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  • 41 dar resultado

    v.
    1 to work OK, to come out well, to come out all right, to give results.
    Da resultado It works OK.
    2 to get good results.
    Me dio resultado el plan de vivienda I got good results in the housing plan.
    * * *
    (v.) = be successful, give + result, work, pay off, be a success, pay
    Ex. For a scheme to be successful in the long term it is vital that there should be an organisational structure to support the scheme.
    Ex. A first trial gave unsatisfactory results because of flaws in the experimental design, and a second test was therefore planned to overcome these difficulties.
    Ex. Files only work effectively for a limited number of documents.
    Ex. This is an address given at a seminar on 'Books and businesses: an investment that pays off' at the Turin book fair on 17 May 89.
    Ex. The idea of having several indexes has not proved to be a success and has been dropped.
    Ex. Simply put, it just doesn't pay to digitise information that few can use, and even fewer will pay for.
    * * *
    (v.) = be successful, give + result, work, pay off, be a success, pay

    Ex: For a scheme to be successful in the long term it is vital that there should be an organisational structure to support the scheme.

    Ex: A first trial gave unsatisfactory results because of flaws in the experimental design, and a second test was therefore planned to overcome these difficulties.
    Ex: Files only work effectively for a limited number of documents.
    Ex: This is an address given at a seminar on 'Books and businesses: an investment that pays off' at the Turin book fair on 17 May 89.
    Ex: The idea of having several indexes has not proved to be a success and has been dropped.
    Ex: Simply put, it just doesn't pay to digitise information that few can use, and even fewer will pay for.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dar resultado

  • 42 deberse a

    v.
    to be due to, to be caused by.
    * * *
    (v.) = be due to, be caused by, be attributable to, boil down to
    Ex. However, the marginal deviation from statistical significance may have been due to data contamination in that Billboard charts use some data manipulation rather than strictly objective sales or air play data.
    Ex. There are fewer women in management than men and they earn less and this is not caused by stereotypically female qualities and behaviour.
    Ex. The inclusion of much of West Yorkshire in the non-quota textile programme is claimed to be at least partly attributable to this persistence.
    Ex. The dilemmas of charging finally boil down to political judgements of the value of information in society.
    * * *
    (v.) = be due to, be caused by, be attributable to, boil down to

    Ex: However, the marginal deviation from statistical significance may have been due to data contamination in that Billboard charts use some data manipulation rather than strictly objective sales or air play data.

    Ex: There are fewer women in management than men and they earn less and this is not caused by stereotypically female qualities and behaviour.
    Ex: The inclusion of much of West Yorkshire in the non-quota textile programme is claimed to be at least partly attributable to this persistence.
    Ex: The dilemmas of charging finally boil down to political judgements of the value of information in society.

    Spanish-English dictionary > deberse a

  • 43 mostrador de atención al público

    (n.) = service desk, public service desk, service counter
    Ex. The system works best at small branches with only one service desk and an integrated collection.
    Ex. Information service quality largely depends on the person at the public service desk who should have no qualms about working with people of any age, minority group, religious or socio-economic background.
    Ex. It was decided, for example, that service counters should serve fewer readers that in the round reading room at the BL Reference Division.
    * * *
    (n.) = service desk, public service desk, service counter

    Ex: The system works best at small branches with only one service desk and an integrated collection.

    Ex: Information service quality largely depends on the person at the public service desk who should have no qualms about working with people of any age, minority group, religious or socio-economic background.
    Ex: It was decided, for example, that service counters should serve fewer readers that in the round reading room at the BL Reference Division.

    Spanish-English dictionary > mostrador de atención al público

  • 44 París

    1 Paris
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino Paris
    * * *
    = Paris.
    Ex. Both the Aldine and the Vicentine italics were gradually superseded in the mid sixteenth century by a more practical form of the face emanating from Paris, which had sloped capital and fewer ligatures.
    ----
    * Bolsa de París = Paris Bourse.
    * Los Principios de París = Paris Principles.
    * * *
    masculino Paris
    * * *

    Ex: Both the Aldine and the Vicentine italics were gradually superseded in the mid sixteenth century by a more practical form of the face emanating from Paris, which had sloped capital and fewer ligatures.

    * Bolsa de París = Paris Bourse.
    * Los Principios de París = Paris Principles.

    * * *
    Paris
    * * *

    Del verbo parir: ( conjugate parir)

    parís es:

    2ª persona plural (vosotros) presente indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    París    
    parir
    París sustantivo masculino
    Paris
    parir ( conjugate parir) verbo intransitivo [ mujer] to give birth;
    [ vaca] to calve;
    [yegua/burra] to foal;
    [ oveja] to lamb
    verbo transitivo

    b) [ mamíferos] to have, bear (frml)

    París nombre Paris
    parir verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to give birth (to)
    ♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien a parir, to run sb down
    ' París' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    escayola
    - ir
    - loca
    - loco
    - paréntesis
    - posibilidad
    - suponer
    - vía
    - en
    - impresionar
    - procedente
    - tampoco
    - volver
    English:
    assignment
    - condo
    - cry
    - fast
    - go
    - go on
    - inside
    - meet
    - move away
    - outskirts
    - romance
    - some
    - to
    - while
    - anybody
    - apart
    - back
    - direct
    - Paris
    - plaster
    * * *
    Paris
    * * *
    m Paris

    Spanish-English dictionary > París

  • 45 atracón

    m.
    1 overeating, gorging, binge eating.
    2 big meal, big feed, blow-out.
    * * *
    1 familiar binge, blowout
    \
    darse/pegarse un atracón to make a pig of oneself
    * * *
    masculino (fam)
    * * *
    = binge, binging, big meal, feast, binge eating.
    Ex. Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.
    Ex. A feminist theory of eating problems (anorexia, bulimia, extensive dieting, & binging) is developed.
    Ex. The evidence is mounting that many small meals are more effective at adding muscle and cutting fat than fewer big meals.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Digital feast and famine in US'.
    Ex. Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
    ----
    * atracón de bebida = binge drinking.
    * atracón de comida = binge eating.
    * darse una atracón = pig out (on).
    * darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, stuff + Posesivo + face.
    * * *
    masculino (fam)
    * * *
    = binge, binging, big meal, feast, binge eating.

    Ex: Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.

    Ex: A feminist theory of eating problems (anorexia, bulimia, extensive dieting, & binging) is developed.
    Ex: The evidence is mounting that many small meals are more effective at adding muscle and cutting fat than fewer big meals.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital feast and famine in US'.
    Ex: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
    * atracón de bebida = binge drinking.
    * atracón de comida = binge eating.
    * darse una atracón = pig out (on).
    * darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, stuff + Posesivo + face.

    * * *
    ( fam)
    se dio un atracón de paella he gorged himself on o ( colloq) stuffed himself with paella, he pigged out on paella ( colloq)
    * * *

    atracón sustantivo masculino (fam):
    ◊ se dio un atracón de paella he stuffed himself with paella (colloq)

    atracón m fam blowout: ayer nos dimos un buen atracón, we made pigs of ourselves yesterday

    ' atracón' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    panzada
    English:
    binge
    - stuff
    * * *
    Fam
    1. [comilona]
    darse un atracón de algo [de comida] to stuff one's face with sth;
    [de películas, televisión] to overdose on sth
    2. Ven [embotellamiento] traffic jam
    * * *
    m
    :
    darse un atracón de stuff o.s. with fam ;
    hoy me he dado un atracón de trabajar fam I’ve done more than enough work for the day

    Spanish-English dictionary > atracón

  • 46 caries

    f. s.&pl.
    1 tooth decay.
    tengo tres caries I have three cavities
    2 cavity, caries, cavities, tooth decay.
    3 rust.
    4 bone decay, caries, ostempyesis.
    * * *
    1 (enfermedad) tooth decay, caries plural; (lesión) cavity
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF INV
    1) (Med) tooth decay, caries
    2) (Agr) blight
    * * *
    a) ( proceso) tooth decay, caries (pl) (tech)
    b) ( cavidad) cavity
    * * *
    = caries, tooth decay, cavity, dental cavity, dental caries, dental decay.
    Ex. This report describes the scope and severity of early childhood caries.
    Ex. There is a distinctive pattern of severe tooth decay in infants and young children.
    Ex. The specific health problems investigated were a rash, a sore throat, a toothache, bleeding gums, an upset stomach, a cavity, and a bad headache.
    Ex. Under fluorescent lamps students developed fewer dental cavities and had better attendance, achievement, and growth and development than students under other lights.
    Ex. Dental caries and periodontal disease in children occur mainly in molars.
    Ex. Results indicate that untreated dental decay is significant among seasonal farmworkers who seek care at this dental clinic.
    ----
    * caries dental = dental caries, tooth decay, dental cavity, dental decay.
    * * *
    a) ( proceso) tooth decay, caries (pl) (tech)
    b) ( cavidad) cavity
    * * *
    = caries, tooth decay, cavity, dental cavity, dental caries, dental decay.

    Ex: This report describes the scope and severity of early childhood caries.

    Ex: There is a distinctive pattern of severe tooth decay in infants and young children.
    Ex: The specific health problems investigated were a rash, a sore throat, a toothache, bleeding gums, an upset stomach, a cavity, and a bad headache.
    Ex: Under fluorescent lamps students developed fewer dental cavities and had better attendance, achievement, and growth and development than students under other lights.
    Ex: Dental caries and periodontal disease in children occur mainly in molars.
    Ex: Results indicate that untreated dental decay is significant among seasonal farmworkers who seek care at this dental clinic.
    * caries dental = dental caries, tooth decay, dental cavity, dental decay.

    * * *
    (pl caries)
    1 (proceso) tooth decay, caries (pl) ( tech)
    para prevenir la caries dental to prevent tooth decay
    2 (lesión) cavity
    el dentista me encontró tres caries the dentist found that I had three cavities
    * * *

    Del verbo cariar: ( conjugate cariar)

    caries es:

    2ª persona singular (tú) presente subjuntivo

    caries sustantivo femenino (pl
    ◊ caries)

    a) ( proceso) tooth decay, caries (pl) (tech)


    caries sustantivo femenino inv decay: tiene una caries en una muela, he has a cavity in his tooth
    ' caries' also found in these entries:
    English:
    cavity
    - decay
    - tooth
    * * *
    caries nf inv
    1. [proceso]
    caries (dental) tooth decay, Espec (dental) caries;
    el problema de la caries the problem of tooth decay
    2. [infección] cavity;
    tengo tres caries I have three cavities
    * * *
    f MED caries sg
    * * *
    caries nfs & pl
    : cavity (in a tooth)
    * * *
    1. (enfermedad) tooth decay
    2. (agujero) hole

    Spanish-English dictionary > caries

  • 47 cursiva aldina

    Ex. Both the Aldine and the Vicentine italics were gradually superseded in the mid sixteenth century by a more practical form of the face emanating from Paris, which had sloped capital and fewer ligatures.
    * * *

    Ex: Both the Aldine and the Vicentine italics were gradually superseded in the mid sixteenth century by a more practical form of the face emanating from Paris, which had sloped capital and fewer ligatures.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cursiva aldina

  • 48 cursiva vicentina

    Ex. Both the Aldine and the Vicentine italics were gradually superseded in the mid sixteenth century by a more practical form of the face emanating from Paris, which had sloped capital and fewer ligatures.
    * * *

    Ex: Both the Aldine and the Vicentine italics were gradually superseded in the mid sixteenth century by a more practical form of the face emanating from Paris, which had sloped capital and fewer ligatures.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cursiva vicentina

  • 49 inexplicable

    adj.
    inexplicable.
    * * *
    1 inexplicable
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo inexplicable
    * * *
    = inexplicable, unexplainable, idiopathic, unaccountable.
    Ex. These are all problems which are inexplicable now to the users = Éstos son todos problemas que en la actualidad son inexplicables para los usuarios.
    Ex. In Study 1 users performed significantly faster and made fewer errors with structured abstracts but there were some unexplainable practice effects.
    Ex. This has happened twice and, by the looks of it, it seems be a fairly idiopathic occurrence.
    Ex. You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.
    ----
    * fenómeno inexplicable = unexplained phenomenon.
    * * *
    adjetivo inexplicable
    * * *
    = inexplicable, unexplainable, idiopathic, unaccountable.

    Ex: These are all problems which are inexplicable now to the users = Éstos son todos problemas que en la actualidad son inexplicables para los usuarios.

    Ex: In Study 1 users performed significantly faster and made fewer errors with structured abstracts but there were some unexplainable practice effects.
    Ex: This has happened twice and, by the looks of it, it seems be a fairly idiopathic occurrence.
    Ex: You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.
    * fenómeno inexplicable = unexplained phenomenon.

    * * *
    inexplicable, unexplainable
    * * *

    inexplicable adjetivo
    inexplicable
    inexplicable adjetivo inexplicable
    ' inexplicable' also found in these entries:
    English:
    inexplicable
    - unaccountable
    * * *
    inexplicable
    * * *
    adj inexplicable
    * * *
    : inexplicable

    Spanish-English dictionary > inexplicable

  • 50 límite superior

    (n.) = upper limit, upper bound
    Ex. The logical, miniature catalog at each position in a matrix is in essence a prestructured catalog and can be treated as such if it has fewer entries than the upper limit determined for display.
    Ex. It also provides a simple yet powerful mechanism for establishing the upper bound of the maximal substructural commonality of a series of compounds.
    * * *
    (n.) = upper limit, upper bound

    Ex: The logical, miniature catalog at each position in a matrix is in essence a prestructured catalog and can be treated as such if it has fewer entries than the upper limit determined for display.

    Ex: It also provides a simple yet powerful mechanism for establishing the upper bound of the maximal substructural commonality of a series of compounds.

    Spanish-English dictionary > límite superior

  • 51 para cuando

    adv.
    when, at what date.
    * * *
    Ex. The saved document list may actually contain fewer documents than were reported back because, by the time the list is saved, duplicates are removed.
    * * *

    Ex: The saved document list may actually contain fewer documents than were reported back because, by the time the list is saved, duplicates are removed.

    Spanish-English dictionary > para cuando

  • 52 procedente de

    Ex. Both the Aldine and the Vicentine italics were gradually superseded in the mid sixteenth century by a more practical form of the face emanating from Paris, which had sloped capital and fewer ligatures.
    * * *

    Ex: Both the Aldine and the Vicentine italics were gradually superseded in the mid sixteenth century by a more practical form of the face emanating from Paris, which had sloped capital and fewer ligatures.

    Spanish-English dictionary > procedente de

  • 53 surtir efecto

    v.
    to work, to function, to become effective, to do the trick.
    * * *
    to work, be effective
    * * *
    (v.) = take + effect, have + effect, pay off, pay, come into + effect
    Ex. This information can be added to the system or changed online, thus taking effect immediately.
    Ex. 'She's been absent twice this week and late twice, so obviously my words haven't had much effect'.
    Ex. This is an address given at a seminar on 'Books and businesses: an investment that pays off' at the Turin book fair on 17 May 89.
    Ex. Simply put, it just doesn't pay to digitise information that few can use, and even fewer will pay for.
    Ex. The new Statute will, with some exceptions, come into effect on 1 Jan 78.
    * * *
    (v.) = take + effect, have + effect, pay off, pay, come into + effect

    Ex: This information can be added to the system or changed online, thus taking effect immediately.

    Ex: 'She's been absent twice this week and late twice, so obviously my words haven't had much effect'.
    Ex: This is an address given at a seminar on 'Books and businesses: an investment that pays off' at the Turin book fair on 17 May 89.
    Ex: Simply put, it just doesn't pay to digitise information that few can use, and even fewer will pay for.
    Ex: The new Statute will, with some exceptions, come into effect on 1 Jan 78.

    Spanish-English dictionary > surtir efecto

  • 54 búsqueda por rangos

    (n.) = range searching, ranged search
    Ex. Range searching: other operators permit the selection of documents meeting certain criteria.
    Ex. When you encounter the 300 term limit, perform multiple ranged searches that each retrieve fewer terms and then OR the results together.
    * * *
    (n.) = range searching, ranged search

    Ex: Range searching: other operators permit the selection of documents meeting certain criteria.

    Ex: When you encounter the 300 term limit, perform multiple ranged searches that each retrieve fewer terms and then OR the results together.

    Spanish-English dictionary > búsqueda por rangos

  • 55 comilona

    f.
    1 blow-out (party).
    2 big meal, banquet, feast, huge meal.
    * * *
    1 big meal, blowout
    * * *
    femenino (fam) feast (colloq)

    nos dimos/pegamos una comilona — we had a blowout

    * * *
    = binge, big meal, feast, binge eating.
    Ex. Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.
    Ex. The evidence is mounting that many small meals are more effective at adding muscle and cutting fat than fewer big meals.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Digital feast and famine in US'.
    Ex. Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
    ----
    * darse una comilona = pig out (on).
    * darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo.
    * * *
    femenino (fam) feast (colloq)

    nos dimos/pegamos una comilona — we had a blowout

    * * *
    = binge, big meal, feast, binge eating.

    Ex: Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.

    Ex: The evidence is mounting that many small meals are more effective at adding muscle and cutting fat than fewer big meals.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital feast and famine in US'.
    Ex: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
    * darse una comilona = pig out (on).
    * darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo.

    * * *
    ( fam)
    feast ( colloq)
    organizaron una comilona de antología they laid on a magnificent spread o a great feast o a lavish meal
    nos dimos/pegamos una gran comilona para celebrarlo we had a blowout o ( BrE) a slap-up meal to celebrate
    * * *

    comilona sustantivo femenino (fam) feast (colloq);

    comilón,-ona
    I adjetivo with a large appetite, gluttonous
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino big eater, glutton
    comilona sustantivo femenino familiar big meal, feast

    ' comilona' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    panzada
    English:
    binge
    - blowout
    - nosh
    - spread
    - blow
    * * *
    Fam [festín] blow-out, Br slap-up meal;
    darse una comilona to have a blow-out o Br a slap-up meal
    * * *
    f fam
    feast, blowout fam
    I adj greedy
    II m, comilona f big eater
    * * *
    comilona nf, fam : feast

    Spanish-English dictionary > comilona

  • 56 enumeración

    f.
    enumeration, listing.
    * * *
    1 (cómputo) enumeration, count, reckoning; (relación) listing, enumeration
    * * *
    SF (=listado) enumeration; (=cuenta) count, reckoning
    * * *
    femenino enumeration
    * * *
    = enumeration, recitation.
    Ex. The condition approach should require less enumeration of rules for different types of materials, and therefore should require fewer rules.
    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.
    * * *
    femenino enumeration
    * * *
    = enumeration, recitation.

    Ex: The condition approach should require less enumeration of rules for different types of materials, and therefore should require fewer rules.

    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.

    * * *
    1 (de razones, datos, temas) list, enumeration ( frml)
    2 ( Lit) enumeration
    * * *

    enumeración sustantivo femenino list, enumeration
    * * *
    enumeration, listing
    * * *
    f list, enumeration

    Spanish-English dictionary > enumeración

  • 57 error administrativo

    (n.) = clerical mistake, clerical error
    Ex. Compared to the first group, the second group had significantly fewer errors, with careless mathematical and clerical mistakes almost eliminated.
    Ex. Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.
    * * *
    (n.) = clerical mistake, clerical error

    Ex: Compared to the first group, the second group had significantly fewer errors, with careless mathematical and clerical mistakes almost eliminated.

    Ex: Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.

    Spanish-English dictionary > error administrativo

  • 58 error de copia

    (n.) = clerical error, clerical mistake
    Ex. Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.
    Ex. Compared to the first group, the second group had significantly fewer errors, with careless mathematical and clerical mistakes almost eliminated.
    * * *
    (n.) = clerical error, clerical mistake

    Ex: Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.

    Ex: Compared to the first group, the second group had significantly fewer errors, with careless mathematical and clerical mistakes almost eliminated.

    Spanish-English dictionary > error de copia

  • 59 error matemático

    (n.) = mathematical mistake, mathematical error
    Ex. Compared to the first group, the second group had significantly fewer errors, with careless mathematical and clerical mistakes almost eliminated.
    Ex. Some of the confusion encountered in electrochemistry due to misunderstandings of sign conventions and simple mathematical errors.
    * * *
    (n.) = mathematical mistake, mathematical error

    Ex: Compared to the first group, the second group had significantly fewer errors, with careless mathematical and clerical mistakes almost eliminated.

    Ex: Some of the confusion encountered in electrochemistry due to misunderstandings of sign conventions and simple mathematical errors.

    Spanish-English dictionary > error matemático

  • 60 prolijo

    adj.
    1 excessively meticulous, meticulous.
    2 neat, tidy.
    3 long-winded, long-drawn, drawn-out, wordy.
    4 thorough, untiring, careful, painstaking.
    * * *
    1 (largo en exceso) long-winded, verbose
    2 (meticuloso) meticulous
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=extenso) prolix frm; (=largo) long-winded; (=pesado) tedious; (=muy minucioso) excessively meticulous
    2) Arg (=pulcro) smart, neat
    3) Cono Sur (=incansable) untiring
    * * *
    - ja adjetivo
    1) ( extenso) protracted, long-winded; ( minucioso) detailed
    2) (RPl) (ordenado, aseado) <persona/casa> tidy; < cuaderno> neat
    * * *
    = long-winded, verbose, wordy, voluble.
    Ex. Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.
    Ex. It is important not to transfer verbose words or phrases from the original and to heed the other points of good style that are summarized in the section below.
    Ex. Very rare were other suggestions for fewer clichés and less wordy phrases.
    Ex. A voluble talker, he is known as a person with a large talent and a large ego.
    ----
    * frase prolija = verbose phrasing.
    * * *
    - ja adjetivo
    1) ( extenso) protracted, long-winded; ( minucioso) detailed
    2) (RPl) (ordenado, aseado) <persona/casa> tidy; < cuaderno> neat
    * * *
    = long-winded, verbose, wordy, voluble.

    Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.

    Ex: It is important not to transfer verbose words or phrases from the original and to heed the other points of good style that are summarized in the section below.
    Ex: Very rare were other suggestions for fewer clichés and less wordy phrases.
    Ex: A voluble talker, he is known as a person with a large talent and a large ego.
    * frase prolija = verbose phrasing.

    * * *
    prolijo -ja
    A
    1 (minucioso) detailed
    2 (extenso) protracted, long-winded, prolix ( frml)
    B ( RPl) (ordenado, aseado) ‹persona/casa› tidy; ‹cuaderno› neat
    * * *

    prolijo
    ◊ -ja adjetivo

    1 ( extenso) protracted, long-winded;
    ( minucioso) detailed
    2 (RPl) (ordenado, aseado) ‹persona/casa› tidy;
    ‹ cuaderno› neat
    ' prolijo' also found in these entries:
    English:
    long-winded
    - verbose
    - long
    - neat
    - tidy
    * * *
    prolijo, -a adj
    1. [extenso] long-winded
    2. [esmerado] meticulous
    3. [detallado] exhaustive;
    una explicación prolija en detalles an exhaustively detailed explanation
    4. RP [pulcro] tidy, neat
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( extenso) long-winded, prolix fml
    2 ( minucioso) detailed
    3 Rpl: limpio tidy
    * * *
    prolijo, -ja adj
    : wordy, long-winded

    Spanish-English dictionary > prolijo

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