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1 fear
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1. noun((a) feeling of great worry or anxiety caused by the knowledge of danger: The soldier tried not to show his fear; fear of water.) miedo, temor
2. verb1) (to feel fear because of (something): She feared her father when he was angry; I fear for my father's safety (= I am worried because I think he is in danger).) temer, tener miedo de2) (to regret: I fear you will not be able to see him today.) temer•- fearful- fearfully
- fearless
- fearlessly
- for fear of
- in fear of
fear1 n miedo / temorfear2 vb temertr[fɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 miedo, temor nombre masculino1 temer, tener miedo a1 temer, tener miedo■ fear not! ¡no temas!, ¡no tengas miedo!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfor fear of... por miedo de..., por temor a...for fear that por miedo de queI fear that... me temo que...never fear no hay cuidado, no temasno fear! ¡ni hablar!, ¡ni loco,-a!, ¡ni muerto,-a!there's no fear of... no hay peligro de que...to be in fear of one's life temer por su vidato fear the worst temer lo peorto hold no fears for somebody no dar miedo a alguiento put the fear of God into somebody dar un susto mortal a alguienfear ['fɪr] vt: temer, tener miedo defear vi: temerfear n: miedo m, temor mfor fear of: por temor an.• aprensión s.f.• cobardía s.f.• miedo s.m.• pavor s.m.• recelo s.m.• temor s.m.• terror s.m.expr.• tener miedo expr.• tener miedo de expr.v.• esperar v.• recelar v.• temblar v.• temer v.fɪr, fɪə(r)
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1) u c ( apprehension) miedo m, temor mfear of death/heights — miedo a la muerte/las alturas
fear FOR somebody/something: there are fears for the passengers' safety se teme por la seguridad de los pasajeros; to go o be in fear of somebody/something (frml) vivir atemorizado por alguien/algo; to be in fear of one's life temer por su (or mi etc) vida; in fear and trembling (liter) atemorizado, lleno de miedo; she wouldn't touch it for fear of breaking it no quería tocarlo por miedo a romperlo; have no fear (arch or hum) pierde (or pierda etc) cuidado; to put the fear of God into somebody — asustar muchísimo a alguien
2) u (risk, chance, likelihood)
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a) ( dread) temer, tenerle* miedo ab) ( suspect)
2.
vi temer[fɪǝ(r)]to fear FOR somebody/something — temer por alguien/algo
1. N1) (=terror) miedo m•
to be in fear of or for one's life — temer por su propia vidaworkers at the plant frequently went in fear of their lives — a menudo los trabajadores de la fábrica temían por su vida
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to live in fear of sth/sb — vivir atemorizado por algo/algn•
to have no fear — no tener ningún miedohave no fear! — †† (=don't be afraid) ¡pierde cuidado!
•
fear of heights — miedo m a las alturasfear of flying — miedo m a volar
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she was trembling with fear — estaba temblando de miedo•
without fear or favour — con imparcialidad, imparcialmente- put the fear of God into sb2) (=worry) temor mthere are fears that... — se teme que + subjun
•
I didn't go in for fear of disturbing them — no entré por temor or miedo a molestarlesshe never goes out for fear that it will happen again — nunca sale por temor or miedo a que suceda de nuevo
3) (=chance) posibilidad f ; (=danger) peligro mthere's no fear of that! — ¡no hay peligro de eso!
no fear! * — ¡ni hablar!
2. VT1) (=be afraid of) temer, tener miedo aI do not fear death — no temo a la muerte, no tengo miedo a la muerte
to fear that — temer que + subjun
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two people are missing and feared dead — hay dos personas desaparecidas y se teme que hayan muerto2) (=think regretfully) temerse•
I fear you may be right — me temo que tenga razón•
I fear so/ not — me temo que sí/no3) (=respect) [+ God] temer3.VI temer•
to fear for sth/sb — temer por algo/algnI fear for him — temo por él, tengo miedo por él
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never fear — no hay cuidado ** * *[fɪr, fɪə(r)]
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1) u c ( apprehension) miedo m, temor mfear of death/heights — miedo a la muerte/las alturas
fear FOR somebody/something: there are fears for the passengers' safety se teme por la seguridad de los pasajeros; to go o be in fear of somebody/something (frml) vivir atemorizado por alguien/algo; to be in fear of one's life temer por su (or mi etc) vida; in fear and trembling (liter) atemorizado, lleno de miedo; she wouldn't touch it for fear of breaking it no quería tocarlo por miedo a romperlo; have no fear (arch or hum) pierde (or pierda etc) cuidado; to put the fear of God into somebody — asustar muchísimo a alguien
2) u (risk, chance, likelihood)
II
1.
a) ( dread) temer, tenerle* miedo ab) ( suspect)
2.
vi temerto fear FOR somebody/something — temer por alguien/algo
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2 fear
A n1 (dread, fright) peur f ; fear of death peur de la mort ; I couldn't move for ou from fear j'étais paralysé par la peur ; he accepted out of fear c'est la peur qui l'a fait accepter ; have no fear! littér ou hum n'ayez pas peur! ; to live in fear vivre dans la peur ; to live ou go in fear of one's life craindre pour sa vie ; he lives in fear of being found out ou that he will be found out il vit dans la crainte perpétuelle d'être découvert ; for fear of doing de peur de faire ; for fear that de peur que (+ subj) ; I kept quiet for fear of waking them/that they would wake up j'ai fait le moins de bruit possible de peur de les réveiller/de peur qu'ils (ne) se réveillent ; for fear of death/punishment de peur de mourir/d'être puni ; to have no fear of sth ne pas avoir peur de qch ; to have no fear that ne pas avoir peur que (+ subj) ; fear of God crainte f de Dieu ; the news struck fear into his heart littér la nouvelle l'a rempli d'effroi ;2 (worry, apprehension) crainte f (for pour) ; their fears for their son/the future leurs craintes pour leur fils/pour l'avenir ; my fears proved groundless mes craintes se sont révélées injustifiées ; my worst fears were confirmed (when…) mes pires craintes se sont trouvées confirmées (quand…) ; my fears about the company collapsing ou that the company would collapse mes craintes que la société (ne) fasse faillite ; fears are growing for sb on craint de plus en plus pour qn ; fears are growing that his life may be in danger on craint de plus en plus que sa vie (ne) soit en danger ; (grave) fears have arisen that on craint (fort) que ; I told him my fears that je lui ai dit que je craignais que (+ subj) ; the future/the operation holds no fears for her elle n'a pas peur de l'avenir/de l'opération ;3 ( possibility) there's not much fear of sb('s) doing il n'y a guère de danger que qn fasse ; there's no fear of him ou his being late il n'y a pas de danger qu'il soit en retard ; there's no fear of that happening il n'y a pas de danger que cela arrive ; no fear! sûrement pas!B vtr1 ( be afraid of) craindre ; to fear to do craindre de faire ; experts fear a crisis if the situation continues to worsen les experts craignent une crise si la situation continue à empirer ; to fear that craindre que (+ subj) ; she feared that her proposals might not be accepted elle craignait que ses propositions ne soient pas acceptées ; I fear (that) she may be dead j'ai (bien) peur or je crains qu'elle (ne) soit morte ; it is feared (that) on craint que (+ subj) ; it is feared (that) the recession may get worse on craint que la récession empire or n'empire ; the substance is feared to cause cancer on craint que la substance ne provoque le cancer ; 20 people are feared to have died ou are feared dead in the accident on craint que 20 personnes ne soient mortes dans l'accident ; a ruler who was greatly feared un chef qui inspirait la crainte ; she's a woman to be feared c'est une femme redoutable ; to fear the worst craindre le pire, s'attendre au pire ;2 ( think) I fear not je crains (bien) que non ; I fear so ( to positive question) je crains bien que oui ; ( to negative question) j'ai bien peur que si ; I fear I'm late/it's raining j'ai bien peur d'être en retard/qu'il (ne) pleuve.C vi to fear for sth/sb craindre pour qch/qn ; I fear for her safety/life je crains pour sa sécurité/vie ; never fear! ne craignez rien, n'ayez crainte!without fear or favour de façon impartiale ; in fear and trembling tremblant de peur. -
3 perjudicar
v.to damage, to harm.Maleficiaron a María They harmed Mary.* * *1 to adversely affect, be bad for, be detrimental to* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=dañar) to harm2) † (=desfavorecer)ese sombrero la perjudica — that hat doesn't suit her, she doesn't look good in that hat
3) LAm (=calumniar) to malign, slander2.See:* * *verbo transitivoa) ( dañar) to be detrimental to (frml)está perjudicando sus estudios — it is having an adverse effect on o it is proving detrimental to his schoolwork
estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes — these measures are prejudicial to o harm young people
b) (Col, Per fam & euf) ( violar) to rape, have one's way with (euph)* * *= damage, disserve, do + disservice, do in, harm, impair, cause + erosion, injure, prejudice, work against, disadvantage, bring + harm, wrong, take + a toll on, hobble, screw + Nombre + up.Ex. Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.Ex. We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.Ex. I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.Ex. I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.Ex. Principles developed over a century and a quarter of thought and experience were poorly defended by professional catalogers, and even less so by administrators harmed by increasing personnel budgets.Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.Ex. The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.Ex. Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.Ex. The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.Ex. Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.Ex. When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.Ex. It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.Ex. The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.Ex. Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.Ex. With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.Ex. Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.----* perjudicar a = to + Posesivo + detriment.* perjudicar las posibilidades de = prejudice + chances of.* perjudicar los intereses = prejudice + interests.* perjudicarse a Uno mismo = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.* que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( dañar) to be detrimental to (frml)está perjudicando sus estudios — it is having an adverse effect on o it is proving detrimental to his schoolwork
estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes — these measures are prejudicial to o harm young people
b) (Col, Per fam & euf) ( violar) to rape, have one's way with (euph)* * *= damage, disserve, do + disservice, do in, harm, impair, cause + erosion, injure, prejudice, work against, disadvantage, bring + harm, wrong, take + a toll on, hobble, screw + Nombre + up.Ex: Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.
Ex: We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.Ex: I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.Ex: I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.Ex: Principles developed over a century and a quarter of thought and experience were poorly defended by professional catalogers, and even less so by administrators harmed by increasing personnel budgets.Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.Ex: The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.Ex: Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.Ex: The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.Ex: Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.Ex: When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.Ex: It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.Ex: The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.Ex: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.Ex: With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.Ex: Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.* perjudicar a = to + Posesivo + detriment.* perjudicar las posibilidades de = prejudice + chances of.* perjudicar los intereses = prejudice + interests.* perjudicarse a Uno mismo = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.* que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.* * *perjudicar [A2 ]vtel tabaco perjudica tu salud smoking is detrimental to your health, smoking damages your healthestá perjudicando sus estudios it is having an adverse effect on o it is affecting o it is proving detrimental to his schoolworkestas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes these measures harm o have adverse effects for o are prejudicial to young people, young people are losing out because of these measurespara no perjudicar las investigaciones in order not to prejudice the investigations* * *
perjudicar ( conjugate perjudicar) verbo transitivo ( dañar) to be detrimental to (frml), damage;◊ el tabaco perjudica salud smoking is detrimental to o damages your health;
estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes these measures are detrimental to o harm young people
perjudicar verbo transitivo to damage, harm: el alcohol perjudica la salud, alcohol damages your health
esa medida me perjudicaría, that measure will be against my interests
' perjudicar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cama
- dañar
- embromar
English:
damage
- handicap
- harm
- impair
- injure
- prejudice
- weigh
- reflect
* * *perjudicar vtto damage, to harm;el tabaco perjudica la salud smoking damages your health;esa decisión perjudica nuestros intereses this decision damages our interests* * *v/t harm, damage* * *perjudicar {72} vt: to harm, to be detrimental to* * *perjudicar vb1. (salud) to damage2. (persona) to affect -
4 afectar
v.1 to affect.las medidas afectan a los pensionistas the measures affect pensionersLa conversación afecta sus ideas The conversation affects his ideas.La tensión nerviosa afecta a María Stress affects Mary.2 to upset, to affect badly.le afectó mucho la muerte de su hermano his brother's death hit him hard3 to damage.a esta madera le afecta mucho la humedad this wood is easily damaged by damp4 to affect, to feign.afectó enfado he feigned o affected angerMaría afecta interés pero no es así Mary feigns interest but it is not so.5 to pretend to.El chico afecta saber mucho The boy pretends to know a lot.* * *1 (aparentar) to affect2 (impresionar) to move3 (dañar) to damage4 (concernir) to concern1 (impresionarse) to be affected, be moved* * *verb1) to affect2) feign* * *1. VT1) (=repercutir sobre) to affect2) (=entristecer) to sadden; (=conmover) to moveme afectaron mucho las imágenes del documental — I was very moved by the pictures in the documentary
3) frm (=fingir) to affect, feignafectar ignorancia — to affect o feign ignorance
4) (Jur) to tie up, encumber5) LAm [+ forma] to take, assume6) LAm (=destinar) to allocate2.See:* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( tener efecto en) to affectb) ( afligir) to affect (frml)2) ( fingir) <admiración/indiferencia> to affect, feign* * *= affect, colour [color, -USA], cut into, disturb, hit, impair, mar, plague, take + Posesivo + toll (on), beset (with/by), concern, afflict, disrupt, bias, prejudice, cross over, bedevil, dog, dent, make + a dent in, ail, strike, spill over into, take + a toll on, hobble, cast + an impact.Ex. Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.Ex. Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.Ex. The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.Ex. Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex. Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.Ex. Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex. The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.Ex. Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.Ex. The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.Ex. There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.Ex. Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex. A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.Ex. The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.Ex. Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex. Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.Ex. Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.Ex. The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.Ex. The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.Ex. The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.Ex. Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.Ex. With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.Ex. An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.----* afectar a = cut across, have + impact (on), have + effect on, have + implication for, impinge on/upon, operate on, carry over to.* afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.* afectar al mundo = span + the globe.* afectar a todo = run through.* afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.* afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.* afectar completamente = engulf.* afectar directamente = cut to + the quick.* afectar directamente a = cut to + the heart of.* afectar fuertemente = hit + hard.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.* no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.* no ser afectado = leave + unaffected.* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.* problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.* que afecta a = surrounding.* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.* que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.* sin ser afectado = untouched.* verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( tener efecto en) to affectb) ( afligir) to affect (frml)2) ( fingir) <admiración/indiferencia> to affect, feign* * *= affect, colour [color, -USA], cut into, disturb, hit, impair, mar, plague, take + Posesivo + toll (on), beset (with/by), concern, afflict, disrupt, bias, prejudice, cross over, bedevil, dog, dent, make + a dent in, ail, strike, spill over into, take + a toll on, hobble, cast + an impact.Ex: Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.
Ex: Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.Ex: The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex: Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex: The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.Ex: The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.Ex: There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex: A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.Ex: The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.Ex: Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex: Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.Ex: Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.Ex: The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.Ex: The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.Ex: The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.Ex: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.Ex: With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.Ex: An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.* afectar a = cut across, have + impact (on), have + effect on, have + implication for, impinge on/upon, operate on, carry over to.* afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.* afectar al mundo = span + the globe.* afectar a todo = run through.* afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.* afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.* afectar completamente = engulf.* afectar directamente = cut to + the quick.* afectar directamente a = cut to + the heart of.* afectar fuertemente = hit + hard.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.* no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.* no ser afectado = leave + unaffected.* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.* problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.* que afecta a = surrounding.* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.* que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.* sin ser afectado = untouched.* verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.* * *afectar [A1 ]vtA1 (tener efecto en) to affectla nueva ley no afecta al pequeño empresario the new law doesn't affect the small businessmanestá afectado de una grave enfermedad pulmonar ( frml); he is suffering from a serious lung diseasela enfermedad le afectó el cerebro the illness affected her brainlas zonas afectadas por las inundaciones the areas hit o affected by the floodslo que dijiste lo afectó mucho what you said upset him terribly3 ( Der) ‹bienes› to encumberB (fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign afectar + INF to pretend to + INF* * *
afectar ( conjugate afectar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign
afectar verbo transitivo
1 (incumbir) to affect: la medida nos afecta a todos, the measure affects us all
2 (impresionar, entristecer) to affect, sadden: le afectó mucho la muerte de su padre, she was deeply affected by her father's death
' afectar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inmune
- tocar
- afligir
- impresionar
- repercutir
- sacudir
English:
affect
- damage
- get
- hit
- tell
- upset
- dent
- difference
- disrupt
- impair
- interfere
- touch
- whole
* * *afectar vt1. [incumbir] to affect;las medidas afectan a los pensionistas the measures affect pensioners2. [afligir] to upset, to affect badly;todo lo afecta he's very sensitive;lo afectó mucho la muerte de su hermano his brother's death hit him hard3. [producir perjuicios en] to damage;la sequía que afectó a la región the drought which hit the region;a esta madera le afecta mucho la humedad this wood is easily damaged by damp4. [simular] to affect, to feign;afectó enfado he feigned o affected anger5. RP [destinar, asignar] to assign* * *v/t2 ( conmover) upset, affect3 ( fingir) feign* * *afectar vt1) : to affect2) : to upset3) : to feign, to pretend* * *afectar vb1. to affect
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United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium