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1 merejan
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2 şiddətlənmək
become severe, get strongerMəktəblilər üçün Azərbaycanca-İngiliscə lüğət > şiddətlənmək
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3 stirðna
(að), v.1) to become stiff, stiffen; stirðanaðr af elli, stiff with age;2) to become severe (veðr tók at s.); of the temper, to become harsh (þeir tóku mjök at s. við hann).* * *að, to become stiff, Greg. 67, Fms. iii. 129, Eb. 220; stirðnaðr ok dauðr, Fær. 269; stirðnat lík, Fms. viii. 232, freq. in old and mod. usage.2. metaph. to become severe; tók veðrit at stirðna, Grett. 86 A; þá stirðnaði (styrmdi?) á fyrir þeim, it grew rough, 125 A; of the temper, þeir tóku mjök at s. við hann, Fms. xi. 245. -
4 harðna
(að), v.1) to harden;2) to become severe (of weather); to grow worse; harðnaði matlífi þeirra, they ran short of provisions.* * *að, to harden.II. metaph. to be hardened, Stj. 261. Exod. vi. sqq., K. Á. 54, Fms. vi. 37, 153, vii. 30: to become severe, ii. 30, Sturl. ii. 255: of weather, Grett. 152, Fms. ix. 502, v. l.: of scarcity, harðnaði matlífi þeirra, they ran short of provisions, viii. 435: to be hard tried, tók þá at harðna í skapi sveins, the lad began to feel unhappy, Bs. i. 350: part. harðnaðr, hardened, i. e. grown up, Sturl. iii. 11; opp. to blautr; Grettir var lítt settr at klæðum, en maðr lítt harðnaðr, tók hann nú at kala, Grett. 91; ú-harðnaðr. unhardened, still a tender boy. -
5 incrudire
incrudire v. intr.1 (peggiorare) to grow* worse2 (indurirsi) to harden; (metall.) to work harden3 (inasprirsi) to be embittered, to grow* harsh4 (del clima) to become* severe, to become* bitter, to become* inclement◆ v.tr. (metall.) to work harden. -
6 yeğinleşmek
"1. to become severe, become violent, harshen; to intensify. 2. to become superior. " -
7 adgravesco
adgravescere, -, - V INTRANSbecome heavy; become severe/dangerous (illness), grow worse; be aggravated -
8 aggravesco
aggravescere, -, - V INTRANSbecome heavy; become severe/dangerous (illness), grow worse; be aggravated -
9 sertleşmek
"to harden, to stiffen, to toughen; to become severe; (penis) to become erect" -
10 sertleşmek
"1. to get hard, harden; to get tough, toughen. 2. to harshen, become severe. 3. to become strong, potent, or pungent. 4. to get tough, begin to behave harshly. 5. (for the weather) to turn bad; to get worse." -
11 صرم
صَرُمَ: كانَ شَدِيداً قاسِياًto be or become severe, strict, stern, rigorous, hard, harsh, drastic -
12 قرس
قَرَسَ، قَرِسَ (البَرْدُ): اِشْتَدّto be or become severe, bitter, biting, cutting, nippy -
13 قرس
قَرَسَ، قَرِسَ (البَرْدُ): اِشْتَدّto be or become severe, bitter, biting, cutting, nippy -
14 قسا على
قَسَا على: عَنّفَto treat severely, harshly, roughly, cruelly, without mercy; to be or become severe (stern, hard, harsh, cruel, merciless) toward -
15 zaoštriti se
vr pf (stvari) become severe/acute/ /tense/strained, be sharpened, escalate, intensify, take an ugly turn, heat up | stvari su se zaoštriti sele (kriza se -la) matters ili crisis came to a head (ili reached a peak, culminated); konkurencija se -la competition became -
16 importante
adj.1 important (destacado, significativo).2 considerable.3 significant, considerable, sizable.* * *► adjetivo2 (influyente) important* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=trascendental) [información, persona] important; [acontecimiento] significant, important; [papel, factor, parte] important, major; [cambio] significant, majoruno de los momentos más importantes de mi vida — one of the most significant o important moments in my life
un paso importante para la democracia — an important o a big o a major step for democracy
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dárselas de importante — to give o.s. airs•
lo importante es... — the main thing is...•
poco importante — unimportant2) [como intensificador] [cantidad, pérdida] considerable; [herida] serious; [retraso] considerable, serious* * *a) <noticia/persona> important; <acontecimiento/cambio> important, significant¿qué dice la carta? - nada importante — what does the letter say? - nothing of any importance o nothing much
lo importante es... — the important thing is...
dárselas de or hacerse el importante — to give oneself airs
b) < pérdidas> serious, considerable; < daños> severe, considerable; < cantidad> considerable, significant* * *= considerable, important, major, notable, prominent, relevant, remarkable, significant, significantly, substantial, weighty, consequential, solid, acute, appreciable, major, mighty [mightier -comp., mightiest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], key, meaningful, vital, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], of consequence, meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.], seminal.Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.Ex. Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex. There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.Ex. Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.Ex. Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.Ex. Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.Ex. With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.Ex. The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.Ex. This data base will eventually become a very substantial bibliographic data base.Ex. Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.Ex. The democratisation of Russian intellectual life was one of the most consequential of the dramatic social and political changes that took place in Russia in the 1860s.Ex. There is no doubt that the ideas put forward by Coates and their implementation in BTI have been a solid step forward in the theory of alphabetical subject headings.Ex. In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.Ex. Cannabis often shows no appreciable effects the first time it is taken.Ex. In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.Ex. The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex. This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.Ex. Each operator has a filing value which has been designate in order to ensure that terms appear in the index string in an order that will produce a meaningful set of index entries.Ex. The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.Ex. Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.Ex. We have the right and responsibility to make wise decisions in 'times of consequence'.Ex. We want Robyn to write about really meaty issues every week, instead of talking about spousal abuse.Ex. He has published seminal papers on automated cataloging and authority control in Library Journal, Library Quarterly, and Journal of Library Automation.----* acontecimiento importante = milestone, red carpet event.* considerar importante = hold + Nombre + dear.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* es importante destacar = importantly.* evento importante = milestone.* hacer que sea importante = render + important.* hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* la parte más importante = the heart of.* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.* lo más importante = most of all.* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.* lo que es muy importante = importantly.* más importante = foremost.* más importante aun = more significantly.* menos importante, el = least, the.* muy importante = critical, very importantly, big time.* poco importante = small-time.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* sentirse importante = feel + important.* ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* ser importante = be of importance, be of consequence.* suceso importante = critical incident.* suma importante = princely sum.* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.* uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.* * *a) <noticia/persona> important; <acontecimiento/cambio> important, significant¿qué dice la carta? - nada importante — what does the letter say? - nothing of any importance o nothing much
lo importante es... — the important thing is...
dárselas de or hacerse el importante — to give oneself airs
b) < pérdidas> serious, considerable; < daños> severe, considerable; < cantidad> considerable, significant* * *= considerable, important, major, notable, prominent, relevant, remarkable, significant, significantly, substantial, weighty, consequential, solid, acute, appreciable, major, mighty [mightier -comp., mightiest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], key, meaningful, vital, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], of consequence, meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.], seminal.Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.
Ex: Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex: There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.Ex: Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.Ex: Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.Ex: With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.Ex: The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.Ex: This data base will eventually become a very substantial bibliographic data base.Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.Ex: The democratisation of Russian intellectual life was one of the most consequential of the dramatic social and political changes that took place in Russia in the 1860s.Ex: There is no doubt that the ideas put forward by Coates and their implementation in BTI have been a solid step forward in the theory of alphabetical subject headings.Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.Ex: Cannabis often shows no appreciable effects the first time it is taken.Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.Ex: The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.Ex: Each operator has a filing value which has been designate in order to ensure that terms appear in the index string in an order that will produce a meaningful set of index entries.Ex: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.Ex: We have the right and responsibility to make wise decisions in 'times of consequence'.Ex: We want Robyn to write about really meaty issues every week, instead of talking about spousal abuse.Ex: He has published seminal papers on automated cataloging and authority control in Library Journal, Library Quarterly, and Journal of Library Automation.* acontecimiento importante = milestone, red carpet event.* considerar importante = hold + Nombre + dear.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* es importante destacar = importantly.* evento importante = milestone.* hacer que sea importante = render + important.* hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* la parte más importante = the heart of.* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.* lo más importante = most of all.* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.* lo que es muy importante = importantly.* más importante = foremost.* más importante aun = more significantly.* menos importante, el = least, the.* muy importante = critical, very importantly, big time.* poco importante = small-time.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* sentirse importante = feel + important.* ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* ser importante = be of importance, be of consequence.* suceso importante = critical incident.* suma importante = princely sum.* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.* uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.* * *1 ‹noticia/persona› important; ‹acontecimiento/cambio› important, significanttengo algo importante que decirte I have something important to tell you¿qué dice la carta? — nada importante what does the letter say? — nothing of any importance o nothing muchlo importante es participar the important thing is to take partes importante que vayas it's important that you godárselas de or hacerse el importante to give oneself airs2 ‹pérdidas› serious, considerable; ‹cantidad› considerable, significantuna importante suma de dinero a large o considerable o significant sum of moneyla tormenta causó importantes daños the storm caused severe o considerable damageun número importante de ciudadanos a significant o considerable o large number of citizens* * *
Multiple Entries:
algo importante
importante
importante adjetivo
‹acontecimiento/cambio› important, significant;
dárselas de or hacerse el importante to give oneself airs
‹ daños› severe, considerable;
‹ cantidad› considerable, significant
importante adjetivo important, significant: un importante geólogo dará la conferencia, a noted geologist will give the lecture
una cantidad importante, a considerable amount
' importante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bonita
- bonito
- categoría
- ciudad
- comodidad
- consignar
- cosa
- cualquiera
- despreciable
- eje
- eslabón
- floricultura
- gorda
- gordo
- historia
- histórica
- histórico
- inmediatez
- menos
- nada
- núcleo
- opinar
- personaje
- pintar
- poderosa
- poderoso
- reseñar
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- salario
- señalada
- señalado
- señor
- suma
- sustancial
- sustantiva
- sustantivo
- tomo
- viso
- indiferente
- notable
- papel
- parecer
- personalidad
- pez
- que
- trascendental
- trascendente
- un
- visita
English:
amount to
- appreciable
- armory
- armoury
- assassin
- assassination
- big
- consideration
- depreciate
- edit
- flagship
- grain
- grand
- great
- head-hunt
- high
- if
- important
- increasingly
- large
- last
- leading
- least
- major
- mean
- morality
- prominent
- significant
- sponsor
- thing
- VIP
- weighty
- assassinate
- come
- considerable
- feature
- feel
- first
- foremost
- name
- priority
- strongly
- substantial
* * *importante adj1. [destacado, significativo] important;el descontento está adquiriendo proporciones importantes dissatisfaction is becoming widespread;ocupa un cargo importante en el ministerio he has an important job at the ministry;ella es muy importante para mí she's very important to me;lo importante es hacerlo despacio the important thing is to do it slowly;no te preocupes, lo importante es que tengas buena salud don't worry, the most important thing is for you to be healthy;dárselas de importante, hacerse el/la importante to give oneself airs, to act all important2. [cantidad] considerable;[lesión] serious;una cantidad importante de dinero a significant o considerable sum of money;el tren llegó con un retraso importante the train was very late* * *adj important* * *importante adj: important♦ importantemente adv* * *importante adj1. (en general) important2. (considerable) considerable -
17 resserrer
resserrer [ʀ(ə)seʀe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ vis] to tighten (up) ; [+ nœud, ceinture, étreinte] to tightenb. [+ discipline] to tighten up ; [+ cercle, filets, crédits] to tighten ; [+ liens, amitié] to strengthen2. reflexive verbb. [liens affectifs] to grow stronger ; [cercle, groupe] to draw in• le filet/l'enquête se resserrait autour de lui the net/the inquiry was closing in on him* * *ʀ(ə)seʀe
1.
1) ( serrer de nouveau) to tighten [nœud, vis, étreinte]2) ( rendre plus étroit) to narrow [route]; to take [something] in [vêtement]; to tighten [pores]3) ( renforcer) to strengthen [amitié, relation]4) ( faire regrouper) to make [somebody/something] draw closer5) ( rendre plus sévère) to tighten up on [discipline, surveillance]
2.
se resserrer verbe pronominal1) ( devenir plus étroit) [vallée] to narrow2) ( devenir plus fort) [amitié] to become stronger3) ( devenir plus serré) [lien, nœud] to tighten4) ( se refermer) [troupes] to close in; [étreinte, piège] to tighten; [écart] to close5) ( se regrouper) [personnes, cercle] to draw closer together6) ( devenir plus sévère) [discipline] to become stricter* * *ʀ(ə)seʀe vt1) [pores] to close2) [nœud, boulon] to tighten3) fig, [liens] to strengthen* * *resserrer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( serrer de nouveau) to tighten [nœud, vis, étreinte];2 ( réduire le développement de) to compress [texte, narration] (en qch into sth); resserrer un chapitre en deux pages to compress a chapter into two pages;3 ( rendre plus étroit) lit to narrow [passage, route]; to take [sth] in [vêtement]; to tighten [pores];4 ( renforcer) to strengthen [amitié, relation];5 ( faire regrouper) to make [sb/sth] draw closer; resserrez les rangs! close up a bit!;6 ( rendre plus sévère) to tighten up (on) [discipline, surveillance].B se resserrer vpr1 ( devenir plus étroit) [chemin, vallée, rivière] to narrow;2 ( devenir plus fort) [amitié, relation] to become stronger;3 ( devenir plus serré) [lien, nœud] to tighten;4 ( se refermer) [troupes, personnes] to close in; [étreinte, piège] to tighten; [écart] to close;5 ( se regrouper) [personnes, cercle] to draw closer together;6 ( devenir plus sévère) [discipline, surveillance] to become stricter.[rəsere] verbe transitif1. [boulon, nœud - serrer de nouveau] to retighten, to tighten again ; [ - serrer davantage] to tighten up (separable)2. [renforcer - amitié] to strengthen3. [fermer] to close (up)————————se resserrer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [devenir plus étroit] to narrow2. [se refermer] to tighten3. [devenir plus fort]nos relations se sont resserrées depuis l'année dernière we have become closer (to each other) ou our relationship has grown stronger since last year -
18 devenir
devenir [dəv(ə)niʀ]➭ TABLE 221. intransitive verba. ( = passer d'un état à un autre) to become• il devient de plus en plus agressif he's becoming or getting more and more aggressive• devenir vieux/grand to grow old/tall• et Chantal, qu'est-ce qu'elle devient ? what's Chantal up to these days?• qu'étais-tu devenu ? nous te cherchions partout where were you? we were looking for you everywhere• que sont devenus tes grands projets ? what has become of your great plans?• qu'allons-nous devenir ? what will become of us?2. masculine noun( = progression) evolution ; ( = futur) future• quel est le devenir de l'homme ? what is man's destiny?* * *
I dəvniʀverbe intransitif to becomequ'est-ce que je vais devenir? — (colloq)
et Paul, qu'est-ce qu'il devient (colloq) or que devient-il? — and what is Paul up to these days?
II dəvniʀ* * *dəv(ə)niʀ vb(avec attribut) to become* * *devenir verb table: venirA nm1 ( avenir) future; le devenir des minorités/d'une alliance the future of the minorities/of an alliance;2 Philos Becoming.B vi to become; il est devenu riche/protestant/ministre he has become rich/a Protestant/a minister; devenir réalité to become a reality; parti qui allait or devait devenir plus tard… party which was later to become…; qu'est-ce que je vais devenir○?, que vais-je devenir? what is to become of me?; que sont devenues tes belles promesses? what has become of all your fine promises?; et Paul, qu'est-ce qu'il devient○ or que devient-il? and what is Paul up to these days?; il devient urgent de faire it has become necessary to do; la concurrence devient sévère the competition is getting fierce.I[dəvnir] nom masculin1. [évolution] evolution2. [avenir] futureen devenir locution adjectivaleen perpétuel devenir constantly changing, ever-changingII[dəvnir] verbe intransitif1. [acquérir telle qualité] to becomedevenir vieux to get ou to grow olddevenir rouge/bleu to go red/blueà (vous faire) devenir dingue (familier) , à (vous faire) devenir fou, à (vous faire) devenir chèvre (familier) enough to drive you round the bend ou to make you scream2. [avoir tel sort]et moi, qu'est-ce que je vais devenir? what's to become of me?et moi, qu'est-ce que je deviens dans tout ça? and where do I fit into all this?3. (familier) [pour demander des nouvelles]et lui, qu'est-ce qu'il devient? what about him?, what's he up to these days?il devient difficile de... it's getting difficult to...il devient inutile de... it's now pointless to... -
19 verschärfen
I v/t (Maßnahmen, Kontrollen, Gesetze etc.) tighten (up); (Lage, Spannungen etc.) aggravate; (Strafe) stiffen; das Tempo verschärfen MOT. etc. speed up; weitS. step up the pace; das Training verschärfen intensify the trainingII v/refl Lage: become more critical, hot (Am. heat) up umg.; Spannungen: mount, increase; Gegensätze etc.: intensify; Rezession etc.: auch tighten its grip* * *to aggravate* * *ver|schạ̈r|fen ptp verschä\#rft1. vt(= erhöhen) Tempo, Aufmerksamkeit to increase; Gegensätze to intensify; (= verschlimmern) Lage to aggravate; Spannungen to heighten; (= strenger machen) Kontrollen, Strafe, Gesetze, Maßnahmen, Prüfungen, Grenzwerte to tighten2. vr(Tempo, Aufmerksamkeit) to increase; (Wettbewerb, Gegensätze) to intensify; (Lage) to become aggravated; (Spannungen) to heighten, to mount; (Kontrollen, Gesetze, Maßnahmen, Prüfungen) to become tighter* * *ver·schär·fen *I. vrII. vt▪ etw \verschärfeneine Strafe \verschärfen to make a punishment more severe2. (zuspitzen) to aggravate sth, to make sth worse* * *1.transitives Verb1) intensify <conflict, difference, desire, etc.>; increase, step up <pace, pressure>; tighten <law, control, restriction, etc>; make < penalty> more severe2) make <unemployment etc.> worse; aggravate <situation, crisis, etc.>2.reflexives Verb1) <pace, pressure, etc.> increase; <pain, tension, conflict, difference> intensify2) (sich verschlimmern) get worse* * *A. v/t (Maßnahmen, Kontrollen, Gesetze etc) tighten (up); (Lage, Spannungen etc) aggravate; (Strafe) stiffen;das Training verschärfen intensify the trainingB. v/r Lage: become more critical, hot (US heat) up umg; Spannungen: mount, increase; Gegensätze etc: intensify; Rezession etc: auch tighten its grip* * *1.transitives Verb1) intensify <conflict, difference, desire, etc.>; increase, step up <pace, pressure>; tighten <law, control, restriction, etc>; make < penalty> more severe2) make <unemployment etc.> worse; aggravate <situation, crisis, etc.>2.reflexives Verb1) <pace, pressure, etc.> increase; <pain, tension, conflict, difference> intensify2) (sich verschlimmern) get worse* * *(Situation) ausdr.to exacerbate v. v.to aggravate v.to get worse expr. -
20 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"
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