-
1 afiladísimo
= razor-sharp.Ex. I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.* * *= razor-sharp.Ex: I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.
-
2 filoso como una navaja
• razor-sharp -
3 agudo
adj.1 sharp, smart, keen, astute.2 intense, severe, fierce, excruciating.3 high-pitched, sharp, shrill, piping.4 acute, clever, keen, insightful.5 witty, clever.6 pointed, acute, sharp-edged.7 acute.8 oxytone, accented in the last syllable, oxytonic, with a stronger phonetic accent on last syllable.Acordeón es una palabra aguda "Acordeon" is accented in the last syllable...m.high-pitch note, treble.* * *► adjetivo1 (afilado) sharp2 (dolor) acute5 (voz) high-pitched6 (sonido) treble, high* * *(f. - aguda)adj.1) sharp, acute2) high, high-pitched3) clever, witty* * *ADJ1) (=afilado) [filo] sharp; [instrumento] sharp, pointed2) (=intenso) [enfermedad, dolor] acute; [acento] acute3) [ángulo] acute4) (=incisivo) [mente, sentido] sharp, keen; [ingenio] ready, lively; [crítica] penetrating; [observación] smart, clever; [pregunta] acute, searching5) (=gracioso) witty6) (Mús) [nota] high, high-pitched; [voz, sonido] piercing* * *- da adjetivo1)a) <filo/punta> sharpb) < ángulo> acute2)a) <voz/sonido> high-pitched; < nota> highb) < dolor> ( duradero) intense, acute; ( momentáneo) sharpc) < crisis> severed) <aumento/descenso> sharp3)a) ( perspicaz) < persona> quick-witted, sharp; < comentario> shrewdb) ( gracioso) <comentario/persona> wittyc) <sentido/instinto> sharp* * *= keen [keener -comp., keenest -sup.], sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], trenchant, witty [wittier -comp., wittiest -sup.], perceptive, acute, searing, stinging, heightened, high-pitched, penetrating, razor-sharp, keen-witted, pointy [pointier -comp., pointiest - sup.].Ex. Formal logic used to be a keen instrument in the hands of the teacher in his trying of students' souls.Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.Ex. However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex. In their profound and perceptive essay on professionalism, Mary Lee Bundy and Paul Wasserman write at some length on this extraordinary phenomenon, 'the essential timidity of responsibility for solving informational problems and providing unequivocal answers'.Ex. In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.Ex. His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.Ex. In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.Ex. The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.Ex. The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.Ex. In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.Ex. As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.Ex. She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.Ex. So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.----* acento agudo = acute.* de vista aguda = sharp-eyed.* dolor agudo = twinge.* Enfermedad + aguda = acute + Enfermedad, a bad case of + Enfermedad.* infección aguda = acute infection.* miastenia aguda = myasthenia gravis.* SARS (Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo y Grave) = SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).* * *- da adjetivo1)a) <filo/punta> sharpb) < ángulo> acute2)a) <voz/sonido> high-pitched; < nota> highb) < dolor> ( duradero) intense, acute; ( momentáneo) sharpc) < crisis> severed) <aumento/descenso> sharp3)a) ( perspicaz) < persona> quick-witted, sharp; < comentario> shrewdb) ( gracioso) <comentario/persona> wittyc) <sentido/instinto> sharp* * *= keen [keener -comp., keenest -sup.], sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], trenchant, witty [wittier -comp., wittiest -sup.], perceptive, acute, searing, stinging, heightened, high-pitched, penetrating, razor-sharp, keen-witted, pointy [pointier -comp., pointiest - sup.].Ex: Formal logic used to be a keen instrument in the hands of the teacher in his trying of students' souls.
Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex: In their profound and perceptive essay on professionalism, Mary Lee Bundy and Paul Wasserman write at some length on this extraordinary phenomenon, 'the essential timidity of responsibility for solving informational problems and providing unequivocal answers'.Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.Ex: His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.Ex: In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.Ex: In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.Ex: As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.Ex: She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.Ex: So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.* acento agudo = acute.* de vista aguda = sharp-eyed.* dolor agudo = twinge.* Enfermedad + aguda = acute + Enfermedad, a bad case of + Enfermedad.* infección aguda = acute infection.* miastenia aguda = myasthenia gravis.* SARS (Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo y Grave) = SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).* * *agudo -daA1 ‹filo/punta› sharp2 ‹ángulo› acuteB1 ‹voz› high-pitched; (irritante) shrill; ‹sonido› high-pitched; (irritante) piercing; ‹nota› high2 ‹dolor› (duradero) intense, acute; (momentáneo) sharp3 ‹crisis› severe4 ‹aumento/descenso› sharpun agudo descenso del índice de mortalidad a sharp fall in the death rateC1 (perspicaz) ‹persona› quick-witted, sharp; ‹observación/comentario› shrewd; ‹pregunta› shrewd, searching2 (gracioso) ‹comentario/persona› witty3 ‹vista› sharp; ‹oído› sharp, acute; ‹sentido/instinto› keen, sharpD1 ‹palabra› stressed on the last syllable2 ‹acento› acute* * *
agudo◊ -da adjetivo
1
2
‹ nota› high
( momentáneo) sharp
3
‹ comentario› shrewd
agudo,-a adjetivo
1 (sensación, enfermedad) acute
2 (tono de voz) high-pitched
(sonido) treble, high
3 (ingenioso) witty
4 (oído, vista, olfato) sharp, keen
' agudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguda
- fina
- fino
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- lista
- listo
- sagaz
- estridente
- ladino
- pinchazo
- pitido
- quejido
English:
acute
- crack
- high
- high-pitched
- keen
- piping
- quick
- quick-witted
- raging
- sharp
- shrill
- witty
- yap
* * *agudo, -a♦ adj1. [filo, punta] sharp2. [vista, olfato] keen3. [crisis, problema, enfermedad] serious, acute4. [dolor] intense;sentí un dolor agudo al mover el brazo I felt a sharp pain when I moved my arm5. [sonido, voz] high, high-pitched6. [perspicaz] [persona] sharp, shrewd;[ingenio] keen, sharp7. [ingenioso] witty;estás muy agudo you're on form o very witty today;Irónico¡muy agudo! [cuando algo no es gracioso] very clever o funny!;[cuando algo es evidente] very observant!♦ nmagudos [sonidos] treble* * *adj1 acute2 ( afilado) sharp3 sonido high-pitched4 ( perspicaz) sharp5 LING:acento agudo acute accent* * *agudo, -da adj1) : acute, sharp2) : shrill, high-pitched3) perspicaz: clever, shrewd* * *agudo adj1. (en general) sharp2. (sonido, voz) high / high pitched3. (ángulo, dolor) acute5. (sentido) keen6. (palabra)"sofá" es una palabra aguda the accent is on the last syllable in "sofá" -
4 afilado
adj.sharp, cutting, edgy, keen.m.sharpening, whet.past part.past participle of spanish verb: afilar.* * *1 sharpening————————1→ link=afilar afilar► adjetivo1 sharp2 (con punta) pointed3 figurado (cara, nariz) long and thin1 sharpening* * *(f. - afilada)adj.* * *ADJ [borde] sharp; [punta] tapering, sharp* * *- da adjetivo1)a) <borde/cuchillo> sharpde rostro afilado — with a long, thin face
* * *= sharpening, razor-sharp.Ex. Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.Ex. I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.----* más afilado que una navaja = as sharp as a knife.* más afilado que un cuchillo = as sharp as a knife.* * *- da adjetivo1)a) <borde/cuchillo> sharpde rostro afilado — with a long, thin face
* * *= sharpening, razor-sharp.Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
Ex: I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.* más afilado que una navaja = as sharp as a knife.* más afilado que un cuchillo = as sharp as a knife.* * *A1 ‹borde/lápiz/cuchillo› sharp2 ‹nariz› pointed; ‹rasgos› sharp; ‹dedos› longuna vieja de rostro afilado an old woman with a long, thin faceB (mordaz) ‹lengua› sharp; ‹pluma› bitingsharpening* * *
Del verbo afilar: ( conjugate afilar)
afilado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
afilado
afilar
afilado◊ -da adjetivo
1
‹ rasgos› sharp;
‹ dedos› long
2 ( mordaz) ‹ lengua› sharp;
‹ pluma› biting
afilar ( conjugate afilar) verbo transitivo ‹navaja/cuchillo› to sharpen, hone
afilado,-a adjetivo sharp
afilar verbo transitivo to sharpen
' afilado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afilada
- puntiaguda
- puntiagudo
English:
gouge out
- keen
- sharp
- sharp-edged
* * *afilado, -a♦ adj1. [cuchillo, punta, lápiz] sharp2. [dedos, rasgos] pointed3. [comentario, crítica] cutting;tiene la lengua muy afilada he has a very sharp tongue♦ nmsharpening* * *I adj sharpII m sharpening* * *afilado, -da adj1) : sharp2) : long, pointeduna nariz afilada: a sharp nose* * *afilado adj sharp -
5 cortante
adj.1 sharp (afilado).2 cutting (tajante) (frase, estilo).Las chicas se abalanzaron al hoyo The girls jumped blindly into the hole.3 incisal.4 blunt, rough, curt, snappish.* * *► adjetivo1 (que corta) cutting, sharp3 figurado (persona, estilo) sharp, brusque* * *adj.cutting, sharp* * *1. ADJ1) [instrumento] cutting, sharp2) [viento] cutting, biting3) [respuesta] sharp, cutting2.SM (=trinchador) cleaver, chopper* * *a) <instrumento/objeto> sharpb) < viento> bitingc) <respuesta/tono> sharp* * *= piercing, razor-sharp.Ex. She gave him one long piercing glance and started up the stairs toward the deputy director's office.Ex. I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.----* frío cortante = biting cold, pinching cold.* viento cortante = biting wind.* * *a) <instrumento/objeto> sharpb) < viento> bitingc) <respuesta/tono> sharp* * *= piercing, razor-sharp.Ex: She gave him one long piercing glance and started up the stairs toward the deputy director's office.
Ex: I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.* frío cortante = biting cold, pinching cold.* viento cortante = biting wind.* * *1 ‹instrumento/objeto› sharp2 ‹viento› bitinghacía un frío cortante it was bitterly cold3 ‹respuesta/tono› sharpme respondió cortante she answered sharply* * *
cortante adjetivo
cortante adjetivo
1 (aire, frío, etc) cutting, biting: al subir a cubierta el viento cortante les hizo retroceder, after encountering a biting wind on deck, they were forced to go back inside
2 (persona, comentario) sharp: tiene una manera de ser tan cortante que me extraña que tenga amigos, her manner can be so curt that it's a wonder that she has any friends
' cortante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrupta
- abrupto
English:
biting
- bitter
- cutting
- sharp
- snappy
- curt
- tart
* * *cortante adj1. [afilado] sharp2. [viento] biting;[frío] bitter3. [tajante] [frase, estilo] cutting* * *adj1 filo sharp2 viento cutting* * *cortante adj: cutting, sharp -
6 perspicaz
adj.1 sharp, perceptive.2 perspicacious, sharp, clever, intelligent.* * *► adjetivo (pl perspicaces)1 sharp, perspicacious* * *ADJ1) (=agudo, sagaz) perceptive, shrewd2) [vista] keen; [persona] keen-sighted* * *adjetivo shrewd, perceptive* * *= percipient, sharp-eyed, perceptive, observant, clear-sighted, penetrating, razor-sharp, keen-witted, shrewd [shrewder -comp., shrewdest -sup.].Ex. Manoeuvres that have been used, as the the percipient observer well knows, include simplifications and routines to save time.Ex. Sharp-eyed researchers noted that twenty-three per cent of the people who came did so in order to meet someone or to use the phone.Ex. In their profound and perceptive essay on professionalism, Mary Lee Bundy and Paul Wasserman write at some length on this extraordinary phenomenon, 'the essential timidity of responsibility for solving informational problems and providing unequivocal answers'.Ex. Every member of staff has a duty to be observant where safety is concerned.Ex. Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.Ex. In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.Ex. As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.Ex. She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.Ex. Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.* * *adjetivo shrewd, perceptive* * *= percipient, sharp-eyed, perceptive, observant, clear-sighted, penetrating, razor-sharp, keen-witted, shrewd [shrewder -comp., shrewdest -sup.].Ex: Manoeuvres that have been used, as the the percipient observer well knows, include simplifications and routines to save time.
Ex: Sharp-eyed researchers noted that twenty-three per cent of the people who came did so in order to meet someone or to use the phone.Ex: In their profound and perceptive essay on professionalism, Mary Lee Bundy and Paul Wasserman write at some length on this extraordinary phenomenon, 'the essential timidity of responsibility for solving informational problems and providing unequivocal answers'.Ex: Every member of staff has a duty to be observant where safety is concerned.Ex: Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.Ex: In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.Ex: As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.Ex: She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.* * *shrewd, perceptive, perspicacious ( frml)* * *
perspicaz adjetivo
shrewd, perceptive
perspicaz adjetivo perceptive, sharp
' perspicaz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sagaz
- agudo
- clarividente
English:
acute
- clear-sighted
- discerning
- penetrating
- perception
- perceptive
- searching
- sharp-witted
- shrewd
- subtle
* * *perspicaz adjsharp, perceptive* * *adj shrewd, perspicacious fml* * * -
7 aguzado
adj.1 sharp, pointed, keen.2 sharpened, needle-sharp, sharp-edged, sharp-pointed.past part.past participle of spanish verb: aguzar.* * *ADJ LAm sharp, on the ball ** * *= razor-sharp.Ex. As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.* * *= razor-sharp.Ex: As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.
* * *aguzado -da -
8 vivo
adj.1 live, alive, living, above-ground.2 lively, keen, alert, brisk.3 bright, shining, vivid.4 alive, passionate.f. & m.living person.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: vivir.* * *► adjetivo1 (que tiene vida) living; (que está) alive2 (fuego, llama) live, burning3 (lengua) living4 figurado (color etc) bright, vivid6 figurado (dolor, emoción, etc) acute, deep, intense7 figurado (descripción etc) lively, graphic8 figurado (carácter) quick, irritable11 figurado (llaga, herida) open► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 living person1 COSTURA trimming, border\a lo vivo vividlyde viva voz verbally, by word of mouthen carne viva raw, red raw 2 figurado freshen vivo TELEVISIÓN liveal rojo vivo red-hotherir a alguien en lo más vivo / tocar a alguien en lo más vivo figurado to cut somebody to the quick¿quién vive? MILITAR who goes there?ser el vivo retrato de / ser la viva imagen de familiar to be the spitting image oftener el genio vivo to be quick-temperedfuerzas vivas figurado driving forces————————1 COSTURA trimming, border* * *(f. - viva)adj.1) alive2) lively3) vivid* * *vivo, -a1. ADJ1) (=con vida)se busca vivo o muerto — wanted, dead or alive
b) [piel] rawme dio o hirió en lo más vivo — it cut me to the quick
cal, fuerza 5), lágrima, lengua 4)a lo vivo —
2) (TV, Radio)en vivo — (=en directo) live; (=en persona) in person
un espectáculo con música en vivo — a live music show, a show with live music
¿has visto en vivo a algún famoso? — have you ever seen anyone famous in the flesh?
3) (=intenso) [descripción] vivid, graphic; [imaginación, mirada, ritmo] lively; [movimiento, paso] quick, lively; [color] bright; [sensación] acute; [genio] fiery; [ingenio] ready; [inteligencia] sharp, keen; [filo] sharprojo 2., 1), voz 1)su recuerdo siempre seguirá vivo entre nosotros — her memory will always be with us, her memory will live on in our minds
4) [persona] (=listo) clever; (=astuto) sharp; (=animado) lively2. SM/ F1) *(=aprovechado)es un vivo — he's a clever one *, he's a sly one *
2)3.SM (Cos) edging, border* * *I- va adjetivo1)a) ( con vida) alivea lo vivo — (fam) without anesthetic*
en vivo — <actuación/transmisión> live
b) < lengua> living (before n)2)a) < persona> (despierto, animado) vivacious, bubbly; < descripción> vivid, graphic; <relato/imaginación> livelyb) < color> bright, vivid; <llama/fuego> bright; <ojos/mirada> lively, brightc) <sentimiento/deseo> intense, strongen lo más vivo: me hirió en lo más vivo he cut me to the quick; me afectó en lo más vivo — it affected me very deeply
3) (avispado, astuto) sharpIIno seas tan vivo — don't try to be clever
* * *= alive, live, living, vivid, quickened, vibrant + Color, bright [brighter -comp., brightest -sup.], living and breathing, surviving, walking, land of the living, the, spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], shrewd [shrewder -comp., shrewdest -sup.].Ex. Armstrong Sperry's 'Call It Courage' is now some years old but still to my mind an attractive and alive book.Ex. By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building.Ex. Few librarians have had both his dedication and ability to make the catalog a living tool serving all of the people.Ex. There are vivid examples of serious fires and other natural disasters occuring in libraries that cause incalculable financial and academic losses to society.Ex. For a storyteller preparation is like rehearsal for an orchestra; there will be passages that need emphasis, and some that need a slow pace, others that need a quickened tempo, and so on = La preparación de un narrador de cuentos es como el ensayo de una orquesta; habrá pasajes que necesiten énfasis, otros un ritmo lento, otros un ritmo acelerado, etcétera.Ex. The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.Ex. The openness of the now accessible stacks is emphasised by use of glass and bright colours.Ex. They are more than simple documents -- they are living and breathing expressions of important ethical concerns.Ex. Interviews were with a surviving next of kin or a nonrelative about three months after the event of death.Ex. He is a walking history of modern librarianship and has been a mentor to many.Ex. This is a review article on a book by Stephen M. Borish ' The Land of the Living'.Ex. A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.Ex. He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.Ex. Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.----* actuación en vivo = live performance, live entertainment.* apagar la cal viva = slake + quicklime.* a viva voz = open outcry.* cal viva = quicklime.* comerse Algo vivo, devorarse Algo = eat + Nombre + alive.* concierto en vivo = live concert.* continuar vivo = live on.* cosa viva = living thing.* de viva voz = orally, word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.* entre los vivos = land of the living, the.* en vivo = live-action, in vivo, live.* imaginación muy viva = vivid imagination.* leyenda vivida = living legend.* llorar a lágrima viva = sob + Posesivo + heart out, cry + Posesivo + heart out, cry + uncontrollably.* mantener Algo vivo = keep + the flame alive, keep + Nombre + at the fore.* mantener vivo = keep + alive, keep + Nombre + going.* materia viva = living matter.* monumento vivo = living monument.* música en vivo = live music.* no vivo = nonliving [non-living].* organismo vivo = living thing.* permanecer vivo = remain + alive.* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.* publicación seriada viva = active serial.* revista viva = active journal.* rojo vivo = vibrant red, vermilion [vermillion].* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.* sentirse vivo = feel + alive.* ser un vivo retrato de = be a dead ringer for.* servicio de referencia en vivo = live reference.* ser vivo = sentient being.* tener algo muy vivo en la mente de uno = be strong in + mind.* viva + Nombre = long live + Nombre.* vivos, los = living, the.* * *I- va adjetivo1)a) ( con vida) alivea lo vivo — (fam) without anesthetic*
en vivo — <actuación/transmisión> live
b) < lengua> living (before n)2)a) < persona> (despierto, animado) vivacious, bubbly; < descripción> vivid, graphic; <relato/imaginación> livelyb) < color> bright, vivid; <llama/fuego> bright; <ojos/mirada> lively, brightc) <sentimiento/deseo> intense, strongen lo más vivo: me hirió en lo más vivo he cut me to the quick; me afectó en lo más vivo — it affected me very deeply
3) (avispado, astuto) sharpIIno seas tan vivo — don't try to be clever
* * *= alive, live, living, vivid, quickened, vibrant + Color, bright [brighter -comp., brightest -sup.], living and breathing, surviving, walking, land of the living, the, spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], shrewd [shrewder -comp., shrewdest -sup.].Ex: Armstrong Sperry's 'Call It Courage' is now some years old but still to my mind an attractive and alive book.
Ex: By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building.Ex: Few librarians have had both his dedication and ability to make the catalog a living tool serving all of the people.Ex: There are vivid examples of serious fires and other natural disasters occuring in libraries that cause incalculable financial and academic losses to society.Ex: For a storyteller preparation is like rehearsal for an orchestra; there will be passages that need emphasis, and some that need a slow pace, others that need a quickened tempo, and so on = La preparación de un narrador de cuentos es como el ensayo de una orquesta; habrá pasajes que necesiten énfasis, otros un ritmo lento, otros un ritmo acelerado, etcétera.Ex: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.Ex: The openness of the now accessible stacks is emphasised by use of glass and bright colours.Ex: They are more than simple documents -- they are living and breathing expressions of important ethical concerns.Ex: Interviews were with a surviving next of kin or a nonrelative about three months after the event of death.Ex: He is a walking history of modern librarianship and has been a mentor to many.Ex: This is a review article on a book by Stephen M. Borish ' The Land of the Living'.Ex: A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.Ex: He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.* actuación en vivo = live performance, live entertainment.* apagar la cal viva = slake + quicklime.* a viva voz = open outcry.* cal viva = quicklime.* comerse Algo vivo, devorarse Algo = eat + Nombre + alive.* concierto en vivo = live concert.* continuar vivo = live on.* cosa viva = living thing.* de viva voz = orally, word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.* entre los vivos = land of the living, the.* en vivo = live-action, in vivo, live.* imaginación muy viva = vivid imagination.* leyenda vivida = living legend.* llorar a lágrima viva = sob + Posesivo + heart out, cry + Posesivo + heart out, cry + uncontrollably.* mantener Algo vivo = keep + the flame alive, keep + Nombre + at the fore.* mantener vivo = keep + alive, keep + Nombre + going.* materia viva = living matter.* monumento vivo = living monument.* música en vivo = live music.* no vivo = nonliving [non-living].* organismo vivo = living thing.* permanecer vivo = remain + alive.* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.* publicación seriada viva = active serial.* revista viva = active journal.* rojo vivo = vibrant red, vermilion [vermillion].* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.* sentirse vivo = feel + alive.* ser un vivo retrato de = be a dead ringer for.* servicio de referencia en vivo = live reference.* ser vivo = sentient being.* tener algo muy vivo en la mente de uno = be strong in + mind.* viva + Nombre = long live + Nombre.* vivos, los = living, the.* * *A1 (con vida) alive[ S ] se busca vivo o muerto wanted, dead or alivelos mosquitos me están comiendo vivo ( fam); I'm being eaten alive by mosquitoesno vimos ninguna serpiente viva we didn't see any live snakeses ya una leyenda viva he is a legend in his own lifetime, he is a living legendmantuvo viva su fé she kept her faith aliveen vivo livemúsica en vivo live musichicieron el programa en vivo they did the program live2 ‹lengua› living ( before n)el idioma sigue vivo the language is still aliveB1 ‹persona› (despierto, animado) vivacious, bubbly2 ‹descripción› vivid, graphic; ‹relato/imaginación› livelyaún tengo vivo en la memoria aquel momento I can still remember that moment vividly4 ‹ojos/mirada› lively, bright5 ‹sentimiento/deseo› intense, stronglo más vivo: sus palabras me llegaron a lo más vivo her words cut me to the quicksu muerte me afectó en lo más vivo his death affected me very deeplyC (avispado, astuto) sharpése es muy vivo y no se va a dejar engañar that guy is too smart o sharp to be taken in ( colloq)no seas tan vivo, que ésta es mi parte don't try to be clever o to pull a fast one, this is my share ( colloq)esos vendedores son muy vivos those salesmen are razor-sharp ( colloq)masculine, feminine( fam)1 (oportunista) sharp o smooth operator ( colloq)2 (aprovechado) crafty devil ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo vivir: ( conjugate vivir)
vivo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
vivir
vivo
vivir ( conjugate vivir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to live;◊ vive solo he lives alone o on his own;
vivo para algo/algn to live for sth/sb;
vivo en paz to live in peace;
la pintura no da para vivo you can't make a living from painting;
el sueldo no le alcanza para vivo his salary isn't enough (for him) to live on;
vivo de algo ‹ de la caridad› to live on sth;
‹del arte/de la pesca› to make a living from sth;
ver tb◊ renta
2 ( estar vivo) to be alive
3 ( como interj):◊ ¡viva el Rey! long live the King!;
¡vivan los novios! three cheers for the bride and groom!;
¡viva! hurray!
verbo transitivoa) ( pasar por):
los que vivimos la guerra those of us who lived through the war
vivo◊ -va adjetivo
1
en vivo ‹actuación/transmisión› live
2
‹ descripción› vivid, graphic;
‹relato/imaginación› lively
‹llama/fuego› bright;
‹ojos/mirada› lively, bright
3 (avispado, astuto) sharp;◊ no seas tan vivo don't try to be clever
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( oportunista) sharp o smooth operator (colloq);
( aprovechado) freeloader
vivir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (tener vida) to live: vivió ochenta años, she lived to be eighty
¡aún vive!, he's still alive!
2 (estar residiendo) to live: viven en Australia, they live in Australia
3 (en la memoria) su recuerdo aún vive en nosotros, our memories of him still live on
4 (subsistir) no es suficiente para vivir, it's not enough to live on
esa gente vive de la caza, those people live from o by hunting
5 (convivir) viven juntos desde hace muchos años, they've been living together for years
II vtr (pasar una experiencia) to live through
III sustantivo masculino
1 life, living
2 (una persona) de mal vivir, loose, disreputable
♦ Locuciones: dejar vivir a alguien, (no molestar) vive y deja vivir, live and let live; familiar no vivir alguien, (preocupación, angustia) desde que tiene esa grave enfermedad, sus padres no viven, his parents have been in a state of anxiety since he's had this serious illness; familiar vivir la vida alguien, (libertad, ociosidad) ha acabado la carrera y ahora se dedica a vivir la vida, now he's finished his university studies he's going to enjoy life
vivo,-a
I adjetivo
1 alive: todavía está vivo, he's still alive
(un espectáculo) en vivo, live ➣ Ver nota en alive 2 (persona: vital, alegre) vivacious
(astuta) sharp
3 (intenso, brillante) bright
una camisa de un rojo vivo, a bright red shirt
4 (un relato, descripción) lively, graphic
(un sentimiento) intense, deep
II sustantivo masculino y femenino (persona avispada, astuta) sharp
♦ Locuciones: al rojo vivo, red-hot
familiar vivito y coleando, alive and kicking
' vivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actualmente
- alegre
- alta
- alto
- ardiente
- criatura
- despierta
- despierto
- emisión
- ser
- estrangular
- extremidad
- fogón
- macho
- mantener
- prodigio
- retrato
- revivir
- roja
- rojo
- salud
- subsistir
- viva
- crecer
- espabilado
- inquieto
- listo
- paseo
- posibilidad
- punta
- que
- vivir
English:
active
- actually
- alive
- alone
- animate
- animated
- bright
- brighten up
- dad
- daddy
- deep
- develop
- eat
- fur
- hot up
- image
- keen
- live
- lively
- living
- midway
- near
- on
- out
- quicktempered
- red-hot
- rich
- solid
- spit
- still
- up
- vivid
- beyond
- concert
- glow
- hedge
- hedgerow
- home
- longing
- memory
- pull
- quick
- red
- sear
- survive
* * *vivo, -a♦ adj1. [ser, lengua] living2. [tras verbo] alive;estar vivo [persona, costumbre, recuerdo] to be alive;su recuerdo sigue vivo entre los suyos his memory lives on among his family;quemar vivo alguien to burn sb alive3. [intenso] [dolor, deseo, olor] intense;[luz, color, tono] bright; [genio] quick, hot; [paso, ritmo] lively;un vivo interés por algo a lively interest in sth4. [con vitalidad] [gestos, ojos] lively;[descripción, recuerdo] vivid;es el vivo retrato de su padre he's the spitting image of his father5. [despierto] quick, sharp;[astuto] shrewd, sly♦ los vivos nmplthe living♦ en vivo loc adj[en directo] live; [sin anestesia] without anaesthetic;haremos el programa en vivo we will do the programme live* * *I adj1 alive;los seres vivo living things;2 fig famsharp, smart3 color bright4 ritmo livelyII m, viva f sharp operator* * *vivo, -va adj1) : alive2) intenso: vivid, bright, intense3) animado: lively, vivacious4) astuto: sharp, clever5)en vivo : livetransmisión en vivo: live broadcast6)al rojo vivo : red-hot* * *vivo adj1. (con vida) alive2. (intenso) bright -
9 incisivo
adj.1 incisive, sharp, acute, cutting.Las chicas se abalanzaron al hoyo The girls jumped blindly into the hole.2 incisive, acute, clever, cutting.Las chicas se abalanzaron al hoyo The girls jumped blindly into the hole.3 insightful, keen.m.incisor, front tooth, incisive tooth, dens acutus.* * *► adjetivo1 (instrumento) cutting, sharp2 figurado (persona, humor) incisive, mordant1 (diente) incisor* * *1. ADJ1) (=cortante) sharp, cutting2) (=mordaz) incisive2.SM incisor* * *I- va adjetivoa) < instrumento> cuttingb) <crítica/discurso> incisiveIImasculino incisor* * *I- va adjetivoa) < instrumento> cuttingb) <crítica/discurso> incisiveIImasculino incisor* * *incisivo11 = trenchant, stinging, razor-sharp, waspish.Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.
Ex: In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.Ex: I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.Ex: Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello.incisivo22 = incisor, front tooth.Ex: His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf.
Ex: Your canine teeth are the pointy ones next to your front teeth.* * *1 ‹instrumento› cutting2 ‹crítica/discurso› incisiveincisor* * *
incisivo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (comentario, persona) incisive, cutting
2 (instrumento, arma) sharp
II m Anat incisor
' incisivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incisiva
- pala
English:
front tooth
- incisive
- incisor
* * *incisivo, -a♦ adj1. [instrumento] sharp, cutting3. [mordaz] incisive♦ nm[diente] incisor* * *adj cutting; figincisive;diente incisivo incisor* * *incisivo, -va adj: incisiveincisivo nm: incisor -
10 rayo
m.1 ray.rayo solar sunbeam2 beam, ray (physics).rayos infrarrojos infrared raysrayo láser laser beamrayos ultravioleta/uva ultraviolet/UVA raysrayos X X-rays3 bolt of lightning (Meteo).rayos lightning¡que le parta un rayo! (informal) he can go to hell!, to hell with him!4 spoke.5 highlight.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: rayar.* * *1 ray, beam2 (relámpago) lightning, flash of lightning\caer como un rayo familiar to drop like a bombshellechar rayos familiar to be fuming, be hopping mad¡mal rayo lo parta! / ¡que lo parta un rayo! familiar to hell with him!saber a rayos familiar to taste awfulrayo de luna moonbeamrayos ultravioletas/UVA ultraviolet raysrayos X X-rays* * *noun m.1) ray, beam2) bolt, lightning* * *ISM1) [de luz] ray, beamrayo de sol — sunbeam, ray of sunlight
rayo solar — sunbeam, ray of sunlight
2) [de rueda] spoke3) (Meteo) lightning, flash of lightninga rayos —
huele a rayos — * it smells awful
sabe a rayos — * it tastes awful
pasar como un rayo — to rush past, flash past
¡a los demás que les parta un rayo! — and the rest of them can go to hell! *
4) [como exclamativo]¡rayos! — * dammit! *
II¿qué rayos es eso? — * what in hell's name is that? *
* * *1) (Fís) rayun rayo de luz — a ray o beam (of light)
- rayos X2) (Meteo) bolt (of lightning)como un rayo — (fam) <salir/pasar> to go out/shoot by like greased lightning (colloq)
echar rayos y centellas — to fume (colloq)
que te/lo parta un rayo — (fam)
3) (fam) (persona viva, despierta)4) (AmL) ( de rueda) spoke* * *1) (Fís) rayun rayo de luz — a ray o beam (of light)
- rayos X2) (Meteo) bolt (of lightning)como un rayo — (fam) <salir/pasar> to go out/shoot by like greased lightning (colloq)
echar rayos y centellas — to fume (colloq)
que te/lo parta un rayo — (fam)
3) (fam) (persona viva, despierta)4) (AmL) ( de rueda) spoke* * *rayo11 = lightning, lightning strike, bolt of lightning.Ex: The article is entitled 'Catch the lightning: keeping current with the Net'.
Ex: Fire insurance policies discourage the planting of trees in towns and villages because of the fear of lightning strikes.Ex: When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.* a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.* como un rayo = in a flash.* ¡que + Pronombre + partir un rayo! = be damned!.* tan rápido como un rayo = as quick as a wink.* velocidad del rayo, la = speed of lightning, the.rayo22 = beam, shaft, ray.Ex: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed.
Ex: A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.Ex: Drawing lines to connect related documents may turn up patterns that look like stars with rays emanating in all directions, where a key study has been made.* de rayo láser = laser-based.* lámpara de rayos ultravioleta = ultraviolet lamp, sun lamp, UV lamp.* polimerización por rayos gamma = graft polymerisation.* rayo cósmico = cosmic ray.* rayo de electrones = electron beam.* rayo de esperanza = ray of hope, silver lining, the light at the end of the tunnel, glimmer of hope, beacon of hope, ray of light.* rayo de luna = moonbeam.* rayo de luz = light beam, light ray, ray of light.* rayo gamma = gamma ray.* rayo infrarrojo = infrared ray.* rayo láser = laser beam, laser.* rayo óptico = light ray.* rayo ultravioleta = ultraviolet light (UV light), ultraviolet ray, UV ray.* rayo X = X ray.* tomografía mediante rayos X = x-ray tomography.* un rayo de = a shimmer of.* un rayo de esperanza = a faint glimmer of light.* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light, a peep of light.* * *A ( Fís) rayun rayo de luz a ray o beam o shaft of lightlos rayos solares the sun's rayslos rayos del sol entraban por la ventana rays of sunlight filtered through the windowun rayo de esperanza a ray of hopeun rayo de luna a moonbeamal rayo del sol in the heat of the sun, in the hot sunCompuestos:laser beammpl alpha rays (pl)mpl beta rays (pl)mpl cathode rays (pl)mpl cosmic rays (pl)mpl gamma rays (pl)mpl infrared rays (pl)mpl ultraviolet rays (pl)mpl UVAmpl UVB● rayos Xmpl X-rays (pl)lo miraron por rayos X they X-rayed itB ( Meteo):el rayo cayó muy cerca de la casa the (bolt of) lightning struck very close to the housesalió de casa como un rayo she shot out of the house like greased lightning o like a streak of lightningpasó como un rayo he zoomed o whizzed o flashed pastechar rayos y centellas to fume ( colloq)que te/lo parta un rayo ( fam): ellos se van y a mí que me parta un rayo they go off and to hell with me! ( colloq), they go off and don't give a damn about me! ( colloq)¡que te parta un rayo! you can go to hell for all I care! ( colloq)saber/oler a rayos ( fam); to taste/smell foulC ( fam)D ( AmL) (de una rueda) spoke* * *
Del verbo raer: ( conjugate raer)
rao, raigo, rayo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
rayó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Del verbo rayar: ( conjugate rayar)
rayo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
rayó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
raer
rayar
rayo
raer ( conjugate raer) verbo transitivo ‹ superficie› to scrape;
‹barniz/pintura› to scrape off
rayar ( conjugate rayar) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo
1 ( dejar marca) to scratch
2 ( aproximarse) rayo EN algo to border on sth, verge on sth
3 (Méx) [ obreros] to get one's wages, get paid
rayarse verbo pronominal
1 [ superficie] to get scratched
2 (AmS fam) ( volverse loco) to crack up (colloq)
rayo sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) ray;◊ un rayo de luz a ray o beam (of light);
un rayo de luna a moonbeam;
rayo láser laser beam;
rayos ultravioleta ultraviolet rays (pl);
rayos X X-rays (pl)
2 (Meteo) bolt (of lightning);
3 (AmL) ( de rueda) spoke
rayar
I vtr (un cristal, disco, etc) to scratch
II vi (lindar, rozar) to border [en/con, on]
rayo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una tormenta) lightning
2 (haz de luz) ray, beam
un rayo de esperanza, a ray of hope
rayo láser, laser beam
rayos X, X-rays
' rayo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
catódica
- catódico
- caer
- centella
English:
beam
- bolt
- flash
- glimmer
- laser beam
- lightning
- moonbeam
- quick
- ray
- shaft
- spoke
- streak
- strike
- strike down
- sunbeam
- thunderbolt
- zip by
- laser
- moon
- sun
- thunder
- X-ray
* * *♦ nm1. [de luz] ray;un rayo de sol a ray of sunlight;los rayos solares calientan la Tierra the sun's rays heat the Earth2. Fís beam, rayrayos alfa alpha rays;rayos beta beta rays;rayos catódicos cathode rays;rayos cósmicos cosmic rays;rayos gamma gamma rays;rayos infrarrojos infrared rays;rayo láser laser beam;rayos ultravioleta ultraviolet rays;rayos uva UVA rays;rayos X X-rays3. Meteo bolt of lightning;le dan miedo los rayos she's scared of lightning;un rayo cayó en el edificio the building was struck by lightning;caer como un rayo to be a bombshell;Fam¡que lo parta un rayo! he can go to hell!, to hell with him!;siempre lo mismo, ellos a lo suyo, y al abuelo, que lo parta un rayo it's always the same, they do their own thing and grandpa can go hang for all they care;Esp Famhuele a rayos it stinks to high heaven;Esp Famsabe a rayos [comida] it tastes foul;le supo a rayos que no la invitaras she was none too impressed about you not inviting herpasar como un rayo to flash by♦ interjFam¡rayos (y centellas)! heavens above!* * *m1 FÍS ray;2 METEO (bolt of) lightning;como un rayo fig like a streak of lightning;echar rayos fam fume, be furious;oler a rayos smell terrible, stink to high heaven* * *rayo nm1) : ray, beamrayo láser: laser beamrayo de gamma: gamma rayrayo de sol: sunbeam2) relámpago: lightning bolt3)rayo X : X ray* * *rayo n1. (de luz) ray2. (chispa eléctrica) lightning / flash of lightning -
11 muy filoso
adj.very sharp, as sharp as a razor, razor-sharp, sharp as a razor. -
12 hambre
f.1 hunger (apetito).tener hambre to be hungrymatar el hambre to satisfy one's hungermorir o morirse de hambre to be starving, to be dying of hunger (literalmente) to be starving (tener mucha hambre)pasar hambre to starvehambre canina ravenous hunger2 famine (epidemia).* * *(Takes el in singular)1 hunger, starvation, famine\entretener el hambre figurado to stave off hungerhambre y sed de justicia figurado hunger and thirst for justicematar de hambre a alguien to starve somebody to deathmatar el hambre figurado to stave off hungermorirse de hambre to die of starvation, be starvingpasar hambre to be hungry, go hungryser más listo,-a que el hambre figurado to be a cunning devilser un,-a muerto,-a de hambre peyorativo to be a good-for-nothingtener hambre to be hungrysalario de hambre starvation wages plural* * *noun f.1) famine2) hunger•* * *SF1) (=necesidad de comer) hunger•
estar con hambre — to be hungryvengo con mucha hambre — I'm terribly hungry, I'm starving *
•
dar hambre a algn — to make sb hungry•
entrar hambre, me está entrando hambre — I'm starting to feel hungry, I'm getting hungry•
matar de hambre a algn — to starve sb to death•
morir de hambre — to die of hunger, starve to death•
quedarse con hambre, se han quedado con hambre — they are still hungry•
tener hambre — to be hungrymuerto, salariotener un hambre canina o de lobo — to be ravenous, be ravenously hungry
2) (=escasez general) famine3) (=deseo)tener hambre de justicia/triunfos — to be hungry for justice/victory
* * *femenino‡1)a) ( sensación) hungerme muero de hambre — (fam) I'm starving (colloq)
matar el hambre: comió unas galletas para matar el hambre he ate some cookies to keep him going; ser más listo que el hambre (fam) to be razor sharp (colloq); tengo/tiene un hambre canina I/he could eat a horse (colloq); a buen hambre no hay pan duro — beggars can't be choosers
b) ( como problema)2) (liter) (ansia, deseo)* * *= starvation, hunger.Ex. This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.Ex. This article highlights bibliometrically the degree of fit between the national research effort and the social aim of agriculture, (to prevent hunger and poverty).----* con hambre de poder = power-hungry.* con un poco de hambre = peckish.* despertar el hambre = work up + an appetite.* engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.* huelga de hambre = hunger strike.* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.* más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* matar de hambre = starve to + death.* morir de hambre = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* morirse de hambre = starve.* muerto de hambre = poverty-stricken, starving.* padecer hambre = suffer from + hunger.* pan para hoy y hambre para mañana = rob Peter to pay Paul.* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.* retortijón de hambre = hunger pang, pang of hunger.* sentir hambre = be hungry, feel + hungry.* tener hambre = be hungry, feel + hungry.* tener hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.* * *femenino‡1)a) ( sensación) hungerme muero de hambre — (fam) I'm starving (colloq)
matar el hambre: comió unas galletas para matar el hambre he ate some cookies to keep him going; ser más listo que el hambre (fam) to be razor sharp (colloq); tengo/tiene un hambre canina I/he could eat a horse (colloq); a buen hambre no hay pan duro — beggars can't be choosers
b) ( como problema)2) (liter) (ansia, deseo)* * *= starvation, hunger.Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.
Ex: This article highlights bibliometrically the degree of fit between the national research effort and the social aim of agriculture, (to prevent hunger and poverty).* con hambre de poder = power-hungry.* con un poco de hambre = peckish.* despertar el hambre = work up + an appetite.* engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.* huelga de hambre = hunger strike.* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.* más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* matar de hambre = starve to + death.* morir de hambre = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* morirse de hambre = starve.* muerto de hambre = poverty-stricken, starving.* padecer hambre = suffer from + hunger.* pan para hoy y hambre para mañana = rob Peter to pay Paul.* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.* retortijón de hambre = hunger pang, pang of hunger.* sentir hambre = be hungry, feel + hungry.* tener hambre = be hungry, feel + hungry.* tener hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.* * *f‡A1 (sensación) hungertengo hambre I'm hungrytengo hambre de algo dulce ( fam); I feel like something sweetel ejercicio da hambre exercise makes you hungryme muero de hambre or tengo un hambre que me muero I'm starving ( colloq)allí la gente se muere de hambre people are starving to death therematar el hambre: comió unas galletas para matar el hambre he ate some cookies to keep him going o to stop him feeling hungry o ( colloq) to keep the wolf from the doorse ha juntado el hambre con las ganas de comer or se juntaron el hambre y las ganas de comer ( hum); one is as bad as the other, they're two of a kind, they're a right pair ( colloq)tengo/tiene un hambre canina I'm/he's ravenous, I/he could eat a horse ( colloq)a buen hambre no hay pan duro or ( RPl) cuando hay hambre no hay pan duro or ( Col) a buen hambre no hay mal pan beggars can't be choosers2(como problema): el hambre hungeruna campaña contra el hambre a campaign against hungerpagan sueldos de hambre they pay starvation wagesB ( liter) (ansia, deseo) hambre DE algo:tienen hambre de justicia they hunger for o after justicesu insaciable hambre de riqueza/poder his insatiable desire o hunger for wealth/powersu hambre de cariño her hunger o longing for affection* * *
hambre feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
pasar hambre to go hungry;
morirse de hambre to starve to death;
me muero de hambre (fam) I'm starving (colloq)b) ( como problema)
hambre sustantivo femenino
1 (apetito) hunger: tengo mucha hambre, I'm very hungry
2 (inanición) starvation: miles de personas mueren de hambre, thousands of people are starving
(mal, desgracia) famine: el hambre asola el país, famine is ravaging the country
3 fig (deseo intenso) hunger: tiene hambre de victoria, she's hungering for victory o she's thirsty for victory
♦ Locuciones: ser más listo que el hambre, to be as smart as they come
se juntaron el hambre y las ganas de comer, they are one and alike
' hambre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abalanzarse
- aguzar
- canina
- canino
- consigo
- de
- desfallecer
- el
- engañar
- feroz
- gana
- huelga
- impasible
- matar
- morir
- morirse
- muerta
- muerto
- no
- paliar
- quitar
- saciar
- secuela
- solitaria
- tener
- aplacar
- bárbaro
- bestial
- calmar
- consumido
- entrar
- horroroso
- insatisfecho
- mucho
- padecer
- pobre
- sentir
- un
English:
be
- bet
- expect
- famine
- famished
- how
- hunger
- hunger strike
- hungry
- pang
- peckish
- ravenous
- starvation
- starve
- starving
- strike
- feel
- go
- half-
- horse
- stricken
- subsistence
* * *1. [apetito] hunger;[inanición] starvation;tener hambre to be hungry;me ha entrado hambre I'm starting to feel hungry, I'm getting hungry;prepara una buena cena, que venimos con hambre make sure there's plenty for dinner because we'll be hungry when we arrive;me voy a tomar un yogur para entretener o [m5] engañar el hambre I'm going to have a yoghurt to keep me going (until my next meal);matar el hambre to satisfy one's hunger;Fignos mataban de hambre they had us on a starvation diet;[tener mucha hambre] to be starving;pasar hambre to starve;durante la posguerra, la población pasó mucha hambre in the years after the war, people often went hungry;me he quedado con hambre I'm still hungry;se juntan el hambre con las ganas de comer it's one thing on top of another;ser más listo que el hambre to be nobody's fool;a buen hambre no hay pan duro, RP [m5] cuando hay hambre no hay pan duro [de comida] hunger is the best sauce;[de mujeres, placeres] beggars can't be choosers hambre canina ravenous hunger2. [problema] famine;el problema del hambre en la región the problem of famine in the area;una campaña contra el hambre a campaign against hungerse destaca por su hambre de justicia his hunger for justice sets him apart;su hambre de poder es insaciable his hunger o thirst for power is insatiable* * *f hunger;tener hambre be hungry;tener un hambre canina be ravenous;pasar hambre be starving;morirse de hambre fig be starving;* * *hambre nf1) : hunger2) : starvation3)tener hambre : to be hungry4)dar hambre : to make hungry* * *hambre n (en general) hungerTambién existen los términos starvation que se refiere al sufrimiento o a la muerte provocados por el hambre y famine que es la falta extrema de alimentos que afecta a un gran número de personasse murió de hambre she starved to death / she died of starvation¿tienes hambre? are you hungry? -
13 muy afilado
• as sharp as a razor• sharp as a razor• very sharp -
14 muy filoso
• as sharp as a razor• sharp as a razor• very sharp -
15 muy afilado
adj.very sharp, as sharp as a razor, sharp as a razor. -
16 lince
adj.sharp-eyed, sharp-sighted.m.1 lynx.ser un lince (para algo) to be very sharp (at something)2 sharp individual, clever individual.* * *1 ZOOLOGÍA lynx* * *1. SM1) (Zool) lynx; CAm, Méx wild catlince ibérico — pardal lynx, Spanish lynx
2) LAm (=agudeza) sharpness2.ADJ* * ** * ** * *lince11 = wildcat, lynx.Ex: Sufficient attention should be given to preventing the parasitic, bacterial and viral infectious diseases that are influential in the decline in the numbers of wildcats.
Ex: Even for trappers who have spent a lifetime in areas where lynxes are common, encounters with these predators are rare and memorable.* lince ibérico = Iberian lynx.lince22 = keen-witted, whiz(z) kid, whiz.Ex: She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.
Ex: As banks collapse and thousands are laid off, former finance industry whizz-kids say they have never looked back after quitting their jobs.Ex: An enormously talented woman with a resume of unparalleled excellence, she is a whiz at design with many books and other projects to her credit.* con ojos de lince = eagle-eyed, sharp-eyed.* ojos de lince = eagle eyes.* * *1 ( Zool) lynx2(persona): es un lince para los negocios he's razor-sharp when it comes to business, he's a very shrewd businessmanno hace falta ser un lince para darse cuenta de cuáles son sus intenciones you don't have to be a mind reader to see what his intentions areCompuesto:bobcat, bay lynx* * *
lince sustantivo masculino (Zool) lynx;
( persona):
lince sustantivo masculino
1 Zool lynx
2 ( persona) es un lince para conseguir un buen precio, she is very sharp to bargain
♦ Locuciones: tiene vista de lince, she has sharp eyes
' lince' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ojo
English:
eagle-eyed
- hawk-eyed
- lynx
- sharp-eyed
- whiz
- wild
* * *lince nm1. [animal] lynxlince ibérico Spanish lynx;lince rojo bobcates un lince para los negocios he has a very sharp business sense;no hace falta ser un lince para entenderlo you don't have to be a genius to understand it* * *m ZO lynx;ojos ovista de lince fig eyes like a hawk;ser un lince be very sharp* * *lince nm: lynx* * * -
17 incisivo1
1 = trenchant, stinging, razor-sharp, waspish.Ex. However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.Ex. In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.Ex. I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.Ex. Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello. -
18 samurai
f. & m.samurai.* * *► nombre masculino (pl samurais)1 samurai* * *= samurai.Ex. I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.* * *= samurai.Ex: I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.
* * *adj/m(pl samurai)samurai* * *samurái nmsamurai -
19 ser más listo que el hambre*
to be razor sharp *, be as sharp as a needle -
20 afilado
• acute• pointed• razor-sharp• sharp-edged• sharpening• sharply edged• whet
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