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81 incitar
v.1 to incite (a la violencia).el hambre le incitó a robar hunger made him steal¿qué le incitó a hacerlo? what made him do it?María incitó a la multitud Mary incited the multitude2 to abet, to instigate.María incitó al policía Mary abetted the cop.* * *1 to incite (a, to)* * *verb1) to incite2) urge, encourage* * *VT to incite* * *verbo transitivo* * *= arouse, fuel, prompt, spur, spur on, abet, exhort, instigate, tease, egg on, emplace, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], set off, goad, incite.Ex. The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.Ex. This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.Ex. An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.Ex. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex. The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.Ex. This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.Ex. As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex. In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.Ex. For them musical performance emplaces and embodies community identities in very specific ways.Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex. Al Qaeda will goad us into war with Iran because it serves their own interests.Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.----* incitar a = sting into.* incitar a Alguien a la acción = stir + Nombre + into action.* incitar camorra = rustle up + trouble.* incitar controversia = arouse + controversy.* incitar el odio = incite + hatred.* incitar escándalo = arouse + furor.* incitar hostilidad = arouse + hostility.* incitar la curiosidad = provoke + curiosity, excite + curiosity.* incitar la violencia = incite + violence.* incitar polémica = rattle + Posesivo + cage.* incitar una respuesta = provoke + response.* preguntas para incitar el debate = discussion question.* que incita a la reflexión = provocative of.* * *verbo transitivo* * *= arouse, fuel, prompt, spur, spur on, abet, exhort, instigate, tease, egg on, emplace, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], set off, goad, incite.Ex: The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.
Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex: The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.Ex: This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.Ex: As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.Ex: For them musical performance emplaces and embodies community identities in very specific ways.Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex: Al Qaeda will goad us into war with Iran because it serves their own interests.Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.* incitar a = sting into.* incitar a Alguien a la acción = stir + Nombre + into action.* incitar camorra = rustle up + trouble.* incitar controversia = arouse + controversy.* incitar el odio = incite + hatred.* incitar escándalo = arouse + furor.* incitar hostilidad = arouse + hostility.* incitar la curiosidad = provoke + curiosity, excite + curiosity.* incitar la violencia = incite + violence.* incitar polémica = rattle + Posesivo + cage.* incitar una respuesta = provoke + response.* preguntas para incitar el debate = discussion question.* que incita a la reflexión = provocative of.* * *incitar [A1 ]vtincitar a algn A algo to incite sb TO sthincitaron al ejército a la rebelión they incited the army to rebellion o to rebelpelículas que incitan a la violencia films which encourage violence o which incite people to violencelo hizo incitado por sus compañeros his friends encouraged him to do it, his friends put him up to it ( colloq)incitar a algn CONTRA algn to incite sb AGAINST sblos incitaba contra sus superiores he was inciting them against their superiors* * *
incitar ( conjugate incitar) verbo transitivo incitar a algn a algo to incite sb to sth;
incitar a algn contra algn to incite sb against sb
incitar verbo transitivo to incite, urge: sus discursos incitaron a la rebelión, his speeches incited them to rebellion
' incitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
azuzar
- desafiar
- invitar
- picar
- tentar
- empujar
- empujón
English:
egg on
- incite
- put up to
- spur
- sting
- tempt
- egg
- stir
- whip
* * *incitar vtto incite;un discurso que incita a la violencia a speech inciting people to violence;el hambre lo incitó a robar hunger made him steal;¿qué le incitó a hacerlo? what made him do it?;incitar a alguien a la fuga/venganza to urge sb to flee/avenge himself* * *v/t incite* * *incitar vt: to incite, to rouse -
82 spur
1 noun(a) Horseriding éperon m;∎ to dig in one's spurs piquer des éperons;∎ History to win one's spurs gagner son épée de chevalier; figurative faire ses preuves∎ the spur of competition l'aiguillon de la concurrence;∎ easy credit is a spur to consumption le crédit facile pousse ou incite à la consommation;∎ on the spur of the moment sans réfléchir∎ the warehouse is served by a spur line l'entrepôt est desservi par un embranchement(e) (on motorway) bretelle f(f) (breakwater) brise-lames m inv, digue f(b) figurative inciter;∎ her words spurred me into action ses paroles m'ont incité à agir(b) figurative éperonner, aiguillonner;∎ their shouts spurred us on leurs cris nous aiguillonnaient ou encourageaient;∎ to spur sb on to do sth inciter ou pousser qn à faire qch;∎ these developments in business have been spurred on by the information technology revolution cette évolution commerciale a été favorisée par la révolution des technologies de l'information -
83 espuela
f.1 spur.2 goad, spur, stimulus.* * *1 spur2 figurado spur, stimulus\poner espuelas a alguien figurado to spur somebody on* * *SF1) (lit, fig) spurespuela de caballero — (Bot) larkspur
3) And (Com) skill in business, acumen* * *femenino spurdio or picó espuelas al caballo — he spurred on his horse
* * *= spur.Ex. Instinctively, he struck spurs into his horse, and accelerated his pace.* * *femenino spurdio or picó espuelas al caballo — he spurred on his horse
* * *= spur.Ex: Instinctively, he struck spurs into his horse, and accelerated his pace.
* * *1 ( Equ) spurdio or picó espuelas al caballo he spurred on his horse2 (de un gallo) spur* * *
espuela sustantivo femenino
spur
espuela sustantivo femenino spur: le clavó las espuelas al caballo para que fuera más rápido, she dug in her spurs to make the horse run faster
' espuela' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acicate
English:
spur
* * *espuela nf1. [en el talón] spur;picar al caballo con las espuelas to use spurs on one's horse4. Arg, Chile [hueso] wishbone* * *f spur* * *espuela nf: spur -
84 impulsion
impulsion [ɛ̃pylsjɔ̃]feminine nouna. impulseb. ( = élan) impetus• sous l'impulsion de leurs chefs/des circonstances spurred on by their leaders/by circumstances* * *ɛ̃pylsjɔ̃1) ( force) impetus2) ( désir) impulse3) Psychologie drive4) ( en dynamique) impulse5) Électrotechnique, Physique, Télécommunications pulse* * *ɛ̃pylsjɔ̃ nf1) (= instinct) impulse, (= élan, influence) impetus2) ÉLECTRICITÉ, ÉLECTRONIQUE impulse* * *impulsion nf1 ( force) impetus; donner une (nouvelle) impulsion à to give fresh impetus to; donner une impulsion considérable à to give considerable impetus to; sous l'impulsion de qn at sb's instigation; sous l'impulsion de l'Allemagne/du parti/du maire at the instigation of Germany/the party/the mayor; sous l'impulsion de la psychanalyse thanks to psychoanalysis;2 ( désir) impulse; impulsion brusque sudden impulse;3 Psych drive; impulsion morbide morbid drive;4 Phys ( en dynamique) impulse;[ɛ̃pylsjɔ̃] nom féminindonner une impulsion au commerce to give an impetus to ou to boost trade3. [élan] impulsesous l'impulsion de la haine spurred on ou driven by hatredsur ou sous l'impulsion du moment on the spur of the moment -
85 spur
1 დეზიon the spur of the moment ექსპრომტით, მყისვე2 დეზის კვრა (დეზს ჰკრავს)●●the future riches spurred him on მომავალი სიმდიდრე სტიმულს აძლევდა / წინსვლისკენ უბიძგებდა -
86 бода
бодна 1. непрех. prick(за плат, тъкан) feel rough(за растения) prick. prickle2. прех. (с остен) goad(кон с шпори) spurтой бодна коня си he set/put/clapped spurs to his horse, he spurred away(за бик и пр., с рога) butt; gore3. (при шев) stitch4. (набождам) stick (into), pin5. безл. (с лично мест. във вин. падеж)боде ме have/feel a shooting/stabbing pain6. прен. vex, annoyбода на очите прен. offend the eye, be an eyesore, strike s.o. unpleasantlyбода в очите прен. leap to the eyeбода се prick o. s* * *бода̀,гл., мин. св. деят. прич. бол; бо̀двам, бо̀дна гл.2. прех. (с остен) goad; ( кон с шпори) spur; той бодна коня си he set/put/clapped spurs to his horse, he spurred away; (за бик с рога) butt; gore;4. ( набождам) stick (into), pin;5. безл. + лично мест. във вин. пад. (ме, те, го, я, ни, ви, ги): боде ме have/feel a shooting/stabbing pain;6. прен. vex, annoy; • бода в очите прен. leap to the eye; бода на очите прен. offend the eye, be an eyesore, strike s.o. unpleasantly;\бода се prick o.s.* * *needle; prick; prickle* * *1. (за бик и пр., с рога) butt;gore 2. (за плат, тъкан) feel rough 3. (за растения) prick. prickle 4. (кон с шпори) spur 5. (набождам) stick (into), pin 6. (при шев) stitch 7. БОДА ce prick o. s 8. БОДА в очите прен. leap to the eye 9. БОДА на очите прен. offend the eye, be an eyesore, strike s. o. unpleasantly 10. безл. (с лично мест. във вин. падеж) 11. боде ме have/feel a shooting/stabbing pain 12. бодна непрех. prick 13. прен. vex, annoy 14. прех. (с остен) goad 15. той бодна коня си he set/put/ clapped spurs to his horse, he spurred away -
87 spur
1. [spɜ:] n1. 1) шпораto put /to set/ spurs to one's horse - пришпоривать лошадь [ср. тж. 2)]
2) пришпоривание, «палка», понуканиеto need the spur - нуждаться в понукании, быть медлительным
to put /to set/ spurs to smb. - подгонять /поторапливать/ кого-л. [ср. тж. 1)]
he needs the spur - ему нужна палка, он работает из-под палки
to him difficulties were only spurs to new efforts - трудности только подхлёстывали его
2. pl1) ист. шпоры как символ рыцарского достоинстваto win one's spurs - быть посвящённым в рыцари [см. тж. 2)]
2) признание, награда; слава; (доброе) имяto win one's spurs - завоевать признание; приобрести имя [см. тж. 1)]
our team hasn't won its spurs yet - наша команда ещё не проявила себя /не показала, на что она способна/
he won his academic spurs as a holder of a chair in a university - он получил признание своих научных заслуг на посту заведующего кафедрой в университете
3. стимул, побуждениеunder the spur of poverty [of curiosity] - вынуждаемый бедностью [побуждаемый любопытством]
4. 1) отросток ( на крыле или лапе у птиц; тж. spur shoot)2) петушиная шпора5. острый наконечник, шип, зуб (на альпинистской палке, обуви и т. п.)6. металлический наконечник, надеваемый на шпору бойцового петуха7. бот. шпорец; пенёк ( веточки)8. отрог ( горы)9. стр.1) подкос, контрфорс2) буна10. геол. ответвление ( жилы)11. ж.-д. тупик, ветка (тж. spur track)12. спорынья ( болезнь растений)♢
on the spur of the moment /of the occasion/ - а) мгновенно, тут же; б) экспромтом2. [spɜ:] vto dish up the spurs - дать понять гостям, что пора уходить
1. пришпоривать2. бить шпорами ( о птице)3. побуждать, подстрекать ( часто spur on)to spur smb. to do smth. - побуждать /поощрять/ кого-л. сделать что-л.
to spur smb. on to some action - толкать кого-л. на какой-л. поступок; подстрекать кого-л. к какому-л. действию
he was spurred (on) by poverty to commit a crime - на преступление его толкнула нужда
4. 1) приделывать шпоры, снабжать шпорами2) надевать шпоры5. мчаться во весь опор, спешить (тж. spur on)we were spurring onward /forward/ all night - мы мчались вперёд всю ночь
6. ставить подпорку, подпирать♢
to spur a willing horse - подгонять кого-л. без всякой нужды; подгонять и без того добросовестного работника -
88 на преступление его толкнула нужда
1) General subject: he was spurred ( on) by poverty to commit a crime2) Makarov: he was spurred on by poverty to commit a crimeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > на преступление его толкнула нужда
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89 спорынья
1) General subject: spur2) Biology: black grain of corn, black grain of corn (возбудитель - гриб Claviceps purpurea), spur (Claviceps purpurea), spurred rye, spurred rye (возбудитель - гриб Claviceps purpurea)3) Botanical term: ergot, ergot (Claviceps purpurea), Ergota (лат.), Secale cornutum (лат.)4) Agriculture: ergot (Claviceps)5) Pharmacology: Claviceps6) Makarov: spur (болезнь растений)7) Phytophathology: ergot (возбудитель - гриб Claviceps purpurea) -
90 anspornen
v/t (trennb., hat -ge-) (Pferd etc.) spur; fig. spur on, incite, stimulate* * *to instigate; to motivate; to spur on; to prompt* * *ạn|spor|nenvt sepPferd to spur (on); (fig auch) to encourage (zu to); Mannschaft to cheer on* * *2) (to urge a horse to go faster, using spurs, or a person to make greater efforts: He spurred his horse on; The thought of the prize spurred her on.) spur on* * *an|spor·nenvt1. (Anreize geben)▪ jdn [dazu] \anspornen, etw zu tun to spur sb on to do sthSpieler \anspornen to cheer on players2. (die Sporen geben)▪ ein Pferd \anspornen to spur [on] a horse* * *transitives Verb (fig.) spur on; encourage* * ** * *transitives Verb (fig.) spur on; encourage* * *v.to encourage v.to incite v.to spur v. -
91 Stachel
m; -s, -n; BOT. prickle, (Dorn) thorn; ZOOL. spine, eines Stachelschweins: auch quill; eines Insekts: sting; (Metallspitze) auch am Cello etc.: spike; am Sporn: point; am Stacheldraht: barb; fig. (Schmerzendes) sting; (Ansporn) spur; jemandem ein Stachel im Fleische sein be a thorn in s.o.’s flesh ( oder side); der Stachel des Ehrgeizes trieb sie an she was goaded ( oder spurred on) by ambition; einer Sache den Stachel nehmen take the sting out of s.th.; wider den Stachel löcken geh. kick against the pricks* * *der Stachel(Insekt) sting;(Musikinstrument) spike;(Pflanze) thorn; prickle; spine;(Spitze) barb;(Tier) quill; spine* * *Stạ|chel ['ʃtaxl]m -s, -n(von Rosen, Ginster etc) thorn, prickle; (von Kakteen, Stachelhäutern, Igel) spine; (von Stachelschwein) quill, spine; (auf Stacheldraht) barb; (zum Viehantrieb) goad; (= Giftstachel von Bienen etc) sting; (fig liter) (von Ehrgeiz, Neugier etc) spur; (von Vorwurf, Hass) stingTod, wo ist dein Stachel? (Bibl) —
der Stachel des Fleisches (liter) — the urges pl of the body
ein Stachel im Fleisch (liter) → löcken — a thorn in the flesh or side
* * *der1) (a thin, stiff, pointed part growing on an animal or a plant.) spine2) (a sharp point growing on a plant or animal: A hedgehog is covered with prickles.) prickle3) (one of the sharp spines of certain animals (eg the porcupine).) quill4) (a part of some plants, insects etc, eg nettles and wasps, that can prick and inject an irritating or poisonous fluid into the wound.) sting* * *Sta·chel<-s, -n>[ˈʃtaxl̩]mkleiner \Stachel prickle, spinule spec5.* * *der; Stachels, Stacheln1) spine; (Dorn) thorn2) (GiftStachel) sting3) (spitzes Metallstück) spike; (von Stacheldraht) barb* * *Stachel m; -s, -n; BOT prickle, (Dorn) thorn; ZOOL spine, eines Stachelschweins: auch quill; eines Insekts: sting; (Metallspitze) auch am Cello etc: spike; am Sporn: point; am Stacheldraht: barb; fig (Schmerzendes) sting; (Ansporn) spur;jemandem ein Stachel im Fleische sein be a thorn in sb’s flesh ( oder side);der Stachel des Ehrgeizes trieb sie an she was goaded ( oder spurred on) by ambition;einer Sache den Stachel nehmen take the sting out of sth;wider den Stachel löcken geh kick against the pricks* * *der; Stachels, Stacheln1) spine; (Dorn) thorn2) (GiftStachel) sting3) (spitzes Metallstück) spike; (von Stacheldraht) barb* * *-n m.sting n.thorn n. -
92 abuchear
v.to boo.* * *1 to boo, jeer at* * *VT to boo, jeer atser abucheado — (Teat) to be booed, be hissed (at)
* * *verbo transitivo to boo* * *= jeer, hiss, boo.Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.Ex. Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.* * *verbo transitivo to boo* * *= jeer, hiss, boo.Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.
Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.Ex: Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.* * *abuchear [A1 ]vtto boo* * *
abuchear ( conjugate abuchear) verbo transitivo
to boo
abuchear vt to boo, jeer at
' abuchear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pitar
English:
barrack
- boo
- hoot
- jeer
* * *abuchear vtto boo* * *v/t boo* * *abuchear vt: to boo, to jeer* * *abuchear vb to boo -
93 alentar
v.1 to encourage.Ella alienta a María She encourages Mary.2 to foster, to nurture.Ella alienta un ideal She fosters=nurtures an ideal.* * *1 coloquial (respirar) to breathe1 (animar) to encourage2 (tener) to harbour (US harbor), cherish■ en su corazón alienta esperanzas de encontrarlo in her heart she cherishes the hope of finding him1 (recuperarse) to get well* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=animar) to encourage, hearten; [+ oposición] to stiffen; [+ esperanzas] to raiseen su pecho alienta la esperanza de... — he cherishes the hope of...
2) LAm (=aplaudir) to clap, applaud2.VI (=brillar) to burn, glow3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to encourage; <jugador/equipo> to cheer... onb) <esperanza/ilusión> to cherish2. 3.* * *= encourage, spur, stimulate, cheer, hearten.Ex. A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.Ex. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex. An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.Ex. I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.Ex. We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.----* alentar la esperanza = foster + hope.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to encourage; <jugador/equipo> to cheer... onb) <esperanza/ilusión> to cherish2. 3.* * *= encourage, spur, stimulate, cheer, hearten.Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.Ex: I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.Ex: We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.* alentar la esperanza = foster + hope.* * *alentar [A5 ]vt1 (con gritos, aplausos) to cheer … on; (dar valor) to encouragemiles de hinchas alentaron al equipo thousands of fans cheered the team onsus palabras me alentaron a seguir luchando his words inspired o encouraged me o gave me strength to carry on fighting2 (albergar) ‹esperanza› to cherishalentaban esperanzas de bienestar they cherished hopes of a comfortable life■ alentarvi( liter) (respirar) to breathe* * *
alentar ( conjugate alentar) verbo transitivo
‹jugador/equipo› to cheer … on
alentar vtr fig to encourage
' alentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
animar
- estimular
English:
buoy up
- root for
- encourage
- root
- urge
* * *♦ vt1. [animar] to encourage;los hinchas alentaban a su equipo the fans cheered their team on;la alentó para que siguiera estudiando he encouraged her to keep on studying* * *v/t1 ( animar) encourage2 esperanzas cherish* * *alentar {55} vt: to encourage, to inspirealentar vi: to breathe* * *alentar vb to encourage -
94 burla
f.1 taunt.hacer burla de to mock2 joke.3 trick.4 mockery, banter, chaffing, jeer.5 ridicule, taunt.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: burlar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: burlar.* * *1 (mofa) mockery, gibe2 (broma) joke3 (engaño) deception, trick\en son de burla in fun, tongue in cheekentre burlas y veras half-jokingly* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=mofa) gibe, taunthacer burla de algn — to make fun of sb, mock sb
hace burla de todo — he makes fun of o mocks everything
2) (=broma) jokede burlas — in fun, tongue in cheek
* * *a) ( mofa)todos le hacen la burla — everyone makes fun of her o mocks her
b) ( atropello)esto es una burla del reglamento — this makes a mockery of the regulations
* * *= ridicule, derision, hoax, jibe, mockery, taunt, jeer, sniggering, snigger, sneer, scoff, snicker, banter.Ex. Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.Ex. The article 'To perpetuate what is derisory without derision' laments the destruction of books.Ex. This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.Ex. The article highlights her countless subtle jibes at academe.Ex. Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex. Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.Ex. This comedy is full of infantile jokes and adolescent sniggering about homosexuals.Ex. The jeering sniggers of the rest made Timmy blush with shame.Ex. At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.Ex. To be sure, the largest portion of the fans greeted this news with a scoff.Ex. I do this all the time, and no one's complained, and sometimes it can garner a few snickers from the audience, which is always fun.Ex. The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.----* burla de = thumbing of the nose at.* objeto de burla = object of ridicule.* * *a) ( mofa)todos le hacen la burla — everyone makes fun of her o mocks her
b) ( atropello)esto es una burla del reglamento — this makes a mockery of the regulations
* * *= ridicule, derision, hoax, jibe, mockery, taunt, jeer, sniggering, snigger, sneer, scoff, snicker, banter.Ex: Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.
Ex: The article 'To perpetuate what is derisory without derision' laments the destruction of books.Ex: This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.Ex: The article highlights her countless subtle jibes at academe.Ex: Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex: Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.Ex: This comedy is full of infantile jokes and adolescent sniggering about homosexuals.Ex: The jeering sniggers of the rest made Timmy blush with shame.Ex: At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.Ex: To be sure, the largest portion of the fans greeted this news with a scoff.Ex: I do this all the time, and no one's complained, and sometimes it can garner a few snickers from the audience, which is always fun.Ex: The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.* burla de = thumbing of the nose at.* objeto de burla = object of ridicule.* * *1(mofa): era objeto de las burlas de todos he was the butt of everyone's jokestodos le hacen la burla everyone makes fun of her o mocks her2(chanza, broma): lo dije en son de burla I said it tongue in cheeklo dijo entre burlas y veras he said it only half in jest o he said it half joking, half serious3(atropello): el precio de las entradas es una burla al público they're robbing people o ( colloq) ripping people off charging that much for the ticketsno le perdonaría esa burla a su confianza she would not forgive him that betrayal of her trustesto es una burla del reglamento this makes a mockery of the regulations* * *
Del verbo burlar: ( conjugate burlar)
burla es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
burla
burlar
burla sustantivo femeninoa) ( mofa):
b) ( atropello):◊ esto es una burla del reglamento this makes a mockery of the regulations
burlar ( conjugate burlar) verbo transitivo
burlarse verbo pronominal burlase de algo/algn to make fun of sth/sb
burla sustantivo femenino
1 (mofa) mockery
2 (broma) joke
♦ Locuciones: hacer burla de, to make fun of
burlar verbo transitivo
1 (engañar) to outwit
2 (esquivar) to evade
' burla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mueca
- refinada
- refinado
- remedar
- sorna
- vacilar
- guasa
- son
- tomadura de pelo
English:
mockery
- spoof
* * *burla nf1. [mofa] taunt;hacer burla de to mock;fue el blanco de las burlas de sus compañeros he was the butt of his colleagues' jokes;fue la burla de todo el mundo everyone made fun of her;esa sentencia es una burla a la justicia that sentence is a travesty of justice2. [broma] joke;entre burlas y veras half-jokingly3. [engaño] trick* * *f1 ( mofa) joke;hacer burla de alguien fam make fun of s.o.2 ( engaño) trick* * *burla nf1) : mockery, ridicule2) : joke, trick3)hacer burla de : to make fun of, to mock* * *burla nhacer burla de... to make fun of... -
95 burlarse
1 to mock (de, -), make fun (de, of), laugh (de, at)* * ** * *VPR1) (=bromear) to joke, banteryo no me burlo — I'm serious, I'm not joking
2)burlarse de algn — to mock sb, make fun of sb
* * *= sneer, deride, scoff, jeer, snicker, snigger.Ex. 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.Ex. In future, this publishing house will explore other subjects within the popular culture sphere, including the UFO phenomenon and widely derided music genres like heavy metal, disco and rap.Ex. Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching' = Aquellos que sienten la inclinación de burlarse deberían reflejarse en los hallazgos de un estudio de 1975 sobre los usuarios conectados en línea: "Los ingenieros, científicos e investigadores aceptan más rápidamente los resultados de la búsqueda en línea de bibliografía especializada que los resultados de la búsqueda manual".Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex. It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.Ex. Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.----* burlarse de = poke + fun at, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, make + fun of, flout, sneer at, scoff at.* * *= sneer, deride, scoff, jeer, snicker, snigger.Ex: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.
Ex: In future, this publishing house will explore other subjects within the popular culture sphere, including the UFO phenomenon and widely derided music genres like heavy metal, disco and rap.Ex: Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching' = Aquellos que sienten la inclinación de burlarse deberían reflejarse en los hallazgos de un estudio de 1975 sobre los usuarios conectados en línea: "Los ingenieros, científicos e investigadores aceptan más rápidamente los resultados de la búsqueda en línea de bibliografía especializada que los resultados de la búsqueda manual".Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.Ex: Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.* burlarse de = poke + fun at, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, make + fun of, flout, sneer at, scoff at.* * *
■burlarse verbo reflexivo to mock, make fun [de, of]
' burlarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consistente
- burlar
English:
constantly
- deride
- fun
- gibe
- jeer
- laugh at
- mock
- rib
- ridicule
- scoff
- send up
- sneer
- tease
* * *vprburlarse de to mock;burlarse de algo/alguien to mock sth/sb, to make fun of sth/sb;burlarse de las leyes to flout the law* * *v/r make fun (de of)* * *vrburlarse de : to make fun of, to ridicule* * *burlarse vb to make fun / to tease -
96 comentario aparecido en la prensa
(n.) = press commentEx. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.* * *(n.) = press commentEx: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
Spanish-English dictionary > comentario aparecido en la prensa
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97 contenedor de basura
rubbish skip* * *(n.) = rubbish skipEx. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.* * *(n.) = rubbish skipEx: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
* * *dumpster, Brskip -
98 dominar una técnica
(v.) = master + techniqueEx. The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.* * *(v.) = master + techniqueEx: The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.
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99 expurgos
= withdrawn material, withdrawn booksEx. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex. The number of withdrawn books from academic libraries has fallen to about one third of the quantity in the 'pre Atkinson' period, whereas public library relegations have increased.* * *= withdrawn material, withdrawn booksEx: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
Ex: The number of withdrawn books from academic libraries has fallen to about one third of the quantity in the 'pre Atkinson' period, whereas public library relegations have increased. -
100 fomentar
v.1 to encourage, to foster.2 to promote, to boost, to advance, to be conducive to.Ella alienta un ideal She fosters=nurtures an ideal.* * *1 to promote, encourage, foster* * *verb1) to foster, promote2) foment* * *VT1) [+ desarrollo, investigación, ahorro, inversión, participación] to encourage; [+ turismo, industria] to promote, boost; [+ competitividad, producción] to boost; [+ odio, violencia] to fomentmedidas destinadas a fomentar la integración racial — measures aimed at promoting o encouraging racial integration
2) (Med) to foment, warm3) (=incubar)la gallina fomenta sus huevos — the hen sits on o incubates her eggs
* * *verbo transitivo1) <industria/turismo> to promote; <ahorro/inversión> to encourage, boost; <disturbio/odio> to incite, foment (frml)hay que fomentarles el gusto por la música — one has to foster o encourage an interest in music in them
2) (Med) to foment* * *= advance, boost, cultivate, encourage, foster, further, nurture, promote, abet, foment, spur, elicit, stimulate, drive.Ex. In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has initiated the Cataloging in Publication program (CIP).Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.Ex. A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.Ex. Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.Ex. IFLA's International Office for Universal Bibliographic Control was established in order to further international control of bibliographic records.Ex. Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.Ex. Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.Ex. This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.Ex. The formats that emerge can be used by libraries, publishers, and information utilities worldwide to convert printed works to electronic forms or to create original works in electric format, and thus foment the creation of networked electronic library collections.Ex. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex. An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.Ex. The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled ( driven) by foot.----* fomentar apoyo = build + support.* fomentar el conocimiento = advance + knowledge.* fomentar el debate = foster + discussion.* fomentar el interés = raise + interest, foster + interest.* fomentar interés = build + interest.* fomentar la competencia = cultivate + competition.* fomentar la lectura = promote + reading.* * *verbo transitivo1) <industria/turismo> to promote; <ahorro/inversión> to encourage, boost; <disturbio/odio> to incite, foment (frml)hay que fomentarles el gusto por la música — one has to foster o encourage an interest in music in them
2) (Med) to foment* * *= advance, boost, cultivate, encourage, foster, further, nurture, promote, abet, foment, spur, elicit, stimulate, drive.Ex: In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has initiated the Cataloging in Publication program (CIP).
Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.Ex: Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.Ex: IFLA's International Office for Universal Bibliographic Control was established in order to further international control of bibliographic records.Ex: Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.Ex: Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.Ex: This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.Ex: The formats that emerge can be used by libraries, publishers, and information utilities worldwide to convert printed works to electronic forms or to create original works in electric format, and thus foment the creation of networked electronic library collections.Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.Ex: The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled ( driven) by foot.* fomentar apoyo = build + support.* fomentar el conocimiento = advance + knowledge.* fomentar el debate = foster + discussion.* fomentar el interés = raise + interest, foster + interest.* fomentar interés = build + interest.* fomentar la competencia = cultivate + competition.* fomentar la lectura = promote + reading.* * *fomentar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹industria› to promote; ‹turismo› to promote, encourage, boost; ‹ahorro/inversión› to encourage, boost; ‹disturbio/odio› to incite, foment ( frml)hay que fomentarles el gusto por la música one has to foster o encourage an interest in music in them2 (fundar) to foundB ( Med) to foment* * *
fomentar ( conjugate fomentar) verbo transitivo ‹industria/turismo› to promote;
‹ahorro/inversión› to encourage, boost;
‹disturbio/odio› to incite, foment (frml);
‹interés/afición› to encourage
fomentar verbo transitivo to promote
' fomentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alimentar
English:
boost
- develop
- encourage
- foster
- promote
- stir up
- advance
- whip
* * *fomentar vt1. [favorecer] to encourage, to promote;medidas para fomentar el ahorro measures to encourage saving;una campaña para fomentar la lectura a campaign to encourage o promote reading2. Carib, Méx [organizar] to open, to set up* * ** * *fomentar vt1) : to foment, to stir up2) promover: to promote, to foster* * *fomentar vb to promote
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