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21 profano
adj.profane, worldly, irreligious.f. & m.1 lay person, non-specialist.2 layman.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: profanar.* * *► adjetivo1 (no sagrado) profane, secular2 (no experto) lay► nombre masculino,nombre femenino\ser profano,-a en la materia to know nothing about the subject* * *profano, -a1. ADJ1) (=laico) profane, secular2) (=irrespetuoso) irreverent3) (=no experto) lay, uninitiated; (=ignorante) ignorantsoy profano en música — I don't know anything about music, I'm a layman when it comes to music
4) (=deshonesto) indecent, immodest2.SM / F (=inexperto) layman/laywoman; (=ajeno) outsider* * *I- na adjetivo1)a) ( no sagrado) <escritor/música> secular, profane (frml); < fiesta> secularb) ( antirreligioso) profane (frml), irreverent2) ( no especializado)II- na masculino, femenino1) (Relig) (m) layman; (f) laywoman2) ( no especialista) non-specialist* * *= layman [laymen, -pl.], outsider, lay, lay person [layperson], unholy, pedestrian.Ex. Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.Ex. If we look at a totally different sort of book, romantic fiction, we find here a form of novel which, to the outsider who has never read one of them, may seem to be endlessly repetitious.Ex. Most public libraries in western countries are under local control and the smaller the local government unit, the more all embracing is the lay, and therefore uninformed, control.Ex. This is an evaluative tool which brings lay people together with experts, under pressure of limited time, for study of specific problems.Ex. The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.Ex. The article 'Modems: an overview for the pedestrian' offers help in selecting a modem for a personal computer.----* profano en la materia = non-scholar.* representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.* * *I- na adjetivo1)a) ( no sagrado) <escritor/música> secular, profane (frml); < fiesta> secularb) ( antirreligioso) profane (frml), irreverent2) ( no especializado)II- na masculino, femenino1) (Relig) (m) layman; (f) laywoman2) ( no especialista) non-specialist* * *= layman [laymen, -pl.], outsider, lay, lay person [layperson], unholy, pedestrian.Ex: Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.
Ex: If we look at a totally different sort of book, romantic fiction, we find here a form of novel which, to the outsider who has never read one of them, may seem to be endlessly repetitious.Ex: Most public libraries in western countries are under local control and the smaller the local government unit, the more all embracing is the lay, and therefore uninformed, control.Ex: This is an evaluative tool which brings lay people together with experts, under pressure of limited time, for study of specific problems.Ex: The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.Ex: The article 'Modems: an overview for the pedestrian' offers help in selecting a modem for a personal computer.* profano en la materia = non-scholar.* representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.* * *A1 (no sagrado) ‹escritor/música› secular, profane ( frml); ‹fiesta› secular2 (antirreligioso) profane, irreverentB(no especializado): soy profano en la materia I'm not an expert on the subjectmasculine, feminineB (no especialista) non-specialistsu nombre no dice demasiado a los profanos his name doesn't mean much to the non-specialist o the layperson o the layman* * *
Del verbo profanar: ( conjugate profanar)
profano es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
profanó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
profanar
profano
profanar ( conjugate profanar) verbo transitivo ‹templo/sepultura› to desecrate, defile
profano◊ -na adjetivo
1
‹ fiesta› secular
2 ( no especializado):
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Relig) (m) layman;
(f) laywoman
2 ( no especialista) non-specialist
profanar verbo transitivo to desecrate
profano,-a
I adjetivo
1 (no sacro) profane, secular
2 (no experto) ignorant, lay
II sustantivo masculino y femenino layperson
(hombre) layman
(mujer) laywoman
' profano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
profana
- temporal
English:
lay
- profane
- secular
* * *profano, -a♦ adj1. [no sagrado] profane, secular;literatura/música profana secular literature/music2. [ignorante] ignorant, uninitiated;soy profano en la materia I'm a layman when it comes to that subject, I know nothing about the subject♦ nm,flayman, f laywoman;soy un profano en cuestiones de economía I'm a layman when it comes to economics, I know nothing about economics* * *I adj figlay atrII m layman* * *profano, -na adj1) : profane2) : worldly, secularprofano, -na n: nonspecialist -
22 tendencia
f.1 tendency.tener tendencia a hacer algo to have a tendency to do somethingtendencia a la depresión tendency to get depressed2 trend (corriente).las últimas tendencias de la moda the latest fashion trends3 bias.* * *1 (inclinación) tendency, inclination, predisposition, leaning; (movimiento) trend\tener tendencia a hacer algo to tend to do something, have a tendency to do somethingtendencia del mercado market trends plural* * *noun f.1) tendency2) trend* * *SF tendency, trendla tendencia hacia el socialismo — the tendency o trend towards socialism
tener tendencia a hacer algo — to have a tendency o to tend to do sth
tengo tendencia a engordar — I have a tendency o I tend to put on weight
tendencia al alza, tendencia alcista — upward trend
tendencia imperante — dominant trend, prevailing tendency
* * *femenino tendencytendencias homosexuales — homosexual tendencies o leanings
tendencia a la baja/al alza — downward/upward trend
tendencia a + inf — tendency to + inf
* * *= bias [biases, -pl.], penchant, push towards, stream, tendency, tide, trend, strand, push, streak, leaning, stripe.Ex. The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.Ex. Our penchant to organize is perhaps as close to a biological imperative as any form of human behavior is likely to come.Ex. In the frenetic push towards international cooperation among research libraries, the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.Ex. If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.Ex. In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym.Ex. What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.Ex. Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex. This article gives a brief history of the two main strands in the development of bibliotherapy, or healing through books, in the USA.Ex. The key issue to note here is that the global push to describe and document Indigenous knowledge is gaining momentum.Ex. The secret of his success is an obsessive streak in his personality combined with business aggression.Ex. Finally, this new philosophy did not conflict with the librarian's elitist leanings.Ex. The field of computational linguistics is exciting insomuch as it permits linguists of different stripes to model language behaviour.----* análisis de tendencias = trend analysis.* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.* de tendencia socialista = socialistic.* en la tendencia principal de = in the mainstream of.* existir la tendencia a = there + be + a tendency (to/for).* informe de tendencias = trends report.* proyección de tendencias = trend projection.* tendencia actual = current trend.* tendencia alcista = bouyancy.* tendencia al olvido = forgetfulness.* tendencia de agrupamiento = clustering tendency.* tendencia de clustering = clustering tendency.* tendencia de la época, la = trend of the times, the.* tendencia demográfica = population trend.* tendencia inflacionista = inflationary spiral, inflationary trend, deflationary spiral.* tendencia natural = in-built tendency.* tendencia opuesta = countertendency.* tendencia social = social trend, social trend.* tener una tendencia hacia = have + a tendency to.* * *femenino tendencytendencias homosexuales — homosexual tendencies o leanings
tendencia a la baja/al alza — downward/upward trend
tendencia a + inf — tendency to + inf
* * *= bias [biases, -pl.], penchant, push towards, stream, tendency, tide, trend, strand, push, streak, leaning, stripe.Ex: The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.
Ex: Our penchant to organize is perhaps as close to a biological imperative as any form of human behavior is likely to come.Ex: In the frenetic push towards international cooperation among research libraries, the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.Ex: If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.Ex: In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym.Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex: This article gives a brief history of the two main strands in the development of bibliotherapy, or healing through books, in the USA.Ex: The key issue to note here is that the global push to describe and document Indigenous knowledge is gaining momentum.Ex: The secret of his success is an obsessive streak in his personality combined with business aggression.Ex: Finally, this new philosophy did not conflict with the librarian's elitist leanings.Ex: The field of computational linguistics is exciting insomuch as it permits linguists of different stripes to model language behaviour.* análisis de tendencias = trend analysis.* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.* de tendencia socialista = socialistic.* en la tendencia principal de = in the mainstream of.* existir la tendencia a = there + be + a tendency (to/for).* informe de tendencias = trends report.* proyección de tendencias = trend projection.* tendencia actual = current trend.* tendencia alcista = bouyancy.* tendencia al olvido = forgetfulness.* tendencia de agrupamiento = clustering tendency.* tendencia de clustering = clustering tendency.* tendencia de la época, la = trend of the times, the.* tendencia demográfica = population trend.* tendencia inflacionista = inflationary spiral, inflationary trend, deflationary spiral.* tendencia natural = in-built tendency.* tendencia opuesta = countertendency.* tendencia social = social trend, social trend.* tener una tendencia hacia = have + a tendency to.* * *tendencysus tendencias homosexuales his homosexual tendencies o leaningsun grupo de tendencia marxista a group with Marxist tendencies o leaningspara frenar esta tendencia expansiva to slow down this tendency o trend toward(s) expansiontendencia A algo trend TOWARD(S) sthtendencia a la baja/al alza downward/upward trendtendencia A + INF tendency to + INFtiene tendencia a exagerar she has a tendency to exaggerate, she tends to exaggerate* * *
tendencia sustantivo femenino
tendency;◊ tendencias homosexuales homosexual tendencies o leanings;
tendencia a algo trend toward(s) sth;
tiene tendencia a exagerar she has a tendency to exaggerate;
existe una tendencia a la centralización there is a trend toward centralization
tendencia sustantivo femenino
1 (propensión) tendency: tiene tendencia a sentirse culpable, he is prone to feeling guilty
2 Pol tendency, leaning
3 (del mercado, moda, etc) trend
' tendencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corriente
- frenar
- imperante
- inclinarse
- malicia
- novelera
- novelero
- orientación
- rumbo
- alcista
- ascendente
- baja
- contener
- cuenta
- dictar
- dominante
- dominar
- golpista
- inclinación
- pronunciado
- tónica
English:
bent
- bias
- buoyancy
- counter
- craze
- dispose to
- downward
- inclination
- incline
- inclined
- movement
- propensity
- run
- self-destructiveness
- strand
- tend
- tendency
- thievishness
- trend
- liable
- orientation
- sulky
* * *tendencia nf1. [inclinación] tendency;un diario de marcada tendencia conservadora a very conservative newspaper;tener tendencia a hacer algo to tend o have a tendency to do sth;tiene tendencia a meterse en líos she tends to get herself into trouble;tiene tendencia a la depresión he has a tendency to depression2. [corriente] trend;las últimas tendencias de la moda the latest fashion trends;hay tendencias reformistas dentro del partido there are reformist tendencies within the party;tendencia al alza/a la baja upward/downward trendEcon tendencias del mercado market trends* * *f1 tendency;tener tendencia a have a tendency to2 ( corriente) trend;tendencia al alza/a la baja upward/downward trend* * *tendencia nf1) propensión: tendency, inclination2) : trend* * *2. (de moda) trend -
23 trama
f.1 plot (historia).2 plot, intrigue.3 weft.4 weave, texture.5 black cod, Notothenia microlepidota.6 raster.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: tramar.* * *1 (textil) weft, woof2 (argumento) plot* * *noun f.1) plot2) weave* * *SF1) [de un tejido] weft, woof2) [de historia] plot3) (=conjura) plot, scheme, intrigue4) (=vínculo) connection, link; (=correlación) correlation5) (Tip) shaded area* * *1) ( de tejido) weave, weft2)a) (Lit) plotb) ( intriga) plot* * *= plot, storyline, thread, skein.Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex. Yet the aficionado of romantic fiction will be able to distinguish with ease between the novels of two authors whose storylines seem, to the outsider, to be virtually identical.Ex. The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex. Unbridled photocopying will lead to the imminent demise of the communications skein.----* de trama fina = fine-screen.* giro imprevisto en la trama = twist in the plot.* trama de mentiras = tissue of lies.* * *1) ( de tejido) weave, weft2)a) (Lit) plotb) ( intriga) plot* * *= plot, storyline, thread, skein.Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: Yet the aficionado of romantic fiction will be able to distinguish with ease between the novels of two authors whose storylines seem, to the outsider, to be virtually identical.Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex: Unbridled photocopying will lead to the imminent demise of the communications skein.* de trama fina = fine-screen.* giro imprevisto en la trama = twist in the plot.* trama de mentiras = tissue of lies.* * *A (de un tejido) weave, weftuna tela de trama muy abierta a very loosely woven fabricB1 ( Lit) plot2 (intriga) plot, conspiracy* * *
Del verbo tramar: ( conjugate tramar)
trama es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
trama
tramar
trama sustantivo femenino
1 ( de tejido) weave, weft
2 (de película, novela) plot
tramar ( conjugate tramar) verbo transitivo ‹ engaño› to devise;
‹ venganza› to plot;
‹ complot› to hatch, lay;◊ ¿qué andan tramando? what are they up to? (colloq)
trama sustantivo femenino
1 Lit Cine plot
2 Tex weft
tramar vtr (un engaño, conspiración, plan) to plot: ¿qué estará tramando? what is he up to?
' trama' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
argumento
- intriga
- acción
English:
involved
- plot
- story
* * *trama nf1. [de historia] plottrama argumental plot, storyline2. [confabulación] plot, intrigue;una oscura trama financiera a shadowy web of financial intriguetrama de corrupción web of corruption3. [de hilos] weft4. Imprenta screen5. [de pantalla] raster6. [papel adhesivo] screen tone* * *f ( tema) plot* * *trama nf1) : plot2) : weave, weft (fabric) -
24 rosa
adj.&f.rose-colored, rose-coloured.adj.&f.1 pink (color).2 rose-colored, rose-coloured.f.rose (flower).estar (fresco) como una rosa to be as fresh as a daisyrosa de los vientos compass rosem.pink (color).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: rosar.* * *1 (flor) rose2 (rosetón) rose window1 (color) pink1 (color) pink\fresco,-a como una rosa figurado as fresh as a daisyla vida no es un lecho de rosas figurado life is not a bed of rosesno hay rosa sin espinas figurado there's no rose without a thorn, nothing comes easyverlo todo de color rosa figurado to see everything through rose-coloured spectaclesagua de rosas rose waterrosa de pitiminí daisy roserosa de té tea roserosa náutica /rosa de los vientos compass roserosa silvestre rambling rose* * *1. noun f.1) rose2) pink2. adj.* * *SF Rose* * *Ia) ( flor) roseb) ( rosal) rosebush(fresco) como una rosa — as fresh as a daisy
c) (Chi) ( nudo) bowIIadjetivo (gen inv) pinkverlo todo de color de rosa — to see things through rose-colored glasses o (BrE) rose-tinted spectacles
IIIrayas rosa claro/fuerte — pale/bright pink stripes
masculino pink* * *Ia) ( flor) roseb) ( rosal) rosebush(fresco) como una rosa — as fresh as a daisy
c) (Chi) ( nudo) bowIIadjetivo (gen inv) pinkverlo todo de color de rosa — to see things through rose-colored glasses o (BrE) rose-tinted spectacles
IIIrayas rosa claro/fuerte — pale/bright pink stripes
masculino pink* * *rosa11 = rose.Ex: If we cite the concepts present in a summarization of the document about 'Fungus diseases of roses' in this order we get, 'Botany/Roses/Fungus diseases'.
* jardín de rosas = rose garden.* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.* no ser un lecho de rosas = be not all roses.* palo de rosa = rosewood.* rosa anaranjado = pink-orange.* rosa de Alejandría = damask rose.* rosa de Damasco = damask rose.* rosa de Jericó = damask rose.* rosa del desierto = desert rose.* un lecho de rosas = a bed of roses.rosa22 = pink.Ex: A heart on a pink background thus indicates 'romance' (rather than medicine) and a magnifying glass or a gun might indicate a detective story though a gun might mean a 'western' if it is a revolver and a war story if it is a field gun.
* novela rosa = romantic fiction.* rosa anaranjado = orange-pink.* rosa pálido = pale pink.* * *rosa11 (flor) rose2 (rosal) rosebush(fresco) como una rosa as fresh as a daisyno son/fueron todo rosas it isn't/wasn't all (a bed of) rosesno hay rosa sin espinas there's no rose without a thornCompuestos:● rosa náutica or de los vientoscompass card, rosetea roserosa21 ( gen inv) pinkcamisas rosa or rosas pink shirtsun vestido (de color) rosa a pink dressverlo todo de color de rosa to see things through rose-colored glasses o ( BrE) rose-tinted spectacles2 (modificado por otro adj: inv) pinkrayas rosa claro/fuerte pale/bright pink stripesrosa3pinkun rosa pálido a pale pinkCompuestos:● rosa fosforito or shocking1 masculine shocking pink2 adj inv shocking-pink1 masculine dusty pink2 adj inv dusty-pink* * *
rosa sustantivo femenino
■ adjetivo ( gen inv) pink;
verlo todo de color rosa to see things through rose-colored glasses o (BrE) rose-tinted spectacles
■ sustantivo masculino
pink
rosa
I adj inv pink
II sustantivo femenino
1 Bot (flor) rose
2 (en la piel) birthmark
3 Náut rosa de los vientos, compass card o rose
III sustantivo masculino pink
♦ Locuciones: estar como una rosa, to be as fresh as a daisy
verlo todo de color de rosa, to see everything through rose-coloured glasses
' rosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
casa
- color
- gusto
- interfecta
- interfecto
- natural
- novela
- pálida
- pálido
- florecer
- pincho
English:
grapefruit
- nightgown
- one
- pink
- rose
- rosebud
- rosewood
- shocking pink
* * *♦ adj1. [de color] pink;una novela rosa a romance, a romantic novel♦ nm[color] pink;el rosa es mi color favorito pink is my favourite colour♦ nfrose;estar (fresco) como una rosa to be as fresh as a daisyrosa del desierto desert rose;rosa de Jericó damask rose;rosa silvestre wild rose;rosa de los vientos compass rose* * *I adj pinkII f BOT rose;fresco como una rosa fresh as a daisy;no hay rosa sin espinas there is no rose without a thornIII m pink;rosa pálido pale pink;ver algo de color de rosa see sth through rose-colored glasses;no es de color de rosa fig it isn’t a bed of roses* * *rosa adj: rose-colored, pinkrosa nm: rose, pink (color)rosa nf: rose (flower)* * *rosa1 adj pinkrosa2 n rose -
25 corriente2
2 = stream, electricity supply, mains electricity.Ex. If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.Ex. Europe and Australia (where experimental transmissions have been going on for some time) have a 50 Hz electricity supply, 625 line transmissions, and two non-compatible colour systems, PAL and SECAM.Ex. Every electrical appliance that connects to mains electricity has a fuse, usually in the plug.----* adaptador de corriente = power adapter, mains adapter.* cable con corriente = live wire.* corriente alterna = alternating current (AC).* corriente eléctrica = electrical current, electric current, electrical power.* Corriente Eléctrica Ininterrumpida (CEI) = Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).* corte de corriente = power cut, power failure.* corte de la corriente eléctrica = power failure, power cut.* luchar contra corriente = labour + against the grain.* regulador de corriente = current regulator.* seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas = electrical security.* toma de corriente = outlet, socket, socket outlet, light socket.* transformador de corriente = mains adapter, power adapter. -
26 rosa2
2 = pink.Ex. A heart on a pink background thus indicates 'romance' (rather than medicine) and a magnifying glass or a gun might indicate a detective story though a gun might mean a 'western' if it is a revolver and a war story if it is a field gun.----* novela rosa = romantic fiction.* rosa anaranjado = orange-pink.* rosa pálido = pale pink. -
27 corriente
adj.1 ordinary, normal (normal).un reloj normal y corriente an ordinary watch2 running (agua).3 current (mes, año, cuenta).4 usual, customary.f.1 current.le dio la corriente al tocar el enchufe she got an electric shock when she touched the socketcorriente alterna/continua alternating/direct currentla corriente del Golfo the Gulf Stream2 draught (British), draft (United States).3 trend, current (tendencia).corriente de pensamiento school of thought4 electric current, current, power, electricity.5 tide.6 flumen.* * *► adjetivo1 (común) ordinary, average2 (agua) running3 (fecha) current, present■ el cinco del corriente mes the fifth of the current month, the fifth of this month4 (cuenta) current1 (mes) current month, this month1 (masa de agua) current, stream, flow2 (de aire) draught (US draft)3 ELECTRICIDAD current4 (de arte etc) trend, current, school\■ ¿estás al corriente de los pagos? are you up to date with the payments?■ ¿estás al corriente de lo que ha pasado? do you know what's happened?corriente y moliente familiar ordinary, run-of-the-milldejarse llevar por la corriente figurado to follow the herd, go with the flowir contra corriente / navegar contra corriente figurado to go against the tidellevarle la corriente a alguien / seguirle la corriente a alguien to humour (US humor) somebodyponer al corriente to bring up to date, put in the pictureponerse al corriente to get up to date, catch upsalirse de lo corriente to be out of the ordinarytener al corriente to keep informedcorriente abajo downstreamcorriente alterna alternating currentcorriente arriba upstreamCorriente del Golfo Gulf Streamcorriente sanguínea bloodstream* * *1. adj.1) common2) ordinary2. noun f.1) current2) draft3) tendency, trend* * *1. ADJ1) (=frecuente) [error, apellido] commonlas intoxicaciones son bastante corrientes en verano — cases of food poisoning are fairly common in summer
la cocaína era corriente en sus fiestas — cocaine was commonly used o commonplace was at their parties
aquí es corriente que la policía te pida la documentación — here it's quite common for the police to ask you for identification
una combinación de cualidades que no es corriente encontrar en una misma persona — a combination of qualities not commonly o often found in the same person
un término de uso corriente — a common term, a term in common use
•
poco corriente — unusual2) (=habitual) usual, customarylo corriente es llamar antes de venir — the usual thing is to phone before coming, it's customary to phone before coming
es corriente que la familia de la novia pague la boda — it's customary for the bride's family to pay for the wedding, the bride's family usually pays for the wedding
3) (=no especial) ordinaryno es nada especial, es solo un anillo corriente — it's nothing special, it's just an ordinary ring
•
fuera de lo corriente — out of the ordinary•
normal y corriente — perfectly ordinary•
salirse de lo corriente — to be out of the ordinarytiene un trabajo corriente y moliente — he has a very ordinary job, he has a run-of-the-mill job
4) [en curso] [déficit, mes, año] currentcuenta 4), gasto 2), moneda 2)5) [agua] running6) † (=en regla) in ordertodo está corriente para nuestra partida — everything is ready o fixed up for our departure
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estar o ir corriente en algo — to be up to date with sth2. SM1)•
al corriente —a) (=al día) up to dateestoy al corriente de mis pagos a Hacienda — I'm up to date with o on my tax payments
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poner algo al corriente — to bring sth up to dateb) (=informado)•
estar al corriente (de algo) — to know (about sth)puedes hablar sin miedo, ya estoy al corriente — you can talk freely, I know (all) about it
¿estaba usted al corriente? — did you know (about it)?
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mantener a algn al corriente (de algo) — to keep sb up to date (on sth), keep sb informed (about sth)•
poner a algn al corriente (de algo) — to bring sb up to date (on sth), inform sb (about sth)•
ponerse al corriente (de algo) — to get up to date (with sth), catch up (on sth)•
tener a algn al corriente (de algo) — to keep sb up to date (on sth), keep sb informed (about sth)2) [en cartas]el día 9 del corriente o de los corrientes — the 9th of this month
3. SF1) [de fluido] current- ir o navegar o nadar contra la corrientecuando se pone a hablar así es mejor seguirle la corriente — when he starts talking like that it's best to humour him
corriente de lava — lava flow, stream of lava
corriente submarina — undercurrent, underwater current
2) [de aire] draught, draft (EEUU)corriente de aire — [gen] draught, draft (EEUU); (Téc) air current, air stream
3) (Elec) current•
dar corriente, no toques ese cable que da corriente — don't touch that wire, it's liveme dio (la) corriente — I got a shock, I got an electric shock
4) (=tendencia) [ideológica] tendency; [artística] trend* * *I1) ( que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normalun coche/tipo normal y corriente — an ordinary car/guy
2)a) ( en curso) <mes/año> currentsu atenta carta del 7 del corriente — (frml) your letter of the 7th of this month
b)IIal corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments; empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up; tener or mantener a alguien al corriente de algo — to keep somebody informed o (colloq) posted about something
1) ( de agua) currentdejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente — to go along with the crowd
ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente — to swim against the tide
2) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)aquí hay or hace mucha corriente — there's a terrible draft in here
3) ( tendencia) trend4) (Elec) currentme dio (la) corriente — I got a shock o an electric shock
•* * *I1) ( que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normalun coche/tipo normal y corriente — an ordinary car/guy
2)a) ( en curso) <mes/año> currentsu atenta carta del 7 del corriente — (frml) your letter of the 7th of this month
b)IIal corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments; empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up; tener or mantener a alguien al corriente de algo — to keep somebody informed o (colloq) posted about something
1) ( de agua) currentdejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente — to go along with the crowd
ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente — to swim against the tide
2) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)aquí hay or hace mucha corriente — there's a terrible draft in here
3) ( tendencia) trend4) (Elec) currentme dio (la) corriente — I got a shock o an electric shock
•* * *corriente11 = tide, draught [draft, -USA], groundswell, flow, stream.Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.
Ex: Perhaps the sociological light was extinguished by the political draught of the time.Ex: The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).Ex: Voters felt the stream of news coming out of London had little to do with ordinary people.* agua corriente = running water.* con corrientes de aire = draughty [drafty, -USA].* corriente abajo = downstream.* corriente + arrastrar = wash up.* corriente arriba = upstream.* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].* corriente de aire = air current, draught [draft, -USA].* corriente de chorro, la = jet stream, the.* corriente en chorro, la = jet stream, the.* corriente oceánica = ocean current.* corriente sanguínea, la = bloodstream, the.* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.* seguirle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.corriente22 = stream, electricity supply, mains electricity.Ex: If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.
Ex: Europe and Australia (where experimental transmissions have been going on for some time) have a 50 Hz electricity supply, 625 line transmissions, and two non-compatible colour systems, PAL and SECAM.Ex: Every electrical appliance that connects to mains electricity has a fuse, usually in the plug.* adaptador de corriente = power adapter, mains adapter.* cable con corriente = live wire.* corriente alterna = alternating current (AC).* corriente eléctrica = electrical current, electric current, electrical power.* Corriente Eléctrica Ininterrumpida (CEI) = Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).* corte de corriente = power cut, power failure.* corte de la corriente eléctrica = power failure, power cut.* luchar contra corriente = labour + against the grain.* regulador de corriente = current regulator.* seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas = electrical security.* toma de corriente = outlet, socket, socket outlet, light socket.* transformador de corriente = mains adapter, power adapter.corriente33 = trend, strand, current, movement.Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
Ex: This article gives a brief history of the two main strands in the development of bibliotherapy, or healing through books, in the USA.Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.* contracorriente = cross-current.* corriente de pensamiento = trend of thought, stream of consciousness.* corriente dominante = mainstream.* corriente, lo = the normal run of.* corriente principal = mainstream.* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.* ir con la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* ir en contra de la corriente = go against + the flow.* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.corriente44 = ordinary, plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], run-of-the-mill, everyday.Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.Ex: We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.* al corriente = in step, paid-up, in good standing.* al corriente de = in step with.* catalogación corriente = current cataloguing.* común y corriente = unremarkable.* corriente y moliente = run-of-the-mill.* cuenta corriente = current account, checking account, deposit account.* día corriente = ordinary day.* estar al corriente = monitor + developments.* gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.* gente corriente, la = ordinary people.* hombre corriente, el = common man, the.* mantenerse al corriente = keep + current.* mantenerse al corriente de = keep + abreast of, stay + abreast of.* normal y corriente = unremarkable.* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.* puesta al corriente = update [up-date].* * *A (que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normales un error muy corriente it's a very common mistakeese tipo de robo es muy corriente en esta zona robberies like that are commonplace o very common o an everyday occurrence in this areaun método poco corriente en la actualidad a method not much used nowadayslo corriente es efectuar el pago por adelantado the normal thing is to pay in advance, normally o usually you pay in advanceun cuchillo normal y corriente an ordinary o a common-or-garden knifees un tipo de lo más corriente he's just an ordinary guy ( colloq)es una tela muy corriente it's a very ordinary materialcorriente y moliente ( fam); ordinary, run-of-the-milles un vestido corriente y moliente it's just an ordinary dressnos hizo una comida corriente y moliente the meal he cooked us was very ordinary o run-of-the-millB1 (en curso) ‹mes/año› currentla inauguración está prevista para el día tres del corriente or de los corrientes the opening is planned for the third of this monthsu atenta carta del 7 del corriente ( frml); your letter of the 7th of this month o ( frml) the 7th inst2al corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the paymentsempezó el curso con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started the course late but she has caught upquiero que me tengan or mantengan al corriente de las noticias que se reciban I want to be kept informed o ( colloq) posted about any news that comes inya está al corriente de lo que ha pasado she already knows what's happenedA (de agua) currentcorrientes marinas ocean currentsdejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente to go along with o follow the crowdir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente to swim against the tideseguirle la corriente a algn to humor sb, play along with sbCompuestos:stream of consciousnessHumboldt CurrentGulf Stream( Psic) stream of conciousnesscierra la ventana que hay mucha corriente shut the window, there's a terrible draftC (tendencia) trendlas nuevas corrientes de la moda the latest trends in fashionuna corriente de pensamiento a school of thoughtuna corriente de opinión contraria a esta tesis a current of opinion at odds with this ideaD ( Elec) currentuna corriente de 10 amperios a 10 amp currentme dio (la) corriente or ( Col) me cogió la corriente I got a shock o an electric shockse cortó la corriente en toda la calle there was a power cut which affected the whole streetno hay corriente en la casa there's no electricity o power in the houseCompuestos:alternating current, ACdirect current, DCtwo-phase currentelectric currentthree-phase current* * *
corriente adjetivo
1 ( que se da con frecuencia) common;
(normal, no extraño) usual, normal;
lo corriente es pagar al contado the normal thing is to pay cash;
un tipo normal y corriente an ordinary guy;
corriente y moliente (fam) ordinary, run-of-the-mill
2
b)◊ al corriente: estoy al corriente en los pagos I'm up to date with the payments;
empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up;
mantener a algn al corriente de algo to keep sb informed about sth
■ sustantivo femenino
dejarse llevar por la corriente to go along with the crowd;
seguirle la corriente a algn to humor( conjugate humor) sb
c) (Elec) current;◊ me dio (la) corriente I got a shock o an electric shock;
se cortó la corriente there was a power cut
corriente
I adjetivo
1 (común) common, ordinary
2 (agua) running
3 (actual, presente) current, present
4 Fin (cuenta) current
II sustantivo femenino
1 current, stream
2 Elec corriente eléctrica, (electric) current
3 (de aire) draught, US draft
3 (tendencia) trend, current
♦ Locuciones: estar al corriente, to be up-to-date
figurado ir o navegar contra corriente, to go against the tide
familiar seguirle o llevarle la corriente a alguien, to humour sb
' corriente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agua
- arrastrar
- cero
- común
- conducir
- continua
- continuo
- cortarse
- cualquiera
- cuenta
- deslizarse
- europeísta
- habitual
- homogeneizar
- llevarse
- marina
- marino
- toma
- torrente
- vulgar
- aire
- circular
- depositar
- derramar
- flujo
- mar
- normal
English:
abreast
- AC
- account
- catch up
- common
- commonplace
- crisps
- current
- current account
- DC
- direct current
- do
- draught
- electric current
- fill in
- flow
- going
- Gulf Stream
- have
- humour
- informed
- lie
- live wire
- mainstream
- ordinary
- play along
- potato chips
- power point
- resist
- run-of-the-mill
- running
- school
- still
- stream
- thermal
- tide
- touch
- turn off
- uncommon
- undercurrent
- unexceptional
- up-to-date
- usual
- acquainted
- alternating
- body
- checking account
- direct
- draft
- drift
* * *♦ adj1. [normal] ordinary, normal;[frecuente] common;es un alumno corriente he's an average pupil;es un problema muy corriente it's a very common problem;un reloj normal y corriente an ordinary watch;una moto de lo más corriente a perfectly ordinary motorbike;lo corriente es comerlo con palillos it's usually eaten with chopsticks;lo corriente es recibir una respuesta a los pocos días it's normal o usual to receive a reply within a few days;en Australia es corriente ver koalas por las calles in Australia you often see o it's not uncommon to see koala bears on the streets;salirse de lo corriente to be out of the ordinary;Famcorriente y moliente run-of-the-mill2. [agua] running3. [cuenta] current4. [mes, año] current;en mayo del año corriente in May of this year♦ nf1. [de río] current;corriente abajo downstream;corriente arriba upstream;nadar a favor de la corriente to go with the flowcorriente de convección convection current;la corriente del Golfo the Gulf Stream;la Corriente de Humboldt the Humboldt Current;corriente de lava lava flow;corriente marina ocean current;corriente oceánica ocean current;corriente de sangre bloodstream;corriente sanguínea bloodstream;corriente submarina underwater current2. [de aire] Br draught, US draft;en esta habitación hay mucha corriente this room is very draughtyMeteo corriente en chorro jet stream3. corriente migratoria migratory current4. [de electricidad] current;toma de corriente socket;media ciudad se quedó sin corriente half the city was left without electricity;le dio la corriente al tocar el enchufe she got an electric shock when she touched the socketcorriente alterna alternating current;corriente continua direct current;corriente eléctrica electric current;corriente trifásica three-phase current5. [tendencia] trend, current;[de opinión] tide;las corrientes de la moda fashion trends;las corrientes de pensamiento que llegan de Europa the schools of thought that are coming across from Europe;Bolsauna corriente alcista/bajista an upward/downward trend;el representante de la corriente socialdemócrata en el partido the representative of the social democratic tendency in the party♦ nm[mes en curso]el 10 del corriente the 10th of this month♦ al corriente loc advestoy al corriente del pago de la hipoteca I'm up to date with my mortgage repayments;estoy al corriente de la marcha de la empresa I'm aware of how the company is doing;ya está al corriente de la noticia she has already heard the news;me mantengo al corriente de lo que ocurre en mi país I keep informed about what's going on in my country;el profesor puso al corriente de las clases a su sustituto the teacher filled his replacement in on the classes;tenemos que poner al corriente nuestras bases de datos we have to bring our databases up to date;ponerse al corriente to bring oneself up to date* * *I adj1 ( actual) current2 ( común) ordinary;corriente y moliente fam run-of-the-mill3:estar al corriente be up to date;poner alguien al corriente de algo bring s.o. up to date on sthcorriente de aire draft, Br draught;ir onadar contra la corriente fig swim against the tide;llevar oseguir a alguien la corriente play along with s.o.;dejarse llevar por la corriente fig go with the flow* * *corriente adj1) : common, everyday2) : current, present4)corriente nf1) : currentcorriente alterna: alternating currentdirect current: corriente continua2) : draft3) tendencia: tendency, trend* * *corriente1 adj1. (normal) ordinaryno importa, sólo era un boli corriente it doesn't matter, it was just an ordinary biro2. (común) commoncorriente2 n1. (electricidad, agua) current2. (de aire) draught -
28 pendant
prep. Pendant ce temps-là sur le pont supérieur¼(joc.): Meanwhile, back at the ranch¼(Both the French and the English are said to originate in the 'flatulent' language of cheap romantic fiction.) -
29 romanesque
romanesque [ʀɔmanεsk]adjective* * *ʀɔmanɛsk
1.
1) [personne] romantic; [situation, histoire] like something out of a novel (après n)2) [récit, texte] fictionalc'est une œuvre romanesque — it's a work of fiction, it's a novel
2.
nom masculin1) ( genre)2) ( caractère)* * *ʀɔmanɛsk adj1) (= extraordinaire) (aventure) fantastic2) (amour) storybook modif3) (= sentimental) (personne) romantic4) LITTÉRATURE novelistic* * *A adj2 Littérat [récit, texte] fictional; la technique romanesque the technique of the novel; c'est une œuvre romanesque it's a work of fiction, it's a novel; l'œuvre romanesque de Balzac Balzac's novels.B nm1 ( genre) le romanesque fiction;2 ( caractère) le romanesque d'une situation the fantastical aspect of a situation.[rɔmanɛsk] adjectif[technique, style] novelistic[imagination, amour] romantic————————[rɔmanɛsk] nom masculin -
30 novela romántica
f.romantic novel, love story, romance novel, romance story.* * *(n.) = romantic novel, romance story, romance novel, romance fictionEx. Its popularity is attested to by its enormous sales which clearly indicate that for many women a new romantic novel is worth the outlay of a certain sum of money.Ex. Jane Austen's novels, for example, are often read simply as historical romance stories.Ex. This article discusses the place of teenage romance novels in the school library.Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.* * *(n.) = romantic novel, romance story, romance novel, romance fictionEx: Its popularity is attested to by its enormous sales which clearly indicate that for many women a new romantic novel is worth the outlay of a certain sum of money.
Ex: Jane Austen's novels, for example, are often read simply as historical romance stories.Ex: This article discusses the place of teenage romance novels in the school library.Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library. -
31 romanzo
1. adj Romance2. m novelromanzo giallo thriller* * *romanzo2 s.m.1 novel: romanzo a fumetti, novel in cartoon form; romanzo a puntate, serial; romanzo a tesi, novel with a message; romanzo di cappa e spada, cloak-and-dagger novel; romanzo fiume, saga (o roman-fleuve); romanzo giallo, poliziesco, detective novel (o thriller); romanzo picaresco, picaresque novel; romanzo psicologico, psychological novel; Walter Scott scrisse romanzi storici, Walter Scott wrote historical novels2 ( componimento medievale) romance: i romanzi cavallereschi del Medioevo, the romances of the Middle Ages; i romanzi della Tavola Rotonda, the romances of the Round Table (o the Arthurian cycle)3 ( novellistica) fiction, novel: il romanzo americano è molto letto, American fiction (o the American novel) is widely read4 (fig.) ( storia incredibile) fiction, story, fantasy, romance: la sua vita fu tutta un romanzo, his whole life was a fantasy // il romanzo d'amore di due giovani, the romance between two young lovers.* * *[ro'mandzo]1. sm(gen) novel2. agg(lingua) Romance attr* * *I [ro'mandzo]sostantivo maschile1) novel; (medievale) romanceil romanzo americano — American novel o fiction
3) (storia incredibile) fiction4) (storia d'amore) love affair, romance•II [ro'mandzo]aggettivo ling. Romance* * *romanzo1/ro'mandzo/sostantivo m.1 novel; (medievale) romance; questo capita solo nei -i that only happens in books3 (storia incredibile) fiction; la sua vita è un vero romanzo his life is like something out of a novel4 (storia d'amore) love affair, romanceromanzo d'appendice serial story; romanzo di cappa e spada cloak-and-dagger novel; romanzo cavalleresco courtly romance; romanzo di fantascienza science fiction novel; romanzo di formazione Bildungsroman; romanzo giallo detective story; romanzo rosa romantic novel; romanzo storico historical novel.————————romanzo2/ro'mandzo/ling. Romance. -
32 novela de espionaje
(n.) = spy fiction, spy novel, spy storyEx. It may seem superficially that one book on cookery is just like another or that one modern spy novel is really no different from six others of that genre, but this is not so.Ex. This type of book, well exemplified by the romantic novel and the modern spy/adventure story of the James Bond type, is written for entertainment and escapism.* * *(n.) = spy fiction, spy novel, spy storyEx: It may seem superficially that one book on cookery is just like another or that one modern spy novel is really no different from six others of that genre, but this is not so. -
33 escritor
m.writer, literary person, literary man, author.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 writer* * *(f. - escritora)noun* * *escritor, -aSM / F writerescritor(a) satírico/a — satirist, satirical writer
* * *- tora masculino, femenino writer, author* * *= writer.Ex. Authors may be persons or corporate bodies, and the term author is normally extended to include writers, illustrator, performers, producers, translators, and others with some intellectual or artistic responsibility for a work.----* bloqueo mental del escritor = writer's block.* escritor de canciones = songwriter [song writer].* escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].* escritor de diarios = diarist.* escritor de discursos a sueldo = speechwriter.* escritor de enciclopedias = encyclopaedist [encyclopedist, -USA].* escritor de fábulas = fabulist.* escritor de novela romántica = romantic novelist.* escritor de novelas = fiction writer.* escritor de novelas de misterio = mystery writer.* escritor residente = writer in residence.* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.* programa de escritores en estancia = writers in residence programme.* * *- tora masculino, femenino writer, author* * *= writer.Ex: Authors may be persons or corporate bodies, and the term author is normally extended to include writers, illustrator, performers, producers, translators, and others with some intellectual or artistic responsibility for a work.
* bloqueo mental del escritor = writer's block.* escritor de canciones = songwriter [song writer].* escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].* escritor de diarios = diarist.* escritor de discursos a sueldo = speechwriter.* escritor de enciclopedias = encyclopaedist [encyclopedist, -USA].* escritor de fábulas = fabulist.* escritor de novela romántica = romantic novelist.* escritor de novelas = fiction writer.* escritor de novelas de misterio = mystery writer.* escritor residente = writer in residence.* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.* programa de escritores en estancia = writers in residence programme.* * *masculine, femininewriter, author* * *
escritor◊ - tora sustantivo masculino, femenino
writer, author
escritor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino writer
' escritor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atentar
- escritora
- faceta
- negra
- negro
- pluma
- revelación
- salón
- argentino
- brillante
- citar
- comprometido
- contracorriente
- distinguido
- genial
- introducir
- justicia
- magnífico
- menor
- místico
- monta
- oscuro
- pacotilla
- premiado
- premiar
- profano
- reseña
- seudónimo
- traducir
English:
consummate
- dogged
- foremost
- freelance
- ghostwriter
- great
- livelihood
- note
- satirist
- speechwriter
- storyteller
- writer
- writing
- author
- distinction
* * *escritor, -ora nm,fwriter;escritor de cuentos short-story writer* * *m, escritora f writer, author* * *: writer* * *escritor n writer -
34 llamar la atención
to attract attention■ lo que más me llamó la atención fue que no llevara uniforme what I noticed most was that he wasn't wearing a uniform* * ** * *(v.) = call + attention to, conspicuousness, attract + attention, excite + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, admonish, strike + Posesivo + fancy, capture + the attention, eye + catch, stand out, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, cut + a dash, seek + attention, make + heads turn, catch + Posesivo + fancy, catch + Posesivo + attention, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash, make + a big noise, hit + homeEx. One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.Ex. A few minutes spent with teacher and pupils talking about books conversationally in a by-the-way fashion serves the double purpose of preparing the right set of mind for reading while at the same time attracting attention to books that might be enjoyed.Ex. Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.Ex. Online and CD-ROM vendor literature should be read with caution: its aim is to grab attention and to sell.Ex. Some people do actually seek for fiction by title and author, or by author, rather than simply browsing along the shelves hoping for something to catch their eye.Ex. For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.Ex. Most books for children are selected by looking along the shelf until an attractive cover, familiar author's name or familiar title strikes the reader's fancy.Ex. Materials that capture the attention of reluctant readers divert their focus from the negative doubts of ability.Ex. As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip.Ex. Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.Ex. Even so, birds must balance the benefits of flashy feathers with the risks of making themselves conspicuous to sharp-eyed predators.Ex. He soon cut a dash with his liberal but pragmatic solutions to problems besetting the building industry in Sydney.Ex. In addition, children are always seeking attention from their parents.Ex. Be the centre of attention and make heads turn at any red carpet event with this new body lotion!.Ex. At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.Ex. Since these original initiatives were launched, however, the information superhighway idea has caught the attention of a diverse group of companies in the private sector.Ex. Now he plays with lots of kids and is frequently with different children each day depending upon which game or activity peaks his interest.Ex. Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide.Ex. Everyone here has made a big noise in support of the University of Maryland to the tune of $1000 or more.Ex. With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.* * *(v.) = call + attention to, conspicuousness, attract + attention, excite + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, admonish, strike + Posesivo + fancy, capture + the attention, eye + catch, stand out, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, cut + a dash, seek + attention, make + heads turn, catch + Posesivo + fancy, catch + Posesivo + attention, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash, make + a big noise, hit + homeEx: One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.Ex: A few minutes spent with teacher and pupils talking about books conversationally in a by-the-way fashion serves the double purpose of preparing the right set of mind for reading while at the same time attracting attention to books that might be enjoyed.Ex: Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.Ex: Online and CD-ROM vendor literature should be read with caution: its aim is to grab attention and to sell.Ex: Some people do actually seek for fiction by title and author, or by author, rather than simply browsing along the shelves hoping for something to catch their eye.Ex: For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.Ex: Most books for children are selected by looking along the shelf until an attractive cover, familiar author's name or familiar title strikes the reader's fancy.Ex: Materials that capture the attention of reluctant readers divert their focus from the negative doubts of ability.Ex: As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip.Ex: Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.Ex: Even so, birds must balance the benefits of flashy feathers with the risks of making themselves conspicuous to sharp-eyed predators.Ex: He soon cut a dash with his liberal but pragmatic solutions to problems besetting the building industry in Sydney.Ex: In addition, children are always seeking attention from their parents.Ex: Be the centre of attention and make heads turn at any red carpet event with this new body lotion!.Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.Ex: Since these original initiatives were launched, however, the information superhighway idea has caught the attention of a diverse group of companies in the private sector.Ex: Now he plays with lots of kids and is frequently with different children each day depending upon which game or activity peaks his interest.Ex: Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide.Ex: Everyone here has made a big noise in support of the University of Maryland to the tune of $1000 or more.Ex: With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home. -
35 novelesco
adj.novelistic, fabricated, fictional, novelesque.* * *► adjetivo1 (de la novela) fictional, novelistic2 (de novela) fiction-like* * *ADJ1) (Literat) fictionalel género novelesco — fiction, the novel
2) (=romántico) romantic, fantastic, novelettish; [aventura etc] storybook antes de s* * *- ca adjetivo <vida/historia> like something out of a novel; <viajes/andanzas> fabulous* * *----* todo lo relativo al personaje novelesco Holmes = Holmesiana.* * *- ca adjetivo <vida/historia> like something out of a novel; <viajes/andanzas> fabulous* * ** todo lo relativo al personaje novelesco Holmes = Holmesiana.* * *novelesco -ca‹vida/historia› like something out of a novelel relato de sus novelescas andanzas the account of his fabulous adventures* * *
novelesco◊ -ca adjetivo ‹vida/historia› like something out of a novel;
‹viajes/andanzas› fabulous
novelesco,-a adjetivo
1 (de la novela) novelistic, fictional
2 (increíble, rocambolesco) bizarre, fantastic
' novelesco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
novelesca
English:
fictional
* * *novelesco, -a adj1. [de la novela] fictional2. [fantástico] fantastic, extraordinary* * *novelesco, -ca adj1) : fictional2) : fantastic, fabulous -
36 encasillar
v.1 to pigeonhole.Ellos encasillaron los mensajes They pigeonholed the messages.2 to put in a box, to enter into a grid (poner en casillas).3 to typecast, to stereotype, to pigeonhole, to type.Ellos encasillaron a la nueva They typecast the newbie.* * *1 (poner en casillas) to pigeonhole2 (clasificar) to classify, class3 (actor, actriz) to typecast1 figurado to limit oneself* * *VT1) (=poner en casillas) to pigeonhole, categorize; (=clasificar) to classifyno me gusta que me encasillen como escritor romántico — I don't like being pigeonholed o categorized as a romantic writer
2) (Teat) to typecast* * *1.verbo transitivo to class, categorize, pigeonhole2.encasillarse v pronno quiso encasillarse dentro de ninguna tendencia — he didn't want to be identified with any particular group o faction
* * *= pigeonhole, box in.Ex. The information specialist can identify reference questions by subject area if the requests seem to fit into 1 of the 3 technologies; but he or she cannot pigeonhole requests which have blurred boundaries.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.* * *1.verbo transitivo to class, categorize, pigeonhole2.encasillarse v pronno quiso encasillarse dentro de ninguna tendencia — he didn't want to be identified with any particular group o faction
* * *= pigeonhole, box in.Ex: The information specialist can identify reference questions by subject area if the requests seem to fit into 1 of the 3 technologies; but he or she cannot pigeonhole requests which have blurred boundaries.
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.* * *encasillar [A1 ]vtA1 (actor) to typecast2 (personal) to categorizeB (categorizar) to class, classify, categorizesus novelas se pueden encasillar dentro del género policial her novels can be classed o classified o categorized as detective fictionno me gusta que me encasillen dentro de ningún movimiento en particular I don't like to be pigeonholed o categorized as a member of any particular movementno quiso encasillarse dentro de ninguna tendencia he didn't want to be identified with any tendency, he didn't want to be classified o categorized as being part of any tendency* * *
encasillar ( conjugate encasillar) verbo transitivo
to class, categorize, pigeonhole
encasillar verbo transitivo to pigeonhole: a ese actor lo encasillaron en papeles de seductor, they type-cast that actor as a seducer
' encasillar' also found in these entries:
English:
typecast
- type
* * *encasillar vt1. [clasificar] to classify, to pigeonhole ( como as);lo encasillaron como un provocador he was marked down o branded as an agitator2. [actor, actriz] to typecast;fue encasillada en papeles de mala she was typecast as a villain3. [poner en casillas] to put in a box, to enter into a grid* * *v/t1 class, classify2 ( estereotipar) pigeonhole* * *encasillar vtclasificar: to classify, to pigeonhole, to categorize -
37 mezclarse
1 (personas) to mix ( con, with)2 (cosas) to get mixed up3 (entremeterse) to interfere (en, in)* * *to socialize, mingle* * *VPR1) (=combinarse) [ingredientes, colores] to mix; [culturas, elementos] to mix, combineen la película se mezclan la realidad y la ficción — the film mixes o combines reality and fiction
2) (=confundirse) [papeles, intereses] to get mixed uplos problemas políticos se mezclan con los amorosos — political issues get mixed up with romantic ones
3) (=involucrarse)procura no mezclarte en eso — try not to get involved o get mixed up in that
4) (=relacionarse)mezclarse con algn — to mix with sb, get involved with sb
no quiero que te mezcles con esa gente — I don't want you mixing with o getting involved with those people
* * *(v.) = socialise [socialize, -USA], run togetherEx. She is married and has a family, but does not spend much time in the director's office or socialize with her.Ex. If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.* * *(v.) = socialise [socialize, -USA], run togetherEx: She is married and has a family, but does not spend much time in the director's office or socialize with her.
Ex: If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.* * *
■mezclarse verbo reflexivo
1 (sentimientos, ideas, cosas) to get mixed up: nos mezclamos entre el público, we mingled with the spectators
2 (involucrarse) to get involved [con, with]
' mezclarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confundirse
- mezclar
English:
mingle
- mix
- combine
* * *vpr1. [juntarse] to mix ( con with);no me mezclo con gente como esa I don't mix o associate with people like that2. [culturas, pueblos] to mixse mezcló entre la muchedumbre she disappeared into the crowdse mezcló en un asunto de contrabando he got involved o mixed up in a smuggling racket* * *v/r mix;mezclarse en algo get mixed up o involved in sth* * *vr1) : to get mixed up (in)2) : to mix, to mingle (socially)* * *mezclarse vb1. (en general) to mix2. (meterse) to get mixed up -
38 approche
approche [apʀɔ∫]feminine nouna. ( = arrivée) approach• à l'approche de la cinquantaine, il... as he approached fifty, he...b. ( = abord) être d'approche difficile [personne] to be unapproachablec. ( = façon d'envisager) approach* * *apʀɔʃ
1.
1) ( arrivée) approach (de of)2) (imminence, proximité) approach (de of)à l'approche or aux approches de l'hiver — as winter approaches
à l'approche or aux approches de la trentaine il décida que... — as he neared thirty, he decided that...
3) ( manière d'aborder) approach (de to)d'approche difficile/aisée — [œuvre, auteur] hard/easy to get to grips with
2.
approches nom féminin pluriel* * *apʀɔʃ1. nf1) (= arrivée) approachà l'approche du bateau — as the ship approached, as the ship drew closer
à l'approche de l'ennemi — as the enemy approached, as the enemy drew closer
2) (= abord)d'une approche facile (personne) — approachable, (texte) accessible
travaux d'approche fig — groundwork
3) (= démarche conceptuelle) approach2. approches nfpl(= abords) surroundingsaux approches de [ville] — on the outskirts of
* * *A nf1 ( arrivée) approach (de of); il s'est enfui à mon approche he ran off as I approached;2 (imminence, proximité) approach (de of); à l'approche or aux approches de l'hiver as winter approaches; la campagne s'intensifia à l'approche du scrutin the campaign intensified as the election drew nearer ou approached; il partit à l'approche de la nuit he left as night was falling; à l'approche or aux approches de la trentaine il décida que… as he neared thirty, he decided that…; ralentis à l'approche du virage slow down as you approach the bend;3 ( manière d'aborder) approach (de to); approche commerciale/romantique commercial/romantic approach; leur nouvelle approche du problème their new approach to the problem; marche d'approche ( en alpinisme) approach; travail d'approche ( manœuvres) Mil, fig approaches (pl); ( préparation) groundwork; d'approche difficile/aisée [lieu] hard/easy to get to; [œuvre, auteur] hard/easy to get to grips with; personne d'approche difficile unapproachable person; personne d'approche aisée friendly person; ce n'est qu'une approche de la théorie it's only an introduction to the theory;4 Aviat approach; procédure d'approche approach procedure;B approches nfpl ( accès) approaches (de to); ( alentours) gén (general) vicinity (de of); ( de ville) outskirts (de of); aux approches de la ville on the outskirts of town; aux approches de la côte near the coast.[aprɔʃ] nom féminin1. [venue] approachl'approche des examens the coming of the exams, the approaching exams2. [accès] approachabilityil est d'approche facile/difficile he is approachable/unapproachable3. [conception] approach4. IMPRIMERIE [espacement] spacing[erreur] spacing error[signe] close-up mark————————approches nom féminin plurielles approches de l'aéroport the area surrounding the airport, the vicinity of the airport————————à l'approche de locution prépositionnelle1. [dans le temps]tous les ans, à l'approche de l'été every year, as summer draws nearà l'approche de la trentaine as one nears ou approaches (the age of) thirty2. [dans l'espace]à l'approche de son père, il s'est enfui he ran away as his father approachedaux approches de locution prépositionnelle1. [dans le temps]tous les ans, aux approches de l'été every year, as summer draws near2. [dans l'espace]aux approches de la frontière, il y avait davantage de soldats there were more soldiers as we approached ou neared the border -
39 Castelo Branco, Camilo
(1825-1890)A giant of 19th-century Portuguese literature, member of second romantic generation, and early realist writer. After a brief engagement with medical school, he drifted into an adventurous, turbulent life of journalism, cafés, and love affairs. Arrested for adultery and involved in mysticism and study at a Catholic seminary, he became committed to making a difficult living from journalism and books. The novels and stories of Camilo take place primarily in specific geographical settings in provincial Portugal, especially in the province of Tras-os-Montes and between the Douro and Minho Rivers. The social classes portrayed are mainly provincials, decadent aristocrats, peasants, and Oporto bourgeoisie. Repeated themes are orphanhood, the prevalence of feelings of the heart over restrained conventions and family interests, kidnapping, and crimes of love and passion. His first novel was published in 1851, after he had spent months in prison for adultery. Among his more notable and numerous works are Memórias do Cárcere (1861, Jailhouse Memories) and his widely famous Amor de Perdição (1863), a work revived in other fiction, in film, and on stage. Among his talents as a prolific if uneven novelist are his strong power of narrative, accurate renderings of provincial speech and language, and a vast vocabulary. At the end of his life, Camilo Castelo Branco suffered terribly from increasing blindness. In 1890, he committed suicide with a revolver.
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