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  • 1 flexible

    adj.
    flexible.
    * * *
    1 flexible
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [material, actitud] flexible; [cuerpo] supple; (Téc) pliable; [sombrero] soft
    2) [persona] flexible, open-minded; pey compliant
    2. SM
    2) (Elec) flex, cord
    * * *
    adjetivo flexible
    * * *
    = elastic, flexible, hospitable, tensile, accommodating, limber, compromising, soft-line, supple [suppler -comp., supplest -sup.], adaptable, versatile, lithe [lither -comp., lithest -sup.], springy [springier -comp., springiest -sup.], resilient, conformable.
    Ex. Any guidance concerning style and content must be elastic enough to permit the abstractor to use his discretion to achieve a good abstract.
    Ex. Some users and classifiers find it beneficial to have a notation which is sufficiently flexible to permit a variety of citation orders to be adopted as appropriate to the document and the user's perspective.
    Ex. It is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.
    Ex. Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.
    Ex. Style flexibility provides a way to be accommodating without compromising integrity or naturalness of expression = La flexibilidad de estilo es una forma de ser complaciente sin poner en peligro la integridad o la naturalidad de la expresión.
    Ex. His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.
    Ex. There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
    Ex. Part 1 examines and discusses the pros and cons of both hard-line and soft-line approaches to moral education.
    Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex. The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.
    Ex. Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.
    Ex. He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.
    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. The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
    Ex. For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.
    ----
    * de un modo flexible = flexibly.
    * de uso flexible = hop-on/hop-off.
    * disco flexible = floppy disc.
    * encuadernación flexible en papel = limp paper binding.
    * encuadernación flexible en vitela = limp vellum binding.
    * hacer flexible = limber up.
    * hacer que sea flexible = render + flexible.
    * poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.
    * * *
    adjetivo flexible
    * * *
    = elastic, flexible, hospitable, tensile, accommodating, limber, compromising, soft-line, supple [suppler -comp., supplest -sup.], adaptable, versatile, lithe [lither -comp., lithest -sup.], springy [springier -comp., springiest -sup.], resilient, conformable.

    Ex: Any guidance concerning style and content must be elastic enough to permit the abstractor to use his discretion to achieve a good abstract.

    Ex: Some users and classifiers find it beneficial to have a notation which is sufficiently flexible to permit a variety of citation orders to be adopted as appropriate to the document and the user's perspective.
    Ex: It is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.
    Ex: Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.
    Ex: Style flexibility provides a way to be accommodating without compromising integrity or naturalness of expression = La flexibilidad de estilo es una forma de ser complaciente sin poner en peligro la integridad o la naturalidad de la expresión.
    Ex: His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.
    Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
    Ex: Part 1 examines and discusses the pros and cons of both hard-line and soft-line approaches to moral education.
    Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex: The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.
    Ex: Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.
    Ex: He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.
    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: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
    Ex: For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.
    * de un modo flexible = flexibly.
    * de uso flexible = hop-on/hop-off.
    * disco flexible = floppy disc.
    * encuadernación flexible en papel = limp paper binding.
    * encuadernación flexible en vitela = limp vellum binding.
    * hacer flexible = limber up.
    * hacer que sea flexible = render + flexible.
    * poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

    * * *
    1 ‹material› flexible, pliable
    2 ‹cuerpo› supple, flexible
    3 ‹norma/horario› flexible
    4 ‹actitud/enfoque› flexible; ‹carácter/personalidad› easygoing, flexible
    * * *

    flexible adjetivo
    flexible
    flexible adjetivo
    1 flexible: no se puede decir que el cristal sea un material flexible, we couldn't class glass as a flexible material
    2 lax, tolerant, mellowed: con la edad se ha vuelto más flexible, she has mellowed with age
    ' flexible' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    adaptable
    - flexibilidad
    - goma
    - cerrazón
    - disco
    - elástico
    - horario
    - trampolín
    English:
    adaptable
    - elastic
    - flexible
    - floppy
    - fluid
    - lissom
    - lissome
    - lithe
    - pliable
    - supple
    - flex
    - versatile
    * * *
    1. [material] flexible;
    [cuerpo] supple
    2. [actitud] flexible
    3. [horario] flexible
    * * *
    I adj flexible
    II m EL cord, Br tb
    flex
    * * *
    : flexible
    1) : flexible electrical cord
    2) : soft hat
    * * *
    flexible adj flexible

    Spanish-English dictionary > flexible

  • 2 ágil

    adj.
    1 agile, alert, quick, limber.
    2 expeditious, agile, prompt.
    3 lively, spirited.
    * * *
    1 agile
    * * *
    adj.
    agile, nimble
    * * *
    ADJ (=ligero) agile, nimble; (=flexible) flexible, adaptable
    * * *
    adjetivo <persona/movimiento> agile; <estilo/programa> lively
    * * *
    = lithe [lither -comp., lithest -sup.], nimble, alert, limber, quick-moving, supple [suppler -comp., supplest -sup.], nifty [niftier -comp., nifitiest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].
    Ex. He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.
    Ex. If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would knock their hips against the corner of a bench.
    Ex. The alert interviewer may secure valuable unsolicited information as a by-product.
    Ex. His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.
    Ex. The image which the majority of girls have of the sports woman is as of a healthy, slim, clean, quick-moving, intelligent, strong-willed, self-assured & natural person.
    Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex. Cannes and Monaco have lots of money, beautiful women, nifty cars, lots of style and arrogance.
    Ex. He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.
    Ex. Around city and suburbs, the car is nippy and responds well.
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    * hacer ágil = limber up.
    * * *
    adjetivo <persona/movimiento> agile; <estilo/programa> lively
    * * *
    = lithe [lither -comp., lithest -sup.], nimble, alert, limber, quick-moving, supple [suppler -comp., supplest -sup.], nifty [niftier -comp., nifitiest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].

    Ex: He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.

    Ex: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would knock their hips against the corner of a bench.
    Ex: The alert interviewer may secure valuable unsolicited information as a by-product.
    Ex: His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.
    Ex: The image which the majority of girls have of the sports woman is as of a healthy, slim, clean, quick-moving, intelligent, strong-willed, self-assured & natural person.
    Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex: Cannes and Monaco have lots of money, beautiful women, nifty cars, lots of style and arrogance.
    Ex: He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.
    Ex: Around city and suburbs, the car is nippy and responds well.
    * hacer ágil = limber up.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona/movimiento› agile
    2 ‹estilo› lively; ‹programa/presentación› dynamic, lively
    * * *

     

    ágil adjetivo ‹persona/movimiento› agile;
    ‹estilo/programa› lively
    ágil adjetivo agile
    ' ágil' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ligero
    English:
    agile
    - limber
    - lithe
    - mind
    - nifty
    - nimble
    - adroit
    - snappy
    - sprightly
    - supple
    * * *
    ágil adj
    1. [movimiento, persona] agile
    2. [estilo, lenguaje] fluent;
    [respuesta, mente] nimble, sharp
    * * *
    adj agile
    * * *
    ágil adj
    1) : agile, nimble
    2) : sharp, lively (of a response, etc.)
    ♦ ágilmente adv
    * * *
    ágil adj (persona) agile

    Spanish-English dictionary > ágil

  • 3 completo

    adj.
    1 complete, entire, integral, uncut.
    2 complete, total, exhaustive, out-and-out.
    3 complete, full-length, all-inclusive, all-round.
    4 complete, concluded, done, finished.
    5 square, hearty.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: completar.
    * * *
    1 (terminado) finished, completed
    2 (lleno) full
    \
    al completo full up, filled to capacity
    por completo completely
    * * *
    (f. - completa)
    adj.
    2) full
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=entero) [dieta] balanced; [colección] complete; [texto, informe] full, complete; [felicidad] complete, total; [panorama] full
    jornada 1), obra 2), b), pensión 3)
    2) (=lleno) full; [hotel] full, fully booked

    completo — [en pensión, hostal] no vacancies; [en taquilla] sold out

    al completo: el tren está al completo — the train is full

    3) (=total) [éxito, fracaso] complete, total

    por completo — [desaparecer, desconocer] completely

    su partido apoyaba por completo la iniciativa — his party fully supported the initiative, his party gave its full support to the initiative

    4) (=terminado)
    5) (=bien hecho)

    este libro es pequeño, pero bastante completo — this book is small, but quite comprehensive

    6) (=polifacético) [actor, deportista] all-round
    2.
    SM Chile hot dog ( with salad)
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( entero) complete
    b) (total, absoluto) complete, total
    c) ( exhaustivo) < explicación> detailed; <obra/diccionario> comprehensive; <tesis/ensayo> thorough
    d) <deportista/actor> complete, very versatile
    2) ( lleno) full

    completo — ( en hostal) no vacancies; ( en taquilla) sold out

    II
    masculino (Chi) hot dog (with all the trimmings)
    * * *
    = complete, comprehensive, entire, exhaustive, full [fuller -comp., fullest -sup.], full-blown, full-bodied, full-featured, full-fledged, full-length, full-scale, full-service, thorough, total, well-rounded, end to end, supine, enriched, all-round, whole, utter, all-inclusive, fully formed, fully featured, the works!, unmitigaged, fully blown.
    Ex. The main entry is the complete catalogue record of the document.
    Ex. One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.
    Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
    Ex. The enumeration of isolates should be exhaustive or complete for the subject area.
    Ex. Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.
    Ex. Reference transactions can range from the ready-reference, or short-answer question, to the full-blown research inquiry to establish methodology.
    Ex. By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers.
    Ex. The EPIC service is a full-featured on-line reference system that provides subject access, and keyword and Boolean searching to a variety of databases.
    Ex. Once the functional and informal network seeks to widen its influence, it becomes a full-fledged institution.
    Ex. Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.
    Ex. Obviously, staff will have to be instructed in the use of the new system, be it word processing or a full-scale circulation system.
    Ex. In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service center, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.
    Ex. Timely and thorough planning is essential.
    Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
    Ex. This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other.
    Ex. Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.
    Ex. 'I was saying that we shouldn't have a supine acceptance for temporary limitations'.
    Ex. Union Catalogues may also decide that they need more enriched records because of specific needs.
    Ex. The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.
    Ex. One of them will take instructions and data from a whole roomful of girls armed with simple keyboard punches.
    Ex. There is little to be said for this grudging acceptance or utter rejection of pseudonyms.
    Ex. It is not an all-inclusive listing of materials on this topic.
    Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex. The technology has matured sufficiently that it's now cheap and relatively easy to set up a fully featured repository in quite a short time.
    Ex. Whole cities laid to waste, heroes falling in battle, death of gods, the works!.
    Ex. Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.
    Ex. This time it's a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same.
    ----
    * alojamiento en régimen de pensión completa = full-board accommodation.
    * a tiempo completo = full-time.
    * base de datos completa = full-provision database.
    * base de datos de texto completo = full text database.
    * catalogación completa = full cataloguing.
    * catálogo de obras completas = back catalogue.
    * curso a tiempo completo = full-time course.
    * de forma completa = in full.
    * de página completa = full-page.
    * de pantalla completa = full-screen.
    * detenerse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.
    * dominar por completo = sweep + the board.
    * edición completa = full edition.
    * el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.
    * estar al completo = overbook.
    * fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.
    * información de texto completo = full-text information.
    * letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.
    * nombre completo = full name.
    * obras completas = collected works.
    * pagar por completo = pay off.
    * pantalla de información completa = full information display, full information screen.
    * pararse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.
    * pensión completa = food and board, bed and board, full board, full-board accommodation.
    * por completo = fully.
    * ser completo = be all inclusive.
    * texto completo = full text.
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( entero) complete
    b) (total, absoluto) complete, total
    c) ( exhaustivo) < explicación> detailed; <obra/diccionario> comprehensive; <tesis/ensayo> thorough
    d) <deportista/actor> complete, very versatile
    2) ( lleno) full

    completo — ( en hostal) no vacancies; ( en taquilla) sold out

    II
    masculino (Chi) hot dog (with all the trimmings)
    * * *
    = complete, comprehensive, entire, exhaustive, full [fuller -comp., fullest -sup.], full-blown, full-bodied, full-featured, full-fledged, full-length, full-scale, full-service, thorough, total, well-rounded, end to end, supine, enriched, all-round, whole, utter, all-inclusive, fully formed, fully featured, the works!, unmitigaged, fully blown.

    Ex: The main entry is the complete catalogue record of the document.

    Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.
    Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
    Ex: The enumeration of isolates should be exhaustive or complete for the subject area.
    Ex: Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.
    Ex: Reference transactions can range from the ready-reference, or short-answer question, to the full-blown research inquiry to establish methodology.
    Ex: By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers.
    Ex: The EPIC service is a full-featured on-line reference system that provides subject access, and keyword and Boolean searching to a variety of databases.
    Ex: Once the functional and informal network seeks to widen its influence, it becomes a full-fledged institution.
    Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.
    Ex: Obviously, staff will have to be instructed in the use of the new system, be it word processing or a full-scale circulation system.
    Ex: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service center, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.
    Ex: Timely and thorough planning is essential.
    Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
    Ex: This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other.
    Ex: Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.
    Ex: 'I was saying that we shouldn't have a supine acceptance for temporary limitations'.
    Ex: Union Catalogues may also decide that they need more enriched records because of specific needs.
    Ex: The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.
    Ex: One of them will take instructions and data from a whole roomful of girls armed with simple keyboard punches.
    Ex: There is little to be said for this grudging acceptance or utter rejection of pseudonyms.
    Ex: It is not an all-inclusive listing of materials on this topic.
    Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex: The technology has matured sufficiently that it's now cheap and relatively easy to set up a fully featured repository in quite a short time.
    Ex: Whole cities laid to waste, heroes falling in battle, death of gods, the works!.
    Ex: Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.
    Ex: This time it's a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same.
    * alojamiento en régimen de pensión completa = full-board accommodation.
    * a tiempo completo = full-time.
    * base de datos completa = full-provision database.
    * base de datos de texto completo = full text database.
    * catalogación completa = full cataloguing.
    * catálogo de obras completas = back catalogue.
    * curso a tiempo completo = full-time course.
    * de forma completa = in full.
    * de página completa = full-page.
    * de pantalla completa = full-screen.
    * detenerse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.
    * dominar por completo = sweep + the board.
    * edición completa = full edition.
    * el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.
    * estar al completo = overbook.
    * fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.
    * información de texto completo = full-text information.
    * letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.
    * nombre completo = full name.
    * obras completas = collected works.
    * pagar por completo = pay off.
    * pantalla de información completa = full information display, full information screen.
    * pararse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.
    * pensión completa = food and board, bed and board, full board, full-board accommodation.
    * por completo = fully.
    * ser completo = be all inclusive.
    * texto completo = full text.

    * * *
    completo1 -ta
    A
    esta baraja no está completa this deck isn't complete, there's a card/there are some cards missing from this deck
    las obras completas de Neruda the complete works of Neruda
    la serie completa the whole series
    la gama más completa the fullest o most complete range
    2 (total, absoluto) complete, total
    no hay felicidad completa there's no such thing as complete happiness
    por completo completely
    lo olvidé por completo I completely forgot about it, I forgot all about it
    3
    (exhaustivo): una explicación muy completa a very full o detailed explanation
    uno de los diccionarios más completos one of the most comprehensive dictionaries
    un trabajo muy completo a very thorough piece of work
    4 ‹deportista/actor› complete, very versatile
    B (lleno) full
    el tren iba completo the train was full
    el hotel está completo the hotel is full o fully booked
    [ S ] completo (en un hostal) no vacancies; (en una taquilla) sold out
    ( Chi)
    * * *

     

    Del verbo completar: ( conjugate completar)

    completo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    completó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    completar    
    completo
    completar ( conjugate completar) verbo transitivo

    b) (AmL) ‹cuestionario/impreso› to complete, fill out o in

    completo
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    1


    b) (total, absoluto) complete, total;



    ‹obra/diccionario› comprehensive;
    ‹tesis/ensayo› thorough
    d) ‹deportista/actor› complete, very versatile

    2 ( lleno) ‹vagón/hotel› full;
    ( on signs) completo ( en hostal) no vacancies;
    ( en taquilla) sold out
    completar verbo transitivo to complete
    completo,-a adjetivo
    1 (entero, total) complete
    2 (lleno) full
    3 (versátil) versatile, complete
    4 (exhaustivo) comprehensive
    ♦ Locuciones: al completo, full up o to capacity
    por completo, completely
    ' completo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    absoluta
    - absoluto
    - acabada
    - acabado
    - calcinar
    - completa
    - entera
    - entero
    - íntegra
    - íntegro
    - parcial
    - plena
    - pleno
    - radical
    - tiempo
    - toda
    - todo
    - alimento
    - integral
    - trabajar
    - trabajo
    English:
    book up
    - clam up
    - clean
    - collected
    - complete
    - completely
    - dedication
    - entirely
    - envelop
    - forge
    - full
    - full-time
    - groundwork
    - outright
    - slip
    - stranglehold
    - strength
    - utter
    - all
    - book
    - capacity
    - comprehensive
    - reversal
    - strict
    - uncut
    * * *
    completo, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [entero] complete;
    nombre completo full name;
    las obras completas de un autor the complete works of an author;
    vino toda la familia al completo the entire family came
    2. [lleno] full;
    [en cartel] [hotel] no vacancies; [aparcamiento] full; [en taquilla] sold out
    el vagón está o [m5] va completo the Br carriage o US car is full;
    todos los hoteles de la ciudad están al completo all the hotels in town are full
    3. [perfecto] complete;
    un deportista muy completo an all-round athlete o Br sportsman;
    un espectáculo muy completo a very well-rounded production
    4. [rotundo] complete;
    un completo silencio complete o total silence;
    fue un completo éxito/fracaso it was a complete success/a complete o total failure;
    es un completo caballero he's an absolute o the complete gentleman;
    es un completo mentiroso he's a complete liar
    5. CSur [café, té, chocolate] = served with toast, butter, cakes and pastries
    ♦ nm
    Chile = hot dog with all the trimmings
    ♦ por completo loc adv
    completely;
    han desaparecido por completo they have completely disappeared;
    se dedica por completo a la música she devotes herself full-time to music
    * * *
    adj complete; autobús, teatro full;
    por completo completely;
    al completo whole, entire
    * * *
    completo, -ta adj
    1) : complete
    2) : perfect, absolute
    3) : full, detailed
    * * *
    1. (entero) complete
    2. (lleno) full

    Spanish-English dictionary > completo

  • 4 ejecución brillante

    f.
    bravura.
    * * *
    Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    * * *

    Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ejecución brillante

  • 5 error

    m.
    1 mistake, error.
    cometer un error to make a mistake
    estar en un error to be mistaken
    por error by mistake
    salvo error u omisión errors and omissions excepted
    error de bulto huge o big mistake
    error de cálculo miscalculation
    error humano human error
    error judicial miscarriage of justice
    2 delusion, false impression.
    3 lapsus.
    * * *
    1 error, mistake
    \
    caer en un error to make a mistake
    estar en un error to be mistaken
    por error by mistake, in error
    error judicial miscarriage of justice
    * * *
    noun m.
    error, mistake
    * * *
    SM mistake, error más frm

    • caer en un error — to make a mistake

    si piensas que lo hizo por tu bien, estás cayendo en un error — if you think that he did it for your good you're making a mistake

    • cometer un error — to make a mistake

    • estar en un error — to be mistaken, be wrong

    estás en un error si piensas que voy a transigir — you're mistaken o wrong if you think that I'll give in

    • inducir a error — to be misleading

    • por error — by mistake

    error de hecho — factual error, error of fact

    * * *
    masculino mistake

    craso error! — (that was a) big o bad mistake!

    ¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? — who's going to put him right?

    salvo error u omisión — (fr hecha) errors and omissions excepted

    por error — by mistake, in error (frml)

    * * *
    = error, failure, fault, mistake, pitfall, bug, stumble, delusion, goof, blooper, bobble.
    Ex. Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
    Ex. DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.
    Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.
    Ex. A mistake, say, in trasncribing Fergusson as Ferguson may cause some problems, copying Davinson as Davison will cause even more!.
    Ex. Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.
    Ex. A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex. His stumbles and missed opportunities were made up for by his signing of the agreement in 1990.
    Ex. The article 'Illusions, delusions, conclusions' reminds searchers that the most important issue when looking at search results is to make sure that all information is reliable and true.
    Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex. Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.
    Ex. Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.
    ----
    * a base de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a base de errores = the hard way.
    * a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a fuerza de errores = the hard way.
    * análisis de errores = error analysis.
    * aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.
    * aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.
    * aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.
    * aprender de errores = learn from + errors.
    * aprender por el método de ensayo y error = learn by + trial and error.
    * caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.
    * cometer el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.
    * cometer errores por despiste = bump into + lampposts.
    * cometer un error = commit + error, make + mistake, make + error, be caught out, slip up.
    * cometer un error garrafal = commit + blunder, make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.
    * con errores = flawed.
    * con errores gramaticales = grammatically challenged, grammatically incorrect.
    * corregir errores = debug.
    * corregir un error = correct + error, amend + mistake, correct + a wrong, correct + Posesivo + mistake.
    * deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.
    * detección de errores = error identification.
    * detectar un error = detect + error, spot + mistake, spot + error.
    * eliminar un error = remove + error.
    * error administrativo = clerical mistake, clerical error.
    * error craso = gross mistake, crass mistake, crass error, blunder, monumental mistake, monumental error.
    * error de cálculo = miscalculation, mathematical mistake, mathematical error, calculation error, calculation mistake.
    * error de communicación = miscommunication.
    * error de contenido = factual error.
    * error de copia = clerical error, clerical mistake.
    * error de diagnóstico = misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].
    * error de entendimiento = misunderstanding.
    * error de escritura = mistyping.
    * error de estilo = stylistic error.
    * error de juicio = misunderstanding, error of judgement.
    * error de la muestra = sampling error.
    * error de la naturaleza = freak of nature.
    * error de lectura = misreading.
    * error del original = sic, sic.
    * error de medición = error of measurement.
    * error de muestreo = sampling error.
    * error de percepción = misperception.
    * error de probabilidad = probability of error.
    * error de pronunciación = mispronunciation.
    * error de transposición = transposition error.
    * errores = floundering.
    * error estilístico = stylistic error.
    * error fatal = fatal mistake.
    * error garrafal = blunder, cock-up, crass mistake, crass error, gross mistake, monumental mistake, monumental error, clanger.
    * error gramatical = grammatical error.
    * error humano = human error.
    * error matemático = mathematical mistake, mathematical error.
    * error mecánico = machine error.
    * error mecanográfico = keying error.
    * error óptico = optical error.
    * error ortográfico = misspelling [mis-spelling], orthographic error, spelling mistake, spelling error.
    * error por omisión = omission failure.
    * error tipográfico = typing error, typing mistake, typographical error, typographical mistake, typo.
    * evitar un error = avoid + error.
    * gramática con errores = poor grammar.
    * identificación de errores = error identification.
    * lista de errores = error report.
    * lleno de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].
    * margen de error = margin of error.
    * mensaje de error = error message.
    * no tener errores = be error-free.
    * nótese el error = sic.
    * patrón de errores = error pattern.
    * plagado de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].
    * plagar de errores = litter with + failure.
    * por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.
    * por error = by mistake.
    * propenso a errores = error prone, prone to error.
    * rectificar un error = rectify + failure.
    * sin errores = error-free.
    * subsanar un error = extirpate + error.
    * sujeto a errores = prone to error.
    * susceptible de error = susceptible to error, susceptible to mistake.
    * tasa de error = error rate.
    * tener errores = be flawed.
    * tolerancia al error = error tolerance, fault tolerance.
    * tolerante al error = fault tolerant, error tolerant.
    * * *
    masculino mistake

    craso error! — (that was a) big o bad mistake!

    ¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? — who's going to put him right?

    salvo error u omisión — (fr hecha) errors and omissions excepted

    por error — by mistake, in error (frml)

    * * *
    = error, failure, fault, mistake, pitfall, bug, stumble, delusion, goof, blooper, bobble.

    Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.

    Ex: DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.
    Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.
    Ex: A mistake, say, in trasncribing Fergusson as Ferguson may cause some problems, copying Davinson as Davison will cause even more!.
    Ex: Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.
    Ex: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex: His stumbles and missed opportunities were made up for by his signing of the agreement in 1990.
    Ex: The article 'Illusions, delusions, conclusions' reminds searchers that the most important issue when looking at search results is to make sure that all information is reliable and true.
    Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex: Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.
    Ex: Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.
    * a base de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a base de errores = the hard way.
    * a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a fuerza de errores = the hard way.
    * análisis de errores = error analysis.
    * aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.
    * aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.
    * aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.
    * aprender de errores = learn from + errors.
    * aprender por el método de ensayo y error = learn by + trial and error.
    * caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.
    * cometer el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.
    * cometer errores por despiste = bump into + lampposts.
    * cometer un error = commit + error, make + mistake, make + error, be caught out, slip up.
    * cometer un error garrafal = commit + blunder, make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.
    * con errores = flawed.
    * con errores gramaticales = grammatically challenged, grammatically incorrect.
    * corregir errores = debug.
    * corregir un error = correct + error, amend + mistake, correct + a wrong, correct + Posesivo + mistake.
    * deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.
    * detección de errores = error identification.
    * detectar un error = detect + error, spot + mistake, spot + error.
    * eliminar un error = remove + error.
    * error administrativo = clerical mistake, clerical error.
    * error craso = gross mistake, crass mistake, crass error, blunder, monumental mistake, monumental error.
    * error de cálculo = miscalculation, mathematical mistake, mathematical error, calculation error, calculation mistake.
    * error de communicación = miscommunication.
    * error de contenido = factual error.
    * error de copia = clerical error, clerical mistake.
    * error de diagnóstico = misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].
    * error de entendimiento = misunderstanding.
    * error de escritura = mistyping.
    * error de estilo = stylistic error.
    * error de juicio = misunderstanding, error of judgement.
    * error de la muestra = sampling error.
    * error de la naturaleza = freak of nature.
    * error de lectura = misreading.
    * error del original = sic, sic.
    * error de medición = error of measurement.
    * error de muestreo = sampling error.
    * error de percepción = misperception.
    * error de probabilidad = probability of error.
    * error de pronunciación = mispronunciation.
    * error de transposición = transposition error.
    * errores = floundering.
    * error estilístico = stylistic error.
    * error fatal = fatal mistake.
    * error garrafal = blunder, cock-up, crass mistake, crass error, gross mistake, monumental mistake, monumental error, clanger.
    * error gramatical = grammatical error.
    * error humano = human error.
    * error matemático = mathematical mistake, mathematical error.
    * error mecánico = machine error.
    * error mecanográfico = keying error.
    * error óptico = optical error.
    * error ortográfico = misspelling [mis-spelling], orthographic error, spelling mistake, spelling error.
    * error por omisión = omission failure.
    * error tipográfico = typing error, typing mistake, typographical error, typographical mistake, typo.
    * evitar un error = avoid + error.
    * gramática con errores = poor grammar.
    * identificación de errores = error identification.
    * lista de errores = error report.
    * lleno de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].
    * margen de error = margin of error.
    * mensaje de error = error message.
    * no tener errores = be error-free.
    * nótese el error = sic.
    * patrón de errores = error pattern.
    * plagado de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].
    * plagar de errores = litter with + failure.
    * por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.
    * por error = by mistake.
    * propenso a errores = error prone, prone to error.
    * rectificar un error = rectify + failure.
    * sin errores = error-free.
    * subsanar un error = extirpate + error.
    * sujeto a errores = prone to error.
    * susceptible de error = susceptible to error, susceptible to mistake.
    * tasa de error = error rate.
    * tener errores = be flawed.
    * tolerancia al error = error tolerance, fault tolerance.
    * tolerante al error = fault tolerant, error tolerant.

    * * *
    mistake
    fue un error decírselo it was a mistake to tell him
    cometió varios errores importantes she made several serious mistakes o errors
    firmé el documento — ¡craso error! I signed the document — (that was a) big o bad mistake!
    estás en un error you're wrong o mistaken
    ¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? who's going to put him right? o ( BrE) set him straight?
    un grave error de cálculo a serious miscalculation
    un error de ortografía a spelling mistake
    salvo error u omisión ( fr hecha); errors and omissions excepted
    por error by mistake, in error ( frml)
    Compuestos:
    absolute error
    random error
    legal error
    factual error
    misprint, printer's error
    system error
    relative error
    syntax error
    * * *

     

    error sustantivo masculino
    mistake;
    ◊ cometer un error to make a mistake o an error;

    error de ortografía spelling mistake;
    error de cálculo miscalculation;
    error de imprenta misprint, printer's error;
    por error by mistake, in error (frml)
    error sustantivo masculino
    1 error, mistake
    cometimos el error de escucharle, we made the mistake of listening to him
    inducir a error, to lead into error
    2 (de un cálculo) error
    3 (fallo técnico) error: se lo enviamos por error, we sent it to him by mistake
    Impr error de imprenta/ tipográfico, misprint
    En general, mistake se refiere a errores causados por falta de conocimiento, capacidad o comprensión, mientras que error describe más bien errores causados por fallos en la producción o mal comportamiento. A menudo, la diferencia es mínima y se puede usar cualquiera de los dos términos: Cometió un error y fue a la cárcel. He made a mistake and went to prison. El accidente se debió a un error humano. The accident was due to human error.

    ' error' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aberración
    - bestial
    - bestialidad
    - bulto
    - columpiarse
    - cometer
    - confusión
    - desacierto
    - desatino
    - desliz
    - despiste
    - enmendar
    - enorme
    - equivocación
    - equivocarse
    - falla
    - fallo
    - fatal
    - garrafal
    - gazapo
    - guardagujas
    - incidir
    - incorrección
    - incurrir
    - lectura
    - novatada
    - originar
    - patinazo
    - reconocer
    - rectificar
    - reparar
    - responder
    - subsanar
    - tipográfica
    - tipográfico
    - traspié
    - vista
    - yerro
    - caer
    - cálculo
    - calibre
    - caro
    - clásico
    - confesar
    - confundir
    - corriente
    - costoso
    - creces
    - descuido
    - desengañar
    English:
    allow for
    - amend
    - blunder
    - bug
    - commission
    - commit
    - crass
    - deny
    - error
    - expensive
    - fault
    - faux pas
    - goof
    - grievous
    - judgement
    - judgment
    - justice
    - lapse
    - make
    - margin
    - message
    - miscalculation
    - miscarriage
    - misprint
    - mistake
    - prove
    - retrieval
    - right
    - slip
    - spelling error
    - trial
    - wrong
    - admit
    - cost
    - cover
    - delusion
    - detection
    - disabuse
    - flaw
    - fundamental
    - genuine
    - glaring
    - grave
    - misconception
    - mislead
    - pay
    - same
    - spelling
    - spot
    - typing
    * * *
    error nm
    1. [falta, equivocación] mistake, error;
    fue un error invitarla a la fiesta it was a mistake to invite her to the party;
    debe de haber un error there must be a mistake;
    cometer un error to make a mistake;
    estar en un error to be mistaken;
    por error by mistake;
    me enviaron la carta por error they sent me the letter by mistake;
    sacar a alguien del error o [m5] de su error to put sb right;
    salvo error u omisión errors and omissions excepted
    error absoluto absolute error;
    error de bulto huge o big mistake;
    error de cálculo miscalculation;
    error de copia clerical error;
    error no forzado [en tenis] unforced error;
    error humano human error;
    error judicial miscarriage of justice;
    error mecanográfico typing error;
    error de muestreo sampling error;
    error relativo relative error;
    Informát error de sintaxis syntax error; Informát error del sistema system error;
    error típico standard error;
    error tipográfico typo, typographical error;
    error de traducción translation error
    2. Informát [en un programa] bug
    * * *
    m mistake, error;
    por error by mistake;
    caer en un error make a mistake;
    estar en un error be wrong o mistaken
    * * *
    error nm
    equivocación: error, mistake
    * * *
    error n mistake / error

    Spanish-English dictionary > error

  • 6 fracaso

    m.
    failure.
    un rotundo fracaso an outright failure
    todo fue un fracaso the whole thing was a disaster
    el fracaso escolar educational failure, poor performance at school
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: fracasar.
    * * *
    1 failure
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *

    la reforma está condenada al fracaso — the reform is doomed to failure, the reform is destined to fail

    ¡es un fracaso! — he's a disaster!

    * * *
    masculino failure

    un fracaso amoroso or sentimental — a disappointment in love

    * * *
    = flop, failure, underdog, bust, dog, defeat, fiasco, flake out, goof, write-off [writeoff], foundering, dud.
    Ex. And at worst, if the trip is a flop (it happens!), at least he is glad to get back to work.
    Ex. DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.
    Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
    Ex. The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.
    Ex. 'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog -- the digital media has made possible the leveling of the playing field.
    Ex. Indeed, in larger libraries, there are those who regard a referral as tantamount to an admission of defeat.
    Ex. The history of the British Library is presented with particular reference to the political and administrative fiascos that have punctuated its development.
    Ex. The show was a real flake out.
    Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex. Gareth Jones's film makes a series of misjudgments so damaging that the whole thing is a virtual write-off.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Liberalism in a body bag: the foundering of the Middle East peace process'.
    Ex. It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.
    ----
    * abocado al fracaso = failing, doomed.
    * abocado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.
    * abocado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the start, doomed from + the outset, doomed to + failure from its inception, doomed to + failure, doomed from + the beginning.
    * camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.
    * condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.
    * condenado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the start, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the beginning.
    * conseguir éxitos y fracasos = encounter + problems and successes.
    * éxitos o fracasos = successes or failures.
    * éxitos y fracasos = pitfalls and successes, successes and failures.
    * fórmula para el fracaso = blueprint for failure.
    * fracaso bochornoso = embarrassing failure.
    * fracaso desde el principio = doomed failure.
    * fracaso escolar = school failure.
    * fracaso lamentable = embarrassing failure.
    * fracaso miserable = miserable failure.
    * fracaso rotundo = resounding failure, complete failure.
    * fracaso total = complete failure.
    * fracaso vergonzoso = embarrassing failure.
    * índice de fracaso escolar = failure rate, dropout rate.
    * obtener éxitos y fracasos = experience + problems and successes.
    * predestinado al fracaso = doomed.
    * predestinado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed to + failure from its inception, doomed to + failure, doomed to + failure.
    * ser un fracaso = nothing + come of, prove + a failure.
    * significar fracaso = signify + failure, spell + failure.
    * suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.
    * tasa de fracaso escolar = dropout rate, failure rate.
    * traer consigo fracaso = spell + failure.
    * traer fracaso = spell + failure.
    * * *
    masculino failure

    un fracaso amoroso or sentimental — a disappointment in love

    * * *
    = flop, failure, underdog, bust, dog, defeat, fiasco, flake out, goof, write-off [writeoff], foundering, dud.

    Ex: And at worst, if the trip is a flop (it happens!), at least he is glad to get back to work.

    Ex: DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.
    Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
    Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.
    Ex: 'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog -- the digital media has made possible the leveling of the playing field.
    Ex: Indeed, in larger libraries, there are those who regard a referral as tantamount to an admission of defeat.
    Ex: The history of the British Library is presented with particular reference to the political and administrative fiascos that have punctuated its development.
    Ex: The show was a real flake out.
    Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex: Gareth Jones's film makes a series of misjudgments so damaging that the whole thing is a virtual write-off.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Liberalism in a body bag: the foundering of the Middle East peace process'.
    Ex: It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.
    * abocado al fracaso = failing, doomed.
    * abocado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.
    * abocado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the start, doomed from + the outset, doomed to + failure from its inception, doomed to + failure, doomed from + the beginning.
    * camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.
    * condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.
    * condenado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the start, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the beginning.
    * conseguir éxitos y fracasos = encounter + problems and successes.
    * éxitos o fracasos = successes or failures.
    * éxitos y fracasos = pitfalls and successes, successes and failures.
    * fórmula para el fracaso = blueprint for failure.
    * fracaso bochornoso = embarrassing failure.
    * fracaso desde el principio = doomed failure.
    * fracaso escolar = school failure.
    * fracaso lamentable = embarrassing failure.
    * fracaso miserable = miserable failure.
    * fracaso rotundo = resounding failure, complete failure.
    * fracaso total = complete failure.
    * fracaso vergonzoso = embarrassing failure.
    * índice de fracaso escolar = failure rate, dropout rate.
    * obtener éxitos y fracasos = experience + problems and successes.
    * predestinado al fracaso = doomed.
    * predestinado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed to + failure from its inception, doomed to + failure, doomed to + failure.
    * ser un fracaso = nothing + come of, prove + a failure.
    * significar fracaso = signify + failure, spell + failure.
    * suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.
    * tasa de fracaso escolar = dropout rate, failure rate.
    * traer consigo fracaso = spell + failure.
    * traer fracaso = spell + failure.

    * * *
    1 (acción) failure
    ha sufrido or tenido varios fracasos profesionales she has had several failures in her work
    el proyecto estaba condenado al fracaso the project was destined to fail o doomed to failure
    un fracaso amoroso or sentimental a disappointment in love
    un fracaso rotundo a complete failure
    2 (obra, persona) failure
    su última película fue un fracaso her last movie was a failure o ( colloq) flop, her last movie bombed ( AmE colloq)
    como profesor es un fracaso he's a disaster o failure as a teacher, he's a hopeless teacher
    * * *

     

    Del verbo fracasar: ( conjugate fracasar)

    fracaso es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    fracasó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    fracasar    
    fracaso
    fracasar ( conjugate fracasar) verbo intransitivo
    to fail
    fracaso sustantivo masculino
    failure
    fracasar verbo intransitivo to fail
    fracaso sustantivo masculino failure: el despegue del cohete fue un fracaso, the rocket lift-off was a failure
    ' fracaso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    derrota
    - estrepitosa
    - estrepitoso
    - responsabilizar
    - sed
    - sentenciar
    - servir
    - contundente
    - destinado
    - naufragio
    - rotundo
    English:
    bomb
    - defeat
    - dismal
    - failure
    - flop
    - mainly
    - no-win
    - resounding
    - unmitigated
    - unqualified
    - washout
    - break
    - fiasco
    - why
    * * *
    1. [falta de éxito] failure;
    ha sufrido varios fracasos amorosos he has had a number of failed relationships;
    todo fue un fracaso it was a complete failure;
    la película fue un fracaso comercial the movie o Br film was a commercial failure o flop
    fracaso escolar school failure;
    el entorno familiar contribuye al fracaso escolar the family environment is a contributory factor to educational failure
    2. [persona] failure;
    como profesor es un fracaso as a teacher he's a failure, he's useless as a teacher
    * * *
    m failure
    * * *
    fiasco: failure
    * * *
    fracaso n failure

    Spanish-English dictionary > fracaso

  • 7 goma

    f.
    goma arábiga gum arabic
    goma de mascar chewing gum
    2 rubber band.
    3 rubber (caucho).
    goma espuma foam rubber
    5 glue, gum, stickum.
    6 sap, resin, rubber.
    7 hangover, indisposition and headaches which follow the drunken state.
    8 gumma, gumma secretion, syphiloma.
    9 condom.
    10 Goma.
    * * *
    1 (material) gum, rubber
    2 (de borrar) rubber, US eraser
    3 (de pegar) glue, gum
    4 (banda elástica) rubber band
    \
    goma arábiga gum arabic
    goma de mascar chewing gum
    suela de goma rubber sole
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) gum
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=sustancia) (Bot) gum; (=caucho) rubber

    goma de pegar — gum, glue

    goma espuma, goma espumosa — foam rubber

    2) (=banda) [para el pelo, papeles, paquetes] rubber band, elastic band; [en costura] elastic; (=tira) piece of elastic, length of elastic

    jugar o saltar a la goma — to skip ( with a long elastic)

    3) (tb: goma de borrar) rubber, eraser
    4) Cono Sur (Aut) tyre, tire (EEUU)
    5) * (=preservativo) condom, sheath
    6) ** (=droga) hash *, pot **; [de calidad] good hash *, good pot **
    7) LAm [de zapato] rubber overshoe
    8) ** [de policía] truncheon
    9) CAm * (=resaca) hangover
    * * *
    1)
    a) (Bot) gum
    b) ( caucho) rubber
    c) ( pegamento) glue, gum
    2)
    a) ( para sujetar) rubber band
    b) ( de borrar) eraser
    c) (RPl) ( neumático) tire*
    d) (fam) ( condón) rubber (AmE colloq), johnny (BrE colloq)
    3) ( en béisbol) home plate
    4) (AmC fam) ( resaca) hangover
    * * *
    = gum, rubber, rubber band, elastic band.
    Ex. These plates can be stored and used again time after time provided they are wiped over with a gum solution after each use to prevent oxydization.
    Ex. In time, however, the rubber on which these gurta percha (or caoutchouc) bindings depended perished, and the leaves fell out.
    Ex. The artwork collection consists of 100 pictures and images of typical office supplies (paper clips, rubber bands, pencils) that can enhance the appearance of presentations and reports.
    Ex. First, she put her hair into two pigtails using elastic bands.
    ----
    * baldear con goma = hose down.
    * boquilla de la goma de regar = spray nozzle.
    * con suela de goma de neumático = tyre-tread soled.
    * goma arábiga = gum arabic.
    * goma de borrar = eraser, rubber.
    * goma de la ducha = shower hose.
    * goma del limpiaparabrisas = wiper blade.
    * goma del pelo = hair bobble.
    * goma del radiador = radiator hose.
    * goma de pegar = rubber solution.
    * goma de regar = hose.
    * goma elástica = bungee, bungee cord, elastic cord.
    * goma laca = shellac.
    * guante de goma = rubber glove.
    * ligadura con gomas = rubber band ligature.
    * suela de goma = rubber sole.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (Bot) gum
    b) ( caucho) rubber
    c) ( pegamento) glue, gum
    2)
    a) ( para sujetar) rubber band
    b) ( de borrar) eraser
    c) (RPl) ( neumático) tire*
    d) (fam) ( condón) rubber (AmE colloq), johnny (BrE colloq)
    3) ( en béisbol) home plate
    4) (AmC fam) ( resaca) hangover
    * * *
    = gum, rubber, rubber band, elastic band.

    Ex: These plates can be stored and used again time after time provided they are wiped over with a gum solution after each use to prevent oxydization.

    Ex: In time, however, the rubber on which these gurta percha (or caoutchouc) bindings depended perished, and the leaves fell out.
    Ex: The artwork collection consists of 100 pictures and images of typical office supplies (paper clips, rubber bands, pencils) that can enhance the appearance of presentations and reports.
    Ex: First, she put her hair into two pigtails using elastic bands.
    * baldear con goma = hose down.
    * boquilla de la goma de regar = spray nozzle.
    * con suela de goma de neumático = tyre-tread soled.
    * goma arábiga = gum arabic.
    * goma de borrar = eraser, rubber.
    * goma de la ducha = shower hose.
    * goma del limpiaparabrisas = wiper blade.
    * goma del pelo = hair bobble.
    * goma del radiador = radiator hose.
    * goma de pegar = rubber solution.
    * goma de regar = hose.
    * goma elástica = bungee, bungee cord, elastic cord.
    * goma laca = shellac.
    * guante de goma = rubber glove.
    * ligadura con gomas = rubber band ligature.
    * suela de goma = rubber sole.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( Bot) gum
    2 (caucho) rubber
    suelas/llantas de goma rubber soles/tires
    3 (pegamento) glue, gum
    Compuestos:
    gum arabic
    chewing gum
    glue, gum
    plastic explosive
    foam rubber
    lacquer
    B
    1 (banda elástica) rubber band, elastic band ( BrE)
    2 (de borrar) eraser, rubber ( BrE)
    3 ( RPl) (neumático) tire*
    4 ( fam) (condón) condom, rubber ( AmE colloq), johnny ( BrE colloq)
    Compuesto:
    rubber band, elastic band ( BrE)
    C (en béisbol) home plate
    D ( AmC fam) (resaca) hangover
    ando de goma I've got a hangover
    * * *

     

    goma sustantivo femenino
    1
    a) ( caucho) rubber;




    2


    c) (RPl) ( neumático) tire( conjugate tire)

    3 (AmC fam) ( resaca) hangover;

    goma sustantivo femenino
    1 rubber: es tan flexible que parece de goma, she's as supple as elastic
    goma de borrar, rubber, US eraser
    suelas de goma, rubber soles
    2 (elástica, para el pelo) rubber band
    3 argot (preservativo) condom, US fam rubber
    4 goma de mascar, chewing gum
    ' goma' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    borrar
    - pera
    - tapón
    - bala
    - elástico
    - estampilla
    - estirar
    - flojo
    - hule
    - ligar
    - pegado
    - ventosa
    - zapato
    English:
    elastic
    - eraser
    - gum
    - gumboots
    - rubber
    - rubber band
    - wellingtons
    - foam
    - glue
    - plastic
    - plunger
    - rubbery
    - seal
    - wellington (boot)
    * * *
    goma nf
    1. [sustancia viscosa] gum
    goma 2 [explosivo] plastic explosive;
    goma laca shellac;
    goma de mascar chewing gum
    2. [pegamento] glue, gum
    goma arábiga gum arabic
    3. [caucho] rubber;
    botas de goma rubber boots, Br wellingtons;
    Fam
    de goma: esa gimnasta parece de goma that gymnast's so supple, it's as if she were made of rubber
    goma de borrar eraser, Br rubber;
    goma espuma foam rubber
    4. [tira elástica]
    goma (elástica) rubber band, Br elastic band;
    una goma para el pelo a hair elastic
    5. CSur, Cuba [neumático] tyre;
    Cuba
    goma de repuesto spare wheel
    6. Méx [en béisbol] home plate
    7. Fam [preservativo] rubber
    8. Esp Fam [hachís] good quality hash o pot
    9. CAm, Méx Fam [resaca] hangover
    10. RP muy Fam [pecho] tit
    * * *
    f
    1 ( caucho) rubber
    2 ( pegamento) glue
    3 ( banda elástica) elastic band, Br
    rubber band
    4 fam ( preservativo) condom, rubber pop
    5 C.Am. fam
    hangover
    6 BOT gum
    en béisbol home plate
    8 CSur ( neumático) tire, Br
    tyre
    * * *
    goma nf
    1) : gum
    goma de mascar: chewing gum
    2) caucho: rubber
    goma espuma: foam rubber
    3) pegamento: glue
    4) : rubber band
    5) Arg : tire
    6) or
    goma de borrar : eraser
    * * *
    goma n
    1. (tira elástica) elastic band
    2. (para borrar) rubber
    ¿me dejas la goma? can I borrow your rubber?

    Spanish-English dictionary > goma

  • 8 hacer flexible

    v.
    to make supple, to supple.
    * * *
    (v.) = limber up
    Ex. In reading crazes a child is exercising at the very least his ability to read; his reading muscles are limbered = En las períodos en los que a un niño se ensimisma por la lectura éste al menos pone en práctica su habilidad lectora, ejercitando los músculos físicos y mentales implicados en la lectura.
    * * *
    (v.) = limber up

    Ex: In reading crazes a child is exercising at the very least his ability to read; his reading muscles are limbered = En las períodos en los que a un niño se ensimisma por la lectura éste al menos pone en práctica su habilidad lectora, ejercitando los músculos físicos y mentales implicados en la lectura.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hacer flexible

  • 9 metedura de pata

    familiar faux pas, blunder, booboo
    * * *
    femenino (esp Esp fam) blunder, gaffe
    * * *
    (n.) = blunder, boner, goof, blooper, gaff, faux pas, clanger, slip-up
    Ex. There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.
    Ex. Inferencing skills can be learned as students clarify contextual meanings of ambiguous statements, mispronunciations, and boners that may be found in newspaper headlines, texts, and conversations.
    Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex. Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.
    Ex. If I had googled him when we were courting, I would not have made the embarrassing gaff of bragging about my publications.
    Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    Ex. Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.
    Ex. Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.
    * * *
    femenino (esp Esp fam) blunder, gaffe
    * * *
    (n.) = blunder, boner, goof, blooper, gaff, faux pas, clanger, slip-up

    Ex: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.

    Ex: Inferencing skills can be learned as students clarify contextual meanings of ambiguous statements, mispronunciations, and boners that may be found in newspaper headlines, texts, and conversations.
    Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex: Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.
    Ex: If I had googled him when we were courting, I would not have made the embarrassing gaff of bragging about my publications.
    Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    Ex: Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.
    Ex: Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.

    * * *
    ( fam)
    blunder, gaffe
    es famoso por sus metedura de patas de metedura de pata he's well-known for putting his foot in it, he's renowned for making blunders o gaffes
    * * *

    Del verbo dar: ( conjugate dar)

    dé es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    metedura de pata sustantivo femenino (esp Esp fam) blunder, gaffe
    ' metedura de pata' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    impresionante
    - metedura
    - molesta
    - molesto
    - patinazo
    - resbalón
    - plancha
    English:
    blunder
    - boo-boo
    - boob
    - goof
    - slip-up

    Spanish-English dictionary > metedura de pata

  • 10 pifia

    f.
    1 blunder (informal).
    2 big error, goof, blunder, costly error.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pifiar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pifiar.
    * * *
    1 familiar blunder
    \
    hacer una pifia familiar to make a blunder
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Billar) miscue
    2) * (=error) blunder, bloomer *
    3) And, Cono Sur (=burla) mockery; (=chiste) joke

    hacer pifia de — (=burlarse) to mock, poke fun at; (=bromear) to make a joke of, joke about

    4) And, Cono Sur (=rechifla) hiss
    * * *
    1)
    a) (fam) ( error) boo-boo (colloq), boob (colloq)
    b) ( en billar) miscue
    c) (Chi) ( defecto) fault
    2) (Chi, Per) ( del público) booing and hissing
    * * *
    = boner, goof, bobble, clanger, blooper, blunder, slip-up.
    Ex. Inferencing skills can be learned as students clarify contextual meanings of ambiguous statements, mispronunciations, and boners that may be found in newspaper headlines, texts, and conversations.
    Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex. Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.
    Ex. Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.
    Ex. Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.
    Ex. There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.
    Ex. Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.
    ----
    * meter una pifia = drop + a bollock, drop + a clanger, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (fam) ( error) boo-boo (colloq), boob (colloq)
    b) ( en billar) miscue
    c) (Chi) ( defecto) fault
    2) (Chi, Per) ( del público) booing and hissing
    * * *
    = boner, goof, bobble, clanger, blooper, blunder, slip-up.

    Ex: Inferencing skills can be learned as students clarify contextual meanings of ambiguous statements, mispronunciations, and boners that may be found in newspaper headlines, texts, and conversations.

    Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex: Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.
    Ex: Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.
    Ex: Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.
    Ex: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.
    Ex: Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.
    * meter una pifia = drop + a bollock, drop + a clanger, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( fam) (error) boo-boo ( colloq), boob ( colloq), goof ( AmE colloq)
    2 (en billar) miscue
    3 ( Chi) (defecto) fault
    B (Chi, Per) (del público) booing and hissing, catcalls (pl)
    * * *

    Del verbo pifiar: ( conjugate pifiar)

    pifia es:

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

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    pifia    
    pifiar
    pifia sustantivo femenino
    1
    a) (fam) ( error) boob (colloq)


    c) (Chi) ( defecto) fault

    2 (Chi, Per) ( del público) booing and hissing
    pifiar ( conjugate pifiar) verbo transitivo
    1 (fam) ( fallar) to fluff (colloq);
    ◊ pifiala (fam) to blow it (colloq)

    2 (Chi, Per) [ público] to boo
    pifia f fam blunder
    pifiar verbo transitivo to blow, cock up: ¡ya volvió a pifiarla!, he messed up again
    ' pifia' also found in these entries:
    English:
    cock-up
    * * *
    pifia nf
    1. Fam [error] blunder;
    hacer una pifia to make a blunder
    2. [en billar] miscue
    3. Andes, Arg Fam [abucheo] booing and hissing
    4. Andes, Arg Fam [burla] joke
    * * *
    f
    1 fam ( error) booboo fam
    2 Chi, Pe, Rpl
    defect
    * * *
    pifia nf, fam : goof, blunder

    Spanish-English dictionary > pifia

  • 11 tono ligero

    (n.) = light touch
    Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    * * *

    Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tono ligero

  • 12 tono superficial

    (n.) = light touch
    Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    * * *

    Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tono superficial

  • 13 flexibilizar

    v.
    1 to make more flexible (normas).
    Su sonrisa flexibilizó su actitud Her smile made his attitude more flexible.
    2 to make flexible, to supple.
    Los ejercicios flexibilizaron a Ricardo Exercise made Richard flexible.
    * * *
    VT [+ control, sanción] to relax; [+ horario, programa] to make (more) flexible, adjust, adapt; [+ plantilla] to downsize
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <horario laboral/sistema> to make... more flexible; <criterio/medida> to relax
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <horario laboral/sistema> to make... more flexible; <criterio/medida> to relax
    * * *
    vt
    1 ‹horario laboral/sistema› to make … more flexible; ‹criterio/medida› to relax
    2 ‹músculo› to loosen up, make … more supple
    * * *

    flexibilizar verbo transitivo to relax, soften, loosen: la oposición quiere flexibilizar su postura para ganar más votos, the opposition party wants to soften its position in order to gain more votes
    * * *
    [normas] to make more flexible; [mercado de trabajo] to liberalize
    * * *
    flexibilizar {21} vt
    : to make more flexible

    Spanish-English dictionary > flexibilizar

  • 14 hacerse flexible

    v.
    to become supple, to become flexible, to supple.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hacerse flexible

  • 15 volver flexible

    v.
    to make flexible, to supple, to make supple.

    Spanish-English dictionary > volver flexible

  • 16 fino

    adj.
    1 fine, good-grade, delicate, fancy.
    2 thin.
    3 fine, deluxe, delicate.
    4 fine, smooth, finely textured.
    5 courteous, genteel, ladylike, suave.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: finir.
    * * *
    1 (delicado) fine, delicate
    2 (alimentos) choice, select
    3 (sentidos) sharp, acute
    4 (delgado) thin
    5 (educado) refined, polite
    6 (sutil) subtle
    1 (vino) dry sherry
    \
    estar fino,-a familiar to be witty
    ir fino,-a familiar to have had a few
    oro fino pure gold
    ————————
    1 (vino) dry sherry
    * * *
    (f. - fina)
    adj.
    1) fine
    3) slender, slim, thin
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=no grueso) [arena, punta, pelo] fine; [papel, capa] thin; [dedos, cuello] slender; [cutis, piel] smooth
    2) (=de buena calidad) [cristal, porcelana, papel] fine; [tabaco] select
    lencería
    3) (=cortés) polite, well-bred; (=refinado) refined
    4) (=agudo) [vista] sharp; [oído] acute

    su fina inteligencia analítica — her fine o acute analytical intelligence

    5) (=sutil) subtle, fine
    6) [jerez] fino, dry
    2.
    SM (=jerez) dry sherry, fino sherry
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo
    1) ( en grosor)
    a) <papel/capa> fine, thin; < loncha> thin
    b) <arena/cabellos/lluvia> fine; < labios> thin; <cintura/dedos/persona> slender
    c) < punta> fine
    2) ( en calidad) <pastelería/bollería> high quality; < porcelana> fine; < lencería> sheer
    3) ( en modales) refined
    4)
    a) <oído/olfato> acute
    b) <ironía/humor> subtle
    II
    masculino fino, dry sherry
    * * *
    = fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], pencil-thin, chic, voguish.
    Ex. A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.
    Ex. Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.
    Ex. He is a small, slender man, with a pencil-thin moustache and whitening, scanty hair.
    Ex. From the chic Princes Square and the monumental St Enoch Centre to the magnificent Buchanan Galleries, shopping is an essential part of the Glasgow experience.
    Ex. Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.
    ----
    * de textura fina = fine grain, fine-grained.
    * hilar demasiado fino = split + hairs.
    * sal fina = table salt.
    * una capa fina de = a skim of.
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo
    1) ( en grosor)
    a) <papel/capa> fine, thin; < loncha> thin
    b) <arena/cabellos/lluvia> fine; < labios> thin; <cintura/dedos/persona> slender
    c) < punta> fine
    2) ( en calidad) <pastelería/bollería> high quality; < porcelana> fine; < lencería> sheer
    3) ( en modales) refined
    4)
    a) <oído/olfato> acute
    b) <ironía/humor> subtle
    II
    masculino fino, dry sherry
    * * *
    = fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], pencil-thin, chic, voguish.

    Ex: A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.

    Ex: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.
    Ex: He is a small, slender man, with a pencil-thin moustache and whitening, scanty hair.
    Ex: From the chic Princes Square and the monumental St Enoch Centre to the magnificent Buchanan Galleries, shopping is an essential part of the Glasgow experience.
    Ex: Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.
    * de textura fina = fine grain, fine-grained.
    * hilar demasiado fino = split + hairs.
    * sal fina = table salt.
    * una capa fina de = a skim of.

    * * *
    fino1 -na
    1 ‹papel/tela/capa› fine, thin; ‹loncha› thin
    2 ‹arena/cabellos/hilo› fine; ‹labios› thin; ‹cintura/dedos› slender
    un bolígrafo de punta fina a fine-tipped ballpoint
    caía una lluvia fina a fine rain was falling
    B (en calidad) ‹pastelería/bollería› high quality; ‹porcelana› fine; ‹lencería› sheer
    tortilla a las finas hierbas omelette aux fines herbes
    C (en los modales) refined, genteel
    D
    1 ‹oído/olfato› acute
    2 (sutil) subtle
    una fina ironía a subtle irony
    un fino sentido del humor a subtle sense of humor
    fino, dry sherry
    * * *

     

    Del verbo finar: ( conjugate finar)

    fino es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    finó es:

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

    fino 1
    ◊ -na adjetivo

    1 ( en grosor) ‹papel/capa/hilo› fine, thin;
    ‹ loncha› thin;
    ‹arena/pelo/lluvia› fine;
    ‹ labios› thin;
    ‹cintura/dedos› slender;
    ‹punta/lápiz› fine
    2 ( en calidad) ‹pastelería/bollería› high quality;
    ‹ porcelana› fine;
    ‹ lencería› sheer
    3 ( en modales) refined
    4
    a) ‹oído/olfato› acute

    b) ‹ironía/humor› subtle

    fino 2 sustantivo masculino
    fino, dry sherry
    fino,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (delgado, poco espeso) fine, thin: estaba sujeto con un fino alambre, it was held together with a thin wire
    2 (con modales, con gusto) refined, polite
    3 (suave, terso) delicate: compré una tela muy fina, I bought a soft fabric
    4 (vista, oído) sharp, acute
    (olfato) keen
    5 (sutil, inteligente, agudo) subtle: tiene un fino sentido del humor, he's got a very subtle sense of humour
    6 (trabajo laborioso, de calidad) fine
    II m (vino andaluz) type of dry sherry
    ' fino' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    fina
    - hilar
    - loza
    - cordel
    - cristal
    - delicado
    English:
    delicate
    - fine
    - garlic
    - genteel
    - hairline
    - polished
    - sharp
    - sheer
    - subtle
    - thin
    - urbane
    - acute
    - caster
    - discerning
    - finely
    - keen
    - lady
    - refined
    - slender
    - slim
    - supple
    * * *
    fino, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [de calidad] [tela, alimentos] fine, high-quality
    2. [delgado] [capa, filete] thin;
    [lluvia] fine
    3. [cintura, cuerpo] slim
    4. [delicado] [manos] delicate;
    [piel] smooth; [pelo] fine;
    es de facciones finas she has fine features
    5. [cortés] refined;
    es una persona de finos modales she has impeccable o exquisite manners
    6. [oído, olfato] sharp, keen;
    [gusto] refined
    7. [humor, ironía] refined
    ♦ nm
    dry sherry
    * * *
    I adj
    1 calidad fine
    2 libro, tela thin; ( esbelto) slim
    3 modales, gusto refined
    4 sentido de humor subtle
    II m dry sherry, fino
    * * *
    fino, -na adj
    1) : fine, excellent
    2) : delicate, slender
    3) refinado: refined
    4) : sharp, acute
    olfato fino: keen sense of smell
    5) : subtle
    * * *
    fino1 adj
    1. (en general) fine
    2. (papel, rebanada, capa) thin
    3. (dedos, talle) slender
    fino2 adv thin

    Spanish-English dictionary > fino

  • 17 flexibilidad

    f.
    flexibility.
    * * *
    1 flexibility
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF [gen] flexibility; [del cuerpo] suppleness; (Téc) pliability; [de carácter] flexibility, adaptability

    flexibilidad laboral, flexibilidad de plantillas — freedom to "restructure", freedom to hire and fire

    * * *
    femenino flexibility
    * * *
    = elasticity, flexibility, hospitality of notation, suppleness, latitude, adaptability.
    Ex. The differences found can be explained, at leas in part, by the elasticity of the term 'librarianship'.
    Ex. New automated production systems allow greater flexibility, more economic throughput.
    Ex. Hospitality of notation means that it is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.
    Ex. Many of the major sources of information are so deficient that suppleness is a most desirable attribute in any searcher.
    Ex. Rules and procedures are firm, while policies, as guides, allow for latitude in their use.
    Ex. The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the adaptability of the institutional structure to challenge and change.
    ----
    * con flexibilidad = flexibly.
    * falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.
    * flexibilidad de horario = flexibility (in/of) working time, flexibility (in/of) working hours.
    * flexibilidad horaria = flexitime.
    * * *
    femenino flexibility
    * * *
    = elasticity, flexibility, hospitality of notation, suppleness, latitude, adaptability.

    Ex: The differences found can be explained, at leas in part, by the elasticity of the term 'librarianship'.

    Ex: New automated production systems allow greater flexibility, more economic throughput.
    Ex: Hospitality of notation means that it is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.
    Ex: Many of the major sources of information are so deficient that suppleness is a most desirable attribute in any searcher.
    Ex: Rules and procedures are firm, while policies, as guides, allow for latitude in their use.
    Ex: The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the adaptability of the institutional structure to challenge and change.
    * con flexibilidad = flexibly.
    * falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.
    * flexibilidad de horario = flexibility (in/of) working time, flexibility (in/of) working hours.
    * flexibilidad horaria = flexitime.

    * * *
    1 (de un material) flexibility, pliability
    2 (del cuerpo) flexibility, suppleness
    3 (de un horario, una norma) flexibility
    4 (de una actitud, un enfoque) flexibility; (de un carácter, una personalidad) easygoingness, flexibility
    * * *

    flexibilidad sustantivo femenino
    flexibility
    flexibilidad sustantivo femenino flexibility: me gusta este trabajo por la flexibilidad de horario, I like this work because of the flexible hours
    ' flexibilidad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    entumecerse
    English:
    flexibility
    - suppleness
    - leeway
    * * *
    1. [de material] flexibility;
    [de cuerpo] suppleness;
    un atleta con gran flexibilidad a very supple athlete
    2. [de actitud] flexibility;
    aplican la normativa con flexibilidad there is some flexibility in how the rules are applied
    3. flexibilidad de horarios [de trabajador] flexibility about working hours
    * * *
    f flexibility
    * * *
    : flexibility

    Spanish-English dictionary > flexibilidad

  • 18 prodigio

    adj.
    miracle (suceso).
    m.
    prodigy, miracle, wonder, portent.
    * * *
    1 prodigy, miracle
    \
    niño,-a prodigio child prodigy
    * * *
    1. SM
    1) (=cosa) wonder
    2) (=persona) prodigy
    3) (Rel) miracle
    2.
    ADJ INV
    * * *
    a) ( maravilla) wonder
    b) ( milagro) miracle
    * * *
    = prodigy, whiz(z) kid, whiz.
    Ex. To be a prodigy in music, for example, is to be a mimic, to reproduce what you hear from grown-up musicians.
    Ex. As banks collapse and thousands are laid off, former finance industry whizz-kids say they have never looked back after quitting their jobs.
    Ex. An enormously talented woman with a resume of unparalleled excellence, she is a whiz at design with many books and other projects to her credit.
    ----
    * niño prodigio = child prodigy.
    * * *
    a) ( maravilla) wonder
    b) ( milagro) miracle
    * * *
    = prodigy, whiz(z) kid, whiz.

    Ex: To be a prodigy in music, for example, is to be a mimic, to reproduce what you hear from grown-up musicians.

    Ex: As banks collapse and thousands are laid off, former finance industry whizz-kids say they have never looked back after quitting their jobs.
    Ex: An enormously talented woman with a resume of unparalleled excellence, she is a whiz at design with many books and other projects to her credit.
    * niño prodigio = child prodigy.

    * * *
    1 (maravilla) wonder
    estas formaciones son un prodigio de la naturaleza these formations are one of the wonders of nature o ( frml) are a prodigy of nature
    un prodigio de la técnica a technological marvel o wonder
    este nuevo prodigio del tenis this new wonder boy o golden boy of tennis
    2 (milagro) miracle
    * * *

    prodigio sustantivo masculino


    prodigio sustantivo masculino
    1 (una persona, animal o cosa) wonder, prodigy
    un prodigio de la naturaleza, a wonder of nature
    2 (un suceso) miracle: es un prodigio que siga vivo, it's a miracle he's still alive
    ' prodigio' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    maravilla
    - niño
    English:
    child prodigy
    - prodigy
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    1. [suceso] miracle;
    es un prodigio que haya sobrevivido it's a miracle she survived
    2. [persona] wonder, prodigy;
    el bailarín es un prodigio de elasticidad the dancer is unbelievably supple
    ♦ adj inv
    niño prodigio child prodigy
    * * *
    m
    1 suceso wonder, miracle
    2 persona prodigy;
    niño prodigio child prodigy
    * * *
    : wonder, marvel

    Spanish-English dictionary > prodigio

  • 19 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

  • 20 elástico

    adj.
    1 elastic, flexible, springy, rubbery.
    2 lax.
    m.
    1 elastic band, elastic.
    2 rubber band.
    * * *
    1 elastic
    2 (telas) elastic, stretch
    3 figurado flexible
    1 elastic
    1 braces, US suspenders
    \
    ser algo muy elástico,-a figurado to be open to a number of interpretations
    ————————
    1 elastic
    * * *
    1. (f. - elástica)
    adj.
    2. noun m.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [material] elastic; [principio] flexible; [superficie etc] springy
    2) (=adaptable) [gen] elastic; [moralmente] resilient
    2.
    SM (=material) elastic; (=trozo) piece of elastic; (=goma) elastic band
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo <membrana/cinta> elastic; <medias/venda> elastic, stretch (before n); < horario> flexible
    II
    masculino ( material) elastic; ( cordón) piece of elastic; ( en géneros de punto) rib, ribbing; ( goma) (Chi) rubber band
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo <membrana/cinta> elastic; <medias/venda> elastic, stretch (before n); < horario> flexible
    II
    masculino ( material) elastic; ( cordón) piece of elastic; ( en géneros de punto) rib, ribbing; ( goma) (Chi) rubber band
    * * *
    elástico1
    1 = elastic, rubber band, elastic band.

    Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.

    Ex: The artwork collection consists of 100 pictures and images of typical office supplies (paper clips, rubber bands, pencils) that can enhance the appearance of presentations and reports.
    Ex: First, she put her hair into two pigtails using elastic bands.

    elástico2
    2 = elastic, resilient, tensile, stretchy [stretchier -comp., stretchiest -sup.], springy [springier -comp., springiest -sup.].

    Ex: Any guidance concerning style and content must be elastic enough to permit the abstractor to use his discretion to achieve a good abstract.

    Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
    Ex: Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.
    Ex: Wetsuits are made from neoprene, a stretchy synthetic rubber material.
    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.
    * cama elástica = trampoline.
    * correa elástica = bungee, bungee cord, elastic cord.
    * gimnasta de la cama elástica = trampolinist.
    * goma elástica = bungee, bungee cord, elastic cord.
    * viscoso y elástico = viscoelastic.

    * * *
    elástico1 -ca
    1 ‹membrana/cinta› elastic; ‹medias/venda› elastic, stretch ( before n)
    un material elástico an elastic o a stretchy fabric
    para mantener la piel elástica y joven to keep skin supple and young-looking
    2 ‹horario› flexible
    1 (material) elastic; (cordón) piece of elastic
    pásale un elástico por la cintura run some elastic o run a piece of elastic through the waistband
    2 (en géneros de punto) rib, ribbing
    3 ( Chi) (goma) rubber band, elastic band ( BrE)
    * * *

    elástico 1
    ◊ -ca adjetivo ‹membrana/cinta› elastic;


    ‹medias/venda› elastic, stretch ( before n);
    ‹ horario› flexible
    elástico 2 sustantivo masculino

    ( cordón) piece of elastic;
    ( en géneros de punto) rib, ribbing
    b) (Chi) ( goma) rubber band

    elástico,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino elastic
    ' elástico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    elástica
    - espuma
    - estirar
    - honda
    - resorte
    English:
    elastic
    - resilient
    - ribbed
    - rubbery
    - springy
    - twangy
    - stretch
    - stretchy
    * * *
    elástico, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [material, cuerpo] elastic
    2. [horario] flexible
    3. [interpretación] flexible;
    lo de que todos los hombres son iguales es muy elástico the idea that all men are equal is very debatable
    ♦ nm
    [cinta] elastic; [goma elástica] rubber band; [de pantalón, falda] Br elasticated o US elasticized waistband
    * * *
    I adj elastic
    II m
    1 elastic
    2 ( goma) elastic band, Br
    rubber band
    * * *
    elástico, -ca adj
    1) flexible: flexible
    2) : elastic
    1) : elastic (material)
    2) : rubber band
    * * *
    elástico adj n elastic

    Spanish-English dictionary > elástico

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