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41 podchody
pl.Gen. -ów1. ( gra) stalking.2. pot. (= knowania) scheming; robić pod coś podchody have designs on sth.3. myśl. stalking ( game).The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > podchody
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42 acosar
v.1 to pursue relentlessly.2 to harass.3 to besiege, to irritate, to nag, to accost.El policía persigue a Ricardo The policeman persecutes=harasses Richard.* * *1 to pursue, chase\acosar a preguntas to bombard with questions* * *verbto harass, hound* * *VT1) (=atosigar) to hound, harassser acosado sexualmente — to suffer (from) sexual harassment, be sexually harassed
2) (=perseguir) to pursue relentlessly; [+ animal] to urge on* * *verbo transitivoa) < persona> to houndme acosaron con preguntas — they plagued o bombarded me with questions
b) < presa> to hound, pursue relentlessly* * *= plague, press upon, bait, besiege, harass, bully, dog, persecute, hound, nag (at), pelt, pressurise [pressurize, -USA], importune, pester, nobble, stalk, bedevil, bear down on, harry.Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex. For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.Ex. I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.Ex. Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.Ex. I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.Ex. The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex. Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.Ex. Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Ex. This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.Ex. Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.Ex. Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex. He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex. And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Ex. They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.----* acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* problema + acosar = problem + dog.* * *verbo transitivoa) < persona> to houndme acosaron con preguntas — they plagued o bombarded me with questions
b) < presa> to hound, pursue relentlessly* * *= plague, press upon, bait, besiege, harass, bully, dog, persecute, hound, nag (at), pelt, pressurise [pressurize, -USA], importune, pester, nobble, stalk, bedevil, bear down on, harry.Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
Ex: For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.Ex: I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.Ex: Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.Ex: I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.Ex: The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex: Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.Ex: Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Ex: This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.Ex: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.Ex: Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex: He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.* acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* problema + acosar = problem + dog.* * *acosar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to houndlo acosan sus acreedores his creditors are hounding him o are after himun compañero que la acosaba sexualmente a colleague who was sexually harassing herse ven acosados por el hambre y las enfermedades they are beset by hunger and diseaseme acosaron con preguntas sobre su paradero they plagued o bombarded me with questions regarding his whereabouts2 ‹presa› to hound, pursue relentlessly* * *
acosar ( conjugate acosar) verbo transitivo
( sexualmente) to harass;◊ me acosaron con preguntas they plagued o bombarded me with questions
acosar verbo transitivo
1 to harass
2 fig (asediar) to pester: la oposición acosó al Presidente del Gobierno con sus preguntas, the opposition pestered the Prime Minister with questions
' acosar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrinconar
- asediar
- hostigar
English:
assault
- beset
- harass
- hound
- mob
- molest
- persecute
- plague
- ply
- stalk
- bait
- goad
- harry
- worry
* * *1. [perseguir] to pursue relentlessly2. [hostigar] to harass;fue acosada sexualmente en el trabajo she was sexually harassed at work* * *v/t hound, pursue;me acosaron a preguntas they bombarded me with questions* * *acosar vtperseguir: to pursue, to hound, to harass -
43 artilugio2
2 = trick, stalking horse, gaff.Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.----* artilugios = crafty ways. -
44 asediar
v.1 to lay siege to (military).2 to besiege, to beset, to beleaguer, to bedevil.* * *1 to besiege, lay siege to2 figurado to besiege, pester, harass* * *verb* * *VT1) (Mil) to besiege; (Náut) to blockade2) (=molestar) to bother, pester; [+ amante] to chase, lay siege to frm* * *verbo transitivo* * *= plague, beat + a path to + Posesivo + door, importune, pester, stalk, bedevil.Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex. The article is titled 'Our mousetrap's fine: so why aren't people beating a path to our door?' = El artículo se titula "Nuestra ratonera está bien, entonces ¿por qué la gente no nos asedia?".Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.----* asediado por problemas = embattled.* asediar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* * *verbo transitivo* * *= plague, beat + a path to + Posesivo + door, importune, pester, stalk, bedevil.Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
Ex: The article is titled 'Our mousetrap's fine: so why aren't people beating a path to our door?' = El artículo se titula "Nuestra ratonera está bien, entonces ¿por qué la gente no nos asedia?".Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.* asediado por problemas = embattled.* asediar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* * *asediar [A1 ]vt1 ( Mil) ‹fortaleza/ciudad› to lay siege to, besiege, blockade; ‹ejército› to surround, besiege2 (acosar) ‹persona› to besiegeasediaron a la cantante con preguntas they besieged the singer, firing questions at her* * *
asediar ( conjugate asediar) verbo transitivo
‹ ejército› to surround, besiege
asediar verbo transitivo to besiege
' asediar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acosar
- acribillar
English:
besiege
- mob
* * *asediar vt1. [ciudad] to lay siege to, to besiege2. [persona]los fans la asediaban pidiéndole autógrafos she was besieged by fans asking for autographs;el equipo visitante asedió la portería rival the away team laid siege to their opponents' goal;lo asediaron a preguntas he was bombarded with questions* * *v/t tb figbesiege* * *asediar vt1) sitiar: to besiege2) acosar: to harass -
45 disfrazado
adj.1 disguised, in disguise.2 larval.past part.past participle of spanish verb: disfrazar.* * *ADJ disguised (de as)ir disfrazado de algo — [para ocultar algo] to masquerade as sth; [para fiesta] to dress up as sth
* * *= in disguise, costumed, masked.Ex. The author addresses the question of whether a metadata specialist is really a cataloguer in disguise.Ex. Comic books are typically associated with costumed superheroes = Los tebeos generalmente se asocian a superhéroes disfrazados.Ex. He represents the downtrodden by day, but at night he is a masked vigilante stalking the dark streets of the city, an avenger of justice.----* disfrazado de = under the guise of, in the guise of.* lobo disfrazado de cordero = wolf in sheep's clothing.* * *= in disguise, costumed, masked.Ex: The author addresses the question of whether a metadata specialist is really a cataloguer in disguise.
Ex: Comic books are typically associated with costumed superheroes = Los tebeos generalmente se asocian a superhéroes disfrazados.Ex: He represents the downtrodden by day, but at night he is a masked vigilante stalking the dark streets of the city, an avenger of justice.* disfrazado de = under the guise of, in the guise of.* lobo disfrazado de cordero = wolf in sheep's clothing.* * *disfrazado -damasculine, femininedesfile de disfrazados costume o ( BrE) fancy dress parade* * *disfrazado adj dressed up -
46 enmascarado
adj.masked.m.1 masked man, man with a mask.2 masker, person who takes part in a masque, masquer, masquerader.past part.past participle of spanish verb: enmascarar.* * *1→ link=enmascarar enmascarar► adjetivo1 masked► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 masked person* * *enmascarado, -aSM / F masked man/woman* * *I- da adjetivo maskedII- da (m) masked man; (f) masked woman* * *= masked.Ex. He represents the downtrodden by day, but at night he is a masked vigilante stalking the dark streets of the city, an avenger of justice.* * *I- da adjetivo maskedII- da (m) masked man; (f) masked woman* * *= masked.Ex: He represents the downtrodden by day, but at night he is a masked vigilante stalking the dark streets of the city, an avenger of justice.
* * *maskeddos hombres enmascarados two masked men, two men wearing masksmasculine, feminineA ( masculine) masked manB ( feminine) masked woman* * *
Del verbo enmascarar: ( conjugate enmascarar)
enmascarado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
enmascarado
enmascarar
enmascarado◊ -da adjetivo
masked
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (m) masked man;
(f) masked woman
enmascarar verbo transitivo
1 (poner una máscara) to mask
2 (disimular, encubrir) to disguise: enmascara sus sentimientos, he hides his feelings
* * *enmascarado, -a♦ adjmasked♦ nm,fmasked man, f masked woman -
47 gallina
adj.chicken-hearted.f.1 hen.cría gallinas he keeps chickens (gallinas, pollos y gallos)matar la gallina de los huevos de oro (informal figurative) to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs2 coward, wimp, quitter, yellow-belly.f. & m.chicken, coward (informal) (person).* * *1 hen1 familiar chicken, coward\acostarse con las gallinas to go to bed very earlycomo gallina en corral ajeno familiar like a fish out of waterjugar a la gallina ciega to play blind man's buffmatar la gallina de los huevos de oro familiar to kill the goose that lays the golden eggsgallina clueca broody hengallina de agua cootgallina de Guinea guinea fowlgallina de mar stargazerpiel de gallina gooseflesh, goose pimples plural* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=ave) hengallina ciega — CAm, Caribe (=gusano) white worm
gallina clueca — broody o (EEUU) brooding hen
2) (Culin) chickengallina en pepitoria — chicken in a sauce made with wine, bread, egg, almonds and pine nuts
2.SMF * (=cobarde) chicken *, coward* * *Iadjetivo (fam) chicken (colloq)II1) (Zool) hen; (Coc) chickenacostarse/levantarse con las gallinas — (fam) to go to bed early/to get up at the crack of dawn
estar/sentirse como gallina en corral ajeno — (fam) to be/feel like a fish out of water
matar la gallina de los huevos de oro — to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
* * *= hen, wuss, cowardly, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.], wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex. Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.Ex. And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex. What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.----* dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina = chicken and egg situation.* gallina de campo = free-range hen.* gallina de corral = free-range hen.* gallina de granja = free-range hen.* gallina ponedora = egg-laying hen.* * *Iadjetivo (fam) chicken (colloq)II1) (Zool) hen; (Coc) chickenacostarse/levantarse con las gallinas — (fam) to go to bed early/to get up at the crack of dawn
estar/sentirse como gallina en corral ajeno — (fam) to be/feel like a fish out of water
matar la gallina de los huevos de oro — to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
* * *= hen, wuss, cowardly, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.], wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish.Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.
Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex: Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.Ex: And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex: What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.* dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina = chicken and egg situation.* gallina de campo = free-range hen.* gallina de corral = free-range hen.* gallina de granja = free-range hen.* gallina ponedora = egg-laying hen.* * *¡qué gallina eres! chicken! o don't be so chicken!caldo de gallina chicken brothacostarse con or (Bol, RPl) como las gallinas to go to bed earlyestar/sentirse como gallina en corral ajeno ( fam); to be/feel like a fish out of waterla gallina de los huevos de oro the goose that lays/laid the golden eggslevantarse con or (Bol, RPl) como las gallinas ( fam); to get up at the crack of dawn, be up with the larkCompuestos:(empollando) broody hen; (cuidando la pollada) mother henme tocó sentarme al lado de un grupo de gallinas cluecas ( fam); I had to sit next to a group of squawking women ( colloq)estar como or parecer una gallina clueca ( fam); to be like a mother henguinea fowl● gallina or gallinita ciegablind man's bufflaying henB* * *
gallina sustantivo femenino
1 (Zool) hen;
(Coc) chicken;
( cuidando la pollada) mother hen;
2
gallina
I sustantivo femenino
1 Zool hen
2 (juego) la gallina/gallinita ciega, blind man's buff
II mf fam coward, chicken
III adjetivo coward: no seas tan gallina y pídeselo de una vez, stop being such a chicken - just go ahead and ask him
♦ Locuciones: familiar ¡cuando las gallinas meen!, and pigs might fly!
estar como gallina en corral ajeno, to feel like a fish out of water
la gallina de los huevos de oro, the goose that lays the golden eggs;
' gallina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cacarear
- cacareo
- carne
- carné
- empollar
- piel
- aletear
English:
chicken
- egg
- goosebumps
- gooseflesh
- goosepimples
- hen
- goose
- speckle
* * *♦ adjFam [persona] chicken, wimp;es muy gallina he's such a chicken o wimp♦ nfhen;cría gallinas [gallinas, pollos y gallos] he keeps chickens;Famacostarse con las gallinas to go to bed early;Famlevantarse con las gallinas to get up at cock-crow, to be up with the lark;Famcomo gallina en corral ajeno like a fish out of watergallina de agua coot; Fam la gallina ciega blind man's buff;gallina clueca broody hen;gallina de Guinea guinea fowl;la gallina de los huevos de oro the golden goose, the goose that lays the golden eggs;Fammatar la gallina de los huevos de oro to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs;gallina pintada guinea fowl♦ nmfFam [persona] chicken, coward* * *I f hen;matar la gallina de los huevos de oro kill the goose that lays the golden eggsII m/f famchicken* * *gallina nf1) : hen2)gallina de Guinea : guinea fowl* * *gallina n1. (ave) hen2. (cobarde) chicken / coward -
48 hacia la izquierda
(adj.) = leftwards, leftwardEx. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. The leftward lurch in the Swedish Social-Democratic Party since 1973 led to a sudden demand for 'industrial democracy' & 'worker participation.* * *(adj.) = leftwards, leftwardEx: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.
Ex: The leftward lurch in the Swedish Social-Democratic Party since 1973 led to a sudden demand for 'industrial democracy' & 'worker participation. -
49 legalismo
m.fine legal point, legalism.* * *= legalism.Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.* * *= legalism.Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
* * *legalismo nmfine legal point, legalism -
50 mano de hierro
(n.) = iron fist, iron handEx. Each day brings new evidence of the iron-fist brutality that is stalking the country in the aftermath of the presidential election.Ex. The government will crush foreign elements trying to disrupt peace in the country with an iron hand.* * *(n.) = iron fist, iron handEx: Each day brings new evidence of the iron-fist brutality that is stalking the country in the aftermath of the presidential election.
Ex: The government will crush foreign elements trying to disrupt peace in the country with an iron hand. -
51 mano dura
f.firm hand, firmness, governing hand, iron hand.* * *a firm hand* * *(n.) = iron fist, iron handEx. Each day brings new evidence of the iron-fist brutality that is stalking the country in the aftermath of the presidential election.Ex. The government will crush foreign elements trying to disrupt peace in the country with an iron hand.* * *(n.) = iron fist, iron handEx: Each day brings new evidence of the iron-fist brutality that is stalking the country in the aftermath of the presidential election.
Ex: The government will crush foreign elements trying to disrupt peace in the country with an iron hand. -
52 puño de hierro
(n.) = iron fist, iron handEx. Each day brings new evidence of the iron-fist brutality that is stalking the country in the aftermath of the presidential election.Ex. The government will crush foreign elements trying to disrupt peace in the country with an iron hand.* * *(n.) = iron fist, iron handEx: Each day brings new evidence of the iron-fist brutality that is stalking the country in the aftermath of the presidential election.
Ex: The government will crush foreign elements trying to disrupt peace in the country with an iron hand. -
53 vengador
adj.vengeful, avengeful, avenging, revengeful.m.avenger, revenger, retaliator.* * *► adjetivo1 avenging► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 avenger* * *vengador, -a1.ADJ avenging2.SM/ F avenger* * *I- dora adjetivo avenging (before n)II- dora masculino, femenino avenger* * *= avenger.Ex. He represents the downtrodden by day, but at night he is a masked vigilante stalking the dark streets of the city, an avenger of justice.----* vengador de la familia = avenger of blood.* vengador de la sangre = avenger of blood.* * *I- dora adjetivo avenging (before n)II- dora masculino, femenino avenger* * *= avenger.Ex: He represents the downtrodden by day, but at night he is a masked vigilante stalking the dark streets of the city, an avenger of justice.
* vengador de la familia = avenger of blood.* vengador de la sangre = avenger of blood.* * *avenging ( before n)masculine, feminineavenger* * *
vengador,-ora
I adjetivo avenging, revenging
II sustantivo masculino y femenino avenger
' vengador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vengadora
* * *vengador, -ora♦ adjavenging♦ nm,favenger* * *I adj avengingII m, vengadora f avenger* * *: avenger -
54 vigilar
v.1 to guard (preso, banco).vigila que nadie toque esto make sure no-one touches thisme vigilan desde hace días they've been watching me for days2 to keep watch.vigilar por algo to (keep a) watch over something3 to watch, to keep an eye on, to keep a tab on, to guard.María vela al chico Mary watches over the boy.* * *1 (cuidar) to watch (over), look after2 (con armas etc) to guard3 (supervisar) to oversee4 (estar atento) to keep an eye on, take care of■ vigila la puerta, que no entre nadie keep an eye on the door and see nobody gets in1 (gen) to keep watch\vigilar por algo to watch over something, look after somethingvigilar sobre alguien to watch over somebody, look after somebody* * *verb1) to watch, guard2) police3) look after* * *1. VT1) [+ niño, enfermo, equipaje, máquina] to keep an eye on, watchvigila a los niños para que no se hagan daño — keep an eye on o watch the children to see they don't get hurt
2) [+ trabajo] to supervise3) [+ presos] to guard; [+ frontera] to guard, police2.tú vigila fuera mientras yo me escondo — you keep a lookout o keep watch outside while I hide
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (cuidar, atender) to watch, keep an eye onb) <preso/local> to guard, keep watch on; <frontera/zona> to guard, patrol; < examen> to proctor (AmE), to invigilate at (BrE)c) (fam) ( espiar) to watch2.vigilar vi to keep watch* * *= police, keep + watch upon, keep + an eye on, watch over, patrol, stand + guard over, stalk.Ex. For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.Ex. It is, moreover, not easy for the competent authorities to keep a careful watch upon potential breaches of the regulations precisely because the producers are difficult to recognize as publishers.Ex. Instructors have to keep an eye always on the clock to ensure time does not run out before the essence of the case has been extracted.Ex. Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.Ex. The article is entitled ' Patrolling the border: a reply'.Ex. Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.----* vigilar Algo muy de cerca = keep + a watchful eye, keep + a watchful eye.* vigilar atentamente = keep + a watchful eye.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (cuidar, atender) to watch, keep an eye onb) <preso/local> to guard, keep watch on; <frontera/zona> to guard, patrol; < examen> to proctor (AmE), to invigilate at (BrE)c) (fam) ( espiar) to watch2.vigilar vi to keep watch* * *= police, keep + watch upon, keep + an eye on, watch over, patrol, stand + guard over, stalk.Ex: For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.
Ex: It is, moreover, not easy for the competent authorities to keep a careful watch upon potential breaches of the regulations precisely because the producers are difficult to recognize as publishers.Ex: Instructors have to keep an eye always on the clock to ensure time does not run out before the essence of the case has been extracted.Ex: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.Ex: The article is entitled ' Patrolling the border: a reply'.Ex: Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.* vigilar Algo muy de cerca = keep + a watchful eye, keep + a watchful eye.* vigilar atentamente = keep + a watchful eye.* * *vigilar [A1 ]vt1 (cuidar, atender) to watchvigila la leche para que no se salga watch the milk so that it doesn't boil overtengo que vigilar a los niños I have to keep an eye on o to watch the childrenvigila tu peso watch your weight2 ‹preso› to guard, keep watch on; ‹frontera› to patrol; ‹local/zona› to guard, patrol, keep watch on; ‹examen› to proctor ( AmE), to invigilate at ( BrE)varios policías vigilaban la entrada several police officers were guarding the entrancevigilaba cualquier movimiento sospechoso she was watching for any suspicious movementcreo que nos están vigilando I think we're being watched■ vigilarvito keep watch* * *
vigilar ( conjugate vigilar) verbo transitivo
‹frontera/zona› to guard, patrol;
‹ examen› to proctor (AmE), to invigilate at (BrE)
verbo intransitivo
to keep watch
vigilar
I verbo transitivo to watch, keep an eye on
(un lugar, un preso, una frontera) to guard
II verbo intransitivo
1 (gen) to keep watch
2 (en un examen) to invigilate, US to proctor
' vigilar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuidar
- rondar
- velar
- aguaitar
- checar
- controlar
English:
guard
- look out for
- obligation
- observe
- police
- stand over
- supervise
- tab
- watch
- weight-watching
- close
- eye
* * *♦ vt1. [presos, banco] to guard;el guarda que vigila la salida the guard on the exit2. [observar, cuidar] [enfermo] to watch over;[niños, bolso] to keep an eye on; [proceso] to oversee;vigila que nadie toque esto make sure no one touches this3. [espiar] to watch;me vigilan desde hace días they've been watching me for days♦ vito keep watch;él vigilaba mientras los demás dormían he kept watch while the others slept;vigilar por algo to (keep a) watch over sth;el Estado vigila por la salud/seguridad de los ciudadanos the state looks after o watches over people's health/security* * *I v/i keep watch* * *vigilar vt1) cuidar: to look after, to keep an eye on2) guardar: to watch over, to guardvigilar vi1) : to be watchful2) : to keep watch* * *vigilar vb1. (cuidar, atender) to watch2. (custodiar) to guard -
55 artilugio
m.1 gadget, contrivance.2 scheme, gimmick, trick.3 device, gadget, gimmick, contraption.* * *1 (mecanismo) device, gadget* * *SM1) (=aparato) gadget, contraption2) (=truco) gimmick, stunt3) (=chisme) thingummy *, gizmo (EEUU) *, whatsit ** * *a) ( aparato) device, contraptionb) artilugios masculino plural ( de oficio) equipment* * *a) ( aparato) device, contraptionb) artilugios masculino plural ( de oficio) equipment* * *artilugio11 = gadget, widget, artefact [artifact], whatchamacallit, gizmo [gismo], contraption.Ex: The article is entitled 'Exhibits in the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair: women's clothing, men's gadgets, hot dogs and haute couture'.
Ex: The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.Ex: An artefact is any object made or modified by man.Ex: In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.Ex: Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.artilugio22 = trick, stalking horse, gaff.Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.* artilugios = crafty ways.* * *1 (aparato) device, contrivance, contraption2 (truco) stunt* * *
artilugio sustantivo masculino
b)
artilugio sustantivo masculino gadget, device
' artilugio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
artificio
English:
contraption
- gadget
- widget
* * *artilugio nm1. [objeto] contraption2.artilugios [herramientas] equipment;artilugios de pesca fishing tackle3. [artimaña, engaño] trick, ruse* * *m aparato gadget* * *artilugio nm: gadget, contraption -
56 candidato
m, candidata f candidate* * *candidato s.m. candidate: (pol.) il candidato liberale, the Liberal candidate; candidato a un posto di lavoro, candidate for a job.* * *[kandi'dato]1) pol. candidate, nomineeessere o presentarsi come candidato alle elezioni to stand for election BE, to run for office AE; candidato a sindaco — candidate for mayor
2) univ. examinee3) amm. scol. applicant, candidate•candidato civetta — pol. stalking horse
* * *candidato/kandi'dato/sostantivo m.(f. -a)1 pol. candidate, nominee; essere o presentarsi come candidato alle elezioni to stand for election BE, to run for office AE; candidato a sindaco candidate for mayor2 univ. examinee3 amm. scol. applicant, candidatecandidato civetta pol. stalking horse. -
57 candidato civetta
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58 civetta
f zoology (little) owl* * *civetta s.f.1 (zool.) owlet; ( Athene noctua) owl // civetta delle nevi, ( Nyctea nyctea) snow owl; civetta zibetto, ( Civettictis civetta) civet (o musk-cat)◆ agg.: notizia civetta, provocative news story (designed to test public opinion or produce a reaction); nave civetta, decoy ship; auto civetta, unmarked (police) car; articolo civetta, loss leader; prezzo civetta, loss leader price.* * *[tʃi'vetta]1. sf1) owl2) (fig : donna) flirt, coquette2. agg invauto/nave civetta — decoy car/ship
* * *[tʃi'vetta] 1.sostantivo femminile1) zool. owl2) fig. (donna leggera) flirt3) (manifesto all'esterno delle edicole) poster2.aggettivo invariabileauto civetta — decoy, unmarked police car
2) comm.3) pol.•* * *civetta/t∫i'vetta/I sostantivo f.1 zool. owl2 comm. articolo civetta loss leader3 pol. candidato civetta stalking horsecivetta zibetto civet. -
59 specchietto
m mirror( prospetto) tablemotoring specchietto retrovisore rear-view mirror* * *specchietto s.m.1 hand-mirror, (small) mirror: (aut.): specchietto retrovisore, rear-view mirror; specchietto di cortesia, vanity mirror // specchietto per le allodole, lark-mirror; (fig.) lure (o decoy o bait)2 ( tavola riassuntiva) scheme, table.* * *I [spek'kjetto] sm II [spek'kjetto] sm(tabella) table, chart* * *[spek'kjetto]sostantivo maschile1) (piccolo specchio) compact mirror2) aut. mirror3) (prospetto) table•specchietto laterale — wing BE o side mirror AE
specchietto retrovisore — driving o rear-view mirror
••specchietto per le allodole — stalking horse, lure
è solo uno specchietto per le allodole — fig. it's all window dressing
* * *specchietto/spek'kjetto/sostantivo m.1 (piccolo specchio) compact mirror2 aut. mirror3 (prospetto) tablespecchietto per le allodole stalking horse, lure; è solo uno specchietto per le allodole fig. it's all window dressing\specchietto di cortesia vanity mirror; specchietto laterale wing BE o side mirror AE; specchietto retrovisore driving o rear-view mirror. -
60 Pirsch
auf die \Pirsch gehen to go stalking;
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