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1 nimiedad
f.1 insignificance, triviality.2 trifle (dicho, hecho).3 pettiness, triviality.* * *1 (cualidad) smallness, triviality2 (cosa nimia) trifle* * *SF1) (=cualidad) insignificance, triviality2)una nimiedad — a trifle, a tiny detail
3) (=minuciosidad) meticulousness; pey fussiness; (=prolijidad) long-windedness4) (=exceso) excess* * *a) ( cosa insignificante) triviality, trifleb) ( cualidad) triviality* * *= triviality, quibble, trifle.Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex. In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.Ex. As Sherlock Holmes reminded Dr Watson, 'You know my method; it is founded on the observance of trifles' = Como Sherlock Holmes recordaba al Doctor Watson: "Usted conoce mi método, se basa en la observación de las pequeñeces".----* discusión sobre nimiedades = hair-splitting argument, hair-splitting [hairsplitting].* discutir sobre nimiedades = split + hairs.* nimiedades = bagatelle.* * *a) ( cosa insignificante) triviality, trifleb) ( cualidad) triviality* * *= triviality, quibble, trifle.Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.Ex: As Sherlock Holmes reminded Dr Watson, 'You know my method; it is founded on the observance of trifles' = Como Sherlock Holmes recordaba al Doctor Watson: "Usted conoce mi método, se basa en la observación de las pequeñeces".* discusión sobre nimiedades = hair-splitting argument, hair-splitting [hairsplitting].* discutir sobre nimiedades = split + hairs.* nimiedades = bagatelle.* * *1 (cosa insignificante) triviality, triflediscuten por cualquier nimiedad they argue over the slightest o least o silliest little thing2 (cualidad) trivialityes tal la nimiedad del asunto que no merece comentario the matter is so trivial that it isn't worth mentioning* * *
nimiedad sustantivo femenino
triviality
' nimiedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
simpleza
English:
trifle
* * *nimiedad nf1. [cualidad] insignificance, triviality2. [dicho, hecho] trifle;se enfadaron por una nimiedad they fell out over nothing* * *f triviality* * *nimiedad nfinsignificancia: trifle, triviality -
2 paja
f.1 straw (hierba, caña).2 wank (British), jerkoff (United States) (very informal) (masturbation).3 light stuff, waffle, padding.4 faucet, spigot.5 garbage, insubstantial talk, rubbish, trash.* * *1 straw3 tabú (masturbación) wank\hacerse una paja tabú to wank, US jerk offmeter paja to wafflepor un quítame allá esas pajas for no reason at all* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Agr) straw; [de beber] straw; LAm (=leña) dried brushwoodhombre de paja — * front man *
- ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio2) (fig) trash, rubbish, garbage (EEUU); [en libro, ensayo] padding, waffle *3) *** (=masturbación)hacerse una paja, volarse la paja — CAm to wank ***, jerk off ***
4) And, Chile5) And, CAm(tb: paja de agua) (=grifo) tap, faucet (EEUU); (=canal) canal6) Cono Sur ** (=droga) dope **7) CAm ** (=mentira) lie, fib ** * *Iadjetivo (Per fam) great (colloq)II1) (Agr, Bot) strawhacerse o (Chi, Per) correrse una or la paja — (vulg) to jerk off (vulg), to wank (BrE vulg)
hacerse pajas mentales — (vulg) to indulge in mental masturbation
tener (el) rabo (Col, Ven) or (RPl) (la) cola de paja — to have a guilty conscience
ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio — to see the mote in one's neighbor's eye and not the beam in one's own
2) ( para beber) tb3)a) (fam) (en texto, discurso) padding, waffle (BrE colloq)b) (Col fam)hablar or echar paja — ( decir mentiras) to tell lies; ( charlar) to chat, gab (colloq)
4) (AmC) ( grifo) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)* * *Iadjetivo (Per fam) great (colloq)II1) (Agr, Bot) strawhacerse o (Chi, Per) correrse una or la paja — (vulg) to jerk off (vulg), to wank (BrE vulg)
hacerse pajas mentales — (vulg) to indulge in mental masturbation
tener (el) rabo (Col, Ven) or (RPl) (la) cola de paja — to have a guilty conscience
ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio — to see the mote in one's neighbor's eye and not the beam in one's own
2) ( para beber) tb3)a) (fam) (en texto, discurso) padding, waffle (BrE colloq)b) (Col fam)hablar or echar paja — ( decir mentiras) to tell lies; ( charlar) to chat, gab (colloq)
4) (AmC) ( grifo) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)* * *paja11 = straw, chaff, hay.Ex: The situation was probably similar in Britain, except that very little straw pulp was used, and a considerable amount of esparto.
Ex: Large research libraries play an active role, if often unrecognized, in shaping the direction of scholarship through their decisions about what is important to preserve for posterity and what is chaff to be discarded.Ex: These are animal sculptures created from natural materials, e.g., hay, moss and peat.* alpaca de paja = straw bale.* cartón hecho de paja = strawboard.* hombre de paja = straw man, straw figure, frontman.* rellenar de paja = pad out.* separar el grano de la paja = divide into + Adjetivo + sheep and + Adjetivo + goats, sort the + Adjetivo + sheep from the + Adjetivo + goats, separate + the wheat from the chaff, sort out + the wheat from the chaff, sift + the wheat from the chaff.* sombrero de paja = straw hat.* tejado de paja = thatched roof, thatch roof.paja22 = wank.Ex: Channel 4 has postponed transmission of its 'wank week' programming in a bid to avoid further controversy.
* hacerle una paja a un muerto = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.* hacerse una paja = wank, jerk + Reflexivo + off.* paja mental = mental masturbation.* * *paja1paja2sombrero de paja straw hattecho de paja thatched roofhacerse pajas mentales ( vulg); to indulge in mental masturbationhacerse una or la paja ( vulg); to jerk off ( vulg), to wank ( BrE vulg), to have a wank ( BrE vulg)quítame allá esas pajas ( fam): arma un escándalo por cualquier quítame allá esas pajas she kicks up a fuss over the slightest little thing ( colloq)ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio to see the mote in one's neighbor's eye and not the beam in one's owntener (el) rabo (Col, Ven) or ( RPl) (la) cola de paja to have a guilty conscienceCompuesto:B (para beber) tbpajita straw, drinking strawC(de) color paja straw-colored*Dtiene unos capítulos interesantes pero también hay mucha paja it has some interesting chapters but there's a lot of padding o waffle tooha escrito siete páginas pero es pura paja she's written seven pages but it's pure padding2agua de la paja tap water* * *
paja sustantivo femenino
1a) (Agr, Bot) straw;
techo de paja thatched roof
2
( charlar) to chat, gab (colloq)
3 (AmC) ( grifo) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)
paja sustantivo femenino
1 straw
2 fam (relleno, palabrería) waffle
♦ Locuciones: separar el grano de la paja, to separate the sheep from the goats
se pelearon por un quítame allá esas pajas, they quarrelled about nothing
' paja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bala
- grano
- guarnición
- hombre
- pajar
- polvo
- fardo
- haz
- pelele
English:
pad out
- padding
- straw
- straw hat
- straw man
- suck
- thatch
- thatched
- toss off
- waffle
- wank
- wisp
- faucet
- litter
- pad
- tap
* * *paja1 nf1. [hierba, caña] straw;casa con techo de paja thatched house, house with a thatched roof;por un quítame allá esas pajas over nothing, over some silly little thing;separar la paja del grano to separate o sort out the wheat from the chaff;RDom Famno ser paja de coco to be no easy task;ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio to see the mote in one's neighbour's eye and not the beam in one's ownAndes, RP paja brava = tall, thick grass that grows on the altiplano and the pampas2. [para beber] (drinking) strawhas metido mucha paja en el trabajo your essay's got too much waffle o padding in itpaja mental:no son más que pajas mentales it's just mental masturbation;deja de hacerte pajas mentales y decídete quit o stop jerking around and make your mind uppaja2 adjPerú Fam wicked, brilliant* * *f straw;hacerse una o L.Am.por un quítame allá esas pajas over nothing* * *paja nf1) : straw* * *paja n1. (en general) straw2. (relleno) waffle -
3 riñeron por un quítame allá esas pajas
they quarrelled o(EEUU)quarreled over nothingSpanish-English dictionary > riñeron por un quítame allá esas pajas
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4 disgusto
m.1 annoyance, disappointment, dissatisfaction, displeasure.2 argument, dispute, quarrel, quarreling.3 chagrin.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: disgustar.* * *1 (enfado) displeasure, annoyance, anger2 (desgracia) misfortune, problem3 figurado (pesadumbre) sorrow, grief, pain\a disgusto against one's will, reluctantly, unwillinglydar un disgusto to upsetllevarse un disgusto to get upsetsentirse/estar/hallarse a disgusto to feel ill at ease* * *SM1) (=pena)vas a darle un disgusto a mamá con tan malas notas — Mum's going to be upset about those bad marks of yours
vas a matar a tu madre a disgustos * — you'll be the death of your mother *, you'll send your mother to an early grave *
-la han despedido -¡qué disgusto! — "they've fired her" - "that's terrible o awful!"
2) (=riña) quarrel, rowcomo sigas así, tú y yo tendremos un disgusto — if you carry on like that, we're going to fall out
3)a disgusto: hacer algo a disgusto — to do sth unwillingly
estar o sentirse a disgusto — to be o feel ill at ease
* * *1) (sufrimiento, pesar)si te vas a quedar a disgusto es mejor que te vayas — if you really don't want to be here, you might as well go
2)a) ( discusión) argument, quarrelb) ( incidente desagradable)si sigues conduciendo así vas a tener un disgusto — if you keep on driving like that you're going to have an accident
* * *= annoyance, dissatisfaction, chagrin, displeasure.Ex. False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.Ex. During her tenure as head of the EPA library, she dealt with the dissatisfaction with the national treatment of U.S. documents in a most constructive manner, by establishing the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).Ex. Much to her nanny's surprise and chagrin, she was fully potty-trained by her first birthday.Ex. They were printed in France, but their printers and publishers used this doubtless transparent device to evade the displeasure of the authorities.----* a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.* gesto de disgusto = glower.* mirada de disgusto = scowl.* para disgusto de = to the disgust of.* para + Posesivo + disgusto = to + Posesivo + chagrin.* * *1) (sufrimiento, pesar)si te vas a quedar a disgusto es mejor que te vayas — if you really don't want to be here, you might as well go
2)a) ( discusión) argument, quarrelb) ( incidente desagradable)si sigues conduciendo así vas a tener un disgusto — if you keep on driving like that you're going to have an accident
* * *= annoyance, dissatisfaction, chagrin, displeasure.Ex: False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.
Ex: During her tenure as head of the EPA library, she dealt with the dissatisfaction with the national treatment of U.S. documents in a most constructive manner, by establishing the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).Ex: Much to her nanny's surprise and chagrin, she was fully potty-trained by her first birthday.Ex: They were printed in France, but their printers and publishers used this doubtless transparent device to evade the displeasure of the authorities.* a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.* gesto de disgusto = glower.* mirada de disgusto = scowl.* para disgusto de = to the disgust of.* para + Posesivo + disgusto = to + Posesivo + chagrin.* * *A(sufrimiento, pesar): le causó un gran disgusto she was very upset, it upset her terriblytiene un disgusto tremendo he's very upsetestos hijos me van a matar a disgustos these children will be the death of meexpresó su disgusto y preocupación por lo sucedido she expressed her sadness o sorrow and concern at what had happenedcon tantos disgustos se va a enfermar de los nervios she's going to end up a nervous wreck with all these things that have happened to her ( colloq)para mi disgusto much to my displeasurelo hizo a disgusto she did it reluctantly o unwillinglysi te vas a quedar a disgusto es mejor que te vayas if you really don't want to be here o if you're staying against your will, you might as well goB1 (discusión) argument, quarrel2(incidente desagradable): si sigues conduciendo así vas a tener un disgusto if you keep on driving like that you're going to have an accident* * *
Del verbo disgustar: ( conjugate disgustar)
disgusto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
disgustó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
disgustar
disgusto
disgustar ( conjugate disgustar) verbo transitivo:
me disgusta tener que decírselo I don't like having to tell her
disgustarse verbo pronominal
to get upset
disgusto sustantivo masculino
1 (sufrimiento, pesar):
me ha dado muchos disgustos he's given me lots of upset o heartache;
lo hizo a disgusto she did it reluctantly
2 ( discusión) argument, quarrel
disgustar verbo transitivo
1 (enfadar, entristecer) to upset: disgustó a su madre, he upset his mother
2 (desagradar) to displease: es un sabor raro, pero no me disgusta, it's an odd taste, but I don't dislike it
disgusto sustantivo masculino
1 (preocupación, pesar) upset: tiene un disgusto terrible, she is really upset
2 (desgracia) trouble: un día de estos vas a tener un disgusto, one day you are going to have trouble
3 (enfado, disputa) quarrel, row: tendrá un disgusto con los vecinos por el ruido, he'll have a row with his neighbours over the noise
♦ Locuciones: a disgusto, unwillingly
encontrarse a disgusto, to feel ill at ease
' disgusto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
con
- consiguiente
- disgustar
- enferma
- enfermo
- gesto
- golpe
- lamentable
- mitigar
- palo
- perra
- rabiar
- resoplar
- sinsabor
- sofoco
- vaya
- agarrar
- caramba
- contrariedad
- ir
- jo
- porra
- tal
- uy
English:
annoyance
- chagrin
- dismay
- displeasure
- really
- unpleasantness
- any
- upset
* * *♦ nm1. [pena]fue un gran disgusto para ella no aprobar el examen it was a great disappointment for her not to pass the exam;para disgusto de todos, el concierto se suspendió to everyone's disappointment the concert was cancelled;dar un disgusto a alguien to upset sb;¡menudo disgusto nos dio! you can imagine how upset we were!;¡este niño no nos da más que disgustos! that child just gives us one headache after another!;llevarse un disgusto to be upset;¡qué disgusto me llevé cuando lo supe! I was so upset when I found out!;tiene un disgusto enorme she's terribly upset;matar a alguien a disgustos to worry sb to death;¡me vas a matar a disgustos! you'll be the death of me yet!;no ganar para disgustos con alguien: con este niño no ganamos para disgustos that child gives us nothing but trouble2. [desgracia]desde que llegué aquí voy de disgusto en disgusto it's been one disaster after another ever since I arrived;tener un disgusto: si sigues trabajando sin casco vas a tener un disgusto if you go on working without a helmet you'll live to regret it;o dejas de fumar, o tendrás un disgusto quit smoking now, or you'll live to regret it;casi nos da un disgusto we almost had a tragedy on our handscomo sigas así, tú y yo vamos a tener un disgusto if you carry on like this, you and I are going to fall out♦ a disgusto loc adv[sin ganas] unwillingly;hacer algo a disgusto to do sth unwillingly o reluctantly;para venir a disgusto, es mejor que no vengas if you really don't want to come, it'd be better if you didn't♦ a disgusto loc adj[incómodo] [físicamente] uncomfortable; [psicológicamente] uncomfortable, ill at ease;estar a disgusto to feel uncomfortable o uneasy;en esta silla vas a estar a disgusto you'll be uncomfortable in that chair;se sentía muy a disgusto con sus compañeros de clase he felt very uncomfortable with his classmates* * *m1 ( pesar):me causó un gran disgusto I was very upset;llevarse un disgusto get upset2 ( enfado):tener un disgusto have an argument;tener un disgusto con alguien have an argument with s.o., fall out with s.o3 ( accidente):tener un disgusto have an accident4:a disgusto unwillingly;sentirse a disgusto feel uncomfortable, feel ill at ease* * *disgusto nm1) : annoyance, displeasure2) : argument, quarrel3) : trouble, misfortune* * *
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