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1 ańagaza
• ruse -
2 manganilla
• ruse• stratagem -
3 treta
f.1 trick (engaño).2 artifice, ruse, frame-up, scheme.* * *1 trick, ruse* * *SF1) (=truco) trick; (=ardid) ruse, stratagem; (Com) stunt, gimmick2) (Esgrima) feint* * *a) ( ardid) trick, ruseb) ( en esgrima) feint* * *= gimmick, ruse, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.Ex. Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.Ex. The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex. Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.----* con tretas = by cunning.* tretas = crafty ways.* * *a) ( ardid) trick, ruseb) ( en esgrima) feint* * *= gimmick, ruse, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.Ex: Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.
Ex: The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.* con tretas = by cunning.* tretas = crafty ways.* * *1 (ardid) trick, rusese valió de una treta para convencernos she tricked us into believing her2 (en esgrima) feint* * *
treta sustantivo femenino
treta sustantivo femenino ruse
' treta' also found in these entries:
English:
ploy
- ruse
* * *treta nfruse, trick* * *f trick, ploy* * *treta nf: trick, ruse -
4 ardid
m.1 ruse, trick.2 scheme, stratagem, plan, ruse.* * *1 scheme, trick* * *SM ruseardides — tricks, wiles
* * *masculino trick, ruse* * *= gimmick, stunt, ploy, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.Ex. Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.Ex. People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.Ex. They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex. Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.----* ardid electoral = election stunt.* ardid político = political stunt.* ardid publicitario = publicity stunt, publicity ploy, advertising ploy.* * *masculino trick, ruse* * *= gimmick, stunt, ploy, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.Ex: Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.
Ex: People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.Ex: They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.* ardid electoral = election stunt.* ardid político = political stunt.* ardid publicitario = publicity stunt, publicity ploy, advertising ploy.* * *trick, rusese valió de ardides femeninos para convencerlo she used her feminine wiles to persuade him* * *
ardid sustantivo masculino
trick, ruse
ardid sustantivo masculino scheme, plot
' ardid' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
juego
- zancadilla
- astucia
- engaño
- trampa
- treta
English:
device
- gimmick
- ruse
- scheme
- trick
- stunt
* * *ardid nmruse, trick* * *m trick, ruse* * *ardid nm: scheme, ruse -
5 artimaña
f.1 trick, rascally trick, scheme, stratagem.2 trick, trap, cod.* * *1 artifice, trick, ruse* * *SF1) (Caza) trap, snare2) (=ingenio) cunning* * *femenino trick* * *= ruse, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.Ex. The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex. Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.----* artimañas = crafty ways, trickery, bag of tricks.* * *femenino trick* * *= ruse, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.Ex: The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.
Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.* artimañas = crafty ways, trickery, bag of tricks.* * *trickse valió de todo tipo de artimañas para conseguirlo he used every trick o ( colloq) every dodge he could think of to get it, he used every trick in the book to get it ( colloq)* * *
artimaña sustantivo femenino
trick
artimaña sustantivo femenino trick, ruse
' artimaña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
artificio
English:
device
- ruse
* * *artimaña nftrick, ruse;se sirvió de todo tipo de artimañas para conseguir su objetivo she used all kinds of trickery to get what she wanted* * *f trick* * *artimaña nf: ruse, trick -
6 astucia
f.1 cunning (trampas).2 astuteness, cunning, canniness, cleverness.* * *1 astuteness, cunning, shrewdness2 (treta) trick, ruse* * *noun f.1) astuteness, shrewdness2) cunning, guile* * *SF1) (=sagacidad) astuteness, cleverness; (=maña) guile, cunningactuar con astucia — to act cunningly, be crafty
2)* * *a) ( cualidad - de sagaz) astuteness, shrewdness; (- de taimado) (pey) craftiness, cunningb) ( ardid) trick, ploy* * *= shrewdness, gamesmanship, cunning, artfulness, sagacity, finessing, finesse.Ex. If the incomplete question is difficult to detect at the initial stage, to recognise those instances where it may be the wrong question that is being asked requires almost a sixth sense, or at least an uncommon shrewdness.Ex. Must she become a master at the art of corporate gamesmanship?.Ex. The dictionary defines policy as 'any governing principle or course of action' and as 'political wisdom or cunning: diplomacy; prudence; artfulness'.Ex. The dictionary defines policy as 'any governing principle or course of action' and as 'political wisdom or cunning: diplomacy; prudence; artfulness'.Ex. In terms of accountability and political sagacity, cooperation is definitely to be valued in today's information age.Ex. He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities.Ex. Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.----* con astucia = by cunning, astutely, slyly, shrewdly, cannily.* obrar con astucia = finesse.* * *a) ( cualidad - de sagaz) astuteness, shrewdness; (- de taimado) (pey) craftiness, cunningb) ( ardid) trick, ploy* * *= shrewdness, gamesmanship, cunning, artfulness, sagacity, finessing, finesse.Ex: If the incomplete question is difficult to detect at the initial stage, to recognise those instances where it may be the wrong question that is being asked requires almost a sixth sense, or at least an uncommon shrewdness.
Ex: Must she become a master at the art of corporate gamesmanship?.Ex: The dictionary defines policy as 'any governing principle or course of action' and as 'political wisdom or cunning: diplomacy; prudence; artfulness'.Ex: The dictionary defines policy as 'any governing principle or course of action' and as 'political wisdom or cunning: diplomacy; prudence; artfulness'.Ex: In terms of accountability and political sagacity, cooperation is definitely to be valued in today's information age.Ex: He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities.Ex: Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.* con astucia = by cunning, astutely, slyly, shrewdly, cannily.* obrar con astucia = finesse.* * *la astucia del zorro the slyness of a fox2 (ardid) ruse, trick, ploy* * *
astucia sustantivo femenino
(— de ladino) (pey) craftiness, cunning;
astucia sustantivo femenino shrewdness
(triquiñuela) ruse
' astucia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
habilidad
- picardía
English:
cunning
- deviousness
- guile
- outsmart
- ruse
* * *astucia nf1. [del ladino, tramposo] cunning2. [del sagaz, listo] astuteness;con astucia astutely3. [trampa] ruse;eso fue una astucia para no pagar that was just a ruse to get out of paying* * *f shrewdness, astuteness* * *astucia nf1) : astuteness, shrewdness2) : cunning, guile* * *astucia n1. (habilidad) shrewdness2. (malicia) cunning3. (treta) trick -
7 estratagema
f.stratagem (military).* * *1 MILITAR stratagem* * *noun f.stratagem, device* * *SF stratagem* * *femenino stratagem* * *= course of action, stratagem, ruse, ploy, artifice, power play, scheme, stalking horse, trick, gaff.Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.Ex. Must she fortify herself with an arsenal of stratagems in order to survive?.Ex. The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.Ex. They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.Ex. Such canons need not transcend human artifice to be of enduring significance.Ex. The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.Ex. These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.* * *femenino stratagem* * *= course of action, stratagem, ruse, ploy, artifice, power play, scheme, stalking horse, trick, gaff.Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
Ex: Must she fortify herself with an arsenal of stratagems in order to survive?.Ex: The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.Ex: They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.Ex: Such canons need not transcend human artifice to be of enduring significance.Ex: The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.* * *stratagem* * *
estratagema sustantivo femenino
stratagem
estratagema sustantivo femenino stratagem
' estratagema' also found in these entries:
English:
device
- frame-up
- scheme
- stratagem
* * *estratagema nf1. Mil stratagem2. [astucia] artifice, trick* * *f stratagem* * *estratagema nfartimaña: stratagem, ruse -
8 añagaza
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9 artificio
m.1 device (aparato).2 artifice.* * *1 (habilidad) skill, dexterity2 (mecanismo) device3 (falta de naturalidad) affectation4 (engaño) artifice, trick\artificio pirotécnico firework* * *SM1) (=arte) art, craft; (=truco) artifice; (=astucia) cunning, sly trick2) (=aparato) device, appliance3) (=hechura) workmanship, craftsmanship* * *a) ( artimaña) trick, artful deviceb) ( afectación) affectationc) ( artilugio) device* * *= artifice.Ex. Such canons need not transcend human artifice to be of enduring significance.* * *a) ( artimaña) trick, artful deviceb) ( afectación) affectationc) ( artilugio) device* * *= artifice.Ex: Such canons need not transcend human artifice to be of enduring significance.
* * *1 (truco, artimaña) trick, artful deviceuna belleza sin artificios a natural beauty2 (afectación) affectation3 (dispositivo) device; (artilugio) device, contrivance* * *
artificio sustantivo masculino
artificio sustantivo masculino
1 artifice
2 (truco, ingenio) ruse
* * *artificio nm1. [aparato] deviceun estilo sin artificio a very natural style3. [artimaña] trickartificios contables false accounting* * *m1 trick2 ( artefacto) device* * *artificio nm1) habilidad: skill2) aparato: device, appliance3) ardid: artifice, ruse -
10 triquiñuela
f.dirty little trick, trick, rascally trick, chicane.* * *1 familiar trick, dodge\andar(se) con triquiñuelas familiar to be a slippery customersaberse las triquiñuelas familiar to know all the dodges* * *SF trick, dodgesaber las triquiñuelas del oficio — to know the tricks of the trade, know all the dodges
es un tío triquiñuelas — * he's an artful old cuss *
* * *femenino (fam) trick, dodge (colloq)* * *= wheeze.Ex. Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.* * *femenino (fam) trick, dodge (colloq)* * *= wheeze.Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.
* * *( fam)trick, dodge ( colloq)conseguir algo por medio de triquiñuelas y engaños to obtain something through trickery and deceitseguro que encuentra alguna triquiñuela para no hacerlo no doubt he'll find some way to get out of doing it ( colloq), I'm sure he'll find some dodge o ploy not to do itsaberse las triquiñuelas del oficio to know the tricks of the trade* * *
triquiñuela sustantivo femenino (fam) trick, dodge (colloq)
triquiñuela f fam dodge, ruse
' triquiñuela' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
astucia
* * *triquiñuela nfFam trick, ruse;mediante triquiñuelas legales by means of legal tricks o dodges* * *f famdodge fam, trick -
11 amaño
m.skill.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: amañar.* * *1 (disposición) skill1 (instrumentos) tools2 (trucos) tricks* * *SM1) (=destreza) skill, expertness, cleverness2) (=ardid) trick, guile* * *masculino cunning o crafty trick* * *masculino cunning o crafty trick* * *cunning o crafty trickcon sus amaños consigue siempre lo que quiere he's so crafty he always gets what he wants, he always gets what he wants with his crafty o cunning tricks* * *
Del verbo amañar: ( conjugate amañar)
amaño es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
amañó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
a mano
amañar
amaño
amañar ( conjugate amañar) verbo transitivo (fam) ‹ elecciones› to rig;
‹partido/pelea› to fix;
‹carnet/documento› to tamper with;
‹ informe› to alter, doctor (pej);
‹excusa/historia› to dream o cook up, concoct
amañarse verbo pronominal
1 tb
2 (Col, Ven) ( acostumbrarse) to settle in
amañar verbo transitivo
1 to fix, fiddle
2 (unas elecciones, un premio) to rig
amaño m pey crafty trick
* * *amaño nm[treta] ruse, dodge;hizo un amaño para no pagar el impuesto he fixed things so he didn't have to pay the tax* * *m cunning trick* * *amaño nm1) : skill, dexterity2) : trick, ruse -
12 martingala
f.1 martingale, a strap fastened to the girth and noseband of a horse.2 ancient kind of breeches.3 deceptive trick.* * *1 familiar (artimaña) ruse, trick2 familiar (asunto pesado) pain, drag* * *SF (=truco) trick, ruse; LAm pey trick, fiddle ** * *femenino (CS)a) (Jueg) martingale, systemb) ( maquinación) scheme* * *femenino (CS)a) (Jueg) martingale, systemb) ( maquinación) scheme* * *A (CS)1 ( Jueg) martingale, system2 (maquinación) scheme* * *martingala nf1. [artimaña] trick, ploy2. RP [cinturón trasero] back-belt* * *f famtrick -
13 zancadilla
f.1 trip.poner una o la zancadilla a alguien to trip somebody up; (hacer tropezar) to put a spoke in somebody's wheel (figurative)2 stumbling block set at purpose, hindrance which provokes a fall, stumbling block.Las zancadillas nos hacen tropezar The stumbling blocks make us fall down.3 treacherous act.4 treachery.* * *1 trip\ponerle la zancadilla a alguien to trip somebody up* * *SF [para derribar a algn] trip; (=trampa) trickechar la zancadilla a algn — (lit) to trip sb up; (fig) to put the skids under sb *
* * *femenino trip* * *femenino trip* * *tripme hizo or ( Esp) puso una zancadilla he tripped me (up)* * *
zancadilla sustantivo femenino
trip;
me hizo or (Esp) puso una zancadilla he tripped me (up)
zancadilla sustantivo femenino ponerle la zancadilla a alguien, (con el pie) to trip sb (up), fig (con un ardid, plan, etc) to hinder
' zancadilla' also found in these entries:
English:
trip
- trip up
* * *zancadilla nftrip;[estratagema] to put a spoke in sb's wheel* * *f figobstacle;poner oechar la zancadilla a alguien trip s.o. up* * *zancadilla nf1) : trip, stumble* * *zancadilla n trip -
14 argucia
f.1 sophism.2 subterfuge, contrivance, scheme, chicanery.* * *1 sophism, subtlety* * *SF sophistry frm, hair-splittingargucias — nit-picking * sing
* * *femenino cunning argument* * *= trickery, chicanery, scheme, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.Ex. It is sometimes thought that a woman's trickery compensates for her physical weakness.Ex. With zeal, perseverance, charm, and even chicanery, they recruited and trained the 1st users.Ex. These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex. Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.* * *femenino cunning argument* * *= trickery, chicanery, scheme, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.Ex: It is sometimes thought that a woman's trickery compensates for her physical weakness.
Ex: With zeal, perseverance, charm, and even chicanery, they recruited and trained the 1st users.Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.* * *cunning argumentgracias a las argucias de su abogado thanks to some cunning arguments from o some fancy footwork by his lawyer* * *
argucia sustantivo femenino ruse
* * *argucia nfdeceptive argument* * *f clever argument* * *argucia nf: sophistry, subtlety -
15 chapuza
f.1 botch (job) (trabajo mal hecho).2 odd job (trabajo ocasional).3 botched job, muddle, hash, mess-up.4 trick, trap, ruse, scheme.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: chapuzar.* * *1 (trabajo sin importancia) odd job2 (trabajo mal hecho) botched job, shoddy piece of work\hacer una chapuza to botch up* * *SF1) (=trabajo mal hecho) botched job, shoddy piece of work2) (=trabajo ocasional) odd job3) Méx trick, swindle* * *a) (fam) ( trabajo mal hecho) botched job (colloq), botch (colloq)b) (Esp fam) ( trabajo ocasional) odd jobc) (Méx) ( trampa) trick* * *= odd-job, repair job, fudge.Ex. The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).Ex. Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.Ex. The report is a poor fudge, as it deals with none of the problems with which it was supposed to deal.----* hacer una chapuza = botch, bodge.* * *a) (fam) ( trabajo mal hecho) botched job (colloq), botch (colloq)b) (Esp fam) ( trabajo ocasional) odd jobc) (Méx) ( trampa) trick* * *= odd-job, repair job, fudge.Ex: The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).
Ex: Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.Ex: The report is a poor fudge, as it deals with none of the problems with which it was supposed to deal.* hacer una chapuza = botch, bodge.* * *me hizo una chapuza y ahora funciona peor he botched the repair and now it's worse than before ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo chapuzar: ( conjugate chapuzar)
chapuza es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
chapuza sustantivo femenino (fam) ( trabajo mal hecho) botched job (colloq), botch (colloq)
chapuza sustantivo femenino
1 (trabajo mal hecho) shoddy piece of work
2 (trabajo ocasional) odd job
' chapuza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parche
- pegote
- churro
English:
botch
- fudge
- odd job
- shoddy work
* * *♦ nf1. [trabajo mal hecho] botch, botched job;esta reparación es una auténtica chapuza this repair is a real botched job;tu examen es una chapuza you've made a real botch o mess of your exam2. [trabajo ocasional] odd job;vive de las chapuzas he makes his living by doing odd jobs♦ chapuzas nmf inv[persona] sloppy o shoddy worker;no seas un chapuza y pon más cuidado al pintar don't be so sloppy and be more careful when you're painting* * *fhacer chapuzas do odd jobs* * *chapuza nf1) : botched jobhacer chapuzas: to cheat* * *chapuza n1. (trabajo mal hecho) botched job2. (trabajillo) odd job -
16 embrollo
m.1 tangle.2 embroilment, ruse, confusion, muddle.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: embrollar.* * *1 (confusión) muddle, mess2 (mentira) lie3 figurado (situación embarazosa) embarrassing situation* * *SM (=confusión) muddle, confusion; (=aprieto) fix *, jam *; (=fraude) fraud, trick; (=mentira) lie, falsehood* * *masculino (de hilos, cables) tangle; (de callejuelas, pasillos) maze; (de ideas, situaciones)el argumento es un embrollo — the plot is extremely involved o complicated
* * *= morass, tangled web, muddle, quagmire, tangle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, snare.Ex. Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.Ex. A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain.Ex. The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.Ex. The title of the article is 'Charting a course through the quagmire of copyright law' = El título del artículo es "Cómo trazar un rumbo en el embrollo de la ley de copyright".Ex. This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.Ex. The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Ex. Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.----* en un embrollo = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil.* * *masculino (de hilos, cables) tangle; (de callejuelas, pasillos) maze; (de ideas, situaciones)el argumento es un embrollo — the plot is extremely involved o complicated
* * *= morass, tangled web, muddle, quagmire, tangle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, snare.Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.
Ex: A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain.Ex: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.Ex: The title of the article is 'Charting a course through the quagmire of copyright law' = El título del artículo es "Cómo trazar un rumbo en el embrollo de la ley de copyright".Ex: This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.Ex: The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.* en un embrollo = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil.* * *1 (de hilos, cables) tangleme perdí en un embrollo de pasillos I got lost in a maze of corridors2(de ideas, situaciones): el argumento de la película es un embrollo the plot of the movie is extremely involved o complicatedse metió en un embrollo he got himself into a messun embrollo político a political imbroglio* * *
Del verbo embrollar: ( conjugate embrollar)
embrollo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
embrolló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
embrollar
embrollo
embrolló
embrollar ( conjugate embrollar) verbo transitivo
‹ persona› to muddle, confusec) ( implicar) embrollo a algn en algo to embroil sb in sth, get sb involved in sth
embrollarse verbo pronominal [hilo/madeja] to get tangled;
[ situación] to get confused o muddled;
[ persona] to get muddled, to get mixed up (colloq)
embrollo sustantivo masculino (de hilos, cables) tangle;
(de callejuelas, pasillos) maze;
( situación confusa) muddle, mess;◊ el argumento es un embrollo the plot is extremely involved o complicated
embrollo sustantivo masculino
1 (enredo) muddle, confusion
2 (situación apurada) fix, jam
' embrollo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barullo
- enredo
- lío
English:
muddle
- rigmarole
- screw-up
- jumble
- tangle
* * *embrollo nm1. [lío] mess;meterse en un embrollo to get into a mess;en menudo embrollo nos hemos metido this is a fine mess we've got ourselves into;la trama de la obra es un verdadero embrollo the plot of the play is really complicated o confusing2. [mentira] lie3. [de hilos, cuerdas, cables] tangle* * *m tangle; figmess, muddle* * *embrollo nmenredo: imbroglio, confusion -
17 embuste
m.1 lie.2 scam, fib, take-in, ruse.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: embustir.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: embustir.* * ** * *SM1) (=mentira) lie2) pl embustes (=adornos) trinkets* * *masculino tall story, story (colloq)* * *= humbug.Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.* * *masculino tall story, story (colloq)* * *= humbug.Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.
* * *tall story, story ( colloq)* * *
embuste sustantivo masculino
tall story, story (colloq)
embuste sustantivo masculino lie, trick
' embuste' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuento
* * *embuste nmlie, fib* * *m lie* * *embuste nm1) mentira: lie, fib2) engaño: trick, hoax -
18 leva
f.1 levy (military).2 weighing anchor (Nautical).3 cam (mechanics).4 old coat.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: levar.* * *1 MILITAR levy2 MARÍTIMO weighing anchor* * *SF1) (Náut) weighing anchor2) (Mil) levy3) (Mec) cam5)* * *a) (Mil) levyb) (Mec) cam* * *----* árbol de levas = camshaft.* * *a) (Mil) levyb) (Mec) cam* * ** árbol de levas = camshaft.* * *A ( Mil) levy* * *leva nf1. Mil levy2. Náut weighing anchor;la leva de la flota the departure of the fleet3. Tec cam* * *f1 MIL levy2 TÉC cam3:la leva de la flota tendrá lugar cuando … the fleet will weigh anchor when … -
19 maraña
f.1 trick, snarl.2 thicket.3 tangle, knot, snarl-up.* * *1 (espesura) thicket2 (enredo) tangle3 (asunto confuso) muddle, mess* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=maleza) thicket, tangle of plants2) [de hilos] tangle3) (=enredo) mess, tangleuna maraña de pasillos — a maze o labyrinth of passages
una maraña de burocracia — a bureaucratic maze o labyrinth
4) * (=truco) trick, ruse5) And small tip* * *a) (de hilos, cabello) tangleb) (de arbustos, malezas) tangle of vegetationc) (lío, confusión) tangled messes una maraña de personajes y relaciones — it is a complicated o tangled web of characters and relationships
* * *= morass, tangled web, tangle, miasma, garble, snarl, snarl-up.Ex. Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.Ex. A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain.Ex. This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.Ex. The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.Ex. For some other slants on this topic, see these two blogs; but beware, as they do contain some notable garbles and omissions.Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.----* maraña de intrigas = web of intrigue.* maraña de mentiras = web of lies, web of deception.* maraña política = political thicket.* * *a) (de hilos, cabello) tangleb) (de arbustos, malezas) tangle of vegetationc) (lío, confusión) tangled messes una maraña de personajes y relaciones — it is a complicated o tangled web of characters and relationships
* * *= morass, tangled web, tangle, miasma, garble, snarl, snarl-up.Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.
Ex: A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain.Ex: This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.Ex: The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.Ex: For some other slants on this topic, see these two blogs; but beware, as they do contain some notable garbles and omissions.Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.* maraña de intrigas = web of intrigue.* maraña de mentiras = web of lies, web of deception.* maraña política = political thicket.* * *1 (de hilos, cabello) tangleun ovillo hecho una maraña a tangled ball of wool2(de arbustos, malezas): mi jardín es una verdadera maraña my garden is a real tangle of weeds o is a real junglecon un machete se abrió paso en la maraña he hacked his way through the tangled vegetation with a machete3(lío, confusión): el argumento es una maraña de personajes y relaciones the plot is a complicated o tangled web of characters and relationshipsno sé cómo entiende esta maraña de números I don't know how he can understand this mess o jumble of numbers* * *
maraña sustantivo femenino
tangle;
maraña sustantivo femenino tangle
' maraña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enredo
English:
tangle
- web
* * *maraña nf1. [de cabellos, hilos] tangle;encontré el interruptor entre una maraña de cables I found the switch amid a tangle of electric cables2. [maleza] thicket;la maraña de arbustos no nos permitía avanzar the dense undergrowth prevented us from going any further3. [complicación] tangle;están intentando desenrollar la maraña de normas que regulan el sector they are trying to unravel the tangle of regulations that regulate the industry;no hay quien se entienda con la maraña de idiomas que se hablan allí nobody can understand the jumble of languages they speak there;le cuesta mucho encontrar lo que busca en la maraña de Internet he finds it difficult to find what he's looking for on-line, the Internet is such a maze* * *f1 de hilos tangle2 ( lío) jumble* * *maraña nf1) : thicket2) enredo: tangle, mess -
20 montaje
m.1 assembly.2 staging (Teatro).3 montage (photography).4 editing (Cine).5 put-up job (farsa).6 setting.* * *1 (de piezas) assembly2 (de una película) editing3 (de un espectáculo) staging4 (en foto) montage\montaje fotográfico montage* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Téc) [de estantería, aparato] assembly; [de ordenador] set up; [de joyas] settingcadena 6)para el montaje de la estantería basta con un destornillador — to put up o assemble the shelves all you need is a screwdriver
2) [de exposición] mounting, setting up; [de obra de teatro] stagingel montaje de la exposición durará tres semanas — mounting o setting up the exhibition will take three weeks
3) * (=engaño) set-up *todo era un montaje policial — the whole thing was set up by the police o was a police set-up *
montaje publicitario — advertising stunt, publicity stunt
4) (Cine, Fot) montage5) (Radio) hookup* * *a) (de máquina, mueble) assemblyb) ( de obra) staging; ( de película) editingseguro que todo es un montaje — I bet it's all a big con o a set-up (colloq)
* * *= set-up, staging, assembly, montage, editing.Ex. Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.Ex. The author describes the success of a library in staging a series of music concerts as a public relations exercise.Ex. This is an application area of artificial intelligence that deals with the assembly of complex systems from a set of simple components.Ex. With this method, the original text, illustration or montage must be on a flat sheet of paper.Ex. To ensure further that all the index entries generated by chain procedure are indeed helpful, the initial analysis of the chain may require editing.----* cadena de montaje = assembly line.* línea de montaje de coches = car assembly line.* montaje de vídeos = video editing.* montaje fotográfico = photomontage.* planta de montaje = assembly plant.* programa de montaje de aplicaciones = software packager.* sala de montaje de vídeos = video editing suite.* * *a) (de máquina, mueble) assemblyb) ( de obra) staging; ( de película) editingseguro que todo es un montaje — I bet it's all a big con o a set-up (colloq)
* * *= set-up, staging, assembly, montage, editing.Ex: Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.
Ex: The author describes the success of a library in staging a series of music concerts as a public relations exercise.Ex: This is an application area of artificial intelligence that deals with the assembly of complex systems from a set of simple components.Ex: With this method, the original text, illustration or montage must be on a flat sheet of paper.Ex: To ensure further that all the index entries generated by chain procedure are indeed helpful, the initial analysis of the chain may require editing.* cadena de montaje = assembly line.* línea de montaje de coches = car assembly line.* montaje de vídeos = video editing.* montaje fotográfico = photomontage.* planta de montaje = assembly plant.* programa de montaje de aplicaciones = software packager.* sala de montaje de vídeos = video editing suite.* * *1 (de una máquina, un mueble) assemblyla estantería es de fácil montaje the shelves are easy to put up o put together o assemblecadena de fabricación y de montaje production and assembly lineinstrucciones para el montaje assembly instructionsel montaje de la red the setting up of the network2 (de una obra) staging, mise en scène; (de una película) editing, montage3 (para incriminar a alguien) frame-up ( colloq); set-upseguro que todo es un montaje I bet it's all a big con o a set-up ( colloq)Compuesto:photomontage* * *
montaje sustantivo masculino
( de película) editing;◊ seguro que todo es un montaje I bet it's all a big con o a set-up (colloq)
montaje sustantivo masculino
1 Téc (de una máquina, un mueble, etc) assembly
2 Cine editing and mounting
3 Fot montage
montaje fotográfico, photomontage
4 fam (simulación, engaño) farce, set-up
' montaje' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cadena
- farsa
- línea
- publicitario
English:
assembly
- assembly line
- gimmick
- montage
- outtake
- reassembly
- stunt
* * *montaje nm1. [de máquina, estructura] assembly;montaje de andamios putting up o erecting scaffolding2. Teatro staging3. Fot, Arte montage;un montaje fotográfico a photomontage4. Cine editingla enfermedad fue un montaje para poder quedarse en casa his illness was a ruse to enable him to stay at home* * *m1 TÉC assembly2 de película editingcon fam* * *montaje nm1) : assembling, assembly2) : montage
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