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3 calentar
v.1 to heat (up), to warm (up) (subir la temperatura de).2 to liven up.3 to hit, to strike (informal) (pegar).¡te voy a calentar! you'll feel the back of my hand!4 to turn on (informal) (sexualmente).5 to make angry, to annoy (informal).¡me están calentando con tanta provocación! all their provocation is getting me worked up!6 to give off heat.7 to warm up.María calienta la leche en la estufa Mary warms up the milk on the stove.El ejercicio calienta a Ricardo Exercise warms up Richard.8 to heat up.* * *1 (comida, habitación, cuerpo) to warm up; (agua, horno) to heat2 DEPORTE to warm up, tone up5 familiar (excitar sexualmente) to arouse, turn on1 to get hot, get warm2 figurado (enfadarse) to get heated, get annoyed3 figurado (exaltarse) to get excited4 familiar (excitarse sexualmente) to get horny, get randy\calentar el asiento figurado to warm the chaircalentarse los sesos / calentarse los cascos figurado to get hot under the collar* * *verbto warm, heat* * *1. VT1) [+ líquido, metal, mineral, comida] [a temperatura alta] to heat (up); [a temperatura media] to warm (up)¿caliento un poco más la sopa? — shall I heat (up) the soup a bit more?
tómate este café, que te caliente un poco el estómago — have this coffee, it will warm you up inside
¿dónde puedo calentar la voz? — where can I warm up?
estaban calentando piernas antes del partido — they were doing leg warm-up exercises before the match
calentar motores — (lit) to warm up the engines; (fig) to gather momentum
- calentar la cabeza o los cascos a algntras calentarle mucho la cabeza han conseguido convencerlo — after endlessly pestering him they finally convinced him
rojo 2., 1)le calentaron los cascos hasta que se metió en la pelea — they egged him on until he finally joined in the fight
2) [+ ambiente, ánimos]no fueron capaces de calentar los ánimos de los asistentes — they couldn't get the audience fired up
el torero inició la faena de rodillas para calentar al público — the bullfighter began with kneeling passes to get the spectators warmed up
3) * [sexualmente] to turn on *4) esp LAm * (=enojar) to make cross, make mad ( esp EEUU) *5) * (=zurrar)6) Chile * [+ examen, materia] to cram for *2. VI1) (=dar calor) [sol] to get hot; [estufa, radiador, fuego] to give off heat, give out heatel radiador apenas calienta — the radiator hardly gives off o gives out any heat
2) (Dep) to warm up, limber up3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <agua/comida> to heat, heat up; < habitación> to heatb) (Dep)c) <motor/coche> to warm up2) (fam) ( zurrar) to give... a good hiding (colloq)3) (vulg) ( excitar sexualmente) to turn... on (colloq)4) (AmL fam) ( enojar) to make... mad (colloq)2.lo que me calienta es... — what really makes me mad is... (colloq)
calentar vi3.calentarse v pron1)a) horno/plancha to heat up; habitación to warm up, get warmb) motor/coche ( al arrancar) to warm up; ( en exceso) to overheat2) (vulg) ( excitarse sexualmente) to get turned on (colloq)3) debate to become heated4) (AmL fam) ( enfadarse) to get mad (colloq)* * *= heat, warm, heat up, warm up.Ex. A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.Ex. The copperplate was warmed and then inked with a dabber and wiped to clean the unengraved areas.Ex. Greeks and Egyptians first used bellows before 1500 B.C to heat up furnaces in forges.Ex. To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.----* calentar en el microonda = microwave.* calentar motores = prime + the pump.* calentarse = warm up.* calentarse demasiado = overheat.* calentarse excesivamente = overheat.* calienta piernas = leg warmers.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <agua/comida> to heat, heat up; < habitación> to heatb) (Dep)c) <motor/coche> to warm up2) (fam) ( zurrar) to give... a good hiding (colloq)3) (vulg) ( excitar sexualmente) to turn... on (colloq)4) (AmL fam) ( enojar) to make... mad (colloq)2.lo que me calienta es... — what really makes me mad is... (colloq)
calentar vi3.calentarse v pron1)a) horno/plancha to heat up; habitación to warm up, get warmb) motor/coche ( al arrancar) to warm up; ( en exceso) to overheat2) (vulg) ( excitarse sexualmente) to get turned on (colloq)3) debate to become heated4) (AmL fam) ( enfadarse) to get mad (colloq)* * *= heat, warm, heat up, warm up.Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.
Ex: The copperplate was warmed and then inked with a dabber and wiped to clean the unengraved areas.Ex: Greeks and Egyptians first used bellows before 1500 B.C to heat up furnaces in forges.Ex: To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.* calentar en el microonda = microwave.* calentar motores = prime + the pump.* calentarse = warm up.* calentarse demasiado = overheat.* calentarse excesivamente = overheat.* calienta piernas = leg warmers.* * *calentar [A5 ]vtA1 ‹agua/leche/comida› to heat, heat up; ‹sartén/plancha› to heat; ‹habitación› to heatcalentar al rojo to make … red-hot2 ( Dep):calentar los músculos to warm up, limber up3 ‹motor/coche› to warm uplo que me calienta es … what really makes me mad o gets up my nose is … ( colloq)E■ calentarvi¡cómo calienta hoy el sol! the sun's really hot today!la estufa casi no calienta the heater is hardly giving off any heatA1 «horno/plancha» to heat up; «habitación» to warm up, get warm2 «motor/coche» (al arrancar) to warm up; (en exceso) to overheatC «debate» to become heatedlos ánimos se calentaron things became heated, tempers flared o started to run highel juego se calentó the game got violent o rough* * *
calentar ( conjugate calentar) verbo transitivo
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‹ habitación› to heat
c) (Dep):
2 (AmL fam) ( enojar) to make … mad (colloq)
verbo intransitivo:◊ ¡cómo calienta hoy el sol! the sun's really hot today!;
esta estufa casi no calienta this heater is hardly giving off any heat
calentarse verbo pronominal
1
[ habitación] to warm up, get warm
( en exceso) to overheat
2 (vulg) ( excitarse sexualmente) to get turned on (colloq)
3 [ debate] to become heated;
4 (AmL fam) ( enojarse) to get mad (colloq)
calentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (la leche, el aceite, horno) to heat: el sol calentaba la casa, the sun heated the stone
(algo que se quedó frío) to warm up
2 fam (dar unos azotes) to smack
3 LAm (hacer enfadar) to make someone cross o mad
4 vulgar (excitar sexualmente) to arouse (sexually) o to turn on
II verbo intransitivo
1 (dar calor el sol) to be hot: era abril y el sol aún calentaba poco, it was April and it wasn't hot yet
(una estufa) to heat
2 (una prenda) to warm up
♦ Locuciones: figurado calentarle a alguien la cabeza, to bug someone
' calentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrar
- recalentar
- calienta
- caliento
- entibiar
- pava
English:
heat
- heat up
- limber up
- microwave
- nuke
- warm
- warm up
* * *♦ vt1. [subir la temperatura de] to heat (up), to warm (up);[motor, máquina] to warm up;calienta un poco la leche warm the milk up a bit;Fam Depcalentar banquillo to sit on the bench;calentar motores to warm up;calentarle la cabeza a alguien to pester sb3. [animar] to liven up;sus declaraciones han calentado la campaña electoral his statements have turned the heat up in the election campaign¡te voy a calentar! you'll feel the back of my hand!6. [agitar] to make angry, to annoy;¡me están calentando con tanta provocación! all their provocation is getting me worked up!♦ vi1. [dar calor] to give off heat;esta estufa no calienta this heater doesn't give off much heat2. [entrenarse] to warm up* * *I v/t1 heat (up)2:calentar a alguien fig provoke s.o.; popsexualmente get s.o. hot famII v/i DEP warm up* * *calentar {55} vt1) : to heat, to warm* * *calentar vb1. (comida, etc) to heat up¿me puedes calentar la leche? can you heat the milk up for me?2. (hacer ejercicios) to warm up -
4 encrespar
v.1 to curl (pelo).2 to irritate.3 to ruffle, to crisp, to curl, to frizz.Encrespamos la tela We ruffled the fabric.4 to make choppy.La tormenta encrespó el mar The storm made the sea choppy.* * *1 (pelo) to curl, frizz2 (mar) to make choppy, make rough3 figurado (enfurecer) to infuriate1 (pelo) to stand on end2 (mar) to get rough3 figurado (enfurecerse) to get cross, get irritated* * *1. VT1) (=rizar) [+ pelo] to curl; [+ plumas] to ruffle; [+ agua] to ripple; [+ mar] to make rough2) (=irritar) to anger, irritate2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivob) < pasiones> to arouse, inflame (liter)c) < persona> to irritate, annoy2.encresparse v pron pelo to curl, go curly; mar to get rough o choppy; pasiones to be aroused, be inflamed (liter); persona to become irritated* * *= bristle, irritate, annoy, exasperate.Ex. In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.Ex. Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.Ex. Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.Ex. Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.* * *1.verbo transitivob) < pasiones> to arouse, inflame (liter)c) < persona> to irritate, annoy2.encresparse v pron pelo to curl, go curly; mar to get rough o choppy; pasiones to be aroused, be inflamed (liter); persona to become irritated* * *= bristle, irritate, annoy, exasperate.Ex: In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.
Ex: Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.Ex: Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.* * *encrespar [A1 ]vt1 ‹pelo› to make … go curly; ‹mar› to make … rough o choppynavegaban en un mar encrespado they were sailing in rough o choppy waters2 ‹pasiones› to arouse, inflame ( liter)los ánimos estaban muy encrespados tempers were frayed3 ‹persona› to irritate, annoy1 «pelo» to curl, go curly; «mar» to get rough o choppy2 «pasiones» to be aroused, be inflamed ( liter)se fueron encrespando los ánimos tempers became frayed3 «persona» to become irritated* * *
encrespar ( conjugate encrespar) verbo transitivo ‹ pelo› to make … go curly;
‹ mar› to make … rough o choppy
encresparse verbo pronominal [ pelo] to curl, go curly;
[ mar] to get rough o choppy
' encrespar' also found in these entries:
English:
curl
* * *♦ vt1. [pelo] to curl2. [mar] to make choppy o rough3. [irritar] [persona] to irritate;[ambiente] to inflame;sus comentarios encresparon los ánimos her remarks raised people's hackles* * *v/t1 pelo curl2 mar make rough ochoppy3 figánimos arouse, inflame;su intervención encrespó el debate/el ambiente her intervention made the debate/the atmosphere even more heated* * *encrespar vt1) : to curl, to ruffle, to ripple2) : to annoy, to irritate -
5 destemplado
adj.1 out of tone, out of tune.2 harsh, angry, bad-tempered, gruff.past part.past participle of spanish verb: destemplar.* * *1→ link=destemplar destemplar► adjetivo1 MÚSICA out of tune2 (voz, gesto) sharp, snappy3 (carácter) irritable, tetchy4 (tiempo) unpleasant5 MEDICINA off colour, unwell6 (acero) untempered\con cajas destempladas rudely, brusquelysentirse destemplado,-a not to feel well* * *ADJ1) (Mús) out of tune2) (Med) (=con fiebre) feverishestar destemplado — to have a slight temperature o (EEUU) fever
3) [carácter] (=malhumorado) ill-tempered; (=áspero) harsh4) (Meteo) unpleasant* * *- da adjetivo1) < persona>estoy or ando destemplado — ( con fiebre) I have a slight fever; ( indispuesto) I'm feeling off-color*
2)a) < instrumento> discordant, out-of-tuneb) <voz/tono> harsh, discordantc) < nervios> frayed* * *= raucous, out of tune.Ex. This is an important point which has been poorly neglected in this lively and, at times, raucous debate.Ex. Soon they started receiving complaints that he left the pianos more out of tune than he found them.* * *- da adjetivo1) < persona>estoy or ando destemplado — ( con fiebre) I have a slight fever; ( indispuesto) I'm feeling off-color*
2)a) < instrumento> discordant, out-of-tuneb) <voz/tono> harsh, discordantc) < nervios> frayed* * *= raucous, out of tune.Ex: This is an important point which has been poorly neglected in this lively and, at times, raucous debate.
Ex: Soon they started receiving complaints that he left the pianos more out of tune than he found them.* * *destemplado -daA1 ‹persona›estoy or ando destemplado (con fiebre) I have a slight fever, I've got a bit of a temperature ( BrE) (indispuesto) I'm feeling out of sorts o a bit under the weather2 ‹tiempo› unpleasant¡qué día tan destemplado! what a horrible o miserable day!B1 ‹instrumento› discordant, out-of-tune2 ‹voz/tono› harsh, discordant3 [ ESTAR] ‹nervios› frayedlos ánimos están destemplados tempers are getting frayed, people are getting agitated, things are getting fraughtC ‹diente› sensitive* * *
Del verbo destemplar: ( conjugate destemplar)
destemplado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
destemplado
destemplar
destemplado◊ -da adjetivo
1 ‹ persona›:
( indispuesto) I'm feeling off-color( conjugate color)
2
destemplar ( conjugate destemplar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹guitarra/violín› to make … go out of tune
2 ‹ánimos/nervios› to fray
3 (AmL) ‹ dientes› to set … on edge
destemplado,-a adjetivo
1 (con malestar físico) out of sorts: estoy destemplada, I'm under the weather
2 (clima, tiempo) unpleasant
3 (actitudes, palabras) harsh, sharp
4 Mús (desafinado) out of tune, discordant
' destemplado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
destemplada
- destemplarse
* * *destemplado, -a adj2. [instrumento] out of tune3. [tiempo, clima] unpleasant4. [carácter, actitud] irritable5. [voz, tono] harsh, jarring* * *adj out of tune* * *destemplado, -da adj1) : out of tune2) : irritable, out of sorts3) : unpleasant (of weather) -
6 erhitzt
I P.P. erhitzenII Adj.1. hot; Person: auch flushed2. fig. Debatte: heated; Person: worked up, hot under the collar umg., steamed up umg.; erhitzte Gemüter raised tempers* * *(angeheizt) heated;(aufgewärmt) hot* * *1) (having been made hot: a heated swimming-pool.) heated2) heatedly* * *B. adj1. hot; Person: auch flushederhitzte Gemüter raised tempers* * *adj.heated adj. -
7 erregen
I v/t2. (aufregen) excite, upset; (reizen) irritate; (wütend machen) infuriate; die Gemüter erregen cause quite a stir; stärker: get people’s blood ( oder tempers) up3. (verursachen) (Aufsehen, Heiterkeit, Krebs etc.) cause; (Unruhe) create; (Neugier, Zorn etc.) provoke; (Argwohn, Interesse, Leidenschaft, Mitleid, Neugier, Verdacht etc.) arouse; (Aufmerksamkeit, Interesse) attract; (Bewunderung, Eifersucht, Interesse, Verdacht) excite; (jemandes Abscheu, Ekel, Zweifel etc.) fill s.o. with; Anstoß oder Ärgernis erregen cause ( oder give) offen|ce (Am. -se) ( bei to); jemandes Gefallen / Missfallen erregen please / displease s.o., arouse s.o.’s pleasure / displeasure4. ETECH. excite, energizeII v/refl get excited; stärker: get all worked up ( über + Akk about); zürnend: auch get angry; erregt* * *to excite; to upset; to rouse; to agitate; to arouse; to wind up; to move; to cause; to thrill* * *er|re|gen [ɛɐ'reːgn] ptp erregt1. vt1) (= aufregen) jdn, Nerven etc to excite; (sexuell auch) to arouse; (= erzürnen) to infuriate, to annoyer war vor Wut ganz erregt — he was in a rage or fury
in der Debatte ging es erregt zu — feelings ran high in the debate, the debate was quite heated
erregt lief er hin und her — he paced back and forth in a state of agitation
See:→ Gemüt2) (= hervorrufen, erzeugen) to arouse; Zorn to provoke; Leidenschaften to arouse, to excite; Aufsehen, öffentliches Ärgernis, Heiterkeit to cause, to create; Aufmerksamkeit to attract; Zweifel to raise2. vrto get worked up or excited ( über +acc about, over); (= sich ärgern) to get annoyed ( über +acc at)* * *2) (to excite or be excited: He is the kind of person to ferment trouble.) ferment3) (to cause (feelings etc) to become violent.) inflame* * *er·re·gen *I. vt1. (aufregen)▪ jdn \erregen to irritate sb, to annoy sb2. (sexuell anregen)▪ jdn \erregen to arouse sbII. vr* * *1.transitives Verb1) annoy2) (sexuell) arouse3) (verursachen) arouse2.Ärgernis/Aufsehen erregen — cause annoyance/ a stir
reflexives Verbsich über etwas (Akk.) erregen — get excited about something
* * *A. v/t3. (verursachen) (Aufsehen, Heiterkeit, Krebs etc) cause; (Unruhe) create; (Neugier, Zorn etc) provoke; (Argwohn, Interesse, Leidenschaft, Mitleid, Neugier, Verdacht etc) arouse; (Aufmerksamkeit, Interesse) attract; (Bewunderung, Eifersucht, Interesse, Verdacht) excite; (jemandes Abscheu, Ekel, Zweifel etc) fill sb with;bei to);jemandes Gefallen/Missfallen erregen please/displease sb, arouse sb’s pleasure/displeasure4. ELEK excite, energize* * *1.transitives Verb1) annoy2) (sexuell) arouse3) (verursachen) arouse2.Ärgernis/Aufsehen erregen — cause annoyance/ a stir
reflexives Verbsich über etwas (Akk.) erregen — get excited about something
* * *v.to activate v.to energise (UK) v.to energize (US) v.to excite v.to move v.to thrill v. -
8 exasperar a Alguien
(v.) = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + pottyEx. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.Ex. Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.Ex. But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.Ex. This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.Ex. As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.Ex. Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.Ex. Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.Ex. I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.* * *(v.) = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + pottyEx: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
Ex: Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.Ex: But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.Ex: This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.Ex: As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.Ex: Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.Ex: Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.Ex: I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty. -
9 hacer una chapuza
to botch up* * *(v.) = botch, bodgeEx. But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.Ex. This wall has been bodged together using breeze blocks at some point.* * *(v.) = botch, bodgeEx: But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
Ex: This wall has been bodged together using breeze blocks at some point. -
10 sacar a Alguien de quicio
familiar to get on somebody's nerves* * *(v.) = get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + pottyEx. But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.Ex. Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.Ex. This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.Ex. As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.Ex. Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.Ex. Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.Ex. I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.* * *(v.) = get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + pottyEx: But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.Ex: Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.Ex: This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.Ex: As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.Ex: Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.Ex: Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.Ex: I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty. -
11 torpeza
f.1 clumsiness (falta de destreza, tacto).fue una torpeza hacerlo/decirlo it was a clumsy thing to do/say2 slowness (falta de inteligencia).3 dumb act, silly act, clumsy action.* * *1 (falta de habilidad) clumsiness, awkwardness2 (mental) dimness, stupidity3 (de movimiento) slowness, heaviness4 (error) blunder\cometer una torpeza to make a blunder* * *SF1) (=falta de agilidad) [de persona] clumsiness; [de movimientos] ungainliness2) (=falta de inteligencia) dimness, slowness3) (=falta de tacto)¡menuda torpeza la tuya! has ofendido a toda la familia — that was really tactless o clumsy of you, you've offended the whole family!
fue una torpeza por mi parte decírselo — it was stupid o clumsy of me to tell him
4) (=tontería)* * *1) ( cualidad)a) ( en las acciones) clumsiness; ( al andar) awkwardnessb) ( falta de inteligencia) stupidityperdona mi torpeza, pero no entiendo — I'm sorry to be so stupid o dim, but I don't understand
c) ( falta de tacto) clumsiness2) ( dicho desacertado) gaffe; ( acción desacertada) blunder* * *= clumsiness, cumbersomeness.Ex. But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.Ex. Such a huge file is only useful, given what we know about the cumbersomeness of the present card catalog, when one has an electronic means of sorting and searching.* * *1) ( cualidad)a) ( en las acciones) clumsiness; ( al andar) awkwardnessb) ( falta de inteligencia) stupidityperdona mi torpeza, pero no entiendo — I'm sorry to be so stupid o dim, but I don't understand
c) ( falta de tacto) clumsiness2) ( dicho desacertado) gaffe; ( acción desacertada) blunder* * *= clumsiness, cumbersomeness.Ex: But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
Ex: Such a huge file is only useful, given what we know about the cumbersomeness of the present card catalog, when one has an electronic means of sorting and searching.* * *1 (en las acciones) clumsiness; (al andar) awkwardness2 (falta de inteligencia) stupidityperdona mi torpeza, pero no entiendo I'm sorry to be so stupid o slow o dim, but I don't understand3 (falta de tacto) clumsinessB (dicho desacertado) gaffe; (acción desacertada) blunder* * *
torpeza sustantivo femenino
1 ( cualidad)
◊ perdona mi torpeza, pero no entiendo I'm sorry to be so stupid o dim, but I don't understand
2 ( dicho desacertado) gaffe;
( acción desacertada) blunder
torpeza sustantivo femenino
1 (falta de habilidad, de tacto) clumsiness
(en el andar, etc) awkwardness, slowness
2 (equivocación) blunder, mistake
3 (de entendimiento) stupidity
' torpeza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rienda
- turbar
- turbación
English:
clumsiness
- ungainliness
* * *torpeza nf1. [falta de destreza] clumsiness2. [falta de tacto] clumsiness;tuvimos problemas por su torpeza al llevar el tema we had problems because of her clumsy handling of the issue3. [acción inconveniente]fue una torpeza hacerlo/decirlo it was a clumsy thing to do/say;cometer una torpeza to make a blunder4. [falta de inteligencia] slowness* * *f1 clumsiness2 ( necedad) stupidity* * *torpeza nf1) : clumsiness, awkwardness2) : stupidity3) : blunder -
12 calmer
calmer [kalme]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ personne] to calm down ; [+ nerfs] to calmb. [+ douleur] to ease ; [+ impatience] to curb ; [+ faim] to satisfy ; [+ soif] to quench ; [+ ardeur] to cool2. reflexive verbb. ( = diminuer) [inquiétude, douleur] to ease ; [crainte] to subside* * *kalme
1.
1) ( apaiser) to calm [somebody/something] down [personne, animal]; to defuse [situation]; to tone down [discussion]; to subdue [agitation, colère]; to allay [inquiétude]calmer le jeu — fig to calm things down
2) ( atténuer) to ease [douleur]; to bring down [fièvre]; to dampen [passions, désir]; to take the edge off [faim, soif]
2.
se calmer verbe pronominal1) ( s'apaiser) [personne, situation] to calm down; [tempête] to die down; [agitation, colère] to die down; [discussion] to quieten GB ou quiet US down; [inquiétude] to subside; [désir] to coolcalme-toi! — ( reste tranquille) calm down!; ( fais moins de bruit) quieten GB ou quiet US down!
2) ( s'atténuer) [douleur] to ease; [fièvre, faim] to die down; [bruit] to subside* * *kalme vt1) [personne] to calm down2) [douleur, inquiétude] to easeCette pommade calme les démangeaisons. — This ointment soothes itching.
* * *calmer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( apaiser) to calm [sb/sth] down [personne, foule, animal]; to calm [marché, Bourse]; to defuse [situation]; to tone down [discussion]; to subdue [agitation, révolte, colère]; to allay [inquiétude, crainte]; to quieten [dissensions]; calmer le jeu fig to calm things down; calmer les esprits to calm people down;2 ( atténuer) to ease, to relieve [douleur, mal]; to bring down [fièvre]; to dampen [passions, ardeur, désir]; to curb [impatience]; to take the edge off [faim, soif].B se calmer vpr1 ( s'apaiser) [personne, foule, situation] to calm down; [éléments, tempête] to die down; [agitation, révolte, passions, colère] to die down; [débat, discussion] to quieten GB ou quiet US down; [inquiétude, crainte] to subside; [ardeur, désir] to cool; calme-toi! ( reste tranquille) calm down!; ( fais moins de bruit) quieten GB ou quiet US down!; les choses se calment things are calming down; après l'annonce du ministre, les esprits se sont calmés after the minister's announcement, tempers cooled;2 ( s'atténuer) [douleur, mal] to ease, to wear off; [fièvre, faim, soif] to die down; [rire, bruit, tapage] to subside.[kalme] verbe transitif1. [rendre serein - enfant, opposant, foule] to calm down (separable)a. [dans un groupe] we must put everybody's mind at restb. [dans la nation] we must put the people's minds at rest2. [dépassionner - mécontentement] to soothe, to calm ; [ - colère] to calm, to appease ; [ - querelle] to pacify, to defuse ; [ - débat] to restore order to3. [diminuer - fièvre, inflammation] to bring down (separable) ; [ - douleur] to soothe, to ease ; [ - faim] to satisfy, to appease ; [ - soif] to quench ; [ - désespoir, crainte] to ease, to allay ; [ - désir, passion, enthousiasme] to dampen ; [ - impatience] to relieve————————se calmer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [devenir serein] to calm down3. [s'affaiblir - dispute, douleur] to die down ou away, to ease off ou up ; [ - fièvre] to die ou to go down ; [ - anxiété] to fade ; [ - passion] to fade away, to cool ; [ - faim, soif] to die down, to be appeased4. MÉTÉOROLOGIE [averse] to ease off[mer] to become calm -
13 не в духе
см. тж. в духе II( быть)разг.be in a bad humour; be in low spirits (humour, temper); be out of sorts; be a cup too low; be in the blues; feel blue; feel anyhow (funny); be out of frame; be not in the best of tempersКарл Иванович был очень не в духе. Это было заметно по его сдвинутым бровям... (Л. Толстой, Детство) — Karl Ivanych was in a very bad humour. This was evident from his frown...
Сорин.
Отчего сестра не в духе? Треплев. Отчего? Скучает... Ревнует. (А. Чехов, Чайка) — Sorin: Why is your mother out of humour? Treplev: Why? Because she is bored... She is jealous.Челкаш шагал дальше, встречаемый всеми, как человек хорошо знакомый. Но он, всегда весёлый и едкий, был сегодня, очевидно, не в духе и отвечал на распросы отрывисто и резко. (М. Горький, Челкаш) — Everybody who met Chelkash greeted him as an old acquaintance, but he usually so cheery and biting, must have been out of sorts, for his replies were all very terse.
- Вы что-то, я замечаю, сегодня не в духе? - А почему я должен быть в духе, если вы опаздываете чуть ли не на сорок минут? (С. Герасимов, У озера) — 'You don't seem to be in the best of tempers?' 'What do you expect, when you're nearly forty minutes late?'
Я с дороги был не в духе, хотел на ком-нибудь выместить своё всем недовольство и раздражение. (В. Астафьев, Вимба) — I was feeling low after our journey, wanting to vent all my own dissatisfaction and bad temper on somebody.
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14 Бог по силе крест налагает
General subject: God tempers the wind to the shorn lambУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Бог по силе крест налагает
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15 жара сделала всех раздражительными
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > жара сделала всех раздражительными
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16 страсти разгорелись
1) General subject: blood is up, feeling ran high, passions ran high2) Makarov: tempers ran highУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > страсти разгорелись
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17 холоднокатаные листы высокой твёрдости
Metallurgy: full tempersУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > холоднокатаные листы высокой твёрдости
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18 hamaki
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -hamaki[English Word] act heedlessly[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -hamaki[English Word] become infuriated[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -hamaki[English Word] suddenly[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -hamaki[English Word] unexpectedly[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -hamaki[English Word] become suddenly vexed[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -hamaki[English Word] get angry suddenly[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] watu wa kijiji kizima wamehamaki naye [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hamaki[Swahili Plural] hamaki[English Word] anger[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] Maksuudi alisimama anatetemeka kwa hamaki [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hamaki[Swahili Plural] hamaki[English Word] fury[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hamaki[English Word] inconsiderate act[English Plural] inconsiderate acts[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hamaki[English Word] rash act[English Plural] rash acts[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hamaki[Swahili Plural] hamaki[English Word] temper[English Plural] tempers[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------ -
19 staw
( zbiornik wodny) pond; ANAT joint* * *mi1. ( akwen) pond; staw rybny fishpond; wedle stawu grobla cut one's coat according to the cloth; the Lord tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > staw
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20 mildne
alleviate, moderate, temper, tone down* * *vb( lindre) relieve ( fx pain, distress, hardship),(mere F) soothe ( fx pain),F alleviate ( fx pain);( formilde) mitigate ( fx pain, suffering, the punishment, his anger),( afbøde) cushion ( fx the effects);( dæmpe) dim ( fx the light),( om ytring) tone down ( fx an expression);( om temperatur) take the edge off ( fx the sun took the edge off the frost), temper ( fx God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb).
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