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1 deshonor
• discredit• disgrace• dishonor• dishonoring• dishonour• disrepute -
2 impopularidad
• discredit• unpopularity -
3 pérdida de prestigio
• discredit• loss of face• loss of prestige -
4 desacreditar
v.to discredit.Ella desacredita a Ricardo She discredits Richard.Ella desacreditó a su amiga She discredited=debunked her friend.El político desacreditó al oponente The politician discredited his opponent* * *1 to discredit, bring discredit on, bring into discredit* * *verb* * *1.VT [+ político, gobierno] to discredit2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to discredit; <buen nombre/institución> to discredit, bring... into disreputeb) < teoría> to discredit2.desacreditarse v pron (refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation* * *= discredit, denigrate, debunk, bring + Nombre + into disrepute, disgrace, taint.Ex. Such circulation may contribute little to the creation of whole personalities but it may do much to discredit the circulators.Ex. This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.Ex. Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.Ex. This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute.Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.----* desacreditarse = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* desacreditar un mito = debunk + a myth.* estar desacreditado = hold in + disrepute.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to discredit; <buen nombre/institución> to discredit, bring... into disreputeb) < teoría> to discredit2.desacreditarse v pron (refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation* * *= discredit, denigrate, debunk, bring + Nombre + into disrepute, disgrace, taint.Ex: Such circulation may contribute little to the creation of whole personalities but it may do much to discredit the circulators.
Ex: This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.Ex: Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.Ex: This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute.Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.* desacreditarse = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* desacreditar un mito = debunk + a myth.* estar desacreditado = hold in + disrepute.* * *desacreditar [A1 ]vtesos rumores lo han desacreditado mucho those rumors have done his reputation a great deal of harm o have seriously damaged his reputationla oposición intentó desacreditarlo the opposition tried to discredit him( refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation* * *
desacreditar ( conjugate desacreditar) verbo transitivo
to discredit
desacreditarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation
desacreditar verbo transitivo (desprestigiar) to discredit, bring into discredit
' desacreditar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descalificar
English:
discredit
- disgrace
- disparage
- debunk
- disrepute
* * *♦ vtto discredit;hubo una campaña para desacreditarla there was a campaign to discredit her;este nuevo fracaso lo desacredita como político this latest failure has destroyed his credibility as a politician;su actuación ha desacreditado al partido his behaviour has brought the party into disrepute* * *v/t discredit* * *desacreditar vtdesprestigiar: to discredit, to disgrace -
5 descrédito
m.1 discredit, disgrace, bad name, dishonor.2 disbelief, incredulity, discredit, unbelief.* * *1 discredit, disrepute\ir en descrédito de to be to the discredit of* * *noun m.* * *SM (=desprestigio) discredit, disrepute* * *masculino discreditir en descrédito de algo/alguien — to bring discredit on something/somebody
* * *----* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* * *masculino discreditir en descrédito de algo/alguien — to bring discredit on something/somebody
* * ** caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* * *discreditva en descrédito de la empresa it brings discredit to o it discredits the firm, it brings the firm into disrepute ( frml)su participación lo hizo caer en descrédito his involvement brought discredit on him* * *
descrédito sustantivo masculino disrepute, discredit
' descrédito' also found in these entries:
English:
discredit
- disrepute
* * *descrédito nmdiscredit;caer en el descrédito to fall into disrepute;ir en descrédito de algo/alguien to count against sth/sb;estar en descrédito to be discredited* * *m discredit;caer en descrédito be discredited* * *descrédito nmdesprestigio: discredit -
6 desprestigio
m.1 discredit.2 loss of prestige, belittling, discredit, disrepute.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desprestigiar.* * *1 discredit, loss of prestige, loss of reputation\campaña de desprestigio smear campaign* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=denigración) disparagement2) (=descrédito) discredit, loss of prestige* * *a) ( pérdida de prestigio) loss of prestigeir en desprestigio de algo/alguien — to bring discredit on o upon something/somebody
b) ( falta de prestigio)el desprestigio de los políticos era tal que... — the politicians had such a bad name o reputation that...
* * *= loss of face.Ex. Males are primarily concerned with a loss of face when confronted with a jealousy situation, while females are concerned with the possible loss of a partner.* * *a) ( pérdida de prestigio) loss of prestigeir en desprestigio de algo/alguien — to bring discredit on o upon something/somebody
b) ( falta de prestigio)el desprestigio de los políticos era tal que... — the politicians had such a bad name o reputation that...
* * *= loss of face.Ex: Males are primarily concerned with a loss of face when confronted with a jealousy situation, while females are concerned with the possible loss of a partner.
* * *1 (pérdida de prestigio) loss of prestigeeste escándalo contribuyó al desprestigio de la compañía this scandal contributed to the company's loss of prestigeeste incidente supuso su desprestigio como profesional this incident damaged his professional reputationsería un desprestigio para el partido it would bring the party into disrepute, it would discredit the party2(falta de prestigio): el desprestigio de los políticos era tal que … the politicians had such a bad name o reputation that …tras el escándalo cayó en desprestigio he lost a lot of prestige o his reputation suffered greatly as a result of the scandal* * *
Del verbo desprestigiar: ( conjugate desprestigiar)
desprestigio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
desprestigió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
desprestigiar
desprestigio
desprestigiar ( conjugate desprestigiar) verbo transitivo
to discredit
desprestigiarse verbo pronominal [persona/producto/empresa] to lose prestige
desprestigio sustantivo masculino
◊ ir en desprestigio de algo/algn to bring discredit on o upon sth/sb
desprestigiar verbo transitivo to discredit, run down
desprestigio sustantivo masculino discredit, loss of reputation
' desprestigio' also found in these entries:
English:
smear campaign
* * *desprestigio nm1. [pérdida de prestigio] discredit;es un desprestigio verse envuelto en este asunto it's damaging to our reputation o good name to be involved in this business;la acusación de fraude supone un desprestigio para la empresa the accusation of fraud will damage the company's reputation o good name2. [falta de prestigio]el desprestigio de esta empresa crece cada día this company's reputation gets worse every day* * *m loss of prestige* * *desprestigio nmdescrédito: discredit, disrepute -
7 desprestigiar
v.1 to discredit.María desprestigió el producto Mary discredited the product.2 to slander, to bring into disrepute, to discredit, to disrepute.María desprestigió al alcalde Mary slandered the mayor.* * *1 to discredit, ruin the reputation of1 to lose one's prestige, lose one's good reputation* * *1. VT1) (=criticar) to disparage, run down2) (=desacreditar) to discredittus meteduras de pata desprestigian a toda la profesión — your faux pas tarnish the reputation of our whole profession
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to discredit2.desprestigiarse v pron persona/producto/empresa to lose prestigese ha desprestigiado como abogado — his reputation o prestige as a lawyer has been damaged
* * *= vilify, smear.Ex. Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.Ex. As a result of this policy hundreds of priests have been been suspended from ministry and have had their names publicly smeared without proof or even credible evidence.----* desprestigiarse = lose + face.* * *1.verbo transitivo to discredit2.desprestigiarse v pron persona/producto/empresa to lose prestigese ha desprestigiado como abogado — his reputation o prestige as a lawyer has been damaged
* * *= vilify, smear.Ex: Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.
Ex: As a result of this policy hundreds of priests have been been suspended from ministry and have had their names publicly smeared without proof or even credible evidence.* desprestigiarse = lose + face.* * *desprestigiar [A1 ]vtto discreditlas luchas internas han desprestigiado al partido internal disputes have discredited the party o damaged the party's prestige«persona/producto/empresa» to lose prestigela compañía se desprestigió con ese producto that product gave the company a bad name o damaged the company's prestigese ha desprestigiado como abogado his reputation o prestige o good name as a lawyer has been damaged o has suffered* * *
desprestigiar ( conjugate desprestigiar) verbo transitivo
to discredit
desprestigiarse verbo pronominal [persona/producto/empresa] to lose prestige
desprestigiar verbo transitivo to discredit, run down
' desprestigiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desacreditar
- sambenito
- señalar
English:
smear
* * *♦ vtto discredit;aquello lo desprestigió ante la opinión pública that discredited him in the eyes of the public* * *v/t discredit* * *desacreditar: to discredit, to disgrace -
8 descalificar
v.1 to disqualify.2 to discredit.descalificó con saña a su oponente he viciously attacked his opponent* * *1 to disqualify2 (desacreditar) to discredit* * *VT1) (Dep) to disqualify2) (=desacreditar) to discredit* * *verbo transitivo1) (inhabilitar, desautorizar) <deportista/equipo> to disqualify2) (frml) ( desacreditar) to discredit* * *= denigrate, disqualify.Ex. This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.Ex. Neither, therefore, does the act of arranging a subject bibliography in alphabetical order disqualify it from being termed a `subject bibliography'.* * *verbo transitivo1) (inhabilitar, desautorizar) <deportista/equipo> to disqualify2) (frml) ( desacreditar) to discredit* * *= denigrate, disqualify.Ex: This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.
Ex: Neither, therefore, does the act of arranging a subject bibliography in alphabetical order disqualify it from being termed a `subject bibliography'.* * *descalificar [A2 ]vtA (inhabilitar, desautorizar) ‹deportista/equipo› to disqualifycircunstancias que la descalifican como testigo de la defensa circumstances which disqualify her from being o make her ineligible to be a witness for the defenseB ( frml) (desacreditar) to discredit* * *
descalificar ( conjugate descalificar) verbo transitivo ‹deportista/equipo› to disqualify
descalificar verbo transitivo
1 (eliminar de una competición) to disqualify
2 (desacreditar) to discredit: ese gesto le descalifica como padre, the way he acted is a discredit to him as a father
' descalificar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desautorizar
English:
disqualify
* * *descalificar vt1. [en competición] to disqualify;descalificar a alguien por (hacer) algo to disqualify sb for (doing) sth2. [desprestigiar] to discredit;descalificó con saña a su oponente he viciously attacked his opponent;una actitud que lo descalifica como político an attitude which discredits him as a politician* * *v/t disqualify* * *descalificar {72} vt: to disqualify* * *descalificar vb to disqualify [pt. & pp. disqualified] -
9 desautorizar
v.1 to deny (desmentir) (noticia).2 to ban (prohibir) (manifestación, huelga).3 to discredit.4 to deny the validity of, to disprove, to rule down, to disaffirm.Ella desautorizó la declaración She denied the validity of the declaration5 to take away permission from, to disavow.Ella desautorizó a Ricardo She took away permission from Richard.6 to declare illegal, to take away permission for, to withdraw authorization for.Ella desautorizó la venta She declared the sale illegal.7 to forbid to, to forbid, to take away permission to, to withdraw authorization to.Ella los desautorizó beber She forbade them to drink.8 to undermine someone's authority, to take away authority from, to undermine the authority of, to deprive from authority.Papá desautorizó a Mamá Dad undermined Mom's authority.* * *1 (desaprobar) to disapprove2 (prohibir) to ban, forbid3 (desmentir) to deny4 (desacreditar) to discredit* * *VT1) (=quitar autoridad a) [+ oficial] to deprive of authority; [+ palabras, declaración] to discredit2) [+ noticia] to deny* * *verbo transitivoa) ( restar autoridad a) < persona> to undermine the authority of; < declaraciones> to disavow (frml), to disaffirm (frml)quedó totalmente desautorizado con el escándalo — he was totally discredited as a result of the scandal
b) ( retirar la autorización para) to ban* * *verbo transitivoa) ( restar autoridad a) < persona> to undermine the authority of; < declaraciones> to disavow (frml), to disaffirm (frml)quedó totalmente desautorizado con el escándalo — he was totally discredited as a result of the scandal
b) ( retirar la autorización para) to ban* * *desautorizar [A4 ]vt1 (restar autoridad a) ‹persona› to undermine the authority of; ‹declaraciones› to disavow ( frml), to disaffirm ( frml)no me desautorices delante de los niños don't undermine my authority in front of the childrenel presidente desautorizó las declaraciones del ministro the president disavowed o disaffirmed the minister's statementsquedó totalmente desautorizado cuando se descubrió su doble vida he was totally discredited when his double life came to light2(retirar la autorización para): el presidente desautorizó la manifestación the president declared the demonstration illegal* * *
desautorizar ( conjugate desautorizar) verbo transitivo
‹ declaraciones› to disavow (frml)
desautorizar verbo transitivo
1 (no dar permiso para) to ban, forbid
2 (no dar crédito o autoridad, descalificar) (una declaración) to deny, (a alguien) to discredit, undermine the authority of
' desautorizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anular
English:
disavow
- overrule
* * *♦ vt1. [desmentir] [noticia] to deny;el ministro desautorizó las declaraciones del portavoz the minister contradicted the statement made by the spokesperson2. [prohibir] [manifestación, huelga] to ban, to declare illegal3. [desacreditar] to discredit;sus prejuicios racistas lo desautorizan como político his racist ideas undermine his credentials as a politician;desautorizaba a los profesores delante de sus alumnos she undermined the teachers' authority in front of their pupils♦ See also the pronominal verb desautorizarse* * *v/t1 ( prohibir) refuse permission for2 ( desacreditar) discredit* * *desautorizar {21} vt: to deprive of authority, to discredit -
10 menoscabar
v.1 to damage (fama, honra).2 to undermine, to afflict, to aggrieve, to damage.Sus críticas minaron su confianza His criticism undermined her confidence.* * *1 (mermar) to reduce, lessen, diminish2 (dañar) to impair, spoil3 (desprestigiar) to discredit* * *VT1) (=disminuir) to lessen, reduce; (=dañar) to damage2) (=desacreditar) to discredit* * *verbo transitivo <autoridad/fortuna> to diminish, reduce; < derechos> to impinge upon, infringe; <honor/fama/salud> to damage, harm* * *= undermine, undercut, whittle (away/down/at).Ex. Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.Ex. The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.* * *verbo transitivo <autoridad/fortuna> to diminish, reduce; < derechos> to impinge upon, infringe; <honor/fama/salud> to damage, harm* * *= undermine, undercut, whittle (away/down/at).Ex: Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.
Ex: The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.* * *menoscabar [A1 ]vt‹autoridad/fortuna› to diminish, reduce; ‹derechos› to impinge upon, infringe; ‹honor/fama› to damage, harmsu salud se vio menoscabada por las preocupaciones the worrying damaged her health* * *
menoscabar ( conjugate menoscabar) verbo transitivo ‹autoridad/fortuna› to diminish, reduce;
‹ derechos› to impinge upon, infringe;
‹honor/fama/salud› to damage, harm
menoscabar verbo transitivo (un beneficio) to reduce, diminish
(una reputación) to discredit
(la salud) to undermine
' menoscabar' also found in these entries:
English:
wear
* * *menoscabar vt[fama, honra] to damage; [derechos, intereses, salud] to harm; [belleza, perfección] to diminish;sus acciones han menoscabado la confianza que teníamos en él what he did has diminished the trust we had in him* * *v/t1 autoridad diminish, reduce2 ( dañar) harm* * *menoscabar vt1) : to lessen, to diminish2) : to disgrace, to discredit3) perjudicar: to harm, to damage -
11 tildar
v.1 to put the diacritical accent on, to put a tilde on, to put a tilde over, to put an accent on.Ellos tildaron algunas palabras They put a diacritical accent on some words.2 to call.Ellos tildaron a Ricardo They called Richard.* * *1 (poner tilde) to put a written accent on; (de la ñ) to put a tilde on2 (tachar) to cross out3 (a una persona) to call, brand* * *VT1) (=acusar)le tildaron de vago — they dismissed him as lazy, they called him lazy
2) (Tip) [gen] to put an accent on; [sobre la n] to put a tilde over* * *verbo transitivotildar algo a alguien DE algo — to brand something/somebody (as) something
me tildaron de reaccionario — I was branded o called a reactionary
* * *= stigmatise [stigmatize, -USA], label, accuse, discredit.Ex. Findings reaffirm that television stigmatises the occupation of business, independently of economic factors.Ex. Its primer purpose is the finding of specific documents, and consequently this type of catalogue has been labelled a finding list catalogue or an inventory catalogue.Ex. He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.Ex. Such circulation may contribute little to the creation of whole personalities but it may do much to discredit the circulators.----* tildar de = brand (as), mark + Nombre + down as.* * *verbo transitivotildar algo a alguien DE algo — to brand something/somebody (as) something
me tildaron de reaccionario — I was branded o called a reactionary
* * *= stigmatise [stigmatize, -USA], label, accuse, discredit.Ex: Findings reaffirm that television stigmatises the occupation of business, independently of economic factors.
Ex: Its primer purpose is the finding of specific documents, and consequently this type of catalogue has been labelled a finding list catalogue or an inventory catalogue.Ex: He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.Ex: Such circulation may contribute little to the creation of whole personalities but it may do much to discredit the circulators.* tildar de = brand (as), mark + Nombre + down as.* * *tildar [A1 ]vttildar a algn DE algo to brand sb AS sthme han tildado de reaccionario I've been branded o called a reactionarylo tildaron de tacaño they said he was mean* * *
tildar vtr (tachar) to brand: lo tildó de cobarde, he branded him a coward
' tildar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tachar
English:
brand
* * *tildar vttildar a alguien de algo to brand o call sb sth;le tildaron de colaboracionista she was branded a collaborator* * *v/t:tildar a alguien de fig brand s.o. as* * *tildar vttildar de : to brand as, to calllo tildaron de traidor: they branded him as a traitor -
12 demeritar
verbo transitivo (AmL frml)a) < persona> to discreditb) <esfuerzos/trabajo> to detract from* * *verbo transitivo (AmL frml)a) < persona> to discreditb) <esfuerzos/trabajo> to detract from* * *demeritar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to discredit2 ‹esfuerzos/trabajo› to detract from, take away from* * *demeritar vtAm to belittle, to disparage* * *demeritar vt1) : to detract from2) : to discredit -
13 mengua
f.1 reduction.sin mengua de without detriment to2 decay, decline, abatement, waning.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: menguar.* * *1 (disminución) decrease, decline2 (descrédito) discredit\sin mengua de without detriment to* * *SF1) (=disminución) decrease, reduction; (=decadencia) decay, declinesin mengua — (=íntegro) complete, whole; (=intacto) intact, untouched
2) (=falta) lack; (=pérdida) loss3) (=pobreza) poverty4) [de persona] (=debilidad) spinelessness, weakness of character5) (=descrédito) discredit* * *femenino (frml) declineuna considerable mengua en el número de suscripciones — a substantial reduction o decline in the number of subscriptions
* * *femenino (frml) declineuna considerable mengua en el número de suscripciones — a substantial reduction o decline in the number of subscriptions
* * *( frml)declineha habido una mengua en su influencia dentro de la asociación his influence within the association has declineduna considerable mengua en el número de suscripciones a substantial reduction o decline in the number of subscriptionssin mengua apreciable de la calidad del servicio with no noticeable deterioration in the quality of the service* * *mengua nf[reducción] reduction;la empresa ha experimentado una fuerte mengua en los ingresos the company has seen its income considerably reduced;sin mengua de without detriment to;esto no supone ninguna mengua de su reputación this in no way detracts from his reputation* * *f decrease, diminution;ir en mengua de be to the detriment of* * *mengua nf1) : decrease, decline2) : lack, want3) : discredit, dishonor -
14 demérito
m.demerit, disadvantage.* * *1 demerit, fault* * *SM1) frm (=falta) demerit frm, faultes un demérito para nuestra familia — it brings discredit on o to our family
va en demérito de todos — it brings discredit to everyone, it discredits everyone
2) (=indignidad) unworthiness3) LAm (=menosprecio) contempt* * *masculino (frml) demerit (frml)* * *= demerit.Ex. To accomplish this higher purpose, Panizzi argued, required a deliberately designed 'system,' and his much maligned rules, whatever their individual merits or demerits, were intended to embody that system.* * *masculino (frml) demerit (frml)* * *= demerit.Ex: To accomplish this higher purpose, Panizzi argued, required a deliberately designed 'system,' and his much maligned rules, whatever their individual merits or demerits, were intended to embody that system.
* * *( frml)demerit ( frml)sin demérito para sus compañeros with all due respect to his colleaguesesto va en demérito del instituto this brings the institute into disrepute o damages the reputation of the institute o discredits the institute* * *demérito nmFormal [desprestigio, tacha] blot, black mark; [desventaja] disadvantage;los méritos y deméritos de algo the merits and demerits of sth* * *demérito nm1) : fault2) : discredit, disrepute -
15 deslucir
v.1 to spoil, to ruin.2 to make unattractive.3 to dull, to spoil, to make look dull, to dim.* * *1 (quitar la brillantez) to tarnish, take the shine off; (descolorar) to fade* * *1. VT1) [+ mármol] to fade; [+ metal] to tarnish2) (=estropear) to spoil, ruin3) [+ persona] to discredit2.See:* * *verbo transitivo <actuación/desfile> to spoil; <colores/cortinas> to fade, cause... to fade* * *= tarnish, take + the shine off things, mar.Ex. The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = El artículo se titula "Evaluación de la difusión de información pública por la NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación): algunas ideas acertadas deslucidas por la defensa de métodos obsoletos".Ex. Not being able to run DP on IIS and not being able to find a commercial web hosting company who ran Apache, took the initial shine off things for me.Ex. Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.* * *verbo transitivo <actuación/desfile> to spoil; <colores/cortinas> to fade, cause... to fade* * *= tarnish, take + the shine off things, mar.Ex: The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = El artículo se titula "Evaluación de la difusión de información pública por la NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación): algunas ideas acertadas deslucidas por la defensa de métodos obsoletos".
Ex: Not being able to run DP on IIS and not being able to find a commercial web hosting company who ran Apache, took the initial shine off things for me.Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.* * *deslucir [I5 ]vt1 ‹actuación/desfile› to spoilla lluvia deslució el festival the rain spoiled the festivalla presentación desluce el trabajo the presentation detracts from o spoils the work2 ‹colores/cortinas› to fade, cause … to fadeel polvo deslucía los muebles the dust made the furniture look dull* * *
deslucir vtr (un acto, espectáculo) to mar: el mal sonido deslució el concierto, the concert was marred by poor sound equipment
una pelea deslució la fiesta, the party was ruined because of a fight
' deslucir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sombra
* * *deslucir vtto spoil;la lluvia deslució el desfile the rain spoiled the parade;las acusaciones deslucieron su victoria the accusations took the shine off his victory* * *v/t tarnish; figspoil* * *deslucir {45} vt1) : to spoil2) : to fade, to dull, to tarnish3) : to discredit -
16 tachar
v.to cross out (lo escrito).María cancela sus malos pensamientos Mary canceled her bad thoughts.* * *1 (borrar) to cross out2 (culpar) to accuse (de, of)* * *verbto cross out, delete* * *VT1) (=suprimir) to cross out; (=corregir) to correcttachar a algn de una lista — to cross o take sb off a list
2)me molesta que taches de tonterías lo que digo — I don't like the way you dismiss what I say as nonsense
3) (Jur) [+ testigo] to challenge* * *verbo transitivo1) ( en escrito) to cross out2) ( tildar)tachar a alguien DE algo — to brand o label somebody as something
3) (Der) to impeach, discredit* * *= cross out, obliterate, cross off, strike out.Ex. The time taken to print it can mean that it is out of date when it is available, and though withdrawals can be shown by crossing out, additions cannot be shown at all.Ex. Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.Ex. Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.Ex. Dots placed under words or letters wrongly struck out by the corrector.----* tachar a + Nombre + de + Adjetivo = tag + Nombre + as + Adjetivo.* tachar de = brand (as), label.* * *verbo transitivo1) ( en escrito) to cross out2) ( tildar)tachar a alguien DE algo — to brand o label somebody as something
3) (Der) to impeach, discredit* * *= cross out, obliterate, cross off, strike out.Ex: The time taken to print it can mean that it is out of date when it is available, and though withdrawals can be shown by crossing out, additions cannot be shown at all.
Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.Ex: Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.Ex: Dots placed under words or letters wrongly struck out by the corrector.* tachar a + Nombre + de + Adjetivo = tag + Nombre + as + Adjetivo.* tachar de = brand (as), label.* * *tachar [A1 ]vtA (en un escrito) to cross out, delete ( frml)tacha éstas de la lista cross these off the listB (tildar) tachar a algn DE algo to brand o label sb AS sthlo tacharon de hipócrita they branded o labeled him as a hypocrite, he was accused of being a hypocriteC ( Der) to impeach, discredit* * *
tachar ( conjugate tachar) verbo transitivo
1 ( en escrito) to cross out
2 ( tildar) tachar a algn DE algo to brand o label sb as sth
tachar verbo transitivo
1 (en un escrito) to cross out 2 tachar de (tildar, acusar) to brand: me tachó de envidioso, he accused me of being jealous
le tachaban de soberbio, they branded o labelled him as arrogant
' tachar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tildar
- cruzar
English:
cross off
- cross out
- delete
- label
- mark off
- remove
- score out
- scrub out
- strike off
- strike out
- blot
- brand
- cross
- lump
- scratch
- strike
* * *tachar vt1. [borrar] to cross out, to scratch (out);su nombre había sido tachado de la lista her name had been crossed off the list2. [acusar]tachar a alguien de algo: la tacharon de elitista she was accused of being elitist;lo tacharon de mentiroso/cobarde he was branded a liar/coward;tachar algo de algo: el libro fue tachado de pornográfico the book was labelled as pornographic* * *v/t1 cross out;táchese lo que no proceda delete as applicable2 ( tildar):la tacharon de egoísta she was branded o labeled as selfish* * *tachar vt1) : to cross out, to delete2)tachar de bc} to accuse of, to label aslo tacharon de mentiroso: they accused him of being a liar* * *tachar vb1. (hacer rayas) to cross out2. (acusar) to accuse -
17 deslegitimar
v.1 to take away authority from, to deligitimate, to disavow, to undermine the authority of.María deslegitimó a los maestros Mary disavowed the teachers.2 to deny the validity of, to deligitimate, to deligitimise, to deligitimatize.Deslegitimamos los documentos We denied the validity of the documents.* * *VT to discredit, undermine* * *= delegitimise [delegitimize, -USA].Ex. Violence must be condemned and can only be completely delegitimised when society has zero tolerance for it and every offender is appropriately punished.* * *= delegitimise [delegitimize, -USA].Ex: Violence must be condemned and can only be completely delegitimised when society has zero tolerance for it and every offender is appropriately punished.
* * *deslegitimar vt[gobierno] to discredit; [para un puesto] to disqualify* * *v/t ( minar) undermine -
18 divulgador
adj.divulging, revealing.m.divulger.* * *► adjetivo1 divulging, revealing► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 popularizer* * *= circulator.Ex. Such circulation may contribute little to the creation of whole personalities but it may do much to discredit the circulators.* * *= circulator.Ex: Such circulation may contribute little to the creation of whole personalities but it may do much to discredit the circulators.
* * *masculine, femininese convirtió en la más importante divulgadora de música clásica it became the top classical music stationesta editorial fue la principal divulgadora de su obra this publishing house was the leading promoter o publisher of his work* * *divulgador, -ora♦ adjinformative, popularizing;el poder divulgador de la televisión the informative power of television;una serie de carácter divulgador an informative TV series♦ nm,ffue el mayor divulgador de la ópera francesa he was the leading figure in French opera;el divulgador más importante de las ideas monetaristas the person who has done most to make monetarist ideas more widely known -
19 menoscabo
m.1 damage.(ir) en menoscabo de (to be) to the detriment of2 nullification, impairment.3 diminution, damage, harm, deterioration.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: menoscabar.* * *1 (mengua) reduction, lessening2 (daño) damage3 (perjuicio) impairment\con menoscabo de to the detriment ofsin menoscabo de without detriment to* * *SM (=disminución) lessening, reduction; (=daño) damagecon o en menoscabo de — to the detriment of
debe haber cierta reserva, sin menoscabo de la amistad — certain things must remain in confidence, without being detrimental to one's friendship
* * *su salud no sufrió menoscabo alguno — his health was not impaired o adversely affected in any way
sin menoscabo de nuestra amistad — without detriment to o without damaging our friendship
sin menoscabo de su autoridad — without his authority being reduced o diminished in any way
* * *= derogation.Ex. This a common service department of the six principal institutions of the Communities operating under their joint management and without derogation from their ultimate responsibilities.* * *su salud no sufrió menoscabo alguno — his health was not impaired o adversely affected in any way
sin menoscabo de nuestra amistad — without detriment to o without damaging our friendship
sin menoscabo de su autoridad — without his authority being reduced o diminished in any way
* * *= derogation.Ex: This a common service department of the six principal institutions of the Communities operating under their joint management and without derogation from their ultimate responsibilities.
* * *su salud no sufrió menoscabo alguno his health was not impaired o adversely affected in any way, his health did not suffer any detrimental effectsu reputación ha sufrido gran menoscabo his reputation has been badly damaged o has suffered great harmuna medida que irá en menoscabo de los partidos minoritarios a measure which will prove damaging to the minority partiessin menoscabo de su autoridad without his authority being affected o reduced o diminished in any waysin menoscabo de nuestros lazos con el mundo occidental without detriment to our links with the West* * *
Del verbo menoscabar: ( conjugate menoscabar)
menoscabo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
menoscabó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
menoscabar
menoscabo
menoscabar ( conjugate menoscabar) verbo transitivo ‹autoridad/fortuna› to diminish, reduce;
‹ derechos› to impinge upon, infringe;
‹honor/fama/salud› to damage, harm
menoscabar verbo transitivo (un beneficio) to reduce, diminish
(una reputación) to discredit
(la salud) to undermine
menoscabo sustantivo masculino undermining, detriment, reduction
el menoscabo de su influencia, his loss of influence
' menoscabo' also found in these entries:
English:
prejudice
- erosion
* * *menoscabo nm[de fama, honra] damage; [de derechos, intereses, salud] harm; [de belleza, perfección] diminishing;nuestros intereses no han sufrido menoscabo our interests have not been damaged;(ir) en menoscabo de (to be) to the detriment of;sin menoscabo del papel de los profesores, se consultará también a los padres without in any way wishing to devalue o diminish the role of teachers, parents will also be consulted;defienden su lengua propia sin menoscabo de las demás they defend their own language without diminishing the importance of others* * *m1 ( mengua) reduction, diminution2 ( daño) harm* * *menoscabo nm1) : lessening, diminishing2) : disgrace, discredit3) : harm, damage -
20 desconceptuar
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