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1 abrupto
adj.1 abrupt, steep, precipitous, broken.2 abrupt, sudden, hasty, hurried.3 coarse, impolite, rude.* * *► adjetivo1 (terreno) rugged; (pendiente) steep, abrupt2 (persona) abrupt, sudden* * *(f. - abrupta)adj.* * *ADJ1) [cuesta] steep; [terreno] rough, rugged2) [tono] abrupt3) [cambio] sudden* * *- ta adjetivoa) <camino/pendiente> steep; < terreno> roughb) < tono> abruptc) <cambio/descenso> abrupt, sudden* * *= rugged.Ex. Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.* * *- ta adjetivoa) <camino/pendiente> steep; < terreno> roughb) < tono> abruptc) <cambio/descenso> abrupt, sudden* * *= rugged.Ex: Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.
* * *abrupto -ta1 (escarpado) ‹camino/pendiente› steep2 (áspero, escabroso) ‹terreno› rough3 ‹tono› abrupt4 (repentino) ‹cambio/descenso› abrupt, sudden* * *
abrupto◊ -ta adjetivo
‹ terreno› rough
abrupto,-a adjetivo
1 (paisaje) steep, rough, abrupt
2 (cortante, violento) abrupt
un abrupto cambio de planes, a sudden change of plan
' abrupto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrupta
English:
blunt
- abrupt
* * *abrupto, -a adj1. [escarpado] sheer;[accidentado] rugged2. [brusco] abrupt, sudden* * *adj* * *abrupto, -ta adj1) : abrupt2) escarpado: steep♦ abruptamente adv* * * -
2 terreno
adj.earthly, worldly.m.1 lot, terrain, land, patch.2 soil, ground.3 terrain, ground.* * *► adjetivo1 worldly, earthly2 GEOGRAFÍA terrain4 DEPORTE field, ground5 figurado (esfera de acción) field, sphere\ceder terreno figurado to give wayconocer el terreno figurado to be familiar with somethingestar en su propio terreno figurado to be on home groundganar terreno / perder terreno to gain ground / lose groundhacer algo sobre el terreno to do something on the spot 2 figurado to improvise somethingsaber uno el terreno que pisa figurado to know what one's doingpreparar el terreno figurado to pave the way, prepare the groundser terreno abonado (para algo) figurado to be receptive (to something)terreno conocido figurado familiar ground————————2 GEOGRAFÍA terrain4 DEPORTE field, ground5 figurado (esfera de acción) field, sphere* * *noun m.1) terrain2) ground, land3) plot* * *1. ADJ1) (Rel) [bienes] earthlyesta vida terrena — this earthly life liter
2) (Bio, Geol) terrestrial2. SM1) (=extensión de tierra) [gen] land; (=parcela) piece of land, plot of landnos hemos comprado un terreno en las afueras — we've bought a piece of land o plot of land o some land on the outskirts of the city
2) [explicando sus características] (=relieve) ground, terrain; (=composición) soil, landun terreno pedregoso — stony ground o terrain
3) (=campo)a) [de estudio] fieldb) [de actividad] sphere, fieldel gobierno debe tomar medidas urgentes en el terreno económico — the government must take urgent measures in the economic sphere o field
la competencia de las empresas extranjeras en todos los terrenos — competition from foreign companies in all areas
en cuanto a las pensiones, se ha avanzado poco en este terreno — as for pensions, little progress has been made in this area
4)- vencer a algn en su propio terrenoterreno abonado —
dichas tendencias han encontrado el terreno abonado entre la juventud — these trends have found a fertile breeding ground amongst the young
este país es terreno abonado para las inversiones extranjeras — this country provides rich pickings for foreign investment
5) (Dep)el equipo tuvo una nueva derrota fuera de su terreno — the team suffered a fresh defeat away (from home)
terreno de juego — pitch, field
* * *I- na adjetivoa) (Relig) earthlyb) ( no marino o aéreo) terrestrial (frml), land (before n)II1) (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot (AmE)el terreno llega hasta el río — the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river
2) ( extensión de tierra) land3)a) (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain; ( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soilallanarle el terreno a alguien — to smooth the way o path for somebody
ceder/ganar/perder terreno — to give/gain/lose ground
estar en su (propio) terreno — to be on one's own ground
minarle or socavarle el terreno a alguien — to cut the ground from under somebody's feet
pisar terreno firme/peligroso — to tread on safe/dangerous ground
prepararle el terreno a alguien/algo — to pave the way for somebody/something
sobre el terreno: estudiar sobre el terreno una situación to make an on-the-spot assessment of a situation; haremos planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along; tantear el terreno — to see how the land lies
b) (Geol) terrane, terrain4) (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field* * *(n.) = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of landEx. This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.Ex. Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.Ex. Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.Ex. These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.Ex. Over 17% of Botswana's land area has been set-aside as national parks and game reserves.Ex. A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex. The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.Ex. So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.* * *I- na adjetivoa) (Relig) earthlyb) ( no marino o aéreo) terrestrial (frml), land (before n)II1) (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot (AmE)el terreno llega hasta el río — the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river
2) ( extensión de tierra) land3)a) (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain; ( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soilallanarle el terreno a alguien — to smooth the way o path for somebody
ceder/ganar/perder terreno — to give/gain/lose ground
estar en su (propio) terreno — to be on one's own ground
minarle or socavarle el terreno a alguien — to cut the ground from under somebody's feet
pisar terreno firme/peligroso — to tread on safe/dangerous ground
prepararle el terreno a alguien/algo — to pave the way for somebody/something
sobre el terreno: estudiar sobre el terreno una situación to make an on-the-spot assessment of a situation; haremos planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along; tantear el terreno — to see how the land lies
b) (Geol) terrane, terrain4) (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field* * *terreno11 = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of land.Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.
Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.Ex: Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.Ex: These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.Ex: So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.* andar por terreno peligroso = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.* andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* ceder terreno = yield + ground, lose + ground.* con terrenos cedidos por el gobierno = land grant [land-grant].* en terreno conocido = on familiar grounds.* en terreno peligroso = on shaky grounds.* estar moviéndose en terreno seguro = be on secure ground.* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.* gestión de terrenos = land management.* invadir el terreno (de Alguien) = encroach on/upon + Posesivo + domain.* limpiar el terreno de árboles = clear + land.* motocicleta todo terreno = dirt bike.* moverse en terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* no ceder terreno = stand + Posesivo + ground.* parcela de terreno = plot of land, piece of land.* perder terreno = lose + ground.* pisar terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.* preparar el terreno = pave + the way (for/towards/to), set + the scene, clear + the path, smooth + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), lay + the groundwork for, pave + the road (for/towards/to), clear + the way.* preparar el terreno para = lead up to, smooth + the path of, clear + the ground for, fertilise + the ground for.* prueba sobre el terreno = field test, field trial.* sobre el terreno = on the ground.* tantear el terreno = put + feeler out, test + the water.* terreno conocido = familiar grounds.* terreno cultivable pequeño = croft.* terreno de deportes = sport arena.* terreno de juego = playing field, pitch.* terreno de pruebas = testing ground.* terreno desconocido = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* terreno elevado = high ground.* terreno en construcción = building site.* terreno firme = firm ground, safe ground, solid ground.* terreno inhóspito = inhospitable terrain.* terreno maderero = timberland.* terreno nada fértil = stony ground.* terreno neutral = neutral ground.* terreno para construir = building site.* terreno pedegroso = stony ground.* terreno peligroso = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.* terreno poco definido = grey area [gray area].* terreno resbaladizo = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.* terrenos = site, landed estate, grounds.* terrenos de la finca = estate grounds.* terreno seguro = safe ground, solid ground.* terreno sin construir = vacant lot.* terrenos sin construir = vacant land.* vehículo todoterreno = all-terrain vehicle.* vencer a Alguien en su propio terreno = beat + Nombre + at + Posesivo + own game.terreno22 = earthly [earthlier -comp., earthliest -sup.], worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.].Ex: After that I could never pass a dead man without stopping to gaze on his face, stripped by death of that earthly patina which masks the living soul.
Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.(n.) = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of landEx: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.
Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.Ex: Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.Ex: These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.Ex: Over 17% of Botswana's land area has been set-aside as national parks and game reserves.Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.Ex: So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.* * *1 ( Relig) earthlynuestra vida terrena our earthly life, our life on earthA (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot ( AmE)heredó unos terrenos en Sonora she inherited some land in Sonoraun terreno plantado de viñas a field o an area of land planted with vinesel terreno cuesta tanto como la casa the land costs as much as the housequieren construir en esos terrenos they want to build on that land o siteel terreno llega hasta el río the land o plot o lot extends as far as the riverCompuesto:field, pitch ( BrE)Escocia perdió frente a Gales en su propio terreno (de juego) Scotland lost at home to Wales, Scotland lost to Wales despite having home-field advantage ( AmE), Scotland lost to Wales on their home ground ( BrE)B (extensión de tierra) landcompraron una casa con mucho terreno they bought a house with a lot of landCun terreno montañoso mountainous terrainlos accidentes del terreno the features of the landscape o terrainun terreno pantanoso marshy land, a marshy terrainun terreno bueno para el cultivo del trigo good land o soil for growing wheatallanarle el terreno a algn to smooth the way o path for sbceder/ganar/perder terreno to give/gain/lose groundestar en su (propio) terreno to be on one's own groundminarle or socavarle el terreno a algn to cut the ground from under sb's feetpisar terreno firme/peligroso to tread on safe/dangerous groundprepararle el terreno a algn/algo to pave the way for sb/sthrecuperar terreno to recover lost groundsobre el terreno: para estudiar sobre el terreno la situación to make an on-the-spot o an in situ assessment of the situationiremos haciendo planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go alongtantear el terreno to see how the land lies2 ( Geol) terrane, terrainCompuestos:● terreno abonado or propicioes terreno abonado or propicio para la delincuencia it is a breeding ground for crimees un terreno abonado or propicio para la especulación it gives rise to a great deal of speculationfamiliar groundpara él ya es terreno conocido he's on familiar ground, it's familiar ground to himD (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, fielden el terreno laboral at workejerció una gran influencia en el terreno de las artes he was a major influence in the arts* * *
terreno 1◊ -na adjetivo (Relig) earthly
terreno 2 sustantivo masculino
1
un terreno plantado de viñas a field planted with vines;
terreno de juego field, pitch
2 (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain;
( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soil;
3 (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field;
terreno,-a
I adjetivo ➣ terrenal
II sustantivo masculino
1 Geol terrain
2 (extensión de tierra) (piece of) land, ground: quiere cultivar su terreno, he wants to cultivate his land
tiene un terreno en Valencia, he has land in Valencia
un terreno arenoso, a sandy soil
3 fig (campo de acción, investigación) field, sphere
4 Dep terreno (de juego), field, ground
♦ Locuciones: le gusta saber qué terreno pisa, he likes to know where he stands
ganar/perder terreno, to gain/lose ground
preparar el terreno, to prepare the ground
sobre el terreno, as one goes along
' terreno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acotar
- adyacente
- allanar
- alta
- alto
- badén
- depresión
- elevación
- escabrosa
- escabroso
- finca
- grieta
- inclinación
- juego
- margen
- monte
- movediza
- movedizo
- nacional
- ondulada
- ondulado
- orientar
- parque
- pelada
- pelado
- pendiente
- polígono
- regar
- reseca
- reseco
- revalorizar
- salar
- salvaje
- sanear
- solar
- terrena
- terruño
- tierra
- triangular
- abrupto
- accidentado
- accidente
- adaptar
- agreste
- alameda
- altibajos
- anegar
- arbolado
- arenoso
- asentar
English:
dirt bike
- estate
- extend
- feeler
- flatten
- foresight
- gain
- gain on
- ground
- gulley
- gully
- ice
- jeep
- level
- lose
- lot
- out-of-bounds
- parcel
- patch
- pitch
- plot
- recreation ground
- rent
- rugged
- ruggedness
- scout
- spread
- stretch
- survey
- tenure
- terrain
- testing ground
- tract
- uneven
- unfold
- way
- area
- common
- country
- ease
- green
- mostly
- piece
- preserve
- property
- province
- reclaim
- site
* * *terreno, -a♦ adjFormal [vida] earthly; [bienes, preocupaciones] worldly♦ nm1. [suelo] land;[por su relieve] terrain; [por su composición, utilidad agrícola] soil;grandes extensiones de terreno large tracts of land;terreno montañoso/abrupto mountainous/rugged terrain;terreno arenoso/volcánico sandy/volcanic soil;el terreno era irregular the ground was uneven;ser terreno abonado (para algo) to be fertile ground (for sth)terreno agrícola farmland;terreno cultivable arable land;terreno edificable land suitable for development;terreno rústico land unsuitable for development;terreno urbanizable land suitable for development;terreno no urbanizable land unsuitable for development2. [parcela, solar] plot (of land);tenemos unos terrenos en el pueblo we have some land in the village4. [ámbito] field;en el terreno de la música/medicina in the field of music/medicine;tiene muchos problemas en el terreno personal she has a lot of problems in her private life;ha habido muchos avances en este terreno there have been considerable advances in this field5. [territorio] ground;llevar algo/a alguien a su terreno: sabe llevar las conversaciones a su terreno he knows how to steer conversations round to what interests him;la campeona supo llevar a su terreno a la tenista holandesa the champion was able to impose her own terms on the Dutch player;sabe llevar cualquier canción a su terreno he is capable of making any song his own;ceder terreno to give ground;ganar terreno to gain ground;le está ganando terreno a su rival he's gaining ground on his rival;perder terreno (ante alguien) to lose ground (to sb);preparar el terreno (para algo/a alguien) to pave the way (for sth/sb);sabe el terreno que pisa she knows what she is about;sobre el terreno: estudiar algo sobre el terreno to study something in the field;resolveremos los problemas sobre el terreno we'll solve the problems as we go along* * *I adj earthly, worldlyII m land; figfield;un terreno a lot, Br a plot opiece of land;sobre el terreno in the field;ganar/perder terreno fig gain/lose ground;tantear el terreno fig see how the land lies;llevar a alguien a su terreno get s.o. on one’s home ground;pisar terreno resbaladizo fig be on slippery ground* * *terreno nm1) : terrain2) suelo: earth, ground3) : plot, tract of land4)perder terreno : to lose ground5)preparar el terreno : to pave the way* * *terreno n1. (tierra) land2. (de una actividad) field -
3 vericuetos
SMPL1) (=terreno escarpado) rough track [sing]2) (=complejidades)* * ** * ** * *1 (terreno abrupto) rough terrain2 (vueltas) twists and turns (pl)todos los vericuetos del barrio all the little twisting alleys of the districtlos vericuetos de la vida the complications of life* * *mpl camino rough track sg ; figtwists and turns -
4 agreste
adj.1 rough, rugged (abrupto, rocoso).2 agrestal, pastoral, rustic, wild.* * *► adjetivo1 (salvaje) wild3 (sin cultivar) uncultivated* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=campestre) rural, country2) [paisaje] wild3) (fig) (=tosco) rough, uncouth* * ** * *= rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], rough and rugged.Ex. In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.Ex. The western shoreline of Lake Superior has rough and rugged beauty.* * ** * *= rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], rough and rugged.Ex: In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.
Ex: The western shoreline of Lake Superior has rough and rugged beauty.* * *‹terreno/camino› rough; ‹paisaje› rugged; ‹vegetación/animal› wild* * *
agreste adjetivo ‹terreno/camino› rough;
‹ paisaje› rugged;
‹vegetación/animal› wild
agreste adjetivo
1 (con maleza, sin allanar) rough
(sin domesticar) wild
(sin modales) rough
2 (rural) rural
' agreste' also found in these entries:
English:
wild
- rough
- stark
- untamed
* * *agreste adj1. [abrupto, rocoso] rough, rugged2. [rudo] coarse, uncouth* * ** * *agreste adj1) campestre: rural2) : wild, untamed* * *agreste adj wild -
5 escarpado
adj.steep, cliff-like, abrupt, cliffy.past part.past participle of spanish verb: escarpar.* * *► adjetivo1 (inclinado) steep, sheer2 (abrupto) craggy* * *(f. - escarpada)adj.steep, sheer* * *ADJ (=empinado) steep, sheer; (=abrupto) craggy* * *- da adjetivo <montaña/terreno> precipitous; <pared/acantilado> sheer, steep* * *= rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], craggy [craggier -comp., craggiest -sup.], rugged, rough and rugged.Ex. In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.Ex. This is a series of meditative poems in which the author chronicles an encounter with the craggy Atlantic coastline of Brittany.Ex. Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.Ex. The western shoreline of Lake Superior has rough and rugged beauty.* * *- da adjetivo <montaña/terreno> precipitous; <pared/acantilado> sheer, steep* * *= rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], craggy [craggier -comp., craggiest -sup.], rugged, rough and rugged.Ex: In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.
Ex: This is a series of meditative poems in which the author chronicles an encounter with the craggy Atlantic coastline of Brittany.Ex: Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.Ex: The western shoreline of Lake Superior has rough and rugged beauty.* * *escarpado -da‹montaña/terreno› precipitous; ‹pared/acantilado› sheer, steep* * *
escarpado◊ -da adjetivo ‹montaña/terreno› precipitous;
‹pared/acantilado› sheer, steep
escarpado,-a adj (accidentado, montañoso) craggy
(pendiente, cuesta) steep, sheer
' escarpado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escarpada
English:
aspect
- craggy
- sheer
- rugged
* * *escarpado, -a adj1. [inclinado] steep2. [abrupto] craggy* * *adj sheer, steep* * *escarpado, -da adj: steep, sheer* * *escarpado adj steep -
6 escabroso
adj.1 rough, steep, rude, harsh.2 risqué, bordering on impoliteness.* * *► adjetivo1 (desigual) uneven, rough2 figurado (carácter) harsh, rude4 figurado (indecente) indecent, coarse, crude* * *ADJ1) (=irregular) [terreno] rough, rugged; [superficie] uneven2) [sonido] harsh3) [problema] difficult, tough, thorny4) [chiste] risqué, blue, salacious frm* * *- sa adjetivo1) < terreno> rugged, rough2) <asunto/problema/tema> thorny, tricky; <escena/relato> shocking* * *= rugged, gory [gorier -comp., goriest -sup.], lurid.Ex. Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.Ex. Nowadays, the gory process of 'blood doping' in athlectics has been replaced by genetic engineering.Ex. At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.* * *- sa adjetivo1) < terreno> rugged, rough2) <asunto/problema/tema> thorny, tricky; <escena/relato> shocking* * *= rugged, gory [gorier -comp., goriest -sup.], lurid.Ex: Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.
Ex: Nowadays, the gory process of 'blood doping' in athlectics has been replaced by genetic engineering.Ex: At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.* * *escabroso -saA ‹terreno› rugged, roughB1 ‹asunto/problema› thorny, tricky2 ‹escena/relato› shocking; ‹detalles› lurides un tema escabroso it's a delicate subjectno lleves a los niños, es una película escabrosa don't take the children, the movie isn't suitable for them* * *
escabroso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹escena/relato› shocking
escabroso,-a adjetivo
1 (terreno) rough
2 (difícil de abordar, incómodo) tricky, distasteful
detalles escabrosos, lurid details
3 (sórdido, obsceno) crude
' escabroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escabrosa
English:
lurid
- raunchy
- rough
- rugged
* * *escabroso, -a adj1. [abrupto] rough2. [por obsceno] [tema] unpleasant;[detalles] lurid;contiene imágenes bastante escabrosas it contains some fairly crude images3. [difícil] awkward, thorny* * *adj1 terreno rough2 problema tricky3 relato indecent* * *escabroso, -sa adj1) : rugged, rough2) : difficult, tough3) : risqué -
7 pendiente
adj.1 pending.2 failed (asignatura).3 hanging, pendent.f.1 slope.el terreno está en pendiente the ground slopes o is on a slopeuna pendiente del 25 por ciento a gradient of 1 in 4, a 1 in 4 gradient2 steepness, pitch.3 earring, eardrop, pendant, pendent.4 steep incline, drop.m.earring. (peninsular Spanish)* * *► adjetivo1 hanging2 (asunto) pending, outstanding1 (cuesta) slope; (inclinación) gradient1 (joya) earring\estar pendiente de algo (a la espera) to be waiting for something 2 (atento) to follow something closelyestar pendiente de alguien (atento) to be watching somebody 2 (dispuesto) to be at somebody's beck and call* * *1. noun f. 2. adj. 3. noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) (=a la expectativa)estar pendiente de algo: estaban pendientes de su llegada — they were waiting for him to arrive
2) (=atento)estar pendiente de algo/algn: está muy pendiente de la salud de su madre — he always keeps an eye on his mother's health
3) [juicio, caso, pedido] pending4) [cuenta] outstanding, unpaid5) [asignatura]6) (=colgado) hanging2.SM (=arete) earring3.SF [de un terreno] slope; [de un tejado] pitch* * *I1) <asunto/problema> unresolvedtenemos algunas cuentas pendientes — ( hablando - de dinero) we have some bills outstanding; (- de problemas) we have some unfinished business to settle
2) ( atento)IIestar pendiente DE algo/alguien: está pendiente del niño a todas horas she devotes every minute of the day to the child; estoy pendiente de que me llamen I'm waiting for them to call me; siempre está pendiente de los demás — he's always watching to see what other people are doing
masculino (Esp) earringIIIuna pendiente muy pronunciada — a very steep slope o incline
la colina tiene una pendiente del 20% — the hill has a one-in-five gradient
* * *I1) <asunto/problema> unresolvedtenemos algunas cuentas pendientes — ( hablando - de dinero) we have some bills outstanding; (- de problemas) we have some unfinished business to settle
2) ( atento)IIestar pendiente DE algo/alguien: está pendiente del niño a todas horas she devotes every minute of the day to the child; estoy pendiente de que me llamen I'm waiting for them to call me; siempre está pendiente de los demás — he's always watching to see what other people are doing
masculino (Esp) earringIIIuna pendiente muy pronunciada — a very steep slope o incline
la colina tiene una pendiente del 20% — the hill has a one-in-five gradient
* * *pendiente11 = escarpment, rise, slope, hill-hugging, descent, ascent.Ex: Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.
Ex: Consideration must be given to vertical rises (from floor to floor), wiring compartment (don't underestimate need), horizontal cable distribution, and ducting systems.Ex: The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.Ex: Dubrovnic is a beautiful natural location on the Adriatic Sea with small, intriguing hill-hugging streets and pedestrian-only traffic within the walls.Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.pendiente22 = pendant, earring.Ex: Dress was from animal hides and pelts, tattoos ornamented both men and women, and bead pendants were worn in ear lobes and rings.
Ex: The author discusses the social and economic role of jewelry and traces cultural differences in the forms of jewels, focusing on fibulas and earrings.pendiente33 = pending, outstanding, unresolved.Ex: Obviously with the definition of what constitutes an entire work still pending it is not easy to define analytical cataloguing precisely.
Ex: Dialog also wants relief from outstanding royalty claims from the American Chemical Society.Ex: Other instances of unresolved or partially resolved conflicts of this type abound in our precomputer cataloging codes.* adquisición pendiente de examen y aceptación = on approval acquisition, sending on approbation, sending on approval.* asignatura pendiente = unfinished business.* asunto pendiente = unfinished business, unresolved matter.* con pagos pendientes = be in arrears.* estar pendiente de = be on the lookout for, pay + attention to, keep + an eye on, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.* estar pendiente de todo = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* pendiente de = on the lookout for.* pendiente de anunciarse = yet to be announced.* pendiente de confirmación = to be confirmed.* pendiente de ir a la última moda = fashion-conscious.* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.* quedar pendiente = remain + to be done.* saldo pendiente = outstanding balance.pendiente44 = hanging.Ex: The catenary, often confused with the parabola, is the curve formed by a hanging chain held only at its ends.
* * *A ‹asunto/problema› unresolvedel asunto todavía está pendiente de resolución the matter has still to be resolved, a decision on the matter is still pending ( frml)aún tenemos algunas cuentas pendientes (hablando — de dinero) we still have some bills outstanding; (— de problemas) we have some unfinished business to settleB (atento) estar pendiente DE algo/algn:está pendiente del niño a todas horas she devotes her constant attention to the childvive pendiente del marido she's always at her husband's beck and callestoy pendiente de que me llamen I'm waiting for them to call mesiempre está pendiente de lo que hacen los demás he's always watching to see what other people are doing, he always has his eye on what everyone else is doing( Esp)earring(inclinación — de un terreno) slope, incline; (— de un tejado) slopesubíamos un camino en pendiente we were following an uphill pathla ladera tiene mucha pendiente the hillside slopes steeplyel coche se deslizó por la pendiente the car slid down the slope o hilluna pendiente muy pronunciada a very steep slope o inclinela colina tiene una pendiente del 20% the hill has a one-in-five o a 20% gradient* * *
pendiente adjetivo
1 ‹asunto/problema› unresolved;
‹ cuenta› outstanding
2 ( atento):
estoy pendiente de que me llamen I'm waiting for them to call me
■ sustantivo masculino (Esp) earring
■ sustantivo femenino ( de terreno) slope, incline;
( de tejado) slope;◊ una pendiente muy pronunciada a very steep slope o incline;
tiene mucha pendiente it slopes steeply
pendiente
I adjetivo
1 (sin resolver) unresolved, pending
2 ( dinero) unpaid, outstanding: tiene algunas cuentas pendientes, he has some bills outstanding
3 (estar atento) tienes que estar pendiente de la comida, you must pay attention to the cooking
4 (esperar) to be waiting for
5 (colgante) hanging [de, from]
II m (joya) earring
pendientes de clip, clip-on earring
III sustantivo femenino
1 (del terreno) incline, slope
2 (de techo, tejado) pitch
' pendiente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arete
- asignatura
- bajada
- clip
- declive
- desnivel
- encima
- escarpada
- escarpado
- escorrentía
- rellano
- remontar
- subir
- subida
- tela
- zarcillo
- abrupto
- caer
- cuesta
- empinado
- gradiente
- inclinación
- inclinado
- pronunciado
- rampa
- tanto
- topo
English:
alert
- coast
- dip
- downhill
- earring
- eye
- gradient
- hanging
- inclination
- incline
- open
- outstanding
- owing
- pending
- pitch
- preoccupied
- rise
- rising
- slant
- slip down
- slope
- sloping
- steep
- stud
- undecided
- unfinished
- unpaid
- unsettled
- descent
- ear
- hang
- out
* * *♦ adj1. [por resolver] pending;[deuda] outstanding;estar pendiente de [a la espera de] to be waiting for;tiene dos asignaturas pendientes she has to retake two subjects;estar pendiente de un hilo to be hanging by a thread2.estar pendiente de [atento a] to keep an eye on;estoy pendiente de conocer la respuesta I'm anxious to know the reply;vive pendiente del teléfono she spends her life waiting for the phone to ring3. [colgante] hanging♦ nmpendiente de clip clip-on earring2. Am [asunto] unresolved matter;la lista de pendientes es enorme there is an enormous backlog of matters to be dealt with♦ nf1. [cuesta] slope;una calle con mucha pendiente a very steep street;el terreno está en pendiente the ground slopes o is on a slope;una pendiente del 20 por ciento a 1:5 gradient2. [de tejado] pitch* * *I adj1 unresolved, unfinished;estar pendiente be pending;pendiente de solución awaiting a solution, still to be resolved2 cuenta unpaid3 ( alerta):estar pendiente de be waiting forII m earringIII f slope* * *pendiente adj1) : pending2)estar pendiente de : to be watchful of, to be on the lookout forpendiente nf: slope, incline* * *pendiente1 adj1. (asunto, factura) outstanding2. (juicio, decisión) pendingpendiente2 n1. (adorno) earring2. (cuesta) slope -
8 fragoso
adj.1 craggy, rough, uneven; full of brambles and briers; noisy; difficult (terreno); dense (bosque).2 resounding.3 abrupt.* * *► adjetivo1 (abrupto) rough, uneven* * *ADJ [terreno] rough, uneven; [bosque] dense, overgrown* * *fragoso -sa1 ‹terreno› difficult, rough2 ‹bosque/selva› impenetrable, dense* * *
fragoso,-a adj Lit dense, rugged: era un paisaje fragoso, it was a rugged countryside
' fragoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fragosa
* * *fragoso, -a adj1. [terreno] rough, rugged2. [monte] rugged;[bosque] dense3. [ruidoso] roaring, thunderous* * ** * *fragoso, -sa adj1) : rough, uneven2) : thick, dense -
9 paisaje
m.landscape (pintura, terreno).* * *1 landscape* * *noun m.1) landscape2) scenery* * *SM1) (=terreno) landscape2) (=vista panorámica)3) (Arte) landscape* * *a) ( panorama) landscape, sceneryel paisaje es agreste/boscoso — it is a rugged/wooded landscape
b) (Art) landscape* * *= landscape, scenery, countryside.Ex. We might define this particular area of knowledge called geography by saying that it describes and analyses the landscape.Ex. This article considers the research needs of those producing amateur theatre production (costumes and scenery) and suggests ways in which they may work closely with public libraries.Ex. Problems of community service seem to show up more clearly in the countryside.----* algo que estropea el paisaje = a blot on the landscape.* arquitecto de paisajes = landscape architect.* arquitectura del paisaje = landscape architecture.* belleza del paisaje = scenic beauty.* cambiar el paisaje = change + the scenery.* formar parte del paisaje = blend into + the landscape.* integrarse en el paisaje = blend into + the landscape.* paisaje asombroso = breathtaking scenery.* paisaje cárstico = karst.* paisaje impresionante = breathtaking scenery.* paisaje kárstico = karst.* paisaje lunar = lunarscape, moonscape.* paisaje marítimo = seascape.* paisaje montañoso = mountainscape.* paisaje natural = natural scenery, natural landscape.* paisaje rural = rural countryside, rural landscape.* paisaje sobrecogedor = breathtaking scenery.* paisaje urbanístico = townscape, built environment.* paisaje urbano = townscape, built environment.* que estropea el paisaje = eyesore.* salpicar el paisaje = dot + the countryside.* * *a) ( panorama) landscape, sceneryel paisaje es agreste/boscoso — it is a rugged/wooded landscape
b) (Art) landscape* * *= landscape, scenery, countryside.Ex: We might define this particular area of knowledge called geography by saying that it describes and analyses the landscape.
Ex: This article considers the research needs of those producing amateur theatre production (costumes and scenery) and suggests ways in which they may work closely with public libraries.Ex: Problems of community service seem to show up more clearly in the countryside.* algo que estropea el paisaje = a blot on the landscape.* arquitecto de paisajes = landscape architect.* arquitectura del paisaje = landscape architecture.* belleza del paisaje = scenic beauty.* cambiar el paisaje = change + the scenery.* formar parte del paisaje = blend into + the landscape.* integrarse en el paisaje = blend into + the landscape.* paisaje asombroso = breathtaking scenery.* paisaje cárstico = karst.* paisaje impresionante = breathtaking scenery.* paisaje kárstico = karst.* paisaje lunar = lunarscape, moonscape.* paisaje marítimo = seascape.* paisaje montañoso = mountainscape.* paisaje natural = natural scenery, natural landscape.* paisaje rural = rural countryside, rural landscape.* paisaje sobrecogedor = breathtaking scenery.* paisaje urbanístico = townscape, built environment.* paisaje urbano = townscape, built environment.* que estropea el paisaje = eyesore.* salpicar el paisaje = dot + the countryside.* * *1 (panorama) landscape, sceneryla belleza del paisaje asturiano the beauty of the Asturian countryside o landscape o sceneryen esta zona el paisaje es precioso the scenery is beautiful in this part of the countrydesde aquí se aprecia mejor el paisaje you get a better view of the countryside from hereel terremoto alteró el paisaje the earthquake changed the landscapeel paisaje es agreste/boscoso it is a rugged/wooded landscape2 ( Art) landscape* * *
paisaje sustantivo masculino
b) (Art) landscape
paisaje sustantivo masculino landscape, scenery
' paisaje' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrupta
- abrupto
- adusta
- adusto
- bucólica
- bucólico
- campo
- fragosa
- fragoso
- impresionante
- panorama
- triste
- afear
- agreste
- belleza
- bello
- contemplar
- desolado
- hermosura
- imponente
- otoñal
- perspectiva
- uniforme
English:
barren
- bleak
- breath
- countryside
- featureless
- flat
- forbidding
- hilly
- landscape
- lie
- scenery
- stark
- sweep
- unspoilt
- wild
- blot
- land
* * *paisaje nm1. [terreno] landscape;[vista panorámica] scenery, view;una de las características del paisaje de esta comarca one of the features of the landscape of this area;un paisaje montañoso/accidentado/costero a mountainous/rugged/coastal landscape;se pararon a contemplar el paisaje they stopped to admire the view o scenerypaisaje lunar moonscape, lunar landscape;paisaje natural unspoilt countryside2. [pintura] landscape* * *m landscape* * *paisaje nm: scenery, landscape* * *paisaje n landscape / scenery -
10 accidentado
akθiđen'tađo 1. adj1) (terreno, pais) holperig2) ( persona) verunglückt2. m( femenino accidentada) adjetivo1. [agitado] mit Zwischenfällen2. [abrupto] uneben————————( femenino accidentada) sustantivo masculino y femeninoVerunglückte der, dieaccidentadoaccidentado , -a [aghθiðeDC489F9Dn̩DC489F9D'taðo, -a]I adjetivonum1num (terreno) holp(e)rignum2num (difícil) schwierigVerunglückte(r) masculino y femenino -
11 agreste
a'ɡ̱resteadjadjetivo1. [abrupto, rocoso] unwegsam2. [rural] ländlich3. (figurado) [basto, rudo] grobagresteagreste [a'γreste]num1num (campestre) ländlichnum2num (terreno) holp(e)rignum3num (vegetación) wildnum4num (persona) grob
См. также в других словарях:
abrupto — abrupto, ta adjetivo 1. [Terreno, camino] que tiene mucha pendiente y es muy accidentado: Le gustaba pintar paisajes abruptos. Sinónimo: escarpado. 2. Que es violento y desagradable: un carácter abrupto. Sus respuestas eran muy abruptas … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
abrupto — abrupto, ta (Del lat. abruptus, part. pas. de abrumpĕre, romper). 1. adj. Dicho de un terreno: Escarpado, quebrado o de difícil acceso. 2. Áspero, violento, rudo, destemplado. Declaración abrupta. [m6]Carácter abrupto … Diccionario de la lengua española
abrupto — (Del lat. abruptus < abrumpere, romper.) ► adjetivo 1 Referente al terreno o camino que tiene rocas, cortes o pendientes muy pronunciadas, por lo que su acceso o tránsito es difícil: ■ el último tramo del camino de ascensión era muy abrupto.… … Enciclopedia Universal
abrupto — {{＃}}{{LM A00227}}{{〓}} {{SynA00231}} {{［}}abrupto{{］}}, {{［}}abrupta{{］}} ‹a·brup·to, ta› {{《}}▍ adj.{{》}} {{＜}}1{{＞}} {{♂}}Referido especialmente a un terreno,{{♀}} que es escarpado, de difícil acceso o con una gran pendiente: • un sendero… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
terreno — (Del lat. terrenus, terrenal .) ► adjetivo 1 De la tierra: ■ estudia las distintas capas terrenas. SINÓNIMO terrestre 2 De la tierra, en contraposición al cielo: ■ el dinero es un bien terreno. ANTÓNIMO celestial espiritual ► … Enciclopedia Universal
abrupto — (adj) (Intermedio) (especialmente sobre un terreno) de acceso difícil por su gran elevación Ejemplos: El sendero era demasiado abrupto para subir y tuvimos que buscar otro. A Antonio le encanta escalar por abruptos parajes. Colocaciones: paisaje… … Español Extremo Basic and Intermediate
cerril — (Derivado de cerro.) ► adjetivo 1 Que es obstinado y no admite razonamiento ni trato: ■ se mantiene en su actitud cerril. SINÓNIMO terco 2 coloquial Se aplica a la persona que es tosca y grosera: ■ bajo esa capa de lindezas, se descubrió su… … Enciclopedia Universal
anfractuoso — (Del lat. anfractuosus, tortuoso < anfractus, rodeo < am, por ambas partes + frangere, romper.) ► adjetivo GEOLOGÍA Se aplica al terreno que es desigual, tortuoso o escabroso. SINÓNIMO abrupto * * * anfractuoso, a (del lat. «anfractuōsus»)… … Enciclopedia Universal
accidentado — {{＃}}{{LM A00351}}{{〓}} {{SynA00357}} {{［}}accidentado{{］}}, {{［}}accidentada{{］}} ‹ac·ci·den·ta·do, da› {{《}}▍ adj.{{》}} {{＜}}1{{＞}} {{♂}}Referido especialmente a un terreno,{{♀}} abrupto, montañoso o con desniveles e irregularidades: • un… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
Ibn Firnás (cráter lunar) — Ibn Firnás Cráter lunar … Wikipedia Español
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