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121 hasta los topes de
(adj.) = bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacityEx. It is a great pleasure to welcome you to a country bursting with pride and energy.Ex. This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!.Ex. If a class is filled to capacity, please contact the secretary and ask to be put on a waiting list.* * *(adj.) = bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacityEx: It is a great pleasure to welcome you to a country bursting with pride and energy.
Ex: This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!.Ex: If a class is filled to capacity, please contact the secretary and ask to be put on a waiting list. -
122 hasta nuevo aviso
until further notice* * *Ex. I have been appointed Acting Secretary General until further notice.* * *Ex: I have been appointed Acting Secretary General until further notice.
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123 honrar la memoria de
(v.) = honour + the memory ofEx. The Guust van Wesemael Literacy Prize was established by the IFLA Executive Board in November 1991 to honour the memory of the late Guust van Wesemael, Deputy Secretary General of IFLA from 1979 to 1991.* * *(v.) = honour + the memory ofEx: The Guust van Wesemael Literacy Prize was established by the IFLA Executive Board in November 1991 to honour the memory of the late Guust van Wesemael, Deputy Secretary General of IFLA from 1979 to 1991.
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124 ilusorio
adj.illusory, chimerical, imaginary, illusive.* * *► adjetivo1 illusory* * *ADJ (=irreal) illusory; (=sin valor) empty; (=sin efecto) ineffective* * *- ria adjetivob) ( imaginario) imaginary* * *= illusory, starry-eyed, hallucinatory, deceptive, delusional, airy-fairy, fantastical, fantastic.Ex. We can permit ourselves to be hypnotized by the gadgetry for access and by illusory cost reductions, or we can use the computer effectively to transform the catalog into a truly responsive instrument.Ex. It would be starry-eyed to imagine that we the library ever reach into every home.Ex. Subject-matter, portrayed with hallucinatory realism, is largely autobiographical -- mainly people connected with the artist and places associated with them.Ex. Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.Ex. Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.Ex. Home Secretary David Blunkett says an ' airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.Ex. Filled with allegory and allusion, his paintings portray a fantastical universe inhabited by mysterious and fanciful creatures.Ex. He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.* * *- ria adjetivob) ( imaginario) imaginary* * *= illusory, starry-eyed, hallucinatory, deceptive, delusional, airy-fairy, fantastical, fantastic.Ex: We can permit ourselves to be hypnotized by the gadgetry for access and by illusory cost reductions, or we can use the computer effectively to transform the catalog into a truly responsive instrument.
Ex: It would be starry-eyed to imagine that we the library ever reach into every home.Ex: Subject-matter, portrayed with hallucinatory realism, is largely autobiographical -- mainly people connected with the artist and places associated with them.Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.Ex: Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.Ex: Home Secretary David Blunkett says an ' airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.Ex: Filled with allegory and allusion, his paintings portray a fantastical universe inhabited by mysterious and fanciful creatures.Ex: He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.* * *1 (engañoso) ‹promesa› false, deceptive; ‹esperanza› false, illusory2 (imaginario) imaginary* * *ilusorio, -a adj[imaginario] illusory; [promesa] empty* * *adj illusory* * *engañoso: illusory, misleading -
125 introducirse en
v.1 to get into, to get in, to worm oneself into.Una espina se introdujo en mi bosillo A thorn got into my pocket.Nos introdujimos en el problema We got into the problem.2 to get in, to slip in, to get into, to slip into.Una espina se introdujo en mi bosillo A thorn got into my pocket.* * *(v.) = insinuate + Posesivo + way through, insinuate + Reflexivo + (into), insinuate intoEx. As they insinuated their way through the stack area, the secretary responded that all she knew was that the director had just returned from a meeting.Ex. But self-concern can insinuate itself into every corner of the emotional life.Ex. While endorsing the thought that language is insinuated into brains, I also identify what I believe is the theory's Achilles heel.* * *(v.) = insinuate + Posesivo + way through, insinuate + Reflexivo + (into), insinuate intoEx: As they insinuated their way through the stack area, the secretary responded that all she knew was that the director had just returned from a meeting.
Ex: But self-concern can insinuate itself into every corner of the emotional life.Ex: While endorsing the thought that language is insinuated into brains, I also identify what I believe is the theory's Achilles heel. -
126 irreal
adj.unreal.* * *► adjetivo1 unreal* * *ADJ unreal* * *adjetivo unreal* * *= unreal, surreal, dream-like [dreamlike], airy-fairy, fantastic, fantastical.Ex. Once an early proponent of cyberspace he now argues that computer networks offer an unreal universe luring people to waste their time on earth.Ex. Even studies that make qualitative allowances will still imply a surreal causal analysis that is mostly speculation.Ex. Classic examples of this technique are Jim Woodring's dream-like, wordless adventures of 'Frank,' the bucktoothed cat.Ex. Home Secretary David Blunkett says an ' airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.Ex. He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.Ex. Filled with allegory and allusion, his paintings portray a fantastical universe inhabited by mysterious and fanciful creatures.* * *adjetivo unreal* * *= unreal, surreal, dream-like [dreamlike], airy-fairy, fantastic, fantastical.Ex: Once an early proponent of cyberspace he now argues that computer networks offer an unreal universe luring people to waste their time on earth.
Ex: Even studies that make qualitative allowances will still imply a surreal causal analysis that is mostly speculation.Ex: Classic examples of this technique are Jim Woodring's dream-like, wordless adventures of 'Frank,' the bucktoothed cat.Ex: Home Secretary David Blunkett says an ' airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.Ex: He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.Ex: Filled with allegory and allusion, his paintings portray a fantastical universe inhabited by mysterious and fanciful creatures.* * *‹situación/ambiente› unrealvive encerrada en un mundo irreal she lives in a fantasy world* * *
irreal adjetivo
unreal
irreal adjetivo unreal
' irreal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fantasma
- vana
- vano
English:
unreal
* * *irreal adj1. [imaginario] imaginary;un mundo irreal a fantasy world;aquel lugar tenía un aire irreal there was something unreal about that place2. [excesivo] unrealistic* * *adj unreal* * *irreal adj: unreal* * *irreal adj unreal -
127 juego de niños
figurado piece of cake* * *(n.) = child's play, children's play, children's playEx. I am, as always, deeply indebted to the secretary who typed my handwritten manuscript, Mrs Valerie Squire, for whom, by now, Linear must seem child's play.Ex. Animals can be magical in children's play -- whether it be milking a cow, riding a horse or simply keeping caterpillars in a cage until they emerge as butterflies.Ex. Masters of Europe and America, the conquest of Asia and Africa will be merely children's play.* * *(n.) = child's play, children's play, children's playEx: I am, as always, deeply indebted to the secretary who typed my handwritten manuscript, Mrs Valerie Squire, for whom, by now, Linear must seem child's play.
Ex: Animals can be magical in children's play -- whether it be milking a cow, riding a horse or simply keeping caterpillars in a cage until they emerge as butterflies.Ex: Masters of Europe and America, the conquest of Asia and Africa will be merely children's play.* * *figchild’s play -
128 la semana pasada
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secretary — [n1] office worker assistant, clerk, executive secretary, receptionist, typist, word processor; concept 348 secretary [n2] desk bureau, davenport, escritoire, secretaire, writing desk, writing table; concept 443 … New thesaurus
secretary — (n.) late 14c., person entrusted with secrets, from M.L. secretarius clerk, notary, confidential officer, confidant, from L. secretum a secret (see SECRET (Cf. secret)). Meaning person who keeps records, write letters, etc., originally for a king … Etymology dictionary
secretary — should be pronounced as four syllables with the first r fully articulated, not as if it were spelt seketerry or sekretry … Modern English usage
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