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1 lunatico
(pl -ci) moody* * *lunatico agg. moody, changeable◆ s.m. moody man, changeable man.* * *[lu'natiko] lunatico -a, -ci, -che1. aggquirky, temperamental2. sm/fPAROLA CHIAVE: lunatico non si traduce mai con la parola inglese lunatic* * *1. 2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a) moody person* * *lunaticopl. -ci, - che /lu'natiko, t∫i, ke/[ carattere] moody(f. -a) moody person. -
2 lunatico
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3 stemningsmenneske
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4 temperamen|t
m (G temperamentu) 1. (usposobienie) temperament- ma wybuchowy temperament he’s short-tempered2. (pobudliwość) temperament- dziewczyna pełna/pozbawiona temperamentu a girl with temperament/lacking character- była osobą z nadmiernym temperamentem she was an extremely temperamental person3. sgt przen. (uzdolnienie) disposition- (jego) temperament badawczy/pisarski/polemiczny (his) disposition for research/writing/polemics- □ temperament choleryczny Psych. choleric temperament- temperament flegmatyczny Psych. phlegmatic temperament- temperament melancholiczny Psych. melancholic temperament- temperament sangwiniczny Psych. sanguine temperamentThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > temperamen|t
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5 Mucken
v/i umg. grumble; ohne zu mucken without a murmur* * *Mụ|cken ['mʊkn]pl (inf)moods pl(seine) Mucken haben — to be moody; (Sache) to be temperamental; (zu diesem Zeitpunkt) (Mensch) to be in one of one's moods; (Sache) to play up
jdm die Mucken austreiben — to sort sb out (inf)
* * *Mu·cken[ˈmʊkn̩]seine \Mucken haben to have one's [little] moodsetw hat [seine] \Mucken sth is acting [or BRIT a. playing] up* * *[seine] Mucken haben — < person> have one's little ways/one's moods; < car, machine> be a little unpredictable or temperamental
* * *die Sache hat ihre Mucken it’s got its snags;er hat so seine Mucken he has his little moods;der Motor hat seine Mucken the engine’s rather temperamental;jemandem seine Mucken austreiben sort sb out* * *[seine] Mucken haben — < person> have one's little ways/one's moods; <car, machine> be a little unpredictable or temperamental
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6 lunatique
lunatique [lynatik]adjective* * *lynatiknom masculin et féminin moody person* * *lynatik adjwhimsical, temperamentalIl est plutôt lunatique. — He's rather temperamental.
* * *A adj moody.B nm,f moody person.[lynatik] adjectif————————[lynatik] nom masculin et féminintemperamental ou capricious person -
7 capricieux
capricieux, -ieuse [kapʀisjø, jøz]adjectivecapricious ; [appareil] temperamental* * *- ieuse kapʀisjø, øz adjectif [personne] capricious; [mécanisme] temperamental; [temps, destin] fickle; [cours d'eau] irregular* * *kapʀisjø, jøz adj (-euse)1) (humeur, personne fantasque) capricious, whimsical2) (temps) changeable3) (enfant gâté) temperamental* * *capricieux, - ieuseA adj [personne] capricious; [mécanisme] temperamental; [temps, destin] fickle; [cours d'eau] irregular.( féminin capricieuse) [kaprisjø, øz] adjectif1. [coléreux] temperamental -
8 mucken
v/i umg. grumble; ohne zu mucken without a murmur* * *Mụ|cken ['mʊkn]pl (inf)moods pl(seine) Mucken haben — to be moody; (Sache) to be temperamental; (zu diesem Zeitpunkt) (Mensch) to be in one of one's moods; (Sache) to play up
jdm die Mucken austreiben — to sort sb out (inf)
* * *Mu·cken[ˈmʊkn̩]seine \Mucken haben to have one's [little] moodsetw hat [seine] \Mucken sth is acting [or BRIT a. playing] up* * *[seine] Mucken haben — < person> have one's little ways/one's moods; < car, machine> be a little unpredictable or temperamental
* * *mucken v/i umg grumble;ohne zu mucken without a murmur* * *[seine] Mucken haben — < person> have one's little ways/one's moods; <car, machine> be a little unpredictable or temperamental
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9 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 -
10 anfällig
Adj.2. Gesundheit: delicate* * *susceptible* * *ạn|fäl|ligadj(= nicht widerstandsfähig) delicate; Motor, Maschine temperamentalfür etw anfällig sein — to be susceptible to sth
für eine Krankheit anfällig sein — to be prone to an illness
* * *an·fäl·lig1. (leicht erkrankend) delicate* * *er ist sehr anfällig — he has a very delicate constitution
gegen od. für etwas anfällig sein — be susceptible to something
für eine Krankheit anfällig sein — be prone to an illness
* * *anfällig adj1. susceptible (für to); für Krankheiten: auch prone (to), liable (to)2. Gesundheit: delicate* * *gegen od. für etwas anfällig sein — be susceptible to something
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11 temperamentvoll
Adj. (lebhaft) very lively, vivacious; (feurig) fiery, spirited; (ungestüm) impetuous, hasty; Auto: zippy* * *temperamental* * *tem|pe|ra|mẹnt|voll1. adjvivacious, lively; Aufführung auch spirited; Auto, Fahrer nippy (Brit inf speedy (US inf)2. advexuberantly* * *1) (full of courage or liveliness: a spirited attack/description.) spirited2) spiritedly* * *tem·pe·ra·ment·vollI. adj lively, vivaciousII. adv in a lively manner, vivaciously* * ** * *temperamentvoll adj (lebhaft) very lively, vivacious; (feurig) fiery, spirited; (ungestüm) impetuous, hasty; Auto: zippy* * ** * *adj.full of spirits expr.temperamental adj. adv.temperamentally adv. -
12 Anfälligkeit
die Anfälligkeitdelicacy; vulnerability; proneness; predisposition; susceptibility* * *Ạn|fäl|lig|keitfdelicate health; (von Motor, Maschine etc) temperamental nature* * *An·fäl·lig·keit<->1. (anfällige Konstitution) delicateness* * *die (einer Person) delicate constitution; (einer Maschine) susceptibility to faults* * *die (einer Person) delicate constitution; (einer Maschine) susceptibility to faults* * *f.susceptibility (to) n. -
13 obstinado
adj.obstinate, bulldogged, stubborn, bulldoggish.past part.past participle of spanish verb: obstinar.* * *► adjetivo1 obstinate, stubborn* * *ADJ obstinate, stubborn* * *- da adjetivoa) ( tozudo) obstinate, stubbornb) ( tenaz) tenacious, doggedc) (Ven) ( harto) fed up (colloq)* * *= obstinate, stubborn, dogged, perverse, stiff-necked, pigheaded, refractory, self-willed, tenacious, persevering.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.Ex. The last 50 years of academic librarianship have seen a dogged search for standards.Ex. The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex. The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.Ex. I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.Ex. But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.Ex. She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.Ex. Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( tozudo) obstinate, stubbornb) ( tenaz) tenacious, doggedc) (Ven) ( harto) fed up (colloq)* * *= obstinate, stubborn, dogged, perverse, stiff-necked, pigheaded, refractory, self-willed, tenacious, persevering.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.Ex: The last 50 years of academic librarianship have seen a dogged search for standards.Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex: The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.Ex: But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.Ex: She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.Ex: Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.* * *obstinado -daA1 (tozudo) ‹persona/actitud› obstinate, stubborn2 (tenaz) ‹persona/lucha› tenacious, doggedsu trabajo le tiene obstinado he has had enough of his job o he is fed up with his job* * *
Del verbo obstinarse: ( conjugate obstinarse)
obstinado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
obstinado
obstinarse
obstinado◊ -da adjetivo
obstinarse ( conjugate obstinarse) verbo pronominal obstinado EN hacer algo to (obstinately) insist on doing sth;
se ha obstinado en que hay que terminarlo hoy he is bent on finishing it today
obstinado,-a adjetivo obstinate
obstinarse verbo reflexivo to persist [en, in]
' obstinado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabezón
- cabezona
- empeñada
- empeñado
- impenitente
- mollera
- obstinada
- burro
- cazurro
- obstinarse
English:
opinionated
- stiff-necked
- dogged
- head
- intractable
- obstinate
- perverse
* * *obstinado, -a adj1. [terco] obstinate, stubborn2. [tenaz] tenacious* * *adj obstinate* * *obstinado, -da adj1) terco: obstinate, stubborn2) : persistent♦ obstinadamente adv* * *obstinado adj obstinate -
14 perseverante
adj.1 persistent.2 persevering, assiduous, constant, perseverant.f. & m.perseverant person, persevering person.* * *► adjetivo1 persevering* * *ADJ persevering, persistent* * *adjetivo persevering, persistent* * *= persistent, persevering, stubborn.Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex. Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.Ex. He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.* * *adjetivo persevering, persistent* * *= persistent, persevering, stubborn.Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
Ex: Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.* * *persevering, persistent* * *
perseverante adjetivo
persevering, persistent
' perseverante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incombustible
- constante
English:
persistent
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15 tenaz
adj.1 tenacious (perseverante).2 stubborn (persistente).* * *1 (persona) tenacious; (perseverante) persevering, unflagging* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=perseverante) tenacious, persistent2) (=persistente) [dolor] persistent; [mancha] stubborn; [creencia] firm, stubborn pey; [resistencia] tenacious3) [material] tough, durable, resistant* * *1)a) < persona> tenacious2) (Col fam)a) <problema/situación> toughb) (como interj) oh no!, that's too bad! (AmE colloq)* * *= vigourous [vigorous, -USA], strong-willed, unremitting, tough-minded, dauntless, tenacious, stubborn.Ex. Students would be in the environment of a vigorous library service which emphasised its information function.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. This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.Ex. Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.Ex. He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex. She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.Ex. He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.* * *1)a) < persona> tenacious2) (Col fam)a) <problema/situación> toughb) (como interj) oh no!, that's too bad! (AmE colloq)* * *= vigourous [vigorous, -USA], strong-willed, unremitting, tough-minded, dauntless, tenacious, stubborn.Ex: Students would be in the environment of a vigorous library service which emphasised its information function.
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: This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.Ex: Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex: She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.* * *A1 ‹persona› tenaciousen su tenaz propósito de conquistar el título in his determined bid to win the title2 ‹dolor› persistent; ‹mancha› stubborn3 ‹metal/material› tough1 ‹problema/situación› tough* * *
tenaz adjetivo
‹ mancha› stubborn
tenaz adjetivo
1 (persona) tenacious
2 (constipado, sequía) persistent
' tenaz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
constante
- obstinado
English:
dogged
- obstinate
- stout
- strong-willed
- tenacious
- strenuous
- strong
- stubborn
* * *tenaz adj1. [perseverante] [persona, empeño, actitud] tenacious2. [persistente] [mancha, grasa] stubborn;[dolor, dolencia] chronic3. [resistente] tough¡uy, tenaz! [¡no me digas!] you don't say!* * *adj determined, tenacious* * *1) : tenacious, persistent2) : strong, tough -
16 متعلق (بـ)
مُتَعَلِّق (بِـ) \ attached: to fond of (a person or place). \ مُتَعَلِّق بالآثار الأدبيّة الإغريقيّة واللاتينيّة \ classical: concerning ancient Greece and Rome: classical studies. \ مُتَعَلِّق بالأحداث (الصِّغار) \ juvenile: (usu. in a bad sense, in regard to youthful foolishness) concerning, or suitable for, or like a young person: juvenile crime. \ مُتَعَلِّق بالأسنان \ dental: concerning the teeth: dental decay; dental treatment. \ مُتَعَلِّق بِأمانَة السِّرّ \ secretarial: of or for secretaries: a secretarial training course. \ مُتَعَلِّق بالبَصَر \ optical: concerning the eyes. \ مُتَعَلِّق بالجِنْس \ sexual: of sex: sexual desires. \ مُتَعَلِّق بالشؤون الماليّة \ financial: concerning money: His financial affairs were very confused. \ مُتَعَلِّق بالضّاحية \ suburban: of a suburb. \ مُتَعَلِّق بالعَرُوس \ bridal: of a bride. \ See Also العُرْس \ مُتَعَلِّق بِعلْم الأَحيَاء \ biological: of biology. \ مُتَعَلِّق بعلم الصِحّة \ hygienic: concerning hygiene; preventing disease by being clean: For hygienic reasons, we keep flies off our food. \ مُتَعَلِّق بالقُطْب الجَنُوبِيّ \ antarctic: of the icy southern end of the earth: the Antarctic; the Antarctic Ocean. \ مُتَعَلِّق بالكِتَاب المُقَدَّس \ biblical: of the Bible. \ مُتَعَلِّق بما قَبْل التّاريخ المكتوب \ prehistoric: belonging to a time earlier than any recorded history: prehistoric animals; prehistoric tools. \ مُتَعَلِّق بالماء المتحرِّك \ hydraulic: concerning the force of water (or another liquid) when it runs through pipes; (of machines) worked by liquid going through a pipe. \ مُتَعَلِّق بالمِزاج \ temperamental: with feelings that change suddenly and unreasonably: He is too temperamental to be a good teacher. -
17 contento
adj.1 content, delighted, glad, happy.2 satisfied, pleased, content.m.1 pleasure, joy, happiness, content.2 satisfaction, contentness.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: contentar.* * *► adjetivo1 happy, pleased1 happiness, joy, contentment\darse por contento,-a to consider oneself luckyestar más contento,-a que unas Pascuas familiar to be as happy as a larksentir gran contento to feel great joy————————1 happiness, joy, contentment* * *(f. - contenta)adj.glad, happy, pleased* * *1. ADJ1) (=alegre, feliz) happy¿estás contento? — are you happy?
estar loco de contento, no caber en sí de contento — frm to be overjoyed
2) (=satisfecho) pleasedno contentos con sus excusas, lo denunciaron — not satisfied with his excuses, they reported him
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estar contento con algn/algo — to be pleased with sb/sth•
estar contento de hacer algo — to be happy o pleased to do sth•
dejar a algn contento — to satisfy sb•
quedar contento con algo — to be satisfied with sthlo escribió con b y se quedó tan contento — he wrote it with a b but didn't seem to let that bother him
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tener contento a algn — to keep sb happy o satisfiedcontenta me tienes, hijo — iró oh, wonderful!, oh, great! *
3) (=bebido) merryno me emborraché, pero estaba contento o contentillo — I didn't get drunk but I was quite merry
2.SM frm (=alegría) happiness, joy* * *I- ta adjetivoa) [estar] (feliz, alegre) happyse puso muy contento al oír que venías — he was very happy o pleased to hear you were coming
contento con algo/alguien — happy with something/somebody
b) ( satisfecho) happy, contentno contento con que le prestara el coche... — not content o satisfied with me lending him the car...
darse por contento — to consider o count oneself lucky
quedarse tan contento — (fam)
IIlo dijo mal y se quedó tan contento — he said it wrong but he wasn't in the least bit bothered (colloq)
masculino (liter) happiness, joy* * *= content, contentment, happy [happier -com., happiest -sup.], blissful, satisfied, chuffed.Ex. Many librarians viewed AACR1 as such a significant improvement upon its predecessors, that they were content.Ex. The contentment can only be alarming, however, in the context both of the needs of information education for the future and the much higher levels of resources enjoyed by the principal competitors of SLIS.Ex. The user who is ignorant of the expansion of the abbreviations in these headings, will be happier to be able to find these headings file under their abbreviated form, than under a spelt-out version or complete version.Ex. Vaguely blissful, but with nothing to occupy her save reflection, she sat in the cafeteria and gave herself up to the physical pleasures of coffee.Ex. He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.Ex. However, CSA is not chuffed that the government has rejected the amendment.----* contento con uno mismo = complacent.* contento de uno mismo = complacently.* estar la mar de contento = be over the moon.* estar loco de contento = be over the moon.* loco de contento = chuffed to bits.* más contento que unas castañuelas = as happy as Larry.* más contento que unas pascuas = as happy as Larry.* nadie está contento con lo que tiene = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).* nadie esta contento con su suerte = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).* no estar contento = be unhappy.* * *I- ta adjetivoa) [estar] (feliz, alegre) happyse puso muy contento al oír que venías — he was very happy o pleased to hear you were coming
contento con algo/alguien — happy with something/somebody
b) ( satisfecho) happy, contentno contento con que le prestara el coche... — not content o satisfied with me lending him the car...
darse por contento — to consider o count oneself lucky
quedarse tan contento — (fam)
IIlo dijo mal y se quedó tan contento — he said it wrong but he wasn't in the least bit bothered (colloq)
masculino (liter) happiness, joy* * *= content, contentment, happy [happier -com., happiest -sup.], blissful, satisfied, chuffed.Ex: Many librarians viewed AACR1 as such a significant improvement upon its predecessors, that they were content.
Ex: The contentment can only be alarming, however, in the context both of the needs of information education for the future and the much higher levels of resources enjoyed by the principal competitors of SLIS.Ex: The user who is ignorant of the expansion of the abbreviations in these headings, will be happier to be able to find these headings file under their abbreviated form, than under a spelt-out version or complete version.Ex: Vaguely blissful, but with nothing to occupy her save reflection, she sat in the cafeteria and gave herself up to the physical pleasures of coffee.Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.Ex: However, CSA is not chuffed that the government has rejected the amendment.* contento con uno mismo = complacent.* contento de uno mismo = complacently.* estar la mar de contento = be over the moon.* estar loco de contento = be over the moon.* loco de contento = chuffed to bits.* más contento que unas castañuelas = as happy as Larry.* más contento que unas pascuas = as happy as Larry.* nadie está contento con lo que tiene = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).* nadie esta contento con su suerte = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).* no estar contento = be unhappy.* * *1 [ ESTAR] (feliz, alegre) happyse puso muy contento al oír que venías he was very happy o pleased o glad to hear you were comingse puso a trabajar con el corazón contento she set to work happily o with a light heartestá muy contento en su nuevo trabajo he's very happy o contented in his new jobcontento CON algo/algn happy WITH sth/sbestán muy contentos con la casa they're very happy o pleased with the house2 (satisfecho) happy, content contento CON algo:no se quedó muy contenta con el regalo she wasn't very happy o pleased with the presentestán contentos con su suerte they are content o happy with their lotno contento con que le prestara el coche, pretendía que le pagase el peaje not content o satisfied with me lending him the car, he expected me to pay for the tolls as welldarse por contento to consider o count oneself luckyquedarse tan contento ( fam): les enchufas la tele y se quedan tan contentos you just stick them in front of the TV and they're quite happy ( colloq)lo dijo mal y se quedó tan contento he said it wrong but just carried on regardless o but he wasn't at all fazed ( colloq)( liter)happiness, joydando grandes muestras de contento se dirigió al estrado she showed great delight as she went up to the stageno cabía en sí de contento he was beside himself with joy, he was overjoyed* * *
Del verbo contentar: ( conjugate contentar)
contento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
contentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
contentar
contento
contentar ( conjugate contentar) verbo transitivo
to please;◊ ¡qué difícil de contento eres! you're so hard to please!
contentarse verbo pronominal contentose con algo to be satisfied with sth;
se contenta con muy poco he's easy to please
contento -ta adjetivo [estar]
contento con algo/algn happy with sth/sb
no contento con que le prestara el coche … not content o satisfied with me lending him the car …
contentar verbo transitivo
1 (alegrar) to cheer up
2 (satisfacer) to please
contento,-a adjetivo happy, pleased [con, with]
' contento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alegre
- campante
- contenta
- dichosa
- dichoso
- poner
- satisfecha
- satisfecho
- ufana
- ufano
- agradar
- alegrar
- con
- encantado
- imaginar
English:
all
- chuffed
- content
- contented
- do
- glad
- happy
- joyful
- moon
- pleased
- sweet
- grass
- unhappy
* * *contento, -a♦ adj1. [alegre] happy;está muy contenta she is very happy;se puso muy contento al ver a sus nietos he was very happy to see his grandchildren;estamos contentos de poder ayudar we're happy o glad to be able to help;han hecho un gran esfuerzo por tener contentos a sus huéspedes they've made a big effort to keep their guests happy;está muy contenta en el trabajo she is very happy in her job2. [satisfecho] pleased;la decisión no dejó contento a nadie the decision didn't satisfy anyone;no estoy nada contenta con la reparación I'm not at all happy with the repair;no contento con insultarlo, le pegó una bofetada not content with insulting him, he slapped his face;Fampagamos cada uno la mitad y todos tan contentos we paid half each and that was us;Famse llevó las llaves y se quedó tan contento he took the keys just like that o as cool as you like♦ nmhappiness, joy;el contento del público era evidente you could see that the audience was happy;no caber en sí de contento to be beside oneself with joy* * *I adj1 ( satisfecho) pleased2 ( feliz) happy;y tan contentos fam and that is/was no problem famII m joy* * *contento, -ta adj: contented, glad, happycontento nm: joy, happiness* * *contento adj2. (satisfecho) pleased -
18 tenso
adj.1 tense, stressed, strained, highly-charged.2 drawn tight.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: tensar.* * *► adjetivo1 (cable, cuerda) tense, taut2 figurado (relaciones) strained* * *(f. - tensa)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=tirante) tense, taut2) [persona, situación] tense; [relaciones] strained* * *- sa adjetivo1) <cuerda/cable> taut, tight; < músculo> tense* * *= stressful, fraught, taut [tauter -comp., tautest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], tense [tenser -comp., tensest -sup.], edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], uptight, stressed.Ex. On the other hand, a prolonged sequence of interviews can be equally stressful, and 'free time' should be interspersed with the successive appointments.Ex. The article is entitled ' Fraught years ahead? Trade unions and libraries'.Ex. While the stencil is held taut, the cylinder is slowly rotated until the bottom edge of the wax sheet can be clamped in position.Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex. The urgency of his supplication was mirrored in the tense whiteness of his knuckles as he clasped his hands tightly in front of him.Ex. His selection of films suggests a temperamental bias toward strong, violent, edgy scenes with killings, face-slappings, and confrontations.Ex. The article ' Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.Ex. Many of the working-class mothers who take part could be described as uptight.Ex. Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.----* ponerse en tensión = tense up.* ponerse tenso = stress + Nombre + out.* situación tensa = stress situation.* * *- sa adjetivo1) <cuerda/cable> taut, tight; < músculo> tense* * *= stressful, fraught, taut [tauter -comp., tautest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], tense [tenser -comp., tensest -sup.], edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], uptight, stressed.Ex: On the other hand, a prolonged sequence of interviews can be equally stressful, and 'free time' should be interspersed with the successive appointments.
Ex: The article is entitled ' Fraught years ahead? Trade unions and libraries'.Ex: While the stencil is held taut, the cylinder is slowly rotated until the bottom edge of the wax sheet can be clamped in position.Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex: The urgency of his supplication was mirrored in the tense whiteness of his knuckles as he clasped his hands tightly in front of him.Ex: His selection of films suggests a temperamental bias toward strong, violent, edgy scenes with killings, face-slappings, and confrontations.Ex: The article ' Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.Ex: Many of the working-class mothers who take part could be described as uptight.Ex: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.* ponerse en tensión = tense up.* ponerse tenso = stress + Nombre + out.* situación tensa = stress situation.* * *tenso -saA1 ‹cuerda/cable› taut, tight2 ‹músculo› tense, tightestás muy tenso, procura relajarte un poco you're very tense, try to relax a bitcontinuó con el dedo tenso en el gatillo he kept his finger poised on the triggerB1 (nervioso) tenseestaba muy tensa antes del examen she was very tense o nervous o uptight before the exam2 ‹relación› strained, tense; ‹situación› tense* * *
Del verbo tensar: ( conjugate tensar)
tenso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
tensó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
tensar
tenso
tensar ( conjugate tensar) verbo transitivo ‹ músculo› to tense;
‹cuerda/cable› to tighten;
‹ arco› to draw;
‹relaciones/lazos› to strain
tenso◊ -sa adjetivo
1 ‹cuerda/cable› taut, tight;
‹ músculo› tense
2 ‹persona/situación› tense;
‹ relación› strained, tense
tensar verbo transitivo
1 (una cuerda, un cable, etc) to tighten: hay que tensar la lona, we must make the canvas taut
(un arco) to draw
2 (un músculo) to tense
tenso,-a adjetivo
1 (persona) tense: se pone tenso cuando la nombran, he tenses up when she is mentioned
últimamente estoy muy tenso, I've been very tense lately
2 (negociaciones, relaciones, etc) strained
3 (cuerda, cable) tight, taut
' tenso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tensa
- tirante
- cargado
- nervioso
English:
nail-biting
- stiffen
- strain
- strained
- taut
- tense
- uptight
- edgy
- tight
- up
* * *tenso, -a adj1. [cuerda, cable] taut;[arco] drawn; [músculo, cuerpo] tense2. [situación, relación, ambiente] tense, strained;[persona] tense;estar tenso con alguien to be tense with sb;ponerse tenso to become tense* * ** * *tenso, -sa adj: tense* * *tenso adj1. (situación, persona) tense2. (cuerda, cable) tight -
19 terco
adj.stubborn, hardheaded, dogged, hard-nosed.* * *► adjetivo1 obstinate, stubborn* * *(f. - terca)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=obstinado) stubborn, obstinate3) [material] hard, tough, hard to work* * *- ca adjetivo stubborn, obstinateser terco como una mula — (fam) to be as stubborn as a mule
* * *= stubborn, perverse, pigheaded, stiff-necked, self-willed.Ex. He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.Ex. The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex. I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.Ex. The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.Ex. But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.* * *- ca adjetivo stubborn, obstinateser terco como una mula — (fam) to be as stubborn as a mule
* * *= stubborn, perverse, pigheaded, stiff-necked, self-willed.Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.
Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.Ex: The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.Ex: But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.* * *terco -castubborn, obstinateser terco como una mula ( fam); to be as stubborn as a mule* * *
terco◊ -ca adjetivo
stubborn, obstinate
terco,-a adjetivo stubborn
' terco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burra
- burro
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- como
- terca
- canijo
- empecinado
- mula
English:
bloody-minded
- obstinate
- pigheaded
- self-opinionated
- stiff-necked
- stubborn
- wilful
- wilfull
- mule
- strong
- willful
* * *terco, -a♦ adj1. [testarudo] stubborn;terco como una mula as stubborn as a mule♦ nm,fstubborn person;ser un terco to be stubborn* * *adj stubborn* * *terco, -ca adjobstinado: obstinate, stubborn* * *terco adj stubborn -
20 angeboren
Adj. inborn, innate (+ Dat in); MED. auch congenital, hereditary* * *natural; temperamental; inbred; connatural; inborn; innate; congenital* * *an|ge|bo|ren ['angə-]adjinnate, inherent; (MED, fig inf) congenital (bei to)an seine Faulheit musst du dich gewöhnen, die ist angeboren (inf) — you'll have to get used to his laziness, he was born that way
* * *1) congenitally4) (belonging to a person naturally: native intelligence.) native5) (born in a person: natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.) natural* * *an·ge·bo·ren1. MED congenital2. (fig fam) characteristic, innate, inherent* * ** * ** * ** * *adj.congenital adj.inborn adj.inbred adj.innate adj.native adj. adv.congenitally adv.inherently adv.natively adv.
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