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1 escéptico
adj.skeptical, doubting, cynical, incredulous.m.skeptic, doubting Thomas, doubter, sceptic.* * *► adjetivo1 sceptic (US skeptic)► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 sceptic (US skeptic)* * *(f. - escéptica)adj.* * *escéptico, -a1.ADJ sceptical, skeptical (EEUU)2.SM / F sceptic, skeptic (EEUU)* * *I- ca adjetivo skeptical*II- ca masculino, femenino skeptic** * *= skeptical, sceptic, sceptical, skeptic, incredulous, unconvinced.Ex. Many people were skeptical that the compact disc (CD) would replace the phonograph record.Ex. Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started.Ex. Bill Gates, once sceptical about the Internet, has now changed his mind.Ex. The article 'The conversion of a secondary school skeptic' defines a stations approach to learning as a series of activities and supporting resources designed to develop student knowledge and/or skills.Ex. 65% reported that they were both unhappy & incredulous.Ex. Many educators still remain unconvinced of the value of school libraries in the school.* * *I- ca adjetivo skeptical*II- ca masculino, femenino skeptic** * *= skeptical, sceptic, sceptical, skeptic, incredulous, unconvinced.Ex: Many people were skeptical that the compact disc (CD) would replace the phonograph record.
Ex: Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started.Ex: Bill Gates, once sceptical about the Internet, has now changed his mind.Ex: The article 'The conversion of a secondary school skeptic' defines a stations approach to learning as a series of activities and supporting resources designed to develop student knowledge and/or skills.Ex: 65% reported that they were both unhappy & incredulous.Ex: Many educators still remain unconvinced of the value of school libraries in the school.* * *skeptical*en cuanto a la validez de sus investigaciones soy algo escéptico I am somewhat skeptical about the validity of his research, I have my doubts as to the validity of his researchmasculine, feminineskeptic** * *
escéptico◊ -ca adjetivo
skeptical( conjugate skeptical)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
skeptic( conjugate skeptic)
escéptico,-a
I adjetivo sceptical, US skeptical: adoptó una actitud escéptica, he adopted a sceptical attitude
II sustantivo masculino y femenino sceptic, US skeptic
' escéptico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escéptica
English:
sceptic
- sceptical
- skeptic
- skeptical
* * *escéptico, -a♦ adj1. [filósofo] sceptic2. [incrédulo] sceptical♦ nm,fsceptic* * *I adj skeptical, BrscepticalII m, escéptica f skeptic, Brsceptic* * *escéptico, -ca adj: skepticalescéptico, -ca n: skeptic -
2 incrédulo
adj.incredulous, disbelieving, faithless, show-me.m.nonbeliever, atheist, agnostic, disbeliever.* * *► adjetivo1 incredulous2 RELIGIÓN unbelieving► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 disbeliever, incredulous person2 RELIGIÓN unbeliever* * *incrédulo, -a1.ADJ (=desconfiado) incredulous; (=escéptico) sceptical, skeptical (EEUU)2.SM / F sceptic, skeptic (EEUU)* * *I- la adjetivo skeptical*II- la masculino, femenino skeptic** * *= incredulous.Ex. 65% reported that they were both unhappy & incredulous.* * *I- la adjetivo skeptical*II- la masculino, femenino skeptic** * *= incredulous.Ex: 65% reported that they were both unhappy & incredulous.
* * *skeptical*masculine, feminineskeptic** * *
incrédulo◊ -la adjetivo
skeptical( conjugate skeptical)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
skeptic( conjugate skeptic)
incrédulo,-a
I adjetivo
1 incredulous, GB sceptical, US skeptical
2 Rel unbelieving
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 GB sceptic, US skeptic, disbeliever
2 Rel unbeliever
' incrédulo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incrédula
English:
incredulous
* * *incrédulo, -a♦ adj1. [que no cree] sceptical, incredulous2. [que no tiene fe] unbelieving♦ nm,funbeliever* * *adj incredulous* * *incrédulo, -la adj: incredulous, skepticalincrédulo, -la n: skeptic -
3 descreído
adj.unbelieving, disbelieving, impious, incredulous.f. & m.unbeliever, agnostic.past part.past participle of spanish verb: descreer.* * *► adjetivo1 disbelieving, unbelieving► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 disbeliever, unbeliever* * *descreído, -a1. ADJ1) (=incrédulo) unbelieving2) (=ateo) godless2.SM / F unbeliever* * *= incredulous.Ex. 65% reported that they were both unhappy & incredulous.* * *= incredulous.Ex: 65% reported that they were both unhappy & incredulous.
* * *skeptical*masculine, feminineskeptic** * *
descreído,-a
1 adjetivo unbelieving: en cuestiones de fe es bastante descreído, when it comes to questions of belief he's quite skeptical...
II sustantivo masculino y femenino unbeliever
' descreído' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descreída
* * *descreído, -a♦ adjunbelieving♦ nm,fnon-believer* * *I adj skeptical, BrscepticalII m, descreída f skeptic, Brsceptic -
4 disco sonoro
(n.) = phonograph record, phonographic record, audio discEx. Many people were skeptical that the compact disc (CD) would replace the phonograph record.Ex. He was even prepared, in 1945, to leave the question open for future discussion as to 'whether a phonographic record is a book'.Ex. High recording density is also aided by rotating the disc at a constant linear velocity (CLV) with respect to the laser beam, rather than at a constant angular velocity (CAV), as is done with conventional audio discs and some video disc systems.* * *(n.) = phonograph record, phonographic record, audio discEx: Many people were skeptical that the compact disc (CD) would replace the phonograph record.
Ex: He was even prepared, in 1945, to leave the question open for future discussion as to 'whether a phonographic record is a book'.Ex: High recording density is also aided by rotating the disc at a constant linear velocity (CLV) with respect to the laser beam, rather than at a constant angular velocity (CAV), as is done with conventional audio discs and some video disc systems. -
5 escéptica
f., (m. - escéptico)* * *
escéptico,-a
I adjetivo sceptical, US skeptical: adoptó una actitud escéptica, he adopted a sceptical attitude
II sustantivo masculino y femenino sceptic, US skeptic
' escéptica' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escéptico
- mayoría
* * *I adj skeptical, BrscepticalII m, escéptica f skeptic, Brsceptic -
6 descreída
descreído,-a
1 adjetivo unbelieving: en cuestiones de fe es bastante descreído, when it comes to questions of belief he's quite skeptical...
II sustantivo masculino y femenino unbeliever
* * *I adj skeptical, BrscepticalII m, descreída f skeptic, Brsceptic -
7 cundir
v.1 to spread.2 to go a long way (dar de sí) (comida, reservas). (peninsular Spanish)me cundió mucho el tiempo I got a lot done3 to become extended, to grow all over, to proliferate.Esa planta cunde en la región That plant becomes extended in the region.4 to take over.Cundió el pánico Panic took over.* * *1 (extenderse) to spread2 (dar de sí) to go a long way, go far■ si me cunde el trabajo, te ayudaré con el tuyo if I get a lot of work done, I'll help you with yours3 (aumentar de volumen) to swell, expand\cundió la voz que... rumour (US rumor) had it that...* * *VI1) (=rendir) to produce a good quantityhoy no me ha cundido el trabajo — I didn't get very far with my work today, I didn't get much work done today
no me cunde el tiempo — I'm not getting very far, I'm not getting a lot done, I'm not making very much headway
2) (=extenderse) to spreadcunde el rumor que... — there's a rumour going round that...
¡que no cunda el pánico! — there's no need for panic!, don't panic!
3) (=multiplicarse) to increase4) (=hincharse) [arroz] to swell* * *verbo intransitivo2) ( rendir)este detergente cunde más/mucho — this detergent goes further/a long way
* * *----* cundir la alarma = transmit + alarm.* pánico + cundir = panic + spread.* * *verbo intransitivo2) ( rendir)este detergente cunde más/mucho — this detergent goes further/a long way
* * ** cundir la alarma = transmit + alarm.* pánico + cundir = panic + spread.* * *cundir [I1 ]viA «rumor» to spread; «miedo» to grow¡que no cunda el pánico! don't panic!cundió la alarma entre los inversores there was widespread alarm among investorscunde el temor a una reacción violenta there are growing fears of a violent reactionempieza a cundir el escepticismo entre los electores skepticism is becoming rife among the electorate, the electorate is becoming increasingly skepticalB(rendir): hoy no me ha cundido el trabajo I haven't got very far with my work today, I haven't got much work done todayhoy la mañana me cundió I got a lot done this morning, I did a good morning's work today, I had a profitable morningeste detergente concentrado cunde más this concentrated detergent goes furtheragreguémosle más arroz para que cunda let's add more rice to make it go furtheresta lana cunde mucho this wool goes a long way* * *
cundir ( conjugate cundir) verbo intransitivo
[ miedo] to grow;◊ ¡que no cunda el pánico! don't panic!;
cundió la alarma there was widespread alarm
cundir verbo intransitivo
1 (extenderse) to spread, grow: ha cundido el miedo, fear has spread
2 no me cunde el tiempo, I haven't got much work done
' cundir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rendir
English:
set in
- spread
- way
* * *cundir vi1. [propagarse] to spread;cundió el pánico the panic spread, there was widespread panic;¡que no cunda el pánico! keep calm, everyone!;al oírse la noticia, cundió la alarma rápidamente when people heard the news panic quickly started to spread[trabajo, estudio] to go well;me cundió mucho el tiempo I got a lot done;esta pintura cunde muy poco this paint doesn't go very far* * *v/i1 de noticia spreadme cunde el trabajo I get a lot of work done;nadie la conocía cuando llegó, pero con lo que cunde … nobody knew her when she got here, but the way she’s going …* * *cundir vi1) : to propagate, to spreadcundió el pánico en el vecindario: panic spread throughout the neighborhood2) : to progress, to make headway* * *cundir vb1. (producto) to go a long way2. (trabajo, estudio) to do a lotestudio todo el día, pero apenas me cunde I study all day, but I don't get much done -
8 tinte
m.1 dye (sustancia).2 dyeing.3 dry cleaner's.4 overtone (rasgo).una novela de tintes autobiográficos a novel with autobiographical overtones o elementspres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: tintar.* * *1 (colorante) dye2 (proceso) dyeing3 (tintorería) dry-cleaner's\llevar algo al tinte to have something dry-cleaned* * *noun m.1) dye2) overtone* * *SM1) (=acto) dyeing2) (=producto) dye, dyestuff; [para madera] stain3) (=tintorería) dry cleaner's; (=taller) dyer's (shop)4) (=tendencia) hintsin el menor tinte político — without the slightest hint of politics, with no political overtones whatsoever
5) (=barniz) veneer, gloss* * *2) (Esp) ( establecimiento) dry cleaner's3) (matiz, rasgo) overtone* * *= dye, ink dye, tint, dyeing, tinge, stain.Ex. An exposure to ammonia gas destroys the unexposed dye, and the picture can then be taken out into the light and examined.Ex. This paper discusses the influence of fixing treatments on the fastness of ink dyes on paper in aqueous deacidification.Ex. The lighting is good but made unharmonious by the use of colour tints.Ex. The author provides a list of needed materials, required preparations, and instructions for demonstrating the dyeing of anodized aluminum.Ex. This crass suggestion carries with it more than a tinge of suburban elitism.Ex. Today, with water-based stains anyone can achieve a beautiful finish in a very short time, using only paintbrushes and rags.----* tinte de anilina = aniline dye.* * *2) (Esp) ( establecimiento) dry cleaner's3) (matiz, rasgo) overtone* * *= dye, ink dye, tint, dyeing, tinge, stain.Ex: An exposure to ammonia gas destroys the unexposed dye, and the picture can then be taken out into the light and examined.
Ex: This paper discusses the influence of fixing treatments on the fastness of ink dyes on paper in aqueous deacidification.Ex: The lighting is good but made unharmonious by the use of colour tints.Ex: The author provides a list of needed materials, required preparations, and instructions for demonstrating the dyeing of anodized aluminum.Ex: This crass suggestion carries with it more than a tinge of suburban elitism.Ex: Today, with water-based stains anyone can achieve a beautiful finish in a very short time, using only paintbrushes and rags.* tinte de anilina = aniline dye.* * *A1 (acción) dyeing2 (sustancia) dye; (color) color*tinte natural/artificial/para el pelo natural/artificial/hair dyeB ( Esp) (establecimiento) dry cleaner'sC (matiz, rasgo) overtonecon cierto tinte de escepticismo with skeptical overtones, with a certain note of skepticism* * *
Del verbo tintar: ( conjugate tintar)
tinté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
tinte es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
tintar
tinte
tinte sustantivo masculino
1 ( acción) dyeing;
( sustancia) dye
2 (Esp) ( establecimiento) dry cleaner's
tintar verbo transitivo to dye
tinte sustantivo masculino
1 (tintorería) dry cleaner's
2 (teñido) dyeing
3 (sustancia) dye
4 (carácter, matiz) overtone
un tinte trágico, a tragic tone
' tinte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarado
- agarrar
- coger
English:
dye
- henna
- hue
- rinse
- stain
- tint
- tinge
- tinted
* * *tinte nm1. [sustancia] dye;tinte de pelo hair dye2. [operación] dyeing3. [tintorería] dry cleaner's;llevar algo al tinte to take sth to the dry cleaner's, to get sth dry-cleaned4. [rasgo] overtone, suggestion;declaraciones de claro tinte racista remarks with clearly racist overtones;una novela de tintes autobiográficos a novel with autobiographical overtones o elements* * *m1 dye2 figveneer, gloss* * *tinte nm1) : dye, coloring2) : overtonetintes raciales: racial overtones* * * -
9 incrédula
incrédulo,-a
I adjetivo
1 incredulous, GB sceptical, US skeptical
2 Rel unbelieving
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 GB sceptic, US skeptic, disbeliever
2 Rel unbeliever
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10 dudoso
• ambiguous• arguable• doubtable• doubtful• dubious• dubitable• equivocal• hesitance• hesitant step• improbable• in doing this• in drags• inconceivably• inconclusive evidence• insectivorous• insecurely• irresolute• open the way• open to improvement• questionable• skeptical• unauthenticated• uncertain• unconfirmed• unconvinced• undecided• unlikely• unsure• unverified -
11 escéptico
• doubter• doubting• doubting Thomas• incredibly• incredulously• sceptic• sceptical• show-me• skeptic• skeptical• unbeliever• unbelieving• unconvinced -
12 ser escéptico
• be an unbeliever• be incredulous• be skeptical -
13 no convencido
adj.unconvinced, skeptical, unbelieving. -
14 ser escéptico
v.to be skeptical, to be disbelieving, to be an unbeliever, to be incredulous.
См. также в других словарях:
skeptical — I adjective agnostic, cynical, disbelieving, distrustful, distrusting, doubting, dubious, faithless, free thinking, heretical, heterodox, iconoclastic, incredulous, questioning, quizzical, scoffing, suspecting, suspicious, unbelieving, uncertain … Law dictionary
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