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1 temperamento
temperament -
2 temperamento
m.temperament.* * *1 temperament, nature\tener buen temperamento to be good-naturedtener temperamento to have a strong character, be temperamental* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=manera de ser) temperament, nature2) (=genio) temperament* * *1)a) ( manera de ser) temperamentb) ( vigor de carácter)un chico/torero con mucho temperamento — a boy/bullfighter with a lot of spirit
2) (Mús) temperament* * *= temper, temperament.Ex. A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.Ex. The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.----* temperamento de perros = vicious temper.* * *1)a) ( manera de ser) temperamentb) ( vigor de carácter)un chico/torero con mucho temperamento — a boy/bullfighter with a lot of spirit
2) (Mús) temperament* * *= temper, temperament.Ex: A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.
Ex: The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.* temperamento de perros = vicious temper.* * *A1 (manera de ser) temperamentuna persona de temperamento artístico a person of artistic temperamentson de temperamentos muy diferentes they have very different temperamentstiene un temperamento tranquilo/violento she has a quiet/violent nature2(vigor de carácter): un torero con temperamento a spirited bullfighterun chico valiente, con mucho temperamento a brave boy, with a lot of spirit o with great determinationen un arranque de temperamento in a fit of temperB ( Mús) temperament* * *
temperamento sustantivo masculino
b) ( vigor de carácter):
temperamento sustantivo masculino
1 (modo de ser, naturaleza) temperament: tiene un temperamento muy dulce, he has a sweet nature
2 (carácter, nervio) spirit: es una mujer de mucho temperamento, she has a strong character
' temperamento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
genio
- natural
- temple
- efusivo
- reposado
English:
bad-tempered
- disposition
- fiery
- forceful
- intense
- level
- temperament
* * *temperamento nm1. [modo de ser] temperament;es una persona de temperamento impulsivo/dócil he has a very impulsive/docile temperament;tiene temperamento de ganador he has a winner's temperament;tiene un temperamento muy fuerte [mal genio] she has a quick temper2. [vehemencia, energía] spirit;los argentinos son jugadores con temperamento the Argentinians are spirited players;tiene mucho temperamento she has a lot of spirit* * *m temperament* * *temperamento nm: temperament♦ temperamental adj -
3 carácter
m.1 character, temperament, personality, temper.2 trait, strain.3 symbol, character, typeface.4 character, fiber, guts, moral strength.5 aspect, character, guise, type.6 character, persona, fiction character.* * *► nombre masculino (pl caracteres)1 (personalidad) character2 (condición) nature, kind3 (imprenta) letter\tener buen carácter to be good-naturedtener mal carácter to be bad-temperedcaracteres góticos Gothic type sing* * *noun m.1) character2) nature* * *SM(pl caracteres)1) [de persona] characterno tiene carácter — he lacks character, he's a weak character
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tener el carácter abierto — to be open, have an open nature•
tener buen carácter — to be good-natured•
persona de carácter — person of o with characteruna persona de mucho carácter — person with a strong character o a lot of personality
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imprimir carácter — to be character-building, build up characterpasé un año en el ejército y eso imprime carácter — I spent a year in the army, and that builds up character
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tener mal carácter — to be ill-tempered2) [de edificio, estilo] character3) (=índole) natureuna visita con carácter oficial/privado — an official/private visit
la despenalización tiene carácter retroactivo — the decriminalization will be applied retrospectively
la estación se utilizará para trenes de carácter urbano — the station will be used by trains serving the city
4) (Bio) trait, characteristiccarácter dominante — dominant trait, dominant characteristic
5) (Tip) character6) (Inform) character7) LAm (Literat, Teat) character* * *1)a) (modo de ser, genio) characterel carácter latino — the Latin character o temperament
b) ( firmeza) charactertiene mucho/poco carácter — she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality
c) (originalidad, estilo) character2)a) (índole, naturaleza) natureuna visita de carácter oficial/privado — a visit of an official/a private nature
heridas de carácter leve — (period) minor wounds
b) (Biol) characteristic3) (Col, Méx) ( personaje) character4) (Impr, Inf) characterescrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos — written in the Cyrillic alphabet/Gothic script
•* * *1)a) (modo de ser, genio) characterel carácter latino — the Latin character o temperament
b) ( firmeza) charactertiene mucho/poco carácter — she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality
c) (originalidad, estilo) character2)a) (índole, naturaleza) natureuna visita de carácter oficial/privado — a visit of an official/a private nature
heridas de carácter leve — (period) minor wounds
b) (Biol) characteristic3) (Col, Méx) ( personaje) character4) (Impr, Inf) characterescrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos — written in the Cyrillic alphabet/Gothic script
•* * *carácter11 = status, complexion, temper, strength of character, temperament.Ex: AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.
Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.Ex: A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.Ex: These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.Ex: The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.* buen carácter = good humour.* carácter aleatorio = randomness.* carácter conclusivo = finality, conclusiveness.* carácter consultivo = consultative status.* carácter contrariante = contrary nature.* carácter definitivo = finality, conclusiveness.* carácter de urgencia = sense of urgency.* carácter fortuito = randomness.* carácter fuerte = strong-mindedness.* carácter irlandés = Irishness.* carácter judío = Jewishness.* carácter moral = moral character.* carácter reciente = recentness.* carácter sagrado = sacredness.* de carácter = in character.* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.* de mal carácter = ill-natured.* desarrollar el carácter de Uno = build + Posesivo + character.* que demuestra desequilibrio de carácter = off-balance.* sin carácter = boneless, spineless.* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.* tener un carácter muy fuerte = be full of character.carácter22 = character, script, sorts, sort.Nota: En tipografía, cada uno de los elementos (letras, símbolos, espacios, acentos, etc.) que componían una tipo de letra.Ex: A fixed length field is a field which has the same length, that is, contains the same number of characters in each record.
Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman because of the addition of extra ligatures and decorated (or 'swash') capitals.Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.* búsqueda de secuencias de caracteres = string search, string searching.* búsqueda por secuencia de caracteres = character-string search.* búsquedas de secuencias de caracteres = text-string searching.* cadena de caracteres = character string.* carácter de control = control character.* carácter de imprenta = block capital, block letter.* carácter de líneas gruesas = fat face [fat-face].* carácter de separación = delimiter, separating character.* caracteres alfabéticos = alphabetic characters.* caracteres modernos = modern face.* carácter tipográfico = type.* codificación de caracteres = character encoding.* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.* juego de caracteres = character set.* lector óptico de caracteres = optical character reader.* OCR (reconocimiento óptico de caracteres) = OCR (optical character recognition).* reconocimiento de caracteres = character recognition.* secuencia de caracteres = text string.* serie determinada de caracteres = character string.* * *(pl - racteres)A1 (modo de ser) characterel carácter latino the Latin character o temperamentuna persona de buen carácter a good-natured persontiene un carácter muy abierto he has a very open naturees muy débil de carácter he is a very weak character2 (firmeza, genio) charactertiene mucho/poco carácter she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality3 (originalidad, estilo) characteruna casa antigua con mucho carácter an old house with a lot of characterB1 (índole, naturaleza) natureuna visita de carácter oficial/privado a visit of an official/a private nature, an official/private visitel carácter superficial del estudio the superficial nature o the superficiality of the surveycon carácter gratuito free of chargecon carácter retroactivo retroactivelyheridas de carácter leve ( period); minor woundsle daba un carácter especial al cuadro it lent the painting a special qualitycon carácter devolutivo (Col, Ven fam hum): te lo presto, pero con carácter devolutivo I'll let you have it, but it's strictly on loan2 ( Biol) characteristicCompuestos:acquired characteristicdominant characteristicinherited characeristic o featurerecessive characteristicC (Col, Méx) (personaje) characterescríbalo en caracteres de imprenta write it in block letters o print itescrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos written in the Cyrillic alphabet/in Gothic scriptCompuestos:alphanumeric characterwildcard characterprompt* * *
carácter sustantivo masculino (pl◊ - racteres)
el restaurante tiene mucho carácter the restaurant has lots of character;
une persona de carácter fuerte a person of strong character;
una persona de buen carácter a good-natured person;
un carácter abierto an open nature;
tener mal carácter to have a (bad) temper
heridas de carácter leve (period) minor woundsc) (Biol) characteristic
carácter sustantivo masculino
1 (genio, nervio) character: es una persona de mucho carácter, he is a person with a strong character
2 (modo de ser) tiene un carácter muy dulce, she's a very sweet person
tener buen/mal carácter, to be good-natured/bad-tempered
3 (condición, naturaleza) nature: es una medida de carácter transitorio, it's a temporary measure
4 Impr character
' carácter' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- accesible
- acto
- agriar
- amorfa
- amorfo
- arrollador
- arrolladora
- áspera
- áspero
- blanda
- blando
- cambiante
- cardo
- de
- débil
- debilidad
- dramatizar
- empañarse
- endurecer
- fortaleza
- genio
- humildad
- humilde
- imposible
- índole
- moldear
- nervio
- ni
- prudente
- radical
- rasgo
- rebelde
- revestir
- severa
- severidad
- severo
- sombra
- sosegada
- sosegado
- suavizar
- suavidad
- suavizarse
- talante
- teatralidad
- temperamento
- tinte
- tipismo
- trato
- variable
English:
character
- close
- colour
- deviousness
- disposition
- elusiveness
- good-natured
- make-up
- mold
- mould
- nature
- nice
- rugged
- self-assertion
- self-assertive
- self-assertiveness
- serious
- sliminess
- solid
- spineless
- spirit
- technical hitch
- temper
- temperamentally
- tough-minded
- type
- versatility
- weak
- weakness
- wimpish
- forceful
- intimate
- make
- mellow
* * *carácter (pl caracteres) nm1. [personalidad, modo de ser] character;tener buen carácter to be good-natured;tener mal carácter to be bad-tempered2. [genio] character, personality;una mujer de carácter a woman of character;tener mucho carácter to have a strong personality;tener poco carácter not to have much personality3. [índole, naturaleza] character;una reunión de carácter privado/oficial a private/an official meeting;un artículo de carácter satírico a satirical article;el carácter accidentado del terreno the ruggedness of the terrain;solicitaron ayuda con carácter de urgencia they requested urgent assistance4. [de imprenta] character;escriba en caracteres de imprenta [en impreso] please printcaracteres alfanuméricos alphanumeric characterscarácter dominante dominant character;carácter heredado inherited characteristic;carácter ligado al sexo sex-linked characteristic;carácter recesivo recessive characteristic* * *m1 character2 INFOR,TIP character;caracteres de imprenta block letters3 ( naturaleza) nature* * *carácter nm, pl caracteres1) índole: character, kind, nature2) temperamento: disposition, temperament3) : letter, symbolcaracteres chinos: Chinese characters* * *carácter n1. (en general) character2. (índole) nature -
4 genio
f. & m.1 genius, person with extraordinary talents.2 genius, great talent.3 temper, nature, temperament.4 genius.5 genie, goblin, djinn, jinn.m.1 genius (talento).un genio del arte moderno one of the geniuses of modern art2 genie.3 temper (personalidad fuerte).tener mucho genio to be quick-temperedtener mal genio to be bad-tempered4 nature, disposition.* * *1 (carácter) temper, disposition2 (facultad) genius3 (espíritu) spirit4 (ser fantástico) genie\estar de mal genio to be in a bad moodtener mal genio to have a bad temper* * *noun m.1) genius2) temper* * *SM1) (=temperamento) temper¡menudo genio tiene! — he's got such a temper!
genio vivo — quick temper, hot temper
2) (=carácter) nature, dispositiontener buen genio — to be good natured, be even tempered
corto de genio — timid, spiritless
3) (=estado de ánimo)estar de mal genio — to be in a bad temper, be in a bad mood
4) (=talento) genius¡eres un genio! — you're a genius!
5) (=peculiaridad) genius, peculiarities plel genio andaluz — the Andalusian spirit, the spirit of Andalucía
6) (=ser fantástico) genie7) (=divinidad) spirit* * *a) ( carácter) tempertener buen/mal genio — to be even-tempered/bad-tempered
estar con or tener el genio atravesado — (fam) to be in a bad mood o in a temper
tener el genio pronto or vivo — to be quick-tempered
b) ( talento) geniusc) ( lumbrera) geniusd) ( ser fantástico) genie* * *= genius, temper, genie [genies/genii, -pl.], savant, temperament.Ex. The mass-market novelist who would probably be happier to be described as a good 'craftsman' or 'craftswoman' than as a literary ' genius'.Ex. A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.Ex. The article 'The genie is out of the bottle' considers the growth of local on-line information retrieval in parallel with conventional methods.Ex. The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.Ex. The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.----* de mal genio = bad-tempered, curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.* genio en ciernes = budding genius.* idiota genio = idiot savant.* mal genio = bile, short temper.* necesitar ser un genio = call for + nothing less than genius.* tonto genio = idiot savant.* * *a) ( carácter) tempertener buen/mal genio — to be even-tempered/bad-tempered
estar con or tener el genio atravesado — (fam) to be in a bad mood o in a temper
tener el genio pronto or vivo — to be quick-tempered
b) ( talento) geniusc) ( lumbrera) geniusd) ( ser fantástico) genie* * *= genius, temper, genie [genies/genii, -pl.], savant, temperament.Ex: The mass-market novelist who would probably be happier to be described as a good 'craftsman' or 'craftswoman' than as a literary ' genius'.
Ex: A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.Ex: The article 'The genie is out of the bottle' considers the growth of local on-line information retrieval in parallel with conventional methods.Ex: The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.Ex: The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.* de mal genio = bad-tempered, curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.* genio en ciernes = budding genius.* idiota genio = idiot savant.* mal genio = bile, short temper.* necesitar ser un genio = call for + nothing less than genius.* tonto genio = idiot savant.* * *1 (carácter) tempertener buen/mal genio to be even-tempered/bad-tempered¡qué genio tiene este niño! this child has such a temper o has a terrible temper!estar con or tener el genio atravesado ( fam); to be in a bad mood o in a tempergenio y figura hasta la sepultura a leopard never changes its spotstener el genio pronto or vivo to be quick-tempered2 (talento) geniusun pintor con mucho genio a very talented painter, a painter of genius3 (lumbrera) geniuses un genio con el pincel she's a brilliant painter, she's a genius with the paint brush* * *
genio sustantivo masculino
◊ tener buen/mal genio to be even-tempered/bad-tempered
genio sustantivo masculino
1 (talante, temperamento) temperament
(mal carácter) temper: está de mal genio, he's in a bad mood
tengo mal genio, I have a bad temper
2 (talento, capacidad) genius: es un genio, he's brilliant
3 (ente fantástico) genie: al frotar la lámpara apareció el genio, when he rubbed the lamp the genie appeared
' genio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
botón
- carácter
- considerar
- excitable
- fenómena
- fenómeno
- fiera
- heredar
- inspiración
- lado
- monstruo
- rey
- sombra
- uva
- endemoniado
- endiablado
- gastar
English:
bad-tempered
- bile
- bound
- disposition
- flare up
- genie
- genius
- hot
- quick
- quicktempered
- short
- short-tempered
- surliness
- temper
- whiz
- whiz kid
- whizz
- wish
- wizard
- bad
- petulant
- violent
* * *genio nm1. [talento] genius;genio y figura (hasta la sepultura) a true genius2. [persona] genius;un genio del arte moderno one of the geniuses of modern art3. [carácter] nature, disposition;corto de genio timid4. [personalidad fuerte] spirit;tiene mucho genio she's very feisty5. [mal carácter] bad temper;estar de mal genio to be in a mood;6. [ser fantástico] genie7. Mitol genie* * *m2 ( carácter) temper;tener mal genio be bad-tempered;estar de buen/mal genio be in a good/bad mood* * *genio nm1) : genius2) : temper, dispositionde mal genio: bad-tempered3) : genie* * *genio n1. (carácter) temper3. (ser imaginario) genie -
5 temperamento
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6 celo
m.1 zeal, keenness (esmero).2 devotion.3 heat.4 Sellotape® (British), Scotch® tape (United States) (cinta adhesiva). (peninsular Spanish)5 jealousy.6 Celo.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: celar.* * *1 (cuidado) zeal, fervour (US fervor)1 jealousy sing\dar celos to make jealous————————1 familiar sellotape, US Scotch tape* * *ISM1) (=diligencia) zealhacer algo con celo — to do sth zealously o with zeal
huelga 1)celo profesional — professional commitment, commitment to one's job
2) (Rel) zeal3) (Zool) [de hembra] oestrus, estrus (EEUU); [de macho] rutuna hembra en celo — a female on heat o in season
IIestar en celo — to be on heat, be in season
® SM (=cinta adhesiva) Sellotape ®, Scotchtape ® (EEUU), sticky tapeIIISM (Mús) cello* * *1) (esmero, fervor) zeal2) (Zool)a) ( de los machos) rutb) ( de las hembras) heatestar en celo — to be in season, to be in heat (AmE) o (BrE) on heat
3) celos masculino plural jealousysentir or tener celos de alguien — to be jealous of somebody
4) (Esp) ( cinta adhesiva) Scotch® tape (AmE), Sellotape® (BrE)* * *= rutting, oestrus [estrus, -USA], rut.Ex. During rutting, the temperament of the animal changes to a more aggressive and less tractable nature.Ex. Female guinea pigs come into oestrus (commonly called being 'on heat') and are receptive to males every 15-17 days.Ex. There are peaks in deer traffic accidents during the rut in the autumn and after fawning in the spring.----* época del celo = rutting, rutting season.* estar en celo = be on heat, be in heat.* llamada de animal en celo = rutting call.* * *1) (esmero, fervor) zeal2) (Zool)a) ( de los machos) rutb) ( de las hembras) heatestar en celo — to be in season, to be in heat (AmE) o (BrE) on heat
3) celos masculino plural jealousysentir or tener celos de alguien — to be jealous of somebody
4) (Esp) ( cinta adhesiva) Scotch® tape (AmE), Sellotape® (BrE)* * *= rutting, oestrus [estrus, -USA], rut.Ex: During rutting, the temperament of the animal changes to a more aggressive and less tractable nature.
Ex: Female guinea pigs come into oestrus (commonly called being 'on heat') and are receptive to males every 15-17 days.Ex: There are peaks in deer traffic accidents during the rut in the autumn and after fawning in the spring.* época del celo = rutting, rutting season.* estar en celo = be on heat, be in heat.* llamada de animal en celo = rutting call.* * *A1 (esmero) zeal, conscientiousness2 (fervor) zealcelo religioso/patriótico religious/patriotic zealsiente or tiene celos de su hermano pequeño she feels o is jealous of her little brotherlo hizo para darle celos he did it to make her jealous* * *
celo sustantivo masculino
1 (esmero, fervor) zeal
2 (Zool)
3◊ celos sustantivo masculino plural
jealousy;
tener celos de algn to be jealous of sb;
darle celos a algn to make sb jealous
4 (Esp) ( cinta adhesiva) Scotch® tape (AmE), Sellotape® (BrE)
celo sustantivo masculino
1 (empeño) zeal
2 Zool (en los machos) rut
(en las hembras) heat: los gatos ya están en celo, cats are in heat
3 celos pl: tiene celos de su hermana, she's jealous of her sister
♦ Locuciones: huelga de celo, work-to-rule
celo(r) sustantivo masculino familiar sellotape(r), US Scotch tape(r)
' celo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afán
- huelga
English:
go-slow
- heat
- mating season
- rule
- rut
- Scotch tape
- sellotape
- work-to-rule
- zeal
- season
- zealous
* * *♦ nm1. [esmero] zeal, keenness;con celo zealously2. [devoción] devotion3. [de hembra] heat;[de ciervo] rut;♦ celos nmpljealousy;dar celos a alguien to make sb jealous;tener celos de alguien to be jealous of sb* * *m1 zealSellotape®3:celos pl jealousy sg ;tener celos de be jealous of;dar celos a alguien make s.o. jealous4:en celo ZO in heat* * *celo nm1) : zeal, fervor2) : heat (of females), rut (of males)3) celos nmpl: jealousytenerle celos a alguien: to be jealous of someone* * * -
7 desapasionado
adj.dispassionate, cold-blooded, cold, passionless.* * *1→ link=desapasionar desapasionar► adjetivo1 dispassionate, objective, impartial* * *ADJ dispassionate, impartial* * *- da adjetivo < persona> impartial, dispassionate; <crítica/decisión> unbiased, dispassionate* * *= dispassionate, unemotional.Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.Ex. Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.* * *- da adjetivo < persona> impartial, dispassionate; <crítica/decisión> unbiased, dispassionate* * *= dispassionate, unemotional.Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
Ex: Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.* * *desapasionado -da‹persona› impartial, dispassionate; ‹crítica/decisión› unbiased, dispassionate* * *
Del verbo desapasionar: ( conjugate desapasionar)
desapasionado es:
el participio
desapasionado,-a adjetivo dispassionate
' desapasionado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desapasionada
English:
clinical
- level
- dispassionate
* * *desapasionado, -a adj[relato de acontecimientos, crítica] impartial; [estilo, tono] neutral, objective; [observador, crítico, actitud] impartial, unbiased* * *adj dispassionate* * *desapasionado, -da adj: dispassionate, impartial♦ desapasionadamente adv -
8 indiferente
adj.1 indifferent.me es indiferente I don't mind, it's all the same to me; (me da igual) I'm not interested in it (no me interesa)2 unresponsive, apathetic, having little or no interest.f. & m.indifferent person.* * *► adjetivo1 indifferent\me es indiferente I don't care* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=impasible) [actitud, mirada] indifferentdejar indiferente a algn: esas imágenes no pueden dejarnos indiferentes — those images cannot fail to move us
permanecer o quedarse indiferente — to remain indifferent (a, ante to)
no podemos permanecer indiferentes ante esta terrible situación — we cannot remain indifferent to this terrible situation
se mostró indiferente a la hora de decidir — when it came to making a decision he showed no interest
2) (=que da igual)-¿desea salir por la mañana o por la tarde? -me es indiferente — "do you want to leave in the morning or the afternoon?" - "it makes no difference to me o I don't mind"
es indiferente que vengáis hoy o mañana — it makes no difference o it doesn't matter whether you come today or tomorrow
* * *a) (poco importante, de poco interés)es indiferente que salga hoy o mañana — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference whether it goes today or tomorrow
¿té o café? - me es indiferente — tea or coffee? - either
me es indiferente su amistad — I'm not concerned o (colloq) bothered about his friendship
b) ( poco interesado) indifferentindiferente al peligro — indifferent to o unconcerned about the danger
c) ( poco afectuoso)* * *= listless, unsympathetic, indifferent, half-hearted [halfhearted], uninterested, regardless, uncaring, unconcerned, detached, impassive, unengaged, apathetic, careless, feckless, insouciant, nonchalant, nonplus, nonplussed [nonplused], soulless, unemotional.Ex. Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.Ex. But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.Ex. Contrary to popular belief, people who have been deaf from birth are not indifferent to aesthetic literature.Ex. Yet the response from government has been half-hearted at best.Ex. Other staff of the library remained at best uninterested in the project and at worst resented it as a diminution of traditional library services.Ex. What can we do is rethink our query, or we can 'bash on regardless' using the power of the computer to perform lots more searches in the hope that 'something will turn up'.Ex. The principal problem which faces archives is that of saving significant material from indiscriminate destruction by ignorant or uncaring owners.Ex. Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.Ex. The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.Ex. There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.Ex. There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.Ex. In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.Ex. They will spend time trying to ascribe reasons to the variations whereas the true facts are that the citer was simply sloppy and careless.Ex. The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.Ex. Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.Ex. Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.Ex. I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.Ex. Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.Ex. Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.Ex. Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.----* de un modo indiferente = listlessly.* mostrarse indiferente = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.* * *a) (poco importante, de poco interés)es indiferente que salga hoy o mañana — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference whether it goes today or tomorrow
¿té o café? - me es indiferente — tea or coffee? - either
me es indiferente su amistad — I'm not concerned o (colloq) bothered about his friendship
b) ( poco interesado) indifferentindiferente al peligro — indifferent to o unconcerned about the danger
c) ( poco afectuoso)* * *= listless, unsympathetic, indifferent, half-hearted [halfhearted], uninterested, regardless, uncaring, unconcerned, detached, impassive, unengaged, apathetic, careless, feckless, insouciant, nonchalant, nonplus, nonplussed [nonplused], soulless, unemotional.Ex: Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.
Ex: But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.Ex: Contrary to popular belief, people who have been deaf from birth are not indifferent to aesthetic literature.Ex: Yet the response from government has been half-hearted at best.Ex: Other staff of the library remained at best uninterested in the project and at worst resented it as a diminution of traditional library services.Ex: What can we do is rethink our query, or we can 'bash on regardless' using the power of the computer to perform lots more searches in the hope that 'something will turn up'.Ex: The principal problem which faces archives is that of saving significant material from indiscriminate destruction by ignorant or uncaring owners.Ex: Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.Ex: The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.Ex: There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.Ex: There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.Ex: In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.Ex: They will spend time trying to ascribe reasons to the variations whereas the true facts are that the citer was simply sloppy and careless.Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.Ex: Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.Ex: Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.Ex: I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.Ex: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.Ex: Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.* de un modo indiferente = listlessly.* mostrarse indiferente = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.* * *1(poco importante, de poco interés): es indiferente que salga hoy o mañana it doesn't matter o it makes no difference o it's immaterial whether it goes today or tomorrow¿té o café? — me es indiferente tea or coffee? — either o I don't mind o it makes no differenceno me cae mal, me es indiferente I don't dislike her, I don't really have any feelings one way or the othertodo lo que no sea de su especialidad le es indiferente he's not interested in anything that isn't connected with his specialityme es indiferente su amistad I'm not concerned o ( colloq) bothered about his friendship2 (poco interesado) indifferentse mostró totalmente indiferente ante mi propuesta he was totally indifferent to o uninterested in my suggestionindiferente A algo indifferent TO sthindiferente al peligro indifferent to o unconcerned about the dangerpermanecieron/se mostraron indiferentes a mis súplicas they remained/they were indifferent to my pleas3(poco amable, afectuoso): conmigo es fría e indiferente she's cold and distant with me, she treats me coldly and with indifference4 (mediocre) indifferent* * *
indiferente adjetivoa) (poco importante, de poco interés):◊ es indiferente que venga hoy o mañana it doesn't matter o it makes no difference whether he comes today or tomorrow;
me es indiferente su amistad I'm not concerned o (colloq) bothered about his friendship
indiferente a algo indifferent to sth
indiferente adjetivo
1 (irrelevante) unimportant: le es indiferente el color, colour makes no difference to her
2 (impasible) indifferent: es indiferente a mi dolor, he doesn't care about my grief
' indiferente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fresca
- fresco
- igual
- despreocupado
- displicente
- frío
- resbalar
English:
care
- cold
- hard
- indifferent
- listless
- lukewarm
- nonchalant
- skin
- unconcerned
- unemotional
- uninterested
- detached
- uncaring
- unresponsive
- unsympathetic
* * *indiferente adj1. [indistinto] indifferent;me es indiferente [me da igual] I don't mind, it's all the same to me;me es indiferente que vayas o no it's all the same to me whether you go or not;¿prefieres hacerlo hoy o mañana? – me es indiferente would you rather do it today or tomorrow? – I don't mindes indiferente a la miseria ajena other people's suffering means nothing to him;no puedo permanecer indiferente ante tanto sufrimiento I cannot remain indifferent in the face of so much suffering;su belleza me deja indiferente her beauty leaves me cold o does nothing for me* * *adj1 indifferent2 ( irrelevante) immaterial* * *indiferente adj1) : indifferent, unconcerned2)ser indiferente : to be of no concernme es indiferente: it doesn't matter to me* * *indiferente adj (persona) indifferent / not interestedser indiferente to make no difference / not to matterserle indiferente a alguien not to mind / not to care -
9 insensible
adj.1 insensitive (indiferente).2 numb (entumecido).3 imperceptible (imperceptible).4 unfeeling, hardhearted, cold-blooded, cold-hearted.* * *► adjetivo1 insensitive, unfeeling, thoughtless2 MEDICINA insensible3 (imperceptible) insensible, imperceptible* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=indiferente) insensitive (a to)(=no afectado) unaffected (a by)2) [cambio] imperceptible3) (Med) (=inconsciente) insensible, unconscious; (=entumecido) numb* * *adjetivo insensitivees insensible a mis súplicas — he is oblivious o insensible to my entreaties
* * *= insensitive, hard-hearted, callous, unfeeling, thick-skinned, insensible, unemotional.Ex. In addition, Ms. Marshall has done a great deal of research in the area of subject control, particularly with respect to ethnically and otherwise insensitive topical and name headings.Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.Ex. Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex. The discourteous, unfeeling, & degrading reception encountered by job applicants is discussed.Ex. Business was represented by hard-nosed, thick-skinned managers with no inclination to adopt academia's language and critiques.Ex. Electrical stunning renders an animal instantly insensible by inducing a grand mal epileptic seizure.Ex. Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.----* insensible a las diferencias de género = gender blind.* * *adjetivo insensitivees insensible a mis súplicas — he is oblivious o insensible to my entreaties
* * *= insensitive, hard-hearted, callous, unfeeling, thick-skinned, insensible, unemotional.Ex: In addition, Ms. Marshall has done a great deal of research in the area of subject control, particularly with respect to ethnically and otherwise insensitive topical and name headings.
Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex: The discourteous, unfeeling, & degrading reception encountered by job applicants is discussed.Ex: Business was represented by hard-nosed, thick-skinned managers with no inclination to adopt academia's language and critiques.Ex: Electrical stunning renders an animal instantly insensible by inducing a grand mal epileptic seizure.Ex: Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.* insensible a las diferencias de género = gender blind.* * *1 ‹persona› insensitive insensible A algo oblivious o insensible TO sthes insensible a mis súplicas he is oblivious o insensible to my entreaties2 ( Med) ‹miembro/nervio› insensitiveinsensible al frío insensitive to the cold, not feeling the cold* * *
insensible adjetivo
insensitive;
insensible adjetivo
1 (impasible, inconmovible) insensitive [a, to]
2 (difícil de percibir) imperceptible
3 Med (sin sensibilidad) numb: es insensible al calor, she doesn't feel the heat
' insensible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dura
- duro
- impasible
- sorda
- sordo
- endurecer
English:
callous
- crass
- hard
- hard-boiled
- hard-hearted
- hardened
- impervious
- insensitive
- numb
- unfeeling
- cold
- insensible
- skin
- thick
* * *insensible adj1. [indiferente] insensitive (a to);es insensible a su sufrimiento she's indifferent to his suffering3. [imperceptible] imperceptible* * *adj insensitive (a to)* * *insensible adj: insensitive, unfeeling* * *insensible adj1. (persona) insensitive2. (miembro) numb -
10 época del celo
(n.) = rutting, rutting seasonEx. During rutting, the temperament of the animal changes to a more aggressive and less tractable nature.Ex. During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.* * *(n.) = rutting, rutting seasonEx: During rutting, the temperament of the animal changes to a more aggressive and less tractable nature.
Ex: During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with. -
11 temple
m.1 composure.estar de buen/mal temple to be in a good/bad mood2 tempering (mechanics).3 tempera (pintura) (témpera).4 character, energy, temper, temperament.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: templar.* * *1 (de metal, vidrio) temper2 figurado (estado de ánimo) frame of mind, mood3 figurado (valentía) boldness, courage4 (pintura) tempera5 MÚSICA tempering, tuning6 figurado (término medio) average\dar temple to temper* * *SM1) (Téc) (=proceso) tempering; (=efecto) temper2) (Mús) tuning3) (=humor) mood4) (=coraje) courage, boldness; (=espíritu) mettle, spirit5) (=pintura) distemper; (Arte) temperapintar al temple — to distemper; (Arte) to paint in tempera
6) (Meteo) state of the weather, temperature7) LAm (=enamoramiento) infatuation* * *2) ( coraje) mettle (liter), courageestar de buen/mal temple — to be in a good/bad mood
3) (Art) tempera* * *2) ( coraje) mettle (liter), courageestar de buen/mal temple — to be in a good/bad mood
3) (Art) tempera* * *estar de buen/mal temple to be in a good/bad moodC ( Art) temperapintura al temple tempera, distemperpintar al temple to paint in tempera, to distemper* * *
Del verbo templar: ( conjugate templar)
templé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
temple es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
templar
temple
templar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un metal) to temper
2 (una habitación) to warm up
3 (moderar, suavizar) to moderate: templa tus nervios, calm your nerves
templar los ánimos, to calm o cool everyone down
4 Mús (un instrumento) to tune
II verbo intransitivo (el tiempo) to get warmer
♦ Locuciones: templar gaitas, to compromise
temple sustantivo masculino
1 (temperamento) nature, temperament
2 (serenidad, coraje) courage, calmness, fortitude
3 Arte tempera
' temple' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sien
- templada
- templado
- templo
- teocali
English:
mosque
- temple
- mettle
- spirit
* * *Temple nmHistel Temple (the Order of) the Templars* * *m HIST Temple* * *temple nm1) : temper (of steel, etc.)2) humor: moodde buen temple: in a good mood3) : tuning4) valor: courage -
12 divismo
SM1) (=sistema) star system2) (=carácter) artistic temperament, star temperament* * *1 (transformación en estrella) rise to stardom o fame, becoming a star2(actitud soberbia): aquí no se aceptan divismos we don't stand for prima donnas herelo que resalta es su absoluta falta de divismo what strikes one is his total lack of ostentation* * *divismo nmPeyestán hartos de su divismo they're sick of the way she acts like a prima donna -
13 temperamento sanguíneo
m.sanguineous temperament, sanguine temperament. -
14 bilioso
bi'lǐosoadjtemperamento bilioso — galliges Temperament n, reizbares Gemüt n
1. [de bilis] gallig2. (figurado) [irritable] reizbarbiliosobilioso , -a [bi'ljoso, -a]num1num medicina Gallen-num2num (colérico) cholerisch, reizbar -
15 carácter
ka'raktɛrm1) Charakter m, Wesen n2)carácter de control — INFORM Steuerzeichen n
3)4)5) (fig: genio de una persona) Charakter m, Wesensart f, Gemütsart ftener buen/mal carácter — einen guten/schlechten Charakter haben
6) ( originalidad) Eigenart f, Charakterstärke f7) ( estilo de una obra de arte) Charakter m8) ( signo escrito) Schriftzeichen n, Buchstabe m( plural caracteres) sustantivo masculino(tener) buen / mal carácter einen guten/schlechten Charakter haben2. [temperamento] Temperament dascaráctercarácter [ka'rakter] < caracteres>num2num (temperamento fuerte) Charakterstärke femenino; (no) tiene carácter er/sie zeigt (keinen) Charakter; sin carácter charakterlos -
16 fogosidad
-
17 genio
'xenǐom1) Genie n2) ( carácter) Veranlagung f, Charakter m, Geistesart f3) ( estar muy dotado para hacer algo) hohe Begabung f, geniale Veranlagung fsustantivo masculino2. [carácter fuerte] Temperament dasgeniogenio ['xenjo]num1num (carácter) Charakter masculino; tener buen/mal genio gutmütig/jähzornig sein; esta chica tiene mucho genio dieses Mädchen hat ein aufbrausendes Wesen -
18 naturaleza
natura'leθaf1) Natur f2)naturaleza muerta — ART Stillleben n
3) ( propiedad de las cosas) Natur f, Art f, Beschaffenheit fNo conozco la naturaleza de ese asunto. — Ich kenne die Art des Vorfalls nicht.
4) ( temperamento de alguien) Charakter m, Wesen n, Temperament nsustantivo femenino3. [de material] Beschaffenheit dienaturalezanaturaleza [natura'leθa]num1num (campo) Natur femenino; naturaleza muerta Stillleben neutro; en plena naturaleza in der freien Natur -
19 cachet
m.cachet.* * *► nombre masculino (pl cachets)1 (elegancia) cachet* * *[ka'te]SM (pl cachets) [ka'tes]1) (=sello distintivo) cachet; (=carácter) character, temperament2) [de artista] fee* * ** * *= cachet.Ex. At a more personal level the publisher can use the name of a person already known, usually in other media, so as to give a special cachet to a book.* * ** * *= cachet.Ex: At a more personal level the publisher can use the name of a person already known, usually in other media, so as to give a special cachet to a book.
* * ** * *
caché, cachet m (cotización de un artista) fee
(distinción) prestige, status: este local tiene mucho caché, this place is renowned/this place has got a lot of prestige
' cachet' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caché
* * ** * *m cachet -
20 carácter1
1 = status, complexion, temper, strength of character, temperament.Ex. AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.Ex. These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.Ex. A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.Ex. These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.Ex. The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.----* buen carácter = good humour.* carácter aleatorio = randomness.* carácter conclusivo = finality, conclusiveness.* carácter consultivo = consultative status.* carácter contrariante = contrary nature.* carácter definitivo = finality, conclusiveness.* carácter de urgencia = sense of urgency.* carácter fortuito = randomness.* carácter fuerte = strong-mindedness.* carácter irlandés = Irishness.* carácter judío = Jewishness.* carácter moral = moral character.* carácter reciente = recentness.* carácter sagrado = sacredness.* de carácter = in character.* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.* de mal carácter = ill-natured.* desarrollar el carácter de Uno = build + Posesivo + character.* que demuestra desequilibrio de carácter = off-balance.* sin carácter = boneless, spineless.* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.* tener un carácter muy fuerte = be full of character.
См. также в других словарях:
tempérament — [ tɑ̃peramɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1478; h. XIIIe; lat. imp. temperamentum « juste proportion », d où « action de tempérer », de temperare « adoucir » I ♦ 1 ♦ (1583) Vx ou littér. Équilibre d un mélange, d une composition. « Ce tempérament de mes tendances » … Encyclopédie Universelle
temperament — Temperament. s. m. Complexion, meslange des quatre humeurs dans le corps de l Animal. Il ne se dit guere qu en parlant de l homme. Bon temperament. mauvais temperament. je connois son temperament. cela altere le temperament. estre d un… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
temperament — TEMPERAMÉNT, temperamente, s.n. Ansamblul trăsăturilor fiziologice şi nervoase ale unei persoane, care determină diferenţieri psihice şi de comportament între indivizi; fire. ♦ Energie vitală, avânt, elan, impetuozitate; vioiciune. – Din fr.… … Dicționar Român
Temperament — Tem per*a*ment, n. [L. temperamentum a mixing in due proportion, proper measure, temperament: cf. F. temp[ e]rament. See {Temper}, v. t.] 1. Internal constitution; state with respect to the relative proportion of different qualities, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
temperament — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. temperamentncie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} zespół cech psychicznych człowieka, wyrażających się w jakości, szybkości i trwałości reakcji uczuciowych na bodźce;… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
Temperament — Sn std. (16. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. temperāmentum n. richtige Mischung , Abstraktum zu l. temperāre mischen (temperieren). Im 16. Jh. wird das Wort auf die richtige Mischung der Körpersäfte angewandt (im Sinne der Säftelehre: s.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
temperament — temperàment (temperamȅnt) m <G mn nātā> DEFINICIJA psih. način, brzina i jačina umnog i osjećajnog reagiranja, način ponašanja svojstven pojedincu, skup psiholoških značajki; ćud, narav [hladan temperament; miran temperament; razdražljiv… … Hrvatski jezični portal
temperament — [tem′pər ə mənt, tem′prə mənt] n. [ME < L temperamentum, proper mixing < temperare: see TEMPER] 1. Obs. the act or an instance of tempering; proportionate mixture or balance of ingredients 2. in medieval physiology, any of the four… … English World dictionary
Temperament — »Wesens , Gemütsart; Lebhaftigkeit, Schwung, Feuer«: Das Fremdwort wurde im 16. Jh. aus lat. temperamentum »das richtige Verhältnis gemischter Dinge, die gehörige Mischung; das rechte Maß« (wie auch entsprechend engl. temperament, frz.… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
Temperament — нем. [тэмпэрамэ/нт], англ. [тэ/мпэрэмэнт] tempérament фр. [танпэрама/н] temperamento ит. [тэмпэрамэ/нто] 1) темперамент 2) темперация … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
tempérament — Temperament нем. [тэмпэрамэ/нт], англ. [тэ/мпэрэмэнт] tempérament фр. [танпэрама/н] temperamento ит. [тэмпэрамэ/нто] 1) темперамент 2) темперация … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов