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1 posma
• slowness -
2 lentitud
• slowness• sluggishness• tarantula• tardy -
3 pachorra
• slowness• sluggishness -
4 lentitud
f.slowness.con lentitud slowly* * *1 slowness\con lentitud slowly* * *SF slowness* * *femenino slowness* * *= slowness, sluggishness.Ex. Snail mail is a pejorative term to refer to the postal service, used for sending hardcopy, books, etc., to imply slowness relative to e-mail.Ex. The notion that the post-tenure years are a time of relative languor and sluggishness is not borne out in the data.* * *femenino slowness* * *= slowness, sluggishness.Ex: Snail mail is a pejorative term to refer to the postal service, used for sending hardcopy, books, etc., to imply slowness relative to e-mail.
Ex: The notion that the post-tenure years are a time of relative languor and sluggishness is not borne out in the data.* * *slownessel tiempo pasaba con una lentitud insufrible time passed unbearably slowlyen el pueblo la vida transcurre con lentitud life moves at a slow pace in the village* * *
lentitud sustantivo femenino
slowness;
lentitud sustantivo femenino slowness: se mueve con lentitud, it moves slowly
' lentitud' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parsimonia
English:
lethargic
* * *lentitud nfslowness;con lentitud slowly* * *f slowness* * *lentitud nf: slowness -
5 morosidad
f.1 defaulting, failure to pay on time (commerce).2 slowness.3 delay in payments, lateness in payments, delinquency.* * *2 (lentitud) sluggishness* * *SF1) (Econ) slowness in paying; (=atrasos) arrears pl2) (=lentitud) slowness; (=apatía) apathy* * ** * ** * ** * *morosidad nf1. Com defaulting, failure to pay on time2. [lentitud] slowness* * *f COM slowness in paying* * *morosidad nf1) : delinquency (in payment)2) : slowness -
6 pachorra
f.1 calmness (informal).2 sluggishness, slowness, phlegm.* * *1 familiar phlegm\tener pachorra familiar to be laid-back* * *femenino (fam) sluggishness, slowness* * *femenino (fam) sluggishness, slowness* * *( fam)sluggishness, slowness* * *
pachorra sustantivo femenino slowness, calmness: se toma el trabajo con una pachorra increíble, he's very laid back about his job
' pachorra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tranquila
- tranquilo
* * *pachorra nfFam calmness;hace todo con mucha pachorra she does everything very calmly o slowly;¡qué pachorra tiene el camarero! the waiter's taking his time!* * *f famslowness -
7 torpeza
f.1 clumsiness (falta de destreza, tacto).fue una torpeza hacerlo/decirlo it was a clumsy thing to do/say2 slowness (falta de inteligencia).3 dumb act, silly act, clumsy action.* * *1 (falta de habilidad) clumsiness, awkwardness2 (mental) dimness, stupidity3 (de movimiento) slowness, heaviness4 (error) blunder\cometer una torpeza to make a blunder* * *SF1) (=falta de agilidad) [de persona] clumsiness; [de movimientos] ungainliness2) (=falta de inteligencia) dimness, slowness3) (=falta de tacto)¡menuda torpeza la tuya! has ofendido a toda la familia — that was really tactless o clumsy of you, you've offended the whole family!
fue una torpeza por mi parte decírselo — it was stupid o clumsy of me to tell him
4) (=tontería)* * *1) ( cualidad)a) ( en las acciones) clumsiness; ( al andar) awkwardnessb) ( falta de inteligencia) stupidityperdona mi torpeza, pero no entiendo — I'm sorry to be so stupid o dim, but I don't understand
c) ( falta de tacto) clumsiness2) ( dicho desacertado) gaffe; ( acción desacertada) blunder* * *= clumsiness, cumbersomeness.Ex. But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.Ex. Such a huge file is only useful, given what we know about the cumbersomeness of the present card catalog, when one has an electronic means of sorting and searching.* * *1) ( cualidad)a) ( en las acciones) clumsiness; ( al andar) awkwardnessb) ( falta de inteligencia) stupidityperdona mi torpeza, pero no entiendo — I'm sorry to be so stupid o dim, but I don't understand
c) ( falta de tacto) clumsiness2) ( dicho desacertado) gaffe; ( acción desacertada) blunder* * *= clumsiness, cumbersomeness.Ex: But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
Ex: Such a huge file is only useful, given what we know about the cumbersomeness of the present card catalog, when one has an electronic means of sorting and searching.* * *1 (en las acciones) clumsiness; (al andar) awkwardness2 (falta de inteligencia) stupidityperdona mi torpeza, pero no entiendo I'm sorry to be so stupid o slow o dim, but I don't understand3 (falta de tacto) clumsinessB (dicho desacertado) gaffe; (acción desacertada) blunder* * *
torpeza sustantivo femenino
1 ( cualidad)
◊ perdona mi torpeza, pero no entiendo I'm sorry to be so stupid o dim, but I don't understand
2 ( dicho desacertado) gaffe;
( acción desacertada) blunder
torpeza sustantivo femenino
1 (falta de habilidad, de tacto) clumsiness
(en el andar, etc) awkwardness, slowness
2 (equivocación) blunder, mistake
3 (de entendimiento) stupidity
' torpeza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rienda
- turbar
- turbación
English:
clumsiness
- ungainliness
* * *torpeza nf1. [falta de destreza] clumsiness2. [falta de tacto] clumsiness;tuvimos problemas por su torpeza al llevar el tema we had problems because of her clumsy handling of the issue3. [acción inconveniente]fue una torpeza hacerlo/decirlo it was a clumsy thing to do/say;cometer una torpeza to make a blunder4. [falta de inteligencia] slowness* * *f1 clumsiness2 ( necedad) stupidity* * *torpeza nf1) : clumsiness, awkwardness2) : stupidity3) : blunder -
8 atraso
m.1 slowness.2 backwardness.3 delay.4 underdevelopment, backwardness.5 backlog, backlog of work.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: atrasar.* * *1 delay2 (de reloj) slowness3 (de un país) backwardness1 COMERCIO arrears* * *noun m.1) backwardness2) delay•- atrasos* * *SM1) (=retraso) delay, time lag; [de reloj] slowness; [de país etc] backwardnesssalir del atraso — to catch up, make up lost time
¡esto es un atraso! — this is just holding things up!
3) And (=revés) setback4)tener un atraso — LAm (Med) to have a period
* * *1)a) ( en desarrollo) backward state; ( en ideas) backwardnessb) (esp AmL) ( retraso) delay* * *= backlog, backwardness, arrearage, delay.Ex. When the move took place in 1897, it was found that there was a backlog of some thirty years of uncatalogued and unbound material.Ex. Libraries in developing countries suffer from technological backwardness.Ex. To determine if arrearages of uncatalogued monographs still exist and to learn about methods of controlling and/or reducing any such arrears, a questionnaire was sent to 117 libraries.Ex. If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.----* acumular atrasos = build up + backlogs.* atrasos = arrears.* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.* sin atrasos = paid-up, in good standing.* tener atrasos = be in arrears.* * *1)a) ( en desarrollo) backward state; ( en ideas) backwardnessb) (esp AmL) ( retraso) delay* * *= backlog, backwardness, arrearage, delay.Ex: When the move took place in 1897, it was found that there was a backlog of some thirty years of uncatalogued and unbound material.
Ex: Libraries in developing countries suffer from technological backwardness.Ex: To determine if arrearages of uncatalogued monographs still exist and to learn about methods of controlling and/or reducing any such arrears, a questionnaire was sent to 117 libraries.Ex: If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.* acumular atrasos = build up + backlogs.* atrasos = arrears.* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.* sin atrasos = paid-up, in good standing.* tener atrasos = be in arrears.* * *A1 (en el desarrollo) backward state; (en las ideas) backwardnessperdona el atraso sorry for the delayatraso en el pago de las facturas delay o lateness in payment of invoicessalió con unos minutos de atraso it left a few minutes latetenemos un atraso terrible con el trabajo we have an awful backlog of worksus atrasos constantes his continual latenesscobrar/pagar los atrasos to collect/pay off the arrears* * *
Del verbo atrasar: ( conjugate atrasar)
atraso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
atrasó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
atrasar
atraso
atrasar ( conjugate atrasar) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo [ reloj] to lose time
atrasarse verbo pronominal
1
[ persona] to be late
2
atraso sustantivo masculino
salió con unos minutos de atraso it left a few minutes late;
viene con una hora de atraso it's (running) an hour late
atrasar
I verbo transitivo to put back
II vi (un reloj) to be slow
atraso sustantivo masculino
1 delay
2 (de un país) backwardness
3 Fin atrasos, arrears
' atraso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tiniebla
English:
back
* * *atraso nm1. [demora] delay;llegar con (quince minutos de) atraso to be (fifteen minutes) late;los trenes circulan hoy con (una hora de) atraso the trains are running (an hour) late today;el proyecto lleva mucho atraso the project is a long way behind schedule2. [del reloj] slowness3. [de evolución, desarrollo] backwardness;no tener móvil me parece un atraso not having a mobile is so backward!4.atrasos [de pagos] arrears;todavía no me han pagado los atrasos del año pasado they still haven't paid me their arrears o the money they owe me from last year* * *m1 backwardness2 COM:atrasos pl arrears* * *atraso nm1) retraso: lateness, delayllegó con 20 minutos de atraso: he was 20 minutes late2) : backwardness3) atrasos nmpl: arrears -
9 cachaza
f.1 slowness, listlessness, impassivity.2 nerve, cheek.* * *1 (lentitud) slowness, sluggishness2 (flema) phlegm3 (aguardiente) rum* * *SF1) (=lentitud)¡menuda cachaza, llegaremos tarde por su culpa! — he's so slow, we're going to be late because of him!
2) (=licor) ≈ rum* * *1) ( lentitud)2) ( bebida) type of rum3) (Ven fam) ( descaro) nerve (colloq)* * *1) ( lentitud)2) ( bebida) type of rum3) (Ven fam) ( descaro) nerve (colloq)* * *A(lentitud): todo lo hace con esa cachaza he does everything so slowly and deliberately¡vaya cachaza que tienes! you really take your time!* * *
cachaza sustantivo femenino ( bebida) type of rum
cachaza sustantivo femenino laid-back attitude, slowness, calmness: te lo tomas todo con mucha cachaza, you're very easy going about everything
* * *cachaza nf2. [aguardiente] = type of cheap rum* * *f fam:la gente de hoy tiene mucha cachaza people today are very laidback fam -
10 pachocha
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11 correo tortuga
(n.) = snail mailEx. Snail mail is a pejorative term to refer to the postal service, used for sending hardcopy, books, etc., to imply slowness relative to e-mail.* * *(n.) = snail mailEx: Snail mail is a pejorative term to refer to the postal service, used for sending hardcopy, books, etc., to imply slowness relative to e-mail.
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12 pesadez
f.1 weight (peso).2 heaviness.3 drag, pain (molestia, fastidio).4 bore (aburrimiento).5 weariness, tediousness, boredom.6 weightiness, ponderosity, ponderousness.7 boring thing.* * *1 (lentitud) sluggishness2 (molestia) bore■ ¡menuda pesadez tener que repetirlo! what a nuisance to have to do it all again!3 (de un objeto) heaviness\tener pesadez de estómago to have indigestion* * *SF1) (=peso) weight2) (=lentitud) slowness, sluggishness3) (Med) (=malestar) heaviness; (=somnolencia) drowsiness4) (=aburrimiento) tediousness, boring nature; (=molestia) annoyancees una pesadez tener que... — it's a bore having to...
¡qué pesadez! — what a bore!
* * *1) (fam) (aburrimiento, molestia) drag (colloq)2) ( sensación de cansancio) heavinesspesadez de estómago — bloated o heavy feeling in the stomach
3) (Andes fam) ( broma) tiresome joke; ( comentario) nasty remark* * *= heaviness, clunkiness.Ex. Despite the heaviness of the air -- the humidity, even at this early time of the day, was thick -- and the impressive Corinthian-columned facade of the library, she felt happy, almost light-headed.Ex. They managed to recreate the look and feel of Britannica without the clunkiness of the paper index and difficult page navigation of the paper Encyclopaedia Britannica.----* andar con pesadez = trudge.* caminar con pesadez = trudge.* * *1) (fam) (aburrimiento, molestia) drag (colloq)2) ( sensación de cansancio) heavinesspesadez de estómago — bloated o heavy feeling in the stomach
3) (Andes fam) ( broma) tiresome joke; ( comentario) nasty remark* * *= heaviness, clunkiness.Ex: Despite the heaviness of the air -- the humidity, even at this early time of the day, was thick -- and the impressive Corinthian-columned facade of the library, she felt happy, almost light-headed.
Ex: They managed to recreate the look and feel of Britannica without the clunkiness of the paper index and difficult page navigation of the paper Encyclopaedia Britannica.* andar con pesadez = trudge.* caminar con pesadez = trudge.* * *es una pesadez tener que esperar aquí it's a drag having to wait here¡pero qué pesadez de conversación! what a boring o tedious conversation!B (sensación de cansancio) heavinesstengo pesadez en las piernas my legs feel very heavypesadez estomacal or de estómago bloated o heavy feeling in the stomach1 (broma pesada) tiresome joke2 (comentario) nasty remark* * *
pesadez sustantivo femenino
1 ( sensación de cansancio) heaviness
2 (fam)
◊ ¡qué pesadez de conversación! what a boring conversation!
( comentario) nasty remark
pesadez sustantivo femenino
1 (corporal) heaviness
2 (fastidio, aburrimiento) nuisance, drag: ¡qué pesadez!, what a pain!
' pesadez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gaita
- lata
English:
annoyance
- drudgery
- heaviness
- tiresomeness
* * *pesadez nf1. [peso] weight2. [sensación] heavinesspesadez de estómago full feeling in the stomach, bloated stomach3. [molestia, fastidio] drag, pain4. [aburrimiento] bore;¡qué pesadez de película! what a boring o tedious movie!* * *f figdrag fam* * *1) : heaviness2) : slowness3) : tediousness* * *pesadez n¡qué pesadez de viaje! what a boring journey!2. (molestia) pain / drag / nuisance -
13 tardanza
f.1 lateness.2 delay.3 slowness, lateness, tardiness, dilatoriness.* * *1 delay* * *SF1) (=demora) delay2) (=lentitud) slowness* * *femenino delaysu tardanza se debió a... — his lateness was due to...
* * *= tardiness, lateness.Ex. Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.Ex. This excellent cumulative index has not yet realized its full potential because of the relative lateness of its publication.* * *femenino delaysu tardanza se debió a... — his lateness was due to...
* * *= tardiness, lateness.Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.
Ex: This excellent cumulative index has not yet realized its full potential because of the relative lateness of its publication.* * *me preocupa su tardanza I'm worried that he's so lateexplicó que su tardanza se debió a una avería he explained that his lateness was due to a breakdown, he explained that he was late because of a breakdown¿a qué se deberá tanta tardanza ? I wonder why he's/they're taking so long* * *
tardanza sustantivo femenino
delay;
perdona la tardanza en contestar forgive my delay in replying;
me preocupa su tardanza I'm worried that he's so late;
su tardanza se debió a … his lateness was due to …
tardanza sustantivo femenino delay
' tardanza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disculpar
English:
delay
* * *tardanza nflateness;disculpen mi tardanza I'm sorry I'm late;me extraña su tardanza I'm surprised she's late* * *f delay* * *tardanza nf: lateness, delay -
14 calmosidad
SF1) (=tranquilidad) calm, calmness2) (=lentitud) slowness, sluggishness* * *1 (tranquilidad) calmness2 (lentitud) slowness -
15 mandanga
f.1 dope, shit.2 trash, rubbish.* * *\¡no me vengas con mandangas! don't give me that!* * *SF1) * (=cachaza) slowness¡qué mandanga tienes! — you take your time, don't you!
2) * (=cuento) tale, story; (=excusa) excuse; (=paparrucha) rubbish *¡no me vengas con mandangas! — * don't give me that rubbish! *, who are you trying to kid? *
hay que dejarse de mandangas y decirlo bien claro — you have to stop beating about the bush and say it straight out
deberían obligarle a dimitir sin más mandangas — he should be forced to resign, no two ways about it *
¡tiene mandanga! — this is too much!
3) ** (=golpe) bash *4) ** (=droga) pot *, grass ** * *B ( fam) (indolencia) sluggishnessC ( fam) dificultadla cosa tiene mandanga it's a tricky one ( colloq)* * *mandanga nfFam1.mandangas [tonterías] nonsense;¡déjate de mandangas y ven a ayudar! don't give me that Br rubbish o US garbage and come and help2. [marihuana] dope* * *f:mandangas pl garbage sg fam, Br rubbish sg fam ;tener mandanga fam be very laidback;tiene una mandanga que no veas fam he’s so amazingly laidback, he’s Mr. Cool fam -
16 aturdimiento
m.1 bewilderment, confusion (desconcierto).2 slowness (torpeza mental).3 awkwardness.* * *1 (confusión) confusion, bewilderment2 (por un golpe) daze3 (atolondramiento) recklessness, thoughtlessness4 (torpeza) clumsiness, awkwardness* * *masculino ( perplejidad) bewilderment; (por golpe, noticia) daze* * *= bewilderment, daze, stunning.Ex. Such power groups subsume the individual will as never before, and generate feelings of bewilderment, apathy, violence, alienation.Ex. The article 'The daze of future business research' examines changing trends in online business information searching with the rush to the Internet.Ex. Electrical stunning renders an animal instantly insensible by inducing a grand mal epileptic seizure.* * *masculino ( perplejidad) bewilderment; (por golpe, noticia) daze* * *= bewilderment, daze, stunning.Ex: Such power groups subsume the individual will as never before, and generate feelings of bewilderment, apathy, violence, alienation.
Ex: The article 'The daze of future business research' examines changing trends in online business information searching with the rush to the Internet.Ex: Electrical stunning renders an animal instantly insensible by inducing a grand mal epileptic seizure.* * *1 (confusión, perplejidad) bewilderment2 (por un golpe) daze3 (por una noticia, un suceso) daze* * *
aturdimiento sustantivo masculino ( perplejidad) bewilderment;
(por golpe, noticia) daze
aturdimiento sustantivo masculino confusion, bewilderment
' aturdimiento' also found in these entries:
English:
daze
- giddy
* * *aturdimiento nm1. [por ruido, luz] bewilderment, confusion;el golpe le produjo aturdimiento he was stunned by the blow2. [por noticia]la noticia le produjo tal aturdimiento que no nos oyó she was so stunned by the news that she didn't hear us* * *m bewilderment* * *aturdimiento nm: bewilderment, confusion -
17 calma
intj.take it easy, easy does it, cool it, don't get excited.f.1 calm (without noise or movement).en calma calmcalma chicha dead calm2 tranquility (sosiego).perder la calma to lose one's composuretómatelo con calma take it easy3 stillness, calm, still.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: calmar.* * *1 calmness, calm, tranquillity (US tranquility)2 COMERCIO slack period, lull4 (tiempo) calm weather\estar en calma to be calmperder la calma to lose one's patiencetomárselo con calma to take it easycalma chicha dead calm* * *noun f.calm, quiet* * *SF1) (=tranquilidad) calm¡calma! — [en una discusión] calm down!; [ante un peligro] keep calm!
cuando llegaron los niños se acabó la calma — when the children arrived, the peace and quiet ended
hubo un periodo de calma entre las elecciones municipales y las legislativas — there was a lull between the local and the general elections
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con calma — calmly•
perder la calma — to lose one's cool *•
tomárselo con calma — to take it easy *2) (=relajo excesivo)3) (Náut, Meteo) calm* * *femenino calmcalma, por favor! — ( en situación peligrosa) please, keep calm! o don't panic!; ( en discusión acalorada) calm down, please!
la calma que precede a la tormenta — the lull o calm before the storm
* * *= quiet, calm, calmness, cool head, tranquillity [tranquility, -USA], stillness.Ex. During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.Ex. Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.Ex. Patience, calmness and clear thinking must be the virtues to aspire to in such circumstances.Ex. Nothing fazes Paula and with her cool head she thrives on the daily challenges that come her way.Ex. There are only a few really large areas of tranquillity left in England and we must all work together to protect them.Ex. Today is day one of my twenty one day challenge -- spending a minimum of 10 minutes a day in quiet stillness.----* con calma = calmly, leisurely, tranquilly.* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.* la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.* mantener la calma = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together, keep + Pronombre + cool, remain + cool-headed, keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* no perder la calma = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* oasis de calma = calm oasis.* perder la calma = blow + a fuse.* período de calma = lull.* personificación de la calma, la = picture of calm, the.* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.* tomarse Algo con calma = take + Posesivo + time.* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* tomárselo con calma = hang + loose, take it + easy, keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* * *femenino calmcalma, por favor! — ( en situación peligrosa) please, keep calm! o don't panic!; ( en discusión acalorada) calm down, please!
la calma que precede a la tormenta — the lull o calm before the storm
* * *= quiet, calm, calmness, cool head, tranquillity [tranquility, -USA], stillness.Ex: During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.
Ex: Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.Ex: Patience, calmness and clear thinking must be the virtues to aspire to in such circumstances.Ex: Nothing fazes Paula and with her cool head she thrives on the daily challenges that come her way.Ex: There are only a few really large areas of tranquillity left in England and we must all work together to protect them.Ex: Today is day one of my twenty one day challenge -- spending a minimum of 10 minutes a day in quiet stillness.* con calma = calmly, leisurely, tranquilly.* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.* la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.* mantener la calma = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together, keep + Pronombre + cool, remain + cool-headed, keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* no perder la calma = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* oasis de calma = calm oasis.* perder la calma = blow + a fuse.* período de calma = lull.* personificación de la calma, la = picture of calm, the.* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.* tomarse Algo con calma = take + Posesivo + time.* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* tomárselo con calma = hang + loose, take it + easy, keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* * *calmdespacito y con calma slowly and calmlyprocura mantener la calma try to keep calmtómatelo con calma take it easyante todo, no hay que perder la calma above all, the thing is not to lose your coolla calma ha vuelto a la ciudad the city is calm again, calm has been restored to the cityen la zona se vive una calma tensa ( period); an atmosphere of uneasy calm reigns in the area ( journ)el mar está en calma the sea is calm¡calma, por favor! (en situación peligrosa) please, keep calm! o don't panic!; (en discusión acalorada) calm down, please!la calma que precede a la tormenta the lull o calm before the stormCompuesto:dead calm* * *
Del verbo calmar: ( conjugate calmar)
calma es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
calma
calmar
calma sustantivo femenino
calm;
mantener la calma to keep calm;
tómatelo con calma take it easy;
no hay que perder la calma the thing is not to lose your cool;
el mar está en calma the sea is calm;
¡calma, por favor! ( en situación peligrosa) please, keep calm! o don't panic!;
( en discusión acalorada) calm down, please!
calmar ( conjugate calmar) verbo transitivo
‹ nervios› to calm;
‹ sed› to quench;
‹ hambre› to take the edge off
calmarse verbo pronominal
calma sustantivo femenino
1 (sosiego, paz) calm
estar en calma, to be calm
2 ¡calma, señores!, (en una discusión) calm down, please!
(ante un peligro) please, keep calm!
tomárselo con calma, to take it easy
3 Meteor calm weather
4 Náut calma chicha, dead calm
calmar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to calm (down)
2 (un dolor) to soothe, relieve
' calma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calmarse
- desesperarse
- mantener
- quietud
- reflexionar
- restablecer
- restablecimiento
- turbar
- conservar
- llamamiento
- parsimonia
- paz
- tranquilidad
- volver
English:
alleviate
- call
- calm
- composure
- cool
- coolness
- easy
- easy-going
- equanimity
- head
- lull
- stride
- calmly
- coolly
- disturb
- ease
- slow
- still
- tranquility
* * *calma nf1. [sin ruido o movimiento] calm, stillness;en calma calm;se vivía una calma tensa there was an uneasy calmcalma chicha dead calm2. [sosiego] calm, tranquility;un llamamiento a la calma an appeal for calm;el orador pidió calma a los asistentes the speaker appealed to the audience to be calm;con calma calmly;mantener la calma to keep calm o one's composure;perder la calma to lose one's composure;tener calma [tener paciencia] to be patient;tómatelo con calma take it easy* * *f calm;¡calma! calm down!;tómatelo con calma take it easy;la calma que precede a la tormenta the calm before the storm* * *calma nf: calm, quiet* * *calma n calm -
18 cholla
f.1 skull. (Colloquial)2 faculty, powers of the mind, judgment. (Metaphorical)No tiene cholla he has not the brains of a sparrow; he is bird-brained3 wound, sore. (Central America)4 laziness, slowness. (Andes & Central America)5 head.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: chollar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: chollar.* * ** * *femenino (Méx fam) head* * *= knocker.Ex. He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.* * *femenino (Méx fam) head* * *= knocker.Ex: He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.
* * *head* * *cholla nfCAm Fam [flema] sluggishness* * * -
19 desesperar
v.1 to drive to despair (quitar la esperanza a).2 to exasperate, to drive mad.3 to irritate.* * *1 (hacer perder la paciencia) to drive to despair, make lose one's patience2 (exasperar) to exasperate1 (desesperanzar) to lose hope, despair1 (desesperanzar) to lose hope, despair2 (irritarse) to get irritated, become exasperated* * *verb1) to despair2) exasperate* * *1. VT1) (=exasperar)mi hermano me desespera — my brother drives me mad o crazy, my brother is infuriating o maddening
me desespera que el tren llegue tarde — it's infuriating o maddening when the train is late
2) (=desalentar)no dejes que sus críticas te desesperen — don't let their criticism make you lose hope o heart, don't let their criticism get to you *
tantos problemas la desesperaron y acabó dimitiendo — all these problems drove her to despair and in the end she resigned
2.VI (=perder la esperanza) to despair, lose hopesigue adelante, no desesperes — keep at it, don't despair o lose hope
desesperar de hacer algo — frm to despair of doing sth, lose all hope of doing sth
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to drive... to distraction o despair2.desesperar vi to despair, give up hope3.desesperar de algo — to despair o give up hope of something
desesperarse v pron to become exasperated* * *= despair, yield + despair.Ex. Like others, I've been wondering when I'd get my money's worth out of this meeting, and I was beginning to despair.Ex. It is as if failure, having yielded despair, then gave rise to the sheerest optimism.----* desesperarse = yield to + despair.* * *1.verbo transitivo to drive... to distraction o despair2.desesperar vi to despair, give up hope3.desesperar de algo — to despair o give up hope of something
desesperarse v pron to become exasperated* * *= despair, yield + despair.Ex: Like others, I've been wondering when I'd get my money's worth out of this meeting, and I was beginning to despair.
Ex: It is as if failure, having yielded despair, then gave rise to the sheerest optimism.* desesperarse = yield to + despair.* * *desesperar [A1 ]vtsu lentitud me desespera I find his slowness exasperating, he's so slow, it drives me crazy o to distractionme desespera que nunca me haga caso it's maddening o infuriating o exasperating the way she never takes any notice of me■ desesperarvito despair, give up hopeno desesperes, ya se arreglarán las cosas don't despair, everything will be all rightdesesperar DE algo to despair o give up hope OF sthdesesperaban ya de encontrarlos vivos they were already despairing of o giving up hope of finding them aliveto become exasperatedse desespera y le grita she becomes exasperated o gets infuriated and she shouts at himse desespera de ver que va tan lento it exasperates him to see it going so slowly* * *
desesperar ( conjugate desesperar) verbo transitivo
to drive … to distraction o despair
verbo intransitivo
to despair, give up hope
desesperarse verbo pronominal
to become exasperated
desesperar verbo transitivo
1 to drive to despair
2 (poner nervioso, irritado) to exasperate
' desesperar' also found in these entries:
English:
despair
* * *♦ vt1. [quitar la esperanza a] to drive to despair2. [irritar, enojar] to exasperate, to drive mad;me desespera cuando se pone a hablar así it makes me mad when he starts talking like that;si hay algo que me desespera es la desorganización if there's one thing that exasperates me o drives me mad, it's lack of organization♦ vito despair, to give up hope;no desesperes, aún se puede hacer algo don't despair o give up hope, something can still be done;desesperar de hacer algo to give up all hope of doing sth;desesperan ya de encontrar supervivientes they have given up hope of finding survivors* * *I v/t infuriate, exasperateII v/i give up hope (de of), despair (de of)* * *desesperar vt: to exasperatedesesperar vi: to despair, to lose hope* * *desesperar vb1. (perder la esperanza) to despairno desesperes, todo saldrá bien don't despair, everything will be all right -
20 parsimonia
f.1 deliberation, calmness.con parsimonia unhurriedly2 hastelessness, calm, phlegm.3 parsimony, excessive moderation, temperance, austerity.* * *1 (lentitud) slowness2 (calma) calmness3 (moderación) parsimony* * *SF1) (=calma) calmness; (=flema) phlegmatic naturecon parsimonia — calmly, unhurriedly
2) (=frugalidad) sparingness; [con el dinero] carefulness* * *a) ( calma) calmtodo lo hace con una parsimonia...! — she has such a relaxed approach to everything!
b) ( frugalidad) parsimony* * *= parsimony, calm.Ex. No affluent community should be content on account of inertia or parsimony to deprive its elderly and sick of the pleasure and benefit of library facilities.Ex. Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.* * *a) ( calma) calmtodo lo hace con una parsimonia...! — she has such a relaxed approach to everything!
b) ( frugalidad) parsimony* * *= parsimony, calm.Ex: No affluent community should be content on account of inertia or parsimony to deprive its elderly and sick of the pleasure and benefit of library facilities.
Ex: Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.* * *1 (calma) calm¡todo lo hace con una parsimonia …! she has such a relaxed approach to everything!, she's so laid back about everything! ( colloq)2 (frugalidad) parsimony* * *
parsimonia sustantivo femenino
parsimonia sustantivo femenino
1 (lentitud) calm
2 (frugalidad) parsimony
' parsimonia' also found in these entries:
English:
deliberately
* * *parsimonia nfdeliberation, calmness;con parsimonia unhurriedly* * *f calm;con parsimonia calmly* * *parsimonia nf1) : calm2) : parsimony, thrift
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