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121 atractivo
adj.1 attractive, nice-looking, good-looking, inviting.2 personable.m.1 attraction, appeal, charm, grace.2 attractor, attracter.3 attraction, turnon, turn-on.* * *► adjetivo1 attractive, charming, appealing1 attraction, charm, appeal————————1 attraction, charm, appeal* * *1. (f. - atractiva)adj.2. noun m.attraction, appeal* * *1.ADJ attractive2.SM attractiveness, appeal* * *I- va adjetivo attractiveIImasculino charm, attractiveness* * *I- va adjetivo attractiveIImasculino charm, attractiveness* * *atractivo11 = appeal, attractiveness, beauty, allure, drawing power, draw, pull factor, attraction, turn-on.Ex: Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement.
Ex: It is therefore one of the librarian's prime tasks to preserve the attractiveness of the stock for as long as possible.Ex: The digital form in which we will send information through the network is one of the beauties of modern technology.Ex: The article is entitled 'The perilous allure of moral imperativism'.Ex: Nearly all librarians were enthusiastic about the drawing power of public access computers in spite of the drawbacks such as theft, noise and crowding.Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.Ex: Unsurprisingly such misuse is triggered by push factors, such as fear of failure, and also pull factors, such as ease of use and the ubiquitous cut and paste.Ex: Subject-type title indexes have two important attractions.Ex: Dr. James Houran discusses the different ways men and women show affection and addresses the top turn-ons and turn-offs with men and women.* atractivo de la novedad = novelty appeal, novelty value.* atractivo físico = physical attractiveness, physical appeal.* atractivo novedoso = novelty appeal.* atractivo sexual = sexiness, mojo, sex appeal.* atractivo visual = visual appeal.* perder el atractivo = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour.atractivo22 = attractive, glamorous, glossy [glossier -comp., glossiest -sup.], inviting, appetising [appetizing, -USA], handsome [handsomer -comp., handsomest -sup.], engaging, dashing, personable, arresting, magnetic, enticing, good looking, winning, appealing, endearing, fancied, sizzling, glam, comely [comelier -comp., comeliest -sup.].Ex: A particularly attractive feature of the notation is the expressiveness of the notation.
Ex: Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.Ex: On the other hand, credibility relates less to glossy brochure futuristics than to tested areas of application.Ex: An easy and inviting route to the entrance needs to be unambiguously defined.Ex: This is not a very appetizing thought for anyone who wishes to play a key role in the operations of the library.Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.Ex: Mr Berman, who is a very personable and enthusiastic librarian, certainly comes across.Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.Ex: It is the duty of the library staff to make the institution magnetic.Ex: The article 'Library scavenger hunts: a way out of the bewilderness' describes the use of library scavenger hunts to teach high school and college students research strategies and to make library use both enticing and enriching.Ex: Our library and some others have prevailed upon a local vendor to prepare good looking, durable packaging for cassettes which makes them perfectly accommodative to the ordinary bookshelves.Ex: Basically it is more tangible and exciting for retailers to develop new products, decorate stores, design Web sites, and create winning advertisements than it is for them to struggle to set prices that will mean profits.Ex: The author offers some suggestions, somewhat 'tongue in cheek', to make the game more appealing for spectators.Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.Ex: The convention failed to reach an agreement on any of the more fancied candidates.Ex: He had a sizzling, electric stage presence.Ex: Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.* de un modo atractivo = appealingly.* hacer atractivo = endear.* parecer atractivo = look + attractive.* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.* resultar atractivo = prove + attractive.* ser atractivo = look + attractive, be popular in appeal.* sin atractivo = unattractive.* * *attractivetiene mucho atractivo she's very charminges feo, ignorante, totalmente sin atractivos he's ugly, ignorant, he doesn't have a single redeeming feature o there isn't a single good thing about himel mayor atractivo de la ciudad the city's main attraction o appealla oferta no tiene ningún atractivo para mí the offer doesn't attract me o appeal to me in the least, I don't find the offer at all attractive* * *
atractivo 1◊ -va adjetivo
attractive
atractivo 2 sustantivo masculino
el mayor atractivo de la ciudad the city's main attraction o appeal
atractivo,-a
I adjetivo attractive, appealing
II sustantivo masculino attraction, appeal
' atractivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliciente
- atractiva
- duende
- encanto
- escultural
- flamante
- graciosa
- gracioso
- irresistible
- magnetismo
- mayor
- sexy
- simpatía
- sugestiva
- sugestivo
- tenerse
- arrastre
- bien
- bueno
- desmejorado
- embrujo
- hechizo
English:
appeal
- appealing
- attraction
- attractive
- comely
- desirable
- dishy
- engaging
- enticing
- flair
- glamorous
- homely
- inviting
- lure
- plain
- prepossessing
- selling point
- sex-appeal
- sexiness
- unappealing
- unattractive
- unattractiveness
- endearing
- fetching
- uninviting
- unprepossessing
* * *atractivo, -a♦ adjattractive♦ nm[de persona] attractiveness, charm; [de cosa] attraction;tener atractivo to be attractive;su rostro tiene un atractivo especial her face has a special charm;tu plan tiene muchos atractivos your plan has a lot of points in its favour;tiene el atractivo añadido de ser gratis it has the added attraction o advantage of being freeatractivo sexual sex appeal* * *I adj attractiveII m appeal, attraction* * *atractivo, -va adj: attractiveatractivo nm: attraction, appeal, charm* * *atractivo1 adj attractiveatractivo2 n1. (cosa que atrae) attraction2. (interés) appeal -
122 refuser
refuser [ʀ(ə)fyze]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. to refuse ; [+ marchandise, racisme, inégalité] to refuse to accept• elle est si gentille, on ne peut rien lui refuser she's so nice, you just can't say no to her2. reflexive verba. ( = se priver de) to refuse o.s.• tu ne te refuses rien ! you certainly spoil yourself!b. ça ne se refuse pas [offre] it is not to be refusedc. se refuser à [+ méthode, solution] to refuse* * *ʀ(ə)fyze
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1) ( ne pas accepter) to refuse [offre, don, invitation]; to turn down [poste]2) ( ne pas accorder) to refuse [permission, crédit, entrée]je lui refuse le droit de me juger — he/she has no right to judge me
3) ( rejeter) to reject [budget, manuscrit, racisme]; to refuse to accept [fait, évidence]; to turn away [spectateur, client]refuser un candidat — ( à un poste) to turn down a candidate; ( à un examen) to fail a candidate
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se refuser verbe pronominal1) ( être décliné)ça ne se refuse pas — ( occasion) it's too good to pass up (colloq) ou miss; ( verre) I wouldn't say no (colloq)
2) ( se priver de) to deny oneself [plaisir]on ne se refuse rien! — (colloq) you're certainly not stinting yourself!
3) ( dire non)se refuser à — to refuse to accept [évidence]; to refuse to adopt [solution]
* * *ʀ(ə)fyze1. vt1) [offre, invitation] to refuse, to turn downIl a refusé de payer sa part. — He refused to pay his share.
Il a refusé qu'on le transporte en ambulance. — He refused to go in the ambulance., He wouldn't let them take him in the ambulance.
je refuse que...; Je refuse qu'on me parle ainsi! — I won't let anybody talk to me like that!
2) [accès, permission] to denyOn lui a refusé une augmentation. — He was refused a pay rise.
3) [spectateurs] to turn away4) ÉDUCATION, [candidat] to fail2. vi(= dire non) to refuse* * *refuser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( ne pas accepter) to refuse [offre, don, invitation]; to turn down [poste, emploi]; refuser l'obstacle Équit to refuse a fence; refuser le combat to refuse to fight; refuser la facilité to refuse to take the easy way out; refuser de faire qch [personne] to refuse to do sth; ce rosier refuse de fleurir this rose bush refuses to flower;2 ( ne pas accorder) to refuse [permission, aide, crédit, entrée]; refuser qch à qn to refuse sb sth; se voir refuser qch to be refused sth; il a refusé qu'on vende la maison he wouldn't allow the house to be sold; refuser sa porte à qn to bar one's door to sb; je lui refuse le droit de me juger he has no right to judge me; refuser l'accès d'un bâtiment à qn to deny sb admittance to a building;3 ( rejeter) to reject [budget, injustice, racisme]; to refuse to accept [fait, réalité, évidence]; to turn away [spectateur, client]; to reject, to turn down [manuscrit]; refuser un candidat ( à un poste) to turn down ou reject a candidate; ( à un examen) to fail a candidate; refuser du monde to turn people away; être refusé à un concours to fail an examination.B vi [vent] to veer forward, to haul.C se refuser vpr1 ( être décliné) ça ne se refuse pas (occasion, avantage) it's too good to pass up○ ou miss; (verre, bonbon) I wouldn't say no○;2 ( se priver de) to deny oneself [plaisir]; on ne se refuse rien! you're certainly not stinting yourself!;3 ( dire non) se refuser à to refuse to accept [évidence] ; to refuse to adopt [solution, procédé]; se refuser à faire to refuse to do;4 ( ne pas se livrer) [femme] se refuser à un homme to refuse to give oneself to a man.[rəfyze] verbe transitifil a refusé tous les cadeaux he's refused to accept any present, he's turned down every giftrefuser une invitation to turn down ou to decline an invitationrefuser le combat to refuse battle ou to fightrefuser les responsabilités to shun responsibilities, to refuse to take on responsibilities————————se refuser verbe pronominal(emploi passif, à la forme négative)une telle offre ne se refuse pas such an offer is not to be refused ou can't be turned downun séjour au bord de la mer, ça ne se refuse pas a stay at the seaside, you can't say no to that————————se refuser verbe pronominal transitifdes vacances au Brésil, on ne se refuse rien! (familier & humoristique) a holiday in Brazil, no less!————————se refuser à verbe pronominal plus prépositionl'avocat se refuse à tout commentaire the lawyer is refusing to make any comment ou is declining to comment -
123 écrire
écrire [ekʀiʀ]➭ TABLE 391. transitive verb2. intransitive verb3. reflexive verb► s'écrirea. [personnes] to write to each otherb. comment ça s'écrit ? how do you spell it?* * *ekʀiʀ
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1) ( rédiger) to write (à to)2) ( orthographier) to spell
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verbe intransitif gén to write
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s'écrire verbe pronominal1) ( être rédigé) to be written2) ( être orthographié) to be spelled* * *ekʀiʀ1. vt[lettre, roman, nom, réponse, déclaration] to writeécrire à qn que — to write and tell sb that, to write sb that USA
2. vi* * *écrire verb table: écrireA vtr1 (tracer, rédiger, communiquer) to write (à to; que that);2 ( orthographier) to spell; savoir comment écrire un mot to know how to spell a word.B vi1 gén to write; écrire à l'encre to write in ink; essaie de mieux écrire try to improve your writing; tu écris bien/mal you've got nice/bad writing;C s'écrire vpr1 (être tracé, rédigé, communiqué) to be written; ça ne s'écrit jamais this is never written;2 ( être orthographié) to be spelled; Hachette s'écrit avec deux t Hachette is spelled with two t's; ça s'écrit comme ça se prononce it's spelled the way it sounds.[ekrir] verbe transitif1. [tracer - caractère, mot] to writetu écris mal [illisiblement] your handwriting is badles enfants écrivaient dans le sable avec un bâton the children were writing in the sand with a stick2. [rédiger - lettre, livre] to write ; [ - chèque, ordonnance] to write (out)écrire une lettre à la machine/sur un traitement de texte to type a letter on a typewriter/a word processorécrire pour demander des renseignements to write in ou off for informationelle écrit bien/mal [du point de vue du style] she's a good/bad writeril était écrit qu'ils se retrouveraient they were bound ou fated to find each other again3. [noter] to write down4. [épeler] to spell————————s'écrire verbe pronominal (emploi passif)[s'épeler] to be spelled————————s'écrire verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)[échanger des lettres] to write to each other -
124 П-273
СТАНОВИТЬСЯ/СТАТЬ (ВСТАТЬ) В ПОЗУ VP subj: human1. \П-273 (какую). Also: ПРИНИМАТЬ/ ПРИНЯТЬ ПОЗУ (more often pfv) to assume a purposely affected stance, usu. in order to make an impression on s.o.: X принял позу - X struck (assumed) a pose (an attitude)....Какой-то несостоявшийся артист, встав в позу, читал с выражением поэму Маяковского «Хорошо» (Войнович 4)....Some failed actor, striking a pose, was reciting Mayakovsky's poem "It's Good" with genuine emotion (4a).Чичиков попробовал, склоня голову несколько набок, принять позу... (Гоголь 3). Bending his head a little to the side, Chichikov tried to assume a pose... (3d).В это время дамы отошли от колодца и поравнялись с нами. Грушницкий успел принять драматическую позу с помощью костыля и громко отвечал мне по-французски... (Лермонтов 1). At this point the ladies moved away from the well and came level with us. Grushnitski had time to assume a dramatic attitude with the help of his crutch, and loudly answered me in French... (1a).2. - кого, какую lit to adopt the traits and mannerisms of a type of person one is not and try to create for o.s. the reputation of being that type of personX становится в позу Y-a = X assumes (takes on) the role of aNP X strikes the pose of a NP X acts (plays) the part of a NP X makes himself out to bea NP. Тактические соображения не раз заставляли бывшего партаппаратчика Демидова становиться в позу демократа. More than once tactical considerations forced former apparatchik Demidov to assume the role of a democrat.3. - кого, какую, often в позу обиженного, оскорблённого etc to act as if one were the victim of some great offense, displaying one's hurt (or feigned hurt) in an exaggerated mannerX становится в позу обиженного - X assumes an offended (injured etc) airX strikes an injured (a wounded) pose X acts offended (injured, wounded etc) X takes great offense.Илье показалось, что его родители были недостаточно любезны с его невестой. Он стал в позу обиженного и перестал звонить им. It seemed to Ilya that his parents weren't nice enough to his fiancee. He took great offense and stopped calling them. -
125 встать в позу
• СТАНОВИТЬСЯ/СТАТЬ < ВСТАТЬ> В ПОЗУ[VP; subj: human]=====1. встать в позу (какую). Also: ПРИНИМАТЬ/ПРИНЯТЬ ПОЗУ [more often pfv]⇒ to assume a purposely affected stance, usu. in order to make an impression on s.o.:- X принял позу≈ X struck (assumed) a pose (an attitude).♦...Какой-то несостоявшийся артист, встав в позу, читал с выражением поэму Маяковского " Хорошо" (Войнович 4)....Some failed actor, striking a pose, was reciting Mayakovsky's poem "It's Good" with genuine emotion (4a).♦ Чичиков попробовал, склоня голову несколько набок, принять позу... (Гоголь 3). Bending his head a little to the side, Chichikov tried to assume a pose... (3d).♦ В это время дамы отошли от колодца и поравнялись с нами. Грушницкий успел принять драматическую позу с помощью костыля и громко отвечал мне по-французски... (Лермонтов 1). At this point the ladies moved away from the well and came level with us. Grushnitski had time to assume a dramatic attitude with the help of his crutch, and loudly answered me in French... (1a).2. встать в позу кого, какую lit to adopt the traits and mannerisms of a type of person one is not and try to create for o.s. the reputation of being that type of person: X становится в позу Y-a ≈ X assumes (takes on) the role of a [NP];⇒ X strikes the pose of a [NP]; X acts (plays) the part of a [NP]; X makes himself out to be a [NP].♦ Тактические соображения не раз заставляли бывшего партаппаратчика Демидова становиться в позу демократа. More than once tactical considerations forced former apparatchik Demidov to assume the role of a democrat.3. встать в позу кого, какую, often в позу обиженного, оскоролённого etc to act as if one were the victim of some great offense, displaying one's hurt (or feigned hurt) in an exaggerated manner:- X acts offended (injured, wounded etc);- X takes great offense.♦ Илье показалось, что его родители были недостаточно любезны с его невестой. Он стал в позу обиженного и перестал звонить им. It seemed to Ilya that his parents weren't nice enough to his йапсёе. He took great offense and stopped calling them.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > встать в позу
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126 принимать позу
• СТАНОВИТЬСЯ/СТАТЬ < ВСТАТЬ> В ПОЗУ[VP; subj: human]=====1. принимать позу (какую). Also: ПРИНИМАТЬ/ПРИНЯТЬ ПОЗУ [more often pfv]⇒ to assume a purposely affected stance, usu. in order to make an impression on s.o.:- X принял позу≈ X struck (assumed) a pose (an attitude).♦...Какой-то несостоявшийся артист, встав в позу, читал с выражением поэму Маяковского " Хорошо" (Войнович 4)....Some failed actor, striking a pose, was reciting Mayakovsky's poem "It's Good" with genuine emotion (4a).♦ Чичиков попробовал, склоня голову несколько набок, принять позу... (Гоголь 3). Bending his head a little to the side, Chichikov tried to assume a pose... (3d).♦ В это время дамы отошли от колодца и поравнялись с нами. Грушницкий успел принять драматическую позу с помощью костыля и громко отвечал мне по-французски... (Лермонтов 1). At this point the ladies moved away from the well and came level with us. Grushnitski had time to assume a dramatic attitude with the help of his crutch, and loudly answered me in French... (1a).2. принимать позу кого, какую lit to adopt the traits and mannerisms of a type of person one is not and try to create for o.s. the reputation of being that type of person: X становится в позу Y-a ≈ X assumes (takes on) the role of a [NP];⇒ X strikes the pose of a [NP]; X acts (plays) the part of a [NP]; X makes himself out to be a [NP].♦ Тактические соображения не раз заставляли бывшего партаппаратчика Демидова становиться в позу демократа. More than once tactical considerations forced former apparatchik Demidov to assume the role of a democrat.3. принимать позу кого, какую, often в позу обиженного, оскоролённого etc to act as if one were the victim of some great offense, displaying one's hurt (or feigned hurt) in an exaggerated manner:- X acts offended (injured, wounded etc);- X takes great offense.♦ Илье показалось, что его родители были недостаточно любезны с его невестой. Он стал в позу обиженного и перестал звонить им. It seemed to Ilya that his parents weren't nice enough to his йапсёе. He took great offense and stopped calling them.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > принимать позу
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127 принять позу
• СТАНОВИТЬСЯ/СТАТЬ < ВСТАТЬ> В ПОЗУ[VP; subj: human]=====1. принять позу (какую). Also: ПРИНИМАТЬ/ПРИНЯТЬ ПОЗУ [more often pfv]⇒ to assume a purposely affected stance, usu. in order to make an impression on s.o.:- X принял позу≈ X struck (assumed) a pose (an attitude).♦...Какой-то несостоявшийся артист, встав в позу, читал с выражением поэму Маяковского " Хорошо" (Войнович 4)....Some failed actor, striking a pose, was reciting Mayakovsky's poem "It's Good" with genuine emotion (4a).♦ Чичиков попробовал, склоня голову несколько набок, принять позу... (Гоголь 3). Bending his head a little to the side, Chichikov tried to assume a pose... (3d).♦ В это время дамы отошли от колодца и поравнялись с нами. Грушницкий успел принять драматическую позу с помощью костыля и громко отвечал мне по-французски... (Лермонтов 1). At this point the ladies moved away from the well and came level with us. Grushnitski had time to assume a dramatic attitude with the help of his crutch, and loudly answered me in French... (1a).2. принять позу кого, какую lit to adopt the traits and mannerisms of a type of person one is not and try to create for o.s. the reputation of being that type of person: X становится в позу Y-a ≈ X assumes (takes on) the role of a [NP];⇒ X strikes the pose of a [NP]; X acts (plays) the part of a [NP]; X makes himself out to be a [NP].♦ Тактические соображения не раз заставляли бывшего партаппаратчика Демидова становиться в позу демократа. More than once tactical considerations forced former apparatchik Demidov to assume the role of a democrat.3. принять позу кого, какую, often в позу обиженного, оскоролённого etc to act as if one were the victim of some great offense, displaying one's hurt (or feigned hurt) in an exaggerated manner:- X acts offended (injured, wounded etc);- X takes great offense.♦ Илье показалось, что его родители были недостаточно любезны с его невестой. Он стал в позу обиженного и перестал звонить им. It seemed to Ilya that his parents weren't nice enough to his йапсёе. He took great offense and stopped calling them.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > принять позу
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128 становиться в позу
• СТАНОВИТЬСЯ/СТАТЬ < ВСТАТЬ> В ПОЗУ[VP; subj: human]=====1. становиться в позу (какую). Also: ПРИНИМАТЬ/ПРИНЯТЬ ПОЗУ [more often pfv]⇒ to assume a purposely affected stance, usu. in order to make an impression on s.o.:- X принял позу≈ X struck (assumed) a pose (an attitude).♦...Какой-то несостоявшийся артист, встав в позу, читал с выражением поэму Маяковского " Хорошо" (Войнович 4)....Some failed actor, striking a pose, was reciting Mayakovsky's poem "It's Good" with genuine emotion (4a).♦ Чичиков попробовал, склоня голову несколько набок, принять позу... (Гоголь 3). Bending his head a little to the side, Chichikov tried to assume a pose... (3d).♦ В это время дамы отошли от колодца и поравнялись с нами. Грушницкий успел принять драматическую позу с помощью костыля и громко отвечал мне по-французски... (Лермонтов 1). At this point the ladies moved away from the well and came level with us. Grushnitski had time to assume a dramatic attitude with the help of his crutch, and loudly answered me in French... (1a).2. становиться в позу кого, какую lit to adopt the traits and mannerisms of a type of person one is not and try to create for o.s. the reputation of being that type of person: X становится в позу Y-a ≈ X assumes (takes on) the role of a [NP];⇒ X strikes the pose of a [NP]; X acts (plays) the part of a [NP]; X makes himself out to be a [NP].♦ Тактические соображения не раз заставляли бывшего партаппаратчика Демидова становиться в позу демократа. More than once tactical considerations forced former apparatchik Demidov to assume the role of a democrat.3. становиться в позу кого, какую, often в позу обиженного, оскоролённого etc to act as if one were the victim of some great offense, displaying one's hurt (or feigned hurt) in an exaggerated manner:- X acts offended (injured, wounded etc);- X takes great offense.♦ Илье показалось, что его родители были недостаточно любезны с его невестой. Он стал в позу обиженного и перестал звонить им. It seemed to Ilya that his parents weren't nice enough to his йапсёе. He took great offense and stopped calling them.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > становиться в позу
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