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  • 61 inestable

    adj.
    unstable.
    tiempo inestable changeable weather
    * * *
    1 unstable, unsteady
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ unstable, unsteady
    * * *
    a) <edificio/estructura> unstable
    b) <país/economía> unstable
    c) <carácter/matrimonio> unstable
    d) < tiempo> changeable, unsettled
    e) (Fís, Quím) unstable
    * * *
    = unsettled, instable, unstable, unfixed, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.], rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.], capricious, shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.].
    Ex. In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.
    Ex. There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).
    Ex. The library automation marketplace is unstable, immature and unprofitable, causing vendors to fail.
    Ex. From incomplete networks, questions of quality control and copyright, to unfixed pricing policies, the route to fully electronic scientific communication has many pitfalls.
    Ex. The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.
    Ex. The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.
    Ex. Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.
    Ex. The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.
    * * *
    a) <edificio/estructura> unstable
    b) <país/economía> unstable
    c) <carácter/matrimonio> unstable
    d) < tiempo> changeable, unsettled
    e) (Fís, Quím) unstable
    * * *
    = unsettled, instable, unstable, unfixed, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.], rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.], capricious, shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.].

    Ex: In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.

    Ex: There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).
    Ex: The library automation marketplace is unstable, immature and unprofitable, causing vendors to fail.
    Ex: From incomplete networks, questions of quality control and copyright, to unfixed pricing policies, the route to fully electronic scientific communication has many pitfalls.
    Ex: The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.
    Ex: The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.
    Ex: Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.
    Ex: The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.

    * * *
    1 ‹edificio› unstable; ‹estructura› unsteady, unstable
    2 ‹país/gobierno/economía› unstable
    3 ‹persona/carácter› unstable
    4 ‹tiempo› changeable, unsettled
    5 ( Fís, Quím) unstable
    * * *

    inestable adjetivo


    inestable adjetivo unstable, unsteady
    (tiempo) changeable
    ' inestable' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cambiante
    English:
    shakily
    - unsettled
    - unstable
    - unsteady
    - top
    * * *
    1. [construcción] unstable
    2. [régimen, economía] unstable
    3. [carácter] unstable
    4. [tiempo] changeable
    * * *
    adj situación, persona unstable; tiempo unsettled
    * * *
    : unstable, unsteady
    * * *
    1. (en general) unstable
    2. (tiempo) changeable

    Spanish-English dictionary > inestable

  • 62 variable

    adj.
    changeable, variable.
    f.
    variable (Mat).
    * * *
    1 variable, changeable
    1 MATEMÁTICAS variable
    * * *
    noun f. adj.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ (gen) variable, changeable; (Mat, Inform) variable
    2.
    SF (Mat, Inform) variable
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo <carácter/humor> changeable

    tiempo variable — unsettled o changeable weather

    II
    femenino variable
    * * *
    = changeable, variable, variable, capricious.
    Ex. A child's set about books and reading may be deeply ingrained as a result or earlier reading experiences, or it may be temporary and changeable.
    Ex. Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.
    Ex. The report of this study emphasizes that some of the variables are hard to control.
    Ex. Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.
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    * clave de longitud variable = variable-length key.
    * compuesto de variables = piecewise.
    * con variables = piecewise.
    * que utiliza el tiempo como variable = time-dependent.
    * variable endógena = endogenous variable.
    * variable exógena = exogenous variable.
    * variable aleatoria de lógica difusa = fuzzy random variable.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo <carácter/humor> changeable

    tiempo variable — unsettled o changeable weather

    II
    femenino variable
    * * *
    = changeable, variable, variable, capricious.

    Ex: A child's set about books and reading may be deeply ingrained as a result or earlier reading experiences, or it may be temporary and changeable.

    Ex: Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.
    Ex: The report of this study emphasizes that some of the variables are hard to control.
    Ex: Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.
    * clave de longitud variable = variable-length key.
    * compuesto de variables = piecewise.
    * con variables = piecewise.
    * que utiliza el tiempo como variable = time-dependent.
    * variable endógena = endogenous variable.
    * variable exógena = exogenous variable.
    * variable aleatoria de lógica difusa = fuzzy random variable.

    * * *
    ‹carácter/humor› changeable
    tiempo variable unsettled o changeable o variable weather
    variable
    * * *

     

    variable adjetivo ‹carácter/humor› changeable;
    ◊ tiempo variable unsettled o changeable weather

    variable
    I adjetivo variable
    un tiempo variable, changeable weather
    (humor, carácter) moody, changeable
    II f Mat variable

    ' variable' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desigual
    - intensidad
    - nubosidad
    English:
    changeable
    - equity
    - erratic
    - moody
    - unsettled
    - variable
    - unreliable
    - unstable
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    changeable, variable
    ♦ nf
    Mat variable variable aleatoria random variable
    * * *
    I adj variable; tiempo changeable
    II f MAT variable
    * * *
    variable adj & nf
    : variable
    * * *
    variable adj changeable

    Spanish-English dictionary > variable

  • 63 voluble

    adj.
    1 changeable, fickle (person).
    2 climbing (botany).
    3 twining, twisting.
    * * *
    1 changeable, fickle
    2 BOTÁNICA voluble, twining
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [persona] (=inconstante) fickle, changeable; (=imprevisible) erratic, unpredictable; (=inestable) unstable
    2) (Bot) twining, climbing
    * * *
    adjetivo ( inconstante) changeable, fickle
    * * *
    = mercurial, fickle, capricious.
    Ex. As William A Katz puts it, 'questions are mercurial', and an author/title enquiry may evolve into a fact-finding enquiry if inability to trace the work casts doubt upon the accuracy of its description.
    Ex. The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.
    Ex. Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.
    ----
    * dinero voluble = soft money.
    * * *
    adjetivo ( inconstante) changeable, fickle
    * * *
    = mercurial, fickle, capricious.

    Ex: As William A Katz puts it, 'questions are mercurial', and an author/title enquiry may evolve into a fact-finding enquiry if inability to trace the work casts doubt upon the accuracy of its description.

    Ex: The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.
    Ex: Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.
    * dinero voluble = soft money.

    * * *
    A (inconstante) changeable, fickle
    B ( Bot) twining, climbing
    * * *

    voluble adjetivo ( inconstante) changeable, fickle
    voluble adj (cambiante) fickle, changeable
    ' voluble' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    inconstante
    English:
    whimsical
    * * *
    voluble adj
    [persona] changeable, fickle
    * * *
    adj erratic, unpredictable
    * * *
    voluble adj
    : fickle, changeable

    Spanish-English dictionary > voluble

  • 64 antojadizo

    adj.
    whimsical, erratic, capricious, unreliable.
    * * *
    1 capricious, fanciful, whimsical
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=caprichoso)
    2) (=poco fiable) unpredictable
    * * *
    - za adjetivo

    no seas tan antojadizo — you can't have everything you see/want

    * * *
    - za adjetivo

    no seas tan antojadizo — you can't have everything you see/want

    * * *
    es muy antojadiza she wants everything she sees
    no seas tan antojadizo you can't have everything you see/want, you can't have everything that catches your eye o ( BrE colloq) that takes your fancy
    * * *

    antojadizo,-a adjetivo con el embarazo se ha vuelto muy antojadiza, now that she is pregnant, she has frequent cravings
    ' antojadizo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    antojadiza
    - caprichosa
    - caprichoso
    * * *
    antojadizo, -a adj
    capricious
    * * *
    adj
    :
    ser antojadizo want everything one sees
    * * *
    antojadizo, -za adj
    caprichoso: capricious

    Spanish-English dictionary > antojadizo

  • 65 капризен

    whimsical, freakish; capricious; wayward, crotchety
    (придирчив) fastidious, particular
    * * *
    капрѝзен,
    прил., -на, -но, -ни whimsical, freakish; faddy, faddish; capricious; wayward, crotchety; fanciful; ( придирчив) fastidious, particular; ( непостоянен) vagarious.
    * * *
    capricious: капризен breeze - капризен бриз; crotchety; faddish; fanciful; fastidious: He is капризен about his clothes. - Той е капризен по отношение на дрехите си.; fickle; fractious; freakish; humoursome; wayward{`weiwxd}
    * * *
    1. (непостоянен) vagarious 2. (придирчив) fastidious, particular 3. whimsical, freakish;capricious;wayward, crotchety

    Български-английски речник > капризен

  • 66 chimeryczny

    a.
    1. (= kapryśny) capricious, moody; chimeryczny mężczyzna moody man; chimeryczny charakter capricious character; usposobienie chimeryczne capricious disposition.
    2. przest. (= urojony) fantastic, chimeric, chimerical; chimeryczna idea/polityka chimeric idea/policy.

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > chimeryczny

  • 67 fantasque

    fantasque [fɑ̃task]
    adjective
    * * *
    fɑ̃task
    adjectif [personnage, comportement] unpredictable; [image, récit] fanciful
    * * *
    fɑ̃task adj
    (= imprévisible de par sa fantaisie) (personnalité, personne, artiste, millionnaire) capricious
    * * *
    fantasque adj [personnage, comportement] unpredictable; [image, récit] fanciful.
    [fɑ̃task] adjectif
    1. [capricieux] capricious, whimsical
    2. (littéraire) [bizarre] odd, weird

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > fantasque

  • 68 дръпнат

    (смахнат) daft, dotty, crazy, cracked off o.'s head/nut, nutty, nuts
    (своенравен) wilful, wayward, contrary, unmanageable, capricious
    * * *
    дръ̀пнат,
    мин. страд. прич. (и като прил.) ( смахнат) daft, dotty, crazy, cracked off o.’s head/nut, nutty, nuts; ( своенравен) wilful, wayward, contrary, unmanageable, capricious.
    * * *
    cross ; daft ; dotty ; crazy ; nuts {nXtS}; willful ; contrary
    * * *
    1. (своенравен) wilful, wayward, contrary, unmanageable, capricious 2. (смахнат) daft, dotty, crazy, cracked off o.'s head/nut, nutty, nuts

    Български-английски речник > дръпнат

  • 69 капризнича

    be whimsical/freakish/capricious/fastidious
    (за дете) be naughty
    * * *
    капрѝзнича,
    гл., мин. св. деят. прич. капрѝзничил be whimsical/freakish/capricious/fastidious; ( недоволствам) grouch, grouse, gripe; (за дете) be naughty; ( хленча) разг. grizzle.
    * * *
    1. (за дете) be naughty 2. be whimsical/freakish/capricious/ fastidious

    Български-английски речник > капризнича

  • 70 своенравен

    self-willed, wilful, headstrong, contrary, unmanageable, wrong-headed, wayward, capricious, crotchety
    * * *
    своенра̀вен,
    прил., -на, -но, -ни self-willed, wilful, headstrong, contrary, unmanageable, wrong-headed, wayward, capricious, crotchety.
    * * *
    self-willed ; cantankerous ; crotchety {`krotSiti}; headstrong ; humoursome
    * * *
    self-willed, wilful, headstrong, contrary, unmanageable, wrong-headed, wayward, capricious, crotchety

    Български-английски речник > своенравен

  • 71 bizzoso

    bizzoso agg. ( capriccioso) capricious, wayward, wilful; ( irascibile) irritable, irascible; peevish; ( di cavallo) screwy.
    * * *
    [bid'dzoso]
    1) (capriccioso) capricious, whimsical
    2) [ cavallo] frisky, temperamental
    * * *
    bizzoso
    /bid'dzoso/
     1 (capriccioso) capricious, whimsical
     2 [ cavallo] frisky, temperamental.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > bizzoso

  • 72 капризничать

    несовер.; без доп.
    be capricious; play up (о ребенке); give trouble разг. (о вещах)
    * * *
    * * *
    be capricious; play up; give trouble разг.
    * * *

    Новый русско-английский словарь > капризничать

  • 73 своенравный

    wilful, wayward, self-will (своевольный); capricious (капризный)
    * * *
    * * *
    wilful, wayward, self-will; capricious
    * * *
    nasty
    restive
    untoward
    wayward
    wilful

    Новый русско-английский словарь > своенравный

  • 74 произвольно

    2) Computers: randomly
    3) Latin: ad arbitrium
    4) Engineering: liberally
    5) Mathematics: in an arbitrary way
    6) Advertising: on a random basis
    7) Programming: informally
    8) Aviation medicine: volitionally

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > произвольно

  • 75 своенравный

    1) General subject: capricious, cross grained, cross-grained, crotchety, humorsome, nasty, nice, perverse, restive (о человеке), self willed, self-willed, wanton, wayward, wilful, willyard, froward, high-handed, crank, skittish
    2) Colloquial: contrary
    3) American: ornery
    4) Obsolete: untoward
    5) Religion: willful
    6) Geography: cantankerous
    7) Scottish language: willyart

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > своенравный

  • 76 mpotoe

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    [Swahili Word] mpotoe
    [Swahili Plural] wapotoe
    [English Word] capricious person
    [English Plural] capricious people
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] pota V
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    [Swahili Word] mpotoe
    [Swahili Plural] wapotoe
    [English Word] stubborn person
    [English Plural] stubborn people
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] pota V
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] mpotoe
    [Swahili Plural] wapotoe
    [English Word] unprincipled person
    [English Plural] unprincipled people
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] pota V
    ------------------------------------------------------------

    Swahili-english dictionary > mpotoe

  • 77 mpotofu

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    [Swahili Word] mpotofu
    [Swahili Plural] wapotofu
    [English Word] capricious person
    [English Plural] capricious people
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] pota V
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    [Swahili Word] mpotofu
    [Swahili Plural] wapotofu
    [English Word] stubborn person
    [English Plural] stubborn people
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] pota V
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] mpotofu
    [Swahili Plural] wapotofu
    [English Word] unprincipled person
    [English Plural] unprincipled people
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] pota V
    ------------------------------------------------------------

    Swahili-english dictionary > mpotofu

  • 78 mpotovu

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    [Swahili Word] mpotovu
    [Swahili Plural] wapotovu
    [English Word] capricious person
    [English Plural] capricious people
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] pota V
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    [Swahili Word] mpotovu
    [Swahili Plural] wapotovu
    [English Word] stubborn person
    [English Plural] stubborn people
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] pota V
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    [Swahili Word] mpotovu
    [Swahili Plural] wapotovu
    [English Word] unprincipled person
    [English Plural] unprincipled people
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] pota V
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    [Swahili Word] mpotovu
    [Swahili Plural] wapotovu
    [English Word] wrongheaded person
    [English Plural] wrongheaded people
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] potoa V
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    Swahili-english dictionary > mpotovu

  • 79 mpotwe

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    [Swahili Word] mpotwe
    [Swahili Plural] wapotwe
    [English Word] capricious person
    [English Plural] capricious people
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] pota V
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    [Swahili Word] mpotwe
    [Swahili Plural] wapotwe
    [English Word] stubborn person
    [English Plural] stubborn people
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] pota V
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    [Swahili Word] mpotwe
    [Swahili Plural] wapotwe
    [English Word] unprincipled person
    [English Plural] unprincipled people
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] pota V
    ------------------------------------------------------------

    Swahili-english dictionary > mpotwe

  • 80 grymaśny

    adj
    ( dziecko) fretful; ( usposobienie) capricious
    * * *
    a.
    fussy, finicky, choosy; (= kapryśny) capricious.

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > grymaśny

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  • capricious — ca·pri·cious /kə pri shəs, prē / adj 1: governed or characterized by impulse or whim: as a: lacking a rational basis b: likely to change suddenly 2: not supported by the weight of evidence or established rules of law often used in the phrase… …   Law dictionary

  • Capricious — Ca*pri cious (k[.a]*pr[i^]sh [u^]s), a. [Cf. F. capricieux, It. capriccioso.] Governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly; freakish; whimsical; changeable. Capricious poet. Shak. Capricious humor. Hugh Miller. [1913 Webster] A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • capricious — 1590s, from Fr. capricieux (16c.), from It. capriccioso, from capriccio (see CAPRICCIO (Cf. capriccio)). Related: Capriciously; capriciousness …   Etymology dictionary

  • capricious — mercurial, unstable, *inconstant, fickle Analogous words: *changeable, changeful, protean, variable: moody, humorsome (see corresponding nouns at MOOD): volatile, effervescent (see ELASTIC) Antonyms: steadfast Contrasted words: constant, resolute …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • capricious — [adj] given to sudden behavior change any way the wind blows*, arbitrary, blowing hot and cold*, careless, changeful, contrary, crotchety, effervescent, erratic, every which way*, fanciful, fickle, fitful, flaky*, flighty, freakish, gaga*, helter …   New thesaurus

  • capricious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour. DERIVATIVES capriciously adverb capriciousness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • capricious — [kə prish′əs, kəprē′shəs] adj. [Fr capricieux < It capriccioso: see CAPRICE] 1. subject to caprices; tending to change abruptly and without apparent reason; erratic; flighty 2. Obs. showing wit or fancifulness SYN. INCONSTANT capriciously adv …   English World dictionary

  • capricious — [[t]kæprɪ̱ʃəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is capricious often changes their mind unexpectedly. Gerald found that his wife was easily bored, capricious and unpredictable. ...capricious and often brutal leaders. Syn: impulsive, mercurial Derived …   English dictionary

  • capricious — adj. capricious to + inf. (it was capricious to act in that manner) * * * [kə prɪʃəs] capricious to + inf. (it was capricious to act in that manner) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • capricious — adjective Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim I almost died in a capricious winter storm. Syn: whimsical, arbitrary …   Wiktionary

  • capricious — ca|pri|cious [kəˈprıʃəs] adj 1.) likely to change your mind suddenly or behave in an unexpected way ▪ She was as capricious as her mother had been. 2.) literary changing quickly and suddenly ▪ a capricious wind >capriciously adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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