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  • 81 maravilloso

    adj.
    marvelous, wonderful, divine, marvellous.
    intj.
    that's great, marvellous, marvelous, wonderful.
    * * *
    1 wonderful, marvellous
    * * *
    (f. - maravillosa)
    adj.
    marvelous, wonderful
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=magnífico) wonderful, marvellous, marvelous (EEUU)
    2) (=mágico) magic
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo marvelous*, wonderful
    * * *
    = amazing, marvellous [marvelous, -USA], wonderful, exquisite, gee whiz [gee wizz], gorgeous, wondrous, many splendoured, light fantastic, delightful, heavenly, picture-perfect, divine, swell.
    Ex. However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.
    Ex. The National Library of Canada in its automation development has done a remarkable and marvelous thing in terms of its interpretation and use of the MARC format.
    Ex. A wonderful grin spread over the manager's face.
    Ex. The idea was exquisite but full of terror.
    Ex. He should beware that the ' gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome " recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.
    Ex. The hotel features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views = El hotel ofrece 428 habitaciones renovadas recientemente con una decoración de lujo al estilo del suroeste del país y balcones con magníficas vistas a las montañas.
    Ex. It may be fun to discuss wondrous new products, but they won't make much difference in the world if they are too expensive.
    Ex. In the article 'Love is a many splendoured thing' a selection of 13 writers of romance, both new and veteran, all on the rise in their field, discuss their craft and the challenges of today's market.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Networking the light fantastic. CD-ROMs on LANs'.
    Ex. Indeed, this is one of the most delightful aspects of reference work, providing every day a new intellectual challenge.
    Ex. It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.
    Ex. The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.
    Ex. Her slinky dress was incredibly sexy, the colour was divine on her, plus the gold accessories were the perfect complement.
    Ex. I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.
    ----
    * de manera maravillosa = marvellously [marvelously, -USA].
    * experiencia maravillosa = experience of a lifetime.
    * ser maravilloso = sound + great.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo marvelous*, wonderful
    * * *
    = amazing, marvellous [marvelous, -USA], wonderful, exquisite, gee whiz [gee wizz], gorgeous, wondrous, many splendoured, light fantastic, delightful, heavenly, picture-perfect, divine, swell.

    Ex: However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.

    Ex: The National Library of Canada in its automation development has done a remarkable and marvelous thing in terms of its interpretation and use of the MARC format.
    Ex: A wonderful grin spread over the manager's face.
    Ex: The idea was exquisite but full of terror.
    Ex: He should beware that the ' gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome " recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.
    Ex: The hotel features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views = El hotel ofrece 428 habitaciones renovadas recientemente con una decoración de lujo al estilo del suroeste del país y balcones con magníficas vistas a las montañas.
    Ex: It may be fun to discuss wondrous new products, but they won't make much difference in the world if they are too expensive.
    Ex: In the article 'Love is a many splendoured thing' a selection of 13 writers of romance, both new and veteran, all on the rise in their field, discuss their craft and the challenges of today's market.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Networking the light fantastic. CD-ROMs on LANs'.
    Ex: Indeed, this is one of the most delightful aspects of reference work, providing every day a new intellectual challenge.
    Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.
    Ex: The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.
    Ex: Her slinky dress was incredibly sexy, the colour was divine on her, plus the gold accessories were the perfect complement.
    Ex: I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.
    * de manera maravillosa = marvellously [marvelously, -USA].
    * experiencia maravillosa = experience of a lifetime.
    * ser maravilloso = sound + great.

    * * *
    marvelous*, wonderful
    se me ha ocurrido una idea maravillosa I've had a marvelous o wonderful idea
    nos hizo un tiempo maravilloso we had splendid o marvelous o wonderful weather
    * * *

     

    maravilloso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    marvelous( conjugate marvelous), wonderful
    maravilloso,-a adjetivo wonderful, marvellous, US marvelous

    ' maravilloso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bárbara
    - bárbaro
    - bestial
    - maravillosa
    - fabuloso
    English:
    awesome
    - blissful
    - dreamy
    - forehand
    - marvellous
    - marvelous
    - out-of-sight
    - wonderful
    - wondrous
    - glorious
    - gorgeous
    - that
    * * *
    maravilloso, -a adj
    1. [extraordinario] marvellous, wonderful
    2. [milagroso] miraculous;
    la maravillosa intervención del portero evitó el gol the goalkeeper's miraculous save prevented a goal
    * * *
    adj marvelous, Br
    marvellous, wonderful
    * * *
    maravilloso, -sa adj
    estupendo: wonderful, marvelous
    * * *
    maravilloso adj wonderful

    Spanish-English dictionary > maravilloso

  • 82 para ello

    = to that end, to this end, to that effect, therefor
    Ex. This book is prepared as a contribution to that end.
    Ex. To this end some consultative procedure is to be recommended.
    Ex. It was dangerous but NASA made provisions to that effect.
    Ex. Herein is described a definable unified control unit, and a language therefor to define its operation.
    * * *
    = to that end, to this end, to that effect, therefor

    Ex: This book is prepared as a contribution to that end.

    Ex: To this end some consultative procedure is to be recommended.
    Ex: It was dangerous but NASA made provisions to that effect.
    Ex: Herein is described a definable unified control unit, and a language therefor to define its operation.

    Spanish-English dictionary > para ello

  • 83 regresar a

    v.
    1 to return to, to come back to, to move back to, to get back to.
    Regresaré este libro a su dueño I will give this book back to its owner.
    Ellos regresaron a la casa They returned to the house.
    2 to return to, to get back to, to give back to.
    Regresaré este libro a su dueño I will give this book back to its owner.
    3 to place back in, to put back into, to return to.
    Regresaré este libro a su lugar I will place this book back in its place.
    4 to go back to, to come back to, to return to.
    Regresé a trabajar I went back to work.
    5 to return to, to lead back to, to go back to.
    * * *
    (v.) = move back to, roll back to, head back to
    Ex. If one of them is held down long enough, the cursor will eventually be moved back to its starting position, since the screen 'wraps around'.
    Ex. You can resolve these issues by rolling back to Windows Media Player 10.
    Ex. A man accused of fatally shooting a Philadelphia police officer during a robbery is headed back to Philadelphia after he was arrested in Florida.
    * * *
    (v.) = move back to, roll back to, head back to

    Ex: If one of them is held down long enough, the cursor will eventually be moved back to its starting position, since the screen 'wraps around'.

    Ex: You can resolve these issues by rolling back to Windows Media Player 10.
    Ex: A man accused of fatally shooting a Philadelphia police officer during a robbery is headed back to Philadelphia after he was arrested in Florida.

    Spanish-English dictionary > regresar a

  • 84 revitalizar

    v.
    1 to revitalize.
    2 to rejuvenate, to invigorate, to brace, to energize.
    * * *
    1 to revitalize
    * * *
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to revitalize

    un intento de revitalizar las relaciones entre los dos países — an attempt to give (a) fresh impetus to relations between the two countries

    * * *
    = revive, revitalise [revitalize, -USA], reinvigorate, reinvigorate, invigorate, resuscitate, rejuvenate.
    Ex. The result was that by the close of the 1940s, when ADI was revived, new interests were developing which were destined to overthrow the preeminence of microfilm as a documentation concern.
    Ex. This article examines the factors leading to a decision to revitalise the Boston Public Library.
    Ex. Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.
    Ex. Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.
    Ex. This is a national project aimed at invigorating the rural economy through the introduction of agricultural and related technologies to farmers.
    Ex. An ambitious study of the interrelationships of folklore and literature, this book resuscitates the figure of the granny using oral history and fieldwork.
    Ex. It would be better to revive and rejuvenate the library while it is still alive thant to let it die.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to revitalize

    un intento de revitalizar las relaciones entre los dos países — an attempt to give (a) fresh impetus to relations between the two countries

    * * *
    = revive, revitalise [revitalize, -USA], reinvigorate, reinvigorate, invigorate, resuscitate, rejuvenate.

    Ex: The result was that by the close of the 1940s, when ADI was revived, new interests were developing which were destined to overthrow the preeminence of microfilm as a documentation concern.

    Ex: This article examines the factors leading to a decision to revitalise the Boston Public Library.
    Ex: Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.
    Ex: Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.
    Ex: This is a national project aimed at invigorating the rural economy through the introduction of agricultural and related technologies to farmers.
    Ex: An ambitious study of the interrelationships of folklore and literature, this book resuscitates the figure of the granny using oral history and fieldwork.
    Ex: It would be better to revive and rejuvenate the library while it is still alive thant to let it die.

    * * *
    vt
    to revitalize
    el tratamiento la revitalizó the treatment revitalized her, the treatment restored her vitality
    medidas para revitalizar la economía measures to revitalize the economy
    un intento de revitalizar las relaciones entre los dos países an attempt to give (a) fresh impetus to relations between the two countries
    ■ revitalizar
    vi
    un tónico que revitaliza a revitalizing tonic
    * * *

    revitalizar ( conjugate revitalizar) verbo transitivo
    to revitalize
    revitalizar verbo transitivo to revitalize
    ' revitalizar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    regenerate
    * * *
    to revitalize
    * * *
    v/t revitalize
    * * *
    revitalizar {21} vt
    : to revitalize

    Spanish-English dictionary > revitalizar

  • 85 simple

    adj.
    2 simple (sencillo, tonto).
    3 simple, easy.
    es muy simple, metes la moneda y ya está it's quite simple, all you have to do is insert the coin
    4 mere (mero).
    por simple estupidez through sheer stupidity
    nos basta con su simple palabra his word is enough for us by itself
    no le pedí más que un simple favor all I asked him for was a favor
    5 prime (Mat).
    f. & m.
    simpleton (person).
    * * *
    1 (gen) simple
    2 (único) single, just one
    3 (mero) mere
    4 (persona) simple, simple-minded
    1 simpleton
    1 (tenis) singles plural
    \
    por simple descuido through sheer carelessness
    * * *
    adj.
    1) mere
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=sin adornos) [peinado, objeto] simple; [vestido, decoración] plain
    2) [método] simple, easy, straightforward
    3) [antes de sustantivo] (=mero) mere
    4) [antes de sustantivo] (=corriente) ordinary

    es un simple abogado — he's only o just a solicitor

    5) [persona] (=sin complicaciones) simple; (=crédulo) gullible; pey (=de pocas luces) simple-minded
    6) (Ling, Quím) simple
    7) (Bot) single
    2.
    SMF (=persona) simpleton
    3.
    SMPL pl simples (Tenis) singles; (Bot) simples
    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) (sencillo, fácil) <sistema/procedimiento> simple
    b) (Quím) < sustancia> simple
    c) (Ling) < tiempo> simple
    2) (delante del n) ( mero) simple
    3) ( tonto) simple, simple-minded
    II
    masculino y femenino simpleton
    * * *
    = mere, non-intellectual, pure [pure -comp., purest -sup.], sheer [sheerer -comp., sheerest -sup.], simple [simpler -comp., simplest -sup.], single, straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], straightforward, unadorned, low-key [low key], schematic, simple-minded, uncluttered, unsophisticated, naked, unfussy, uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly, low-keyed, hassle-free, no-brainer.
    Ex. Contextual logic or proximity operators: these are a useful means of searching for more than the mere occurrence of a term; they also permit the searcher to specify the context in which the term should appear in some sense or other.
    Ex. The picture of the self-improvement-oriented readers contrasts sharply with the typical adult user who asks quite non-intellectual questions at the reference desk.
    Ex. The notation used in DC is pure, and numbers.
    Ex. The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.
    Ex. Some simple measures of index effectiveness are introduced here so that it is possible to consider different indexing methods critically.
    Ex. Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.
    Ex. Thus these indexes contain more entries than a straight KWIC index and are inclined to be relatively bulky.
    Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex. Concrete illustrations are always better than unadorned abstract description.
    Ex. Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.
    Ex. None of this is ever as schematic and neatly arranged, step-by-step, as my discussion of it here makes it seem = Nunca nada de esto es tan simple, bien ordenado y secuencial como lo hago parecer.
    Ex. Granted the seemingly simple-minded examples that have been used, such as changing NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS and BLACKS, appear fairly straightforward.
    Ex. Google, the search engine, became popular because of its efficiency, simple structure uncluttered by advertising and its non-commercial look and feel.
    Ex. Here is a clear indication of the extent, during the eighteenth century, to which the unsophisticated reader lagged behind his middle class compatriots = Aquí tenemos una clara indicación del grado en el que, durante el siglo dieciocho, el lector normal iba por detrás de sus compatriotas de clase media.
    Ex. Everything in this book is set down without reference to context, or author's intention, or the naked facts and figures, or the difference between one kind of writing and reading and another.
    Ex. Above all the journal wishes to provide research and comment in a form that is easily and quickly understood: a fresh, rigorous, but unfussy, writing style is what is aimed for.
    Ex. It is an example of an uncomplicated but practical and successful artificial intelligence application.
    Ex. Children which lack reading experience should be presented with a sequence of shorter, very directly told, and uncomplicatedly structured books, rather than with denser and more subtle texts.
    Ex. Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.
    Ex. Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.
    Ex. Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution.
    ----
    * a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.
    * búsqueda simple = simple search.
    * de una forma simple = in a simple manner.
    * de una manera simple = in a simple manner.
    * hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.
    * interés simple = simple interest.
    * las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.
    * simple ciudadano, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.
    * simple mortal = lesser mortal.
    * simple y llanamente = just plain, plainly and simply.
    * tan simple como = with as little ado as.
    * unidad simple = singleton.
    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) (sencillo, fácil) <sistema/procedimiento> simple
    b) (Quím) < sustancia> simple
    c) (Ling) < tiempo> simple
    2) (delante del n) ( mero) simple
    3) ( tonto) simple, simple-minded
    II
    masculino y femenino simpleton
    * * *
    = mere, non-intellectual, pure [pure -comp., purest -sup.], sheer [sheerer -comp., sheerest -sup.], simple [simpler -comp., simplest -sup.], single, straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], straightforward, unadorned, low-key [low key], schematic, simple-minded, uncluttered, unsophisticated, naked, unfussy, uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly, low-keyed, hassle-free, no-brainer.

    Ex: Contextual logic or proximity operators: these are a useful means of searching for more than the mere occurrence of a term; they also permit the searcher to specify the context in which the term should appear in some sense or other.

    Ex: The picture of the self-improvement-oriented readers contrasts sharply with the typical adult user who asks quite non-intellectual questions at the reference desk.
    Ex: The notation used in DC is pure, and numbers.
    Ex: The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.
    Ex: Some simple measures of index effectiveness are introduced here so that it is possible to consider different indexing methods critically.
    Ex: Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.
    Ex: Thus these indexes contain more entries than a straight KWIC index and are inclined to be relatively bulky.
    Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex: Concrete illustrations are always better than unadorned abstract description.
    Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.
    Ex: None of this is ever as schematic and neatly arranged, step-by-step, as my discussion of it here makes it seem = Nunca nada de esto es tan simple, bien ordenado y secuencial como lo hago parecer.
    Ex: Granted the seemingly simple-minded examples that have been used, such as changing NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS and BLACKS, appear fairly straightforward.
    Ex: Google, the search engine, became popular because of its efficiency, simple structure uncluttered by advertising and its non-commercial look and feel.
    Ex: Here is a clear indication of the extent, during the eighteenth century, to which the unsophisticated reader lagged behind his middle class compatriots = Aquí tenemos una clara indicación del grado en el que, durante el siglo dieciocho, el lector normal iba por detrás de sus compatriotas de clase media.
    Ex: Everything in this book is set down without reference to context, or author's intention, or the naked facts and figures, or the difference between one kind of writing and reading and another.
    Ex: Above all the journal wishes to provide research and comment in a form that is easily and quickly understood: a fresh, rigorous, but unfussy, writing style is what is aimed for.
    Ex: It is an example of an uncomplicated but practical and successful artificial intelligence application.
    Ex: Children which lack reading experience should be presented with a sequence of shorter, very directly told, and uncomplicatedly structured books, rather than with denser and more subtle texts.
    Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.
    Ex: Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.
    Ex: Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution.
    * a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.
    * búsqueda simple = simple search.
    * de una forma simple = in a simple manner.
    * de una manera simple = in a simple manner.
    * hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.
    * interés simple = simple interest.
    * las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.
    * simple ciudadano, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.
    * simple mortal = lesser mortal.
    * simple y llanamente = just plain, plainly and simply.
    * tan simple como = with as little ado as.
    * unidad simple = singleton.

    * * *
    A
    1 (sencillo, fácil) ‹sistema/procedimiento› simple
    el mecanismo no puede ser más simple the mechanism couldn't be (any) simpler o more straightforward
    la solución es muy simple the solution is very simple
    es una dieta simple pero completa it's a simple but complete diet
    2 ( Quím) ‹sustancia› simple
    3 ( Ling) ‹tiempo› simple
    B ( delante del n) (mero) simple
    un simple error puede causar un accidente a simple mistake can cause an accident
    no es más que un simple resfriado it's just a common cold
    era un simple soldado he was an ordinary soldier
    vista2 (↑ vista (2))
    C (tonto, bobo) simple, simple-minded
    es muy simple, pero buena persona he's rather simple o simple-minded, but he's a nice person
    no seas simple ¿no ves que así no haces nada? don't be silly o ( BrE colloq) daft, can't you see you won't get anywhere like that?
    simpleton
    * * *

     

    simple adjetivo
    1 (sencillo, fácil) simple;
    See also→ llanamente
    2 ( delante del n) ( mero) simple;
    ◊ el simple hecho de … the simple fact of …;

    es un simple resfriado it's just a common cold;
    un simple soldado an ordinary soldier
    3 ( tonto) simple, simple-minded
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
    simpleton
    simple
    I adjetivo
    1 (sencillo) simple: estos ejercicios son muy simples, these exercises are very easy
    una cámara de simple manejo, an easy-to-use camera
    2 Ling Quím (no complejo, no compuesto) simple
    oración simple, simple sentence
    3 (mero, tan solo) mere, pure: somos simples espectadores, we are mere observers
    fue simple casualidad, it was pure coincidence
    pey es un simple secretario, he's just a secretary
    4 (cándido, sin malicia) naive, innocent
    pey (tonto) simple-minded, half-witted, foolish
    II m (ingenuo, inocente) innocent, naive person
    pey (simplón, tonto) simpleton, half-wit
    ' simple' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    babosa
    - baboso
    - bendita
    - bendito
    - boba
    - bobalicón
    - bobalicona
    - bobo
    - borrica
    - borrico
    - clavar
    - compuesta
    - compuesto
    - hincapié
    - idea
    - lila
    - llaneza
    - mayoría
    - pánfila
    - pánfilo
    - pardilla
    - pardillo
    - preferir
    - sencilla
    - sencillo
    - simpleza
    - triste
    - vista
    - hechura
    - llanamente
    - mero
    - pretérito
    - puro
    - ya
    English:
    ago
    - arithmetic
    - dowdy
    - gravestone
    - mere
    - naked
    - plain
    - simple
    - simple interest
    - simple-minded
    - simple-mindedness
    - single-spacing
    - basic
    - simply
    - unsophisticated
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [sencillo, tonto] simple
    2. [fácil] easy, simple;
    es muy simple, metes la moneda y ya está it's quite simple, all you have to do is insert the coin
    3. [sin complicación] simple;
    una decoración simple a simple decoration
    4. [único, sin componentes] single;
    dame una simple razón give me one single reason
    5. [mero]
    es un simple trabajador he's a simple o an ordinary worker;
    no le pedí más que un simple favor I merely asked her a favour;
    nos basta con su simple palabra his word is enough for us by itself;
    por simple estupidez through sheer stupidity
    6. Mat prime
    7. Quím simple
    8. Ling [verbo] simple
    ♦ nmf
    [persona] simpleton
    * * *
    I adj
    1 ( fácil) simple
    2 ( mero) ordinary
    II m/f simpleton
    * * *
    simple adj
    1) sencillo: plain, simple, easy
    2) : pure, mere
    por simple vanidad: out of pure vanity
    3) : simpleminded, foolish
    : fool, simpleton
    * * *
    simple adj
    1. (sencillo) simple
    2. (solamente) just

    Spanish-English dictionary > simple

  • 86 sin tregua

    adj.
    truceless, without letting up, without respite, relentless.
    * * *
    = unrelenting, unremitting, unabated, without a break, without (a) rest, unrelentingly
    Ex. Unrelenting tuition increases are pricing private institutions out of the reach of many middle-class parents.
    Ex. This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.
    Ex. The demand for English as the world's lingua franca continues unabated.
    Ex. Microfilming of Australian records in the UK has continued without a break since 1948 and by 1990 and a total of 9267 reels has been produced.
    Ex. This sequence was repeated, without rest, for the duration of the technique.
    Ex. This book explains why 'the good old days' were only good for a privileged few and why they were unrelentingly hard for most.
    * * *
    = unrelenting, unremitting, unabated, without a break, without (a) rest, unrelentingly

    Ex: Unrelenting tuition increases are pricing private institutions out of the reach of many middle-class parents.

    Ex: This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.
    Ex: The demand for English as the world's lingua franca continues unabated.
    Ex: Microfilming of Australian records in the UK has continued without a break since 1948 and by 1990 and a total of 9267 reels has been produced.
    Ex: This sequence was repeated, without rest, for the duration of the technique.
    Ex: This book explains why 'the good old days' were only good for a privileged few and why they were unrelentingly hard for most.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin tregua

  • 87 temer

    v.
    1 to fear, to be afraid of (tener miedo de).
    yo no te temo I'm not afraid of you
    temo herir sus sentimientos I'm afraid of hurting her feelings
    Ella teme lo peor She fears the worst.
    Ella teme She is afraid.
    2 to fear.
    3 to be afraid.
    no temas don't worry
    le teme mucho al fuego she's very afraid of fire
    temer por to fear for
    4 to be afraid to, to be afraid of, to dread to, to fear to.
    Ella teme cometer un error She is afraid to make a mistake.
    * * *
    1 (tener miedo) to fear, be afraid of
    2 (sospechar) to fear, be afraid
    3 RELIGIÓN to fear
    1 (tener miedo) to be afraid
    2 (preocuparse) to worry
    1 to be afraid
    \
    era de temer it had to happen
    me lo temía I was afraid this would happen
    temer por to be afraid for, fear for, be in fear of
    * * *
    verb
    to fear, dread
    * * *
    1.
    VT [+ persona, castigo, consecuencias] to be afraid of, fear

    teme al profesor — he's afraid o frightened of the teacher

    temer que — to be afraid (that), fear (that)

    teme que no vaya a volver — she's afraid o she fears (that) he might not come back

    2.
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo <castigo/reacción> to fear, dread; < persona> to be afraid of

    temer + INF — to be frightened o afraid of -ing

    temer QUE + SUBJ: teme que le echen la culpa a él — he's afraid that they'll blame him for it

    2.
    temer vi to be afraid

    estos niños son de temer — (fam) these kids are terrible! (colloq)

    temer POR algo/alguien — to fear for something/somebody

    3.
    temerse v pron
    a) ( sospechar) to fear

    ya me lo temía — I knew this/that would happen

    me temo que... — I fear that...

    b) ( en fórmulas de cortesía) to be afraid
    * * *
    = fear, be afraid, flinch at/from, dread, be frightful of, be apprehensive (about).
    Ex. For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made for her at a medical clinic.
    Ex. I am afraid I shall disappoint again, for this book is not a polemical document, nor is it even a personal view of community information.
    Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.
    Ex. At least it is the part most dreaded by employees and supervisors.
    Ex. 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.
    Ex. His actions have bothered me to the extent that I have difficulty working with him without always being apprehensive.
    ----
    * hacer temer = misgive.
    * temer por = become + apprehensive about.
    * temer tratar = fear to + tread.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo <castigo/reacción> to fear, dread; < persona> to be afraid of

    temer + INF — to be frightened o afraid of -ing

    temer QUE + SUBJ: teme que le echen la culpa a él — he's afraid that they'll blame him for it

    2.
    temer vi to be afraid

    estos niños son de temer — (fam) these kids are terrible! (colloq)

    temer POR algo/alguien — to fear for something/somebody

    3.
    temerse v pron
    a) ( sospechar) to fear

    ya me lo temía — I knew this/that would happen

    me temo que... — I fear that...

    b) ( en fórmulas de cortesía) to be afraid
    * * *
    = fear, be afraid, flinch at/from, dread, be frightful of, be apprehensive (about).

    Ex: For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made for her at a medical clinic.

    Ex: I am afraid I shall disappoint again, for this book is not a polemical document, nor is it even a personal view of community information.
    Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.
    Ex: At least it is the part most dreaded by employees and supervisors.
    Ex: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.
    Ex: His actions have bothered me to the extent that I have difficulty working with him without always being apprehensive.
    * hacer temer = misgive.
    * temer por = become + apprehensive about.
    * temer tratar = fear to + tread.

    * * *
    temer [E1 ]
    vt
    ‹castigo/reacción/desenlace› to fear, dread; ‹persona› to be afraid of, fear
    sus hijos la or ( AmL) le temen her children are afraid o frightened of her
    todos temían lo peor they all feared the worst
    temer + INF to be frightened o afraid OF -ING
    temo ofenderlo I'm frightened o afraid of offending him
    temer QUE + SUBJ:
    teme que le echen la culpa a él he's afraid that they'll blame him for it
    temían que pudiera interpretarse mal they were afraid it might be misinterpreted
    ■ temer
    vi
    to be afraid
    no temas, no te voy a hacer daño don't be afraid o don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you
    estos niños son de temer ( fam); these kids are terrible! ( colloq)
    temer POR algo/algn to fear FOR sth/sb
    teme por sus hijos/su vida he fears for his children/his life
    1 (sospechar) to fear
    me temo que nuestro amigo tenía razón I fear o I have an awful feeling that our friend was right
    me temo que no puedo hacer nada más I'm afraid there's nothing more I can do
    * * *

     

    temer ( conjugate temer) verbo transitivo ‹castigo/reacción› to fear, dread;
    ‹ persona› to be afraid of;

    temo ofenderlo I'm afraid of offending him
    verbo intransitivo
    to be afraid;
    no temas don't be afraid
    temerse verbo pronominal


    me temo que tená razón I fear that he was right


    temer
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (sentir miedo, temor) to fear, be afraid: temo que lo haya oído, I'm afraid she heard it
    sus hijos lo temen, his sons are afraid of him
    2 (tener un presagio, presentir) temíamos que no viniera, we were afraid he wouldn't come
    II verbo intransitivo to be afraid: temo por su vida, I'm afraid for his life ➣ Ver nota en afraid y fear
    ' temer' also found in these entries:
    English:
    dread
    - fear
    - afraid
    - to
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [tener miedo de] [persona] to fear, to be afraid of;
    [represalias, consecuencias, reacción] to fear, to be afraid of;
    yo no te temo I'm not afraid of you;
    temo herir sus sentimientos I'm afraid of hurting her feelings;
    temen que los despidan they are afraid of losing their jobs;
    Fam
    cuando se pone a hablar le temo my heart sinks whenever he opens his mouth
    2. [sospechar] to fear;
    temo que vamos a tener que trabajar mucho I fear we're going to have to work hard;
    tememos lo peor we fear the worst
    ♦ vi
    to be afraid (a of);
    le teme mucho al fuego she's very afraid of fire;
    no temas don't worry;
    temer por to fear for;
    los médicos temen por su vida the doctors fear for her life;
    ser de temer [ser temible] to be formidable o fearsome;
    el equipo polaco es de temer the Polish team are formidable opponents;
    estos críos son de temer these kids are a menace;
    es de temer que… it is to be feared that…;
    son de temer nuevos atentados further attacks are to be feared
    * * *
    v/t be afraid of
    * * *
    temer vt
    : to fear, to dread
    temer vi
    : to be afraid
    * * *
    temer vb to be afraid / to be frightened

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  • 88 clásico

    adj.
    classical, classic.
    m.
    classic.
    * * *
    1 (de los clásicos) classical
    2 (típico) classic, typical
    3 (tradicional) classic
    1 classic
    ————————
    1 classic
    * * *
    1. noun m. 2. (f. - clásica)
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (Arte, Mús) classical
    2) (=característico) classic
    3) (=de época) [coche] vintage
    4) [costumbre] time-honoured
    5) (=destacado) outstanding, remarkable
    2. SM
    1) (=obra, película) classic
    2) (=artista, escritor) outstanding figure, big name *
    CLÁSICO ¿"Classic" o "classical"? Hay que tener en cuenta que el adjetivo clásico se puede traducir por classic o por classical: ► Se traduce por classic cuando el sustantivo al que acompaña reúne todas las características propias de su especie o cuando nos referimos a películas, libros {etc} de una calidad extraordinaria: Es el clásico ejemplo de niño mimado He's a classic example of a spoilt child ... una de las historias de detectives clásicas de esa época...... one of the classic detective stories of that time... ► Se traduce por classical cuando clásico hace referencia a la música clásica o a asuntos relacionados con las civilizaciones griega y romana: Cuanta más música clásica escucho más me gusta The more classical music I listen to the more I enjoy it El Partenón es uno de los ejemplos más significativos de la arquitectura clásica The Parthenon is one of the most significant examples of classical architecture Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo
    a) <decoración/estilo/ropa> classical
    b) < música> classical; < método> standard, traditional; <error/malentendido/caso> classic
    c) <lengua/mundo> classical
    II
    a) ( obra) classic
    b) ( autor)
    c) (AmL) (Dep) traditional big game
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo
    a) <decoración/estilo/ropa> classical
    b) < música> classical; < método> standard, traditional; <error/malentendido/caso> classic
    c) <lengua/mundo> classical
    II
    a) ( obra) classic
    b) ( autor)
    c) (AmL) (Dep) traditional big game
    * * *
    clásico1
    1 = classic.
    Nota: Nombre.

    Ex: Some recipe classics never go out of fashion and fairy cakes top the list.

    * clásico de la literatura = literary classic.
    * clásico literario = literary classic.
    * clásicos = classics, oldies.

    clásico2
    2 = classic, classical, vintage, conventional, classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA], vintage.

    Ex: The classic and well-known example of such a distinction is that which is frequently found in libraries where books are arranged in separate sequences according to their size; for example, octavo, quarto and folio.

    Ex: Music, especially classical works, often requires the establishment of a uniform title.
    Ex: Indeed, advantage was taken of the tenth anniversary of British membership to make 1983 a vintage year for monographs on the European Communities.
    Ex: The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.
    Ex: By modelling her portraits on ancient Roman busts, she was responding to cultural and political forces which fostered a classicizing style.
    Ex: His Cubist still lifes with figures rendered in a sketchily classicized style echoes the conflict between the academic and the avant-garde in the early 20th century.
    Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.
    * a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].
    * arquitectura clásica = classical architecture.
    * ejemplo clásico = classical example.
    * época clásica, la = classical age, the.
    * imitando a lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].
    * latín clásico = Classical Latin.
    * literatura clásica = classical literature.
    * mundo clásico, el = classical world, the.
    * neoclásico = neoclassical [neo-classical].
    * obra anónima clásica = anonymous classic.
    * texto clásico = classical text.

    * * *
    clásico1 -ca
    1 ‹decoración/estilo/ropa› classical
    2 ‹método› standard, traditional; ‹error/malentendido› classic
    el clásico remedio para la gripe the traditional cure for flu
    es el clásico caso de la niña pobre que se casa con un hombre rico it's the classic case of the poor girl who marries a rich man
    3 ‹lengua/mundo› classical
    1 (obra) classic
    2
    (autor): los Beatles y otros clásicos de la música pop the Beatles and other giants of pop music o other all-time great pop stars
    3 ( AmL) ( Dep) traditional big game
    * * *

    clásico 1
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    a) ‹lengua/mundo› classical;

    ‹decoración/estilo/ropa› classical

    ‹error/malentendido/caso› classic
    clásico 2 sustantivo masculino

    b) (AmL) (Dep) traditional big game

    clásico,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 Arte classical
    una obra clásica de la literatura universal, a classic work of world literature
    2 (tradicional) classic
    3 (típico) classic: le hicieron las clásicas preguntas tontas, they asked him all the typically stupid questions
    II sustantivo masculino classic
    Si clásico se refiere a una obra escrita durante un periodo clásico (romano, griego, etc.), se traduce por classical: Virgilio es un autor clásico. Virgil is a classical writer. Si se refiere a algo típico y conocido, se traduce por classic: Es un ejemplo clásico. It's a classic example.
    ' clásico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    clásica
    English:
    classic
    - classical
    - conventional
    - dance
    - vintage
    - ancient
    - derby
    * * *
    clásico, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [de la Antigüedad] classical;
    lenguas clásicas classical languages
    2. [ejemplar, prototípico] classic
    3. [peinado, estilo] classical;
    tiene unos gustos muy clásicos she has very classical tastes
    4. [música] classical
    5. [habitual] customary;
    es muy clásico en estos casos it's very typical in these cases
    6. [peculiar]
    clásico de typical of
    ♦ nm
    1. [escritor, músico] classic
    2. [obra] classic;
    un clásico de la música moderna a classic of modern music
    3. Am Dep big game
    * * *
    I adj classical
    II m classic
    * * *
    clásico, -ca adj
    1) : classic
    2) : classical
    : classic
    * * *
    clásico1 adj classical
    clásico2 n classic

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  • 89 a modo de aclaración

    = in parenthesis, on a sidenote
    Ex. Let us hope too, in parenthesis, that one error it is no longer necessary to extirpate is that a reference book is one that is not available for loan.
    Ex. On a sidenote, this book almost didn't happen when the author showed her editor her proposal.
    * * *
    = in parenthesis, on a sidenote

    Ex: Let us hope too, in parenthesis, that one error it is no longer necessary to extirpate is that a reference book is one that is not available for loan.

    Ex: On a sidenote, this book almost didn't happen when the author showed her editor her proposal.

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  • 90 artificial

    adj.
    artificial.
    * * *
    1 artificial
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ [flor, luz, inseminación] artificial; [material] artificial, man-made
    * * *
    adjetivo <flor/satélite/sonrisa> artificial; < fibra> man-made, artificial
    * * *
    = artificial, contrived, cardboard, theatrical, inauthentic.
    Ex. The abstracts in Appendix 2.2 are a little artificial since they relate to a part of this book.
    Ex. Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.
    Ex. If the plot is trite, the characters cardboard and the action totally implausible and illogical these things do not matter so long as the reader is happy.
    Ex. The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
    Ex. Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.
    ----
    * campo de césped artificial = all-weather pitch.
    * campo de hierba artificial = all-weather pitch.
    * centro de esquí artificial = dry ski centre.
    * césped artificial = artificial grass, artificial turf.
    * colorante artificial para alimentos = food colouring.
    * con sabor artificial = artificially flavoured.
    * edulcorante artificial = artificial sweetener.
    * fuegos artificiales = firework display.
    * hierba artificial = artificial grass, artificial turf.
    * iluminación artificial = artificial lighting.
    * inseminación artificial = artificial insemination.
    * inteligencia artificial = machine intelligence.
    * lenguaje artificial = artificial language.
    * luz artificial = artificial light.
    * pista de esquí artificial = dry slope, dry ski slope.
    * pulmón artificial = lung-machine.
    * ventilación artificial = artificial ventilation.
    * * *
    adjetivo <flor/satélite/sonrisa> artificial; < fibra> man-made, artificial
    * * *
    = artificial, contrived, cardboard, theatrical, inauthentic.

    Ex: The abstracts in Appendix 2.2 are a little artificial since they relate to a part of this book.

    Ex: Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.
    Ex: If the plot is trite, the characters cardboard and the action totally implausible and illogical these things do not matter so long as the reader is happy.
    Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
    Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.
    * campo de césped artificial = all-weather pitch.
    * campo de hierba artificial = all-weather pitch.
    * centro de esquí artificial = dry ski centre.
    * césped artificial = artificial grass, artificial turf.
    * colorante artificial para alimentos = food colouring.
    * con sabor artificial = artificially flavoured.
    * edulcorante artificial = artificial sweetener.
    * fuegos artificiales = firework display.
    * hierba artificial = artificial grass, artificial turf.
    * iluminación artificial = artificial lighting.
    * inseminación artificial = artificial insemination.
    * inteligencia artificial = machine intelligence.
    * lenguaje artificial = artificial language.
    * luz artificial = artificial light.
    * pista de esquí artificial = dry slope, dry ski slope.
    * pulmón artificial = lung-machine.
    * ventilación artificial = artificial ventilation.

    * * *
    1 ‹flor/satélite› artificial; ‹fibra› man-made, artificial
    2 ‹persona/sonrisa› artificial, false
    * * *

    artificial adjetivo ‹flor/satélite/sonrisa› artificial;
    ‹ fibra› man-made, artificial
    artificial adjetivo
    1 artificial
    2 Tex man-made o synthetic
    ' artificial' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bengala
    - canal
    - cohete
    - colorante
    - fecundación
    - inseminación
    - inteligencia
    - natural
    - ortopédica
    - ortopédico
    - postiza
    - postizo
    - respiración
    - riñón
    - satélite
    - trabajada
    - trabajado
    - gruta
    - pantano
    English:
    artificial
    - artificial insemination
    - artificial intelligence
    - banger
    - bank
    - contrived
    - cracker
    - forced
    - fuse
    - life-support
    - limb
    - man-made
    - snow machine
    - stilted
    - floodlight
    - kidney
    - kiss
    - man
    - plastic
    - satellite
    - sweetener
    - ventilator
    * * *
    1. [hecho por el hombre] [flor, lago] artificial;
    [material] man-made, artificial
    2. [no espontáneo] [persona, sonrisa, amabilidad] artificial
    * * *
    adj artificial
    * * *
    1) : artificial, man-made
    2) : feigned, false
    * * *
    artificial adj artificial

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  • 91 cesta de la compra

    shopping basket
    * * *
    (Esp) ( canasta) shopping basket; (Econ) average cost of a week's shopping
    * * *
    (n.) = food bill, shopping basket, food basket
    Ex. There is a way that we can all reduce the cost of our food bill and it involves adopting the 'waste not, want not' attitudes of our grandparents and great grandparents.
    Ex. If you wish to buy a book, find it in the catalogue and click the add or buy this book button to add it to your shopping basket.
    Ex. Several studies have shown that a healthy food basket is more expensive and the items in the basket are less available in poorer urban areas.
    * * *
    (Esp) ( canasta) shopping basket; (Econ) average cost of a week's shopping
    * * *
    la cesta de la compra

    Ex: A cost of living index compares the average cost of living in a particular area with the average cost of living elsewhere.

    (n.) = food bill, shopping basket, food basket

    Ex: There is a way that we can all reduce the cost of our food bill and it involves adopting the 'waste not, want not' attitudes of our grandparents and great grandparents.

    Ex: If you wish to buy a book, find it in the catalogue and click the add or buy this book button to add it to your shopping basket.
    Ex: Several studies have shown that a healthy food basket is more expensive and the items in the basket are less available in poorer urban areas.

    * * *
    shopping basket

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  • 92 dar nueva vida

    (v.) = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life
    Ex. When the book was losing its momentum a new edition gave the volume new life.
    Ex. This book will show you how to give a second life to everything from plastic containers to bubble wrap to pantyhose and more.
    * * *
    (v.) = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life

    Ex: When the book was losing its momentum a new edition gave the volume new life.

    Ex: This book will show you how to give a second life to everything from plastic containers to bubble wrap to pantyhose and more.

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  • 93 hazaña

    f.
    feat, brave deed, prowess, deed of prowess.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: hazañar.
    * * *
    1 deed, exploit, heroic feat
    * * *
    noun f.
    exploit, feat
    * * *
    SF feat, exploit, deed

    las hazañas del héroe — the hero's exploits, the hero's great deeds

    sería una hazaña — it would be a great achievement, it would be a great thing to do

    * * *
    femenino ( acción heróica) great o heroic deed, exploit; ( acción que requiere gran esfuerzo) feat, achievement
    * * *
    = accomplishment, achievement, deed, feat, tour de force, exploit, derring-do, heroic story.
    Ex. At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.
    Ex. All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.
    Ex. Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
    Ex. Even Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 B.C., with his Carthaginian troops and equipment, was a remarkable organizational feat.
    Ex. The subsequent report, a tour de force, recommended the restructuring of library authorities into larger units.
    Ex. This book tells the exploits of a country carpenter who specializes in building privies.
    Ex. The book is an old-fashioned tale of derring-do which reads somewhat stiltedly today.
    Ex. The exhibition illustrates the tragic history of the concentration camps, but also the heroic stories of liberation and survival that marked their end.
    ----
    * lograr una hazaña = accomplish + feat.
    * realizar una hazaña = perform + feat.
    * * *
    femenino ( acción heróica) great o heroic deed, exploit; ( acción que requiere gran esfuerzo) feat, achievement
    * * *
    = accomplishment, achievement, deed, feat, tour de force, exploit, derring-do, heroic story.

    Ex: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.

    Ex: All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.
    Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
    Ex: Even Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 B.C., with his Carthaginian troops and equipment, was a remarkable organizational feat.
    Ex: The subsequent report, a tour de force, recommended the restructuring of library authorities into larger units.
    Ex: This book tells the exploits of a country carpenter who specializes in building privies.
    Ex: The book is an old-fashioned tale of derring-do which reads somewhat stiltedly today.
    Ex: The exhibition illustrates the tragic history of the concentration camps, but also the heroic stories of liberation and survival that marked their end.
    * lograr una hazaña = accomplish + feat.
    * realizar una hazaña = perform + feat.

    * * *
    1 (acción heróica) great o heroic deed, exploit
    ha sido toda una hazaña aprobar el examen passing the exam was quite a feat o an achievement
    * * *

    hazaña sustantivo femenino ( acción — heróica) great o heroic deed, exploit;
    (— de mucho esfuerzo) feat, achievement
    hazaña sustantivo femenino deed, exploit
    ' hazaña' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    capaz
    - celebrar
    - incapaz
    English:
    accomplishment
    - achievement
    - daring
    - deed
    - exploit
    - feat
    * * *
    feat, exploit;
    fue toda una hazaña it was quite a feat o an achievement;
    Irónico
    ¡vaya hazaña, engañar a un niño! congratulations, that's some feat, tricking a child like that!
    * * *
    f achievement
    * * *
    proeza: feat, exploit
    * * *
    hazaña n feat

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  • 94 implacablemente

    adv.
    1 implacably, relentlessly.
    2 inexorably, implacably, relentlessly, remorselessly.
    * * *
    1 implacably
    * * *
    ADV implacably, relentlessly
    * * *
    = inexorably, remorselessly, relentlessly, ruthlessly, unrelentingly, implacably.
    Ex. It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.
    Ex. The number of abstracts has increased remorselessly; at present over 350,000 a year, the figure seems likely to reach the 400,000 mark in the foreseeable future.
    Ex. Computers, on the other hand adhere to their initial instructions and execute these relentlessly until the task that is set is completed.
    Ex. The traditional lending services were revamped and the book collection ruthlessly weeded to books that are used frequently.
    Ex. This book explains why 'the good old days' were only good for a privileged few and why they were unrelentingly hard for most.
    Ex. And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.
    ----
    * continuar implacablemente = march on.
    * * *
    = inexorably, remorselessly, relentlessly, ruthlessly, unrelentingly, implacably.

    Ex: It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.

    Ex: The number of abstracts has increased remorselessly; at present over 350,000 a year, the figure seems likely to reach the 400,000 mark in the foreseeable future.
    Ex: Computers, on the other hand adhere to their initial instructions and execute these relentlessly until the task that is set is completed.
    Ex: The traditional lending services were revamped and the book collection ruthlessly weeded to books that are used frequently.
    Ex: This book explains why 'the good old days' were only good for a privileged few and why they were unrelentingly hard for most.
    Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.
    * continuar implacablemente = march on.

    * * *
    implacably, relentlessly
    * * *
    relentlessly

    Spanish-English dictionary > implacablemente

  • 95 manipular

    v.
    1 to handle.
    2 to manipulate.
    Ricardo manipula los alimentos Richard manipulates=handles the food.
    El mafioso manipulaba al alcalde The mobster manipulated the mayor.
    3 to use.
    El chico manipula a su novia The boy uses his girlfriend.
    * * *
    1 (persona) to manipulate
    2 (mercancías, alimentos) to handle
    3 (aparato, máquina) to use, operate
    4 figurado to interfere with
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=manejar) [+ alimentos, géneros] to handle; [+ aparato] to operate, use
    2) (=mangonear) to manipulate
    2.
    VI

    manipular con o en algo — to manipulate sth

    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < mercancías> to handle
    b) <aparato/máquina> to operate, use
    2) <persona/información/datos> to manipulate; < cifras> to massage, manipulate

    manipular los resultados — to fix o rig the results

    2.

    manipulaba en or con las cuentas de sus clientes — he made illicit use of his clients' accounts

    * * *
    = manipulate, tamper (with), fiddle, fuss with, tweak, twiddle, muck around/about, finesse, massage, fiddle with, play + Nombre + along, play + fast and loose with.
    Ex. Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.
    Ex. Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.
    Ex. Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.
    Ex. Editors are a bridge between the abstract writer and the printer: on the one hand they fuss with the content and intellectual quality of the abstract, and on the other hand they prepare copy that conforms to the constraints of the publishing world.
    Ex. This book offers strategies for high school teachers that provide tools for creating, repairing, and tweaking all the discernible components of teaching.
    Ex. Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.
    Ex. I have looked at the book and mucked around with the database and using switches but can't see a solution.
    Ex. The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.
    Ex. The author suggests ways of massaging the data contained in legacy systems lacking a good export function.
    Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.
    Ex. Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.
    Ex. Journalists are still playing fast and loose with the truth.
    ----
    * manipular el mercado = rig + the market.
    * manipular indebidamente = meddle (in/with).
    * manipular la opinión = manipulate + opinion.
    * manipular las urnas = stuff + the ballot box.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < mercancías> to handle
    b) <aparato/máquina> to operate, use
    2) <persona/información/datos> to manipulate; < cifras> to massage, manipulate

    manipular los resultados — to fix o rig the results

    2.

    manipulaba en or con las cuentas de sus clientes — he made illicit use of his clients' accounts

    * * *
    = manipulate, tamper (with), fiddle, fuss with, tweak, twiddle, muck around/about, finesse, massage, fiddle with, play + Nombre + along, play + fast and loose with.

    Ex: Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.

    Ex: Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.
    Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.
    Ex: Editors are a bridge between the abstract writer and the printer: on the one hand they fuss with the content and intellectual quality of the abstract, and on the other hand they prepare copy that conforms to the constraints of the publishing world.
    Ex: This book offers strategies for high school teachers that provide tools for creating, repairing, and tweaking all the discernible components of teaching.
    Ex: Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.
    Ex: I have looked at the book and mucked around with the database and using switches but can't see a solution.
    Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.
    Ex: The author suggests ways of massaging the data contained in legacy systems lacking a good export function.
    Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.
    Ex: Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.
    Ex: Journalists are still playing fast and loose with the truth.
    * manipular el mercado = rig + the market.
    * manipular indebidamente = meddle (in/with).
    * manipular la opinión = manipulate + opinion.
    * manipular las urnas = stuff + the ballot box.

    * * *
    manipular [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹mercancías› to handle
    el permiso para manipular alimentos the license to handle food
    2 ‹aparato/máquina› to operate, use
    B
    1 ‹persona› to manipulate
    2 ‹información/datos› to manipulate
    manipular los resultados to fix o rig the results
    ■ manipular
    vi
    manipulaba en or con las cuentas de sus clientes he made illicit use of his clients' accounts
    * * *

     

    manipular ( conjugate manipular) verbo transitivo
    1

    b) ‹aparato/máquina› to operate, use

    2 ‹persona/información/datos› to manipulate;
    ◊ manipular los resultados to fix o rig the results

    manipular verbo transitivo
    1 (con manos, instrumento) to handle: manipula sustancias químicas, he handles chemicals
    2 (dirigir, utilizar) to manipulate: te está manipulando, she's using you
    ' manipular' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    jugar
    - manejar
    - tocar
    English:
    engineer
    - handle
    - manipulate
    - manoeuvre
    - rig
    - tamper
    - play
    * * *
    1. [manejar] to handle;
    manipuló el explosivo con mucho cuidado he handled the explosives very carefully;
    alguien había manipulado la cerradura someone had tampered with the lock;
    manipular genéticamente to genetically modify
    2. [trastocar, dominar] to manipulate;
    le acusaron de manipular las papeletas they accused him of tampering with the ballot papers;
    están manipulando a las masas they are manipulating the masses
    * * *
    v/t
    1 información, persona manipulate
    2 ( manejar) handle
    * * *
    1) : to manipulate
    2) manejar: to handle
    * * *
    1. (influir, dominar) to manipulate
    2. (manejar) to handle

    Spanish-English dictionary > manipular

  • 96 pasar por

    v.
    1 to go by, to pass along, to drive by, to drive through.
    Yo paso por la tienda I go by the store.
    2 to pass through, to run through.
    Pasé por toda esa calamidad I suffered through all that misfortune
    El aire pasa por el filtro The air passes through the filter.
    3 to get through, to run through.
    Pasaron un peine por sus cabellos They ran a comb through their hair.
    4 to pass through, to suffer through, to experience.
    Pasé por toda esa calamidad I suffered through all that misfortune
    5 to put oneself through.
    Pasé por la universidad I put myself through college.
    6 to be taken as a, to give the impression of being, to be taken as an.
    Pasé por tonto en esa reunión I was taken as a fool in that meeting.
    7 to drop by, to go to, to go down to.
    Yo pasé por su casa I dropped by his house.
    8 to look like.
    * * *
    to pass for
    * * *
    (v.) = cross, pass through, reach down, step through, go by, go through, pass for, pass across, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, make + Posesivo + way through, run through
    Ex. Some of the cases presented in this book are concerned with broad policy issues, while others are less encompassing and present some of the narrower problems that cross the library manager's desk.
    Ex. The scheme has passed through nineteen editions.
    Ex. The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.
    Ex. If he deflects the lever further to the right, he steps through the book 10 pages at a time.
    Ex. She started to turn back, but realized she did not want to go by Bernice Washington's door.
    Ex. A shock of resistance and antagonism went through Zachary Ponder.
    Ex. All these passages are raked together into a kind of anthological ragbag which passes for 'research,' for a 'child-centered learning situation'.
    Ex. The reader is like her: he sits watching the diverse pageant of human thought and human feeling passing across the gleaming mirror of literature.
    Ex. Thus, after we run our cards through the format recognition programs, there will still be many corrections to make at immense cost.
    Ex. By the time the Invincible Armada had made its way through the Channel it was dispersed and shattered and broken.
    Ex. The water is turquoise due to high concentrations of dissolved lime picked up as it runs through sedimentary rock.
    * * *
    (v.) = cross, pass through, reach down, step through, go by, go through, pass for, pass across, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, make + Posesivo + way through, run through

    Ex: Some of the cases presented in this book are concerned with broad policy issues, while others are less encompassing and present some of the narrower problems that cross the library manager's desk.

    Ex: The scheme has passed through nineteen editions.
    Ex: The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.
    Ex: If he deflects the lever further to the right, he steps through the book 10 pages at a time.
    Ex: She started to turn back, but realized she did not want to go by Bernice Washington's door.
    Ex: A shock of resistance and antagonism went through Zachary Ponder.
    Ex: All these passages are raked together into a kind of anthological ragbag which passes for 'research,' for a 'child-centered learning situation'.
    Ex: The reader is like her: he sits watching the diverse pageant of human thought and human feeling passing across the gleaming mirror of literature.
    Ex: Thus, after we run our cards through the format recognition programs, there will still be many corrections to make at immense cost.
    Ex: By the time the Invincible Armada had made its way through the Channel it was dispersed and shattered and broken.
    Ex: The water is turquoise due to high concentrations of dissolved lime picked up as it runs through sedimentary rock.

    Spanish-English dictionary > pasar por

  • 97 pegajoso

    adj.
    1 sticky, clinging, adhesive, adhering.
    2 glairy.
    3 glutinous, emplastic.
    * * *
    1 (mano, dedo) sticky
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=que se adhiere) [superficie, suelo, manos] sticky; [miel] sticky, gooey *
    2) [persona] clingy *
    3) LAm [canción, melodía] catchy
    4) (=contagioso) contagious
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <superficie/sustancia> sticky
    b) < calor> sticky
    c) (fam) < persona> clinging (colloq)
    d) (AmL fam) <canción/música> catchy
    * * *
    = sticky [stickier -comp., stickiest -sup.], viscous, viscid, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.].
    Ex. The book was is repulsively foul, greasy, sticky, black with use.
    Ex. This book illustrates how potential flows enter into the general theory of motions of viscous and viscoelastic fluids.
    Ex. They are actually very viscid liquids, but their flow is so slow at ordinary temperatures as to be scarcely discernible by the human eye.
    Ex. The process encompasses exposing the surface of the sheet to a saturated solution of long-lasting surfactant while it is still tacky.
    ----
    * con dedos pegajosos = sticky-fingered.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <superficie/sustancia> sticky
    b) < calor> sticky
    c) (fam) < persona> clinging (colloq)
    d) (AmL fam) <canción/música> catchy
    * * *
    = sticky [stickier -comp., stickiest -sup.], viscous, viscid, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.].

    Ex: The book was is repulsively foul, greasy, sticky, black with use.

    Ex: This book illustrates how potential flows enter into the general theory of motions of viscous and viscoelastic fluids.
    Ex: They are actually very viscid liquids, but their flow is so slow at ordinary temperatures as to be scarcely discernible by the human eye.
    Ex: The process encompasses exposing the surface of the sheet to a saturated solution of long-lasting surfactant while it is still tacky.
    * con dedos pegajosos = sticky-fingered.

    * * *
    1 ‹superficie/sustancia› sticky
    tengo las manos pegajosas my hands are all sticky
    2 ‹calor› sticky
    3 ( fam); ‹persona› over-affectionate, clinging ( colloq)
    4 ( AmL fam) ‹canción/música› catchy
    * * *

    pegajoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    a) ‹superficie/sustancia› sticky

    b) ‹ calor› sticky

    c) (fam) ‹ persona› clinging (colloq)

    d) (AmL fam) ‹canción/música› catchy

    pegajoso,-a adjetivo
    1 (una cosa) sticky
    2 fam (una persona) clingy
    ' pegajoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pegajosa
    - pringosa
    - pringoso
    English:
    adhesive
    - clingy
    - gummy
    - sticky
    - tacky
    - catchy
    * * *
    pegajoso, -a adj
    1. [adhesivo] sticky;
    tengo las suelas pegajosas the soles of my shoes are sticky
    2. [calor] sticky;
    [frío] clammy
    3. Fam [persona] clingy, clinging;
    es muy pegajoso he's very clingy
    4. Méx [música] catchy
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( pringoso) sticky
    2 fig: persona clingy
    * * *
    pegajoso, -sa adj
    1) : sticky, gluey
    2) : catchy
    una tonada pegajosa: a catchy tune
    * * *
    pegajoso adj sticky [comp. stickier; superl. stickiest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > pegajoso

  • 98 proeza

    f.
    exploit, deed.
    * * *
    1 feat, heroic deed
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=hazaña) exploit, feat, heroic deed
    2) LAm (=alarde) boast
    * * *
    femenino ( logro) feat, exploit; (Mil) heroic deed o exploit
    * * *
    = deed, feat, tour de force, exploit, prowess, derring-do, heroic story.
    Ex. Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
    Ex. Even Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 B.C., with his Carthaginian troops and equipment, was a remarkable organizational feat.
    Ex. The subsequent report, a tour de force, recommended the restructuring of library authorities into larger units.
    Ex. This book tells the exploits of a country carpenter who specializes in building privies.
    Ex. The results endorse the need for continued application of marketing prowess, information science research, and library support systems.
    Ex. The book is an old-fashioned tale of derring-do which reads somewhat stiltedly today.
    Ex. The exhibition illustrates the tragic history of the concentration camps, but also the heroic stories of liberation and survival that marked their end.
    ----
    * realizar una proeza = accomplish + feat, perform + feat.
    * * *
    femenino ( logro) feat, exploit; (Mil) heroic deed o exploit
    * * *
    = deed, feat, tour de force, exploit, prowess, derring-do, heroic story.

    Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.

    Ex: Even Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 B.C., with his Carthaginian troops and equipment, was a remarkable organizational feat.
    Ex: The subsequent report, a tour de force, recommended the restructuring of library authorities into larger units.
    Ex: This book tells the exploits of a country carpenter who specializes in building privies.
    Ex: The results endorse the need for continued application of marketing prowess, information science research, and library support systems.
    Ex: The book is an old-fashioned tale of derring-do which reads somewhat stiltedly today.
    Ex: The exhibition illustrates the tragic history of the concentration camps, but also the heroic stories of liberation and survival that marked their end.
    * realizar una proeza = accomplish + feat, perform + feat.

    * * *
    (logro) feat, exploit; ( Mil) heroic deed o exploit
    * * *

    proeza sustantivo femenino ( logro) feat, exploit;
    (Mil) heroic deed o exploit
    proeza sustantivo femenino exploit
    ' proeza' also found in these entries:
    English:
    accomplishment
    - achievement
    - exploit
    - feat
    - stunt
    * * *
    proeza nf
    exploit, deed;
    realizó la proeza de cruzar el Atlántico en solitario she accomplished the feat of a solo crossing of the Atlantic
    * * *
    f feat, exploit
    * * *
    proeza nf
    hazaña: feat, exploit
    * * *
    proeza n feat

    Spanish-English dictionary > proeza

  • 99 visión de cerca

    (n.) = ringside view, ringside seat
    Ex. The book is peppered with anecdotes offering a ringside view of events as they unfolded.
    Ex. This book offers a ringside seat into his life as it represents an synthesis between the artist and his choice of subjects.
    * * *
    (n.) = ringside view, ringside seat

    Ex: The book is peppered with anecdotes offering a ringside view of events as they unfolded.

    Ex: This book offers a ringside seat into his life as it represents an synthesis between the artist and his choice of subjects.

    Spanish-English dictionary > visión de cerca

  • 100 visión de primera fila

    (n.) = ringside view, ringside seat
    Ex. The book is peppered with anecdotes offering a ringside view of events as they unfolded.
    Ex. This book offers a ringside seat into his life as it represents an synthesis between the artist and his choice of subjects.
    * * *
    (n.) = ringside view, ringside seat

    Ex: The book is peppered with anecdotes offering a ringside view of events as they unfolded.

    Ex: This book offers a ringside seat into his life as it represents an synthesis between the artist and his choice of subjects.

    Spanish-English dictionary > visión de primera fila

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