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1 tacto
m.1 sense of touch (sentido).2 feel (textura).áspero/suave al tacto rough/soft to the touch3 tact (delicadeza).con tacto tactfullytener tacto to be tactful4 manual examination (medicine).* * *1 (sentido) touch2 (acción) touch, touching3 figurado (delicadeza) tact\no tener tacto to be tactlesstener tacto to be tactfulfalta de tacto lack of tact, tactlessness* * *noun m.1) touch2) tact* * *SM1) (=sentido) (sense of) touch; (=acción) touch2) (=cualidad) feel3) (=diplomacia) tact* * *1)a) ( sentido) sense of touchb) ( acción) touchc) ( cualidad) feel2) ( delicadeza) tact* * *= tact.Ex. Librarians need a special combination of tact, patience, and humanity to serve users satisfactorily.----* al tacto = to the touch.* con tacto = tactful.* mecanografía al tacto = touch typing [touch-typing].* pantalla sensible al tacto = touch screen [touch-screen], touch-sensitive screen.* sentido del tacto = sense of touch.* terminal con pantalla sensible al tacto = touch terminal.* * *1)a) ( sentido) sense of touchb) ( acción) touchc) ( cualidad) feel2) ( delicadeza) tact* * *= tact.Ex: Librarians need a special combination of tact, patience, and humanity to serve users satisfactorily.
* al tacto = to the touch.* con tacto = tactful.* mecanografía al tacto = touch typing [touch-typing].* pantalla sensible al tacto = touch screen [touch-screen], touch-sensitive screen.* sentido del tacto = sense of touch.* terminal con pantalla sensible al tacto = touch terminal.* * *A1 (sentido) sense of touchtiene el (sentido del) tacto muy desarrollado she has a highly developed sense of touch2 (acción) touchmecanografía al tacto touch typingesta toalla es áspera al tacto this towel is rough to the touch o feels rough3 (cualidad) feelB (delicadeza) tactse lo dijo con mucho tacto he told her very tactfully o with great tact¡qué falta de tacto! how tactless!tiene mucho tacto he's very tactful* * *
tacto sustantivo masculino
1
2 ( delicadeza) tact;◊ ¡qué falta de tacto! how tactless!;
tiene mucho tacto he's very tactful
tacto sustantivo masculino
1 (sentido corporal) (sense of) touch
2 (acción de tocar) touch
reconocer al tacto, to recognize by touch
3 (cualidad del objeto) feel: esta tela tiene un tacto áspero, this cloth feels rough
4 fig (tiento, cuidado) tact: no tuvieron mucho tacto, they weren't very tactful
' tacto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
áspera
- áspero
- delicadeza
- suave
- tantear
- textura
- tocar
- torpeza
- diplomacia
- discreción
- indiscreto
- palpable
- reducir
- tener
- tino
- torpe
English:
damp
- feel
- hard
- savoir-faire
- sense
- short
- tact
- tactfulness
- tactlessly
- touch
- touch-sensitive
- break
- gently
- tactful
- tactfully
* * *tacto nm1. [sentido] (sense of) touch2. [textura] feel;áspero/suave al tacto rough/soft to the touch;adivinó lo que era por el tacto he guessed what it was by the feel of it3. [delicadeza] tact;con tacto tactfully;hay que tratarla con mucho tacto she needs to be handled very carefully;tener tacto to be tactful;no tiene ningún tacto she's completely tactless4. Med manual examination* * *m1 (sense of) touch2 figtact, discretion;falta de tacto tactlessness* * *tacto nm1) : touch, touching, feel2) delicadeza: tact* * *tacto n1. (sentido) sense of touch / touch2. (cualidad) feel3. (delicadeza) tact -
2 tino
m.1 good aim.2 skill.3 sense, good judgment (juicio).4 common sense, good judgement, good sense, good aim.5 Tino.6 tank, vat.* * *1 (puntería) good aim, aim3 figurado (moderación) moderation\a tino feeling one's waysacar de tino a alguien figurado to make somebody lose their temper, make somebody madtener buen tino to be a good shot* * *ISM1) (=habilidad) skill, knack, feel; (=seguridad) (sureness of) touch; (=conjeturas) (good) guesswork; (Mil) (=puntería) (accurate) aimcoger el tino — to get the feel o hang of it
2) (=tacto) tact; (=perspicacia) insight, acumen; (=juicio) good judgementperder el tino — to act foolishly, go off the rails
3) (=moderación) moderationIISM1) (=tina) vat; [de piedra] stone tank2) (=lagar) winepress; [de aceite] olive press* * *a) ( sentido común) sound judgment, good sensehas tenido mucho tino al no aceptar — you showed good sense o judgment in not accepting
b) ( tacto) tact, sensitivity* * *----* fuera de tino = wide of the mark.* * *a) ( sentido común) sound judgment, good sensehas tenido mucho tino al no aceptar — you showed good sense o judgment in not accepting
b) ( tacto) tact, sensitivity* * ** fuera de tino = wide of the mark.* * *1 (juicio) sound judgment, good sensehas tenido mucho tino al no aceptar you were quite right not to accept, you showed good sense o judgment in not accepting2 (tacto) tact, sensitivityque poco tino tiene she is so tactless* * *
Del verbo teñir: ( conjugate teñir)
tiño es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
tiñó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
teñir
tino
teñir ( conjugate teñir) verbo transitivo
teñirse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹pelo/zapatos› to dye
tino sustantivo masculino
teñir verbo transitivo
1 (una prenda) to dye: teñiré la falda de azul, I'll dye my skirt blue
(el pelo) to tint, dye
2 fig (impregnar) to tinge with
tino sustantivo masculino
1 (prudencia, sensatez) good sense, sound judgement
2 (puntería) aim
' tino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acierto
- ojo
- teñirse
- teñir
* * *tino nm1. [puntería] good aim;tener mucho tino to be a good shot2. [habilidad] skill;tú que tienes más tino, ¿me ayudas a abrirlo? you're better at this kind of thing, can you help me open it?3. [juicio] sense, good judgement;[prudencia] moderation;¡qué poco tino tienes! you've got no sense!;hacer algo con buen tino to show good judgement in doing sth;gastar sin tino to spend money recklessly* * *m1 aim, marksmanship2 ( sensatez) judg(e)ment;con mucho tino wisely, sensibly;sin tino immoderately* * *tino nm1) : good judgment, sense2) : tact, sensitivity, insight -
3 delicadeza
f.1 care (miramiento) (con cosas).le dio la noticia con delicadeza he broke the news to her tactfully2 delicacy (finura) (de perfume, rostro).3 delicacy.4 kindness, delicacy, tenderness, gentle nature.5 lovely thing, nicety, daintiness, dainty.6 tactfulness, finesse, good manners.7 fine gesture, corteous thing to do, courteous act, courteous action.8 delicious thing to eat, delicacy, delicious thing, tidbit.* * *1 (finura) delicacy, daintiness2 (tacto) thoughtfulness; (refinamiento) refinement3 (de salud) frailty, delicacy\tener la delicadeza de to be kind enough to* * *noun f.1) delicacy2) tact, discretion* * *SF1) (=suavidad) [de tejido, piel] softness; [de tela] fineness; [de color] softness2) (=cuidado) gentleness3) (=amabilidad)tuvo la delicadeza de ayudarme a bajar — he was kind enough to help me down, he did me the kindness of helping me down
4) (=tacto) tact, delicacytuvo mucha delicadeza al presentar su queja — she made the complaint very tactfully o with great tact o with great delicacy
tendrás que presentar la queja con mucha delicadeza — you will have to make the complaint very tactfully o delicately
falta de delicadeza — tactlessness, indelicacy
5) (=dificultad) delicacy, delicate natureno comprendió la delicadeza de la situación — he did not understand the delicacy o delicate nature of the situation
6) (=finura) [de rasgos] delicacydescribió la delicadeza del ambiente de palacio — she described the refined atmosphere at the palace
7) (=sensibilidad excesiva) hypersensitiveness* * *1)a) (cuidado, suavidad) gentlenessb) (finura, gracia)2)a) (tacto, discreción) tactb) ( gesto amable)* * *= finesse, gentleness, delicacy, subtlety.Ex. Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.Ex. Indeed, the Clarendon Press kept a Napier double platen machine at work until 1950 for the sake of its gentleness with the delicate kerns of Fell italic.Ex. What was new about the iron presses was their capacity for printing large formes with great delicacy.Ex. The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.----* con delicadeza = delicately, gently.* * *1)a) (cuidado, suavidad) gentlenessb) (finura, gracia)2)a) (tacto, discreción) tactb) ( gesto amable)* * *= finesse, gentleness, delicacy, subtlety.Ex: Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.
Ex: Indeed, the Clarendon Press kept a Napier double platen machine at work until 1950 for the sake of its gentleness with the delicate kerns of Fell italic.Ex: What was new about the iron presses was their capacity for printing large formes with great delicacy.Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.* con delicadeza = delicately, gently.* * *A1 (cuidado, suavidad) gentlenesscon mucha delicadeza very gently2(finura, gracia): la delicadeza de sus manos the daintiness of her handsla delicadeza de su voz the softness of his voicela delicadeza del bordado the delicacy of the embroideryB1 (tacto, discreción) tactme lo pidió con gran delicadeza she asked me with great tact o very tactfullyfue una falta de delicadeza imperdonable it was unforgivably tactless2(gesto amable): tuvo la delicadeza de acompañarme hasta la estación she very kindly went with me to the stationha sido una delicadeza de tu parte traerme it was very good o kind of you to bring meni siquiera tuvo la delicadeza de llamarme he didn't even have the manners o the decency o grace to call me* * *
delicadeza sustantivo femenino
1 (cuidado, suavidad) gentleness;
2
b) ( gesto amable):
ni siquiera tuvo la delicadeza de informarme he didn't even have the courtesy to inform me
delicadeza sustantivo femenino
1 (fragilidad, primor) delicacy, daintiness
2 (atención, cortesía) kindness: fue una delicadeza por su parte, it was very kind of her
3 (tacto) tactfulness
falta de delicadeza, tactlessness
' delicadeza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
finura
- sensibilidad
- tacto
English:
delicacy
- finesse
- lightness
- sensibility
- squeamishness
- subtlety
- delicately
- gently
- subtly
* * *delicadeza nf1. [cuidado] care;trata al bebé con delicadeza treat the baby very gently2. [cortesía] kindness, attentiveness;tuvo la delicadeza de invitarnos a cenar he very kindly invited us to dinner;¡podías tener la delicadeza de llamar a la puerta! don't you think it would be polite to knock?3. [tacto, discreción] tact;le dio la noticia con delicadeza he broke the news to her tactfully o gently;una falta de delicadeza a lack of tact;¡qué falta de delicadeza! how tactless!;tuvo la delicadeza de no mencionar el tema he was tactful enough not to mention the subject4. [finura] [de aroma, gesto, material, objeto] delicacy;[de persona] sensitivity5. [de asunto, situación] delicacy* * *f1 de movimientos gentleness3 ( tacto) tact;tener la delicadeza de hacer algo be kind enough to do sth* * *delicadeza nf1) : delicacy, fineness2) : gentleness, softness3) : tact, discretion, consideration -
4 indiscreción
f.1 indiscretion, tactlessness.2 tactless remark, slip, indiscretion, slip of the tongue.* * *1 indiscretion* * *SF1) (=falta de discreción) indiscretion2) (=acto, dicho) gaffe, faux pas* * *a) (dicho, declaración - que molesta) indiscreet o tactless remark; (- que revela un secreto) indiscreet o unguarded remark¿su edad, si no es indiscreción? — how old are you, if you don't mind my asking?
cometió la indiscreción de preguntárselo — he was indiscreet o tactless enough to ask her
b) ( cualidad - al decir cosas que molestan) lack of discretion o tact, tactlessness; (- al revelar un secreto) lack of discretion, indiscretion* * *= indiscretion.Ex. Even the best abstractors and indexers may be subject to sloppy practices and grammatical indiscretions from time to time.* * *a) (dicho, declaración - que molesta) indiscreet o tactless remark; (- que revela un secreto) indiscreet o unguarded remark¿su edad, si no es indiscreción? — how old are you, if you don't mind my asking?
cometió la indiscreción de preguntárselo — he was indiscreet o tactless enough to ask her
b) ( cualidad - al decir cosas que molestan) lack of discretion o tact, tactlessness; (- al revelar un secreto) lack of discretion, indiscretion* * *= indiscretion.Ex: Even the best abstractors and indexers may be subject to sloppy practices and grammatical indiscretions from time to time.
* * *1 (dicho, declaración — que molesta) indiscreet o tactless remark; (— que revela un secreto) indiscreet o unguarded remark¿podría decirme su edad, si no es indiscreción? could you tell me how old you are, if you don't mind my asking o if that's not a rude o an indiscreet question?cometió la indiscreción de preguntarle cuánto ganaba he was so tactless as to ask her how much she earned, he committed the indiscretion of asking her how much she earneduna indiscreción por su parte nos permitió conocer la verdad an indiscreet o unguarded remark that he made enabled us to find out the truth2 (cualidad — al decir cosas que molestan) lack of discretion o tact, tactlessness; (— al revelar un secreto) lack of discretion, indiscretion* * *
indiscreción sustantivo femeninoa) (dicho, declaración — que molesta) indiscreet o tactless remark;
(— que revela un secreto) indiscreet o unguarded remark;◊ ¿su edad, si no es indiscreción? how old are you, if you don't mind my asking?;
cometió la indiscreción de preguntárselo he was indiscreet o tactless enough to ask her
indiscreción sustantivo femenino indiscretion
(comentario) tactless remark: si no es indiscreción, if you don't mind my asking
' indiscreción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
resbalón
- disculpar
English:
indiscretion
* * *indiscreción nf1. [cualidad] indiscretion2. [comentario] indiscreet remark;[hecho] indiscretion;si no es indiscreción if you don't mind my asking;fue una indiscreción preguntarle su edad it was a bit tactless o indiscreet to ask her her age;quieren evitar que una indiscreción descubra el resultado they want to avoid the result being given away by an indiscreet o careless remarkindiscreción amoroso romantic adventure* * *f1 indiscretion, lack of discretion2 ( declaración) indiscreet remark* * *indiscreción nf, pl - ciones1) imprudencia: indiscretion2) : tactless remark -
5 desatinado
adj.absurd, mistaken, lost, erroneous.f. & m.1 idiot, fool, madman.2 fumbler, blunderer, incompetent.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desatinar.* * *1→ link=desatinar desatinar► adjetivo1 (imprudente) rash, reckless2 (tonto) foolish, silly* * *ADJ foolish* * *- da adjetivoa) < medida> unwise, foolishb) < persona> ( sin tacto) tactless; ( sin juicio) foolish* * *= harebrained.Ex. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.* * *- da adjetivoa) < medida> unwise, foolishb) < persona> ( sin tacto) tactless; ( sin juicio) foolish* * *= harebrained.Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
* * *desatinado -da1 ‹medida› unwise, imprudent, foolishsu explicación es extraña pero no es tan desatinada his explanation is strange but it's not that far-fetched o not that wide of the mark¡qué cosa tan desatinada de decir! ( RPl); what a silly thing to say!2 ‹persona› (sin tacto) tactless; (sin juicio) foolish* * *
Del verbo desatinar: ( conjugate desatinar)
desatinado es:
el participio
desatinado,-a adjetivo unwise
' desatinado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desatinada
English:
ill-advised
* * *desatinado, -a adj1. [necio] foolish, silly2. [imprudente] rash, reckless* * *adj foolish* * *desatinado, -da adj: foolish, silly -
6 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
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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
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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
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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
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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 -
7 oportuno
adj.1 opportune, heaven-sent, expedient, timely.Una oferta oportuna A seasonable offer.2 opportune, felicitous.* * *► adjetivo1 (a tiempo) opportune, timely2 (conveniente) appropriate3 (ingenioso) witty, sharp* * *(f. - oportuna)adj.opportune, timely* * *ADJ1) [ocasión] opportuneen el momento oportuno — at an opportune moment, at the right moment
su llamada no pudo ser más oportuna — his call could not have come at a better moment, his call could not have been better timed
2) (=pertinente) appropriate3) [persona]¡ella siempre tan oportuna! — iró you can always rely on her!
* * *- na adjetivoa) <visita/lluvia> timely, opportuneb) ( conveniente) appropriatec) < respuesta> appropriatetú siempre tan oportuno! — (iró) you can always be relied upon to put your foot in it
* * *= adequate, apposite, appropriate, felicitous, timely, salutary, salutary, opportune, expedient.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. There must be provision for changes necessary to keep the coverage of subjects adequate for new literature.Ex. All terms may be included, and placed in the most apposite position in the hierarchy of the subject = Pueden incluirse todos los términos y colocarse en la posición más apropiada en la jerarquía de la materia.Ex. Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work.Ex. This is hardly a felicitous solution to be followed in other similar cases.Ex. The State, as producer, is deficient in producing sufficient copies to meet demand, ensuring timely distribution, and providing efficient bibliographic control.Ex. It came as rather a rebuff, but none the less a salutary one, to learn of the decision not to include libraries.Ex. It came as rather a rebuff, but none the less a salutary one, to learn of the decision not to include libraries.Ex. At this point it is opportune to attempt to distinguish briefly between the cataloguer's sort of database, in essence a computer-based file of bibliographic records, and the computer professional's, which is a much more general collection of data.Ex. It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.----* considerar oportuno = consider + appropriate.* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.* en el momento oportuno = at the right time, not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.* lo oportuno = timeliness.* * *- na adjetivoa) <visita/lluvia> timely, opportuneb) ( conveniente) appropriatec) < respuesta> appropriatetú siempre tan oportuno! — (iró) you can always be relied upon to put your foot in it
* * *= adequate, apposite, appropriate, felicitous, timely, salutary, salutary, opportune, expedient.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: There must be provision for changes necessary to keep the coverage of subjects adequate for new literature.
Ex: All terms may be included, and placed in the most apposite position in the hierarchy of the subject = Pueden incluirse todos los términos y colocarse en la posición más apropiada en la jerarquía de la materia.Ex: Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work.Ex: This is hardly a felicitous solution to be followed in other similar cases.Ex: The State, as producer, is deficient in producing sufficient copies to meet demand, ensuring timely distribution, and providing efficient bibliographic control.Ex: It came as rather a rebuff, but none the less a salutary one, to learn of the decision not to include libraries.Ex: It came as rather a rebuff, but none the less a salutary one, to learn of the decision not to include libraries.Ex: At this point it is opportune to attempt to distinguish briefly between the cataloguer's sort of database, in essence a computer-based file of bibliographic records, and the computer professional's, which is a much more general collection of data.Ex: It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.* considerar oportuno = consider + appropriate.* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.* en el momento oportuno = at the right time, not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.* lo oportuno = timeliness.* * *oportuno -na1 ‹momento/visita/lluvia› timely, opportunellegó en el momento oportuno she arrived at just the right moment o at a very opportune moment2 (indicado, conveniente) appropriatese tomarán las medidas que se estimen or consideren oportunas appropriate measures will be takenseñaló que se llevarían a cabo las investigaciones oportunas she indicated that the appropriate o necessary investigation would be carried outsería oportuno avisarle we ought to inform her3 ‹respuesta› appropriateestuvo muy oportuno en el debate what he said in the debate was very much to the point¡vaya, hombre, tú siempre tan oportuno! ( iró); you can always be relied upon to show up at the wrong time/to put your foot in it* * *
oportuno◊ -na adjetivo
estuvo muy oportuno what he said was very much to the point
oportuno,-a adjetivo
1 (momento, acción) timely
un gol muy oportuno, a timely goal
2 (persona, comentario, medidas) appropriate: no creo que sea oportuno llamarle, I don't think it is appropriate to phone him
irón ¡tú siempre tan oportuno!, trust you to say something tactless!
' oportuno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cielo
- oportuna
- pertinente
- ocasión
- oportunidad
- providencial
- tiempo
English:
acceptable
- appropriate
- apt
- convenient
- expedient
- good
- happy
- inopportune
- opportune
- pop up
- right
- ripe
- timely
- timing
- well
- bide
- wrong
* * *oportuno, -a adj1. [pertinente] appropriate;me pareció oportuno callarme I thought it best to say nothing2. [propicio] timely, opportune;el momento oportuno the right time;en el momento menos oportuno at the very worst time o moment;su llegada fue muy oportuna she arrived at an opportune moment;se lo diré cuando sea oportuno I'll tell him in due course o when the time is right;Irónico¡ella siempre tan oportuna! she really chooses her moments3. [agudo] sharp, acute;has estado muy oportuno al contestarle así it was very sharp of you to answer him like that* * *adj1 timely; momento opportune* * *oportuno, -na adj1) : opportune, timely2) : suitable, appropriate* * *oportuno adj1. (en buena hora) timely2. (conveniente) appropriate -
8 imprudencia
f.1 carelessness, recklessness (falta de prudencia) (en los actos).2 careless or reckless act, indiscretion.3 imprudence, carelessness, recklessness, rashness.* * *1 (falta de prudencia) imprudence, carelessness; (en la carretera) dangerous driving2 (acción imprudente) rash move, reckless move; (indiscrección) indiscretion\las imprudencias se pagan carelessness costs lives* * *SF1) (=cualidad) [al hacer algo] imprudence, rashness; [al averiguar algo] indiscretion2) (=acción)* * *a) ( acción) imprudencedecir eso fue una imprudencia — it was a rash o an imprudent thing to say
no cometas esa imprudencia — don't be so rash o reckless
b) ( cualidad) imprudence* * *= unwisdom, imprudence, recklessness, endangerment, wantonness, rashness.Ex. They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.Ex. Lack of proper self-evaluation may explain both their callousness and their imprudence = La falta de una autoevaluación adecuada puede explicar su insensibilidad e imprudencia.Ex. General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.Ex. This article postulates that communities are achieved through endangerment and are not founded on proximity or convenience but rather an opening of the self to the risks of human connection.Ex. This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.Ex. Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.----* cometer una imprudencia = commit + imprudence, be reckless.* imprudencia temeraria = endangerment, wanton endangerment, criminal negligence.* * *a) ( acción) imprudencedecir eso fue una imprudencia — it was a rash o an imprudent thing to say
no cometas esa imprudencia — don't be so rash o reckless
b) ( cualidad) imprudence* * *= unwisdom, imprudence, recklessness, endangerment, wantonness, rashness.Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
Ex: Lack of proper self-evaluation may explain both their callousness and their imprudence = La falta de una autoevaluación adecuada puede explicar su insensibilidad e imprudencia.Ex: General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.Ex: This article postulates that communities are achieved through endangerment and are not founded on proximity or convenience but rather an opening of the self to the risks of human connection.Ex: This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.Ex: Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.* cometer una imprudencia = commit + imprudence, be reckless.* imprudencia temeraria = endangerment, wanton endangerment, criminal negligence.* * *1 (acción) imprudencedecir eso fue una imprudencia it was a rash o an imprudent thing to sayse debió a una imprudencia del piloto it was caused by the pilot's imprudenceno cometas esa imprudencia don't be so rash o reckless2 (cualidad) imprudencesu imprudencia al conducir his reckless drivingCompuesto:criminal negligenceel conductor fue condenado por imprudencia temeraria the driver was convicted of reckless driving o of criminal negligence* * *
imprudencia sustantivo femenino
imprudence;◊ no cometas esa imprudencia don't be so rash o reckless;
su imprudencia al conducir his reckless driving
imprudencia sustantivo femenino imprudence, rashness: fue una imprudencia hablar de ello, it was unwise to talk about it
imprudencia temeraria, criminal negligence
' imprudencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bestialidad
- necedad
- temeridad
English:
imprudence
- rashness
- reckless driving
- recklessness
- unwariness
* * *imprudencia nf1. [falta de prudencia] [en los actos] carelessness, recklessness;[en los comentarios] indiscretion;actuó con imprudencia she acted recklessly;fue una imprudencia conducir bebido it was reckless of him to drive while he was drunkDer imprudencia concurrente contributory negligence; Der imprudencia temeraria criminal negligence2. [acción] careless o reckless act, indiscretion;[dicho indiscreto] tactless remark, indiscretion; [dicho desacertado] foolish o reckless remark;confiar en él fue una imprudencia it was unwise to trust him;cometió una imprudencia y atropelló a un peatón she knocked over a pedestrian as a result of a reckless piece of driving* * *f recklessness, rashness* * *imprudencia nfindiscreción: imprudence, indiscretion -
9 desafortunado
adj.unfortunate, unlucky, poor, fateful.* * *► adjetivo1 (sin suerte) unlucky, unfortunate2 (sin tino) unfortunate* * *(f. - desafortunada)adj.unfortunate, unlucky* * *ADJ1) (=desgraciado) unfortunate, unlucky2) (=no oportuno) [comentario, anuncio] inopportune, unfortunate; [decisión, medida] unfortunate* * *- da adjetivoa) ( desdichado) < persona> unlucky; < suceso> unfortunateb) ( desacertado) <medidas/actuación> unfortunate* * *= hapless, unfortunate, unhappy, inauspicious, unlucky, infelicitous, fateful, off-beam.Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.Ex. It is an unfortunate fact that many external services cannot hope to mirror the interests of a specific organisation.Ex. In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.Ex. In retrospect, this was perhaps a rather inauspicious beginning, for the test apparently broke down in disarray over the question of relevance judgement.Ex. Secondly, a clean proof of the sheet was generally shown to the author for his approval and (if the printer was unlucky) his second thoughts.Ex. Past failures to make interactive machine translation viable as a tool for skilled translators have been the result of an infelicitous mode of interaction rather than any inherent flaw in the idea.Ex. The Russian delegation also presented a handmade book to the National Library of Scotland in remembrance of that fateful Moscow meeting.Ex. The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.----* Algo desafortunado = infelicity.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( desdichado) < persona> unlucky; < suceso> unfortunateb) ( desacertado) <medidas/actuación> unfortunate* * *= hapless, unfortunate, unhappy, inauspicious, unlucky, infelicitous, fateful, off-beam.Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
Ex: It is an unfortunate fact that many external services cannot hope to mirror the interests of a specific organisation.Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.Ex: In retrospect, this was perhaps a rather inauspicious beginning, for the test apparently broke down in disarray over the question of relevance judgement.Ex: Secondly, a clean proof of the sheet was generally shown to the author for his approval and (if the printer was unlucky) his second thoughts.Ex: Past failures to make interactive machine translation viable as a tool for skilled translators have been the result of an infelicitous mode of interaction rather than any inherent flaw in the idea.Ex: The Russian delegation also presented a handmade book to the National Library of Scotland in remembrance of that fateful Moscow meeting.Ex: The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.* Algo desafortunado = infelicity.* * *desafortunado -da1 (desdichado) ‹persona› unlucky; ‹suceso› unfortunatesiempre ha sido desafortunado en amores/en el juego he's always been unlucky in love/at cardsha sido un día desafortunado it's been an unfortunate day2 (desacertado) ‹medidas/actuación› unfortunateel diestro estuvo desafortunado con la espada the matador performed poorly with the swordsu respuesta fue desafortunada his reply was tactless o unfortunate* * *
desafortunado◊ -da adjetivo
‹ suceso› unfortunate
desafortunado,-a adjetivo
1 (sin suerte) unlucky, unfortunate
2 (inoportuno) inopportune: un comentario desafortunado, an unfortunate remark
' desafortunado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desafortunada
- salada
- salado
- desgraciado
English:
unfortunate
- unhappy
- unlucky
- hapless
* * *desafortunado, -a♦ adj1. [desgraciado] unfortunate;el desafortunado suceso ocurrió ayer the unfortunate event occurred yesterday;un día desafortunado en las carreteras a black day on the roads2. [desacertado] unfortunate;un comentario desafortunado an unfortunate remark;el equipo tuvo una desafortunada actuación the team performed below par;el ministro estuvo bastante desafortunado the minister made some unfortunate remarks3. [sin suerte] unlucky;fue muy desafortunada en amores she was very unlucky in love♦ nm,funlucky person* * *adj unfortunate, unlucky* * *desafortunado, -da adj: unfortunate, unlucky♦ desafortunadamente adv* * *desafortunado adj unfortunate -
10 falto
adj.short, deficient, devoid, incomplete.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: faltar.* * *estar falto,-a de to lack, be short of, be without* * *ADJ1) (=carente)falto de — [recursos, información, ideas, inteligencia] lacking in
nos pareció un partido falto de interés — we thought the match was uninteresting o lacking in interest
un hombre falto de carisma — a man lacking in charisma, a man with no charisma
2) † [moralmente] poor, wretched, mean3) And (=fatuo) fatuous, vain* * *- ta adjetivofalto de algo: un episodio falto de interés an episode lacking in interest; el organismo está falto de recursos the organization is short of funds; estamos faltos de personal — we're short-staffed
* * *----* andar falto de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) falto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) falto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* estar falto de = be short of.* estar falto de práctica = get + rusty.* falto de = lacking in, starved of, devoid of.* falto de agua = waterless.* falto de alegría = joyless.* falto de aliento = breathless.* falto de civismo = uncivic.* falto de claridad = nebulous.* falto de compañerismo = unsupportive.* falto de coordinación = uncoordinated [unco-ordinated].* falto de dinero = short of money, strapped, financially strapped, cash strapped.* falto de espacio = cramped.* falto de fundamento = without foundation.* falto de fundamentos = unsupported.* falto de ideas = short of ideas.* falto de imaginación = unimaginative.* falto de inteligencia = unintelligent.* falto de orden = unordered.* falto de oxígeno = rarefied.* falto de personal = understaffed [under-staffed].* falto de práctica = rusty [rustier -comp., rustiest -sup.].* falto de recursos = resource-starved.* falto de sensibilidad = insensitive.* falto de sentido crítico = uncritical.* falto de sentimientos = unsentimental.* falto de servicios = underserved.* falto de sueño = sleep-deprived.* falto de tiempo = crunched for time, time-crunched, short of time.* falto de visión de futuro = myopic.* personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.* * *- ta adjetivofalto de algo: un episodio falto de interés an episode lacking in interest; el organismo está falto de recursos the organization is short of funds; estamos faltos de personal — we're short-staffed
* * ** andar falto de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) falto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) falto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* estar falto de = be short of.* estar falto de práctica = get + rusty.* falto de = lacking in, starved of, devoid of.* falto de agua = waterless.* falto de alegría = joyless.* falto de aliento = breathless.* falto de civismo = uncivic.* falto de claridad = nebulous.* falto de compañerismo = unsupportive.* falto de coordinación = uncoordinated [unco-ordinated].* falto de dinero = short of money, strapped, financially strapped, cash strapped.* falto de espacio = cramped.* falto de fundamento = without foundation.* falto de fundamentos = unsupported.* falto de ideas = short of ideas.* falto de imaginación = unimaginative.* falto de inteligencia = unintelligent.* falto de orden = unordered.* falto de oxígeno = rarefied.* falto de personal = understaffed [under-staffed].* falto de práctica = rusty [rustier -comp., rustiest -sup.].* falto de recursos = resource-starved.* falto de sensibilidad = insensitive.* falto de sentido crítico = uncritical.* falto de sentimientos = unsentimental.* falto de servicios = underserved.* falto de sueño = sleep-deprived.* falto de tiempo = crunched for time, time-crunched, short of time.* falto de visión de futuro = myopic.* personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.* * *falto -tafalto DE algo:un episodio falto de interés an episode lacking in interestel niño nació falto de peso the child was underweight at birthuna persona totalmente falta de tacto a completely tactless person, a person totally lacking in tactel organismo está falto de recursos the organization is short of funds* * *falto, -a adjfalto de lacking in, short of;falto de escrúpulos lacking scruples;en estos momentos estamos faltos de recursos we are short of resources at the moment;falto de imaginación unimaginative;en su infancia estuvo falto de cariño she was starved of affection in her childhood* * *adj:falto de lacking in, devoid of;falto de recursos short of resources* * *falto, -ta adjfalto de : lacking (in), short of
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