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81 en vano
in vain* * *= vainly, in vain, helplessly, to no avail, futilely, without any avail, of no availEx. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.Ex. In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day.Ex. Before saying anything, she glanced long into the humid eyes of the woman sitting helplessly in front of her.Ex. So when the user looked to no avail under all of these entries, he understandably concluded the library did not own the volume.Ex. She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex. I have been searching for a solution to this problem without any avail -- Maybe someone here can offer a suggestion?.Ex. All medicines were tried but of no avail, he remained in his state of absolute forgetfulness of the world.* * *= vainly, in vain, helplessly, to no avail, futilely, without any avail, of no availEx: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
Ex: In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day.Ex: Before saying anything, she glanced long into the humid eyes of the woman sitting helplessly in front of her.Ex: So when the user looked to no avail under all of these entries, he understandably concluded the library did not own the volume.Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex: I have been searching for a solution to this problem without any avail -- Maybe someone here can offer a suggestion?.Ex: All medicines were tried but of no avail, he remained in his state of absolute forgetfulness of the world. -
82 gloria
f.1 glory.2 celebrity, star.3 delight.estar en la gloria to be in seventh heavensaber a gloria to taste divine o heavenly4 Gloria.* * *1 (bienaventuranza) glory2 (fama) fame, honour (US honor)3 (cielo) heaven4 (esplendor) boast5 (cántico) Gloria\cubrirse de gloria irónico to make a fool of oneselfdar gloria to be a delightestar en la gloria familiar to be in seventh heavenoler a gloria familiar to smell divinesaber a gloria familiar to taste divine* * *noun f.1) glory2) fame* * *SF1) (=cielo) glory¡por la gloria de mi madre! — by all that's holy!
2) (=delicia) delight; (=éxtasis) blissa gloria —
dar gloria —
3) (=fama) glorycubrirse de gloria — iró to make a fine mess of sth
4) (=personalidad) great figure, great *una de las grandes glorias del cine — one of the greats * o great figures of the cinema
5) [apelativo]¡sí, gloria! — yes, my love!
6) ** (=droga) hash *, pot *** * *1) (Relig) gloryque en gloria esté — God rest her/his soul
estar/sentirse en la gloria: aquí dentro se está en la gloria it's wonderful in here; me siento en la gloria — I'm in seventh heaven
2)a) (fama, honor) gloryen gloria y majestad — triumphantly, victoriously
b) ( acontecimiento) glorious moment3) ( personalidad) figure* * *= glory, laurels.Ex. One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.Ex. There is a need to give credit to all involved in the development of quality products thus sharing the laurels.----* antigua gloria = Posesivo + former glory.* disfrutar de la gloria ajena = bask in + reflected glory.* en la gloria = snugly.* estar en la gloria = be on cloud nine, float on + air.* gloria ajena = reflected glory.* gloria bendita = out of this world.* recuperar + Posesivo + antigua gloria = regain + Posesivo + former glory.* * *1) (Relig) gloryque en gloria esté — God rest her/his soul
estar/sentirse en la gloria: aquí dentro se está en la gloria it's wonderful in here; me siento en la gloria — I'm in seventh heaven
2)a) (fama, honor) gloryen gloria y majestad — triumphantly, victoriously
b) ( acontecimiento) glorious moment3) ( personalidad) figure* * *= glory, laurels.Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.
Ex: There is a need to give credit to all involved in the development of quality products thus sharing the laurels.* antigua gloria = Posesivo + former glory.* disfrutar de la gloria ajena = bask in + reflected glory.* en la gloria = snugly.* estar en la gloria = be on cloud nine, float on + air.* gloria ajena = reflected glory.* gloria bendita = out of this world.* recuperar + Posesivo + antigua gloria = regain + Posesivo + former glory.* * *A ( Relig) glorytu abuela, que en gloria esté, … your grandmother, God rest her soul, …alcanzar la gloria eterna to achieve eternal gloryestar/sentirse en la gloria: aquí dentro se está en la gloria it's blissful o heavenly o wonderful in hereme siento en la gloria aquí, lejos del trabajo this is glorious, being here, away from workél, rodeado así de niños, está en la gloria he's in his element o he loves it when he's surrounded by children like thatsaber a gloria to taste delicious o glorious o heavenlyB1 (fama, honor) gloryse cubrieron de gloria they achieved o won great glory, they covered themselves with gloryen gloria y majestad triumphantly, victoriously2 (acontecimiento) glorious momentC (placer) delightes una gloria or da gloria oírla cantar it's a delight to hear her singaquí se está que es una gloria it's wonderful o blissful o heavenly here, it's absolute heaven o bliss hereD (personalidad) figurees una de las glorias del deporte nacional he is one of the country's great sporting figures o heroeslas viejas glorias de Hollywood the grand old names of HollywoodGloria* * *
Del verbo gloriar: ( conjugate gloriar)
gloria es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
gloria sustantivo femenino
1a) (Relig) glory;◊ estar/sentirse en la gloria to be in seventh heaven
2 ( personalidad) figure;◊ es una de las glorias del deporte he is one of the great sporting figures o heroes
gloria
I sustantivo femenino
1 (renombre, reconocimiento) glory
2 Rel heaven
3 fam (gusto, placer) delight, pleasure: qué guapa está, da gloria verla, she's just so beautiful, it's a pleasure to look at her
II sustantivo masculino Rel (cántico) Gloria
♦ Locuciones: familiar estar en la gloria, to be in seventh heaven o to be in one's glory
saber a gloria, to taste heavenly
' gloria' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
honor
- pena
- aureola
- palma
- sábado
English:
fade
- faded
- glory
- has-been
- blaze
- intone
* * *♦ nf1. [en religión] glory;que en gloria esté God rest his/her soul2. [celebridad] celebrity, star;alcanzar la gloria to achieve fame3. [grandeza, esplendor] glory;la gloria de un país the glory of a countryestar en la gloria to be in seventh heaven;saber a gloria to taste divine o heavenly;este vino es una gloria this wine is divine o heavenly;en esta playa se está en la gloria this beach is absolute heaven o blisslas viejas glorias del toreo the great names in the history of bullfighting♦ nm[oración] Gloria* * *f1 ( fama) glory;cubrirse de gloria cover o.s. in glory2 ( delicia) delight;saber a gloria taste wonderful3:estar en la gloria fam be in seventh heaven fam* * *gloria nf1) : glory2) : fame, renown3) : delight, enjoyment4) : star, legendlas glorias del cine: the great names in motion pictures* * *gloria n (en general) glory -
83 habitualmente
adv.habitually, customarily, by habit.* * *► adverbio1 (repetidamente) usually; (regularmente) regularly* * *= routinely, typically, as a matter of routine, habitually, customarily, characteristically, chronically, prevalently.Ex. Over the years the Library has routinely made changes in its name and subject headings and its classification numbers, and libraries have generally been able to accommodate to them.Ex. Typically some parts of records can be searched and their elements used as search keys.Ex. In many industrial and governmental libraries this kind of 'repackaging' is often an absolute requirement of the clients, who may with certain enquiries expect the librarian to select and digest the raw information for them as a matter of routine.Ex. We habitually use the word 'book' in two completely different senses.Ex. We have simply been behaving as monopolies customarily do -- shelving avoidable innovations, ducking investment risk wherever possible and keeping a beady eye on our own convenience rather than the users.Ex. This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.Ex. A problem central to the library profession is that libraries are chronically underfunded and understaffed.Ex. In the first two days after hatching, chicks coming from eggs incubated in the light prevalently slept with their right eye open.* * *= routinely, typically, as a matter of routine, habitually, customarily, characteristically, chronically, prevalently.Ex: Over the years the Library has routinely made changes in its name and subject headings and its classification numbers, and libraries have generally been able to accommodate to them.
Ex: Typically some parts of records can be searched and their elements used as search keys.Ex: In many industrial and governmental libraries this kind of 'repackaging' is often an absolute requirement of the clients, who may with certain enquiries expect the librarian to select and digest the raw information for them as a matter of routine.Ex: We habitually use the word 'book' in two completely different senses.Ex: We have simply been behaving as monopolies customarily do -- shelving avoidable innovations, ducking investment risk wherever possible and keeping a beady eye on our own convenience rather than the users.Ex: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.Ex: A problem central to the library profession is that libraries are chronically underfunded and understaffed.Ex: In the first two days after hatching, chicks coming from eggs incubated in the light prevalently slept with their right eye open.* * *usually* * *habitualmente advusually, normally* * *adv usually -
84 inevitablemente
adv.inevitably.* * *► adverbio1 inevitably* * *ADV inevitably, unavoidably* * *= ineluctably, inevitably, perforce, unavoidably, willy-nilly.Ex. I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of Hereafter.Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.Ex. Statistical categories are perforce crude tools for the evaluation of quality.Ex. Development was unavoidably slow during these 5 years because of the need for reconstruction after the war, but basic principles and guidelines for the future were formulated.Ex. But to make the distinction in this simplistic fashion is misleading because it suggests that books are willy-nilly of one of these two kinds only, each possessing intrinsic, absolute qualities which inevitably affect readers in one way or the other.* * *= ineluctably, inevitably, perforce, unavoidably, willy-nilly.Ex: I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of Hereafter.
Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.Ex: Statistical categories are perforce crude tools for the evaluation of quality.Ex: Development was unavoidably slow during these 5 years because of the need for reconstruction after the war, but basic principles and guidelines for the future were formulated.Ex: But to make the distinction in this simplistic fashion is misleading because it suggests that books are willy-nilly of one of these two kinds only, each possessing intrinsic, absolute qualities which inevitably affect readers in one way or the other.* * *inevitably, unavoidably* * *inevitablemente advinevitably -
85 inmundicia
f.filth, filthiness.* * *1 (suciedad) dirt2 (basura) rubbish* * *SF1) (=inmoralidad) filth, dirt* * *a) ( suciedad) filthb) (dicho, cosa inmoral)* * *= sordidness.Ex. The author makes the most of the sordidness of the first sexual encounters of the protagonist, Stella, and the tawdriness of the theater company where she finds her first job.* * *a) ( suciedad) filthb) (dicho, cosa inmoral)* * *= sordidness.Ex: The author makes the most of the sordidness of the first sexual encounters of the protagonist, Stella, and the tawdriness of the theater company where she finds her first job.
* * *1 (suciedad) filth2(dicho, cosa inmoral): esa película es una inmundicia that film is filth* * *
inmundicia sustantivo femenino filth: la orilla estaba llena de inmundicias, the shore was filthy
* * *inmundicia nf1. [suciedad] filth, filthiness;[basura] Br rubbish, US garbage* * *f filth* * *inmundicia nf: dirt, filth, trash -
86 para nada
adv.1 at all.No quiero eso para nada I don't want that at all.2 to no purpose, to no end.intj.not at all.* * *= in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no availEx. In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day.Ex. So when the user looked to no avail under all of these entries, he understandably concluded the library did not own the volume.Ex. I have been searching for a solution to this problem without any avail -- Maybe someone here can offer a suggestion?.Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.Ex. All medicines were tried but of no avail, he remained in his state of absolute forgetfulness of the world.* * *= in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no availEx: In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day.
Ex: So when the user looked to no avail under all of these entries, he understandably concluded the library did not own the volume.Ex: I have been searching for a solution to this problem without any avail -- Maybe someone here can offer a suggestion?.Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.Ex: All medicines were tried but of no avail, he remained in his state of absolute forgetfulness of the world. -
87 raspar
v.1 to scrape (off).El clavo raspó el repello The nail scraped the plaster.La esponja raspa The sponge scrapes.2 to graze, to scrape.se raspó el codo she grazed o scraped her elbow3 to be rough.4 to grate against.La antena raspó el techo The antenna grated against the roof.* * *2 (con lija) to sand, sand down3 (hurtar) to nick, pinch4 (rasar) to graze, skim1 (vino) to be sharp2 (piel) to be rough; (toalla etc) to scratch\* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ pintura] to scrape offtienes que raspar la puerta para quitarle el barniz — you have to sand the door to get the varnish off
2) [+ piel] to scratchlos socialistas quedaron raspando la mayoría absoluta — the Socialists were a whisker o an inch away from achieving an absolute majority, the Socialists were within a whisker o an inch of achieving an absolute majority
3) [vino, licor] to be rough on4) * (=hurtar) to pinch *, swipe *5) Caribe * (=matar) to kill6) LAm * (=regañar) to tick off *, tell off *, scold7) Méx (=injuriar) to say unkind things to, make wounding remarks to8) [en un escrito] to scratch out2. VI1) [manos, tejido, licor] to be rough* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( con espátula) < superficie> to scrape; < pintura> to scrape offb) ( limar) to file, rasp2) <brazo/piel> to scrape, graze2.raspar via) toalla/manos to be rough; barba to scratch, be scratchyb) garganta (+ me/te/le etc) to feel rough3.rasparse v pron <rodillas/codos> ( con algo puntiagudo) to scratch; ( con algo áspero) to scrape, graze* * *= scrape, roughen.Ex. And it turned out that in the same year that Holmes made that remark, Fairchild said that all you have to do is scrape an organ with the back of a scalpel to make a discovery.Ex. Parts of the plate were toned by roughening it with a serrated rocker, the tone then being graded by burnishing.----* alisar raspando = scrape + smooth.* raspar las escamas = scale.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( con espátula) < superficie> to scrape; < pintura> to scrape offb) ( limar) to file, rasp2) <brazo/piel> to scrape, graze2.raspar via) toalla/manos to be rough; barba to scratch, be scratchyb) garganta (+ me/te/le etc) to feel rough3.rasparse v pron <rodillas/codos> ( con algo puntiagudo) to scratch; ( con algo áspero) to scrape, graze* * *= scrape, roughen.Ex: And it turned out that in the same year that Holmes made that remark, Fairchild said that all you have to do is scrape an organ with the back of a scalpel to make a discovery.
Ex: Parts of the plate were toned by roughening it with a serrated rocker, the tone then being graded by burnishing.* alisar raspando = scrape + smooth.* raspar las escamas = scale.* * *raspar [A1 ]vtA1 (con una espátula) ‹superficie› to scrape; ‹pintura› to scrape off2 (con lija) ‹superficie/pintura› to sand, sand down3 (limar) to file, raspB ‹piel› to scrape, grazeC ( Col) ‹hielo› to crush; ‹panela› to grate■ rasparvi1 «toalla/manos» to be rough; «barba» to scratch, be scratchyun vino fuerte que raspa a strong, rough wine2 «garganta» (+ me/te/le etc) to feel roughme raspa la garganta al tragar my throat hurts o feels rough when I swallow3 raspandopasé la prueba raspando I scraped through the test■ rasparse‹rodillas/codos› (con algo puntiagudo) to scratch; (con algo áspero) to scrape, graze* * *
raspar ( conjugate raspar) verbo transitivo
‹ pintura› to scrape off
verbo intransitivo
[ barba] to scratch, be scratchy
rasparse verbo pronominal ‹rodillas/codos› ( con algo puntiagudo) to scratch;
( con algo áspero) to scrape, graze
raspar
I verbo transitivo to scrape
(pintura) to scrape off
(lijar a mano) to sand (down)
II vi (ropa, manos, etc) to be rough
' raspar' also found in these entries:
English:
graze
- scrape
- scrape out
- scuff
- rasp
* * *♦ vt1. [rascar] [pintura] to scrape off;[pared] to scrape2. [rasguñar] to graze, to scrape3. [causar picor] to burn;este aguardiente raspa la garganta this liquor burns your throat♦ vito be rough, to scratch;esta lana raspa this wool scratches* * *I v/t1 tb MED scrapeII v/i be scratchy* * *raspar vt1) : to scrape2) : to file down, to smoothraspar vi: to be rough* * *raspar vb1. (pintura) to scrape off2. (ropa) to be itchy / to be rough -
88 alcohol
m.1 alcohol.alcohol desinfectante surgical spiritalcohol de quemar methylated spirits2 rubbing alcohol.* * *1 (sustancia) alcohol\alcohol desnaturalizado/metílico/de quemar methylated spirits, methylated spirit* * *noun m.* * *SM alcoholalcohol absoluto — absolute alcohol, pure alcohol
alcohol de quemar, alcohol desnaturalizado, alcohol metílico — methylated spirit
* * *1) (Quím) alcohol; (Farm) tbalcohol de 90 (grados) — rubbing alcohol (AmE), surgical spirit (BrE)
2) ( bebida) alcohol, drink* * *= alcohol, spirit, booze, liquor, alchy [alchie].Ex. Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.Ex. A common defence of drivers against disqualification from driving for having a high blood alcohol level is to claim that they had unwittingly consumed a drink laced with added spirits.Ex. I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.Ex. During the 14th century distilled liquors were commonly used as remedies for the Black Death.Ex. Then I followed these two jokers to a liquor store where they got them some alchy.----* abuso del alcohol = alcohol abuse.* alcohol de madera = wood alcohol.* alcohol metílico = wood alcohol, methyl alcohol.* alcohol polivinílico = polyvinyl alcohol.* bebida baja en alcohol = low-alcohol drink.* campaña contra la conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.* conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink driving, drunk driving.* conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol = drive while under + the influence of alcohol.* consumo de alcohol = alcohol consumption.* de alcohol = spirit-based.* hábito de consumo de alcohol = drinking practice, drinking habit.* índice de alcohol en sangre = blood alcohol level.* industria del alcohol, la = alcohol industry, the.* problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.* problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.* relacionado con el alcohol = alcohol-related.* sin alcohol = alcoholfree.* tasa de alcohol en sangre = blood alcohol level.* * *1) (Quím) alcohol; (Farm) tbalcohol de 90 (grados) — rubbing alcohol (AmE), surgical spirit (BrE)
2) ( bebida) alcohol, drink* * *= alcohol, spirit, booze, liquor, alchy [alchie].Ex: Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.
Ex: A common defence of drivers against disqualification from driving for having a high blood alcohol level is to claim that they had unwittingly consumed a drink laced with added spirits.Ex: I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.Ex: During the 14th century distilled liquors were commonly used as remedies for the Black Death.Ex: Then I followed these two jokers to a liquor store where they got them some alchy.* abuso del alcohol = alcohol abuse.* alcohol de madera = wood alcohol.* alcohol metílico = wood alcohol, methyl alcohol.* alcohol polivinílico = polyvinyl alcohol.* bebida baja en alcohol = low-alcohol drink.* campaña contra la conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.* conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink driving, drunk driving.* conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol = drive while under + the influence of alcohol.* consumo de alcohol = alcohol consumption.* de alcohol = spirit-based.* hábito de consumo de alcohol = drinking practice, drinking habit.* índice de alcohol en sangre = blood alcohol level.* industria del alcohol, la = alcohol industry, the.* problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.* problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.* relacionado con el alcohol = alcohol-related.* sin alcohol = alcoholfree.* tasa de alcohol en sangre = blood alcohol level.* * *A1 ( Quím) alcohol2 ( Farm) tbCompuestos:absolute alcoholmethanol, methyl alcohol, methylated spirits ( BrE)ethyl alcoholmethyl alcoholpure alcoholvinic alcoholB (bebida) alcohol, drinkintenté dejar el alcohol I tried to give up drinking o alcohol o drinkahogar las penas en alcohol to drown one's sorrows in drink* * *
alcohol sustantivo masculino
1 (Quím) alcohol;
(Farm) tb
2 ( bebida) alcohol, drink
alcohol sustantivo masculino alcohol
' alcohol' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotargada
- abotargado
- abusar
- alcoholemia
- cerveza
- ciega
- ciego
- desintoxicarse
- desnaturalizada
- desnaturalizado
- domar
- etílica
- etílico
- fricción
- inflar
- ingerir
- metílica
- metílico
- perjudicar
- petaca
- probar
- prohibir
- resaca
- seca
- seco
- sin
- sobria
- sobrio
- soplar
- tener
- abstenerse
- alegrar
- alegre
- chicha
- destilar
- efecto
- embriagarse
- entonado
- graduación
- influencia
- intoxicación
- licor
- mamar
- marear
- suprimir
- tomar
English:
alcohol
- bring out
- clampdown
- downfall
- drink
- drown
- drunk driving
- DUI
- limit
- liquor
- low-alcohol
- neat
- non-alcoholic
- proof
- slug
- sorrow
- spirit
- stoned
- strength
- surgical spirit
- tot
- touch
- vice
- Breathalyzer
- drinking
- give
- low
- methylated spirit(s)
- mixer
- sobriety
- surgical
- temperance
* * *alcohol nm1. Quím alcoholalcohol de 96° surgical spirit;alcohol etílico ethanol, ethyl alcohol;alcohol de grano grain alcohol;alcohol metílico methanol;alcohol de quemar methylated spirits, meths2. [bebida] alcohol, drink;tiene problemas con el alcohol he has a drink problem;si bebes alcohol, no conduzcas if you drink alcohol o have something to drink, don't drive* * *m1 alcohol;prueba/test de alcohol breath test;la policía le sometió a la prueba de alcohol the police breathalyzed him;los efectos del alcohol under the influence of alcohol2 MED rubbing alcohol, Brsurgical spirit* * *alcohol nm: alcohol* * *alcohol n alcohol -
89 debacle
f.debacle.* * *1 disaster, downfall* * *SF debacle, disaster* * *a) ( fiasco) debacle, fiascob) ( derrumbamiento) collapse, downfall* * *= debacle.Ex. But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.* * *a) ( fiasco) debacle, fiascob) ( derrumbamiento) collapse, downfall* * *= debacle.Ex: But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.
* * *1 (fiasco) debacle, fiascoaquello fue la debacle it was absolute chaos2 (derrumbamiento) collapse, downfall* * *debacle nfdebacle;trató de explicar la debacle electoral he tried to explain the election debacle;la reunión fue la debacle the meeting was a disaster* * *f debacle -
90 humedad
f.1 dampness.hay mucha humedad en la casa the house is very damp2 humidity.3 moisture content, moisture.* * *1 humidity2 (de vapor) moisture3 (sensación) dampness* * *noun f.1) humidity2) dampness, moistness* * *SF1) [en atmósfera] humidity2) [en pared, techo] damp, dampness* * *a) (Meteo) dampness; ( con calor) humidityb) (en paredes, suelo) damp* * *= damp, humidity, moisture, moisture content.Ex. In the diethyl zinc process damp is drawn from paper and a neutralising agent applied.Ex. A fresh, constant temperature and humidity not only promotes efficiency of use, it encourages use.Ex. In such circumstances, even where paper is not in direct contact with water, it rapidly absorbs moisture, resulting in mould and staining.Ex. Before being fed into the power plant boilers, coal will be made to pass through a drying plant to reduce its moisture content.----* con olor a humedad = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].* contenido de humedad = moisture content.* humedad ambiental = ambient humidity.* humedad atmosférica = atmospheric humidity.* humedad relativa = relative humidity.* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.* * *a) (Meteo) dampness; ( con calor) humidityb) (en paredes, suelo) damp* * *= damp, humidity, moisture, moisture content.Ex: In the diethyl zinc process damp is drawn from paper and a neutralising agent applied.
Ex: A fresh, constant temperature and humidity not only promotes efficiency of use, it encourages use.Ex: In such circumstances, even where paper is not in direct contact with water, it rapidly absorbs moisture, resulting in mould and staining.Ex: Before being fed into the power plant boilers, coal will be made to pass through a drying plant to reduce its moisture content.* con olor a humedad = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].* contenido de humedad = moisture content.* humedad ambiental = ambient humidity.* humedad atmosférica = atmospheric humidity.* humedad relativa = relative humidity.* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.* * *1 ( Meteo):la humedad relativa ambiente or del aire es del 70% the relative humidity is 70%una atmósfera cargada de humedad a moisture-laden o humid atmosphereen Londres hay mucha humedad the atmosphere in London is very damp2 (en las paredes, el suelo) dampmanchas de humedad en las paredes damp patches on the walls* * *
humedad sustantivo femeninoa) (Meteo) dampness;
( con calor) humidity
humedad sustantivo femenino
1 (de la ropa, una habitación) dampness
2 (del ambiente) humidity
' humedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
combadura
- inconfundible
- olor
- seca
- seco
- filtrar
- mancha
- pasar
- penetrar
- rizar
English:
damp
- dampness
- humidity
- moisture
- musty
- patch
- ooze
- rising
* * *humedad nf1. [de suelo, tierra] dampness;[de pared, techo] damp;hay mucha humedad en la casa the house is very damp;hay manchas de humedad en el techo there are damp patches on the ceiling;huele a humedad it smells of damp2. [de labios, ojos] moistness3. [de atmósfera] humidity;con una humedad superior al 90 por ciento with over 90 percent humidityhumedad absoluta absolute humidity;humedad relativa relative humidity* * *f1 humidity;del aire relative humidity* * *humedad nf1) : humidity2) : dampness, moistness* * *humedad n1. (en la pared) damp2. (en la atmósfera) humidity -
91 incuestionable
adj.1 irrefutable.2 unquestionable, absolute, beyond dispute, beyond question.* * *► adjetivo1 unquestionable* * *ADJ unquestionable, unchallengeable* * *adjetivo unquestionable* * *= unquestionable, unassailable, unchallenged, unchangeable, unchallengeable.Ex. This may be an optimistic view, but the converse is unquestionable: if he does not understand the situation, his chance of being equal to the occasion is remote.Ex. Widely acknowledged to be an educator of the highest professional standing, she has published two books on education and numerous articles -- she is a woman of unassailable integrity.Ex. In the sales field, however, the Publications Office's responsibility is largely unchallenged, and a number of factors have led to an increase in its scope.Ex. In no sense are policies engraved in stone and unchangeable.Ex. Despite this, he repeatedly asserts that we have unchallengeable authority in our reports about that experience.* * *adjetivo unquestionable* * *= unquestionable, unassailable, unchallenged, unchangeable, unchallengeable.Ex: This may be an optimistic view, but the converse is unquestionable: if he does not understand the situation, his chance of being equal to the occasion is remote.
Ex: Widely acknowledged to be an educator of the highest professional standing, she has published two books on education and numerous articles -- she is a woman of unassailable integrity.Ex: In the sales field, however, the Publications Office's responsibility is largely unchallenged, and a number of factors have led to an increase in its scope.Ex: In no sense are policies engraved in stone and unchangeable.Ex: Despite this, he repeatedly asserts that we have unchallengeable authority in our reports about that experience.* * *unquestionable* * *
incuestionable adjetivo unquestionable, indisputable
' incuestionable' also found in these entries:
English:
question
- unquestionable
- absolute
* * *incuestionable adj[lealtad] unquestionable; [teoría, razón] irrefutable* * *adj unquestionable* * *incuestionable adjincontestable, indiscutible: unquestionable, indisputable♦ incuestionablemente adv -
92 suplicio
m.torture (also figurative).es un suplicio it's torture¡qué suplicio! what a life!* * *1 (castigo) torture2 (dolor) pain3 figurado torment* * *SM1) (=tortura) torture; ( Hist) (=ejecución) punishment, execution2) (=tormento) torment, torture* * *a) ( tortura) torturees un verdadero suplicio — (fam) it's absolute torture o a real nightmare (colloq)
b) ( castigo) punishment* * *= torture.Ex. It collects information about torture and spreads it to organisations and individuals, mainly health service personnel and researchers.----* sufrir un suplicio = agonise over [agonize, -USA].* * *a) ( tortura) torturees un verdadero suplicio — (fam) it's absolute torture o a real nightmare (colloq)
b) ( castigo) punishment* * *= torture.Ex: It collects information about torture and spreads it to organisations and individuals, mainly health service personnel and researchers.
* sufrir un suplicio = agonise over [agonize, -USA].* * *1 (tortura) torturela espera fue un suplicio the wait was real torture o a terrible ordeal2 (castigo) punishment3 (ejecución) execution* * *
suplicio sustantivo masculino
suplicio sustantivo masculino
1 (tortura) torture
2 fam fig (muy molesto, fastidioso) torment, ordeal
' suplicio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calvario
English:
torment
* * *suplicio nm1. [tortura] torturees un suplicio it's torture;¡qué suplicio! what a nightmare o pain!;estos niños son un auténtico suplicio these children are a real pain in the neck* * *m figtorment, ordeal* * *suplicio nmtormento: ordeal, torture -
93 PP - Partido Popular
One of Spain's two main national political parties, the other being the PSOE - Partido Socialista Obrero Español (↑ PSOE a1). The PP defines itself as a party of the center right.The PP won the Spanish general elections for the first time in 1996, but without an absolute majority. It won in 2000 with an absolute majority, but lost power in 2005. In the 2008 general elections it increased its share of the vote, but remained the main opposition party. It aims to make the economy more flexible, defeat Basque terrorism and support the European Union. -
94 unicato
( Arg)absolute ruleel unicato del partido the party's absolute ruleel unicato del presidente the president's absolute personal rule* * *unicato nmAm monopoly -
95 Reverendo
adj.1 reverend, entitled to reverence, worthy of reverence.Reverendo padre Ricardo Reverend father Richard.2 Reverend.Reverendo padre Ricardo Reverend father Richard.3 great, royal.Un reverendo alboroto se armó ese día That day there was a royal rumpus.m.1 priest, reverend.2 reverend, minister of God, member of the clergy, clergyman.3 pastor, reverend, minister.* * *► adjetivo1 reverend► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 reverend* * *(f. - reverenda)noun adj.* * *ADJ1) (Rel) reverend2) (=estimado) respected, revered3) * (=solemne) solemn4) LAm * (=inmenso) big, awful* * *I- da adjetivo1) (Relig) reverend (before n)2) (esp AmL fam) ( como intensificador) (delante del n)II- da masculino, femenino reverend* * *= Reverend, Revd.Nota: Abreviatura de Reverend.Ex. In no way could it ever be suggested that the Reverend Keble Martin had spent virtually a lifetime working towards a successful market for a book; his was truly a labour of love which happily became a tremendous popular success.Ex. The album consists of favourite pieces of prose and poetry copied by the Revd James Baker and his wife Amelia (née Wilshere).* * *I- da adjetivo1) (Relig) reverend (before n)2) (esp AmL fam) ( como intensificador) (delante del n)II- da masculino, femenino reverend* * *= Reverend, Revd.Nota: Abreviatura de Reverend.Ex: In no way could it ever be suggested that the Reverend Keble Martin had spent virtually a lifetime working towards a successful market for a book; his was truly a labour of love which happily became a tremendous popular success.
Ex: The album consists of favourite pieces of prose and poetry copied by the Revd James Baker and his wife Amelia (née Wilshere).* * *Reverendo Padre Reverend FatherReverenda Madre Reverend MotherB( esp AmL fam) (como intensificador) ( delante del n): lo que acabas de decir es un reverendo disparate what you've just said is utter nonsense ( colloq)su trabajo es una reverenda porquería his work is absolutely appallingson todos unos reverendos ladrones they're nothing but a bunch of thieves ( colloq)masculine, femininereverend* * *
Multiple Entries:
Reverendo
reverendo
reverendo◊ -da adjetivo
reverendo,-a
I adj Rel reverend
la Reverenda Madre Angélica, Reverend Mother Angélica
II m,f Rel Reverend
' reverendo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reverenda
- cacahuete
English:
rev
- Reverend
* * *reverendo, -a♦ adj1. [forma de tratamiento] reverend;el reverendo padre the reverend father;la reverenda madre the reverend mother♦ nmreverend* * *m REL reverend* * *reverendo, -da adj1) : reverendes un reverendo imbécil: he is a complete idiotreverendo, -da n: reverend -
96 calculable
adj.calculable.* * *► adjetivo1 calculable* * *ADJ calculable* * *= assessable, calculable, determinable.Ex. This is one of the first assessable skills which the young child can demonstrate and literacy normally carries greater prestige than numeracy.Ex. International exchange of publications between libraries has long been a successful solution to the problem of barter where no absolute value is calculable.Ex. The authentic name of ethnic, national, religious, social, or sexual groups should be established if such a name is determinable.* * *= assessable, calculable, determinable.Ex: This is one of the first assessable skills which the young child can demonstrate and literacy normally carries greater prestige than numeracy.
Ex: International exchange of publications between libraries has long been a successful solution to the problem of barter where no absolute value is calculable.Ex: The authentic name of ethnic, national, religious, social, or sexual groups should be established if such a name is determinable.* * *calculable adjcalculable* * *adj calculable -
97 llegar al fondo de la cuestión
(v.) = see to the + bottom of thingsEx. The dream of inquiry is to pierce the veil, to see to the bottom of things, to achieve an understanding that is if not quite absolute then at least adequate.* * *(v.) = see to the + bottom of thingsEx: The dream of inquiry is to pierce the veil, to see to the bottom of things, to achieve an understanding that is if not quite absolute then at least adequate.
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98 sin ningún resultado
= to no avail, without any avail, of no availEx. So when the user looked to no avail under all of these entries, he understandably concluded the library did not own the volume.Ex. I have been searching for a solution to this problem without any avail -- Maybe someone here can offer a suggestion?.Ex. All medicines were tried but of no avail, he remained in his state of absolute forgetfulness of the world.* * *= to no avail, without any avail, of no availEx: So when the user looked to no avail under all of these entries, he understandably concluded the library did not own the volume.
Ex: I have been searching for a solution to this problem without any avail -- Maybe someone here can offer a suggestion?.Ex: All medicines were tried but of no avail, he remained in his state of absolute forgetfulness of the world. -
99 tormento
m.torment, agony.el tormento de un amor no correspondido the torment o anguish of unrequited lovepres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: tormentar.* * *1 (tortura) torture2 (dolor) torment, torture3 (angustia) anguish4 figurado (aflicción) affliction, suffering\ser un tormento familiar to be real torture* * *noun m.* * *SM (=tortura) torture; (fig) torture, torment; (=angustia) anguish, agonydar tormento a — to torment; (fig) to torment, plague
darse tormento — to torment o.s.
sus dos hijos son un tormento perpetuo — her two sons are a constant trial o torment to her
* * *a) (angustia, dolor) tormentir al dentista es un tormento — going to the dentist is a nightmare o is hell (colloq)
b) ( malos tratos) torture* * *= torment, torture.Ex. There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.Ex. It collects information about torture and spreads it to organisations and individuals, mainly health service personnel and researchers.* * *a) (angustia, dolor) tormentir al dentista es un tormento — going to the dentist is a nightmare o is hell (colloq)
b) ( malos tratos) torture* * *= torment, torture.Ex: There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.
Ex: It collects information about torture and spreads it to organisations and individuals, mainly health service personnel and researchers.* * *1 (angustia, dolor) tormentla vida a su lado era un verdadero tormento living with him was an absolute torment o was absolute hell for hervivía con el tormento de los celos she lived tormented o tortured by jealousyir al dentista es un tormento going to the dentist is a nightmare o is hell ( colloq)aquel calor era un tormento the heat there was murder ( colloq)2 (malos tratos) torture* * *
tormento sustantivo masculino
1 (tortura) torture
2 fam (sufrimiento) torment, torture
' tormento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
interiormente
English:
torment
- torture
* * *tormento nm1. [dolor físico] torment, agony2. [angustia] torment, anguish;el tormento de un amor no correspondido the torment o anguish of unrequited love;después de varios días de tormento, conseguí quitarme de encima de mi tío after several agonizing days, I managed to get rid o Br shot of my uncle;ser un tormento [persona] to be a torment;[cosa] to be torture3. [torture] torture;fue sometido a tormento he was subjected to torture* * *m torture* * *tormento nm1) : torment, anguish2) : torture -
100 asamblea general
f.general assembly, general meeting.* * *general meeting* * *(n.) = general assemblyEx. The decisions of the General Assemblies shall be taken by an absolute majority apart from the exceptions provided for in these Statutes.* * *(n.) = general assemblyEx: The decisions of the General Assemblies shall be taken by an absolute majority apart from the exceptions provided for in these Statutes.
* * *general meeting
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