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81 agudeza
f.1 keenness.2 sharpness, shrewdness (mental).3 sharpness.4 witticism (dicho ingenioso).5 witty remark, sharp remark, witty stroke, bon mot.6 shrillness.7 acuity, sharpness of the senses.* * *1 sharpness, keenness (dolor) acuteness* * *noun f.1) sharpness, acuteness2) wit, wittiness* * *SF1) [de los sentidos, de la mente] acuteness, sharpnesscon una enorme agudeza visual — with very keen o sharp vision
2) (=ingenio) wit, wittiness3) (=comentario, golpe) witticism* * *1)a) (de voz, sonido) high pitchb) ( de dolor - duradero) intensity; (- momentáneo) sharpness2) ( perspicacia) sharpness; (de sentido, instinto) keenness, sharpness3) ( comentario ingenioso) witty comment* * *= acumen, insight, penetration, acuity, witticism, quip.Ex. Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.Ex. The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.Ex. Even writing that we reject for its shallowness, its lack of penetration, demands in the very act of rejection that we match what we know of life, and of other literature, against what this writer offers = Incluso las lecturas que rechazamos por su superficialidad, por su falta de agudeza, requieren en el acto mismo del rechazo que comparemos lo que conocemos de la vida, y de otra literatura, con lo que nos ofrece su autor.Ex. Results indicate that UK chief librarians consider acuity of political knowledge to be crucial to management.Ex. It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.Ex. His genius is sometimes most evident in his quips.----* agudeza intelectual = intellectual acuity.* agudeza visual = visual acuity.* con agudeza = perceptively, subtly.* * *1)a) (de voz, sonido) high pitchb) ( de dolor - duradero) intensity; (- momentáneo) sharpness2) ( perspicacia) sharpness; (de sentido, instinto) keenness, sharpness3) ( comentario ingenioso) witty comment* * *= acumen, insight, penetration, acuity, witticism, quip.Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.
Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.Ex: Even writing that we reject for its shallowness, its lack of penetration, demands in the very act of rejection that we match what we know of life, and of other literature, against what this writer offers = Incluso las lecturas que rechazamos por su superficialidad, por su falta de agudeza, requieren en el acto mismo del rechazo que comparemos lo que conocemos de la vida, y de otra literatura, con lo que nos ofrece su autor.Ex: Results indicate that UK chief librarians consider acuity of political knowledge to be crucial to management.Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.Ex: His genius is sometimes most evident in his quips.* agudeza intelectual = intellectual acuity.* agudeza visual = visual acuity.* con agudeza = perceptively, subtly.* * *A1 (de una voz, un sonido) high pitch; (irritante) shrillness2 (de un dolor — duradero) intensity; (— momentáneo) sharpnessB1 (perspicacia) sharpness2 (de la vista) keenness, sharpness; (del oído) keenness, sharpness, acuteness; (de un sentido, instinto) keenness, sharpnessC (comentario ingenioso) witticism, witty comment* * *
agudeza sustantivo femenino
1
(— momentáneo) sharpness
2 ( perspicacia) sharpness;
(de sentido, instinto) keenness, sharpness
3 ( comentario ingenioso) witty comment
agudeza sustantivo femenino
1 sharpness
2 (intensidad de un dolor) acuteness
3 fig (comentario ingenioso) witticism, witty saying
' agudeza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
roma
- romo
- salida
- viveza
- ingenio
- ingenioso
English:
intellect
- one-liner
- wit
- wittiness
- witticism
* * *agudeza nf1. [de vista, olfato] keenness;agudeza visual keen-sightedness, sharp-sightedness2. [mental] sharpness, shrewdness;respondió con agudeza she replied shrewdly3. [dicho ingenioso] witticism4. [de filo, punta] sharpness5. [de sonido] high pitch* * *f2 MED intensity3 ( perspicacia) sharpness* * *agudeza nf1) : keenness, sharpness2) : shrillness3) : witticism -
82 alborada
f.1 dawn, daybreak.El despertar de sus sentidos fue lento The awakening of his senses was slow2 reveille (military).3 dawn song, aubade, song evoking daybreak.* * *1 (alba) dawn, break of day2 (música) dawn song3 (toque militar) reveille* * *SF (=alba) daybreak, dawn; (Mil) reveille; (Mús) poét aubade, dawn song; Méx (Rel) night procession* * *a) (liter) ( alba) dawnb) (Lit, Mús) aubade* * *= reveille.Ex. Reveille should also be played live by a bugler or prerecorded.* * *a) (liter) ( alba) dawnb) (Lit, Mús) aubade* * *= reveille.Ex: Reveille should also be played live by a bugler or prerecorded.
* * ** * *alborada nf1. [amanecer] dawn, daybreak2. Mús = popular song sung at dawn3. Mil reveille* * *f dawn* * *alborada nf: dawn -
83 atmósfera
f.1 atmosphere, air, ambience.2 atmosphere, tenor, mood.* * *1 atmosphere* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Fís, Meteo) atmospheremala atmósfera — (Radio) atmospherics pl
2) [en sitio cerrado] atmosphere3) (fig) (=ambiente) atmosphere4) (fig) (=campo) sphere, sphere of influenceJuan tiene buena atmósfera — LAm Juan enjoys considerable social standing, Juan stands well with everybody
* * *femenino atmosphere* * *= atmosphere, ambience [ambiance], ambiance [ambience].Nota: Escrito también ambience.Ex. Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.Ex. The current ambience is such that we are facing a new crisis in cataloging.Ex. People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.----* atmósfera cargada = fug.* atmósfera cordial = convivial atmosphere.* atmósfera estelar = stellar atmosphere.* atmósfera viciada = fug.* calentamiento de la atmósfera = global warming.* ciencias de la atmósfera = atmospheric sciences.* * *femenino atmosphere* * *= atmosphere, ambience [ambiance], ambiance [ambience].Nota: Escrito también ambience.Ex: Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.
Ex: The current ambience is such that we are facing a new crisis in cataloging.Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.* atmósfera cargada = fug.* atmósfera cordial = convivial atmosphere.* atmósfera estelar = stellar atmosphere.* atmósfera viciada = fug.* calentamiento de la atmósfera = global warming.* ciencias de la atmósfera = atmospheric sciences.* * *A2 (en un recinto cerrado) atmosphereno puedo respirar en esta atmósfera tan cargada I can't breathe in this stuffy atmosphere3 (ámbito, entorno) atmospherese respira una atmósfera de tensión one feels o senses an atmosphere of tensionha creado una atmósfera de confianza en el país he has created a climate of confidence in the countryB (unidad de presión) atmosphere* * *
atmósfera sustantivo femenino
atmosphere
atmósfera sustantivo femenino atmosphere
' atmósfera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ambiente
- cargada
- cargado
- contaminar
- enrarecerse
- descontaminar
- enrarecido
- limpiar
- tibio
- viciado
English:
ambience
- atmosphere
- heaven
- air
- mood
* * *atmósfera nf1. [capa gaseosa] atmosphereatmósfera superior upper atmosphere2. [de habitación] atmosphere;la atmósfera de esta sala está muy cargada this room is very stuffy, the atmosphere in this room is very stale3. [ambiente] atmosphere;hay una atmósfera muy mala en el trabajo the atmosphere at work is very bad;reinaba una atmósfera de desconfianza an atmosphere of distrust prevailed;recrea muy bien la atmósfera del periodo it very successfully recreates the atmosphere o ambience of the period4. [unidad de presión] atmosphere* * *f atmosphere* * *atmósfera nf: atmosphere* * *atmósfera n atmosphere -
84 carnal
adj.1 carnal.2 lustful, inclined to the gratification of the senses or sensual appetites, sensual.3 sexual.f. & m.buddy, chum, pal.m.friend(informal) (friend). (Mexican Spanish)* * *► adjetivo1 carnal2 figurado (terrenal) material■ no le interesa lo espiritual sino lo carnal he's not interested in spiritual things but material things3 (pariente) first* * *1. ADJ1) (Rel) carnal, of the flesh2) [pariente] full, blood antes de s2.SM Méx * pal *, buddy (EEUU) ** * *Iadjetivo <amor/deseo> carnalIImasculino (Méx arg) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)* * *----* primo carnal = first cousin.* * *Iadjetivo <amor/deseo> carnalIImasculino (Méx arg) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)* * ** primo carnal = first cousin.* * *‹amor› carnaldeseos carnales carnal desires, desires of the flesh* * *
carnal adjetivo ‹amor/deseo› carnal
■ sustantivo masculino (Méx arg) pal (colloq), buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)
carnal adjetivo
1 (de carne) carnal
deseo carnal, carnal desires
instinto carnal, carnal instinct
2 (pariente) first: son primos carnales, they are first cousins
' carnal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
prima
- primo
- relación
English:
carnal
- cousin
* * *♦ adj1. [lujurioso] carnal;amor carnal physical love;deseos carnales desires of the flesh;tener una relación carnal con alguien to have sexual relations with sbtío carnal uncle [not by marriage]♦ nmMéx Fam [amigo] friend, Br mate, US buddy* * *I adj1 carnal;acto carnal sex, sex actmi sobrino carnal my brother’s/sister’s boy;mi tío carnal my mother’s/father’s brother* * *carnal adj1) : carnal2)primo carnal : first cousin -
85 despabilar
v.1 to wake up.María despabila a los chicos Mary wakes up the kids.2 to make streetwise.3 to sharpen.Se despertó y despabiló sus sentidos He woke up and sharpened his senses...4 to snuff.El viejito despabiló la candela The old man snuffed the candle.* * *1 (quitar el pábilo) to snuff2 figurado (despertar) to wake up3 figurado (despertar el ingenio) to make get one's act together4 figurado (despachar con presteza) to rush off1 (darse prisa) to hurry up■ despabila que tenemos que marcharnos hurry up, we have to go1 (despertarse) to wake up■ despabílate, es tarde wake up, it's late2 (avivarse) to get one's act together, buck one's ideas up, wise up* * ** * *= wake up, smarten.Ex. I do anticipate, however, that we will wake up sooner or later to this enormous competitive threat.Ex. Now look at him, he is more mature and has been smartened by adversity which has taught him its lessons on humility.----* despabilarse = pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out, smarten up.* * ** * *= wake up, smarten.Ex: I do anticipate, however, that we will wake up sooner or later to this enormous competitive threat.
Ex: Now look at him, he is more mature and has been smartened by adversity which has taught him its lessons on humility.* despabilarse = pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out, smarten up.* * *despabilar [A1 ]vt* * *
despabilar ( conjugate despabilar) verbo transitivo See Also→
* * ** * *I v/t wake upII v/i wake up;¡despabila! fig get your act together! -
86 despertar
m.1 awakening.El despertar de sus sentidos fue lento The awakening of his senses was slow2 emergence.v.1 to wake (up) (persona, animal).despiértame a la seis, por favor could you wake me (up) at six, please?2 to arouse.despertar odio/pasión to arouse hatred/passionel ejercicio me despierta el apetito exercise gives me an appetitedespertar a alguien las ganas de hacer algo to make somebody want to do somethingSu belleza despertó su pasión Her beauty aroused his passion.3 to revive, to awaken (recuerdo).esta canción despierta en mí buenos recuerdos this song brings back happy memories4 to wake up, to arouse, to awaken, to awake.El ruido despertó a Ricardo The noise woke up Richard.Elsa amaneció Elsa woke up..* * *1 to wake, wake up, awaken2 (apetito) to whet1 to wake up, awake1 to wake up, awake* * *verb1) to arouse2) awaken, wake•* * *1. VT1) [del sueño] to wake, wake up, awaken liter2) (=recordar, incitar) [+ esperanzas] to raise; [+ recuerdo] to revive; [+ sentimiento] to arouse2.VISee:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to wake, wake... upb) <sentimientos/pasiones> to arouse; < apetito> to whet; < recuerdos> to evoke; < interés> to awaken, stir up2.despertar via) ( del sueño) to wake (up); ( de la anestesia) to come roundb) (liter) (a la realidad, al amor) to wake up to3.despertarse v prona) ( del sueño) to wake (up)b) ( espabilarse) to wake (oneself) up* * *= arouse, awakening, spark off, wake up, awaken, awake, rouse, stir up, incite, beckon forth.Ex. The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.Ex. Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex. I do anticipate, however, that we will wake up sooner or later to this enormous competitive threat.Ex. In the beginning it does not matter what kind of literature causes this to happen; the great thing is that the critical sense has been awakened.Ex. Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.Ex. Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.----* despertar a la realidad = wake up to + reality, wake up to + the realities.* despertar de = jolt out of.* despertar dudas = stir + doubts.* despertar el deseo = arouse + hunger.* despertar el entusiasmo = capture + the imagination, work up + an enthusiasm.* despertar el hambre = work up + an appetite.* despertar el interés = provoke + interest, stimulate + interest, stir + interest, whet + the appetite, heighten + interest, rouse + interest, capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, work up + an interest, pique + interest.* despertar el interés de = catch + the imagination of.* despertar entusiasmo = arouse + enthusiasm.* despertar interés = arouse + interest, attract + interest, raise + interest, spark + interest.* despertar interés por = kindle + interest in.* despertar la atención = arouse + attention, give + wake-up call.* despertar la curiosidad = arouse + curiosity, provoke + curiosity, spark + curiosity, excite + attention, excite + curiosity, pique + curiosity, stir + Posesivo + curiosity.* despertar la imaginación = fire + the imagination.* despertar la motivación = spark + motivation.* despertar la sed = work up + a thirst.* despertar las emociones = stir + emotions.* despertar la sensibilidad = release + feelings.* despertar pasión = ignite + passion.* despertarse = get on + the ball.* despertarse con = wake up to.* despertarse de = rouse from.* despertarse sobresaltado = startle awake.* despertarse sorprendido = startle awake.* despertar sospechas = stir + suspicion, arouse + suspicion.* despertar un sentimiento de = stir + a sense of.* destinado a despertar el interés del usuario = highlight abstract.* duro despertar = rude awakening.* tener un duro despertar = rude awakening + be in store.* volver a despertar = reawaken [re-awaken].* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to wake, wake... upb) <sentimientos/pasiones> to arouse; < apetito> to whet; < recuerdos> to evoke; < interés> to awaken, stir up2.despertar via) ( del sueño) to wake (up); ( de la anestesia) to come roundb) (liter) (a la realidad, al amor) to wake up to3.despertarse v prona) ( del sueño) to wake (up)b) ( espabilarse) to wake (oneself) up* * *= arouse, awakening, spark off, wake up, awaken, awake, rouse, stir up, incite, beckon forth.Ex: The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.
Ex: Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex: I do anticipate, however, that we will wake up sooner or later to this enormous competitive threat.Ex: In the beginning it does not matter what kind of literature causes this to happen; the great thing is that the critical sense has been awakened.Ex: Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.Ex: Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.* despertar a la realidad = wake up to + reality, wake up to + the realities.* despertar de = jolt out of.* despertar dudas = stir + doubts.* despertar el deseo = arouse + hunger.* despertar el entusiasmo = capture + the imagination, work up + an enthusiasm.* despertar el hambre = work up + an appetite.* despertar el interés = provoke + interest, stimulate + interest, stir + interest, whet + the appetite, heighten + interest, rouse + interest, capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, work up + an interest, pique + interest.* despertar el interés de = catch + the imagination of.* despertar entusiasmo = arouse + enthusiasm.* despertar interés = arouse + interest, attract + interest, raise + interest, spark + interest.* despertar interés por = kindle + interest in.* despertar la atención = arouse + attention, give + wake-up call.* despertar la curiosidad = arouse + curiosity, provoke + curiosity, spark + curiosity, excite + attention, excite + curiosity, pique + curiosity, stir + Posesivo + curiosity.* despertar la imaginación = fire + the imagination.* despertar la motivación = spark + motivation.* despertar la sed = work up + a thirst.* despertar las emociones = stir + emotions.* despertar la sensibilidad = release + feelings.* despertar pasión = ignite + passion.* despertarse = get on + the ball.* despertarse con = wake up to.* despertarse de = rouse from.* despertarse sobresaltado = startle awake.* despertarse sorprendido = startle awake.* despertar sospechas = stir + suspicion, arouse + suspicion.* despertar un sentimiento de = stir + a sense of.* destinado a despertar el interés del usuario = highlight abstract.* duro despertar = rude awakening.* tener un duro despertar = rude awakening + be in store.* volver a despertar = reawaken [re-awaken].* * *vt1 ‹persona› to wake, wake … updespiértame a las ocho wake me (up) at eight o'clock2 ‹sentimientos/pasiones› to arouse; ‹apetito› to whet; ‹recuerdos› to evoke; ‹interés› to awaken, stir upun discurso que despertó fuertes polémicas a speech which sparked off o triggered o aroused o provoked fierce controversyesa música despierta recuerdos de mi niñez that music reminds me of my childhood o brings back o evokes memories of my childhood■ despertarvi1 (del sueño) to wake (up)todavía no ha despertado de la anestesia she hasn't come round from the anesthetic yetdespertó sobresaltado he woke (up) o ( liter) awoke with a start2 ( liter) (a la realidad, al amor) to wake up1 (del sueño) to wake (up)se despertó de madrugada he woke (up) very early2 (espabilarse) to wake (oneself) upvoy a darme una ducha a ver si me despierto I'm going to have a shower to try to wake (myself) upawakening* * *
despertar ( conjugate despertar) verbo transitivo
‹ apetito› to whet;
‹ recuerdos› to evoke;
‹ interés› to awaken, stir up
verbo intransitivo ( del sueño) to wake (up);
( de la anestesia) to come round
despertarse verbo pronominal ( del sueño) to wake (up)
despertar
I verbo transitivo
1 to wake (up)
2 fig (un sentimiento, recuerdo) to arouse
II sustantivo masculino awakening: tiene muy mal despertar, he's always angry when he wakes up
' despertar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerrarse
- despertarse
- escándalo
- espabilar
- grogui
- ininteligible
- umbral
- despierta
English:
arouse
- awake
- awaken
- awakening
- fire
- get up
- rouse
- roust
- stir
- stir up
- wake
- wake up
- excite
- get
- kindle
- provoke
* * *♦ vt1. [persona, animal] to wake (up);despiértame a las seis, por favor could you wake me (up) at six, please?2. [producir] [sentimientos] to arouse;[recuerdos] to bring back, to revive; [expectación] to create, to arouse; [debate, polémica] to give rise to;despertar odio/pasión to arouse hatred/passion;el ejercicio me despierta el apetito exercise gives me an appetite;despertar a alguien las ganas de hacer algo to make sb want to do sth;esta canción despierta en mí buenos recuerdos this song brings back happy memories for me♦ vi1. [dejar de dormir] to wake (up);¡despierta, que ya hemos llegado! wake up! we've arrived!;despertó de repente de su sueño she suddenly woke from her dream2. [espabilar] to wake o wise up* * *I v/t1 wake, wakenII v/i wake up* * *despertar {55} vi: to awaken, to wake updespertar vt1) : to arouse, to wake2) evocar: to elicit, to evoke* * * -
87 eclipsar
v.to eclipse (astro, persona).Su belleza eclipsó sus sentidos Her beauty eclipsed his senses.La luna eclipsó al sol The moon eclipsed the sun.* * *1 (astro) to eclipse2 figurado to eclipse, outshine1 (astro) to be eclipsed2 figurado (desaparecer) to disappear, vanish* * *VT (Astron) to eclipse; (fig) to eclipse, outshine* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (Astron) to eclipseb) < persona> to outshine, eclipse2.eclipsarse v pron to disappear* * *= eclipse, overshadow, upstage [up-stage], dwarf, shadow.Ex. Such a reaction is, however, understandable since in the latter stages of the life-cycle, preservation of structure eclipses the original function as the dominant goal of the organization.Ex. And when the maintenance of structure is permitted to overshadow the functional performance of the institution, it will move toward extinction.Ex. An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.Ex. The author forecasts that the global market for intranet technologies will dwarf the Internet by the turn of the century.Ex. Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (Astron) to eclipseb) < persona> to outshine, eclipse2.eclipsarse v pron to disappear* * *= eclipse, overshadow, upstage [up-stage], dwarf, shadow.Ex: Such a reaction is, however, understandable since in the latter stages of the life-cycle, preservation of structure eclipses the original function as the dominant goal of the organization.
Ex: And when the maintenance of structure is permitted to overshadow the functional performance of the institution, it will move toward extinction.Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.Ex: The author forecasts that the global market for intranet technologies will dwarf the Internet by the turn of the century.Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.* * *eclipsar [A1 ]vt1 ( Astron) to eclipse2 ‹persona› to outshine, eclipseto disappear* * *
eclipsar verbo transitivo
1 Astron to eclipse
2 (a los demás) to outshine: la actriz principal eclipsó al resto de los actores, the main actress outshone the rest of the actors
' eclipsar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sombra
English:
eclipse
- overshadow
- upstage
- out
- over
* * *♦ vt1. [astro] to eclipse2. [persona] to eclipse* * *v/t eclipse* * *eclipsar vt1) : to eclipse2) : to outshine, to surpass -
88 embrutecer
v.1 to stultify, to make dull.2 to brutalize, to bestialize, to brutalise, to make brutish.* * *1 (facultades etc) to dull, deaden1 to become dull, become stupefied* * *1.VT to stupefy, dull the senses of2.See:* * ** * *= barbarise [barbarize, -USA], brutalise [brutalize, -USA].Ex. The first option means fighting, the resistance brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.* * ** * *= barbarise [barbarize, -USA], brutalise [brutalize, -USA].Ex: The first option means fighting, the resistance brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.* * *embrutecer [E3 ]vt«trabajo» to stultify, dull; «televisión» to make … mindless, turn … into a vegetable ( colloq)* * *
embrutecer ( conjugate embrutecer) verbo transitivo [ trabajo] to stultify;
[ televisión] to make … mindless
embrutecer verbo transitivo to brutalize
* * *♦ vtto stultify, to make dull;la televisión embrutece a los niños television stunts children's mental development* * *v/t brutalize -
89 embrutecimiento
m.stultification.* * *SMuna televisión de pésima calidad contribuye al embrutecimiento progresivo de la población — low-quality television is increasingly helping to dull people's wits o senses
* * *= barbarising [barbarizing, -USA].Nota: Nombre.Ex. I can see the barbarising of our own culture by wealth - wealth retreating more and more into fewer and fewer hands and anarchy outside that.* * *= barbarising [barbarizing, -USA].Nota: Nombre.Ex: I can see the barbarising of our own culture by wealth - wealth retreating more and more into fewer and fewer hands and anarchy outside that.
* * *stultification* * *[acción] stultification* * *m brutalization -
90 estimular
v.1 to encourage.2 to stimulate.El dinero estimula a los empleados Money stimulates the employees.El aroma estimula los sentidos The aroma stimulates the senses.* * *1 (animar) to encourage, stimulate2 (apetito, pasiones) to whet* * *verb1) to stimulate2) encourage* * *VT1) (=alentar) [+ persona] to encourage2) (=favorecer) [+ apetito, economía, esfuerzos, ahorro] to stimulate; [+ debate] to promote3) [+ organismo, célula] to stimulate* * *verbo transitivo1)a) clase/lectura to stimulatec) <apetito/circulación> to stimulated) ( sexualmente) to stimulate2) <inversión/ahorro> to encourage, stimulate* * *= encourage, give + a boost, prompt, provide + boost, spur, spur on, stimulate, whip up, provide + stimulus, set + Nombre + off, abet, buoy, prod, egg on, stir up, nudge, reawaken [re-awaken], kick-start [kickstart], pep up, hearten, incite.Ex. A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.Ex. CD-ROM has given the library a public relations boost but this has led to higher expectations of the library by users at a time of budgetary restraint.Ex. An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.Ex. Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.Ex. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex. The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.Ex. An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.Ex. The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.Ex. The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.Ex. This local tale could have been used to set me and my classmates off on a search for other similar stories that litter the area up and down the east coast of Britain.Ex. This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.Ex. 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.Ex. Science Citation Index (SCI) depends for intellectual content entirely on citations by authors, who are sometimes prodded by editors and referees.Ex. In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex. By the 1980s, leftist philosophies had fallen into disfavor, & globalization & neoliberalism nudged the unions to seek other alliances.Ex. The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.Ex. Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.Ex. Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.Ex. We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.----* estimular el debate = provoke + discussion, prompt + discussion, pepper + debate.* estimular el desarrollo de = stimulate + the development of.* estimular la economía = stimulate + the economy, spur + the economy.* estimular la imaginación = spark + imagination.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) clase/lectura to stimulatec) <apetito/circulación> to stimulated) ( sexualmente) to stimulate2) <inversión/ahorro> to encourage, stimulate* * *= encourage, give + a boost, prompt, provide + boost, spur, spur on, stimulate, whip up, provide + stimulus, set + Nombre + off, abet, buoy, prod, egg on, stir up, nudge, reawaken [re-awaken], kick-start [kickstart], pep up, hearten, incite.Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
Ex: CD-ROM has given the library a public relations boost but this has led to higher expectations of the library by users at a time of budgetary restraint.Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex: The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.Ex: The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.Ex: The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.Ex: This local tale could have been used to set me and my classmates off on a search for other similar stories that litter the area up and down the east coast of Britain.Ex: This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.Ex: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.Ex: Science Citation Index (SCI) depends for intellectual content entirely on citations by authors, who are sometimes prodded by editors and referees.Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex: By the 1980s, leftist philosophies had fallen into disfavor, & globalization & neoliberalism nudged the unions to seek other alliances.Ex: The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.Ex: Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.Ex: Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.Ex: We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.* estimular el debate = provoke + discussion, prompt + discussion, pepper + debate.* estimular el desarrollo de = stimulate + the development of.* estimular la economía = stimulate + the economy, spur + the economy.* estimular la imaginación = spark + imagination.* * *estimular [A1 ]vtA1 «clase/lectura» to stimulate2 (alentar) to encouragehay que estimularla para que trabaje she needs encouraging to get her to workgritaban para estimular a su equipo they cheered their team on, they shouted encouragement to their team3 ‹apetito› to whet, stimulate; ‹circulación› to stimulate4 (sexualmente) to stimulateB ‹inversión/ahorro› to encourage, stimulate* * *
estimular ( conjugate estimular) verbo transitivo
estimular verbo transitivo
1 (dar ánimos) to encourage
2 (potenciar, activar) to stimulate
' estimular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
animar
- impulsar
English:
animate
- drum up
- fuel
- stimulate
- stir
- work up
- boost
- promote
- revitalize
- revive
- spur
- whet
* * *estimular vt1. [animar] to encourage;el orgullo le estimula a seguir his pride spurs him to go on2. [incitar] to encourage, to urge on;la muchedumbre lo estimuló con gritos the crowd shouted him on3. [excitar sexualmente] to stimulate4. [activar] [apetito] to stimulate, to whet;[circulación, economía] to stimulate; [ventas, inversión] to stimulate, to encourage* * *v/t1 stimulate2 ( animar) encourage* * *estimular vt1) : to stimulate2) : to encourage* * *estimular vb1. (activar) to stimulate2. (animar) to encourage -
91 imaginar
v.1 to imagine.imagino que te has enterado de la noticia I imagine o suppose you've heard the newsno puedes imaginar cuánto me enfadé you can't imagine how angry I was2 to think up, to invent.3 to imagine to.* * *1 (gen) to imagine2 (pensar) to think, imagine■ ¡imagina que todos estamos a su entera disposición! she thinks we're all at her beck and call!3 (idear) to devise, think up■ imaginó una estrategia para despistar al vigilante he thought up a way to distract the guard's attention Table 1 NOTA The form imaginarse is also used in all senses, especially in colloquial speech /Table 1* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=suponer) to imagineno puedes imaginar cuánto he deseado que llegara este momento — you can't imagine how much I've been looking forward to this moment
imagino que necesitaréis unas vacaciones — I imagine o suppose o guess * that you'll need a holiday
imagina que tuvieras mucho dinero, ¿qué harías? — suppose o imagine that you had a lot of money - what would you do?
2) (=visualizar) to imagine3) (=inventar) [+ plan, método] to think up2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (suponer, figurarse) to imagineb) ( formar una imagen mental de) to imaginetrata de imaginarlo pintado de blanco — try to imagine o picture it painted white
c) ( idear) <plan/método> to think up, come up with2.imaginarse v prona) (suponer, figurarse) to imagineme imagino que no querrá ir — I don't imagine o suppose he feels like going
¿sabes cuánto costó? - me imagino que un dineral — do you know how much it cost? - a fortune, I should imagine
¿quedó contento? - imagínate! — was he pleased? - what do you think!
b) ( formar una imagen mental) to imagine* * *= envision, guess, imagine, visualise [visualize, -USA], dream, confabulate.Ex. Let me further specify the requirements of the catalog envisioned by the Paris Principles.Ex. Do not use your first name, last name, or initials as a password, since this information is easily guessed by an unauthorized person.Ex. I do not imagine, as a result, that public libraries will, for instance, begin establishing inappropriate and complex transliterated forms of names.Ex. Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.Ex. This has brought us nearer to UBC than anyone would have dreamed possible thirty years ago.Ex. His cognitive abilities were severely compromised, and he confabulated continuously and bizarrely.----* hacer imaginar = conjure up + a vision of, conjure up + an image of.* imaginarse = picture.* imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (suponer, figurarse) to imagineb) ( formar una imagen mental de) to imaginetrata de imaginarlo pintado de blanco — try to imagine o picture it painted white
c) ( idear) <plan/método> to think up, come up with2.imaginarse v prona) (suponer, figurarse) to imagineme imagino que no querrá ir — I don't imagine o suppose he feels like going
¿sabes cuánto costó? - me imagino que un dineral — do you know how much it cost? - a fortune, I should imagine
¿quedó contento? - imagínate! — was he pleased? - what do you think!
b) ( formar una imagen mental) to imagine* * *= envision, guess, imagine, visualise [visualize, -USA], dream, confabulate.Ex: Let me further specify the requirements of the catalog envisioned by the Paris Principles.
Ex: Do not use your first name, last name, or initials as a password, since this information is easily guessed by an unauthorized person.Ex: I do not imagine, as a result, that public libraries will, for instance, begin establishing inappropriate and complex transliterated forms of names.Ex: Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.Ex: This has brought us nearer to UBC than anyone would have dreamed possible thirty years ago.Ex: His cognitive abilities were severely compromised, and he confabulated continuously and bizarrely.* hacer imaginar = conjure up + a vision of, conjure up + an image of.* imaginarse = picture.* imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.* * *imaginar [A1 ]vt1 (suponer, figurarse) to imagineimagino que seguirás con la misma empresa I suppose o imagine o expect you're still with the same companyno puede usted imaginar cuánto se lo agradezco you can't imagine how grateful I am to you2 (formar una imagen mental de) to imaginetrata de imaginarlo pintado de blanco try to imagine o picture it painted white3 (idear) ‹plan/método/solución› to think up, come up with1 (suponer, figurarse) to imagineme imagino que no le habrán quedado ganas de repetir la experiencia I don't imagine o suppose he feels like repeating the experienceno me imagino qué puede haber estado haciendo allí I can't imagine o think what he could have been doing thereno te puedes imaginar lo mal que nos trató you've no idea how badly she treated usnunca me hubiera imaginado que nos iba a traicionar I'd never have dreamed o imagined that he would betray us¿sabes cuánto les costó? — me imagino que un dineral do you know how much it cost them? — a fortune, I should imagine o think¿quedó contento? — ¡imagínate! was he happy? — what do you think!¿habrá que moverlo de ahí? — me imagino que sí do you think we'll have to move it — I suppose so o I imagine so o it looks like itno sabes cómo me dolió — ¡me (lo) imagino! it was unbelievably painful — I can imagine! o ( colloq) I bet it was!2 (formar una imagen mental) to imagine¿te la imaginas con diez kilos menos? can you imagine o picture her ten kilos lighter?me lo imaginaba más alto I imagined him to be taller, I thought he would be tallerimagínatelo sin barba imagine how he'd look without a beard* * *
imaginar ( conjugate imaginar) verbo transitivo
imaginarse verbo pronominal
to imagine;◊ me imagino que no querrá ir I don't imagine o suppose he feels like going;
no te puedes imaginar lo mal que nos trató you've no idea how badly she treated us;
¿quedó contento? — ¡imagínate! was he pleased? — what do you think!;
me imagino que sí I suppose so;
me lo imaginaba más alto I imagined he'd be taller
imaginar verbo transitivo
1 to imagine: intenté imaginar algo agradable, I tried to think of something pleasant
2 (creer, suponer) to expect, assume: imagino que vendrán enseguida, I expect they'll be here soon
' imaginar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
poner
- saber
- soñar
- suponer
- calcular
- concebir
- dónde
English:
see
- think up
- visualize
- conceive
- guess
* * *♦ vt1. [suponer] to imagine;imagino que te has enterado de la noticia I imagine o suppose you've heard the news;imagina por un momento que eres millonario imagine for a moment that you are a millionaire;no puedes imaginar cuánto me enfadé you can't imagine how angry I was;imagina que llega y no estamos preparados imagine what would happen if she arrived and we weren't ready2. [visualizar] to imagine, to picture;imagina un mundo más justo imagine a fairer world3. [idear] to think up, to invent* * *v/t imagine* * *imaginar vt: to imagine* * *imaginar vb to imagine¡imagínate! just imagine! -
92 instinto
m.instinct.instinto maternal/de supervivencia maternal/survival instinctpor instinto instinctively* * *1 instinct\por instinto instinctively* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [de conducta] [gen] instinctinstinto asesino, instinto de matar — killer instinct
2) (=impulso) impulse, urge* * *masculino instinct* * *= instinct, nose, hunch, gut feeling, gut instinct, feelings in + Posesivo + bones.Ex. A librarian who is well-acquainted with the library's clientely will have a sharp instinct for preserving needed materials.Ex. It was not idealism but plain fear, plus a peasant's nose for security, which led to Vladimir's decision to blow the gaff.Ex. Choice of manual or automated solution to a search problem depends mainly on the questions' complexity, but also on the librarian's hunch.Ex. There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' ' gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.Ex. There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' ' gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.Ex. But the people's justice is hasty, mean-spirited and based on vague feelings in the bones and we need the cold hand of the law to save us from ourselves.----* confiar en el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* dejarse guiar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* desarrollar el instinto para = develop + a nose for.* instinto agresivo = killer instinct.* instinto animal = animal instinct.* instinto asesino = killer instinct.* instinto de conservación = instinct of self-preservation, survival information.* instinto de supervivencia = instinct of self-preservation, survival instinct.* instinto maternal = maternal instinct.* instinto predador = killer instinct.* instinto protector = protective instinct.* por instinto = instinctively.* * *masculino instinct* * *= instinct, nose, hunch, gut feeling, gut instinct, feelings in + Posesivo + bones.Ex: A librarian who is well-acquainted with the library's clientely will have a sharp instinct for preserving needed materials.
Ex: It was not idealism but plain fear, plus a peasant's nose for security, which led to Vladimir's decision to blow the gaff.Ex: Choice of manual or automated solution to a search problem depends mainly on the questions' complexity, but also on the librarian's hunch.Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' ' gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' ' gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.Ex: But the people's justice is hasty, mean-spirited and based on vague feelings in the bones and we need the cold hand of the law to save us from ourselves.* confiar en el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* dejarse guiar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* desarrollar el instinto para = develop + a nose for.* instinto agresivo = killer instinct.* instinto animal = animal instinct.* instinto asesino = killer instinct.* instinto de conservación = instinct of self-preservation, survival information.* instinto de supervivencia = instinct of self-preservation, survival instinct.* instinto maternal = maternal instinct.* instinto predador = killer instinct.* instinto protector = protective instinct.* por instinto = instinctively.* * *instinctpor instinto instinctivelytiene mucho instinto para los negocios she has a good instinct for businessCompuestos:survival instinctmaternal instinct* * *
instinto sustantivo masculino
instinct;
instinto de conservación survival instinct
instinto sustantivo masculino instinct: actúa por instinto, he acts instinctively
' instinto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carnal
- gregaria
- gregario
- maternal
- agudeza
- agudizar
- agudo
- animal
- asesino
- bajo
- guiar
- homicida
English:
drive
- herd instinct
- instinct
- instinctive
- self-preservation
- unbusinesslike
- self
* * *instinto nminstinct;tiene un instinto para detectar el peligro he senses danger instinctively;por instinto instinctivelyinstinto de conservación survival instinct;instinto maternal maternal instinct;instinto de supervivencia survival instinct* * *m instinct* * *instinto nm: instinct* * *instinto n instinct -
93 juicio
m.1 trial (law).llevar a alguien a juicio to take somebody to court2 (sound) judgment (sensatez).estar/no estar en su (sano) juicio to be/not to be in one's right mindperder el juicio to lose one's reason, to go mad3 opinion.a mi juicio in my opinionno tengo suficientes elementos de juicio como para formarme una opinión I don't have enough information to base an opinion onjuicio de valor value judgment4 resolution, final decision, judgement, judgment.* * *1 (gen) judgement2 (sensatez) reason, common sense3 DERECHO trial, lawsuit4 RELIGIÓN judgement\a juicio de alguien in somebody's opiniondejar algo a juicio de alguien to leave something to somebody's discretionemitir un juicio sobre algo to express an opinion about somethingen su sano juicio in one's right mindllevar a alguien a juicio to take legal action against somebody, sue somebodyperder el juicio to go madJuicio Final / Juicio Universal Final Judgement* * *noun m.1) trial2) sense, reason3) opinion* * *SM1) (=inteligencia) judgment, reason2) (=sensatez) good senseno tener juicio, tener poco juicio — to lack common sense
3) (=opinión) opinion4) (Jur) (=proceso) trial; (=veredicto) verdict, judgment* * *1) ( facultad) judgment2) (prudencia, sensatez) sense3) ( opinión) opiniona mi juicio — in my opinion o to my mind
4) (Der) trial•* * *= case, judgement [judgment], litigation, trial, lawsuit [law suit], suit, prosecution, legal case, court case, legal action, legal proceedings.Ex. Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.Ex. In my judgment, these changes will come about in one of two ways.Ex. Through litigation some statements had been reinstated, but some elements still were not there at all.Ex. Some of these documents were used as evidence in the Tokyo War Crimes trials.Ex. Widespread photocopying will simply precipitate copyright infringement lawsuits.Ex. They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.Ex. This article describes the legal consequences of the perpetration of these crimes and procedural aspects of their prosecution.Ex. Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.Ex. This article reviews recent copyright court cases involving issues of information access and use.Ex. However, the senders of these messages may be risking legal action for e-mail defamation.Ex. In 1900, a 'Public Libraries Bill' was passed containing a provision exempting library managers and authorities from legal proceedings for libel.----* acta de juicio = trial record.* a juicio = on trial.* a juicio público = in the public eye.* a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.* buen juicio = good judgement.* celebrarse un juicio = trial + come up.* con juicio de valor = value-loaded.* día del Juicio Final = doomsday, Judgement Day.* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.* emitir un juicio de valor = exercise + value judgment, pass + value judgement.* en + Posesivo + juicio cabal = of (a) sound mind.* en + Posesivo + sano juicio = in + Posesivo + right mind.* entablar un juicio = file + lawsuit against, file + suit against.* error de juicio = misunderstanding, error of judgement.* ir a jucio = stand + trial, stand for + trial.* juicio con jurado = jury trial.* juicio criminal = criminal trial.* juicio crítico = critical judgement.* juicio de valor = value judgement.* juicio final = doom.* juicio moral = moral judgement.* juicio temerario = snap judgement.* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.* mal juicio = bad judgement.* muela del juicio = wisdom tooth.* perder el juicio = lose + Posesivo + sanity.* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.* sano de juicio = of (a) sound mind.* sano juicio = sane.* someter a juicio = try.* * *1) ( facultad) judgment2) (prudencia, sensatez) sense3) ( opinión) opiniona mi juicio — in my opinion o to my mind
4) (Der) trial•* * *= case, judgement [judgment], litigation, trial, lawsuit [law suit], suit, prosecution, legal case, court case, legal action, legal proceedings.Ex: Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.
Ex: In my judgment, these changes will come about in one of two ways.Ex: Through litigation some statements had been reinstated, but some elements still were not there at all.Ex: Some of these documents were used as evidence in the Tokyo War Crimes trials.Ex: Widespread photocopying will simply precipitate copyright infringement lawsuits.Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.Ex: This article describes the legal consequences of the perpetration of these crimes and procedural aspects of their prosecution.Ex: Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.Ex: This article reviews recent copyright court cases involving issues of information access and use.Ex: However, the senders of these messages may be risking legal action for e-mail defamation.Ex: In 1900, a 'Public Libraries Bill' was passed containing a provision exempting library managers and authorities from legal proceedings for libel.* acta de juicio = trial record.* a juicio = on trial.* a juicio público = in the public eye.* a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.* buen juicio = good judgement.* celebrarse un juicio = trial + come up.* con juicio de valor = value-loaded.* día del Juicio Final = doomsday, Judgement Day.* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.* emitir un juicio de valor = exercise + value judgment, pass + value judgement.* en + Posesivo + juicio cabal = of (a) sound mind.* en + Posesivo + sano juicio = in + Posesivo + right mind.* entablar un juicio = file + lawsuit against, file + suit against.* error de juicio = misunderstanding, error of judgement.* ir a jucio = stand + trial, stand for + trial.* juicio con jurado = jury trial.* juicio criminal = criminal trial.* juicio crítico = critical judgement.* juicio de valor = value judgement.* juicio final = doom.* juicio moral = moral judgement.* juicio temerario = snap judgement.* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.* mal juicio = bad judgement.* muela del juicio = wisdom tooth.* perder el juicio = lose + Posesivo + sanity.* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.* sano de juicio = of (a) sound mind.* sano juicio = sane.* someter a juicio = try.* * *A (facultad) judgmenttiene una gran claridad de juicio he has very good judgment, he's very clear-sightedno está en su sano juicio he's not in his right mindperder el juicio to go out of one's mindme vas a hacer perder el juicio you're going to drive me crazy o madB (prudencia, sensatez) sensetiene muy poco juicio he's not very sensible, he's rather lacking in (common) sense¡mucho juicio! don't do anything silly!, be sensible!C (opinión) opiniontiene derecho a expresar su juicio sobre el tema she has a right to express her opinion on the mattera mi juicio, se han exagerado los hechos in my opinion o to my mind, the facts have been exaggeratedlo dejo a tu juicio I'll leave it up to you, I'll leave it to your discretiontodavía no tengo un juicio formado sobre el asunto I haven't formed an opinion on the subject yetCompuesto:value judgmentD ( Der) triallo llevaron a juicio por plagio he was taken to court o sued for plagiarismir a juicio to go to courtCompuestos:civil proceedings (pl), civil actioncriminal proceedings (pl), criminal trialjudgment by defaultel Juicio Final the Final Judgmenttrial ( where witnesses testify in person)war trialbrief o summary trialE* * *
juicio sustantivo masculino
1 ( facultad) judgment;
perder el juicio to go out of one's mind
2 (prudencia, sensatez) sense
3 ( opinión) opinion;◊ a mi juicio in my opinion, to my mind;
lo dejo a tu juicio I'll leave it up to you;
juicio de valor value judgment
4 (Der) trial;
ir a juicio to go to court;
juicio civil/criminal civil/criminal proceedings (pl);
el Jjuicio Final (Relig) the Final Judgment
juicio sustantivo masculino
1 (facultad mental) judgement, discernment
2 (parecer, criterio) opinion, judgement: a su juicio, nuestra decisión fue equivocada, in his opinion our decision was wrong
juicio de valor, value judgement
3 (sentido común, prudencia) reason, common sense
4 Jur trial, lawsuit
llevar a alguien a juicio, to take legal action against sb, sue sb
el día del Jucio Final, Judgement Day/the Last Judgement
♦ Locuciones: en su sano juicio, in one's right mind
perder el jucio, to go mad o insane
muela del juicio, wisdom tooth
' juicio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
audiencia
- calidad
- celebrar
- celebración
- concepto
- condena
- consideración
- criterio
- elemento
- enloquecer
- hasta
- idea
- muela
- parecer
- repetir
- saltarín
- saltarina
- señalamiento
- sentir
- seso
- severa
- severo
- sintética
- sintético
- someter
- sumaria
- sumario
- sumarísima
- sumarísimo
- tela
- terminante
- testigo
- valoración
- aplazar
- apreciación
- cerrar
- certero
- engañar
- opinar
- parte
- postergar
- precipitado
- precipitarse
English:
adjourn
- assessment
- composed
- discrimination
- doe
- doomsday
- estimation
- fair
- foregone
- haul up
- have up
- judgement
- judgment
- lawsuit
- mind
- opinion
- pass
- proceedings
- prosecution
- reckoning
- retrial
- sanity
- sense
- spin out
- test case
- thinking
- trial
- verdict
- wisdom tooth
- wit
- case
- court
- doom
- exhibit
- hang
- law
- rational
- suit
- untried
- wisdom
* * *juicio nm1. Der trial;llevar a alguien a juicio to take sb to court;tener un juicio justo to receive a fair trialjuicio civil civil action; Rel el Juicio Final the Last Judgement;el Día del Juicio Final Judgement Day;juicio nulo mistrial;juicio oral hearing;juicio sumario summary trial;juicio sumarísimo summary trial2. [sensatez] (sound) judgement;[cordura] sanity, reason;no está en su (sano) juicio he is not in his right mind;perder el juicio to lose one's reason, to go mad3. [opinión] opinion;a mi juicio in my opinion;en el juicio de Emilio in Emilio's opinion;no tengo un juicio formado sobre su actuación I haven't yet formed an opinion on their performance;no tengo suficientes elementos de juicio como para formarme una opinión I don't have enough information to base an opinion onjuicio de valor value judgement* * *m1 judg(e)ment;a mi juicio in my opinion2 JUR trial;el juicio final REL the Last Judg(e)ment3 ( sensatez) sense4 ( cordura) sanity;estar en su juicio be in one’s right mind;perder el juicio lose one’s mind* * *juicio nm1) : good judgment, reason, sense2) : opiniona mi juicio: in my opinion3) : trialllevar a juicio: to take to court* * *juicio n1. (sensatez) common sense2. (criterio) judgement3. (proceso) trial -
94 receptivo
adj.1 receptive, acceptive, responsive, acceptant.2 sensate, that perceives through the senses.* * *► adjetivo1 receptive (a, to)* * *ADJ receptive* * *- va adjetivo receptive* * *= receptive, permeable.Ex. The greatest handicap was the fact that we weren't as receptive to change as we should have been and I think we're now on a different track.Ex. The electronic library is a library without walls, a permeable information centre that supports user access to information and collections in a synergistic manner.----* ser receptivo a = receptive.* * *- va adjetivo receptive* * *= receptive, permeable.Ex: The greatest handicap was the fact that we weren't as receptive to change as we should have been and I think we're now on a different track.
Ex: The electronic library is a library without walls, a permeable information centre that supports user access to information and collections in a synergistic manner.* ser receptivo a = receptive.* * *receptivo -vareceptive* * *
receptivo◊ -va adjetivo
receptive
receptivo,-a adjetivo receptive
' receptivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
receptiva
- abierto
English:
receptive
- responsive
- sympathetic
* * *receptivo, -a adjreceptive* * *adj receptive* * *receptivo, -va adj: receptive -
95 atafagar
v.1 to stupefy, to deprive of the use of the senses, especially by strong odors, good or bad.2 to tease, to molest by incessant importunity. (Metaphorical)3 to stifle, to suffocate.4 to hassle.* * *1 (sofocar) to suffocate2 (molestar) to annoy, pester* * *VT1) [+ olor] to stifle, suffocate2) (=molestar) to pester the life out of* * *verbo transitivo (Col fam) to hassle (colloq)* * *verbo transitivo (Col fam) to hassle (colloq)* * *atafagar [A3 ]vt -
96 embargar
v.1 to seize, to distrain (law).le han embargado todos sus bienes his property has been seized2 to overcome.3 to embargo, to impose an embargo on, to confiscate, to seize.Ella embargó sus bienes She embargoed his possessions.4 to claim an embargo against, to file an embargo against.5 to make an embargo, to distrain, to levy, to attach property by judicial order.6 to absorb, to captivate.La película embargó a María The movie absorbed Mary.7 to be overwhelmed by, to be overcome by.Nos embargó un sentimiento extraño We were overwhelmed by a strange feeling.8 to obstruct, to make difficult, to hinder.Su mala actitud embarga mis planes His bad attitude obstructs my plans.* * *1 DERECHO to seize, sequestrate, impound2 (emociones) to overcome* * *verb1) to seize, impound2) overwhelm* * *VT1) (Jur) to seize, impound2) [+ sentidos] to overpower, overwhelm3) (=estorbar) to impede, hinder4) (=frenar) to restrain* * *verbo transitivo2)a) ( sobrecoger)* * *verbo transitivo2)a) ( sobrecoger)* * *embargar [A3 ]vtB1(sobrecoger): lo embargó la emoción he was overcome o overwhelmed by emotionla pena que nos embarga a todos the overwhelming grief we all feel2 (absorber) ‹tiempo› to take upla música embargaba toda la atención del público the music held the audience spellboundestaba totalmente embargado en el libro he was totally engrossed o absorbed in his book* * *
embargar ( conjugate embargar) verbo transitivo ‹ bienes› to seize, to sequestrate (frml);
‹ vehículo› to impound
embargar verbo transitivo
1 Jur (una propiedad, cuenta) to seize, impound
2 (arrebatar, poseer) to fill, overcome: al oírla cantar, me embargó la emoción, when I heard her singing, I was overwhelmed with emotion
' embargar' also found in these entries:
English:
attach
- embargo
- seize
* * *embargar vt[vehículo] to impound; [cuenta bancaria] to freeze;le han embargado todos sus bienes all his property has been seized* * *v/t1 JUR seize2 figoverwhelm, overcome* * *embargar {52} vt1) : to seize, to impound2) : to overwhelm -
97 bornear
v.1 to bend, turn, or twist.2 to model and cut pillars all round. (Architecture)Bornear la verdad to comment, to explain or expound3 to spin, turn (pelota). (Mexico)4 to edge, to sidle.5 to warp, to turn.El navío bornea (Naut.) The ship swings or turns round her anchor6 to warp, bulge.7 to twist, to bend.Ricardo borneó la espada Richard bent the sword.8 to check with one eye the alignment of, to check with the eyes the alignment of.El carpintero bornea los rieles The carpenter checks with one eye the...* * *1. VT1) (=torcer) to twist, bend2) (Arquit) to put in place, align3) Méx [+ pelota] spin2.See:* * *bornear [A1 ]vito swing at anchor■ bornearvt1 (torcer) to twist2 (alinear) to align«madera» to warp; «pared» to bulge* * *♦ vt[torcer] to twist♦ viNáut to swing o turn on its moorings -
98 sensualismo
m.1 sensationalism, a doctrine opposed to idealism, which places the origin of ideas in the senses.2 sensuality.3 sensualism, voluptuousness.* * *1 sensualism* * *SM sensualism* * *sensualism -
99 entorpecerse
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100 aguzar el sentido
• prick up one's ears• sharpen one's senses
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