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'ominəs(giving a suggestion about something bad that is going to happen: an ominous cloud; an ominous silence.) de mal agüero, siniestrotr['ɒmɪnəs]1 (foreboding evil) de mal agüero, siniestro,-a; (prophetic) agorero,-a; (threatening) amenazador,-ra, amenazante; (worrying) inquietanteominous ['ɑmənəs] adj: ominoso, agorero, de mal agüeroadj.• nefasto, -a adj.• ominoso, -a adj.'ɑːmənəs, 'ɒmɪnəsthere was an ominous silence — se hizo un silencio que no presagiaba or no auguraba nada bueno
that's ominous — eso es de mal agüero or es un mal augurio
['ɒmɪnǝs]ADJ [development, event] de mal agüero; [silence] que no augura nada bueno, que no presagia nada bueno; [sound] siniestro; [cloud] amenazador; [tone] (=sinister) amenazador; (=worrying) inquietantethe silence was ominous — el silencio no auguraba or no presagiaba nada bueno
to look/sound ominous — no augurar or presagiar nada bueno
* * *['ɑːmənəs, 'ɒmɪnəs]there was an ominous silence — se hizo un silencio que no presagiaba or no auguraba nada bueno
that's ominous — eso es de mal agüero or es un mal augurio
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3 silencio
intj.silence, quiet, don't say a word, mum.m.1 silence.el silencio reinaba en la habitación there was complete o absolute silence in the room¡silencio! silence!, quiet!¡silencio en la sala! silence in court!en silencio in silenceguardar silencio (sobre algo) to keep silent (about something)guardaron un minuto de silencio they held a minute's silenceromper el silencio to break the silencesilencio administrativo = lack of official response to a request, claim, etc. within a given period, signifying refusal or tacit assent, depending on circumstances2 rest (Music).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: silenciar.* * *1 silence\en silencio in silenceguardar silencio to keep quietimponer silencio a alguien to make somebody be quietromper el silencio to break the silence* * *noun m.* * *1. SM1) (=falta de ruido) silence¡silencio! — silence!, quiet!
¡silencio en la sala! — silence in court!
un poco de silencio, por favor — let's have a bit of quiet, please
¡qué silencio hay aquí! — it's so quiet here!
había un silencio sepulcral — it was deadly silent, there was a deathly silence
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en silencio — in silence•
guardar silencio — to keep silent, keep quietguardar un minuto de silencio — to observe a one-minute o a minute's silence
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imponer silencio a algn — frm to make sb be quiet•
mantenerse en silencio — to keep quiet, remain silent•
pasar una pena en silencio — to suffer in silence•
reducir al silencio — frm to silence, reduce to silence•
romper el silencio — frm to break the silence2) (Mús) rest2.* * *1)a) ( ausencia de ruido) silencesilencio, hospital — quiet, hospital
en el silencio más absoluto — in dead o total silence
el silencio de la noche — the silence o quiet of the night
b) ( ausencia de declaraciones) silence2) (Mús) rest* * *= quiet, silence, hush, quietness, stillness.Ex. During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.Ex. Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.Ex. The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.Ex. Study space in the library was most used by groups of unsupervised pupils, of different ages, browsing and studying, requiring different levels of quietness.Ex. Today is day one of my twenty one day challenge -- spending a minimum of 10 minutes a day in quiet stillness.----* en silencio = in silence, silent, silently, hushed, dumbly.* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.* hacer guardar silencio = shush.* huelga de silencio = silent strike.* lectura en silencio = silent reading.* mantener silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.* permanecer en silencio = remain + silent, be silent.* quedarse en silencio = fall + silent, lapse into + silence.* romper el silencio = break + the hush, break + silence, crack + the silence.* toque de silencio = last post, the.* * *1)a) ( ausencia de ruido) silencesilencio, hospital — quiet, hospital
en el silencio más absoluto — in dead o total silence
el silencio de la noche — the silence o quiet of the night
b) ( ausencia de declaraciones) silence2) (Mús) rest* * *= quiet, silence, hush, quietness, stillness.Ex: During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.
Ex: Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.Ex: Study space in the library was most used by groups of unsupervised pupils, of different ages, browsing and studying, requiring different levels of quietness.Ex: Today is day one of my twenty one day challenge -- spending a minimum of 10 minutes a day in quiet stillness.* en silencio = in silence, silent, silently, hushed, dumbly.* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.* hacer guardar silencio = shush.* huelga de silencio = silent strike.* lectura en silencio = silent reading.* mantener silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.* permanecer en silencio = remain + silent, be silent.* quedarse en silencio = fall + silent, lapse into + silence.* romper el silencio = break + the hush, break + silence, crack + the silence.* toque de silencio = last post, the.* * *A1 (ausencia de ruido) silenceen sus clases siempre reinaba el más absoluto silencio there was always absolute silence o complete quiet in his classesse hizo un silencio sepulcral there was a deathly silencese guardó un minuto de silencio there was a minute's silencedeben guardar silencio durante la ceremonia you must remain o keep silent during the ceremony¡hagan silencio! silence!¡qué silencio hay! isn't it quiet?¡silencio en la sala! silence in court!sufrió en silencio he suffered silently o in silence[ S ] silencio, hospital quiet, hospitalen el silencio más absoluto in dead o total silenceel silencio de la noche the silence o quiet of the nightmantuvieron el silencio radiofónico they maintained radio silence2 (ausencia de declaraciones) silencepor fin ha decidido romper su silencio at last she has decided to break her silenceB ( Mús) rest* * *
Del verbo silenciar: ( conjugate silenciar)
silencio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
silenció es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
silenciar
silencio
silencio sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) silence;
en el silencio más absoluto in dead o total silence
2 (Mús) rest
silenciar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer callar) to silence
2 (ocultar un hecho, una noticia) to keep quiet about: los informativos silenciaron la manifestación, the news hushed up the demonstration
silencio sustantivo masculino
1 silence
en silencio, in silence
¡silencio, por favor!, quiet, please!
un silencio sepulcral, a deathly silence
2 Mús rest
' silencio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- escocer
- guardar
- obedecer
- ordenar
- poderosa
- poderoso
- reemprender
- reinar
- romper
- sepulcral
- sigilo
- turbarse
- callar
- palmada
- permanecer
- profundo
- respetuoso
- turbar
English:
aloud
- break
- calm
- counsel
- dead
- deathly
- discreet
- disturb
- hush
- lapse
- maintain
- momentary
- muffle
- observe
- pause
- pregnant
- quiet
- quietness
- silence
- silent
- stillness
- talking
- unbroken
- embarrassed
- ominous
- remain
- rest
- silently
* * *silencio nm1. [ausencia de sonido] silence;el silencio reinaba en la habitación there was complete o absolute silence in the room;¡silencio! silence!, quiet!;¡silencio en la sala! silence in court!;en silencio in silence;estar en silencio to be silent;tienes que guardar silencio en clase you have to keep quiet in class;guardó silencio sobre el escándalo he kept silent about the scandal;guardaron un minuto de silencio they held a minute's silence;imponer silencio a alguien to make sb be silent;romper el silencio to break the silencesilencio administrativo = lack of official response to a request, claim etc within a given period, signifying refusal or tacit assent, depending on circumstances2. Mús rest* * *m1 silence;en silencio in silence, silently;el profesor impuso silencio a los alumnos the teacher made the students be quiet;guardar silencio keep quiet2 MÚS rest* * *silencio nm1) : silence, quiet¡silencio!: be quiet!2) : rest (in music)* * *silencio n silence¡silencio! be quiet! -
4 cisz|a
Ⅰ f sgt 1. (brak dźwięków) silence C/U- zupełna/głęboka/śmiertelna cisza utter/profound/dead(ly) silence- martwa/grobowa cisza a deathly hush a. silence- złowroga/złowróżbna cisza a sinister/an ominous silence- cisza dzwoniąca w uszach a deafening silence- zakłócać ciszę to disturb a. break the silence- zarządzono absolutną ciszę absolute silence was ordered- na sali zapanowała kompletna cisza complete silence reigned over the room- w bibliotece panuje niczym niezmącona cisza inside the library an atmosphere of complete and utter silence prevails- nad jeziorem zaległa cisza (a) silence hung over the lake- po jego wypowiedzi zaległa długa cisza after he’d finished speaking a long silence hung in the air- na froncie panowała cisza a silence hung over the front- w słuchawce panowała cisza the phone was dead2. (w towarzystwie) silence C/U- krępująca cisza an awkward a. embarrassing silence- przerwać ciszę to break a. interrupt the silence- uczcić czyjąś pamięć minutą ciszy to observe a minute’s silence in memory of sb- prosić o ciszę to ask for quiet a. silence- proszę o ciszę quiet a. silence, please- rozeszli się w ciszy they parted in silence- co taka cisza? why (is everyone) so quiet?- i ma tu być cisza! and I want (some) quiet in here!3. przen. (spokój) (peace and) quiet- cisza klasztornego życia the (peace and) quiet of monastic life- cisza wiejskiego zakątka the peace and quiet of a country village- cisza domowego ogniska the tranquillity of domestic life- u nas na razie cisza – nic się nie dzieje things are quiet at the moment – nothing much is happening4. książk., przen. (stan równowagi) inner silence, inner calm- nic nie zakłócało jej wewnętrznej ciszy nothing disturbed her inner silence a. peace- twarz pełna ciszy a peaceful a. calm countenance5. przen. (brak wiadomości) not a word, complete silence- w prasie panowała na ten temat zupełna cisza there was nothing (said) about it in the press- mieli się odezwać, a tu nic, cisza they were supposed to get in touch, but I haven’t heard a word (from them)- mieli zaprotestować, ale jak dotąd nic, cisza they were supposed to be raising a protest, but so far they haven’t done a thing6. (brak wiatru) calm- nastała cisza a calm set in- cisza morska a. na morzu a calm at seaⅡ inter. silence!, quiet!- □ cisza nocna quiet hours pl, lights-out period- cisza poobiednia afternoon rest period, quiet hour (especially for children in nursery school)- cisza w eterze radio silence■ cisza a. cicho jak makiem zasiał deathly hush, deathly silence- zapadła cisza jak makiem zasiał a deathly hush fell- cisza przed burzą przen. the calm before the stormThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > cisz|a
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5 minaccia
f (pl -cce) threat* * *minaccia s.f. threat, menace (anche dir.): il suo discorso era pieno di velate minacce, his speech was full of veiled threats; si è arreso alle nostre minacce, he gave in to our threats; proferire minacce, to utter threats; vane minacce, empty threats; silenzio gravido di minacce, ominous silence; gesto di minaccia, menacing (o threatening) gesture; lo fecero accettare con le minacce, they bullied him into accepting; c'è una minaccia di pioggia, (fig.) there is a threat of rain in the sky (o it looks like rain); è una minaccia per la pace del mondo, (fig.) it is a menace to world peace; la ditta vive sotto la minaccia di un crollo finanziario, (fig.) the threat of a financial crash hangs over the company.* * *fare delle -ce a qcn. — to make threats against sb.
tenere qcn. sotto la minaccia di un'arma, di un coltello — to hold sb. up at gunpoint, at knife-point
* * *minacciapl. -ce /mi'natt∫a, t∫e/sostantivo f.threat, menace; fare delle -ce a qcn. to make threats against sb.; subire -ce to come under threat; minaccia di morte death threat; costituire una minaccia per to pose a threat to; tenere qcn. sotto la minaccia di un'arma, di un coltello to hold sb. up at gunpoint, at knife-point. -
6 siniestro
adj.1 sinister, ominous.2 left-hand, left.3 sinister, evil.m.1 damage, loss.2 accident.* * *► adjetivo1 literal (izquierdo) left, left-hand2 (malo) sinister, ominous3 (funesto) fateful, disastrous1 disaster, catastrophe (accidente) accident; (incendio) fire\siniestro total (coche) write-off————————1 disaster, catastrophe (accidente) accident; (incendio) fire* * *(f. - siniestra)adj.1) sinister2) left* * *1. ADJ1) (=malintencionado) [intenciones, personaje] sinister; [mirada] evil2) (=desgraciado) [día, viaje] fateful; [coincidencia] unfortunate3) liter (=izquierdo) left2.SM (=desastre natural) disaster; (=accidente) accident* * *I- tra adjetivo1) (liter) <mano/lado> left (before n)2) <mirada/aspecto> sinister; < intenciones> sinister, evilIIel coche fue declarado siniestro total — the car was declared a total wreck (AmE) o (BrE) a write-off
* * *I- tra adjetivo1) (liter) <mano/lado> left (before n)2) <mirada/aspecto> sinister; < intenciones> sinister, evilIIel coche fue declarado siniestro total — the car was declared a total wreck (AmE) o (BrE) a write-off
* * *siniestro11 = disaster.Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
* plan de recuperación tras un siniestro = disaster recovery, disaster recovery plan.* planificación contra siniestros = disaster planning, disaster preparedness plan, disaster preparedness planning.* planificación de recuperación tras siniestros = disaster recovery planning.* preparación contra siniestros = disaster preparedness.* simulacro de siniestro = disaster exercise drill.* siniestro total = write-off [writeoff].* tener un siniestro = suffer + disaster.siniestro22 = ominous, sinister, dark [darker -comp., darkest -sup.], spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, portentous.Ex: At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.
Ex: The selectman received this explanation in silence, but he fastened on the librarian a glance full of sinister meaning.Ex: The novel is disturbingly dark, violent, and filled with iconoclasm, despair, and paranoia = La novela es inquietantmente siniestra y violenta y está llena de iconoclasía, desesperación y paranoia.Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex: Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.* de un modo siniestro = spookily.siniestro3* a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.* repartir a diestro y siniestro = dish out.* * *B1 ‹mirada/aspecto› sinister; ‹intenciones› sinister, evil2 ‹día/encuentro› fateful( frml)(accidente) accident; (causado por una fuerza natural) disaster, catastropheacudió al lugar del siniestro she visited the scene of the accident ( o the disaster area etc)el coche fue declarado siniestro total the car was declared a total wreck ( AmE) o ( BrE) a write-off* * *
siniestro 1
‹ intenciones› sinister, evil
siniestro 2 sustantivo masculino (frml) ( accidente) accident;
( causado por una fuerza natural) disaster, catastrophe
siniestro,-a
I adjetivo
1 (de aspecto malvado) sinister, evil
un juego siniestro, a wicked game
2 frml (del lado izquierdo) left
II m (accidente) disaster, catastrophe
' siniestro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diestra
- diestro
- siniestra
English:
dark
- ominous
- sinister
- splash about
- write off
- write-off
- area
- disaster
- write
* * *siniestro, -a♦ adj1. [malo] sinister2. [desgraciado] disastrous3. [izquierdo] left♦ nm1. [daño, catástrofe] disaster;[accidente de coche] accident; [incendio] fire; [atentado] terrorist attack2. [en seguros] losssiniestro total total loss;* * *I adj sinisterII m accident; ( catástrofe) disaster* * *1) izquierdo: left, left-hand2) malvado: sinister, evilsiniestro nm: accident, disaster -
7 heavy
heavy ['hevɪ]lourd ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (e), 1 (f), 1 (i), 1 (k), 1 (m)-(o), 1 (r), 1 (t), 2 chargé ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (k) important ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (p) gros ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (e)-(h) grave ⇒ 1 (i), 1 (r) pénible ⇒ 1 (k) rôle tragique ⇒ 3 (a) dur ⇒ 3 (b)∎ how heavy is he? combien pèse-t-il?;∎ how heavy is it? est-ce que c'est lourd?;∎ it's too heavy for me to lift je ne peux pas le soulever, c'est ou ça pèse trop lourd;∎ heavy luggage gros bagages mpl, bagages mpl lourds(b) (burdened, laden) chargé, lourd;∎ the branches were heavy with fruit les branches étaient chargées ou lourdes de fruits;∎ her eyes were heavy with sleep elle avait les yeux lourds de sommeil;∎ Zoology heavy with young gravide, grosse(c) (in quantity → expenses, payments) important, considérable; (→ fine, losses) gros (grosse), lourd; (→ taxes) lourd; (→ casualties, damages) énorme, important; (→ crop) abondant, gros (grosse); (→ dew) abondant; (→ user) gros (grosse);∎ she has a heavy cold elle a un gros rhume, elle est fortement enrhumée;∎ to have heavy periods avoir des règles abondantes;∎ there's a heavy demand for teachers il y a une forte ou grosse demande d'enseignants;∎ her students make heavy demands on her ses étudiants sont très exigeants avec elle ou exigent beaucoup d'elle;∎ heavy rain forte pluie f;∎ heavy seas grosse mer f;∎ heavy showers grosses ou fortes averses fpl;∎ heavy sleep sommeil m profond ou lourd;∎ to be a heavy sleeper avoir le sommeil profond ou lourd;∎ heavy snow neige f abondante, fortes chutes fpl de neige;∎ they expect heavy trading on the Stock Exchange ils s'attendent à ce que le marché soit très actif;∎ heavy traffic circulation f dense, grosse circulation f∎ he's a heavy drinker/smoker il boit/fume beaucoup, c'est un grand buveur/fumeur;∎ a heavy gambler un(une) flambeur(euse);∎ familiar you've been a bit heavy on the pepper tu as eu la main un peu lourde avec le poivre(e) (laborious → movement) lourd; (→ step) pesant, lourd; (→ sigh) gros (grosse), profond; (→ thud) gros (grosse);∎ he was dealt a heavy blow (hit) il a reçu un coup violent; (from fate) ça a été un rude coup ou un gros choc pour lui;∎ heavy breathing (from effort, illness) respiration f pénible; (from excitement) respiration f haletante;∎ heavy fighting is reported in the Gulf on signale des combats acharnés dans le Golfe;∎ to rule with a heavy hand gouverner de façon très autoritaire;∎ we could hear his heavy tread on the stairs nous l'entendions monter l'escalier d'un pas lourd;∎ a heavy landing un atterrissage brutal∎ a man of heavy build un homme solidement bâti∎ heavy features gros traits mpl, traits mpl épais ou lourds∎ familiar things got a bit heavy les choses ont mal tourné(j) (depressed → mood, spirits) abattu, déprimé;∎ with a heavy heart, heavy at heart le cœur gros∎ I've got a heavy day ahead of me j'ai une journée chargée devant moi;∎ heavy going (in horseracing) terrain m lourd;∎ figurative they found it heavy going ils ont trouvé cela pénible ou difficile;∎ the rain made the trip heavy going la pluie a rendu le voyage pénible;∎ it was heavy going getting them to agree j'ai eu du mal à le leur faire accepter;∎ I found his last novel very heavy going j'ai trouvé son dernier roman très indigeste∎ the report makes for heavy reading le rapport n'est pas d'une lecture facile ou est ardu∎ these scones are a bit on the heavy side ces scones sont un peu lourds ou indigestes(o) (ominous, oppressive → air, cloud, weather) lourd; (→ sky) couvert, chargé, lourd; (→ silence) lourd, pesant, profond; (→ smell, perfume) lourd, fort; familiar (→ situation) difficile□, menaçant□ ;∎ to make heavy weather of doing sth avoir du mal à faire qch;∎ familiar to get heavy with sb devenir agressif avec qn□∎ to have a heavy date avoir un rendez-vous galant∎ the market is heavy le marché est lourd ou orienté vers la baisse2 adverb(a) (lie, weigh) lourd, lourdement;∎ the lie weighed heavy on her conscience le mensonge pesait lourd sur sa conscience;∎ time hangs heavy on his hands il trouve le temps long∎ to come on heavy with sb être dur avec qn3 noun∎ he usually plays the heavy d'habitude il joue des rôles de traître∎ he sent round the heavies il a envoyé les brutes ou les casseurs;∎ don't come the heavy with me ne joue pas au dur avec moi∎ the heavies = les quotidiens de qualité►► Military heavy artillery artillerie f lourde ou de gros calibre;familiar heavy breather auteur m de coups de téléphone obscènes□ ;Military heavy fire feu m nourri, feu m intense;American heavy hitter (in baseball) = joueur qui frappe fort et marque beaucoup de points; figurative homme m influent, gros bonnet m;Chemistry heavy hydrogen hydrogène m lourd, deutérium m;Industry heavy industry industrie f lourde;heavy machinery matériel m lourd;Stock Exchange heavy market marché m lourd;familiar the heavy mob les casseurs mpl, les durs mpl;heavy oil huile f lourde;heavy petting (UNCOUNT) caresses fpl très poussées;Typography heavy type caractères mpl gras;Physics heavy water eau f lourde
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