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1 chance
f. & m.opportunity, chance. ( Latin American Spanish)tener chance de hacer algo to have the chance to do something¿me das un chance? can I have a go?m.1 chance, shot, turn, opportunity.2 risk, chance.3 probability, chance, odds, likelihood.* * *1 chance* * *1. SM[a veces] SF LAm1) (=oportunidad) chance2) (=suerte) good luck2.CONJ Méx maybe, perhaps* * *femenino o masculino (AmL) ( oportunidad) chancetiene pocas chances de ganar — he doesn't have o stand much chance of winning
* * *femenino o masculino (AmL) ( oportunidad) chancetiene pocas chances de ganar — he doesn't have o stand much chance of winning
* * *orA ( AmL) (oportunidad) chanceno me dio chance de defenderme he didn't give me the chance to defend myselfno hay ningún chance de que se salve he has no chance of escapingeste caballo tiene pocas chances de ganar this horse doesn't have o stand much chance of winningB1le salió un chance con una muchacha del pueblo he got involved with one of the village girls ( colloq)* * *
chance f or m (AmL) ( oportunidad) chance;
tiene pocas chances de ganar he doesn't have o stand much chance of winning
chance sustantivo masculino LAm opportunity
' chance' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
accidental
- accidente
- asomo
- azar
- casual
- casualidad
- casualmente
- chiripa
- cielo
- coincidir
- destinada
- destinado
- encuentro
- entrever
- fortuita
- fortuito
- inesperada
- inesperado
- juego
- malograr
- mía
- mío
- momento
- ninguna
- ninguno
- ocasión
- ocasional
- opción
- oportunidad
- presentarse
- primera
- primero
- probabilidad
- resquicio
- suerte
- terciarse
- última
- último
- una
- uno
- arriesgar
- carambola
- coincidencia
- facilidad
- hablar
- posibilidad
English:
avail
- blow
- bungle
- by
- cat
- chance
- encounter
- fact
- fair
- fifty
- fighting chance
- forfeit
- game
- hang back
- happy
- jump at
- last
- lifetime
- off-chance
- outside
- parting
- remote
- second
- accident
- accidentally
- any
- bump
- casual
- fifty-fifty
- grab
- have
- jump
- leave
- life
- miss
- muff
- now
- off
- pass
- proper
- providence
- purely
- seize
- slight
- slim
- to
* * *♦ nm o nfAm opportunity, chance;me dio una segunda chance he gave me a second chance;aprovechar la chance to seize the opportunity;tener chance de hacer algo to have the chance to do sth;¿me das un chance? can I have a go?♦ advMéx maybe;iré al cine hoy, chance mañana I'm going to the movies o Br cinema today, or maybe tomorrow* * *I m L.Am.chance;dame chance let me have a goII conj Méxperhaps, maybe* * *chance nmoportunidad: chance, opportunity -
2 probabilidad muy pequeńa
• slim chance• slim probability• very small chanceDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > probabilidad muy pequeńa
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3 escaso
adj.scarce, bare, scrimpy, poor.* * *► adjetivo1 (insuficiente) scarce, scant, very little, small3 (poco de algo) few4 (que le falta poco) hardly, scarcely, barely5 (mezquino) miserly, mean\andar escaso,-a de algo to be short of something* * *(f. - escasa)adj.scarce, scant* * *ADJ1) (=limitado)las posibilidades de encontrarlo vivo son muy escasas — the chances of finding him alive are very slim
el recital tuvo escaso público — the recital was poorly o sparsely attended
2)3) (=muy justo)hay dos toneladas escasas — there are barely o scarcely two tons
duró una hora escasa — it lasted barely o scarcely an hour
tiene 15 años escasos — he's barely o hardly 15
4) †† (=tacaño) mean, stingy* * *- sa adjetivoa) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limitedb) (en expresiones de medida, peso)pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo
a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away
c) [estar] ( falto)escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something
* * *= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex. Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex. Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex. If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.Ex. The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex. Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.Ex. However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.Ex. The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.Ex. Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.Ex. Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.----* andar escaso de = be short of.* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* escasa comunicación = poor communication.* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.* ser escaso = be few and far between.* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.* * *- sa adjetivoa) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limitedb) (en expresiones de medida, peso)pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo
a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away
c) [estar] ( falto)escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something
* * *= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex: Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex: If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex: Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.Ex: The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.Ex: Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.* andar escaso de = be short of.* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* escasa comunicación = poor communication.* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.* ser escaso = be few and far between.* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.* * *escaso -sa1(poco, limitado): un país de escasos recursos económicos a country with limited o scant o slender economic resourcesante un público escaso in front of a small audienceescasas posibilidades de éxito slim o slender chances of success, little chance of successla visibilidad en la zona del aeropuerto es escasa there is poor o limited visibility around the airportla comida resultó escasa there wasn't enough foodobras de escasa calidad works of mediocre qualityuna persona de escasa inteligencia a person of limited intelligencemis conocimientos sobre este tema son escasos my knowledge of this subject is limited2(en expresiones de medida, peso): falta un mes escaso para que llegue there's barely o scarcely a month to go before it arrivesestá a una distancia de cinco kilómetros escasos it's barely o scarcely five kilometers awaypesa un kilo escaso it weighs barely o scarcely a kiloa escasos tres días/dos meses ( AmL); barely three days/two months awayse despertó luego de escasas tres horas de sueño ( AmL); she awoke having slept for barely three hours3 (falto) escaso DE algo short OF sthde momento ando escaso de dinero I'm a little o a bit short of money at the moment, money's a bit scarce o tight at the momentandamos escasos de personal we're short-staffed* * *
escaso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹ posibilidades› slim, slender;
‹ visibilidad› poor;
‹conocimientos/experiencia› limited
escaso,-a adj (alimentos, recursos) scarce, scant
(dinero, tiempo) short
(luz) poor
♦ Locuciones: andar escaso de, to be short of
' escaso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- contada
- contado
- corta
- corto
- delgada
- delgado
- escasa
- mezquina
- mezquino
- mínima
- mínimo
- pelada
- pelado
- apurado
- dinero
- pobre
English:
low
- marginal seat
- pressed
- run
- scant
- scanty
- scarce
- short
- slender
- slim
- small
- sparse
- meager
- narrow
- poor
- skimpy
- slight
- under
* * *escaso, -a adj1. [insuficiente] [conocimientos, recursos, medios] limited, scant;[víveres, trabajo] scarce; [cantidad, número, temperaturas] low; [visibilidad, luz] poor, low;escaso público se dio cita para ver el partido a poor crowd turned out to see the match;sus posibilidades son más bien escasas her chances are rather slim;vino tanta gente que la comida se quedó escasa so many people came that there wasn't enough food;joyas de escaso valor jewellery of scant o little value;la obra tuvo escaso éxito the play had little success;debido al escaso tiempo con el que contaban due to the little time they had, since time was shortando escaso de dinero I don't have much money;el hotel está escaso de personal the hotel is short-staffed;la comida está un poco escasa de sal the food is in need of a bit more saltdura dos horas escasas it lasts barely two hours;a un mes escaso de las elecciones with barely a month to go to the elections;pesó dos kilos escasos al nacer she weighed barely two kilos at birth* * *adj1 recursos limited;escasas posibilidades de not much chance of, little chance of2:andar escaso de algo falto be short of sth3 ( justo):falta un mes escaso it’s barely a month away;un kilo escaso a scant kilo, barely a kilo* * *escaso, -sa adj1) : scarce, scant2)escaso de : short of* * *escaso adj1. (con incontables) little2. (con contables en singular) small / low3. (con contables en plural) few4. (apenas) just under / barelyandar/estar escaso de tiempo/dinero to be short of time/money -
4 probabilidad
f.probability (gen) & (Mat).* * *1 probability* * *noun f.probability, likelihood* * *SF1) (=capacidad de suceder) likelihood, probabilitynubes y claros con pocas probabilidades de lluvia — cloud and sunny periods with little likelihood of rain
2) (=oportunidad) chance, prospectprobabilidades de vida — expectation of life, life expectancy
* * *femenino (Mat) probabilitycon toda probabilidad — in all probability o likelihood
¿qué probabilidades tiene de ganar? — what are her chances of winning?
existen pocas probabilidades de que sea encontrado con vida — (frml) the possibility of him being found alive is very remote (frml)
* * *= chance, likelihood, probability, incidence, odds, maybe.Ex. In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.Ex. The intercession of the external agency places a further link in the chain between author and end-user, and hence must increase the likelihood of delay.Ex. Our system should be one which reduces the probability of error as far a possible.Ex. This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.Ex. If the author was known but not the title the odds in favour of a positive response were two to one.Ex. Instead of ranking the documents retrieved in probable order of relevance, the conventional search sorts the relevant sheep from the irrelevant goats and ignores the fact that there are a lot of ' maybe's' involved.----* aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* con toda probabilidad = in all probability, probability.* disminuir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* disminuir las probabilidades = lengthen + the odds.* distribución de probabilidades = possibility distribution, probability distribution.* error de probabilidad = probability of error.* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.* índice de probabilidad = expectancy ratio.* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* ninguna probabilidad = fat chance.* parecer una probabilidad = loom up + a possibility.* plantear una probabilidad = pose + possibility.* poca probabilidad = slim chance.* probabilidad de citación = citability.* probabilidades a favor de = odds in favour of.* probabilidades de = odds in favour of.* probabilidades desfavorables = odds against.* probabilidades en contra de = odds against.* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* una probabilidad muy alta = a sporting chance.* * *femenino (Mat) probabilitycon toda probabilidad — in all probability o likelihood
¿qué probabilidades tiene de ganar? — what are her chances of winning?
existen pocas probabilidades de que sea encontrado con vida — (frml) the possibility of him being found alive is very remote (frml)
* * *= chance, likelihood, probability, incidence, odds, maybe.Ex: In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.
Ex: The intercession of the external agency places a further link in the chain between author and end-user, and hence must increase the likelihood of delay.Ex: Our system should be one which reduces the probability of error as far a possible.Ex: This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.Ex: If the author was known but not the title the odds in favour of a positive response were two to one.Ex: Instead of ranking the documents retrieved in probable order of relevance, the conventional search sorts the relevant sheep from the irrelevant goats and ignores the fact that there are a lot of ' maybe's' involved.* aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* con toda probabilidad = in all probability, probability.* disminuir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* disminuir las probabilidades = lengthen + the odds.* distribución de probabilidades = possibility distribution, probability distribution.* error de probabilidad = probability of error.* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.* índice de probabilidad = expectancy ratio.* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* ninguna probabilidad = fat chance.* parecer una probabilidad = loom up + a possibility.* plantear una probabilidad = pose + possibility.* poca probabilidad = slim chance.* probabilidad de citación = citability.* probabilidades a favor de = odds in favour of.* probabilidades de = odds in favour of.* probabilidades desfavorables = odds against.* probabilidades en contra de = odds against.* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* una probabilidad muy alta = a sporting chance.* * *( Mat) probabilityes una posibilidad más que una probabilidad it's more a possibility than a probabilitycon toda probabilidad llegará mañana in all probability o likelihood it will arrive tomorrow¿qué probabilidad or probabilidades tiene de ganar? what are her chances of winning?existe poca probabilidad or existen pocas probabilidades de que sea encontrado con vida ( frml); the possibility of him being found alive is very remote ( frml), there is little possibility that he will be found alive, there is little prospect of finding him alive* * *
probabilidad sustantivo femenino (Mat) probability;◊ con toda probabilidad in all probability o likelihood;
¿qué probabilidades tiene de ganar? what are her chances of winning?
probabilidad sustantivo femenino probability: tenía pocas probabilidades de ganar, he didn't have much chance of winning
♦ Locuciones: con toda probabilidad, in all likelihood
' probabilidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
poder
- seguramente
- deber
English:
likelihood
- may
- must
- ought
- probability
- reasonable
- should
- work out
- would
- to
* * *probabilidad nf1. [posibilidad] probability, likelihood;existe la probabilidad de que acabemos antes de tiempo it's probable o likely that we'll finish early;la probabilidad de que sobreviva es muy escasa there's little possibility o chance that he'll survive, it's highly unlikely that he'll survive;con toda probabilidad acabaremos mañana in all probability o likelihood we'll finish tomorrow2. Mat probability* * *f probability* * *probabilidad nf: probability* * *probabilidad n chance -
5 poca probabilidad
f.slim chance, fat chance.* * *(n.) = slim chanceEx. The article ' Slim chance for ethnic funding' explains how funding for library projects to provide assistance to ethnic minorities has almost dried up.* * *(n.) = slim chanceEx: The article ' Slim chance for ethnic funding' explains how funding for library projects to provide assistance to ethnic minorities has almost dried up.
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6 escasa probabilidad
f.remote chance, bad chance, fat chance.* * *(n.) = slim chanceEx. The article ' Slim chance for ethnic funding' explains how funding for library projects to provide assistance to ethnic minorities has almost dried up.* * *(n.) = slim chanceEx: The article ' Slim chance for ethnic funding' explains how funding for library projects to provide assistance to ethnic minorities has almost dried up.
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7 poco
adj.not much, a small amount of, a small quantity of, little.adv.little, not very, not much.m.little.* * *► adjetivo1 little (plural) few, not many1 little (en plural) not many■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery► adverbio1 little, not much■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little1 a little, a bit■ ¿me das un poco? could you give me a little?\a poco de shortly afterdentro de poco soon, presentlyhace poco not long agopocas veces rarely, not often, seldompoco a poco slowly, gradually, bit by bitpoco antes shortly beforepoco después shortly afterwardspoco después de shortly afterpoco más o menos more or lesspoco menos que almost, nearlypor poco nearlypor si fuera poco as if that weren't enough, to top it all, on top of everything————————1 little (en plural) not many■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery► adverbio1 little, not much■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little* * *1. adv.little, few- por poco 2. (f. - poca)pron.little, few3. (f. - poca)adj.little, few, not much* * *1. ADJ1) [en singular] little, not muchtenemos poco tiempo — we have little time, we don't have much time
hay muy poco queso — there's very little cheese, there's hardly any cheese
con poco respeto — with little respect, with scant respect
el provecho es poco — the gain is small, there isn't much to gain
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poca cosa, no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about such a little thingcomemos, jugamos a cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we eat, play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it
es poca cosa — (=no mucho) it's not much; (=no importante) it's nothing much
es muy guapa pero poca cosa — she's very pretty, but there isn't much to her
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y por si fuera poco — and as if that weren't enough, and to cap it all2) [en plural] few, not manypocos niños saben que... — few o not many children know that...
tiene pocos amigos — he has few friends, he hasn't got many friends
2. PRON1) [en singular]a) (=poca cosa)la reforma servirá para poco — the reform won't do much good o won't be much use
b)• un poco — a bit, a little
-¿tienes frío? -un poco — "are you cold?" - "a bit o a little"
he bebido un poco, pero no estoy borracho — I've had a bit to drink, but I'm not drunk
le conocía un poco — I knew him a bit o slightly
espera un poco — wait a minute o moment
estoy un poco triste — I am rather o a little sad
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un poco como, es un poco como su padre — he's rather o a bit like his father•
un poco de, un poco de dinero — a little money¡un poco de silencio! — let's have some quiet here!
c) [referido a tiempo] not longtardaron poco en hacerlo — it didn't take them long to do it, they didn't take long to do it
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a poco de — shortly after•
cada poco — every so often•
dentro de poco — shortly, soon•
hace poco — not long agofuimos a verla hace poco — we visited her not long ago, we visited her quite recently
la conozco desde hace poco — I haven't known her long, I've only known her for a short while
2) [en plural] fewpocos son los que... — there are few who...
como hay pocos —
3. ADV1) [con verbos] not much, littlecuesta poco — it doesn't cost much, it costs very little
vamos poco a Madrid — we don't go to Madrid much, we hardly ever go to Madrid
lo estiman poco — they hardly value it at all, they value it very little
2) [con adjetivos: se traduce a menudo por medio de un prefijo]poco inteligente — unintelligent, not very intelligent
3) [otras locuciones]*¡poco a poco! — steady on!, easy does it!
¿a poco? — never!, you don't say!
¡a poco no! — not much! *
¿a poco no? — (well) isn't it?
¿a poco crees que...? — do you really imagine that...?
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de a poco — LAm gradually•
tener en poco, tiene en poco a su jefe — she doesn't think much of her boss•
por poco — almost, nearlypor poco me ahogo — I almost o nearly drowned
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a poco que, a poco que pueda — if at all possiblea poco que corras, lo alcanzas — if you run now you'll catch it
* * *Ihabla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot
II... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?
IIIfue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you
- ca pronombre1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...
lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine
compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left
2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago
a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came
poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...
3) un pocoa) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a whileb)un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham
c)un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late
4) (en locs)a poco — (Méx)
¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?
de a poco — (AmL) gradually
agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time
en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly
* * *= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.Ex. Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex. She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.Ex. Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.----* abultar poco = be skimpy.* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.* agua poco profunda = shallow water.* aguas poco profundas = shallows.* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.* a poca distancia = not far behind.* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* cada pocos años = every few years.* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con poca claridad = indistinctly.* con poca exactitud = loosely.* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.* con poca población = thinly populated.* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].* con poco dinero = on the cheap.* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.* correr poco a poco = eat away at.* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].* de forma poco ética = unethically.* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.Ex. When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.----* de manera poco ética = unethically.* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.* demasiado poco común = all too rare.* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.* dentro de poco = before long.* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.* de poca monta = hack, small-time.* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].* de poco peso = pat, feeble.* de poco provecho = fruitless.* de poco uso = low-use.* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durar poco = be short term.* echar poco a poco = dribble.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).* en muy poco tiempo = before long.* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.* en unos pocos años = within a few years.* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* faltar un poco = be some way off.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* hacer poco = do + little.* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muy poco = minimally.* ofrecer poco = low-ball.* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.* pasar poco a poco = slide into.* período de poca actividad = slack time.* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* poca cantidad = trickle.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poca iluminación = poor lighting.* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.* poca notoriedad = low profile.* poca probabilidad = slim chance.* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.* pocas expectativas = low expectation.* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].* poco accesible = unapproachable.* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.* poco acogedor = inhospitable.* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.* poco americano = un-American.* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.* poco apreciado = unappreciated.* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco apto = inapt.* poco arriesgado = low-risk.* poco asequible = unapproachable.* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.* poco atrevido = unadventurous.* poco audaz = unadventurous.* poco aventurero = unadventurous.* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.* poco cálido = lukewarm.* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.* poco cívico = uncivic.* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* poco colaborador = unresponsive.* poco comercial = uncommercial.* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.* poco confortable = uncomfortable.* poco conocido = obscure, little known.* poco convencido = unconvinced.* poco convencional = unconventional.* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.* poco culto = unenlightened.* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* poco denso = rarefied.* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.* poco después de que = shortly after.* poco diestro = poor-ability.* poco diplomático = indiscreet.* poco dispuesto = disinclined.* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.* poco económico = uneconomical.* poco efectivo = ineffectual.* poco eficaz = non-efficient.* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.* poco envidiable = unenviable.* poco estable = unsettled.* poco estético = unaesthetic.* poco estimulador = unchallenging.* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.* poco estricto = lax.* poco ético = unethical.* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.* poco favorable = unpromising.* poco favorecedor = unflattering.* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.* poco frecuente = infrequent.* poco fructífero = unfruitful.* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.* poco grato = unwelcome.* poco hábil = poor-ability.* poco habitual = unaccustomed.* poco halagador = unflattering.* poco halagüeño = unflattering.* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.* poco importante = menial, small-time.* poco impresionado = unimpressed.* poco informativo = uninformative.* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].* poco inteligente = unintelligent.* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.* poco juicioso = injudicious.* poco justificado = ill-justified.* poco listo = underprepared.* poco maduro = underripe.* poco más = little else.* poco materialista = unworldly.* poco memorable = forgettable.* poco mundano = unwordly.* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.* poco nítido = untidy.* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* poco novedoso = trite.* poco original = unoriginal.* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.* poco poblado = thinly populated.* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.* poco preparado = underprepared.* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].* poco productivo = unproductive.* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.* poco pulido = unpolished.* poco razonable = unreasonable.* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.* poco recomendable = inadvisable.* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.* poco rentable = uneconomical.* poco representativo = unrepresentative.* poco romántico = unromantic.* poco sabido = little known.* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.* poco sentimental = unsentimental.* poco serio = flippant.* poco sincero = insincere.* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].* poco social = unsocial.* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.* poco sólido = insubstantial.* poco tiempo = short while, short time.* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.* poco tradicional = untraditional.* poco unido = loosely knit.* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].* poco usado = little-used.* poco usual = unusual.* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.* poquito a poco = little by little.* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.* por poco dinero = cheaply.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por si era poco = for good measure.* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* quedar un poco = be some way off.* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.* qué poco común = how odd.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.* roer poco a poco = eat away at.* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* sacar poco a poco = tease out.* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.* ser muy poco probable = be remote.* ser poco = be under-provided.* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.* ser poco eficaz = do + little.* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* servir de poco = be of little use.* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.* tener poca información = be information poor.* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.* tener poco valor = be of little value.* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].* un poco áspero = roughish.* un poco como = kind of like.* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.* un poco obscuro = dusky.* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.* un poco rugoso = roughish.* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.* y poco más = and little more.* * *Ihabla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot
II... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?
IIIfue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you
- ca pronombre1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...
lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine
compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left
2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago
a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came
poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...
3) un pocoa) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a whileb)un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham
c)un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late
4) (en locs)a poco — (Méx)
¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?
de a poco — (AmL) gradually
agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time
en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly
* * *= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.Ex: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex: She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.Ex: Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.* abultar poco = be skimpy.* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.* agua poco profunda = shallow water.* aguas poco profundas = shallows.* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.* a poca distancia = not far behind.* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* cada pocos años = every few years.* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con poca claridad = indistinctly.* con poca exactitud = loosely.* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.* con poca población = thinly populated.* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].* con poco dinero = on the cheap.* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.* correr poco a poco = eat away at.* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].* de forma poco ética = unethically.* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.* de manera poco ética = unethically.* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.* demasiado poco común = all too rare.* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.* dentro de poco = before long.* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.* de poca monta = hack, small-time.* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].* de poco peso = pat, feeble.* de poco provecho = fruitless.* de poco uso = low-use.* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durar poco = be short term.* echar poco a poco = dribble.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).* en muy poco tiempo = before long.* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.* en unos pocos años = within a few years.* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* faltar un poco = be some way off.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* hacer poco = do + little.* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muy poco = minimally.* ofrecer poco = low-ball.* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.* pasar poco a poco = slide into.* período de poca actividad = slack time.* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* poca cantidad = trickle.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poca iluminación = poor lighting.* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.* poca notoriedad = low profile.* poca probabilidad = slim chance.* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.* pocas expectativas = low expectation.* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].* poco accesible = unapproachable.* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.* poco acogedor = inhospitable.* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.* poco americano = un-American.* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.* poco apreciado = unappreciated.* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco apto = inapt.* poco arriesgado = low-risk.* poco asequible = unapproachable.* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.* poco atrevido = unadventurous.* poco audaz = unadventurous.* poco aventurero = unadventurous.* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.* poco cálido = lukewarm.* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.* poco cívico = uncivic.* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* poco colaborador = unresponsive.* poco comercial = uncommercial.* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.* poco confortable = uncomfortable.* poco conocido = obscure, little known.* poco convencido = unconvinced.* poco convencional = unconventional.* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.* poco culto = unenlightened.* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* poco denso = rarefied.* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.* poco después de que = shortly after.* poco diestro = poor-ability.* poco diplomático = indiscreet.* poco dispuesto = disinclined.* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.* poco económico = uneconomical.* poco efectivo = ineffectual.* poco eficaz = non-efficient.* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.* poco envidiable = unenviable.* poco estable = unsettled.* poco estético = unaesthetic.* poco estimulador = unchallenging.* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.* poco estricto = lax.* poco ético = unethical.* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.* poco favorable = unpromising.* poco favorecedor = unflattering.* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.* poco frecuente = infrequent.* poco fructífero = unfruitful.* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.* poco grato = unwelcome.* poco hábil = poor-ability.* poco habitual = unaccustomed.* poco halagador = unflattering.* poco halagüeño = unflattering.* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.* poco importante = menial, small-time.* poco impresionado = unimpressed.* poco informativo = uninformative.* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].* poco inteligente = unintelligent.* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.* poco juicioso = injudicious.* poco justificado = ill-justified.* poco listo = underprepared.* poco maduro = underripe.* poco más = little else.* poco materialista = unworldly.* poco memorable = forgettable.* poco mundano = unwordly.* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.* poco nítido = untidy.* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* poco novedoso = trite.* poco original = unoriginal.* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.* poco poblado = thinly populated.* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.* poco preparado = underprepared.* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].* poco productivo = unproductive.* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.* poco pulido = unpolished.* poco razonable = unreasonable.* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.* poco recomendable = inadvisable.* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.* poco rentable = uneconomical.* poco representativo = unrepresentative.* poco romántico = unromantic.* poco sabido = little known.* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.* poco sentimental = unsentimental.* poco serio = flippant.* poco sincero = insincere.* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].* poco social = unsocial.* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.* poco sólido = insubstantial.* poco tiempo = short while, short time.* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.* poco tradicional = untraditional.* poco unido = loosely knit.* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].* poco usado = little-used.* poco usual = unusual.* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.* poquito a poco = little by little.* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.* por poco dinero = cheaply.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por si era poco = for good measure.* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* quedar un poco = be some way off.* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.* qué poco común = how odd.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.* roer poco a poco = eat away at.* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* sacar poco a poco = tease out.* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.* ser muy poco probable = be remote.* ser poco = be under-provided.* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.* ser poco eficaz = do + little.* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* servir de poco = be of little use.* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.* tener poca información = be information poor.* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.* tener poco valor = be of little value.* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].* un poco áspero = roughish.* un poco como = kind of like.* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.* un poco obscuro = dusky.* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.* un poco rugoso = roughish.* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.* y poco más = and little more.* * *poco1es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful, he isn't at all gratefules un autor muy poco conocido he is a very little-known authorme resultó poco interesante I didn't find it very interesting, I found it rather uninterestinghabla poco he doesn't say much o a lotduerme poquísimo she sleeps very little, she doesn't sleep very muchviene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes aroundpoco y nada me ayudaron they hardly helped me at all… con lo poco que le gusta el arroz … and he doesn't even like ricemuy poco vino very little winemuy pocos niños very few childrenhemos tenido muy poca suerte we've been very unlucky, we've had very little luck¡qué poco sentido común tienes! you don't have much common sense, do you?tengo muy poca ropa I have hardly any clothes, I have very few clothesa poca gente se le presenta esa oportunidad not many people get that opportunityhay muy pocas mujeres en el gremio there are very few women in the tradeéramos demasiado pocos there were too few of us, there weren't enough of usfue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco it was amazing, I can't begin to tell youa esta mujer todo le parece poco this woman is never satisfiedme he olvidado del poco francés/de las pocas palabras que sabía I've forgotten the little French/the few words I knewle dio unos pocos pesos she gave him a few pesosA(poca cantidad, poca cosa): le serví sopa pero comió poca I gave her some soup but she only ate a little o she didn't eat muchsírvele poco, desayunó muy tarde don't give him (too) much, he had a late breakfastpor poco que gane, siempre es otro sueldo no matter how little o however little she earns o even if she doesn't earn much, it's still another salary coming inse conforma con poco he's easily satisfiedpoco faltó para que me pegara he nearly hit mepoco y nada saqué en limpio de lo que dijo what he said made little or no sense to melo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino he spends the little o what little he earns on winecompra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left o we have very few leftes un profesor como pocos there aren't many teachers like himpocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do thatBhace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long, she's only known him a little whiletardó poco en pintar la cocina it didn't take him long to paint the kitchenfalta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas, Christmas isn't far offa poco de terminar el bombardeo soon o shortly after the bombing stoppeddentro de poco sale otro tren there'll be another train soon o shortlypoco antes de que ella se fuera a short while o shortly before she leftC1 (refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; (refiriéndose a tiempo) a while¿te sirvo un poco? would you like a little o some?descansemos un poco let's rest for a while, let's have a little restespera un poquito wait a little whiletodavía le duele un poquitín or poquitito it still hurts him a little2un poco de: ponle un poco de pimienta/vino add a little (bit of) pepper/winetiene un poco de fiebre he has a slight fever, he has a bit of a temperature o a slight temperature ( BrE)come un poco de jamón have a bit of o some o a little ham3un poco (hasta cierto punto): es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón it's rather like what's happening in Japanun poco porque me dio lástima partly because I felt sorry for him4 un poco + ADJ/ADV:un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/lateme queda un poco corto it's a bit short o a little short o slightly too short (for me)habla un poco más fuerte speak up a bit o a littleD ( en locs):¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!nos sacamos el gordo de la lotería — ¡a poco ! we won the big lottery prize — you didn't!agrégale la leche de a poquito add the milk gradually o a little at a timede a poquito se lo fue comiendo little by little o slowly she ate it all upen poco: en poco estuvo que nos ganaran they came very close to beating us, they very nearly beat usen poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't cometienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's livesme tienes bien en poco si me crees capaz de eso you can't think very highly o much of me if you think I could do such a thingpoco a poco or ( Méx) a poquito graduallypoco a poco la fueron arreglando they gradually fixed it up, they fixed it up little by littlepoco más o menos approximately, roughlyhabrán gastado unos dos millones, poco más o menos they must have spent in the neighborhood o ( BrE) region of two millionpoco menos que nearlyes poco menos que imposible it's well-nigh o almost o very nearly impossiblele pegó una paliza que poco menos que la mata ( fam); he gave her such a beating he almost o nearly killed herpoco menos que los echan a patadas ( fam); they practically kicked them outpor poco nearlypor poco nos descubren we were nearly found out* * *
poco 1 adverbio:◊ habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot;
es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful;
un autor muy poco conocido a very little-known author;
viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around;
para locs ver poco 2 4
poco 2 -ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little;
( en plural) few;
muy pocos niños very few children;
había poquísimos coches there were hardly any cars
■ pronombre
1 (poca cantidad, poca cosa):
por poco que gane … no matter how little o however little she earns …;
se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied;
todo le parece poco she is never satisfied;
pocos quisieron ayudar few were willing to help;
pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that
2
hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long;
tardó poco en hacerlo it didn't take him long to do it;
falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas;
a poco de venir él soon o shortly after he came;
dentro de poco soon;
poco antes de que … a short while o shortly before …
3◊ un poco
( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while;◊ dame un poco I'll have some o a little;
espera un poco wait a whileb)
c) un poco + adj/adv:◊ un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late
4 ( en locs)◊ a poco (Méx): ¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!;
¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!;
de a poco (AmL) gradually, little by little;
poco a poco gradually;
poco más o menos approximately, roughly;
por poco nearly
poco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (con el sustantivo en singular) not much, little: tengo poco apetito, I haven't got much appetite
2 (con el sustantivo en plural) not many, few: conozco pocos lugares de Italia, I don't know many places in Italy
II pron (singular) little, not much
(plural) (objetos) few, not many
(personas) few people, not many people ➣ Ver nota en few
III adverbio
1 (con verbo) not (very) much, little: entiendo poco del tema, I don't understand much about the issue
2 (con adjetivo) not very: está poco claro, it's not very clear
3 (de tiempo) hace poco que nos conocemos, we met a short time ago
IV sustantivo masculino
1 (acompañado de adjetivo o adverbio) lo noté un poco molesto, I thought he was a bit annoyed
tendré que hacerlo un poco después, I'll have to do it a little later
2 (acompañando a un sustantivo) dame un poco de agua, give me a little water ➣ Ver nota en little
♦ Locuciones: a poco de, shortly after
dentro de poco, soon
poco a poco, little by little, gradually
poco antes/después, shortly before/afterwards
por poco, almost
' poco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abreviar
- aclimatarse
- adelgazar
- aguantar
- ahora
- alcornoque
- alentador
- alentadora
- algo
- antes
- apercibirse
- bagatela
- baja
- bajo
- brusca
- brusco
- bruta
- bruto
- buscar
- calentar
- cargada
- cargado
- cascada
- cascado
- cerebral
- chapucera
- chapucero
- chispa
- clara
- claro
- común
- cruda
- crudo
- cualquiera
- de
- dentro
- descuidada
- descuidado
- descuidarse
- desigual
- desmoronada
- desmoronado
- despatarrarse
- despistada
- despistado
- despreciable
- después
- desvaído
- disipar
- dudosa
English:
accomplice
- add to
- adjust
- aerial
- after
- afterwards
- along
- aloof
- amateurish
- balding
- bark
- belly
- bit
- black
- blind
- blow up
- boot
- by
- can
- careless
- chat
- comedown
- confusing
- cowboy
- degree
- derivative
- desultory
- disagreement
- disingenuous
- diving
- do
- dodgy
- doubtful
- dowdy
- earthy
- easy-going
- edge
- effect
- element
- evasion
- exist
- expect
- fall apart
- far-fetched
- fine
- flippant
- forge
- furnish
- fuzzy
- gradually
* * *poco, -a♦ adj(singular) little, not much; (plural) few, not many;de poca importancia of little importance;poca agua not much water;pocas personas lo saben few o not many people know it;hay pocos árboles there aren't many trees;tenemos poco tiempo we don't have much time;hace poco tiempo not long ago;dame unos pocos días give me a few days;esto ocurre pocas veces this rarely happens, this doesn't happen often;tengo pocas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;poca sal me parece que le estás echando I don't think you're putting enough salt in, I think you're putting too little salt in;con lo poco que le gusta la ópera, y la han invitado a La Traviata it's ironic, considering how she dislikes opera, that they should have invited her to see La Traviata♦ pron1. [escasa cantidad] (singular) little, not much;* * *I adj sg little, not much; pl few, not many;un poco de a little;unos pocos a fewII adv little;trabaja poco he doesn’t work much;ahora se ve muy poco it’s seldom seen now;estuvo poco por aquí he wasn’t around much;poco conocido little known;poco a poco little by little;dentro de poco soon, shortly;hace poco a short time ago, not long ago;desde hace poco (for) a short while;por poco nearly, almost;¡a poco no lo hacemos! Méx don’t tell me we’re not doing it;de a poco me fui tranquilizando Rpl little by little I calmed down;por si fuera poco as if that weren’t o wasn’t enoughIII m:un poco a little, a bit* * *poco adv1) : little, not muchpoco probable: not very likelycome poco: he doesn't eat much2) : a short time, a whiletardaremos poco: we won't be very long3)poco antes : shortly before4)poco después : shortly afterpoco, -ca adj1) : little, not much, (a) fewtengo poco dinero: I don't have much moneyen no pocas ocasiones: on more than a few occasionspoca gente: few people2)pocas veces : rarelypoco, -ca pron1) : little, fewle falta poco para terminar: he's almost finisheduno de los pocos que quedan: one of the remaining few2)un poco : a little, a bitun poco de vino: a little wineun poco extraño: a bit strange3)¿a poco no se te hizo difícil?: you mean you didn't find it difficult?4)de a poco : little by little5)hace poco : not long ago6)poco a poco : little by little7)dentro de poco : shortly, in a little while8)por poco : nearly, almost* * *poco1 adj1. (singular) not much2. (plural) few / not manytiene pocos amigos he has few friends / he hasn't got many friendspoco2 adv1. (con verbos) not much2. (no mucho tiempo) not long3. (con adjetivos) not verypoco3 n a little / a bittengo de sobra, toma un poco I've got plenty, take a littlepoco4 pron1. (singular) not muchcompra café, que queda muy poco buy some coffee, there's not much left2. (plural) few / not many¿cuántos vinieron? pocos how many came? not many -
8 agotarse
pron.v.to become exhausted; to be finished.* * *1 (cansarse) to become exhausted, become tired out2 (gastarse) to run out3 COMERCIO to be sold out* * *1) to get exhausted, tire oneself out, wear oneself out2) sell out* * *VPR1) (=cansarse) to get exhausted, tire o.s. out, wear o.s. outme agoto pronto nadando — I soon get exhausted when I swim, I soon tire o wear myself out when I swim, swimming soon tires o wears me out
2) [mercancía, artículo, género] to sell outese producto se nos ha agotado — we've sold out of that product, that product is o has sold out
3) [recursos, reservas] to run outse me está agotando la paciencia — my patience is running out o wearing thin
4) [prórroga, tiempo] to run out* * *(v.) = run down, peter out, run + short (of), run out, go out of + print, sell out, dry up, run out of, run + dry, be all goneEx. A closed system will be subject to entropy -- the tendency for a system to run down through the loss of differentiation.Ex. Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.Ex. The arguments are well known but we must realise that there was a very real fear that society would run short of manual labour = Los argumentos son bien conocidos pero debemos darnos cuenta de que había existía un miedo real de que la sociedad se quedase sin mano de obra.Ex. He continued writing for two years until his ink ran out.Ex. Zilg claims that his book 'Du Pont: Behind the nylon Curtain', which is highly critical of Du Pont, was allowed to go out of print prematurely as a direct result of pressure being brought to bear on the publisher by Du Pont.Ex. The first edition was quickly sold out, and I decided to revise it in the light of comments by colleagues and reviewers, and of developments in my own thinking.Ex. The article 'Slim chance for ethnic funding' explains how funding for library projects to provide assistance to ethnic minorities has almost dried up.Ex. The philosophy of science lacks a time dimension and seems to have run out of language to cope with all the abstractions needed.Ex. So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry.Ex. The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.* * *(v.) = run down, peter out, run + short (of), run out, go out of + print, sell out, dry up, run out of, run + dry, be all goneEx: A closed system will be subject to entropy -- the tendency for a system to run down through the loss of differentiation.
Ex: Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.Ex: The arguments are well known but we must realise that there was a very real fear that society would run short of manual labour = Los argumentos son bien conocidos pero debemos darnos cuenta de que había existía un miedo real de que la sociedad se quedase sin mano de obra.Ex: He continued writing for two years until his ink ran out.Ex: Zilg claims that his book 'Du Pont: Behind the nylon Curtain', which is highly critical of Du Pont, was allowed to go out of print prematurely as a direct result of pressure being brought to bear on the publisher by Du Pont.Ex: The first edition was quickly sold out, and I decided to revise it in the light of comments by colleagues and reviewers, and of developments in my own thinking.Ex: The article 'Slim chance for ethnic funding' explains how funding for library projects to provide assistance to ethnic minorities has almost dried up.Ex: The philosophy of science lacks a time dimension and seems to have run out of language to cope with all the abstractions needed.Ex: So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry.Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.* * *
■agotarse verbo reflexivo
1 (terminarse las existencias, la paciencia) to run out, be used up
Com to be sold out
2 (cansarse) to become exhausted o tired out
' agotarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agotar
English:
give out
- go
- run down
- run out
- short
- wear
- dry
- run
- sell
* * *vpr1. [cansarse] to tire oneself out, to exhaust oneself;se agotó con la caminata the walk tired him out o exhausted him2. [acabarse] to run out;[libro, disco, entradas] to sell out;se nos agotaron las provisiones our provisions ran out;las entradas se agotaron en seguida the tickets sold out almost immediately;se nos ha agotado ese modelo that model has sold out;se me está agotando la paciencia my patience is running out o wearing thin3. [pila, batería] to go flat* * *v/r1 ( cansarse) get worn out, exhaust o.s.2 ( terminarse) run out, become exhausted3 ( venderse) sell out;la primera edición se ha agotado the first edition has sold out* * *vr* * *agotarse vb -
9 secarse completamente
(v.) = dry upEx. The article 'Slim chance for ethnic funding' explains how funding for library projects to provide assistance to ethnic minorities has almost dried up.* * *(v.) = dry upEx: The article 'Slim chance for ethnic funding' explains how funding for library projects to provide assistance to ethnic minorities has almost dried up.
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10 poca probabilidad
• fat chance• slim chance -
11 remoto
adj.1 remote, distant, far away, way-out.2 unlikely.3 distant, remote.* * *► adjetivo1 remote, far-off* * *(f. - remota)adj.* * *ADJ1) [en el tiempo] far-off, distanten épocas remotas — in far-off o distant times
2) [en el espacio] faraway, distanten un país remoto — in a faraway o distant country
3) (=poco probable) remoteexiste la remota posibilidad de que venga — there is a remote possibility o a very slight chance he may come
no tengo ni la más remota idea — I haven't the faintest o remotest idea
-¿te enfrentarías a él? -¡ni por lo más remoto! — "would you stand up to him?" - "no way o not on your life!"
* * *- ta adjetivo1) ( en el tiempo)en épocas remotas — in distant o far-off times
2)a) <lugar/mares/tierras> remote, far-offb) (Inf) remote3) < posibilidad> remote, slim; < esperanza> faintno tengo (ni) la más remota idea — I haven't the remotest o faintest idea
* * *= far-flung, off-site [offsite], outlying, outside, remote, hideaway, isolated, distant, outstation, distanced, secluded, secluded, off the beaten track.Ex. Books by authors of all origins, African, Chinese, Hindu, Muslim, have now become commonplace in even the most far-flung libraries of Europe and America.Ex. These technologies will enhance the trend toward increased direct patron access to information in data bases and on-line catalogues often from off-site locations.Ex. Attempts were made to reach beyond the larger cities through the use of mobile vans to visit outlying towns and rural areas.Ex. A facility which extends beyond library housekeeping permits the viewing of outside data bases.Ex. The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.Ex. Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.Ex. In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.Ex. She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.Ex. Information was collected through a questionnaire circulated among 100 local as well as outstation scholars of the American Studies Research Centre.Ex. The author explores issues relating to the development of self service skills and competencies by distanced users.Ex. Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.Ex. Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.Ex. The article ' Off the beaten track. Small publishers in India' reviews the efforts of small and alternative presses in India in publishing the most exciting and innovative books for children.----* control remoto = remote control.* control remoto de llavero = key fob.* en el pasado remoto = in the dim and distant past.* estación de trabajo remota = outstation.* lugar remoto = secluded spot.* no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.* percepción remota = remote sensing.* terminal remoto = remote terminal.* una posibilidad muy remota = a long shot.* * *- ta adjetivo1) ( en el tiempo)en épocas remotas — in distant o far-off times
2)a) <lugar/mares/tierras> remote, far-offb) (Inf) remote3) < posibilidad> remote, slim; < esperanza> faintno tengo (ni) la más remota idea — I haven't the remotest o faintest idea
* * *= far-flung, off-site [offsite], outlying, outside, remote, hideaway, isolated, distant, outstation, distanced, secluded, secluded, off the beaten track.Ex: Books by authors of all origins, African, Chinese, Hindu, Muslim, have now become commonplace in even the most far-flung libraries of Europe and America.
Ex: These technologies will enhance the trend toward increased direct patron access to information in data bases and on-line catalogues often from off-site locations.Ex: Attempts were made to reach beyond the larger cities through the use of mobile vans to visit outlying towns and rural areas.Ex: A facility which extends beyond library housekeeping permits the viewing of outside data bases.Ex: The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.Ex: In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.Ex: She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.Ex: Information was collected through a questionnaire circulated among 100 local as well as outstation scholars of the American Studies Research Centre.Ex: The author explores issues relating to the development of self service skills and competencies by distanced users.Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.Ex: The article ' Off the beaten track. Small publishers in India' reviews the efforts of small and alternative presses in India in publishing the most exciting and innovative books for children.* control remoto = remote control.* control remoto de llavero = key fob.* en el pasado remoto = in the dim and distant past.* estación de trabajo remota = outstation.* lugar remoto = secluded spot.* no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.* percepción remota = remote sensing.* terminal remoto = remote terminal.* una posibilidad muy remota = a long shot.* * *remoto -taA(en el tiempo): en épocas remotas in distant o far-off timesla tradición oral más remota que se conoce the oldest-known oral traditionB1 ‹lugar/mares/tierras› remote, far-off2 ( Inf) remoteC ‹posibilidad› remote, slim; ‹esperanza› faint, slenderno tengo (ni) la más remota idea I haven't the remotest o faintest o slightest ideaD (vago) vague, hazy* * *
remoto◊ -ta adjetivo
‹ esperanza› faint;◊ no tengo (ni) la más remota idea I haven't the remotest o faintest idea
remoto,-a adjetivo
1 (en el tiempo o en el espacio) remote, distant
2 (una posibilidad, un peligro) remote, slim
♦ Locuciones: no tener la más remota idea, not to have the faintest idea
' remoto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
allá
- antes
- control
- remota
- última
- último
English:
faraway
- outside
- remote
- slender
- slim
- distant
- far
* * *remoto, -a adj1. [en el espacio] remote;visitantes de tierras remotas visitors from far-off lands2. [en el tiempo] distant, remote3. [posibilidad, parecido] remote;no tengo ni la más remota idea I haven't got the faintest idea4. Informát remote* * *adj remote;no tengo ni la más remota idea I haven’t the faintest idea* * *remoto, -ta adj1) : remote, unlikelyhay una posibilidad remota: there is a slim possibility2) : distant, far-off* * *remoto adj remote -
12 posibilidad
f.possibility, chance.cabe la posibilidad de que… there is a chance that…posibilidades económicas financial means o resources* * *1 possibility■ ¿hay alguna posibilidad de que salga elegida? is there any chance of her being elected?1 (económicas) means plural* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=oportunidad) chance, possibilityno existe posibilidad de que venga — there's no chance o possibility that he'll come
no tenemos ninguna posibilidad — we don't have the slightest chance, we don't stand a chance
¿tienes posibilidad de aprobar el examen? — do you have any chance of passing the exam?
me han dado la posibilidad de elegir — they have given me the choice o the chance to choose
2) (=alternativa) possibilityhay dos posibilidades: operación o radioterapia — there are two alternatives o possibilities: an operation or radiotherapy
3) pl posibilidades (=recursos) meansun deportivo no está dentro de mis posibilidades — a sports car is beyond my means o out of my price range
* * *1) ( circunstancia) possibilityposibilidad DE + INF — chance of -ing
¿qué posibilidad(es) tiene de ganar? — what chance does she have o what are her chances of winning?
2) posibilidades femenino plural ( medios económicos) means (pl)vivir más allá/dentro de or por encima de las posibilidades de uno — to live beyond/within one's means
la casa está por encima de mis posibilidades — the house is out of my price range, I can't afford the house
* * *= ability, avenue, chance, eventuality, facility, feasibility, possibility, probability, prospect, scope, potentiality, maybe, eligibility, sporting chance.Ex. The ability to search on word stems is particularly valuable where the text to be searched is in free-language format.Ex. In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.Ex. In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.Ex. It was not our intention, not indeed is it feasible, to cover every eventuality that will be encountered in producing A/Z index entries.Ex. Apart from this additional facility Double-KWIC indexes have most of the facilities, features and drawbacks of KWIC and KWOC indexes.Ex. However, even with selective indexing in combination, the limit of feasibility is usually reckoned to be compound subjects consisting of five terms.Ex. Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.Ex. Our system should be one which reduces the probability of error as far a possible.Ex. At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.Ex. They permit much more scope for flexible synthesis than can be achieved with DC or LCC.Ex. The combination of optical projection and photographic reduction is already producing some results in microfilm for scholarly purposes, and the potentialities are highly suggestive.Ex. Instead of ranking the documents retrieved in probable order of relevance, the conventional search sorts the relevant sheep from the irrelevant goats and ignores the fact that there are a lot of ' maybe's' involved.Ex. The advantages of a foundation include tax-deductible donations, increased eligibility for grants, and the involvement of affluent and influential local figures as advocates for the public library service.Ex. The bear was shot in his cage and was never given a sporting chance to fight for his life.----* abanico de posibilidades = kaleidoscope, kaleidoscope of possibilities.* abarcar todas las posibilidades = run + the gamut.* abrir nuevas posibilidades = open up + new territory, open up + possibilities, open + possibilities.* abrirse a posibilidades = be open to possibilities.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.* analizar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.* analizar las posibilidades de = look at + the prospects for.* analizar una posibilidad = explore + idea.* ante la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.* anular las posibilidades = close off + possibilities.* anular una posibilidad = block off + alley.* aprovechar al máximo las posibilidades = realise + the potential.* aprovechar las posibilidades de Algo = achieve + Posesivo + full potential, develop + potential, develop + Nombre + to its full potential.* aprovechar las posibilidades que nos ofrece = harness + the power of.* aprovechar + Posesivo + posibilidades = achieve + Posesivo + potential.* aumentar las posibilidades = increase + the odds.* barajar la posibilidad = entertain + the possibility.* como otra posibilidad = as an alternative.* con posibilidades comerciales = commercially viable.* considerar la posibilidad = entertain + the possibility.* considerar las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities.* contemplar la posibilidad = toy with, toy with + idea of, entertain + the possibility.* contemplar la posibilidad de suicidarse = contemplate + suicide.* contemplar posibilidades = envision + possibilities.* crear posibilidades = open + window, create + possibilities.* dar una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.* dentro de las posibilidades económicas de = within the price range of.* dentro de + Posesivo + posibilidades = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.* desarrollar las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.* disminuir la posibilidad = lessen + possibility.* estar a la altura de las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.* estar dentro de las posibilidades de uno = lie within + Posesivo + power.* estar fuera de las posibilidades de Alguien = be out of + Posesivo + league.* estudiar la posibilidad = explore + the possibility.* estudiar una posibilidad = explore + idea.* examinar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.* existir la posibilidad de = there + be + scope for.* existir la posibilidad de que = there + be + room for.* fuera del alcance de las posibilidades de Alguien = beyond + Posesivo + powers.* hacer realidad las posibilidades de Algo = unleash + Posesivo + potential.* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.* hasta el máximo de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.* incluir todas las posibilidades = run + the gamut.* ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.* las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.* mostrar posibilidades = show + potential.* no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.* no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.* no tener posibilidades = be dead meat.* ofrecer la posibilidad = afford + possibility, provide + facility.* ofrecer la posibilidad de = have + the potential (to/for), offer + the facility.* ofrecer la posibilidad de que = usher in + the day when.* ofrecer posibilidades = have + potential, offer + options, offer + possibilities, hold + potential, present + possibilities, open (up) + avenues.* ofrecer una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.* otra posibilidad = as an alternative.* otra posibilidad es = for what it's worth [FWIW].* otra posibilidad es que = alternatively.* otra posibilidad + ser = another possibility + be.* perjudicar las posibilidades de = prejudice + chances of.* permitir la posibilidad = afford + possibility, allow for.* plantear la posibilidad = raise + possibility.* plantear la posibilidad de = discuss + the possibility of.* plantear una posibilidad = pose + possibility.* por debajo de las posibilidades (de una persona) = below + Posesivo + capabilities.* por la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.* posibilidad de = facility for.* posibilidad de conseguir Algo = attainability.* posibilidad de desarrollo = potential for development.* posibilidad de descascararse = flakiness.* posibilidad de descascarillarse = flakiness.* posibilidad de descubrir = discoverability.* posibilidad de expandir = expandability.* posibilidad de insertar hiperenlaces = linkability.* posibilidad de localizar = traceability.* posibilidad de pelarse = flakiness.* posibilidad de realización = potential for fulfilment.* posibilidad de reubicación = relocatability.* posibilidad de ser alcanzable = achievability.* posibilidad de ser comparado = comparability.* posibilidad de ser localizado = traceability.* posibilidad de ser realizable = satisfiability.* posibilidad de ser solucionado = satisfiability.* posibilidad de ser usado de nuevo = reusability [re-usability].* posibilidad de toma de decisiones = decidability.* posibilidades = capabilities, catalogue [catalog, -USA], potential, full potential.* posibilidades de acceso = access capabilities.* posibilidades de búsqueda = searching capabilities, searchability, retrieval facilities, search facilities.* posibilidades de futuro = future possibilities.* posibilidades muy variadas = rich possibilities.* presentar posibilidades = present + possibilities, open (up) + avenues.* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.* sobrepasar las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.* sobrepesar las diferentes posibilidades = ponder + the various possibilities.* sugerir una posibilidad = float + possibility.* tener alguna posibilidad = have + a fighting chance.* tener alguna posibilidad de triunfar = have + a fighting chance.* tener en cuenta las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities.* tener la posibilidad de = have + chance.* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.* tener posibilidades = stand + chance, be in with a chance.* tener presente las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities.* tener todas las posibilidades de = have + every possibility of.* tratar la posibilidad de = discuss + the possibility of.* una gama de posibilidades = a palette of possibilities.* una posibilidad muy remota = a long shot.* ver la posibilidad = see + the possibility.* * *1) ( circunstancia) possibilityposibilidad DE + INF — chance of -ing
¿qué posibilidad(es) tiene de ganar? — what chance does she have o what are her chances of winning?
2) posibilidades femenino plural ( medios económicos) means (pl)vivir más allá/dentro de or por encima de las posibilidades de uno — to live beyond/within one's means
la casa está por encima de mis posibilidades — the house is out of my price range, I can't afford the house
* * *= ability, avenue, chance, eventuality, facility, feasibility, possibility, probability, prospect, scope, potentiality, maybe, eligibility, sporting chance.Ex: The ability to search on word stems is particularly valuable where the text to be searched is in free-language format.
Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.Ex: In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.Ex: It was not our intention, not indeed is it feasible, to cover every eventuality that will be encountered in producing A/Z index entries.Ex: Apart from this additional facility Double-KWIC indexes have most of the facilities, features and drawbacks of KWIC and KWOC indexes.Ex: However, even with selective indexing in combination, the limit of feasibility is usually reckoned to be compound subjects consisting of five terms.Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.Ex: Our system should be one which reduces the probability of error as far a possible.Ex: At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.Ex: They permit much more scope for flexible synthesis than can be achieved with DC or LCC.Ex: The combination of optical projection and photographic reduction is already producing some results in microfilm for scholarly purposes, and the potentialities are highly suggestive.Ex: Instead of ranking the documents retrieved in probable order of relevance, the conventional search sorts the relevant sheep from the irrelevant goats and ignores the fact that there are a lot of ' maybe's' involved.Ex: The advantages of a foundation include tax-deductible donations, increased eligibility for grants, and the involvement of affluent and influential local figures as advocates for the public library service.Ex: The bear was shot in his cage and was never given a sporting chance to fight for his life.* abanico de posibilidades = kaleidoscope, kaleidoscope of possibilities.* abarcar todas las posibilidades = run + the gamut.* abrir nuevas posibilidades = open up + new territory, open up + possibilities, open + possibilities.* abrirse a posibilidades = be open to possibilities.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.* analizar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.* analizar las posibilidades de = look at + the prospects for.* analizar una posibilidad = explore + idea.* ante la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.* anular las posibilidades = close off + possibilities.* anular una posibilidad = block off + alley.* aprovechar al máximo las posibilidades = realise + the potential.* aprovechar las posibilidades de Algo = achieve + Posesivo + full potential, develop + potential, develop + Nombre + to its full potential.* aprovechar las posibilidades que nos ofrece = harness + the power of.* aprovechar + Posesivo + posibilidades = achieve + Posesivo + potential.* aumentar las posibilidades = increase + the odds.* barajar la posibilidad = entertain + the possibility.* como otra posibilidad = as an alternative.* con posibilidades comerciales = commercially viable.* considerar la posibilidad = entertain + the possibility.* considerar las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities.* contemplar la posibilidad = toy with, toy with + idea of, entertain + the possibility.* contemplar la posibilidad de suicidarse = contemplate + suicide.* contemplar posibilidades = envision + possibilities.* crear posibilidades = open + window, create + possibilities.* dar una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.* dentro de las posibilidades económicas de = within the price range of.* dentro de + Posesivo + posibilidades = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.* desarrollar las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.* disminuir la posibilidad = lessen + possibility.* estar a la altura de las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.* estar dentro de las posibilidades de uno = lie within + Posesivo + power.* estar fuera de las posibilidades de Alguien = be out of + Posesivo + league.* estudiar la posibilidad = explore + the possibility.* estudiar una posibilidad = explore + idea.* examinar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.* existir la posibilidad de = there + be + scope for.* existir la posibilidad de que = there + be + room for.* fuera del alcance de las posibilidades de Alguien = beyond + Posesivo + powers.* hacer realidad las posibilidades de Algo = unleash + Posesivo + potential.* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.* hasta el máximo de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.* incluir todas las posibilidades = run + the gamut.* ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.* las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.* mostrar posibilidades = show + potential.* no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.* no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.* no tener posibilidades = be dead meat.* ofrecer la posibilidad = afford + possibility, provide + facility.* ofrecer la posibilidad de = have + the potential (to/for), offer + the facility.* ofrecer la posibilidad de que = usher in + the day when.* ofrecer posibilidades = have + potential, offer + options, offer + possibilities, hold + potential, present + possibilities, open (up) + avenues.* ofrecer una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.* otra posibilidad = as an alternative.* otra posibilidad es = for what it's worth [FWIW].* otra posibilidad es que = alternatively.* otra posibilidad + ser = another possibility + be.* perjudicar las posibilidades de = prejudice + chances of.* permitir la posibilidad = afford + possibility, allow for.* plantear la posibilidad = raise + possibility.* plantear la posibilidad de = discuss + the possibility of.* plantear una posibilidad = pose + possibility.* por debajo de las posibilidades (de una persona) = below + Posesivo + capabilities.* por la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.* posibilidad de = facility for.* posibilidad de conseguir Algo = attainability.* posibilidad de desarrollo = potential for development.* posibilidad de descascararse = flakiness.* posibilidad de descascarillarse = flakiness.* posibilidad de descubrir = discoverability.* posibilidad de expandir = expandability.* posibilidad de insertar hiperenlaces = linkability.* posibilidad de localizar = traceability.* posibilidad de pelarse = flakiness.* posibilidad de realización = potential for fulfilment.* posibilidad de reubicación = relocatability.* posibilidad de ser alcanzable = achievability.* posibilidad de ser comparado = comparability.* posibilidad de ser localizado = traceability.* posibilidad de ser realizable = satisfiability.* posibilidad de ser solucionado = satisfiability.* posibilidad de ser usado de nuevo = reusability [re-usability].* posibilidad de toma de decisiones = decidability.* posibilidades = capabilities, catalogue [catalog, -USA], potential, full potential.* posibilidades de acceso = access capabilities.* posibilidades de búsqueda = searching capabilities, searchability, retrieval facilities, search facilities.* posibilidades de futuro = future possibilities.* posibilidades muy variadas = rich possibilities.* presentar posibilidades = present + possibilities, open (up) + avenues.* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.* sobrepasar las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.* sobrepesar las diferentes posibilidades = ponder + the various possibilities.* sugerir una posibilidad = float + possibility.* tener alguna posibilidad = have + a fighting chance.* tener alguna posibilidad de triunfar = have + a fighting chance.* tener en cuenta las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities.* tener la posibilidad de = have + chance.* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.* tener posibilidades = stand + chance, be in with a chance.* tener presente las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities.* tener todas las posibilidades de = have + every possibility of.* tratar la posibilidad de = discuss + the possibility of.* una gama de posibilidades = a palette of possibilities.* una posibilidad muy remota = a long shot.* ver la posibilidad = see + the possibility.* * *A (circunstancia) possibilityno se ha descartado esa posibilidad we haven't ruled out that possibilityhay que estudiar todas las posibilidades we have to explore all the possibilities o optionshemos previsto todas las posibilidades we have anticipated every eventuality ( frml)posibilidad DE + INF chance OF -ING¿qué posibilidad(es) tiene de ganar? what chance does she have o what are her chances of winning?tiene muchas posibilidades de salir elegido he has a good chance of being electedhay pocas posibilidades de encontrarlo con vida there is little chance of finding him aliveposibilidad DE QUE + SUBJ:esto aumenta las posibilidades de que gane this makes it more likely that he will win, this shortens the odds on him winningexiste la posibilidad de que estés equivocado you might just be wrong, it's just possible that you're wronggente que vive dentro de/más allá or por encima de sus posibilidades people who live within/beyond their meanseso está por encima de mis posibilidades that's out of my price range, I can't afford that* * *
posibilidad sustantivo femenino
1 ( circunstancia) possibility;
tiene muchas posibilidades de salir elegido he has a good chance of being elected;
existe la posibilidad de que estés equivocado you might just be wrong
2◊ posibilidades sustantivo femenino plural
la casa está por encima de mis posibilidades I can't afford the house
posibilidad
I sustantivo femenino possibility
II mpl (recursos, medios) means: pasar las Navidades en París no está dentro mis posibilidades, I can't afford to spend Christmas in Paris
' posibilidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contemplar
- entrever
- explorar
- O
- ofrecer
- poder
- remota
- remoto
- resquicio
- caber
- considerar
- excluir
- igual
- oportunidad
- paso
- perspectiva
- plantear
- ventilación
English:
another
- avenue
- can
- cat
- chance
- consider
- danger
- daunt
- hopeful
- may
- option
- outside
- physical
- ponder
- possibility
- prospect
- question
- remote
- scenario
- shot
- slender
- slim
- would
- write off
- any
- bargain
- definite
- further
- likelihood
- might
- open
* * *posibilidad nf1. [circunstancia] possibility, chance;no descartamos ninguna posibilidad we are not ruling anything out;cabe la posibilidad de que… there is a chance o possibility that…;tienes muchas posibilidades de que te admitan you have a good chance of being accepted;no hay ninguna posibilidad de que aprueben la propuesta there is no chance that they will approve the proposal2. [opción] possibility;tienes tres posibilidades, ¿cuál eliges? you've got three options, which will you choose?;una posibilidad sería que fuéramos en avión one possibility would be for us to go by plane3.comprar una casa no entra dentro de nuestras posibilidades we don't have the means o we can't afford to buy a house* * *f possibility;vivir por encima de sus posibilidades live beyond one’s means* * *posibilidad nf1) : possibility2) posibilidades nfpl: means, income* * *posibilidad n possibility [pl. possibilities]
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