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1 tornillo de pasos contrarios
• right along• right and left• right and wrong• right-and-left screwDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > tornillo de pasos contrarios
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2 tornillo de rosca a derechas y a izquierdas
• right along• right and left• right and wrong• right-and-left screwDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > tornillo de rosca a derechas y a izquierdas
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3 ángulo recto
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4 el bien y el mal
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5 triángulo rectángulo
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6 mal
adj.1 bad, evil.2 bad, poor.3 bad, deficient, low-quality.adv.1 wrong (incorrectamente).hacer algo mal to do something wronghas escrito mal esta palabra you've spelled that word wronghiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell himportarse mal to behave badly2 badly (inadecuadamente).la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badlymal vestido badly dressedoigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very wellesta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properlyHaces las cosas mal siempre! You always do things badly!3 hardly.mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know it if you don't tell him4 barely, hardly.Mal pudimos dormir esa noche We could barely sleep that night.m.1 harm, damage (daño).no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a whilemal de ojo evil eye2 illness.mal de altura o montaña altitude o mountain sicknessel mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease3 evil.4 wrong.* * *1 evil2 (daño) harm3 (enfermedad) sickness► adjetivo► adverbio1 (no adecuadamente) badly2 (enfermo) ill, sick■ me encuentro mal I feel ill, I don't feel well3 (incorrectamente) wrong4 (difícilmente) hardly, scarcely5 (desagradablemente) bad■ como sigas así, acabarás mal if you keep on like that, you'll end up in trouble6 (en frases negativas) bad, badly\a grandes males, grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measuresde mal en peor from bad to worseestar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebodymal que bien one way or anothermal que les (te, etc) pese whether they (you, etc) like it or notmenos mal que... it's a good job that..., thank God that...no hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on foreverno hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver liningmal de altura altitude sicknessmal de ojo evil eyemal de la rosa pellagramal de la tierra homesicknessmal francés syphilis* * *1. adv.1) badly, poorly2) hardly3) wrong2. noun m.1) evil2) wrong3) harm4) misfortune5) illness, disease3. adj.* * *1. ADV1) (=imperfectamente) badlyoigo/veo mal — I can't hear/see well
si mal no recuerdo — if my memory serves me right, if I remember correctly
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hacer mal, hace mal en mentir — he is wrong to lie3) (=insuficientemente) poorlyeste disco se vendió muy mal — this record sold very poorly, this record had very poor sales
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comer mal, en este restaurante se come mal — the food isn't very good in this restaurantla niña come mal — the girl isn't eating properly, the girl is off her food
4) (=sin salud) illencontrarse o sentirse mal — to feel ill
5) (=desagradablemente)¡no está mal este vino! — this wine isn't bad!
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caer mal algn, me cae mal su amigo — I don't like his friend•
llevarse mal, me llevo mal con él — I don't get on with him•
oler mal, esta habitación huele mal — this room smells (bad)•
pensar mal de algn — to think badly of sb•
saber mal, sabe mal — it doesn't taste nice6) [otras locuciones]•
estar a mal con algn — to be on bad terms with sb•
¡ menos mal! — thank goodness!menos mal que... — it's just as well (that)..., it's a good job (that)...
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mal que bien — more or less, just aboutmal que bien lo hemos solucionado — we've more or less o just about managed to solve it
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tomarse algo (a) mal — to take sth the wrong way2.CONJ3.4. SM1) (=maldad)combatir el mal — frm to fight against evil
2) (=perjuicio) harmel mal ya está hecho — the harm o damage is done now
¡mal haya quien...! — frm a curse on whoever...!
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dar mal a algn — to make sb suffer•
darse mal — to torment o.s.rebajamos los precios, como mal menor — we cut the prices, as the lesser of two evils
esa solución no me satisface, pero es un mal menor — I'm not happy with that solution, but it could have been worse
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parar en mal — to come to a bad end3) (=problema) ill4) (Med) disease, illnessmal francés — ( Hist) syphilis
5)6) LAm (Med) epileptic fit* * *I IIadjetivo invariable1)a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill
b) (incómodo, a disgusto)¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?
2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)
3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> badaquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
4) ( insatisfactorio)estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph
la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive
5) ( incorrecto) wrongestá muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her
6) ( indicando escasez)IIIestamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badlyse expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly
2) ( desventajosamente)3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, illhablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody
4)a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglyte han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed
b) ( de manera reprensible) badlyobró mal — he acted wrongly o badly
me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner
portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave
5) ( difícilmente)mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it
6) (en locs)hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)
comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)
mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other
mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not
menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart
•IV1) (Fil) evilel bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong
2) (daño, perjuicio)le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time
lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)
3) (inconveniente, problema)mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)
4) (Med)a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illnessb) ( epilepsia)el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy
5) ( pena) trouble* * *= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.Ex. Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.Ex. He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.Ex. In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex. In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.----* eje del mal = axis of evil.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.* * *I IIadjetivo invariable1)a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill
b) (incómodo, a disgusto)¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?
2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)
3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> badaquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
4) ( insatisfactorio)estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph
la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive
5) ( incorrecto) wrongestá muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her
6) ( indicando escasez)IIIestamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badlyse expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly
2) ( desventajosamente)3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, illhablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody
4)a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglyte han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed
b) ( de manera reprensible) badlyobró mal — he acted wrongly o badly
me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner
portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave
5) ( difícilmente)mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it
6) (en locs)hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)
comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)
mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other
mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not
menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart
•IV1) (Fil) evilel bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong
2) (daño, perjuicio)le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time
lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)
3) (inconveniente, problema)mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)
4) (Med)a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illnessb) ( epilepsia)el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy
5) ( pena) trouble* * *= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.
Ex: He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.Ex: In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.* eje del mal = axis of evil.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.* * *mal1mal2A1 (enfermo, con mal aspecto) estar mal to be bad o ill; (anímicamente) to be o feel low ( colloq), to be o feel down ( colloq)me siento mal I don't feel well, I feel illhace días que ando mal del estómago I've been having trouble with my stomach for some days nowlo encontré muy mal, pálido y desmejorado he didn't seem at all well, he looked pale and sicklyestá muy mal, no se ha repuesto de lo del marido she's in a bad way, she hasn't got over what happened to her husband¡éste está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the headesas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me2(incómodo, a disgusto): ¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?tú allí estás mal you aren't comfortable thereB ( fam) ( en frases negativas)C (desagradable) ‹oler/saber› badaquí huele mal there's a horrible smell in here, it smells in hereno sabe tan mal it doesn't taste that badesta leche huele mal this milk smells bad o offD(insatisfactorio): los soufflés siempre me quedan mal my soufflés never turn out rightestoy or quedé or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photole queda mal ese peinado that hairstyle doesn't suit herla casa no está mal, pero es cara the house isn't bad o is quite nice but it's expensivesacarnos un millón no estaría nada mal I wouldn't mind winning a millionE (incorrecto) wrongla fecha está mal the date is wrongcreo que está muy mal no decírselo I think it's very wrong o bad not to tell herestá mal que le hables en ese tono it's wrong (of you) to speak to him in that toneestuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo it was wrong of you not to help himF (indicando escasez) estar mal DE algo:estamos mal de dinero we're hard up ( colloq), we're short of moneyestamos mal de arroz we have hardly any rice (left), we're low on o almost out of ricemal3A (de manera no satisfactoria) ‹hecho/organizado/pintado/vestido› badlycanta muy mal she sings very badly, she's a very bad singer, she's very bad at singingse expresó mal he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badlyte oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you, I can't hear you very wellen el colegio se come muy mal the food's terrible at schoolle fue mal en los exámenes his exams went badlyde mal en peor from bad to worseB(desventajosamente): se casó muy mal she made a bad marriagevendieron muy mal la casa they got a terrible price for the houseel negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing very wellC (desfavorablemente) badly, illno hables mal de ella don't speak badly o ill of herpiensa mal de todo el mundo he thinks ill of everyoneD1 (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglylo has hecho mal you've done it wrongmi nombre está mal escrito my name has been misspelt, my name is spelt/has been spelt wrong(ly)te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informedte entendí mal I misunderstood you, I didn't understand you properly2 (de manera reprensible) badlyobró or procedió mal he acted wrongly o badlyhaces mal en no ir a verla it's wrong of you not to go and see herme contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely o in a very rude mannersi te portas mal no te traigo más if you behave badly o if you misbehave I won't bring you againE(difícilmente): mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado you can hardly say o I don't see how you can say whether you like it when you haven't even tried itF ( en locs):comí algo que me hizo mal I ate something which didn't agree with me o which made me feel bad o illmal que me/te/nos pese whether I/you/we like it or notmenos mal: aceptaron tu solicitud — ¡menos mal! they've accepted your application — thank goodness!¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!estar a mal con algn to be on bad terms with sbtomarse algo a mal to take sth to heartCompuesto:mal nacido, mal nacidamasculine, feminine swine ( colloq), rat ( colloq) ver tb maleducado1 (↑ maleducado (1)), maleducado2 (↑ maleducado (2))mal4A ( Fil) evilel bien y el mal good and evil, right and wronglíbranos del mal deliver us from evilB(daño, perjuicio): no le perdono todo el mal que me hizo I can't forgive her all the wrong she did mele estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo you're doing her a disservice o you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the timeel divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal her parents' divorce did her a lot of harmlo que me dijo me hizo mucho mal what he said hurt me deeply o really hurt meC(inconveniente, problema): los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad the ills afflicting our societyla contaminación es uno de los males de nuestro tiempo pollution is one of the evils of our timea grandes males grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measuresno hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on for everno hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver liningmal de muchos, consuelo de tontos: … pero a mucha gente le pasó lo mismo — mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos … but the same thing happened to a lot of other people — so that makes you feel better, does it? ( iro)todos mis amigos suspendieron también, así que mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos all my friends failed too, so that's some consolation, I suppose o so that makes things a bit better, I supposequien canta sus males espanta problems don't seem so bad if you keep cheerfulCompuesto:(entre dos alternativas) lesser of two evilseso fue un mal menor porque se podría haber matado in fact he was lucky o he can count himself lucky, he could have been killedD ( Med)1 ( liter) (enfermedad) illness2cuando le da el mal when she has a fitCompuestos:Alzheimer's disease( fam):tiene mal de amores he's lovesickChagas' diseasealtitude sickness, mountain sicknessevil eyele echó el mal de ojo or (CS) le hizo mal de ojo she gave him the evil eyeParkinson's disease( euf); syphilisE (pena) troubleno me vengas a contar tus males don't come to me with your troubles* * *
mal adjetivo: ver◊ malo
■ adjetivo invariable
1 [estar] ( enfermo) ill;
( anímicamente) in a bad way (colloq);
( incómodo) uncomfortable;
¡este está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head;
esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me
2 (fam) ( en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al aspecto):◊ no está nada mal she's/he's/it's not at all bad (colloq)
3 ( insatisfactorio): estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photograph;
4 [estar] ( incorrecto) wrong
5 ( indicando escasez) estar or ir mal de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› to be short of sth
■ adverbio
1 ( de manera no satisfactoria) ‹vestir/cantar/jugar› badly;
te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you;
el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing well;
de mal en peor from bad to worse
2 ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill;◊ hablar mal de algn to speak badly o ill of sb
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◊ te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed;
te entendí mal I misunderstood you
me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely
4 ( desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad;◊ aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
5 ( en locs)
el pescado me hizo mal the fish didn't agree with me;
menos mal: ¡menos mal! thank goodness!;
¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!;
tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Fil) evil;
2 (daño, perjuicio):
3 ( cosa dañina) ill, evil;
no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining
4 (Med) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness;◊ tiene mal de amores (fam) he's lovesick;
mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness, mountain sickness
5 ( pena) trouble
mal
I adj (delante de sustantivo masculino) bad
un mal momento, (inoportuno) a bad time: está atravesando un mal momento, he's going through a bad patch ➣ malo,-a
II sustantivo masculino
1 evil, wrong
más allá del bien y del mal, beyond good and evil
2 (perjuicio) harm: me ha hecho mucho mal, it really hurt me
mal de ojo, the evil eye
3 (dolencia) illness, disease: padece un mal incurable, she suffers from an incurable disease
III adverbio
1 (de mala manera, incorrectamente) badly, wrong: oye muy mal, she can hardly hear
todo me sale mal, everything I do turns out badly
me siento mal del estómago, I've got an upset stomach
menos mal que estás aquí, it's a good job you are here
2 (difícilmente) scarcely, hardly: si no me lo cuentas, mal puedo yo ayudarte, if you don't tell me I can scarcely help you
♦ Locuciones: llevar uno mal algo, to take sthg badly: lleva muy mal la muerte de su padre, he took the death of his father really badly
mal que, even if: tendremos que ir mal que nos pese, whether we like it or not, we'll have to go
mal que bien, somehow or other: mal que bien vamos tirando, we're managing quite well somehow or other
ponerse a mal con alguien, to fall out with sb
tomar uno a mal, to take sthg badly: no te lo tomes a mal, don't take it badly
' mal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agüero
- añadidura
- apestar
- apestosa
- apestoso
- atufar
- avenida
- avenido
- azotea
- berrear
- bicho
- bien
- caber
- cabeza
- caer
- café
- calcular
- caldo
- camino
- cantar
- carácter
- cardo
- chabacana
- chabacano
- chapuza
- comportarse
- comunicada
- comunicado
- conservarse
- contraluz
- contraria
- contrario
- criada
- criado
- daño
- desastre
- desencajada
- desencajado
- deslucir
- despertar
- día
- dinero
- educada
- educado
- efecto
- empañarse
- encajar
- encaminada
- encaminado
- encontrar
English:
abuse
- acquit
- act up
- agree
- along
- amulet
- astray
- bad
- bad-tempered
- badly
- barring
- best
- bile
- cheap
- cloud
- come off
- condition
- deal
- deliver
- disagree
- disapprove
- disrepair
- do
- do with
- doom
- downhill
- embody
- evil
- evil eye
- fit
- flare up
- foolish
- foot
- frown on
- gnawing
- go
- go down
- go off
- god
- going
- good
- greasy
- grief
- grim
- grin
- grumpy
- half-baked
- hash
- health
- hinder
* * *♦ adjver malo♦ nmLiterariolas fuerzas del mal the forces of darkness o evil2. [daño] harm, damage;nadie sufrió ningún mal no one was harmed, no one suffered any harm;¿no le hará mal al bebé tanta agua? all that water can't be good for the baby;no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a while;todas aquellas habladurías le hicieron mucho mal all the gossip hurt her deeplymal de ojo evil eye; Arquit el mal de la piedra = the problem of crumbling masonry caused by pollution etc3. [enfermedad] illness;Figesto te curará todos los males this will make you feel better;tener mal de amores to be lovesickmal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness;mal de montaña mountain sickness;Ven mal de páramo altitude sickness; Fam el mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease4. [problema, inconveniente] bad thing;el hambre y la pobreza son males que afectan al Tercer Mundo hunger and poverty are problems o ills which affect the Third World;entre las dos opciones, es el mal menor it's the lesser of two evils;un mal necesario a necessary evil5. Compdel mal, el menos it's the lesser of two evils;la crisis pasará, no hay mal que cien años dure the recession will end sooner or later, these things never last forever;a grandes males, grandes remedios drastic situations demand drastic action;mal de muchos, consuelo de todos o [m5]de tontos: he suspendido, pero también mis compañeros – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos I failed, but so did my classmates – it doesn't make it all right, just because they did too;lo mismo pasa en otros países – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos the same thing happens in other countries – that doesn't make it any better, though;no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining♦ adv1. [incorrectamente] wrong;obrar mal to do wrong;portarse mal to behave badly;juzgar mal a alguien to misjudge sb;está mal hecho [un informe, un trabajo] it hasn't been done properly;[un producto, un aparato] it's badly made;eso está mal hecho, no debían haberlo aceptado it was wrong of them, they shouldn't have accepted it;está mal eso que has hecho what you've done is wrong;hacer algo mal to do sth wrong;has escrito mal esta palabra you've spelt that word wrong;hiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell him;está mal que yo lo diga, pero esta sopa esta buenísima this soup is delicious, although I say so myself2. [inadecuadamente, insuficientemente] badly;creo que me he explicado mal I'm not sure I've explained myself clearly;oigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very well;el niño come bastante mal the boy isn't eating properly o very well;calculé mal el tiempo I miscalculated the time;canta muy mal she sings terribly, she's a terrible singer;esta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properly;andar mal de dinero to be short of money;andamos mal de azúcar we're running out of sugar;la empresa/el equipo va mal the company/team isn't doing very well;va mal en la universidad she's not doing very well at university;le fue mal en la entrevista his interview didn't go very well;el sueldo no está nada mal the pay's pretty good, the pay isn't at all bad;ese chico no está nada mal that boy's not bad o pretty nice;la reparación quedó mal it wasn't repaired properly;me quedó mal el retrato my portrait didn't come out right;la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badly;la fiesta salió mal the party was a failure[incómodo] to feel uncomfortable; [de calidad] to be bad;hablar mal de alguien to speak ill of sb;oler mal to smell bad;¡qué mal huele! what a smell!;Fam Figesto me huele mal this smells fishy to me;pasarlo mal to have a bad time;pensar mal de alguien to think ill of sb;saber mal to taste bad;Figme supo mal que no vinieses a despedirme I was a bit put out that you didn't come to see me off;me sabe muy mal que hablen a mis espaldas I don't like it that they talk behind my back;sentar mal a alguien [ropa] not to suit sb;[comida] to disagree with sb; [comentario, actitud] to upset sb4. [difícilmente] hardly;mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know if you don't tell him, how's he supposed to know if you don't tell him?5. Compestar a mal con alguien to have fallen out with sb;ir de mal en peor to go from bad to worse;no estaría mal que… it would be nice if…;tomar algo a mal to take sth the wrong way♦ mal que loc conjalthough, even though;mal que te pese, las cosas están así whether you like it or not, that's the way things are;mal que bien somehow or other* * *I adj → maloII adv badly;mal que bien one way or the other;¡no está mal! it isn’t bad!;¡menos mal! thank goodness!;no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining;hacer mal en hacer algo be wrong to do sth;ir de mal en peor go from bad to worse;estar a mal con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;hablar mal de alguien speak ill of s.o.;poner mal a alguien criticize s.o.;ponerse a mal con alguien fall out with s.o.;tomarse algo a mal take sth badly;ponerse mal get sickel mal menor the lesser of two evils* * *mal adv1) : badly, poorlybaila muy mal: he dances very badly2) : wrong, incorrectlyme entendió mal: she misunderstood me3) : with difficulty, hardlymal puedo oírte: I can hardly hear you4)de mal en peor : from bad to worse5)menos mal : it could have been worsemal nm1) : evil, wrong2) daño: harm, damage3) desgracia: misfortune4) enfermedad: illness, sickness* * *mal2 advme encuentro mal I don't feel well / I feel ill4. (de forma incorrecta) wrong5. (en frases negativas) badmal3 n1. (daño) harm / wrong2. (maldad) evil3. (problema) problem -
7 diferenciar
v.1 to distinguish, to differentiate.2 to tell apart, to differentiate, to discern, to distinguish.Ricardo discierne las medidas Richard discerns=weighs the measures.* * *1 (distinguir) to differentiate, distinguish ( entre, between)2 (hacer diferente) to make different1 to differ, be different ( por, because of)2 (destacarse) to distinguish oneself, stand out ( por, because of)* * *verb2) distinguish* * *1. VT1) (=hacer diferencias) to distinguish, differentiateno sabe diferenciar entre uno y otro — she can't distinguish o differentiate between the two
2) (=hacer diferente) to make different3) (=variar) to vary the use of, alter the function of4) (Mat) to differentiate2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <colores/sonidos> to tell the difference between, differentiate between2.diferenciar algo de algo: no diferencia lo que está bien de lo que está mal — he can't distinguish between right and wrong
diferenciarse v pron¿en qué se diferencia esta especie? — what makes this species different?
diferenciarse de algo/alguien — to differ from something/somebody
sólo se diferencia del otro en or por el precio — the only difference between this one and the other one is the price
* * *= differentiate, discern, discriminate, sift, screen out, tell + the difference, tell + apart, set + Nombre + apart, decouple.Ex. Sometimes it is acceptable to treat such words or concepts as equivalent to one another, and on other occasions it is important to differentiate between such terms.Ex. Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.Ex. It is also possible to assign weights to the concepts in document profiles, that is to indicate the primary concepts in a document and discriminate between these and subsidiary concepts.Ex. Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.Ex. Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.Ex. The user will have no means of telling the difference.Ex. No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.Ex. What sets them apart is, primarily, the commercial considerations that directly affect the publishers' gatekeeper role but only indirectly affect that of the librarians.Ex. The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.----* diferenciar de = mark + Nombre + off from.* no diferenciarse de = be nothing short of.* sabiendo diferenciar entre lo que vale y lo que no = discriminatingly.* * *1.verbo transitivo <colores/sonidos> to tell the difference between, differentiate between2.diferenciar algo de algo: no diferencia lo que está bien de lo que está mal — he can't distinguish between right and wrong
diferenciarse v pron¿en qué se diferencia esta especie? — what makes this species different?
diferenciarse de algo/alguien — to differ from something/somebody
sólo se diferencia del otro en or por el precio — the only difference between this one and the other one is the price
* * *= differentiate, discern, discriminate, sift, screen out, tell + the difference, tell + apart, set + Nombre + apart, decouple.Ex: Sometimes it is acceptable to treat such words or concepts as equivalent to one another, and on other occasions it is important to differentiate between such terms.
Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.Ex: It is also possible to assign weights to the concepts in document profiles, that is to indicate the primary concepts in a document and discriminate between these and subsidiary concepts.Ex: Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.Ex: Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.Ex: The user will have no means of telling the difference.Ex: No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.Ex: What sets them apart is, primarily, the commercial considerations that directly affect the publishers' gatekeeper role but only indirectly affect that of the librarians.Ex: The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.* diferenciar de = mark + Nombre + off from.* no diferenciarse de = be nothing short of.* sabiendo diferenciar entre lo que vale y lo que no = discriminatingly.* * *diferenciar [A1 ]vt‹colores/sonidos› to tell the difference between, differentiate between, tell … apartno sabe diferenciar entre estas dos plantas he can't differentiate between o tell the difference between these two plants, he can't tell these two plants apartdiferenciar algo DE algo:no diferencia lo que está bien de lo que está mal he doesn't know the difference between right and wrong, he can't differentiate between right and wrong, he can't distinguish between right and wrong¿en qué se diferencia esta especie? what is different about this species?, what makes this species different?, how does this species differ?diferenciarse DE algo/algn:sólo se diferencia del otro en or por el precio the only difference between this one and the other one is the pricese diferencia de ella en muchas cosas he's different from her in many ways* * *
diferenciar ( conjugate diferenciar) verbo transitivo ‹colores/sonidos› to tell the difference between, differentiate between
diferenciarse verbo pronominal:◊ ¿en qué se diferencia esta especie? what makes this species different?;
no se diferencian en nada there's no difference between them;
diferenciarse de algo/algn to differ from sth/sb;
solo se diferencia del otro en or por el precio the only difference between this one and the other one is the price
diferenciar verbo transitivo
1 (saber discernir) to distinguish, tell the difference: no diferencia la seda del algodón, she can't tell the difference between silk and cotton
2 (hacer distinto) to differentiate: eso es lo que nos diferencia, that's what makes us different
' diferenciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- caracterizar
- discriminar
- distinguir
English:
differentiate
- from
- set apart
- distinguish
* * *♦ vt1. [distinguir] to distinguish (de/entre from/between);hay que diferenciar el tai-chi de las artes marciales you have to distinguish tai chi from the martial arts;no sabe diferenciar entre las setas venenosas y las comestibles he can't tell the difference between poisonous mushrooms and edible ones2. Mat to differentiate♦ vito distinguish, to differentiate* * *v/t differentiate* * *diferenciar vt: to differentiate between, to distinguish* * *diferenciar vb (distinguir) to distinguish -
8 discernir
v.to discern, to distinguish.discernir algo de algo to distinguish something from somethingRicardo discierne sus intenciones Richard distinguishes her intentions.Ricardo discierne las medidas Richard discerns=weighs the measures.* * *(e changes to ie in stressed syllables)Present IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperative* * *1. VT1) (=distinguir) to distinguish, discern2) (Jur) [+ tutor] to appoint3) esp LAm [+ premio] to award (a to)2.VI to discern, distinguish ( entre between)* * *1.verbo intransitivo to distinguish, discern2.discernir entre el bien y el mal — to distinguish o discern between good and evil o between right and wrong
discernir vtb) ( distinguir)* * *= discern, discriminate, make + sense (out) of.Ex. Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.Ex. It is also possible to assign weights to the concepts in document profiles, that is to indicate the primary concepts in a document and discriminate between these and subsidiary concepts.Ex. The resultant guiding must be clear, by being both easy to read and easy to make sense of.* * *1.verbo intransitivo to distinguish, discern2.discernir entre el bien y el mal — to distinguish o discern between good and evil o between right and wrong
discernir vtb) ( distinguir)* * *= discern, discriminate, make + sense (out) of.Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.
Ex: It is also possible to assign weights to the concepts in document profiles, that is to indicate the primary concepts in a document and discriminate between these and subsidiary concepts.Ex: The resultant guiding must be clear, by being both easy to read and easy to make sense of.* * *vito distinguish, discerndiscernir entre el bien y el mal to distinguish o discern between good and bad■ discernirvtA1 (percibir) ‹forma› to discern ( frml), to perceive2 (distinguir) discernir algo DE algo to distinguish sth FROM sthdiscernir el bien del mal to distinguish good from evilB ( period); ‹premio› to awardC ( Der) ‹tutela› to award* * *
discernir verbo transitivo
1 to distinguish: sabré discernir qué zapatos me convienen, I'll know which shoes are best for me
2 Jur to designate
' discernir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diferenciar
- criterio
English:
discriminate
* * *♦ vtto discern, to distinguish;discernir algo de algo to distinguish sth from sth;no sabía discernir lo superfluo de lo imprescindible she was incapable of distinguishing what was superfluous from what was essential;con aquel ruido no lograba discernir qué decían en la tele with all that noise she couldn't hear what they were saying on the television♦ vi* * *v/t distinguish, discern* * *discernir {25} v: to discern, to distinguish -
9 lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar
= do's and don'ts, rights and wrongsEx. The author suggests some do's and don'ts for publishers.Ex. There are those who try to pressure librarians into only buying books that depict the traditional roles of men and women and that show absolute values of right and wrong.* * *= do's and don'ts, rights and wrongsEx: The author suggests some do's and don'ts for publishers.
Ex: There are those who try to pressure librarians into only buying books that depict the traditional roles of men and women and that show absolute values of right and wrong.Spanish-English dictionary > lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar
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10 recomendaciones
= do's and don'ts, rights and wrongsEx. The author suggests some do's and don'ts for publishers.Ex. There are those who try to pressure librarians into only buying books that depict the traditional roles of men and women and that show absolute values of right and wrong.* * *= do's and don'ts, rights and wrongsEx: The author suggests some do's and don'ts for publishers.
Ex: There are those who try to pressure librarians into only buying books that depict the traditional roles of men and women and that show absolute values of right and wrong. -
11 lo que está bien y lo que está mal
Ex. There are those who try to pressure librarians into only buying books that depict the traditional roles of men and women and that show absolute values of right and wrong.* * *Ex: There are those who try to pressure librarians into only buying books that depict the traditional roles of men and women and that show absolute values of right and wrong.
Spanish-English dictionary > lo que está bien y lo que está mal
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12 visión de túnel
(n.) = tunnel vision, tunnel visionEx. Contemporary library and information science discourse is plagued with tunnel vision and blind spots that seriously affect the profession's efforts to plan the library's future.Ex. The endless pursuit of market share, the tunnel vision without regard to right and wrong, is what we are paying for.* * *(n.) = tunnel vision, tunnel visionEx: Contemporary library and information science discourse is plagued with tunnel vision and blind spots that seriously affect the profession's efforts to plan the library's future.
Ex: The endless pursuit of market share, the tunnel vision without regard to right and wrong, is what we are paying for. -
13 estrechez de miras
(n.) = narrowness, tunnel visionEx. Many of the problems facing society are so complex, the narrowness and resistance to change by many professions may lead to their extinction because they are not geared to contribute to the solution of those problems.Ex. The endless pursuit of market share, the tunnel vision without regard to right and wrong, is what we are paying for.* * *(n.) = narrowness, tunnel visionEx: Many of the problems facing society are so complex, the narrowness and resistance to change by many professions may lead to their extinction because they are not geared to contribute to the solution of those problems.
Ex: The endless pursuit of market share, the tunnel vision without regard to right and wrong, is what we are paying for. -
14 materialidad
f.1 materiality, corporeity.2 surface or appearance of things; sound of words.3 materiality, physical fact of actions done in ignorance of right and wrong. (Theology)* * *1 material nature* * *SF (=naturaleza) (material) nature; (=apariencia) outward appearancees menos la materialidad del insulto que... — it's not so much the insult itself as...
* * *Ex. The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.* * *Ex: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.
* * *1 (aspecto material) material aspect, material nature2 (apariencia) outward appearance -
15 corregir
v.1 to correct.corrígeme si me equivoco, pero creo que… correct me if I'm wrong, but I think…Ella corrigió su error She corrected her error.María corrigió a los chicos Mary corrected=reprimanded the kids.María corrigió el planteamiento Mary corrected=revised the approach.2 to reprimand.* * *1 (amendar) to correct, rectify2 (reprender) to reprimand, scold, tell off3 EDUCACIÓN to mark4 (en impresión) to read, proofread1 (persona) to mend one's ways2 (defecto) to right itself* * *verb1) to correct2) grade* * *1. VT1) (=rectificar) [+ error, defecto, rumbo, pruebas de imprenta] to correct; [+ vicio] to get rid of; [+ comportamiento] to improve; [+ tendencia] to correct, counteract; (Econ) [+ déficit] to counteract¡deja ya de corregirme! — stop correcting me!
corrígeme si me equivoco, pero creo que aquí hemos estado ya — correct me if I'm wrong, but I think we've been here before
2) (Educ) [+ examen, dictado, tareas] to mark, grade (EEUU)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <error/falta> to correct; < modales> to improve, mendb) <examen/dictado> to correct, grade (AmE), to mark (BrE)c) <galeradas/pruebas> to correctd) <defecto físico/postura> to correcte) < trayectoria> to correct2.corregirse v pron1)b) (refl) ( al hablar) to correct oneselfcorregirse de algo: se corrigió del error — she corrected her mistake
* * *= correct, make + good, put + Nombre + right, repair, amend, set + right, redress, put + right, right, edit.Ex. Packages which have been used will be thoroughly tested in various applications, and any weakness corrected.Ex. Any child who comes to school at five years old without certain kinds of literary experience is a deprived child in whose growth there are deficiencies already difficult to make good.Ex. In 1986/87 Glasgow District Library spent over £30,000 on vandalism -- both on putting it right and in trying to prevent it.Ex. In the more common perspective of linear causality, we seek to explain a negative consequence by searching for its root cause and repairing it.Ex. This article shows how to amend and cancel orders and how to arrange delivery by telefacsimile.Ex. A serious omission or duplication in a page of prose, for instance, might necessitate the rejustification of dozens of lines, whereas if the mistake had been spotted in the stick it could have been set right in a matter of moments.Ex. To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.Ex. The author emphasises the importance of the early stages of planning, where the seeds of failure are often sown, and mistakes made then will be very difficult to put right later.Ex. The author questions whether this is a transitional phenomenon which will be righted later.Ex. During the construction of a thesaurus, the computer can be enlisted to sort, merge, edit and compare terms.----* corregir a mano = hand-correct.* corregir deficiencias = correct + deficiencies.* corregir errores = debug.* corregir exámenes = mark + exams.* corregir inexactitudes = set + the record straight.* corregirlo = put + matters + right.* corregir pruebas = proof, proofread.* corregirse = clean up + Posesivo + act.* corregir una prueba = correct + proof.* corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.* corregir un error = correct + error, amend + mistake, correct + a wrong, correct + Posesivo + mistake.* corregir un mal = correct + a wrong.* corregir un problema = correct + problem.* sin corregir = unamended, uncorrected, unrevised.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <error/falta> to correct; < modales> to improve, mendb) <examen/dictado> to correct, grade (AmE), to mark (BrE)c) <galeradas/pruebas> to correctd) <defecto físico/postura> to correcte) < trayectoria> to correct2.corregirse v pron1)b) (refl) ( al hablar) to correct oneselfcorregirse de algo: se corrigió del error — she corrected her mistake
* * *= correct, make + good, put + Nombre + right, repair, amend, set + right, redress, put + right, right, edit.Ex: Packages which have been used will be thoroughly tested in various applications, and any weakness corrected.
Ex: Any child who comes to school at five years old without certain kinds of literary experience is a deprived child in whose growth there are deficiencies already difficult to make good.Ex: In 1986/87 Glasgow District Library spent over £30,000 on vandalism -- both on putting it right and in trying to prevent it.Ex: In the more common perspective of linear causality, we seek to explain a negative consequence by searching for its root cause and repairing it.Ex: This article shows how to amend and cancel orders and how to arrange delivery by telefacsimile.Ex: A serious omission or duplication in a page of prose, for instance, might necessitate the rejustification of dozens of lines, whereas if the mistake had been spotted in the stick it could have been set right in a matter of moments.Ex: To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.Ex: The author emphasises the importance of the early stages of planning, where the seeds of failure are often sown, and mistakes made then will be very difficult to put right later.Ex: The author questions whether this is a transitional phenomenon which will be righted later.Ex: During the construction of a thesaurus, the computer can be enlisted to sort, merge, edit and compare terms.* corregir a mano = hand-correct.* corregir deficiencias = correct + deficiencies.* corregir errores = debug.* corregir exámenes = mark + exams.* corregir inexactitudes = set + the record straight.* corregirlo = put + matters + right.* corregir pruebas = proof, proofread.* corregirse = clean up + Posesivo + act.* corregir una prueba = correct + proof.* corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.* corregir un error = correct + error, amend + mistake, correct + a wrong, correct + Posesivo + mistake.* corregir un mal = correct + a wrong.* corregir un problema = correct + problem.* sin corregir = unamended, uncorrected, unrevised.* * *corregir [I8 ]vt1 ‹error/falta› to correctquiere que lo corrijan cuando se equivoca he wants to be corrected when he makes a mistaketendrás que corregir esos modales you'll have to improve o mend your manners3 ‹galeradas/pruebas› to correct, read4 ‹defecto físico/postura› to correct5 ‹rumbo/trayectoria› to correctA1 (en el comportamiento) to change o mend one's wayshace esfuerzos para corregirse de ese hábito he is trying to get out of that habit2 ( refl) (al hablar) to correct oneself corregirse DE algo:se corrigió del error she corrected her mistakeB«defecto físico»: un defecto que se corrige solo a defect which corrects itself* * *
corregir ( conjugate corregir) verbo transitivo ( en general) to correct;
‹ modales› to improve, mend;
‹examen/prueba› to correct;
( puntuar) to grade (AmE), to mark (BrE)
corregirse verbo pronominal
corregir verbo transitivo to correct
' corregir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enderezar
- enmendar
- prueba
- plantilla
English:
amend
- chasten
- copy-edit
- correct
- edit
- imbalance
- mark
- proof
- proofread
- right
- grade
- pick
- redress
* * *♦ vt1. [error] to correct;corrígeme si me equivoco, pero creo que… correct me if I'm wrong, but I think…;estas gafas corregirán la visión these glasses will correct your vision2. [pruebas, galeradas] to proofread3. [examen] to mark4. [rumbo] to correct5. [reprender] to reprimand* * *v/t correct* * *corregir {28} vt1) enmendar: to correct, to emend2) : to reprimand3)corregir pruebas : to proofread* * *corregir vb to correct -
16 entuerto
m.1 wrong, injustice.deshacer entuertos to right wrongs2 cramping.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: entortar.* * *1 (agravio) wrong, injustice1 afterpains\deshacer entuertos to right wrongs* * *SM1) (=injusticia) wrong, injustice2) pl entuertos (Med) afterpains* * *1) (fam) ( perjuicio) wrong, injustice2) (Med) afterpains (pl)* * *= wrong, injustice, mess.Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex. 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.----* arreglar el entuerto = sort out + the mess.* deshacer el entuerto = sort out + the mess.* deshacer un entuerto = right + a wrong.* dos entuertos no hacen un derecho = two wrongs do not make a right.* enmienda de entuertos, la = righting of wrongs, the.* * *1) (fam) ( perjuicio) wrong, injustice2) (Med) afterpains (pl)* * *= wrong, injustice, mess.Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.
Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.* arreglar el entuerto = sort out + the mess.* deshacer el entuerto = sort out + the mess.* deshacer un entuerto = right + a wrong.* dos entuertos no hacen un derecho = two wrongs do not make a right.* enmienda de entuertos, la = righting of wrongs, the.* * *A ( fam) (perjuicio) wrong, injusticedeshacer un entuerto to right a wrongB ( Med) afterpains (pl)* * *entuerto nmwrong, injustice;deshacer entuertos to right wrongs;le tocó a él deshacer el entuerto it fell to him to resolve the situation* * *m famwrong, injustice;deshacer un entuerto right a wrong* * *entuerto nm: wrong, injustice -
17 agravio
m.1 offense, insult (ofensa).2 wrong (perjuicio).agravio comparativo unequal treatment3 affront.4 tort, delict, breach of duty, maleficium.5 damage, damage due to a court sentence.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: agraviar.* * *1 offence, insult* * *noun m.1) offense, insult2) grievance* * *SM (=daño) wrong, injury; (=insulto) offence, offense (EEUU), insult; (Jur) grievance, injusticeagravio comparativo — inequality, resentment arising from inequality
* * ** * *= tort, wrong, wrongdoing, loss of face, outrage.Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex. His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.Ex. Males are primarily concerned with a loss of face when confronted with a jealousy situation, while females are concerned with the possible loss of a partner.Ex. The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.----* reparar un agravio = right + a wrong, right + an injustice, make + amends (for/to).* * ** * *= tort, wrong, wrongdoing, loss of face, outrage.Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.
Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.Ex: Males are primarily concerned with a loss of face when confronted with a jealousy situation, while females are concerned with the possible loss of a partner.Ex: The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.* reparar un agravio = right + a wrong, right + an injustice, make + amends (for/to).* * *( frml)considero esas palabras un agravio a mi persona I take those words to be o as a personal insult2 ( Der) grievance* * *
Del verbo agraviar: ( conjugate agraviar)
agravio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
agravió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
agraviar
agravio
agraviar verbo transitivo to offend, insult
agravio sustantivo masculino offense, insult
' agravio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ofensa
- reparar
- satisfacer
English:
injure
- wrong
* * *agravio nm1. [ofensa] offence, insult;sus palabras fueron un agravio a la institución her words were an insult to the institution2. [perjuicio] wrong;eso sería un agravio comparativo that would be unfair (treatment)* * *m offense, Broffence* * *agravio nminjuria: affront, offense, insult -
18 atinar
v.1 to guess correctly.atinar a hacer algo to succeed in doing somethingatinar con to hit upon2 to guess right, to guess, to make a good guess.María atinó y ganó un premio Mary guessed right and got a prize.3 to hit.María le atinó al vidrio Mary hit the glass.4 to guess right for, to get right, to hit upon the correct, to hit upon the right.Silvia acierta las respuestas siempre Silvia guesses the answers always.* * *1 (dar con) to hit upon, find■ si no atinas con la calle, llámame if you can't find the street, call me2 (acertar) to get it right, be right, succeed■ nadie ha atinado a presentar un programa político coherente nobody has managed to present a coherent political programme* * *1. VI1) (=acertar) to be rightsiempre atina — he always gets it right, he always hits the nail on the head
el médico no le atina — the doctor doesn't know what's wrong with him, the doctor can't find out what's wrong with him
atinar a o con o en — to hit upon, find
2) (=conseguir)2.VT [+ solución] to hit upon, find; (=acertar) to guess right; (=encontrar) to succeed in finding* * *verbo intransitivoatinar a + inf: no atino a enhebrar la aguja I can't (seem to) get the needle threaded; no atiné a decir nada I couldn't say a word; por suerte atinó a agarrarla de un brazo luckily he managed to grab hold of her arm; atinar con algo <con solución/respuesta> to hit on o upon something, come up with something; atiné con la talla I got the size right; atinaste con el regalo the gift you got him/her was perfect; no atinaba con la calle I couldn't find the street; los médicos no atinan con el diagnóstico — the doctors can't work out what's wrong with her
* * *= strike + home, hit + the nail on the head.Ex. Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.Ex. One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers.----* atinar con = put + Posesivo + finger on.* atinar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye.* * *verbo intransitivoatinar a + inf: no atino a enhebrar la aguja I can't (seem to) get the needle threaded; no atiné a decir nada I couldn't say a word; por suerte atinó a agarrarla de un brazo luckily he managed to grab hold of her arm; atinar con algo <con solución/respuesta> to hit on o upon something, come up with something; atiné con la talla I got the size right; atinaste con el regalo the gift you got him/her was perfect; no atinaba con la calle I couldn't find the street; los médicos no atinan con el diagnóstico — the doctors can't work out what's wrong with her
* * *= strike + home, hit + the nail on the head.Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.
Ex: One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers.* atinar con = put + Posesivo + finger on.* atinar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye.* * *atinar [A1 ]vi1 (acertar, dar) atinar CON algo ‹con una solución, respuesta› to hit ON o UPON sth, come up WITH sth, find sthal final atinó con la calle que buscaba she finally found o succeeded in finding the street she was looking forlos médicos no atinan con el diagnóstico the doctors can't work out what's wrong with her2 (lograr) atinar A + INF:no atino a enhebrar la aguja I can't (seem to) get the needle threadedestaba tan emocionado que no atiné a decir palabra I was so overcome, I couldn't say a word o get a single word outpor suerte atinó a agarrarla de un brazo luckily he managed to grab hold of her armatinar en el blanco to hit the target¡atinaste! you're dead right! ( colloq)* * *
atinar ( conjugate atinar) verbo intransitivo:
¡atinaste! you're dead right!;
no atiné a decir nada I couldn't say a word;
atinar con algo ‹con solución/respuesta› to hit on o upon sth, come up with sth;
atinaste con el regalo the gift you got him/her was perfect;
no atinaba con la calle I couldn't find the street
atinar verbo intransitivo
1 (dar en, alcanzar) to hit [en, -]
2 (dar con algo, encontrar) (una calle, un objeto) to find [con, -]
(una solución, una respuesta) to get [con, -]
3 (acertar a, ser capaz de) atinó a decir unas palabras, she was able to say some words
no atino a comprenderlo, I can't understand it
' atinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertar
English:
guess
* * *atinar vi1. [adivinar] to guess correctly;atinaron en sus previsiones their predictions turned out to be correct2. [golpear]atinar en: la flecha atinó en el blanco the arrow hit the target;el misil atinó en el puente the missile made a direct hit on the bridge3. [encontrar]atinar con: atinó con el libro que buscaba she found the book she had been looking for;siguió revisando el texto hasta atinar con las palabras exactas he continued to revise the text until he hit on exactly the right words4. [conseguir, lograr]atinar a hacer algo: no atinaba a abrir la cerradura she couldn't manage to open the lock;sólo atinaba a mirarla boquiabierto all he could do was stare at her in astonishment;cuando la veía no atinaba a decir palabra when he saw her he could never manage to say anything* * *v/i1 manage (a to)2:no atinó con la respuesta correcta she couldn’t come up with the right answer;atinar en el blanco hit the bull’s eye* * *atinar viacertar: to be accurate, to be on target* * *atinar vb1. (dar con) to manage to do2. (acertar) to be right -
19 reparar
v.1 to repair, to fix (coche, aparato).Reparamos las ventanas rotas We repaired the broken windows.2 to rear, to buck, to rise on the hind legs, to shy.3 to redress.Los abogados repararon a Ricardo The lawyers redressed Richard.* * *1 (arreglar) to repair, mend, fix2 (remediar - daño) to make good; (- perjuicio, insulto) to make up for3 (vengarse) to avenge4 (restablecer) to restore, renew5 (reflexionar) to consider6 (corregir) to correct7 (advertir) to see, notice1 (advertir) to notice, see2 (darse cuenta) to realize (en, -)3 (hacer caso) to pay attention to; (considerar) to consider4 (detenerse) to stop, stall\no reparar en gastos to spare no expensereparar en detalles to pay attention to detail* * *verbto repair, fix* * *1. VT1) (=arreglar) to repair, mend, fix2) [+ energías] to restore; [+ fortunas] to retrieve3) [+ ofensa] to make amends for; [+ suerte] to retrieve; [+ daño, pérdida] to make good; [+ consecuencia] to undo4) [+ golpe] to parry5) (=observar) to observe, notice6) Cono Sur (=imitar) to mimic, imitate2. VI1)reparar en — (=darse cuenta de) to observe, notice
2)reparar en — (=poner atención en) to pay attention to, take heed of; (=considerar) to consider
repara en lo que vas a hacer — consider what you are going to do, reflect on what you are going to do
3) LAm [caballo] to rear, buck3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < coche> to repair, fix; <gotera/avería> to mend, fix2) <fuerzas/energías> to restore3) < error> to correct, put right; <ofensa/agravio> to make amends for, make up for; <daño/perjuicio> to make good, compensate for2.reparar vi1)a) (considerar, pensar) (gen en frases negativas)reparar EN algo: no repara en gastos she spares no expense; no repararon en sus advertencias — they took no notice of o paid no heed to his warnings
b) ( darse cuenta)2) (Méx) caballo/toro to rear, shy* * *= mend, repair, undo, redress, fix, right.Ex. In some organisations microcomputers will be maintained (that is, mended) by a central computer department, but if this is not the case it may be necessary to take out separate maintenance contracts.Ex. In the more common perspective of linear causality, we seek to explain a negative consequence by searching for its root cause and repairing it.Ex. The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.Ex. To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.Ex. There is always a need to fix manually the formatting of articles taken from an online service such as DIALOG.Ex. The author questions whether this is a transitional phenomenon which will be righted later.----* no reparar en gastos = lash out (on).* reparar daños = repair + the damage, remedy + the damage.* reparar un agravio = right + a wrong, right + an injustice, make + amends (for/to).* reparar un daño = right + a wrong, make + amends (for/to).* reparar un perjuicio = make + amends (for/to).* sin reparar = unrepaired.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < coche> to repair, fix; <gotera/avería> to mend, fix2) <fuerzas/energías> to restore3) < error> to correct, put right; <ofensa/agravio> to make amends for, make up for; <daño/perjuicio> to make good, compensate for2.reparar vi1)a) (considerar, pensar) (gen en frases negativas)reparar EN algo: no repara en gastos she spares no expense; no repararon en sus advertencias — they took no notice of o paid no heed to his warnings
b) ( darse cuenta)2) (Méx) caballo/toro to rear, shy* * *= mend, repair, undo, redress, fix, right.Ex: In some organisations microcomputers will be maintained (that is, mended) by a central computer department, but if this is not the case it may be necessary to take out separate maintenance contracts.
Ex: In the more common perspective of linear causality, we seek to explain a negative consequence by searching for its root cause and repairing it.Ex: The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.Ex: To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.Ex: There is always a need to fix manually the formatting of articles taken from an online service such as DIALOG.Ex: The author questions whether this is a transitional phenomenon which will be righted later.* no reparar en gastos = lash out (on).* reparar daños = repair + the damage, remedy + the damage.* reparar un agravio = right + a wrong, right + an injustice, make + amends (for/to).* reparar un daño = right + a wrong, make + amends (for/to).* reparar un perjuicio = make + amends (for/to).* sin reparar = unrepaired.* * *reparar [A1 ]vtA (arreglar) ‹coche› to repair, mend, fix; ‹gotera/avería› to mend, fixB ‹fuerzas/energías› to restoreC ‹error› to correct, put right; ‹ofensa/agravio› to make amends for, make up for; ‹daño/perjuicio› to make good, compensate for■ repararviA1 (considerar, pensar) ( gen en frases negativas) reparar EN algo:no repara en gastos she doesn't think o worry about the cost, she spares no expenseno repararon en sus advertencias they took no notice of o paid no heed to his warnings2 (darse cuenta) reparar EN algo to notice sthreparó en las manchas del techo she noticed the stains on the ceilingles hizo reparar en la calidad del tejido he drew their attention to the quality of the clothcomo si no hubiera reparado en mi presencia as if he hadn't even noticed I was there, as if he hadn't registered my presenceB ( Méx) «caballo/toro» to rear, shy* * *
reparar ( conjugate reparar) verbo transitivo
‹gotera/avería› to mend, fix
‹ofensa/agravio› to make amends for, make up for;
‹daño/perjuicio› to make good, compensate for
verbo intransitivo
1 reparar EN algo ( darse cuenta) to notice sth;
( considerar):
2 (Méx) [caballo/toro] to rear, shy
reparar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una máquina, etc) to repair, mend
2 (un daño, error, una pérdida) to make good: nadie puede reparar la pérdida de un ser querido, no one can make up for the loss of a beloved one
(una ofensa) to make amends for: no sé cómo reparar el mal que te causé, I don't know how to make amends for all the harm I did you
3 (fuerzas, energías) necesitas reparar fuerzas, you need to get your strength back
II verbo intransitivo
1 (darse cuenta de, fijarse en) to notice [en, -]
2 (considerar) to consider: repara en que será ella la que salga perdiendo, you should realise that she's the one who'll end up losing
' reparar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
componer
- nogalina
English:
fix
- fix up
- good
- mend
- recondition
- redress
- repair
- amends
- atone
- remedy
- right
- spare
* * *♦ vt1. [vehículo, aparato] to repair, to fix;llevar algo a reparar to take sth to be repaired o fixed2. [error, daño] to make amends for, to make up for3. [fuerzas] to restore♦ vi[percatarse]reparar en (la cuenta de) algo to notice sth;no reparó en que una de las ruedas estaba pinchada he didn't notice that one of the tyres had a puncture;¿reparaste en la cara que pusieron? did you see their expression?;no repara en los posibles obstáculos she doesn't realize the possible pitfalls;no reparar en gastos to spare no expense* * *I v/t repair;reparar fuerzas get one’s strength backII v/i:reparar en algo notice sth;no reparar en gastos not worry about the cost* * *reparar vt1) : to repair, to fix, to mend2) : to make amends for3) : to correct4) : to restore, to refreshreparar vi1)reparar en : to observe, to take notice of2)reparar en : to consider, to think about* * *reparar vb1. (arreglar) to repair / to mend2. (fijarse) to notice -
20 tener razón
v.to be right, to be in the right.* * *to be right* * ** * *(v.) = be correct, be right, be spot on, be in the rightEx. You are correct in your answer.Ex. Publishers are right to be concerned about uncontrolled republication.Ex. The program is spot on -- you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids.Ex. She thinks she's always in the right and there is nothing wrong with how she's acting.* * *(v.) = be correct, be right, be spot on, be in the rightEx: You are correct in your answer.
Ex: Publishers are right to be concerned about uncontrolled republication.Ex: The program is spot on -- you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids.Ex: She thinks she's always in the right and there is nothing wrong with how she's acting.
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