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1 probabilidad muy pequeńa
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2 delgado
adj.thin, lean, slender, gaunt.* * *► adjetivo1 (poco ancho) thin2 (esbelto) slim, slender3 (flaco) thin\ponerse delgado,-a to slim, get thin* * *(f. - delgada)adj.1) thin, skinny2) slender, slim* * *1. ADJ1) [persona] (=esbelto) slim; (=flaco) thin2) [tabla, placa, muro, hebra] thin; [hilo] fine3) Méx (=aguado) weak, thin4) † [tierra] poor5) † (=delicado) delicate6) † (=agudo) sharp, clever2.* * *- da adjetivouna mujer alta y delgada — a tall, slim o slender woman
* * *= slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], slender, lean [leaner -comp., leanest -sup.], skinny [skinnier -comp., skinniest -sup.].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. Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.Ex. He is a small, slender man, with a pencil-thin moustache and whitening, scanty hair.Ex. While Baskerville's italic was a lean, elegant letter, the most radical departure from tradition since the French academic italic of the 1690s.Ex. The writer discusses the fashion industry's obsession with skinny models.----* alto y delgado = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.* delgado como un palo = stick-thin.* delgado y fuerte = wiry.* demasiado delgado = underweight.* intestino delgado = small intestine.* largo y delgado = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.* * *- da adjetivouna mujer alta y delgada — a tall, slim o slender woman
* * *= slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], slender, lean [leaner -comp., leanest -sup.], skinny [skinnier -comp., skinniest -sup.].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: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.Ex: He is a small, slender man, with a pencil-thin moustache and whitening, scanty hair.Ex: While Baskerville's italic was a lean, elegant letter, the most radical departure from tradition since the French academic italic of the 1690s.Ex: The writer discusses the fashion industry's obsession with skinny models.* alto y delgado = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.* delgado como un palo = stick-thin.* delgado y fuerte = wiry.* demasiado delgado = underweight.* intestino delgado = small intestine.* largo y delgado = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.* * *delgado -dauna mujer alta y delgada a tall, slim o slender woman2 ‹tela› thin, fine; ‹hilo› fine; ‹lámina/placa/pared› thin* * *
delgado◊ -da adjetivo
( flaco) thin
‹ hilo› fine, thin
delgado,-a adjetivo thin
(persona) slim; slender (de escaso grosor) fine: una delgada lámina de oro, a thin sheet of gold
En las descripciones puedes emplear slim o thin. Thin se aplica a personas, cosas o animales. Sin embargo, usado para describir a una persona indica cierta crítica, especialmente si pones very delante. Slim se refiere sólo a personas y es más positivo, porque indica que se tiene un buen tipo.
' delgado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chupada
- chupado
- delgada
- esquelética
- esquelético
- fina
- fino
- flaca
- flaco
- seca
- seco
- demacrado
- enclenque
English:
bony
- gaunt
- intestine
- lean
- slight
- slim
- thin
- wall
- slender
* * *delgado, -a adj1. [persona] [tono neutro o negativo] thin;[esbelto] slim;un tipo alto y delgado a tall, thin guy2. [animal] thin3. [cable, tela, lámina, tabique] thin;[hilo] thin, fine* * ** * *delgado, -da adj1) flaco: thin, skinny2) esbelto: slender, slim3) delicado: delicate, fine4) agudo: sharp, clever* * *delgado adj¡qué delgada estás! aren't you slim! -
3 adelgazar
v.1 to lose (kilos).2 to slim.3 to slim down, to thin, to lose weight, to slim.* * *1 (afinar) to make slim1 (perder peso) to slim, lose weight1 to slim, lose weight* * *verb2) thin* * *1. VT1) (=reducir el grosor) to make thin, make slender; [+ kilos] to lose, take off; [+ persona, figura] to slim, reduce, slenderize (EEUU); [+ palo] to pare, whittle; [+ punta] to sharpen; [+ voz] to raise the pitch of2) (fig) (=purificar) to purify, refine; [+ entendimiento] to sharpen2.VI (=perder peso) to grow thin; [con régimen] to slim, lose weight* * *1. 2.adelgazar vi to lose weight* * *= lose + weight, slim down.Ex. The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.----* pastilla para adelgazar = diet pill, slimming pill.* píldora para adelgazar = slimming pill.* * *1. 2.adelgazar vi to lose weight* * *= lose + weight, slim down.Ex: The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.
Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.* pastilla para adelgazar = diet pill, slimming pill.* píldora para adelgazar = slimming pill.* * *adelgazar [A4 ]vt‹caderas/cintura› to reduce, slim downme gustaría adelgazar unos kilos I'd like to lose o shed a few pounds, I'd like to slim down a few pounds■ adelgazarvito lose weight¡cómo has adelgazado! you've really lost weight!, you've lost such a lot of weight!ejercicios para adelgazar exercises to lose weight, slimming exercises ( BrE)* * *
adelgazar ( conjugate adelgazar) verbo transitivo ‹caderas/cintura› to slim down;
‹ kilos› to lose
verbo intransitivo
to lose weight
adelgazar
I verbo intransitivo to slim, lose weight: deberías adelgazar un poco, you should lose a bit of weight
II verbo transitivo
1 (peso) to lose: José ha adelgazado dos kilos, José has lost two kilos
2 (una pieza, madera, etc) to diminish: habría que adelgazar el grosor de los muros, we'll have to make these walls a bit thinner
' adelgazar' also found in these entries:
English:
diet
- slim
- sweat off
- weight
- lose
* * *♦ vt[kilos] to lose;esta faja te adelgaza la figura that girdle makes you look slimmer♦ vito lose weight, to slim;ha adelgazado mucho he has lost a lot of weight* * *I v/t loseII v/i lose weight* * *adelgazar {21} vt: to thin, to reduceadelgazar vi: to lose weight* * * -
4 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 -
5 esbelto
adj.slender, slim, trim, willowy.* * *► adjetivo1 slim, slender, willowy2 (elegante) graceful* * *(f. - esbelta)adj.slender, slim* * *ADJ (=delgado) slim, slender; (=grácil) graceful* * *- ta adjetivo slender* * *= slender.Ex. He is a small, slender man, with a pencil-thin moustache and whitening, scanty hair.* * *- ta adjetivo slender* * *= slender.Ex: He is a small, slender man, with a pencil-thin moustache and whitening, scanty hair.
* * *esbelto -taslender* * *
esbelto◊ -ta adjetivo
slender
esbelto,-a adjetivo slender
' esbelto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esbelta
- gallarda
- gallardo
- línea
- delgado
English:
slender
- slim
- trim
* * *esbelto, -a adj1. [persona, figura] slender, slim* * *adj slim, slender* * *esbelto, -ta adjdelgado: slender, slim* * *esbelto adj slender -
6 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 -
7 extraplano
m.overhang.* * *► adjetivo1 slimline* * *ADJ super-slim* * ** * ** * *extraplano -na‹reloj/calculadora› slimline; ‹compresa› extra-slim* * *
extraplano◊ -na adjetivo ‹reloj/calculadora› slimline;
‹ compresa› extra-slim
* * *extraplano, -a adj[reloj] super-slim, ultra-thin; [calculadora] ultra-thin; [pantalla] super flat, ultra-thin; [compresa] ultra-slim -
8 espigado
adj.slender, willowy.past part.past participle of spanish verb: espigar.* * *1→ link=espigar espigar► adjetivo1 BOTÁNICA ripe2 (en forma de espiga) ear-shaped* * *ADJ1) (Bot) (=maduro) ripe; (=con grano) ready to seed2) [persona] tall and slim, willowy* * *- da adjetivo willowy, tall and slim* * *- da adjetivo willowy, tall and slim* * *espigado -dawillowy, tall and slim* * *
Del verbo espigar: ( conjugate espigar)
espigado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
espigado
espigar
espigado,-a adjetivo slender
' espigado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espigada
* * *espigado, -a adj1. [persona] tall and slim2. [cereal] ripe* * *adj figtall and slim* * *espigado, -da adj: willowy, slender -
9 estilizado
adj.1 stylized, streamlined, stylised.2 stylized, polite, well-mannered.past part.past participle of spanish verb: estilizar.* * *ADJ stylized* * *- da adjetivoa) (Art) stylizedb) <cuerpo/figura> slender, slim* * *= stylised [stylized, -USA].Ex. The indexer then expresses the subject using a standardized set of stylized symbols.* * *- da adjetivoa) (Art) stylizedb) <cuerpo/figura> slender, slim* * *= stylised [stylized, -USA].Ex: The indexer then expresses the subject using a standardized set of stylized symbols.
* * *estilizado -da1 ( Art) stylized2 ‹cuerpo/figura› slender, slim* * *
Del verbo estilizar: ( conjugate estilizar)
estilizado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
estilizado
estilizar
estilizado◊ -da adjetivoa) (Art) stylized
estilizar verbo transitivo to stylize
' estilizado' also found in these entries:
English:
stylized
- trim
* * *estilizado, -a adj[figura, cuerpo] slim and elegant* * *adj stylized; figslender -
10 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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11 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 -
12 desencanto
m.1 disappointment.2 disenchantment, disillusion, discontent, disillusionment.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desencantar.* * *1 (pérdida del encantamiento) disenchantment2 (desilusión) disillusionment, disappointment* * *SM disillusion, disillusionment, disenchantment* * *masculino disillusionment, disenchantment* * *= disenchantment, disillusionment, disillusionment, disillusion, letdown, turn-off.Ex. The librarian's disenchantment with the library's invisible public was heightened by the fact that so few actual users made 'efficient' use of their local public libraries.Ex. Chances for advancement were slim, and disillusionment at the lack of encouragement to participate in professional activities outside the job was rife.Ex. Chances for advancement were slim, and disillusionment at the lack of encouragement to participate in professional activities outside the job was rife.Ex. The author discusses the disillusion she developed with Italian politics and its failure to deliver properly funded nationwide public library system for Italy in the postwar period.Ex. The budget was also a letdown to people disabled by their addiction to alcohol and cigarrettes.Ex. Dr. James Houran discusses the different ways men and women show affection and addresses the top turn-ons and turn-offs with men and women.* * *masculino disillusionment, disenchantment* * *= disenchantment, disillusionment, disillusionment, disillusion, letdown, turn-off.Ex: The librarian's disenchantment with the library's invisible public was heightened by the fact that so few actual users made 'efficient' use of their local public libraries.
Ex: Chances for advancement were slim, and disillusionment at the lack of encouragement to participate in professional activities outside the job was rife.Ex: Chances for advancement were slim, and disillusionment at the lack of encouragement to participate in professional activities outside the job was rife.Ex: The author discusses the disillusion she developed with Italian politics and its failure to deliver properly funded nationwide public library system for Italy in the postwar period.Ex: The budget was also a letdown to people disabled by their addiction to alcohol and cigarrettes.Ex: Dr. James Houran discusses the different ways men and women show affection and addresses the top turn-ons and turn-offs with men and women.* * *disillusionment, disenchantment* * *
Del verbo desencantar: ( conjugate desencantar)
desencanto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
desencantó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
desencantar
desencanto
desencanto sustantivo masculino
disillusionment, disenchantment
desencanto sustantivo masculino disenchantment
' desencanto' also found in these entries:
English:
discontent
* * *desencanto nmdisappointment* * *m figdisillusionment, disenchantment* * *desencanto nm: disenchantment, disillusionment -
13 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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14 fino
adj.1 fine, good-grade, delicate, fancy.2 thin.3 fine, deluxe, delicate.4 fine, smooth, finely textured.5 courteous, genteel, ladylike, suave.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: finir.* * *► adjetivo1 (delicado) fine, delicate2 (alimentos) choice, select3 (sentidos) sharp, acute4 (delgado) thin5 (educado) refined, polite6 (sutil) subtle1 (vino) dry sherry\estar fino,-a familiar to be wittyir fino,-a familiar to have had a feworo fino pure gold————————1 (vino) dry sherry* * *(f. - fina)adj.1) fine2) delicate3) slender, slim, thin4) refined* * *1. ADJ1) (=no grueso) [arena, punta, pelo] fine; [papel, capa] thin; [dedos, cuello] slender; [cutis, piel] smooth2) (=de buena calidad) [cristal, porcelana, papel] fine; [tabaco] selectlencería3) (=cortés) polite, well-bred; (=refinado) refined4) (=agudo) [vista] sharp; [oído] acutesu fina inteligencia analítica — her fine o acute analytical intelligence
5) (=sutil) subtle, fine6) [jerez] fino, dry2.SM (=jerez) dry sherry, fino sherry* * *I- na adjetivo1) ( en grosor)a) <papel/capa> fine, thin; < loncha> thinb) <arena/cabellos/lluvia> fine; < labios> thin; <cintura/dedos/persona> slenderc) < punta> fine2) ( en calidad) <pastelería/bollería> high quality; < porcelana> fine; < lencería> sheer3) ( en modales) refined4)a) <oído/olfato> acuteb) <ironía/humor> subtleIImasculino fino, dry sherry* * *= fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], pencil-thin, chic, voguish.Ex. A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.Ex. Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.Ex. He is a small, slender man, with a pencil-thin moustache and whitening, scanty hair.Ex. From the chic Princes Square and the monumental St Enoch Centre to the magnificent Buchanan Galleries, shopping is an essential part of the Glasgow experience.Ex. Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.----* de textura fina = fine grain, fine-grained.* hilar demasiado fino = split + hairs.* sal fina = table salt.* una capa fina de = a skim of.* * *I- na adjetivo1) ( en grosor)a) <papel/capa> fine, thin; < loncha> thinb) <arena/cabellos/lluvia> fine; < labios> thin; <cintura/dedos/persona> slenderc) < punta> fine2) ( en calidad) <pastelería/bollería> high quality; < porcelana> fine; < lencería> sheer3) ( en modales) refined4)a) <oído/olfato> acuteb) <ironía/humor> subtleIImasculino fino, dry sherry* * *= fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], pencil-thin, chic, voguish.Ex: A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.
Ex: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.Ex: He is a small, slender man, with a pencil-thin moustache and whitening, scanty hair.Ex: From the chic Princes Square and the monumental St Enoch Centre to the magnificent Buchanan Galleries, shopping is an essential part of the Glasgow experience.Ex: Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.* de textura fina = fine grain, fine-grained.* hilar demasiado fino = split + hairs.* sal fina = table salt.* una capa fina de = a skim of.* * *1 ‹papel/tela/capa› fine, thin; ‹loncha› thin2 ‹arena/cabellos/hilo› fine; ‹labios› thin; ‹cintura/dedos› slenderun bolígrafo de punta fina a fine-tipped ballpointcaía una lluvia fina a fine rain was fallingB (en calidad) ‹pastelería/bollería› high quality; ‹porcelana› fine; ‹lencería› sheertortilla a las finas hierbas omelette aux fines herbesC (en los modales) refined, genteelD1 ‹oído/olfato› acute2 (sutil) subtleuna fina ironía a subtle ironyun fino sentido del humor a subtle sense of humorfino2fino, dry sherry* * *
Del verbo finar: ( conjugate finar)
fino es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
finó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
fino 1◊ -na adjetivo
1 ( en grosor) ‹papel/capa/hilo› fine, thin;
‹ loncha› thin;
‹arena/pelo/lluvia› fine;
‹ labios› thin;
‹cintura/dedos› slender;
‹punta/lápiz› fine
2 ( en calidad) ‹pastelería/bollería› high quality;
‹ porcelana› fine;
‹ lencería› sheer
3 ( en modales) refined
4
fino 2 sustantivo masculino
fino, dry sherry
fino,-a
I adjetivo
1 (delgado, poco espeso) fine, thin: estaba sujeto con un fino alambre, it was held together with a thin wire
2 (con modales, con gusto) refined, polite
3 (suave, terso) delicate: compré una tela muy fina, I bought a soft fabric
4 (vista, oído) sharp, acute
(olfato) keen
5 (sutil, inteligente, agudo) subtle: tiene un fino sentido del humor, he's got a very subtle sense of humour
6 (trabajo laborioso, de calidad) fine
II m (vino andaluz) type of dry sherry
' fino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fina
- hilar
- loza
- cordel
- cristal
- delicado
English:
delicate
- fine
- garlic
- genteel
- hairline
- polished
- sharp
- sheer
- subtle
- thin
- urbane
- acute
- caster
- discerning
- finely
- keen
- lady
- refined
- slender
- slim
- supple
* * *fino, -a♦ adj1. [de calidad] [tela, alimentos] fine, high-quality2. [delgado] [capa, filete] thin;[lluvia] fine3. [cintura, cuerpo] slim4. [delicado] [manos] delicate;[piel] smooth; [pelo] fine;es de facciones finas she has fine features5. [cortés] refined;es una persona de finos modales she has impeccable o exquisite manners6. [oído, olfato] sharp, keen;[gusto] refined7. [humor, ironía] refined♦ nmdry sherry* * *I adj1 calidad fineII m dry sherry, fino* * *fino, -na adj1) : fine, excellent2) : delicate, slender3) refinado: refined4) : sharp, acuteolfato fino: keen sense of smell5) : subtle* * *fino1 adj1. (en general) fine2. (papel, rebanada, capa) thin3. (dedos, talle) slenderfino2 adv thin -
15 pequeño
adj.1 little, minute, short, small.2 small, slight, minor, little.3 small, little.4 small, undersize.m.child, little boy, boy, little one.* * *► adjetivo1 (de tamaño) little, small2 (de edad) young3 (en tiempo) short► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (niño) little one\de pequeño,-a as a childser el pequeño/la pequeña to be the youngest* * *(f. - pequeña)adj.1) small2) little3) young4) short* * *pequeño, -a1.ADJ small, little; [cifra] small, low; (=bajo) shortcuando era pequeño, de pequeño — when I was a child, when I was little
2.SM / F childlos pequeños — the children, the little ones
* * *I- ña adjetivoa) ( de tamaño) smallb) ( de edad) young, smallmi hermano pequeño — my younger o little brother
de pequeño or cuando era pequeño — when I was small o little
c) ( de poca importancia) < distancia> short; < retraso> short, slight; < cantidad> small; < esfuerzo> slightIIun pequeño problema — a slight o small problem
- ña masculino, femenino ( tamaño) little one (colloq); ( edad - de dos) younger (- de muchos) youngestes el pequeño de la familia/de la clase — he's the baby of the family/the youngest in the class
* * *= small [smaller -comp., smallest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], little [little -comp., littlest -sup.], small scale [small-scale], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex. The small extract from the index to BNB in figure 2.1 demonstrates some of the features of index entries generated according to PRECIS indexing.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. To introduce a little vulgarity, it would be absolutely hell on browsers were all the works by Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers or Dashiell Hammett or you name it, entered individually by their title.Ex. While similar systems have been developed on an experimental basis in the past, these have usually been restricted to small scale collections.Ex. Wimbledon organisers have imposed a ban on skimpy tennis outfits ahead of this year's tournament.----* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].* con pequeños matices = nuanced.* dinero para pequeños gastos = out of pocket allowance.* escuela de pequeños = infant school.* finca pequeña = croft.* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.* grandes y pequeños = great and small.* granja pequeña = croft.* hacer parecer pequeño = dwarf.* hacer pequeños ajustes = tinker + around the edges, tinker with.* hermana pequeña = baby sister.* hermanita pequeña = baby sister.* hermanito pequeño = baby brother.* hermano pequeño = baby brother.* impresor de pequeños trabajos = jobbing house.* IPE (Integración a Pequeña Escala) = SSI (Small Scale Integration).* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* más bien pequeño = smallish.* niño pequeño = toddler, little child.* pequeña = petite.* pequeña empresa = small business.* pequeña nobleza, la = gentry, the.* pequeñas modificaciones = tinkering.* pequeño agricultor = smallholder.* pequeño comercio = retailer, retail store, retail shop.* pequeño empresario = small business owner.* pequeño negocio = small business.* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.* pequeños ajustes = tinkering.* pequeños detalles = minutiae, petty details.* pez pequeño = bait fish.* presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.* PYME (Pequeña y Mediana Empresa) = SME (Small and Medium Sized Enterprise).* terreno cultivable pequeño = croft.* una pequeña minoría de = a marginal fringe of.* un pequeño puntito = just a little dot.* * *I- ña adjetivoa) ( de tamaño) smallb) ( de edad) young, smallmi hermano pequeño — my younger o little brother
de pequeño or cuando era pequeño — when I was small o little
c) ( de poca importancia) < distancia> short; < retraso> short, slight; < cantidad> small; < esfuerzo> slightIIun pequeño problema — a slight o small problem
- ña masculino, femenino ( tamaño) little one (colloq); ( edad - de dos) younger (- de muchos) youngestes el pequeño de la familia/de la clase — he's the baby of the family/the youngest in the class
* * *= small [smaller -comp., smallest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], little [little -comp., littlest -sup.], small scale [small-scale], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex: The small extract from the index to BNB in figure 2.1 demonstrates some of the features of index entries generated according to PRECIS indexing.
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: To introduce a little vulgarity, it would be absolutely hell on browsers were all the works by Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers or Dashiell Hammett or you name it, entered individually by their title.Ex: While similar systems have been developed on an experimental basis in the past, these have usually been restricted to small scale collections.Ex: Wimbledon organisers have imposed a ban on skimpy tennis outfits ahead of this year's tournament.* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].* con pequeños matices = nuanced.* dinero para pequeños gastos = out of pocket allowance.* escuela de pequeños = infant school.* finca pequeña = croft.* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.* grandes y pequeños = great and small.* granja pequeña = croft.* hacer parecer pequeño = dwarf.* hacer pequeños ajustes = tinker + around the edges, tinker with.* hermana pequeña = baby sister.* hermanita pequeña = baby sister.* hermanito pequeño = baby brother.* hermano pequeño = baby brother.* impresor de pequeños trabajos = jobbing house.* IPE (Integración a Pequeña Escala) = SSI (Small Scale Integration).* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* más bien pequeño = smallish.* niño pequeño = toddler, little child.* pequeña = petite.* pequeña empresa = small business.* pequeña nobleza, la = gentry, the.* pequeñas modificaciones = tinkering.* pequeño agricultor = smallholder.* pequeño comercio = retailer, retail store, retail shop.* pequeño empresario = small business owner.* pequeño negocio = small business.* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.* pequeños ajustes = tinkering.* pequeños detalles = minutiae, petty details.* pez pequeño = bait fish.* presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.* PYME (Pequeña y Mediana Empresa) = SME (Small and Medium Sized Enterprise).* terreno cultivable pequeño = croft.* una pequeña minoría de = a marginal fringe of.* un pequeño puntito = just a little dot.* * *1 (de tamaño) smallun paquete pequeño a small packageun país pequeño pero poderoso a small but powerful countryuna casa pequeñita a small o little housese me ha quedado pequeño it's too small for me nowen pequeño in miniature2 (de edad) young, smallde pequeñoor cuando era pequeño when I was small o young o little3 (de poca importancia) ‹distancia› short; ‹retraso› short, slight; ‹cantidad› small; ‹esfuerzo› slighttienen sus pequeñas diferencias they have their little differencestuvimos un pequeño problema we had a slight problem o a small problem o a bit of a problemCompuestos:feminine petite bourgeoisiefeminine small businessla pequeñoa pantalla the small screen ( colloq), television● pequeño comerciante, pequeña comerciante( masculine) small businessperson, small businessman; ( feminine) small businessperson, small businesswomanmasculine, femininelittle one ( colloq)voy a acostar al pequeño I'm going to put the little one o the baby to bedes el pequeño de la familia/de la clase he's the baby of the family/the youngest in the class* * *
pequeño◊ -ña adjetivo
en pequeño in miniature
◊ mi hermano pequeño my younger o little brother;
cuando era pequeño when I was small o little
‹ retraso› short, slight;
‹ cantidad› small;
‹ esfuerzo› slight;
‹problema/diferencia› slight, small
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:◊ el pequeño/la pequeña the little one (colloq);
( edad — de dos) the younger;
(— de muchos) the youngest
pequeño,-a
I adjetivo
1 (de tamaño) small, little
2 (de estatura) short
3 (de edad) little, young
4 (en importancia) small, slight: tenemos un pequeño inconveniente, we have a slight objection
II m,f (de poca edad) child, kid
Small describe de forma neutral el tamaño: Es muy pequeño. It's very small. Significa lo contrario que big o large.
Little (adjetivo) expresa emociones (afecto, desprecio, etc.), además de tamaño. Significa corto en expresiones de distancia o pequeño (comparado con los demás): Dije una copa pequeña, pero no así. I said a small glass, not such a little one. Tienen una preciosa casita en el campo. They've got a pretty little house in the country (aquí, pretty no es un adverbio de intensidad, sino un adjetivo (preciosa); sin embargo, se convertiría en uno con small: pretty small, (bastante pequeño). ¡Vaya pequeñajo más asqueroso! What a nasty little boy!; pobrecito; poor little thing; a poca distancia, a little way; mi hermanita, my little sister.
' pequeño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
babear
- buche
- calabacín
- canto
- chalet
- chorro
- comerciante
- criatura
- de
- enana
- enano
- espaciador
- estar
- inclinarse
- insignificancia
- mínima
- mínimo
- papa
- pasarela
- pequeña
- renacuajo
- rincón
- terruño
- cabina
- camarón
- camioneta
- canijo
- chico
- demasiado
- descuido
- detalle
- escuadrón
- exceptuar
- fortín
- langostino
- lapsus
- loma
- menor
- minucia
- muelle
- nene
- pataleta
- perol
- platillo
- portadocumentos
- preferencia
- reducido
- velero
English:
astonishing
- baby
- beautiful
- bit
- boat
- broadsheet
- centrally
- close-run
- compact
- compel
- cramped
- dwarf
- ferry
- flap
- floor
- footlocker
- grin
- hiccough
- hiccup
- his
- horror
- infant
- job
- jog
- least
- let out
- little
- midge
- misunderstanding
- pack in
- paving stone
- poky
- road
- sea
- set up
- small
- stocking filler
- tabloid
- telescope
- toddler
- town
- tub
- useful
- vegetable patch
- via
- village
- yacht
- low
- runt
- target
* * *pequeño, -a♦ adj1. [de tamaño] small;la casa se nos ha quedado pequeña the house is too small for us now;su jardín es un Versalles en pequeño her garden is a miniature Versaillespequeña burguesía petty bourgeoisie;pequeños comerciantes small businessmen;pequeña empresa small business;la pequeña empresa small businesses;pequeño empresario small businessman;pequeñas y medianas empresas small and medium-sized enterprises;la pequeña pantalla the small screen2. [de estatura] small;la niña está muy pequeña para su edad the girl is very small for her age3. [en cantidad] [ingresos, cifras] low4. [en intensidad] [dolor] slight;[explosión] small; [problema] small, slight; [posibilidad] slight;de pequeña importancia of little importance5. [en duración] [discurso, texto] short6. [hermano] little♦ nm,f[niño] little one;de pequeño as a child;el pequeño, la pequeña [benjamín] the youngest, the baby* * *I adj small, little;de pequeño when I was small o little;en pequeño in miniatureII m, pequeña f little one* * *pequeño, -ña adj1) : small, littleun libro pequeño: a small book2) : young3) bajo: shortpequeño, -ña n: child, little one* * *pequeño1 adj1. (en general) small2. (de estatura) short / smallpara su edad, este niño es muy pequeño this boy's very small for his age3. (en importancia) slight / minor4. (de edad) little / young5. (en tiempo, distancia) shortpequeño2 n childel pequeño the youngest / the little one -
16 talle
m.1 waist (cintura).2 figure (figura, cuerpo).3 measurement (medida).pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: tallar.* * *1 (cintura) waist2 (figura - de hombre) build, physique; (- de mujer) figure, shape3 COSTURA shoulder-to-waist measurement* * *noun m.1) waist2) figure, shape* * *SM1) (=cintura) waist2) (=medidas) waist and chest measurements pl ; (=talla) size, fitting3) (=tipo) [de mujer] figure; [de hombre] build, physique4) (=aspecto) look, appearance; (=contorno) outline* * *a) ( cintura) waistb) ( figura) figurec) ( en costura) trunk measurement* * *= waist, waistline.Ex. Library staff and volunteers used power boats and struggled waist high in water to rescue books and files.Ex. Pear-shaped bodies carry their extra weight below the waistline, and do not seem to have as high a risk of developing health problems like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure.----* de talle largo = high waisted.* de talle medio = medium-length.* * *a) ( cintura) waistb) ( figura) figurec) ( en costura) trunk measurement* * *= waist, waistline.Ex: Library staff and volunteers used power boats and struggled waist high in water to rescue books and files.
Ex: Pear-shaped bodies carry their extra weight below the waistline, and do not seem to have as high a risk of developing health problems like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure.* de talle largo = high waisted.* de talle medio = medium-length.* * *1 (cintura) waistde talle esbelto slim-waisted2 (figura) figuretiene buen talle she has a good figure3 (en costura) trunk measurement, measurement from shoulder to waistes corta de talle she's short-waistedme queda corto de talle the waist is too high on me, it's too short in the body4 ( RPl) (de una prenda) sizede talle único one-sizeCompuesto:wasp waist ( dated)tiene un talle de avispa she has a tiny waist* * *
Del verbo tallar: ( conjugate tallar)
tallé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
talle es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
tallar
talle
tallar ( conjugate tallar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ madera› to carve;
‹escultura/mármol› to sculpt;
‹ piedras preciosas› to cut
2 (Méx)
verbo intransitivo (Col) [ zapatos] to be too tight
tallarse verbo pronominal (Méx)
‹ ojos› to rub
talle sustantivo masculino
tallar verbo transitivo
1 (dar forma, esculpir) to sculpt
(piedras preciosas) to cut
(la madera) to carve
(el metal) to engrave
2 (medir a una persona) to measure the height of
talle sustantivo masculino
1 (cintura) waist
2 (figura, planta) figure, shape
3 (en una prenda) chest and waist measurement
' talle' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ceñir
English:
waist
- M
- out
- size
- take
* * *talle nm1. [cintura] waist;de talle estrecho narrow-waisted;talle de avispa wasp waist2. [figura, cuerpo] figure3. [en sastrería] neck to waist measurement;se llevan las chaquetas de talle largo long-waisted jackets are the fashion4. Chile, Guat, Méx [corsé] corset5. RP [talla] size* * *m waist* * *talle nm1) : size2) : waist, waistline3) : figure, shape -
17 estilizar
v.to stylize.* * *1 to stylize2 (hacer delgado) to make thinner* * *VT1) (Arte) to stylize2) (Téc) to design, style* * *verbo transitivoa) (Art) to stylizeb) <figura/cuerpo> to make... look slender o slim* * *verbo transitivoa) (Art) to stylizeb) <figura/cuerpo> to make... look slender o slim* * *estilizar [A4 ]vt1 ( Art) to stylize2 ‹figura/cuerpo› to make … look slender o slim* * *
estilizar verbo transitivo to stylize
* * *♦ vt2. [hacer convencional] to stylize♦ See also the pronominal verb estilizarse* * *v/t stylize* * *estilizar {21} vt: to stylize -
18 acinturado
* * ** * *acinturado -da( Chi): una mujer muy acinturada a woman with a very slim waistla moda viene acinturada tight-fitting clothes are in fashion* * *acinturado, -a adjAm [vestido] with a narrow waist -
19 escurrido
adj.1 drained-out, wrung.2 stringy, lank, narrow-hipped, slim-hipped.3 shamefaced, chagrined, embarrassed, shame-faced.4 down, blue, dejected, depressed.past part.past participle of spanish verb: escurrir.* * *1→ link=escurrir escurrir► adjetivo1 (seco) drained* * *ADJ1) (=delgado) narrow-hipped, slightly built* * ** * ** * *escurrido -daA(delgado): es muy escurrida de caderas she has very narrow hipsuna mujer escurrida de pecho a flat-chested woman1 (avergonzado) shamefacedse fue todo escurrido he left shamefaced o with his tail between his legs* * *escurrido, -a adj1. [ropa] [en lavadora] spun-dry;[estrujando] wrung-out2. [verdura] drained3. [persona] thin, skinny* * *I part → escurrirII adj skinny;escurrido de caderas with narrow hips, narrow-hipped -
20 espigar
v.1 to glean.Ellos espigan el trigal They glean the wheat field.2 to spindle.El trigo espiga satisfactoriamente The wheat spindles satisfactorily.3 to dowel, to tenon.Ellos espigaron la tienda They doweled the tent.* * *1 AGRICULTURA to glean1 AGRICULTURA to ear1 (persona) to shoot up* * *1. VT1) [+ fruta] to look closely at, scrutinize2) [+ libro] to consult3) (Téc) to pin, peg2. VI1) [cereales] to come into ear, form ears; [flor] to run to seed2) [persona joven] to shoot up, get very tall3.See:* * *1. 2.espigar via) cereales to ear (up), form earsb) persona to glean3.espigarse v prona) persona to grow tall and slimb) hortalizas to go to seed* * *1. 2.espigar via) cereales to ear (up), form earsb) persona to glean3.espigarse v prona) persona to grow tall and slimb) hortalizas to go to seed* * *espigar [A3 ]vtA2 (recopilar) to gatherB (en carpintería) to tenon■ espigarvi1 «cereales» to ear up, ear, form ears2 «persona» to glean1 «persona» to grow tall and slim, grow willowy2 «hortalizas» to go to seed* * *♦ vt[información] to glean* * *espigar {52} vt: to glean, to gather
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