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1 cursory examination
s.examen superficial. -
2 cursory
'kə:səri(hurried: a cursory glance.) rápido, superficial, apresuradotr['kɜːsərɪ]1 (glance, look) rápido,-a; (study, reading) superficial, por encimacursory ['kərsəri] adj: rápido, superficial, someroadj.• por encima adj.• precipitado, -a adj.• rápido, -a adj.• superficial adj.'kɜːrsəri, 'kɜːsəri['kɜːsǝrɪ]ADJ [examination, inspection] somero, superficial; [nod] bruscoto give sth a cursory glance — mirar algo brevemente or de forma somera
* * *['kɜːrsəri, 'kɜːsəri] -
3 going-over
noun (a study or examination: He gave the accounts a thorough going-over.) repaso, inspección, revisióntr[gəʊɪŋ'əʊvəSMALLr/SMALL]2 (thrashing) paliza'gəʊɪŋ'əʊvər, ˌgəʊɪŋ'əʊvə(r)noun (pl going-overs-over)a) (examination, check) revisión fthe police gave the house a thorough going-over-over — la policía registró la casa de arriba a abajo
b) ( cleaning) limpieza f; ( superficial) pasada f (fam)c) ( beating up) (sl) paliza f, repaso m (Esp fam)['ɡǝʊɪŋ'ǝʊvǝ(r)]N (pl goings-over)1) (=check) inspección fwe gave the house a thorough going-over — (=search) registramos la casa de arriba abajo
2) * (fig) (=beating) paliza f* * *['gəʊɪŋ'əʊvər, ˌgəʊɪŋ'əʊvə(r)]noun (pl going-overs-over)a) (examination, check) revisión fthe police gave the house a thorough going-over-over — la policía registró la casa de arriba a abajo
b) ( cleaning) limpieza f; ( superficial) pasada f (fam)c) ( beating up) (sl) paliza f, repaso m (Esp fam) -
4 perfunctory
tr[pə'fʌŋktərɪ]1 (examination, inspection, search) superficial, somero,-a; (greeting) mecánico,-aperfunctory [pər'fʌŋktəri] adj: mecánico, superficial, someroadj.• hecho a la ligera adj.• superficial adj.pər'fʌŋktəri, pə'fʌŋktəri[pǝ'fʌŋktǝrɪ]ADJ [inspection, glance] superficial, somero; [reply] dado a la ligera; [kiss] indiferente, mecánicohe gave a perfunctory performance — tocó etc por cumplir
* * *[pər'fʌŋktəri, pə'fʌŋktəri] -
5 cursory
adj.1 somero(a) (glance, examination)2 superficial.3 apresurado. -
6 perfunctory
adj.1 rutinario(a), superficial (glance, smile); somero(a) (letter, instructions, examination)2 maquinal, autómata, perfunctorio.3 hecho a la ligera.4 desinteresado.
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