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stuffing

  • 41 jugar al dominó

    (v.) = play + dominoes
    Ex. We got stuck waiting for a train back for almost two hours, so we sat in a country pub in the arse of nowhere, stuffing our faces and playing dominoes.
    * * *
    (v.) = play + dominoes

    Ex: We got stuck waiting for a train back for almost two hours, so we sat in a country pub in the arse of nowhere, stuffing our faces and playing dominoes.

    Spanish-English dictionary > jugar al dominó

  • 42 manipular las urnas

    (v.) = stuff + the ballot box
    Ex. In the January election, the Kurds dealt with the problem of being a relatively small minority in the province by stuffing the ballot boxes.
    * * *
    (v.) = stuff + the ballot box

    Ex: In the January election, the Kurds dealt with the problem of being a relatively small minority in the province by stuffing the ballot boxes.

    Spanish-English dictionary > manipular las urnas

  • 43 mecha

    f.
    1 wick.
    2 streak.
    3 lock of hair, lock.
    4 fuze.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: mechar.
    * * *
    1 (de vela) wick
    2 MILITAR fuse
    3 COCINA lardoon, lardon
    1 (de pelo) highlights
    \
    a toda mecha familiar at full pelt
    aguantar mecha familiar to grin and bear it
    ponerse mechas to have highlights put in (one's hair)
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de vela, lámpara] wick; [de explosivo] fuse

    encender la mecha — (lit, fig) to light the fuse

    2) [de pelo]
    = mechón I
    3) pl mechas [en el pelo] highlights
    4) [de tocino] rasher
    5) And, Cono Sur (Téc) bit ( of brace)
    6) And, Caribe * (=broma) joke
    7) LAm (=miedo) fear
    8) * (=ratería) shoplifting
    9) And (=baratija) trinket
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( de una vela) wick; (de armas, explosivos) fuse
    b) (RPl) ( broca) bit
    2) mechas femenino plural
    a) ( en peluquería) highlights (pl)
    b) (AmL fam) ( pelo)

    ser tirado de las mechas — (CS fam) to be ridiculous

    * * *
    = fuse, wick.
    Ex. The book contains the following chapters: Sparking the fuse for literacy; Home is where the start is; Library lures to literacy; and Independent study programs in literature.
    Ex. The ashes of the wicks, becoming heated, caused the fatty acids to splutter; and this was a grave inconvenience.
    ----
    * aguantar mecha = stick it out, stand + the gaff.
    * a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * avanzar a toda mecha = go + full steam ahead.
    * echando mecha = like the clappers.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( de una vela) wick; (de armas, explosivos) fuse
    b) (RPl) ( broca) bit
    2) mechas femenino plural
    a) ( en peluquería) highlights (pl)
    b) (AmL fam) ( pelo)

    ser tirado de las mechas — (CS fam) to be ridiculous

    * * *
    = fuse, wick.

    Ex: The book contains the following chapters: Sparking the fuse for literacy; Home is where the start is; Library lures to literacy; and Independent study programs in literature.

    Ex: The ashes of the wicks, becoming heated, caused the fatty acids to splutter; and this was a grave inconvenience.
    * aguantar mecha = stick it out, stand + the gaff.
    * a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * avanzar a toda mecha = go + full steam ahead.
    * echando mecha = like the clappers.

    * * *
    A
    2 (de armas, explosivos) fuse
    mecha de seguridad safety fuse
    mecha lenta slow fuse
    aguantar mecha ( fam); to grin and bear it, stand the gaff ( AmE colloq)
    a toda mecha ( fam); like greased lightning ( colloq), like the clappers ( BrE)
    3 ( RPl) (broca) bit
    B ( Coc) piece of bacon/ham ( used for larding or stuffing)
    1 (en peluquería) highlights (pl)
    hacerse mechas to have highlights put in
    2
    ( AmL fam) (pelo): ¡mira cómo tienes las mechas! look at the state of your hair! ( colloq), your hair's a bit of a mess! ( colloq)
    la agarró de las mechas she grabbed her by the hair
    ser tieso de mechas (CS fam); to be pigheaded ( colloq)
    ser tirado de las mechas (CS fam); to be ridiculous
    * * *

    Del verbo mechar: ( conjugate mechar)

    mecha es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    mecha    
    mechar
    mecha sustantivo femenino
    1 ( de vela) wick;
    (de armas, explosivos) fuse
    2
    ◊ mechas sustantivo femenino plural ( en peluquería) highlights (pl)

    mecha sustantivo femenino
    1 (de cirio, etc) wick
    2 (de barreno, bomba) fuse
    3 (de pelo) streak: me puse mechas, I've had my hair streaked
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar aguantar mecha, to grin and bear it
    familiar a toda mecha, at full speed
    mechar vtr (una carne) to stuff
    ' mecha' also found in these entries:
    English:
    fuse
    - highlight
    - wick
    * * *
    mecha nf
    1. [de vela] wick;
    [de explosivos] fuse; Fam
    a toda mecha: arréglate a toda mecha, que llegamos tarde hurry up and get ready or we'll be late;
    acabamos el trabajo a toda mecha we worked flat out to finish the job;
    tenía la radio a toda mecha he had the radio on full blast;
    Fam
    aguantar mecha to grin and bear it
    2. Culin [relleno] = bacon used for larding or stuffing
    3. Andes, RP [broca] bit
    4. Andes, Ven Fam [broma] gag;
    eso no es cosa de mecha that's no laughing matter
    5. [mechón] lock
    6.
    mechas [en el pelo] highlights
    7. Am Fam
    mechas [pelo] mop;
    tengo que ir a cortarme estas mechas I have to go and get my hair cut, it's a mess;
    se agarraron de las mechas they grabbed each other by the hair;
    Fam
    venir tirado de las mechas to have been thrown together at the last minute
    * * *
    f
    1 de vela wick
    2 de explosivo fuse
    3 del pelo highlight;
    hacerse mechas have highlights put in
    fear
    5
    :
    a toda mecha like greased lightning;
    aguantar mecha fam put up with it
    * * *
    mecha nf
    1) : fuse
    2) : wick
    3) mechas nfpl
    : highlights (in hair)
    * * *
    1. (de vela) wick
    2. (de bomba) fuse

    Spanish-English dictionary > mecha

  • 44 orina

    f.
    urine.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: orinar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: orinar.
    * * *
    1 urine
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    femenino urine
    * * *
    = urine, pee.
    Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
    Ex. Often children learn to hold their pee and poop before they can figure out how to release it voluntarily.
    ----
    * con olor a orina = urinous.
    * * *
    femenino urine
    * * *
    = urine, pee.

    Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.

    Ex: Often children learn to hold their pee and poop before they can figure out how to release it voluntarily.
    * con olor a orina = urinous.

    * * *
    urine
    * * *

    Del verbo orinar: ( conjugate orinar)

    orina es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    orina    
    orinar
    orina sustantivo femenino
    urine
    orinar ( conjugate orinar) verbo intransitivo
    to urinate
    verbo transitivo:

    orinarse verbo pronominal
    to wet oneself;
    se orina en la cama he wets the bed
    orina sustantivo femenino urine
    orinar verbo intransitivo to urinate

    ' orina' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    orín
    - muestra
    - orinar
    English:
    urine
    * * *
    orina nf
    urine
    * * *
    f urine
    * * *
    orina nf
    : urine
    * * *
    orina n urine

    Spanish-English dictionary > orina

  • 45 pasar apuros

    v.
    to have a hard time.
    * * *
    (económicos) to be hard up 2 (dificultades) to be in a tight spot
    * * *
    (v.) = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time
    Ex. The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.
    Ex. The personnel officer could see that the director was passing through adversity.
    Ex. But the week by week publication of details of companies' accounts in the Bookseller cannot but show that many publishing houses have been having a very thin time indeed.
    Ex. Sources of domestic supply of periodicals in the socialist countries are also under strain or have collapsed.
    Ex. So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    Ex. Patent lawyers would be hard pressed if they had to operate without abstracts to the millions upon millions of patents issued for centuries all around the world.
    Ex. Not unlike many municipalities in these inflationary times, Earnscliffe is feeling the pinch of a severely high general property tax -- i.e., the tax on real estate and personal property, both tangible and intangible.
    Ex. Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference.
    Ex. Yes, I know it's late, but there has been 'trouble at mill' -- the wolves have been at the doors, and the natives are nervous.
    Ex. He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.
    * * *
    (v.) = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time

    Ex: The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.

    Ex: The personnel officer could see that the director was passing through adversity.
    Ex: But the week by week publication of details of companies' accounts in the Bookseller cannot but show that many publishing houses have been having a very thin time indeed.
    Ex: Sources of domestic supply of periodicals in the socialist countries are also under strain or have collapsed.
    Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    Ex: Patent lawyers would be hard pressed if they had to operate without abstracts to the millions upon millions of patents issued for centuries all around the world.
    Ex: Not unlike many municipalities in these inflationary times, Earnscliffe is feeling the pinch of a severely high general property tax -- i.e., the tax on real estate and personal property, both tangible and intangible.
    Ex: Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference.
    Ex: Yes, I know it's late, but there has been 'trouble at mill' -- the wolves have been at the doors, and the natives are nervous.
    Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.

    Spanish-English dictionary > pasar apuros

  • 46 pasarlo muy mal

    (v.) = have + a tough time, have + a hard time
    Ex. He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.
    Ex. Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference.
    * * *
    (v.) = have + a tough time, have + a hard time

    Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.

    Ex: Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference.

    Spanish-English dictionary > pasarlo muy mal

  • 47 pub rural

    (n.) = country pub
    Ex. We got stuck waiting for a train back for almost two hours, so we sat in a country pub in the arse of nowhere, stuffing our faces and playing dominoes.
    * * *

    Ex: We got stuck waiting for a train back for almost two hours, so we sat in a country pub in the arse of nowhere, stuffing our faces and playing dominoes.

    Spanish-English dictionary > pub rural

  • 48 rellenar

    v.
    1 to refill.
    Ellos rellenan el hueco They refill the hole.
    2 to fill in or out (documento, formulario).
    3 to stuff.
    4 to pad out, to exaggerate.
    Ellos rellenan la historia They pad out=exaggerate the story.
    Ellos rellenan sillones They pad couches.
    5 to pack, to pack with stuffing.
    Ellos rellenan cajas They pack boxes with stuffing.
    * * *
    1 (volver a llenar) to refill, fill again
    2 (llenar del todo) to cram, pack, stuff
    3 (cuestionario) to fill in, fill out
    4 COCINA (ave) to stuff; (pastel) to fill
    5 COSTURA to pad
    6 (historia, relato) to pad out, embroider
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=volver a llenar) to refill, replenish; (Aer) to refuel
    2) (=llenar hasta arriba) to fill up
    3) [+ formulario] to fill in, fill out; [+ espacios] to fill in
    4) (Culin) to stuff (de with)
    5) (Cos) to pad
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <pavo/pimientos> to stuff; < pastel> to fill

    rellenar algo DE or CON algo — to stuff/fill something with something

    b) <cojín/muñeco> to stuff
    c) <agujero/grieta> to fill
    2) ( volver a llenar) to refill
    3) <impreso/formulario> to fill out o in
    4) <examen/discurso> to pad out
    * * *
    = fill onto, fill out, replenish, top up, bulk out, refill [re-fill], fill in, pad out, flesh out, pug.
    Ex. Fill these elements onto a paper form or on to some type of form via an online terminal.
    Ex. One of the things that the other two authors and I have done was to find out who filled out these sheets.
    Ex. The supply would need to be replenished when the multiple copies had been used, so a master would be kept - usually for offset litho reproduction or for cutting a stencil on an electronic scanner.
    Ex. Lastly, one needs a spirit duplicating machine and a supply of spirit solvent with which to top up the solvent container incorporated in the machine.
    Ex. Esparto paper, which is bulky and easy to print on, was made in commercial quantities in Britain from 1863, and quickly became popular with British printers who used it increasingly for bulking out thin books.
    Ex. The appearance of a cafeteria worker to re-fill the salt and pepper shakers tilted her out of her fantasy.
    Ex. The first is dry leafcasting, (a method to fill in missing parts with fibres by suction removal of dust and impregnation with a thermoplastic).
    Ex. There were 900-920 pages of text, containing 150,000200,000 words, padded out with wide margins, and extravagant chapter divisions.
    Ex. The modern world has seen two documentary disciplines -- library science and archival science -- arise and flesh out a theory, methodology, and practice.
    Ex. He fixed the leaky faucet by pugging it with a cork, hammering it in with a mallet, wrapping it up with electrical tape, and leaving it to increase in water pressure until the pipe exploded.
    ----
    * acción de rellenar un impreso = filling in.
    * diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.
    * modalidad de rellenar plantillas = form-filling mode.
    * rellenar a nombre de = make out to.
    * rellenar con ceros los espacios vacíos = zero fill.
    * rellenar de = stuff with.
    * rellenar de paja = pad out.
    * rellenar un cheque = issue + check.
    * rellenar un cheque a nombre de = cheque + make + payable to.
    * rellenar un cuestionario = fill out + questionnaire, fill in + questionnaire, complete + questionnaire.
    * rellenar un impreso = fill in + form, fill out + form, complete + form.
    * relleno de bolitas = beanbag.
    * una vez relleno = completed.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <pavo/pimientos> to stuff; < pastel> to fill

    rellenar algo DE or CON algo — to stuff/fill something with something

    b) <cojín/muñeco> to stuff
    c) <agujero/grieta> to fill
    2) ( volver a llenar) to refill
    3) <impreso/formulario> to fill out o in
    4) <examen/discurso> to pad out
    * * *
    = fill onto, fill out, replenish, top up, bulk out, refill [re-fill], fill in, pad out, flesh out, pug.

    Ex: Fill these elements onto a paper form or on to some type of form via an online terminal.

    Ex: One of the things that the other two authors and I have done was to find out who filled out these sheets.
    Ex: The supply would need to be replenished when the multiple copies had been used, so a master would be kept - usually for offset litho reproduction or for cutting a stencil on an electronic scanner.
    Ex: Lastly, one needs a spirit duplicating machine and a supply of spirit solvent with which to top up the solvent container incorporated in the machine.
    Ex: Esparto paper, which is bulky and easy to print on, was made in commercial quantities in Britain from 1863, and quickly became popular with British printers who used it increasingly for bulking out thin books.
    Ex: The appearance of a cafeteria worker to re-fill the salt and pepper shakers tilted her out of her fantasy.
    Ex: The first is dry leafcasting, (a method to fill in missing parts with fibres by suction removal of dust and impregnation with a thermoplastic).
    Ex: There were 900-920 pages of text, containing 150,000200,000 words, padded out with wide margins, and extravagant chapter divisions.
    Ex: The modern world has seen two documentary disciplines -- library science and archival science -- arise and flesh out a theory, methodology, and practice.
    Ex: He fixed the leaky faucet by pugging it with a cork, hammering it in with a mallet, wrapping it up with electrical tape, and leaving it to increase in water pressure until the pipe exploded.
    * acción de rellenar un impreso = filling in.
    * diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.
    * modalidad de rellenar plantillas = form-filling mode.
    * rellenar a nombre de = make out to.
    * rellenar con ceros los espacios vacíos = zero fill.
    * rellenar de = stuff with.
    * rellenar de paja = pad out.
    * rellenar un cheque = issue + check.
    * rellenar un cheque a nombre de = cheque + make + payable to.
    * rellenar un cuestionario = fill out + questionnaire, fill in + questionnaire, complete + questionnaire.
    * rellenar un impreso = fill in + form, fill out + form, complete + form.
    * relleno de bolitas = beanbag.
    * una vez relleno = completed.

    * * *
    rellenar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹berenjenas/pollo/canelones› to stuff; ‹pastel› to fill rellenar algo DE or CON algo to stuff/fill sth WITH sth
    rellenó los pimientos de or con arroz she stuffed the peppers with rice
    2 ‹almohadón/muñeco› to stuff
    3 ‹agujero/grieta› to fill
    B (volver a llenar) ‹copas› to refill, top up ( BrE); ‹tanque› to refill, fill … up again
    C ‹impreso/cupón/formulario› to fill out o in
    D ‹examen/discurso› to pad out
    * * *

     

    rellenar ( conjugate rellenar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹pavo/pimientos/cojín› to stuff;

    ‹ pastel› to fill;
    rellenar algo DE or CON algo to stuff/fill sth with sth
    b) ‹agujero/grieta› to fill

    2 ( volver a llenar) to refill
    3 ‹impreso/formulario› to fill out o in;
    ‹examen/discurso› to pad out
    rellenar verbo transitivo
    1 (un recipiente, hueco) to fill
    (volver a llenar) to refill
    2 (un cojín, muñeco) to stuff
    3 Culin (un ave, pimiento, etc) to stuff
    (un pastel, una tarta) to fill
    4 (un impreso) to fill in
    ' rellenar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    embutir
    - formularia
    - formulario
    - lechada
    - blanco
    - espacio
    - masilla
    - mayúscula
    - proceder
    English:
    complete
    - fill
    - fill in
    - fill out
    - form
    - print
    - refill
    - stuff
    - pad
    - plaster
    - stop
    * * *
    1. [volver a llenar] to refill;
    rellenaron el agujero con cemento they filled the hole back up with cement
    2. [documento, formulario] to fill in o out
    3. [pollo] to stuff;
    [tarta, pastel] to fill;
    rellenó los canelones de o [m5] con atún she filled the cannelloni with tuna
    4. [cojín, almohadón] to stuff
    * * *
    v/t fill; GASTR pollo, pimientos stuff; formulario fill out, fill in
    * * *
    1) : to refill
    2) : to stuff, to fill
    3) : to fill out
    * * *
    1. (comida) to stuff / to fill
    2. (un recipiente) to refill
    3. (hueco) to fill
    4. (impreso) to fill in

    Spanish-English dictionary > rellenar

  • 49 repugnante

    adj.
    disgusting.
    f. & m.
    loathsome person, repulsive person.
    * * *
    1 repugnant, repulsive, disgusting, revolting
    * * *
    adj.
    repugnant, disgusting
    * * *
    ADJ disgusting, revolting
    * * *
    adjetivo < olor> disgusting, revolting; < crimen> abhorrent, repugnant; < persona> ( físicamente) repulsive, revolting; ( moralmente) repugnant
    * * *
    = filthy [filthier -comp, filthiest -sup.], rank, repellent, revolting, repulsive, obnoxious, disgusting, rebarbative, abhorrent, minging, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], gruesome, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], icky [ickier -comp., ickiest -sup.], creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], loathsome.
    Ex. Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.
    Ex. And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.
    Ex. But, in the main, I find it often boring and sometimes repellent.
    Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
    Ex. A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.
    Ex. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.
    Ex. I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.
    Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.
    Ex. He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.
    Ex. Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.
    Ex. Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.
    Ex. We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.
    Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.
    Ex. Neck buffs and balaclava's get the most icky, because you're usually breathing against them, and they tend to get a bit moist.
    Ex. Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.
    Ex. It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.
    * * *
    adjetivo < olor> disgusting, revolting; < crimen> abhorrent, repugnant; < persona> ( físicamente) repulsive, revolting; ( moralmente) repugnant
    * * *
    = filthy [filthier -comp, filthiest -sup.], rank, repellent, revolting, repulsive, obnoxious, disgusting, rebarbative, abhorrent, minging, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], gruesome, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], icky [ickier -comp., ickiest -sup.], creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], loathsome.

    Ex: Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.

    Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.
    Ex: But, in the main, I find it often boring and sometimes repellent.
    Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
    Ex: A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.
    Ex: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.
    Ex: I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.
    Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.
    Ex: He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.
    Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.
    Ex: Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.
    Ex: We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.
    Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.
    Ex: Neck buffs and balaclava's get the most icky, because you're usually breathing against them, and they tend to get a bit moist.
    Ex: Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.
    Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.

    * * *
    1 ‹olor› disgusting, revolting
    2 ‹crimen› abhorrent, repugnant
    3 ‹persona› (físicamente) repulsive, revolting, repellent; (moralmente) repugnant
    * * *

    repugnante adjetivo ‹ olor› disgusting, revolting;
    ‹ crimen› abhorrent, repugnant;
    ‹ persona› ( físicamente) repulsive, revolting;
    ( moralmente) repugnant
    repugnante adjetivo
    1 (físicamente) disgusting, revolting, repulsive
    2 (moralmente) repugnant
    ' repugnante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    repelente
    - asco
    English:
    abhorrent
    - disgusting
    - loathsome
    - obnoxious
    - offensive
    - repugnant
    - revolting
    - foul
    - nauseating
    - repulsive
    * * *
    1. [sabor, olor] disgusting, revolting
    2. [acción, comportamiento] disgusting
    * * *
    adj disgusting, repugnant
    * * *
    : repulsive, repugnant, revolting
    * * *
    repugnante adj revolting

    Spanish-English dictionary > repugnante

  • 50 sabotear las urnas

    (v.) = stuff + the ballot box
    Ex. In the January election, the Kurds dealt with the problem of being a relatively small minority in the province by stuffing the ballot boxes.
    * * *
    (v.) = stuff + the ballot box

    Ex: In the January election, the Kurds dealt with the problem of being a relatively small minority in the province by stuffing the ballot boxes.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sabotear las urnas

  • 51 sacar poco a poco

    (v.) = tease out
    Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
    * * *
    (v.) = tease out

    Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sacar poco a poco

  • 52 sonsacar

    v.
    to sneak out, to steal out, to get by trickery.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 (gen) to wheedle
    2 figurado (secreto) to get out of, worm out
    * * *
    VT to wheedle, coax
    * * *
    verbo transitivo

    le sonsacaron el secreto — they wormed o got the secret out of him

    * * *
    = probe for, tease out, winkle out.
    Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.
    Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
    Ex. Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.
    ----
    * sonsacar algo de = get + something out of.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo

    le sonsacaron el secreto — they wormed o got the secret out of him

    * * *
    = probe for, tease out, winkle out.

    Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.

    Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
    Ex: Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.
    * sonsacar algo de = get + something out of.

    * * *
    sonsacar [A2 ]
    vt
    me costó trabajo sonsacarle la verdad I had a hard time getting the truth out of her
    es difícil sonsacarle las cosas it's difficult to get anything out of him
    le sonsacaron el secreto they wormed o got the secret out of him
    * * *

    sonsacar ( conjugate sonsacar) verbo transitivo:

    sonsacar verbo transitivo
    1 (una información) to winkle out: se lo sonsacó a María, he coaxed it out of Maria
    2 (dinero, un regalo, etc) to wheedle

    ' sonsacar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    coax
    - dig out
    - draw
    - get
    * * *
    sonsacar algo a alguien to extract sth from sb;
    sonsacar a alguien to pump sb for information
    * * *
    v/t
    :
    sonsacar algo worm sth out (a of), wheedle sth out (a of)
    * * *
    sonsacar {72} vt
    : to wheedle, to extract

    Spanish-English dictionary > sonsacar

  • 53 suave

    adj.
    1 soft (al tacto).
    2 smooth (liso, no brusco).
    este coche tiene la dirección muy suave this car has very smooth steering
    3 delicate.
    este curry está bastante suave this curry is quite mild
    4 gentle (apacible) (persona, carácter).
    5 gentle (fácil, lento) (cuesta, tarea, ritmo).
    6 pleasant (informal) (agradable). (Mexican Spanish)
    7 good-looking, personable, nice-looking, charming.
    adv.
    all right, fine (informal) (de acuerdo). (Mexican Spanish)
    intj.
    easy does it.
    * * *
    1 (agradable al tacto) soft, smooth
    2 (liso, llano) smooth, even
    3 figurado (apacible) gentle, mild
    5 figurado (música, palabras, voz, luz, movimiento, viento) soft, gentle
    6 figurado (clima) mild, clement
    7 figurado (tabaco, sabor) mild
    \
    suave como el terciopelo (as) smooth as silk
    * * *
    adj.
    1) soft
    4) gentle, mild
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=liso) [superficie] smooth, even; [piel, pasta] smooth
    2) (=no fuerte) [color, movimiento, brisa, reprimenda] gentle; [clima, sabor] mild; [trabajo] easy; [operación mecánica] smooth, easy; [melodía, voz] soft, sweet; [ruido] low; [olor] slight; [droga] soft
    3) [persona, personalidad] gentle, sweet

    estuvo muy suave conmigo — he was very sweet to me, he behaved very nicely to me

    4) Chile, Méx * (=grande) big, huge; (=destacado) outstanding
    5) Méx ** (=atractivo) good-looking, fanciable *; (=estupendo) great *, fabulous *

    ¡suave! — great idea! *, right on! (EEUU) *

    6)

    dar la suave — LAm (=halagar) to flatter

    2. ADV
    1) LAm [sonar] softly, quietly
    2) Méx
    * * *
    1) <piel/cutis> smooth, soft; < pelo> soft; <superficie/pasta> smooth
    2)
    a) < tono> gentle; <acento/música> soft
    b) < color> soft, pale
    c) < sabor> ( no fuerte) delicate, mild; ( sin acidez) smooth
    3)
    a) <movimiento/gesto> gentle, slight
    b) <temperaturas/clima> mild; < brisa> gentle
    c) <modales/carácter/reprimenda> mild, gentle
    d) <cuesta/curva> gentle, gradual
    e) <jabón/champú> gentle, mild
    f) <laxante/sedante> mild
    4) (Méx fam)
    5) (Méx fam) ( fantástico)

    qué suave! — great! (colloq), fantastic! (colloq)

    * * *
    = gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], tame [tamer -comp., tamest -sup.], soft [softer -comp., softest -sup.], smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].
    Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
    Ex. Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.
    Ex. The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
    Ex. The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.
    Ex. People become more ' mellow' in response to negative emotions over their lifetime, research suggests.
    ----
    * con voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.
    * de voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.
    * más suave que el terciopelo = as soft as velvet.
    * más suave que la seda = as soft as silk.
    * paseo suave en bicicleta = easy ride.
    * tan suave como el terciopelo = as smooth as silk, as soft as velvet.
    * tan suave como la seda = as soft as silk, as smooth as silk.
    * tan suave como un guante = as meek as a lamb.
    * toque suave = tap.
    * * *
    1) <piel/cutis> smooth, soft; < pelo> soft; <superficie/pasta> smooth
    2)
    a) < tono> gentle; <acento/música> soft
    b) < color> soft, pale
    c) < sabor> ( no fuerte) delicate, mild; ( sin acidez) smooth
    3)
    a) <movimiento/gesto> gentle, slight
    b) <temperaturas/clima> mild; < brisa> gentle
    c) <modales/carácter/reprimenda> mild, gentle
    d) <cuesta/curva> gentle, gradual
    e) <jabón/champú> gentle, mild
    f) <laxante/sedante> mild
    4) (Méx fam)
    5) (Méx fam) ( fantástico)

    qué suave! — great! (colloq), fantastic! (colloq)

    * * *
    = gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], tame [tamer -comp., tamest -sup.], soft [softer -comp., softest -sup.], smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

    Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.

    Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.
    Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
    Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.
    Ex: People become more ' mellow' in response to negative emotions over their lifetime, research suggests.
    * con voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.
    * de voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.
    * más suave que el terciopelo = as soft as velvet.
    * más suave que la seda = as soft as silk.
    * paseo suave en bicicleta = easy ride.
    * tan suave como el terciopelo = as smooth as silk, as soft as velvet.
    * tan suave como la seda = as soft as silk, as smooth as silk.
    * tan suave como un guante = as meek as a lamb.
    * toque suave = tap.

    * * *
    A ‹piel/cutis› smooth, soft; ‹pelo› soft; ‹superficie› smooth
    suave al tacto smooth to the touch
    B
    1 ‹tono/acento› gentle, soft; ‹música› soft
    2 ‹color› soft, pale
    3 ‹sabor› (no fuerte) delicate, mild; (sin acidez) smooth
    C
    1 ‹movimiento/gesto› gentle, slight
    la suave caricia del viento ( liter); the gentle o sweet caress of the wind ( liter)
    2 ‹temperaturas› mild; ‹brisa› gentle
    3 ‹modales/carácter› mild, gentle
    4 ‹cuesta/curva› gentle, gradual
    5 ‹jabón/champú› gentle, mild
    6 ‹laxante/sedante› mild
    D ( Méx) (bonito) good-looking
    darle la suave a algn ( Méx); to humor* sb
    llevársela suave con algo ( Méx fam); to go easy on sth ( colloq)
    E
    ( Méx fam) (fantástico): ¡qué suave! great! ( colloq), fantastic! ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    suave adjetivo
    1 ‹piel/cutis› smooth, soft;
    ‹ pelo› soft;
    ‹superficie/pasta› smooth
    2
    a) ‹ tono› gentle;

    ‹acento/música› soft
    b) ‹ color› soft, pale

    c) ‹ sabor› ( no fuerte) delicate, mild;

    ( sin acidez) smooth
    3
    a) ‹movimiento/gesto› gentle, slight

    b) ‹temperaturas/clima› mild;

    ‹ brisa› gentle
    c) ‹modales/carácter/reprimenda› mild, gentle

    d) ‹cuesta/curva› gentle, gradual

    e) ‹jabón/champú› gentle, mild

    f) ‹laxante/sedante› mild

    4 (Méx fam) ( fantástico):
    ◊ ¡qué suave! great! (colloq), fantastic! (colloq)

    suave adjetivo
    1 (liso, terso) smooth, soft
    suave al tacto, soft o smooth to the touch
    2 (tenue, poco fuerte) soft
    una suave brisa, a gentle breeze
    un sabor suave, a delicate o mild taste
    (color) pale
    un azul suave, a pale blue
    (música, tono, luz) soft
    una suave melodía, a mellow o sweet melody
    (clima) esta región tiene un clima suave, this region has a mild climate
    3 (actitud agradable, poco severa) mild, gentle, amiable
    ' suave' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cabeceo
    - fina
    - fino
    - leve
    - toque
    - correr
    - plumón
    English:
    ale
    - balmy
    - bland
    - dry
    - extra
    - fluffy
    - fur
    - gentle
    - light
    - mellow
    - mild
    - quiet
    - smooth
    - soft
    - soft-spoken
    - suave
    - subtle
    - debonair
    - nudge
    - supple
    - weak
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [al tacto] [piel, toalla] soft;
    [jabón] mild
    2. [no brusco] [movimiento] smooth;
    [curva, cuesta] gentle;
    tiene la dirección muy suave it has very smooth steering
    3. [sabor] mild;
    [olor] mild, slight; [color] soft;
    este curry está bastante suave this curry is quite mild
    4. [apacible] [clima] mild;
    [brisa] gentle; [persona, carácter] gentle
    5. [fácil, lento] [tarea, ritmo] gentle
    6. [dócil] meek;
    está suave como un corderito she's as meek as a lamb
    7. Méx Fam [agradable] pleasant;
    dimos un paseo bien suave we had a very pleasant stroll
    8. Comp
    Méx Fam
    estar suave to be enough;
    ya está suave de tanto barullo that's enough of that racket;
    dar la suave a alguien to suck up to sb
    ♦ adv
    Méx Fam [de acuerdo] all right, fine;
    ¿salimos a pasear? – suave shall we go out for a walk? – fine
    * * *
    adj
    1 al tacto soft, smooth
    2 sabor, licor mild
    * * *
    suave adj
    1) blando: soft
    2) liso: smooth
    3) : gentle, mild
    4) Mex fam : great, fantastic
    * * *
    suave adj
    1. (piel, tela, color, música, voz) soft
    2. (superficie) smooth
    3. (brisa, persona) gentle
    una brisa suave y apacible a light, gentle breeze
    4. (clima, sabor, detergente) mild

    Spanish-English dictionary > suave

  • 54 tener dificultades

    v.
    to have problems, to be in trouble.
    * * *
    (v.) = have + a hard time, have + a tough time
    Ex. Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference.
    Ex. He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.
    * * *
    (v.) = have + a hard time, have + a tough time

    Ex: Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference.

    Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tener dificultades

  • 55 tierno

    adj.
    1 tender, loving, affectionate, fond.
    2 new, newly born, fresh.
    * * *
    1 (blando) tender, soft
    5 figurado (cariñoso) affectionate
    \
    edad tierna tender age
    * * *
    (f. - tierna)
    adj.
    2) soft
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=blando) [carne] tender; [pan] fresh
    2) [brote] tender
    3) (=afectuoso) [persona] tender, affectionate; [mirada, sonrisa] tender
    4) (=joven) tender
    * * *
    - na adjetivo
    1) < carne> tender; < pan> fresh; <brote/planta> young, tender
    2) < persona> affectionate, loving; <mirada/corazón> tender
    * * *
    = gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], tender [tenderer -comp., tenderest -sup.], kind [kinder -comp., kindest -sup.], chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.], soft [softer -comp., softest -sup.], mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].
    Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
    Ex. A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.
    Ex. I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.
    Ex. Both batches of cookies turned out great and had a super nice texture -- crispy around the edge, but still soft and chewy in the middle.
    Ex. The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
    Ex. This yummy and mellow fruit is full of phytonutrients, helps fight chronic disease and improves memory and learning.
    ----
    * queso tierno = soft cheese.
    * * *
    - na adjetivo
    1) < carne> tender; < pan> fresh; <brote/planta> young, tender
    2) < persona> affectionate, loving; <mirada/corazón> tender
    * * *
    = gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], tender [tenderer -comp., tenderest -sup.], kind [kinder -comp., kindest -sup.], chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.], soft [softer -comp., softest -sup.], mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

    Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.

    Ex: A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.
    Ex: I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.
    Ex: Both batches of cookies turned out great and had a super nice texture -- crispy around the edge, but still soft and chewy in the middle.
    Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
    Ex: This yummy and mellow fruit is full of phytonutrients, helps fight chronic disease and improves memory and learning.
    * queso tierno = soft cheese.

    * * *
    tierno -na
    A ‹carne› tender; ‹pan› fresh; ‹brote/planta› young, tender
    un niño de tierna edad a child of tender years ( liter)
    en la más tierna infancia in early childhood
    B ‹persona› affectionate, loving; ‹mirada/corazón› tender
    es una persona ternísima he/she is an extremely affectionate o loving person
    * * *

     

    tierno
    ◊ -na adjetivo

    1 ‹ carne› tender;
    ‹ pan› fresh;
    ‹brote/planta› young, tender
    2 ‹ persona› affectionate, loving;
    ‹mirada/corazón› tender
    tierno,-a adjetivo
    1 (carne, hortaliza, etc) tender; (pan) fresh
    2 (cariñoso, afectuoso) affectionate; (gesto, mirada) tender
    ' tierno' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    coraza
    - fondo
    - muy
    - tierna
    English:
    fond
    - gentle
    - sweetcorn
    - tender
    - tender-hearted
    - loving
    - sweet
    * * *
    tierno, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [carne] tender
    2. [pan] fresh
    3. [afectuoso] tender, affectionate;
    estar tierno con alguien to be tender o affectionate with o towards sb
    4. [emotivo]
    una escena tierna a moving scene
    5. [joven] [brote, criatura] tender (young);
    desde su más tierna edad from a tender age
    6. Chile, Ecuad [fruto, hortaliza] unripe
    ♦ nm
    Am baby
    * * *
    adj soft; carne tender; pan fresh; persona tender-hearted;
    en mi tierna edad at a tender age
    * * *
    tierno, -na adj
    1) : affectionate, tender
    2) : tender, young
    * * *
    tierno adj tender

    Spanish-English dictionary > tierno

  • 56 rellena

    adj.
    1 cropful, crop-sick, satiated.
    2 packed, stuffed.
    f.
    blood sausage, black pudding, blood pudding.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: rellenar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: rellenar.
    * * *
    SF Col, Méx (=morcilla) black pudding, blood sausage (EEUU)
    * * *
    femenino (Col, Méx fam) blood sausage, black pudding (BrE)
    * * *
    femenino (Col, Méx fam) blood sausage, black pudding (BrE)
    * * *
    (Col, Méx fam)
    blood sausage, black pudding ( BrE)
    * * *

    Del verbo rellenar: ( conjugate rellenar)

    rellena es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    rellena    
    rellenar
    rellenar ( conjugate rellenar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹pavo/pimientos/cojín› to stuff;

    ‹ pastel› to fill;
    rellena algo DE or CON algo to stuff/fill sth with sth
    b) ‹agujero/grieta› to fill

    2 ( volver a llenar) to refill
    3 ‹impreso/formulario› to fill out o in;
    ‹examen/discurso› to pad out
    relleno,-a
    I sustantivo masculino
    1 Culin (de ave, pimiento, etc) stuffing
    (de pastel, tarta) filling
    2 (de cojín, muñeco) stuffing
    3 (de agujero, grieta) filler
    4 fam (de un texto, discurso) waffle, padding
    II adjetivo
    1 Culin (un ave, un pimiento, etc) stuffed
    (un pastel, una tarta) filled
    2 fam (una persona) plump
    ♦ Locuciones: de relleno, padding: hizo muchas citas de relleno, he padded his speech out with quotations
    rellenar verbo transitivo
    1 (un recipiente, hueco) to fill
    (volver a llenar) to refill
    2 (un cojín, muñeco) to stuff
    3 Culin (un ave, pimiento, etc) to stuff
    (un pastel, una tarta) to fill
    4 (un impreso) to fill in
    ' rellena' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aceituna

    Spanish-English dictionary > rellena

  • 57 prensaestopas

    m. s.&pl.
    stuffing box, gland.
    * * *
    SM INV (Náut) stuffing box

    Spanish-English dictionary > prensaestopas

  • 58 desinflar

    v.
    1 to let down, to deflate (quitar aire).
    3 to depress.
    4 to surprise negatively, to take the wind out of someone's sails.
    5 to crush.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to deflate; (una rueda) to let down
    1 to go down, deflate
    2 familiar figurado (desanimarse) to lose heart, become disheartened
    * * *
    1.
    VT [+ neumático] to deflate, let the air out of
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo <globo/balón/neumático> to let the air out of, to deflate, let down (esp BrE)
    2.
    desinflarse v pron globo/balón/neumático to deflate, go down
    * * *
    ----
    * desinflarse = run out of + steam.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo <globo/balón/neumático> to let the air out of, to deflate, let down (esp BrE)
    2.
    desinflarse v pron globo/balón/neumático to deflate, go down
    * * *
    * desinflarse = run out of + steam.
    * * *
    desinflar [A1 ]
    vt
    ‹globo› to deflate; ‹neumático› to deflate, let … down, let the air out of
    A «globo/neumático» to deflate, go down
    B ( fam)
    «persona»: se desinfló a la primera pregunta the first question knocked the stuffing out of him ( colloq)
    se fueron desinflando al ver que no marcaban ni un punto they became more and more discouraged o disheartened as they failed to score a single point
    empezaron bien pero luego se desinflaron they started out very well but then they ran out of steam
    * * *

    desinflar ( conjugate desinflar) verbo transitivo ‹globo/balón/neumático› to let the air out of, to deflate, let down (esp BrE)
    desinflarse verbo pronominal [globo/balón/neumático] to deflate, go down
    desinflar verbo transitivo
    1 to deflate
    (un neumático) to let the air out of
    2 (desanimar) to dishearten
    ' desinflar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    deflate
    - let down
    - let
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [globo, pelota] to deflate;
    [rueda] to let down, to deflate
    2. [quitar importancia a] to play down
    3. [desanimar] to depress
    * * *
    v/t globo, neumático let the air out of, deflate
    * * *
    : to deflate
    * * *
    desinflar vb to let down [pt. & pp. let]

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  • 59 disección

    f.
    1 dissection.
    2 dissection, cut-down.
    * * *
    1→ link=disecación disecación
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Med) dissection
    2) (=de animal) stuffing; [de plantas] preserving, mounting
    * * *
    femenino dissection
    * * *
    Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
    * * *
    femenino dissection
    * * *

    Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).

    * * *
    dissection
    una rigurosa disección de la novela a rigorous dissection of the novel
    * * *

    disección sustantivo femenino
    dissection
    disección sustantivo femenino
    1 dissection
    2 figurado critical analysis
    ' disección' also found in these entries:
    English:
    dissect
    * * *
    1. [de cadáver, animal] dissection;
    2. [análisis] dissection, detailed analysis;
    hacer una disección de algo to dissect o analyse sth
    * * *
    f dissection
    * * *
    disección nf, pl - ciones : dissection

    Spanish-English dictionary > disección

  • 60 duro1

    1 = harsh [harsher -comp., harshest -sup.], severe [severer -comp., severest -sup.], stiff [stiffer -comp., stiffest -sup.], tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.], hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.], stern, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], rugged, hard-nosed, unfeeling, tough-minded, hard-line, hardy [hardier -comp., hardiest -sup.], hard-wearing, gruelling [grueling, -USA].
    Ex. In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.
    Ex. Obviously if it were not for the fact that such indexes also have severe limitations there would be little need to produce any other type of subject index.
    Ex. Ironically, however, the internal organisation walls librarians have built to categorise materials by format remain stiff and solid.
    Ex. As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.
    Ex. 'I wish she'd tell me when she asks one of my people to do something,' she added in the same flinty tone.
    Ex. The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
    Ex. There are two good reasons for this stern rule.
    Ex. The changes for the latter group are going to be abrupt, and rough -- very revolutionary.
    Ex. The article 'Where no drive has gone before: ruggedized CD-ROM drives' provides examples of conditions where CD-ROM drives need to be particularly rugged (severe industrial conditions, severe shock and vibration conditions, and severe military conditions).
    Ex. Companies must adopt a hard-nosed attitude in judging the cost benefits of teletext.
    Ex. The discourteous, unfeeling, & degrading reception encountered by job applicants is discussed.
    Ex. Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.
    Ex. Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.
    Ex. These plants are often not as hardy when placed in the garden under less than hothouse conditions.
    Ex. The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.
    Ex. He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.
    ----
    * actuar duro = play + hardball.
    * a duras penas = with great difficulty.
    * arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.
    * avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.
    * cara dura = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessness.
    * ciencias duras, las = hard sciences, the.
    * dar duro = pack + a wallop.
    * de línea dura = hard-line.
    * disco duro = hard disc.
    * dura realidad = fact of life, harsh reality.
    * duro como una piedra = rock-hard.
    * duro de corazón = hard-hearted.
    * duro de oído = hard-of-hearing.
    * duro despertar = rude awakening.
    * duro golpe = cruel blow.
    * duro revés = cruel blow.
    * edición en cubierta dura = hardcover.
    * edición en tapas duras = hardcover.
    * ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.
    * hacerse el duro = play it + cool, play + hard to get.
    * hueso duro = tough nut.
    * hueso duro de roer = uphill struggle, tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack.
    * huevo duro = hard-boiled egg.
    * la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.
    * libro impreso en pastas duras = board book.
    * madera dura = hardwood.
    * ¿mano blanda o mano dura? = the carrot vs. the stick.
    * mano blanda y mano dura = carrots and sticks.
    * mano dura = iron fist, iron hand.
    * más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * paladar duro = hard palate.
    * pastas duras = hard cover.
    * personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.
    * pornografía dura = hard core pornography.
    * puro y duro = unvarnished.
    * recibir duras críticas = take + a pounding, take + a beating.
    * salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.
    * sector duro = hard sector.
    * tan duro como el pedernal = as hard as nails.
    * tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.
    * tan duro como la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * tenerlo duro = not be easy.
    * tener un duro despertar = rude awakening + be in store.
    * trabajar duro = labour [labor, -USA], toil, slave away.
    * trabajo duro = hard graft, hard labour, thirsty work, hard work.

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