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  • 1 lo más recio del invierno

    • the day-to-day routine
    • the deaf

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > lo más recio del invierno

  • 2 sordo

    adj.
    1 deaf, unhearing.
    2 dull, low-frequency, low-sounding.
    3 mute, unvoiced, voiceless, surd.
    Una vocal sorda A mute vowel.
    m.
    deaf person.
    * * *
    1 (persona) deaf
    2 (sonido, dolor, golpe) dull
    3 LINGÚÍSTICA voiceless, unvoiced
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (persona) deaf person
    \
    a lo sordo familiar silently, on the quiet
    estar sordo,-a como una tapia figurado to be stone-deaf, be as deaf as a post
    permanecer sordo,-a a... figurado to remain deaf to...
    quedarse sordo,-a to go deaf
    * * *
    (f. - sorda)
    adj.
    * * *
    sordo, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) [persona] deaf

    mostrarse sordo a, permanecer sordo a — to be deaf to

    se mostró sordo a sus súplicas — he was deaf to her entreaties, her entreaties fell on deaf ears

    2) (=insonoro) [ruido] dull, muffled; [dolor] dull; [emoción, ira] suppressed
    3) (Ling) voiceless
    2.

    hacerse el sordo — to pretend not to hear, turn a deaf ear

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    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) (Med) deaf
    2) <ruido/golpe> dull, muffled; < dolor> dull; (Ling) voiceless
    II
    - da masculino, femenino deaf person

    hacerse el sordo — to pretend not to hear

    * * *
    = deaf.
    Ex. Contrary to popular belief, people who have been deaf from birth are not indifferent to aesthetic literature.
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    * caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.
    * con un ruido sordo = plump.
    * hacer oídos sordos = turn + a deaf ear to.
    * hacerse el sordo = turn + a deaf ear to, pretend + not to have heard, turn + a blind eye to.
    * más sordo que una tapia = as deaf as a post.
    * oídos sordos = deaf ears.
    * ruido sordo = thud.
    * servicios bibliotecarios para los sordos = library services for the deaf.
    * sordos, los = deaf, the, deafened people.
    * tan sordo como una tapia = as deaf as a post.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) (Med) deaf
    2) <ruido/golpe> dull, muffled; < dolor> dull; (Ling) voiceless
    II
    - da masculino, femenino deaf person

    hacerse el sordo — to pretend not to hear

    * * *
    = deaf.

    Ex: Contrary to popular belief, people who have been deaf from birth are not indifferent to aesthetic literature.

    * caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.
    * con un ruido sordo = plump.
    * hacer oídos sordos = turn + a deaf ear to.
    * hacerse el sordo = turn + a deaf ear to, pretend + not to have heard, turn + a blind eye to.
    * más sordo que una tapia = as deaf as a post.
    * oídos sordos = deaf ears.
    * ruido sordo = thud.
    * servicios bibliotecarios para los sordos = library services for the deaf.
    * sordos, los = deaf, the, deafened people.
    * tan sordo como una tapia = as deaf as a post.

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    sordo1 -da
    A ( Med) deaf
    se quedó sordo he went deaf
    es sordo de nacimiento he was born deaf
    no me grites que no soy or ( esp Esp) no estoy sordo don't shout, I'm not deaf
    permaneció sordo a or ante mis súplicas my pleas fell on deaf ears, he remained deaf to my pleas
    B
    1 ‹ruido/golpe› dull, muffled
    2 ( Ling) voiceless
    3 ‹dolor› dull
    4 ‹cólera/rabia› supressed, pent-up
    sordo2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    deaf person
    una escuela para sordos a school for the deaf
    a lo sordo on the quiet
    hacerse el sordo to pretend not to hear
    no hay peor sordo que el que no quiere oír there are none so deaf as those who will not hear
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    sordo
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1 (Med) deaf;

    es sordo de nacimiento he was born deaf
    2 ‹ruido/golpe› dull, muffled;
    ‹ dolor› dull;
    (Ling) voiceless
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    deaf person;
    ◊ hacerse el sordo to pretend not to hear

    sordo,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (que no puede oír) deaf
    2 (golpe, ruido) dull, low
    (dolor) dull
    3 (insensible a los consejos, súplicas) deaf
    4 Ling voiceless, un sonido sordo, an unvoiced sound
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino deaf person
    los sordos, the deaf pl
    ♦ Locuciones: fam fig hacerse el sordo, to turn a deaf ear

    ' sordo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ensordecer
    - hacerse
    - sorda
    - tapia
    English:
    can
    - deaf
    - dull
    - go
    - muffled
    - muted
    - rumble
    - rumbling
    - stone-deaf
    - thud
    - thump
    - unvoiced
    - what
    - ache
    - heavy
    - stone
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    sordo, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [que no oye] deaf;
    quedarse sordo to go deaf;
    ¡no chilles, que no estoy sordo! there's no need to shout, I'm not deaf!;
    estar sordo como una tapia, estar más sordo que una tapia to be (as) deaf as a post;
    permanecer sordo a o [m5] ante algo to be deaf to sth
    2. [pasos] quiet, muffled
    3. [ruido, dolor] dull
    4. Gram voiceless, unvoiced
    ♦ nm,f
    [persona] deaf person;
    los sordos the deaf;
    hacerse el sordo to turn a deaf ear;
    el jefe se hacía el sordo cuando oía hablar de aumentos de sueldo the boss pretended not to hear when people mentioned pay Br rises o US raises
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    I adj
    1 deaf
    2 sonido dull
    II m, sorda f deaf person;
    hacerse el sordo turn a deaf ear;
    los sordos the deaf pl
    * * *
    sordo, -da adj
    1) : deaf
    2) : muted, muffled
    * * *
    sordo1 adj
    1. (persona) deaf
    2. (ruido) low / dull
    sordo2 n deaf person

    Spanish-English dictionary > sordo

  • 3 sorda

    f.
    voiceless consonant (grammar).
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    f., (m. - sordo)
    * * *

    sordo,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (que no puede oír) deaf
    2 (golpe, ruido) dull, low
    (dolor) dull
    3 (insensible a los consejos, súplicas) deaf
    4 Ling voiceless, un sonido sordo, an unvoiced sound
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino deaf person
    los sordos, the deaf pl
    ♦ Locuciones: fam fig hacerse el sordo, to turn a deaf ear
    ' sorda' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    nacimiento
    - ser
    * * *
    sorda nf
    1. Gram voiceless consonant
    * * *
    I adj
    1 deaf
    2 sonido dull
    II m, sorda f deaf person;
    hacerse el sordo turn a deaf ear;
    los sordos the deaf pl

    Spanish-English dictionary > sorda

  • 4 diálogo

    m.
    dialog, interlocution, dialogue, discussion.
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    1 dialogue, conversation
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    noun m.
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    SM
    1) (=conversación) conversation; (Pol) dialogue

    diálogo de sordos —

    fue un diálogo de sordos — nobody listened to what anyone else had to say, it was a dialogue of the deaf

    2) (Literat) dialogue, dialog (EEUU)
    * * *
    a) ( conversación) conversation; (Lit) dialogue, dialog (AmE)
    b) (Pol, Rels Labs) talks (pl), negotiations (pl)
    * * *
    = dialogue [dialog, -USA], talking, verbal transaction, verbal exchange.
    Ex. The user is led through a dialogue which prompts him to specify the parameters of the data base to be created.
    Ex. The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.
    Ex. It is not uncommon for a verbal transaction to present one message while nonverbal cues are communicating quite a different message.
    Ex. He makes his interlocutors wonder whether his violations of maxims are caused by mental aberration, rather than a conscious intent to disrupt verbal exchange.
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    * diálogo de historieta gráfica = cartoon blurb.
    * diálogo entre especialistas = scholarly communication.
    * diálogo pacífico = peaceful talks.
    * diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.
    * provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.
    * relativo al diálogo = conversationally.
    * suscitar el diálogo = spark + dialogue.
    * suscitar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.
    * * *
    a) ( conversación) conversation; (Lit) dialogue, dialog (AmE)
    b) (Pol, Rels Labs) talks (pl), negotiations (pl)
    * * *
    = dialogue [dialog, -USA], talking, verbal transaction, verbal exchange.

    Ex: The user is led through a dialogue which prompts him to specify the parameters of the data base to be created.

    Ex: The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.
    Ex: It is not uncommon for a verbal transaction to present one message while nonverbal cues are communicating quite a different message.
    Ex: He makes his interlocutors wonder whether his violations of maxims are caused by mental aberration, rather than a conscious intent to disrupt verbal exchange.
    * diálogo de historieta gráfica = cartoon blurb.
    * diálogo entre especialistas = scholarly communication.
    * diálogo pacífico = peaceful talks.
    * diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.
    * provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.
    * relativo al diálogo = conversationally.
    * suscitar el diálogo = spark + dialogue.
    * suscitar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.

    * * *
    1 (conversación) conversation; ( Lit) dialogue, dialog ( AmE)
    2 ( Pol, Rels Labs) talks (pl), negotiations (pl)
    el diálogo ha sido fructuoso the talks o negotiations have been fruitful
    el diálogo Norte-Sur the North-South dialogue o talks
    Compuesto:
    dialogue of the deaf
    * * *

    Del verbo dialogar: ( conjugate dialogar)

    dialogo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    dialogó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    dialogar    
    diálogo
    dialogar ( conjugate dialogar) verbo intransitivo
    to talk;
    diálogo con algn to talk to sb
    diálogo sustantivo masculino

    (Lit) dialogue, dialog (AmE)
    b) (Pol, Rels Labs) talks (pl), negotiations (pl)

    dialogar verbo intransitivo
    1 to have a conversation
    2 (para llegar a un acuerdo) to talk
    diálogo sustantivo masculino dialogue
    ' diálogo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    besugo
    - cortar
    - desbloquear
    - guion
    - vía
    English:
    dialog
    - dialogue
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    1. [conversación] conversation;
    Lit dialogue;
    tuvimos un diálogo we had a conversation;
    los diálogos [en película, serie] the dialogue
    Fam diálogo de besugos:
    fue un diálogo de besugos we/they were talking at odds with one another
    2. [negociación] dialogue;
    se ha producido un intento de diálogo entre las partes there has been an attempt at dialogue between the two sides;
    hemos abierto un proceso de diálogo con la patronal we have entered into talks with the employers;
    fue un diálogo de sordos no one listened to anyone else, it was a dialogue of the deaf
    * * *
    m dialog, Br
    dialogue;
    es un diálogo de sordos it’s a dialog of the deaf
    * * *
    : dialogue
    * * *
    1. (conversación) conversation
    2. (escrito) dialogue

    Spanish-English dictionary > diálogo

  • 5 estrella fugaz

    f.
    shooting star, falling star.
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    (n.) = rustling star, shooting star, falling star
    Ex. The article 'A galaxy of rustling stars: places on the web and other library and information paths for the deaf' discusses the potential of the World Wide Web (WWW) as a source of information for deaf users.
    Ex. Directions are included for observing the moon, looking at constellations, measuring the sky, plotting the paths of shooting stars, and planet spotting.
    Ex. Contrary to popular belief, falling stars are not stars at all, but are meteors, solid bodies that travel through space.
    * * *
    * * *
    (n.) = rustling star, shooting star, falling star

    Ex: The article 'A galaxy of rustling stars: places on the web and other library and information paths for the deaf' discusses the potential of the World Wide Web (WWW) as a source of information for deaf users.

    Ex: Directions are included for observing the moon, looking at constellations, measuring the sky, plotting the paths of shooting stars, and planet spotting.
    Ex: Contrary to popular belief, falling stars are not stars at all, but are meteors, solid bodies that travel through space.

    * * *
    falling star, Br tb
    shooting star

    Spanish-English dictionary > estrella fugaz

  • 6 un grupo de

    = a set of, a bunch of, a crop of, a pool of, a cadre of, a cluster of, a galaxy of, a clutch of, a company of
    Ex. A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents.
    Ex. So I feel, in Mr. Kilgour's behalf, that everybody should understand that OCLC is a bunch of individuals.
    Ex. Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up.
    Ex. This article describes the simulation of a nearest neighbour searching algorithm for document retrieval using a pool of microprocessors.
    Ex. He has recruited a well-trained cadre of professional local government officials.
    Ex. Each test involves obtaining a cluster of about five documents known on some grounds to be related in subject matter, and retrieving their descriptors from at least two data bases.
    Ex. The article ' a galaxy of rustling stars: places on the web and other library and information paths for the deaf' discusses the potential of the World Wide Web (WWW) as a source of information for deaf users.
    Ex. The article 'Flying starts' features a clutch of 7 new and promising authors and illustrators on the children's book scene this year.
    Ex. And like any group, any clan, a company of children is cemented together by shared interests, which we frequently recognize as 'crazes'.
    * * *
    = a set of, a bunch of, a crop of, a pool of, a cadre of, a cluster of, a galaxy of, a clutch of, a company of

    Ex: A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents.

    Ex: So I feel, in Mr. Kilgour's behalf, that everybody should understand that OCLC is a bunch of individuals.
    Ex: Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up.
    Ex: This article describes the simulation of a nearest neighbour searching algorithm for document retrieval using a pool of microprocessors.
    Ex: He has recruited a well-trained cadre of professional local government officials.
    Ex: Each test involves obtaining a cluster of about five documents known on some grounds to be related in subject matter, and retrieving their descriptors from at least two data bases.
    Ex: The article ' a galaxy of rustling stars: places on the web and other library and information paths for the deaf' discusses the potential of the World Wide Web (WWW) as a source of information for deaf users.
    Ex: The article 'Flying starts' features a clutch of 7 new and promising authors and illustrators on the children's book scene this year.
    Ex: And like any group, any clan, a company of children is cemented together by shared interests, which we frequently recognize as 'crazes'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > un grupo de

  • 7 una constelación de

    Ex. The article ' a galaxy of rustling stars: places on the web and other library and information paths for the deaf' discusses the potential of the World Wide Web (WWW) as a source of information for deaf users.
    * * *

    Ex: The article ' a galaxy of rustling stars: places on the web and other library and information paths for the deaf' discusses the potential of the World Wide Web (WWW) as a source of information for deaf users.

    Spanish-English dictionary > una constelación de

  • 8 servicios bibliotecarios para los sordos

    Ex. This article suggests low cost solutions to improve library services for the deaf.
    * * *

    Ex: This article suggests low cost solutions to improve library services for the deaf.

    Spanish-English dictionary > servicios bibliotecarios para los sordos

  • 9 sordociego

    m.
    deaf and blind person.
    * * *
    sordociego, -a
    1.
    2.
    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    los sordociegos the deaf and blind

    Spanish-English dictionary > sordociego

  • 10 despertar el interés

    (v.) = provoke + interest, stimulate + interest, stir + interest, whet + the appetite, heighten + interest, rouse + interest, capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, work up + an interest, pique + interest
    Ex. EEC's activities provoke general interest only when they seem to pose a threat to yet another apect of the British way of life.
    Ex. Continuing differences of opinion on such matters as the Community budget and the Common Agricultural Policy have stimulated the interest of academics and produced a market for their publications.
    Ex. The author's observations of a series of literary evenings for the deaf confirm that such evenings can stir a dormant interest in literature.
    Ex. One part of a novel or long text may be read in order to whet the listeners' appetites for reading the book themselves.
    Ex. Reading may be introduced with music in order to achieve a multisensory experience, heighten interest, and add variety and pleasure.
    Ex. The best reference librarians never find it necessary to rouse their interest in any subject: it is sufficient for them that the topic has been asked about by a reader.
    Ex. This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.
    Ex. The author lists World Wide Web sites that capture the interest of curious but not very knowledgeable inquirers.
    Ex. It was at this time that John Hall, together with other public-spirited citizens of that community, worked up an interest in the matter, the proceeds of which were to be used in the construction of a railroad.
    Ex. Indeed, piracy in the Horn of Africa is such a hot topic these days that it is piquing the interest of the world's top security experts.
    * * *
    (v.) = provoke + interest, stimulate + interest, stir + interest, whet + the appetite, heighten + interest, rouse + interest, capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, work up + an interest, pique + interest

    Ex: EEC's activities provoke general interest only when they seem to pose a threat to yet another apect of the British way of life.

    Ex: Continuing differences of opinion on such matters as the Community budget and the Common Agricultural Policy have stimulated the interest of academics and produced a market for their publications.
    Ex: The author's observations of a series of literary evenings for the deaf confirm that such evenings can stir a dormant interest in literature.
    Ex: One part of a novel or long text may be read in order to whet the listeners' appetites for reading the book themselves.
    Ex: Reading may be introduced with music in order to achieve a multisensory experience, heighten interest, and add variety and pleasure.
    Ex: The best reference librarians never find it necessary to rouse their interest in any subject: it is sufficient for them that the topic has been asked about by a reader.
    Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.
    Ex: The author lists World Wide Web sites that capture the interest of curious but not very knowledgeable inquirers.
    Ex: It was at this time that John Hall, together with other public-spirited citizens of that community, worked up an interest in the matter, the proceeds of which were to be used in the construction of a railroad.
    Ex: Indeed, piracy in the Horn of Africa is such a hot topic these days that it is piquing the interest of the world's top security experts.

    Spanish-English dictionary > despertar el interés

  • 11 evidente

    adj.
    1 evident, obvious.
    2 sincere, plain, obvious, frank.
    * * *
    1 evident, obvious
    * * *
    adj.
    evident, obvious
    * * *
    ADJ obvious, clear, evident

    ¡evidente! — naturally!, obviously!

    * * *
    adjetivo obvious, clear
    * * *
    = apparent, evident, notable, noticeable, plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], perceptible, axiomatic, glaring, flagrant, visible, manifest, patent.
    Ex. Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.
    Ex. Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.
    Ex. There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.
    Ex. The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
    Ex. To reiterate, there are two main categories of relationship: the syntactic relationships referred to in the last paragraph and plain, for example, in a topic such as 'sugar and health'.
    Ex. The library was found to have inadequate lighting for the partially sighted and a lack of a fire warning perceptible to the deaf.
    Ex. It is axiomatic that backup copies of software are made and stored safely, so that, should anything happen to the cassette or disk, the program is not lost.
    Ex. The lack of storage and display space, a glaring deficiency in seating capacity and physical limitations of the building all meant that the library was not adequately serving its patrons.
    Ex. In the past teachers and lecturers have been the most flagrant violators of the author's copyright.
    Ex. Since a software package is to be sold it must be visible on the marketplace.
    Ex. A close knowledge of the institution is also needed to distinguish between professed objectives, the official and manifest ones which appear in organizational preambles, and the practiced ones which are often latent in the operating program.
    Ex. It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.
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    * es evidente = clearly.
    * evidente en = in evidence in.
    * evidente por sí mismo = self-evident.
    * hacerse evidente = become + apparent, come through.
    * poco evidente = unnoted.
    * prueba evidente = living proof.
    * * *
    adjetivo obvious, clear
    * * *
    = apparent, evident, notable, noticeable, plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], perceptible, axiomatic, glaring, flagrant, visible, manifest, patent.

    Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

    Ex: Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.
    Ex: There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.
    Ex: The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
    Ex: To reiterate, there are two main categories of relationship: the syntactic relationships referred to in the last paragraph and plain, for example, in a topic such as 'sugar and health'.
    Ex: The library was found to have inadequate lighting for the partially sighted and a lack of a fire warning perceptible to the deaf.
    Ex: It is axiomatic that backup copies of software are made and stored safely, so that, should anything happen to the cassette or disk, the program is not lost.
    Ex: The lack of storage and display space, a glaring deficiency in seating capacity and physical limitations of the building all meant that the library was not adequately serving its patrons.
    Ex: In the past teachers and lecturers have been the most flagrant violators of the author's copyright.
    Ex: Since a software package is to be sold it must be visible on the marketplace.
    Ex: A close knowledge of the institution is also needed to distinguish between professed objectives, the official and manifest ones which appear in organizational preambles, and the practiced ones which are often latent in the operating program.
    Ex: It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.
    * es evidente = clearly.
    * evidente en = in evidence in.
    * evidente por sí mismo = self-evident.
    * hacerse evidente = become + apparent, come through.
    * poco evidente = unnoted.
    * prueba evidente = living proof.

    * * *
    obvious, clear
    resulta evidente que no tienen intención de aceptar la propuesta it is obvious o clear o ( frml) evident that they do not intend to accept the proposal, they clearly o obviously do not intend to accept the proposal
    si es muy caro no lo compres — ¡evidente! if it's very expensive, don't buy it — no, of course I won't o no, obviously!
    * * *

    evidente adjetivo
    obvious, clear
    evidente adjetivo obvious
    ' evidente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cantar
    - clara
    - claro
    - demostrar
    - meridiana
    - meridiano
    - notoria
    - notorio
    - patente
    - sensible
    - tres
    - visible
    - manifestar
    - palpable
    - visto
    English:
    apparent
    - blatant
    - conspicuous
    - consternation
    - crime
    - definite
    - dissatisfaction
    - evident
    - glaring
    - obvious
    - patent
    - perfectly
    - plain
    - self-evident
    - clear
    - obviously
    - self
    - visible
    * * *
    evident, obvious;
    es evidente que no les caemos bien it's obvious they don't like us;
    su enfado era evidente she was clearly o visibly angry;
    ¿te gustaría ganar más? – ¡evidente! would you like to earn more? – of course!
    * * *
    adj evident, clear
    * * *
    : evident, obvious, clear
    * * *
    evidente adj obvious

    Spanish-English dictionary > evidente

  • 12 vanguardia

    f.
    1 vanguard (military).
    2 avant-garde, vanguard (cultural).
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    1 (corriente) avant-garde, vanguard
    2 (parte de ejército) vanguard, van
    \
    ir a la vanguardia de to be at the forefront of
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    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    (Mil) (tb fig) vanguard

    de vanguardia — (Arte) avant-garde; (Pol) vanguard [antes de s]

    ir a la o en vanguardia — (lit) to be in the vanguard; (fig) to be at the forefront

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    femenino (Mil) vanguard; (Art, Lit) avant-garde

    ir or estar a la vanguardia (de algo) — to be in the vanguard (of something)

    * * *
    = cutting edge, vanguard, front-line.
    Ex. The article ' Cutting edge' describes current developments in microcomputer hardware which are likely to become commonplace adjuncts to library microcomputers in the next decade.
    Ex. In the process of achieving this goal, the deaf and other handicapped individuals could become the vanguard of computer technology.
    Ex. The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.
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    * a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.
    * a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.
    * en la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.
    * vanguardia, la = avant-garde, the, leading edge, the.
    * * *
    femenino (Mil) vanguard; (Art, Lit) avant-garde

    ir or estar a la vanguardia (de algo) — to be in the vanguard (of something)

    * * *
    la vanguardia
    (n.) = avant-garde, the, leading edge, the

    Ex: My point is that all literature, every example we can think of, depends for its existence on the tradition out of which it springs -- even the most avant of the avant-garde.

    Ex: The leading edge is on the digital battlefield, where an entire new concept in military medicine is evolving.

    = cutting edge, vanguard, front-line.

    Ex: The article ' Cutting edge' describes current developments in microcomputer hardware which are likely to become commonplace adjuncts to library microcomputers in the next decade.

    Ex: In the process of achieving this goal, the deaf and other handicapped individuals could become the vanguard of computer technology.
    Ex: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.
    * a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.
    * a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.
    * en la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.
    * vanguardia, la = avant-garde, the, leading edge, the.

    * * *
    La Vanguardia (↑ vanguardia a1)
    1 ( Mil) vanguard
    2 ( Art, Lit) avant-garde
    pintura/teatro de vanguardia avant-garde art/theater
    ir or estar a la vanguardia to be in the vanguard
    un músico a la vanguardia de su época one of the most innovative musicians of his day
    * * *

     

    vanguardia sustantivo femenino (Mil) vanguard;
    (Art, Lit) avant-garde;

    ir or estar a la vanguardia (de algo) to be in the vanguard (of sth)
    vanguardia sustantivo femenino
    1 Arte Lit, etc vanguard, avant-garde
    2 Mil vanguard
    ♦ Locuciones: a la vanguardia/en vanguardia, at the forefront of: su estilo está a la vanguardia de la poesía inglesa, his style is in the vanguard of English poetry

    ' vanguardia' also found in these entries:
    English:
    avant-garde
    - forefront
    - ground
    - state-of-the-art
    - vanguard
    * * *
    1. Mil vanguard
    2. [cultural] avant-garde, vanguard;
    la literatura/música de vanguardia avant-garde literature/music;
    las vanguardias del siglo XX the avant-gardes of the 20th century;
    estar o [m5] ir a la vanguardia de to be at the forefront of;
    van a la vanguardia de los avances tecnológicos they are at the forefront of o at the cutting edge of technological progress
    * * *
    f
    1 MIL vanguard
    2 cultural avant-garde;
    de vanguardia avant-garde
    * * *
    1) : vanguard
    2) : avante-garde
    3)
    a la vanguardia : at the forefront

    Spanish-English dictionary > vanguardia

  • 13 perceptible

    adj.
    1 noticeable, perceptible (por los sentidos).
    2 receivable, payable.
    * * *
    1 perceptible, noticeable
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=visible) perceptible, noticeable
    2) (Com, Econ) payable, receivable
    * * *
    1) ( por los sentidos) perceptible, noticeable
    2) (Fin) receivable
    * * *
    = noticeable, perceptible, detectable, visible, conspicuous.
    Ex. The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
    Ex. The library was found to have inadequate lighting for the partially sighted and a lack of a fire warning perceptible to the deaf.
    Ex. Most of the anomalies that are discovered are only detectable with the use of expert knowledge.
    Ex. Since a software package is to be sold it must be visible on the marketplace.
    Ex. A conspicuous coolness had existed between them since they had exchanged views on the hiring of Lisa Huish.
    * * *
    1) ( por los sentidos) perceptible, noticeable
    2) (Fin) receivable
    * * *
    = noticeable, perceptible, detectable, visible, conspicuous.

    Ex: The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.

    Ex: The library was found to have inadequate lighting for the partially sighted and a lack of a fire warning perceptible to the deaf.
    Ex: Most of the anomalies that are discovered are only detectable with the use of expert knowledge.
    Ex: Since a software package is to be sold it must be visible on the marketplace.
    Ex: A conspicuous coolness had existed between them since they had exchanged views on the hiring of Lisa Huish.

    * * *
    A (por los sentidos) perceptible, noticeable
    B ( Fin) receivable
    * * *

    perceptible adjetivo ( por los sentidos) perceptible, noticeable
    perceptible adjetivo
    1 (a los sentidos) perceptible
    2 Fin receivable, payable
    ' perceptible' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    inapreciable
    English:
    discernible
    - measurable
    - noticeable
    - perceptible
    - sensible
    - faint
    * * *
    1. [por los sentidos] noticeable, perceptible
    2. [que se puede cobrar] receivable, payable
    * * *
    adj perceptible, noticeable
    * * *
    : perceptible, noticeable
    * * *
    perceptible adj noticeable

    Spanish-English dictionary > perceptible

  • 14 alarma contra incendios

    (n.) = fire warning, fire alarm
    Ex. The library was found to have inadequate lighting for the partially sighted and a lack of a fire warning perceptible to the deaf.
    Ex. Of greatest import are the siting of libraries, the building shell, fire alarms, intruder alarms, internal layout of the building, and methods combating damage and theft.
    * * *
    (n.) = fire warning, fire alarm

    Ex: The library was found to have inadequate lighting for the partially sighted and a lack of a fire warning perceptible to the deaf.

    Ex: Of greatest import are the siting of libraries, the building shell, fire alarms, intruder alarms, internal layout of the building, and methods combating damage and theft.

    Spanish-English dictionary > alarma contra incendios

  • 15 apreciable

    adj.
    1 appreciable, significant (perceptible).
    2 worthy (estimable).
    * * *
    1 (perceptible) appreciable, noticeable
    2 (estimable) valuable, precious
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=perceptible) appreciable, substantial; [cantidad] considerable
    2) [persona] (=digno de aprecio) worthy, esteemed
    * * *
    adjetivo <cambio/mejoría> appreciable, substantial; <suma/cantidad> considerable, substantial
    * * *
    = noticeable, perceptible, appreciable.
    Ex. The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
    Ex. The library was found to have inadequate lighting for the partially sighted and a lack of a fire warning perceptible to the deaf.
    Ex. Cannabis often shows no appreciable effects the first time it is taken.
    ----
    * de forma apreciable = markedly.
    * * *
    adjetivo <cambio/mejoría> appreciable, substantial; <suma/cantidad> considerable, substantial
    * * *
    = noticeable, perceptible, appreciable.

    Ex: The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.

    Ex: The library was found to have inadequate lighting for the partially sighted and a lack of a fire warning perceptible to the deaf.
    Ex: Cannabis often shows no appreciable effects the first time it is taken.
    * de forma apreciable = markedly.

    * * *
    1 ‹cambio/mejoría› appreciable, substantial
    2 ‹suma/cantidad› considerable, substantial
    * * *

    apreciable adjetivo ‹cambio/mejoría› appreciable, substantial;
    ‹suma/cantidad› considerable, substantial
    apreciable adjetivo appreciable, noticeable
    ' apreciable' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    distinguirse
    English:
    appreciable
    - measurable
    - perceptible
    - recognizable
    * * *
    1. [perceptible] [diferencia, mejoría] appreciable, perceptible
    2. [considerable] [cantidad] appreciable, significant
    3. [estimable] worthy
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( visible) appreciable, noticeable
    2 ( considerable) considerable, substantial
    * * *
    : appreciable, substantial, considerable

    Spanish-English dictionary > apreciable

  • 16 visible

    adj.
    visible.
    estar visible to be decent o presentable (presentable)
    * * *
    1 (que se ve) visible
    2 (evidente) evident
    \
    estar visible figurado to be decent
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=que se ve) visible

    es visible a simple vista — it's visible to the naked eye, it can be seen with the naked eye

    ponlo donde esté bien visible — put it where it can be easily seen, put it where it's clearly visible

    2) (=evidente)

    la miró con visible enojo — he looked at her, visibly annoyed

    3) (=decente) decent, presentable

    ¿estás visible? — are you decent o presentable?

    * * *
    a) [ser] ( que puede verse) visible
    b) [ser] ( manifiesto) visible, clear
    c) (fam) [estar] ( presentable) presentable, decent
    * * *
    = visible, perceptible, noticeable.
    Ex. Since a software package is to be sold it must be visible on the marketplace.
    Ex. The library was found to have inadequate lighting for the partially sighted and a lack of a fire warning perceptible to the deaf.
    Ex. The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
    ----
    * hacerse visible = gain + exposure.
    * hacer visible = render + visible.
    * índice visible = visible index.
    * * *
    a) [ser] ( que puede verse) visible
    b) [ser] ( manifiesto) visible, clear
    c) (fam) [estar] ( presentable) presentable, decent
    * * *
    = visible, perceptible, noticeable.

    Ex: Since a software package is to be sold it must be visible on the marketplace.

    Ex: The library was found to have inadequate lighting for the partially sighted and a lack of a fire warning perceptible to the deaf.
    Ex: The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
    * hacerse visible = gain + exposure.
    * hacer visible = render + visible.
    * índice visible = visible index.

    * * *
    1 [ SER] (que puede verse) visible
    desde esta distancia no es visible from this distance it's not visible o you can't see it
    2 [ SER] (evidente, ostensible) visible, clear
    visibles signos de desnutrición clear o visible signs of malnutrition
    3 ( fam) [ ESTAR] (presentable) presentable, decent
    * * *

    visible adjetivo
    a) [ser] visible

    b) (fam) [estar] ( presentable) presentable, decent

    visible adjetivo
    1 (que se puede ver) visible
    2 (notorio, evidente) evident, obvious, clear
    ' visible' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    adivinarse
    - donde
    - resaltar
    - vista
    English:
    appear
    - conspicuous
    - inconspicuous
    - meteor
    - out
    - sight
    - view
    - visible
    - black
    - clearly
    - faint
    - naked
    - shape
    - show
    * * *
    visible adj
    1. [objeto, defecto] visible;
    es visible a varios metros it is visible at several metres
    2. [evidente] [temblor, sentimiento] visible;
    se fue con visible satisfacción she left visibly pleased
    3. [presentable]
    estar visible to be decent o presentable
    * * *
    adj visible; fig
    evident, obvious
    * * *
    visible adj
    : visible
    ♦ visiblemente adv
    * * *
    visible adj visible

    Spanish-English dictionary > visible

  • 17 Estocolmo

    m.
    Stockholm.
    * * *
    1 Stockholm
    \
    síndrome de Estocolmo Stockholm syndrome
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino Stockholm
    * * *
    Ex. The Stockholm Public Library provides library services to hospitals, the elderly, the deaf, the visually disabled, alcoholics, drug addicts, and prisoners.
    * * *
    masculino Stockholm
    * * *

    Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services to hospitals, the elderly, the deaf, the visually disabled, alcoholics, drug addicts, and prisoners.

    * * *
    Stockholm
    * * *

    Estocolmo sustantivo masculino Stockholm
    ' Estocolmo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    residir
    English:
    Stockholm
    * * *
    Stockholm
    * * *
    m Stockholm

    Spanish-English dictionary > Estocolmo

  • 18 autoestopista

    f. & m.
    1 hitch-hiker.
    2 hitchhiker.
    * * *
    1→ link=autostopista autostopista
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino y femenino hitchhiker
    * * *
    Ex. Sign language includes all forms of codification in which words, numbers, and punctuation marks have been supplanted by gestures; they may vary from the 'monosyllabic' gestures of the hitch-hiker to such complete systems as the language of the deaf = El lenguaje de signos incluye todas las formas de codificación donde las palabras, números y signos de puntuación se han sustituido por gestos y pueden ir de los gestos "monosilábicos" del autoestopista a sistemas tan completos como el del lenguaje de los sordos.
    * * *
    masculino y femenino hitchhiker
    * * *

    Ex: Sign language includes all forms of codification in which words, numbers, and punctuation marks have been supplanted by gestures; they may vary from the 'monosyllabic' gestures of the hitch-hiker to such complete systems as the language of the deaf = El lenguaje de signos incluye todas las formas de codificación donde las palabras, números y signos de puntuación se han sustituido por gestos y pueden ir de los gestos "monosilábicos" del autoestopista a sistemas tan completos como el del lenguaje de los sordos.

    * * *
    hitchhiker
    * * *

    autoestopista sustantivo masculino y femenino
    hitchhiker
    autoestopista ➣ autostopista
    ' autoestopista' also found in these entries:
    English:
    hitch-hiker
    - hitch
    * * *
    hitchhiker
    * * *
    m/f hitchhiker

    Spanish-English dictionary > autoestopista

  • 19 drogadicto

    adj.
    drug-addict, junkie, addict.
    m.
    drug addict, drug user, acid head, junkie.
    * * *
    1 addicted to drugs
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 drug addict
    * * *
    drogadicto, -a
    1.
    2.
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo addicted to drugs
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino drug addict
    * * *
    = drug addict, junkie.
    Ex. The Stockholm Public Library provides library services to hospitals, the elderly, the deaf, the visually disabled, alcoholics, drug addicts, and prisoners.
    Ex. Some staff are 'change junkies' and others are less able to embrace change.
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo addicted to drugs
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino drug addict
    * * *
    = drug addict, junkie.

    Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services to hospitals, the elderly, the deaf, the visually disabled, alcoholics, drug addicts, and prisoners.

    Ex: Some staff are 'change junkies' and others are less able to embrace change.

    * * *
    addicted to drugs
    tiene un hijo drogadicto she has a son who is addicted to drugs o who is a drug addict
    masculine, feminine
    drug addict
    * * *

    drogadicto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    addicted to drugs
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    drug addict
    drogadicto,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino drug addict

    ' drogadicto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    drogadicta
    - picarse
    English:
    junkie
    - user
    - addict
    - drug
    * * *
    drogadicto, -a
    ♦ adj
    addicted to drugs;
    su padre es drogadicto his father is a drug addict
    ♦ nm,f
    drug addict
    * * *
    I adj
    :
    una mujer drogadicta a woman addicted to drugs
    II m, drogadicta f drug addict
    * * *
    drogadicto, -ta n
    : drug addict
    * * *
    drogadicto n drug addict

    Spanish-English dictionary > drogadicto

  • 20 monosilábico

    adj.
    monosyllabic.
    * * *
    1 monosyllabic
    * * *
    * * *
    - ca, monosílabo -ba adjetivo monosyllabic
    * * *
    Ex. Sign language includes all forms of codification in which words, numbers, and punctuation marks have been supplanted by gestures; they may vary from the ' monosyllabic' gestures of the hitch-hiker to such complete systems as the language of the deaf = El lenguaje de signos incluye todas las formas de codificación donde las palabras, números y signos de puntuación se han sustituido por gestos y pueden ir de los gestos " monosilábicos" del autoestopista a sistemas tan completos como el del lenguaje de los sordos.
    * * *
    - ca, monosílabo -ba adjetivo monosyllabic
    * * *

    Ex: Sign language includes all forms of codification in which words, numbers, and punctuation marks have been supplanted by gestures; they may vary from the ' monosyllabic' gestures of the hitch-hiker to such complete systems as the language of the deaf = El lenguaje de signos incluye todas las formas de codificación donde las palabras, números y signos de puntuación se han sustituido por gestos y pueden ir de los gestos " monosilábicos" del autoestopista a sistemas tan completos como el del lenguaje de los sordos.

    * * *
    monosyllabic, one-syllable ( before n), single-syllable ( before n)
    * * *
    monosilábico, -a adj
    monosyllabic
    * * *
    monosilábico, -ca adj
    : monosyllabic

    Spanish-English dictionary > monosilábico

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