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restrained from

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1 impedir

v.

1 to prevent.

impedir a alguien hacer algo to prevent somebody from doing something

la lesión le impedía correr the injury stopped o prevented him from running

la nieve impidió la celebración del partido the snow prevented the match from taking place

impedirle el paso a alguien to bar somebody's way

si nada lo impide saldremos por la mañana all being well we'll leave in the morning

2 to hinder, to obstruct.

3 to impede, to obstruct, to hold up, to prevent.

Ella impidió el accidente She impeded the accident.

4 to handicap, to cripple, to disable.

El accidente impidió a Ricardo The accident handicapped Richard.

5 to prevent from, to keep from, to avert from, to deter from.

María le impidió a Ricardo jugar Mary prevented Richard from playing.

6 to make it impossible to, to make it difficult to.

Esa luz impide leer That light makes it impossible to read.

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impedir

Conjugation model [ SERVIR], like link=servir servir

► verbo transitivo

1 (hacer imposible) to prevent, stop

■ ¿hay algo que te lo impida? is there anything stopping you?

■ su enfermedad le impide desplazarse her illness makes it impossible for her to get about

2 (obstaculizar) to hinder, impede

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FRASEOLOGÍA

impedir el paso to block the way

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verb

1) to impede

2) prevent

3) block

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VT

1) (=parar) to prevent, stop

trataron de impedir la huida de los presos — they tried to prevent the prisoners escaping o the prisoners escape

impedir a algn el acceso al edificio — to prevent sb from entering the building

lo que no se puede impedir — what cannot be prevented

a mí nadie me lo va a impedir — nobody's going to stop me

impedir a algn hacer algo, impedir que algn haga algo — to prevent sb (from) doing sth, stop sb doing sth

esto no impide que... — this does not alter the fact that...

impedir el paso — to block the way

un camión nos impedía el paso — a lorry was blocking our way

2) (=dificultar) [con obstáculos] to impede, obstruct; [con problemas] to hinder, hamper

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verbo transitivo

a) ( imposibilitar) to prevent

nadie te lo impide — nobody's stopping you

impedirle a alguien + inf — to prevent somebody from -ing

el dolor le impedía caminar — the pain prevented her from walking

quiso impedir que nos viéramos — she tried to stop us seeing each other

b) < paso> to block

un camión impedía la entrada — a truck was blocking the entrance

c) ( dificultar) to hamper, hinder

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= guard against, impede, inhibit, prevent, forestall, restrain from, foreclose, get in + the way (of), hamstring, head off, ward off, hamper, thwart.

Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex. Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.

Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex. 'We also need to know the kinds of questions we are legally restrained from asking'.

Ex. The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.

Ex. At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.

Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex. Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.

Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

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* impedir el paso = block in.

* impedir la entrada = keep out.

* impedir que = keep from.

* impedir que + Subjuntivo = prevent from + Gerundio.

* si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.

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verbo transitivo

a) ( imposibilitar) to prevent

nadie te lo impide — nobody's stopping you

impedirle a alguien + inf — to prevent somebody from -ing

el dolor le impedía caminar — the pain prevented her from walking

quiso impedir que nos viéramos — she tried to stop us seeing each other

b) < paso> to block

un camión impedía la entrada — a truck was blocking the entrance

c) ( dificultar) to hamper, hinder

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= guard against, impede, inhibit, prevent, forestall, restrain from, foreclose, get in + the way (of), hamstring, head off, ward off, hamper, thwart.

Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex: Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.

Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex: 'We also need to know the kinds of questions we are legally restrained from asking'.

Ex: The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.

Ex: At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.

Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex: Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.

Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

* impedir el paso = block in.

* impedir la entrada = keep out.

* impedir que = keep from.

* impedir que + Subjuntivo = prevent from + Gerundio.

* si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.

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impedir [ I14 ]

vt

1 (imposibilitar) to prevent

no logró impedir el accidente she was unable to prevent the accident

nos impidió el paso he wouldn't let us through, he blocked our way

esta válvula impide el paso del gas this valve stops o blocks the flow of gas

nadie te lo impide nobody's stopping you

impedirle a algn + INF to prevent sb FROM -ING

el dolor le impedía caminar the pain prevented her from walking o meant that she couldn't walk o stopped her walking

impedir QUE + SUBJ:

quiso impedir que nos viéramos she tried to stop us seeing each other, she tried to prevent us from seeing each other

tenemos que impedir que ocurra otra vez we must see that it doesn't happen again, we must stop o prevent it happening again

2 (dificultar) to hamper, hinder

la ropa me impedía los movimientos my clothes hampered o hindered o impeded my movements

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impedir ( conjugate impedir) verbo transitivo
a) ( imposibilitar) to prevent;

◊ nadie te lo impide nobody's stopping you;

impedirle a algn hacer algo to prevent sb from doing sth;
quiso impedir que nos viéramos she tried to stop us seeing each other
b) ‹paso/entrada› to block

c) ( dificultar) to hamper, hinder

impedir verbo transitivo
1 (entorpecer) to impede, hinder: un coche impedía el paso a la ambulancia, a car was in the way of the ambulance
2 (frustrar) to prevent, stop
' impedir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atravesar
- bloquear
- cortar
- imposibilitar
- inmovilizar
- trabar
- evitar
- impida
English:
bar
- deter
- forestall
- impede
- inhibit
- interfere
- keep
- occur
- prevent
- restrain
- stop
- avert
- obscure
- prohibit

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impedir vt

1. [imposibilitar] to prevent;

impedir a alguien hacer algo to prevent sb from doing sth;

la lesión le impedía correr the injury stopped o prevented her from running;

impedirle el paso a alguien to bar sb's way;

este camión impide el paso a la calle this truck o Br lorry is blocking the street;

la nieve impidió la celebración del partido the snow prevented the game from taking place;

nada te impide hacerlo there's nothing to stop you doing it;

si nada lo impide saldremos por la mañana all being well we'll leave in the morning

2. [dificultar] to hinder, to obstruct

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impedir

v/t prevent; ( estorbar) impede

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impedir {54} vt

1) : to prevent, to block

2) : to impede, to hinder

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impedir vb

1. (imposibilitar) to prevent / to stop [pt. & pp. stopped]

tratan de impedir que lo vea they're trying to stop me seeing him

2. (paso) to block

el guardia nos impidió el paso the guard blocked our way

Spanish-English dictionary > impedir
2 prohibir

v.

1 to forbid.

prohibir a alguien hacer algo to forbid somebody to do something

tengo prohibido el alcohol I've been told I mustn't touch alcohol

se prohíbe el paso no entry (en letrero)

2 to prohibit (por ley) (de antemano).

a partir de ahora está prohibido fumar en los lugares públicos smoking in public places has now been banned

está prohibida la venta de alcohol a menores it is illegal to sell alcoholic drinks to anyone under the age of 18 (en letrero)

se prohibe la entrada a menores de 18 años over 18s only (en letrero)

3 to forbid to, to forbid.

Ella los desautorizó beber She forbade them to drink.

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PROHIBIR

CONJUGACIÓN

(stressed í in certain persons of certain tenses)

Present Indicative

prohíbo, prohíbes, prohíbe, prohibimos, prohibís, prohíben.

Present Subjunctive

prohíba, prohíbas, prohíba, prohibamos, prohibáis, prohíban.

Imperative

prohíbe (tú), prohíba (él/Vd.), prohibamos (nos.), prohibid (vos.), prohíban (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

to ban, forbid, prohibit

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VT

1) (=vedar) [+ venta, consumo, publicidad, prueba nuclear] to ban, prohibit

han prohibido la venta ambulante — street selling has been banned o prohibited

la ley lo prohíbe — it is banned by law

han prohibido la circulación de camiones este fin de semana — lorries have been banned from the roads this weekend

quieren prohibir la caza de ballenas — they want to put a ban on whaling, they want to ban whaling

está totalmente prohibido hacer publicidad del tabaco — there is a total ban on tobacco advertising, tobacco advertising is completely banned o forbidden

queda terminantemente prohibido — it is strictly forbidden

2) (=no permitir)

prohibir algo a algn: prohibieron el acceso a la prensa — the press were banned

el médico me ha prohibido los dulces — the doctor says I'm not allowed (to eat) sweet things, the doctor has banned me from eating sweet things

• prohibir a algn hacer algo, me prohibió entrar en su casa — he banned me from his house, he forbade me to enter his house

la dirección nos prohibía usar maquillaje — the management prohibited us from wearing make-up, the management forbade us to wear make-up

• prohibir a algn que haga algo — to forbid sb to do sth

te prohíbo que me hables así — I forbid you to talk to me like that

• tener algo prohibido, tengo prohibido el tabaco — I'm not allowed to smoke

le tenían prohibido salir de casa — he was not allowed out

me tienen prohibida la entrada — I'm banned, they have banned me

me tienen prohibido hablar de política mientras comemos — I'm banned from talking politics at the dinner-table, I'm not allowed to talk politics at the dinner-table

3) [en letreros]

prohibida la caza — no hunting

prohibida la entrada a menores de 18 años — no (admission to) under-18s

prohibido el paso a toda persona ajena a la obra — no unauthorized entry, authorized personnel only

queda prohibido el consumo de alcohol en este local — no alcohol may be consumed on these premises

prohibido fumar — no smoking

prohibido jugar a la pelota — no ball games

prohibido fijar carteles — stick no bills

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verbo transitivo

a) <acto/venta> to prohibit (frml)

esta ley prohíbe las huelgas — this law bans o prohibits strikes

queda terminantemente prohibido — it is strictly forbidden o prohibited

iba en dirección prohibida — I was going the wrong way up a one-way street

prohibido el paso or prohibida la entrada — no entry

prohibido fijar carteles — stick no bills, bill posters o bill stickers will be prosecuted

prohibido fumar — no smoking

b)

prohibirle algo A alguien — to ban somebody FROM something

se prohíbe la entrada a menores de 16 años — over 16s only, no admission to persons under 16 years of age

tengo prohibido el alcohol — I've been told I mustn't drink alcohol

c)

prohibirle A alguien + INF — to forbid somebody to + inf, prohibit somebody from -ing (frml)

prohíben sindicarse a los trabajadores — workers are not allowed to form a union

le tenemos prohibido salir — he's not allowed out

d)

prohibir A alguien QUE + SUBJ — to forbid somebody to + inf

te prohíbo que me hables así — I forbid you to speak to me like that

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= bar, outlaw, forbid, prohibit, impose + ban, ban, restrain from, banish, proscribe.

Ex. Once the library is closed, all incoming or all outgoing calls should be barred.

Ex. The Taft-Hartley Act outlawed closed shops, jurisdictional strikes, sympathy strikes, and refusal to bargain.

Ex. Library policy may forbid staff members from giving appraisals.

Ex. There are laws which prohibit unlawful copyright infringement, but these are frequently contradictory and open to interpretation.

Ex. By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.

Ex. In the Soviet Union the introduction of glasnost has allowed the publication of some books previously banned, but has had little effect on libraries.

Ex. 'We also need to know the kinds of questions we are legally restrained from asking'.

Ex. Many types and colours of shelving are now available, and forbidding dark wooden bookcases have been banished from most libraries.

Ex. Under proposed legislation librarians and distributors who disseminate materials proscribed under these laws would be criminally liable.

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* prohibir la entrada en = ban from.

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verbo transitivo

a) <acto/venta> to prohibit (frml)

esta ley prohíbe las huelgas — this law bans o prohibits strikes

queda terminantemente prohibido — it is strictly forbidden o prohibited

iba en dirección prohibida — I was going the wrong way up a one-way street

prohibido el paso or prohibida la entrada — no entry

prohibido fijar carteles — stick no bills, bill posters o bill stickers will be prosecuted

prohibido fumar — no smoking

b)

prohibirle algo A alguien — to ban somebody FROM something

se prohíbe la entrada a menores de 16 años — over 16s only, no admission to persons under 16 years of age

tengo prohibido el alcohol — I've been told I mustn't drink alcohol

c)

prohibirle A alguien + INF — to forbid somebody to + inf, prohibit somebody from -ing (frml)

prohíben sindicarse a los trabajadores — workers are not allowed to form a union

le tenemos prohibido salir — he's not allowed out

d)

prohibir A alguien QUE + SUBJ — to forbid somebody to + inf

te prohíbo que me hables así — I forbid you to speak to me like that

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= bar, outlaw, forbid, prohibit, impose + ban, ban, restrain from, banish, proscribe.

Ex: Once the library is closed, all incoming or all outgoing calls should be barred.

Ex: The Taft-Hartley Act outlawed closed shops, jurisdictional strikes, sympathy strikes, and refusal to bargain.

Ex: Library policy may forbid staff members from giving appraisals.

Ex: There are laws which prohibit unlawful copyright infringement, but these are frequently contradictory and open to interpretation.

Ex: By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.

Ex: In the Soviet Union the introduction of glasnost has allowed the publication of some books previously banned, but has had little effect on libraries.

Ex: 'We also need to know the kinds of questions we are legally restrained from asking'.

Ex: Many types and colours of shelving are now available, and forbidding dark wooden bookcases have been banished from most libraries.

Ex: Under proposed legislation librarians and distributors who disseminate materials proscribed under these laws would be criminally liable.

* prohibir la entrada en = ban from.

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prohibir [ I22 ]

vt

1 ‹acto/venta› to prohibit ( frml)

esta ley prohíbe la huelga en los servicios públicos this law bans o prohibits strikes in public services

queda terminantemente prohibido it is strictly forbidden o prohibited

se prohibió la venta de hortalizas procedentes de la zona the sale of vegetables from the area was banned o prohibited

se prohíbe el uso de diccionarios you are not allowed to use dictionaries, the use of dictionaries is forbidden ( frml)

iba en dirección prohibida I was going the wrong way up a one-way street

[ S ] prohibido el paso or prohibida la entrada no entry

[ S ] prohibido fijar carteles stick no bills, bill posters o bill stickers will be prosecuted

[ S ] prohibido fumar no smoking

está prohibido fumar aquí you/she/he can't smoke here o this is a no-smoking area

2 prohibirle algo A algn to ban sb FROM sth

me había prohibido la entrada al edificio he had banned me from the building o from entering the building

el médico me ha prohibido la sal the doctor has told me I mustn't have salt

[ S ] se prohíbe la entrada a menores de 16 años over 16s only, no admission to persons under 16 years of age

tengo prohibido el alcohol I've been told I mustn't drink alcohol

3 prohibirle A algn + INF to forbid sb to + INF, prohibit sb FROM -ING ( frml)

me prohibió tocar la máquina he forbade me to touch the machine, he told me not to touch the machine

prohíben a las mujeres participar en estos actos women are prohibited o banned from participating in these ceremonies, women are not allowed to participate in these ceremonies

le tenemos prohibido salir he's not allowed out, we've grounded him ( colloq)

4 prohibir A algn QUE + SUBJ to forbid sb to + INF

te prohíbo que le hables así a tu madre I forbid you to speak to your mother like that

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prohibir ( conjugate prohibir) verbo transitivo
a) ‹acto/venta› to ban, prohibit (frml);

◊ iba en dirección prohibida I was going the wrong way up a one-way street;

( on signs) prohibido el paso or prohibida la entrada no entry;
( on signs) prohibido fumar no smoking;
( on signs) se prohíbe la entrada a menores de 16 años over 16s only, no admission to persons under 16 years of age
b) prohibirle algo A algn to ban sb from sth;

prohibirle A algn hacer algo to forbid sb to do sth, prohibit sb from doing sth (frml);
prohibir A algn QUE haga algo to forbid sb to do sth
prohibir verbo transitivo
1 to forbid, prohibit: le han prohibi-do el alcohol, he's been told not to drink alcohol
2 (legalmente) to ban: comprar tabaco está prohibido para menores de 16 años, it is forbidden for persons under sixteen years of age to purchase tobacco
' prohibir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vedar
English:
ban
- bar
- embargo
- forbid
- nix
- outlaw
- prohibit
- stop
- banish

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prohibir vt

1. [impedir, proscribir] to forbid;

prohibir a alguien hacer algo to forbid sb to do sth;

te prohíbo que vayas a la fiesta I forbid you to go to the party;

el médico me ha prohibido fumar the doctor has told me to stop smoking;

tengo prohibido el alcohol I've been told I mustn't touch alcohol;

se prohíbe el paso [en letrero] no entry

2. [por ley] [de antemano] to prohibit;
[a posteriori] to ban;
a partir de ahora se prohíbe fumar en los lugares públicos smoking in public places has now been banned;

se prohíbe la entrada a menores de 18 años [en letrero] over 18s only

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prohibir

v/t forbid; oficialmente ban;

prohibir a alguien hacer algo forbid s.o. to do sth;

prohibido fumar no smoking

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prohibir {62} vt

: to prohibit, to ban, to forbid

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prohibir vb

1. (en general) to forbid [pt. forbade; pp. forbidden]

mis padres me han prohibido ir al concierto my parents have forbidden me to go to the concert

en esta tienda se prohíbe fumar smoking is forbidden in this shop

2. (por ley) to ban [pt. & pp. banned]

el gobierno ha prohibido las armas de fuego the government has banned firearms

Spanish-English dictionary > prohibir
3 contener

v.

1 to contain.

no contiene CFC does not contain CFCs (en etiqueta)

¿qué contiene esa maleta? what's in this suitcase?

Ese estudio contiene mucha información That study contains a lot of info.

Esa bolsa contiene melocotones That bag contains peaches.

2 to restrain, to hold back.

tuvieron que contenerlo para que no agrediera al fotógrafo he had to be restrained from attacking the photographer

no pudo contener la risa/el llanto he couldn't help laughing/crying

Pedro contiene su ira Peter holds back his anger.

3 to stanch, to stop, to staunch.

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contener

Conjugation model [ TENER], like link=tener tener

► verbo transitivo

1 (incluir) to contain, hold

■ este paquete contiene treinta galletas this packet contains thirty biscuits

2 (detener) to hold back, restrain

■ la presa contiene el cauce del río the dam holds back the flow of the river

3 (reprimir) to restrain, hold back, contain; (respiración) to hold

■ contuvo su alegría he held back his joy

■ contuve mis lágrimas I held back the tears

► verbo pronominal contenerse

1 to control oneself, contain oneself, keep a hold on oneself

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verb

1) to contain

2) hold

•

- contenerse

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1. VT

1) (=incluir) to contain

el maletín contenía explosivos — the suitcase contained explosives

el libro contenía un capítulo dedicado a su vida — the book contained a chapter on her life

no contiene alcohol — alcohol-free, does not contain alcohol

2) (=frenar) [+ gente, muchedumbre] to contain, hold back; [+ revuelta, epidemia, infección] to contain; [+ invasión, lágrimas, emoción] to contain, hold back; [+ aliento, respiración] to hold; [+ hemorragia] to stop; [+ bostezo] to stifle; [+ inflación] to check, curb; [+ precios, déficit, consumo] to keep down

para contener la tendencia al alza de los precios — to check the tendency for prices to rise

no pude contener la risa — I couldn't help laughing

3) Cono Sur (=significar) to mean

2.

See:

contenerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) recipiente/producto/libro to contain

2) (parar, controlar) <infección/epidemia> to contain; < tendencia> to curb; < movimiento político> to keep...in check; < respiración> to hold; <risa/lágrimas> to contain (frml), to hold back; <invasión/revuelta> to contain

dejó estallar toda su furia contenida — he let out all his pent up o bottled up anger
2.
contenerse v pron (refl) to contain oneself

no me pude contener y me eché a llorar — I couldn't contain myself and I burst into tears

tuve que contenerme para no insultarlo — I had to control myself to stop myself insulting him

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) recipiente/producto/libro to contain

2) (parar, controlar) <infección/epidemia> to contain; < tendencia> to curb; < movimiento político> to keep...in check; < respiración> to hold; <risa/lágrimas> to contain (frml), to hold back; <invasión/revuelta> to contain

dejó estallar toda su furia contenida — he let out all his pent up o bottled up anger
2.
contenerse v pron (refl) to contain oneself

no me pude contener y me eché a llorar — I couldn't contain myself and I burst into tears

tuve que contenerme para no insultarlo — I had to control myself to stop myself insulting him

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contener¹

¹ = bear, contain, contain in, enclose, gather, hold, host, include, possess, carry, be stocked with, harbour [harbor, -USA], offer, provide.

Ex: Use a uniform title for an entry if the item bears a title proper that differs from the uniform title.

Ex: The label contains information about the record, indicating, for instance, its length, status, for example, new, amended, type and class.

Ex: A printed index is a pointer, or indicator, or more fully, a systematic guide to the items contained in, or concepts derived from a collection.

Ex: The building encloses an art gallery, tourist office, conference room, concert hall and cinema.

Ex: A bibliography is a list of materials or items which is restricted in its coverage by some feature other than the materials being gathered in one library collection.

Ex: If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.

Ex: Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.

Ex: Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.

Ex: Not every index necessarily exhibits all the features of either of these types of indexing systems, and indeed, some will possess elements of both types of systems.

Ex: Europe Environment carries useful reports on the activities of the lobby groups in the environmental, consumer protection and research fields.

Ex: The paperback shelves in many retail outlets are stocked with books which, in spite of their print-runs, may or may not be a financial success.

Ex: When the reference collection fails or the question is broad in nature, the stacks may harbor exactly what is wanted.

Ex: Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.

Ex: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.

* contener en abundancia = abound in/with.

* contener en cantidad = abound in/with.

* contener en cantidad + Nombre = contain + its share of + Nombre.

* contener hiperenlaces = hotlink [hot-link].

* contener información = carry + information.

* contener mucho = be high in.

contener²

² = staunch [stanch, -USA], dam (up), smother, keep at + bay, hold + the line, repress, force back, bottle up, hold at + bay, rein in, hold + Nombre + in.

Ex: Some notable progress is being made worldwide in staunching publishers' losses.

Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.

Ex: Smothering an excusable curse, Modjeski asked: 'How much longer is Wade likely to be out?'.

Ex: A new approach is needed to maintain the freshness, vitality and humour that will keep at bay the dryer mode of academic examination.

Ex: The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.

Ex: Friends of Cuban Libraries draw attention to the extent to which intellectual freedom is being repressed in Cuba.

Ex: Then tears began to well in her eyes and the trembling of her breath showed that she was forcing back a lump in her throat.

Ex: Instead of showing her anger towards her parents, Jamie continued to keep her feelings bottled up inside of her.

Ex: A man died early today after holding deputies at bay for three hours, then shooting himself.

Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.

Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.

* contener Algo = keep + Nombre + in check.

* contener el aliento = hold + Posesivo + breath.

* contener la respiración = hold + Posesivo + breath.

* contener las lágrimas = hold back + Posesivo + tears.

* contener los gastos = contain + costs.

* contenerse = hold back on, forbear, check + Reflexivo.

* sin poder contenerse = helplessly.

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contener [ E27 ]

vt

A «recipiente/producto/mezcla» to contain

la carta contenía acusaciones muy serias the letter contained some very serious accusations

[ S ] contiene lanolina contains lanolin

B (parar, controlar) ‹infección/epidemia› to contain; ‹respiración› to hold; ‹risa/lágrimas› to contain ( frml), to hold back; ‹invasión/revuelta› to contain

la policía intentaba contener a la gente the police tried to hold back o contain o restrain the crowd

dejó estallar aquella furia contenida he let out all that pent up o bottled up rage

■ contenerse

v pron

( refl) to contain oneself

no me pude contener y me eché a llorar I couldn't contain myself and I burst into tears

tuve que contenerme para no insultarlo it was all I could do not to insult him, I had to control myself to stop myself insulting him

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contener ( conjugate contener) verbo transitivo
a) [recipiente/producto/libro] to contain

b) (parar, controlar) ‹infección/epidemia› to contain;

‹ tendencia› to curb;
‹ respiración› to hold;
‹risa/lágrimas› to contain (frml), to hold back;
‹invasión/revuelta› to contain
contenerse verbo pronominal ( refl) to contain oneself;
◊ no se pudo contener más he could contain himself no longer

contener verbo transitivo
1 to contain: ¿qué contiene esa caja?, what does that box contain?
2 (refrenar una pasión) to hold back, restrain: ¡contén tus ansias de vengarte!, restrain your desire for revenge!

' contener' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantarse
- albergar
- contenerse
- dominar
- frenar
- incluir
- resistir
- respiración
- tener
- aguantar
- comprender
English:
accommodate
- breath
- check
- choke back
- contain
- curb
- dam up
- face
- hold
- hold back
- repress
- restrain
- stem
- straight
- suppress
- fight
- keep
- stifle

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contener

♦ vt

1. [encerrar] to contain;

¿qué contiene esa maleta? what's in this suitcase?;

la novela contiene elementos diversos the novel has many different aspects;

no contiene CFC [en etiqueta] does not contain CFCs

2. [detener, reprimir] [epidemia] to contain;
[respiración] to hold; [conflicto, crisis] to contain; [éxodo] to contain, to stem; [inflación, salarios] to keep down;
no pudo contener la risa/el llanto he couldn't help laughing/crying;

tuvieron que contenerlo para que no agrediera al fotógrafo he had to be restrained from attacking the photographer

♦ See also the pronominal verb contenerse

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contener

v/t

1 contain

2 respiración hold; muchedumbre hold back

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contener {80} vt

1) : to contain, to hold

2) atajar: to restrain, to hold back

♦ See also the reflexive verb contenerse

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contener vb

1. (tener) to contain

el libro contiene muchas ilustraciones the book contains a lot of illustrations

2. (aguantar) to hold back [pt. & pp. held]

no pudo contener las lágrimas she couldn't hold back her tears

Spanish-English dictionary > contener
4 sobrio

adj.

1 sober, dry, not drunk, sane.

2 sober, frugal, moderate, restrained.

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sobrio

► adjetivo

1 (estilo, color etc) sober, plain

2 (persona) sober, moderate, restrained

3 (forma de expresarse) concise

4 (comida) light

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ser sobrio,-a en la bebida to drink in moderation

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(f. - sobria)

adj.

sober

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ADJ

1) (=no borracho) sober

2) [color, estilo, decoración] sober

3) (=moderado) frugal

llevan una vida muy sobria — they live a very frugal life

ser sobrio con la bebida — to drink in moderation

es sobrio de palabras — he's a man of few words

4) (=tranquilo) restrained

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- bria adjetivo

1) [SER]

a) < persona> sober, restrained, moderate; < hábitos> frugal

era sobrio en la bebida — he drank in moderation

b) <decoración/estilo/color> sober

2) [ESTAR] ( no borracho) sober

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= sober, stark, staid, subdued, Spartan, sedate.

Ex. 'No, not right now,' she said and left a pause 'Well, maybe,' upon more sober reflection.

Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

Ex. As many of the responding librarians pointed out, ' staid, adult-looking pages are not attractive to a teenage audience' = Como muchos de los bibliotecarios encuestados indicaron las "páginas con aspecto serio como si estuviesen dirigidas a adultos no resultan atractivas a un público joven".

Ex. And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.

Ex. I haven't forgotten those days of making a 'Herculean effort on a Spartan budget'.

Ex. His rebelliousness against family tradition and sedate good taste surfaced disturbingly in his account of bringing his mother's body home from Italy.

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- bria adjetivo

1) [SER]

a) < persona> sober, restrained, moderate; < hábitos> frugal

era sobrio en la bebida — he drank in moderation

b) <decoración/estilo/color> sober

2) [ESTAR] ( no borracho) sober

* * *

= sober, stark, staid, subdued, Spartan, sedate.

Ex: 'No, not right now,' she said and left a pause 'Well, maybe,' upon more sober reflection.

Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

Ex: As many of the responding librarians pointed out, ' staid, adult-looking pages are not attractive to a teenage audience' = Como muchos de los bibliotecarios encuestados indicaron las "páginas con aspecto serio como si estuviesen dirigidas a adultos no resultan atractivas a un público joven".

Ex: And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.

Ex: I haven't forgotten those days of making a 'Herculean effort on a Spartan budget'.

Ex: His rebelliousness against family tradition and sedate good taste surfaced disturbingly in his account of bringing his mother's body home from Italy.

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sobrio - bria

adjective

A [ SER]

1 ‹persona› sober, restrained, moderate; ‹hábitos› frugal

era sobrio en la bebida he drank in moderation

2 ‹decoración/estilo/color› sober, restrained, simple

B [ ESTAR] (no borracho) sober

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sobrio
◊ - bria adjetivo

1 [SER]
a) ‹ persona› sober, restrained;

‹ hábitos› frugal
b) ‹decoración/estilo/color› sober

2 [ESTAR] ( no borracho) sober
sobrio,-a adjetivo sober
1 (algo o alguien moderado, sencillo y elegante a la vez) es una persona muy sobria vistiendo, he dresses very simply
la casa tiene una decoración sobria, the house is decorated very plainly
2 (alguien que no ha bebido alcohol) no he tomado ni una copa, estoy sobrio, I'm completely sober, I haven't touched a drop
' sobrio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
serena
- sereno
- sobria
- despejado
- parco
English:
restrained
- sober
- discreet
- staid

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sobrio, -a adj

1. [moderado] restrained;
[no excesivo] simple;
es sobrio en el vestir he dresses simply

2. [austero] [decoración, estilo] sober

3. [no borracho] sober

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sobrio

adj

1 sober

2 comida, decoración simple

3 ( moderado) restrained

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sobrio, - bria adj

: sober

♦ sobriamente adv

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sobrio adj sober

Spanish-English dictionary > sobrio
5 cubierto

adj.

1 covered, coated.

2 grown-over.

m.

place setting, table setting.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: cubrir.

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cubierto

► nombre masculino

1 (techumbre) cover

2 (en la mesa) place setting

3 (menú) meal at a fixed price

■ el cubierto costó veinticinco euros the meal was twenty-five euros a head

► nombre masculino plural

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cubierto

► participio pasado

1→ link=cubrir cubrir

► adjetivo

1 (gen) covered

2 (cielo) overcast

3 (plaza) filled

► nombre masculino cubierto

1 (techumbre) cover

2 (en la mesa) place setting

3 (menú) meal at a fixed price

■ el cubierto costó veinticinco euros the meal was twenty-five euros a head

► nombre masculino plural cubiertos

1 cutlery sing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a cubierto de safe from

estar a cubierto to be under cover

ponerse a cubierto to take cover

tener las espaldas cubiertas familiar to be well-heeled

juego de cubiertos canteen of cutlery, set of cutlery

precio del cubierto cover charge

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noun m.

1) cover, shelter

2) utensil

3) table setting

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1.

PP de cubrir

2. ADJ

1) [gen] covered (de with, in)

un cheque no cubierto — a bad o unbacked cheque

2) [cielo] overcast

3) [vacante] filled

la plaza está ya cubierta — the place has already been filled

4) (Aut)

poco cubierto — [neumático] threadbare, worn

5) (=tocado) [persona] with a hat

3. SM

1) (=techumbre) cover

a o bajo cubierto — under cover

estar a cubierto de algo — to be safe from sth

ponerse a cubierto — to take shelter, take cover

ponerse a cubierto de algo — to shelter from sth

2) [para comer] a piece of cutlery

coge el cubierto con la mano derecha — take the spoon/fork/knife with your right hand

los cubiertos — the cutlery

3) (=servicio de mesa) place setting

falta un cubierto, porque somos ocho — we're a place short, there are eight of us

4) (=comida)

pagaron 200 dólares por cubierto — they paid 200 dollars each o per head

precio del cubierto — price per person o per head

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I
adjetivo < cielo> overcast, cloudy; ver tb cubrir
II
masculino

1)

a) ( pieza) piece of cutlery

se le cayó un cubierto — he dropped his knife/fork/spoon

los cubiertos de plata — the silver cutlery

b) ( servicio de mesa) place setting

pon otro cubierto — can you set another place?

c) ( en restaurante) cover charge; (en boda, banquete)

¿cuánto cuesta el cubierto? — how much is it per head?

2) (en locs)

a cubierto: ponerse a cubierto de la lluvia to take cover o to shelter from the rain; bajo cubierto — under cover

* * *

= draped, covered, clad, insulated, uncleared.

Ex. The theater for the puppet show was made of three draped art-room tables.

Ex. The van has improved facilities, including covered access to a two-tier display rack, so that passers-by can browse through a wide variety of information leaflets.

Ex. The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.

Ex. Health problems and potential legal liability caused by polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulated wiring in library building air ducts is referred to.

Ex. Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.

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* cubierta de = carpet of.

* cubierto con = clad in.

* cubierto con paneles de madera de roble = oak panelled.

* cubierto de = awash with/in, clad in, caked in/with, riddled with, encrusted with, incrusted with.

* cubierto de árboles = tree-covered.

* cubierto de arena = sandy [sandier -comp., sandiest -sup.].

* cubierto de barro = muddy [muddier -comp., muddiest -sup,].

* cubierto de cardenales = black and blue.

* cubierto de grava = metalled [metaled, -USA].

* cubierto de hierba = grassy [grassier -comp., grassiest -sup.].

* cubierto de hojas = leafy [leafier -comp., leafiest -sup.].

* cubierto de hollín = sooty.

* cubierto de incrustaciones = barnacled.

* cubierto de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* cubierto de musgo = moss-backed.

* cubierto de nieve = snow-covered.

* cubierto de titanio = titanium-clad.

* cubierto en plumas = feathery.

* cubierto por árboles = tree-shaded.

* cubierto por una funda de plástico = plastic-covered.

* estadio cubierto = indoor arena.

* piscina cubierta = indoor swimming pool, indoor pool, swimming baths.

* ponerse a cubierto = run for + cover.

* puente cubierto = covered bridge.

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I
adjetivo < cielo> overcast, cloudy; ver tb cubrir
II
masculino

1)

a) ( pieza) piece of cutlery

se le cayó un cubierto — he dropped his knife/fork/spoon

los cubiertos de plata — the silver cutlery

b) ( servicio de mesa) place setting

pon otro cubierto — can you set another place?

c) ( en restaurante) cover charge; (en boda, banquete)

¿cuánto cuesta el cubierto? — how much is it per head?

2) (en locs)

a cubierto: ponerse a cubierto de la lluvia to take cover o to shelter from the rain; bajo cubierto — under cover

* * *

= draped, covered, clad, insulated, uncleared.

Ex: The theater for the puppet show was made of three draped art-room tables.

Ex: The van has improved facilities, including covered access to a two-tier display rack, so that passers-by can browse through a wide variety of information leaflets.

Ex: The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.

Ex: Health problems and potential legal liability caused by polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulated wiring in library building air ducts is referred to.

Ex: Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.

* cubierta de = carpet of.

* cubierto con = clad in.

* cubierto con paneles de madera de roble = oak panelled.

* cubierto de = awash with/in, clad in, caked in/with, riddled with, encrusted with, incrusted with.

* cubierto de árboles = tree-covered.

* cubierto de arena = sandy [sandier -comp., sandiest -sup.].

* cubierto de barro = muddy [muddier -comp., muddiest -sup,].

* cubierto de cardenales = black and blue.

* cubierto de grava = metalled [metaled, -USA].

* cubierto de hierba = grassy [grassier -comp., grassiest -sup.].

* cubierto de hojas = leafy [leafier -comp., leafiest -sup.].

* cubierto de hollín = sooty.

* cubierto de incrustaciones = barnacled.

* cubierto de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* cubierto de musgo = moss-backed.

* cubierto de nieve = snow-covered.

* cubierto de titanio = titanium-clad.

* cubierto en plumas = feathery.

* cubierto por árboles = tree-shaded.

* cubierto por una funda de plástico = plastic-covered.

* estadio cubierto = indoor arena.

* piscina cubierta = indoor swimming pool, indoor pool, swimming baths.

* ponerse a cubierto = run for + cover.

* puente cubierto = covered bridge.

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cubierto¹ -ta

adjective

‹cielo› overcast, cloudy ver tb cubrir

cubierto²

masculine

A

1 (pieza) piece of cutlery

se le cayó un cubierto al suelo he dropped his knife/fork/spoon on the floor

los cubiertos de plata the silver cutlery

el cajón de los cubiertos the cutlery drawer

2 (servicio de mesa) place setting

pon otro cubierto, por favor can you set another place, please?, can you set for one more, please?

3 (en un restaurante — cobro adicional) cover charge

(— comida): ¿cuánto cuesta el cubierto para la cena de beneficiencia? how much is it per head o how much are the tickets for the charity dinner?

B ( en locs):

a cubierto: los soldados se pusieron a cubierto the soldiers took cover

ponerse a cubierto de la lluvia to take cover o to shelter from the rain

quedó a cubierto de posibles críticas he was safe from any possible criticism

bajo cubierto under cover

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Del verbo cubrir: ( conjugate cubrir)

cubierto es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
cubierto
cubrir
cubierto 1
◊ -ta adjetivo ‹ cielo› overcast, cloudy;

ver tb cubrir
cubierto 2 sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( pieza) piece of cutlery;

◊ los cubiertos de plata the silver cutlery

b) ( servicio de mesa) place setting;

◊ pon otro cubierto can you set another place?

2 ( en locs)
◊ a cubierto: ponerse a cubierto de la lluvia to take cover o to shelter from the rain

cubrir ( conjugate cubrir) verbo transitivo
a) ( en general) to cover;

cubierto algo de algo to cover sth with sth;
◊ cubrí al niño con una manta I covered the child with a blanket

b) ‹demanda/necesidad› to meet

c) ‹plaza/vacante› to fill

cubrirse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( refl) ( taparse) to cover oneself;

‹ cara› to cover
b) ( ponerse el sombrero) to put one's hat on

c) ( protegerse) to take cover

d) ( contra riesgo) to cover oneself

2 ( llenarse):
◊ las calles se habían cubierto de nieve the streets were covered with snow

cubierto,-a
I adjetivo
1 covered
(piscina) indoor
(cielo) overcast
2 (trabajo, plaza) filled
II sustantivo masculino
1 (asiento y plato para un comensal) place setting
2 cubiertos, cutlery sing
cubrir verbo transitivo to cover
' cubierto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cubierta
- escarchada
- escarchado
- rebañar
- amanecer
- bañar
- cielo
- cubrir
- lleno
- monte
- nube
- pastel
- sobrar
- tenedor
English:
dusty
- grassy
- indoor
- laminated
- litter
- muddy
- oily
- overgrown
- place
- place setting
- server
- snow-covered
- soapy
- veiled
- blaze
- Christmas
- cover
- Danish
- greasy
- icy
- over
- setting

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cubierto, -a

♦ participio
ver cubrir
♦ adj

1. [tapado, recubierto] covered (de with);
estar a cubierto [protegido] to be under cover;
[con saldo acreedor] to be in the black;
durmieron a cubierto they slept with a roof over their heads;

ponerse a cubierto to take cover

2. [cielo] overcast

3. [vacante] filled

♦ nm

1. [pieza de cubertería] piece of cutlery;

cubiertos cutlery;

mis cubiertos están sucios my knife and fork (and spoon) are dirty

2. [para cada persona] place setting;

pon un cubierto más en la mesa set another place at (the) table

3. [comida] set menu

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cubierto

I part → cubrir

II adj covered (de with, in)

III m

1 piece of flatware, Br

piece of cutlery;

cubiertos pl flatware sg, Br cutlery sg

2 en la mesa place setting

3

:

ponerse a cubierto take cover (de from)

* * *

cubierto pp cubrir

cubierto nm

1) : cover, shelter

bajo cubierto: under cover

2) : table setting

3) : utensil, piece of silverware

* * *

cubierto adj

1. (en general) covered

el prado está cubierto de flores the field is covered in flowers

los muebles estaban cubiertos de polvo the furniture was covered in dust

2. (cielo) cloudy [comp. cloudier; superl. cloudiest]

3. (puesto) filled

4. (instalación) indoor

una piscina cubierta an indoor swimming pool

Spanish-English dictionary > cubierto
6 elegante

adj.

1 elegant, smart (persona, ropa).

estás muy elegante con ese vestido you look really smart in that dress

ponte elegante, vamos a una boda make yourself smart, we're going to a wedding

2 smart, chic (barrio, hotel, fiesta).

3 graceful, elegant (movimiento, porte).

4 gracious (actitud, comportamiento).

fue un gesto poco elegante por su parte it wasn't a very gracious gesture on his part

f. & m.

elegant person.

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elegante

► adjetivo

1 elegant, smart, stylish

* * *

adj.

elegant, smart

* * *

ADJ [gen] elegant; [traje, fiesta, tienda] fashionable, smart; [sociedad] fashionable, elegant; [decoración] tasteful; [frase] elegant, well-turned, polished

* * *

adjetivo

1)

a) <moda/vestido> elegant, smart

iba muy elegante — ( bien vestido) he was very well o very smartly dressed; ( garboso) he looked very elegant

b) <barrio/restaurante/fiesta> smart, fashionable

2) <estilo/frase> elegant, polished; < solución> elegant, neat

* * *

= elegant, glamorous, dashing, genteel, graceful, gracious, chic, polished, stylish, dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], gourmet, glam, voguish, dapper, swish.

Ex. A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.

Ex. Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.

Ex. Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.

Ex. The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.

Ex. The author who can vary his terminology to maintain the reader's interest is a handicap to the indexer, who is more concerned with the ideas conveyed than with the niceties of a graceful literary style.

Ex. It will be necessary to be gracious when accepting what seem to be peripheral assignments from a company vice president.

Ex. From the chic Princes Square and the monumental St Enoch Centre to the magnificent Buchanan Galleries, shopping is an essential part of the Glasgow experience.

Ex. The consolidation of abstracts into a polished bulletin or list is usually the responsibility of information staff.

Ex. A number of innovative initiatives have resulted in stylish new public libraries.

Ex. They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.

Ex. Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.

Ex. Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.

Ex. Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.

Ex. He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.

Ex. The entrance to the hotel is very swish and the rooms although small very well maintained and clean.

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* de un modo elegante = elegantly.

* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* * *

adjetivo

1)

a) <moda/vestido> elegant, smart

iba muy elegante — ( bien vestido) he was very well o very smartly dressed; ( garboso) he looked very elegant

b) <barrio/restaurante/fiesta> smart, fashionable

2) <estilo/frase> elegant, polished; < solución> elegant, neat

* * *

= elegant, glamorous, dashing, genteel, graceful, gracious, chic, polished, stylish, dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], gourmet, glam, voguish, dapper, swish.

Ex: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.

Ex: Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.

Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.

Ex: The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.

Ex: The author who can vary his terminology to maintain the reader's interest is a handicap to the indexer, who is more concerned with the ideas conveyed than with the niceties of a graceful literary style.

Ex: It will be necessary to be gracious when accepting what seem to be peripheral assignments from a company vice president.

Ex: From the chic Princes Square and the monumental St Enoch Centre to the magnificent Buchanan Galleries, shopping is an essential part of the Glasgow experience.

Ex: The consolidation of abstracts into a polished bulletin or list is usually the responsibility of information staff.

Ex: A number of innovative initiatives have resulted in stylish new public libraries.

Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.

Ex: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.

Ex: Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.

Ex: Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.

Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.

Ex: The entrance to the hotel is very swish and the rooms although small very well maintained and clean.

* de un modo elegante = elegantly.

* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

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elegante

adjective

A

1 ‹moda/vestido› elegant, stylish, smart

iba muy elegante (bien vestido) he was very well o very smartly dressed; (garboso, grácil) he was very stylishly o elegantly dressed, he looked very elegant

¡qué elegante te has puesto! ( fam); you look smart!

los elegantes jardines de la casa the elegantly o beautifully laid out gardens of the house

2 ‹barrio/restaurante/fiesta› smart, fashionable, chic

B

1 ‹estilo› elegant, polished

una frase muy elegante a very elegant o a well-turned phrase

2 (generoso) ‹gesto/actitud› generous, handsome

3 ‹solución› elegant, neat

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elegante adjetivo
1
a) ‹moda/vestido› elegant, smart;

◊ iba muy elegante he was very well o very smartly dressed

b) ‹barrio/restaurante/fiesta› smart

2 ‹estilo/frase› elegant, polished
elegante adjetivo elegant
' elegante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arreglar
- arreglada
- arreglado
- arreglarse
- bonita
- bonito
- sobria
- sobrio
- vestir
- vestirse
- gagá
- pituco
English:
avail
- chic
- classy
- dashing
- dowdy
- dressy
- elegant
- fashionable
- fine
- graceful
- gracious
- ladylike
- posh
- ritzy
- sleek
- smart
- snappy
- snazzy
- swish
- unfashionable
- awkward
- debonair
- do
- dress
- show
- sprawl
- stylish
- suave
- trim

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elegante adj

1. [en vestimenta] [persona] elegant, smart;
[ropa, calzado] smart, elegant;
estás muy elegante con ese vestido you look really smart in that dress;

ir elegante to be dressed smartly;

¡qué elegante vas! you look smart!;

ponte elegante, vamos a una boda make yourself smart, we're going to a wedding;

es elegante en el vestir he dresses elegantly o smartly

2. [lujoso] [barrio, hotel, fiesta] smart, chic;

los elegantes bulevares parisinos the elegant boulevards of Paris

3. [en garbo, porte] graceful, elegant

4. [en actitud, comportamiento] gracious;

fue un gesto poco elegante por su parte it wasn't a very gracious gesture on his part

5. [estilo, frase] elegant

* * *

elegante

adj elegant, stylish

* * *

elegante adj

: elegant, smart

♦ elegantemente adv

* * *

elegante adj

1. (persona, vestido) elegant

2. (lugar) smart

Spanish-English dictionary > elegante
7 extravagancia

f.

1 eccentricity.

2 extravagance, eccentricity, oddity, oddness.

3 extravagant act, quirk, eccentricity, extravaganza.

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extravagancia

► nombre femenino

1 extravagance, eccentricity

* * *

SF

1) (=cualidad) [de persona, aspecto, ropa] extravagance, outlandishness

2) (=capricho) whim

tiene sus extravagancias — he has his oddities o peculiarities

* * *

femenino ( acto) outrageous thing (to do); ( cualidad) extravagance

su extravagancia en el vestir — the outlandish o extravagant way he dresses

* * *

= flamboyance, extravagance, quirk, outrageousness, exoticism, whimsy, waywardness, geekiness, eccentricity, whim, peculiarity.

Ex. The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.

Ex. Sometimes even an added entry is considered an extravagance.

Ex. Biographers will find many, hitherto undiscovered, traits of character or quirks of career of the famous or notorious emerging out of apparently insignificant or unremarked ephemera.

Ex. However, it is ironic that the author's first venture into the world of children's books is a disappointment because it does not have the puerile outrageousness of her 'adult' work.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Diplomatics for photographic images: academic exoticism?'.

Ex. Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.

Ex. Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.

Ex. We will evaluate proposals on criteria of usefulness, newness, geekiness, and diversity of topics.

Ex. In spite of his growing eccentricity, fruitful ideas continued to spring from his imagination.

Ex. If terms are drawn from a controlled vocabulary, the selection of index headings no longer depends entirely upon the whim of the author in framing a title.

Ex. For, as Panizzi saw it, 'A reader may know the work he requires; he cannot be expected to know all the peculiarities of different editions; and this information he has a right to expect from the catalogues'.

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* extravagancia típica de los hippies = hippiedom.

* * *

femenino ( acto) outrageous thing (to do); ( cualidad) extravagance

su extravagancia en el vestir — the outlandish o extravagant way he dresses

* * *

= flamboyance, extravagance, quirk, outrageousness, exoticism, whimsy, waywardness, geekiness, eccentricity, whim, peculiarity.

Ex: The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.

Ex: Sometimes even an added entry is considered an extravagance.

Ex: Biographers will find many, hitherto undiscovered, traits of character or quirks of career of the famous or notorious emerging out of apparently insignificant or unremarked ephemera.

Ex: However, it is ironic that the author's first venture into the world of children's books is a disappointment because it does not have the puerile outrageousness of her 'adult' work.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Diplomatics for photographic images: academic exoticism?'.

Ex: Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.

Ex: Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.

Ex: We will evaluate proposals on criteria of usefulness, newness, geekiness, and diversity of topics.

Ex: In spite of his growing eccentricity, fruitful ideas continued to spring from his imagination.

Ex: If terms are drawn from a controlled vocabulary, the selection of index headings no longer depends entirely upon the whim of the author in framing a title.

Ex: For, as Panizzi saw it, 'A reader may know the work he requires; he cannot be expected to know all the peculiarities of different editions; and this information he has a right to expect from the catalogues'.

* extravagancia típica de los hippies = hippiedom.

* * *

extravagancia

feminine

1 (acto) outrageous thing (to do)

se puede esperar cualquier extravagancia de él he's capable of doing some outrageous o very strange things

2 (cualidad) extravagance

su extravagancia en el vestir the outlandish o extravagant o outrageous way he dresses

* * *

extravagancia sustantivo femenino ( acto) outrageous thing (to do);
( cualidad) extravagance
extravagancia sustantivo femenino extravagance
' extravagancia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chifladura
- decir
- humorada
English:
extravagance

* * *

extravagancia nf

1. [excentricidad] eccentricity

2. [rareza] outlandishness

* * *

extravagancia

f eccentric behavior o Br

behaviour;

una de sus extravagancias one of his eccentricities

* * *

extravagancia nf

: extravagance, outlandishness, flamboyance

Spanish-English dictionary > extravagancia
8 limitar

v.

1 to limit, to restrict.

han limitado la velocidad máxima a cuarenta por hora they've restricted the speed limit to forty kilometers an hour

este sueldo tan bajo me limita mucho I can't do very much on such a low salary

Ricardo limitó las reglas Richard limited the rules.

El médico limitó al paciente The doctor limited the patient.

2 to mark out (terreno).

3 to set out, to define (atribuciones, derechos).

4 to border.

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limitar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to limit

► verbo intransitivo limitar con

1 to border with

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

limitarse a + inf to restrict oneself to + gerund, do no more than + inf

■ una persona inteligente no se limita a ver la televisión an intelligent person does not restrict himself to watching television

■ limítate a cumplir ordenes just obey orders

* * *

verb

to restrict, limit

* * *

1.

VT (=restringir) to limit, restrict

nos han limitado el número de visitas — they have limited o restricted the number of visits we can have

limitaron el tiempo del examen a dos horas — the exam time was limited to two hours

hay que limitar el consumo de alcohol entre los adolescentes — alcohol consumption among young people should be restricted

2.

VI

limitar con — to border on

España limita al norte con Francia — Spain borders on France to the north

3.

See:

limitarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo <funciones/derechos> to limit, restrict

le han limitado las salidas a dos días por mes — he's restricted to going out twice a month
2.
limitar vi

limitar con algo — to border on something

España limita al oeste con Portugal — Spain is bounded by Portugal to the west
3.
limitarse v pron

limitarse a algo: el problema no se limita únicamente a las ciudades the problem is not just confined o limited to cities; me limité a repetir lo que tú habías dicho I just repeated what you'd said; limítate a hacerlo — just do it

* * *

= bound, confine, constrain, limit, reduce, restrict, tie down, restrain, circumscribe, disable, box in, narrow down, border, fetter, hem + Nombre + in.

Ex. Word is a character string bounded by spaces or other chosen characters.

Ex. Until the mid nineteenth century the concept of authorship was confined to personal authors.

Ex. Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.

Ex. This limits the need for libraries to reclassify, but also restricts the revision of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme.

Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.

Ex. This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.

Ex. There are many able people still tied down with the routine 'running' of their libraries.

Ex. Use of the legal data bases is partly restrained by cost considerations, partly by the fact that their coverage is not exhaustive and partly by the reserved attitude of the legal profession and the judiciary.

Ex. Traditional theories of management circumscribe the extent of employee participation in decision making.

Ex. There are socializing factors which further disable those children who lack such basic support.

Ex. What is important is that agencies face few barriers to disseminating information on the Web quickly rather than being boxed in by standardization requirements = Lo que es importante es que las agencias se encuentran pocas trabas para diseminar información en la web de una forma rápida más que verse restringidas por cuestiones de normalización.

Ex. By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.

Ex. The Pacific Rim encompasses an enormous geographical area composed of all of the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean, east and west, from the Bering Straits to Antarctica.

Ex. Faculty tenure is designed to allow the scholar to proceed with his investigation without being fettered with concerns arising from loss of job and salary.

Ex. The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.

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* limitar búsqueda = limit + search.

* limitar con = border on.

* limitar el debate a = keep + discussion + grounded on.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo <funciones/derechos> to limit, restrict

le han limitado las salidas a dos días por mes — he's restricted to going out twice a month
2.
limitar vi

limitar con algo — to border on something

España limita al oeste con Portugal — Spain is bounded by Portugal to the west
3.
limitarse v pron

limitarse a algo: el problema no se limita únicamente a las ciudades the problem is not just confined o limited to cities; me limité a repetir lo que tú habías dicho I just repeated what you'd said; limítate a hacerlo — just do it

* * *

= bound, confine, constrain, limit, reduce, restrict, tie down, restrain, circumscribe, disable, box in, narrow down, border, fetter, hem + Nombre + in.

Ex: Word is a character string bounded by spaces or other chosen characters.

Ex: Until the mid nineteenth century the concept of authorship was confined to personal authors.

Ex: Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.

Ex: This limits the need for libraries to reclassify, but also restricts the revision of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme.

Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.

Ex: This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.

Ex: There are many able people still tied down with the routine 'running' of their libraries.

Ex: Use of the legal data bases is partly restrained by cost considerations, partly by the fact that their coverage is not exhaustive and partly by the reserved attitude of the legal profession and the judiciary.

Ex: Traditional theories of management circumscribe the extent of employee participation in decision making.

Ex: There are socializing factors which further disable those children who lack such basic support.

Ex: What is important is that agencies face few barriers to disseminating information on the Web quickly rather than being boxed in by standardization requirements = Lo que es importante es que las agencias se encuentran pocas trabas para diseminar información en la web de una forma rápida más que verse restringidas por cuestiones de normalización.

Ex: By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.

Ex: The Pacific Rim encompasses an enormous geographical area composed of all of the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean, east and west, from the Bering Straits to Antarctica.

Ex: Faculty tenure is designed to allow the scholar to proceed with his investigation without being fettered with concerns arising from loss of job and salary.

Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.

* limitar búsqueda = limit + search.

* limitar con = border on.

* limitar el debate a = keep + discussion + grounded on.

* * *

limitar [A1 ]

vt

‹funciones/derechos/influencia› to limit, restrict

las disposiciones que limitan la tenencia de armas de fuego the regulations which restrict o limit the possession of firearms

es necesario limitar su campo de acción restrictions o limits must be placed on his freedom of action

habrá que limitar el número de intervenciones it will be necessary to limit o restrict the number of speakers

le han limitado las salidas a dos días por semana he's restricted to going out twice a week

■ limitar

vi

limitar CON algo to border ON sth

España limita al oeste con Portugal Spain borders on o is bounded by Portugal to the west, Spain shares a border with Portugal in the west

■ limitarse

v pron

limitarse A algo:

yo me limité a repetir lo que tú me habías dicho I just repeated o all I did was repeat what you'd said to me

no hizo ningún comentario, se limitó a observar he didn't say anything, he merely o just stood watching

limítate a hacer lo que te ordenan just confine yourself to o keep to what you've been told to do

el problema no se limita únicamente a las grandes ciudades the problem is not just confined o limited to big cities

tiene que limitarse a su sueldo she has to live within her means

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limitar ( conjugate limitar) verbo transitivo ‹funciones/derechos› to limit, restrict
verbo intransitivo limitar con algo [país/finca] to border on sth
limitarse verbo pronominal:
◊ el problema no se limita a las ciudades the problem is not confined o limited to cities;

me limité a repetir lo dicho I just repeated what was said
limitar
I verbo transitivo to limit, restrict: tengo que limitar mis gastos, I have to limit my spending
II verbo intransitivo to border: limita al norte con Francia, at North it borders on France

' limitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
constreñir
- tapiar
- lindar
English:
border on
- confine
- limit
- narrow down
- restrict
- border

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limitar

♦ vt

1. [restringir] to limit, to restrict;

quieren limitar el poder del presidente they want to limit o restrict the president's power;

han limitado la velocidad máxima a cuarenta por hora they've restricted the speed limit to forty kilometres an hour;

este sueldo tan bajo me limita mucho I can't do very much on such a low salary

2. [terreno] to mark out;

limitaron el terreno con una cerca they fenced off the land

♦ vi

to border ( con on);
limita al norte con Venezuela it borders on Venezuela to the north

♦ See also the pronominal verb limitarse

* * *

limitar

I v/t limit; ( restringir) limit, restrict

II v/i

:

limitar con border on

* * *

limitar vt

restringir: to limit, to restrict

limitar vi

limitar con : to border on

♦ See also the reflexive verb limitarse

* * *

limitar vb

1. (restringir) to limit

quieren limitar el consumo de agua they want to limit water consumption

2. (tener frontera) to border

España limita con Francia Spain borders on France / Spain has a border with France

Spanish-English dictionary > limitar
9 alucinar

v.

1 to hallucinate (medicine).

2 to hypnotize, to captivate.

3 to daunt, to bewilder, to freak, to freak out.

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alucinar

► verbo transitivo

1 (producir sensaciones) to hallucinate

2 figurado (cautivar) to fascinate, amaze, astound, flip out, stun

► verbo intransitivo

1 argot to be amazed, be gobsmacked

■ ¡alucinas! you're out of your mind!, you're crazy!

* * *

1. VT

1) (=engañar) to delude, deceive

2) Esp
* (=fascinar)
me alucinó lo que pasó — I was gobsmacked at what happened **

2. VI

1) (=padecer alucinaciones) to hallucinate

2) Esp
* (=delirar)
¡tú alucinas! — you're seeing things!

¡este tío alucina! — this guy must be joking! *

yo alucino con esa canción — I love this song

yo alucinaba al ver tanta cosa — I was gobsmacked at all the stuff I saw **

3.

See:

alucinarse

* * *

verbo intransitivo enfermo/drogadicto to hallucinate

* * *

= hallucinate, blow + Posesivo + mind, freak out, flip out, be flabbergasted, be speechless, be gobsmacked.

Ex. As Gately wonders if he is dreaming or hallucinating, a series of words and phrases bombard his consciousness.

Ex. This is a book that treats its audience with respect while blowing their mind.

Ex. A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.

Ex. And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.

Ex. They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.

Ex. Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.

Ex. Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

* * *

verbo intransitivo enfermo/drogadicto to hallucinate

* * *

= hallucinate, blow + Posesivo + mind, freak out, flip out, be flabbergasted, be speechless, be gobsmacked.

Ex: As Gately wonders if he is dreaming or hallucinating, a series of words and phrases bombard his consciousness.

Ex: This is a book that treats its audience with respect while blowing their mind.

Ex: A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.

Ex: And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.

Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.

Ex: Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.

Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

* * *

alucinar [A1 ]

vi

1 «enfermo/drogadicto» to hallucinate

2

( Esp fam) (delirar): estás alucinando you're crazy

■ alucinar

vt

( Esp fam) (asombrar, impresionar): me alucina lo caradura que es I'm amazed at her nerve

si quieres alucinarla, ponte ese sombrero if you really want to freak her out, put that hat on ( colloq)

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alucinar ( conjugate alucinar) verbo intransitivo
to hallucinate
alucinar
I verbo transitivo to hallucinate
fig (maravillar) to fascinate
II vi argot to be amazed, be spaced out
' alucinar' also found in these entries:
English:
hallucinate
- freak

* * *

alucinar

♦ vi

1. [tener alucinaciones] to hallucinate

2. Fam [delirar]
¡tú alucinas! you must be dreaming!;

¡yo alucino! I can't believe it!;

yo alucino con tu hermano [con enfado, admiración] that brother of yours is incredible;

alucinó con todos los regalos que le hicieron he was bowled over by all the presents they gave him

♦ vt
Fam
1. [seducir] to hypnotize, to captivate

2. [gustar]
le alucinan las motos he's crazy about motorbikes

* * *

alucinar

I v/i hallucinate

II v/t fam

amaze

* * *

alucinar vi

: to hallucinate

* * *

alucinar vb

1. (sorprenderse) to be amazed

alucinó cuando vio a toda su familia allí she was amazed when she saw her all her family there

2. (estar loco por) to be crazy about

alucina con los coches deportivos he's crazy about sports cars

Spanish-English dictionary > alucinar
10 discretamente

adv.

1 discreetly, sensibly, prudently.

2 inconspicuously, discreetly, soberly, in privacy.

* * *

discretamente

► adverbio

1 tactfully, unobtrusively, quietly

* * *

ADV

1) (=sin notarse) discreetly

2) (=sobriamente) soberly

3) (=modestamente) unobtrusively

* * *

adverbio discreetly

hace su labor discretamente — she quietly gets on with her work

* * *

= discreetly, tactfully, unobtrusively, soberly, unnoticeably, inconspicuously.

Ex. 'She's also on to look into the matter of merit increases and faculty evaluation,' she coughed discreetly.

Ex. Tournquist settled back in her chair, trying tactfully not to read any of the papers which littered his desk.

Ex. The online environment made it possible to observe the user directly and unobtrusively without interrupting the search process.

Ex. The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.

Ex. The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.

Ex. He had merely stolen away as inconspicuously as possible.

* * *

adverbio discreetly

hace su labor discretamente — she quietly gets on with her work

* * *

= discreetly, tactfully, unobtrusively, soberly, unnoticeably, inconspicuously.

Ex: 'She's also on to look into the matter of merit increases and faculty evaluation,' she coughed discreetly.

Ex: Tournquist settled back in her chair, trying tactfully not to read any of the papers which littered his desk.

Ex: The online environment made it possible to observe the user directly and unobtrusively without interrupting the search process.

Ex: The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.

Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.

Ex: He had merely stolen away as inconspicuously as possible.

* * *

discretamente

adverb

discreetly

iba muy discretamente maquillada she was very discreetly made-up

hace su labor discretamente, sin molestar a los demás she quietly gets on with her work without bothering anyone else

* * *

discretamente adv

discreetly;

miró discretamente a la muchacha he took a discreet look at the girl;

vestía muy discretamente he was soberly dressed

Spanish-English dictionary > discretamente
11 efímero

adj.

1 short-lived, fleeting, brief, fly-by-night.

2 liable to disappear.

* * *

efímero

► adjetivo

1 ephemeral, brief

* * *

(f. - efímera)

adj.

ephemeral, short-lived

* * *

ADJ ephemeral

* * *

- ra adjetivo ephemeral

* * *

= ephemeral, fleeting, volatile, evanescent, short-lived [shortlived], transient, vanishing.

Ex. Some books had to be rebound, some discarded and replaced on microfilm, and others, of ephemeral interest, received typed paper labels covered with Mylar tape.

Ex. From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.

Ex. The market is relatively volatile and changes are to be expected.

Ex. The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.

Ex. Many centres were short-lived, so the picture was always in a state of flux.

Ex. The suppliers of this circulation system recommend that the readers are given numbers and names only, since it will not be cost-effective to store full addresses, particularly with a relatively transient population such as that of a university.

Ex. Librarians have a great role to play in the systematic collection of such material which constitutes a rich but vanishing source for the study of Nigeria's history.

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* documentación efímera = fugitive literature.

* material efímero = ephemera, ephemeral, fugitive material.

* no efímero = non-volatile [nonvolatile].

* trabajo de impresión de material efímero = ephemeral jobbing.

* trabajos de impresión de material efímero = jobbing work.

* * *

- ra adjetivo ephemeral

* * *

= ephemeral, fleeting, volatile, evanescent, short-lived [shortlived], transient, vanishing.

Ex: Some books had to be rebound, some discarded and replaced on microfilm, and others, of ephemeral interest, received typed paper labels covered with Mylar tape.

Ex: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.

Ex: The market is relatively volatile and changes are to be expected.

Ex: The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.

Ex: Many centres were short-lived, so the picture was always in a state of flux.

Ex: The suppliers of this circulation system recommend that the readers are given numbers and names only, since it will not be cost-effective to store full addresses, particularly with a relatively transient population such as that of a university.

Ex: Librarians have a great role to play in the systematic collection of such material which constitutes a rich but vanishing source for the study of Nigeria's history.

* documentación efímera = fugitive literature.

* material efímero = ephemera, ephemeral, fugitive material.

* no efímero = non-volatile [nonvolatile].

* trabajo de impresión de material efímero = ephemeral jobbing.

* trabajos de impresión de material efímero = jobbing work.

* * *

efímero -ra

adjective

ephemeral

* * *

efímero
◊ -ra adjetivo

ephemeral
efímero,-a adjetivo ephemeral

' efímero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
efímera
- transitorio
English:
ephemeral
- fleeting
- short-lived
- short

* * *

efímero, -a adj

ephemeral

* * *

efímero

adj ephemeral, short-lived

* * *

efímero, -ra adj

: ephemeral

Spanish-English dictionary > efímero
12 exuberancia

f.

exuberance.

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exuberancia

► nombre femenino

1 exuberance

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SF

1) [de persona, conducta] exuberance

2) (Bot) luxuriance, lushness

3) [en el cuerpo] fullness, buxomness

* * *

femenino exuberance, lushness

* * *

= exuberance, lavishness, flamboyance.

Ex. Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.

Ex. The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.

Ex. The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.

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* con exuberancia = lushly.

* exuberancia desmedida = irrational exuberance.

* * *

femenino exuberance, lushness

* * *

= exuberance, lavishness, flamboyance.

Ex: Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.

Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.

Ex: The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.

* con exuberancia = lushly.

* exuberancia desmedida = irrational exuberance.

* * *

exuberancia

feminine

exuberance, lushness

* * *

exuberancia sustantivo femenino abundance, exuberance

* * *

exuberancia nf

1. [de jardín, selva, vegetación] lushness

2. [de persona] exuberance

3. [de colores, aromas] richness

* * *

exuberancia

f

1 exuberance

2 de vegetación lushness

* * *

exuberancia nf

1) : exuberance

2) : luxuriance, lushness

Spanish-English dictionary > exuberancia
13 flipar

flipar

► verbo transitivo

1 argot (gustar mucho) to drive wild

■ le flipan los coches de carreras he's crazy about racing cars

■ me flipa este disco I really love this record

► verbo intransitivo

1 (asombrarse) to be amazed, be stunned

■ era increíble, yo flipaba con lo que decía it was incredible, I couldn't believe what he was saying

2 (pasárselo bomba) to freak out

■ la música era una caña, la gente flipaba the music was brilliant, everyone was freaking out

► verbo pronominal fliparse

1 argot (drogarse) to get high

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo (Esp fam)

el helado me flipa cantidad — I love ice cream (colloq)

flipo contigo, no hay quien te entienda — I can't believe you sometimes, you're impossible to understand
2.
fliparse v pron

a) (Esp fam) ( entusiasmarse)

se flipa por el cine — she's crazy about movies (colloq)

b) (Esp arg) ( drogarse) to get high (colloq)

* * *

= go + nuts, be amazed at, be amazed by, astound, be astonished, be impressed, be flabbergasted, freak out, flip out, be speechless, be gobsmacked.

Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.

Ex. Delegates were amazed at the amount of research conducted.

Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

Ex. For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.

Ex. He was astonished 'to see a great reading-room filled in the evening by readers all with their hats on'.

Ex. The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.

Ex. They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.

Ex. A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.

Ex. And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.

Ex. Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.

Ex. Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo (Esp fam)

el helado me flipa cantidad — I love ice cream (colloq)

flipo contigo, no hay quien te entienda — I can't believe you sometimes, you're impossible to understand
2.
fliparse v pron

a) (Esp fam) ( entusiasmarse)

se flipa por el cine — she's crazy about movies (colloq)

b) (Esp arg) ( drogarse) to get high (colloq)

* * *

= go + nuts, be amazed at, be amazed by, astound, be astonished, be impressed, be flabbergasted, freak out, flip out, be speechless, be gobsmacked.

Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.

Ex: Delegates were amazed at the amount of research conducted.

Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

Ex: For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.

Ex: He was astonished 'to see a great reading-room filled in the evening by readers all with their hats on'.

Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.

Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.

Ex: A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.

Ex: And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.

Ex: Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.

Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

* * *

flipar [A1 ]

vi

( Esp fam): el helado de limón me flipa cantidad I'm crazy about o ( BrE) mad on lemon ice cream ( colloq)

■ fliparse

v pron

1

( Esp fam) (entusiasmarse): se flipa por el cine de aventuras she's crazy about o ( BrE) mad on adventure movies ( colloq)

2 ( Esp arg) (drogarse) to get high ( colloq)

* * *

flipar vtr fam
1 to be mad/crazy/wild about, to love: le flipan los coches antiguos, he's crazy about antique cars
2 (drogarse) to get high on drugs: está flipado todo el día, he's high on drugs all day
' flipar' also found in these entries:
English:
freak out
- freak

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flipar Esp Fam

♦ vi

1. [asombrarse] to be flabbergasted o Br gobsmacked;

yo flipo con las tonterías que dice I just can't believe the rubbish o US garbage he talks;

Comp

flipar en colores to be absolutely flabbergasted o Br gobsmacked

2. [con una droga] to be stoned o high

♦ vt
[gustar a]
me flipan los videojuegos I'm wild about video games

♦ See also the pronominal verb fliparse

* * *

flipar
pop
v/i

1

:

le flipa el cine he’s mad about the movies fam

2 con sorpresa flip pop

:

yo flipé con … … blew my mind fam

* * *

flipar vb to be crazy about

le flipa la música he's crazy about music

Spanish-English dictionary > flipar
14 fuente de agua

(n.) = drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler

Ex. To this day, drinking fountains in the Navy are still referred to as scuttlebutt.

Ex. The farm supplies visitors with high-quality natural environment (landscape, forest, water fountains, ecological food), accommodation, and other services.

Ex. And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.

* * *

(n.) = drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler

Ex: To this day, drinking fountains in the Navy are still referred to as scuttlebutt.

Ex: The farm supplies visitors with high-quality natural environment (landscape, forest, water fountains, ecological food), accommodation, and other services.

Ex: And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.

Spanish-English dictionary > fuente de agua
15 fugaz

adj.

1 fleeting.

una visita fugaz a flying visit

2 fugitive.

* * *

fugaz

► adjetivo (pl fugaces)

1 fleeting, brief

* * *

ADJ

1) [momento] fleeting, brief

2)

estrella fugaz — shooting star

3) (=esquivo) elusive

* * *

adjetivo <sonrisa/visión/amor> fleeting; <visita/tregua> brief

la belleza es fugaz — beauty is transient o ephemeral

* * *

= ephemeral, fleeting, meteoric, evanescent, short-lived [shortlived], transient, vanishing, hit-and-run.

Ex. Some books had to be rebound, some discarded and replaced on microfilm, and others, of ephemeral interest, received typed paper labels covered with Mylar tape.

Ex. From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.

Ex. This article discusses the serious implications of published research on price comparisons, especially when periodical prices are experiencing a meteoric rise.

Ex. The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.

Ex. Many centres were short-lived, so the picture was always in a state of flux.

Ex. The suppliers of this circulation system recommend that the readers are given numbers and names only, since it will not be cost-effective to store full addresses, particularly with a relatively transient population such as that of a university.

Ex. Librarians have a great role to play in the systematic collection of such material which constitutes a rich but vanishing source for the study of Nigeria's history.

Ex. The recent efforts by Congress to restrict invasions of privacy has many of the hallmarks of the typical Washington hit-and-run approach to legislation.

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* estrella fugaz = shooting star, falling star.

* * *

adjetivo <sonrisa/visión/amor> fleeting; <visita/tregua> brief

la belleza es fugaz — beauty is transient o ephemeral

* * *

= ephemeral, fleeting, meteoric, evanescent, short-lived [shortlived], transient, vanishing, hit-and-run.

Ex: Some books had to be rebound, some discarded and replaced on microfilm, and others, of ephemeral interest, received typed paper labels covered with Mylar tape.

Ex: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.

Ex: This article discusses the serious implications of published research on price comparisons, especially when periodical prices are experiencing a meteoric rise.

Ex: The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.

Ex: Many centres were short-lived, so the picture was always in a state of flux.

Ex: The suppliers of this circulation system recommend that the readers are given numbers and names only, since it will not be cost-effective to store full addresses, particularly with a relatively transient population such as that of a university.

Ex: Librarians have a great role to play in the systematic collection of such material which constitutes a rich but vanishing source for the study of Nigeria's history.

Ex: The recent efforts by Congress to restrict invasions of privacy has many of the hallmarks of the typical Washington hit-and-run approach to legislation.

* estrella fugaz = shooting star, falling star.

* * *

fugaz

adjective

‹sonrisa/visión/amor› fleeting

hizo una fugaz visita a Toledo she made a brief o fleeting o flying visit to Toledo

una fugaz tregua a brief truce

la belleza es fugaz beauty is transient o ephemeral

la vida fugaz de una mariposa the brief o ephemeral life of a butterfly

estrella

* * *

fugaz adjetivo ‹sonrisa/visión/amor› fleeting;
‹visita/tregua› brief
fugaz adjetivo fleeting, brief
estrella fugaz, shooting star
' fugaz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escapada
- estrella
English:
fleeting
- glance
- glimpse
- shooting star
- transient

* * *

fugaz adj

fleeting;

su alegría fue fugaz her happiness was short-lived;

una visita fugaz a flying visit

* * *

fugaz

adj fig

fleeting

* * *

fugaz adj, pl fugaces : brief, fleeting

* * *

fugaz adj

estrella fugaz shooting star

Spanish-English dictionary > fugaz
16 perder los papeles

perder los papeles

to lose control

* * *

to lose it

* * *

(v.) = lose + control (of), lose + Posesivo + cool, lose + Posesivo + head, fly off + the handle, freak out, flip out

Ex. The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.

Ex. Not losing one's cool is essential, since it may appear as a weakness that can be exploited.

Ex. In a competitie game defeat usually goes to the player who ' loses his head'.

Ex. In other words, it is not true that homicides are commonly committed by ordinary citizens who just fly off the handle.

Ex. A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.

Ex. And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.

* * *

(v.) = lose + control (of), lose + Posesivo + cool, lose + Posesivo + head, fly off + the handle, freak out, flip out

Ex: The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.

Ex: Not losing one's cool is essential, since it may appear as a weakness that can be exploited.

Ex: In a competitie game defeat usually goes to the player who ' loses his head'.

Ex: In other words, it is not true that homicides are commonly committed by ordinary citizens who just fly off the handle.

Ex: A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.

Ex: And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.

Spanish-English dictionary > perder los papeles
17 moderación

f.

moderation, restraint, privation, abstinence.

* * *

moderación

► nombre femenino

1 moderation

■ beber con moderación to drink in moderation

■ conducir con moderación to drive carefully

* * *

SF

1) (=mesura) moderation

le recomiendo moderación en la comida — I recommend you (to) eat in moderation

con moderación — [actuar] with restraint; [beber, comer] in moderation; [crecer] moderately

fume con moderación — smoke in moderation

deberías hablar con moderación — you should speak in a moderate tone

2) (Econ)

ha sido necesaria una moderación del gasto — we have had to cut o reduce expenses

moderación salarial — wage restraint

3) [de debate, coloquio]

la moderación del debate correrá a cargo de... — the debate will be chaired by...

* * *

femenino moderation

beber con moderación — to drink in moderation

obrar con moderación — to act with restraint

* * *

= reasonableness, temperance, restraint, forbearance, moderation.

Ex. During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.

Ex. Cutter instructs that 'of two subjects exactly opposite choose one and refer from the other, e.g. 'Temperance and Intemperance', 'Intemperance' See ' Temperance and Intemperance''.

Ex. Librarians and borrowers are urged to use the system with restraint.

Ex. This constituted the FCC's Forbearance Doctrine the aim of which was to encourage competition within the industry.

Ex. While the tax-supported 'free' public library is subject to a full spectrum of political and social pressures, it can provide balance and moderation.

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* con moderación = sparingly, in moderation.

* falta de moderación = intemperance.

* * *

femenino moderation

beber con moderación — to drink in moderation

obrar con moderación — to act with restraint

* * *

= reasonableness, temperance, restraint, forbearance, moderation.

Ex: During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.

Ex: Cutter instructs that 'of two subjects exactly opposite choose one and refer from the other, e.g. 'Temperance and Intemperance', 'Intemperance' See ' Temperance and Intemperance''.

Ex: Librarians and borrowers are urged to use the system with restraint.

Ex: This constituted the FCC's Forbearance Doctrine the aim of which was to encourage competition within the industry.

Ex: While the tax-supported 'free' public library is subject to a full spectrum of political and social pressures, it can provide balance and moderation.

* con moderación = sparingly, in moderation.

* falta de moderación = intemperance.

* * *

moderación

feminine

moderation

beber con moderación to drink in moderation

le pidieron que obrara con moderación they asked him to act with restraint

me dijo que hablara con moderación she told me to be more restrained o moderate in what I said

Compuesto:

moderación salarial

wage restraint

* * *

moderación sustantivo femenino
moderation;
◊ beber con moderación to drink in moderation

moderación sustantivo femenino moderation: hay que beber con moderación, drinking should be done in moderation

' moderación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
prudencia
- señorío
- templanza
English:
moderation
- restraint
- self-indulgence
- sparing
- sparingly
- temperance

* * *

moderación nf

1. [mesura] moderation;

con moderación in moderation;

moderación salarial wage restraint

2. [de debate] chairing;

me han encargado la moderación de un debate I've been asked to chair o facilitate a debate

* * *

moderación

f moderation

* * *

moderación nf, pl - ciones mesura: moderation

Spanish-English dictionary > moderación
18 abogacía

f.

legal profession, Law, practice of the law.

* * *

abogacía

► nombre femenino

1 legal profession

* * *

SF (=abogados) legal profession; (=oficio) the law

* * *

femenino law

ejercer la abogacía — to practice law

* * *

= advocacy.

Ex. However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.

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* abogacía, la = legal profession, the.

* * *

femenino law

ejercer la abogacía — to practice law

* * *

la abogacía

= legal profession, the

Ex: Use of the legal data bases is partly restrained by cost considerations, partly by the fact that their coverage is not exhaustive and partly by the reserved attitude of the legal profession and the judiciary.

= advocacy.

Ex: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.

* abogacía, la = legal profession, the.

* * *

abogacía

feminine

A (profesión de abogado) law

nunca ejerció la abogacía en este país he never practiced law in this country

B (abogados) legal profession

* * *

abogacía sustantivo femenino
law;
◊ ejercer la abogacía to practice law

abogacía f (conjunto de abogados) legal profession
(oficio) dedicarse a la abogacía, to practise law

' abogacía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ejercer
English:
bar
- law
- legal

* * *

abogacía nf

legal profession;

ejercer la abogacía to practise law;

estudiar abogacía to study law

* * *

abogacía

f law

* * *

abogacía nf

: law, legal profession

Spanish-English dictionary > abogacía
19 conservador

adj.

1 conservative, discreet, moderate, restrained.

2 conservative, orthodox, rightist, right-wing.

3 Conservative.

m.

1 conservative, praetorian, rightist, right-winger.

2 preservative, preserver.

3 Conservative.

4 curator.

* * *

conservador

► adjetivo

1 PLÍTICA conservative

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 PLÍTICA conservative

2 (de museos) curator

* * *
1. (f. - conservadora)
noun

1) conservative

2) curator
2. (f. - conservadora)
adj.

conservative

* * *
conservador, -a
1. ADJ

1) (Pol) conservative, Tory

2) (Culin) preservative

2. SM / F

1) (Pol) conservative, Tory

2) [de museo] curator, keeper

conservador adjunto — assistant keeper

* * *
I
- dora adjetivo conservative
II
- dora masculino, femenino

a) (Pol) conservative

b) ( de museo) curator

* * *

= conservative, conservator, curator, custodian, standpatter, preserver, ingrown, old-fashioned, backward-looking, keeper, custodial, Luddite, laggard, conservationist, conservative, illiberal, risk-averse, tweedy [tweedier -comp., tweediest -sup.], safekeeper [sake-keeper], dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.], straitlaced [strait-laced].

Ex. There is a tendency to advance propositions premised upon the assumption that SLIS are staffed by inherently conservative, where they are not simply obtuse, individuals.

Ex. The benefits of an on-site conservation laboratory and conservator are underlined.

Ex. In her previous vocation she served as curator of History at the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences and later as Assistant to the Director of Johns Hopkins University, Institute of History and Medicine.

Ex. This article maintains that archivists as custodians of the records have an ethical obligation to support the freest possible access to public records.

Ex. The 'standpatters' have seen power shift away from themselves to the newcomers and other lifelong 'progressive' Junctionvillers, who were muted under previous administrations.

Ex. He also lumps himself and librarians together as 'devoted and in some instances veteran pursuers, preservers, and disseminators of truth'.

Ex. Book clubs need not be enclosed, much less ingrown = Los clubs de lectores no deben ser cerrados y mucho menos conservadores.

Ex. One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.

Ex. The book is essentially backward-looking rather than forward-looking in content.

Ex. Vervliet's involvement with books began with his appointment in 1949 as keeper at the Plantin Moretus Museum in Antwerp, where he acquired a wide knowledge of the history of printing in the Low Countries.

Ex. Broadly, one can distinguish, then, between what one might call the ' custodial' or 'warehouse' aspects of the librarian's task, and the 'communications' aspect.

Ex. Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.

Ex. Individuals are distributed along a normal bell-shaped curve, with the majority in the large center and innovators and laggards a the the two extremes.

Ex. The present conservationist approach to librarianship reflects Victorian priorities.

Ex. He ends his book with a discussion of the politicizing effects of the actions of conservatives and loyalists at the end of the century.

Ex. It is argued that Israel, in spite of its free elections, is an illiberal democracy.

Ex. This is typical of the old corporate forms of hierarchy-based processes and of the ' risk-averse systems that crush new ideas'.

Ex. No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.

Ex. Libraries find themselves frustrated in their role as safekeepers of science: how can they ensure optimal access and availability if they do not control the access systems?.

Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.

Ex. Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.

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* conservador de documentos = records custodian.

* conservador del archivo = archives custodian.

* de un modo conservador = conservatively.

* neoconservador = neoconservative [neo-conservative], neoconservative [neo-conservative].

* partido conservador = conservative party.

* * *
I
- dora adjetivo conservative
II
- dora masculino, femenino

a) (Pol) conservative

b) ( de museo) curator

* * *

= conservative, conservator, curator, custodian, standpatter, preserver, ingrown, old-fashioned, backward-looking, keeper, custodial, Luddite, laggard, conservationist, conservative, illiberal, risk-averse, tweedy [tweedier -comp., tweediest -sup.], safekeeper [sake-keeper], dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.], straitlaced [strait-laced].

Ex: There is a tendency to advance propositions premised upon the assumption that SLIS are staffed by inherently conservative, where they are not simply obtuse, individuals.

Ex: The benefits of an on-site conservation laboratory and conservator are underlined.

Ex: In her previous vocation she served as curator of History at the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences and later as Assistant to the Director of Johns Hopkins University, Institute of History and Medicine.

Ex: This article maintains that archivists as custodians of the records have an ethical obligation to support the freest possible access to public records.

Ex: The 'standpatters' have seen power shift away from themselves to the newcomers and other lifelong 'progressive' Junctionvillers, who were muted under previous administrations.

Ex: He also lumps himself and librarians together as 'devoted and in some instances veteran pursuers, preservers, and disseminators of truth'.

Ex: Book clubs need not be enclosed, much less ingrown = Los clubs de lectores no deben ser cerrados y mucho menos conservadores.

Ex: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.

Ex: The book is essentially backward-looking rather than forward-looking in content.

Ex: Vervliet's involvement with books began with his appointment in 1949 as keeper at the Plantin Moretus Museum in Antwerp, where he acquired a wide knowledge of the history of printing in the Low Countries.

Ex: Broadly, one can distinguish, then, between what one might call the ' custodial' or 'warehouse' aspects of the librarian's task, and the 'communications' aspect.

Ex: Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.

Ex: Individuals are distributed along a normal bell-shaped curve, with the majority in the large center and innovators and laggards a the the two extremes.

Ex: The present conservationist approach to librarianship reflects Victorian priorities.

Ex: He ends his book with a discussion of the politicizing effects of the actions of conservatives and loyalists at the end of the century.

Ex: It is argued that Israel, in spite of its free elections, is an illiberal democracy.

Ex: This is typical of the old corporate forms of hierarchy-based processes and of the ' risk-averse systems that crush new ideas'.

Ex: No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.

Ex: Libraries find themselves frustrated in their role as safekeepers of science: how can they ensure optimal access and availability if they do not control the access systems?.

Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.

Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.

* conservador de documentos = records custodian.

* conservador del archivo = archives custodian.

* de un modo conservador = conservatively.

* neoconservador = neoconservative [neo-conservative], neoconservative [neo-conservative].

* partido conservador = conservative party.

* * *

conservador¹ - dora

adjective

1 ( Pol) ‹partido/gobierno› conservative

2 (tradicional) ‹persona/ideas› conservative

es muy conservador en sus gustos he's very conservative in his tastes

conservador² - dora

masculine, feminine

1 ( Pol) conservative

2 (de un museo) curator

3

conservador masculine ( Coc) preservative

* * *

conservador
◊ - dora adjetivo

conservative
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) (Pol) conservative

b) ( de museo) curator

conservador,-ora
I adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino conservative
Pol Conservative
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Pol Conservative
2 (de un museo, una biblioteca) curator
' conservador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrer
- bloque
- conservadora
- europeísta
English:
conservative
- keeper
- seat
- Tory
- wet
- Conservative
- curator
- custodian
- round

* * *

conservador, -ora

♦ adj

1. [tradicionalista] conservative;

es un entrenador muy conservador he's a very conservative manager

2. [del partido conservador] Conservative

♦ nm,f

1. [tradicionalista] conservative

2. [miembro del partido conservador] Conservative

3. [de museo] curator;
[de biblioteca] librarian; [de parque natural] keeper
* * *

conservador

I adj conservative

II m, conservadora f

1 de museo curator

2 POL conservative

* * *

conservador, - dora adj & n

: conservative

conservador nm

: preservative

* * *

conservador adj n conservative

Spanish-English dictionary > conservador
20 vestido2

² = clothed, clad, costumed.

Ex. From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.

Ex. The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.

Ex. Flamboyantly costumed groups paraded and danced in the streets.

----

* bien vestido = well-dressed, dapper.

* medio vestido = half dressed.

* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.

* vestido a la antigua = frumpy [frumpier -comp., frumpiest -sup.], frumpish.

* vestido a la última = fashion statement.

* vestido a la última moda = fashion statement.

* vestido de civil = in plain clothes.

* vestido de gala = dressed (up) to the nines.

* vestido de paisano = civilian clothes, in plain clothes.

Spanish-English dictionary > vestido2

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