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1 formales, los
= serious, theEx. A reappraisal is therefore outlined here in the hope that it will prompt the serious and the concerned in our ranks to think. -
2 serios, los
= serious, theEx. A reappraisal is therefore outlined here in the hope that it will prompt the serious and the concerned in our ranks to think. -
3 asunto serio
• serious matter• serious stuff• weightlifting• weir -
4 accidente grave
• serious accident -
5 accidente importante
• serious accident -
6 accidente serio
• serious accident -
7 grave problema
• serious situation -
8 seria advertencia
• serious warning• threat -
9 serio
adj.1 serious, grave, humorless, unsmiling.2 serious, intense, grave, heavy.3 serious, responsible, reliable, businesslike.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: seriar.* * *► adjetivo1 (importante) serious, grave2 (severo) serious3 (formal) reliable, responsible, dependable4 (color) sober; (traje etc) formal\en serio seriously■ lo digo en serio I'm quite serious, I mean it¿en serio? are you serious?, do you really mean that?, really?ir en serio to be true, be serioustomar en serio to take seriously* * *(f. - seria)adj.1) serious, earnest2) important* * *ADJ1) [expresión, tono] serious¿por qué estás hoy tan serio? — why are you (looking) so serious today?
se quedó mirándome muy serio — he looked at me very seriously, he stared gravely at me
ponerse serio: se puso seria al ver la foto — she went o became serious when she saw the photo
me voy a poner seria contigo si no estudias — I'm going to get cross with you if you don't do some studying
2)¿lo dices en serio? — are you serious?, do you really mean it?
3) [problema, enfermedad, pérdida] serious4) (=fiable) [persona] reliable; [trato] straight, honest5) (=severo)el negro es un color demasiado serio para una niña — black is too serious o severe a colour for a young girl
6) [estudio, libro] serious* * *- ria adjetivo1) ( poco sonriente) seriousqué cara más seria ¿qué te ha pasado? — what a long face, what's the matter? (colloq)
voy a tener que ponerme serio con este niño — I'm going to have to start getting strict with this child
no confío en él, es muy poco serio — I don't trust him, he's very unreliable
3)a) <cine/tema> seriousb) ( grave) <enfermedad/problema> seriousc)¿lo dices en serio? — are you (being) serious?, do you really mean it?
esto es serio, está muriéndose — this is serious, he's dying
* * *= authoritative, conscientious, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], serious, thoughtful, earnest, grave [graver -comp., gravest -sup.], business-like, solemn, dire, staid, serious minded, straight-faced.Ex. Some authoritative texts on the subject are listed at the end of this chapter.Ex. Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.Ex. She notes some gross inadequacies of these schemes in classifying African subjects, especially in the social sciences and humanities.Ex. DC is certainly not regarded as the perfect classification scheme even in sectors where there is no serious alternative.Ex. Production quotas, I believe, are antithetical to careful, thoughtful cataloging.Ex. She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.Ex. I believe that literature is certainly in one sense 'play' -- grave and absorbed play.Ex. It was generally felt that US libraries are organised on more business-like lines than those in the Netherlands.Ex. The infants sat solemn as the Supreme Court pronounced judgment = Los niños se sentaron solemnes mientras que el Tribunal Supremo dictaba sentencia.Ex. Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex. As many of the responding librarians pointed out, ' staid, adult-looking pages are not attractive to a teenage audience' = Como muchos de los bibliotecarios encuestados indicaron las "páginas con aspecto serio como si estuviesen dirigidas a adultos no resultan atractivas a un público joven".Ex. From his description one gets the impression that the inhabitants of Utopia are serious minded and that they read for instruction or for improving their own mind.Ex. Satire and comedy can be better vehicles for social commentary than straight-faced, serious drama.----* en serio = wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], for real.* en un serio aprieto = in dire straits.* en un serio apuro = in dire straits.* humor serio = deadpan humour.* mejor sería que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.* poco serio = flippant.* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.* sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo = had better + Infinitivo.* serio en apariencia = deadpan.* serios, los = serious, the.* tomarse Algo en serio = take to + heart.* tomarse en serio = take + seriously, get + serious.* * *- ria adjetivo1) ( poco sonriente) seriousqué cara más seria ¿qué te ha pasado? — what a long face, what's the matter? (colloq)
voy a tener que ponerme serio con este niño — I'm going to have to start getting strict with this child
no confío en él, es muy poco serio — I don't trust him, he's very unreliable
3)a) <cine/tema> seriousb) ( grave) <enfermedad/problema> seriousc)¿lo dices en serio? — are you (being) serious?, do you really mean it?
esto es serio, está muriéndose — this is serious, he's dying
* * *= authoritative, conscientious, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], serious, thoughtful, earnest, grave [graver -comp., gravest -sup.], business-like, solemn, dire, staid, serious minded, straight-faced.Ex: Some authoritative texts on the subject are listed at the end of this chapter.
Ex: Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.Ex: She notes some gross inadequacies of these schemes in classifying African subjects, especially in the social sciences and humanities.Ex: DC is certainly not regarded as the perfect classification scheme even in sectors where there is no serious alternative.Ex: Production quotas, I believe, are antithetical to careful, thoughtful cataloging.Ex: She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.Ex: I believe that literature is certainly in one sense 'play' -- grave and absorbed play.Ex: It was generally felt that US libraries are organised on more business-like lines than those in the Netherlands.Ex: The infants sat solemn as the Supreme Court pronounced judgment = Los niños se sentaron solemnes mientras que el Tribunal Supremo dictaba sentencia.Ex: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex: As many of the responding librarians pointed out, ' staid, adult-looking pages are not attractive to a teenage audience' = Como muchos de los bibliotecarios encuestados indicaron las "páginas con aspecto serio como si estuviesen dirigidas a adultos no resultan atractivas a un público joven".Ex: From his description one gets the impression that the inhabitants of Utopia are serious minded and that they read for instruction or for improving their own mind.Ex: Satire and comedy can be better vehicles for social commentary than straight-faced, serious drama.* en serio = wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], for real.* en un serio aprieto = in dire straits.* en un serio apuro = in dire straits.* humor serio = deadpan humour.* mejor sería que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.* poco serio = flippant.* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.* sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo = had better + Infinitivo.* serio en apariencia = deadpan.* serios, los = serious, the.* tomarse Algo en serio = take to + heart.* tomarse en serio = take + seriously, get + serious.* * *A (poco sonriente) seriouscon pinta de intelectual, seriecito y callado with an intellectual, rather serious o solemn and quiet airqué cara más seria ¿qué te ha pasado? what a long face, what's the matter? ( colloq)al oír la noticia se puso muy serio his expression became very serious o grave when he heard the newsqué serio estás hoy ¿estás preocupado? you're looking very serious today, are you worried about something?como no obedezcas voy a tener que ponerme serio contigo if you don't do as I say I'm going to get annoyed with youB(sensato, responsable): un empleado serio y trabajador a responsible o reliable, hardworking employeeno es serio que nos digan una cosa y luego hagan otra it's no way to treat people ( o to conduct business etc) saying one thing and then doing anotherno confío en él, es muy poco serio I don't trust him, he is very unreliableson todos profesionales muy serios they are all dedicated professionalsC1 (no frívolo, importante) seriousha hecho cine serio y también comedias tontas y frívolas he's made serious movies as well as silly, lighthearted comedieses un serio aspirante al título he's a serious contender for the title2en serio ‹hablar› seriously, in earnestbueno, vamos a ponernos a trabajar en serio right (then), let's get down to some serious work¿lo dices en serio? are you (being) serious? o seriously? o do you really mean it?se toma muy en serio su carrera she takes her career very seriouslyesto va en serio, está muriéndose this is serious, he's dyingy esto va en serio and I really mean it o and I'm serious about thisno se toma nada en serio he doesn't take anything seriouslymira que te lo digo en serio I mean it, you know* * *
Del verbo seriar: ( conjugate seriar)
serio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
serió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
serio◊ - ria adjetivo
1 ( poco sonriente) serious
2 ‹ empleado› responsible, reliable;
‹ empresa› reputable
3
c)
¿lo dices en serio? are you (being) serious?, do you really mean it?;
tomarse algo en serio to take sth seriously
serio,-a adjetivo
1 (taciturno, de consideración, grave) serious
2 (comprometido, de confianza) reliable
♦ Locuciones: en serio, seriously: hablaba en serio, she was serious
ponte a trabajar en serio, you must start to work hard
' serio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
callada
- callado
- coña
- en
- formal
- gorda
- gordo
- jugar
- ligera
- ligero
- risa
- seria
- tiesa
- tieso
- tomarse
- verdad
- asustar
- decir
- enfado
- enojo
English:
apart
- assert
- businesslike
- deep
- dignified
- earnest
- face value
- flippant
- half-serious
- intense
- joke
- kid
- knuckle down
- laugh off
- major
- mean
- quality newspaper
- reputable
- responsible
- serious
- seriously
- settle down
- severe
- sober
- sober-minded
- staid
- steady
- straight
- weighty
- business
- dire
- genuine
- honestly
- knuckle
- nasty
- pride
- seriousness
- solemn
- surely
* * *serio, -a♦ adj1. [grave] serious;es una persona muy seria he's a very serious person;estar serio to look serious;me lanzó una mirada seria she gave me a serious look;me tuve que poner muy seria con mis alumnos I had to get very serious with my pupils2. [importante] serious;es una enfermedad muy seria it's a very serious illness;me dio un susto muy serio I got a very nasty shock;una seria amenaza para la paz mundial a serious threat to world peace3. [responsable] responsible;[cumplidor, formal] reliable;son muy serios, cumplirán los plazos they're very reliable, they'll meet the deadlines;no son gente seria they're very unreliable;¡esto no es serio! this is ridiculous!;lo que no es serio es que ahora digan que necesitan dos meses más what's really unacceptable is that now they're saying they need another two months4. [sobrio] sober;un traje serio a formal suit;sólo ve programas serios she only watches serious programmes♦ en serio loc advseriously;lo digo en serio I'm serious;en serio, me ha tocado la lotería seriously, I've won the lottery;¿vas en serio? are you (being) serious?;tomarse algo/a alguien en serio to take sth/sb seriously;ponte a estudiar en serio get down to some serious study* * *adj1 serious;ésto va en serio this is serious;tomarse algo en serio take sth seriously2 ( responsable) reliable* * *1) : serious, earnest2) : reliable, responsible3) : important4)en serio : seriously, in earnest♦ seriamente adv* * *serio adj1. (en general) serious2. (responsable) reliable -
10 grave
adj.1 serious.estar grave to be seriously illpresenta heridas graves he is seriously injuredsu semblante grave impone respeto her serious features inspire respect2 low, deep (sonido, voz).3 stressed on the second-last syllable (grammar) (palabra).4 seriously ill.5 grave, deep, low-pitched.6 paroxytone, paroxytonic, with a stronger phonetic accent on the next to the last syllable.f.1 word stressed on the second-last syllable (grammar).2 paroxytone word, word with second-to-last syllable stress, paroxytone.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: gravar.* * *► adjetivo1 (pesado) heavy2 (serio) grave, serious■ los últimos acontecimientos suponen un grave empeoramiento de la situación recent events pose a grave threat to the situation3 (difícil) difficult4 (solemne) solemn5 (voz, nota) deep, low\estar grave to be seriously ill* * *adj.1) grave2) acute3) serious* * *ADJ1) (Med) [enfermedad, estado] serious2) (=serio) serious; (=importante) important, momentous3) [carácter] serious, dignified4) (Mús) [nota, tono] low, deep; [voz] deep5) (Ling) [acento] grave; [palabra] stressed on the penultimate syllable* * *1) < enfermo> seriously ill; <herida/enfermedad> serious2) <situación/asunto/error> serious3)a) <tono/expresión/gesto> grave, solemnb) < voz> deep* * *1) < enfermo> seriously ill; <herida/enfermedad> serious2) <situación/asunto/error> serious3)a) <tono/expresión/gesto> grave, solemnb) < voz> deep* * *grave11 = gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], severe [severer -comp., severest -sup.], serious, grievous, acute.Ex: She notes some gross inadequacies of these schemes in classifying African subjects, especially in the social sciences and humanities.
Ex: Obviously if it were not for the fact that such indexes also have severe limitations there would be little need to produce any other type of subject index.Ex: Library users may not all be scholars -- they often do not have a particular title in mind -- but they do have serious information needs and they seriously need access to the library's collection.Ex: How should restitution be made across generations for grievous harms suffered in the distant past?.Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.* causar graves daños a = bring + ruin to.* culpa grave = gross negligence.* delito grave = serious offence.* herida grave = serious injury, severe injury.* infección grave = acute infection.* infracción grave = serious offence.* lesión grave = serious injury, severe injury.* miastenia grave = myasthenia gravis.* negligencia grave = gross negligence.* SARS (Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo y Grave) = SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).grave22 = grave [graver -comp., gravest -sup.].Ex: I believe that literature is certainly in one sense 'play' -- grave and absorbed play.
* acento grave = grave.* * *A ‹enfermo› seriously ill; ‹herida› serious; ‹enfermedad› seriousestá en estado grave or está grave she is seriously illsu estado es grave his condition is seriousB ‹situación/suceso› serious; ‹problema/asunto› seriousfue un error grave it was a serious o ( frml) grave errorC ‹tono/expresión/gesto› grave, solemnD ‹voz› deepE ( Ling) ‹acento› grave; ‹palabra› paroxytone* * *
Del verbo gravar: ( conjugate gravar)
gravé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
grave es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
gravar
grave
gravar ( conjugate gravar) verbo transitivo ( con impuesto) ‹ingresos/productos› to tax
grave adjetivo
1
2 ‹situación/asunto/error› serious
3
4 (Ling) ‹ acento› grave;
‹ palabra› paroxytone
gravar vtr Jur (cargar con impuestos) to tax
grave adjetivo
1 (peligroso, crítico) serious: está muy grave, he's seriously ill
2 (voz, nota, tono) low: siempre le reconocía por su voz grave, I always recognized him by his low voice
' grave' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cavar
- cogida
- consideración
- deforestación
- desforestación
- enfrentarse
- extracorpórea
- extracorpóreo
- fosa
- hoya
- hoyo
- pronóstico
- renacer
- revolverse
- sedición
- sepultura
- seria
- serio
- tumba
- ultratumba
- vivir
- afectado
- asustar
- bajo
- crimen
- esperar
- frente
- herida
- profundo
English:
acute
- Armageddon
- bad
- critical
- dangerous
- deep
- deepen
- deficiency
- dire
- felony
- grave
- grievous
- life-threatening
- low
- major
- mark
- mass grave
- nasty
- serious
- severe
- danger
- desperate
- felon
- less
- sober
- solemn
- tend
- violate
* * *♦ adj1. [enfermedad] serious;estar grave to be seriously ill;presenta heridas graves he is seriously injured2. [situación] serious;cometió un grave error he made a serious mistake3. [serio] serious;su semblante grave impone respeto her serious features inspire respect4. [estilo] formal5. [sonido, voz] low, deep♦ nmgraves [sonidos] bass;el control de los graves the bass control♦ nfGram word stressed on the second-last syllable, Espec paroxytone* * *adj1 serious; tono grave, solemn;estar grave be seriously ill* * *grave adj1) : grave, important2) : serious, somber3) : serious (of an illness)* * *grave adj1. (enfermedad, crisis, problema) serious2. (expresión) grave / solemn3. (sonido, nota) low4. (voz) deep -
11 consideración
f.1 consideration, reflection, deliberation, study.2 consideration, respect, regard, concern.* * *1 (reflexión) consideration, attention2 (respeto) regard\de consideración important, seriousen consideración a consideringpor consideración a out of consideration fortomar algo en consideración to take something into account, take something into considerationtratar con consideración to treat with caretratar sin consideración to treat carelesslyfalta de consideración lack of consideration* * *noun f.2) regard* * *SF1) (=deliberación) consideration•
en consideración — under considerationdos elementos entran en consideración a la hora de decidir — two factors should be taken into consideration when making a decision
•
someter algo a la consideración de algn — to put sth to sb for consideration2) (=punto a considerar)hizo hincapié en la consideración de que... — he stressed the fact that...
tales consideraciones no se ajustan a la realidad — such statements o views do not reflect reality
sin querer entrar en consideraciones acerca de su propia actuación — without entering into a discussion of his actual performance
3) (=concepción) conception4) (=importancia) statusde consideración — [herida, daños] serious
5) (=atención) considerationeso sería una falta de consideración hacia nuestros invitados — that would be showing a lack of consideration towards our guests
¡qué falta de consideración! — how inconsiderate!
•
en consideración a algo/algn — out of consideration for sth/sblo dejaron libre en consideración a sus circunstancias — he was released out of consideration for his circumstances
le dieron un premio en consideración a su trabajo — they awarded her a prize in recognition of her work
•
sin consideración, tratar a algn sin consideración — to show no consideration for sb•
tener consideración a o con algn — to show consideration to sb6) (=estima) regardtengo una gran consideración por él — I have (a) great regard for him, I hold him in high regard
7) [en cartas]le saludo con mi más distinguida consideración — frm I remain yours faithfully frm
De mi (mayor) consideración — LAm Dear Sir/Madam
* * *a) ( atención) considerationb) ( miramiento) considerationla trataron sin ninguna consideración or no tuvieron ninguna consideración con ella — they treated her most inconsiderately
c) ( importancia)d) (AmL frml) (Corresp)De mi mayor consideración — Dear Sir/Madam
e) consideraciones femenino plural ( razonamiento) considerations (pl)* * *= consideration, regard, respect, decency.Ex. This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.Ex. The authorities had in mind the book's endemic lying, the petty thefts, the denigrations of respect and religion, the bad language and the bad grammar.Ex. He has a decency and character that is both enviable and especially rare in today's world of expediency and self-service.----* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.* con la debida consideración = with due consideration.* consideraciones económicas = cost considerations.* consideración práctica = practical consideration.* con una consideración especial hacia = with particular regard to.* digno de consideración = worthwhile.* en consideración = under consideration.* en consideración a = for the sake of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.* merecer consideración = merit + consideration.* por consideración a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.* sin la debida consideración = without due consideration.* tener en consideración = take into + consideration, take into + consideration.* tomar en consideración = allow for, take into + consideration.* * *a) ( atención) considerationb) ( miramiento) considerationla trataron sin ninguna consideración or no tuvieron ninguna consideración con ella — they treated her most inconsiderately
c) ( importancia)d) (AmL frml) (Corresp)De mi mayor consideración — Dear Sir/Madam
e) consideraciones femenino plural ( razonamiento) considerations (pl)* * *= consideration, regard, respect, decency.Ex: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.
Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.Ex: The authorities had in mind the book's endemic lying, the petty thefts, the denigrations of respect and religion, the bad language and the bad grammar.Ex: He has a decency and character that is both enviable and especially rare in today's world of expediency and self-service.* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.* con la debida consideración = with due consideration.* consideraciones económicas = cost considerations.* consideración práctica = practical consideration.* con una consideración especial hacia = with particular regard to.* digno de consideración = worthwhile.* en consideración = under consideration.* en consideración a = for the sake of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.* merecer consideración = merit + consideration.* por consideración a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.* sin la debida consideración = without due consideration.* tener en consideración = take into + consideration, take into + consideration.* tomar en consideración = allow for, take into + consideration.* * *1 (atención) considerationsometió el tema a la consideración de los allí reunidos he put the matter to those present for considerationen consideración a sus méritos in recognition of her meritsno tuvieron or tomaron en consideración su estado de salud they did not take into consideration o account the state of his health2 (miramiento) considerationtuvieron muchas consideraciones conmigo they treated me very considerately o thoughtfully, they showed me a great deal of considerationla trataron sin ninguna consideración or no tuvieron ninguna consideración con ella they treated her most inconsiderately, they showed her no consideration¡qué falta de consideración! how thoughtless!no lo denunciaron por consideración a su familia they didn't report him out of consideration for his family3(importancia): de consideración ‹problema› important, serious;‹herida/daños› serious4* * *
consideración sustantivo femenino
consideration;◊ tomar algo en consideración to take sth into consideration o account;
por consideración a su familia out of consideration for his family;
en consideración a sus méritos in recognition of her merits;
la trataron sin ninguna consideración they treated her most inconsiderately;
¡qué falta de consideración! how thoughtless!;
de consideración serious
consideración sustantivo femenino
1 (ponderación, juicio) consideration: no tomes en consideración su observación, don't take his remark into account
2 (respeto a los demás, cuidado) regard
♦ Locuciones: de consideración, (grande) important, considerable
(grave) serious
' consideración' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deferencia
- enorme
- ponderación
- respeto
- seria
- serio
- valorar
- vertiente
English:
barge in
- careful
- consideration
- inconsiderate
- primary
- regard
- sustain
- thoughtfully
- thoughtfulness
- thoughtlessly
- thoughtlessness
- decency
- extensive
- light
- respect
- rough
- sir
* * *1. [reflexión] consideration, factor;debemos tener en cuenta estas consideraciones we must take these factors into consideration;tomar en consideración to take into consideration o account;estas cifras no tienen en consideración el año 1999 these figures do not take 1999 into account2. [respeto] consideration;te tengo en mucha consideración I think very highly of you;tratar algo con consideración to treat sth with respect;tratar a alguien con consideración to show sb consideration;falta de consideración lack of consideration;no tiene ninguna consideración con su madre he is very inconsiderate to his mother, he shows his mother no consideration;Amde mi (mayor) consideración [en carta] Dear Sir/Madam3. [atención] consideration;en consideración a algo in recognition of sth;tuvieron con él muchas consideraciones they were very considerate to him, they showed him great considerationhubo varios heridos de consideración several people were seriously injured;hubo veinte heridos de diversa consideración there were twenty people with injuries of varying degrees of seriousness* * *f1 consideration;en consideración a out of consideration for;tener otomar en consideración take into consideration;falta de consideración lack of consideration2:de consideración herida serious* * *consideración nf, pl - ciones1) : consideration2) : respect3)de consideración : considerable, important* * *1. (reflexión) consideration2. (respecto) respect / regard -
12 formal
adj.1 formal.ser novios formales to be engaged2 well-behaved, good (que se porta bien).3 reliable (responsable, fiable).4 serious, sober (serio).5 firm, official.* * *► adjetivo1 (con los requisitos necesarios) formal2 (serio) serious, serious-minded3 (cumplidor) reliable, dependable4 (cortés) polite\sed formales behave yourselves* * *adj.1) formal2) serious3) reliable* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=de fiar) reliable, dependable; (=responsable) responsible2) [invitación, protesta] formal; [estilo, lenguaje] formal3) (=oficial) [petición, propuesta, compromiso] official4) (Fil) formal5) (=estructural) formal6) And (=afable) affable, pleasant* * *1) ( cumplidor) reliable, dependable; ( responsable) responsible2)a) < error> formalb) <promesa/oferta> firm; <invitación/compromiso> formal, official; < acusación> formalc) <recepción/cena> formal* * *= dependable, formal, formalised [formalized, -USA], business-like, pro forma [proforma], staid, ceremonious.Ex. If the supplier is a dealer, then ensure that this is a reputable and dependable dealer who can provide help with installation, maintenance and support.Ex. Obviously a more formal, and a more summarised profile is required in most indexing systems.Ex. Examples of traditional less formalized pre-coordinate indexing systems will be considered in the next section.Ex. It was generally felt that US libraries are organised on more business-like lines than those in the Netherlands.Ex. Later, she realized that the interview was a pro forma procedure = Posteriormente, se dio cuenta de que la entrevista era un trámite meramente formal.Ex. As many of the responding librarians pointed out, ' staid, adult-looking pages are not attractive to a teenage audience' = Como muchos de los bibliotecarios encuestados indicaron las "páginas con aspecto serio como si estuviesen dirigidas a adultos no resultan atractivas a un público joven".Ex. From the time of the Celtic occupation of Ireland in 500 BC, music played by harpers has been associated with ancient warfare and with banquets and ceremonious occasions.----* análisis formal de documentos = markup [mark-up].* corrección formal = procedural justice.* correcto y formal = prim and proper.* formales, los = serious, the.* lenguaje para el análisis formal de documentos web = markup language.* relación formal = formal relation.* ser muy formal = stand on + ceremony.* sistema para el análisis formal de documentos = markup code.* sistema para el análisis formal de documentos web = markup system.* titulación formal = formal degree programme.* * *1) ( cumplidor) reliable, dependable; ( responsable) responsible2)a) < error> formalb) <promesa/oferta> firm; <invitación/compromiso> formal, official; < acusación> formalc) <recepción/cena> formal* * *= dependable, formal, formalised [formalized, -USA], business-like, pro forma [proforma], staid, ceremonious.Ex: If the supplier is a dealer, then ensure that this is a reputable and dependable dealer who can provide help with installation, maintenance and support.
Ex: Obviously a more formal, and a more summarised profile is required in most indexing systems.Ex: Examples of traditional less formalized pre-coordinate indexing systems will be considered in the next section.Ex: It was generally felt that US libraries are organised on more business-like lines than those in the Netherlands.Ex: Later, she realized that the interview was a pro forma procedure = Posteriormente, se dio cuenta de que la entrevista era un trámite meramente formal.Ex: As many of the responding librarians pointed out, ' staid, adult-looking pages are not attractive to a teenage audience' = Como muchos de los bibliotecarios encuestados indicaron las "páginas con aspecto serio como si estuviesen dirigidas a adultos no resultan atractivas a un público joven".Ex: From the time of the Celtic occupation of Ireland in 500 BC, music played by harpers has been associated with ancient warfare and with banquets and ceremonious occasions.* análisis formal de documentos = markup [mark-up].* corrección formal = procedural justice.* correcto y formal = prim and proper.* formales, los = serious, the.* lenguaje para el análisis formal de documentos web = markup language.* relación formal = formal relation.* ser muy formal = stand on + ceremony.* sistema para el análisis formal de documentos = markup code.* sistema para el análisis formal de documentos web = markup system.* titulación formal = formal degree programme.* * *A (cumplidor) reliable, dependable; (responsable) responsiblea ver si eres un poco más formal la próxima vez try and be a bit more responsible next time¡sé formalito! behave yourself!tiene sólo 21 años pero es muy formal he's only 21 but he's very responsible o serious-mindedB1 ‹error› formal2 ‹promesa› firm; ‹invitación/compromiso› formal, official; ‹acusación› formalaún no he recibido una oferta formal I haven't had a definite o firm offer yet3 ‹recepción/cena› formal* * *
formal adjetivo
1 ( en general) formal;
‹promesa/oferta› firm
2 ‹ persona› ( cumplidora) reliable, dependable;
( responsable) responsible
formal adjetivo
1 formal
2 (serio, educado) serious, serious-minded
(cumplidor) reliable, dependable
' formal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aunque
- bastante
- ceremoniosa
- ceremonioso
- cita
- denuncia
- el
- etiqueta
- formalismo
- mayoría
- participación
- permitirse
- baño
- cena
- conferencia
- escolarizar
- gala
- novio
- plática
- querer
- traje
- vestir
English:
absent
- accustom
- afford
- audience
- awaken
- businesslike
- dear
- dependable
- deserve
- dinner
- enjoy
- far
- fear
- formal
- intend
- luncheon
- mention
- possess
- propose
- representation
- responsible
- serious
- shall
- should
- sober
- sober-minded
- solid
- speech
- staid
- unreliable
- well-behaved
- whom
- affair
- business
- evening
- formality
- grand
- grievance
- prim
- solemn
- steady
- you
- your
- yours
- yourself
- yourselves
* * *formal adj1. [de la forma] formal;en su aspecto formal la novela es excelente the formal aspects of the novel are excellent2. [legal] formal;un requisito formal an official requirement3. [que se porta bien] well-behaved, good4. [responsable, fiable] reliable;son muy poco formales they're very unreliable5. [serio] serious, sober;el lenguaje formal formal language;ser novios formales to be engaged* * *adj1 formal2 niño well-behaved3 ( responsable) responsible* * *formal adj1) : formal2) : serious, dignified3) : dependable, reliable* * *formal adj1. (oficial) formal2. (persona de fiar) responsible / reliable -
13 veras
f.pl.truth.lo dijo entre bromas y veras she was only half-joking* * *de veras really, seriously* * *SFPL1) (=cosas serias) serious things2)(=con empeño) in earnestde veras — (=de verdad) really, truly; (=sinceramente) sincerely
¿de veras? — really?, is that so?
* * *de veras — (loc adv) really
esta vez va de veras — this time it's serious o (colloq) it's for real
* * *----* de veras = for real.* * *de veras — (loc adv) really
esta vez va de veras — this time it's serious o (colloq) it's for real
* * ** de veras = for real.* * *¿de veras que te vas? are you really going?lo siento de veras I really am sorryesta vez va de veras this time it's serious o ( colloq) it's for real¡no lo dirás de veras! you can't be serious!, surely you don't mean it* * *
Del verbo ver: ( conjugate ver)
verás es:
2ª persona singular (tú) futuro indicativo
Multiple Entries:
ver
veras
ver 1 sustantivo masculino
1 ( aspecto):◊ ser de buen veras to be good-looking o attractive
2 ( opinión):◊ a mi/su veras in my/his view
ver 2 ( conjugate ver) verbo transitivo
1
◊ ¿ves algo? can you see anything?;
no se ve nada aquí you can't see a thing in here;
lo vi hablando con ella I saw him talking to her
esa película ya la he visto I've seen that movie before;
no poder (ni) veras a algn: no la puede veras he can't stand her
2 (entender, notar) to see;◊ ¿no ves lo que está pasando? don't o can't you see what's happening?;
se la ve preocupada she looks worried;
hacerse veras (RPl) to show off
3
¡ya verasás lo que pasa! you'll see what happens;
¡ya se verasá! we'll see
◊ ¡nunca he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it!;
¡si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! you can't imagine how awful it was!;
¡hubieras visto cómo se asustaron! (AmL) you should have seen the fright they got!
4◊ a ver: (vamos) a veras ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right, now, what's the problem?;
está aquí, en el periódico — ¿a veras? it's here in the newspaper — let's see;
apriétalo a veras qué pasa press it and see what happens;
a veras si escribes pronto make sure you write soon
5a) ( estudiar):
tengo que veras cómo lo arreglo I have to work out how I can fix it;
ya verasé qué hago I'll decide what to do later
◊ ¿la ha visto un médico? has she been seen by a doctor yet?
6a) (juzgar, considerar):
a mi modo or manera de veras the way I see it
no le veo la gracia I don't think it's funny
7 (visitar, entrevistarse con) ‹amigo/pariente› to see, visit;
‹médico/jefe› to see;◊ ¡cuánto tiempo sin veraste! I haven't seen you for ages!
8◊ tener … que ver: ¿y eso qué tiene que veras? and what does that have to do with it?;
no tengo nada que veras con él I have nothing to do with him;
¿qué tiene que veras que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday?
verbo intransitivo
1 ( percibir con la vista) to see;
no veo bien de lejos/de cerca I'm shortsighted/longsighted
2 ( constatar):◊ ¿hay cerveza? — no sé, voy a veras is there any beer? — I don't know, I'll have a look;
pues verasás, todo empezó cuando … well you see, the whole thing began when …
3 ( pensar) to see;
estar/seguir en verasemos (AmL fam): todavía está en verasemos it isn't certain yet;
seguimos en verasemos we still don't know anything
verse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) (percibirse, imaginarse) to see oneself
2 ( hallarse) (+ compl) to find oneself;
me vi obligado a despedirlo I had no choice but to dismiss him
3 (esp AmL) ( parecer):
no se ve bien con ese peinado that hairdo doesn't suit her
4 ( recípr)
◊ nos vemos a las siete I'll meet o see you at seven;
¡nos vemos! (esp AmL) see you!
verasse con algn to see sb
veras:
lo siento de veras I really am sorry;
¡no lo dirás de veras! you can't be serious!
ver 1 m (aspecto exterior) aún estás de buen ver, you're still good-looking
ver 2 I verbo transitivo
1 to see: vi tu cartera sobre la mesa, I saw your wallet on the table
no veo nada, I can't see anything
puede ver tu casa desde aquí, he can see your house from here ➣ Ver nota en see; (mirar la televisión) to watch: estamos viendo las noticias de las tres, we are watching the three o'clock news
(cine) me gustaría ver esa película, I'd like to see that film
2 (entender) no veo por qué no te gusta, I can't see why you don't like it
(considerar) a mi modo de ver, as far as I can see o as I see it
tus padres no ven bien esa relación, your parents don't agree with that relationship
(parecer) se te ve nervioso, you look nervous
3 (averiguar) ya veremos qué sucede, we'll soon see what happens
fam (uso enfático) ¡no veas qué sitio tan bonito!, you wouldn't believe what a beautiful place!
4 a ver, let's see: a ver si acabamos este trabajo, let's see if we can finish this job
me compré un compacto, - ¿a ver?, I bought a compact disc, - let's have a look!
5 (ir a ver, visitar) to see, visit: le fui a ver al hospital, I visited him in hospital
II verbo intransitivo
1 to see: no ve bien de lejos, he's shortsighted, US nearsighted
2 (dudar, pensar) ¿me prestas este libro?, - ya veré, will you lend me this book?, - I'll see
3 (tener relación) no tengo nada que ver con ese asunto, I have nothing to do with that business
solo tiene cincuenta años, - ¿y eso qué tiene qué ver?, he's only fifty, - so what?
♦ Locuciones: no poder ver a alguien: no puede (ni) verle, she can't stand him
¿To see, to watch o to look?
Los tres verbos reflejan tres conceptos muy distintos. To see hace referencia a la capacidad visual y no es fruto de una acción deliberada. A menudo se usa con can o could: I can see the mountains from my bedroom. Puedo ver las montañas desde mi dormitorio.
To look at implica una acción deliberada: I saw an old atlas, so I opened it and looked at the maps. Vi un atlas antiguo, así que lo abrí y miré los mapas.
To watch también se refiere a una acción deliberada, a menudo cuando se tiene un interés especial por lo que ocurre: I watched the planes in the sky with great interest. Miraba los aviones en el cielo con gran interés. Igualmente puede indicar el paso del tiempo (we watched the animals playing for half an hour, durante media hora observamos cómo jugaban los animales), movimiento (they stood there watching the cars drive off into the distance, se quedaron allí de pie viendo cómo se marchaban los coches) o vigilancia (the policemen have been watching this house because they thought we were thieves, los policías estaban vigilando la casa porque pensaban que éramos ladrones).
Para hablar de películas u obras de teatro usamos to see: Have you seen Hamlet?, ¿Has visto Hamlet? To watch se refiere a la televisión y los deportes en general: I always watch the television in the evening. Siempre veo la televisión por las noches. I like to watch football. Me gusta ver el fútbol. Al hablar de programas o partidos específicos podemos usar tanto to watch como to see: I like to see/watch the news at 9:00. Me gusta ver las noticias a las 9.00. Did you see/watch the match last night?, ¿Viste el partido anoche?
veras fpl de veras, really: estoy cansado de veras, I'm really tired
¿lo dice de veras?, is he serious?
' veras' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
doblar
- fríamente
- fastidiar
English:
never
- real
- so
- wait
- any
* * *♦ nfpltruth;lo dijo entre bromas y veras she was only half-joking♦ de veras loc adv[verdaderamente] really; [en serio] seriously;de veras, yo no quería hacerte daño I really didn't want to hurt you;esta vez va de veras this time it's serious o for real* * *f:de veras really, truly* * *veras nfplde veras : really, truly* * *veras adv -
14 falta
f.1 lack (carencia).hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of worka falta de in the absence ofpor falta de for want o lack offue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidencees una falta de educación it's bad mannerses una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect2 absence (ausencia).nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absenceechar en falta algo/a alguien to notice that something/somebody is missing; (notar la ausencia de) to miss something/somebody (echar de menos)sin falta without failel lunes sin falta on Monday without fail3 fault.sacarle faltas a alguien/algo to find fault with somebody/somethingfalta de ortografía spelling mistake4 foul (sport) (infracción).lanzar o sacar una falta to take a free kickfalta libre directa direct free kick offensefalta personal personal foul5 offense (law).falta grave/leve serious/minor offense6 missed period.7 shortcoming, lapse, foul, failing.8 need, want.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: faltar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: faltar.* * *1 (carencia) lack2 (escasez) shortage3 (ausencia) absence4 (error) mistake5 (defecto) fault, defect6 (mala acción) misdeed7 MEDICINA missed period8 DERECHO misdemeanour (US misdemeanor)\a falta de... for want of..., for lack of...coger a alguien en falta to catch somebody outechar en falta to misshacer falta to be necessaryno hace falta que... there is no need for...pillar a alguien en falta to catch somebody outponer falta a alguien to mark somebody absentpor falta de...→ link=a a falta desacar faltas a to find fault withsacar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kicksin falta without failtirar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kick¡falta hacía! and about time too!falta de educación bad manners pluralfalta de pago nonpayment* * *noun f.1) lack, want2) fault, error3) foul* * *SF1) (=carencia)a) [de recursos, información, control, acuerdo] lacklos candidatos demostraron en el examen su absoluta falta de preparación — in the exam the candidates revealed their total lack of preparation
•
falta de respeto — disrespect, lack of respectla falta de respeto por las ideas de los demás — disrespect o lack of respect for other people's ideas
¡qué falta de respeto! — how rude!
b)• a falta de — in the absence of, for want of
a falta de información fiable, nos limitamos a repetir los rumores — in the absence of reliable information, we can merely repeat the rumours, we can merely repeat the rumours, for want of reliable information
a falta de champán para celebrarlo, beberemos cerveza — as we don't have any champagne to celebrate with, we'll drink beer
•
a falta de un término/sistema mejor — for want of a better term/system•
a falta de tres minutos para el final — three minutes from the endc)• por falta de — for lack of
d)•
echar algo/a algn en falta — to miss sth/sbeducación 3)durante el festival se echaron en falta a las grandes estrellas — the big names were missing from the festival
2)• hacer falta, me hace mucha falta un coche — I really o badly * need a car
no nos hace falta nada — we've got everything we need, we don't need anything else
¡falta hacía! — and about time too!
si hace falta, voy — if necessary, I'll go, if need be, I'll go
•
hacer falta hacer algo, para ser enfermero hace falta tener vocación — you have to be dedicated to be a nurseno hace falta ser un experto para llegar a esa conclusión — you don't need to be an expert to reach that conclusion
¡hace falta ser tonto para no darse cuenta! — you have to be pretty stupid not to realize!
hace falta que el agua esté hirviendo — the water must be o needs to be boiling
si hace falta que os echemos una mano, llamadnos — if you need us to give you a hand, give us a call
ni falta que hace iró —
-¿te han invitado al concierto? -no, ni falta que me hace — "haven't they invited you to the concert?" - "no, and I couldn't care less" *
3) (Escol) (=ausencia) absence•
poner falta a algn — to mark sb absent, put sb down as absent4) (=infracción)a) (Jur) offence, offense (EEUU)•
falta grave — serious offence, serious offense (EEUU), serious misconduct•
falta leve — minor offence, minor offense (EEUU), misdemeanour, misdemeanor (EEUU)b) (Ftbl, Balonmano) foul; (Tenis) faultha sido falta — it was a foul o fault
va a sacar la falta — (Ftbl) he's going to take the free kick; (Balonmano) he's going to take the free throw
•
cometer una falta contra algn — to foul sb•
lanzamiento de falta — (Ftbl) free kick5) (=fallo) [de persona] shortcoming, fault; [de máquina, producto] flaw, fault•
sacar faltas a algn — to point out sb's shortcomings, find fault with sb•
sin falta — without fail6) [por estar embarazada] missed period* * *1) (carencia, ausencia)falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something
es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it
a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none
echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing
2) ( inasistencia) tb3) ( de la menstruación) missed period4)hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)
5) (infracción, omisión) offense*una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*
fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out
6) ( defecto)sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something
7) (Dep)a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) faultb) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex. Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex. Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex. Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex. Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.Ex. This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex. By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex. Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.Ex. Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.Ex. Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.----* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* falta de = lack of.* falta de acceso = unavailability.* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.* falta de actualidad = datedness.* falta de adecuación = misfit.* falta de agua = water shortage.* falta de alineación = misalignment.* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.* falta de armonía = disharmony.* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.* falta de certeza = uncertainty.* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.* falta de comunicación = poor communication.* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.* falta de concienciación = unawareness.* falta de confianza en = disbelief.* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.* falta de control = dirty data.* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.* falta de coordinación = misalignment.* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.* falta de decoro = impropriety.* falta de deseo = unwillingness.* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.* falta de dirección = indirection.* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.* falta de educación = impoliteness.* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.* falta de esmero = sloppiness.* falta de espacio = tightness of space.* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.* falta de fondos = underfunding.* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.* falta de honradez = dishonesty.* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* falta de información = lack of information.* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.* falta de mérito = unworthiness.* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.* falta de moderación = intemperance.* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.* falta de notoriedad = low profile.* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.* falta de personal = undermanning.* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.* falta de peso = underweight.* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de predisposición = disinclination.* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.* falta de renovación = non-renewal.* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].* falta de resolución = procrastination.* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.* falta de seriedad = flippancy.* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.* falta de unión = disunity.* falta de valía = unworthiness.* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falta de voluntad = reluctance.* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.* que falta = missing.* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.* sacar faltas = find + fault with.* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* sin falta = without fail.* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.* tarea falta de interés = chore.* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.* ver faltas en = see + faults in.* * *1) (carencia, ausencia)falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something
es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it
a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none
echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing
2) ( inasistencia) tb3) ( de la menstruación) missed period4)hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)
5) (infracción, omisión) offense*una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*
fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out
6) ( defecto)sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something
7) (Dep)a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) faultb) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex: Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex: By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex: Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.Ex: Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* falta de = lack of.* falta de acceso = unavailability.* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.* falta de actualidad = datedness.* falta de adecuación = misfit.* falta de agua = water shortage.* falta de alineación = misalignment.* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.* falta de armonía = disharmony.* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.* falta de certeza = uncertainty.* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.* falta de comunicación = poor communication.* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.* falta de concienciación = unawareness.* falta de confianza en = disbelief.* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.* falta de control = dirty data.* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.* falta de coordinación = misalignment.* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.* falta de decoro = impropriety.* falta de deseo = unwillingness.* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.* falta de dirección = indirection.* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.* falta de educación = impoliteness.* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.* falta de esmero = sloppiness.* falta de espacio = tightness of space.* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.* falta de fondos = underfunding.* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.* falta de honradez = dishonesty.* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* falta de información = lack of information.* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.* falta de mérito = unworthiness.* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.* falta de moderación = intemperance.* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.* falta de notoriedad = low profile.* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.* falta de personal = undermanning.* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.* falta de peso = underweight.* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de predisposición = disinclination.* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.* falta de renovación = non-renewal.* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].* falta de resolución = procrastination.* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.* falta de seriedad = flippancy.* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.* falta de unión = disunity.* falta de valía = unworthiness.* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falta de voluntad = reluctance.* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.* que falta = missing.* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.* sacar faltas = find + fault with.* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* sin falta = without fail.* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.* tarea falta de interés = chore.* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.* ver faltas en = see + faults in.* * *A (carencia, ausencia) falta DE algo lack OF sthpor falta de fondos owing to a lack of fundsno se pudo terminar por falta de tiempo we could not finish it because we ran out of time o we did not have enough time o owing to lack of timefalta de personal staff shortagees por la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it¿por qué no vienes? — no es por falta de ganas why don't you come? — it's not that I don't want tosiente mucho la falta de su hijo she misses her son terriblya falta de un nombre mejor for want of a better namea falta de información más detallada in the absence of more detailed informationa falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or ( Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas half a loaf is better than noneechar algo en falta: aquí lo que se echa en falta es un poco de formalidad what's needed around here is a more serious attitudeechó en falta algunas de sus alhajas she realized some of her jewelry was missingse echará mucho en falta su aporte her contribution will be greatly missedB (inasistencia) absencele pusieron falta they marked her down as absenttienes más de 30 faltas you have been absent over 30 timessin falta without failC (de la menstruación) missed periodes la segunda falta I've missed two periodsDhacer falta: hace falta mucha paciencia para tratar con él you need a lot of patience to deal with himno hace falta que se queden los dos there's no need for both of you to stay¡hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!le hace falta descansar he needs to resta ver si te cortas el pelo, que buena falta te hace ( fam); it's high time o it's about time you got your hair cut ( colloq)me haces mucha falta (te necesito) I need you very much; (te echo de menos) ( AmL) I miss you terribly, I miss you very muchnos hace tanta falta como los perros en misa ( fam); that's all we need, we need it like we need a hole in the head ( colloq)E (infracción, omisión) offense*incurrir en una falta grave to commit a serious misdemeanor*fue una falta de respeto contestarle así it was very rude o disrespectful of you to answer him like thatagarrar or coger a algn en falta to catch sb outCompuestos:es una falta de educación poner los codos sobre la mesa it's bad manners to put your elbows on the table( Der) (minor) bodily harmacusar a algn de falta de lesiones to accuse sb of causing bodily harmspelling mistakenonpaymentF ( Dep)1 (infracción — en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (— en tenis) faultel árbitro pitó falta the referee gave o awarded a foul2 (tiro libre — en fútbol) free kick; (— en balonmano) free throw* * *
Del verbo faltar: ( conjugate faltar)
falta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
falta
faltar
falta sustantivo femenino
1 (carencia, ausencia) falta de algo ‹de interés/dinero› lack of sth;
es la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it;
fue una falta de respeto it was very rude of you/him/her/them;
eso es una falta de educación that's bad manners;
a falta de más información in the absence of more information
2 ( inasistencia) tb
le pusieron falta they marked her down as absent
3a)◊ hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay;
si hace falta … if necessary …;
hacen falta dos vasos más we need two more glasses;
le hace falta descansar he/she needs to restb)
4 ( defecto) fault;
sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo to find fault with sth;
falta de ortografía spelling mistake
5 (Dep)
(— en tenis) fault
(— en balonmano) free throw
faltar ( conjugate faltar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ ¿quién falta? who's missing?;
(en colegio, reunión) who's absent?;
a esta taza le falta el asa there's no handle on this cupb) ( no haber suficiente):
nos faltó tiempo we didn't have enough timec) ( hacer falta):
les falta cariño they need affection
2 ( quedar):◊ yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? I'm ready, will you be long?;
nos falta poco para terminar we're almost finished;
me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro I have three pages to go to finish the book;
solo me falta pasarlo a máquina all I have to do is type it out;
falta poco para Navidad it's not long until Christmas;
faltan cinco minutos para que empiece there are five minutes to go before it starts;
¡no faltaba más! ( respuesta — a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!;
(— a una petición) of course, certainly;
(— a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it!
3a) ( no asistir):◊ te esperamos, no faltes we're expecting you, make sure you come;
falta a algo ‹ al colegio› to be absent from sth;
‹ a una cita› to miss sth;
ha faltado dos veces al trabajo she's been off work twiceb) ( no cumplir):
¡no me faltes al respeto! don't be rude to me
falta sustantivo femenino
1 lack: se perdió la cosecha por falta de lluvia, the harvest was lost through lack of rain
2 (ausencia) absence: no notaron su falta, they didn't miss him
3 (imperfección) fault, defect: tiene faltas de ortografía, he made some spelling mistakes
4 Jur misdemeanour
5 Dep Ftb foul
Ten fault
♦ Locuciones: echar algo/a alguien en falta, to miss sthg/sb
hacer falta, to be necessary: (nos) hace falta un reloj, we need a watch
no hace falta que lo veas, there is no need for you to see it
sin falta, without fail
faltar verbo intransitivo
1 (estar ausente) to be missing: falta el jefe, the boss is missing
2 (no tener) to be lacking: le falta personalidad, he lacks personality
3 (restar) to be left: aún falta para la Navidad, it's a long time until Christmas
faltó poco para que ganaran, they very nearly won
no falta nada por hacer, there's nothing more to be done
sólo me falta el último capítulo por leer, I've only got the last chapter to read
4 (no acudir) tu hermano faltó a la cita, your brother didn't turn up/come
5 (incumplir) eso es faltar a la verdad, that is not telling the truth
faltar uno a su palabra, to break one's word
6 (insultar) faltar a alguien, to be rude to someone: ¡sin faltar!, don't be rude!
(ofender) no era mi intención faltarte al respeto, I didn't mean to be rude to you
♦ Locuciones: ¡lo que faltaba!, that's all it needed!
¡no faltaba más!, (but) of course!
' falta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acrecentar
- adolecer
- ante
- apagada
- apagado
- apercibirse
- apuro
- área
- atonía
- bajeza
- bastarse
- cachondeo
- calor
- carencia
- cometer
- deberse
- debilidad
- delicadeza
- desenfreno
- desgana
- desprecio
- desvergüenza
- dimanar
- distracción
- echar
- educación
- enervar
- enjuagar
- error
- estrechez
- evidenciar
- faltar
- flojedad
- hígado
- incorrección
- informalidad
- injusticia
- inquietud
- inseguridad
- insignificancia
- lastre
- ligereza
- linier
- naturalidad
- ñoñería
- ñoñez
- orden
- osadía
- oscuridad
- pecado
English:
absence
- amiss
- antibiotic
- application
- badly
- carry on
- catch out
- close down
- coordination
- dark
- deficiency
- deprivation
- difference
- diffidence
- disagreement
- disrespect
- fail
- failing
- failure
- fall through
- fault
- folding
- foul
- half-heartedness
- hate
- if
- impurity
- infringement
- joblessness
- lack
- liability
- marble
- microphone
- miss
- missing
- mistake
- muscle
- nearly
- necessary
- need
- news
- numb
- off
- out of
- persuasion
- practice
- practise
- remain
- remorselessness
- self-doubt
* * *falta nf1. [ausencia] absence;[carencia] lack; [escasez] shortage;nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absence;estos animales tienen falta de cariño these animals suffer from a lack of affection;en estos momentos hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of work at the moment;la falta de agua impide el desarrollo de la región water is in short supply in the region, something which is holding back its development;estoy cometiendo muchos errores, es la falta de costumbre I'm making a lot of mistakes, I'm out of practice;fue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidence;ha sido una falta de delicadeza decirle eso it was tactless of you to say that to him;es una falta de educación it's bad manners;es una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect;a falta de in the absence of;a falta de un sitio mejor, podríamos ir a la playa in the absence of anywhere better, we could always go to the beach;echar en falta algo/a alguien [notar la ausencia de] to notice that sth/sb is missing;[echar de menos] to miss sth/sb;no fuimos de vacaciones por falta de dinero we didn't go on holiday because we didn't have enough money;si no voy contigo no es por falta de ganas if I don't go with you, it isn't because I don't want to;sin falta without fail;hemos de entregar este proyecto el lunes sin falta this project has to be handed in on Monday without fail;a falta de pan, buenas son tortas: no es lo ideal, pero a falta de pan, buenas son tortas it's not ideal, but it will have to do for want of anything better2.hacer falta [ser necesario] to be necessary;me hace falta suerte I need some luck;me haces mucha falta I really need you;si hiciera falta, llámanos if necessary, call us;¡hace falta ser caradura!, ¡volver a pedirme dinero! what a nerve, asking me for money again!;espero que lo traten con disciplina, que buena falta le hace I hope they are strict with him, he certainly needs it o it's high time someone was;no va a venir, ni falta que hace she isn't coming, not that anyone cares3. [no asistencia] absence;me han puesto dos faltas este mes I was marked absent twice this monthfalta de asistencia absence4. [imperfección] fault;[defecto de fábrica] defect, flaw;sacarle faltas a algo/alguien to find fault with sth/sb5. [infracción] misdemeanour, offence;[incumplimiento] breach; [error] mistake;una falta contra la disciplina a breach of discipline;falta grave/leve serious/minor misdemeanour o offence;he tenido tres faltas en el dictado I made three mistakes in my dictationfalta de ortografía spelling mistake; Com falta de pago non-payment [en tenis] fault;señalar una falta to give o award a free kickfalta antideportiva [en baloncesto] unsportsmanlike foul;falta libre directa direct free kick offence;falta libre indirecta indirect free kick offence;falta personal [en baloncesto] personal foul;falta de pie [en tenis] foot fault;falta de saque [en tenis] service fault;falta técnica [en baloncesto] technical foulmarcar de falta to score from a free kick;falta libre directa direct free kick;falta libre indirecta indirect free kick8. [en la menstruación] missed period;ha tenido ya dos faltas she has missed two periods* * *f1 ( escasez) lack, want;falta de lack of, shortage of;a opor falta de due to o for lack of;through lack of time;por falta de capital for lack of capital2 ( error) mistake;sin faltas perfect3 ( ausencia) absence;echar en falta a alguien miss s.o.hacerle falta a alguien foul s.o.;cometer doble falta double-faultlanzar una falta take a free kick;marcar de falta score from a free kick;pitar falta blow one’s whistle for a free kick6:hacer falta be necessary;buena falta le hace it’s about time;no me hace falta I don’t need it;ni falta que hace he/it won’t be missed, he’s/it’s no great loss7:sin falta without fail* * *falta nf1) carencia: lackhacer falta: to be lacking, to be needed2) defecto: defect, fault, error3) : offense, misdemeanor4) : foul (in basketball), fault (in tennis)* * *falta n1. (carencia, escasez) lack / shortage2. (ausencia) absence3. (error) mistake4. (acción censurable) offence5. (en fútbol, baloncesto) foul6. (en tenis) faultno hace falta que vengas you don't need to come / there's no need for you to come -
15 revestir
v.1 to cover.2 to take on, to have (poseer) (solemnidad, gravedad).3 to coat, to resurface, to clad, to line.4 to imply, to entail.* * *1 (recubrir) to cover (de, with), coat (de, with), line (de, with)2 (disimular) to conceal, disguise3 figurado (presentar) to take on1 to arm oneself* * *verb1) to cover, line2) to take on* * *1. VT1) (=recubrir) [+ pared, suelo] to cover (de, con with)[+ tubo] to sheathe (de, con in) [+ fachada] to face (de, con with, in)2) frm (=presentar, tener) to have, possess3) frm (=encubrir)revistió de ingenuidad sus comentarios maliciosos — he cloaked his barbed comments with apparent innocence
4) frm [+ lenguaje, texto] to lard (de with)5) [sacerdote] to put on, don2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( cubrir) <pared/suelo> to cover; < cable> to sheathe, cover; < tubería> to laguna fachada revestida de mármol — a façade clad o faced with marble
2) (frml) (tener, presentar)2.revestirse v pron* * *= coat, encase, overlay, clothe, overlie, resurface.Ex. Carbon paper is paper coated on one side with loosely adhering dye used for transferring impressions of writing, typewriting, drawing, etc.Ex. For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.Ex. There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority.Ex. The performance is kept fresh each time because the teller is under a tension: he has to find the language in which to clothe the body of the work.Ex. The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.Ex. Lithographic stones are easy to prepare, they can give a very large number of impressions, and they can be resurfaced by polishing with an abrasive.----* revestir con = cloak in.* revestir de arcilla = clay.* sin revestir = uncoated.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( cubrir) <pared/suelo> to cover; < cable> to sheathe, cover; < tubería> to laguna fachada revestida de mármol — a façade clad o faced with marble
2) (frml) (tener, presentar)2.revestirse v pron* * *= coat, encase, overlay, clothe, overlie, resurface.Ex: Carbon paper is paper coated on one side with loosely adhering dye used for transferring impressions of writing, typewriting, drawing, etc.
Ex: For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.Ex: There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority.Ex: The performance is kept fresh each time because the teller is under a tension: he has to find the language in which to clothe the body of the work.Ex: The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.Ex: Lithographic stones are easy to prepare, they can give a very large number of impressions, and they can be resurfaced by polishing with an abrasive.* revestir con = cloak in.* revestir de arcilla = clay.* sin revestir = uncoated.* * *vtA (cubrir) ‹paredes/suelos› to cover; ‹cables› to sheathe, cover; ‹tuberías› to lag revestir algo DE or CON algo:un volante revestido de cuero a leather-covered steering wheelrevistieron la superficie de or con asfalto they coated o covered the surface with asphaltparedes revestidas de madera walls with wood paneling, wood-paneled wallsuna fachada revestida de mármol a facade clad o faced with marblerevistieron las paredes con un material aislante they lined the walls with an insulating materialB ( frml)(tener, presentar): la ceremonia revistió gran solemnidad it was a very solemn ceremony, the ceremony was marked by great solemnitysu estado no revestía gravedad her condition was not seriousla situación reviste caracteres alarmantes the situation has certain alarming aspectsse revistieron de valor they plucked up (their) courage o they armed themselves with couragese revistió de paciencia she armed herself with patience, she summoned up all her resources of patience* * *
revestir ( conjugate revestir) verbo transitivo ( cubrir) ‹pared/suelo› to cover;
‹ cable› to sheathe, cover;
‹ tubería› ( con material aislante) to lag;
revestir verbo transitivo
1 (como protección o adorno) to cover [de, with]
2 (presentar un aspecto, cualidad, carácter) to have: el asunto revestía gran importancia, the matter was really serious
3 (encubrir) to disguise [de, in]
' revestir' also found in these entries:
English:
clothe
- concrete
- cover
- lag
- line
- surface
- tile
- encase
- panel
* * *♦ vt1. [recubrir] to cover;[con pintura] to coat; [con forro] to line;revistieron las paredes de corcho they put cork panels on the walls;revistieron el patio de cemento the courtyard was cemented overla herida no reviste importancia the wound isn't serious;el acto revistió gran solemnidad it was a very solemn occasion4. [disfrazar] to disguise, to cover up* * *v/t1 TÉC cover (de with)2:revestir gravedad be serious;revestir importancia be important* * *revestir {54} vt1) : to coat, to cover, to surface2) : to conceal, to disguise3) : to take on, to assumela reunión revistió gravedad: the meeting took on a serious note -
16 mayor
adj.1 bigger.2 grown-up (adulto).cuando sea mayor when I grow upser mayor de edad to be an adult3 older (no joven).una mujer mayor an older womanser muy mayor to be very old4 main (principal) (plaza, calle, palo).5 major, main, chief, leading.f. & m.1 major (military).2 head.* * *► adjetivo3 (de edad) mature, elderly4 (adulto) grown-up■ ya eres mayor, así que defiéndete tú solo you are old enough to stand up for yourself now5 (principal) main6 MÚSICA major1 MILITAR major1 (adultos) grown-ups, adults; (antepasados) ancestors► nombre masculino,nombre femenino el/la mayor1 (entre varios) the oldest; (entre hermanos, hijos) the eldest, the oldest\al por mayor wholesalehacerse mayor to grow upno ir/pasar a mayores not to come to anything, not to be anything seriousser mayor de edad to be of agecalle mayor high street, US main street* * *1. noun mf. 2. adj.1) main, major2) bigger, biggest3) larger, largest4) greater, greatest5) elder, oldest•* * *1. ADJ1) [comparativo]a) (=más grande)necesitamos una habitación mayor — we need a bigger o larger room
un mayor número de visitantes — a larger o greater number of visitors, more visitors
son temas de mayor importancia — they are more important issues, they are issues of greater importance
•
la mayor parte de los ciudadanos — most citizens•
ser mayor que algo, mi casa es mayor que la suya — my house is bigger o larger than hisb) (=de más edad) olderes mi hermana mayor — she's my older o elder sister
•
mayor que algn — older than sbvivió con un hombre muchos años mayor que ella — she lived with a man many years her senior, she lived with a man who was several years older than her
2) [superlativo]a) (=más grande)esta es la mayor iglesia del mundo — this is the biggest o largest church in the world
su mayor problema — his biggest o greatest problem
su mayor enemigo — his biggest o greatest enemy
viven en la mayor miseria — they live in the greatest o utmost poverty
hacer algo con el mayor cuidado — to do sth with the greatest o utmost care
b) (=de más edad) oldestmi hijo (el) mayor — my oldest o eldest son
3) (=principal) [plaza, mástil] main; [altar, misa] highcolegio 1), libro 2)calle mayor — high street, main street (EEUU)
4) (=adulto) grown-up, adultlas personas mayores — grown-ups, adults
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hacerse mayor — to grow up5) (=de edad avanzada) old, elderly6) (=jefe) head antes de s7) (Mús) major2. SMF1) (=adulto) grown-up, adultlos mayores se fueron a una fiesta — the grown-ups o adults went to a party
mayor de edad — adult, person who is legally of age
2) (=anciano)¡más respeto con los mayores! — be more respectful to your elders (and betters)!
3) LAm (Mil) major3.SM•
al por mayor — wholesalerepartir golpes al por mayor — to throw punches left, right and centre
* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de grande)un número mayor que 40 — a number bigger o greater than 40
b) ( superlativo de grande)tienen el mayor número de accidentes — they have the greatest o highest number of accidents
su mayor preocupación — her greatest o biggest worry
a la mayor brevedad posible — (Corresp) as soon as possible o (frml) at your earliest convenience
la mayor parte de los estudiantes — most students, the majority of students
2) ( en edad)a) ( comparativo) older¿tienes hermanos mayores? — do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?
b) ( superlativo)es la mayor de las dos — she is the older o elder of the two
mi hijo mayor — my eldest o oldest son
c) ( anciano) elderlyd) ( adulto)hay que respetar a las personas mayores — you should treat adults o (colloq) grown-ups with respect
ser mayor de edad — (Der) to be of age
soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera — I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please
sin mayores contratiempos — without any serious o major hitches
no pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un novio, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything; afortunadamente la cosa no llegó a mayores — fortunately it was nothing serious
4) ( en nombres) ( principal) mainCalle Mayor — Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)
5) (Mús) major6) (Com)IImasculino y femenino1) ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq)mis/tus mayores — my/your elders
2) mayor masculino (AmL) (Mil) major* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de grande)un número mayor que 40 — a number bigger o greater than 40
b) ( superlativo de grande)tienen el mayor número de accidentes — they have the greatest o highest number of accidents
su mayor preocupación — her greatest o biggest worry
a la mayor brevedad posible — (Corresp) as soon as possible o (frml) at your earliest convenience
la mayor parte de los estudiantes — most students, the majority of students
2) ( en edad)a) ( comparativo) older¿tienes hermanos mayores? — do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?
b) ( superlativo)es la mayor de las dos — she is the older o elder of the two
mi hijo mayor — my eldest o oldest son
c) ( anciano) elderlyd) ( adulto)hay que respetar a las personas mayores — you should treat adults o (colloq) grown-ups with respect
ser mayor de edad — (Der) to be of age
soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera — I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please
sin mayores contratiempos — without any serious o major hitches
no pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un novio, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything; afortunadamente la cosa no llegó a mayores — fortunately it was nothing serious
4) ( en nombres) ( principal) mainCalle Mayor — Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)
5) (Mús) major6) (Com)IImasculino y femenino1) ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq)mis/tus mayores — my/your elders
2) mayor masculino (AmL) (Mil) major* * *mayor11 = senior, elderly, eldest.Nota: Referido a edad.Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.
Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.Ex: When her eldest son developed a glaucoma she became aware of the lack of suitable books.* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados = PG-13.* asistencia social para los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* centro de día para mayores = day centre for the elderly.* cuidado de los mayores = kinkeeping.* cuidados de los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* familiar que cuida de los mayores = kinkeeper.* gente mayor = elderly people.* hombre mayor = elderly man.* mayor de 25 años = mature adult.* mayores, los = elderly, the.* muy mayor = over the hill.* pesonas mayores = elderly people.* ser mayor = be older.mayor22 = largest, greater, heightened, increased.Ex: Together they constitute the world's largest data base.
Ex: The likelihood of data transmission errors is greater, however, and it is not recommended for constant use.Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.Ex: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.* admitir un número de reservas mayor a las plazas existentes = overbook.* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.* al por mayor = in bulk.* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.* cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.* calle mayor, la = main street, the.* causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.* colegio mayor = residence hall, dormitory [dorm, -abbr.], student residence.* comprar al por mayor = buy + in bulk.* con el mayor cuidado = with utmost care.* con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* con mayor detalle = in greater detail.* con mayor profundidad = in most detail, in more detail.* con un mayor nivel educativo = better educated [better-educated].* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.* demasiado mayor en relación con Algo = overage.* demasiado mayor para su curso = overage for grade.* de mayor edad = senior.* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.* desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* descuento por compra al por mayor = bulk deal, bulk rate, bulk rate discount.* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y, = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.* durante la mayor parte de = for much of.* durante la mayor parte del año = for the best part of the year.* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* en el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* en la mayor parte de = in the majority of.* en mayor grado = to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a greater extent, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.* en mayor medida = to a greater extent, to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.* en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.* en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.* en su mayor parte = largely, mostly, for the most part.* en un número cada vez mayor = in increasing numbers.* fuerza mayor = force majeure.* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.* interés cada vez mayor = growing interest.* jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.* libro de mayor venta = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].* material de tamaño mayor de lo normal = outsize material.* mayor + Nombre = longer + Nombre.* mayor rendimiento = efficiencies of scale.* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.* obtener el mayor rendimiento posible = maximise + opportunities.* para mayor información sobre = for details of.* para mayor información véase + Nombre = see + Nombre + for further details.* para mayor inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.* período de mayor demanda = peak time.* precio al por mayor = block rate, wholesale price, bulk rate.* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.* programación televisiva de mayor audiencia = prime time television.* programa de mayor audiencia = prime time programme, prime time show.* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno = get + the most for + Posesivo + money.* sacar mayor partido a = squeeze + more life out of.* sacar mayor provecho = stretch + further.* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.* ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.* símbolo de mayor-que (>) = greater-than sign (>), greater-than symbol (>), right angled bracket (>).* suministro al por mayor = bulk supply.* tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.* una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of.* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.* un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of, a growing body of.* vender al por mayor = sell + in bulk, wholesale.* venta al por mayor = wholesaling, wholesale.* * *Apueden volar a mayor altura they can fly at a greater heightestas tablas le dan mayor amplitud a la falda these pleats make the skirt fullerun material de mayor flexibilidad a more flexible materialen otros países el índice de mortalidad infantil es aún mayor in other countries the infant mortality rate is even higheresto podría reportar beneficios aún mayores this could bring even greater benefitsmayor QUE algo:una superficie cuatro veces mayor que la de nuestro país a surface area four times greater than that of our countrycualquier número mayor que 40 any number above 40 o greater than 40 o higher than 40X > Z ( Mat) (read as: equis es mayor que zeta) X > Z (léase: x is greater than z)el mayor país de América Latina the biggest country in Latin Americael mayor número de accidentes de Europa the greatest o highest number of accidents in Europeésa ha sido siempre su mayor preocupación that has always been her greatest worryle ruego lo envíe a la mayor brevedad posible ( Corresp) please send it as soon as possible o ( frml) at your earliest conveniencela mayor parte de los argentinos most Argentinians, the majority of Argentinians1 (comparativo) older¿tienes hermanos mayores? do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?mayor QUE algn older THAN sbsoy dos meses mayor que tú I am two months older than you2(superlativo): ¿quién de los dos es el mayor? who is the older o elder of the two?éste es mi hijo mayor this is my eldest o oldest sonel mayor de todos los residentes the oldest of all the residents3 (viejo) elderlyya es muy mayor y no puede valerse sola she's very old o ( colloq) she's getting on and she can't manage on her own4(adulto): no se les habla así a las personas mayores you shouldn't talk to adults o grown-ups like thatcuando sea mayor quiero ser bombero when I grow up I want to be a firemanvamos, que ya eres mayorcito para estar haciendo esas cosas come on, you're a bit old to be doing things like thatcuando sea mayor de edad ( Der) when he reaches the age of majoritysoy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera I'm over 18 ( o 21 etc) and I'll do as I pleaseC ( en frases negativas)(grande): no creo que esto requiera mayores explicaciones I don't think this needs much in the way of explanationno tengo mayor interés en el tema I'm not particularly interested in o I don't have any great interest in the subjectla noticia no me produjo mayor inquietud the news did not worry me particularly o undulyse llevó a cabo sin mayores contratiempos it was carried out without any serious o major hitchesno pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un pretendiente, pero la cosa no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything o but nothing came of ithubo una pelea pero no llegó a mayores there was a fight but it was nothing seriousE ( Mús) majorF ( Com):(al) por mayor wholesale[ S ] venta sólo (al) por mayor wholesale onlylos compran (al) por mayor they buy them wholesalehubo problemas (al) por mayor there were innumerable problemsA1(adulto): no te metas en las conversaciones de los mayores don't interrupt when the adults o grown-ups are talkingcada niño debe ir acompañado de un mayor each child must be accompanied by an adultmis/tus mayores my/your eldersCompuesto:masculine and feminine person who is legally of age o who has reached the age of majorityB* * *
mayor adjetivo
1a) ( comparativo de
‹ beneficio› greater;
a mayor escala on a larger scale;
un número mayor que 40 a number greater than 40b) ( superlativo de◊ grande): el mayor número de accidentes the greatest o highest number of accidents;
su mayor preocupación her greatest o biggest worry;
a la mayor brevedad posible as soon as possible;
la mayor parte de los estudiantes most students, the majority of students
2 ( en edad)
mayor que algn older than sbb) ( superlativo):◊ es la mayor de las dos she is the older o elder of the two;
mi hijo mayor my eldest o oldest son
d) ( adulto):
cuando sea mayor when I grow up;
ser mayor de edad (Der) to be of age;
soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please
3 ( en nombres) ( principal) main;
4 (Mús) major
5 (Com):
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq);
mis/tus mayores my/your elders;
mayor de edad person who is legally of age
mayor
I adjetivo
1 (comparativo de tamaño) larger, bigger: necesitas una talla mayor, you need a larger size
(superlativo) largest, biggest: ésa es la mayor, that is the biggest one
2 (comparativo de grado) greater: su capacidad es mayor que la mía, his capacity is greater than mine
la ciudad no tiene mayor atractivo, the town isn't particularly appealing
(superlativo) greatest: ésa es la mayor tontería que he oído nunca, that is the most absurd thing I've ever heard
3 (comparativo de edad) older: es mayor que tu madre, she is older than your mother
(superlativo) oldest
el mayor de los tres, the oldest one 4 está muy mayor, (crecido, maduro) he's quite grown-up
(anciano) he looks old
ser mayor de edad, to be of age
(maduro) old: es un hombre mayor, he's an old man
eres mayor para entenderlo, you are old enough to understand it
5 (principal) major, main: tu mayor responsabilidad es su educación, the thing that's most important to you is her education; la calle mayor, the main street
6 Mús major
7 Com al por mayor, wholesale
II sustantivo masculino
1 Mil major 2 mayores, (adultos) grownups, adults
(ancianos) elders
♦ Locuciones: al por mayor, wholesale
ir/pasar a mayores, to become serious: discutió con su marido, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores, she had an argument with her husband but they soon forgot about it
' mayor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundar
- adicta
- adicto
- afán
- alcalde
- alcaldía
- almacén
- amable
- brevedad
- burgomaestre
- calle
- caza
- colegio
- confluencia
- desarrollar
- edad
- engrandecer
- escaparate
- estado
- Excemo.
- Excmo.
- fuerza
- gruesa
- grueso
- hacer
- hacerse
- inri
- obra
- osa
- palo
- persona
- plana
- polemizar
- predilección
- re
- safari
- salir
- sol
- teniente
- vender
- venta
- abuelo
- ama
- anhelo
- atractivo
- audiencia
- cazar
- ciudad
- compás
- de
English:
act
- address
- adult
- big
- bomb
- bulk
- capacity
- cash-and-carry
- claw back
- densely
- dipper
- dormitory
- elaborate
- elder
- eldest
- few
- frisky
- grow up
- growing
- high street
- hill
- inquest
- lion
- little
- main
- major
- mayor
- mostly
- much
- nominee
- often
- old
- outflow
- outweigh
- over
- part
- perpendicular
- residence
- senior
- sergeant major
- spur
- staff
- trade price
- utmost
- wholesale
- wholesale trade
- wholesaler
- worship
- abject
- cash
* * *♦ adj1. [comparativo] [en tamaño] bigger ( que than); [en edad] older ( que than); [en importancia] greater ( que than); [en número] higher ( que than);este puente es mayor que el otro this bridge is bigger than the other one;mi hermana mayor my older sister;es ocho años mayor que yo she's eight years older than me;un mayor número de víctimas a higher number of victims;una mayor tasa de inflación a higher rate of inflation;en mayor o menor grado to a greater or lesser extent;no creo que tenga mayor interés I don't think it's particularly interesting;no te preocupes, no tiene mayor importancia don't worry, it's not (all) that important;subsidios para parados mayores de cuarenta y cinco años benefits for unemployed people (of) over forty-five;la mayor parte de most of, the majority of;la mayor parte de los británicos piensa que… most British people o the majority of British people think that…;Matmayor que greater than2. [superlativo][en edad] the oldest…; [en importancia] the greatest…; [en número] the highest…;el/la mayor… [en tamaño] the biggest…;la mayor de las islas the biggest island, the biggest of the islands;la mayor crisis que se recuerda the biggest crisis in living memory;el mayor de todos nosotros/de la clase the oldest of all of us/in the class;el mayor de los dos hermanos the older of the two brothers;vive en la mayor de las pobrezas he lives in the most abject poverty3. [más] further, more;para mayor información solicite nuestro catálogo for further o more details, send for our catalogue4. [adulto] grown-up;cuando sea mayor when I grow up;hacerse mayor to grow up;ser mayor de edad to be an adult5. [no joven] older;[anciano] elderly;una mujer ya mayor an older woman;ser muy mayor to be very old;hay que escuchar a las personas mayores you should listen to older people;la gente mayor, las personas mayores [los ancianos] the elderly6. [principal] major, main;la plaza mayor the main square;la calle mayor the main street;el palo mayor the main mast7. Mús major;en do mayor in C majorun almacén de venta al por mayor a wholesaler's♦ nmfel/la mayor [hijo, hermano] the eldest;mayores [adultos] grown-ups;[antepasados] ancestors, forefathers;es una película/revista para mayores it's an adult movie o Br film/magazine;respeta a tus mayores you should respect your elders;♦ nmMil major* * *I adjmayor que greater than, larger than;ser mayor de edad be an adult;ser (muy) mayor be (very) elderly;mayor que older than2 sup:biggest; en importancia the greatest;los mayores the adults;la mayor parte the majority3 MÚS tono, modomajor;4 COM:al por mayor wholesaleII m MIL major:ir opasar a mayores get serious* * *mayor adj3) : grown-up, mature4) : main, major5)mayor de edad : of (legal) age6)al por mayor orpor mayor : wholesalemayor nmf1) : major (in the military)2) : adult* * *mayor1 adj1. (que tiene más edad) older2. (más grande) bigger3. (él de más edad) oldest4. (anciano) old / elderly5. (adulto) grown up6. (principal) mainmayor2 n1. (que tiene más años) oldest¿cuántos años tiene el mayor? how old is the oldest?2. (adulto) grown upde mayor when I grow up / when you grow up etc. -
17 asustar
v.1 to frighten, to scare.¡me has asustado! you gave me a fright!me asusta pensar que pueda tener razón the scary thing is she may be rightEl ruido asustó al caballo The noise frightened=startled the horse.Su demencia asusta a María His lunacy scares Mary.2 to be frightening, to scare.Esas películas de zombies asustan Those zombie pictures are frightening.* * *1 to frighten, scare1 to be frightened, be scared* * *verbto frighten, scare* * *1.VT (=causar miedo a) to frighten, scare; (=espantar) to alarm, startle2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to frighten2.nada lo asusta — he's not frightened o scared by anything
asustarse v pron to get frightenedme asusté cuando vi que no estaba allí — I got a fright o I got worried when I saw he wasn't there
no se asuste, no es nada grave — there's no need to worry o to be alarmed, it's nothing serious
* * *= alarm, frighten, scare, startle, make + things scary for, freak, shock, spook.Ex. Don't be alarmed if the record does not save.Ex. What frightens me about OCLC is the fact that I am disturbed by the integrity of their kind of cataloging.Ex. 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.Ex. I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.Ex. The article has the title 'Things that go bump in the night: net newbies are maturing -- and making things scary for the traditionals'.Ex. When I had a similar problem I freaked and instead of going to my manual I called tech support.Ex. The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.Ex. The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.----* asustar a Alguien para que haga Algo = frighten + Nombre + into.* asustarse = panic, scare + Reflexivo, shy.* asustarse de = be scared of.* * *1.verbo transitivo to frighten2.nada lo asusta — he's not frightened o scared by anything
asustarse v pron to get frightenedme asusté cuando vi que no estaba allí — I got a fright o I got worried when I saw he wasn't there
no se asuste, no es nada grave — there's no need to worry o to be alarmed, it's nothing serious
* * *= alarm, frighten, scare, startle, make + things scary for, freak, shock, spook.Ex: Don't be alarmed if the record does not save.
Ex: What frightens me about OCLC is the fact that I am disturbed by the integrity of their kind of cataloging.Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.Ex: I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.Ex: The article has the title 'Things that go bump in the night: net newbies are maturing -- and making things scary for the traditionals'.Ex: When I had a similar problem I freaked and instead of going to my manual I called tech support.Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.* asustar a Alguien para que haga Algo = frighten + Nombre + into.* asustarse = panic, scare + Reflexivo, shy.* asustarse de = be scared of.* * *asustar [A1 ]vtto frighten¡me asustaste! you made me jump!, you startled o frightened me!, you gave me a fright!me asustó cuando se puso tan serio he gave me a fright when he went all seriousnada lo asusta he's not frightened o scared by anything, nothing frightens o scares himlo asustó con tanto hablar de casamiento she frightened o scared him off with all her talk of marriageto get frightenedme asusté cuando llegué a casa y no estaba allí I got a fright o I got worried when I arrived home and he wasn't thereno se asuste, no es nada grave there's no need to worry o to be alarmed o frightened, it's nothing serious¡no te asustes! soy yo don't be frightened o it's all right, it's only mese asustó con lo que le dijo el médico y dejó de fumar what the doctor said frightened him o he got scared o frightened about what the doctor said and he stopped smoking* * *
asustar ( conjugate asustar) verbo transitivo
to frighten;
asustarse verbo pronominal
to get frightened;
me asusté cuando vi que no estaba allí I got a fright o I got worried when I saw he wasn't there;
no se asuste, no es nada grave there's no need to worry, it's nothing serious
asustar verbo transitivo to frighten, scare
' asustar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espantar
- sobrecoger
English:
frighten
- scare
- shock
- startle
- alarm
* * *♦ vt[dar miedo a] to frighten, to scare; [preocupar] to worry;se escondió detrás del sofá para asustarme she hid behind the sofa so she could jump out and frighten me o give me a fright;¡me has asustado! you gave me a fright!;le asustan las arañas he's scared of spiders;me asusta pensar que pueda tener razón the scary thing is she may be right* * *v/t frighten, scare* * *asustar vtespantar: to scare, to frighten* * *asustar vb to frighten / to scare -
18 herida
f.1 injury.herida de bala bullet o gunshot wound2 injury, offense (ofensa).past part.past participle of spanish verb: herir.* * *1 wound2 figurado wound, outrage* * *1. noun f.injury, wound2. f., (m. - herido) 3. f., (m. - herido)* * *SF1) [física] [por arma] wound; [por accidente] injuryme sangraba la herida del brazo — [de arma] the wound in my arm was bleeding; [por caída, golpe] the cut on my arm was bleeding
las heridas internas en el seno del partido — the rifts o splits within the party
una herida abierta en la conciencia española — an open wound o running sore on the Spanish conscience
2) (=ofensa) insulthurgar en la herida —
evitó mencionar el divorcio para no hurgar en la herida — he avoided mentioning the divorce so as to let sleeping dogs lie
* * *a) ( en el cuerpo)sufrir heridas de carácter grave — to be seriously injured, to suffer serious injuries
herida de bala/de guerra — bullet/war wound
curar una herida — to clean/dress a wound
hurgar en la herida — to open old wounds
lamerse las heridas — to lick one's wounds
b) (pena, sufrimiento) wound* * *= injury, wound, bruise, lesion.Ex. Also under this Act, maternity leaves must be treated as temporary leave comparable to disability due to injury, surgery, or other incapacity.Ex. The article 'Record management professionals: suffering from self-inflicted wounds' discusses how since its creation in 1975 the Institute of Certified Records Managers has been under constant criticism.Ex. Imagining themselves as the doctor at the hospital, students were no more likely to be suspicious of the bruises when the boy was believed to be from a stepfather family than from a biological family.Ex. The article concludes that the concern about the malignancy of a particular skin lesion and the recommendation whether to perform a biopsy were not significantly affected by telemedicine technology.----* con heridas superficiales = superficially wounded.* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* herida de arma blanca = stab wound.* herida de bala = gunshot wound.* herida en la cabeza = head injury.* herida grave = serious injury, severe injury.* herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound.* heridas = bruising.* herida superficial = superficial wound.* hurgar en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* lamerse las heridas = lick + Posesivo + wounds.* no hurgar en la herida = let + sleeping dogs lie.* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* vendar una herida = dress + wound.* * *a) ( en el cuerpo)sufrir heridas de carácter grave — to be seriously injured, to suffer serious injuries
herida de bala/de guerra — bullet/war wound
curar una herida — to clean/dress a wound
hurgar en la herida — to open old wounds
lamerse las heridas — to lick one's wounds
b) (pena, sufrimiento) wound* * *= injury, wound, bruise, lesion.Ex: Also under this Act, maternity leaves must be treated as temporary leave comparable to disability due to injury, surgery, or other incapacity.
Ex: The article 'Record management professionals: suffering from self-inflicted wounds' discusses how since its creation in 1975 the Institute of Certified Records Managers has been under constant criticism.Ex: Imagining themselves as the doctor at the hospital, students were no more likely to be suspicious of the bruises when the boy was believed to be from a stepfather family than from a biological family.Ex: The article concludes that the concern about the malignancy of a particular skin lesion and the recommendation whether to perform a biopsy were not significantly affected by telemedicine technology.* con heridas superficiales = superficially wounded.* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* herida de arma blanca = stab wound.* herida de bala = gunshot wound.* herida en la cabeza = head injury.* herida grave = serious injury, severe injury.* herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound.* heridas = bruising.* herida superficial = superficial wound.* hurgar en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* lamerse las heridas = lick + Posesivo + wounds.* no hurgar en la herida = let + sleeping dogs lie.* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* vendar una herida = dress + wound.* * *1(en el cuerpo): sufrió heridas de carácter grave en el accidente he was seriously injured in the accident, he suffered o received o ( frml) sustained serious injuries in the accidental caerse, se hizo una herida en la rodilla he cut his knee when he fellla enfermera le lavó la herida the nurse bathed the woundpresentaba heridas de arma blanca he had stab woundsla herida no ha cicatrizado the wound hasn't healedhurgar en la herida to open old woundslamerse las heridas to lick one's woundsrespirar por la herida to reveal one's true feelings (of bitterness)2 (pena, sufrimiento) woundesa herida aún está abierta that wound still hasn't healedCompuestos:superficial woundpenetrating o puncture wound* * *
herida sustantivo femeninoa) ( en el cuerpo):
se hizo una herida en la rodilla he cut his knee;
curar una herida to clean/dress a wound
herido,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino casualty, injured person: aún no se conoce el número de heridos, the number of casualties is still not known
herida sustantivo femenino
1 (de bala, de cuchillo) wound
(lesión, golpe) injury
2 (daño emocional) hurt, wound
Injury y el verbo to injure se refieren a accidentes.
Wound y el verbo to wound se refieren a heridas causadas por armas, agresión o de forma deliberada: Le hirieron durante el atraco. He was wounded during the robbery.
' herida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balazo
- brecha
- escarbar
- escopetazo
- fastidiar
- fea
- feo
- flechazo
- herir
- leve
- levedad
- metralla
- nada
- penetrante
- profunda
- profundo
- raja
- sanar
- sangrienta
- sangriento
- superficial
- abierto
- arder
- carne
- cerrar
- chamba
- cicatriz
- cojear
- cornada
- cortada
- coser
- costra
- cuchillada
- cuidado
- curación
- curar
- doler
- escocer
- grave
- latido
- latir
- mortal
- navajazo
- pinchazo
- piquete
- puñalada
- quemadura
- sangrar
- secar
- secreción
English:
bathe
- boo-boo
- burn
- critical
- cut
- dress
- flesh wound
- gash
- heal
- hideous
- hit
- infect
- infection
- injure
- injured
- injury
- lesion
- mend
- nasty
- raw
- salt
- serious
- severe
- severity
- slight
- sting
- weep
- wound
- dab
- gun
- hurt
- ooze
- stream
* * *herida nf1. [lesión] injury;[en lucha, atentado] wound;me hice una herida con un cuchillo I cut myself on a knife;sufrió heridas leves/graves she suffered minor/serious injuries;me golpeé con el techo y me hice una herida en la cabeza I hurt my head when I banged it on the ceilingherida abierta open wound;los crímenes de la dictadura siguen siendo una herida abierta the crimes of the dictatorship are a wound that still hasn't healed;herida de bala bullet o gunshot wound;heridas múltiples multiple injuries;herida punzante stab wound;herida superficial flesh wound2. [ofensa] injury, offence;escarbar o [m5] hurgar o [m5]tocar en la herida: no quería escarbar o [m5] hurgar o [m5]tocar en la herida, pero ¿cómo le va a tu ex esposa? I know it's a sore point, but how's your ex-wife?;renovar la herida to reopen an old wound3. [pena] wound;su desaparición es una herida que tardará en cicatrizar her disappearance is a wound that will take a long time to heal* * *fsufrir heridas de gravedad be seriously wounded; lesionado be seriously injured* * *herida nf: injury, wound* * *herida n1. (por un arma) woundcausar heridas to injure / to woundme hice una herida en la rodilla I cut my knee / I hurt my knee -
19 importante
adj.1 important (destacado, significativo).2 considerable.3 significant, considerable, sizable.* * *► adjetivo2 (influyente) important* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=trascendental) [información, persona] important; [acontecimiento] significant, important; [papel, factor, parte] important, major; [cambio] significant, majoruno de los momentos más importantes de mi vida — one of the most significant o important moments in my life
un paso importante para la democracia — an important o a big o a major step for democracy
•
dárselas de importante — to give o.s. airs•
lo importante es... — the main thing is...•
poco importante — unimportant2) [como intensificador] [cantidad, pérdida] considerable; [herida] serious; [retraso] considerable, serious* * *a) <noticia/persona> important; <acontecimiento/cambio> important, significant¿qué dice la carta? - nada importante — what does the letter say? - nothing of any importance o nothing much
lo importante es... — the important thing is...
dárselas de or hacerse el importante — to give oneself airs
b) < pérdidas> serious, considerable; < daños> severe, considerable; < cantidad> considerable, significant* * *= considerable, important, major, notable, prominent, relevant, remarkable, significant, significantly, substantial, weighty, consequential, solid, acute, appreciable, major, mighty [mightier -comp., mightiest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], key, meaningful, vital, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], of consequence, meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.], seminal.Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.Ex. Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex. There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.Ex. Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.Ex. Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.Ex. Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.Ex. With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.Ex. The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.Ex. This data base will eventually become a very substantial bibliographic data base.Ex. Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.Ex. The democratisation of Russian intellectual life was one of the most consequential of the dramatic social and political changes that took place in Russia in the 1860s.Ex. There is no doubt that the ideas put forward by Coates and their implementation in BTI have been a solid step forward in the theory of alphabetical subject headings.Ex. In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.Ex. Cannabis often shows no appreciable effects the first time it is taken.Ex. In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.Ex. The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex. This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.Ex. Each operator has a filing value which has been designate in order to ensure that terms appear in the index string in an order that will produce a meaningful set of index entries.Ex. The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.Ex. Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.Ex. We have the right and responsibility to make wise decisions in 'times of consequence'.Ex. We want Robyn to write about really meaty issues every week, instead of talking about spousal abuse.Ex. He has published seminal papers on automated cataloging and authority control in Library Journal, Library Quarterly, and Journal of Library Automation.----* acontecimiento importante = milestone, red carpet event.* considerar importante = hold + Nombre + dear.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* es importante destacar = importantly.* evento importante = milestone.* hacer que sea importante = render + important.* hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* la parte más importante = the heart of.* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.* lo más importante = most of all.* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.* lo que es muy importante = importantly.* más importante = foremost.* más importante aun = more significantly.* menos importante, el = least, the.* muy importante = critical, very importantly, big time.* poco importante = small-time.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* sentirse importante = feel + important.* ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* ser importante = be of importance, be of consequence.* suceso importante = critical incident.* suma importante = princely sum.* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.* uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.* * *a) <noticia/persona> important; <acontecimiento/cambio> important, significant¿qué dice la carta? - nada importante — what does the letter say? - nothing of any importance o nothing much
lo importante es... — the important thing is...
dárselas de or hacerse el importante — to give oneself airs
b) < pérdidas> serious, considerable; < daños> severe, considerable; < cantidad> considerable, significant* * *= considerable, important, major, notable, prominent, relevant, remarkable, significant, significantly, substantial, weighty, consequential, solid, acute, appreciable, major, mighty [mightier -comp., mightiest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], key, meaningful, vital, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], of consequence, meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.], seminal.Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.
Ex: Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex: There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.Ex: Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.Ex: Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.Ex: With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.Ex: The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.Ex: This data base will eventually become a very substantial bibliographic data base.Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.Ex: The democratisation of Russian intellectual life was one of the most consequential of the dramatic social and political changes that took place in Russia in the 1860s.Ex: There is no doubt that the ideas put forward by Coates and their implementation in BTI have been a solid step forward in the theory of alphabetical subject headings.Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.Ex: Cannabis often shows no appreciable effects the first time it is taken.Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.Ex: The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.Ex: Each operator has a filing value which has been designate in order to ensure that terms appear in the index string in an order that will produce a meaningful set of index entries.Ex: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.Ex: We have the right and responsibility to make wise decisions in 'times of consequence'.Ex: We want Robyn to write about really meaty issues every week, instead of talking about spousal abuse.Ex: He has published seminal papers on automated cataloging and authority control in Library Journal, Library Quarterly, and Journal of Library Automation.* acontecimiento importante = milestone, red carpet event.* considerar importante = hold + Nombre + dear.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* es importante destacar = importantly.* evento importante = milestone.* hacer que sea importante = render + important.* hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* la parte más importante = the heart of.* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.* lo más importante = most of all.* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.* lo que es muy importante = importantly.* más importante = foremost.* más importante aun = more significantly.* menos importante, el = least, the.* muy importante = critical, very importantly, big time.* poco importante = small-time.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* sentirse importante = feel + important.* ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* ser importante = be of importance, be of consequence.* suceso importante = critical incident.* suma importante = princely sum.* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.* uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.* * *1 ‹noticia/persona› important; ‹acontecimiento/cambio› important, significanttengo algo importante que decirte I have something important to tell you¿qué dice la carta? — nada importante what does the letter say? — nothing of any importance o nothing muchlo importante es participar the important thing is to take partes importante que vayas it's important that you godárselas de or hacerse el importante to give oneself airs2 ‹pérdidas› serious, considerable; ‹cantidad› considerable, significantuna importante suma de dinero a large o considerable o significant sum of moneyla tormenta causó importantes daños the storm caused severe o considerable damageun número importante de ciudadanos a significant o considerable o large number of citizens* * *
Multiple Entries:
algo importante
importante
importante adjetivo
‹acontecimiento/cambio› important, significant;
dárselas de or hacerse el importante to give oneself airs
‹ daños› severe, considerable;
‹ cantidad› considerable, significant
importante adjetivo important, significant: un importante geólogo dará la conferencia, a noted geologist will give the lecture
una cantidad importante, a considerable amount
' importante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bonita
- bonito
- categoría
- ciudad
- comodidad
- consignar
- cosa
- cualquiera
- despreciable
- eje
- eslabón
- floricultura
- gorda
- gordo
- historia
- histórica
- histórico
- inmediatez
- menos
- nada
- núcleo
- opinar
- personaje
- pintar
- poderosa
- poderoso
- reseñar
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- salario
- señalada
- señalado
- señor
- suma
- sustancial
- sustantiva
- sustantivo
- tomo
- viso
- indiferente
- notable
- papel
- parecer
- personalidad
- pez
- que
- trascendental
- trascendente
- un
- visita
English:
amount to
- appreciable
- armory
- armoury
- assassin
- assassination
- big
- consideration
- depreciate
- edit
- flagship
- grain
- grand
- great
- head-hunt
- high
- if
- important
- increasingly
- large
- last
- leading
- least
- major
- mean
- morality
- prominent
- significant
- sponsor
- thing
- VIP
- weighty
- assassinate
- come
- considerable
- feature
- feel
- first
- foremost
- name
- priority
- strongly
- substantial
* * *importante adj1. [destacado, significativo] important;el descontento está adquiriendo proporciones importantes dissatisfaction is becoming widespread;ocupa un cargo importante en el ministerio he has an important job at the ministry;ella es muy importante para mí she's very important to me;lo importante es hacerlo despacio the important thing is to do it slowly;no te preocupes, lo importante es que tengas buena salud don't worry, the most important thing is for you to be healthy;dárselas de importante, hacerse el/la importante to give oneself airs, to act all important2. [cantidad] considerable;[lesión] serious;una cantidad importante de dinero a significant o considerable sum of money;el tren llegó con un retraso importante the train was very late* * *adj important* * *importante adj: important♦ importantemente adv* * *importante adj1. (en general) important2. (considerable) considerable -
20 gravedad
f.1 seriousness (cualidad de grave).2 gravity (physics).3 severity, importance, gravity, seriousness.* * *1 FÍSICA gravity2 (importancia) gravity, seriousness3 (seriedad) solemnity, gravity4 (de sonido) depth* * *noun f.1) gravity2) seriousness* * *SF1) (Fís) gravity2) (Med) seriousnessel herido evoluciona favorablemente, dentro de la gravedad — the patient is progressing well, but his condition remains serious
3) (=seriedad) seriousness4) (=dignidad) seriousness, dignity5) (Mús) depth* * *1) (Med) seriousnessla gravedad de sus lesiones — the seriousness o severity of her wounds
2) (de situación, problema) seriousness, gravity3) (de tono, expresión) gravity, seriousness* * *1) (Med) seriousnessla gravedad de sus lesiones — the seriousness o severity of her wounds
2) (de situación, problema) seriousness, gravity3) (de tono, expresión) gravity, seriousness* * *gravedad11 = seriousness, severity, gravity.Ex: Each member state is allocated a fixed quota in proportion to the seriousness of its regional problems.
Ex: Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.Ex: The islands had been part of the British community since 1833 and the invasion was termed a matter of 'great gravity' by the Prime Minister.* gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.gravedad22 = gravity.Ex: Examples include terms arising from energy (force, gravity, heat), matter (molecular states, elements, compounds), earth, plants, animals, man.
* centro de gravedad = centre of gravity.* desafiar la gravedad = defy + gravity.* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.* fuerza de gravedad = gravitational force.* fuerza de la gravedad = G-force.* fuerza de la gravedad, la = force of gravity, the.* ley de la gravedad, la = law of gravity, the.* teoría de la gravedad, la = theory of gravity, the.gravedad33 = gravitas.Ex: Such considerations whether invested with the gravitas assumed by LSIC whenever they address such imponderables or when issued by freebooting critics miss the mark.
* con gravedad = grimly.* * *A ( Med) seriousnessla gravedad de sus lesiones the seriousness o severity of her woundsha experimentado una leve mejoría dentro de la gravedad she has improved slightly although she is still in a serious condition o her condition is still seriousestá herido de gravedad he is seriously injuredB (de una situación, un problema) seriousness, gravityes un asunto de mucha gravedad it is a very serious matter, it is a matter of great seriousnessC (de tono, expresión) gravity, seriousness; (de carácter) seriousnessandaba con mucha gravedad she carried herself with great poise o composureD ( Fís) gravity* * *
gravedad sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) seriousness;
es un asunto de mucha gravedad it is a very serious matter
2 (Fís) gravity
gravedad sustantivo femenino
1 (de una situación, estado) seriousness: dentro de la gravedad del asunto puede haber esperanza, notwithstanding the seriousness of the situation, there may still be hope
2 Fís gravity: centro de gravedad, centre of gravity
fuerza de gravedad, gravitational force
3 solemnity: fue un protocolo llevado con mucha gravedad, the protocol was carried out very solemnly
' gravedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
leve
- ante
- extremo
- fuerza
- relativo
- sufrir
English:
centre
- G-force
- graft
- gravity
- minor
- pull
- seriousness
- severity
- bring
- gravely
- grievous
* * *gravedad nf1. [de lesiones, enfermedad] seriousness;resultó herido de gravedad en el accidente he was seriously injured in the accident2. [de situación] seriousness3. [solemnidad] seriousness;con gravedad seriously, gravely4. Fís gravity;en la nave espacial no había gravedad there was zero gravity within the spaceshipgravedad cero zero gravity* * *f1 seriousness, gravity;herido de gravedad seriously injured2 FÍS gravity* * *gravedad nf1) : gravitycentro de gravedad: center of gravity2) : seriousness, severity* * *gravedad n1. (importancia, seriedad) seriousness2. (en física) gravity
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