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(something which makes a difficulty or which is an unfavourable circumstance: There are several disadvantages to this plan.) desventaja- at a disadvantage
disadvantage n inconveniente / desventajatr[dɪsəd'vɑːntɪʤ]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be at a disadvantage estar en desventajato place/put somebody at a disadvantage poner a alguien en (una) situación de desventajato somebody's disadvantage en perjuicio de alguiendisadvantage [.dɪsəd'væntɪʤ] n: desventaja fn.• desventaja s.f.'dɪsəd'væntɪdʒ, ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒnoun (hindrance, drawback) desventaja f, inconveniente mto be at a disadvantage — estar* en desventaja
[ˌdɪsǝd'vɑːntɪdʒ]to somebody's/something's disadvantage, to the disadvantage of somebody/something — en perjuicio de alguien/algo
1.N desventaja f, inconveniente mto the disadvantage of — en perjuicio or detrimento de
to be at a disadvantage — estar en desventaja, estar en una situación desventajosa
2.VT perjudicar* * *['dɪsəd'væntɪdʒ, ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ]noun (hindrance, drawback) desventaja f, inconveniente mto be at a disadvantage — estar* en desventaja
to somebody's/something's disadvantage, to the disadvantage of somebody/something — en perjuicio de alguien/algo
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(something which makes a difficulty or which is an unfavourable circumstance: There are several disadvantages to this plan.) ulempe, mangel, minus- at a disadvantageulempesubst. \/ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ\/1) ulempe, bakside2) tap3) skadeat a disadvantage ugunstig stilt, underlegensette noen i en ugunstig situasjon, behandle noen stemoderligdra fordel av noens underlegenhet, overrumple noensell to disadvantage selge med tapshow oneself to disadvantage vise seg fra en ufordelaktig sideto somebody's disadvantage til skade for noen, til ulempe for noen, uheldig for noenunder every disadvantage under svært ugunstige forhold -
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disadvantage [‚dɪsədˈvα:ntɪdʒ]1. noun* * *[ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ], US [-'væn-] 1.1) ( drawback) inconvénient m2) ( position of weakness)3) ( discrimination) inégalité f2.transitive verb désavantager -
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1. nounNachteil, derbe at a disadvantage — im Nachteil sein; benachteiligt sein
2. transitive verbbe to somebody's/something's disadvantage — sich zu jemandes Nachteil/zum Nachteil einer Sache auswirken
* * *(something which makes a difficulty or which is an unfavourable circumstance: There are several disadvantages to this plan.) der Nachteil- academic.ru/20740/disadvantageous">disadvantageous- at a disadvantage* * *dis·ad·vant·age[ˌdɪsədˈvɑ:ntɪʤ, AM -ˈvæn-]I. n Nachteil m, Benachteiligung fit will eventually work to her \disadvantage es wird schließlich zu ihrem Nachteil seineducational \disadvantage Benachteiligung f in der Ausbildungmajor/minor \disadvantage großer/kleiner Nachteilsocial \disadvantage soziale Benachteiligungto be at a \disadvantage im Nachteil seinII. vt▪ to \disadvantage sb jdn benachteiligen* * *["dIsəd'vAːntɪdZ]nNachteil m; (= detriment also) Schaden mto be at a disadvantage —
he felt at a disadvantage — er fühlte sich benachteiligt
to show oneself at a disadvantage — sich von einer ungünstigen or unvorteilhaften Seite zeigen
* * *A s1. Nachteil m (to für):put sb at a disadvantage jemanden benachteiligen;put o.s. at a disadvantage with sb sich jemandem gegenüber in den Nachteil setzen;to sb’s disadvantage zu jemandes Nachteil oder Schaden2. ungünstige Lage:take sb at a disadvantage jemandes ungünstige Lage ausnutzento für):B v/t benachteiligen* * *1. nounNachteil, derbe at a disadvantage — im Nachteil sein; benachteiligt sein
2. transitive verbbe to somebody's/something's disadvantage — sich zu jemandes Nachteil/zum Nachteil einer Sache auswirken
* * *n.Benachteiligung f.Nachteil -e m.Schaden -¨e m. -
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/,disəd'vɑ:ntidʤ/ * danh từ - sự bất lợi; thế bất lợi =to put somebody at a disadvantage+ đặt ai vào thế bất lợi - sự thiệt hại, mối tổn thất -
7 be at a disadvantage
1) Общая лексика: быть в невыгодном положении (take somebody at a disadvantage - застать кого-либо врасплох; put somebody at a disadvantage - поставить кого-либо в невыгодное положение)2) Математика: быть в невыгодном положении -
8 to place/put somebody at a disadvantage
to place/put somebody at a disadvantageponer a alguien en (una) situación de desventajaEnglish-spanish dictionary > to place/put somebody at a disadvantage
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9 to put somebody at a disadvantage
nostādīt kādu neizdevīgā stāvoklīEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to put somebody at a disadvantage
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10 to take somebody at a disadvantage
pārsteigt kādu neizdevīgā brīdī; būt izdevīgākā stāvoklī par kādu; pārsteigt kāduEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to take somebody at a disadvantage
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work [wɜ:k]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun• work has begun on the new bridge ( = building it) on a commencé la construction du nouveau pont• good work! ( = well done) bravo !b. ( = employment, place of employment) travail m► at work ( = at place of work) au travail• an increase in the numbers out of work une augmentation du nombre des demandeurs d'emploi► off workc. ( = product) œuvre f━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► For work + preposition/adverb combinations see also phrasal verbs.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. (gen) travailler• have you solved the problem? -- we're working on it avez-vous résolu le problème ? -- on y travaille• I've been working on him but haven't yet managed to persuade him j'ai bien essayé de le convaincre, mais je n'y suis pas encore parvenu► to work towards sth œuvrer pour qchb. ( = function) [machine, car, scheme] marcher ; [medicine] agira. ( = cause to work) [+ person, staff] faire travailler ; [+ lever, pump] actionner ; [+ machine] faire marcher► to work o.s.b. ( = bring about) to work wonders [person] faire des merveilles ; [drug, medicine] faire merveillec. ( = arrange for) (inf) can you work it so she can come too? pouvez-vous faire en sorte qu'elle vienne aussi ?d. ( = manoeuvre) he worked his hands free il est parvenu à libérer ses mains• rescuers are working their way towards the trapped men les sauveteurs se fraient un passage jusqu'aux hommes qui sont bloqués• he worked his way up from office boy to managing director il est devenu PDG après avoir commencé comme garçon de bureaue. ( = shape) [+ metal, wood, dough, clay] travailler4. compounds► work outa. [plan, arrangement] marcherb. [amount] it works out at $50 per child il faut compter 50 dollars par enfantc. ( = exercise) faire de la musculation• I can't work him out (inf) je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment il fonctionne► work through inseparable transitive verb( = resolve emotionally) assumer► work up• the book works up to a dramatic ending le roman s'achemine progressivement vers un dénouement spectaculaire• I thought he was working up to asking me for a divorce je croyais qu'il préparait le terrain pour demander le divorceb. ( = develop) [+ trade, business] développer• he worked this small firm up into a major company il a réussi à faire de cette petite société une grande entreprise• I worked up an appetite/thirst carrying all those boxes ça m'a mis en appétit/m'a donné soif de porter toutes ces caisses* * *[wɜːk] 1.1) ( physical or mental activity) travail m (on sur)to go ou set ou get to work — se mettre au travail
to put a lot of work into — travailler [essay, speech]; passer beaucoup de temps sur [meal, preparations]
to put ou set somebody to work — faire travailler quelqu'un
to make short ou light work of something — expédier quelque chose
it's hot/thirsty work — ça donne chaud/soif
2) ( occupation) travail mto be in work — avoir du travail or un emploi
place of work — lieu m de travail
to be off work — ( on vacation) être en congé
3) ( place of employment) ( office) bureau m; ( factory) usine f4) (building, construction) travaux mpl (on sur)5) ( papers)to take one's work home — lit emporter du travail chez soi; fig ramener ses soucis professionnels à la maison
6) (achievement, product) (essay, report) travail m; (artwork, novel, sculpture) œuvre f (by de); ( study) ouvrage m (by de; on sur)7) ( research) recherches fpl (on sur)8) ( effect)2.to go to work — [drug, detergent] agir
works plural noun1) ( factory) usine fworks canteen — cantine f de l'usine
2) ( building work) travaux mpl3) (colloq) ( everything)3. 4.the (full ou whole) works — toute la panoplie (colloq)
transitive verb1) ( drive)2) ( labour)to work days/nights — travailler de jour/de nuit
to work one's way through a book — lire péniblement un livre, venir à bout (colloq) d'un livre
3) ( operate) se servir de4) ( exploit commercially) exploiter5) ( have as one's territory) couvrir [region]6) ( consume)to work one's way through — ( use) utiliser [amount, quantity]
7) ( bring about)to work wonders — lit, fig faire des merveilles
8) ( use to one's advantage)I've worked things so that... — j'ai arrangé les choses de sorte que...
9) ( fashion) travailler [clay, metal]10) ( embroider) broder11) ( manœuvre)to work something into — introduire quelque chose dans [slot, hole]
12) ( exercise) faire travailler [muscles]13) ( move)to work one's way along — avancer le long de [ledge]
5.it worked its way ou itself loose — cela s'est desserré peu à peu
1) ( engage in activity) travailler ( doing à faire)to work in oils — [painter] travailler à l'huile
to work towards — se diriger vers [solution]; s'acheminer vers [compromise]; négocier [agreement]
3) ( function) fonctionnerto work on electricity — marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité
4) (act, operate)it doesn't ou things don't work like that — ça ne marche pas comme ça
to work in somebody's favour —
to work against somebody —
5) ( be successful) [treatment] avoir de l'effet; [detergent, drug] agir; [plan] réussir; [argument] tenir debout6) [face, features] se contracter6.1) ( labour)2)•Phrasal Verbs:- work in- work off- work on- work out- work to- work up•• -
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æt( showing)1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) en2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) a; hacia3) (time: He arrived at ten o'clock; The children came at the sound of the bell.) a4) (state or occupation: The countries are at war; She is at work.) en5) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.) a6) (cost: bread at $1.20 a loaf.) a•- at allat prep1. en2. a / enat night por la noche / de nochedon't shout at me! ¡no me grites!look at me! ¡mírame!attr[æt, ʊnstressed ət]1 (position) en, a■ at home/school/work/church en casa/el colegio/el trabajo/la iglesia2 (time) a■ at midnight/noon a medianoche/mediodía■ at the beginning/end al principio/final3 (direction, violence) a, contra4 (with numbers) a■ we buy at £400 a ton and sell at £1000 compramos a cuatrocientas libras la tonelada y vendemos a mil5 (state)■ he's at breakfast/lunch/dinner está desayunando/comiendo/cenando■ they were at war/peace estaban en guerra/paz1 (reaction, result)■ she was horrified/astounded at the sentence quedó horrorizada/pasmada ante la sentencia\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat first al principioat last! ¡por fin!at least por lo menosat most como máximoat the earliest lo más prontoat the latest como tarde, a lo más tardarat the moment ahoraat worst en el peor de los casosat ['æt] prep1) : enat the top: en lo altoat peace: en pazat Ana's house: en casa de Ana2) : aat the rear: al fondoat 10 o'clock: a las diez3) : porat last: por finto be surprised at something: sorprenderse por algo4) : dehe's laughing at you: está riéndose de ti5) : parayou're good at this: eres bueno para eston.• arroba s.f.prep.• a prep.• de prep.• en prep.• en casa de prep.• hacia prep.æt, weak form ət1) ( location) enat Daniel's — en casa de Daniel, donde Daniel, en lo de Daniel (RPl)
who was at the wedding? — ¿quién estuvo en la boda?
where it's at — (colloq)
2) ( direction)to point at something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien
3) ( time)at Christmas — en Navidad, por Navidades (Esp)
at night — por la noche, de noche
4)a) ( indicating state)at war/peace — en guerra/paz
b) ( occupied with)to be at it — (colloq)
she's been hard at it studying all morning — ha estado toda la mañana dale que dale estudiando (fam)
to be at something: she's been at my things ha estado hurgando en mis cosas; Joe's been at the brandy again Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy (fam); to be (on) at somebody darle* la lata a alguien (fam); she's been on at him to stop smoking — le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar
5)a) (with measurements, numbers, rates etc)they sell them at around $80 — las venden a alrededor de $80
b) ( with superlative)6) ( because of)7) ( concerning)N ABBR= automatic translation TA f* * *[æt], weak form [ət]1) ( location) enat Daniel's — en casa de Daniel, donde Daniel, en lo de Daniel (RPl)
who was at the wedding? — ¿quién estuvo en la boda?
where it's at — (colloq)
2) ( direction)to point at something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien
3) ( time)at Christmas — en Navidad, por Navidades (Esp)
at night — por la noche, de noche
4)a) ( indicating state)at war/peace — en guerra/paz
b) ( occupied with)to be at it — (colloq)
she's been hard at it studying all morning — ha estado toda la mañana dale que dale estudiando (fam)
to be at something: she's been at my things ha estado hurgando en mis cosas; Joe's been at the brandy again Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy (fam); to be (on) at somebody darle* la lata a alguien (fam); she's been on at him to stop smoking — le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar
5)a) (with measurements, numbers, rates etc)they sell them at around $80 — las venden a alrededor de $80
b) ( with superlative)6) ( because of)7) ( concerning) -
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æt( showing)1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) en2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) a; hacia3) (time: He arrived at ten o'clock; The children came at the sound of the bell.) a4) (state or occupation: The countries are at war; She is at work.) en5) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.) a6) (cost: bread at $1.20 a loaf.) a•- at allat prep1. en2. a / enat night por la noche / de nochedon't shout at me! ¡no me grites!look at me! ¡mírame!attr[æt, ʊnstressed ət]1 (position) en, a■ at home/school/work/church en casa/el colegio/el trabajo/la iglesia2 (time) a■ at midnight/noon a medianoche/mediodía■ at the beginning/end al principio/final3 (direction, violence) a, contra4 (with numbers) a■ we buy at £400 a ton and sell at £1000 compramos a cuatrocientas libras la tonelada y vendemos a mil5 (state)■ he's at breakfast/lunch/dinner está desayunando/comiendo/cenando■ they were at war/peace estaban en guerra/paz1 (reaction, result)■ she was horrified/astounded at the sentence quedó horrorizada/pasmada ante la sentencia\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat first al principioat last! ¡por fin!at least por lo menosat most como máximoat the earliest lo más prontoat the latest como tarde, a lo más tardarat the moment ahoraat worst en el peor de los casosat ['æt] prep1) : enat the top: en lo altoat peace: en pazat Ana's house: en casa de Ana2) : aat the rear: al fondoat 10 o'clock: a las diez3) : porat last: por finto be surprised at something: sorprenderse por algo4) : dehe's laughing at you: está riéndose de ti5) : parayou're good at this: eres bueno para eston.• arroba s.f.prep.• a prep.• de prep.• en prep.• en casa de prep.• hacia prep.æt, weak form ət1) ( location) enat Daniel's — en casa de Daniel, donde Daniel, en lo de Daniel (RPl)
who was at the wedding? — ¿quién estuvo en la boda?
where it's at — (colloq)
2) ( direction)to point at something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien
3) ( time)at Christmas — en Navidad, por Navidades (Esp)
at night — por la noche, de noche
4)a) ( indicating state)at war/peace — en guerra/paz
b) ( occupied with)to be at it — (colloq)
she's been hard at it studying all morning — ha estado toda la mañana dale que dale estudiando (fam)
to be at something: she's been at my things ha estado hurgando en mis cosas; Joe's been at the brandy again Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy (fam); to be (on) at somebody darle* la lata a alguien (fam); she's been on at him to stop smoking — le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar
5)a) (with measurements, numbers, rates etc)they sell them at around $80 — las venden a alrededor de $80
b) ( with superlative)6) ( because of)7) ( concerning)[æt]When at is an element in a phrasal verb, eg look at, look up the verb. PREP1) (position)there weren't many people at the party/lecture — no había mucha gente en la fiesta/conferencia
at the hairdresser's/supermarket — en la peluquería/el supermercado
at school — en la escuela, en el colegio
where it's at —
Glasgow's where it's at — en Glasgow es donde está la movida *, en Glasgow es donde está el rollo (Sp) *
where we're at —
I'll just run through where we're at — te voy a poner al tanto or al corriente de cuál es la situación
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my room's at the back of the house — mi dormitorio está en la parte de atrás de la casa•
at the bottom of the stairs — al pie de las escaleras•
my room's at the front of the house — mi dormitorio está en la parte delantera de la casac) (esp Internet) (=name of \@ symbol) arroba f"my email address is jones at collins dot uk" — (jones\@collins.uk) -mi dirección electrónica es jones arroba collins punto uk
2) (direction) (=towards) hacia3) (time, age) aat lunchtime — a la hora de la comida, a la hora de almorzar
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at an early age — de pequeño/pequeña•
at night — de noche, por la noche•
at a time like this — en un momento como este4) (rate) aat 4% interest — al 4% de interés
5) (activity)•
at it, while you're at it * — (=doing it) de paso; (=by the way) a propósito•
boys at play — muchachos que juegan, los muchachos cuando juegan•
I could tell she'd been at the whisky — se notaba que le había estado dando al whisky *6) (manner)•
at a run — corriendo, a la carrera7) (cause)•
I was shocked/ surprised at the news — me escandalizó/sorprendió la noticia* * *[æt], weak form [ət]1) ( location) enat Daniel's — en casa de Daniel, donde Daniel, en lo de Daniel (RPl)
who was at the wedding? — ¿quién estuvo en la boda?
where it's at — (colloq)
2) ( direction)to point at something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien
3) ( time)at Christmas — en Navidad, por Navidades (Esp)
at night — por la noche, de noche
4)a) ( indicating state)at war/peace — en guerra/paz
b) ( occupied with)to be at it — (colloq)
she's been hard at it studying all morning — ha estado toda la mañana dale que dale estudiando (fam)
to be at something: she's been at my things ha estado hurgando en mis cosas; Joe's been at the brandy again Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy (fam); to be (on) at somebody darle* la lata a alguien (fam); she's been on at him to stop smoking — le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar
5)a) (with measurements, numbers, rates etc)they sell them at around $80 — las venden a alrededor de $80
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expense [ɪkˈspens]1. nounb. ( = disadvantage) at the expense of [+ person, one's health, happiness] au détriment de2. plural noun3. compounds* * *[ɪk'spens] 1.1) ( cost) frais mplto go to great expense — dépenser beaucoup d'argent ( to do pour faire)
2) ( cause for expenditure) dépense f3)at the expense of — ( prejudicing something) au détriment de [health, public, safety]
2.at somebody's expense — [laugh, joke] aux dépens de quelqu'un
expenses plural noun Commerce frais mplto cover somebody's expenses — [sum] couvrir les frais de quelqu'un
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inconvenience [‚ɪnkənˈvi:nɪəns]1. nouna. ( = disadvantage) inconvénient m• the management apologizes for any inconvenience caused by this work la direction vous prie de bien vouloir excuser la gêne occasionnée par les travaux* * *[ˌɪŋkən'viːnɪəns] 1.1) ( trouble) dérangement m2) ( disadvantage) inconvénient m2.transitive verb déranger -
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'kompənseit1) (to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced: This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job.) indemnizar, compensar2) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) compensar•- compensation
compensate vb compensartr['kɒmpənseɪt]2 (counterbalance) compensar1 compensar ( for, -)■ her enthusiasm compensates for her lack of experience su entusiasmo compensa su falta de experienciato compensate for : compensarcompensate vt: indemnizar, compensarv.• compensar v.'kɑːmpənseɪt, 'kɒmpenseɪt
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transitive verb ( indemnify) indemnizar*, compensarto compensate somebody FOR something — indemnizar* or compensar a alguien por algo, resarcir* a alguien de algo
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vi['kɒmpǝnseɪt]1. VT1) compensar; (for loss, damage) indemnizar, resarcirto compensate sb for sth — compensar a algn por algo; (for loss, damage) indemnizar a algn por algo, resarcir a algn de algo
2) (=reward) recompensar2.VI* * *['kɑːmpənseɪt, 'kɒmpenseɪt]
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transitive verb ( indemnify) indemnizar*, compensarto compensate somebody FOR something — indemnizar* or compensar a alguien por algo, resarcir* a alguien de algo
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kon
1. past tense, past participle - conned; verb(to trick or persuade dishonestly: He conned her into giving him money.) estafar, timar
2. noun(a dishonest trick.) estafa, timo- con man
con preposición ¡con mucho gusto! with pleasure!; córtalo con la tijera cut it with the scissor; amaneció con fiebre he woke up with a temperature; hablar con algn to talk to sb; está casada con mi primo she's married to my cousin; portarse mal con algn to behave badly toward(s) sb; tener paciencia con algn to be patient with sb; pan con mantequilla bread and butter; ¿vas a ir con ese vestido? are you going in that dress?◊ ¿cómo vamos a ir con esta lluvia? how can we go in this rain?;ella se lo ofreció, con lo que or lo cual me puso a mí en un aprieto she offered it to him, which put me in an awkward position; con lo tarde que es, ya se debe haber ido it's really late, he should have gone by nowc) con + inf:con llamarlo por teléfono ya cumples as long as you call him, that should do; me contento con que apruebes as long as you pass I'll be happy; See Also→ tal adverbio 2d) (AmL) (indicando el agente, destinatario):se estuvo quejando conmigo she was complaining to me
con preposición
1 (instrumento) with
córtalo con un cuchillo, cut it with a knife
1 (modo) with: hazlo con cuidado, do it carefully
me trató con frialdad, he treated me with coldness
2 (compañía) with: está paseando con mi madre, she is taking a walk with my mother
3 (causa) con este frío no apetece salir, I don't feel like going out in this cold
4 (estado) está con una depresión de caballo, he's deeply depressed
iba con los labios pintados, she has put some lipstick on
5 (contenido) with
una caja con fotografías, a box (full) of photos
6 (relación) to: está casada con un inglés, she is married to an Englishman
habló con Alberto, he spoke to Alberto
se disculpó con ella, he apologized to her
7 (con infinitivo) con avisar les evitas el disgusto, just by phoning you'll save them any worry (+ que + subjuntivo) basta con que lo digas, it will be enough if you just say it Locuciones: con tal (de) que..., provided that...
con todo (y con eso), even so ' con' also found in these entries: Spanish: abarcar - abastecimiento - abatirse - ablandar - abochornar - abordar - abrazar - abrefácil - abrumar - acabar - acanallar - acaso - acero - acertar - achicharrarse - acierto - aclararse - acoger - acosar - acostarse - acreditada - acreditado - acuerdo - acusarse - adelante - adueñarse - afortunada - afortunado - afrontar - agarrar - agenciarse - agraciada - agraciado - agreste - agua - ahínco - ahumar - ahumada - ahumado - airosa - airoso - alhaja - alinearse - alma - almohada - alternar - alzarse - amanecer - amiguete - amilanarse English: abide - above - abruptly - abstract - accordance - accurately - accustom - aching - act - admit - advance - advice - advise - afraid - Afro - ageing - aggregate - aggressively - ago - agree - agreement - ahead - aim - ale - alive - all - allow for - allowance - ally - alone - along - aloud - amenable - amenities - Americana - amusement - and - angel food cake - angling - angrily - angry - annoy - antics - apologize - appointment - approach - approachable - arbitration - archery - argumenttr[kɒn]1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL ( Conservative) conservador,-racon adv: contracon n: contra mthe pros and cons: los pros y los contrasn.• contra s.m.v.• aprender de memoria v.
I kɑːn, kɒn1) ( fraud) (colloq) timo m (fam), estafa f2) (prisoner, convict) (sl) preso, -sa m,f
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transitive verb - nn- (colloq) ( deceive) timar (fam), estafar; ( sweet-talk) engatusar, embaucar*, camelar (fam)to con somebody INTO/OUT OF something: I was conned into it me embaucaron or (fam) me camelaron para que lo hiciera (or para que fuera etc); I was conned into thinking that... me engatusaron haciéndome creer que...; he conned the old ladies out of their savings — embaucó a las ancianas y les quitó los ahorros
I * [kɒn]1.VT estafar, timarI've been conned! — ¡me han estafado!
2.N estafa f, timo m3.CPDcon artist * N — estafador(a) m / f, timador(a) m / f
con man * N — estafador(a) m / f, timador(a) m / f
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[kɒn]N (=disadvantage) contra m
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†† [kɒn]VT (also: con over) estudiar, repasar
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** [kɒn]N (=prisoner) preso(-a) m / f* * *
I [kɑːn, kɒn]1) ( fraud) (colloq) timo m (fam), estafa f2) (prisoner, convict) (sl) preso, -sa m,f
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transitive verb - nn- (colloq) ( deceive) timar (fam), estafar; ( sweet-talk) engatusar, embaucar*, camelar (fam)to con somebody INTO/OUT OF something: I was conned into it me embaucaron or (fam) me camelaron para que lo hiciera (or para que fuera etc); I was conned into thinking that... me engatusaron haciéndome creer que...; he conned the old ladies out of their savings — embaucó a las ancianas y les quitó los ahorros
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18 detriment
'detrimənt(harm, damage or disadvantage: to the detriment of his health.) detrimentotr['detrɪmənt]1 formal use detrimento (to, para), perjuicio (to, para)detriment ['dɛtrəmənt] n: detrimento m, perjuicio mn.• detrimento s.m.• menoscabo s.m.• perjuicio s.m.'detrəmənt, 'detrɪməntmass noun (frml) detrimento m, perjuicio mto the detriment of somebody/something — en detrimento or perjuicio de alguien/algo
['detrɪmǝnt]N detrimento m, perjuicio mto the detriment of — en detrimento or perjuicio de
without detriment to — sin (causar) detrimento or perjuicio a
* * *['detrəmənt, 'detrɪmənt]mass noun (frml) detrimento m, perjuicio mto the detriment of somebody/something — en detrimento or perjuicio de alguien/algo
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1. intransitive verbcompensate for something — etwas ersetzen
2. transitive verbcompensate for injury — etc. für Verletzung usw. Schaden[s]ersatz leisten
* * *['kompənseit]1) (to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced: This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job.) entschädigen2) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) ausgleichen•- academic.ru/14768/compensatory">compensatory- compensation* * *com·pen·sate[ˈkɒmpənseɪt, AM ˈkɑ:m-]I. vt▪ to \compensate sb for sth jdn für etw akk [finanziell] entschädigen; (reimburse) [jdm] etw vergüten* * *['kɒmpənseɪt]1. vt(= recompense) entschädigen; (MECH) ausgleichen2. vi (PSYCH)kompensieren* * *A v/t2. → B 14. PHYS, TECHa) kompensieren, ausgleichenb) ausbalancierenB v/iwith durch, mit)2. (Schaden[s])Ersatz leisten ( for für):compensate for (Redew) als Ausgleich für* * *1. intransitive verb2. transitive verbcompensate for injury — etc. für Verletzung usw. Schaden[s]ersatz leisten
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20 disfavour
(Brit.; Amer.: disfavor) noun (displeasure, disapproval) Missfallen, das; (being out of favour) Ungnade, die* * *[dis'feivə]1) (the state of being out of favour: He was in disfavour because he had stayed out late.) die Ungnade2) (displeasure or disapproval.) das Mißfallen* * *dis·fa·vour, AM dis·fa·vor[-əʳ, AM ˌdɪsˈfeɪvɚ]to be in \disfavour with sb bei jdm in Ungnade stehento fall into \disfavour with sb bei jdm in Ungnade fallento hold sb in \disfavour jdm seine Gunst vorenthalten [o nicht gewähren]to look on sb with \disfavour jdn mit Missfallen betrachtenII. vt▪ to \disfavour sb jdn benachteiligen▪ to \disfavour sth etw missbilligen* * *(US) [dIs'feɪvə(r)]nto fall into/be in disfavour (with) — in Ungnade fallen/sein (bei)
to look with disfavour ( up)on sb/sth — jdn/etw mit Missfallen betrachten
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in/to his disfavour — zu seinen Ungunsten* * *A s1. Missbilligung f, -fallen n:2. Ungnade f:3. → academic.ru/21237/disservice">disserviceB v/t1. ungnädig behandeln2. missbilligen* * *(Brit.; Amer.: disfavor) noun (displeasure, disapproval) Missfallen, das; (being out of favour) Ungnade, die* * *(UK) n.Missfallen n.Ungunst -en f. (UK) v.missbilligen v.
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