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1 parecido
adj.similar, analogous, alike, akin.m.resemblance, likeness, parallel, similarity.past part.past participle of spanish verb: parecer.* * *► adjetivo1 similar1 resemblance, likeness\tener parecido con alguien to bear a resemblance to somebodybien parecido,-a good-lookingmal parecido,-a ugly————————1 resemblance, likeness* * *1. noun m.1) similarity2) resemblance2. (f. - parecida)adj.1) alike2) similar* * *1. ADJ1) (=similar) similarser parecido a algo — to be similar to sth, be like sth
mi reloj es muy parecido al tuyo — my watch is very similar to yours, my watch is very like yours
ser parecido a algn — [de aspecto] to look like sb; [de carácter] to be like sb
2)bien parecido — good-looking, nice-looking, handsome
2.SM resemblance, likenessyo no te veo el parecido con tu hermano — I can't see the resemblance o likeness between you and your brother
hay un gran parecido entre las dos historias — there is a great resemblance o likeness between the two stories, the two stories are very alike
* * *I- da adjetivono son tan parecidos — ( personas) they're not so alike; ( cosas) they're not that similar
IIeres muy parecido a tu padre — you're a lot like your father; bien parecido, mal parecido
masculino resemblancetiene cierto parecido con su hermano — he bears some o a certain resemblance to his brother
son de un parecido asombroso — there's a startling resemblance o likeness between them
* * *= like, similar, common thread, resemblance, like-minded, alike, sameness, similitude, kindred.Nota: Véase red para otras palabras terminadas con este sufijo.Ex. Inversion may offer the advantage of grouping like subjects.Ex. Both the author and the subject approach for nonbook materials can be regarded as broadly similar for all media.Ex. The life of William Lowndes shows a common thread with that of Robert Watt in being far from a happy one.Ex. We have already pointed out the startling resemblance between this and the published outline of the 'new' BSO being prepared for UNISIST.Ex. Directories of organizations and human resources are an excellent means of knowing who is doing what and where and assist in the networking among like-minded institutions.Ex. Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.Ex. A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.Ex. The third type of interpretation also embodies delicacy, but a kind that resembles narcissistic similitude and involution, with even suggestions of unisexuality.Ex. The indexer must evaluate whether the index user will profit if a distinction is made between two kindred terms.----* bien parecido = personable, good looking.* lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.* muy parecido a = much like.* o algo parecido = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or anything like that, or words to that effect.* parecido a = akin to, equalling that, along the lines of, to the effect of, kind of like.* parecido a la realidad = lifelike [life-like].* parecido a las noticias = news-type.* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.* parecido a una avispa = waspish.* parecido a una bandeja = tray-like.* parecido a una caja = boxlike.* parecido a una capa = cape-like.* parecido a un ácaro = mite-like.* parecido a una catedral = cathedral-like.* parecido a una oficina de información al ciudadano = CAB-type.* parecido a un catálogo = catalogue type.* parecido a un desierto = desert-like.* parecido a un diccionario = dictionary-like.* parecido a un laberinto = maze-like.* parecido a un paraíso = paradise-like.* parecido a un remo = paddle-like.* parecido a un sistema experto = expert-type.* parecido a un televisor = TV-like.* parecido a un tiburón = sharky.* parecido a un violín = fiddle-like.* ser parecido = be on a par.* * *I- da adjetivono son tan parecidos — ( personas) they're not so alike; ( cosas) they're not that similar
IIeres muy parecido a tu padre — you're a lot like your father; bien parecido, mal parecido
masculino resemblancetiene cierto parecido con su hermano — he bears some o a certain resemblance to his brother
son de un parecido asombroso — there's a startling resemblance o likeness between them
* * *= like, similar, common thread, resemblance, like-minded, alike, sameness, similitude, kindred.Nota: Véase red para otras palabras terminadas con este sufijo.Ex: Inversion may offer the advantage of grouping like subjects.
Ex: Both the author and the subject approach for nonbook materials can be regarded as broadly similar for all media.Ex: The life of William Lowndes shows a common thread with that of Robert Watt in being far from a happy one.Ex: We have already pointed out the startling resemblance between this and the published outline of the 'new' BSO being prepared for UNISIST.Ex: Directories of organizations and human resources are an excellent means of knowing who is doing what and where and assist in the networking among like-minded institutions.Ex: Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.Ex: A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.Ex: The third type of interpretation also embodies delicacy, but a kind that resembles narcissistic similitude and involution, with even suggestions of unisexuality.Ex: The indexer must evaluate whether the index user will profit if a distinction is made between two kindred terms.* bien parecido = personable, good looking.* lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.* muy parecido a = much like.* o algo parecido = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or anything like that, or words to that effect.* parecido a = akin to, equalling that, along the lines of, to the effect of, kind of like.* parecido a la realidad = lifelike [life-like].* parecido a las noticias = news-type.* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.* parecido a una avispa = waspish.* parecido a una bandeja = tray-like.* parecido a una caja = boxlike.* parecido a una capa = cape-like.* parecido a un ácaro = mite-like.* parecido a una catedral = cathedral-like.* parecido a una oficina de información al ciudadano = CAB-type.* parecido a un catálogo = catalogue type.* parecido a un desierto = desert-like.* parecido a un diccionario = dictionary-like.* parecido a un laberinto = maze-like.* parecido a un paraíso = paradise-like.* parecido a un remo = paddle-like.* parecido a un sistema experto = expert-type.* parecido a un televisor = TV-like.* parecido a un tiburón = sharky.* parecido a un violín = fiddle-like.* ser parecido = be on a par.* * *no los veo tan parecidos como dicen I don't think they're as much alike as people sayson muy parecidas de cara they have very similar featuresllevaba una especie de capa o algo parecido she was wearing a kind of cape or something like thatyo tengo una falda muy parecida I have a very similar skirtparecido A algo/algn similar TO sth/sberes muy parecido a tu padre you're a lot like o ( BrE) very like your fatherresemblancetiene cierto parecido con su hermano he bears some resemblance o a certain resemblance to his brotherno le encuentro ningún parecido con su familia I can't see any family resemblancetiene un gran parecido a or con Jaime there is a close resemblance between him and Jaime, he's a lot like Jaime, he and Jaime are very alikeson de un parecido asombroso there's a startling resemblance o likeness between them* * *
Del verbo parecer: ( conjugate parecer)
parecido es:
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parecer
parecido
parecer 1 ( conjugate parecer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( aparentar ser):
no pareces tú en esta foto this picture doesn't look like you (at all);
parecía de cuero it looked like leather;
parece ser muy inteligente she seems to be very clever
2 ( expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc):
¿qué te parecieron? what did you think of them?;
vamos a la playa ¿te parece? what do you think, shall we go to the beach?;
si te parece bien if that's alright with you;
me parece que sí I think so;
¿a ti qué te parece? what do you think?;
me parece importante I think it's important;
me pareció que no era necesario I didn't think it necessary;
hazlo como mejor te parezca do it however o as you think best;
me parece mal que vaya sola I don't think it's right that she should go on her own
3 ( dar la impresión) (en 3a pers): así parece or parece que sí it looks like it;◊ aunque no lo parezca, está limpio it might not look like it, but it's clean;
parece que va a llover it looks like (it's going to) rain;
parece que fue ayer it seems like only yesterday;
parece mentira que tenga 20 años it's hard to believe o I can't believe that he's 20;
parece que fuera más joven you'd think she was much younger
parecerse verbo pronominal
( en el carácter) to be like sb/sth
◊ no se parecen en nada they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike;
se parecen mucho they are very similar
parecer 2 sustantivo masculino ( opinión) opinion;
son del mismo parecido they're of the same opinion
parecido 1 -da adjetivo [ser] ‹ personas› alike;
‹ cosas› similar;
una especie de capa o algo parecido a cape or something like that;
parecido A algo similar to sth;
eres muy parecido a tu padre you're a lot like your father
parecido 2 sustantivo masculino
resemblance, similarity;
tiene cierto parecido con su hermano he bears some o a certain resemblance to his brother;
hay un parecido en sus estilos there is a resemblance o similarity in their styles
parecer 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinión) opinion
cambiar de parecer, to change one's mind
2 frml (aspecto, presencia) appearance
parecer 2 verbo intransitivo
1 (tener un parecido) to look like: pareces una reina, you look like a queen
(tener un aspecto) to look: pareces agotado, you look exhausted
2 (causar una impresión) to seem: parecía tener prisa, he seemed to be in a hurry
su intención parece buena, his intention seems good
3 (al emitir un juicio) le pareces un engreído, he thinks you are a bighead
me parece inoportuno, it seems very ill-timed to me
¿qué te parece si vamos al cine?, what about going to the cinema?
4 (uso impersonal) parece que va a haber tormenta, it looks as if there's going to be a storm
no parece que le importe, it doesn't seem to bother him
parecido,-a adjetivo
1 alike, similar 2 bien parecido, good-looking
II sustantivo masculino likeness, resemblance: no guarda parecido con el anterior, it doesn't bear any resemblance to the previous one
' parecido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afín
- aire
- clavada
- clavado
- copia
- identidad
- igual
- igualdad
- imitación
- parecer
- parecerse
- parecida
- reconocerse
- semejante
- sí
- asemejar
- recordar
- vago
English:
alike
- difference
- exact
- lacy
- like
- likeness
- parallel
- similar
- similarity
- similarly
- such
- thing
- close
- -like
- resemblance
- rounders
- rubbery
- salad
- vaguely
* * *parecido, -a♦ adjsimilar;parecido a similar to, like;es parecido a su padre he resembles his father;¡habráse visto cosa parecida! have you ever heard o seen the like?;bien parecido [atractivo] good-looking;mal parecido [feo] ugly♦ nmresemblance (con/entre to/between);el parecido entre todos los hermanos es asombroso there's a startling resemblance between all the brothers;tiene un gran parecido a John Wayne he looks very like John Wayne;cualquier parecido es pura coincidencia any similarity is purely coincidental* * *I adj similar;bien parecido good-looking;no mal parecido not bad-lookingII m similarity;tener un gran parecido look a lot alike* * *parecido, -da adj1) : similar, alike2)bien parecido : good-lookingparecido nm: resemblance, similarity* * *parecido1 adj similarparecido2 n (semejanza) resemblance / similarity -
2 asombroso
adj.amazing, wonderful, marvelous, surprising.* * *► adjetivo1 amazing, astonishing, surprising* * *(f. - asombrosa)adj.amazing, astonishing* * *ADJ amazing, astonishing* * *- sa adjetivo amazing, astonishing* * *= amazing, astonishing, extraordinary, staggering, startling, astounding, breathtaking, uncanny.Ex. However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.Ex. It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.Ex. It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.Ex. At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.Ex. His voracious appetite for detail and numbers is coupled with astounding powers of recall.Ex. This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.Ex. Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.----* a un paso asombroso = at an astounding pace.* a un ritmo asombroso = at an astounding pace.* no es asombroso que = not surprisingly, unsurprisingly.* paisaje asombroso = breathtaking scenery.* vista asombrosa = breathtaking view.* * *- sa adjetivo amazing, astonishing* * *= amazing, astonishing, extraordinary, staggering, startling, astounding, breathtaking, uncanny.Ex: However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.
Ex: It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.Ex: It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.Ex: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.Ex: His voracious appetite for detail and numbers is coupled with astounding powers of recall.Ex: This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.Ex: Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.* a un paso asombroso = at an astounding pace.* a un ritmo asombroso = at an astounding pace.* no es asombroso que = not surprisingly, unsurprisingly.* paisaje asombroso = breathtaking scenery.* vista asombrosa = breathtaking view.* * *asombroso -saamazing, astonishing* * *
asombroso◊ -sa adjetivo
amazing, astonishing
asombroso,-a adjetivo amazing, astonishing
' asombroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asombrosa
English:
amazing
- astonishing
- astounding
- mind-blowing
- staggering
- startling
- wondrous
- striking
* * *asombroso, -a adjamazing, astonishing* * *adj amazing, astonishing* * *asombroso, -sa adj: amazing, astonishing♦ asombrosamente adv* * *asombroso adj amazing -
3 chocante
adj.1 puzzling.2 shocking, shock, lurid, off-putting.* * *► adjetivo1 (divertido) funny2 (sorprendente) surprising, striking, startling3 (raro) strange, odd4 (escandaloso) shocking, offensive* * *ADJ1) (=sorprendente) startling, striking2) (=raro) odd, strange3) (=escandaloso) shocking, scandalous* * *a) ( que causa impresión)su reacción me pareció chocante — I was shocked o taken aback by his reaction, his reaction shocked me
b) ( en cuestiones morales) shockingc) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( desagradable) unpleasant* * *----* de un modo chocante = jarringly.* * *a) ( que causa impresión)su reacción me pareció chocante — I was shocked o taken aback by his reaction, his reaction shocked me
b) ( en cuestiones morales) shockingc) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( desagradable) unpleasant* * ** de un modo chocante = jarringly.* * *1(que causa cierta impresión): una costumbre que a un extranjero le puede resultar chocante a custom that could come as a shock to a foreignersu reacción me pareció chocante I was shocked o taken aback by his reaction, his reaction shocked me2 (en cuestiones morales) shockingme resulta chocante que se besen así en público I find it shocking the way they kiss in public like that3 (llamativo) ( fam):tenía un vestido amarillo y verde muy chocante a la vista she was wearing a really loud yellow and green dress ( colloq)los empleados son muy chocantes the staff are very unpleasant o ( colloq) are horrible* * *
chocante adjetivoa) ( que causa impresión):◊ su reacción me pareció chocante I was shocked o taken aback by his reaction, his reaction shocked me
chocante adj (sorprendente) surprising, startling
(raro) strange, odd
' chocante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escándalo
* * *chocante adj1. [raro] odd, strange;[sorprendente] startling; [escandaloso] shocking, scandalous;viste con colores muy chocantes she wears really loud colours;me resulta chocante verle tan contento I'm astonished to see him looking so happy;resulta chocante oír hablar de derechos humanos a un sangriento dictador it's rather a shock to hear a bloodstained dictator talking about human rights;lo chocante es que no lo descubriéramos antes the most worrying thing is that we didn't find out about it earlier2. RP [impropio] inappropriate, unsuitable* * *adj1 ( sorprendente) startling3 ( extraño) odd4 L.Am. ( antipático) unpleasant* * *chocante adj1) : shocking2) : unpleasant, rude -
4 sorprendente
adj.surprising.* * *► adjetivo1 surprising, amazing, astonishing■ lo sorprendente del caso es que... the surprising thing about it is...* * *adj.* * *ADJ surprisingno es sorprendente que... — it is hardly surprising that..., it is small wonder that...
* * *adjetivo surprising* * *= amazing, staggering, startling, stunning, surprising, astonishing, unexpected.Ex. However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.Ex. It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.Ex. At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.Ex. The trends themselves are not hard to anticipate, although the stunning pace of development is often not fully appreciated.Ex. Given such an impressive array of advantages it may seem surprising that conventional subject indexes to the literature continue to be produced.Ex. It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.Ex. The teacher should not give away any details which would be best enjoyed when met for the first time in a full reading, such as twist in the plot, unexpected endings, and the like.----* de manera sorprendente = shockingly.* de modo sorprendente = shockingly.* nada sorprendente = unsurprising.* resultado sorprendente = stunning result.* tan sorprendente como pueda parecer = as amazing as it seems.* * *adjetivo surprising* * *= amazing, staggering, startling, stunning, surprising, astonishing, unexpected.Ex: However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.
Ex: It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.Ex: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.Ex: The trends themselves are not hard to anticipate, although the stunning pace of development is often not fully appreciated.Ex: Given such an impressive array of advantages it may seem surprising that conventional subject indexes to the literature continue to be produced.Ex: It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.Ex: The teacher should not give away any details which would be best enjoyed when met for the first time in a full reading, such as twist in the plot, unexpected endings, and the like.* de manera sorprendente = shockingly.* de modo sorprendente = shockingly.* nada sorprendente = unsurprising.* resultado sorprendente = stunning result.* tan sorprendente como pueda parecer = as amazing as it seems.* * *surprising* * *
sorprendente adjetivo
surprising
sorprendente adjetivo surprising, amazing
' sorprendente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chocante
- pasada
- traca
English:
optimism
- surprising
- surprisingly
- remarkable
- striking
* * *sorprendente adjsurprising* * *adj surprising* * *sorprendente adj: surprising♦ sorprendentemente adv* * *sorprendente adj surprising -
5 alarmante
adj.1 alarming.2 startling.* * *► adjetivo1 alarming* * *adj.* * *ADJ alarming* * *adjetivo alarming* * *= alarming, staggering.Ex. 71 exhibitors and visitors were interviewed and results showed an alarming ignorance of the library's potential.Ex. It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.----* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.* a un ritmo alarmante = at an alarming pace.* de modo alarmante = alarmingly.* * *adjetivo alarming* * *= alarming, staggering.Ex: 71 exhibitors and visitors were interviewed and results showed an alarming ignorance of the library's potential.
Ex: It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.* a un ritmo alarmante = at an alarming pace.* de modo alarmante = alarmingly.* * *alarming* * *
alarmante adjetivo
alarming
alarmante adjetivo alarming
' alarmante' also found in these entries:
English:
alarming
- chop down
- distressing
- fascism
- startling
- ugly
- disturbing
* * *alarmante adjalarming* * *adj alarming* * *alarmante adj: alarming♦ alarmantemente adv -
6 anticatólico
adj.anti-Catholic.* * *Ex. This work presents a startling contrast to the virulently anti-Catholic sentiments prevalent in 18th-century popular writing.* * *Ex: This work presents a startling contrast to the virulently anti-Catholic sentiments prevalent in 18th-century popular writing.
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7 con violencia
Ex. This work presents a startling contrast to the virulently anti-Catholic sentiments prevalent in 18th-century popular writing.* * *Ex: This work presents a startling contrast to the virulently anti-Catholic sentiments prevalent in 18th-century popular writing.
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8 con virulencia
Ex. This work presents a startling contrast to the virulently anti-Catholic sentiments prevalent in 18th-century popular writing.* * *Ex: This work presents a startling contrast to the virulently anti-Catholic sentiments prevalent in 18th-century popular writing.
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9 en aquel entonces
at that time* * *= at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time, in the course of events, during the course of events, back then, in those daysEx. At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.Ex. In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.Ex. By this time society could not tolerate anything which allowed the unlimited spread of knowledge for fear that it would upset the class system upon which the modern methods of mass production depended.Ex. At that time a 1-room library served the West African Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, and the judges, magistrates and lawyers = En aquel entonces una biblioteca de tan sólo una habitación atendía al Tribunal de Apelaciones, la Corte Suprema, los jueces, magistrados y abogados de †frica occidental.Ex. In the course of the events and also thereafter, rumors spread that they were perpetrating a massacre.Ex. Questionnaires will be collected from participants during the course of the events over an 18-month period.Ex. Aprons were close kin to pinafores, which had some popularity back then.Ex. In those days there was often more than one piper.* * *= at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time, in the course of events, during the course of events, back then, in those daysEx: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.
Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.Ex: By this time society could not tolerate anything which allowed the unlimited spread of knowledge for fear that it would upset the class system upon which the modern methods of mass production depended.Ex: At that time a 1-room library served the West African Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, and the judges, magistrates and lawyers = En aquel entonces una biblioteca de tan sólo una habitación atendía al Tribunal de Apelaciones, la Corte Suprema, los jueces, magistrados y abogados de frica occidental.Ex: In the course of the events and also thereafter, rumors spread that they were perpetrating a massacre.Ex: Questionnaires will be collected from participants during the course of the events over an 18-month period.Ex: Aprons were close kin to pinafores, which had some popularity back then.Ex: In those days there was often more than one piper. -
10 en aquel momento
= at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that timeEx. At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.Ex. In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.Ex. By this time society could not tolerate anything which allowed the unlimited spread of knowledge for fear that it would upset the class system upon which the modern methods of mass production depended.Ex. At that time a 1-room library served the West African Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, and the judges, magistrates and lawyers = En aquel entonces una biblioteca de tan sólo una habitación atendía al Tribunal de Apelaciones, la Corte Suprema, los jueces, magistrados y abogados de †frica occidental.* * *= at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that timeEx: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.
Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.Ex: By this time society could not tolerate anything which allowed the unlimited spread of knowledge for fear that it would upset the class system upon which the modern methods of mass production depended.Ex: At that time a 1-room library served the West African Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, and the judges, magistrates and lawyers = En aquel entonces una biblioteca de tan sólo una habitación atendía al Tribunal de Apelaciones, la Corte Suprema, los jueces, magistrados y abogados de frica occidental. -
11 en aquella época
= at the time, at that time, in those daysEx. At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.Ex. At that time a 1-room library served the West African Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, and the judges, magistrates and lawyers = En aquel entonces una biblioteca de tan sólo una habitación atendía al Tribunal de Apelaciones, la Corte Suprema, los jueces, magistrados y abogados de †frica occidental.Ex. In those days there was often more than one piper.* * *= at the time, at that time, in those daysEx: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.
Ex: At that time a 1-room library served the West African Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, and the judges, magistrates and lawyers = En aquel entonces una biblioteca de tan sólo una habitación atendía al Tribunal de Apelaciones, la Corte Suprema, los jueces, magistrados y abogados de frica occidental.Ex: In those days there was often more than one piper. -
12 en aquellos tiempos
= at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, in those daysEx. At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.Ex. In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.Ex. By this time society could not tolerate anything which allowed the unlimited spread of knowledge for fear that it would upset the class system upon which the modern methods of mass production depended.Ex. In those days there was often more than one piper.* * *= at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, in those daysEx: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.
Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.Ex: By this time society could not tolerate anything which allowed the unlimited spread of knowledge for fear that it would upset the class system upon which the modern methods of mass production depended.Ex: In those days there was often more than one piper. -
13 evolucionar
v.1 to evolve (progresar) (sociedad, situación).el paciente no evoluciona the patient isn't making any progress2 to carry out maneuvers (military).* * *1 (gen) to evolve, develop2 (dar vueltas) to turn3 MILITAR to manoeuvre (US maneuver)\evolucionar a pasos agigantados to take giant strides* * *verb1) to evolve2) develop* * *VI1) (Bio) to evolve2) (=desarrollarse) to evolve, develop3) (Med) to progress4) (Mil) to manoeuvre, maneuver (EEUU)5) (Aer) to circle* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) (Biol) to evolveb) ideas/sociedad/ciencia to develop, evolvec) enfermo to progresssu estado evoluciona favorablemente — (frml) his condition is improving
* * *= evolve, grow, undergo + evolution, develop.Ex. Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.Ex. No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.Ex. The communications capabilities of office microcomputers have undergone startling evolution since the early 1980s.Ex. The economics journal system has not grown and developed in a structured fashion, which has resulted in overspill into report literature.* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) (Biol) to evolveb) ideas/sociedad/ciencia to develop, evolvec) enfermo to progresssu estado evoluciona favorablemente — (frml) his condition is improving
* * *= evolve, grow, undergo + evolution, develop.Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.
Ex: No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.Ex: The communications capabilities of office microcomputers have undergone startling evolution since the early 1980s.Ex: The economics journal system has not grown and developed in a structured fashion, which has resulted in overspill into report literature.* * *evolucionar [A1 ]viA1 ( Biol) to evolve2 «ideas/sociedad/ciencia» to develop, evolvesu estado de salud evoluciona favorablemente ( frml); his condition is improving¿cómo está evolucionando el enfermo? how is the patient progressing?todo depende de cómo evolucione el conflicto it all depends on how the conflict developsB «avión/pájaro» to circle; «gimnasta» to move; «patinador» to skate* * *
evolucionar ( conjugate evolucionar) verbo intransitivoa) (Biol) to evolve
evolucionar verbo intransitivo
1 Biol to evolve
2 (funcionar, desarrollarse) to develop: su hijo está evolucionando favorablemente, your son is making satisfactory progress
' evolucionar' also found in these entries:
English:
evolve
- progress
* * *evolucionar vi1. [progresar] [sociedad, situación, negociaciones] to develop, to progress;[enfermo] to make progress;una sociedad muy evolucionada a highly developed society;esta tecnología ha evolucionado mucho the technology has developed a great deal;después de la operación evoluciona favorablemente his progress since the operation has been satisfactory;el paciente no evoluciona the patient isn't making any progress2. [cambiar] to change;mis padres han evolucionado con los años my parents have changed with the years3. [especies] to evolveel avión evolucionaba sobre la ciudad the plane was flying over the city5. Mil to carry out manoeuvres* * *v/i1 BIO evolve2 ( desarrollar) develop* * *evolucionar vi1) : to evolve2) : to change, to develop* * *evolucionar vb1. (en biología) to evolve2. (desarrollarse) to develop -
14 hazaña
f.feat, brave deed, prowess, deed of prowess.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: hazañar.* * *1 deed, exploit, heroic feat* * *noun f.exploit, feat* * *SF feat, exploit, deedlas hazañas del héroe — the hero's exploits, the hero's great deeds
sería una hazaña — it would be a great achievement, it would be a great thing to do
* * *femenino ( acción heróica) great o heroic deed, exploit; ( acción que requiere gran esfuerzo) feat, achievement* * *= accomplishment, achievement, deed, feat, tour de force, exploit, derring-do, heroic story.Ex. At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.Ex. All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.Ex. Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.Ex. Even Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 B.C., with his Carthaginian troops and equipment, was a remarkable organizational feat.Ex. The subsequent report, a tour de force, recommended the restructuring of library authorities into larger units.Ex. This book tells the exploits of a country carpenter who specializes in building privies.Ex. The book is an old-fashioned tale of derring-do which reads somewhat stiltedly today.Ex. The exhibition illustrates the tragic history of the concentration camps, but also the heroic stories of liberation and survival that marked their end.----* lograr una hazaña = accomplish + feat.* realizar una hazaña = perform + feat.* * *femenino ( acción heróica) great o heroic deed, exploit; ( acción que requiere gran esfuerzo) feat, achievement* * *= accomplishment, achievement, deed, feat, tour de force, exploit, derring-do, heroic story.Ex: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.
Ex: All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.Ex: Even Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 B.C., with his Carthaginian troops and equipment, was a remarkable organizational feat.Ex: The subsequent report, a tour de force, recommended the restructuring of library authorities into larger units.Ex: This book tells the exploits of a country carpenter who specializes in building privies.Ex: The book is an old-fashioned tale of derring-do which reads somewhat stiltedly today.Ex: The exhibition illustrates the tragic history of the concentration camps, but also the heroic stories of liberation and survival that marked their end.* lograr una hazaña = accomplish + feat.* realizar una hazaña = perform + feat.* * *1 (acción heróica) great o heroic deed, exploit2 (acción que requiere gran esfuerzo) feat, achievementha sido toda una hazaña aprobar el examen passing the exam was quite a feat o an achievement* * *
hazaña sustantivo femenino ( acción — heróica) great o heroic deed, exploit;
(— de mucho esfuerzo) feat, achievement
hazaña sustantivo femenino deed, exploit
' hazaña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capaz
- celebrar
- incapaz
English:
accomplishment
- achievement
- daring
- deed
- exploit
- feat
* * *hazaña nffeat, exploit;fue toda una hazaña it was quite a feat o an achievement;Irónico¡vaya hazaña, engañar a un niño! congratulations, that's some feat, tricking a child like that!* * *f achievement* * *hazaña nfproeza: feat, exploit* * *hazaña n feat -
15 informativo
adj.informative, illustrating, enlightening, informational.m.news program, news report, news.* * *► adjetivo1 (ilustrativo) informative2 (programa) news1 news programme, news\abrir expediente informativo a alguien to investigate somebodyespacio informativo news programmefolleto informativo information leafletprograma informativo news programme————————1 news programme, news* * *(f. - informativa)adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=que informa) informative2) [comité] consultative, advisory2.SM (Radio, TV) news programme, news program (EEUU)* * *I- va adjetivoa) <servicios/campaña> information (before n)programa informativo — news program*
b) ( instructivo) informativeIImasculino (news) program** * *= explanatory, informative, informatory, informational, newscast, information-bearing.Ex. The ISBD(M) is merely an explanatory framework.Ex. Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.Ex. The preferred term is automatically assigned by the system, and an informatory message is displayed.Ex. Reference services for disabled students require not only traditional, directional and informational assistance, but also physical assistance.Ex. The startling events of the last few years demonstrate vividly that libraries of the 21st century cannot perform their social function without monitoring television newscasts to add immediacy to their standard information sources.Ex. Non-book media is defined as information-bearing media which are not in the form of a book such as visual images, geographical artifacts, three-dimensional objects, music scores and recorded sound and microfilms.----* alerta informativa = news alerts.* alfabetización informativa = information literacy.* comportamiento informativo = information behaviour.* encabezamiento informativo = explanatory heading.* encabezamiento informativo general = general explanatory heading.* hábito informativo = information habit.* hoja informativa = news-sheet [newsheet].* laguna informativa = information gap.* mensaje informativo = informatory message.* nota informativa = information note, information notice.* poco informativo = uninformative.* producto informativo = information product.* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA = RLIN.* resumen indicativo-informativo = indicative-informative abstract.* resumen informativo = informative abstract.* reunión informativa de prensa = press briefing.* sensacionalismo informativo = media hype.* tablón informativo = information board.* vacío informativo = information vacuum.* * *I- va adjetivoa) <servicios/campaña> information (before n)programa informativo — news program*
b) ( instructivo) informativeIImasculino (news) program** * *= explanatory, informative, informatory, informational, newscast, information-bearing.Ex: The ISBD(M) is merely an explanatory framework.
Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.Ex: The preferred term is automatically assigned by the system, and an informatory message is displayed.Ex: Reference services for disabled students require not only traditional, directional and informational assistance, but also physical assistance.Ex: The startling events of the last few years demonstrate vividly that libraries of the 21st century cannot perform their social function without monitoring television newscasts to add immediacy to their standard information sources.Ex: Non-book media is defined as information-bearing media which are not in the form of a book such as visual images, geographical artifacts, three-dimensional objects, music scores and recorded sound and microfilms.* alerta informativa = news alerts.* alfabetización informativa = information literacy.* comportamiento informativo = information behaviour.* encabezamiento informativo = explanatory heading.* encabezamiento informativo general = general explanatory heading.* hábito informativo = information habit.* hoja informativa = news-sheet [newsheet].* laguna informativa = information gap.* mensaje informativo = informatory message.* nota informativa = information note, information notice.* poco informativo = uninformative.* producto informativo = information product.* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA = RLIN.* resumen indicativo-informativo = indicative-informative abstract.* resumen informativo = informative abstract.* reunión informativa de prensa = press briefing.* sensacionalismo informativo = media hype.* tablón informativo = information board.* vacío informativo = information vacuum.* * *1 ‹servicios/campaña› information ( before n)programa informativo news program*un folleto informativo an information bookletdesempeñamos una labor informativa we provide information2 (instructivo) informativeuna guia muy informativa a very informative guidebooknews, news program** * *
informativo◊ -va adjetivo
informativo,-a
I adj (conferencia, libro, dato) informative
II m Rad TV news (bulletin)
' informativo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avance
- boletín
- informativa
- presentador
- presentadora
- tablón
- locutor
English:
bulletin
- flash
- flying picket
- informative
- news
- news bulletin
- news programme
- uninformative
- head
- prospectus
* * *informativo, -a♦ adjfolleto informativo information leaflet2. [útil] informative;es un folleto muy informativo it's a very informative leaflet♦ nmnews (bulletin)* * *I adj1 informative;folleto informativo (information) leaflet2 programa news atrII m TV, RAD news sg* * *informativo, -va adj: informativeinformativo nm: news program, news* * *informativo n news programme / news -
16 logro
m.achievement.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: lograr.* * *1 (éxito) success, achievement2 (beneficio) gain, profit* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=éxito) achievement, attainment frm2) (Com, Econ) profit* * ** * *= accomplishment, achievement, breakthrough [break-through].Ex. At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.Ex. All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.Ex. With the exception of a few prescient observers, most predictions of the 20th century overlooked such breakthroughs as the computer.----* logro personal = personal achievement, a feather in + Posesivo + cap.* logros = levels of accomplishment.* * ** * *= accomplishment, achievement, breakthrough [break-through].Ex: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.
Ex: All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.Ex: With the exception of a few prescient observers, most predictions of the 20th century overlooked such breakthroughs as the computer.* logro personal = personal achievement, a feather in + Posesivo + cap.* logros = levels of accomplishment.* * *1 (de un objetivo) achievement, accomplishment, attainment ( frml)2(éxito): los logros de la medicina actual the achievements of modern medicinelos logros y fracasos de la organización the successes and failures of the organizationconsiguieron importantes logros en este campo they achieved some important victories o successes in this field* * *
Del verbo lograr: ( conjugate lograr)
logro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
logró es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
lograr
logro
lograr ( conjugate lograr) verbo transitivo ‹ objetivo› to attain, achieve;
‹ éxito› to achieve;
logro hacer algo to manage to do sth
logro sustantivo masculino ( de un objetivo) achievement;
( éxito) success
lograr verbo transitivo
1 to obtain: logró hacerse escuchar, he managed to make himself heard
logrará su propósito, he'll achieve his purpose
no logro conciliar el sueño, I can't sleep ➣ Ver nota en manage 2 (medalla, reconocimiento) to win
logro sustantivo masculino achievement
' logro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conquista
- desarmar
- descolgar
- lograr
- más
- sí
- triunfo
- asociar
- cumplimiento
- escabullirse
- felicidad
- felicitación
- felicitar
- flote
- incapaz
- llegar
- meter
- proeza
- salir
English:
accomplishment
- achievement
- attainment
- jerk
- manage
- throw off
- bluff
- carry
- detract
- get
- seem
- something
- succeed
* * *logro nm1. [consecución] achievement;su objetivo es el logro de la paz her aim is to achieve peace2. [éxito] achievement;destacó los logros del gobierno she highlighted the government's achievements* * *m achievement* * *logro nm: achievement, attainment* * *logro n achievement -
17 noticiario
m.news bulletin, newsreel, news-sheet.* * *1 news* * *SM (TV, Radio) news bulletin; (Cine) newsreel* * ** * *= newsreel, newscast.Ex. Feature films and newsreels are excluded from the catalogue's coverage.Ex. The startling events of the last few years demonstrate vividly that libraries of the 21st century cannot perform their social function without monitoring television newscasts to add immediacy to their standard information sources.----* noticiario televisivo = television news.* * ** * *= newsreel, newscast.Ex: Feature films and newsreels are excluded from the catalogue's coverage.
Ex: The startling events of the last few years demonstrate vividly that libraries of the 21st century cannot perform their social function without monitoring television newscasts to add immediacy to their standard information sources.* noticiario televisivo = television news.* * *1 ( Rad, TV) news2 ( Cin) newsreel* * *
noticiario sustantivo masculino, (AmL)
(Cin) newsreel
noticiario sustantivo masculino the news
' noticiario' also found in these entries:
English:
newscast
- news
* * *1. Cine newsreel2. Rad news bulletin;TV television news* * *m L.Am.RAD, TV news sg -
18 noticiero
adj.1 news (noticias).2 news-bearing (que da noticias).m.1 newsreel. (Mexico)2 newscast.3 news bulletin. (Mexico)* * *1. ADJ1) (TV, Radio) news antes de s2) (=portador de noticias) news-bearing, news-giving2. SM1) (=periódico) newspaper, gazette* * *= newscast.Ex. The startling events of the last few years demonstrate vividly that libraries of the 21st century cannot perform their social function without monitoring television newscasts to add immediacy to their standard information sources.* * *= newscast.Ex: The startling events of the last few years demonstrate vividly that libraries of the 21st century cannot perform their social function without monitoring television newscasts to add immediacy to their standard information sources.
* * *( AmL)1 ( Rad, TV) news2 ( Cin) newsreel* * *noticiero nm: news program, newscast -
19 obtener reconocimiento
(v.) = gain + recognition* * *(v.) = gain + recognitionEx: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.
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20 por aquel entonces
= at the time, about that time, by this timeEx. At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.Ex. About that time, the council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services'.Ex. By this time society could not tolerate anything which allowed the unlimited spread of knowledge for fear that it would upset the class system upon which the modern methods of mass production depended.* * *= at the time, about that time, by this timeEx: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.
Ex: About that time, the council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services'.Ex: By this time society could not tolerate anything which allowed the unlimited spread of knowledge for fear that it would upset the class system upon which the modern methods of mass production depended.
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