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101 canal vía satélite
(n.) = satellite channelEx. Indeed, the demand for wide-band satellite channels is so great that, from 1984, satellites will be placed at 2-degree intervals of the equatorial orbit, instead of the previously used 4-degree separation.* * *(n.) = satellite channelEx: Indeed, the demand for wide-band satellite channels is so great that, from 1984, satellites will be placed at 2-degree intervals of the equatorial orbit, instead of the previously used 4-degree separation.
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102 del ecuador
(adj.) = equatorialEx. Indeed, the demand for wide-band satellite channels is so great that, from 1984, satellites will be placed at 2-degree intervals of the equatorial orbit, instead of the previously used 4-degree separation.* * *(adj.) = equatorialEx: Indeed, the demand for wide-band satellite channels is so great that, from 1984, satellites will be placed at 2-degree intervals of the equatorial orbit, instead of the previously used 4-degree separation.
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103 ecuatorial
adj.equatorial.m.equatorial, equatorial telescope.* * *► adjetivo1 equatorial* * *ADJ equatorial* * *adjetivo equatorial* * *= equatorial.Ex. Indeed, the demand for wide-band satellite channels is so great that, from 1984, satellites will be placed at 2-degree intervals of the equatorial orbit, instead of the previously used 4-degree separation.----* región ecuatorial = equatorial region.* * *adjetivo equatorial* * *= equatorial.Ex: Indeed, the demand for wide-band satellite channels is so great that, from 1984, satellites will be placed at 2-degree intervals of the equatorial orbit, instead of the previously used 4-degree separation.
* región ecuatorial = equatorial region.* * *equatorial* * *
ecuatorial adjetivo
equatorial
ecuatorial adjetivo equatorial
Guinea Ecuatorial, Ecuatorial Guinea
' ecuatorial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bosque
English:
equatorial
- Equatorial Guinea
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104 gran potencia
f.great power.* * *(n.) = great powerEx. The book 'Gibraltar: Apple of Discord' discusses the degree to which the status of Gibraltar has been determined by rivalries between the great powers.* * *(n.) = great powerEx: The book 'Gibraltar: Apple of Discord' discusses the degree to which the status of Gibraltar has been determined by rivalries between the great powers.
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105 minuciosidad
f.meticulousness, attention to detail.* * *1 meticulousness, thoroughness* * *SFlo limpió con minuciosidad — she cleaned it thoroughly o meticulously
* * *femenino attention to detail* * *= minuteness of detail, meticulousness, minuteness.Ex. General schemes such as Dewey do not give the minuteness of detail necessary for such libraries = Los sistemas de clasificación generales como el de Dewey no tienen la especificidad necesaria para este tipo de bibliotecas.Ex. The degree of meticulousness necessary for CV results to provide useful input can vary substantially.Ex. The words minute and minuteness were often used by 18th c. writers on art to denote a style in which the subject is depicted in great detail.* * *femenino attention to detail* * *= minuteness of detail, meticulousness, minuteness.Ex: General schemes such as Dewey do not give the minuteness of detail necessary for such libraries = Los sistemas de clasificación generales como el de Dewey no tienen la especificidad necesaria para este tipo de bibliotecas.
Ex: The degree of meticulousness necessary for CV results to provide useful input can vary substantially.Ex: The words minute and minuteness were often used by 18th c. writers on art to denote a style in which the subject is depicted in great detail.* * *el cuadro está pintado con minuciosidad the picture is painted with great attention to detail* * *
minuciosidad sustantivo femenino
attention to detail
' minuciosidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escrúpulo
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106 superpotencia
f.1 superpower.2 powerful nation, superpower, world power.* * *1 superpower* * *SF superpower, great power* * *femenino superpower* * *= superpower, great power.Ex. This volume comes at a time when increasingly frequent criticisms have been leveled at superpower nations for their diminished interest in problems in Africa.Ex. The book 'Gibraltar: Apple of Discord' discusses the degree to which the status of Gibraltar has been determined by rivalries between the great powers.----* superpotencia industrial = industrial superpower.* * *femenino superpower* * *= superpower, great power.Ex: This volume comes at a time when increasingly frequent criticisms have been leveled at superpower nations for their diminished interest in problems in Africa.
Ex: The book 'Gibraltar: Apple of Discord' discusses the degree to which the status of Gibraltar has been determined by rivalries between the great powers.* superpotencia industrial = industrial superpower.* * *superpower* * *
superpotencia sustantivo femenino
superpower
superpotencia f Pol Mil superpower
la URSS era una superpotencia, the USSR used to be a superpower
' superpotencia' also found in these entries:
English:
superpower
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107 órbita
f.1 orbit.2 eye socket, socket.* * *1 (de un astro) orbit2 (del ojo) socket3 (ámbito) field\órbita de actuación field of activity* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [gen] orbit2) (Anat) [ocular] socket, eye-socket* * *1) (Astron) orbit2) (Anat) (eye) socket, orbit (tech)3) (ámbito, esfera) field* * *= orbit.Ex. Indeed, the demand for wide-band satellite channels is so great that, from 1984, satellites will be placed at 2-degree intervals of the equatorial orbit, instead of the previously used 4-degree separation.----* órbita elíptica = elliptical orbit.* poner en órbita = place into + orbit.* * *1) (Astron) orbit2) (Anat) (eye) socket, orbit (tech)3) (ámbito, esfera) field* * *= orbit.Ex: Indeed, the demand for wide-band satellite channels is so great that, from 1984, satellites will be placed at 2-degree intervals of the equatorial orbit, instead of the previously used 4-degree separation.
* órbita elíptica = elliptical orbit.* poner en órbita = place into + orbit.* * *A ( Astron) orbitentró en órbita it went into o entered orbitel satélite que pusieron en órbita the satellite they put into orbitponer a algn en órbita ‹astronauta› to put sb into orbit;‹artista/cantante› to launch sbte voy a dar una bofetada que te va a poner en órbita ( fam); I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week ( colloq)Compuesto:transfer orbitse le salían los ojos de las órbitas his eyes were almost popping out of their sockets o were coming out on stalksC (ámbito, esfera) field* * *
Del verbo orbitar: ( conjugate orbitar)
orbita es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
órbita sustantivo femenino
1 (Astron) orbit;
2 (Anat) (eye) socket, orbit (tech)
órbita sustantivo femenino
1 orbit
2 Anat eye socket
3 fig (área de influencia) ascendió a los ejecutivos que estaban en su órbita, he promoted the executives that were under his control
' órbita' also found in these entries:
English:
boost
- orbit
- socket
* * *órbita nf1. [de astro] orbit;órbita terrestre Earth's orbit;entrar/poner en órbita to go/put into orbit;le pegó tal bofetón que casi le pone en órbita he gave him such a slap he nearly knocked him into the middle of next weekal verla casi se le salen los ojos de las órbitas his eyes nearly popped out of his head when he saw her3. [ámbito] sphere, realm* * *f orbit;colocar oponer en órbita put into orbit* * *órbita nf1) : orbit2) : eye socket3) ámbito: sphere, field* * *órbita n orbit -
108 misura
f measurement( taglia) size( provvedimento), fig measuremusic barmisure pl preventive preventive measurescon misura in moderationsu misura made to measure* * *misura s.f.1 measure (anche mat.); (misurazione) measurement: unità di misura, unit of measurement; misura di lunghezza, di superficie, di volume, di capacità, linear, square, cubic, capacity measure; pesi e misure, weights and measures; misura per liquidi, liquid measure; misura per cereali, corn measure; due misure di grano, two measures of wheat; una misura precisa, approssimativa, a precise, approximate measurement; la misura del tempo, the measurement of time; prendere la misura di una stanza, to measure a room (o to take the dimensions of a room); la sarta mi prese le misure, the dressmaker took my measurements; prendere la misura della vista, to test s.o.'s sight // nella misura in cui, insofar as // in misura diretta, (proporzionalmente) in proportion to // a misura che..., as... (o the more... the more); a misura che il pericolo aumentava, il panico s'impadroniva della gente, as the danger increased, the people were overcome with panic // a misura, (esattamente, precisamente) perfectly; questo abito mi va, mi sta a misura, this dress fits me perfectly // la misura è colma, the measure is full to the brim; (fig.) I'm sick and tired of it // usare due pesi e due misure, (fig.) to use different criteria of (o to be biased in one's) judgment // fallire di misura, to be pipped at the post; vincere di misura, to win by a hair's breadth; (col minimo scarto) to scrape home // (econ.): misura della produttività, productivity measure; azienda di media misura, medium-sized concern; guadagnare in misura del proprio lavoro, to earn according to the amount of one's work // (mat.) teoria della misura, measure theory2 (taglia, dimensione) size: abiti su misura, clothes made to measure; scarpe di tutte le misure, shoes of all sizes; che misura porti?, what size do you take?; le scarpe non sono della mia misura, the shoes aren't my size; oggetti di tutte le misure, objects of all different sizes // una città a misura d'uomo, a city on a human scale3 (limite, proporzione) limit, proportion; (moderazione) moderation: avere il senso della misura, to have a sense of proportion; passar la misura, to exceed (o to overstep) the limit (o to lose all sense of proportion); spendere senza misura, to spend without limit; lo farò nella misura delle mie forze, del possibile, I shall do it to the best of my ability, as much as possible // con misura, moderately // fuori di, oltre misura, excessively (o beyond measure)4 (spec. pl.) (provvedimento) measure, step: misure di sicurezza, safety measures; misura precauzionale, precautionary measure; misure di emergenza, emergency measures; misure di polizia, police measures; misure politiche, political measures; misure restrittive, restrictive measures; misure espansionistiche, expansionary measures; misure protezionistiche, protectionist measures; prendere, adottare le misure del caso, to take the necessary measures (o steps); il parlamento ha adottato le nuove misure fiscali, Parliament has taken the new fiscal measures (o steps); il governo ha preso tutte le misure per evitare dissensi interni, the government has taken all possible steps to avoid internal dissension; prendere delle misure contro qlcu., to take measures against s.o.; ricorrere a misure drastiche, to resort to drastic measures // mezze misure, (fig.) half measures; non conosce mezze misure, he doesn't use half measures // (econ.): misure anticongiunturali, anti-recession measures; misure antinflazionistiche, anti-inflation (o anti-inflationary) measures // (dir.) misura conservativa, measure of conservation (o provisional remedy)5 (livello, qualità) standard, measure: (econ.) misura del valore, standard of value6 (poesia) measure, metre7 (mus.) measure, time8 (scherma) measure, reach, distance; (boxe) reach: (boxe) chiudere la misura, to clinch.* * *[mi'zura]sostantivo femminile1) (dimensione) measure, measurementprendere le -e di qcs. — to take the measurements of sth.
prendere le -e a qcn. — to take sb.'s measurements
(fatto) su misura — made-to-measure, tailor-made, custom-made
a misura d'uomo — [edificio, città] on a human scale, man-sized
2) (taglia) size; (di scarpe) size, fittingche misura ha? — what size are you o do you take?
3) (misurazione) measureunità di misura — measure, unit of measurement
misura di capacità, lunghezza — measure of capacity, length
non avere misura to know no limits; con misura [parlare, agire] carefully, with moderation; senza misura [spendere, bere] wildly, to excess; senso della misura sense of proportion; senza mezze -e — without half-measures
5) (limite)passare o colmare la misura to go too far; la misura è colma! it's the last straw; oltre ogni misura — beyond all limits
6) (maniera)in una (qual) certa misura — to a certain extent o degree
nella misura in cui — inasmuch as, insofar as
in larga misura — in large measure, to a great o large extent
7) (provvedimento) measure, stepmisura precauzionale, disciplinare — precautionary, disciplinary measure
vincere di (stretta) misura — to win by a slender margin o a (short) head
* * *misura/mi'zura/ ⇒ 35sostantivo f.1 (dimensione) measure, measurement; prendere le -e di qcs. to take the measurements of sth.; prendere le -e a qcn. to take sb.'s measurements; (fatto) su misura made-to-measure, tailor-made, custom-made; a misura d'uomo [edificio, città] on a human scale, man-sized; a misura di bambino child-friendly3 (misurazione) measure; unità di misura measure, unit of measurement; misura di capacità, lunghezza measure of capacity, length; misura di superficie square measure; pesi e -e weights and measures4 (moderazione) non avere misura to know no limits; con misura [parlare, agire] carefully, with moderation; senza misura [spendere, bere] wildly, to excess; senso della misura sense of proportion; senza mezze -e without half-measures5 (limite) passare o colmare la misura to go too far; la misura è colma! it's the last straw; oltre ogni misura beyond all limits6 (maniera) in una (qual) certa misura to a certain extent o degree; nella misura in cui inasmuch as, insofar as; in larga misura in large measure, to a great o large extent; in misura minore to a lesser degree; in uguale misura in equal measure7 (provvedimento) measure, step; misura precauzionale, disciplinare precautionary, disciplinary measure8 di misura [ vittoria] hairline, close, narrow; vincere di (stretta) misura to win by a slender margin o a (short) head. -
109 Grad
1) math degree2) geog degree3) phys degree;Wasser gefriert bei null \Grad/kocht bei 100 \Grad Celsius water freezes at zero/boils at 100 degrees Celsius4) sch degree;akademischer \Grad [university] degree5) (Maß, Stufe) level;Verbrennungen ersten \Grades first-degree burns;eine Tante/ein Onkel etc. ersten \Grades an immediate uncle/aunt etc.;bis zu einem gewissen \Grad[e] to a certain degree [or extent];WENDUNGEN:um °[ein]hundertachtzig \Grad ( fam) complete[ly];die Regierung hat sich in Bezug auf ihre politische Linie um 180 \Grad gedreht the government has made a u-turn in respect of their policies -
110 beträchtlich
I Adj. considerable, substantial, siz(e)able; Verluste: auch heavy; um ein Beträchtliches considerably, substantially; er ist uns um ein Beträchtliches voraus he’s a long way ahead of usII Adv. considerably, a great deal faster etc.* * *substantial (Adj.); vast (Adj.); considererable (Adj.); important (Adj.); considerable (Adj.); pretty (Adv.); tidy (Adj.); handsome (Adj.); sizable (Adj.); sizeable (Adj.)* * *be|trạ̈cht|lich [bə'trɛçtlɪç]1. adjconsiderable2. adv(= in starkem Maße) höher, niedriger considerably* * *1) (noticeable; considerable: an appreciable increase.) appreciable2) (very large; generous: He gave a handsome sum of money to charity.) handsome3) (great: considerable wealth; a considerable number of people.) considerable4) (in a noticeable way: Her behaviour was notably different from usual.) notably* * *be·trächt·lich[bəˈtrɛçtlɪç]\beträchtlicher Schaden extensive [or great] damageum ein B\beträchtliches considerablyII. adv considerably* * *1.Adjektiv considerable2.adverbial considerably* * *A. adj considerable, substantial, siz(e)able; Verluste: auch heavy;um ein Beträchtliches considerably, substantially;er ist uns um ein Beträchtliches voraus he’s a long way ahead of usB. adv considerably, a great deal faster etc* * *1.Adjektiv considerable2.adverbial considerably* * *adj.considerable adj.pretty adj.substantial adj. adv.considerably adv. -
111 estímulo
m.1 encouragement, drive, boost, incentive.2 incentive, inducement.* * *1 stimulus, stimulation2 figurado encouragement3 COMERCIO incentive* * *noun m.1) stimulus* * *SM1) (Psic) stimulus2) (=incentivo) incentive* * *a) ( incentivo) encouragementsirve de estímulo a la inversión — it acts as an incentive to investment, it encourages investment
b) (Biol, Fisiol) stimulus* * *= boost, incentive, leaven, prodding, spur, stimulation, stimulus [stimuli, -pl.], encouragement, enhancer, facilitator, prod, kick-start [kickstart], kick-start [kickstart], word of encouragement, nudge, titillation, driving force, stimulant, pick-me-up.Ex. Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.Ex. This article considers the strengths of a pay scale as a work incentive.Ex. But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.Ex. Computers are quite adroit at such simple yes/no response without much prodding.Ex. This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.Ex. The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.Ex. This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.Ex. Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout.Ex. The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.Ex. Information technology may have acted as a catalyst or facilitator for some of the changes which have occurred.Ex. She sat back in her chair and considered her supervisor's gentle prods.Ex. That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.Ex. That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.Ex. This he knew happens to employees who are not given a word of encouragement, some recognition.Ex. Results showed that student teachers needed additional support, either via nudge or overt expectations, to actually apply what they had learned.Ex. At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.Ex. On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.Ex. The system consequently retrieves any record in which the term ' stimulants' appears.Ex. Maybe it's just a passing mood or maybe it's a particularly bad string of events, but sometimes in this hectic life we just need a pick-me-up.----* dar estímulo = provide + boost.* estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.* estímulos visuales = visual stimuli.* ofrecer estímulo = provide + stimulus.* ser un estímulo = be motivating.* * *a) ( incentivo) encouragementsirve de estímulo a la inversión — it acts as an incentive to investment, it encourages investment
b) (Biol, Fisiol) stimulus* * *= boost, incentive, leaven, prodding, spur, stimulation, stimulus [stimuli, -pl.], encouragement, enhancer, facilitator, prod, kick-start [kickstart], kick-start [kickstart], word of encouragement, nudge, titillation, driving force, stimulant, pick-me-up.Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
Ex: This article considers the strengths of a pay scale as a work incentive.Ex: But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.Ex: Computers are quite adroit at such simple yes/no response without much prodding.Ex: This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.Ex: The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.Ex: This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.Ex: Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout.Ex: The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.Ex: Information technology may have acted as a catalyst or facilitator for some of the changes which have occurred.Ex: She sat back in her chair and considered her supervisor's gentle prods.Ex: That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.Ex: That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.Ex: This he knew happens to employees who are not given a word of encouragement, some recognition.Ex: Results showed that student teachers needed additional support, either via nudge or overt expectations, to actually apply what they had learned.Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.Ex: On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.Ex: The system consequently retrieves any record in which the term ' stimulants' appears.Ex: Maybe it's just a passing mood or maybe it's a particularly bad string of events, but sometimes in this hectic life we just need a pick-me-up.* dar estímulo = provide + boost.* estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.* estímulos visuales = visual stimuli.* ofrecer estímulo = provide + stimulus.* ser un estímulo = be motivating.* * *1 (incentivo) encouragementsirve de estímulo a la inversión it acts as an incentive o a stimulus to investment, it encourages investment* * *
Del verbo estimular: ( conjugate estimular)
estimulo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
estimuló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
estimular
estímulo
estimular ( conjugate estimular) verbo transitivo
estímulo sustantivo masculino
b) (Biol, Fisiol) stimulus
estimular verbo transitivo
1 (dar ánimos) to encourage
2 (potenciar, activar) to stimulate
estímulo sustantivo masculino
1 (acicate, ánimo) encouragement
2 Biol Fís stimulus
(acción) stimulation
' estímulo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ánimo
- incentivo
- responder
- respuesta
- revulsiva
- revulsivo
- acicate
- arriba
English:
boost
- encouragement
- inspiration
- lift
- shot
- spur
- stimulation
- stimulus
* * *estímulo nm1. [aliciente] incentive;[ánimo] encouragement;servir de estímulo to act o serve as an incentive;medidas de estímulo a la creación de empleo measures to encourage job creation2. Fisiol stimulus* * *m1 stimulus2 ( incentivo) incentive* * *estímulo nm1) : stimulus2) incentivo: incentive, encouragement* * * -
112 sentido
adj.deeply felt, touching, heartfelt, moving.m.1 sense, meaning, purport.2 sense, each one of one's five senses.3 direction, course.past part.past participle of spanish verb: sentir.* * *1 (gen) sense2 (significado) sense, meaning3 (conocimiento) consciousness4 (dirección) direction————————1→ link=sentir sentir► adjetivo1 (muerte etc) deeply felt2 (sensible) touchy, sensitive1 (gen) sense2 (significado) sense, meaning3 (conocimiento) consciousness4 (dirección) direction\de sentido único AUTOMÓVIL one-waydejar a alguien sin sentido to knock somebody outen cierto sentido in a senseen sentido opuesto in the opposite directionhablar sin sentido to talk nonsensehacer algo con los cinco sentidos figurado to take great pains with somethingno tiene sentido / no tiene ningún sentido it doesn't make sense■ no tiene sentido salir si no tenemos dinero there's no point in going out if we haven't got any money¿qué sentido tiene + inf...? what's the point in/of + - ing...?■ ¿qué sentido tiene hablarle si no te hace caso? what's the point of talking to him if he won't listen?perder el sentido to fainttener sentido to make sensedoble sentido double meaningsentido común common sensesentido de la orientación sense of directionsentido del humor sense of humour (US humor)sentido figurado figurative meaning* * *noun m.1) sense2) meaning3) direction, way* * *1. ADJ1) [carta, declaración] heartfeltmi más sentido pésame — my deepest sympathy, my heartfelt condolences
2) (=dolido) hurt3) [carácter, persona] sensitive2. SM1) (=capacidad)a) [para sentir] senseb) [para percibir] sensesentido del ridículo, su sentido del ridículo le impidió hacerlo — he felt self-conscious o embarrassed so he didn't do it
tiene un gran sentido del ridículo — she easily feels self-conscious o embarrassed
sentido práctico, tener sentido práctico — to be practical
2) (=significado) meaningser madre le ha dado un nuevo sentido a su vida — being a mother has given a new meaning to her life
¿cuál es el sentido literal de esta palabra? — what is the literal meaning of this word?
la vida sin ti no tendría sentido — without you life would have no meaning o would be meaningless
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doble sentido — double meaning3) (=lógica) senseno le veo sentido a esta discusión — I can't see any sense o point in this argument
poco a poco, todo empieza a cobrar sentido — everything is gradually beginning to make sense
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tener sentido — to make sensesolo tiene sentido quejarse si así puedes conseguir lo que quieres — it only makes sense to complain if o the only point in complaining is if you can then get what you want
no tiene sentido que te disculpes ahora — it's pointless (you) apologizing now, there's no sense o point in (you) apologizing now
4) (=conciencia) consciousness•
perder el sentido — to lose consciousness•
recobrar el sentido — to regain consciousness5) (=dirección) direction•
en el sentido de las agujas del reloj — clockwisecalle 1)en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj — anti-clockwise, counterclockwise (EEUU)
6) [otras expresiones]•
en el buen sentido de la palabra — in the best o good sense of the word•
en cierto sentido — in a senseen ese sentido no sabemos qué hacer — in that sense o respect, we don't know what to do
no es, en sentido estricto, un pez de río — it's not a freshwater fish in the strict sense of the word o term, it's not strictly speaking a freshwater fish
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en sentido figurado — in the figurative sense, figuratively•
tomar algo en el mal sentido — to take sth the wrong way•
en tal sentido — to that effectun acuerdo en tal sentido sería interpretado como una privatización — such an agreement o an agreement to that effect would be interpreted as privatization
* * *I- da adjetivo1) <palabras/carta> heartfelt; <anhelo/dolor> deep2) < persona>a) [ESTAR] (AmL) ( dolorido) hurt, offendedb) [SER] (Esp) ( sensible) sensitive, touchyII1)a) (Fisiol) senseponer los cinco sentidos en algo — to give something one's full attention; ( ante peligro) to keep one's wits about one
b) (noción, idea)2) ( conocimiento) consciousnessrecobrar el sentido — to regain consciousness, to come to, to come round
3) ( significado)en sentido literal/figurado — in a literal/figurative sense
en cierto sentido... — in a sense...
no le encuentro sentido a lo que haces — I can't see any sense o point in what you're doing
esa política ya no tiene sentido — that policy doesn't make sense anymore o is meaningless now
4) ( dirección) directiongírese en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj — turn (round) in a counterclockwise (AmE) o (BrE) an anticlockwise direction
venían en sentido contrario or opuesto al nuestro — they were coming in the opposite direction to us
calle de sentido único or (Méx) de un solo sentido — one-way street
* * *= denotation, meaning, sense, drift, flavour [flavor, -USA], meaningfulness, heartfelt, respect, sense of purpose.Ex. In establishing subdivisions for use with the names of people or peoples consider the connotation, in addition to the denotation, of the wording and structure of the subdivision.Ex. The term indexing language can seem rather daunting, and has certainly had different meanings in its different incarnations.Ex. In some senses these could also be regarded as special classification schemes.Ex. The main drift of the proceedings concerned national libraries -- their role, functions and financing.Ex. Collected in 1907 from an oral source, this story depends for its charm and attraction on the colloquial flavour, its dialect.Ex. The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.Ex. The author examines selected examples of the literature that generate conflict between cultural responsibility and artistic freedom along with a sampling of the heated and heartfelt exchange about that literature in Internet discussions.Ex. However, the survey developed in the current study would need to be similar in other key respects to the water quality survey developed by Carson and Mitchell = No obstante, el cuestionario desarrollado en este estudio debería parecerse en otros aspectos importantes al cuestionario desarrollado por Carson y Mitchell sobre la calidad del agua.Ex. This article argues that those in leadership roles bear a special responsibility for creating a sense of purpose in the organisation.----* ¿qué sentido tiene = what is/was the point of...?.* aclarar el sentido = clarify + meaning.* carecer de sentido = be meaningless.* con sentido = meaningful, purposeful, in a meaningful way.* dar sentido = make + sense (out) of, make + sense of life.* dar sentido a = make + meaningful, give + meaning to.* dar sentido a las cosas = sense-making, meaning making.* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.* dejar a Alguien sin sentido = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.* desarrollarse en un sentido determinado = develop along + lines.* de sentido único = one-way.* devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.* discusión sin sentido = pointless discussion, pointless argument.* doble sentido = double meaning, equivocation.* empezar a tener sentido = become + meaningful.* en algunos sentidos = in some respects.* en cierto sentido = in several respects, to some extent, in a sense, in some respects, to some degree.* en + Cuantificador + sentidos = in + Cuantificador + respects.* en el estricto sentido de la palabra = strictly speaking.* en el sentido del reloj = clockwise.* en el sentido de que = in the sense that, along the lines that, in that.* en el sentido más amplio = in the broadest sense, in the widest sense.* en el sentido más general = in the broadest sense.* en el sentido que = in which.* en ese sentido = on that score, to that effect.* en este mismo sentido = along the same lines.* en este sentido = along these lines, in this connection, in this direction, in this respect, in this sense, in this vein, in this spirit, in this regard, in this effort, in that spirit, on this score, to that effect.* en más de un sentido = in more ways than one.* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.* en ningún sentido de la palabra = in any sense of the word.* en sentido contrario = to the contrary.* en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise, anti-clockwise.* en su estricto sentido = strictly speaking.* en su sentido más amplio = in its/their broadest sense, in its/their widest sense.* en su sentido más general = in its/their broadest sense.* en todos estos sentidos = in all these regards.* en todos los sentidos = in all respects, in every sense.* en unel sentido amplio = in a/the broad sense.* en un/el sentido general = in a/the broad sense.* en un/el sentido más amplio = in a/the broader sense.* en un/el sentido más general = in a/the broader sense.* en un sentido general = in a broad sense.* en un sentido más amplio = in a broader sense, in a larger sense.* en un sentido más general = in a broader sense.* en varios sentidos = in several respects, in various respects.* escribir con sentido = write + sense.* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.* falto de sentido crítico = uncritical.* hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.* ir en contra del sentido común = violate + common sense.* no tener sentido = be meaningless, be pointless, be senseless.* no tener sentido + Infinitivo = there + be + little point in + Gerundio, there + be + no sense in + Gerundio.* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.* perder el sentido = faint, lose + Posesivo + senses, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* perder el sentido del humor = lose + sense of humour.* perder sentido = lose + purpose.* pérdida del sentido = fainting, fainting fit.* quedarse sin sentido = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* que tiene sentido = meaningful.* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.* recobrar el sentido = regain + Posesivo + consciousness.* recuperar el sentido = regain + Posesivo + consciousness.* rima sin sentido = nonsense, nonsense verse.* sentido común = common sense, savvy, good judgement, judgement [judgment], good sense.* sentido de culpa = guilt.* sentido de desigualdad = sense of inequality.* sentido de identidad = sense of identity.* sentido de la historia = sense of history.* sentido de la obligación = sense of obligation.* sentido de la oportunidad = sense of timing.* sentido de la palabra = word sense.* sentido de la proporción = sense of proportion.* sentido de la responsabilidad = sense of responsibility.* sentido de la superioridad = sense of superiority.* sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.* sentido del deber = sense of duty.* sentido del decoro = sense of decorum.* sentido del gusto = sense of taste.* sentido del humor = sense of humour.* sentido del oído = hearing.* sentido del olfato = sense of smell, olfaction.* sentido del ridículo = self-consciousness, embarrassment, self-conscious feeling.* sentido del ser humano = human sense.* sentido del tacto = sense of touch.* sentido del tiempo = sense of time, notion of time.* sentido de moralidad = sense of morality.* sentido de pertenencia = sense of ownership.* sentido de territorialidad = territoriality.* sentido humano = human sense.* sentido implícito = subtext.* sentido muy desarrollado de su propio territorio = territoriality.* sentidos = grounds.* sexto sentido = sixth sense.* sin sentido = meaningless, purposeless, pointless, wanton, nonsensical, unconscious.* tener sentido = make + sense, be meaningful.* tener sentido del ridículo = feel + embarrassed.* teoría de dar sentido = sense-making approach.* tomar en sentido literal = take + Nombre + at face value, accept + Nombre + at face value.* un arraigado sentido de = a strong sense of.* ver el sentido = see + the point.* vía de doble sentido = two-way street.* * *I- da adjetivo1) <palabras/carta> heartfelt; <anhelo/dolor> deep2) < persona>a) [ESTAR] (AmL) ( dolorido) hurt, offendedb) [SER] (Esp) ( sensible) sensitive, touchyII1)a) (Fisiol) senseponer los cinco sentidos en algo — to give something one's full attention; ( ante peligro) to keep one's wits about one
b) (noción, idea)2) ( conocimiento) consciousnessrecobrar el sentido — to regain consciousness, to come to, to come round
3) ( significado)en sentido literal/figurado — in a literal/figurative sense
en cierto sentido... — in a sense...
no le encuentro sentido a lo que haces — I can't see any sense o point in what you're doing
esa política ya no tiene sentido — that policy doesn't make sense anymore o is meaningless now
4) ( dirección) directiongírese en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj — turn (round) in a counterclockwise (AmE) o (BrE) an anticlockwise direction
venían en sentido contrario or opuesto al nuestro — they were coming in the opposite direction to us
calle de sentido único or (Méx) de un solo sentido — one-way street
* * *= denotation, meaning, sense, drift, flavour [flavor, -USA], meaningfulness, heartfelt, respect, sense of purpose.Ex: In establishing subdivisions for use with the names of people or peoples consider the connotation, in addition to the denotation, of the wording and structure of the subdivision.
Ex: The term indexing language can seem rather daunting, and has certainly had different meanings in its different incarnations.Ex: In some senses these could also be regarded as special classification schemes.Ex: The main drift of the proceedings concerned national libraries -- their role, functions and financing.Ex: Collected in 1907 from an oral source, this story depends for its charm and attraction on the colloquial flavour, its dialect.Ex: The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.Ex: The author examines selected examples of the literature that generate conflict between cultural responsibility and artistic freedom along with a sampling of the heated and heartfelt exchange about that literature in Internet discussions.Ex: However, the survey developed in the current study would need to be similar in other key respects to the water quality survey developed by Carson and Mitchell = No obstante, el cuestionario desarrollado en este estudio debería parecerse en otros aspectos importantes al cuestionario desarrollado por Carson y Mitchell sobre la calidad del agua.Ex: This article argues that those in leadership roles bear a special responsibility for creating a sense of purpose in the organisation.* ¿qué sentido tiene = what is/was the point of...?.* aclarar el sentido = clarify + meaning.* carecer de sentido = be meaningless.* con sentido = meaningful, purposeful, in a meaningful way.* dar sentido = make + sense (out) of, make + sense of life.* dar sentido a = make + meaningful, give + meaning to.* dar sentido a las cosas = sense-making, meaning making.* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.* dejar a Alguien sin sentido = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.* desarrollarse en un sentido determinado = develop along + lines.* de sentido único = one-way.* devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.* discusión sin sentido = pointless discussion, pointless argument.* doble sentido = double meaning, equivocation.* empezar a tener sentido = become + meaningful.* en algunos sentidos = in some respects.* en cierto sentido = in several respects, to some extent, in a sense, in some respects, to some degree.* en + Cuantificador + sentidos = in + Cuantificador + respects.* en el estricto sentido de la palabra = strictly speaking.* en el sentido del reloj = clockwise.* en el sentido de que = in the sense that, along the lines that, in that.* en el sentido más amplio = in the broadest sense, in the widest sense.* en el sentido más general = in the broadest sense.* en el sentido que = in which.* en ese sentido = on that score, to that effect.* en este mismo sentido = along the same lines.* en este sentido = along these lines, in this connection, in this direction, in this respect, in this sense, in this vein, in this spirit, in this regard, in this effort, in that spirit, on this score, to that effect.* en más de un sentido = in more ways than one.* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.* en ningún sentido de la palabra = in any sense of the word.* en sentido contrario = to the contrary.* en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise, anti-clockwise.* en su estricto sentido = strictly speaking.* en su sentido más amplio = in its/their broadest sense, in its/their widest sense.* en su sentido más general = in its/their broadest sense.* en todos estos sentidos = in all these regards.* en todos los sentidos = in all respects, in every sense.* en unel sentido amplio = in a/the broad sense.* en un/el sentido general = in a/the broad sense.* en un/el sentido más amplio = in a/the broader sense.* en un/el sentido más general = in a/the broader sense.* en un sentido general = in a broad sense.* en un sentido más amplio = in a broader sense, in a larger sense.* en un sentido más general = in a broader sense.* en varios sentidos = in several respects, in various respects.* escribir con sentido = write + sense.* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.* falto de sentido crítico = uncritical.* hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.* ir en contra del sentido común = violate + common sense.* no tener sentido = be meaningless, be pointless, be senseless.* no tener sentido + Infinitivo = there + be + little point in + Gerundio, there + be + no sense in + Gerundio.* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.* perder el sentido = faint, lose + Posesivo + senses, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* perder el sentido del humor = lose + sense of humour.* perder sentido = lose + purpose.* pérdida del sentido = fainting, fainting fit.* quedarse sin sentido = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* que tiene sentido = meaningful.* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.* recobrar el sentido = regain + Posesivo + consciousness.* recuperar el sentido = regain + Posesivo + consciousness.* rima sin sentido = nonsense, nonsense verse.* sentido común = common sense, savvy, good judgement, judgement [judgment], good sense.* sentido de culpa = guilt.* sentido de desigualdad = sense of inequality.* sentido de identidad = sense of identity.* sentido de la historia = sense of history.* sentido de la obligación = sense of obligation.* sentido de la oportunidad = sense of timing.* sentido de la palabra = word sense.* sentido de la proporción = sense of proportion.* sentido de la responsabilidad = sense of responsibility.* sentido de la superioridad = sense of superiority.* sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.* sentido del deber = sense of duty.* sentido del decoro = sense of decorum.* sentido del gusto = sense of taste.* sentido del humor = sense of humour.* sentido del oído = hearing.* sentido del olfato = sense of smell, olfaction.* sentido del ridículo = self-consciousness, embarrassment, self-conscious feeling.* sentido del ser humano = human sense.* sentido del tacto = sense of touch.* sentido del tiempo = sense of time, notion of time.* sentido de moralidad = sense of morality.* sentido de pertenencia = sense of ownership.* sentido de territorialidad = territoriality.* sentido humano = human sense.* sentido implícito = subtext.* sentido muy desarrollado de su propio territorio = territoriality.* sentidos = grounds.* sexto sentido = sixth sense.* sin sentido = meaningless, purposeless, pointless, wanton, nonsensical, unconscious.* tener sentido = make + sense, be meaningful.* tener sentido del ridículo = feel + embarrassed.* teoría de dar sentido = sense-making approach.* tomar en sentido literal = take + Nombre + at face value, accept + Nombre + at face value.* un arraigado sentido de = a strong sense of.* ver el sentido = see + the point.* vía de doble sentido = two-way street.* * *A ‹palabras/carta› heartfelt; ‹anhelo/dolor› deepmi más sentido pésame my deepest sympathyB ‹persona›1 [ SER] (sensible) sensitive, touchy2 [ ESTAR] (dolorido) hurt, offendedestá muy sentido porque no lo invitamos he's very hurt that we didn't ask himA1 ( Fisiol) sensetiene muy aguzado el sentido del olfato she has a very keen sense of smellponer los cinco sentidos en algo to give sth one's full attention; (ante un peligro) to keep one's wits about one2 (noción, idea) sentido DE algo sense OF sthsu sentido del deber/de la justicia her sense of duty/of justicetiene un gran sentido del ritmo he has a great sense of rhythmCompuestos:common sensesense of directionsense of humor*sense of the ridiculoustiene mucho sentido práctico she's very practical, she's very practically mindedB (conocimiento) consciousnessel golpe lo dejó sin sentido he was knocked senseless o unconscious by the blowperder el sentido to lose consciousnessrecobrar el sentido to regain consciousness, to come to, to come roundC1 (significado) senseen el buen sentido de la palabra in the nicest sense of the worden el sentido estricto/amplio del vocablo in the strict/broad sense of the termen sentido literal/figurado in a literal/figurative senselo dijo con doble sentido he was intentionally ambiguousbuscaba algo que le diera sentido a su vida he was searching for something to give his life some meaningconociendo su biografía la obra cobra un sentido muy diferente when one knows something about his life the work takes on a totally different meaningno le encuentro sentido a lo que haces I can't see any sense o point in what you're doingesa política ya no tiene sentido that policy makes no sense anymore o is meaningless nowno tiene sentido preocuparse por eso it's pointless o there's no point worrying about that2(aspecto): en cierto sentido tienen razón in a sense they're righten muchos/ciertos sentidos la situación no ha cambiado in many/certain respects the situation hasn't changeden este sentido debemos recordarnos que … in this respect we should remember …D (dirección) directionse mueve en el sentido de las agujas del reloj it moves clockwise o in a clockwise directiongírese en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj turn (round) in a counterclockwise ( AmE) o ( BrE) an anticlockwise directionen el sentido de la veta de la madera with the grain of the woodvenían en sentido contrario or opuesto al nuestro they were coming in the opposite direction to uscalle de sentido único one-way street* * *
Del verbo sentir: ( conjugate sentir)
sentido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
sentido
sentir
sentido 1◊ -da adjetivo
1 ‹palabras/carta› heartfelt;
‹anhelo/dolor› deep;
2 [ESTAR] (AmL) ( ofendido) hurt, offended
sentido 2 sustantivo masculino
1a) (Fisiol) senseb) (noción, idea) sentido DE algo sense of sth;
sentido común common sense;
sentido del humor sense of humor( conjugate humor)
2 ( conocimiento) consciousness;
el golpe lo dejó sin sentido he was knocked unconscious by the blow
3 ( significado) sense;
en sentido literal in a literal sense;
lo dijo con doble sentido he was intentionally ambiguous;
el sentido de la vida the meaning of life;
en cierto sentido … in a sense …;
no le encuentro sentido a lo que haces I can't see any sense o point in what you're doing;
esa política ya no tiene sentido that policy doesn't make sense anymore o is meaningless now;
palabras sin sentido meaningless words
4 ( dirección) direction;◊ gírese en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj turn (round) in a counterclockwise (AmE) o (BrE) an anticlockwise direction;
venían en sentido contrario al nuestro they were coming in the opposite direction to us;
calle de sentido único or (Méx) de un solo sentido one-way street
sentir ( conjugate sentir) verbo transitivo
1
◊ sentido hambre/frío/sed to feel hungry/cold/thirsty
sentido celos to feel jealous
2
b) (esp AmL) ( percibir):
le siento gusto a vainilla I can taste vanilla
3 ( lamentar):
sentí mucho no poder ayudarla I was very sorry not to be able to help her;
ha sentido mucho la pérdida de su madre she has been very affected by her mother's death
sentirse verbo pronominal
1 (+ compl) to feel;
no me siento con ánimos I don't feel up to it
2 (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurt;
sentidose CON algn to be offended o upset with sb
sentido,-a
I adjetivo
1 deeply felt: su muerte ha sido muy sentida, his death has been deeply felt
2 (susceptible) sensitive
es un chico muy sentido y a la mínima se ofende, he gets upset over the slightest things o he's a very sensitive child
II sustantivo masculino
1 sense
sentido del gusto/olfato, sense of taste/smell
2 (conocimiento, consciencia) recobrar/ perder el sentido, to regain/lose consciousness
3 (lógica, razón) sense: no tiene sentido que te despidas, it makes no sense to leave the job
4 (apreciación, capacidad) no tiene sentido de la medida, he has no sense of moderation
sentido común, common sense
sentido del humor, sense of humour
sexto sentido, sixth sense
5 (significado) meaning: la frase carece de sentido, the sentence has no meaning
6 Auto direction
de doble sentido, two-way
(de) sentido único, one-way
sentir
I sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinion) opinion, view
2 (sentimiento) feeling
II verbo transitivo
1 to feel
sentir alegría/frío, to feel happy/cold
te lo digo como lo siento, I speak my mind ➣ Ver nota en feel
2 (oír, percibir) to hear: la sentí llegar de madrugada, I heard her come home in the small hours
3 (lamentar) to regret, be sorry about: siento haberte enfadado, I'm sorry I made you angry
' sentido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ácida
- ácido
- acusada
- acusado
- apelar
- cabeza
- cazar
- coger
- contraria
- contrario
- despertarse
- dirección
- dotada
- dotado
- economía
- educar
- encarar
- esperar
- figurada
- figurado
- fina
- fino
- hogareña
- hogareño
- inversa
- inverso
- juicio
- nariz
- olfato
- paladar
- penetrar
- perder
- pésame
- rara
- raro
- realista
- recobrar
- recta
- recto
- recuperar
- sentida
- tacto
- tener
- trancazo
- visión
- vista
- agudeza
- agudizar
- agudo
- alto
English:
add up
- advantage
- anticlockwise
- appeal
- arguable
- babble
- break
- civic
- clockwise
- common sense
- counterclockwise
- derogatory
- direction
- ear
- feel
- few
- figurative
- figuratively
- flail
- gumption
- hearing
- high
- humour
- iota
- literally
- little
- make
- meaning
- meaningless
- mindless
- modicum
- obscure
- one-way
- pointless
- practicality
- quite
- reason
- respect
- scent
- sense
- senseless
- sight
- smell
- strictly
- taste
- three-point turn
- touch
- two-way
- U-turn
- unconscious
* * *sentido, -a♦ adj1. [profundo] heartfelt;mi más sentido pésame with deepest sympathy3. [ofendido] hurt, offended;quedó muy sentido por tu respuesta he was very hurt by your reply4. RP [lesionado] hurt;el talonador no puede seguir jugando, está sentido the hooker is unable to carry on playing, he's hurt♦ nm1. [capacidad para percibir] sense;sentido del tacto sense of touch;con los cinco sentidos [completamente] heart and soul;no tengo ningún sentido del ritmo I have no sense of rhythm;tiene un sentido muy particular de la sinceridad he has a very peculiar notion of sincerity;poner los cinco sentidos en algo to give one's all to sthsentido común common sense;tener sentido común to have common sense;sentido del deber sense of duty;sentido del humor sense of humour;sentido de la orientación sense of direction;sentido del ridículo sense of the ridiculous2. [conocimiento] consciousness;perder/recobrar el sentido to lose/regain consciousness;sin sentido unconscious3. [dirección] direction;los trenes circulaban en sentido opuesto the trains were travelling in opposite directions;de sentido único one-way;de doble sentido two-way;en el sentido de las agujas del reloj clockwise;4. [significado] sense, meaning;esta expresión tiene un sentido peyorativo this expression has a pejorative sense;esta frase tiene varios sentidos this sentence has several possible interpretations;en sentido figurado in the figurative sense;doble sentido double meaning;una frase de doble sentido a phrase with a double meaning;en ese sentido [respecto a eso] as far as that's concerned;en ese sentido, tienes razón in that sense, you're rightno tiene sentido escribirle si no sabe leer there's no point writing to him if he can't read;no tiene sentido que salgamos si llueve there's no sense in going out if it's raining;para ella la vida ya no tenía sentido life no longer had any meaning for her;sin sentido [ilógico] meaningless;[inútil, irrelevante] pointless;un sin sentido nonsense* * *I adj heartfeltII mel sexto sentido the sixth sense2 ( significado) meaning;doble sentido double meaning;en el sentido propio de la palabra in the true sense of the word;en todos los sentidos de la palabra in every sense of the word;en un sentido más amplio in a wider sense;en cierto sentido in a way3 ( dirección) direction;en el sentido de las agujas del reloj clockwise4 consciousness;perder/recobrar el sentido lose/regain consciousness* * *sentido, -da adj1) : heartfelt, sinceremi más sentido pésame: my sincerest condolences2) : touchy, sensitive3) : offended, hurtsentido nm1) : sensesentido común: common senselos cinco sentidos: the five sensessin sentido: senseless2) conocimiento: consciousness3) significado: meaning, sensedoble sentido: double entendre4) : directioncalle de sentido único: one-way street* * *sentido n1. (capacidad) sensetenemos cinco sentidos: vista, oído, gusto, olfato y tacto we have five senses: sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch2. (significado) meaning3. (lógica) point4. (dirección) direction / way5. (conocimiento) consciousness -
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(stœri or stœrri, stœrstr), a.1) big, great, of size (stórr fiskr, stórt dýr);stór veðr, rough weather, great gales;stór sær, high sea;gørði þá stórt á firðinum, the sea rose high;2) great, potent (at hann skyldi varast at gøra Ólaf eigi of stóran);3) great, important (tillagagóðr hinna stœrri mála);4) proud (fann hann þat brátt á Sigríði, at hón var heldr stór).* * *adj., compar. stæri or stærri, superl. stærstr, i. e. stœri, stœrstr; [a word peculiar to the Northern languages, from which it has entered into the Finnish; A. S. stôr; Engl. sturdy; North. E. stordy]:—the original sense seems to be ‘stirred,’ ‘disturbed’ (cp. III), but it is only used in the sense big, great, of size; ein stærst, Fms. iii. 123; bein miklu stærri, Eg. 769; stórir járnrekendr, Sks. 457; stórir askar, Eg. 204; stór héruð, 275; stór veðr, [cp. Shetl. stoor], rough weather, great gales, Ld. 50; stórr sær, a high sea, Sks.; stór, stæri sár, Nj. 153; stærst hof hér á landi, Landn. 335 (Mantissa); í stórum töskum, Hkr. iii. 244.II. metaph. great, potent; við alla ena stærri menn, Ld. 124; mæltu at hann skyldi göra Ólaf eigi of stóran, Fms. i. 99; at hann görisk eigi of stórr, Eg. 50; gör þik eigi stærra enn þú átt kyn til, Fms. xi. 236; hve marga (aura) ok hve stóra, Grág. i. 136.2. great, important; enna stærri mála, Nj. 2.3. proud; bændr vóru þar því stærri enn annarsstaðar, at engi vildi til koma, Fms. iv. 112: Sigríð kona hans var heldr stór, v. 30 (skap-stórr, Ó. H. l. c.)III. neut., görði þá stórt á firðinum, the sea rose high, Eg. 60; tíðendi þau er honum lægi svá stórt við, Fms. xi. 102; höggva stórt, to strike hard, Nj. 53.IV. adverbial phrases, stórum, very greatly, much; svá at ek finna stórum, Ísl. ii. 343; stórum stauplar nú yfir, Fs. 153; þat berr stórum, it amounts to much, Fms. ii. 37; ætla ek stærum bera hin laga-brotin, vii. 305; stórum ríkr, very mighty, Hkr. iii. 244; stórum vinsæll, Fms. vii. 102; stórum feginn, Eg. 567; stórum sköruligt, Ld. 106. 2. stærrum, more, in a greater degree; skjótara ok stærum, Sks. 71; gefit hefir þú mér stærum, Fms. vii. 56; eigi stærum né smærum, neither more nor less, Grág. i. 241. 3. stórs, adv.; ekki stórs of ökla upp, Bs. i. 349. 4. stóru-gi, adv. much, greatly, Ísl. ii. 384; see -gi.B. In COMPDS, and with nouns, stór-, like smár-, is chiefly prefixed to nouns in plur. or in a collective sense: stór-auðigr, adj. very wealthy, Landn. 68, Eg. 2, 23, Fms. xi. 293, Hdl. 39. stór-ár, f. pl. great waters, Stj. 87, Rb. 350. stór-beinóttr, adj. bony, coarse-faced, Eb. 30, Fas. i. 173. stór-blót, n. pl. great sacrifices, Fms. v. 164. stór-bokkar, m. pl. ‘big bucks,’ lordlings, mighty and overbearing men, Eb. 334, Fms. viii. 238 (spelt bukkar), xi. 260, Bs. i. 621. stór-borgir, f. pl. big towns, Róm. 264. stór-borinn, part. high-born, Hkr. i. 243, Bær. 14. stór-brögðóttr, adj. very sly, Hðm. 13. stór-burðigr, adj. = stórborinn, Fas. ii. 474, v. l. stór-bú, n. pl. great estates, Eg. 170, Fms. i. 13. stór-bygðir, f. pl. large counties, settlements, Ó. H. 174. stór-byssur, f. pl. big catapults, Fas. iii. 428, v. l.: big guns. stór-bæir, m. pl. great estates, Hkr. i. 20. stór-bændr, m. pl. great freeholders, Fms. ii. 40, Orkn. 136, Sturl. i. 37. stór-deildir, f. pl. great differences, quarrels, Sturl. i. 140, iii. 7. stór-deilur, f. pl. id., Sturl. i. 140 C. stór-draumar, m. pl. portentous dreams, Sturl. ii. 204 C. stór-efli, n., in stór-eflis-menn, m. pl. mighty men, Fms. xi. 7, 13, Gísl. 55, Háv. 50, Glúm. 37. stór-efni, n. pl. important cases, N. G. L. stór-eignir, f. pl. great landed estates, Hkr. iii. 19; stóreigna maðr, a great landowner, Ísl. ii. 202. stór-erviði, n. severe toil, hard work, Sturl. iii. 65. stór-eyjar, f. pl. great islands, Fms. vii. 85. stór-fé, n. great wealth, Nj. 178, Eg. 75, Fms. ix. 320; stórfjár ok dýrgripa, vii. 186. stór-feginn, adj. very fain or glad, Ver. 19, Bret. 46, Fms. xi. 29. stór-fengr, adj. gross, huge; hann var s. ok auðigr, Sturl. i. 8; föður átta ek heldr stórfengan, Brand. 62; stórfeng kýr, a good milch cow, Bs. i. 194. stór-fetaðr, part. long-striding, taking great steps, Fas. ii. 348; s. hestr, Edda 57. stór-fetr, adj. id., Greg. 17. stór-firðir, m. pl. big firths, Fb. iii. 446. stór-fiskar, m. pl. big fishes (whales). Fas. ii. 113. stór-fjaðrar, f. pl. big feathers, Sks. 114. stór-fjarri, adv. very far, Lex. Poët. stór-fjöllóttr, adj. with great fells, Eb. 8. stór-flokkar, m. pl. great ‘flocks,’ large detachments, Ó. H. 208. stór-frörar, m. pl. ice-fields, Grett. (in a verse). stór-fuglar, m. pl. big birds, El. 2. stór-fundir, m. pl. great meetings, great battles, Nj. 107. stór-föt, n. pl. big clothes, Glúm. 390. stór-geðr (- geðjaðr), adj. great-minded. Lex. Poët.: = stórgætr (?), Bs. i. 606. stór-gjafar, f. pl. great, lordly, rich gifts, Nj. 151, Fms. vii. 2. stór-gjöfull, adj. munificent, Hkr. i. 291, Fms. viii. 238, Bs. i. 81, Magn. 464. stór-gjöld, n. pl. heavy fines, Fms. i. 66. stór-glæpir, m. pl. great crimes, Fms. vii. 261, Stat. 260, Sks. 773. stórglæpa-maðr, m. a great criminal, Stj. 40. stór-glæpligr, adj. highly criminal, Sks. 773. stór-gnípur, f. pl. huge peaks, mountains, Fas. ii. 76. stór-góz, n. a great property, Bs. i. 853. stór-grýti, n. pl. big stones, rocks, Mag. stór-grýttr, adj. rocky, stony, Fms. xi. 239. stór-gættingar, m. pl. magnates, 623. 32, Al. 16. stór-görr, part. of great size, Lex. Poët. stór-hagr, adj. very skilled, handy, Fas. ii. 347. stór-heimsligr, adj. ‘big-foolish,’ grossly foolish, 625. 73. stór-heit, n. pl. great vows, Bs. i. 421, Fms. ix. 387. stór-héruð, n. pl. great districts, Stj. 83, MS. 655 xvi. A. 3, Ó. H. 125. stór-hlutir, m. pl. great things, Fms. vii. 136: in an evil sense, great sins, MS. 671. 16, N. G. L. i. 459. stór-hræddr, adj. much afraid, Fbr. 149. stór-huga, adj. aiming high, aspiring. stór-hugaðr, adj. high-minded, proud, Am. 72, Stj. stór-hvalir, m. pl. big whales, Sks. 122. stór-hveli, n. id., Fas. ii. 78. stór-höfðingjar, m. pl. great magnates, Fms. vii. 206, 209, Hkr. ii. 140, Barl. 127, Sks. 6. stór-höggr, adj. dealing heavy blows, Fms. xi. 131, Landn. 69, Fb. ii. 128. stór-ílla, adv. very badly, Grett. 120, Fms. i. 12, Fb. i. 411. stór-íllr, adj. very bad, Fms. ix. 393, Lv. 68. stór-jarteinir, f. pl. great wonders, Stj. 289. stór-kappar, m. pl. great champions, Fas. ii. 481. stór-katlar, m. pl. big kettles, Fms. x. 29. stór-kaup, n. pl. wholesale buying. stórkaup-maðr, m. a wholesale dealer, Fb. ii. 75. stór-keralda, að, in a pun, Krók. 63, 64. stór-kerti, n. pl. geat tapers, Flóv. 35. stór-keröld, n. pl. large vats, Dipl. v. 18. stór-klæki, n. pl. great wickedness, Band. 38 new Ed., Ó. H. 217. stór-kostliga, adv. in grand style, Bs. i. 645. stór-kostligr, adj. grand; bær s., Ó. H. 66; s. gjafir, Sturl. i. 48: colossal, Fb. i. 522. stór-kvikendi, n. pl. great beasts, Stj. 70. stór-kvæði, n. pl. great poems, Skálda 205. stór-langr, adj. very long, Eb. 24. stór-látr, adj. proud, haughty, Fms. i. 2: munificent, Fs. 51, Al. 70: not content with a little (opp. to smá-látr), Eg. 17, Fms. vi. 368. stór-leiði, n. a long way, Bs. i. 458. stór-leikr, m. presumption, pride, Fms. iv. 206, Ölk. 34, Stj. 537. stór-leitr, adj. big-faced, Sturl. ii. 99. stór-lendur, f. pl. great lands, Bs. i. 226. stór-liga, adv. greatly, very, Bret. 24, Eg. 57: proudly, Edda. 30; svara s., Fms. i. 3; mæla s., vi. 246, x. 194. stór-ligana, adv. = stórliga, Stj., MS. 227, passim. stór-ligr, adj. great, Eg. 46. stór-ljótr, adj. very ugly, Glúm. 387. stór-lokkar, m. pl. long locks, Fas. i. 173. stór-lyndi, f. magnanimity, Fms. vii. 198, Hkr. iii. 245; sína s., Fms. vii. 96. stór-lyndr, adj. magnanimous, Fms. vii. 98; high-spirited, Nj. 18, Fs. 129, Grett. 158. stór-læti, n. liberality, Ld. 30, Fms. x. 235: pride, v. 71, Ölk. 34. stór-lönd, n. pl. great counties, Fms. iv. 140. stór-mannliga, adv. (-ligr, adj.), like a grand man, munificently, Fs. 15, Ísl. ii. 337, Eg. 62, Fms. xi. 244. stór-mannligr, adj. magnificent, Fs. 11, 30, Fms. ii. 133, vi. 13, xi. 321. stór-margr, adj. very many, Eg. 219. stór-mál, n. pl. great suits; standa í stórmálum, Nj. 227, Fs. 29, Vápn. 22. stór-mein, n. pl. great evils, Fs. 44. stór-meizl, n. pl. great injuries, Sturl. ii. 49. stór-menni, n. great men, men of rank, Eg. 30, Fs. 11, Fms. i. 31, vi. 19, Ó. H. 71: great folk, Bárð. 172; frá Birni bunu er komit nær allt s. á Íslandi, Landn. 39: a liberal man, Sturl. i. 4, 9, Eg. 38, 198: a big man, giant, Edda 33. stór-mennska, u, f. greatness, munificence, Fms. xi. 19, 293, Fs. 15, passim; meir af stór-mennsku enu forsjá, Bs. i. 83. stórmennsku-fullr, adj. munificent. stór-merki, n. pl. wonderful things, great wonders; Guðs s., Edda (pref.), Fms. i. 133, Magn. 534, Symb. 29; hvat er fleira stórmerkja frá askinum, Edda. stór-merkiliga, adv. wonderfully, Mar. stór-merkiligr, adj. wonderful, Mar. stór-mikill, adj. huge, immense, Lv. 68, Eg. 59, Fms. i. 63, vii. 79, 278. stór-mjök, adv. very much, immensely, Fms. vii. 110, Fb. 1. 411, Bret. 54. stór-mæli, n. pl. great affairs; standa í stórmælum, Nj. 224: grave affairs, þau s. er ek hefi mót yðrum vilja brotið, Orkn. 118; eccl. the greater excommunication, hafði biskup í stórmælum ( in ban) tvá höfðingja, Sturl. ii. 2; lýsa stórmælum yfir, to excommunicate, iii. 201; biskup vildi ekki með hann tala, þvíat hann var í stórmælum, Bs. i. 286, 490, Stat. 260, Anecd. 8, 26. stór-nauðsynjar, f. pl. hard necessity, Gþl. 27, 352. stór-nær, adv. very nigh, Bs. i. 21. stór-orðr, adj. using big words, Fms. i. 75, xi. 94; stórort kvæði ok úfagrt, a big-worded, high-sounding poem, Ísl. ii. 237. stór-ráð, n. pl. great undertakings, Fms. i. 83. stór-ráða-samr, adj. daring, venturesome, Grett. 158. stór-ráðr, adj. ambitious; stórráð ok ráðgjörn, Fms. x. 220; s. ok ágjarn, vii. 28, Orkn. 144; a nickname, Sigríðr stórráða, cp. Lat. superbus. stór-ref-singar, f. pl. severe punishment. Fms. vii. 36. stór-regn, n. pl. heavy rains. Fms. viii. 202. stór-reki, m. ‘big-wreck’ big pieces of jetsum; allan stórreka, opp. to smáreki, Vm. 129. stór-riðinn, part. with big meshes, of a net. stór-ritaðr, part. written in large letters, Pm. 125. stór-ríki, n. pl. great empires, Bs. ii. 43. stór-ríkr, adj. very powerful, Ísl. ii. 202, v. l. stór-ræði, n. pl. daring, dangerous, great undertakings, Gþl. (pref. vi), Nj. 66, Fms. i. 83, vi. 10, 37, viii. 120, Sks. 746. stórræða-maðr, m. a man of great aims. Fms. ix. 283. stór-rök, n. pl. mighty events, Hom. 55. stór-sakar, f. pl. great offences. Fms. ii. 4, 33, Ld. 172. stór-samligr, adj. severe, Sks. 49. stór-sár, n. pl. grievous wounds, Fms. iii. 118. stór-skaðar, m. pl. great damage, Bs. i. 144. stór-skip, n. pl. great ships. Fms. vii. 259. stór-skorinn, part. huge, gaunt, Fb. i. 566; mikill vexti ok s., Bárð. 175; s. í andliti, Fb. i. 258; s. sem Goliath, Stj. 464; stórskorit höfuð, Grett. 83 new Ed. stór-skriptir, f. pl. heavy penances, K. Á. 192, H. E. i. 509; stórskripta-maðr, ii. 78. stór-skuldir, f. pl. great debts, Grág. i. 500. stór-slög, n. pl. great visitations, plagues, Stj. 268. stór-smiðr, m. a notable workman, Eg. 4. stór-smíði, n. pl. a huge, bulky work, Edda 19. stór-staðir, m. pl. great towns, Stj. 68; in Icel. or Norway of great church-prebends, Fms. vi. 157. stór-stígr, adj. long-striding. stór-straumr, m. a spring tide. stór-streymt, n. adj. = stórstraumr. stór-sveitir, f. pl. a large detachment., Fms. ix. 429. stór-syndir, f. pl. great sins, H. E. i. 521. stór-sæmdir, f. pl. great honours, Nj. 134, Fms. xi. 331. stór-sæti, n. pl. large ricks, Eb. 150, 224, Brandkr. 30. stór-tákn, n. pl. great wonders. Fms. i. 29, Stj. 261; sing., Bs. i. 42. stór-tignir, f. pl. high dignity, 625. 98. stór-tíðindi, n. pl. great tidings, great events, Fms. iii. 15, vi. 230, Nj. 195, Rb. 394, Sturl. i. 107 C; wonders, Edda 14, Fms. xi. 38. stór-tré, n. pl. huge beams, Karl. 448, Fms. x. 358, Krók. stóru-gi, see stórr (A. IV. 4). stór-úðigr, adj. high-minded, Hbl. 15, Valla L. stór-vandi, a, m. a great difficulty, Sturl. ii. 79. stór-vandræði, n. pl. id., Fms. vii. 25. stór-vegir, m. pl. broad roads, highways, Barl. 190. stór-vegligr, adj. very honourable, Hkr. ii. 100. stór-veizlur, f. pl. great banquets, Fms. i. 291. stór-vel, adv. right well, Eg. 60, 423, Ísl. ii. 382. stór-verk, n. pl. great deeds, Fms. v. 345. stór-viðaðr, adj. large timbered, Fms. ii. 218. stór-viðir, m. pl. great timbers, big beams, Fms. ii. 328, x. 361. Nj. 201, Bs. i. 81. stór-viðri, n. a great tempest, Fms. vii. 310, Grett. 153. stór-virki, n. pl. great feats, Fms. i. 287, ii. 109, vi. 55, Nj. 193, Ld. 40, Eg. 686, Korm. 242, Al. 160. stór-virkr, adj. working mightily; sterkr ok s., working like a giant, Bárð. 163; stórvirkr, opp. to góðvirkr, Nj. 55: as the name of a giant, Edda (Gl.), Fas. i. (Hervar. S. begin.) stór-vitr, adj. very wise, Nj. 22, Fms. i. 31, vi. 10, xi. 13, 205. stór-víða, adv. very widely, Fbr. 41. stór-yrði, n. pl. big words, Eg. 258, Nj. 261, Fms. ix. 419, x. 71, xi. 256, Al. 18. stór-ýðigr, adj. = stórúðigr, Valla L. 208. stór-þing, n. a ‘storthing,’ great council (oecumenical), Karl. 548, Pr. 104, Rb. stór-þorp, n. pl. great villages, Fagrsk. ch. 193. stór-þungt, n. adj. very heavy, Eb. 284. stór-þurftir, f. pl. great need, Bs. i. 525. stór-ættaðr, adj. high-born, Eg. 16, Nj. 178, Fms. i. 186, vi. 246. stór-ættir, f. pl. great families. -
114 pars
pars partis (acc. partim or partem), f [2 PAR-], a part, piece, portion, share, division, section: ne expers partis esset de nostris bonis, T.: duabus partibus amplius frumenti, twice as much: inferior fluminis, Cs.: copias in quattuor partīs distribuerat, S.: in partem praedae suae vocatos deos, L.: in partem veniat mea gloria tecum, be shared with thee, O.: multa pars mei, a great part, H.: Scorpios, pars violentior Natalis horae, i. e. influence, H.— Collect., some, part, several, many (out of a greater number): pars levem ducere equitum iacturam; pars, etc., L.: pars triumphos suos ostentantes, S.: maior pars populi, the majority: Maxima pars hominum, most men, H.: minor pars populi, a minority.—Of one person: pars Niliacae plebis, Crispinus, Iu.— Abl sing. adverb., in part, partly: (poma) quae candida parte, Parte rubent, O.: ab semisomnis ac maximā parte inermibus refringi, mostly, L.: exercitus magnā parte pestilentiā absumptus, in large part, L.: nullā parte, by no means, O.: omni parte virium impar, utterly, L.: omni parte laborare, wholly, H.—With pro: ut eidem pro parte conferrent, etc., for their share: pro suā parte, for his own part: pro meā parte adiuvi, ut, etc., with my best efforts: pro virili parte adnitendum, L.: Quisquis adest operi, plus quam pro parte laborat, O.—With ex: onus ex parte adlevare, partly: decemviri ex parte de plebe creandi, L.: ullā ex parte, in any degree: ex parte magnā tibi adsentior, to a large extent: ne minimā quidem ex parte, not in the slightest degree: omnia ex alterā parte conlocata, i. e. in opposition: ex alterā parte cernere, on the other hand, L.—With ab: ab omni parte beatus, in all respects, H.: omnique a parte placebam, wholly, O.— Abl plur., with multis or omnibus: non multis partibus malit, by a great deal: numero multis partibus inferior, far, Cs.: in Hortensi sententiam multis partibus plures ituros, the great majority: omnibus partibus, in all respects.—Acc. sing., with magnam or maximam, in great part, for the most part: magnam partem ex iambis nostra constat oratio: maximam partem lacte vivunt, Cs.— Acc sing., with in: in eam partem accipio, i. e. in that sense, T.: in eam partem peccant, direction: moveor his rebus omnibus, sed in eam partem, ut, etc., in such manner: has litteras scripsi in eam partem, ne, etc., to the end: Rapere in peiorem partem, put the worst construction on, T.: in utramque partem, in both directions: id tuā nullam in partem interesse, in no way: Quodsi pudica mulier in partem iuvet Domum, i. e. filling her place, H.— Acc plur., with in: Brundusi iacere in omnes partīs est molestum, in every way.—Meton., a party, faction, side: nostrae timeo parti, T.: studia partium, S.: nullius partis esse: ut alius in aliam partem mente traheretur, Cs.: erat illarum partium: in duas partīs discedunt Numidae, S.—Plur., on the stage, a part, character, assumed person: primas partīs agere, the principal <*>aracter, T.: partīs seni dare quae sunt adulescentium, a youthful part, T.: secundae, inferior, H.: ad partīs parati, L.— A part, function, office, duty: priores partīs apud me habere, T.: legati partes, Cs.: partīs accusatoris obtinere: Antoni audio esse partīs, ut de totā eloquentiā disserat: haec igitur tibi reliqua pars est... ut rem p. constituas, etc.— A part, place, region, district, country: quālibet In parte regnanto, H.: Orientis partes: in extremis ignoti partibus orbis, O.—In enumeration, a part, fraction: tres iam copiarum partes, fourths, Cs.: agri partes duae, thirds, L.: mulctae novem partes, tenths, N.— A part of the body, member: lingua mali pars pessima servi, Iu. —Esp., the private parts, O., Ph.* * *part, region; share; direction; portion, piece; party, faction, side; role (of actor); office/function/duty (usu. pl.)centesima pars -- 1% monthly
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115 степень
жен.1) degree, extentв такой степени, что — to the extent that
в большей степени, чем — to a greater extent than
до известной степени, до некоторой степени — to some degree, to some extent, to a certain extent
в должной степени — to the right degree, sufficiently
в значительной степени — to a great extent, to a considerable degree, very largely, extensively, substantially; to a degree разг.
в меньшей степени — less, to a lesser degree, to a lesser/smaller extent
в различной степени — to a variable degree/extent
2) грам.- степени сравнения3) матем. powerпоказатель степени — exponent матем.
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116 Höchstmaß
n maximum (an + Dat of); an Geduld etc.: great deal (of)* * *das Höchstmaßceiling; maximum* * *Höchst|maßntmaximum amount ( an +dat of)* * *Höchst·maßnt maximum amountein \Höchstmaß an Bequemlichkeit a maximum amount of comfortein \Höchstmaß an Verantwortung a maximum degree of responsibility* * *ein Höchstmaß an etwas — (Dat.) a very high degree of something
ein Höchstmaß von etwas — (Dat.) a maximum [amount] of something
* * *Höchstmaß n maximum (* * *ein Höchstmaß an etwas — (Dat.) a very high degree of something
ein Höchstmaß von etwas — (Dat.) a maximum [amount] of something
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117 dificultad
f.1 difficulty.el grado de dificultad de los exámenes the degree of difficulty of the exams2 problem.la dificultad está en hacerlo sin mojarse los pies the difficult thing is to do it without getting your feet wetencontrar dificultades to run into trouble o problemspasar por dificultades to suffer hardship3 hardness, not easiness.imperat.2nd person plural (vosotros/ustedes) Imperative of Spanish verb: dificultar.* * *1 difficulty2 (obstáculo) obstacle; (problema) trouble, problem* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=obstáculo) difficulty2) (=problema) difficultyno hay dificultad para aceptar que... — there is no difficulty about accepting that...
3) (=objeción) objectionme pusieron dificultades para darme el pasaporte — they made it difficult o awkward for me to get a passport
* * *a) ( cualidad de difícil) difficultyb) ( problema)superar or vencer dificultades — to overcome difficulties
* * *= difficulty, rough spot, snag, hardness, hiccup, crunch, challenge, hassle, rub, kink.Ex. UDC is widely used despite the difficulties in keeping the schedules up to date.Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.Ex. Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.Ex. Hardness and the penetration of the ink layer into the paper were also measured = También se midió la solidez y la penetración de la tinta en el papel.Ex. The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.Ex. The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.Ex. The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the adaptability of the institutional structure to challenge and change.Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.Ex. But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.Ex. However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.----* afrontar una dificultad = front + difficulty.* ahí está la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* aprobar sin dificultad = sail through + exam.* avanzar con dificultad = wade through, limp, slog along, plod (along/through).* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.* caminar con dificultad = plod (along/through).* causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.* clasificado por nivel de dificultad = graded.* con dificultad = laboriously, with difficulty.* con dificultades = in difficulties.* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.* conseguir con dificultad = eke out.* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.* dificultad + apremiar = difficulty + dog.* dificultad económica = fiscal exigency, financial exigency.* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.* dificultades = crisis [crises, -pl.].* dificultades + agravarse = difficulties + exacerbate.* dificultades + aquejar = difficulties + beset.* dificultades de aprendizaje = learning difficulties.* dificultades económicas = fiscal constraints, fiscal adversity, economic adversity.* dificultades presupuestarias = budget adversity.* dificultad presupuestaria = budget crunch.* dificultad + surgir = difficulty + arise.* dificultad técnica = technical difficulty.* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.* en dificultades = stranded.* enfrentarse con una dificultad = face + difficulty.* entrañar dificultad = present + difficulty.* esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* estar en dificultades = be in trouble.* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.* fórmula para la dificultad de lectura = reading formula.* funcionar con dificultad = labour [labor, -USA].* ganar con dificultad = eke out.* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* hacer Algo con dificultad = muddle through, plod (along/through).* indicar las dificultades = note + difficulties.* insertar con dificultad = squeeze in/into.* leer con dificultad = wade through.* meter con dificultad = squeeze in/into.* mitigar una dificultad = alleviate + difficulty.* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* plantear dificultad = pose + difficulty.* plantear dificultades = raise + difficulties.* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.* presentar dificultad = present + difficulty.* progresar con dificultad = thread through.* respirar con dificultad = gasp for + breath, wheeze.* señalar las dificultades = note + difficulties.* sin dificultad = without difficulty.* sin dificultad alguna = without a hitch.* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.* surgir una dificultad = arise + difficulty.* tener dificultad = struggle, experience + difficulty, be hard pressed.* tener dificultad de + Infinitivo = have + difficulty + Gerundio, have + difficulty in + Gerundio.* tener dificultad en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* tener dificultades = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.* toparse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.* tropezar con dificultades = run into + difficulties.* * *a) ( cualidad de difícil) difficultyb) ( problema)superar or vencer dificultades — to overcome difficulties
* * *= difficulty, rough spot, snag, hardness, hiccup, crunch, challenge, hassle, rub, kink.Ex: UDC is widely used despite the difficulties in keeping the schedules up to date.
Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.Ex: Hardness and the penetration of the ink layer into the paper were also measured = También se midió la solidez y la penetración de la tinta en el papel.Ex: The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.Ex: The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.Ex: The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the adaptability of the institutional structure to challenge and change.Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.Ex: However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.* afrontar una dificultad = front + difficulty.* ahí está la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* aprobar sin dificultad = sail through + exam.* avanzar con dificultad = wade through, limp, slog along, plod (along/through).* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.* caminar con dificultad = plod (along/through).* causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.* clasificado por nivel de dificultad = graded.* con dificultad = laboriously, with difficulty.* con dificultades = in difficulties.* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.* conseguir con dificultad = eke out.* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.* dificultad + apremiar = difficulty + dog.* dificultad económica = fiscal exigency, financial exigency.* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.* dificultades = crisis [crises, -pl.].* dificultades + agravarse = difficulties + exacerbate.* dificultades + aquejar = difficulties + beset.* dificultades de aprendizaje = learning difficulties.* dificultades económicas = fiscal constraints, fiscal adversity, economic adversity.* dificultades presupuestarias = budget adversity.* dificultad presupuestaria = budget crunch.* dificultad + surgir = difficulty + arise.* dificultad técnica = technical difficulty.* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.* en dificultades = stranded.* enfrentarse con una dificultad = face + difficulty.* entrañar dificultad = present + difficulty.* esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* estar en dificultades = be in trouble.* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.* fórmula para la dificultad de lectura = reading formula.* funcionar con dificultad = labour [labor, -USA].* ganar con dificultad = eke out.* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* hacer Algo con dificultad = muddle through, plod (along/through).* indicar las dificultades = note + difficulties.* insertar con dificultad = squeeze in/into.* leer con dificultad = wade through.* meter con dificultad = squeeze in/into.* mitigar una dificultad = alleviate + difficulty.* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* plantear dificultad = pose + difficulty.* plantear dificultades = raise + difficulties.* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.* presentar dificultad = present + difficulty.* progresar con dificultad = thread through.* respirar con dificultad = gasp for + breath, wheeze.* señalar las dificultades = note + difficulties.* sin dificultad = without difficulty.* sin dificultad alguna = without a hitch.* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.* surgir una dificultad = arise + difficulty.* tener dificultad = struggle, experience + difficulty, be hard pressed.* tener dificultad de + Infinitivo = have + difficulty + Gerundio, have + difficulty in + Gerundio.* tener dificultad en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* tener dificultades = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.* toparse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.* tropezar con dificultades = run into + difficulties.* * *1 (cualidad de difícil) difficultyun ejercicio de escasa dificultad a fairly easy exerciseel grado de dificultad de la prueba the degree of difficulty of the testrespira con dificultad his breathing is labored, he has difficulty breathing2 (problema) difficultysuperar or vencer dificultades to overcome difficulties¿tuviste alguna dificultad para encontrar la casa? did you have any trouble o difficulty finding the house?tiene dificultades en hacerse entender she has difficulty in o she has problems making herself understoodla dificultad está en hacerlo en el mínimo de tiempo the difficult o hard part is to do it in the shortest possible timepasamos muchas dificultades, pero salimos adelante we had a lot of problems, but we came through it allme pusieron muchas dificultades para entrar they made it very hard for me to get in* * *
Del verbo dificultar: ( conjugate dificultar)
dificultad es:
2ª persona plural (vosotros) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
dificultad
dificultar
dificultad sustantivo femenino
difficulty;
tiene dificultades en hacerse entender she has difficulty in making herself understood;
me pusieron muchas dificultades para entrar they made it very hard for me to get in;
meterse en dificultades to get into difficulties
dificultar ( conjugate dificultar) verbo transitivo
to make … difficult
dificultad sustantivo femenino
1 difficulty
2 (penalidad, contrariedad) trouble, problem
dificultades económicas, financial problems
' dificultad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coja
- cojo
- elevarse
- encarar
- escollo
- evadir
- fatiga
- impedimento
- infranqueable
- intríngulis
- necesidad
- nudo
- obstáculo
- pena
- remontar
- retroceder
- salir
- salvar
- tela
- tumbo
- vencer
- apuro
- complicación
- confrontar
- contra
- contrariedad
- encontrar
- esquivar
- insuperable
- miga
- ofrecer
- pantano
- pega
- pero
- presentar
- radicar
- sortear
- subsanar
- superar
- surgir
- traba
- tropezar
English:
difficulty
- experience
- extricate
- gasp
- hassle
- hitch
- hobble
- inarticulate
- iron out
- job
- manage
- painless
- squash in
- struggle
- struggle along
- struggle on
- tongue-tied
- trial
- trouble
- trudge
- considerable
- difficult
- grade
- hiccup
- pit
- scramble
- wheeze
- wriggle
* * *dificultad nf1. [cualidad de difícil] difficulty;caminaba con dificultad she walked with difficulty;un ejercicio de gran dificultad a very difficult exercise2. [obstáculo] problem;todo son dificultades con ella she sees everything as a problem;la dificultad está en hacerlo sin mojarse los pies the difficult thing is to do it without getting your feet wet;encontrar dificultades to run into trouble o problems;poner dificultades to raise objections;nos puso muchas dificultades para entrevistarlo he put no end of obstacles in our way when we wanted to interview him;¿tuviste alguna dificultad para dar con la calle? did you have any difficulty finding the street?* * *f difficulty;sin dificultad easily;con dificultades with difficulty;poner dificultades make it difficult* * *dificultad nf: difficulty* * *2. (problema) problem -
118 estudio
m.1 study.ha dedicado muchos años al estudio del tema she has studied the subject for many yearsestar en estudio to be under considerationestudio de campo field studyestudio de viabilidad feasibility study2 study (oficina).3 studio (Cine, Rad & TV).los estudios de la Metro the Metro studiosestudio cinematográfico film studioestudio de grabación recording studiopres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: estudiar.* * *1 (gen) study2 (encuesta) survey, study; (investigación) research3 (apartamento) studio flat (US apartment), bedsit4 (sala) studio1 (conocimientos) studies, education sing\cursar estudios to studydar estudios a alguien to pay for somebody's educationdedicarse al estudio de algo to study somethingestar algo en estudio to be under considerationhacer estudios to studytener estudios to be well-educatedestudio cinematográfico film studioestudio de grabación recording studioestudio de mercado market researchestudio de televisión television studio* * *noun m.1) study2) studio3) den* * *SM1) (=investigación) studylos últimos estudios en lingüística — the latest work o studies in linguistics
en estudios de laboratorio — in laboratory tests o studies
bolsa 9), plan 2)estudio de desplazamientos y tiempos — (Com) time and motion study
2) (=actividad investigadora) study3) (=análisis) [de intención de voto, edificio] surveyya les hemos entregado el proyecto para su estudio — we have already put forward the plan for their consideration
•
estar en estudio — to be under consideration•
cursar estudios de algo — to study sth•
dejar los estudios — (Escol) to drop out of school; (Univ) to drop out of university•
tener estudios — to have an education, be educatedtengo algunos estudios de inglés — I've studied some o a bit of English
estudios universitarios — university degree sing, university studies
5) (=erudición) learning6) (Arte, Mús) studyun estudio de piano — a study o étude for piano
7) (=lugar de trabajo)a) [en una casa] studyc) (Cine, Radio, TV) studioestudio cinematográfico, estudio de cine — film studio
estudio de fotografía — photographer's studio, photographic studio
8) (=apartamento) studio, studio flat* * *1)a) (Educ) ( actividad)primero está el estudio — your studies o work must come first
b) (investigación, análisis) studyc) (de asunto, caso) considerationestá en o (RPl) a estudio en el Parlamento — it is being considered in parliament
2) ( lugar)a) ( de artista) studio; ( de arquitecto) office, studio; ( de abogado) (CS) officeb) (Cin, Rad, TV) studioc) ( en casa) study; ( apartamento) studio apartment3) (Mús, Art) study4) estudios masculino plural (Educ) educationestudios primarios/superiores — primary/higher education
* * *1)a) (Educ) ( actividad)primero está el estudio — your studies o work must come first
b) (investigación, análisis) studyc) (de asunto, caso) considerationestá en o (RPl) a estudio en el Parlamento — it is being considered in parliament
2) ( lugar)a) ( de artista) studio; ( de arquitecto) office, studio; ( de abogado) (CS) officeb) (Cin, Rad, TV) studioc) ( en casa) study; ( apartamento) studio apartment3) (Mús, Art) study4) estudios masculino plural (Educ) educationestudios primarios/superiores — primary/higher education
* * *estudio11 = studio.Ex: The author describes the design of the new studios which aim to be as flexible as possible.
* estudio de cine = film location, film studio.* estudio de grabación = recording studio, sound recording studio.* estudio de música = music studio.* estudio de radio = radio studio.* estudio de televisión = television studio.* estudio discográfico = record studio.* filmar en el estudio = film in + the studio.* grabar en el estudio = film in + the studio.* rodar en el estudio = film in + the studio.estudio22 = review, scholarship, study [studies, -pl.], work, calibration, surveying, analysis [analyses, -pl.].Nota: Proceso de estudio de un todo para encontrar sus partes esenciales y las relaciones existentes entre ellas.Ex: The review is supported by a complete list of LIPs completed or in progess at Aug 88, followed by references to their reports.
Ex: The most important of the functions of librarians is the collection, preservation and affording access to the materials of scholarship.Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.Ex: The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.Ex: This requires careful calibration of reader response and the use of as many quantitative indices as possible.Ex: The author describes one effort made to counter this trend, through the surveying of the records of a library and the identification of materials to be preserved.Ex: The operation of investigating a whole with the aim of finding out its essential parts and their relationship to each other is known as analysis.* abandonar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.* ámbito de estudio = scope.* área de estudio = study area, study area.* asignatura de estudios = curriculum subject.* beca de estudio(s) = study grant, education grant.* bolsa de estudios = bursary.* campo de estudio = field of study.* centro de apoyo a los programas de estudios = curriculum material center.* centro de estudios = study centre.* comisionar un estudio = commission + study.* compañero de estudios = co-student.* con estudios = schooled, educated, educated.* con estudios superiores = highly educated.* con un nivel de estudios alto = well educated [well-educated].* dejar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.* desarrollo del plan de estudios = curriculum development.* disciplina de estudio = field of study.* diseñado para el estudio = curriculum-oriented.* diseño de planes de estudios = curriculum design.* edad de finalización de los estudios = terminal education age.* encargar un estudio = commission + study.* en el estudio = at study.* enseñanza a través del estudio de casos = case-teaching.* espacio reservado para el estudio = study space.* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios = high-school dropout.* estudiante que ha completado los estudios secundarios = high school graduate, high school leaver.* estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios = college dropout.* estudio académico = academic study.* estudio basado en un cuestionario = questionnaire survey.* estudio bibliométrico = bibliometric analysis.* estudio cartográfico = ordnance survey.* estudio cinematográfico = film location, film studio.* estudio clásico = classic study.* estudio comparativo = correlation study.* estudio crítico del estado de la cuestión = review.* estudio cualitativo = qualitative study.* estudio cuantitativo = quantitative study.* estudio de alcance = scoping study.* estudio de arquitectos = architecture firm, architectural firm.* estudio de caso = case study.* estudio de impacto = impact study.* estudio de impacto en el medio ambiente = environmental impact study.* estudio de la productividad = time-and-motion study, time study, motion study.* estudio del estado de la cuestión = survey.* estudio de los himnos = hymnology.* estudio Delphi = Delphi study.* estudio de mercado = market survey, market research, marketing audit, consumer research.* estudio de seguimiento = follow-up study.* estudio de usabilidad = usability study.* estudio de uso = use study.* estudio de usuario = reader survey, consumer survey, customer survey.* estudio de usuarios = user study, marketing audit, user survey.* estudio de usuarios de la biblioteca = library user study.* estudio de viabilidad = demonstration project, feasibility study.* estudio epidemiológico = epidemiological study.* estudio geológico = geological survey.* estudio local = area study.* estudio longitudinal = longitudinal study.* estudio piloto = pilot study, pilot test.* estudio por simulación = simulation study.* estudio regional = area study.* estudios = academic background, course of study, educational career.* estudios africanos = African studies.* estudios afroamericanos = black studies.* estudios culturales = cultural studies.* estudios de administración = management studies.* estudios de auxiliar administrativo = information administration.* estudios de gestión = management science.* estudios de la mujer = women's studies, gender studies.* estudios de la paz y los conflictos = peace and conflict studies.* estudios de licenciatura = graduate work, graduate education.* estudios de literatura clásica = classical studies.* estudios del medio ambiente = environmental studies.* estudios de secretariado = secretarial studies.* estudios de tipografía = typographical studies.* estudios empresariales = business studies.* estudios en el extranjero = study abroad.* estudios europeos = European studies.* estudio sicométrico = psychometric study.* estudios literarios = literary studies.* estudios relacionados con las misiones religiosas = missiology.* estudios sobre la mujer = women's studies, gender studies.* estudios sobre paz y conflictos = peace and conflict studies.* estudios sociales = cultural studies.* estudios socioculturales = cultural studies.* estudio topográfico = surveying.* estudio universitario = academic study.* finalización de los estudios = graduation.* finalizar los estudios de BUP = complete + high school.* grupo de estudio = study circle.* habitación de estudio = private study, study facilities.* institución para el estudio y la conservación del patrimonio cult = heritage organisation.* libro de estudio = study book.* materia de estudio = subject of study.* material de estudio = study material, course material, curriculum material, curriculum resource, study package.* mesa de estudio = carrel, study table.* mesa individual de estudio = study carrel.* metodología de estudio = study skills.* nivel de estudios = educational background, level of education.* objeto de estudio = subject, object of study, under study.* partitura de estudio = miniature score.* permiso de estudios = study leave.* persona que elabora el plan de estudios = syllabus maker.* plan de estudios = curriculum [curricula, -pl.], syllabus [syllabi/syllabuses, -pl.], school curriculum, study plan.* planes de estudios = syllabi.* primer año de estudios superiores = freshman year.* programa de estudio = programme of study.* programa de estudios = course brochure, educational program(me), school program(me), study program(me), syllabus [syllabi/syllabuses, -pl.], education programme.* programa de estudios común = common core syllabus.* programas de estudios = syllabi.* realización de los estudios escolares en casa = homeschooling [home schooling].* realizar estudios = do + study.* realizar un estudio = carry out + survey, conduct + survey, undertake + study, undertake + survey, conduct + study.* realizar un estudio evaluativo = conduct + review.* reforma del plan de estudios = curriculum development.* relacionado con los estudios = course-related.* relativo a los estudios de diplomatura = undergrad (undergraduate).* relativo a los estudios de licenciatura = grad (graduate), postgraduate [post-graduate].* sala de estudio = study facilities, study room.* sin estudios = ill-educated.* técnicas de estudio = study skills.* tema de estudio = study area, under study.* terminar los estudios = graduate.* tiempo de estudio = study time.* unidad de estudio = unit of study, study unit.* viaje de estudio = study trip.* zona de estudio = study area, study facilities.* * *A1 ( Educ)(actividad): primero está el estudio y después la diversión your studies o work o studying must come first, then you can enjoy yourself2(investigación, análisis): el estudio de la fauna de la zona the study of the area's faunarealizó un estudio sobre la mortalidad infantil she carried out a survey o study on infant mortalityle hicieron un estudio hormonal she had a series of hormone tests done3 (de un asunto, caso) considerationle presentaron un nuevo proyecto para su estudio they put forward a new plan for his considerationestá en o ( RPl) a estudio en el Parlamento it is being considered in parliamentCompuestos:field studymarket researchB (lugar)la película se realizará íntegramente en estudios the movie will be made entirely in the studio3 (en una casa) study4 (apartamento) studio apartment o ( BrE) flatCompuestos:recording studiophotographic studioC1 ( Mús) study, étude2 ( Art) studyestudios primarios/superiores primary/higher educationestá cursando estudios de especialización she is doing her specializationse sacrificó para darle estudios a su hijo she made a lot of sacrifices to give her son an education o to put her son through schoolpara ese trabajo no hace falta tener estudios you don't need a degree for that job¿por qué dejaste los estudios? why did you give up your studies?, why did you quit school? ( AmE)* * *
Del verbo estudiar: ( conjugate estudiar)
estudio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
estudió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
estudiar
estudio
estudiar ( conjugate estudiar) verbo transitivo
1
( en la universidad) to study, read (frml);◊ ¿qué carrera estudió? what subject did he do at college/university?
2 ( observar) ‹rostro/comportamiento› to study
3 (considerar, analizar) ‹mercado/situación/proyecto› to study;
‹ propuesta› to study, consider;
‹ causas› to look into, investigate
verbo intransitivo
to study;
debes estudio más you must work harder;
dejó de estudio a los 15 años she left school at 15;
estudio para algo to study to be sth
estudiarse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹ lección› to study;
‹ papel› to learn
estudio sustantivo masculino
1a) (Educ) ( actividad):
2 ( lugar)
( de arquitecto) office, studiob) (Cin, Rad, TV) studio
( apartamento) studio apartment
3
estudios superiores higher education;
quiso darle estudios a su hijo she wanted to give her son an education;
tener estudios superiores to have a degree;
dejar los estudios to give up one's studies
estudiar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to study: estudia para abogado, she's studying to become a lawyer ➣ Ver nota en study
estudio sustantivo masculino
1 study: todas las tardes dedico tres horas al estudio, I spend three hours studying every afternoon
2 (investigación) research
estudio de mercado, market research
3 (sala) studio
estudio fotográfico, photographic studio
4 (apartamento) studio (flat)
5 Educ estudios, studies
(educación) education
tener estudios, to have an education
' estudio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
geológica
- geológico
- grafológica
- grafológico
- interdisciplinaria
- interdisciplinario
- investigación
- robar
- sanctasanctórum
- cabina
- concienzudo
- despacho
- detallado
- detenido
- ecológico
- elaborar
- especialidad
- estadística
- estudiar
- examen
- fondo
- hispanismo
- laguna
- objeto
- terminar
English:
bedsit
- bedsitter
- breakdown
- case study
- comprehensive
- consideration
- den
- economics
- ESL
- ESP
- horticulture
- invalid
- market research
- pilot study
- province
- review
- rocketry
- studio
- studio flat
- study
- wide-ranging
- case
- curriculum
- feasibility
- field
- investigation
- market
- survey
* * *estudio nm1. [actividad] study;ha dedicado muchos años al estudio del tema she has studied the subject for many years;estar en estudio to be under considerationestudio de mercado [técnica] market research; [investigación] market survey2. [investigación] study;ha publicado un estudio sobre el tema she's published a study on the subject;hacer un estudio de algo to survey sth;le hicieron un estudio de la flora intestinal they investigated the composition of her intestinal floraestudio de campo field study;estudio geológico geological survey;estudio de impacto ambiental environmental impact study;estudio de viabilidad feasibility study3.estudios [educación] studies;el niño va muy bien en los estudios the boy is doing very well at school;al terminar sus estudios en Viena, viajó a París on completing his studies in Vienna he travelled to Paris;dar estudios a alguien to pay for o finance sb's education;dejó los estudios a los quince años he left school at fifteen;tener estudios to be educatedestudios de posgrado postgraduate studies o education;estudios primarios primary education;estudios secundarios secondary education;estudios superiores higher education4. [despacho] study;[de fotógrafo, pintor, arquitecto] studio; RP [de abogado] practice5. [apartamento] studio Br flat o US apartment6. Cine, Rad & TV studio;los estudios de la Metro the Metro studiosestudio de grabación recording studio7. Arte study8. Mús étude, study;estudio para piano piano study* * *m1 disciplina study2 apartamento studio, Brstudio flat4:estudios (universitarios) pl university education sg ;tener estudios have a degree;una persona sin estudios a person with no formal education* * *estudio nm1) : study2) : studio3) estudios nmpl: studies, education* * *estudio n2. (apartamento) studio flat3. (de televisión, cine) studio -
119 menor
adj.1 smaller.2 younger, junior.3 minor, lesser.f. & m.minor (law) (child).m.1 minor, young man, youngster.2 minor, young girl.* * *► adjetivo3 (inferior) minor4 MÚSICA minor1 DERECHO minor\al por menor retailser menor de edad to be under agemenor de edad minortribunal de menores juvenile court* * *1. noun mf. 2. adj.1) minor2) smaller, smallest3) lesser, least4) younger, youngest•* * *1. ADJ1) [comparativo]a) [de tamaño] smallerlos libros están ordenados de menor a mayor — the books are arranged by size, from small to large
b) [de cantidad] fewer, less•
menor que algo — less than sthc) [de importancia, tiempo]existe un menor control en las aduanas — customs controls are not as strict o tight as they were
d) [de edad] younger•
menor que algn — younger than sb•
ser menor de edad — to be under age; (Jur) to be a minordos jóvenes menores de edad se han escapado de su casa — two under-age youngsters have run away from home
e) (Mús) minorf) (Rel) [orden] minor2) [superlativo]a) [de tamaño] smallestb) [de cantidad] lowest, smallestel partido de menor asistencia de la liga — the match with the lowest o smallest attendance in the league
realizó la vuelta en el menor número de golpes — he finished the round in the lowest number of shots
c) [de importancia, tiempo] leastidea 4)no le doy la menor importancia — I don't attach the slightest o least importance to it
d) [de edad] youngesteste es Miguel, mi hijo menor — this is Miguel, my youngest son
2.SMF (=niño) child, minor frmlos menores deben ir acompañados — children who are under age o minors frm must be accompanied
•
apto/ no apto para menores — suitable/not suitable for (young) childrenapto para menores acompañados — (Cine) ≈ certificate PG
menor de edad — (Jur) minor
tribunal 1)los menores de edad — those who are under age, minors
3. SM1) (Com)2) Esp•
contar algo al por menor — to recount sth in detail* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de pequeño)en menor medida/grado — to a lesser extent o degree
un porcentaje menor — a lower o smaller percentage
X < Z — (Mat) (read as: equis es menor que zeta) X < Z; (léase: X is less than Z)
sucede con menor frecuencia que antes — it happens less often o less frequently than before
b) ( superlativo de pequeño)2) ( en edad)a) ( comparativo)¿tienes hermanas menores? — do you have any younger sisters?
b) ( superlativo)¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? — who's the youngest of the brothers?
3) ( secundario) <escritor/obra> minor4) (Mús) minor5) (Com)IIlos distribuidores (al) por menor — retail shops o outlets
masculino y femenino (Der) minor* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de pequeño)en menor medida/grado — to a lesser extent o degree
un porcentaje menor — a lower o smaller percentage
X < Z — (Mat) (read as: equis es menor que zeta) X < Z; (léase: X is less than Z)
sucede con menor frecuencia que antes — it happens less often o less frequently than before
b) ( superlativo de pequeño)2) ( en edad)a) ( comparativo)¿tienes hermanas menores? — do you have any younger sisters?
b) ( superlativo)¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? — who's the youngest of the brothers?
3) ( secundario) <escritor/obra> minor4) (Mús) minor5) (Com)IIlos distribuidores (al) por menor — retail shops o outlets
masculino y femenino (Der) minor* * *el menor= least, theEx: Of these three connectors, 'and' focusses your search with the least precision since it retrieves all records that contain both words anywhere in the record.
menor11 = infant, juvenile, juvenile, minor.Ex: The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature.
Ex: The construction of the hypothesis, however, should be limited to such considerations as whether the subject heading list is designed to serve the adult or the juvenile user.Ex: The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.Ex: This new Act requires US libraries to block obscenity, child pornography and all material deemed harmful to minors on all computers used by minors.* abandono de menores = child neglect.* abuso de menores = child abuse.* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados = PG-13.* centro de menores = young offender institution.* centro tutelar de menores = juvenile detention centre.* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad = underage drinking.* departamento de corrección de menores = department of corrections.* embarazo de menores = teenage pregnancy.* escuela de niños menores = infant school.* explotación de menores = child labour.* grupo de protección a menores = Shelter group.* juzgado de asuntos menores = magistrates' court.* manutención del menor = child maintenance.* manutención de menores = child support.* menor de edad = underage.* menores de cinco años, los = under-fives, the.* no apto para menores = X-rated.* pensión de menores = child support.* protección de menores = child protection, child welfare.* sexo de menores = underage sex.* trabajo de menores = child labour.* tribunal de menores = juvenile court, minors' court.menor22 = minor, reduced, slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], low-key [low key], lesser, lower-key, diminished, low-keyed.Ex: A study of bibliographic classification could concentrate solely upon the major, and some of the more minor bibliographic classification schemes used today.
Ex: The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.Ex: After all, print technology can be represented by pencial, pen, type, laser output, and so forth, but the effect is lower-key.Ex: This volume comes at a time when increasingly frequent criticisms have been leveled at superpower nations for their diminished interest in problems in Africa.Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.* cada vez menor = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending.* con un menor nivel educativo = lesser-educated.* delito de menor grado = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].* delito menor = petty offense, petty crime, minor offence.* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.* de menor impacto = low impact [low-impact].* de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.* de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.* desajuste cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* de venta al por menor = retail.* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.* en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.* en menor cantidad = less copiously.* en menor grado = to a lesser extent, to a lesser degree.* en paños menores = in + Posesivo + underclothes.* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.* menor de + Número = fewer than + Número.* menor, el = least, the.* no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.* paños menores = undies.* presupuesto cada vez menor = shrinking budget.* ser el que con menor frecuencia = be (the) least likely to.* ser menor = be less.* símbolo de menor-que (<) = left angled bracket (<), less-than sign (<).* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.* sin la menor idea = clueless.* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.* vender al por menor = retail.* venta al por menor = retailing, retail trade.* ventas al por menor = retail sales.* * *Aun período de menor interés histórico que el anterior a period of less historical interest than the previous onenuestro poder adquisitivo es cada vez menor our purchasing power decreases every dayen menor medida to a lesser extent o degreeen mayor o menor grado to a greater or lesser extent o degreealimentos de menor contenido calórico food which is lower in caloriesmenor QUE algo:un ingreso tres veces menor que el mío an income three times lower than mineun porcentaje de indecisos menor que el del último sondeo a lower o smaller percentage of don't knows than in the last pollesto sucede con menor frecuencia que antes this happens less often o less frequently than beforehaciendo el menor ruido posible making as little noise as possibleeligió el de menor tamaño she chose the smallest one¿cuál es la menor de las islas Baleares? which is the smallest of the Balearic islands?1(comparativo): ¿tienes hermanas menores? do you have any younger sisters?menor QUE algn younger THAN sbes un año menor que yo she's a year younger than me2(superlativo): ¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? who's the youngest of the brothers?mi hijo menor my youngest sonel menor de los dos niños the younger of the two boysC (secundario) ‹escritor/obra› minorsufrió lesiones de menor importancia she received minor injuriesD ( Mús) minorE ( Com):(al) por menor retail[ S ] venta (al) por menor retail saleslos distribuidores (al) por menor retail shops o outlets( Der) minor[ S ] película no apta para menores movie not suitable for under-18s, certificate 18Compuesto:masculine and feminine minorser menor de edad to be a minor, be underage* * *
menor adjetivo
1a) ( comparativo de
en menor medida/grado to a lesser extent o degree;
menor que algo lower than sth;
un ingreso menor que el mío an income lower than mineb) ( superlativo de◊ pequeño): el país con el menor número de parados the country with the lowest unemployment figures;
haciendo el menor ruido posible making as little noise as possible;
el de menor tamaño the smallest one
2 ( en edad)
menor que algn younger than sbb) ( superlativo):◊ ¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? who's the youngest of the brothers?;
el menor de los dos niños the younger of the two boys
3 ( secundario) ‹escritor/obra› minor;
4 (Mús) minor
5 (Com):
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: tb
película no apta para menores film not suitable for under-18s
menor
I adjetivo
1 (comparativo de tamaño) smaller: una habitación menor que la mía, a room smaller than mine
(superlativo) smallest
el tamaño menor, the smallest size
2 (comparativo de grado) less: su alegría es menor que la mía, his happiness is less than mine
(superlativo) least, slightest: no tiene la menor idea, he hasn't the slightest idea
3 (comparativo de edad) younger: es menor de sesenta años, she is under sixty
es menor que mi prima, he's younger than my cousin
(superlativo) youngest
la menor de nosotras, the youngest of us
4 Mús minor
5 Com al por menor, retail
II mf Jur minor
' menor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusar
- Asia
- caza
- edad
- efecto
- menos
- mínima
- mínimo
- osa
- re
- relevancia
- sol
- sombra
- trascendencia
- vender
- venta
- cazar
- compás
- de
- duda
- enfadado
- enfadar
- enojado
- enojar
- intención
- movimiento
- noción
English:
age
- Asia Minor
- barge in
- clue
- deaf
- doubt
- extent
- fact
- foggy
- guardian
- junior
- juvenile
- least
- lesser
- may
- minor
- misdemeanor
- misdemeanour
- retail
- retail sale
- retailing
- show
- under
- young
- magistrate
- marginal
- offender
- out
- rough
- slight
* * *♦ adj1. [comparativo] [en tamaño] smaller ( que than); [en edad] younger ( que than); [en importancia] less, lesser ( que than); [en número] lower ( que than);mi hermana menor my younger sister;es ocho años menor que yo he's eight years younger than me;reciben menor formación que nosotros they receive less training than us;en menor grado to a lesser extent;un menor número de víctimas a lower o smaller number of victims;una menor tasa de inflación a lower rate of inflation;apartamentos menores de 100 metros cuadrados Br flats o US apartments of less than o under 100 square metres;ayudas para empresarios menores de veinticinco años grants for businessmen (of) under twenty-five;sólo la menor parte de los encuestados estaba en contra only a minority of those interviewed were opposed;Matmenor que less than2. [superlativo][en edad] the youngest…; [en importancia] the slightest…; [en número] the lowest…;el/la menor… [en tamaño] the smallest…;la menor de las islas the smallest island, the smallest of the islands;la menor de todos nosotros/de la clase the youngest of all of us/in the class;la menor de las dos hermanas the younger of the two sisters;el menor ruido le molesta the slightest noise disturbs him;no creo que tenga el menor interés I don't think it's at all o the slightest bit interesting;no te preocupes, no tiene la menor importancia don't worry, it doesn't matter at all o in the least;no tengo la menor idea I haven't the slightest idea3. [intrascendente, secundario] minor;un problema menor a minor problemser menor de edad [para votar, conducir] to be under age;Der to be a minor5. Mús minor;en do menor in C minorvender algo al por menor to retail sth;puntos de venta al por menor retail outlets♦ nmf1. [superlativo]el/la menor [hijo, hermano] the youngestes una película no apta para menores this film has been classified as unsuitable for children;no apta para menores [en letrero] = unsuitable for childrenmenor de edad minor* * *I adjser menor de edad be a minor2 sup:el número menor the lowest number;no tengo la menor idea I don’t have the slightest ideami menor E minor4 COM:al por menor retailII m/f minor* * *menor adj3) : minor4)al por menor : retail5)ser menor de edad : to be a minor, to be underagemenor nmf: minor, juvenile* * *menor1 adj1. (comparativo menos grande) smaller2. (ningún) slightest3. (comparativo más joven) younger4. (superlativo más joven) youngestmenor2 n1. (más joven) youngest2. (menor de edad) minor -
120 maîtrise
maîtrise° [metʀiz]feminine nouna. [de domaine] mastery ; [de budget] controlb. ( = sang-froid) maîtrise de soi self-controlc. ( = habileté) skilld. ( = diplôme) ≈ master's degree → DIPLÔMES* * *mɛtʀiz1) ( virtuosité) mastery [U]2) ( connaissance approfondie) perfect command3) ( calme)maîtrise (de soi) — self-control [U]
4) ( contrôle) control5) ( exploitation) harnessing6) Armée ( domination) supremacy7) Université master's degree* * *metʀiz nf1) (maîtrise de soi) self-control2) [anglais, logiciel, langues étrangères] good command3) [sujet] mastery4) (= habileté) skill, mastery5) (= diplôme) master's, master's degreeElle a une maîtrise d'anglais. — She's got a master's in English.
6) (= chefs d'équipe) supervisory staff* * *maîtrise nf1 ( virtuosité) mastery ¢; grande maîtrise absolute mastery; admirer la maîtrise d'un musicien to admire the mastery of a musician; avec maîtrise masterfully;2 ( connaissance approfondie) perfect command; une maîtrise de la langue/du domaine a perfect command of the language/of the field;3 ( calme) maîtrise (de soi) self-control ¢; faire preuve d'une maîtrise impressionnante to show admirable self-control;4 ( contrôle) control; maîtrise de l'inflation/des dépenses publiques control of inflation/of public expenditure; conserver la maîtrise d'une entreprise/des sols to retain control of a company/of land; la maîtrise de la qualité quality control;5 ( exploitation) harnessing; maîtrise de l'énergie/l'atome harnessing of energy/nuclear energy;6 Mil ( domination) supremacy; avoir la maîtrise aérienne/navale/terrestre to have air/sea/land supremacy;7 Entr ( catégorie professionnelle) supervisory management;8 Univ master's degree; une maîtrise d'anglais a master's in English;maîtrise de conférences Univ ≈ senior lectureship GB, associate professorship US; maîtrise d'œuvre undertaking of a contract.[metriz] nom féminin1. [contrôle] mastery, controlavoir la maîtrise d'un art to have mastered ou to master an artelle exécuta le morceau avec une grande maîtrise she performed the piece masterfully ou with great skill2. [dans une entreprise] supervising staff3. UNIVERSITÉ ≃ master's degreeelle a une maîtrise de géographie she has a master's (degree) ou an MA in geography, she mastered in geography (US)[école] choir school
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