publications not covered in citation indexes accounted for at least 30 per cent of the citations to their total oeuvre.

* ARBA (Anuario de Obras de Referencia Americanas) = ARBA (American Reference Books Annual).

* arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro = playwriting.

* autor de obras de teatro = playwright.

* catálogo de obras completas = back catalogue.

* catálogo de obras editadas = back catalogue.

* catálogo de obras musicales = music catalogue.

* edición de obras científicas = scholarly publishing.

* edición de obras de consumo = consumer publishing.

* fotografía de obra de arte = art photograph.

* lector de obra literaria = literary reader.

* lectura de obra de teatro en voz alta = play-reading [play reading].

* lectura de obras literarias = literary reading.

* música de obra de teatro = stage music.

* obra amparada por el derecho de autor = copyright work.

* obra anónima = anonymous work.

* obra anónima clásica = anonymous classic.

* obra antigua = ancient work.

* obra apócrifa = apocryphal work.

* obra audiovisual = audiovisual work.

* obra autobiográfica = autobiographical work.

* obra citada = cited work.

* obra colectiva = collective work.

* obra compuesta = composite work.

* obra de arte = work of art, masterpiece, artistic work, art work, art work.

* obra de arte musical = musical masterpiece.

* obra de contenido general = general work.

* obra de creación literaria = fiction book.

* obra de creación original = creative work.

* obra de lectura obligatoria = a must-read.

* obra de literatura = literary work.

* obra de referencia = reference book, reference work, finding aid, desk reference, reference resource, work of reference.

* obra de referencia básica = standard work.

* obra de referencia estándar = standard reference work.

* obra de teatro = play, theatrical work.

* obra de teatro adaptada al cine = theatrical motion picture.

* obra de teatro dramática = drama-play.

* obra de teatro infantil = children's play.

* obra de teatro para niños = children's play.

* obra dramática = dramatic work.

* obra en varios volúmenes = multi-volume work.

* obra fuente de la cita = citing work.

* obra gráfica = graphic work.

* obra impresa = printed work.

* obra literaria = literary work, work of literature, work of imagination.

* obra literaria simplificada = easy reader book.

* obra maestra = showpiece, masterpiece.

* obra maestra de la pintura clásica = old master, old master painting.

* obra magna = magnum opus.

* obra multimedia = multimedia work.

* obra musical = musical work.

* obra para grupo instrumental = ensemble work.

* obra piadosa = work of piety.

* obra pictórica = pictorial work.

* obra relacionada = related work.

* obras = life's work.

* obras completas = collected works, oeuvre.

* obras de consulta rápida = quick reference material.

* obras de creación literaria = fiction.

* obras de ficción = fiction.

* obras de literatura = literary materials.

* obras literarias = literature, literary materials.

* obras no ficción = non-fiction [nonfiction].

* obras que revelan un escándalo = exposé.

* obra teatral = theatrical work.

* original de una obra de arte = art original.

* parte de una obra = component part.

* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.

* * *

obra

feminine

A

1 (creación artística) work

esta escultura es una de sus primeras obras this sculpture is one of her earliest works o pieces

una obra literaria importante an important literary work

ésta es una obra menor this is a minor work

una excelente obra de artesanía an excellent piece of craftsmanship

la obra cinematográfica de Buñuel Buñuel's films, Buñuel's oeuvre ( frml)

las obras completas de García Lorca the complete o collected works of García Lorca

sus obras de teatro or su obra dramática her plays

2 ( Mús) work, opus

Compuestos:

● obra de arte

work of art

● obra de consulta

reference book, work of reference

● obra maestra

masterpiece, chef d'oeuvre ( frml)

B

(acción): ya he hecho mi buena obra del día I reckon I've done my good deed for the day

por sus obras los conoceréis ( Bib) by their works will you know them

hizo muchas obras de misericordia she performed many charitable deeds

ha trabajado incansablemente, todo esto es obra suya she has worked tirelessly, all this is her doing

esto es obra de Víctor this is Víctor's doing

por obra (y gracia) del Espíritu Santo ( Relig) by the grace of God

piensa que la casa se va a pintar por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo ( hum); he seems to think the house will paint itself

ser obra de romanos or de benedictinos to be a huge o mammoth task

obras son amores que no buenas razones actions speak louder than words

Compuestos:

● obra benéfica or de beneficencia or de caridad

(acto) charitable act o deed, act of charity; (organización) charity, charitable organization

● obra social

(labor filantrópica) benevolent o charitable work; (mutualidad) ( Arg) ≈ benefit society ( in US), ≈ friendly society ( in UK)

C ( Arquit, Const) (construcción) building work

la casa aún está en obra the house is still being built, the house is still under construction ( frml)

perdona el desorden, estamos de or en obras sorry about the mess, we're having some building work done o ( colloq) we've got the builders in

[ S ] instalación de calefacción sin obra heating systems installed — no building work involved

[ S ] peligro: obras danger: building o construction work in progress

[ S ] cerrado por obras closed for repairs/refurbishment

mano¹ (↑ mano (1))

Compuestos:

● obra muerta

freeboard, dead work ( ant)

● obra negra

(Col, Méx): el edificio está en obra negra the building is just a shell

● obras mayores

fpl major works ( requiring building permission)

● obras menores

fpl minor works ( which may require building permission)

● obras públicas

fpl public works (pl)

● obras viales

fpl ( AmL) roadworks (pl)

● obras viarias

fpl ( Esp) roadworks (pl)

D (sitio) building o construction site

E

la Obra ( Relig) the Opus Dei

* * *

Del verbo obrar: ( conjugate obrar)

obra es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
obra
obrar
obra sustantivo femenino
1 ( creación artística) work;
◊ sus primeras obras her earliest works;

una obra de artesanía a piece of craftsmanship;
sus obras de teatro her plays;
obra de arte work of art;
obra maestra masterpiece
2 ( acción):
◊ mi buena obra del día my good deed for the day;

obra benéfica ( acto) act of charity;

( organización) charity, charitable organization
3 (Arquit, Const)
a) ( construcción) building work;

◊ estamos de obras we're having some building work done

b) ( sitio) building o construction site

obrar ( conjugate obrar) verbo intransitivo ( actuar) to act;
◊ obra de buena fe to act in good faith

verbo transitivo ‹ milagros› to work
obra sustantivo femenino
1 (producto, trabajo) (piece of) work
obra de arte, work of art
las obras completas de Baroja, the complete works of Baroja
este desaguisado es obra de tu hermano, this despicable act was the work of your brother
2 (acción) deed
buenas/malas obras, good/bad deeds
por sus obras los conoceréis, you'll know them by their deeds
3 Constr building site
(de la carretera, etc) repairs: la calle mayor está en obras, the main street is being repaired
Ministerio de Obras Públicas, the Ministry of Works
4 Teat play
5 (efecto, resultado) result: todo el proyecto es obra de un esfuerzo colectivo, the project is the result of a joint effort
♦ Locuciones: obras son amores y no buenas razones, actions speak louder than words
obrar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (proceder) to act, behave: siento que no he obrado bien, I don't feel I've done the right thing
2 (hallarse) el testamento obra en mi poder/mis manos..., the will is in my possession
II vtr (causar) to work

' obra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adaptar
- albañilería
- alguna
- alguno
- censurar
- clásica
- clásico
- concurso
- dramatizar
- encuadrar
- ensayar
- espanto
- esperpéntica
- esperpéntico
- estigmatizar
- éxito
- faraónica
- faraónico
- hecha
- hecho
- infame
- interpretar
- lema
- maestra
- maestro
- mamarrachada
- mano
- notabilidad
- obrar
- paralizarse
- ponderar
- producir
- regusto
- reponer
- reposición
- representar
- restauración
- señera
- señero
- sensiblera
- sensiblería
- sensiblero
- teatral
- teatro
- título
- trabajada
- trabajado
- versión
- ambientación
- ambientar
English:
audition
- bring off
- building site
- charitable
- chronic
- classic
- collection
- crack
- creative
- dinner theater
- doing
- downstairs
- drama
- effort
- elaborate
- enthusiasm
- flop
- funnel
- handiwork
- hoarding
- humorous
- irony
- labour
- labour-intensive
- long
- manpower
- masterpiece
- moderately
- opening
- piece
- play
- stick in
- title
- undermanning
- whodunit
- whodunnit
- work
- workforce
- write up
- writing
- about
- appalling
- building
- burlesque
- by
- credit
- gang
- grip
- hardly
- invite

* * *

obra nf

1. [trabajo, acción]
hacer o [m5] realizar una buena obra to do a good deed;

ya he hecho la buena obra del día I've done my good deed for the day;

poner algo en obra to put sth into effect;

por obra (y gracia) de thanks to;

por sus obras los conoceréis by their works will you know them;

es obra suya it's his doing;

la ruina de las cosechas es obra de la sequía the crops have been ruined as a result of the drought;

Prov

obras son amores y no buenas razones actions speak louder than words

Comp
obra benéfica [institución] charity; [acción, trabajo] charitable deed;
obra de beneficencia [institución] charity;
[acción, trabajo] charitable deed;
obra de caridad [institución] charity;
[acción, trabajo] charitable deed; Anticuado obra pía charitable institution; Arg obra social benevolent fund;
obras sociales community work

2. [creación artística] work;
[de teatro] play; [de música] work, opus;
la obra pictórica de Miguel Ángel Michelangelo's paintings;

una obra de artesanía a piece of craftsmanship

Comp
obra de arte work of art;
obras completas complete works;

obra de consulta reference work;

obra dramática [pieza] play, drama;
[conjunto] plays, dramatic works;
obra maestra masterpiece;

obra menor minor work

3. [trabajo de construcción] work;
[reforma doméstica, en local] alteration;
el ayuntamiento va a empezar una obra en el descampado the council is going to start building on the wasteground;

vamos a hacer obra o [m5] obras en la cocina we're going to make some alterations to our kitchen;

toda la calle está en obras there are roadworks all along the road;

el edificio lleva en obras más de dos meses the work on the building has been going on for over two months;

cortada por obras [letrero en calle] road closed for repairs;

cerrado por obras [letrero en restaurante, edificio] closed for refurbishment;

obras [en carretera] roadworks

Comp
Náut obra muerta freeboard;
obras públicas public works

4. [solar en construcción] building site;

encontró trabajo en una obra he found work on a building site

5. [trabajo de albañilería]
un horno de obra a brick oven

6.
la Obra the Opus Dei, = traditionalist Roman Catholic organization, whose members include many professional people and public figures

* * *

obra

f

1 work;

obras completas complete works

2 ( acción)

:

hacer buenas obras do good deeds;

por obra de thanks to, as a result of;

poner por o L.Am.

en obra set in motion;

¡manos a la obra! let’s get to work!

3

:

de obra muro, chimenea brick atr

4

:

obras pl de construcción building work sg ; en la vía pública road works

* * *

obra nf

1) : work

obra de arte: work of art

obra de teatro: play

obra de consulta: reference work

2) : deed

una buena obra: a good deed

3) : construction work

4)

obra maestra : masterpiece

5)

obras públicas : public works

6)

por obra de : thanks to, because of

* * *

obra n

1. (artística, literaria) work

es la mejor obra de Picasso it's Picasso's finest work

la obra completa de Cervantes the complete works of Cervantes

2. (buena acción) deed

has hecho tu buena obra del día you've done your good deed for the day

3. (edificio en construcción) building site

obra de teatro play

obra maestra masterpiece

Spanish-English dictionary > obra
20 santero

santero

► adjetivo

1 sanctimonious

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (sacristán) verger, sexton

2 (mendigo) alms collector

* * *

santero, -a
SM / F
1) Caribe maker or seller of religious images, prints, etc

2) (=devoto) person excessively devoted to the saints

* * *

santero¹ -ra

adjective

excessively devoted to the saints

santero² -ra

masculine, feminine

santero, santeria priest

* * *

santero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino caretaker of a sanctuary
' santero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
santera

* * *

santero, -a nm,f

1. [en ermita, santuario] = caretaker of a hermitage/shrine

2. [curandero] = faith healer who calls on the saints to assist with the healing process

Spanish-English dictionary > santero

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