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1 seductor
adj.seductive, attractive, captivating, beguiling.m.1 seducer, tempter, charmer.2 Don Juan.* * *► adjetivo1 seductive2 (atractivo) captivating3 (persuasivo) tempting► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 seducer* * *seductor, -a1. ADJ1) [sexualmente] seductive2) (=cautivador) [persona] charming; [idea] tempting2.SM / F seducer/seductress* * *I- tora adjetivoa) ( en sentido sexual) < persona> seductive; <manera/gesto> seductive, alluringb) (que cautiva, fascina) enchanting, charmingc) <idea/proposición> attractive, temptingII- tora (m) seducer; (f) seducer, seductress* * *= glamorous, seductive, tantalising [tantalizing, -USA], beguiling, luscious, glam, seducer, smouldering [smoldering, -USA].Ex. Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.Ex. It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.Ex. Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.Ex. There is a real need for beguiling stories that accurately describe what it is like to be a human being in modern China.Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.Ex. Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.Ex. With his flowing white mane, lanky agility and subdued charisma, he was an unflappably aristocratic seducer.Ex. We show you how to create a smouldering 40s look with a modern twist, using a home-grown cosmetic collection.----* de una manera seductora = seductively.* * *I- tora adjetivoa) ( en sentido sexual) < persona> seductive; <manera/gesto> seductive, alluringb) (que cautiva, fascina) enchanting, charmingc) <idea/proposición> attractive, temptingII- tora (m) seducer; (f) seducer, seductress* * *= glamorous, seductive, tantalising [tantalizing, -USA], beguiling, luscious, glam, seducer, smouldering [smoldering, -USA].Ex: Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.
Ex: It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.Ex: Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.Ex: There is a real need for beguiling stories that accurately describe what it is like to be a human being in modern China.Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.Ex: Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.Ex: With his flowing white mane, lanky agility and subdued charisma, he was an unflappably aristocratic seducer.Ex: We show you how to create a smouldering 40s look with a modern twist, using a home-grown cosmetic collection.* de una manera seductora = seductively.* * *1 (en sentido sexual) ‹persona› seductive; ‹manera/gesto› seductive, alluring2 (que cautiva, fascina) enchanting, charming3 ‹idea/proposición› attractive, temptingmasculine, feminineA ( masculine) seducerB ( feminine) seducer, seductress* * *
seductor◊ - tora adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (m) seducer;
(f) seducer, seductress
seductor,-ora
I adjetivo
1 (mirada, persona, etc) seductive
2 (proyecto, idea, oferta) tempting, seductive
II sustantivo masculino y femenino seducer
' seductor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encasillar
- seductora
English:
captivating
- seducer
- seductive
- seductively
- alluring
- beguiling
- sultry
* * *seductor, -ora♦ adj1. [atractivo] attractive, charming;[idea] seductive2. [sexualmente] seductive3. [persuasivo] persuasive, charming♦ nm,fseducer* * *I adj1 ( conquistador) seductive2 ( atractivo) attractive3 oferta temptingII m seducer* * *1) seductivo: seductive2) encantador: charming, alluring: seducer -
2 seductora
adj.seductive, fascinating, charming (encantador).f.1 seducer, corrupter, deceiver.2 seducer, charmer.3 seductress.* * *
seductor,-ora
I adjetivo
1 (mirada, persona, etc) seductive
2 (proyecto, idea, oferta) tempting, seductive
II sustantivo masculino y femenino seducer
' seductora' also found in these entries:
English:
seductress
- luscious
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3 atacar con
(v.) = urge againstEx. It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.* * *(v.) = urge againstEx: It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.
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4 control férreo
(n.) = iron-fisted grip, iron gripEx. This is a potent means with which to sensitize students to the seductive, yet iron-fisted grip of the mass media.Ex. The author relates these problems and the closure of library schools to the iron grip on library education held by the Committee on Accreditation (COA) of the American Library Association (ALA).* * *(n.) = iron-fisted grip, iron gripEx: This is a potent means with which to sensitize students to the seductive, yet iron-fisted grip of the mass media.
Ex: The author relates these problems and the closure of library schools to the iron grip on library education held by the Committee on Accreditation (COA) of the American Library Association (ALA). -
5 de modo convincente
= cogently, unconvincinglyEx. It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.Ex. She argues - cleverly but unconvincingly - that environmental concerns can develop only out of economic comfort, & that curbing economic growth is not compatible with preserving the environment.* * *= cogently, unconvincinglyEx: It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.
Ex: She argues - cleverly but unconvincingly - that environmental concerns can develop only out of economic comfort, & that curbing economic growth is not compatible with preserving the environment. -
6 desde un punto de vista antropológico
Ex. It is difficult to explain the seductive, suggestive, 'magical' power of images anthropologically.* * *Ex: It is difficult to explain the seductive, suggestive, 'magical' power of images anthropologically.
Spanish-English dictionary > desde un punto de vista antropológico
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7 desmentir
v.1 to deny.desmintió la noticia he denied the report2 to belie.3 to disprove, to give the lie to, to disavow, to belie.* * *1 (negar) to deny2 (contradecir) to contradict, belie3 (desmerecer) not to live up to* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=negar) [+ acusación] to deny, refute; [+ rumor] to scotch, squelch (EEUU); [+ teoría] to refute; [+ carácter, orígenes] to belie2) (=llevar la contraria) [+ persona] to contradict2.3.See:* * ** * *= deny, refute, disprove.Ex. Borrower records may be marked so that charge-out privileges will be denied except when special permission from the librarian is given.Ex. The title, 'The Catalog in the World Around It,' suggests that the catalog is an abstract; I would like to refute that suggestion in the beginning.Ex. It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.----* desmentir un rumor = scoff at + the idea, dismiss + speculation.* * ** * *= deny, refute, disprove.Ex: Borrower records may be marked so that charge-out privileges will be denied except when special permission from the librarian is given.
Ex: The title, 'The Catalog in the World Around It,' suggests that the catalog is an abstract; I would like to refute that suggestion in the beginning.Ex: It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.* desmentir un rumor = scoff at + the idea, dismiss + speculation.* * *vt1 ‹noticia/rumor› to deny; ‹acusación› to deny, refute2 ‹persona› to contradict* * *
desmentir ( conjugate desmentir) verbo transitivo ‹noticia/rumor› to deny;
‹ acusación› to deny, refute
desmentir verbo transitivo to deny
' desmentir' also found in these entries:
English:
deny
- disprove
- denial
* * *desmentir vt1. [negar] to deny;desmintió la noticia he denied the report;el primer ministro desmintió a su portavoz the prime minister contradicted his spokesperson2. [desmerecer] to be unworthy of* * *v/t1 acusación deny2 a alguien contradict* * *desmentir {76} vt1) negar: to deny, to refute2) contradecir: to contradict* * * -
8 encontrar simpatizadores
(v.) = find + friendsEx. It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.* * *(v.) = find + friendsEx: It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.
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9 hacer objeciones contra
(v.) = urge againstEx. It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.* * *(v.) = urge againstEx: It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.
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10 mantener vigente
(v.) = keep + aliveEx. It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.* * *(v.) = keep + aliveEx: It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.
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11 mantener vivo
v.to keep alive, to keep from obsolescence, to bring through.* * *(v.) = keep + alive, maintain + momentum, keep + Nombre + goingEx. It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.Ex. Subsequent activities by a mobile information team are maintaining the momentum of the project.Ex. The author explains how libraries can keep their services going without being slaves to the job.* * *(v.) = keep + alive, maintain + momentum, keep + Nombre + goingEx: It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.
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12 poder mágico
(n.) = magical power, magic powerEx. It is difficult to explain the seductive, suggestive, ' magical' power of images anthropologically.Ex. By the magic power of art, lead and mud have been turned into gold.* * *(n.) = magical power, magic powerEx: It is difficult to explain the seductive, suggestive, ' magical' power of images anthropologically.
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13 refutar
v.to refute.* * *1 to refute, disprove* * *verb* * *VT to refute* * *verbo transitivo to refute* * *= disprove, refute, contest, rebut.Ex. It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.Ex. The title, 'The Catalog in the World Around It,' suggests that the catalog is an abstract; I would like to refute that suggestion in the beginning.Ex. Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.Ex. This article compares CD-ROM and online systems, rebutting negative attitudes to CD-ROMs.----* refutar una alegación = refute + allegation.* refutar una idea = quarrel with + notion.* refutar un caso = state + case against.* * *verbo transitivo to refute* * *= disprove, refute, contest, rebut.Ex: It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.
Ex: The title, 'The Catalog in the World Around It,' suggests that the catalog is an abstract; I would like to refute that suggestion in the beginning.Ex: Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.Ex: This article compares CD-ROM and online systems, rebutting negative attitudes to CD-ROMs.* refutar una alegación = refute + allegation.* refutar una idea = quarrel with + notion.* refutar un caso = state + case against.* * *refutar [A1 ]vtto refute* * *
refutar verbo transitivo to refute
' refutar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
impugnar
English:
contest
- disprove
- refute
- counter
* * *refutar vtto refute* * *v/t refute* * *refutar vt: to refute♦ refutación nf -
14 seductivo
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15 ojos seductores
m.pl.1 seductive eyes, bedroom eyes.2 seductive eyes, bedroom eyes. -
16 castigador
adj.punishing, castigatory, chastising.m.punisher, chastiser, sanctioner, castigator.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *castigador, -aSM / F ladykiller/seductress* * *= lady-killer.Ex. He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.* * *= lady-killer.Ex: He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.
* * *castigador, -ora Fam♦ adjseductive♦ nm,flady-killer, f man-eater -
17 seducción
f.seduction, fascination, persuasion, luring.* * *1 seduction* * *SF1) (=acción) seduction2) (=encanto) seductiveness* * *femenino seduction* * *= seduction, enticement.Ex. User training librarians must adopt a state of mind that resists the seduction of electronic information technology.Ex. The current concerns about enticement of young and vulnerable people into abusive relationships and damaging behaviours cannot be overlooked.* * *femenino seduction* * *= seduction, enticement.Ex: User training librarians must adopt a state of mind that resists the seduction of electronic information technology.
Ex: The current concerns about enticement of young and vulnerable people into abusive relationships and damaging behaviours cannot be overlooked.* * *seductionel arte de la seducción the art of seductionla seducción de sus palabras the allure o seductiveness of his words* * *
seducción sustantivo femenino
seduction
seducción sustantivo femenino seduction
poder de seducción, seductive power
' seducción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hechizo
- magnetismo
English:
seduction
* * *seducción nf1. [cualidad] seductiveness2. [atracción] attraction, charm;[sexual] seduction* * *f1 ( enamoramiento) seduction2 ( atracción) attraction* * * -
18 sensualidad
f.1 sensuality.2 sensuousness, sensuocity.* * *1 (de los sentidos) sensuousness, sensuality2 (del sexo) sensuality* * *SF sensuality, sensuousness* * *femenino (de boca, gesto) sensuality; ( de descripción) sensuousnessla sensualidad con la que bailaba — the sensual o sensuous way in which she danced
* * *= sensuality.Ex. Her latest novel, Gazelle, centers on sensuality and sexuality, war games and chess, and the ancient sciences of perfumery and mummification.* * *femenino (de boca, gesto) sensuality; ( de descripción) sensuousnessla sensualidad con la que bailaba — the sensual o sensuous way in which she danced
* * *= sensuality.Ex: Her latest novel, Gazelle, centers on sensuality and sexuality, war games and chess, and the ancient sciences of perfumery and mummification.
* * *sensualitylas páginas de la novela destilaban sensualidad the pages of the novel exuded sensualityla seductora sensualidad de sus descripciones the seductive sensuousness of his descriptionsla sensualidad con la que bailaba the sensual o sensuous way in which she danced* * *
sensualidad sustantivo femenino (de boca, gesto) sensuality;
( de descripción) sensuousness
sensualidad sustantivo femenino sensuality
' sensualidad' also found in these entries:
English:
sensuality
- sensuousness
- voluptuousness
* * *sensualidad nfsensuality;la sensualidad de una mirada/un baile the sensuality of a look/a dance* * *f sensuality* * *sensualidad nf: sensuality -
19 sugerente
adj.1 evocative.2 suggestive, insinuative, insinuating.* * *► adjetivo1 suggestive* * *ADJ1) (=lleno de ideas) [exposición, obra] thought-provoking; [lenguaje] evocative2) (=seductor) [mirada, gesto, voz] suggestive; [ropa, iluminación] seductivecon el sugerente título de "Pasión tropical" — with the suggestive title of "Pasión tropical"
* * *adjetivo <mirada/pose> suggestive; <vestido/blusa> sexy* * *= suggestive, atmospheric.Ex. The combination of optical projection and photographic reduction is already producing some results in microfilm for scholarly purposes, and the potentialities are highly suggestive.Ex. The music is very atmospheric and the melody is beautiful.----* ser sugerente = suggestive.* * *adjetivo <mirada/pose> suggestive; <vestido/blusa> sexy* * *= suggestive, atmospheric.Ex: The combination of optical projection and photographic reduction is already producing some results in microfilm for scholarly purposes, and the potentialities are highly suggestive.
Ex: The music is very atmospheric and the melody is beautiful.* ser sugerente = suggestive.* * *‹mirada/pose› suggestiveuna blusa sugerente a revealing blouse* * *
sugerente adjetivo ‹mirada/pose› suggestive;
‹vestido/blusa› sexy
sugerente adjetivo suggestive
' sugerente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
llamativa
- llamativo
English:
suggestive
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20 conquistador
adj.winning.m.conqueror, winner, conquerer, conquistador.* * *► adjetivo1 conquering► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 conqueror1 (de América) conquistador————————1 (de América) conquistador* * *conquistador, -a1.ADJ conquering2.SM / F conqueror3. SM1) ( Hist) conquistador2) * (=seductor) ladykiller* * *I- dora adjetivoa) < ejército> conqueringb) (fam) < persona>II- dora masculino, femeninoa) (Hist) conqueror; ( en la conquista de América) conquistadorb) (fam) ( en el amor) (m) lady-killer; (f) femme fatale•• Cultural note:The collective term for the succession of explorers, soldiers and adventurers who, from the sixteenth century onward led the settlement and exploitation of Spain's Latin American colonies. Among the best known are Hernán Cortés (Mexico), Hernando de Soto (Florida, Nicaragua), the Pizarro brothers (Panama, Peru, Ecuador), Diego de Almagro (Peru, Chile) and Pedro de Valdivia (Chile)* * *I- dora adjetivoa) < ejército> conqueringb) (fam) < persona>II- dora masculino, femeninoa) (Hist) conqueror; ( en la conquista de América) conquistadorb) (fam) ( en el amor) (m) lady-killer; (f) femme fatale•• Cultural note:The collective term for the succession of explorers, soldiers and adventurers who, from the sixteenth century onward led the settlement and exploitation of Spain's Latin American colonies. Among the best known are Hernán Cortés (Mexico), Hernando de Soto (Florida, Nicaragua), the Pizarro brothers (Panama, Peru, Ecuador), Diego de Almagro (Peru, Chile) and Pedro de Valdivia (Chile)* * *conquistador11 = conqueror.Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.
conquistador22 = lady-killer, playboy.Ex: He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.
Ex: Serial swindler Kenneth Broad was this afternoon jailed for 15 months bringing to an end a playboy lifestyle lived at other people's expense.* * *1 ‹ejército› conquering2 ( fam) ‹persona›tuvo su época de mujer conquistadora she was quite a femme fatale in her timese creía de lo más conquistador he fancied himself (as) a real ladykiller o Don Juan3 ( RPl) ‹personalidad/niño› captivatingmasculine, feminine1 ( Hist) conqueror; (en la conquista de América) conquistador* * *
conquistador
■ sustantivo masculino, femeninoa) (Hist) conqueror;
( en la conquista de América) conquistador
(f) femme fatale
conquistador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Mil conqueror
2 (persona que enamora) (mujer) femme fatale, (hombre) Don Juan, Casanova: ¡con esos ojos debes ser un verdadero conquistador! with eyes like those, you must be a real Don Juan!
' conquistador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conquistadora
English:
conqueror
- playboy
* * *conquistador, -ora♦ adj1. [ejército] conquering2. [seductor] seductive;tiene fama de conquistador he's got a reputation as a Casanova o a lady-killer♦ nm,f[de tierras] conqueror; Hist [en América] conquistador♦ nm[seductor] Casanova, lady-killer* * *I adj conqueringII m, conquistadora f conqueror* * *conquistador, - dora adj: conqueringconquistador, - dora n: conqueror
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Seductive — Se*duc tive, a. Tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances; tempting; alluring; as, a seductive offer. [1913 Webster] This may enable us to understand how seductive is the influence of example. Sir W. Hamilton. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seductive — index attractive, provocative, suggestive (risqué) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
seductive — (adj.) 1760s, from L. seduct , pp. stem of seducere (see SEDUCE (Cf. seduce)) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Seductively; seductiveness … Etymology dictionary
seductive — [adj] alluring, sexy attracting, attractive, beguiling, bewitching, captivating, charming, come hither*, desirable, drawing, enchanting, enticing, fascinating, flirtatious, inviting, irresistible, magnetic, provocative, ravishing, siren, specious … New thesaurus
seductive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ tempting and attractive. DERIVATIVES seductively adverb seductiveness noun … English terms dictionary
seductive — [si duk′tiv] adj. [< L seductus, pp. of seducere (see SEDUCE) + IVE] tending to seduce, or lead astray; tempting; enticing seductively adv. seductiveness n … English World dictionary
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seductive — se|duc|tive [sıˈdʌktıv] adj 1.) someone, especially a woman, who is seductive is sexually attractive ▪ She used all of her seductive charm to try and persuade him. 2.) something that is seductive is very interesting or attractive to you, in a way … Dictionary of contemporary English
seductive — adjective 1 someone who is seductive is sexually attractive: She had a low, seductive voice. 2 something that is seductive is very interesting or attractive to you, in a way that persuades you to do something you would not usually do: the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
seductive — se|duc|tive [ sı dʌktıv ] adjective 1. ) sexually attractive: Greg s voice was smoky and seductive. a seductive dress 2. ) attractive and likely to persuade you to do something that may be harmful or wrong: The arguments seem seductive at first.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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