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sleek

  • 1 camuflar

    • sleek

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > camuflar

  • 2 enmascarar

    • sleek

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > enmascarar

  • 3 liso

    adj.
    1 smooth, even, uniform, sleek.
    2 flat.
    3 glabrous, leave.
    4 rude.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: lisar.
    * * *
    1 (sin desigualdades) smooth, even
    3 (sin arrugas) smooth
    4 (pelo) straight
    5 (color) plain
    \
    lisa y llanamente purely and simply
    * * *
    (f. - lisa)
    adj.
    2) even
    3) flat
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [terreno, superficie] smooth, even; [neumático] bald
    2) [pelo] straight
    3) [mar] calm
    4) (Dep)
    5) (=sin adornos) plain, unadorned; (=de un solo color) plain
    6) And, Cono Sur (=grosero) rude
    7) LAm * (=descarado) fresh *, cheeky, sassy (EEUU)
    8) * (=de poco pecho) flat-chested
    2.
    SM Cono Sur tall beer glass
    lisa
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    1) <piel/superficie> smooth; < pelo> straight; < terreno> flat

    los 200 metros lisos — (Esp) the 200 meter sprint

    2) ( sin dibujos) plain

    liso y llano — plain and simple; llanamente

    3) (fam) < mujer> flat-chested
    4) (Per fam) ( insolente) fresh (AmE colloq), cheeky (BrE colloq)
    * * *
    = flat [flatter -comp., flattest -sup.], smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], sleek [sleeker -comp., sleekest -sup.].
    Ex. The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.
    Ex. The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.
    Ex. The right tail of the Bradford distribution has been considered to be straight or drooping.
    Ex. In coloured communities earlier in the century, 'good' hair meant straight & sleek hair - curly/kinky hair that had been straightened.
    ----
    * cabello liso = straight hair.
    * estómago liso = flat stomach.
    * pantalones lisos = flat-front pants.
    * pelo liso = straight hair.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    1) <piel/superficie> smooth; < pelo> straight; < terreno> flat

    los 200 metros lisos — (Esp) the 200 meter sprint

    2) ( sin dibujos) plain

    liso y llano — plain and simple; llanamente

    3) (fam) < mujer> flat-chested
    4) (Per fam) ( insolente) fresh (AmE colloq), cheeky (BrE colloq)
    * * *
    = flat [flatter -comp., flattest -sup.], smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], sleek [sleeker -comp., sleekest -sup.].

    Ex: The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.

    Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.
    Ex: The right tail of the Bradford distribution has been considered to be straight or drooping.
    Ex: In coloured communities earlier in the century, 'good' hair meant straight & sleek hair - curly/kinky hair that had been straightened.
    * cabello liso = straight hair.
    * estómago liso = flat stomach.
    * pantalones lisos = flat-front pants.
    * pelo liso = straight hair.

    * * *
    liso -sa
    A
    1 ‹piel/superficie› smooth
    2 ‹pelo› straight
    3 ‹terreno› flat
    carrera de 200 metros lisos ( Esp); 200 meter sprint o race
    un diseño geométrico sobre un fondo liso a geometrical pattern on a plain background
    una falda verde, lisa a plain, green skirt
    liso y llano plain and simple
    C ( fam); ‹mujer› flat-chested
    D ( Per fam) (insolente) fresh ( AmE colloq), cheeky ( BrE colloq)
    * * *

     

    liso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    1 ‹piel/superficie› smooth;
    ‹ pelo› straight;
    ‹ terreno› flat
    2 ( sin dibujos) plain
    3 (Per fam) ( insolente) fresh (AmE colloq), cheeky (BrE colloq)
    liso,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (textura) smooth, even
    2 (sin rizos, sin pliegues) straight
    3 (sin estampar) plain
    4 Dep corre los doscientos metros lisos, he runs the two hundred metres sprint
    5 LAm (descarado) rude
    II adverbio lisa y llanamente, purely and simply
    ' liso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    lisa
    - lisura
    - suave
    - pelo
    English:
    even
    - flat
    - pancake
    - plain
    - smooth
    - straight
    - unruffled
    * * *
    liso, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [llano] flat;
    [sin asperezas] smooth; Esp
    los 400 metros lisos the 400 metres;
    lisa y llanamente quite simply;
    hablando lisa y llanamente to put it plainly
    2. [no estampado] plain;
    una tela lisa a plain fabric
    3. [pelo] straight
    4. [mujer] flat-chested
    ♦ nm,f
    Andes, CAm, Ven cheeky person;
    es un liso he's so cheeky
    * * *
    adj
    1 smooth
    2 terreno flat;
    cien metros lisos DEP one hundred meter sprint, one hundred meters
    3 pelo straight
    4 ( sin adornos) plain;
    lisa y llanamente plainly and simply
    * * *
    liso, -sa adj
    1) : smooth
    2) : flat
    3) : straight
    pelo liso: straight hair
    4) : plain, unadorned
    liso y llano: plain and simple
    * * *
    liso adj
    1. (superficie) smooth / flat [comp. flatter; superl. flattest]
    2. (pelo) straight
    lleva el pelo liso y largo she's got long, straight hair
    3. (color) plain

    Spanish-English dictionary > liso

  • 4 lustroso

    adj.
    lustrous, shiny, glossy, shining.
    * * *
    1 shiny
    * * *
    (f. - lustrosa)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=brillante) [zapatos] shiny; [pelo] glossy, shiny
    2) (=saludable) healthy-looking
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo shiny
    * * *
    = sleek [sleeker -comp., sleekest -sup.], shiny [shinier -comp., shiniest -sup.].
    Ex. In coloured communities earlier in the century, 'good' hair meant straight & sleek hair - curly/kinky hair that had been straightened.
    Ex. Art paper (the shiny paper used for printing fine-screen half-tones from the 1880s) had a coating of china clay applied in a special machine to one or both sides of a web of body paper.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo shiny
    * * *
    = sleek [sleeker -comp., sleekest -sup.], shiny [shinier -comp., shiniest -sup.].

    Ex: In coloured communities earlier in the century, 'good' hair meant straight & sleek hair - curly/kinky hair that had been straightened.

    Ex: Art paper (the shiny paper used for printing fine-screen half-tones from the 1880s) had a coating of china clay applied in a special machine to one or both sides of a web of body paper.

    * * *
    ‹zapato› shiny; ‹pelo› shiny, glossy; ‹tela/pantalones› (CS) shiny
    * * *

    lustroso,-a adjetivo
    1 (limpio y muy brillante) shiny, glossy
    2 (saludable y regordete) healthy (looking)
    ' lustroso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    lustrosa
    English:
    glossy
    - sleek
    * * *
    lustroso, -a adj
    [muebles, zapatos] shiny
    * * *
    adj
    1 shiny
    2 fig
    healthy-looking
    * * *
    lustroso, -sa adj
    brilloso: lustrous, shiny

    Spanish-English dictionary > lustroso

  • 5 sedoso

    adj.
    silky, flossy, silken, sericeous.
    * * *
    1 silky, silken
    * * *
    ADJ silky, silken
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo < aspecto> silky, sleek; ( al tacto) silky, silky-smooth
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo < aspecto> silky, sleek; ( al tacto) silky, silky-smooth
    * * *
    sedoso -sa
    1 ‹aspecto› silky, sleek
    2 (al tacto) silky, silky-smooth
    * * *

    sedoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    silky
    sedoso,-a adjetivo silky

    ' sedoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sedosa
    English:
    silky
    - fluffy
    * * *
    sedoso, -a adj
    silky
    * * *
    adj silky
    * * *
    sedoso, -sa adj
    : silky, silken

    Spanish-English dictionary > sedoso

  • 6 conocedor

    adj.
    knowledgeable, cognizant, knowing, connoisseur.
    m.
    connoisseur, cognoscente, knower, conoscente.
    * * *
    1 expert
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 expert (de, on), connoisseur (de, of)
    * * *
    (f. - conocedora)
    noun
    * * *
    conocedor, -a
    1.
    ADJ expert (de in)
    knowledgeable (de about)
    2.
    SM / F expert (de in)
    connoisseur (de of)
    * * *
    - dora masculino, femenino connoisseur, expert
    * * *
    = connoisseur, technically minded.
    Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
    Ex. The building was without electricity for much of the day as some planned system upgrades were implemented (for the technically minded, some old gubbings were apparently replaced with sleek shiny new ones).
    ----
    * conocedor de la cerveza = beer lover.
    * conocedor del vino = wine lover.
    * * *
    - dora masculino, femenino connoisseur, expert
    * * *
    = connoisseur, technically minded.

    Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.

    Ex: The building was without electricity for much of the day as some planned system upgrades were implemented (for the technically minded, some old gubbings were apparently replaced with sleek shiny new ones).
    * conocedor de la cerveza = beer lover.
    * conocedor del vino = wine lover.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    connoisseur, expert
    es un gran conocedor del arte español he's a great expert on o connoisseur of Spanish art
    * * *

    conocedor
    ◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino

    connoisseur, expert
    conocedor,-ora adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino (especialista) expert
    (entendido) connoisseur

    ' conocedor' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    conocedora
    English:
    connoisseur
    - judge
    * * *
    conocedor, -ora nm,f
    expert;
    es un gran conocedor de los vinos franceses he is a connoisseur of French wine
    * * *
    I adj
    :
    ser conocedor de know about
    II m, conocedora f expert (de on)
    * * *
    conocedor, - dora adj
    : knowledgeable
    : connoisseur, expert

    Spanish-English dictionary > conocedor

  • 7 ensortijado

    adj.
    with hair in ringlets.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: ensortijar.
    * * *
    1→ link=ensortijar ensortijar
    1 curly
    * * *
    ADJ [pelo] in ringlets
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (liter) < pelo> curly
    * * *
    = kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], curly.
    Ex. In coloured communities earlier in the century, 'good' hair meant straight & sleek hair - curly/ kinky hair that had been straightened.
    Ex. In the Dominican Republic, curly hair carries a social stigma & is considered to be worse than AIDS.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (liter) < pelo> curly
    * * *
    = kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], curly.

    Ex: In coloured communities earlier in the century, 'good' hair meant straight & sleek hair - curly/ kinky hair that had been straightened.

    Ex: In the Dominican Republic, curly hair carries a social stigma & is considered to be worse than AIDS.

    * * *
    ( liter):
    con el pelo ensortijado with her hair in ringlets
    * * *
    ensortijado, -a adj
    [pelo] in ringlets
    * * *
    adj in ringlets

    Spanish-English dictionary > ensortijado

  • 8 entresijos

    m.pl.
    ins and outs.
    * * *
    masculino plural ( secretos) details (pl), ins and outs (pl)
    * * *
    Ex. The building was without electricity for much of the day as some planned system upgrades were implemented (for the technically minded, some old gubbings were apparently replaced with sleek shiny new ones).
    * * *
    masculino plural ( secretos) details (pl), ins and outs (pl)
    * * *

    Ex: The building was without electricity for much of the day as some planned system upgrades were implemented (for the technically minded, some old gubbings were apparently replaced with sleek shiny new ones).

    * * *

    entresijos mpl (secretos, menudencias) fam ins and outs
    * * *
    mpl fig
    details, complexities;
    tener muchos entresijos be extremely complex

    Spanish-English dictionary > entresijos

  • 9 rizado

    adj.
    1 curly, ripply, fuzzy, very curly.
    2 curled.
    m.
    1 curliness, curling.
    2 curls.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: rizar.
    * * *
    1 (de pelo) curling
    ————————
    1→ link=rizar rizar
    1 (pelo) curly
    2 MARÍTIMO choppy
    1 (de pelo) curling
    * * *
    (f. - rizada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ [pelo] curly; [superficie] ridged; [terreno] undulating; [mar] choppy
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < pelo> curly; < mar> slightly choppy
    * * *
    = curly, kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.].
    Ex. In the Dominican Republic, curly hair carries a social stigma & is considered to be worse than AIDS.
    Ex. In coloured communities earlier in the century, 'good' hair meant straight & sleek hair - curly/ kinky hair that had been straightened.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < pelo> curly; < mar> slightly choppy
    * * *
    = curly, kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.].

    Ex: In the Dominican Republic, curly hair carries a social stigma & is considered to be worse than AIDS.

    Ex: In coloured communities earlier in the century, 'good' hair meant straight & sleek hair - curly/ kinky hair that had been straightened.

    * * *
    rizado -da
    1 ‹pelo› curly
    te queda muy bien el pelo rizado curly hair really suits you
    2 ‹mar› slightly choppy
    3 ‹superficie› crimped, ridged, crinkled
    * * *

    Del verbo rizar: ( conjugate rizar)

    rizado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    rizado    
    rizar
    rizado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹ pelo› curly;


    ‹ mar› slightly choppy
    rizar ( conjugate rizar) verbo transitivo ‹pelo/melena› to curl, perm
    rizarse verbo pronominal

    b) ( refl) ‹ pelo› to curl

    rizado,-a adjetivo
    1 (pelo) curly
    2 (mar) choppy
    rizar verbo transitivo
    1 (el pelo) to curl
    2 (una cinta) to curl, loop
    ♦ Locuciones: rizar el rizo, figurado to make things even more complicated
    ' rizado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    rizada
    - chino
    - crespo
    - pelo
    English:
    curly
    - fuzzy
    * * *
    rizado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [pelo] curly
    2. [mar] choppy
    ♦ nm
    [en peluquería]
    hacerse un rizado to have one's hair curled
    * * *
    adj curly
    * * *
    rizado, -da adj
    1) : curly
    2) : ridged
    3) : ripply, undulating
    * * *
    rizado adj curly [comp. curlier; superl. curliest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > rizado

  • 10 trastos

    1 (utensilios) tackle sing, gear sing
    2 familiar (pertenencias) belongings, things
    * * *
    noun m. plural
    2) junk, stuff
    * * *
    = junk, gubbings, clobber.
    Ex. All the librarian has is a pile of useless junk which people have given to the library instead of throwing out.
    Ex. The building was without electricity for much of the day as some planned system upgrades were implemented (for the technically minded, some old gubbings were apparently replaced with sleek shiny new ones).
    Ex. This car is not too big for parking but big enough to fit in all the kids and their clobber for football matches and those occasional holidays away in the country.
    * * *
    = junk, gubbings, clobber.

    Ex: All the librarian has is a pile of useless junk which people have given to the library instead of throwing out.

    Ex: The building was without electricity for much of the day as some planned system upgrades were implemented (for the technically minded, some old gubbings were apparently replaced with sleek shiny new ones).
    Ex: This car is not too big for parking but big enough to fit in all the kids and their clobber for football matches and those occasional holidays away in the country.

    * * *
    trastos nmpl
    1) : implements, utensils
    2) fam : pieces of junk, stuff

    Spanish-English dictionary > trastos

  • 11 tripas

    f.pl.
    entrails, insides, guts, innards.
    * * *
    3 (documentos) dossier sing
    * * *
    (n.) = insides, gubbings
    Ex. This book provides background information on the layers of the earth, the relationship between changes on the surface of the earth and its insides, and plate tectonics.
    Ex. The building was without electricity for much of the day as some planned system upgrades were implemented (for the technically minded, some old gubbings were apparently replaced with sleek shiny new ones).
    * * *
    (n.) = insides, gubbings

    Ex: This book provides background information on the layers of the earth, the relationship between changes on the surface of the earth and its insides, and plate tectonics.

    Ex: The building was without electricity for much of the day as some planned system upgrades were implemented (for the technically minded, some old gubbings were apparently replaced with sleek shiny new ones).

    Spanish-English dictionary > tripas

  • 12 acicalado

    adj.
    well-groomed, trim, clean-cut, dressy.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: acicalar.
    * * *
    1→ link=acicalar acicalar
    1 well-dressed, smart
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [persona] smart, spruce; pey tarted up *, overdressed
    2) [metal] polished, bright and shiny
    * * *
    - da adjetivo dressed up
    * * *
    = spic(k)-and-span, well-groomed, dapper.
    Ex. ' Spick and Span' is a comedy that examines how individuals cope with death in a society that likes to sweep things under the rug.
    Ex. Not only does keeping yourself well-groomed effect your inner personal life, of course it effects your outer life in a positive way too.
    Ex. He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo dressed up
    * * *
    = spic(k)-and-span, well-groomed, dapper.

    Ex: ' Spick and Span' is a comedy that examines how individuals cope with death in a society that likes to sweep things under the rug.

    Ex: Not only does keeping yourself well-groomed effect your inner personal life, of course it effects your outer life in a positive way too.
    Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.

    * * *
    dressed up
    * * *

    Del verbo acicalar: ( conjugate acicalar)

    acicalado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    acicalado    
    acicalar
    acicalado,-a adjetivo well-dressed, smart
    ' acicalado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acicalada
    English:
    doll
    - spic-and-span
    - spick-and-span
    - sleek
    - spruce
    * * *
    acicalado, -a adj
    dapper

    Spanish-English dictionary > acicalado

  • 13 alisar

    m.
    alder grove.
    En el alisar se oía el viento The wind could be heard in the alder grove.
    v.
    1 to smooth (down).
    2 to smooth out, to rub down, to plane, to roll out.
    Elsa alisa su vestido Elsa smooths out her dress.
    3 to straighten, to smooth out.
    Elsa alisa su cabello Elsa straightens her hair.
    * * *
    1 to smooth
    1 to smooth
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    I
    VT
    1) [+ vestido] to smooth, smooth down; [+ pelo] to smooth, straighten, sleek
    2) (Téc) to polish, finish
    II
    SM
    =aliseda SF alder grove
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo <colcha/papel> to smooth out; <pared/superficie> to smooth down
    2.
    alisarse v pron (refl)
    a) <vestido/falda> to smooth out
    b) < pelo> ( con la mano) to smooth down; ( quitar los rizos) to straighten
    * * *
    = smooth.
    Ex. From the 1820s a dry end was added to the Fourdrinier machine which dried and smoothed the web of paper as it emerged from the wet end.
    ----
    * alisar a martillazos = hammer + flat.
    * alisar raspando = scrape + smooth.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo <colcha/papel> to smooth out; <pared/superficie> to smooth down
    2.
    alisarse v pron (refl)
    a) <vestido/falda> to smooth out
    b) < pelo> ( con la mano) to smooth down; ( quitar los rizos) to straighten
    * * *

    Ex: From the 1820s a dry end was added to the Fourdrinier machine which dried and smoothed the web of paper as it emerged from the wet end.

    * alisar a martillazos = hammer + flat.
    * alisar raspando = scrape + smooth.

    * * *
    alisar [A1 ]
    vt
    ‹colcha/papel› to smooth out; ‹pared/superficie› to smooth down
    ( refl)
    1 ‹vestido/falda› to smooth out
    2 ‹pelo› (con la mano) to smooth down; (quitar los rizos) to straighten
    * * *

    alisar ( conjugate alisar) verbo transitivo ‹colcha/papel› to smooth out;
    ‹pared/superficie› to smooth down
    alisarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
    a) ‹vestido/falda› to smooth out


    ( quitar los rizos) to straighten
    alisar vtr (estirar algo arrugado) to smooth (out)
    (aplanar una superficie irregular) to smooth (down)
    ' alisar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    estirar
    English:
    flatten
    - smooth
    - smooth down
    - smooth out
    - straighten
    - hammer
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    [ropa, superficie] to smooth (down o out)
    * * *
    v/t smooth
    * * *
    alisar vt
    : to smooth
    * * *
    alisar vb to smooth

    Spanish-English dictionary > alisar

  • 14 brillante

    adj.
    1 shining (reluciente) (luz, astro).
    2 brilliant.
    el pianista estuvo brillante the pianist was outstanding
    m.
    diamond.
    * * *
    1 (extraordinario) brilliant
    2 (pelo, metal, zapatos) shiny; (ojos) sparkling; (luz, color) bright; (pintura) gloss
    1 (diamante) diamond
    * * *
    1. noun m. 2. adj.
    bright, brilliant, shiny
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=reluciente) [luz, sol, color] [gen] bright; [muy fuerte] brilliant; [superficie pulida] shiny; [pelo] glossy, shiny; [joyas, lentejuelas] sparkling, glittering

    un estampado amarillo brillante — a bright o brilliant yellow pattern

    ¡qué brillante ha quedado el suelo! — the floor is really shiny now!

    2) (=excelente) brilliant
    2.
    SM diamond, brilliant
    * * *
    I
    a) <luz/estrella/color> bright; <zapatos/metal/pelo> shiny; < pintura> gloss (before n); < papel> shiny, glossy
    b) <escritor/porvenir> brilliant
    II
    a) ( diamante) diamond
    b) brillantes masculino plural (Arg) ( polvo brillante) glitter
    * * *
    = brilliant, glistening, glossy [glossier -comp., glossiest -sup.], dashing, shimmering, gleaming, sparkling, shiny [shinier -comp., shiniest -sup.], bright [brighter -comp., brightest -sup.], glittering, twinkling, shining, flashing, bravura, blazing, sparkly.
    Ex. This conference has been blessed with the presence of the brilliant mind of Seymour Lubetzky.
    Ex. Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.
    Ex. The master has a glossy side coated with kaolin and an uncoated reverse side.
    Ex. Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
    Ex. Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.
    Ex. The reader is like her: he sits watching the diverse pageant of human thought and human feeling passing across the gleaming mirror of literature.
    Ex. She looked at them it with sparkling eyes, as though the problem was now solved.
    Ex. Art paper (the shiny paper used for printing fine-screen half-tones from the 1880s) had a coating of china clay applied in a special machine to one or both sides of a web of body paper.
    Ex. The openness of the now accessible stacks is emphasised by use of glass and bright colours.
    Ex. The article 'The glittering prizes' likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage.
    Ex. The menu has a variety of embellishments such as twinkling stars or a message board.
    Ex. When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.
    Ex. Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.
    Ex. She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.
    Ex. Marie-Nicole Lemieux in the title role provides a blazing star performance.
    Ex. Basically, it's a piece of embroidered fabric to which is added fringe, tassels, and sparkly things.
    ----
    * con ojos brillantes = bright-eyed.
    * ejecución brillante = bravura performance.
    * * *
    I
    a) <luz/estrella/color> bright; <zapatos/metal/pelo> shiny; < pintura> gloss (before n); < papel> shiny, glossy
    b) <escritor/porvenir> brilliant
    II
    a) ( diamante) diamond
    b) brillantes masculino plural (Arg) ( polvo brillante) glitter
    * * *
    = brilliant, glistening, glossy [glossier -comp., glossiest -sup.], dashing, shimmering, gleaming, sparkling, shiny [shinier -comp., shiniest -sup.], bright [brighter -comp., brightest -sup.], glittering, twinkling, shining, flashing, bravura, blazing, sparkly.

    Ex: This conference has been blessed with the presence of the brilliant mind of Seymour Lubetzky.

    Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.
    Ex: The master has a glossy side coated with kaolin and an uncoated reverse side.
    Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
    Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.
    Ex: The reader is like her: he sits watching the diverse pageant of human thought and human feeling passing across the gleaming mirror of literature.
    Ex: She looked at them it with sparkling eyes, as though the problem was now solved.
    Ex: Art paper (the shiny paper used for printing fine-screen half-tones from the 1880s) had a coating of china clay applied in a special machine to one or both sides of a web of body paper.
    Ex: The openness of the now accessible stacks is emphasised by use of glass and bright colours.
    Ex: The article 'The glittering prizes' likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage.
    Ex: The menu has a variety of embellishments such as twinkling stars or a message board.
    Ex: When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.
    Ex: Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.
    Ex: She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.
    Ex: Marie-Nicole Lemieux in the title role provides a blazing star performance.
    Ex: Basically, it's a piece of embroidered fabric to which is added fringe, tassels, and sparkly things.
    * con ojos brillantes = bright-eyed.
    * ejecución brillante = bravura performance.

    * * *
    1 ‹luz/estrella/color› bright; ‹zapatos/metal/pelo› shiny; ‹pintura› gloss ( before n); ‹papel› shiny, glossy
    tenía la platería brillante she kept the silverware gleaming
    son de un color azul brillante they're bright blue
    tenía los ojos brillantes de fiebre her eyes were bright with fever
    sus brillantes ojos azules his sparkling o bright blue eyes
    el fregadero está brillante de limpio the sink is sparkling clean
    tiene el suelo brillante the floor's shining
    una tela brillante material with a sheen
    2 ‹escritor/discurso/porvenir› brilliant
    1 (diamante) diamond
    un anillo de brillantes a diamond ring
    * * *

     

    brillante adjetivo
    a) ‹luz/estrella/color› bright;

    ‹zapatos/metal/pelo› shiny;
    ‹ pintura› gloss ( before n);
    ‹ papel› glossy;
    ‹ tela› with a sheen
    b) ‹escritor/porvenir› brilliant;

    ‹ mente› great;

    ■ sustantivo masculino ( diamante) diamond;

    brillante
    I adjetivo
    1 (un color, una persona, un objeto) brilliant: su conferencia fue absolutamente brillante, his talk was absolutely brillant
    2 (un suelo, una superficie) gleaming
    II sustantivo masculino diamond

    ' brillante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    consumada
    - consumado
    - distinguirse
    - impracticable
    - lustrosa
    - lustroso
    - nublar
    - viva
    - vivo
    - destellar
    - destello
    - engarzar
    - lumbrera
    - radiante
    - trayectoria
    English:
    blind
    - bright
    - brilliant
    - gleaming
    - gloss
    - glossy
    - glowing
    - polished
    - rock
    - scintillating
    - shining
    - shiny
    - sparkling
    - strong
    - vibrant
    - brighten
    - diamond
    - flash
    - sleek
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [reluciente] [luz, astro] shining;
    [metal, zapatos, pelo] shiny; [ojos, sonrisa, diamante] sparkling
    2. [magnífico] brilliant;
    el pianista estuvo brillante the pianist was outstanding;
    el joven escritor tiene un futuro brillante the young writer has a brilliant future ahead of him
    ♦ nm
    diamond, Espec brilliant
    * * *
    I adj
    1 ( luminoso) bright
    2 fig
    brilliant
    II m diamond
    * * *
    : brilliant, bright
    diamante: diamond
    * * *
    brillante1 adj
    1. (luz, color) bright
    2. (coche, pelo, superficie) shiny [comp. shinier; superl. shiniest]
    3. (persona, actuación) brilliant
    brillante2 n diamond

    Spanish-English dictionary > brillante

  • 15 bruñido

    adj.
    burnished, polished, sleek.
    m.
    1 polish, burnish, polishing, burnishing.
    2 polishing, burnishing.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: bruñir.
    * * *
    1 burnishing
    ————————
    1→ link=bruñir bruñir
    1 burnished
    1 burnishing
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ polished, burnished
    2. SM
    1) (=acto) polish, polishing
    2) (=brillo) shine, gloss
    * * *
    - da adjetivo burnished, polished
    * * *
    Ex. A design engraved on the surface of a plate of polished copper can be printed if the lines of the design are filled with ink.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo burnished, polished
    * * *

    Ex: A design engraved on the surface of a plate of polished copper can be printed if the lines of the design are filled with ink.

    * * *
    bruñido1 -da
    burnished, polished
    1 (acción) burnishing, polishing
    2 (brillo) shine, gloss
    * * *
    bruñido, -a
    ♦ adj
    polished
    ♦ nm
    polishing
    * * *
    m burnishing, polishing

    Spanish-English dictionary > bruñido

  • 16 depurado

    adj.
    purified, unblemished, exquisite, sheer.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: depurar.
    * * *
    1→ link=depurar depurar
    1 (pulido) elaborate, carefully worked
    * * *
    ADJ [estilo] pure, refined
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <lenguaje/estilo> polished, refined; < gusto> refined
    * * *
    = cleanup [clean-up], filtering, purification.
    Ex. In the clean-up operation that you just described you recalled a figure of approximately 11,000 transactions.
    Ex. Additional techniques were developed for filtering, ranking and reducing information retrieval system output.
    Ex. The conservation method consists of several stages: mechanical cleaning, chemical purification, neutralization of surplus acidity, blocking of noxious influences of cations of iron and copper, moistening and strengthening of leather bindings, and greasing.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <lenguaje/estilo> polished, refined; < gusto> refined
    * * *
    = cleanup [clean-up], filtering, purification.

    Ex: In the clean-up operation that you just described you recalled a figure of approximately 11,000 transactions.

    Ex: Additional techniques were developed for filtering, ranking and reducing information retrieval system output.
    Ex: The conservation method consists of several stages: mechanical cleaning, chemical purification, neutralization of surplus acidity, blocking of noxious influences of cations of iron and copper, moistening and strengthening of leather bindings, and greasing.

    * * *
    ‹lenguaje› polished, refined; ‹gusto› refined
    un estilo depurado a polished style
    * * *

    Del verbo depurar: ( conjugate depurar)

    depurado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    depurado    
    depurar
    depurado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹lenguaje/estilo› polished, refined;


    ‹ gusto› refined
    depurar ( conjugate depurar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹ agua› to purify, treat;

    ‹ aguas residuales› to treat
    b) ‹ sangre› to cleanse

    2
    a) ‹organización/partido› to purge

    b) ‹lenguaje/estilo› to polish, refine

    depurar verbo transitivo
    1 (limpiar un líquido, agua) to purify
    2 (un partido, una empresa) to purge
    3 (el estilo, vocabulario, etc) to refine
    * * *
    depurado, -a adj
    [estilo] refined, polished; [lenguaje, técnica] finely honed; [sistema] finely tuned; [gustos] refined; [diseño, líneas] sleek, elegant

    Spanish-English dictionary > depurado

  • 17 elegante

    adj.
    1 elegant, smart (persona, ropa).
    estás muy elegante con ese vestido you look really smart in that dress
    ponte elegante, vamos a una boda make yourself smart, we're going to a wedding
    2 smart, chic (barrio, hotel, fiesta).
    3 graceful, elegant (movimiento, porte).
    4 gracious (actitud, comportamiento).
    fue un gesto poco elegante por su parte it wasn't a very gracious gesture on his part
    f. & m.
    elegant person.
    * * *
    1 elegant, smart, stylish
    * * *
    adj.
    elegant, smart
    * * *
    ADJ [gen] elegant; [traje, fiesta, tienda] fashionable, smart; [sociedad] fashionable, elegant; [decoración] tasteful; [frase] elegant, well-turned, polished
    * * *
    1)
    a) <moda/vestido> elegant, smart

    iba muy elegante — ( bien vestido) he was very well o very smartly dressed; ( garboso) he looked very elegant

    b) <barrio/restaurante/fiesta> smart, fashionable
    2) <estilo/frase> elegant, polished; < solución> elegant, neat
    * * *
    = elegant, glamorous, dashing, genteel, graceful, gracious, chic, polished, stylish, dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], gourmet, glam, voguish, dapper, swish.
    Ex. A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.
    Ex. Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.
    Ex. Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
    Ex. The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.
    Ex. The author who can vary his terminology to maintain the reader's interest is a handicap to the indexer, who is more concerned with the ideas conveyed than with the niceties of a graceful literary style.
    Ex. It will be necessary to be gracious when accepting what seem to be peripheral assignments from a company vice president.
    Ex. From the chic Princes Square and the monumental St Enoch Centre to the magnificent Buchanan Galleries, shopping is an essential part of the Glasgow experience.
    Ex. The consolidation of abstracts into a polished bulletin or list is usually the responsibility of information staff.
    Ex. A number of innovative initiatives have resulted in stylish new public libraries.
    Ex. They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.
    Ex. Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.
    Ex. Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.
    Ex. Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.
    Ex. He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
    Ex. The entrance to the hotel is very swish and the rooms although small very well maintained and clean.
    ----
    * de un modo elegante = elegantly.
    * poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].
    * * *
    1)
    a) <moda/vestido> elegant, smart

    iba muy elegante — ( bien vestido) he was very well o very smartly dressed; ( garboso) he looked very elegant

    b) <barrio/restaurante/fiesta> smart, fashionable
    2) <estilo/frase> elegant, polished; < solución> elegant, neat
    * * *
    = elegant, glamorous, dashing, genteel, graceful, gracious, chic, polished, stylish, dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], gourmet, glam, voguish, dapper, swish.

    Ex: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.

    Ex: Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.
    Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
    Ex: The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.
    Ex: The author who can vary his terminology to maintain the reader's interest is a handicap to the indexer, who is more concerned with the ideas conveyed than with the niceties of a graceful literary style.
    Ex: It will be necessary to be gracious when accepting what seem to be peripheral assignments from a company vice president.
    Ex: From the chic Princes Square and the monumental St Enoch Centre to the magnificent Buchanan Galleries, shopping is an essential part of the Glasgow experience.
    Ex: The consolidation of abstracts into a polished bulletin or list is usually the responsibility of information staff.
    Ex: A number of innovative initiatives have resulted in stylish new public libraries.
    Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.
    Ex: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.
    Ex: Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.
    Ex: Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.
    Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
    Ex: The entrance to the hotel is very swish and the rooms although small very well maintained and clean.
    * de un modo elegante = elegantly.
    * poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

    * * *
    A
    1 ‹moda/vestido› elegant, stylish, smart
    iba muy elegante (bien vestido) he was very well o very smartly dressed; (garboso, grácil) he was very stylishly o elegantly dressed, he looked very elegant
    ¡qué elegante te has puesto! ( fam); you look smart!
    los elegantes jardines de la casa the elegantly o beautifully laid out gardens of the house
    2 ‹barrio/restaurante/fiesta› smart, fashionable, chic
    B
    1 ‹estilo› elegant, polished
    una frase muy elegante a very elegant o a well-turned phrase
    2 (generoso) ‹gesto/actitud› generous, handsome
    3 ‹solución› elegant, neat
    * * *

     

    elegante adjetivo
    1
    a) ‹moda/vestido› elegant, smart;

    ◊ iba muy elegante he was very well o very smartly dressed

    b) ‹barrio/restaurante/fiesta› smart

    2 ‹estilo/frase› elegant, polished
    elegante adjetivo elegant
    ' elegante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    arreglar
    - arreglada
    - arreglado
    - arreglarse
    - bonita
    - bonito
    - sobria
    - sobrio
    - vestir
    - vestirse
    - gagá
    - pituco
    English:
    avail
    - chic
    - classy
    - dashing
    - dowdy
    - dressy
    - elegant
    - fashionable
    - fine
    - graceful
    - gracious
    - ladylike
    - posh
    - ritzy
    - sleek
    - smart
    - snappy
    - snazzy
    - swish
    - unfashionable
    - awkward
    - debonair
    - do
    - dress
    - show
    - sprawl
    - stylish
    - suave
    - trim
    * * *
    1. [en vestimenta] [persona] elegant, smart;
    [ropa, calzado] smart, elegant;
    estás muy elegante con ese vestido you look really smart in that dress;
    ir elegante to be dressed smartly;
    ¡qué elegante vas! you look smart!;
    ponte elegante, vamos a una boda make yourself smart, we're going to a wedding;
    es elegante en el vestir he dresses elegantly o smartly
    2. [lujoso] [barrio, hotel, fiesta] smart, chic;
    los elegantes bulevares parisinos the elegant boulevards of Paris
    3. [en garbo, porte] graceful, elegant
    4. [en actitud, comportamiento] gracious;
    fue un gesto poco elegante por su parte it wasn't a very gracious gesture on his part
    5. [estilo, frase] elegant
    * * *
    adj elegant, stylish
    * * *
    : elegant, smart
    * * *
    1. (persona, vestido) elegant
    2. (lugar) smart

    Spanish-English dictionary > elegante

  • 18 experto2

    2 = adept, experienced, master, skilled, trained, seasoned, qualified, virtuoso, expert, deft, technically minded.
    Ex. The machine is indeed quite adept at creating alternate access points and customized sequences.
    Ex. Thus, complex and irrational arrangements can be tolerated, since only relatively experienced staff need to be able to locate items.
    Ex. The plot for 99.9 percent represents about the norm for good master typists.
    Ex. When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.
    Ex. The WILSONDISC system appears easier to the trained searcher who can gather a great body of relevant material by using Boolean free text searching.
    Ex. At the same time, seasoned librarians are faced with new learning requirements for computer seaching.
    Ex. The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.
    Ex. An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.
    Ex. A situation involving the dangerous or apparently dangerous person (perhaps someone reportedly carrying a gun or knife) requires the librarian to summon expert help.
    Ex. In this live peformance video, Joan Sutherland's coloratura is as deft as ever.
    Ex. The building was without electricity for much of the day as some planned system upgrades were implemented (for the technically minded, some old gubbings were apparently replaced with sleek shiny new ones).
    ----
    * conocimiento experto = expertise.
    * enviar a un asesor experto = refer.
    * inexperto = naive [naïve].
    * mecanógrafo experto = master typist.
    * no experto = non-expert [nonexpert].
    * parecido a un sistema experto = expert-type.
    * persona no experta = non-scholar.
    * ser experto en = be skilled at.
    * sistema experto = expert system, knowledge-base system.

    Spanish-English dictionary > experto2

  • 19 lacio

    m.
    Latium.
    * * *
    1 (cabello) straight
    2 (marchito) withered
    3 (sin vigor) limp
    * * *
    * * *
    - cia adjetivo < pelo> straight; < cuerpo> limp, weak
    * * *
    = flabby [flabbier -comp., flabbiest -sup.].
    Ex. Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.
    ----
    * cabello lacio = straight hair.
    * pelo lacio = straight hair.
    * * *
    - cia adjetivo < pelo> straight; < cuerpo> limp, weak
    * * *
    = flabby [flabbier -comp., flabbiest -sup.].

    Ex: Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.

    * cabello lacio = straight hair.
    * pelo lacio = straight hair.

    * * *
    el Lacio Latium
    * * *

    lacio
    ◊ - cia adjetivo ‹ pelo› straight;


    ‹ cuerpo› limp, weak
    lacio,-a adjetivo
    1 (cabello) lank, limp
    2 (planta) limp: la azalea está muy lacia, the azalea is wilting
    3 (lánguido) languid, weak
    ' lacio' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    lacia
    - pelo
    English:
    lank
    - limp
    - sleek
    - straight
    * * *
    lacio, -a adj
    1. [cabello] [liso] straight;
    [sin fuerza] lank
    2. [planta] wilted
    3. [sin fuerza] limp
    * * *
    adj limp; pelo lank
    * * *
    lacio, - cia adj
    1) : limp, lank
    2)
    pelo lacio : straight hair
    * * *
    lacio adj (pelo) straight

    Spanish-English dictionary > lacio

  • 20 perro salchicha

    m.
    dachshund, small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears, sausage dog.
    * * *
    dachshund, sausage dog (colloq)
    * * *
    (n.) = dachshund, sausage dog, wiener dog
    Ex. Dachshunds are predisposed to alopecia.
    Ex. Due to their long, narrow build, they are sometimes referred to in the United States and elsewhere as 'wiener dogs' or ' sausage dogs'.
    Ex. Due to their long, narrow build, they are sometimes referred to in the United States and elsewhere as ' wiener dogs' or 'sausage dogs'.
    * * *
    dachshund, sausage dog (colloq)
    * * *
    (n.) = dachshund, sausage dog, wiener dog

    Ex: Dachshunds are predisposed to alopecia.

    Ex: Due to their long, narrow build, they are sometimes referred to in the United States and elsewhere as 'wiener dogs' or ' sausage dogs'.
    Ex: Due to their long, narrow build, they are sometimes referred to in the United States and elsewhere as ' wiener dogs' or 'sausage dogs'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > perro salchicha

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