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  • 61 correo exprés

    m.
    special delivery.
    * * *
    (n.) = express mail
    Ex. Some mechanisms to resolve this problem include electronic mail, express mail, telefacsimile communication and local area networks.
    * * *

    Ex: Some mechanisms to resolve this problem include electronic mail, express mail, telefacsimile communication and local area networks.

    Spanish-English dictionary > correo exprés

  • 62 darle el puntillazo

    (v.) = nail it
    Ex. It seems we have all taken swings at this problem without ever really nailing it.
    * * *
    (v.) = nail it

    Ex: It seems we have all taken swings at this problem without ever really nailing it.

    Spanish-English dictionary > darle el puntillazo

  • 63 desenfrenado

    adj.
    wild, unchecked, uncontrolled, unrestrained.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desenfrenar.
    * * *
    1→ link=desenfrenar desenfrenar
    1 (gen) frantic, uncontrolled, wild
    2 (pasiones, vicios) unbridled, uncontrolled
    * * *
    ADJ [persona] wild, uncontrolled; [apetito, pasiones] unbridled
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < pasión> unbridled; <baile/ritmo> frenzied

    sus ansias desenfrenadas de éxito — his intense o burning desire to succeed

    * * *
    = headlong, unrestrained, rampant, wild [wilder -comp., wildest -sup.], raging, unbridled, on the loose, runaway, roistering, frenzied, fast and furious.
    Ex. Neither was there doubt that SLIS should adapt their programmes accordingly but, equally, too headlong a rush into the unknown posed dangers.
    Ex. 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.
    Ex. And so, the public library was conceived as a deterrent to irresponsibility, intemperance, and rampant democracy.
    Ex. The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
    Ex. This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.
    Ex. Unbridled photocopying will lead to the imminent demise of the communications skein.
    Ex. The article 'Librarians on the loose' reports on visits to foreign libraries by several Zimbabwe librarians.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'How to control a runaway state documents collection'.
    Ex. Morris writes rhapsodically about celebrity-studded parties, roistering interludes with major writers and artists, as well as gossip-column habitues.
    Ex. There was a frenzied last-minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
    Ex. The pace was fast and furious and the noise was non-stop.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < pasión> unbridled; <baile/ritmo> frenzied

    sus ansias desenfrenadas de éxito — his intense o burning desire to succeed

    * * *
    = headlong, unrestrained, rampant, wild [wilder -comp., wildest -sup.], raging, unbridled, on the loose, runaway, roistering, frenzied, fast and furious.

    Ex: Neither was there doubt that SLIS should adapt their programmes accordingly but, equally, too headlong a rush into the unknown posed dangers.

    Ex: 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.
    Ex: And so, the public library was conceived as a deterrent to irresponsibility, intemperance, and rampant democracy.
    Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
    Ex: This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.
    Ex: Unbridled photocopying will lead to the imminent demise of the communications skein.
    Ex: The article 'Librarians on the loose' reports on visits to foreign libraries by several Zimbabwe librarians.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'How to control a runaway state documents collection'.
    Ex: Morris writes rhapsodically about celebrity-studded parties, roistering interludes with major writers and artists, as well as gossip-column habitues.
    Ex: There was a frenzied last-minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
    Ex: The pace was fast and furious and the noise was non-stop.

    * * *
    ‹apetito› insatiable; ‹pasión› unbridled; ‹baile/ritmo› frenzied; ‹odio› violent, intense
    viven a un ritmo desenfrenado they live at a hectic o frenzied pace
    sus ansias desenfrenadas de éxito his intense o burning desire to succeed
    * * *

    Del verbo desenfrenar: ( conjugate desenfrenar)

    desenfrenado es:

    el participio

    desenfrenado,-a adj (ritmo, etc) frantic, uncontrolled
    (vicio, pasión) unbridled
    ' desenfrenado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desenfrenada
    English:
    mad
    - rampant
    - riotous
    - unrestrained
    - wild
    - unbridled
    * * *
    desenfrenado, -a adj
    [ritmo, baile, carrera] frantic, frenzied; [fiesta, juerga, diversión] wild; [vida] wild, riotous; [comportamiento] uncontrolled; [deseo, pasión, entusiasmo] unbridled; [apetito] insatiable;
    el público bailaba desenfrenado the audience were dancing in a frenzy
    * * *
    adj frenzied, hectic
    * * *
    desenfrenado, -da adj
    : unbridled, unrestrained

    Spanish-English dictionary > desenfrenado

  • 64 disparado

    adj.
    1 shot.
    2 disproportionate.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: disparar.
    * * *
    1 familiar in a hurry
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=con prisa)

    salir disparado — to shoot out, be off like a shot

    2) Caribe ** randy *, horny **
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (fam)

    salir disparado — ( irse de prisa) to shoot off (colloq)

    pasó disparado — he shot by like greased lightning

    * * *
    = sharply rising, raging, galloping, soaring.
    Ex. The end of the eighteenth century saw a sharply rising demand for cheap print, associated with increases in population and in literacy which occurred all over Europe.
    Ex. This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.
    Ex. But the introduction of market economics, galloping inflation and the breakdown of old administrative structures are causing problems, especially over funding..
    Ex. And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.
    ----
    * coste disparado = escalating cost.
    * costes disparados = spiralling costs, soaring cost.
    * inflación disparada = rampant inflation, soaring inflation, runaway inflation.
    * precios disparados = spiralling prices.
    * salir disparado = bolt, make + a bolt for, shoot off, dash off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (fam)

    salir disparado — ( irse de prisa) to shoot off (colloq)

    pasó disparado — he shot by like greased lightning

    * * *
    = sharply rising, raging, galloping, soaring.

    Ex: The end of the eighteenth century saw a sharply rising demand for cheap print, associated with increases in population and in literacy which occurred all over Europe.

    Ex: This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.
    Ex: But the introduction of market economics, galloping inflation and the breakdown of old administrative structures are causing problems, especially over funding..
    Ex: And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.
    * coste disparado = escalating cost.
    * costes disparados = spiralling costs, soaring cost.
    * inflación disparada = rampant inflation, soaring inflation, runaway inflation.
    * precios disparados = spiralling prices.
    * salir disparado = bolt, make + a bolt for, shoot off, dash off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

    * * *
    ( fam):
    salir disparado «objeto» to shoot out;
    «persona» (irse de prisa) to shoot off ( colloq)
    (salir lanzado): con el choque salió disparado del asiento the impact catapulted him from his seat
    iba disparado y ni me saludó he was in a tremendous hurry and didn't even say hello to me ( colloq)
    * * *

    Del verbo disparar: ( conjugate disparar)

    disparado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    disparado    
    disparar
    disparado
    ◊ -da adjetivo (fam): salir disparado ( irse de prisa) to shoot off (colloq);

    con el choque salió disparado del asiento the impact catapulted him from his seat;
    ver tb disparar
    disparar ( conjugate disparar) verbo intransitivo

    ◊ disparado al aire to fire o shoot into the air;

    disparado a matar to shoot to kill;
    le disparó por la espalda he shot him in the back;
    disparado a quemarropa or a bocajarro to fire at point-blank range;
    disparado contra algn to shoot o fire at sb
    b) (Dep) to shoot

    verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹arma/flecha› to shoot, fire;

    ‹tiro/proyectil› to fire;

    b) (Dep):


    2 (Méx fam) ( pagar) to buy
    dispararse verbo pronominal
    1

    b) ( refl):


    2 (fam) [ precio] to shoot up, rocket
    disparado,-a adj loc salimos disparados de allí, we shot out of there
    disparar verbo transitivo
    1 (un arma de fuego) to fire
    (un proyectil) to shoot: le dispararon en el hombro, he was shot in the shoulder
    2 Ftb to shoot
    disparar a puerta, to shoot at goal
    ' disparado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    disparada
    English:
    balloon
    - dash out
    - shoot
    - shoot out
    - spiral up
    - tear off
    - bolt
    - scurry
    * * *
    disparado, -a adj
    salir/entrar disparado to shoot out/in;
    todos los días sale disparado de casa he leaves the house in a rush every day
    * * *
    adj
    :
    salir disparado rush off; de un edificio etc rush out
    * * *
    disparado, -da adj
    salir disparado fam : to take off in a hurry, to rush away

    Spanish-English dictionary > disparado

  • 65 en cuestión

    in question
    * * *
    = at hand, concerned, in hand, individual, at issue, of concern
    Ex. First, it guarantees that the form already in the catalog and the one to be added for the document at hand are identical, thus ensuring a consistent catalog.
    Ex. Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience.
    Ex. A collection is two or more independent works or parts of works by one or more than one author published together and not written for the same occasion or for the publication in hand = Una colección son dos o más obras o partes de obras independientes de uno o más autores publicadas juntas y que no ha sido escritas para la misma ocasión o para la publicación en cuestión.
    Ex. The series area includes the series title, an indication of the responsibility for the series (often series editors), and the number of the individual work within the series, if the work is one of a numbered series.
    Ex. A series of round table discussions over 2 days served to clarify the main points at issue.
    Ex. This problem is accentuated when the library user group of concern constitutes a small percentage of the total user population of its jurisdiction = Este problema se acentúa cuando el grupo de usuarios en cuestión constituye un pequeño porcentaje del total de usuarios del sistema.
    * * *
    = at hand, concerned, in hand, individual, at issue, of concern

    Ex: First, it guarantees that the form already in the catalog and the one to be added for the document at hand are identical, thus ensuring a consistent catalog.

    Ex: Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience.
    Ex: A collection is two or more independent works or parts of works by one or more than one author published together and not written for the same occasion or for the publication in hand = Una colección son dos o más obras o partes de obras independientes de uno o más autores publicadas juntas y que no ha sido escritas para la misma ocasión o para la publicación en cuestión.
    Ex: The series area includes the series title, an indication of the responsibility for the series (often series editors), and the number of the individual work within the series, if the work is one of a numbered series.
    Ex: A series of round table discussions over 2 days served to clarify the main points at issue.
    Ex: This problem is accentuated when the library user group of concern constitutes a small percentage of the total user population of its jurisdiction = Este problema se acentúa cuando el grupo de usuarios en cuestión constituye un pequeño porcentaje del total de usuarios del sistema.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en cuestión

  • 66 en curso de

    Ex. It seems possible that a solution to this problem has been found, and the second edition is now in course of publication.
    * * *

    Ex: It seems possible that a solution to this problem has been found, and the second edition is now in course of publication.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en curso de

  • 67 en peligro

    = endangered, jeopardised [jeopardized, -USA], at stake, at risk, under threat, under challenge, on the line, on thin ice, on dangerous ground, threatened, in harm's way
    Ex. It asserts that young adult libraries and the services they provide are continously endangered and describes how to come to terms with this problem.
    Ex. And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.
    Ex. But there was a principle at stake here, and she too felt obligated to express her honest thoughts.
    Ex. Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.
    Ex. Products under threat include; greeting cards, circulars, information sheets, newspapers and magazines.
    Ex. During the previous 10 years the concept of free information services in Australian libraries has come increasingly under challenge.
    Ex. The article 'Assets on the line' discusses some of the disadvantages of manual methods of performing inventories of organization's hardware and software.
    Ex. As the title of my talk indicates, we are on thin ice, and in more ways than one.
    Ex. On dangerous ground: The threat of landslides is looming large with ad hoc building practices being the root cause.
    Ex. Kids and adults are encouraged to take a dip and raise funds to help protect sea turtles and other threatened marine wildlife.
    Ex. Santa Barbara area canyon's residents are among many Californians living in harm's way in fire-prone areas.
    * * *
    = endangered, jeopardised [jeopardized, -USA], at stake, at risk, under threat, under challenge, on the line, on thin ice, on dangerous ground, threatened, in harm's way

    Ex: It asserts that young adult libraries and the services they provide are continously endangered and describes how to come to terms with this problem.

    Ex: And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.
    Ex: But there was a principle at stake here, and she too felt obligated to express her honest thoughts.
    Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.
    Ex: Products under threat include; greeting cards, circulars, information sheets, newspapers and magazines.
    Ex: During the previous 10 years the concept of free information services in Australian libraries has come increasingly under challenge.
    Ex: The article 'Assets on the line' discusses some of the disadvantages of manual methods of performing inventories of organization's hardware and software.
    Ex: As the title of my talk indicates, we are on thin ice, and in more ways than one.
    Ex: On dangerous ground: The threat of landslides is looming large with ad hoc building practices being the root cause.
    Ex: Kids and adults are encouraged to take a dip and raise funds to help protect sea turtles and other threatened marine wildlife.
    Ex: Santa Barbara area canyon's residents are among many Californians living in harm's way in fire-prone areas.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en peligro

  • 68 en proceso de

    = in the midst of, in course of
    Ex. In the midst of an industrialized and bureaucratized society made up of multitudes of people we live separate lives = En medio de una sociedad industrializada y burocratizada compuesta de una gran cantidad de gente, vivimos vidas distintas.
    Ex. It seems possible that a solution to this problem has been found, and the second edition is now in course of publication.
    * * *
    = in the midst of, in course of

    Ex: In the midst of an industrialized and bureaucratized society made up of multitudes of people we live separate lives = En medio de una sociedad industrializada y burocratizada compuesta de una gran cantidad de gente, vivimos vidas distintas.

    Ex: It seems possible that a solution to this problem has been found, and the second edition is now in course of publication.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en proceso de

  • 69 en vano

    in vain
    * * *
    = vainly, in vain, helplessly, to no avail, futilely, without any avail, of no avail
    Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
    Ex. In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day.
    Ex. Before saying anything, she glanced long into the humid eyes of the woman sitting helplessly in front of her.
    Ex. So when the user looked to no avail under all of these entries, he understandably concluded the library did not own the volume.
    Ex. She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.
    Ex. I have been searching for a solution to this problem without any avail -- Maybe someone here can offer a suggestion?.
    Ex. All medicines were tried but of no avail, he remained in his state of absolute forgetfulness of the world.
    * * *
    = vainly, in vain, helplessly, to no avail, futilely, without any avail, of no avail

    Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

    Ex: In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day.
    Ex: Before saying anything, she glanced long into the humid eyes of the woman sitting helplessly in front of her.
    Ex: So when the user looked to no avail under all of these entries, he understandably concluded the library did not own the volume.
    Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.
    Ex: I have been searching for a solution to this problem without any avail -- Maybe someone here can offer a suggestion?.
    Ex: All medicines were tried but of no avail, he remained in his state of absolute forgetfulness of the world.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en vano

  • 70 encontrar aceptación

    (v.) = find + favour, find + acceptance, find + a home
    Ex. Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.
    Ex. In the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 1st edition, microforms are treated as books and Brian Enright coined the term metabook in an attempt to solve this problem, but the term did not find wide acceptance = En la primera edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Angloamericanas, las microformas de trataban como libros y Brian Enright acuñó el término metalibro para intentar resolver el problema, pero el término no encontró aceptación.
    Ex. It has become apparent that videodisc technology is finding a home among the designers and developers of health-related information systems = Es obvio que la tecnología del videodisco está encontrando un hueco entre los diseñadores y desarrolladores de los sistemas de información relacionados con la salud.
    * * *
    (v.) = find + favour, find + acceptance, find + a home

    Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

    Ex: In the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 1st edition, microforms are treated as books and Brian Enright coined the term metabook in an attempt to solve this problem, but the term did not find wide acceptance = En la primera edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Angloamericanas, las microformas de trataban como libros y Brian Enright acuñó el término metalibro para intentar resolver el problema, pero el término no encontró aceptación.
    Ex: It has become apparent that videodisc technology is finding a home among the designers and developers of health-related information systems = Es obvio que la tecnología del videodisco está encontrando un hueco entre los diseñadores y desarrolladores de los sistemas de información relacionados con la salud.

    Spanish-English dictionary > encontrar aceptación

  • 71 enfrentado a + Nombre

    = faced with + Nombre
    Ex. New editions of DC are invariably greeted with cries of horror by libraries faced with this problem.
    * * *
    = faced with + Nombre

    Ex: New editions of DC are invariably greeted with cries of horror by libraries faced with this problem.

    Spanish-English dictionary > enfrentado a + Nombre

  • 72 enloquecido

    adj.
    maddened, crazed, crazy, freaked-out.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: enloquecer.
    * * *
    ADJ crazed, frenzied
    * * *
    = raging, maddened, berserk.
    Ex. This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.
    Ex. The author portrayed the hero so maddened as to kill his wife and sons.
    Ex. Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.
    * * *
    = raging, maddened, berserk.

    Ex: This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.

    Ex: The author portrayed the hero so maddened as to kill his wife and sons.
    Ex: Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.

    * * *
    enloquecido, -a adj
    mad, crazed

    Spanish-English dictionary > enloquecido

  • 73 garantizado

    adj.
    guaranteed, bonded, under guarantee, warranted.
    f. & m.
    warrantee.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: garantizar.
    * * *
    1→ link=garantizar garantizar
    1 guaranteed
    2 DERECHO secured
    * * *
    ADJ guaranteed; (=auténtico) genuine, authentic
    * * *
    = guaranteed, sure-fire [surefire].
    Ex. This problem arises in real time multimedia applications, which often requires a guaranteed bandwidth and bounded delay to ensure that the quality of service is met = Este problema surge en las aplicaciones multimedia en tiempo real, que a menudo necesitan un ancho de banda garantizado y un retraso limitado para asegurar la calidad del servicio.
    Ex. For example, asking where someone was born is not a sure-fire way of finding out what their accent is and may lead to erroneous assumptions.
    ----
    * de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].
    * * *
    = guaranteed, sure-fire [surefire].

    Ex: This problem arises in real time multimedia applications, which often requires a guaranteed bandwidth and bounded delay to ensure that the quality of service is met = Este problema surge en las aplicaciones multimedia en tiempo real, que a menudo necesitan un ancho de banda garantizado y un retraso limitado para asegurar la calidad del servicio.

    Ex: For example, asking where someone was born is not a sure-fire way of finding out what their accent is and may lead to erroneous assumptions.
    * de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].

    * * *
    garantizado, -a adj
    guaranteed

    Spanish-English dictionary > garantizado

  • 74 grito de horror

    Ex. New editions of DC are invariably greeted with cries of horror by libraries faced with this problem.
    * * *

    Ex: New editions of DC are invariably greeted with cries of horror by libraries faced with this problem.

    Spanish-English dictionary > grito de horror

  • 75 importuno

    adj.
    importunate, importune, annoying, bothersome.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: importunar.
    * * *
    1 importunate
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=fastidioso) annoying
    2) (=inoportuno) inopportune, inappropriate
    * * *
    - na adjetivo inopportune
    * * *
    = obtrusive, inopportune, importunate, untimely, bothersome, ill-timed.
    Ex. But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.
    Ex. These books have appeared at an inopportune time for radical or even liberal thought.
    Ex. She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.
    Ex. Each attacks the other's work as untimely, as out of step with today.
    Ex. He shows a masterly command of imagery throughout, but his style has always left little margin for error, and the errors here are bothersome.
    Ex. His statement is not just ill-timed; it's devoid of common sense and of some significant humanity.
    * * *
    - na adjetivo inopportune
    * * *
    = obtrusive, inopportune, importunate, untimely, bothersome, ill-timed.

    Ex: But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.

    Ex: These books have appeared at an inopportune time for radical or even liberal thought.
    Ex: She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.
    Ex: Each attacks the other's work as untimely, as out of step with today.
    Ex: He shows a masterly command of imagery throughout, but his style has always left little margin for error, and the errors here are bothersome.
    Ex: His statement is not just ill-timed; it's devoid of common sense and of some significant humanity.

    * * *
    inopportune
    * * *

    Del verbo importunar: ( conjugate importunar)

    importuno es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    importunó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    importunar    
    importuno
    importunar ( conjugate importunar) verbo transitivo (frml) to inconvenience, disturb
    verbo intransitivo:

    importuno -na adjetivo
    inopportune
    importunar verbo transitivo to importune, pester

    * * *
    importuno, -a adj
    1. [en mal momento] inopportune, untimely
    2. [molesto] inconvenient
    3. [inadecuado] inappropriate
    * * *
    adj inopportune
    * * *
    importuno, -na adj
    1) : inopportune, inconvenient
    2) : bothersome, annoying

    Spanish-English dictionary > importuno

  • 76 incremento de la producción

    Ex. One means to combat this problem involves the increased production of acid-free paper.
    * * *

    Ex: One means to combat this problem involves the increased production of acid-free paper.

    Spanish-English dictionary > incremento de la producción

  • 77 indecible

    adj.
    indescribable, unspeakable.
    * * *
    1 indescribable
    \
    sufrir lo indecible to suffer unspeakably
    * * *
    ADJ unspeakable, indescribable
    * * *
    adjetivo indescribable
    * * *
    = inexpressible, unspeakable, unsayable.
    Ex. Natural language searching of full text data bases does not solve this problem, because the aspect of a topic of interest to researchers is often inexpressible in concrete terms = La búsqueda en lenguaje natural en las bases de datos de texto completo no resuelve este problema, ya que ciertos aspectos del tema que le interesa al investigador con frecuencia son inexpresables en palabras concretas.
    Ex. The article 'My life and hard times: a tale of unspeakable horrors' is a light hearted account of the author's experiences as a part time indexer.
    Ex. Different from the run-of-the-mill 'taboo' (unmentionable), the unsayable represents the very fact of speechlessness.
    * * *
    adjetivo indescribable
    * * *
    = inexpressible, unspeakable, unsayable.

    Ex: Natural language searching of full text data bases does not solve this problem, because the aspect of a topic of interest to researchers is often inexpressible in concrete terms = La búsqueda en lenguaje natural en las bases de datos de texto completo no resuelve este problema, ya que ciertos aspectos del tema que le interesa al investigador con frecuencia son inexpresables en palabras concretas.

    Ex: The article 'My life and hard times: a tale of unspeakable horrors' is a light hearted account of the author's experiences as a part time indexer.
    Ex: Different from the run-of-the-mill 'taboo' (unmentionable), the unsayable represents the very fact of speechlessness.

    * * *
    indescribable
    ha sufrido lo indecible con esa enfermedad he has suffered indescribable pain with that illness
    hizo lo indecible por ayudarme she did her utmost to help me
    la indecible miseria de la droga the unspeakable o indescribable misery that drugs cause
    * * *
    indescribable, unspeakable;
    sufrió lo indecible para llegar a la meta she suffered indescribable o unspeakable pain to reach the finishing line;
    hice lo indecible para convencerla I did my utmost to persuade her
    * * *
    adj indescribable, unspeakable
    * * *
    : indescribable, inexpressible

    Spanish-English dictionary > indecible

  • 78 inexpresable

    adj.
    inexpressible, unutterable, unwordable.
    * * *
    1 inexpressible
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo inexpressible, indescribable
    * * *
    = inexpressible, incomunicable.
    Ex. Natural language searching of full text data bases does not solve this problem, because the aspect of a topic of interest to researchers is often inexpressible in concrete terms = La búsqueda en lenguaje natural en las bases de datos de texto completo no resuelve este problema, ya que ciertos aspectos del tema que le interesa al investigador con frecuencia son inexpresables en palabras concretas.
    Ex. Technologies that create risks that might have incommunicable global consequences include atomic energy, genetic technology, human genetics, nanotechnology, & computer science.
    * * *
    adjetivo inexpressible, indescribable
    * * *
    = inexpressible, incomunicable.

    Ex: Natural language searching of full text data bases does not solve this problem, because the aspect of a topic of interest to researchers is often inexpressible in concrete terms = La búsqueda en lenguaje natural en las bases de datos de texto completo no resuelve este problema, ya que ciertos aspectos del tema que le interesa al investigador con frecuencia son inexpresables en palabras concretas.

    Ex: Technologies that create risks that might have incommunicable global consequences include atomic energy, genetic technology, human genetics, nanotechnology, & computer science.

    * * *
    inexpressible, indescribable
    * * *
    inexpressible
    * * *
    adj inexpressible
    * * *
    : inexpressible

    Spanish-English dictionary > inexpresable

  • 79 inoportuno

    adj.
    1 inopportune, out of order, ill-timed, importunate.
    2 importunate, meddlesome.
    * * *
    1 (visita etc) inopportune, untimely; (comentario etc) inopportune, ill-timed
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [momento] inopportune, untimely
    2) (=molesto) inconvenient
    3) [comportamiento, comentario] inappropriate
    * * *
    - na adjetivo
    a) <visita/llamada> untimely, inopportune
    b) <comentario/crítica> ill-timed, inopportune
    * * *
    = unwelcome, obtrusive, inopportune, importunate, untimely, ill-timed, indiscreet.
    Ex. The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.
    Ex. But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.
    Ex. These books have appeared at an inopportune time for radical or even liberal thought.
    Ex. She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.
    Ex. Each attacks the other's work as untimely, as out of step with today.
    Ex. His statement is not just ill-timed; it's devoid of common sense and of some significant humanity.
    Ex. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.
    * * *
    - na adjetivo
    a) <visita/llamada> untimely, inopportune
    b) <comentario/crítica> ill-timed, inopportune
    * * *
    = unwelcome, obtrusive, inopportune, importunate, untimely, ill-timed, indiscreet.

    Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.

    Ex: But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.
    Ex: These books have appeared at an inopportune time for radical or even liberal thought.
    Ex: She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.
    Ex: Each attacks the other's work as untimely, as out of step with today.
    Ex: His statement is not just ill-timed; it's devoid of common sense and of some significant humanity.
    Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.

    * * *
    1 ‹visita/llamada› untimely, inopportune
    llegó en un momento muy inoportuno she arrived at a very bad o inopportune o unfortunate
    2 ‹comentario/crítica› ill-timed, inopportune
    * * *

    inoportuno
    ◊ -na adjetivo

    a) ‹visita/llamada› untimely, inopportune;


    b) ‹comentario/crítica› ill-timed, inopportune

    inoportuno,-a adjetivo inappropriate: ¡vaya lluvia más inoportuna!, what a bad time for it to rain!
    ' inoportuno' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desafortunada
    - desafortunado
    - inconveniente
    - inoportuna
    - intempestiva
    - intempestivo
    - mal
    - parecer
    - inconveniencia
    English:
    awkward
    - gauche
    - ill-timed
    - inappropriate
    - inconvenient
    - inept
    - inopportune
    - oops!
    - unfortunate
    - unsuitable
    - unwelcome
    - wrong
    - untimely
    * * *
    inoportuno, -a adj
    1. [en mal momento] inopportune, untimely
    2. [molesto] inconvenient
    3. [inadecuado] inappropriate
    * * *
    adj inopportune; ( molesto) inconvenient
    * * *
    inoportuno, -na adj
    : untimely, inopportune, inappropriate
    * * *
    1. (comentario) inopportune
    2. (momento) inconvenient

    Spanish-English dictionary > inoportuno

  • 80 insistente

    adj.
    insistent.
    f. & m.
    insistent person.
    * * *
    1 insistent
    * * *
    ADJ [persona] insistent; [quejas] persistent
    * * *
    adjetivo < persona> insistent; <recomendaciones/pedidos> repeated (before n), persistent; < timbrazos> insistent, repeated (before n)
    * * *
    = insistent, undaunted, importunate, pushy [pushier -comp., pushiest -sup.], tenacious.
    Ex. Increasingly insistent, however, are the voices of those who disagree.
    Ex. His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
    Ex. She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.
    Ex. Parents can help the development of a child prodigy in an infinite number of ways, ranging from the attentive but not too pushy to the downright obsessive.
    Ex. She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.
    * * *
    adjetivo < persona> insistent; <recomendaciones/pedidos> repeated (before n), persistent; < timbrazos> insistent, repeated (before n)
    * * *
    = insistent, undaunted, importunate, pushy [pushier -comp., pushiest -sup.], tenacious.

    Ex: Increasingly insistent, however, are the voices of those who disagree.

    Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
    Ex: She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.
    Ex: Parents can help the development of a child prodigy in an infinite number of ways, ranging from the attentive but not too pushy to the downright obsessive.
    Ex: She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.

    * * *
    ‹persona› insistent; ‹recomendaciones/pedidos› repeated ( before n), persistent; ‹timbrazos› insistent, repeated ( before n)
    se dieron insistentes avisos por megafonía they made repeated announcements over the loudspeaker
    * * *

    insistente adjetivo ‹ persona› insistent;
    ‹recomendaciones/pedidos› repeated ( before n), persistent;
    ‹ timbrazos› insistent, repeated ( before n)
    insistente adjetivo insistent, persistent, repeated
    ' insistente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    machacón
    - machacona
    English:
    insistent
    - nagging
    - persistent
    * * *
    [persona] insistent; [preguntas] persistent;
    la insistente lluvia obligó a cancelar el concierto the persistent rain meant that the concert had to be cancelled;
    circulaban insistentes rumores sobre un golpe de estado there were persistent rumours of a coup d'état
    * * *
    adj insistent
    * * *
    : insistent

    Spanish-English dictionary > insistente

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