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21 extasiar
v.to enrapture, to enchant, to rapture, to spellbind.La música transporta a Ricardo Music transports Richard.* * *1 to enrapture1 to go into ecstasies, go into raptures* * *1.VT to entrance, enrapture, captivate2.See:* * *= electrify, entrance.Ex. He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.Ex. Her husband is entranced with a woman who is manic-depressive.----* extasiarse = go into + raptures.* extasiarse hablando de Algo = wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous.* * *= electrify, entrance.Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.
Ex: Her husband is entranced with a woman who is manic-depressive.* extasiarse = go into + raptures.* extasiarse hablando de Algo = wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous.* * *vtto entrance -
22 apasionar
v.1 to fascinate.le apasiona la música he's mad about music2 to impassion, to excite, to stir, to rouse.* * *1 to excite, fascinate, thrill1 to get excited, become enthusiastic (por/de, about)2 (enamorarse) to fall head over heels in love (por/de, with)* * *verbto excite, love* * *1. VT1) (=entusiasmar)2) frm (=afligir) to afflict, torment2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo2.apasionarse v pronapasionarse por algo: se apasiona por los toros he's a tremendous bullfighting enthusiast; se apasionó por la música — she developed a passionate interest in music
* * *= electrify.Ex. He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.----* apasionarse = fire up.* * *1.verbo intransitivo2.apasionarse v pronapasionarse por algo: se apasiona por los toros he's a tremendous bullfighting enthusiast; se apasionó por la música — she developed a passionate interest in music
* * *= electrify.Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.
* apasionarse = fire up.* * *apasionar [A1 ]vtla música la apasiona she has a passion for musicno es un tema que me apasione the subject doesn't exactly fascinate meapasionarse POR algo:se apasiona por los toros he's a tremendous bullfighting enthusiast, he has a passion for bullfightingse apasionó por la música desde muy temprano from an early age she developed a passionate interest in music* * *
apasionar ( conjugate apasionar) verbo intransitivo:
no es un tema que me apasione the subject doesn't exactly fascinate me
apasionar verbo transitivo to excite, thrill: le apasionan los libros, he is mad about books
' apasionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrebatar
- entusiasmar
* * *♦ vtto fascinate;lo apasiona la música he's mad about music;no es un deporte que me apasione it's not a sport I'm particularly keen on, it's not a sport that does a lot for me* * *v/t fascinate* * *apasionar vt: to enthuse, to excite* * *apasionar vb to love -
23 ciencia ficción
f.science fiction, sci-fi, SF.* * *science fiction* * ** * *(n.) = science fiction, sci-fiEx. Does this all sound like fantasy or science fiction?.Ex. The article 'Feminist fantasy, sci-fi and utopia' takes a look at the genre of feminist future fiction.* * ** * *(n.) = science fiction, sci-fiEx: Does this all sound like fantasy or science fiction?.
Ex: The article 'Feminist fantasy, sci-fi and utopia' takes a look at the genre of feminist future fiction.* * *science fiction -
24 contradictorio
adj.1 contradictory, contrary, contradictive, conflicting.2 contradictive, paradoxical, antinomic, antinomical.* * *► adjetivo1 contradictory* * *(f. - contradictoria)adj.* * *ADJ contradictory* * *- ria adjetivo contradictory* * *= conflicting, contradictory, contradicting, adversarial.Ex. As is the way with these things there were two conflicting criticisms levelled at the joint code.Ex. While this may sound like a contradictory and reactionary sort of chauvinism coming from an iconoclast, our people have got to come first.Ex. Again, the existence of contradicting policies simply dissipates the desired effect.Ex. The relationship between the author and editor is based on collaboration, but can also be adversarial at certain points.----* contradictorio (con) = in conflict (with).* parecer contradictorio = appear + contradictory.* ser contradictorio de = run + contrary to.* * *- ria adjetivo contradictory* * *contradictorio (con)Ex: In this case all the works of a given author will be assembled on the shelf under his/her name as well, so it is not really in conflict and I think there is a misinterpretation.
= conflicting, contradictory, contradicting, adversarial.Ex: As is the way with these things there were two conflicting criticisms levelled at the joint code.
Ex: While this may sound like a contradictory and reactionary sort of chauvinism coming from an iconoclast, our people have got to come first.Ex: Again, the existence of contradicting policies simply dissipates the desired effect.Ex: The relationship between the author and editor is based on collaboration, but can also be adversarial at certain points.* contradictorio (con) = in conflict (with).* parecer contradictorio = appear + contradictory.* ser contradictorio de = run + contrary to.* * *‹declaraciones/versiones› contradictory, conflicting; ‹persona› contradictory* * *
contradictorio◊ - ria adjetivo
contradictory
contradictorio,-a adjetivo contradictory
' contradictorio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contradictoria
English:
conflicting
- contradictory
- inconsistent
- mixed
* * *contradictorio, -a adjcontradictory;ser contradictorio con algo to contradict sth, to be in contradiction with sth* * *adj contradictory* * *contradictorio, - ria adj: contradictory -
25 criptograma
m.cryptogram.* * *1 cryptogram* * *SM cryptogram* * *masculino cryptogram* * *= cryptogram.Ex. In fact, complete sentences are not always necessary, because phrases can often convey the message, but at the same time a steady diet of rapid fire phrases will soon sound like a cryptogram and will be irksome to read.* * *masculino cryptogram* * *= cryptogram.Ex: In fact, complete sentences are not always necessary, because phrases can often convey the message, but at the same time a steady diet of rapid fire phrases will soon sound like a cryptogram and will be irksome to read.
* * *cryptogram* * *criptograma nmcryptogram* * *m cryptogram -
26 crisis de los cuarenta
* * *(n.) = mid-life crisis, middle-age crisis, middle-age bluesEx. 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.Ex. The article is entitled 'The public library: middle-age crisis or old age?'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Fighting the middle-age blues -- is the public library winning the battle?'.* * ** * *(n.) = mid-life crisis, middle-age crisis, middle-age bluesEx: 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The public library: middle-age crisis or old age?'.Ex: The article is entitled 'Fighting the middle-age blues -- is the public library winning the battle?'. -
27 descabellado
adj.farfetched, crazy, wild, absurd.past part.past participle of spanish verb: descabellar.* * *1→ link=descabellar descabellar► adjetivo1 figurado wild, crazy* * *ADJ [plan, idea] crazy, wild, preposterous* * *- da adjetivo crazy, ridiculous* * *= breakneck, misconceived, off-the-wall, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], harebrained, far-fetched [farfetched], cuckoo.Ex. Certainly, as we know from our previous discussion, no institution of its own accord would change at the breakneck pace at which our own field appears to be moving.Ex. It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.Ex. 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.Ex. This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.Ex. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.Ex. If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.Ex. Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.----* empresa descabellada = fool's errand.* * *- da adjetivo crazy, ridiculous* * *= breakneck, misconceived, off-the-wall, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], harebrained, far-fetched [farfetched], cuckoo.Ex: Certainly, as we know from our previous discussion, no institution of its own accord would change at the breakneck pace at which our own field appears to be moving.
Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.Ex: 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.Ex: This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.Ex: If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.Ex: Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.* empresa descabellada = fool's errand.* * *descabellado -dacrazy, ridiculous* * *
Del verbo descabellar: ( conjugate descabellar)
descabellado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
descabellado
descabellar
descabellado◊ -da adjetivo
crazy, ridiculous
descabellado,-a adjetivo crazy, wild
' descabellado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
delirante
- descabellada
- jalado
English:
misconceived
- wild
- outlandish
* * *descabellado, -a adjcrazy* * *adj:idea descabellada fam hare-brained idea fam* * *descabellado, -da adj: outlandish, ridiculous -
28 disparatado
adj.nonsensical, irrational, absurd, meaningless.past part.past participle of spanish verb: disparatar.* * *1→ link=disparatar disparatar► adjetivo1 absurd, foolish, ridiculous* * *(f. - disparatada)adj.* * *ADJ crazy, nonsensical* * *- da adjetivo <acto/proyecto/idea> crazy, ludicrous; <gasto/precio> outrageous, ridiculous, excessive* * *= off-the-wall, high-flying, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], harebrained, nonsensical.Ex. 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.Ex. I do have to add, however, that this rapid character drawing was a touch spoiled by the bathos of Slake's high-flying style.Ex. This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.Ex. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.Ex. Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.* * *- da adjetivo <acto/proyecto/idea> crazy, ludicrous; <gasto/precio> outrageous, ridiculous, excessive* * *= off-the-wall, high-flying, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], harebrained, nonsensical.Ex: 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.
Ex: I do have to add, however, that this rapid character drawing was a touch spoiled by the bathos of Slake's high-flying style.Ex: This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.* * *disparatado -da1 ‹acto/proyecto/idea› crazy, ludicrous, absurd, ridiculous2 ‹gasto/precio› outrageous, ridiculous, excessive* * *
Del verbo disparatar: ( conjugate disparatar)
disparatado es:
el participio
disparatado
‹gasto/precio› outrageous, ridiculous
disparatado,-a adjetivo absurd
' disparatado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disparatada
- peregrina
- peregrino
English:
crazy
- mad
- wild
- cockeyed
- nonsensical
* * *disparatado, -a adjabsurd, crazy;precios disparatados ridiculous o crazy prices;una disparatada comedia de Brooks a screwball comedy by Brooks* * *adj fig famabsurd, crazy fam* * *disparatado, -da adjabsurdo, ridículo: absurd, ridiculous, crazy -
29 excitar
v.1 to upset, to agitate.2 to stimulate (to stimulate) (sentidos).3 to excite, to thrill, to awaken, to impassion.Su belleza excitó a Tito Her beauty excited Tito.El magnetismo excita la máquina Magnetism excites the machine.* * *1 to excite2 (emociones) to stimulate, arouse1 to get excited, get worked up, get carried away* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=intranquilizar) to get worked up, get excitedno veas el partido porque te excita mucho — don't watch the game, it'll get you worked up o excited
2) (=entusiasmar) to make excitedla buena noticia lo excitó tanto que ya no pudo dormir — the good news made him so excited he couldn't get to sleep
3) (=provocar) [+ curiosidad] to arouse, excite; [+ sentimiento] to arouse, provoke; [+ apetito] to stimulate4) [sexualmente] to arouse, excite5) (Bio, Elec, Fís) to excite6) † (=incitar) to rouse, incite2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( hacer enojar)la discusión lo excitó mucho — he got very excited o worked up during the argument
b) ( sobreexcitar) to get... overexcitedc) ( en sentido sexual) to arouse, excited) <deseo/odio/curiosidad> to arouse2)b) < dínamo> to energize, excite2.excitarse v prona) ( enojarse) to get agitated, get worked upb) ( sobre excitarse) to get overexcitedc) ( sexualmente) to get aroused, get excited* * *= turn on, titillate, electrify, wow.Ex. When a child is turned on to books and reading, a lifelong 'friend' of the library has been made.Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex. He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.Ex. He makes science easy to understand and ' wows' the reader with terrific examples of how modern genetic research is lifting the curtain on human history.----* excitarse = excite, fire up, get + (all) worked up.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( hacer enojar)la discusión lo excitó mucho — he got very excited o worked up during the argument
b) ( sobreexcitar) to get... overexcitedc) ( en sentido sexual) to arouse, excited) <deseo/odio/curiosidad> to arouse2)b) < dínamo> to energize, excite2.excitarse v prona) ( enojarse) to get agitated, get worked upb) ( sobre excitarse) to get overexcitedc) ( sexualmente) to get aroused, get excited* * *= turn on, titillate, electrify, wow.Ex: When a child is turned on to books and reading, a lifelong 'friend' of the library has been made.
Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.Ex: He makes science easy to understand and ' wows' the reader with terrific examples of how modern genetic research is lifting the curtain on human history.* excitarse = excite, fire up, get + (all) worked up.* * *excitar [A1 ]vtA1(agitar): la discusión lo excitó mucho he got very excited o worked up during the argumentno tomes tanto café, sabes que te excita don't drink so much coffee, you know it makes you jumpy, don't drink so much coffee, you'll be running around all afternoon/it'll keep you awake all night2 (en sentido sexual) to arouse, excite3 ‹curiosidad› to excite, arouse, awake; ‹deseo/apetito› to arouse; ‹ira/odio› to arouseB1 ( Biol) ‹célula› to excite, stimulate2 ( Fís) ‹dinamo› to energize, excite; ‹molécula/átomo› to excite1(agitarse): no te excites, tómatelo con calma don't get so agitated o worked up, keep calmno se podía dormir porque estaba muy excitado he couldn't sleep because he was so excited o overexcited2 (sexualmente) to get aroused, get excited* * *
excitar ( conjugate excitar) verbo transitivoa) ( hacer enojar):◊ la discusión lo excitó mucho he got very excited o worked up during the argument
excitarse verbo pronominal
excitar verbo transitivo to excite
' excitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calentar
- provocar
- alborotar
- arrechar
- exaltar
English:
arouse
- electrify
- excite
- exhilarate
- turn on
- turn
* * *♦ vt1. [agitar] [enfermo, niño] to get worked up o over-excited;el café me excita demasiado coffee gets me too worked up2. [sexualmente] to arouse3. [estimular] [sentidos] to stimulate;[apetito] to whet; [curiosidad, interés] to excite; [ira, pasión] to arouse* * *v/t1 excite2 sentimientos, sexualmente arouse* * *excitar vt: to excite, to arouse* * *excitar vb to excite -
30 gemido
m.moan, groan.past part.past participle of spanish verb: gemir.* * *1 (quejido) groan, moan2 (gimoteo) whimper* * *noun m.groan, moan* * *SM (=quejido) groan, moan; (=lamento) wail, howl; [de animal] whine; [del viento] howling, wailing* * *a) (de dolor, pena) groan, moanb) ( de animal) whinec) (liter) ( del viento) moaning* * *= groan, groaning, whining, whimper, cry, whine, wail, cri de coeur.Ex. Various extremes of excitement and despair ensued: groans, sweating brows, pencils chewed.Ex. Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.Ex. Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.Ex. The article is entitled 'The WTO deal on basic telecommunications: big bang or little whimper?'.Ex. This is not simply another story of the powerful and comfortable turning a deaf ear to the cries of the sick and poor.Ex. The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.Ex. He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.Ex. It is a cri de coeur on behalf of the oppressed people of Palestine.----* gemidos = wailing.* * *a) (de dolor, pena) groan, moanb) ( de animal) whinec) (liter) ( del viento) moaning* * *= groan, groaning, whining, whimper, cry, whine, wail, cri de coeur.Ex: Various extremes of excitement and despair ensued: groans, sweating brows, pencils chewed.
Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.Ex: Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.Ex: The article is entitled 'The WTO deal on basic telecommunications: big bang or little whimper?'.Ex: This is not simply another story of the powerful and comfortable turning a deaf ear to the cries of the sick and poor.Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.Ex: It is a cri de coeur on behalf of the oppressed people of Palestine.* gemidos = wailing.* * *1 (de dolor, pena) groan, moanoí sus gemidos I heard her moans o groans o moaning o groaning2 (de un animal) whine3 ( liter) (del viento) moaning* * *
Del verbo gemir: ( conjugate gemir)
gemido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
gemido
gemir
gemido sustantivo masculino
gemir ( conjugate gemir) verbo intransitivo
gemido sustantivo masculino groan
gemir verbo intransitivo to groan: gemían de dolor, he groaned in pain
' gemido' also found in these entries:
English:
groan
- moan
- ululation
- wail
* * *gemido nm1. [de persona] moan, groan;dar gemidos to groan2. [de animal] whine3. [de viento] moan;los gemidos del viento the moaning of the wind* * *m moan, groan* * *gemido nm: moan, groan, wail* * *gemido n1. (de persona) groan2. (de animal) whine -
31 iconoclasta
adj.iconoclastic.f. & m.iconoclast.* * *► adjetivo1 iconoclastic1 iconoclast* * *1.ADJ iconoclastic2.SMF iconoclast* * *Iadjetivo iconoclasticIImasculino y femenino iconoclast* * *= iconoclast, iconoclastic.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. While this may sound like a contradictory and reactionary sort of chauvinism coming from an iconoclast, our people have got to come first.Ex. These manuscripts were kept underground, which enabled them to survive the iconoclastic years of Muslim supremacy in India.* * *Iadjetivo iconoclasticIImasculino y femenino iconoclast* * *= iconoclast, iconoclastic.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: While this may sound like a contradictory and reactionary sort of chauvinism coming from an iconoclast, our people have got to come first.
Ex: These manuscripts were kept underground, which enabled them to survive the iconoclastic years of Muslim supremacy in India.* * *iconoclasticiconoclast* * *
iconoclasta
I adjetivo iconoclastic
II mf iconoclast
' iconoclasta' also found in these entries:
English:
iconoclastic
* * *♦ adjiconoclastic♦ nmficonoclast* * *iconoclasta nmf: iconoclast -
32 lamento
m.1 moan, cry of pain.2 lament, moan, mourning, cry.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: lamentar.* * *1 moan, cry* * *SM lament, lamentation frm, moan, wail* * *a) ( quejido - por un dolor físico) groan; (- por tristeza) wailb) ( elegía) lament* * *= hand-wringing, lament, regret, plaint, grieving, mourning, wail.Ex. The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.Ex. His article was entitled 'AACR2: the first anniversary, celebration or lament'.Ex. Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.Ex. A common plaint among some critics is that resemblance is a necessary condition of pictorial representation.Ex. The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.Ex. During our lives we face situations of losses and mournings, connected or not to death.Ex. He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.----* lamentos = wailing.* * *a) ( quejido - por un dolor físico) groan; (- por tristeza) wailb) ( elegía) lament* * *= hand-wringing, lament, regret, plaint, grieving, mourning, wail.Ex: The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.
Ex: His article was entitled 'AACR2: the first anniversary, celebration or lament'.Ex: Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.Ex: A common plaint among some critics is that resemblance is a necessary condition of pictorial representation.Ex: The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.Ex: During our lives we face situations of losses and mournings, connected or not to death.Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.* lamentos = wailing.* * *1 (quejido — por un dolor físico) groan; (— por tristeza) wail2 (palabras, expresiones) lamentel poema es un lamento a la fugacidad del amor the poem is a lament on the fleeting nature of love* * *
Del verbo lamentar: ( conjugate lamentar)
lamento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
lamentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
lamentar
lamento
lamentar ( conjugate lamentar) verbo transitivo
to regret;
lamentamos tener que comunicarle que … (frml) we regret to have to inform you that …;
lo lamento mucho I am very sorry
lamentarse verbo pronominal
to complain, to grumble (colloq)
lamento sustantivo masculino
(— por tristeza) wail
lamentar verbo transitivo to regret: lamento su muerte, I'm sorry about her death ➣ Ver nota en regret
lamento sustantivo masculino moan, wail
' lamento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lamentar
- verdad
- ocurrir
English:
afraid
- beg
- begrudge
- lament
- misfortune
- regret
- sorry
- wail
- yell
- wish
* * *lamento nm[por dolor] moan, cry (of pain); [por pena, disgusto] groan, wail* * ** * *lamento nm: lament, groan, cry -
33 llanto
m.crying.* * *1 crying, weeping* * *SM1) (=lloro) crying, tears pl¡deja ya el llanto! — stop crying!
2) (=lamento) moaning, lamentation3) (Literat) dirge, lament, funeral lament* * ** * *= wailing, cry, wail.Ex. One of the Bible's most striking references is that Hell is a place where "there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth".Ex. This is not simply another story of the powerful and comfortable turning a deaf ear to the cries of the sick and poor.Ex. He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.* * ** * *= wailing, cry, wail.Ex: One of the Bible's most striking references is that Hell is a place where "there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth".
Ex: This is not simply another story of the powerful and comfortable turning a deaf ear to the cries of the sick and poor.Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.* * *prorrumpió en llanto he burst into tearsdéjate de llantos stop crying* * *
llanto sustantivo masculino ( de niño) crying;
( de adulto) crying, weeping (liter)
llanto sustantivo masculino crying
' llanto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comedia
- desconsolada
- desconsolado
- desgarrada
- desgarrado
- tenue
- ahogado
- ahogar
- cuento
- deshacer
- estallar
- incontrolado
- reprimir
English:
boohoo
- composure
- cry
- crying
- outburst
- wail
- melt
* * *llanto nmcrying;se escuchaba el llanto de un bebé we could hear a baby crying;anegarse en llanto to burst into a flood of tears* * *m sobbing* * *llanto nm: crying, weeping* * *llanto n crying -
34 plañido
m.moan, lament, yowl, lamentation.past part.past participle of spanish verb: plañir.* * *1 mourning, lament* * *= wailing, wail, mourning.Ex. One of the Bible's most striking references is that Hell is a place where "there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth".Ex. He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.Ex. During our lives we face situations of losses and mournings, connected or not to death.* * *= wailing, wail, mourning.Ex: One of the Bible's most striking references is that Hell is a place where "there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth".
Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.Ex: During our lives we face situations of losses and mournings, connected or not to death.* * *plañido nmmoan -
35 reaccionario
adj.reactionary, blimpish, die-hard, diehard.m.reactionary, die-hard, conservatist, diehard.* * *► adjetivo1 reactionary► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 reactionary* * *reaccionario, -aADJ SM / F reactionary* * *- ria adjetivo/masculino, femenino reactionary* * *= reactionary, reactionary.Ex. While this may sound like a contradictory and reactionary sort of chauvinism coming from an iconoclast, our people have got to come first.Ex. Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.* * *- ria adjetivo/masculino, femenino reactionary* * *= reactionary, reactionary.Ex: While this may sound like a contradictory and reactionary sort of chauvinism coming from an iconoclast, our people have got to come first.
Ex: Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.* * *adj/m,freactionary* * *
reaccionario◊ - ria adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino
reactionary
reaccionario,-a adjetivo & m,f Pol reactionary
' reaccionario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reaccionaria
- retrógrada
- retrógrado
- gorila
English:
something
- reactionary
- red
* * *reaccionario, -a♦ adjreactionary♦ nm,freactionary* * *I adj reactionaryII m, reaccionaria f reactionary* * *reaccionario, - ria adj & n: reactionary -
36 retrógrado
adj.1 retrograde, backward-looking, reactionary, fossilized.2 retrograde, contrary-motion.m.reactionary.* * *► adjetivo1 (que retrocede) retrograde2 figurado (reaccionario) reactionary► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (reaccionario) reactionary* * *ADJ1) (Pol) reactionary2) (=que retrocede) retrograde, retrogressive* * *I- da adjetivo <persona/actitud> reactionary; <planteamiento/idea> retrogradeII- da masculino, femenino reactionary* * *= reactionary, moss-backed, retro.Ex. While this may sound like a contradictory and reactionary sort of chauvinism coming from an iconoclast, our people have got to come first.Ex. The mere fact that he has survived against his ' moss-backed' opponents attests to his abilities as an executive and his skills as a diplomat = El mero hecho de que haya sobrevido frente a sus oponentes " retrógrados" da fe de sus habilidades como ejecutivo y sus destrezas como diplomático.Ex. It seems retro, but I really do think that the alienation created by telework and telecommuting has cut into information service severely.* * *I- da adjetivo <persona/actitud> reactionary; <planteamiento/idea> retrogradeII- da masculino, femenino reactionary* * *= reactionary, moss-backed, retro.Ex: While this may sound like a contradictory and reactionary sort of chauvinism coming from an iconoclast, our people have got to come first.
Ex: The mere fact that he has survived against his ' moss-backed' opponents attests to his abilities as an executive and his skills as a diplomat = El mero hecho de que haya sobrevido frente a sus oponentes " retrógrados" da fe de sus habilidades como ejecutivo y sus destrezas como diplomático.Ex: It seems retro, but I really do think that the alienation created by telework and telecommuting has cut into information service severely.* * *‹persona/actitud› reactionary; ‹planteamiento/idea› retrogrademasculine, femininereactionary* * *
retrógrado◊ -da adjetivo ‹persona/actitud› reactionary;
‹planteamiento/idea› retrograde
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
reactionary
retrógrado,-a adjetivo & m,f (reaccionario) reactionary
' retrógrado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
retrógrada
English:
retrograde
* * *retrógrado, -a♦ adj[en política] reactionary2. [movimiento] retrograde♦ nm,f[anticuado] backward-looking o hidebound person; [en política] reactionary* * *adj retrograde* * *retrógrado, -da adj1) : reactionary2) : retrograde -
37 sollozo
m.sob.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: sollozar.* * *1 sob\estallar en sollozos / prorrumpir en sollozos to start sobbing* * *SM sob* * *masculino sob* * *= sobbing, cry, wail.Ex. As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.Ex. This is not simply another story of the powerful and comfortable turning a deaf ear to the cries of the sick and poor.Ex. He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.----* sollozos = wailing.* * *masculino sob* * *= sobbing, cry, wail.Ex: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.
Ex: This is not simply another story of the powerful and comfortable turning a deaf ear to the cries of the sick and poor.Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.* sollozos = wailing.* * *sobprorrumpió en sollozos he began sobbing* * *
Del verbo sollozar: ( conjugate sollozar)
sollozo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
sollozó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
sollozar
sollozo
sollozar ( conjugate sollozar) verbo intransitivo
to sob
sollozo sustantivo masculino
sob
sollozar verbo intransitivo to sob
sollozo sustantivo masculino sob
' sollozo' also found in these entries:
English:
sob
* * *sollozo nmsob* * *m sob* * *sollozo nm: sob -
38 sonar falso
v.to sound like nonsense, to sound faked.* * *(v.) = have + a hollow ringEx. Justification has a hollow ring without a firm rationale for existence and survival in this fluid society.* * *(v.) = have + a hollow ringEx: Justification has a hollow ring without a firm rationale for existence and survival in this fluid society.
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39 sonar a
v.to sound like.* * *(v.) = smack ofEx. This opinion bothers me on two counts, one because it smacks of exploitation and, two, because a fair number of the world's leaders, for better or worse, were remarkably successful as leaders in spite of less than outstanding academic records.* * *(v.) = smack ofEx: This opinion bothers me on two counts, one because it smacks of exploitation and, two, because a fair number of the world's leaders, for better or worse, were remarkably successful as leaders in spite of less than outstanding academic records.
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40 hablar como un libro
(expresarse muy bien) to speak very well, express oneself very clearly 2 (hablar con afectación) to speak affectedly* * *(=con precisión) to know what one is talking about; (=con pedantería) to sound like a text book
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