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1 frustrar
v.1 to frustrate (person).El accidente frustró sus planes The accident frustrated her plans.Su actitud frustró al gerente His attitude frustrated the manager.2 to thwart, to put paid to (posibilidades, ilusiones).* * *1 (cosa) to frustrate, thwart2 (persona) to disappoint1 (proyectos, planes) to fail, come to nothing2 (persona) to get frustrated, get disappointed* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ persona] to frustrate; [+ proyecto, aspiración, deseo, sueño] to thwartno quiero frustrar sus esperanzas — I don't want to frustrate o thwart their hopes
2) (=abortar) [+ atentado, operación] to foil2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to frustrate; < planes> to thwart; < esperanzas> to dashb) < atentado> to foil2.* * *= thwart, scupper, cripple, frustrate, baffle, stymie, foil, defeat, forestall, spoil, hamstring, exasperate, cast + a blight on, blight.Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.Ex. This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.Ex. The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.Ex. The psychologist Abraham H Maslow has warned of 'true psychopathological effects when the cognitive needs are frustrated'.Ex. As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.Ex. So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.Ex. The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.Ex. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of software programs intended to defeat some of these sabotage actions.Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex. But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex. Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.Ex. Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.----* frustrar el esfuerzo = frustrate + effort.* frustrar las esperanzas = shatter + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes, dash + Posesivo + hopes.* frustrarse = become + frustrated, run into + the sand(s).* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to frustrate; < planes> to thwart; < esperanzas> to dashb) < atentado> to foil2.* * *= thwart, scupper, cripple, frustrate, baffle, stymie, foil, defeat, forestall, spoil, hamstring, exasperate, cast + a blight on, blight.Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.
Ex: This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.Ex: The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.Ex: The psychologist Abraham H Maslow has warned of 'true psychopathological effects when the cognitive needs are frustrated'.Ex: As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.Ex: So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.Ex: The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.Ex: There are hundreds, if not thousands, of software programs intended to defeat some of these sabotage actions.Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.Ex: Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.* frustrar el esfuerzo = frustrate + effort.* frustrar las esperanzas = shatter + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes, dash + Posesivo + hopes.* frustrarse = become + frustrated, run into + the sand(s).* * *frustrar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to frustrate; ‹planes› to thwart; ‹esperanzas› to dashme frustra que no entiendan I find it frustrating o it frustrates me that they don't understand2 ‹atentado› to foil«planes» to be thwarted, fail; «esperanzas» to be dashed, come to nothing* * *
frustrar ( conjugate frustrar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to frustrate;
‹ planes› to thwart;
‹ esperanzas› to dash;
frustrarse verbo pronominal [ planes] to be thwarted, fail;
[ esperanzas] to come to nothing
frustrar verbo transitivo to frustrate
(una esperanza) to disappoint
' frustrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estropear
- impedir
- tronchar
English:
defeat
- disappoint
- foil
- frustrate
- thwart
- baffle
- confound
- cross
* * *♦ vt1. [persona] to frustrate2. [posibilidades, ilusiones] to thwart, Br to put paid to;[plan, robo] to thwart;el mal tiempo frustró nuestras vacaciones the bad weather ruined our holiday* * ** * *frustrar vt: to frustrate, to thwart -
2 frustrarse
1 (proyectos, planes) to fail, come to nothing2 (persona) to get frustrated, get disappointed* * *VPR [persona] to be frustrated; [aspiración, deseo] to be thwarted; [proyecto] to be thwarted, fall throughse frustró enormemente por no poder acabar la carrera — he was terribly frustrated at not being able to finish his studies
nuestros sueños se frustraron — our dreams were dashed o shattered
* * *(v.) = become + frustrated, run into + the sand(s)Ex. Management became frustrated with the lack of progress being made and prematurely cancelled the project.Ex. The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.* * *(v.) = become + frustrated, run into + the sand(s)Ex: Management became frustrated with the lack of progress being made and prematurely cancelled the project.
Ex: The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.* * *
■frustrarse verbo reflexivo
1 (esperanza, planes) to fail, come to nothing: debido al mal tiempo, se frustaron los planes para hacer una barbacoa, the plans for a barbeque were dashed due to bad weather
2 (persona) to get frustrated: si no empiezas por el principio sólo vas a conseguir frustrarte, you'll only become frustrated if you don't start at the beginning
' frustrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
frustrar
* * *vpr1. [persona] to get frustrated2. [ilusiones] to be thwarted;[proyecto] to fail* * *v/r1 get frustrated2 de plan fail* * *vrfracasar: to fail, to come to nothingse frustraron sus esperanzas: his hopes were dashed -
3 frustrado
adj.1 frustrated, thwarted, attempted, unsuccessful.2 frustrated, manqué, unfulfilled, disappointed.3 frustrate.past part.past participle of spanish verb: frustrar.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) frustrated2 (hechos) frustrated, unsuccessful* * *(f. - frustrada)adj.1) frustrated, would-be2) failed, unsuccessful* * *ADJ [persona] frustrated; [intento, plan, atentado] failed* * *- da adjetivoa) < persona> frustrated; <actor/bailarina> frustrated (before n)b) <atentado/intento> failed (before n)* * *= frustrated, in frustration, abortive, bungled, out of frustration.Ex. First, Sholom Aleichem I recently spent something like twenty minutes talking over the telephone with a suitably irate and properly frustrated borrower.Ex. When a library user comes to the reference desk in frustration and desperation -- perhaps in a rage or in tears, it is often an unforgettable (and sometimes unpleasant) opportunity to test one's problem-solving abilities and diplomatic talents.Ex. The Consumers' Association had been founded in 1957 following a similar abortive service set up by the British Standards Institution two years previously.Ex. He was also blamed for the bungled imposition of a state of emergency in Nyasaland in March 1959.Ex. If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.* * *- da adjetivoa) < persona> frustrated; <actor/bailarina> frustrated (before n)b) <atentado/intento> failed (before n)* * *= frustrated, in frustration, abortive, bungled, out of frustration.Ex: First, Sholom Aleichem I recently spent something like twenty minutes talking over the telephone with a suitably irate and properly frustrated borrower.
Ex: When a library user comes to the reference desk in frustration and desperation -- perhaps in a rage or in tears, it is often an unforgettable (and sometimes unpleasant) opportunity to test one's problem-solving abilities and diplomatic talents.Ex: The Consumers' Association had been founded in 1957 following a similar abortive service set up by the British Standards Institution two years previously.Ex: He was also blamed for the bungled imposition of a state of emergency in Nyasaland in March 1959.Ex: If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.* * *frustrado -da1 ‹persona› frustratedsentirse frustrado to feel frustrated* * *
Del verbo frustrar: ( conjugate frustrar)
frustrado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
frustrado
frustrar
frustrado◊ -da adjetivo
‹actor/bailarina› frustrated ( before n)
frustrar ( conjugate frustrar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to frustrate;
‹ planes› to thwart;
‹ esperanzas› to dash;
frustrarse verbo pronominal [ planes] to be thwarted, fail;
[ esperanzas] to come to nothing
frustrado,-a adjetivo
1 (persona) frustrated
2 (tentativa, proyecto) unsuccessful
frustrar verbo transitivo to frustrate
(una esperanza) to disappoint
' frustrado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
frustrada
English:
abortive
- foil
- frustrated
- sex-starved
- unfulfilled
* * *frustrado, -a adj1. [persona] frustrated;se quedó muy frustrado cuando se enteró del suspenso he was very frustrated when he found out he'd failed2. [plan] failed;un golpe de Estado frustrado a failed coup;un intento frustrado de mandar una nave tripulada a Marte an unsuccessful attempt to send a manned spacecraft to Mars* * *frustrado, -da adj1) : frustrated2) : failed, unsuccessful -
4 golpe de gracia
coup de grâce* * ** * *(n.) = coup de grace, kiss of death, killer blow, death blowEx. The article 'Baker and Taylor's coup de grace' reports on how the book and video distributor Baker and Taylor has revamped its corporate outline and rethought its mission.Ex. The article 'The kiss of death...or life' looks at how changes in Uruguyan copyright laws will affect US publishers.Ex. Three times she tracked him down and fought him, only to be thwarted as he somehow evaded her killer blow and disappeared into the night.Ex. Another employee said the plant's closure would be the death blow for the entire region.* * ** * *(n.) = coup de grace, kiss of death, killer blow, death blowEx: The article 'Baker and Taylor's coup de grace' reports on how the book and video distributor Baker and Taylor has revamped its corporate outline and rethought its mission.
Ex: The article 'The kiss of death...or life' looks at how changes in Uruguyan copyright laws will affect US publishers.Ex: Three times she tracked him down and fought him, only to be thwarted as he somehow evaded her killer blow and disappeared into the night.Ex: Another employee said the plant's closure would be the death blow for the entire region.* * *coup de grâce -
5 golpe mortal
m.death blow, final blow, deathblow, finishing stroke.* * *death blow, fatal blow* * *(n.) = mortal blow, killer blow, death blowEx. This ultimately resulted in a Supreme Court decision that supported the defendants, striking what the music industry claimed would be a ' mortal blow' to its livelihood.Ex. Three times she tracked him down and fought him, only to be thwarted as he somehow evaded her killer blow and disappeared into the night.Ex. Another employee said the plant's closure would be the death blow for the entire region.* * *(n.) = mortal blow, killer blow, death blowEx: This ultimately resulted in a Supreme Court decision that supported the defendants, striking what the music industry claimed would be a ' mortal blow' to its livelihood.
Ex: Three times she tracked him down and fought him, only to be thwarted as he somehow evaded her killer blow and disappeared into the night.Ex: Another employee said the plant's closure would be the death blow for the entire region. -
6 puntillazo
m.kick.* * *SM1) (Taur) the decisive, mortal blow in a bullfight2)* * *= kiss of death, coup de grace, killer blow, death blow.Ex. The article 'The kiss of death...or life' looks at how changes in Uruguyan copyright laws will affect US publishers.Ex. The article 'Baker and Taylor's coup de grace' reports on how the book and video distributor Baker and Taylor has revamped its corporate outline and rethought its mission.Ex. Three times she tracked him down and fought him, only to be thwarted as he somehow evaded her killer blow and disappeared into the night.Ex. Another employee said the plant's closure would be the death blow for the entire region.----* dar el puntillazo a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.* darle el puntillazo = nail it.* * *= kiss of death, coup de grace, killer blow, death blow.Ex: The article 'The kiss of death...or life' looks at how changes in Uruguyan copyright laws will affect US publishers.
Ex: The article 'Baker and Taylor's coup de grace' reports on how the book and video distributor Baker and Taylor has revamped its corporate outline and rethought its mission.Ex: Three times she tracked him down and fought him, only to be thwarted as he somehow evaded her killer blow and disappeared into the night.Ex: Another employee said the plant's closure would be the death blow for the entire region.* dar el puntillazo a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.* darle el puntillazo = nail it.* * *coup de grâce ( administered using the puntilla)* * *puntillazo nmTaurom coup de grâce [given to the bull using the “puntilla”] -
7 ceniza
f.ash.* * *1 ash, ashes plural1 (restos) ashes* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=polvo) ash2) pl cenizas [de persona] ashes, mortal remains* * *a) ( residuo) ashreducir algo a cenizas — to reduce something to ashes
b) cenizas femenino plural ( restos mortales) ashes (pl)* * *= ash [ashes, -pl.], cinder.Ex. He wrote a paper with the title 'Our silent enemy: ashes in our libraries'.Ex. Here we all are, insignificant microbes on the surface of a cinder left over from the formation of the Sun.----* Miércoles de Ceniza = Ash Wednesday.* * *a) ( residuo) ashreducir algo a cenizas — to reduce something to ashes
b) cenizas femenino plural ( restos mortales) ashes (pl)* * *= ash [ashes, -pl.], cinder.Ex: He wrote a paper with the title 'Our silent enemy: ashes in our libraries'.
Ex: Here we all are, insignificant microbes on the surface of a cinder left over from the formation of the Sun.* Miércoles de Ceniza = Ash Wednesday.* * *1 (residuo) ashreducir algo a cenizas ‹edificio› to reduce something to ashestodos nuestros planes quedaron reducidos a ceniza all our plans came to nothing o were thwarted* * *
ceniza sustantivo femenino
ash
ceniza sustantivo femenino ash
♦ Locuciones: reducir a cenizas, to burn to ashes
' ceniza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
miércoles
English:
ash
- Ash Wednesday
- cinder
- flick
* * *ceniza nf1. [de cigarrillo, madera] ash;reducir algo a ceniza to reduce sth to ashes;tomar la ceniza = to be marked on the forehead with ashes on Ash Wednesdayceniza volcánica volcanic ash2.cenizas [de cadáver] ashes* * *f ash;cenizas ashes;reducir a cenizas reduce to ashes* * *ceniza nf1) : ash2) cenizas nfpl: ashes (of a deceased person)* * * -
8 contrariar
v.1 to go against.2 to upset.3 to annoy, to upset, to rub the wrong way, to vex.Nosotros contrariamos a su padre We annoy his father.4 to antagonize, to counter.Tito contraría a su maestro Tito antagonizes his teacher.* * *1 (oponerse) to oppose, go against2 (disgustar) to annoy, upset3 (dificultar) to obstruct, hinder* * *verb2) oppose3) annoy* * *VT1) (=contradecir) to contradict2) (=oponer) to oppose, go against; (=dificultar) to impede, thwartsolo lo hace por contrariarnos — he only does it to be contrary o awkward o difficult
3) (=fastidiar) to vex, annoy* * ** * *= displease.Ex. No matter what we do, we're going to displease some people.----* contrariarse = be upset.* * ** * *= displease.Ex: No matter what we do, we're going to displease some people.
* contrariarse = be upset.* * *contrariar [ A17 ]vt(disgustar) to upset; (fastidiar) to annoyya sabes que está algo delicada, procura no contrariarla you know she hasn't been very well, try not to upset herlo hizo para contrariarla he only did it to annoy her* * *
contrariar ( conjugate contrariar) verbo transitivo ( disgustar) to upset;
( enojar) to annoy
contrariar verbo transitivo
1 (disgustar) to upset
2 (contradecir) to go against
' contrariar' also found in these entries:
English:
antagonize
- cross
- displease
- ruffle
* * *contrariar vt1. [dificultar] to go against;el mal tiempo contrarió nuestros planes the bad weather thwarted our plans2. [disgustar] to upset* * *v/t1 ( obstaculizar) oppose2 ( enfadar) annoy* * *contrariar {85} vt1) : to contradict, to oppose2) : to vex, to annoy -
9 estrellarse
1 (llenarse de estrellas) to be full of stars2 (hacerse pedazos) to smash, shatter3 (chocar) to crash4 figurado (problema, dificultad) to come up against, run into* * ** * *VPR1) (=chocar) to smash, crashel coche se estrelló contra el muro — the car smashed o crashed into the wall
2) [proyecto, plan] to failestrellarse con o contra algo — to be thwarted by sth
* * *= crash.Ex. It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.* * *= crash.Ex: It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.
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■estrellarse verbo reflexivo
1 Auto Av (chocar) to crash [contra, into]: se estrelló con el coche, she had a crash in her car
2 (fallar estrepitosamente) to founder, fail: me estrellé en la prueba de matemáticas, I failed the mathematics exam
' estrellarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estrellar
English:
crash
- pile into
- smash
- go
- pile
- plow
* * *vpr1. [chocar] [objeto] to smash ( contra against); [avión, vehículo] to crash ( contra into);nos estrellamos con la moto we crashed the motorbike;se estrelló contra la oposición de su jefe he ran smack into his boss's opposition2. [fracasar] to fail;se estrelló con su última película his last film was a disaster o a total flop3. [cubrirse de estrellas] to fill with stars* * *v/r crash ( contra into)* * *vr: to crash, to collide* * *estrellarse vb to crash -
10 hacer fracasar
v.to frustrate, to baffle, to make fail, to prevent from being successful.Elsa retardó los planes Elsa thwarted the plans.* * *(v.) = foil, derailEx. The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.Ex. When organizational communication works well, every ofther facet of management is enhanced; if it derails, other aspects of directing falter as well = Cuando la comunicación dentro de una organización funciona bien, las demás facetas de la gestión mejoran; no obstante, si falla, los otros aspectos de la dirección flaquean también.* * *(v.) = foil, derailEx: The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.
Ex: When organizational communication works well, every ofther facet of management is enhanced; if it derails, other aspects of directing falter as well = Cuando la comunicación dentro de una organización funciona bien, las demás facetas de la gestión mejoran; no obstante, si falla, los otros aspectos de la dirección flaquean también. -
11 luna
f.1 moon.la luna the Moonmedia luna half moonluna creciente crescent moonluna menguante crescent moon2 window (pane).3 Luna.4 glass, glass pane.* * *1 (satélite) moon3 (espejo) mirror4 (de uña) half-moon\dejar a la luna de Valencia to thwart, disappointestar en la luna familiar to be miles awaypedir la luna familiar to ask for the moonquedarse a la luna de Valencia familiar to be thwarted, be disappointedluna creciente waxing moonluna llena full moonluna menguante waning moonluna nueva new moonluna de miel honey moon* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=astro) moonhablar de la luna —
luna creciente — crescent moon, waxing moon
luna de miel — [de novios] honeymoon; (fig) (Pol) honeymoon (period)
2) (=vidrio) (=escaparate) plate glass; (=espejo) mirror; [de gafas] lens; (Aut) window; [de ventana] pane; [de puerta] panelluna térmica — (Aut) heated rear window
* * *1) (Astron) moonestar en la luna — (fam) to have one's head in the clouds
2) ( espejo) mirror; (de puerta, ventana) glass; ( escaparate) window; ( parabrisas) windshield (AmE), windscreen (BrE)3) ( de la uña) half-moon, lunule (tech)* * *----* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.* en la luna = absent-minded.* fase de la luna = phase of the moon.* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* iluminado por la luna = moonlit.* ladrarle a la luna = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.* luna creciente = waxing moon.* luna de miel = honeymoon.* luna, la = moon, the.* luna llena = full moon.* luna menguante = waning moon.* luna nueva = new moon.* luz de la luna = moonlight.* Media Luna Roja, la = Red Crescent, the.* noche de luna = moonlit night.* noche de luz de luna = moonlight night.* pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon.* pedir la luna = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* rayo de luna = moonbeam.* sin luna = moonless.* sin luz de luna = moonless.* * *1) (Astron) moonestar en la luna — (fam) to have one's head in the clouds
2) ( espejo) mirror; (de puerta, ventana) glass; ( escaparate) window; ( parabrisas) windshield (AmE), windscreen (BrE)3) ( de la uña) half-moon, lunule (tech)* * *la luna= moon, theEx: It is certainly true that many users begin a search by specifying a much broader subject than they in fact want; needing information on the Moon they ask for information on Astronomy.
* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.* en la luna = absent-minded.* fase de la luna = phase of the moon.* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* iluminado por la luna = moonlit.* ladrarle a la luna = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.* luna creciente = waxing moon.* luna de miel = honeymoon.* luna, la = moon, the.* luna llena = full moon.* luna menguante = waning moon.* luna nueva = new moon.* luz de la luna = moonlight.* Media Luna Roja, la = Red Crescent, the.* noche de luna = moonlit night.* noche de luz de luna = moonlight night.* pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon.* pedir la luna = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* rayo de luna = moonbeam.* sin luna = moonless.* sin luz de luna = moonless.* * *A ( Astron) moona la luz de la luna in the moonlightesta noche hay luna the moon's out tonight, there's a moon tonightestar de mala luna to be in a bad moodeste niño vive en la luna de Valencia this child has his head in the cloudsperdón, estaba en la luna sorry, I was miles awayladrarle a la luna to talk to a brick wall ( colloq)pedir la luna to ask (for) the impossibleCompuestos:waxing moonhoneymoonse fueron de luna de miel a Roma they went to Rome on o for their honeymoon, they honeymooned o had their honeymoon in Romeuna nueva luna de miel entre los dos países a new honeymoon period between the two countriesfull moonwaning moonnew moonB1 (espejo) mirror; (de una puerta, ventana) glass2 (escaparate) windowC (de la uña) half-moon, lunule ( tech)estar con or de luna to be in a foul mood ( colloq)se debe haber levantado con or de luna she must have got out of bed the wrong side o out of the wrong side of the bed* * *
luna sustantivo femenino
1 (Astron) moon;
hay luna the moon's out;
luna creciente/menguante/llena/nueva waxing/waning/full/new moon;
luna de miel honeymoon;
estar en la luna (fam) to have one's head in the clouds
2 ( espejo) mirror;
(de puerta, ventana) glass;
( escaparate) window;
( parabrisas) windshield (AmE), windscreen (BrE)
3 ( de la uña) half-moon, lunule (tech)
luna sustantivo femenino
1 moon
luna creciente, crescent moon
luna llena, full moon
luna menguante, waning moon
luna nueva, new moon
media luna, half moon
figurado luna de miel, honeymoon
2 (de una tienda) window
(de un espejo) mirror
♦ Locuciones: estar en la Luna to have one's head in the clouds
pedir la Luna, to ask for the moon
' luna' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brillo
- clara
- claro
- crecer
- deleitarse
- fase
- gravitatoria
- gravitatorio
- llena
- lleno
- menguar
- menguante
- salir
- salida
- superficie
- creciente
- rayo
- resplandecer
- resplandeciente
- resplandor
English:
break through
- crescent
- fall apart
- full moon
- further
- go down
- half-moon
- honeymoon
- land
- light
- lighten
- moon
- moonbeam
- moonlight
- moonlit
- quarter
- set
- wane
- half
- honey
* * *luna nf1. [astro] moon;la Luna the Moon;media luna [bandera islámica] half moon;estar en la luna to be miles away;pedir la luna to ask the impossible;Esp Famse quedó a la luna de Valencia his hopes were dashedluna creciente crescent moon [when waxing];luna llena full moon;luna menguante crescent moon [when waning];luna nueva new moon2. [cristal] window (pane)3. [espejo] mirrorse fueron de luna de miel al Caribe they went to the Caribbean for their honeymoon;las relaciones entre los dos países atraviesan una luna de miel relations between the two countries are going through a honeymoon period* * *f1 moon;a la luz de la luna in the moonlight;estar en la luna fam have one’s head in the clouds fam ;pedir la luna ask for the moon, ask the impossible;quedarse a la luna de Valencia fam have one’s head in the clouds;media luna L.Am.GASTR croissantwindscreen* * *luna nf1) : moon2)luna de miel : honeymoon* * *luna n1. (astro) moonCuando se refiere al satélite de la Tierra, se suele escribir con mayúscula2. (lámina de cristal) window pane¡has roto la luna del escaparate! you've broken the shop window! -
12 puntilla2
2 = killer blow, death blow.Ex. Three times she tracked him down and fought him, only to be thwarted as he somehow evaded her killer blow and disappeared into the night.Ex. Another employee said the plant's closure would be the death blow for the entire region.----* dar la puntilla a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.* la puntilla = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin. -
13 retardar
v.1 to delay.La medicina retarda su aparición The medicine delays its appearance.2 to thwart.Elsa retardó los planes Elsa thwarted the plans.* * *1 (detener) to slow down; (retrasar) to delay2 (posponer) to postpone1 to be delayed, be held up, be late* * *VT (=frenar) to slow down, slow up; [+ marcha] to hold up; [+ tren] to delay, make late* * ** * *= retard.Ex. Without the floppy disk, data processing on microcomputers would have been severely retarded.----* retardar el envejecimiento = retard + aging.* * ** * *= retard.Ex: Without the floppy disk, data processing on microcomputers would have been severely retarded.
* retardar el envejecimiento = retard + aging.* * *retardar [A1 ]vt2 (posponer) to postponeto be late* * *
retardar ( conjugate retardar) verbo transitivo ( frenar) to delay, hold up, retard (tech);
( posponer) to postpone
retardar vtr (retrasar, posponer) to delay, put off: el mal tiempo retardó nuestra salida, the bad weather delayed our departure
' retardar' also found in these entries:
English:
retard
* * *♦ vt1. [retrasar] to delay2. [frenar] to hold up, to slow down* * *v/t delay* * *retardar vt1) retrasar: to delay, to retard2) : to postpone -
14 segar
v.1 to reap (agriculture).El agricultor segó el trigo The farmer reaped the wheat.2 to cut off.Ricardo segó el maíz Richard cut the corn.3 to cut short, to shatter, to thwart, to frustrate.Su aparición segó sus planes His appearance thwarted his plans.* * ** * *VT1) (Agr) [+ mies] to reap, cut; [+ hierba] to mow, cut2) (=acabar con) [+ persona] to cut off; [+ esperanzas] to ruin* * *verbo transitivoa) < mies> to reap (liter), to cutb) (liter o period) <cabeza/miembro> to sever, cut offc) (liter o period) < esperanzas> to shatter, dash* * *= scythe.Ex. The latest swine fever scare scythed through stock markets, cutting back gains made last week.* * *verbo transitivoa) < mies> to reap (liter), to cutb) (liter o period) <cabeza/miembro> to sever, cut offc) (liter o period) < esperanzas> to shatter, dash* * *= scythe.Ex: The latest swine fever scare scythed through stock markets, cutting back gains made last week.
* * *segar [A7 ]vt1 ‹mies› to reap ( liter), to cutuna vida segada en la plenitud a life cut short in its prime* * *
segar ( conjugate segar) verbo transitivo ‹ mies› to reap (liter), to cut
segar verbo transitivo to reap, cut
' segar' also found in these entries:
English:
scythe
- strike down
- cut
- mow
* * *segar vt1. Agr to reap2. [cortar] to cut off;la sierra le segó la mano the saw cut off his hand3. [esperanzas] to dash;la epidemia segó la vida de cientos de personas the epidemic claimed the lives of hundreds of people* * *v/t1 AGR reap, harvest2 vida cut short* * *segar {49} vt1) : to reap, to harvest, to cut2) : to sever abruptlyuna vida segada por la enfermedad: a life cut short by illness* * * -
15 puntilla
f.1 point lace (encaje).2 picot, lace, fine lace, point lace.* * *1 COSTURA lace2 (puñal) dagger\andar de puntillas to tiptoe, walk on tiptoede puntillas on tiptoedar la puntilla familiar to finish off* * *SF1) (Cos) lace edging2) (Taur) short dagger for giving the coup de grâce3)4) (Téc) tack5) [de pluma] point, nib* * *1) (Taur) dagger ( used to administer the coup de grâce in a bullfight)dar la puntilla — (Taur) to administer the coup de grâce
2) ( punta del pie)de puntillas or (AmL) en puntillas — on tiptoe
ponerse/andar de puntillas — to stand/walk on tiptoe
3) ( encaje) lace edging* * *1) (Taur) dagger ( used to administer the coup de grâce in a bullfight)dar la puntilla — (Taur) to administer the coup de grâce
2) ( punta del pie)de puntillas or (AmL) en puntillas — on tiptoe
ponerse/andar de puntillas — to stand/walk on tiptoe
3) ( encaje) lace edging* * *puntilla11 = nail.Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
* andar de puntillas = tiptoe.* de puntillas = stand on + tiptoes.puntilla22 = killer blow, death blow.Ex: Three times she tracked him down and fought him, only to be thwarted as he somehow evaded her killer blow and disappeared into the night.
Ex: Another employee said the plant's closure would be the death blow for the entire region.* dar la puntilla a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.* la puntilla = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin.puntilla33 = lace.Ex: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.
* * *A ( Taur) dagger ( used to administer the coup de grâce in a bullfight)dar la puntilla ( Taur) to administer the coup de grâcese dio la puntilla a esta práctica they put an end to this practiceB (clavo) nailC(punta del pie): de puntillas or ( AmL) en puntillas on tiptoeponerse/andar de puntillas to stand/walk on tiptoeentró de puntillas para no despertar al niño she tiptoed into the room so as not to wake the childD (encaje) lace edgingE (península) spit, headland* * *
puntilla sustantivo femenino
1 (Taur) dagger ( used to administer the coup de grâce in a bullfight);
2 ( punta del pie): de puntillas or (AmL) en puntillas on tiptoe;
3 ( encaje) lace edging
puntilla sustantivo femenino (encaje) lace edging
♦ Locuciones: andar/ir de puntillas, to tiptoe
salir de puntillas, to go out on tiptoes
' puntilla' also found in these entries:
English:
lace
- nail
* * *puntilla nf1. [encaje] point lace2. Taurom = short-bladed dagger used to administer the coup de grâce to the bull;dar la puntilla to finish off the bull;Fig to give the coup de grâce3.* * *f:de puntillas on tippy-toe, Br on tip-toe;ponerse de puntillas stand on tippy-toe* * *puntilla nf1) : lace edging2) : dagger (in bullfighting)3)de puntillas : on tiptoe* * *puntilla n -
16 quedarse a la luna de Valencia
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17 frustrado
• attempted• frustrated• thwarted• unsuccessful
См. также в других словарях:
thwarted — index disappointed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
thwarted expectation — index frustration Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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thwarted — adj. Thwarted is used with these nouns: ↑ambition, ↑desire … Collocations dictionary
thwarted his plan — foiled his plan, thwarted his scheme … English contemporary dictionary
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thwarted — θwÉ”rt /θwÉ”Ët n. act of prevention or frustration; seat across a boat used by an oarsman v. frustrate, foil, prevent, impede adj. diagonal, slanted, sloped … English contemporary dictionary
thwarted his scheme — frustrated his plan, sabotaged his scheme to harm someone … English contemporary dictionary
thwarted — Hoka, pūhili, kāhewa … English-Hawaiian dictionary
be thwarted — index lose (undergo defeat) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary