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to be a hard nut to crack

  • 1 paladar duro

    • hard nut to crack
    • hard-pressed

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > paladar duro

  • 2 paladar óseo

    • hard nut to crack
    • hard-pressed

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > paladar óseo

  • 3 pragmático

    • hard money
    • hard nut to crack
    • practical
    • pragmatic
    • pragmatical
    • pragmatist

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > pragmático

  • 4 duro

    adj.
    1 hard, hard-core, stiff, strong.
    2 hard, hard-boiled, hard-bitten, severe.
    3 hard, tough, difficult, rough.
    4 headstrong, unbending, obdurate.
    5 harsh, severe.
    adv.
    hard, with force.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: durar.
    * * *
    1 hard
    2 (carne) tough; (pan) stale
    3 (difícil) hard, difficult
    4 (cruel) tough, hardhearted, callous
    5 (resistente) strong, tough
    6 (obstinado) obstinate, stubborn
    1 (antiguamente) five pesetas; (moneda) five-peseta coin
    2 familiar tough guy
    1 hard
    \
    ser duro,-a de mollera to be thick, be as thick as two short planks
    ————————
    1 (antiguamente) five pesetas; (moneda) five-peseta coin
    2 familiar tough guy
    1 hard
    * * *
    1. adv. 2. (f. - dura)
    adj.
    1) hard
    * * *
    duro, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=resistente) [material, superficie, cama, agua] hard; [cable, alambre] stiff; [pan] hard, stale; [carne] tough; [legumbres] hard; [articulación, mecanismo] stiff; [músculo] firm, hard
    2) (=agresivo) [clima, tiempo, crítica] harsh, severe; [deporte, juego] rough; [ataque] fierce; [castigo, sentencia] severe, harsh; [carácter, actitud] tough

    fue un duro golpe para el partido — it was a severe o heavy blow to the party

    una postura dura contra la droga — a tough stance o hard line against drugs

    es muy duro con sus hijos — he's very strict o tough with his children

    hay que tener mano dura con los estudiantes — you have to be firm o strict with students, students need a firm hand

    3) (=difícil) [tarea, prueba, examen] hard

    lo tienes duro para aprobar — * it will be hard o difficult for you to pass

    ¡qué dura es la vida! — it's a hard life!

    4) * (=torpe)

    duro de mollera — dense *, dim *

    duro de oído — (=medio sordo) hard of hearing; (Mús) tone deaf

    5) Méx
    * (=borracho)
    2.
    ADV hard

    pégale o dale duro — hit him hard

    3.
    SM (=cinco pesetas) five pesetas; (=moneda) five-peseta coin

    estar sin un duro — * to be broke *

    - ¡lo que faltaba para el duro!
    - ¡y que te den dos duros!

    vender duros a tres pesetas —

    4. SM / F
    1) [en película, historia] tough character

    se hizo el duro para disimular su tristeza — he acted the tough guy o hard man in order to hide his sadness

    2) (Pol) hard-liner
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo
    1) < mineral> hard; < material> hard, tough; <asiento/colchón> hard; < carne> tough; < músculo> hard; < pan> stale
    2) <luz/voz> harsh; < facciones> hard, harsh; < agua> hard
    3)
    a) (severo, riguroso) < persona> harsh, hard; <castigo/palabras> harsh, severe; <crítica/ataque> harsh; < clima> harsh; < juego> rough, hard

    estuviste or fuiste demasiado duro con él — you were too hard on him

    b) (difícil, penoso) <trabajo/vida> hard, tough

    estar duro — (Méx fam) ( poco probable) to be unlikely; ( muy difícil) to be tough

    estar duro de pelar — (fam) < problema> to be tough o hard (colloq)

    ser duro de pelar — (fam) < persona> to be a hard o tough nut to crack

    4) (Per) ( tacaño) (fam) tight (colloq), stingy (colloq)
    II
    adverbio (esp AmL) <trabajar/estudiar/llover> hard

    hable más duro — (Col, Ven) speak up!

    reírse duro — (Col, Ven) to laugh loudly

    agárrense duro — (Col, Ven) hold on tight

    duro y parejo — (AmL fam) flat out

    darle duro y parejo al trabajo — to work flat out

    III
    1) ( en España) (Hist) five-peseta coin

    estar sin un duro — (Esp fam) to be broke (colloq)

    2)
    a) (fam) ( en películas) tough guy
    b) (Pol) hardliner
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo
    1) < mineral> hard; < material> hard, tough; <asiento/colchón> hard; < carne> tough; < músculo> hard; < pan> stale
    2) <luz/voz> harsh; < facciones> hard, harsh; < agua> hard
    3)
    a) (severo, riguroso) < persona> harsh, hard; <castigo/palabras> harsh, severe; <crítica/ataque> harsh; < clima> harsh; < juego> rough, hard

    estuviste or fuiste demasiado duro con él — you were too hard on him

    b) (difícil, penoso) <trabajo/vida> hard, tough

    estar duro — (Méx fam) ( poco probable) to be unlikely; ( muy difícil) to be tough

    estar duro de pelar — (fam) < problema> to be tough o hard (colloq)

    ser duro de pelar — (fam) < persona> to be a hard o tough nut to crack

    4) (Per) ( tacaño) (fam) tight (colloq), stingy (colloq)
    II
    adverbio (esp AmL) <trabajar/estudiar/llover> hard

    hable más duro — (Col, Ven) speak up!

    reírse duro — (Col, Ven) to laugh loudly

    agárrense duro — (Col, Ven) hold on tight

    duro y parejo — (AmL fam) flat out

    darle duro y parejo al trabajo — to work flat out

    III
    1) ( en España) (Hist) five-peseta coin

    estar sin un duro — (Esp fam) to be broke (colloq)

    2)
    a) (fam) ( en películas) tough guy
    b) (Pol) hardliner
    * * *
    duro1
    1 = harsh [harsher -comp., harshest -sup.], severe [severer -comp., severest -sup.], stiff [stiffer -comp., stiffest -sup.], tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.], hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.], stern, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], rugged, hard-nosed, unfeeling, tough-minded, hard-line, hardy [hardier -comp., hardiest -sup.], hard-wearing, gruelling [grueling, -USA].

    Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.

    Ex: Obviously if it were not for the fact that such indexes also have severe limitations there would be little need to produce any other type of subject index.
    Ex: Ironically, however, the internal organisation walls librarians have built to categorise materials by format remain stiff and solid.
    Ex: As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.
    Ex: 'I wish she'd tell me when she asks one of my people to do something,' she added in the same flinty tone.
    Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
    Ex: There are two good reasons for this stern rule.
    Ex: The changes for the latter group are going to be abrupt, and rough -- very revolutionary.
    Ex: The article 'Where no drive has gone before: ruggedized CD-ROM drives' provides examples of conditions where CD-ROM drives need to be particularly rugged (severe industrial conditions, severe shock and vibration conditions, and severe military conditions).
    Ex: Companies must adopt a hard-nosed attitude in judging the cost benefits of teletext.
    Ex: The discourteous, unfeeling, & degrading reception encountered by job applicants is discussed.
    Ex: Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.
    Ex: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.
    Ex: These plants are often not as hardy when placed in the garden under less than hothouse conditions.
    Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.
    Ex: He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.
    * actuar duro = play + hardball.
    * a duras penas = with great difficulty.
    * arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.
    * avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.
    * cara dura = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessness.
    * ciencias duras, las = hard sciences, the.
    * dar duro = pack + a wallop.
    * de línea dura = hard-line.
    * disco duro = hard disc.
    * dura realidad = fact of life, harsh reality.
    * duro como una piedra = rock-hard.
    * duro de corazón = hard-hearted.
    * duro de oído = hard-of-hearing.
    * duro despertar = rude awakening.
    * duro golpe = cruel blow.
    * duro revés = cruel blow.
    * edición en cubierta dura = hardcover.
    * edición en tapas duras = hardcover.
    * ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.
    * hacerse el duro = play it + cool, play + hard to get.
    * hueso duro = tough nut.
    * hueso duro de roer = uphill struggle, tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack.
    * huevo duro = hard-boiled egg.
    * la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.
    * libro impreso en pastas duras = board book.
    * madera dura = hardwood.
    * ¿mano blanda o mano dura? = the carrot vs. the stick.
    * mano blanda y mano dura = carrots and sticks.
    * mano dura = iron fist, iron hand.
    * más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * paladar duro = hard palate.
    * pastas duras = hard cover.
    * personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.
    * pornografía dura = hard core pornography.
    * puro y duro = unvarnished.
    * recibir duras críticas = take + a pounding, take + a beating.
    * salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.
    * sector duro = hard sector.
    * tan duro como el pedernal = as hard as nails.
    * tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.
    * tan duro como la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * tenerlo duro = not be easy.
    * tener un duro despertar = rude awakening + be in store.
    * trabajar duro = labour [labor, -USA], toil, slave away.
    * trabajo duro = hard graft, hard labour, thirsty work, hard work.

    duro2
    * dejar a Alguien sin un duro = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.
    * estar sin un duro = not have a bean.
    * faltar el canto de un duro para = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, come + very close to.
    * no tener un duro = not have a bean.
    * novela a duro = dime and nickel novel.
    * sin un duro = broke, down-and-out, skint, penniless.
    * * *
    duro1 -ra
    A
    1 ‹mineral› hard; ‹material› hard, tough; ‹asiento/colchón› hard; ‹carne› tough; ‹músculo› hard
    las zanahorias todavía están duras the carrots are still hard
    2 ‹pan›
    este pan está duro como una piedra this bread is rock-hard
    pan duro para rallar stale bread for making breadcrumbs
    3 (entumecido) ‹cuello/dedos› stiff
    estoy duro de frío ( fam); I'm frozen stiff
    B
    1 ‹luz/voz› harsh; ‹facciones› hard, harsh
    2 ‹agua› hard
    C
    1 (severo, riguroso) ‹persona› harsh, hard; ‹castigo/palabras› harsh, severe; ‹crítica/ataque› harsh; ‹clima› harsh
    estuviste demasiado duro con él you were too hard on him
    una postura más dura a tougher line
    los defensores de la línea dura the hardliners, those who favor a tough stance
    el equipo es famoso por su juego duro the team is notorious for its rough o hard play
    lo que hace falta aquí es una mano dura what's needed here is a firm hand
    2 (difícil, penoso) ‹trabajo/vida› hard, tough
    fue un golpe muy duro para ella it was a very hard o a terrible blow for her
    a las duras y a las maduras through thick and thin ( colloq)
    estar duro ( Méx fam) (poco probable) to be unlikely; (muy difícil) to be tough
    está duro que nos aumenten el sueldo it's unlikely that we'll get a pay rise
    estar duro de pelar ( fam); ‹problema› to be tough o hard ( colloq)
    ser duro de pelar ( fam); ‹persona› to be a hard o tough nut to crack
    3 ( fam) (torpe) dumb ( colloq)
    es duro para los idiomas he's useless at languages ( colloq)
    D ( Per) (tacaño) ( fam) tight ( colloq), stingy ( colloq)
    ( esp AmL) ‹trabajar/estudiar/llover› hard
    ¡pégale duro! hit him hard!
    ¡agárrate duro! hold on tight!
    le estamos dando duro we're working hard on it
    los periódicos le dieron duro the newspapers gave him a rough ride
    hable más duro (Col, Ven); speak up!
    estábamos riéndonos muy duro (Col, Ven); we were laughing very loudly
    agárrense duro (Col, Ven); hold on tight
    corrimos bien duro (Col, Ven); we ran really fast
    duro y parejo ( AmL fam); flat out
    A (en España) ( Hist) five-peseta coin
    estar sin un duro ( Esp fam); to be broke ( colloq)
    B
    1 ( fam) (en películas) tough guy
    2 ( Pol) hardliner
    * * *

     

    Del verbo durar: ( conjugate durar)

    duro es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    duró es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    durar    
    duro
    durar ( conjugate durar) verbo intransitivo
    a) [reunión/guerra/relación] to last;

    ◊ ¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?

    b) [coche/zapatos] to last

    c) (Col, Ven) See Also→ demorar a

    durarse verbo pronominal (Ven) See Also→

    duro 1 -ra adjetivo
    1 ( en general) hard;
    ‹ carne› tough;
    ‹ pan› stale;

    2 ‹luz/voz› harsh;
    ‹ facciones› hard, harsh
    3
    a) (severo, riguroso) harsh;

    ‹ juego› rough, hard;

    una postura más dura a tougher line
    b) (difícil, penoso) ‹trabajo/vida› hard, tough;


    duro 2 adverbio (esp AmL) ‹trabajar/estudiar/llover› hard;
    ‹ hablar› (Col, Ven) loudly
    duro 3 sustantivo masculino ( en España) (Hist) five-peseta coin
    durar verbo intransitivo
    1 to last
    2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last
    duro,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 hard: ... y también dos huevos duros,... and also two hard-boiled eggs
    2 (insensible, intransigente) harsh, hard: su mirada era dura, her look was harsh
    3 (violento, brusco) rough: aguanté una dura reprimenda, I endured a rough reprimand
    II m (moneda) five-peseta coin
    III adverbio hard
    ' duro' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bregar
    - canto
    - disco
    - dura
    - durante
    - edificación
    - golpe
    - huevo
    - larga
    - largo
    - mollera
    - oído
    - pelar
    - roer
    - sobremesa
    - suela
    - tarugo
    - aplastar
    - entrado
    - noviazgo
    - pesado
    - piedra
    - rock
    - tieso
    English:
    achieve
    - blow
    - broke
    - celebration
    - cold-hearted
    - dammit
    - disc
    - disk
    - easy
    - elbow-grease
    - empire
    - exacting
    - exertion
    - graft
    - grill
    - gristle
    - hard
    - hard disk
    - hard porn
    - hard-boiled
    - hard-core
    - harsh
    - hawkish
    - lack
    - last
    - long
    - nail
    - not
    - nougat
    - nut
    - penny
    - punishing
    - recognition
    - rough
    - rugged
    - second
    - severe
    - slog
    - stale
    - stark
    - stiff
    - sweat
    - thrive
    - toil
    - tough
    - tough-minded
    - arduous
    - boil
    - dense
    - firm
    * * *
    duro, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [objeto, material, superficie] hard;
    [carne] tough; [pan] stale;
    estas peras están todavía muy duras these pears are still hard o not ripe;
    Vulg
    ponérsele dura a alguien: se me puso dura I got a hard-on;
    estar duro como una piedra to be rock-hard;
    más dura será la caída: cuanto más famosos se hagan, más dura será la caída the more famous they get, the worse it is when they fall from popularity;
    Fam
    ser duro de mollera [estúpido] to be thick in the head;
    [testarudo] to be pigheaded; Fam
    ser duro de oído to be hard of hearing
    2. [cerradura, grifo, mecanismo] stiff;
    los cajones van un poco duros the drawers are a bit stiff
    3. [agua] hard
    4. [penoso, inclemente] [clima, invierno] harsh, severe;
    [etapa, experiencia, vida] hard, tough;
    fue un golpe muy duro para todos it was a heavy blow for everybody;
    son o [m5] corren tiempos muy duros these are hard times;
    Fam
    estar a las duras y a las maduras [sin rendirse] to be there through thick and thin;
    [sin quejarse] to take the rough with the smooth
    5. [severo, áspero] [persona, palabras, críticas] harsh, severe;
    [acciones, medidas, condena] harsh; [postura, sector] hard-line; [juego, partido] rough;
    estuvo muy duro con él he was very hard on him;
    el ala dura del partido the hard-line faction of the party;
    una entrada muy dura [de futbolista] a very hard tackle
    6. [fuerte, resistente] tough;
    un tipo duro a tough guy;
    Fam
    ser duro de pelar to be a hard nut to crack
    ♦ nm
    1. [persona] tough guy;
    [en partido político] hardliner;
    hacerse el duro to act tough
    2. Esp Antes [moneda] 5-peseta coin;
    me debes 1.000 duros you owe me 5,000 pesetas;
    5 duros [moneda] 25-peseta coin;
    estar sin un duro to be flat broke;
    Fam
    ¡lo que faltaba para el duro! that really is all we needed!;
    Fam
    que le/te/ etc [m5] den dos duros to hell with him/you/ etc
    ♦ adv
    1. [mucho] hard;
    trabajar duro to work hard
    2. Col, Ven Fam [alto] loudly;
    hablar duro to talk loudly;
    reír duro to laugh noisily
    3. Col, Ven Fam [rápido] quickly, fast;
    nadan muy duro, es imposible alcanzarlos they're very strong swimmers, it's impossible to catch them
    4. Col, Ven Fam [fuerte] hard;
    pégale duro hit him hard
    * * *
    I adj
    1 material hard; carne tough
    2 clima, fig
    harsh
    3
    :
    duro de oído fam hard of hearing;
    duro de corazón hard-hearted;
    ser duro de pelar be a tough nut to crack
    II adv hard
    III m five peseta coin
    * * *
    duro adv
    : hard
    trabajé tan duro: I worked so hard
    duro, -ra adj
    1) : hard, tough
    2) : harsh, severe
    * * *
    duro1 adj
    1. (en general) hard
    2. (carne, persona) tough
    3. (castigo, clima) harsh
    4. (pan) stale
    duro2 adv hard
    duro3 n five peseta coin

    Spanish-English dictionary > duro

  • 5 hueso

    m.
    1 bone.
    acabar o dar con sus huesos en (informal figurative) to end up in
    no poder con sus huesos (informal figurative) to be ready to drop, to be exhausted
    hueso de santo (cooking) = small marzipan roll filled with egg yolk
    2 stone (British), pit (United States) (of fruit).
    aceitunas sin hueso pitted olives
    3 very strict person (informal) (person).
    4 contacts, influence (informal) (enchufe). (Mexican Spanish)
    5 pit.
    6 safe government job.
    7 cushy job, soft job, prebend, sinecure.
    8 personal connection.
    * * *
    1 ANATOMÍA bone
    2 (de fruta) stone, US pit
    3 familiar figurado (cosa difícil) struggle, problem
    4 familiar figurado (persona desagradable) pain in the neck, jerk
    5 familiar figurado (profesor) strict teacher, stickler
    \
    dar con los huesos en el suelo to end up on the floor
    darle a la sin hueso to talk one's head off
    estar en los huesos figurado to be all skin and bone
    ser un hueso duro de roer figurado to be a hard nut to crack
    tener los huesos molidos to be exhausted, be dead beat
    * * *
    noun m.
    1) bone
    2) pit, stone
    * * *
    SM
    1) (Anat) bone

    dar con los huesos en —

    darle a la sin hueso — * to talk a lot

    irse de la sin hueso, soltar la sin hueso — * to shoot one's mouth off *

    hueso de santo — filled roll of marzipan

    2) (Bot) stone, pit (EEUU)
    3) CAm, Méx (=sinecura) government job, sinecure; (=puesto cómodo) soft job
    4) And mule
    5)

    hueso colorado — Méx strong northerly wind

    * * *
    1)
    a) (Anat) bone

    calado or empapado hasta los huesos — soaked to the skin, wet through

    dar con los or sus huesos en algo: fue a dar con sus huesos en la cárcel he finished up o ended up in jail; en los huesos — (fam) nothing but skin and bone(s) (colloq)

    b)

    (de) color hueso — off-white, bone-colored

    c) (Méx fam) ( puesto público) safe (government) job (colloq); ( sinecura) cushy job (colloq)
    2) ( de fruta) pit (AmE), stone (BrE)

    ser un hueso (duro de roer) — ( ser difícil) to be a hard o tough nut to crack

    * * *
    1)
    a) (Anat) bone

    calado or empapado hasta los huesos — soaked to the skin, wet through

    dar con los or sus huesos en algo: fue a dar con sus huesos en la cárcel he finished up o ended up in jail; en los huesos — (fam) nothing but skin and bone(s) (colloq)

    b)

    (de) color hueso — off-white, bone-colored

    c) (Méx fam) ( puesto público) safe (government) job (colloq); ( sinecura) cushy job (colloq)
    2) ( de fruta) pit (AmE), stone (BrE)

    ser un hueso (duro de roer) — ( ser difícil) to be a hard o tough nut to crack

    * * *
    hueso1
    1 = bone.

    Ex: The large stores of inscription on bones or tortoise shells of the Yin and Shang dynasties unearthed by paleontologists are the seeds of the earliest ancient Chinese archives.

    * blanco hueso = off-white.
    * calado hasta los huesos = drenched to the skin, soaked to the skin, wringing wet, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.
    * carne + desprenderse del hueso = meat + fall off + the bone.
    * color hueso = off-white.
    * con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].
    * cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.
    * de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.
    * empapado hasta los huesos = drenched to the skin, soaked to the skin, wringing wet, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.
    * en carne y hueso = in the flesh.
    * helado hasta la médula de los huesos = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).
    * hueso de la risa = funny bone.
    * hueso duro = tough nut.
    * hueso duro de roer = uphill struggle, tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack.
    * hueso metatarsiano = metatarsal.
    * hueso roto = broken bone.
    * hueso temporal = temporal bone.
    * lleno de huesos = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].
    * salud de los huesos = bone health.
    * ser un saco de huesos = be a bag of bones.
    * sin hueso = boneless.

    hueso2
    2 = pit, stone.

    Ex: On Crete the locals eat them by the handful and spit out the pits like watermelon seeds.

    Ex: Once you have removed the stones from fruits such as apricots and plums, you can turn the fruit halves inside out, then place them skin down on the tray.

    * * *
    A
    calado or empapado hasta los huesos soaked to the skin, wet through
    cuidar algo como hueso (de) santo ( Chi fam); to treat sth like gold dust ( colloq)
    dar con los or sus huesos en algo: fue a dar con sus huesos en la cárcel he finished up o ended up in jail
    dio con los huesos en el suelo he ended up o landed up o finished up on the floor
    dar or pinchar en hueso ( Esp fam): con éste hemos dado en hueso we've come up against a tricky o difficult customer here ( colloq)
    de hueso colorado ( Méx fam); through and through, to the core
    no poder algn con sus huesos ( fam); to be whacked-out ( colloq)
    en los huesos ( fam); nothing but skin and bone(s) ( colloq)
    está/se ha quedado en los huesos he's nothing but o he's all skin and bone(s)
    estar por los huesos de algn ( Esp fam); to be crazy about sb ( colloq)
    2
    (de) color hueso off-white, bone-colored
    3 ( Méx fam) (puesto público) safe (government) job ( colloq); (sinecura) cushy job ( colloq)
    Compuestos:
    ● hueso or huesito de la suerte
    wishbone
    B (de fruta) pit ( AmE), stone ( BrE)
    ser un hueso ( fam) (ser malo): el libro es un hueso it's an awful book ( colloq)
    ser un hueso (duro de roer) (ser difícil): su rival es un hueso (duro de roer) ( fam); his opponent is a tough o hard nut to crack ( colloq)
    el profesor de ciencias es un hueso ( fam); the science teacher is a real tough nut ( colloq)
    para mí la química es un hueso duro de roer chemistry is an uphill struggle for me
    * * *

     

    hueso sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) (Anat) bone;

    ◊ en los huesos (fam) nothing but skin and bone(s) (colloq)

    b)


    2 ( de fruta) pit (AmE), stone (BrE)
    hueso sustantivo masculino
    1 Anat bone
    2 (de una fruta) stone, US pit
    3 (persona difícil de complacer) hard nut
    4 fig (tarea trabajosa) hard work
    5 LAm (enchufe) contact
    ♦ Locuciones: estar en los huesos, to be all skin and bone
    Esp pinchar/dar en hueso, to come up against a tricky or difficult person: conmigo has pinchado en hueso en cuanto a la financiación de tu aventura, to get me to pay for your adventure will be tricky
    la sin hueso, the tongue
    ' hueso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    caballete
    - caña
    - carne
    - carné
    - desencajar
    - desencajada
    - desencajado
    - desencajarse
    - desenterrar
    - frontal
    - médula
    - pepita
    - roer
    - romperse
    - rotura
    - soldarse
    - tuétano
    - zafarse
    - aceituna
    - astilla
    - astillarse
    - componer
    - fragmento
    - pelado
    - pómulo
    - quebradizo
    - quebrado
    - saliente
    English:
    ankle bone
    - bone
    - bony
    - break
    - crack
    - dislodge
    - flesh
    - for
    - life
    - live
    - mend
    - nut
    - off-white
    - pit
    - set
    - splinter
    - stone
    - off
    * * *
    hueso nm
    1. [del cuerpo] bone;
    Fam
    nos calamos hasta los huesos we got soaked to the skin;
    de color hueso ivory (coloured);
    Fam
    acabar o [m5] dar con sus huesos en to end up in;
    tropezó y dio con sus huesos en el suelo she tripped and tumbled to the ground;
    la descubrieron y acabó con sus huesos en la cárcel she was caught out and ended up in jail;
    Fam
    estar en los huesos to be all skin and bones;
    Fam
    no puedo con mis huesos I'm ready to drop, I'm exhausted;
    Fam
    ser un hueso duro de roer to be a hard nut to crack;
    Fam
    la sin hueso [la lengua] the tongue;
    soltar la sin hueso to shoot one's mouth off
    hueso del cráneo skull bone;
    hueso maxilar jawbone, Espec mandible;
    hueso de santo [pastel] = small roll of marzipan filled with sweetened egg yolk
    2. [de fruto] Br stone, US pit;
    aceitunas sin hueso pitted olives
    3. Fam [persona] very strict person;
    el profe de inglés es un hueso our English teacher is dead strict
    4. Fam [asignatura] difficult subject
    5.
    huesos [restos] bones;
    el cementerio en el que descansan sus huesos the cemetery where her bones were laid to rest
    6. Méx Fam [enchufe] contacts, influence;
    [trabajo fácil] cushy job
    * * *
    m
    1 ANAT bone;
    estar en los huesos be all skin and bone;
    moler/romper los huesos a alguien beat s.o. up;
    2 de fruta pit, stone; persona tough guy;
    hueso duro de roer fig fam hard nut to crack fam
    cushy number fam
    4 Méx fam ( influencia) influence, pull fam
    * * *
    hueso nm
    1) : bone
    2) : pit, stone (of a fruit)
    * * *
    1. (del cuerpo) bone
    2. (de aceituna, cereza) stone

    Spanish-English dictionary > hueso

  • 6 hueso duro de roer

    = uphill struggle, tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack
    Ex. While I have received rave reviews for these courses I teach, I have an uphill struggle to fill them.
    Ex. Sudan's oil sector proves a hard nut to crack.
    Ex. Realizing that the UK market was a very hard nut to crack he moved to Switzerland which was a safer bet but it also took him time.
    * * *
    = uphill struggle, tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack

    Ex: While I have received rave reviews for these courses I teach, I have an uphill struggle to fill them.

    Ex: Sudan's oil sector proves a hard nut to crack.
    Ex: Realizing that the UK market was a very hard nut to crack he moved to Switzerland which was a safer bet but it also took him time.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hueso duro de roer

  • 7 problema difícil de resolver

    (n.) = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler
    Ex. Sudan's oil sector proves a hard nut to crack.
    Ex. Realizing that the UK market was a very hard nut to crack he moved to Switzerland which was a safer bet but it also took him time.
    Ex. Most titles in the series feature many fun-to-solve ' brain tickler' problems with answers.
    * * *
    (n.) = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler

    Ex: Sudan's oil sector proves a hard nut to crack.

    Ex: Realizing that the UK market was a very hard nut to crack he moved to Switzerland which was a safer bet but it also took him time.
    Ex: Most titles in the series feature many fun-to-solve ' brain tickler' problems with answers.

    Spanish-English dictionary > problema difícil de resolver

  • 8 difícil

    adj.
    difficult, tough, arduous, cumbersome.
    Un trabajo difícil [duro] A stiff job.
    * * *
    1 difficult, hard
    2 (improbable) unlikely
    ■ es difícil que nos encontremos allí it's unlikely that we'll meet there, we're unlikely to meet there
    * * *
    adj.
    difficult, hard
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=complicado) [problema] difficult; [tiempos, vida] difficult, hard; [situación] difficult, delicate

    me resulta muy difícil decidir — I find it very hard to decide, I have great difficulty in deciding

    2) [persona] difficult
    3) * [cara] ugly
    * * *
    1)
    a) [ser] <problema/situación> difficult; < examen> hard, difficult

    me fue muy difícil decírselo — it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him

    resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas — it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses

    difícil de + inf — difficult o hard to + inf

    b) [estar] (fam)
    2) [ser] ( poco probable) unlikely

    es posible pero lo veo difícil — it's possible, but I don't think it's very likely

    3) [ser] <persona/carácter> difficult
    * * *
    = arduous, demanding, difficult, intractable, laborious, painful, taxing, tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], delicate, tortuous, hardscrabble, obstinate, bumpy, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uphill, problematic, problematical, hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.].
    Ex. Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.
    Ex. It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.
    Ex. It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.
    Ex. Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.
    Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.
    Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.
    Ex. It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.
    Ex. As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.
    Ex. The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.
    Ex. Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.
    Ex. The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.
    Ex. And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.
    Ex. It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.
    Ex. Predicting the future is dicey.
    Ex. Promoters of this tax will have an uphill fight and the cultural objections will be very great.
    Ex. This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.
    Ex. The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.
    Ex. The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
    ----
    * ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.
    * algo muy difícil = a tough sell.
    * aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.
    * aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.
    * cuestión difícil = poser.
    * de difícil solución = intractable.
    * de la forma más difícil = the hard way.
    * difícil de aceptar = hard to swallow.
    * difícil de agradar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].
    * difícil de complacer = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].
    * difícil de comprender = difficult to understand.
    * difícil de conseguir = hard to come by, difficult to come by.
    * difícil de contentar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].
    * difícil de descifrar = cryptic.
    * difícil de distinguir = indistinguishable.
    * difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.
    * difícil de entender = cryptic.
    * difícil de gestionar = unmanageable.
    * difícil de gestionar + Adjetivo = unmanageably + Adjetivo.
    * difícil de hacer = hard to do.
    * difícil de localizar = irretraceable.
    * difícil de manejar = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unwieldy.
    * difícil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].
    * difícil de obtener = hard to come by, difficult to come by.
    * difícil de seguir = heavy going.
    * difícil de sustituir = hard to replace.
    * difícil de tratar = unruly.
    * empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.
    * en circunstancias difíciles = under difficult circumstances.
    * en condiciones difíciles = under difficult conditions.
    * encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.
    * encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.
    * encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.
    * encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.
    * encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.
    * en épocas difíciles = in times of need.
    * enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.
    * enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.
    * enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end, plunge in at + the deep end.
    * en tiempos difíciles = in times of need.
    * hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.
    * hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.
    * meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.
    * meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.
    * metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.
    * muy difícil de traducir = defy + translation.
    * por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.
    * pregunta difícil = poser.
    * pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.
    * problema difícil = poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.
    * ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.
    * ser difícil = be a stretch.
    * ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.
    * ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.
    * ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.
    * ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.
    * ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.
    * ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.
    * ser muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.
    * situación difícil = hardship.
    * tarea difícil = hard task.
    * tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.
    * tenerlo difícil = not be easy.
    * tiempos difíciles = embattled time(s).
    * * *
    1)
    a) [ser] <problema/situación> difficult; < examen> hard, difficult

    me fue muy difícil decírselo — it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him

    resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas — it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses

    difícil de + inf — difficult o hard to + inf

    b) [estar] (fam)
    2) [ser] ( poco probable) unlikely

    es posible pero lo veo difícil — it's possible, but I don't think it's very likely

    3) [ser] <persona/carácter> difficult
    * * *
    = arduous, demanding, difficult, intractable, laborious, painful, taxing, tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], delicate, tortuous, hardscrabble, obstinate, bumpy, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uphill, problematic, problematical, hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.].

    Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.

    Ex: It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.
    Ex: It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.
    Ex: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.
    Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.
    Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.
    Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.
    Ex: As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.
    Ex: The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.
    Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.
    Ex: The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.
    Ex: And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.
    Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.
    Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.
    Ex: Promoters of this tax will have an uphill fight and the cultural objections will be very great.
    Ex: This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.
    Ex: The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.
    Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
    * ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.
    * algo muy difícil = a tough sell.
    * aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.
    * aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.
    * cuestión difícil = poser.
    * de difícil solución = intractable.
    * de la forma más difícil = the hard way.
    * difícil de aceptar = hard to swallow.
    * difícil de agradar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].
    * difícil de complacer = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].
    * difícil de comprender = difficult to understand.
    * difícil de conseguir = hard to come by, difficult to come by.
    * difícil de contentar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].
    * difícil de descifrar = cryptic.
    * difícil de distinguir = indistinguishable.
    * difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.
    * difícil de entender = cryptic.
    * difícil de gestionar = unmanageable.
    * difícil de gestionar + Adjetivo = unmanageably + Adjetivo.
    * difícil de hacer = hard to do.
    * difícil de localizar = irretraceable.
    * difícil de manejar = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unwieldy.
    * difícil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].
    * difícil de obtener = hard to come by, difficult to come by.
    * difícil de seguir = heavy going.
    * difícil de sustituir = hard to replace.
    * difícil de tratar = unruly.
    * empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.
    * en circunstancias difíciles = under difficult circumstances.
    * en condiciones difíciles = under difficult conditions.
    * encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.
    * encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.
    * encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.
    * encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.
    * encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.
    * en épocas difíciles = in times of need.
    * enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.
    * enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.
    * enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end, plunge in at + the deep end.
    * en tiempos difíciles = in times of need.
    * hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.
    * hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.
    * meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.
    * meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.
    * metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.
    * muy difícil de traducir = defy + translation.
    * por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.
    * pregunta difícil = poser.
    * pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.
    * problema difícil = poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.
    * ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.
    * ser difícil = be a stretch.
    * ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.
    * ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.
    * ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.
    * ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.
    * ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.
    * ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.
    * ser muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.
    * situación difícil = hardship.
    * tarea difícil = hard task.
    * tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.
    * tenerlo difícil = not be easy.
    * tiempos difíciles = embattled time(s).

    * * *
    A
    1 [ SER] ‹problema/tema/situación› difficult
    el examen fue muy difícil the exam was very hard o difficult
    es un problema difícil it's a tricky o difficult problem
    corren tiempos difíciles para nuestra economía this is a difficult time for our economy
    con tu actitud me lo estás poniendo más difícil you're not making it any easier for me o you're making it harder for me by being like that
    no creo que gane, lo tiene muy difícil I don't think she'll win, she's in a difficult position
    me fue muy difícil decírselo it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him
    resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses
    cada vez se hace más difícil encontrar un buen empleo it is becoming more and more difficult o it's becoming harder and harder to get a good job
    difícil DE + INF difficult o hard to + INF
    mi madre es muy difícil de complacer my mother is very hard o difficult to please
    2 [ ESTAR] ( fam):
    está la cosa difícil things are pretty difficult o tricky ( colloq)
    B [ SER]
    (poco probable): es posible pero lo veo difícil it's possible, but I think it's unlikely o I don't think it's very likely
    difícil QUE + SUBJ:
    va a ser muy difícil que acepte it's very unlikely that he'll accept
    veo difícil que gane I doubt if she'll win, I think it's unlikely that she'll win
    C [ SER] ‹persona/carácter› difficult
    un niño difícil a difficult child
    * * *

     

    difícil adjetivo
    1
    a) ‹problema/situación› difficult;

    ‹ examen› hard, difficult;
    ◊ me fue muy difícil decírselo it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him;

    es difícil de hacer/entender it's difficult o hard to do/understand
    b) ‹persona/carácter› difficult

    2 ( poco probable) unlikely;

    veo difícil que gane I doubt if she'll win
    difícil adjetivo
    1 (que cuesta trabajo o esfuerzo intelectual) difficult, hard
    difícil de explicar, difficult to explain
    difícil de soportar, hard to bear
    2 (improbable) unlikely: es difícil que suceda, it is unlikely that that will happen
    3 (una persona) difficult
    ' difícil' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    amarre
    - cañón
    - compaginación
    - concienciarse
    - delicada
    - delicado
    - despreocuparse
    - disyuntiva
    - engorrosa
    - engorroso
    - escabrosa
    - escabroso
    - escala
    - espinosa
    - espinoso
    - estrechamiento
    - gustar
    - harta
    - harto
    - hueso
    - impronunciable
    - insensible
    - judicatura
    - lance
    - mas
    - onerosa
    - oneroso
    - papelón
    - respirar
    - sí
    - tocha
    - tocho
    - viabilidad
    - arrecho
    - caprichoso
    - contentar
    - costar
    - creer
    - duro
    - epopeya
    - especial
    - esperar
    - esquivo
    - fregado
    - hacer
    - ingrato
    - jodido
    - malabarismo
    - mancha
    - manchar
    English:
    arduous
    - around
    - awkward
    - beating
    - choose
    - climb
    - concentrate
    - cumbersome
    - desperately
    - difficult
    - distance
    - dodgy
    - elusive
    - embark
    - folly
    - for
    - gap
    - grammar
    - hard
    - hard-won
    - housekeeper
    - immensely
    - injustice
    - lean
    - mess
    - problematic
    - problematical
    - realize
    - replacement
    - ruggedness
    - scramble
    - shake off
    - situation
    - so
    - sticky
    - stiff
    - surely
    - think ahead
    - to
    - tough
    - tricky
    - trying
    - agonizing
    - deep
    - demanding
    - going
    - increasingly
    - keep
    - likely
    - plight
    * * *
    1. [complicado] difficult;
    va a ser difícil encontrar un sitio abierto a estas horas it's going to be difficult o hard to find anywhere that's open at this time;
    son tiempos difíciles these are difficult times;
    pasaron por una situación difícil they went through a difficult period;
    no es difícil imaginar lo que pasó it's not difficult o hard to imagine what happened;
    es una pregunta difícil de responder it's a difficult question to answer;
    hacerse difícil: se hace difícil entender por qué lo hizo it's difficult to understand why she did it;
    se me hace difícil acostumbrarme a madrugar I can't get used to getting up early;
    ponérselo difícil a alguien to make things difficult for sb;
    no me lo pongas difícil don't make things difficult o hard for me;
    serle difícil a alguien: le va a ser muy difícil encontrar trabajo it's going to be very difficult for him to find a job, he's going to find it very difficult to get a job;
    tener difícil algo: tiene muy difícil encontrar trabajo it's very difficult o hard for him to find work
    2. [improbable] unlikely;
    puede ser, aunque me parece difícil maybe, but I think it's unlikely;
    es difícil que ganen they're unlikely to win;
    no es difícil que ocurra it could easily happen
    3. [rebelde] difficult, awkward;
    es un niño muy difícil he's a very awkward o difficult child;
    tener un carácter difícil to be an awkward person, to be difficult to get on with
    * * *
    adj
    1 difficult;
    ponerlo difícil a alguien make it difficult for s.o.;
    difícil de decir hard o difficult to say
    :
    es difícil que venga he’s unlikely to come, it’s unlikely that he’ll come
    * * *
    : difficult, hard
    * * *
    1. (en general) difficult
    2. (improbable) unlikely [comp. unlikelier; superl. unlikeliest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > difícil

  • 9 roer

    v.
    1 to gnaw (at).
    2 to eat away (at).
    3 to nag or gnaw (at).
    * * *
    Present Indicative
    roo/ roigo/ royo, roes, roe, roemos, roéis, roen.
    Past Indicative
    roí, roíste, royó, roímos, roísteis, royeron.
    Present Subjunctive
    roa, roas, roa, roamos, roáis, roan;
    Imperfect Subjunctive
    Future Subjunctive
    Imperative
    roe (tú), roa, roiga, roya (él/Vd.), roamos, roigamos, royamos (nos.), roed (vos.), roan, roigan, royan (ellos/Vds.).
    * * *
    VT
    1) [+ comida] to gnaw; (=mordiscar) to nibble at; [+ hueso] to gnaw, pick
    2) (=corroer) to corrode, eat away
    3) [+ capital] to eat into (bit by bit)
    4) [conciencia] to prick
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <hueso/cable> to gnaw (at)
    b) ( atormentar) to gnaw at, eat away at
    * * *
    Ex. The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.
    ----
    * hueso duro de roer = uphill struggle, tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack.
    * roer poco a poco = eat away at.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <hueso/cable> to gnaw (at)
    b) ( atormentar) to gnaw at, eat away at
    * * *

    Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.

    * hueso duro de roer = uphill struggle, tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack.
    * roer poco a poco = eat away at.

    * * *
    roer [ E13 ]
    vt
    1 ‹hueso/cable/libro› to gnaw (at)
    los ratones han roído el queso the mice have been at the cheese o have been nibbling the cheese
    2 (atormentar) to gnaw at, eat away at
    el remordimiento le roía las entrañas remorse was gnawing o eating away at him
    * * *

    roer ( conjugate roer) verbo transitivo ‹hueso/cable› to gnaw (at)
    roer verbo transitivo
    1 (un hueso, una cosa) to gnaw
    2 (una galleta, queso) to nibble
    3 (la conciencia) to gnaw at, nag at
    ♦ Locuciones: un hueso duro de roer, a hard nut to crack
    ' roer' also found in these entries:
    English:
    eat into
    - gnaw
    - nibble
    - nut
    - eat
    * * *
    roer vt
    1. [con dientes] to gnaw (at);
    ser duro de roer to be a tough nut to crack
    2. [gastar] to eat away (at)
    3. [atormentar] to nag o gnaw (at);
    le roe la conciencia por lo mal que se ha portado her appalling behaviour is gnawing (at) her conscience
    * * *
    v/t gnaw; fig
    eat away at
    * * *
    roer {69} vt
    1) : to gnaw
    2) : to eat away at, to torment
    * * *
    roer vb to gnaw

    Spanish-English dictionary > roer

  • 10 problema

    m.
    1 problem.
    el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism
    los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems
    el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left
    2 glitch, bug.
    * * *
    1 problem
    \
    dar problemas to cause problems
    tener problemas con to have trouble with
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    1. SM
    1) (=dificultad) problem

    ¿tienes problemas de dinero? — do you have any money worries o financial problems?

    2) (Mat) problem
    3) Méx (=accidente) accident, mishap
    2.
    ADJ INV (=problemático) problem antes de s
    * * *
    masculino problem

    resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

    no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

    * * *
    = dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.
    Ex. Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.
    Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
    Ex. Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
    Ex. A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex. Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.
    Ex. The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
    Ex. The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.
    Ex. Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.
    Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex. The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
    Ex. In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex. But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.
    Ex. However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.
    Ex. The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
    ----
    * abordar un problema = address + problem.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.
    * acometer un problema = attack + problem.
    * acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * acotar un problema = delineate + problem.
    * acuciado por problemas = embattled.
    * acumular problemas = build up + problems.
    * afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.
    * afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.
    * agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * agravar un problema = compound + problem.
    * ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.
    * aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.
    * aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.
    * arreglar un problema = fix + problem.
    * asediado por problemas = embattled.
    * atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.
    * ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
    * averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * combatir un problema = combat + problem.
    * complicar un problema = compound + problem.
    * con problemas = in hot water.
    * con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * con problemas de vista = vision impaired.
    * con problemas visuales = vision impaired.
    * considerar un problema = consider + problem.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * corregir un problema = correct + problem.
    * crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.
    * darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.
    * dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.
    * dar problemas = play up.
    * darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * debatir un problema = discuss + problem.
    * decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * definición del problema = problem statement.
    * definir un problema = delineate + problem.
    * delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.
    * desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.
    * detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.
    * diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.
    * encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.
    * enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.
    * enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.
    * enunciado del problema = problem statement.
    * esbozar un problema = outline + problem.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.
    * esquivar un problema = duck + issue.
    * estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.
    * exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.
    * hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.
    * identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.
    * ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.
    * investigar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].
    * lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.
    * llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.
    * mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.
    * meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.
    * mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.
    * no haber problemas = be fine.
    * no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.
    * no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.
    * obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.
    * ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.
    * orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.
    * paliar problemas = minimise + problems.
    * paliar un problema = solve + problem.
    * percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].
    * plagar de problemas = bedevil.
    * plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.
    * presentar problemas = present + problems.
    * presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.
    * problema acuciante = pressing problem.
    * problema + acuciar = problem + beset.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problema + afligir = problem + afflict.
    * problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.
    * problema alimenticio = eating problem.
    * problema asociado = attending problem.
    * problema auditivo = hearing problem.
    * problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.
    * problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.
    * problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.
    * problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.
    * problema cotidiano = daily problem.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * problema de espacio = space problem.
    * problema de imagen = image problem.
    * problema de peso = weight problem.
    * problema de salud = health problem.
    * problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.
    * problema de seguridad = security problem.
    * problema diario = daily problem.
    * problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * problema doméstico = domestic problem.
    * problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.
    * problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.
    * problema en la escuela = school problem.
    * problema escolar = school problem.
    * problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problema familiar = family problem.
    * problema informático = computing problem.
    * problema inicial = startup problem.
    * problema insoluble = insoluble problem.
    * problema monetario = monetary problem.
    * problema motriz = motor disability.
    * problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + persistir = problem + persist.
    * problema personal = personal problem.
    * problema + plantearse = problem + come with.
    * problema práctico = practical problem.
    * problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * problema + radicar = trouble + lie.
    * problema real = real problem.
    * problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.
    * problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.
    * problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.
    * problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * problemas dentales = dental disease.
    * problemas de oído = poor hearing.
    * problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.
    * problemas familiares = family crisis.
    * problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.
    * problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.
    * problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.
    * problema social = societal problem, social problem.
    * problemas sociales = social crisis.
    * problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.
    * problemas visuales = visual impairment.
    * problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.
    * problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.
    * resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.
    * salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.
    * ser un problema = be at issue.
    * sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.
    * sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.
    * sin problemas de vista = sighted.
    * solución a problemas = problem solution.
    * solucionar los problemas = put + things right.
    * solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.
    * subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].
    * subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.
    * superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.
    * superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.
    * surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.
    * suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.
    * tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.
    * tener problemas = have + problems.
    * tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.
    * tener un problema = experience + problem.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.
    * tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.
    * toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.
    * tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.
    * tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.
    * trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.
    * * *
    masculino problem

    resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

    no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

    * * *
    = dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.

    Ex: Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.

    Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
    Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
    Ex: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex: Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.
    Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
    Ex: The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.
    Ex: Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.
    Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex: The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
    Ex: In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.
    Ex: However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.
    Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
    * abordar un problema = address + problem.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.
    * acometer un problema = attack + problem.
    * acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * acotar un problema = delineate + problem.
    * acuciado por problemas = embattled.
    * acumular problemas = build up + problems.
    * afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.
    * afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.
    * agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * agravar un problema = compound + problem.
    * ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.
    * aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.
    * aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.
    * arreglar un problema = fix + problem.
    * asediado por problemas = embattled.
    * atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.
    * ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
    * averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * combatir un problema = combat + problem.
    * complicar un problema = compound + problem.
    * con problemas = in hot water.
    * con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * con problemas de vista = vision impaired.
    * con problemas visuales = vision impaired.
    * considerar un problema = consider + problem.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * corregir un problema = correct + problem.
    * crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.
    * darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.
    * dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.
    * dar problemas = play up.
    * darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * debatir un problema = discuss + problem.
    * decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * definición del problema = problem statement.
    * definir un problema = delineate + problem.
    * delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.
    * desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.
    * detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.
    * diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.
    * encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.
    * enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.
    * enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.
    * enunciado del problema = problem statement.
    * esbozar un problema = outline + problem.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.
    * esquivar un problema = duck + issue.
    * estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.
    * exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.
    * hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.
    * identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.
    * ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.
    * investigar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].
    * lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.
    * llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.
    * mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.
    * meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.
    * mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.
    * no haber problemas = be fine.
    * no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.
    * no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.
    * obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.
    * ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.
    * orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.
    * paliar problemas = minimise + problems.
    * paliar un problema = solve + problem.
    * percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].
    * plagar de problemas = bedevil.
    * plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.
    * presentar problemas = present + problems.
    * presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.
    * problema acuciante = pressing problem.
    * problema + acuciar = problem + beset.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problema + afligir = problem + afflict.
    * problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.
    * problema alimenticio = eating problem.
    * problema asociado = attending problem.
    * problema auditivo = hearing problem.
    * problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.
    * problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.
    * problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.
    * problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.
    * problema cotidiano = daily problem.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * problema de espacio = space problem.
    * problema de imagen = image problem.
    * problema de peso = weight problem.
    * problema de salud = health problem.
    * problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.
    * problema de seguridad = security problem.
    * problema diario = daily problem.
    * problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * problema doméstico = domestic problem.
    * problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.
    * problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.
    * problema en la escuela = school problem.
    * problema escolar = school problem.
    * problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problema familiar = family problem.
    * problema informático = computing problem.
    * problema inicial = startup problem.
    * problema insoluble = insoluble problem.
    * problema monetario = monetary problem.
    * problema motriz = motor disability.
    * problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema pequeño = a cloud no bigger than a man's hand.
    * problema + persistir = problem + persist.
    * problema personal = personal problem.
    * problema + plantearse = problem + come with.
    * problema práctico = practical problem.
    * problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * problema + radicar = trouble + lie.
    * problema real = real problem.
    * problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.
    * problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.
    * problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.
    * problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * problemas dentales = dental disease.
    * problemas de oído = poor hearing.
    * problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.
    * problemas familiares = family crisis.
    * problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.
    * problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.
    * problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.
    * problema social = societal problem, social problem.
    * problemas sociales = social crisis.
    * problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.
    * problemas visuales = visual impairment.
    * problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.
    * problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.
    * resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.
    * salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.
    * ser un problema = be at issue.
    * sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.
    * sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.
    * sin problemas de vista = sighted.
    * solución a problemas = problem solution.
    * solucionar los problemas = put + things right.
    * solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.
    * subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].
    * subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.
    * superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.
    * superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.
    * surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.
    * suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.
    * tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.
    * tener problemas = have + problems.
    * tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.
    * tener un problema = experience + problem.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.
    * tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.
    * toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.
    * tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.
    * tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.
    * trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.

    * * *
    1 ( Mat) problem
    resolver un problema to solve a problem
    2 (dificultad, preocupación) problem
    nos está creando muchos problemas it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of trouble
    problemas económicos financial difficulties o problems
    me gustaría ir, el problema es que no tengo dinero I'd like to go, the snag o trouble o problem o thing is I don't have any money
    los coches viejos siempre dan muchos problemas old cars always give a lot of trouble, old cars always play up a lot ( colloq)
    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas if they find out, you'll be in trouble
    no te hagas problema ( AmL); don't worry about it
    * * *

     

    problema sustantivo masculino
    problem;
    ◊ resolver/solucionar un problema to solve a problem;

    los coches viejos dan muchos problemas old cars give a lot of trouble;
    no te hagas problema (AmL) don't worry about it
    problema sustantivo masculino problem: les está dando muchos problemas, it is giving them a lot of trouble
    problemas económicos, financial difficulties

    ' problema' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abordar
    - acotar
    - circunscribirse
    - comprensión
    - conciencia
    - concienciarse
    - conjuntamente
    - contingente
    - deforestación
    - desarrollo
    - desforestación
    - desmenuzar
    - diferente
    - drogodependencia
    - eficacia
    - encarar
    - endemoniada
    - endemoniado
    - enfocar
    - enfocada
    - enfocado
    - enfoque
    - enrevesada
    - enrevesado
    - enunciado
    - inconveniente
    - intrincada
    - intrincado
    - magnitud
    - mano
    - orden
    - plantear
    - presentarse
    - profundizar
    - profundidad
    - radicar
    - raíz
    - remediar
    - remontar
    - replantear
    - resolución
    - resolver
    - robar
    - rompecabezas
    - salida
    - sencilla
    - sencillez
    - sencillo
    - sensibilizar
    - sinsabor
    English:
    answer
    - appreciate
    - appreciation
    - approach
    - approachable
    - arithmetic
    - attack
    - avenue
    - awkward
    - bit
    - bypass
    - can
    - care
    - central
    - come up
    - compound
    - deal with
    - define
    - devil
    - difficulty
    - emerge
    - emotional
    - form
    - formidable
    - graft
    - grapple
    - growing
    - hard
    - hassle
    - ignore
    - issue
    - knotty
    - knowledge
    - land
    - lie
    - magnitude
    - major
    - matter
    - meditate
    - meet with
    - nut
    - object
    - outstanding
    - overcome
    - pin down
    - pose
    - present
    - problem
    - question
    - relation
    * * *
    1. [dificultad] problem;
    el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism;
    los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems;
    no quiero más problemas I don't want any more trouble;
    el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left;
    Am
    no te hagas problema don't worry about it
    2. [matemático] problem;
    resolver un problema to solve a problem
    * * *
    m problem;
    sin problema without difficulty, without any problems
    * * *
    : problem
    * * *
    problema n problem

    Spanish-English dictionary > problema

  • 11 resolver

    v.
    1 to resolve (solucionar) (duda, crisis).
    Ella resuelve el asunto She resolves the issue.
    2 to settle (partido, disputa, conflicto).
    una canasta en el último segundo resolvió el partido a favor del equipo visitante a basket in the last second of the game secured victory for the visitors
    3 to solve, to work out, to figure out, to find the solution to.
    Ella resuelve el caso She solves the case.
    4 to resolve to, to decide to, to make one's mind to.
    Ella resuelve partir She resolves to leave.
    5 to take a resolution, to resolve, to rule.
    6 to annul.
    Ella resuelve el juicio She annuls the trial.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ MOVER], like link=mover mover (pp resuelto,-a)
    1 (solucionar - gen) to resolve, solve; (- asunto, conflicto) to resolve, settle; (- dificultad) to overcome
    2 (decidir) to resolve, decide (-, to)
    3 (deshacer) to resolve
    4 QUÍMICA to dissolve
    1 (solucionarse) to be solved; (resultar) to work out
    2 (reducirse) to end up (en, in), turn out
    3 (decidirse) to resolve (a, -), make up one's mind (a, to), decide (a, to)
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    ( pp resuelto)
    1. VT
    1) [+ problema] to solve; [+ duda] to settle; [+ asunto] to decide, settle; [+ crimen] to solve
    2) (Quím) to dissolve
    3) [+ cuerpo de materiales] to analyse, divide up, resolve (en into)
    2. VI
    1) (=juzgar) to rule, decide

    resolver a favor de algn — to rule o decide in sb's favour

    2) (=decidirse por)
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) <crimen/problema> to solve; <asunto/conflicto> to resolve, settle

    ¿me puedes resolver una duda? — could you clear up one point for me?

    2) ( decidir) to decide

    resolver + inf — to decide o resolve to + inf

    2.
    resolver vi juez to rule, decide
    3.
    resolverse v pron to decide
    * * *
    = resolve, solve, sort out, work out, get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of.
    Ex. The technology can, at the same time, be used to make its single greatest contribution by serving as the medium by which the incompatible requirements imposed on the catalog are resolved.
    Ex. I must warn you though that this might not solve anything.
    Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.
    Ex. The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.
    Ex. He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.
    Ex. Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.
    Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.
    ----
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * asunto sin resolver = unfinished business, unresolved matter.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * resolver el dilema = tell + the tale.
    * resolver el dilema de forma contundente = clinch + the argument.
    * resolver las cuestiones menores = work out + details.
    * resolver las diferencias = iron out + differences, resolve + Posesivo + differences, settling of differences, flatten out + differences, flush out + differences, settle + Posesivo + differences.
    * resolver las dudas = solve + Posesivo + doubts.
    * resolver los pormenores = work out + details.
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver una crisis = solve + crisis.
    * resolver una cuestión = resolve + point, resolve + question, issue + settle.
    * resolver una diferencia = negotiate + difference.
    * resolver una disputa = settle + dispute.
    * resolver una necesidad = address + requirement.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * resolver un caso = crack + a case.
    * resolver un dilema = resolve + dilemma.
    * resolver un litigio = settle + dispute.
    * resolver un misterio = solve + mystery, unravel + mystery.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sin resolver = unresolved, unsolved, unsettled, uncleared.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) <crimen/problema> to solve; <asunto/conflicto> to resolve, settle

    ¿me puedes resolver una duda? — could you clear up one point for me?

    2) ( decidir) to decide

    resolver + inf — to decide o resolve to + inf

    2.
    resolver vi juez to rule, decide
    3.
    resolverse v pron to decide
    * * *
    = resolve, solve, sort out, work out, get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of.

    Ex: The technology can, at the same time, be used to make its single greatest contribution by serving as the medium by which the incompatible requirements imposed on the catalog are resolved.

    Ex: I must warn you though that this might not solve anything.
    Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.
    Ex: The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.
    Ex: He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.
    Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.
    Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * asunto sin resolver = unfinished business, unresolved matter.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * resolver el dilema = tell + the tale.
    * resolver el dilema de forma contundente = clinch + the argument.
    * resolver las cuestiones menores = work out + details.
    * resolver las diferencias = iron out + differences, resolve + Posesivo + differences, settling of differences, flatten out + differences, flush out + differences, settle + Posesivo + differences.
    * resolver las dudas = solve + Posesivo + doubts.
    * resolver los pormenores = work out + details.
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver una crisis = solve + crisis.
    * resolver una cuestión = resolve + point, resolve + question, issue + settle.
    * resolver una diferencia = negotiate + difference.
    * resolver una disputa = settle + dispute.
    * resolver una necesidad = address + requirement.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * resolver un caso = crack + a case.
    * resolver un dilema = resolve + dilemma.
    * resolver un litigio = settle + dispute.
    * resolver un misterio = solve + mystery, unravel + mystery.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sin resolver = unresolved, unsolved, unsettled, uncleared.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.

    * * *
    vt
    A ‹crimen/problema› to solve; ‹asunto/conflicto› to resolve, settle
    unas dificultades que estoy tratando de resolver some difficulties that I am trying to solve o sort out
    a ver si me resuelves una duda I wonder if you could clear up one point for me
    tiene resuelto su futuro his future is settled
    B (decidir) to decide
    ¿qué has resuelto? what have you decided?
    el gol que resolvió el partido ( period); the goal that decided o settled the game
    resolver + INF to decide o resolve to + INF
    resolvieron no comunicarles los resultados they decided o resolved not to tell them the results
    C ‹contrato› to end, terminate
    ■ resolver
    vi
    «juez» to rule, decide
    to decide
    se resolvieron por la segunda opción or a favor de la segunda opción they decided on the second option
    se resolvieron a aceptar la propuesta they decided o resolved o made up their minds to accept the proposal
    no se resuelve a abandonarlo she can't bring herself to leave him
    * * *

     

    resolver ( conjugate resolver) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹crimen/problema/misterio› to solve, clear up;

    ‹asunto/conflicto› to resolve, settle;
    ‹ duda› to clear up;


    resolver verbo transitivo
    1 (tomar una determinación) to resolve
    2 (un asunto, problema) to solve, resolve: debo resolver algunas cuestiones antes de irme, I need to sort out some problems before I go
    3 (zanjar) to settle: aquel gol resolvió el partido, that goal settled the match
    ' resolver' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    multiplicación
    - pendiente
    - sacar
    - solventar
    - vida
    - asignatura
    - chabolismo
    - definitivamente
    - diferencia
    - problema
    - resuelto
    English:
    air
    - answer
    - arbitration
    - arithmetic
    - clear up
    - clinch
    - clue
    - crack
    - decide
    - dispose of
    - go on
    - grapple
    - iron out
    - knowledge
    - mismanage
    - open-and-shut
    - resolve
    - rule out
    - settle
    - slug out
    - smooth out
    - solve
    - sort out
    - straighten out
    - trouble
    - work out
    - figure
    - go
    - iron
    - rule
    - straighten
    - thrash
    - unsettled
    - work
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [solucionar] [duda, crisis] to resolve;
    [problema, caso, crucigrama, acertijo] to solve
    2. [partido, disputa, conflicto] to settle;
    una canasta en el último segundo resolvió el partido a favor del equipo visitante a basket in the last second of the game secured victory for the visitors
    3. [decidir]
    resolver hacer algo to decide to do sth;
    resolvió llamar a la policía she decided to call the police
    * * *
    <part resuelto> v/t problema solve
    * * *
    resolver {89} vt
    1) : to resolve, to settle
    2) : to decide
    * * *
    1. (solucionar) to solve
    2. (ocuparse de) to sort out / to settle
    3. (decidir) to decide

    Spanish-English dictionary > resolver

  • 12 duro1

    1 = harsh [harsher -comp., harshest -sup.], severe [severer -comp., severest -sup.], stiff [stiffer -comp., stiffest -sup.], tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.], hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.], stern, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], rugged, hard-nosed, unfeeling, tough-minded, hard-line, hardy [hardier -comp., hardiest -sup.], hard-wearing, gruelling [grueling, -USA].
    Ex. In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.
    Ex. Obviously if it were not for the fact that such indexes also have severe limitations there would be little need to produce any other type of subject index.
    Ex. Ironically, however, the internal organisation walls librarians have built to categorise materials by format remain stiff and solid.
    Ex. As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.
    Ex. 'I wish she'd tell me when she asks one of my people to do something,' she added in the same flinty tone.
    Ex. The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
    Ex. There are two good reasons for this stern rule.
    Ex. The changes for the latter group are going to be abrupt, and rough -- very revolutionary.
    Ex. The article 'Where no drive has gone before: ruggedized CD-ROM drives' provides examples of conditions where CD-ROM drives need to be particularly rugged (severe industrial conditions, severe shock and vibration conditions, and severe military conditions).
    Ex. Companies must adopt a hard-nosed attitude in judging the cost benefits of teletext.
    Ex. The discourteous, unfeeling, & degrading reception encountered by job applicants is discussed.
    Ex. Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.
    Ex. Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.
    Ex. These plants are often not as hardy when placed in the garden under less than hothouse conditions.
    Ex. The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.
    Ex. He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.
    ----
    * actuar duro = play + hardball.
    * a duras penas = with great difficulty.
    * arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.
    * avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.
    * cara dura = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessness.
    * ciencias duras, las = hard sciences, the.
    * dar duro = pack + a wallop.
    * de línea dura = hard-line.
    * disco duro = hard disc.
    * dura realidad = fact of life, harsh reality.
    * duro como una piedra = rock-hard.
    * duro de corazón = hard-hearted.
    * duro de oído = hard-of-hearing.
    * duro despertar = rude awakening.
    * duro golpe = cruel blow.
    * duro revés = cruel blow.
    * edición en cubierta dura = hardcover.
    * edición en tapas duras = hardcover.
    * ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.
    * hacerse el duro = play it + cool, play + hard to get.
    * hueso duro = tough nut.
    * hueso duro de roer = uphill struggle, tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack.
    * huevo duro = hard-boiled egg.
    * la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.
    * libro impreso en pastas duras = board book.
    * madera dura = hardwood.
    * ¿mano blanda o mano dura? = the carrot vs. the stick.
    * mano blanda y mano dura = carrots and sticks.
    * mano dura = iron fist, iron hand.
    * más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * paladar duro = hard palate.
    * pastas duras = hard cover.
    * personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.
    * pornografía dura = hard core pornography.
    * puro y duro = unvarnished.
    * recibir duras críticas = take + a pounding, take + a beating.
    * salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.
    * sector duro = hard sector.
    * tan duro como el pedernal = as hard as nails.
    * tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.
    * tan duro como la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * tenerlo duro = not be easy.
    * tener un duro despertar = rude awakening + be in store.
    * trabajar duro = labour [labor, -USA], toil, slave away.
    * trabajo duro = hard graft, hard labour, thirsty work, hard work.

    Spanish-English dictionary > duro1

  • 13 algo casi seguro

    (n.) = a sure bet, safe bet
    Ex. The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.
    Ex. Realizing that the UK market was a very hard nut to crack he moved to Switzerland which was a safer bet but it also took him time.
    * * *
    (n.) = a sure bet, safe bet

    Ex: The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.

    Ex: Realizing that the UK market was a very hard nut to crack he moved to Switzerland which was a safer bet but it also took him time.

    Spanish-English dictionary > algo casi seguro

  • 14 algo seguro

    m.
    a sure thing.
    * * *
    (n.) = safe bet
    Ex. Realizing that the UK market was a very hard nut to crack he moved to Switzerland which was a safer bet but it also took him time.
    * * *
    (n.) = safe bet

    Ex: Realizing that the UK market was a very hard nut to crack he moved to Switzerland which was a safer bet but it also took him time.

    Spanish-English dictionary > algo seguro

  • 15 ser un hueso duro de roer

    figurado to be a hard nut to crack
    * * *
    *to be a hard nut to crack

    Spanish-English dictionary > ser un hueso duro de roer

  • 16 hueso1

    1 = bone.
    Ex. The large stores of inscription on bones or tortoise shells of the Yin and Shang dynasties unearthed by paleontologists are the seeds of the earliest ancient Chinese archives.
    ----
    * blanco hueso = off-white.
    * calado hasta los huesos = drenched to the skin, soaked to the skin, wringing wet, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.
    * carne + desprenderse del hueso = meat + fall off + the bone.
    * color hueso = off-white.
    * con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].
    * cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.
    * de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.
    * empapado hasta los huesos = drenched to the skin, soaked to the skin, wringing wet, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.
    * en carne y hueso = in the flesh.
    * helado hasta la médula de los huesos = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).
    * hueso de la risa = funny bone.
    * hueso duro = tough nut.
    * hueso duro de roer = uphill struggle, tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack.
    * hueso metatarsiano = metatarsal.
    * hueso roto = broken bone.
    * hueso temporal = temporal bone.
    * lleno de huesos = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].
    * salud de los huesos = bone health.
    * ser un saco de huesos = be a bag of bones.
    * sin hueso = boneless.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hueso1

  • 17 ser duro de pelar

    familiar to be a tough nut to crack
    * * *
    hueso 2)

    Spanish-English dictionary > ser duro de pelar

  • 18 ser dura de cocer y peor de comer

    • be a hard nut to crack

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > ser dura de cocer y peor de comer

  • 19 ser duro de roer

    • be a hard nut to crack

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > ser duro de roer

  • 20 un hueso duro de roer

    • a hard nut to crack

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > un hueso duro de roer

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