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41 nutzlos
Adj. useless; (vergeblich) auch futile; präd. auch no use; alles Bitten war nutzlos all our etc. pleading was in vain; es ist nutzlos zu (+ Inf.) it’s useless ( oder pointless, no use) (+ Ger.)* * *abortive; unprofitable; vain; bootless; useless; sterile; futile* * *nụtz|los1. adj1) useless; (= unergiebig, vergeblich) futile, vain attr, in vain predes ist völlig nutzlos, das zu tun — it's absolutely useless or pointless or futile doing that
2) (= unnötig) needless2. adv1) (= ohne Nutzen) uselessly2) (= unnötig) futilely, in vainer hat seine Zeit nutzlos mit Spielen zugebracht — he frittered away or wasted his time playing
sein Leben nutzlos aufs Spiel setzen — to risk one's life needlessly or unnecessarily
* * *1) (of no use or effect: He tried to revive her but to no avail; His efforts were of no avail.) of no avail2) (of no use or effect: He tried to revive her but to no avail; His efforts were of no avail.) to no avail3) (useless; having no effect: a futile attempt.) futile4) (useless; pointless: It's no good crying for help - no-one will hear you; This penknife is no good - the blades are blunt.) no good5) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) idle6) (having no use or no effect: Why don't you throw away those useless things?; We can't do it - it's useless to try.) useless* * *nutz·losI. adj futile, useless▪ \nutzlos sein, etw zu tun to be futile to do sthder Versuch wäre \nutzlos it would be a waste of time trying* * *1.Adjektiv useless; (vergeblich) futile; vain attrib.; in vain pred.2.es wäre nutzlos, das zu tun — it would be useless or pointless or futile doing that
adverbial uselessly; (vergeblich) futilely; in vainer hat das Geld nutzlos vergeudet — he squandered the money on useless items
* * *alles Bitten war nutzlos all our etc pleading was in vain;es ist nutzlos zu (+inf) it’s useless ( oder pointless, no use) (+ger) Nutzlosigkeit f uselessness; (Vergeblichkeit) futility* * *1.Adjektiv useless; (vergeblich) futile; vain attrib.; in vain pred.2.es wäre nutzlos, das zu tun — it would be useless or pointless or futile doing that
adverbial uselessly; (vergeblich) futilely; in vain* * *adj.futile adj.idle adj.needless adj.useless adj. adv.fustily adv. -
42 squander
['skwondə](to waste: He squandered all his money on gambling.) klatte væk* * *['skwondə](to waste: He squandered all his money on gambling.) klatte væk -
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44 camaradería
f.comradeship, companionship, fellowship, fraternity.* * *1 (gen) companionship, friendship, camaraderie2 PLÍTICA comradeship* * *SF [en partido político] comradeship; [entre amigos] camaraderie, matiness *; [en deportes] camaraderie, team spirit* * *femenino camaraderie, comradeshipuna comida de camaradería — (CS) a reunion dinner, an alumni dinner (AmE)
* * *= camaraderie, collegiality, conviviality.Ex. The sense of camaraderie experienced in meeting with other devotees is not unworthy of some kind of celebration.Ex. In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.Ex. Alcohol in moderation is effective in reducing stress and may increase overall affective expression, happiness, euphoria, conviviality, & carefree feelings.----* camaradería de grupo = group ride.* * *femenino camaraderie, comradeshipuna comida de camaradería — (CS) a reunion dinner, an alumni dinner (AmE)
* * *= camaraderie, collegiality, conviviality.Ex: The sense of camaraderie experienced in meeting with other devotees is not unworthy of some kind of celebration.
Ex: In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.Ex: Alcohol in moderation is effective in reducing stress and may increase overall affective expression, happiness, euphoria, conviviality, & carefree feelings.* camaradería de grupo = group ride.* * *camaraderie, comradeshipun ambiente de camaradería a friendly atmosphere, an atmosphere of camaraderieuna comida de camaradería (CS); a reunion meal, an old boys'/old girls' dinner, an alumni dinner ( AmE)* * *
camaradería sustantivo femenino
camaraderie, comradeship
camaradería sustantivo femenino camaraderie, friendship: entre los miembros del sindicato hay mucha camaradería, there is a lot of comradeship among the union members
' camaradería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ambiente
English:
camaraderie
- comradeship
- fellowship
- fellow
* * *camaradería nfcamaraderie;en la oficina reina la camaradería everyone's very friendly in the office;se tratan con camaradería they're very friendly to one another* * *f camaraderie, comradeship* * *camaradería nf: camaraderie -
45 castigar
v.1 to punish (imponer castigo a).castigaron a los niños sin cena they punished the children by sending them to bed without dinnerlo castigaron con la pena capital he was given the death penaltyElsa castiga a los chicos Elsa punishes the kids.Dios castiga la maldad God punishes evil.2 to penalize (sport).3 to damage.una zona castigada por las inundaciones a region severely hit by the floods4 to seduce.5 to ravage.6 to recur to punishment.* * *1 (aplicar una pena) to punish2 (dañar) to damage, ruin3 (una cabalgadura) to ride hard* * *verb* * *VT1) [por delito, falta]a) [+ delincuente, pecador, culpable] to punish ( por for)[+ niño] [gen] to punish; [sin salir] to ground, keep ines un delito que puede ser castigado con 15 años de prisión — it is a crime punishable by 15 years' imprisonment
la profesora me dejó castigado al terminar las clases — the teacher kept me in o made me stay behind after school
castigar la carne — (Rel) to mortify the flesh
b) (Dep) to penalize ( por for)c) (Com, Pol) to punish2) (=perjudicar) [guerra, crisis] to afflict, affect; [calor] to beat down on; [frío] to bite into3) [físicamente] (=maltratar) to damage, harmcastigamos a nuestro cuerpo con los excesos en la bebida — we harm our bodies with excessive drinking
castigar el hígado — iró to damage one's liver
4) [+ caballo] to ride hard5) (=corregir) [+ estilo] to refine; [+ texto] to correct, revise6) (=enamorar) to seduce7) (Com) [+ gastos] to reduce* * *verbo transitivo1)a) < criminal> to punishb) < niño> ( a quedarse en el colegio) to keep... in detention; ( a quedarse en casa) to keep... in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq)se quedó castigado por contestarle al profesor — he was kept in detention for answering the teacher back
mi padre me ha castigado — my father's keeping me in, my father's grounded me
2) crisis/enfermedad to affect* * *= punish, slap, victimise [victimize, -USA], put + Nombre + on the rack, discipline, chastise, smite.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado smote, participio smitten. Usado comúnmente con un sentido religioso o bíblico.Ex. They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.Ex. I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.Ex. In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.Ex. The article ' Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.Ex. It draws from the cases some practical pointers for librariansin hiring, firing, and disciplining employees = Deduce de los casos algunos consejos prácticos para los bibliotecarios de cómo contratar, despedir y sancionar a los empleados.Ex. The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.Ex. Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.----* castigar con la prisión = punish with + prison.* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.* castigar duramente = smite.* castigar severamente = blast.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) < criminal> to punishb) < niño> ( a quedarse en el colegio) to keep... in detention; ( a quedarse en casa) to keep... in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq)se quedó castigado por contestarle al profesor — he was kept in detention for answering the teacher back
mi padre me ha castigado — my father's keeping me in, my father's grounded me
2) crisis/enfermedad to affect* * *= punish, slap, victimise [victimize, -USA], put + Nombre + on the rack, discipline, chastise, smite.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado smote, participio smitten. Usado comúnmente con un sentido religioso o bíblico.Ex: They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.
Ex: I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.Ex: In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.Ex: The article ' Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.Ex: It draws from the cases some practical pointers for librariansin hiring, firing, and disciplining employees = Deduce de los casos algunos consejos prácticos para los bibliotecarios de cómo contratar, despedir y sancionar a los empleados.Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.* castigar con la prisión = punish with + prison.* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.* castigar duramente = smite.* castigar severamente = blast.* * *castigar [A3 ]vtA1 ‹criminal› to punishserán castigados de acuerdo a la ley they will be punished according to the lawfueron castigados con la pena máxima they received the maximum sentencecrímenes que son castigados con la pena de muerte crimes punishable by death2 ‹niño›lo castigaron sin postre as a punishment he was made to go without dessert o they wouldn't let him have any dessertme castigaron a aprendérmelo de memoria as a punishment I was made to learn it off by heart o they made me learn it off by heartse quedó castigado por contestarle al profesor he was kept in detention for answering the teacher backmi padre me ha castigado por llegar tarde my father's keeping me in o my father's grounded me for being lateB1«crisis/enfermedad»: castigó duramente su ya débil organismo it severely affected her already weakened bodyla zona más castigada por la sequía the area hardest hit o worst affected by the drought2 ‹caballo› to ride … hard3 ‹toro› to inflict a great deal of punishment on4 ‹motor/frenos› to work … hard* * *
castigar ( conjugate castigar) verbo transitivo
( a quedarse en casa) to keep … in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq);
castigar verbo transitivo
1 to punish
2 (hacer sufrir, hacer padecer) to harm, ruin
3 Jur Dep to penalize
' castigar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enterarse
- sancionar
English:
book
- cane
- deal with
- penalize
- punish
- chastise
* * *♦ vt1. [imponer castigo a] to punish;castigaron a los niños sin cena they punished the children by sending them to bed without dinner;lo castigaron con la pena capital he was given the death penalty;los castigaron a copiar la lección diez veces they had to write out the lesson ten times as a punishment2. Dep to penalize;el árbitro castigó la acción con penalti the referee awarded a penalty for the foul3. [dañar] [piel, salud] to damage;[sujeto: sol, viento, epidemia] to devastate;una zona castigada por las inundaciones a region severely hit by the floods;las nuevas medidas castigan a los pequeños inversores the new measures are prejudicial to small investors4. [enamorar] to seduce5. [caballo] [con espuelas] to spur;[con látigo] to whip6. Taurom to wound♦ See also the pronominal verb castigarse* * *v/t punish* * *castigar {52} vt: to punish* * *castigar vb to punish -
46 compañerismo
m.companionship, fellowship, fraternity, friendship.* * *1 companionship, fellowship, comradeship* * *noun m.fellowship, comradeship* * *SM (=camaradería) comradeship, friendship; (Dep etc) team spirit* * *masculino comradeship* * *= collegiality, togetherness, fraternity, team spirit.Ex. In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.Ex. Mayo maintained that workers are motivated by ' togetherness' and crave individual recognition within the group = Mayo mantenía que los trabajadores se motivan por la solidaridad y anhelan el reconocimiento individual dentro del grupo.Ex. The French revolution, with its emphasis on 'liberty, equality and fraternity,' for all individuals, provided another dimension.Ex. The system works when there is good productivity, high morale, a friendly, competitive team spirit, and a dedication to the organization goals and objectives.----* falto de compañerismo = unsupportive.* * *masculino comradeship* * *= collegiality, togetherness, fraternity, team spirit.Ex: In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.
Ex: Mayo maintained that workers are motivated by ' togetherness' and crave individual recognition within the group = Mayo mantenía que los trabajadores se motivan por la solidaridad y anhelan el reconocimiento individual dentro del grupo.Ex: The French revolution, with its emphasis on 'liberty, equality and fraternity,' for all individuals, provided another dimension.Ex: The system works when there is good productivity, high morale, a friendly, competitive team spirit, and a dedication to the organization goals and objectives.* falto de compañerismo = unsupportive.* * *comradeship* * *
compañerismo sustantivo masculino
comradeship
compañerismo sustantivo masculino companionship, comradeship
' compañerismo' also found in these entries:
English:
camaraderie
- companionship
- fellowship
- team-spirit
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47 desaprovechar
v.1 to waste.El desaprovechó la oportunidad He wasted the opportunity.Ella desaprovechó el dinero She wasted the money.2 to learn nothing from, to waste the opportunity of dealing with.El desaprovecha las lecciones He learns nothing from the lessons.3 to miss the opportunity to, to lose the opportunity to.El desaprovechó graduarse He missed the opportunity to graduate.* * *1 (no sacar suficiente provecho) not to take advantage of2 (desperdiciar) to waste\desaprovechar una ocasión to miss an opportunity, waste an opportunity* * *verbto waste, misuse* * *1.VT [+ ocasión, oportunidad] to waste, miss; [+ talento] not to use to the full2.VI (=perder terreno) to lose ground, slip back* * *verbo transitivo < oportunidad> to waste; <tiempo/comida> to waste* * *= squander, go to + waste, waste.Ex. By doing this, resources will be squandered.Ex. The article 'Information: the resource that goes to waste' argues that industry has consistently failed to use the information at its disposal in a coherent and integrated system.Ex. Long keys are not handled by wasting space in the data base, but by using only enough space to store the key.----* desaprovechar una oportunidad = toss away + opportunity, waste + opportunity.* * *verbo transitivo < oportunidad> to waste; <tiempo/comida> to waste* * *= squander, go to + waste, waste.Ex: By doing this, resources will be squandered.
Ex: The article 'Information: the resource that goes to waste' argues that industry has consistently failed to use the information at its disposal in a coherent and integrated system.Ex: Long keys are not handled by wasting space in the data base, but by using only enough space to store the key.* desaprovechar una oportunidad = toss away + opportunity, waste + opportunity.* * *desaprovechar [A1 ]vt‹oportunidad› to waste; ‹tiempo/comida› to wastedesaprovechó su viaje a Inglaterra he didn't make the most of o he wasted his trip to England, he didn't use his time in England wiselyesta habitación está muy desaprovechada this room's not being put to good use* * *
desaprovechar ( conjugate desaprovechar) verbo transitivo ‹ oportunidad› to waste;
‹tiempo/comida› to waste
desaprovechar vtr (malgastar) to waste: no desaprovechéis esta oportunidad, don't miss this opportunity
' desaprovechar' also found in these entries:
English:
squander
- waste
* * *1. [desperdiciar] [tiempo, ocasión, talento] to waste;desaprovechó la ocasión de empatar el partido he missed his chance to tie the match;no desaproveches el agua don't waste water2. [aprovechar mal] [espacio, recursos, terreno] to underuse, to fail to exploit fully* * *v/t oportunidad waste* * *malgastar: to waste, to misuse: to lose ground, to slip back* * *desaprovechar vb to waste -
48 desperdiciar
v.to waste.Ella desaprovechó el dinero She wasted the money.* * *1 to waste, squander (oportunidad) to throw away* * *verb1) to waste2) miss* * *VT [+ comida, tiempo] to waste; [+ oportunidad] to waste, throw away; [+ fortuna] to waste, squander* * *verbo transitivo <comida/papel/tela> to waste; < oportunidad> to miss, waste* * *= waste, squander, go to + waste, fritter away.Ex. Long keys are not handled by wasting space in the data base, but by using only enough space to store the key.Ex. By doing this, resources will be squandered.Ex. The article 'Information: the resource that goes to waste' argues that industry has consistently failed to use the information at its disposal in a coherent and integrated system.Ex. Most of the money spent was frittered away on projects that did nothing to make America safer.----* desperdiciar tiempo = squander + time.* desperdiciar una ocasión = kill + chance.* desperdiciar una oportunidad = toss away + opportunity, waste + opportunity, spurn + chance.* sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* * *verbo transitivo <comida/papel/tela> to waste; < oportunidad> to miss, waste* * *= waste, squander, go to + waste, fritter away.Ex: Long keys are not handled by wasting space in the data base, but by using only enough space to store the key.
Ex: By doing this, resources will be squandered.Ex: The article 'Information: the resource that goes to waste' argues that industry has consistently failed to use the information at its disposal in a coherent and integrated system.Ex: Most of the money spent was frittered away on projects that did nothing to make America safer.* desperdiciar tiempo = squander + time.* desperdiciar una ocasión = kill + chance.* desperdiciar una oportunidad = toss away + opportunity, waste + opportunity, spurn + chance.* sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* * *desperdiciar [A1 ]vt‹comida/papel/tela› to waste; ‹oportunidad› to miss, waste* * *
desperdiciar ( conjugate desperdiciar) verbo transitivo ‹comida/papel/tela› to waste;
‹ oportunidad› to miss, waste
desperdiciar verbo transitivo
1 (malgastar) to waste
2 (no aprovechar) to throw away: no puedes desperdiciar la ocasión, you can't miss this opportunity
' desperdiciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
delito
- gastar
- tirar
English:
blow
- idle away
- squander
- throw away
- waste
- dissipate
- fritter
- muff
* * *desperdiciar vt[tiempo, energía, comida] to waste; [dinero] to waste, to squander; [ocasión, oportunidad] to waste, to throw away* * *v/t oportunidad waste* * *desperdiciar vt1) desaprovechar, malgastar: to waste2) : to miss, to miss out on* * *desperdiciar vb to waste -
49 desperdiciar tiempo
(v.) = squander + timeEx. Working back from the most recent issues may reveal reviews, rebuttals, and revisions before time is squandered pursuing outdated or refuted materials.* * *(v.) = squander + timeEx: Working back from the most recent issues may reveal reviews, rebuttals, and revisions before time is squandered pursuing outdated or refuted materials.
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50 empezar por el final
(v.) = work back fromEx. Working back from the most recent issues may reveal reviews, rebuttals, and revisions before time is squandered pursuing outdated or refuted materials.* * *(v.) = work back fromEx: Working back from the most recent issues may reveal reviews, rebuttals, and revisions before time is squandered pursuing outdated or refuted materials.
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51 herencia
f.1 inheritance.recibir una herencia to receive an inheritance2 heredity.3 heritage, legacy.* * *1 inheritance, legacy2 (genética) heredity* * *noun f.1) heritage2) inheritance3) legacy* * *SF1) [de propiedad, valores] inheritance, legacymalgastó la herencia del padre — he squandered his father's legacy, he squandered the inheritance he had from his father
me dejó las joyas en herencia — she left o bequeathed me her jewels
es parte de la herencia cultural de los españoles — it's part of the cultural heritage of the Spanish, it's part of Spanish heritage
2) (Bio) heredity* * *1) (Der) inheritancele dejó en herencia la finca — he bequeathed o left her the farm
2) (Biol) heredity* * *= inheritance, spillover, heredity.Ex. This involves the entire process by which man profits by his inheritance of acquired knowledge.Ex. A third major trend that is a spillover from the 1980s is the proliferation of microcomputers in all sectors of society.Ex. Their job is to make sense of all the empirical and statistical evidence of age, gender, health, heredity, life styles, and living and working conditions that serve as indicators of longevity, productivity, and obligation.----* dejar en herencia = bequeath.* herencia cultural = heritage, cultural inheritance, cultural heritage.* herencia histórica = historical inheritance, historical heritage.* herencia intelectual = intellectual heritage.* impuesto a la herencia = inheritance tax.* * *1) (Der) inheritancele dejó en herencia la finca — he bequeathed o left her the farm
2) (Biol) heredity* * *= inheritance, spillover, heredity.Ex: This involves the entire process by which man profits by his inheritance of acquired knowledge.
Ex: A third major trend that is a spillover from the 1980s is the proliferation of microcomputers in all sectors of society.Ex: Their job is to make sense of all the empirical and statistical evidence of age, gender, health, heredity, life styles, and living and working conditions that serve as indicators of longevity, productivity, and obligation.* dejar en herencia = bequeath.* herencia cultural = heritage, cultural inheritance, cultural heritage.* herencia histórica = historical inheritance, historical heritage.* herencia intelectual = intellectual heritage.* impuesto a la herencia = inheritance tax.* * *A ( Der) inheritancele dejó en herencia la finca he bequeathed o left her the farmrecibió cinco millones de bolívares en herencia he inherited five million bolivarsnuestra herencia cultural our cultural heritageCompuesto:unclaimed o unsettled estateB ( Biol) heredity* * *
herencia sustantivo femeninoa) (Der) inheritance;◊ le dejó en herencia la finca he bequeathed o left her the farm
c) (Biol) heredity
herencia sustantivo femenino
1 Jur inheritance, legacy
2 Biol heredity
' herencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dilapidar
- dividir
- parte
- partición
- renunciar
- rompecabezas
- acabar
- corresponder
- dejar
- disputar
- malgastar
- paterno
- pretensión
- repudiar
- sucesión
- tocar
English:
disposal
- estate
- fall out
- hand down
- heritage
- inheritance
- legacy
- squander
- heredity
* * *herencia nf1. [de bienes] inheritance;dejar algo en herencia a alguien to bequeath sth to sb;recibir una herencia to receive an inheritance;la casa le corresponde por herencia the house has been left o bequeathed to him;el conflicto es herencia de su pasado colonial the conflict is a legacy of their colonial past;la herencia cultural de un país a country's cultural heritageherencia yacente unclaimed estate, estate in abeyance2. [de rasgos] heredity;los ojos azules son herencia de su madre she gets her blue eyes from her motherherencia genética genetic inheritance* * *f inheritance* * *herencia nf1) : inheritance2) : heritage3) : heredity* * *herencia n inheritance -
52 penalizar
v.to penalize (gen) & (sport).El juez penó al ladrón The judge penalized the thief.* * *1 to penalize* * *VT1) (=sancionar) to penalize2) (Jur) to criminalize* * *verbo transitivo (Der) to penalize* * *= victimise [victimize, -USA], penalise [penalize, -USA], criminalise [criminalize, -USA].Ex. In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.Ex. The author contends that this unfairly penalises any institution with limited finances, and contravenes the tradition of cooperation among Swiss libraries.Ex. The knowing transmission by telecommunications device of 'obscene or indecent' images or text to anyone under 18 years of age is criminalized.* * *verbo transitivo (Der) to penalize* * *= victimise [victimize, -USA], penalise [penalize, -USA], criminalise [criminalize, -USA].Ex: In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.
Ex: The author contends that this unfairly penalises any institution with limited finances, and contravenes the tradition of cooperation among Swiss libraries.Ex: The knowing transmission by telecommunications device of 'obscene or indecent' images or text to anyone under 18 years of age is criminalized.* * *penalizar [A4 ]vt1 ( Der) to penalize, make … punishable by law2 ( Dep) to penalize* * *
penalizar ( conjugate penalizar) verbo transitivo (Der) to penalize
penalizar verbo transitivo to penalize
' penalizar' also found in these entries:
English:
penalize
* * *penalizar vt1. [sancionar] to penalize2. [en deporte] to penalize* * *v/t penalize* * *penalizar {21} vt: to penalize -
53 rechazado
adj.rejected.past part.past participle of spanish verb: rechazar.* * *= refuted, rejected.Ex. Working back from the most recent issues may reveal reviews, rebuttals, and revisions before time is squandered pursuing outdated or refuted materials.Ex. Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.----* rechazado social = social outcast.* sentirse rechazado = feel + left out.* * *= refuted, rejected.Ex: Working back from the most recent issues may reveal reviews, rebuttals, and revisions before time is squandered pursuing outdated or refuted materials.
Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.* rechazado social = social outcast.* sentirse rechazado = feel + left out. -
54 salir perdiendo
v.to lose out.* * *to come off worse, lose out* * *= victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse offEx. In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.Ex. The archive collection is part of the university library and when competing with the rest of the system for money always comes off worst.Ex. Libraries, in the crush to pay journal invoices, are losing out, as other services as well as staffing and pay all end up unfunded = Las bibliotecas, ante la presión de tener que pagar las facturas de las revistas, salen perdiendo ya que otros servicios así como el personal y los salarios terminanan todos con insuficientes fondos.Ex. Salaries of library professionals compare unfavourably with pay scales in the information industry.Ex. But commercial businesses do this all the time: somebody sticks a neck out, and gets promoted or loses neck depending on results.Ex. The world is a little worse off than it was before as his talents, good cheer, metered insanity will be missed.* * *= victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse offEx: In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.
Ex: The archive collection is part of the university library and when competing with the rest of the system for money always comes off worst.Ex: Libraries, in the crush to pay journal invoices, are losing out, as other services as well as staffing and pay all end up unfunded = Las bibliotecas, ante la presión de tener que pagar las facturas de las revistas, salen perdiendo ya que otros servicios así como el personal y los salarios terminanan todos con insuficientes fondos.Ex: Salaries of library professionals compare unfavourably with pay scales in the information industry.Ex: But commercial businesses do this all the time: somebody sticks a neck out, and gets promoted or loses neck depending on results.Ex: The world is a little worse off than it was before as his talents, good cheer, metered insanity will be missed. -
55 desperdiciado
adj.wasted, destroyed, squandered.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desperdiciar.* * *ADJ wasteful* * *desperdiciado -dawastedestás desperdiciado en este trabajo you're wasted in this jobtodos sus esfuerzos estaban desperdiciados all her efforts were wasted o in vain* * *desperdiciado, -a adjwasted, squandered -
56 dilapidare
squander* * *dilapidare v.tr. to squander, to dissipate; to waste: dilapidare il proprio denaro, to squander (o to waste) one's money; ha dilapidato l'intera eredità nel giro di pochi mesi, he squandered the entire inheritance in the space of a few months; ha dilapidato tutto al gioco, he squandered it all gambling (o gambled it all away).* * *[dilapi'dare]verbo transitivo to dissipate, to squander [denaro, patrimonio]* * *dilapidare/dilapi'dare/ [1]to dissipate, to squander [denaro, patrimonio]. -
57 sputtanare
* * *[sputta'nare] fam1. vt(sparlare) to bad-mouth, (sperperare) to piss away fam!2. vip (sputtanarsi)to make an arse of o.s. Brit fam!* * *[sputta'nare] 1. 2.1) (screditarsi) to disgrace oneself, to lose* face2) (sprecare)* * *sputtanare/sputta'nare/ [1]volg. to badmouth, to run* down [ persona]II sputtanarsi verbo pronominalevolg.1 (screditarsi) to disgrace oneself, to lose* face2 (sprecare) si sputtanò tutti i soldi al gioco he squandered all his money on gambling. -
58 wasted
['weɪstɪd] 1. 2.1) (squandered) [care, effort, expense] inutile; [commodity, energy, vote, years, opportunity] sprecato2) (fleshless) [ body] scheletrico; [ limb] scarno; [ face] smunto, emaciato; (weak) [body, limb] debole, gracile* * *wasted /ˈweɪstɪd/a.1 sciupato; sprecato2 sciupato; deperito; smunto4 (fam.) ubriaco fradicio5 (fam.) drogato; fatto (pop.).* * *['weɪstɪd] 1. 2.1) (squandered) [care, effort, expense] inutile; [commodity, energy, vote, years, opportunity] sprecato2) (fleshless) [ body] scheletrico; [ limb] scarno; [ face] smunto, emaciato; (weak) [body, limb] debole, gracile -
59 consumed
1. расходуемый; расходный2. затрачивать; поглощенныйСинонимический ряд:1. deep (adj.) absorbed; deep; engrossed; immersed; intent; preoccupied; rapt; wrapped up2. exhausted (adj.) almost sold out; bereft of; devoid of; drained; emptied; exhausted; short of3. wasted (adj.) depleted; destroyed; dissipated; empty; spent; squandered; used up; wasted4. absorbed (verb) absorbed; engrossed; monopolised; monopolized; preoccupied; sewed up5. ate (verb) ate; ingested; partaken6. ate/eaten (verb) ate up/eaten up; ate/eaten; devoured; fed on; partook of/partaken of; took/taken7. polished off (verb) polished off; punished; put down; shifted; swilled8. spent (verb) depleted; drained; exhausted; expended; finished; play out; ran through/run through; run through; spent; use up; used up; washed up; went/gone9. swallowed (verb) consumed; dispatched; eat up; put away; swallowed10. wasted (verb) blew/blown; blundered away; cast away; dissipated; dribbled away; driveled or drivelled; fool away; fooled away; fritter away; frittered; frivoled away or frivolled away; muddled away; riot away; rioted away; squandered; threw away/thrown away; throw away; trifle away; trifled away; wasted -
60 dissipated
1. a рассеянный, разбросанный2. a растраченный, промотанный3. a разгульный, распутный4. a беспутный, пьющийСинонимический ряд:1. corrupt (adj.) corrupt; dissolute; intemperate; self-indulgent; wicked2. scattered (adj.) dispersed; disseminated; scattered; strewn3. wasted (adj.) consumed; depleted; destroyed; empty; spent; squandered; used up; wasted4. melted (verb) dispelled; dispersed; dissolved; faded; melted; scattered5. wasted (verb) blew/blown; blundered away; cast away; consumed; dribbled away; driveled or drivelled; fool away; fooled away; fritter away; frittered; frivoled away or frivolled away; muddled away; riot away; rioted away; squandered; threw away/thrown away; throw away; trifle away; trifled away; wasted
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