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1 muy tenso
• strained -
2 muy tirante
• strained -
3 tenso
• strained• stressed• tauromachy• tauten• tight• unrelaxed• uptight -
4 tenso
adj.1 tense, stressed, strained, highly-charged.2 drawn tight.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: tensar.* * *► adjetivo1 (cable, cuerda) tense, taut2 figurado (relaciones) strained* * *(f. - tensa)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=tirante) tense, taut2) [persona, situación] tense; [relaciones] strained* * *- sa adjetivo1) <cuerda/cable> taut, tight; < músculo> tense* * *= stressful, fraught, taut [tauter -comp., tautest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], tense [tenser -comp., tensest -sup.], edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], uptight, stressed.Ex. On the other hand, a prolonged sequence of interviews can be equally stressful, and 'free time' should be interspersed with the successive appointments.Ex. The article is entitled ' Fraught years ahead? Trade unions and libraries'.Ex. While the stencil is held taut, the cylinder is slowly rotated until the bottom edge of the wax sheet can be clamped in position.Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex. The urgency of his supplication was mirrored in the tense whiteness of his knuckles as he clasped his hands tightly in front of him.Ex. His selection of films suggests a temperamental bias toward strong, violent, edgy scenes with killings, face-slappings, and confrontations.Ex. The article ' Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.Ex. Many of the working-class mothers who take part could be described as uptight.Ex. Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.----* ponerse en tensión = tense up.* ponerse tenso = stress + Nombre + out.* situación tensa = stress situation.* * *- sa adjetivo1) <cuerda/cable> taut, tight; < músculo> tense* * *= stressful, fraught, taut [tauter -comp., tautest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], tense [tenser -comp., tensest -sup.], edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], uptight, stressed.Ex: On the other hand, a prolonged sequence of interviews can be equally stressful, and 'free time' should be interspersed with the successive appointments.
Ex: The article is entitled ' Fraught years ahead? Trade unions and libraries'.Ex: While the stencil is held taut, the cylinder is slowly rotated until the bottom edge of the wax sheet can be clamped in position.Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex: The urgency of his supplication was mirrored in the tense whiteness of his knuckles as he clasped his hands tightly in front of him.Ex: His selection of films suggests a temperamental bias toward strong, violent, edgy scenes with killings, face-slappings, and confrontations.Ex: The article ' Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.Ex: Many of the working-class mothers who take part could be described as uptight.Ex: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.* ponerse en tensión = tense up.* ponerse tenso = stress + Nombre + out.* situación tensa = stress situation.* * *tenso -saA1 ‹cuerda/cable› taut, tight2 ‹músculo› tense, tightestás muy tenso, procura relajarte un poco you're very tense, try to relax a bitcontinuó con el dedo tenso en el gatillo he kept his finger poised on the triggerB1 (nervioso) tenseestaba muy tensa antes del examen she was very tense o nervous o uptight before the exam2 ‹relación› strained, tense; ‹situación› tense* * *
Del verbo tensar: ( conjugate tensar)
tenso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
tensó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
tensar
tenso
tensar ( conjugate tensar) verbo transitivo ‹ músculo› to tense;
‹cuerda/cable› to tighten;
‹ arco› to draw;
‹relaciones/lazos› to strain
tenso◊ -sa adjetivo
1 ‹cuerda/cable› taut, tight;
‹ músculo› tense
2 ‹persona/situación› tense;
‹ relación› strained, tense
tensar verbo transitivo
1 (una cuerda, un cable, etc) to tighten: hay que tensar la lona, we must make the canvas taut
(un arco) to draw
2 (un músculo) to tense
tenso,-a adjetivo
1 (persona) tense: se pone tenso cuando la nombran, he tenses up when she is mentioned
últimamente estoy muy tenso, I've been very tense lately
2 (negociaciones, relaciones, etc) strained
3 (cuerda, cable) tight, taut
' tenso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tensa
- tirante
- cargado
- nervioso
English:
nail-biting
- stiffen
- strain
- strained
- taut
- tense
- uptight
- edgy
- tight
- up
* * *tenso, -a adj1. [cuerda, cable] taut;[arco] drawn; [músculo, cuerpo] tense2. [situación, relación, ambiente] tense, strained;[persona] tense;estar tenso con alguien to be tense with sb;ponerse tenso to become tense* * ** * *tenso, -sa adj: tense* * *tenso adj1. (situación, persona) tense2. (cuerda, cable) tight -
5 tirante
adj.1 taut (cuerda, goma).me noto la piel tirante my skin feels stretched2 tense.estar tirante con alguien to be tense with somebody3 tight, tense, taut.m.1 strap.un sostén sin tirantes a strapless bratirantes (para pantalones)2 brace (architecture).3 shoulder strap, strap, suspender.4 tie beam, brace, tie rod.* * *► adjetivo1 taut, tight2 figurado (relación, situación) tense, strained1 (de ropa en general) strap2 (de caballería) trace3 TÉCNICA brace, stay4 ARQUITECTURA beam1 (de pantalón) braces, US suspenders* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) [+ soga] tight, taut; (=tensado) tensed, drawn tight2) [relaciones, situación] (=tenso) tense, strained3) (Econ) tight2. SM1) [de vestido] shoulder strappl tirantes [de pantalones] braces, suspenders (EEUU)2) (Arquit) crosspiece, brace; (Mec) strut, brace; [de arreos] trace* * *Ia) <piel/costura/cuerda> tautb) < situación> tense; < relaciones> tense, strainedII1) (Const) strut, brace2) (Indum)a) ( de prenda) strap, shoulder strapfalda de tirantes — jumper (AmE), pinafore dress (BrE)
pantalones de tirantes — overalls (pl) (AmE), dungarees (pl) (BrE)
b) tirantes masculino plural (Esp, Méx, Ven) ( de pantalón) suspenders (pl) (AmE), braces (pl) (BrE)* * *Ia) <piel/costura/cuerda> tautb) < situación> tense; < relaciones> tense, strainedII1) (Const) strut, brace2) (Indum)a) ( de prenda) strap, shoulder strapfalda de tirantes — jumper (AmE), pinafore dress (BrE)
pantalones de tirantes — overalls (pl) (AmE), dungarees (pl) (BrE)
b) tirantes masculino plural (Esp, Méx, Ven) ( de pantalón) suspenders (pl) (AmE), braces (pl) (BrE)* * *tirante11 = strap.Ex: There are many varieties of sandal, from synthetic rope soles and straps, tyre-tread soled sandals, to the Japanese wooden sandals, which are relatively easy to make.
* camiseta de tirantes = sleeveless shirt, singlet, vest, tank top, sleeveless top.* camiseta interior de tirantes = singlet, vest.* tirantes = braces.tirante22 = fraught, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], taut [tauter -comp., tautest -sup.].Ex: The article is entitled ' Fraught years ahead? Trade unions and libraries'.
Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex: While the stencil is held taut, the cylinder is slowly rotated until the bottom edge of the wax sheet can be clamped in position.* * *1 ‹piel/costura› tight, taut; ‹cuerda› taut2 ‹situación› tense; ‹relaciones› tense, strainedestá tirante con su jefe things are strained between her and her bossA ( Const) strut, braceB ( Indum)1 (de una prenda) strap, shoulder strap* * *
tirante adjetivo
‹ relaciones› tense, strained
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Const) strut, brace
2 (Indum)
b)◊ tirantes sustantivo masculino plural (Esp, Méx, Ven) ( de pantalón) suspenders (pl) (AmE), braces (pl) (BrE)
tirante
I adjetivo
1 (tenso: una cuerda, un cable etc) tight, taut
2 (: una situación) tense
II sustantivo masculino
1 (de una prenda) strap
2 (para sujetar el pantalón) tirantes, braces pl, US suspenders pl
3 Téc (abrazadera) brace
' tirante' also found in these entries:
English:
shoulder strap
- strap
- taut
- tight
- fraught
- shoulder
- strained
- tense
* * *♦ adj1. [estirado] [cuerda, goma] taut;me noto la piel tirante my skin feels taut o tight;la coleta está demasiado tirante this pigtail is too tight2. [violento, tenso] [situación, relaciones] tense;estar tirante con alguien to be tense with sb♦ nm1. [de tela] strap;un sostén sin tirantes a strapless bra2.3. Arquit brace* * *I adj taut; figtenseII m1 strap2:tirantes pl suspenders, Br braces* * *tirante adj1) : tense, strained2) : tauttirante nm1) : shoulder strap2) tirantes nmpl: suspenders* * *tirante1 adj1. (cable, cuerda) taut2. (situación) tensetirante2 n (de vestido) strap / shoulder strap -
6 enrarecido
adj.rarefied, rare, rarified, thin.past part.past participle of spanish verb: enrarecer.* * *1 see enrarer► adjetivo1 (aire) rarefied2 figurado (situación, ambiente) tense, strained* * *ADJ [aire] rarefied; [relaciones, ambiente] strained, tense* * *- da adjetivoa) <atmósfera/aire> rarefiedb) <ambiente/relaciones> strained, tense* * *- da adjetivoa) <atmósfera/aire> rarefiedb) <ambiente/relaciones> strained, tense* * *enrarecido -da1 ‹atmósfera› rarefied2 (tenso) strained, tense* * *
Del verbo enrarecer: ( conjugate enrarecer)
enrarecido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
enrarecer
enrarecido
enrarecido◊ -da adjetivo
' enrarecido' also found in these entries:
English:
rarefied
* * *enrarecido, -a adj1. [situación, ambiente, relaciones] strained, tense2. [aire, gas] rarefied* * *adj1 aire rarefied2 relaciones strained -
7 forzado
adj.1 forced, coerced, co-erced, constrained.2 farfetched.past part.past participle of spanish verb: forzar.* * *► adjetivo1 (obligado) forced2 (rebuscado) forced, strained\risa forzada forced laugh* * *ADJ1) (=obligado) forcedverse forzado a hacer algo — to be forced o obliged to do sth
2) [puerta, cerradura] forced3) (=rebuscado) [traducción, estilo, metáfora] forcedtrabajo 1), marcha 1)* * *- da adjetivo forced, unnatural* * *= enforced, strained, forced, forcible, stilted.Ex. Cost cutting by government has resulted in enforced staff reductions.Ex. An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.Ex. The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.Ex. The author reveals the close links between African ideas about the forcible extraction of vital fluids and European views about sleeping sickness, insect vectors, and deforestation.Ex. His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.----* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.* campo de trabajos forzados = labour camp, forced labour camp.* trabajos forzados = forced labour, hard labour.* * *- da adjetivo forced, unnatural* * *= enforced, strained, forced, forcible, stilted.Ex: Cost cutting by government has resulted in enforced staff reductions.
Ex: An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.Ex: The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.Ex: The author reveals the close links between African ideas about the forcible extraction of vital fluids and European views about sleeping sickness, insect vectors, and deforestation.Ex: His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.* campo de trabajos forzados = labour camp, forced labour camp.* trabajos forzados = forced labour, hard labour.* * *forzado -daforced, unnatural* * *
Del verbo forzar: ( conjugate forzar)
forzado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
forzado
forzar
forzado◊ -da adjetivo
forced, unnatural
forzar ( conjugate forzar) verbo transitivo
1 ( obligar) to force
2
3 ‹puerta/cerradura› to force
forzado,-a adjetivo
1 (no espontáneo) forced: su alegría era algo forzada, her cheerfulness was rather forced
2 (forzoso) trabajos forzados, forced labour sing
♦ Locuciones: a marchas forzadas, in a rush
forzar verbo transitivo
1 (obligar por la fuerza) to force: la forzaron a casarse, she was forced to get married
2 (un motor, una situación) to force
3 (una cerradura) to force, break open
4 (violar a alguien) to rape
' forzado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
condenada
- condenado
- forzada
English:
artificial
- forced
- set
- stiff
- stilted
- strained
- unnatural
- labored
* * *forzado, -a adj[sonrisa, amabilidad] forced;trabajos forzados hard labour;verse forzado a hacer algo to find oneself forced to do sth* * *adj forced* * *forzado adj forced -
8 enrarecer
v.1 to make strained.2 to rarefy, to make scarce, to thin.* * *1 (aire) to rarefy2 (hacer escaso) to make scarce3 figurado (situación, relación, etc) to put a strain on1 (escasear) to become scarce1 (aire) to rarefy2 (escasear) to become scarce3 figurado (situación, relación, etc) to become strained* * *1. VT1) (=viciar) [+ aire] to rarefy; [+ ambiente] to strain2) (=hacer escasear) to make scarce2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to rarefy2.enrarecerse v prona) atmósfera/aire to become rarefiedb) ambiente/relaciones to become strained* * *1.verbo transitivo to rarefy2.enrarecerse v prona) atmósfera/aire to become rarefiedb) ambiente/relaciones to become strained* * *enrarecer [E3 ]vtto rarefy1 «atmósfera/aire» to become rarefied2 «ambiente/relaciones» to become strained* * *♦ vt1. [situación, ambiente, relaciones] to make strained o tense2. [aire, gas] to rarefy* * *v/t1 aire rarefy2 relaciones strain* * *enrarecer {53} vt: to rarefy -
9 cargado
adj.1 loaded, fraught, laden.2 loaded, captious, catchy.past part.past participle of spanish verb: cargar.* * *1→ link=cargar cargar► adjetivo1 (atmósfera) heavy, dense2 (bebida) strong3 familiar (borracho) drunk, (US loaded)4 figurado burdened, weighed down■ cargado,-a de responsabilidades weighed down with responsibility\ser cargado,-a de espaldas to be round-shouldered* * *(f. - cargada)adj.1) loaded2) charged3) strong* * *1.PP de cargar2. ADJ1) (=con cargamento) loadeddéjame que te ayude, que vas muy cargada — let me help you, you've got such a lot to carry
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cargado de algo, los árboles estaban ya cargados de fruta — the trees were already weighed down o loaded down with fruitse presentó cargado de regalos — he arrived weighed down o loaded down with presents
viajaba cargada de maletas — she was travelling with a ton of luggage, she was travelling loaded down with o weighed down with luggage
estamos muy cargados de trabajo — we're snowed under (with work), we're overloaded with work
un país cargado de deudas — a country burdened o weighed down with debt
2) (=fuerte) [café, bebida alcohólica] strong3) [ambiente] (=no respirable) stuffy; (=lleno de humo) smoky; (=tenso) fraught, tenseabre la ventana que esto está muy cargado — open the window, it's very stuffy in here
el ambiente de la reunión estaba cada vez más cargado — the atmosphere in the meeting became increasingly fraught o tense
4) (Meteo) (=bochornoso) close, overcast5) (Mil) [arma] loaded; [bomba, mina] live6) (Elec) [batería, pila] charged; [cable] live7) [dados] loaded8) [ojos] heavy9) * (=borracho) tanked up *** * *- da adjetivo1)a) ( que lleva peso)iba muy cargada — she was loaded down o laden (with parcels/shopping)
cargado de algo: vino cargado de regalos he arrived loaded down with presents; mujeres cargadas de hijos women weighed down by children; cargado de deudas heavily in debt; un ciruelo cargado de fruta — a plum tree laden with fruit
b) <ambiente/atmósfera> (pesado, bochornoso) heavy, close; (con humo, olores desagradables) stuffy; ( tenso) strained, tenseuna atmósfera cargada de humo/tensión — a very smoky/tense atmosphere
c) < dados> loaded2)cargado de hombros or de espaldas — with bowed shoulders
* * *= laden, stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.], fraught, loaded.Ex. When you arrive at the check-out desk you have a laden trolley and many more items than on your shopping list.Ex. She wrote, 'the atmosphere of a bookshop I always imagine to be stuffy and fusty'.Ex. The article is entitled ' Fraught years ahead? Trade unions and libraries'.Ex. The loaded wagons were then covered with tarpaulins to keep out rain and atmospheric moisture which would have slaked the lime.----* aire cargado = fug.* atmósfera cargada = fug.* bala cargada = live bullet.* cargado al máximo = fully-loaded.* cargado de = fraught with, flush with, laden with.* cargado de electricidad = charged.* cargado de emotividad = emotive.* cargado de significado = pregnant.* munición cargada = live ammunition, live munition.* pistola cargada = loaded pistol.* * *- da adjetivo1)a) ( que lleva peso)iba muy cargada — she was loaded down o laden (with parcels/shopping)
cargado de algo: vino cargado de regalos he arrived loaded down with presents; mujeres cargadas de hijos women weighed down by children; cargado de deudas heavily in debt; un ciruelo cargado de fruta — a plum tree laden with fruit
b) <ambiente/atmósfera> (pesado, bochornoso) heavy, close; (con humo, olores desagradables) stuffy; ( tenso) strained, tenseuna atmósfera cargada de humo/tensión — a very smoky/tense atmosphere
c) < dados> loaded2)cargado de hombros or de espaldas — with bowed shoulders
* * *= laden, stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.], fraught, loaded.Ex: When you arrive at the check-out desk you have a laden trolley and many more items than on your shopping list.
Ex: She wrote, 'the atmosphere of a bookshop I always imagine to be stuffy and fusty'.Ex: The article is entitled ' Fraught years ahead? Trade unions and libraries'.Ex: The loaded wagons were then covered with tarpaulins to keep out rain and atmospheric moisture which would have slaked the lime.* aire cargado = fug.* atmósfera cargada = fug.* bala cargada = live bullet.* cargado al máximo = fully-loaded.* cargado de = fraught with, flush with, laden with.* cargado de electricidad = charged.* cargado de emotividad = emotive.* cargado de significado = pregnant.* munición cargada = live ammunition, live munition.* pistola cargada = loaded pistol.* * *cargado -daA1(que lleva peso): iba muy cargada she was loaded down o laden (with parcels/shopping), she had a lot to carrycargado DE algo:siempre viene cargado de regalos para los niños he always comes loaded with presents for the childrenmujeres cargadas de hijos women weighed down by childrencargado de deudas heavily in debtun salón cargado de adornos a room full of ornamentsun ciruelo cargado de fruta a plum tree laden with fruit2 ‹ambiente/atmósfera› (pesado, bochornoso) heavy, close; (con humo, olores desagradables) stuffymejor no lo menciones, la atmósfera está cargada better not mention it, the atmosphere's very strained o tensecargado DE algo:viven en un clima cargado de tensión they live in an atmosphere of extreme tensionuna atmósfera cargada de humo a very smoky atmosphere3 ‹dados› loaded4 ‹café› strong; ‹combinado› strong, with plenty of rum/ginBcargado de hombros or de espaldas bowedun viejo cargado de hombros an old man with rounded o bowed shoulderscaminaba cargado de espaldas he walked with a stoopC ( Col) ‹oveja/vaca› pregnant* * *
Del verbo cargar: ( conjugate cargar)
cargado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
cargado
cargar
cargado◊ -da adjetivo
1a) ( con peso):
cargado de algo ‹ de regalos› laden with sth;
‹de paquetes/maletas› loaded down with sth;
un árbol cargado de fruta a tree laden with fruit;
cargado de trabajo overloaded with work
(con humo, olores desagradables) stuffy;
( tenso) strained, tense
2 cargado de hombros or de espaldas with bowed shoulders
cargar ( conjugate cargar) verbo transitivo
1
no cargues tanto el coche don't put so much in the car
‹pluma/encendedor› to fill;
‹ cámara› to load, put a film inc) (Elec) to charge
2
◊ tengo que cargado nafta (RPl) I have to fill up with gasoline (AmE) o (BrE) petrolc) (Inf) to load
3 ( de obligaciones) cargado a algn de algo to burden sb with sth;◊ me cargadoon la culpa they put o laid the blame on me
4
‹ niño› (AmL) to carry
( tener consigo):
5 ( a una cuenta) to charge
6 (Méx fam) ( matar) to kill
verbo intransitivo
1 cargado con algo ‹ con bulto› to carry sth;◊ tiene que cargado con todo el peso de la casa she has to shoulder all the responsibility for the household
2 cargado contra algn [tropas/policía] to charge on o at sb
3 [ batería] to charge
4 (fam) ( fastidiar):
cargarse verbo pronominal
1
[ partícula] to become chargedb) cargadose de algo ‹de bolsas/equipaje› to load oneself down with sth;
‹ de responsabilidades› to take on a lot of sth;
‹ de deudas› to saddle oneself with sth
2
‹ jarrón› to smash
cargado,-a adjetivo
1 (lleno) loaded
2 (un café, té, combinado) strong
3 (el tiempo, la atmósfera) sultry
(lleno de humo, poco ventilado) stuffy
4 figurado (saturado) burdened: está cargado de trabajo, he's got loads of work
5 Elec charged 6 estás cargado de espaldas/ hombros, you have a stoop
cargar
I verbo transitivo
1 to load: cargó al niño en brazos, she took the boy in her arms
2 (un mechero, una pluma) to fill
3 (poner carga eléctrica) to charge
4 (atribuir algo negativo) cargar a alguien con las culpas, to put the blame on sb
le cargan la responsabilidad a su padre, they put the blame on his father
5 Com to charge: cárguelo a mi cuenta, charge it to my account
6 familiar Educ to fail
II verbo intransitivo
1 (soportar, hacerse cargo) to lumber [con, with]: carga con la casa y con la suegra, she has to do all the housework as well as having to take care of her mother-in-law
figurado cargar con las consecuencias, to suffer the consequences
2 (llevar un peso) to carry: siempre carga con lo más pesado, he always takes the heaviest
3 (arremeter, atacar) to charge [contra, against]
' cargado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carga
- cargada
English:
botch
- fraught
- fug
- laden
- live
- loaded
- round-shouldered
- smoky
- strong
- weak
- have
- round-
- stoop
- stuffy
* * *cargado, -a adjun calendario muy cargado a heavy schedule;una madre cargada de preocupaciones a mother burdened with worries2. [arma] loaded3. [bebida] strong4. [eléctricamente] charged5. [bochornoso] [ambiente, atmósfera] oppressive;[habitación] stuffy; [tiempo] sultry, close; [cielo] overcast6. [tenso] [ambiente, atmósfera] tense;una reunión cargada de tensión an extremely tense meeting* * *adj1 loaded (de with)2:cargado de años bowed with old age;hombros bowed3 aire stuffy4 ambiente tense5 café strong* * *cargado, -da adj1) : loaded2) : bogged down, weighted down3) : close, stuffy4) : chargedcargado de tensión: charged with tension5) fuerte: strongcafé cargado: strong coffee6)cargado de hombros : stoop-shouldered* * *cargado adj1. (en general) loaded / full3. (café) strong -
10 enrarecerse
1 (aire) to rarefy2 (escasear) to become scarce3 figurado (situación, relación, etc) to become strained* * *VPR1) [aire] to become rarefied, get thin2) [relaciones, ambiente] to become strained, become tense3) (=escasear) to become scarce* * *
enrarecerse verbo reflexivo
1 (una situación, relación) to strain, deteriorate
2 (la atmósfera) to become rarified
* * *vpr1. [situación, ambiente, relaciones] to become strained o tense2. [aire, gas] to become rarefied* * *v/r1 de aire become rarefied2 de relaciones become strained* * *vr -
11 a tope
adv.as much as possible.* * *argot (al límite) flat out 2 (lleno) jam-packed, chock-a-block 3 (estupendo) terrific 4 (música) full blast* * *(v.) = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the raftersEx. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex. The article 'A charmed brew: document delivery and collection in the fast lane' examines the implications of the proliferation of document delivery services and types of access available for librarians.Ex. The article is entitled 'The news librarians: fast lane information professionals' = El artículo se titula "Los documentalistas de los medios de comunicación: profesionales de la información a toda pastilla".Ex. The library was choc-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.Ex. Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.Ex. And when the New Year celebrations were in full swing at the moment Britain entered the Community, how many people remember raising their glasses to Europe?.Ex. Christmas is merely three weeks away, even if the commercialized aspect of the holidays have been in full gear for over two weeks now.Ex. The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.* * *(v.) = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the raftersEx: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
Ex: The article 'A charmed brew: document delivery and collection in the fast lane' examines the implications of the proliferation of document delivery services and types of access available for librarians.Ex: The article is entitled 'The news librarians: fast lane information professionals' = El artículo se titula "Los documentalistas de los medios de comunicación: profesionales de la información a toda pastilla".Ex: The library was choc-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.Ex: Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.Ex: And when the New Year celebrations were in full swing at the moment Britain entered the Community, how many people remember raising their glasses to Europe?.Ex: Christmas is merely three weeks away, even if the commercialized aspect of the holidays have been in full gear for over two weeks now.Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69. -
12 abarrotado
adj.crammed, packed, completely full, crowded.past part.past participle of spanish verb: abarrotar.* * *1→ link=abarrotar abarrotar► adjetivo1 (cosas) packed (de, with), crammed (de, with); (personas) jam-packed (de, with), packed (de, with)* * *(f. - abarrotada)adj.1) packed2) crowded* * *ADJ [sala, tren] packed, jam-packed•
estar abarrotado de — [+ personas] to be packed o jam-packed with; [+ objetos] to be crammed o jam-packed with* * *- da adjetivo crammed, packedabarrotado de algo — < de gente> packed o crammed with something
* * *= congested, packed to capacity, overcrowded, bursting at the seams, stuffed looking, choc-a-block, chock-full, cluttered, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex. Cooperative storage of materials on a regional or national basis promises to become the best way of coping with overcrowded libraries.Ex. The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.Ex. As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.Ex. The library was choc-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.Ex. Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.Ex. They found him in his habitually cluttered office, buried beneath stacks of paperwork.Ex. The square was humble and nondescript, part of a maze of narrow streets and densely packed shops and houses.Ex. Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.Ex. The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.----* abarrotado (de) = teeming with, bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.* * *- da adjetivo crammed, packedabarrotado de algo — < de gente> packed o crammed with something
* * *= congested, packed to capacity, overcrowded, bursting at the seams, stuffed looking, choc-a-block, chock-full, cluttered, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex: Cooperative storage of materials on a regional or national basis promises to become the best way of coping with overcrowded libraries.Ex: The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.Ex: The library was choc-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.Ex: Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.Ex: They found him in his habitually cluttered office, buried beneath stacks of paperwork.Ex: The square was humble and nondescript, part of a maze of narrow streets and densely packed shops and houses.Ex: Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.* abarrotado (de) = teeming with, bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.* * *abarrotado -dacrammed, packed abarrotado DE algo packed o crammed WITH sthestanterías abarrotadas de adornos shelves crammed with ornamentsel foyer estaba abarrotado de gente the foyer was packed with people* * *
Del verbo abarrotar: ( conjugate abarrotar)
abarrotado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
abarrotado
abarrotar
abarrotado◊ -da adjetivo
crammed, packed;
abarrotado de algo ‹ de gente› packed o crammed with sth
abarrotar ( conjugate abarrotar) verbo transitivo ‹sala/teatro› to pack
abarrotado,-a adjetivo packed, crammed [de, with]: no pudimos entrar en el local, estaba abarrotado (de gente), we couldn't get into the place because it was jam-packed with people
abarrotar verbo transitivo to pack, cram [de, with]: el público abarrotaba el teatro, the theatre was packed (with people)
' abarrotado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotada
English:
astir
- chock-a-block
- chock-full
- overcrowded
- swarm
- cluttered
- congested
- crowded
- over
* * *abarrotado, -a adj* * *I adj packedII part → abarrotar* * *abarrotado, -da adj: packed, crammed -
13 cansado
adj.1 tired, all-in, worn-out, bleary.2 tiresome.past part.past participle of spanish verb: cansar.* * *1→ link=cansar cansar► adjetivo1 (gen) tired, weary2 (que fatiga) tiring3 (pesado) boring, tiresome4 (harto) tired (de, of), fed up (de, with)\tener la vista cansada to have eyestrain* * *(f. - cansada)adj.1) tired, weary2) tiring* * *ADJ1) (=fatigado) [persona] tired (de from)[aspecto, apariencia] weary, tired; [ojos] tired, strainedvista 1., 1)es que nació cansada — iró she was born lazy
2) (=harto)•
estar cansado de algo — to be tired of sthestoy cansado de que me hagan siempre la misma pregunta — I'm tired of always being asked the same question
¡ya estoy cansado de vuestras tonterías! — I've had enough of this nonsense of yours!
•
estar cansado de hacer algo — to be tired of doing sthsus amigos, cansados de esperarlo, se habían ido — tired of waiting, his friends had left
3) (=pesado) tiringdebe de ser cansado corregir tantos exámenes — it must be tiring marking o to mark so many exams, marking so many exams must be tiring
4)CANSADO ¿"Tired" o "tiring"? Hay que tener en cuenta la diferencia entre tired y tiring a la hora de traducir cansado. ► Lo traducimos por tired cuando queremos indicar que {estamos} o que nos sentimos cansados: Se sintió cansado y se marchó He felt tired and left Estoy cansado de trabajar I'm tired of working Estábamos cansados del viaje We were tired after the journey ► Lo traducimos por tiring cuando queremos indicar que algo {es} cansado, es decir, que nos produce cansancio: Conducir 140 kms. todos los días es muy cansado Driving 140 kms every day is very tiring Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *- da adjetivo1)a) [estar] ( fatigado) tiredb) [estar] (aburrido, harto)cansado de algo/+ inf — tired of something/-ing
a las cansadas — (RPl) at long last
2) [ser] <viaje/trabajo> tiring* * *= fatigued, tired, wearisome, weary [wearier -comp., weariest -sup.], wearying, wearied, washed-out.Ex. In the event of any incorrect citations, one can then return to the 'scene of the crime' and discover whether the error was in the source or in one's fatigued perception of it.Ex. In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.Ex. The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.Ex. Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.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. 'I better go in,' Leforte muttered, a wearied, disillusioned expression coming over her pallid features.Ex. He calls himself a writer but he never produces anything because he says he's always too washed-out to write.----* con cara de cansado = bleary-eyed.* de un modo cansado = wearily.* sentirse cansado = feel + tired.* tener la vista cansada = need + reading glasses.* vista cansada = presbyopia.* * *- da adjetivo1)a) [estar] ( fatigado) tiredb) [estar] (aburrido, harto)cansado de algo/+ inf — tired of something/-ing
a las cansadas — (RPl) at long last
2) [ser] <viaje/trabajo> tiring* * *= fatigued, tired, wearisome, weary [wearier -comp., weariest -sup.], wearying, wearied, washed-out.Ex: In the event of any incorrect citations, one can then return to the 'scene of the crime' and discover whether the error was in the source or in one's fatigued perception of it.
Ex: In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.Ex: The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.Ex: Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.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: 'I better go in,' Leforte muttered, a wearied, disillusioned expression coming over her pallid features.Ex: He calls himself a writer but he never produces anything because he says he's always too washed-out to write.* con cara de cansado = bleary-eyed.* de un modo cansado = wearily.* sentirse cansado = feel + tired.* tener la vista cansada = need + reading glasses.* vista cansada = presbyopia.* * *cansado -daA1 [ ESTAR] (fatigado) tiredtienes cara de cansado you look tiredcreo que nació cansado ( hum); I reckon he was born lazyen un tono cansado in a weary tone of voicetengo los pies cansados my feet are tired2 [ ESTAR] (aburrido, harto) cansado DE algo/+ INF tired OF sth/ -INGestoy cansado de decirle que me deje en paz I'm tired of telling him to leave me alonea las cansadas ( RPl); at long lastB [ SER] ‹viaje/trabajo› tiring* * *
Del verbo cansar: ( conjugate cansar)
cansado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
cansado
cansar
cansado◊ -da adjetivo
1 [estar]
tienes cara de cansado you look tired;
en un tono cansado in a weary tone of voiceb) ( aburrido) cansado de algo/hacer algo tired of sth/doing sth
2 [ser] ‹viaje/trabajo› tiring
cansar ( conjugate cansar) verbo transitivo
b) ( aburrir):◊ ¿no te cansa oír la misma música? don't you get tired of listening to the same music?
verbo intransitivo
cansarse verbo pronominal
cansadose de algo/algn to get tired of sth/sb, get bored with sth/sb, cansadose de hacer algo to get tired of doing sth
cansado,-a adjetivo
1 (fatigado) tired, weary
(harto, hastiado) estoy cansado de oírte, I'm tired of hearing you 2 ser cansado (que produce cansancio) to be tiring
(que produce aburrimiento) to be boring
cansar
I verbo transitivo
1 to tire
2 (hartar, aburrir) to get tired: tus quejas me cansan, I'm getting tired of your complaints
II verbo intransitivo
1 (agotar las fuerzas) to be tiring
2 (hartar, aburrir) to get tiresome
' cansado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aburrida
- aburrido
- algo
- cansada
- dejar
- deshecha
- deshecho
- destrozada
- destrozado
- fatigada
- fatigado
- muerta
- muerto
- notar
- polvo
- tanta
- tanto
- trabajada
- trabajado
- veras
- cara
- fresco
- harto
- mamado
- muy
- palmado
- poder
English:
deadbeat
- done
- fatigued
- gaunt
- out
- start
- strained
- tired
- tiring
- war-weary
- weary
- zonked
- little
- run
- wearily
- wonder
* * *cansado, -a adj1. [fatigado] tired;tener cara de cansado to look tired;estar cansado de algo/de hacer algo to be tired of sth/of doing sth2. [harto] tired, sick;estoy cansado de decirte que apagues la luz al salir I'm tired o sick of telling you to turn off the light when you go out3. [pesado, cargante] tiring;es muy cansado viajar cada día en tren it's very tiring travelling on the train every day* * *adj tired;vista cansada farsightedness, Br longsightedness* * *cansado, -da adj1) : tiredestar cansado: to be tired2) : tiresome, wearyingser cansado: to be tiring* * *cansado adj1. (persona fatigado) tired2. (persona harto) tired of3. (trabajo, viaje) tiring -
14 chirriante
adj.screeching, squeaky, scraping, scratchy.* * *► adjetivo1 squeaky, creaky* * *ADJ squeaky* * *= grating, screeching, creaking, squeaky [squeakier -comp., squeakiest -sup.], creaky [creakier -comp., creakiest -sup.].Ex. An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.Ex. The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.Ex. Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking presses.Ex. The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.Ex. With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.----* de un modo chirriante = jarringly.* * *= grating, screeching, creaking, squeaky [squeakier -comp., squeakiest -sup.], creaky [creakier -comp., creakiest -sup.].Ex: An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.
Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking presses.Ex: The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.Ex: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.* de un modo chirriante = jarringly.* * *chirriante adj[ruidoso] screeching; [puerta, madera] creaking; [bisagra, muelles] squeaking -
15 colado
adj.draught, strained.f. & m.1 uninvited guest, uninvited person.2 cast.past part.past participle of spanish verb: colar.* * *1→ link=colar colar► adjetivo2 (metal) cast* * *colado, -a1. ADJ1) [metal] cast2)- estar colado por algn3)aire colado — draught, draft (EEUU)
2.SM / F (=intruso) intruder; [en fiesta, recepción] gatecrashercolada* * *- da adjetivoestar colado por alguien — (Esp fam) to be crazy about somebody (colloq)
* * *----* estar colado por = have + a crush on.* * *- da adjetivoestar colado por alguien — (Esp fam) to be crazy about somebody (colloq)
* * ** estar colado por = have + a crush on.* * *masculine, feminineviajaba de colado en el autobús y tuvo que pagar la multa he was fined for dodging his bus fare* * *
Del verbo colar: ( conjugate colar)
colado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
colado
colar
colar ( conjugate colar) verbo transitivo
‹caldo/té› to strain
verbo intransitivo (fam) [cuento/historia]:◊ no va a colado it won't wash (colloq)
colarse verbo pronominal (fam)
b) ( entrar a hurtadillas) to sneak in;
(en cine, autobús) to sneak in without paying (colloq);
( en fiesta) to gatecrash
colado,-a adj fam crazy, [por, about]: está colada por él, she's crazy about him
colar
I verbo transitivo
1 (la leche, el caldo) to strain
2 (hacer pasar por una abertura) to slip
II verbo intransitivo familiar (pasar por verdadero) a ver si cuela que tengo veinte años, let's see if they believe I'm twenty
no, no cuela, no, it won't wash
' colado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colada
English:
cast
* * *colado, -a adj1. [líquido] strained* * *adj:estar colado por alguien fam be nuts about s.o. fam -
16 de bote en bote
jam-packed* * *(v.) = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the raftersEx. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex. The library was choc-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.Ex. Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.Ex. The square was humble and nondescript, part of a maze of narrow streets and densely packed shops and houses.Ex. Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.Ex. The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.* * *(v.) = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the raftersEx: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
Ex: The library was choc-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.Ex: Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.Ex: The square was humble and nondescript, part of a maze of narrow streets and densely packed shops and houses.Ex: Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69. -
17 deformar
v.1 to deform (huesos, objetos).El calor deformó el plástico The heat deformed the plastic.2 to distort, to deface, to twist.Sus mentiras deforman los resultados Her lies distort the results.* * *1 to become distorted, go out of shape* * *verb1) to deform2) distort* * *1. VT1) [+ cuerpo] to deform2) [+ objeto] to distort, deformel impacto deformó el chasis — the impact distorted o deformed the chassis
si sigues tirando del jersey, lo deformarás — if you keep pulling at your sweater you'll pull it out of shape
no te pongas mis zapatos que me los deformas — don't wear my shoes, you'll put them out of shape
3) [+ imagen, realidad] to distort2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < imagen> to distort; <chapa/riel> to distortb) <verdad/realidad> to distortc) (Anat, Med) to deform2.deformarse v prona) imagen to become distortedb) puerta/riel to distort, become distortedc) (Anat, Med) to become deformed* * *= distort, mar, misrepresent, strain, disfigure, falsify, warp, deform.Ex. Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.Ex. Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.Ex. When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.Ex. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex. Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.Ex. These multipliers are low in comparison with those applied by commercial publishers, though the comparison is substantially falsified by the high costs for the institutions of originating publications in a number of parallel language versions.Ex. Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.Ex. As you probably have noticed, squash balls aren't very bouncy at all, they deform when they hit a wall or the floor.----* deformarse = deflect.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < imagen> to distort; <chapa/riel> to distortb) <verdad/realidad> to distortc) (Anat, Med) to deform2.deformarse v prona) imagen to become distortedb) puerta/riel to distort, become distortedc) (Anat, Med) to become deformed* * *= distort, mar, misrepresent, strain, disfigure, falsify, warp, deform.Ex: Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.
Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.Ex: When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex: Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.Ex: These multipliers are low in comparison with those applied by commercial publishers, though the comparison is substantially falsified by the high costs for the institutions of originating publications in a number of parallel language versions.Ex: Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.Ex: As you probably have noticed, squash balls aren't very bouncy at all, they deform when they hit a wall or the floor.* deformarse = deflect.* * *deformar [A1 ]vt1 ‹imagen› to distort2 ‹chapa/riel› to distort, to twist ( o push etc) … out of shapela percha ha deformado la chaqueta the hanger has pulled the jacket out of shape3 ‹verdad/realidad› to distortla artritis le ha deformado los dedos her fingers have been deformed by o become misshapen with arthritis1 «imagen» to become distorted2 «puerta/riel» to distort, become distorted, bend ( o twist etc) out of shapelos zapatos se me deformaron con la lluvia my shoes got wet in the rain and lost their shape* * *
deformar ( conjugate deformar) verbo transitivo
b) (Anat, Med) to deform
deformarse verbo pronominal
b) (Anat, Med) to become deformed
deformar verbo transitivo
1 (una parte del cuerpo) to deform
(una prenda) to put out of shape
2 (la verdad, realidad, una imagen) to distort
' deformar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desfigurar
English:
deform
- distort
- misrepresent
* * *♦ vt1. [cuerpo, figura, miembro] to deform;[prenda] to pull out of shape; [metal] to twist; [madera] to warp2. [imagen] to distort3. [la verdad, la realidad] to distort* * *v/t2 MED deform* * *deformar vt1) : to deform, to disfigure2) : to distort -
18 economizar
v.1 to save.2 to economize, to lay by, to spare, to hold back on.* * *1 (ahorrar) to economize, save2 (usar con cuidado) to use sparingly1 to economize, save* * *verb* * *1.2.VI to economize* * *1. 2.economizar vi to economize, save money* * *= retrench, economise [economize, -USA].Ex. In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.Ex. Libraries with strained budgets need to make every effort to economise wherever possible.----* Algo que ayuda a economizar = budget stretcher.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* * *1. 2.economizar vi to economize, save money* * *= retrench, economise [economize, -USA].Ex: In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.
Ex: Libraries with strained budgets need to make every effort to economise wherever possible.* Algo que ayuda a economizar = budget stretcher.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* * *economizar [A4 ]vt‹tiempo› to save; ‹combustible/recursos› to economize on, saveeconomiza sus palabras he is very sparing with wordspara economizar esfuerzos to save work■ economizarvito economize, make economies o savings, save money* * *
economizar ( conjugate economizar) verbo transitivo ‹ tiempo› to save;
‹combustible/recursos› to economize on, save
verbo intransitivo
to economize, save money
economizar
I verbo transitivo to save, economize on, skimp on: este invierno debemos economizar combustible, we'll have to go easy on the petrol this winter
II verbo intransitivo to economize: usamos papel reciclado para economizar, we use recycled paper to save money
' economizar' also found in these entries:
English:
cut down
- economize
- outsourcing
- economy
* * *♦ vtto save♦ vi[ahorrar dinero] to save, to economize* * *v/t economize on, save;economizar esfuerzos save one’s energy;no debemos economizar esfuerzos we must spare no effort* * *economizar {21} vt: to save, to economize oneconomizar vi: to save up, to be frugal -
19 efectos personales
m.pl.personal belongings, personal effects, belongings, gear.* * *personal belongings* * *goods, property* * *masculino plural personal effects (pl)* * *(n.) = personal belongings, belongingsEx. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex. Lachaise had her secretary go through the minutes of the meetings to see if the rule on inspecting belongings had ever been changed.* * *masculino plural personal effects (pl)* * *(n.) = personal belongings, belongingsEx: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
Ex: Lachaise had her secretary go through the minutes of the meetings to see if the rule on inspecting belongings had ever been changed.* * *personal effects obelongings -
20 esforzarse
1 (físicamente) to make an effort, exert oneself; (moralmente) to try hard, strive* * *verbto strive, make an effort* * *VPR to exert o.s., make an efforthay que esforzarse más — you must try harder, you must make more effort
esforzarse en o por conseguir algo — to struggle o strive to achieve sth
* * *= put forth + effort, put forth + energy, strive, strain, labour [labor, -USA], toil, struggle, work + hard, slave away, try + hard.Ex. Because of this human characteristic of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, threatened with punishment to get them to put forth adequate effort.Ex. The goal may be of little value or of high scientific or cultural significance, but energy is put forth to accomplish a task.Ex. The abstractor must resist the temptation to use long sentences in striving to avoid repetition.Ex. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex. So we see many wits and ingenuities lying scattered up and down the world, whereof some are now labouring to do what is already done and puzzling themselves to reinvent what is already invented.Ex. His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.Ex. The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.Ex. Not only are the standards written, but there is a body called the Peer Council which works very hard at enforcing the standards.Ex. Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project.Ex. Over the years the profession has tried hard to ignore the steady stream of library school closings.----* esforzarse al máximo = do + Posesivo + utmost, stretch + Reflexivo, stretch + Nombre + to the limit, give + Posesivo + utmost, lean over + backwards, work + hard, give + Posesivo + best.* esforzarse por = endeavour [endeavor, -USA], try + Posesivo + best, go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo, do + Posesivo + best, exert + effort, try + Posesivo + heart out, give + Posesivo + best, take + (great) pains to.* esforzarse por conseguir = strive for, work toward(s).* esforzarse por lograr = strive for.* * *= put forth + effort, put forth + energy, strive, strain, labour [labor, -USA], toil, struggle, work + hard, slave away, try + hard.Ex: Because of this human characteristic of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, threatened with punishment to get them to put forth adequate effort.
Ex: The goal may be of little value or of high scientific or cultural significance, but energy is put forth to accomplish a task.Ex: The abstractor must resist the temptation to use long sentences in striving to avoid repetition.Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex: So we see many wits and ingenuities lying scattered up and down the world, whereof some are now labouring to do what is already done and puzzling themselves to reinvent what is already invented.Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.Ex: The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.Ex: Not only are the standards written, but there is a body called the Peer Council which works very hard at enforcing the standards.Ex: Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project.Ex: Over the years the profession has tried hard to ignore the steady stream of library school closings.* esforzarse al máximo = do + Posesivo + utmost, stretch + Reflexivo, stretch + Nombre + to the limit, give + Posesivo + utmost, lean over + backwards, work + hard, give + Posesivo + best.* esforzarse por = endeavour [endeavor, -USA], try + Posesivo + best, go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo, do + Posesivo + best, exert + effort, try + Posesivo + heart out, give + Posesivo + best, take + (great) pains to.* esforzarse por conseguir = strive for, work toward(s).* esforzarse por lograr = strive for.* * *
■esforzarse verbo reflexivo to make an effort [por, to]: se esfuerza por ser agradable, he takes pains to be pleasant
' esforzarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afanarse
- aplicarse
- desvivirse
- esmerarse
- pelear
- pujar
- sudar
- trabajarse
- empeñar
- esforzar
- matar
English:
all-out
- buck up
- effort
- exert
- flog
- pain
- peer
- seek
- strain
- strive
- endeavor
- try
- utmost
* * *vprto make an effort;tienes que esforzarte más si quieres aprobar you'll have to make more of an effort if you want to pass;nos esforzamos, pero fue imposible ganarlos we tried very hard, but they were impossible to beat;no te esfuerces, no puede oírte don't bother (shouting), she can't hear you;se esforzaron enormemente en la tarea they put a huge amount of effort into the task;me esforcé por ayudarlos I made a real effort o did my best to help them;nos hemos esforzado mucho por ti we've made a real effort for you, we've really put ourselves out for you;se esforzó en contener las lágrimas she tried hard to hold back the tears* * *v/r make an effort, try hard* * *vr: to make an effort* * *esforzarse vb to try hard [pt. & pp. tried] / to work hardse esforzó mucho he tried very hard / he worked very hard
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