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121 socialización
f.socialization.* * *1 (gen) socialization2 (nacionalización) nationalization* * *SF [de país] collectivization; [de empresa] nationalization* * *= socialisation [socialization, -USA], socialising [socializing, -USA].Ex. That is to say, socialization is the name we give to the way children learn to behave like the adults around them.Ex. Thirdly, because it is the socializing that goes on in preschool years that matters above all we must do more to put matters right at this stage.* * *= socialisation [socialization, -USA], socialising [socializing, -USA].Ex: That is to say, socialization is the name we give to the way children learn to behave like the adults around them.
Ex: Thirdly, because it is the socializing that goes on in preschool years that matters above all we must do more to put matters right at this stage.* * *socialization* * *1. Econ nationalization2. [de una persona] socialisation -
122 sutil
adj.subtle.Una insinuación sutil A subtle insinuation...* * *► adjetivo1 (delgado) thin, fine3 (brisa) gentle4 figurado subtle* * *adj.1) subtle2) fine* * *ADJ1) [diferencia] subtle2) (=perspicaz) [inteligencia, persona] sharp, keen; [comentario] subtle3) (=delicado) [hilo, hebra] fine; [tela] delicate, thin, light; [atmósfera] thin; [olor] subtle, delicate; [brisa] gentle* * *a) < diferencia> subtle, fine; < ironía> subtle; <mente/inteligencia> keen, sharpb) <gasa/velo> fine; < fragancia> subtle, delicate* * *= fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], subtle [subtler -comp., subtlest -sup.], tenuous, lightweight [light-weight], lissom(e), thinly disguised.Ex. A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.Ex. Not so clear, however, is the subtle reinforcement of the majority assumptions provided by such subdivisions as CIVILIZATION OF under the names of indigenous American and African peoples.Ex. We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.Ex. David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.Ex. Much of what passes for bibliotherapy is thinly disguised preaching aimed at teaching children to behave the way adults want them to.----* de manera sutil = subtly.* demasiado sutil = hair-splitting [hairsplitting].* * *a) < diferencia> subtle, fine; < ironía> subtle; <mente/inteligencia> keen, sharpb) <gasa/velo> fine; < fragancia> subtle, delicate* * *= fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], subtle [subtler -comp., subtlest -sup.], tenuous, lightweight [light-weight], lissom(e), thinly disguised.Ex: A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.
Ex: Not so clear, however, is the subtle reinforcement of the majority assumptions provided by such subdivisions as CIVILIZATION OF under the names of indigenous American and African peoples.Ex: We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.Ex: David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.Ex: Much of what passes for bibliotherapy is thinly disguised preaching aimed at teaching children to behave the way adults want them to.* de manera sutil = subtly.* demasiado sutil = hair-splitting [hairsplitting].* * *1 ‹diferencia› subtle, fine; ‹ironía› subtle; ‹mente/inteligencia› keen, sharp2 ‹gasa/velo› fine; ‹fragancia› subtle, delicate* * *
sutil adjetivo
‹ ironía› subtle;
‹mente/inteligencia› keen, sharp
‹ fragancia› subtle, delicate
sutil adjetivo
1 (insinuación, argumento, diferencia) subtle
(inteligencia) sharp
una sutil observación, a subtle remark
2 (un tejido) thin, fine
3 (una fragancia) delicate, subtle
' sutil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diplomática
- diplomático
- fina
- fino
English:
delicate
- fine
- subtle
- dreamy
- heavy
- way
* * *sutil adj1. [crítica, inteligencia] subtle2. [delicado] [velo, tejido] delicate, thin;[brisa] gentle; [hilo, línea] fine* * *adj figsubtle* * *sutil adj1) : delicate, thin, fine2) : subtle* * *sutil adj subtle -
123 tontamente
adv.foolishly, stupidly.* * *► adverbio1 foolishly* * *ADV stupidly* * *adverbio stupidly, foolishly* * *= stupidly, foolishly.Ex. Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.Ex. Gordon Brown foolishly goes to shake the hand of a soldier standing to attention in Afghanistan at the weekend.----* reírse tontamente = giggle.* * *adverbio stupidly, foolishly* * *= stupidly, foolishly.Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.
Ex: Gordon Brown foolishly goes to shake the hand of a soldier standing to attention in Afghanistan at the weekend.* reírse tontamente = giggle.* * *‹comportarse› stupidly, foolishlyno eches a perder tontamente el trabajo de tantos años you'd be stupid o foolish to waste so many years' workse cayó tontamente por las escaleras y se mató he just o only fell down the stairs but he killed himself* * *tontamente advfoolishly, stupidly;se reía tontamente she laughed foolishly* * *tontamente adv: foolishly, stupidly* * *tontamente adv stupidly -
124 torpemente
adv.1 awkwardly, clumsily.2 obscenely, basely; slowly.3 stiffly.4 slow-wittedly.5 vilely, dishonestly. (Figurative)6 crudely. (Figurative)* * *► adverbio1 (sin habilidad) clumsily, awkwardly2 (lentamente) slowly* * *ADV1) (=sin destreza) clumsily, awkwardly2) (=neciamente) slow-wittedly* * *a) <caminar/moverse> clumsily; <expresarse/actuar> clumsilyb) ( tontamente) stupidly* * *= clumsily, lumpishly, obtusely, awkwardly, cumbrously, stupidly, foolishly.Ex. Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.Ex. Even smaller books were liable to be lumpishly bound, but here there was more variety.Ex. Endnote will now produce bibliographies arranged by 'topic' -- though the advertisement obtusely touted arrangement by author as an example of this feature.Ex. However, the rules of 1908 and 1949 included no such provision, save in the case of anonymous works where this was accomplished awkwardly and indirectly by the use of added entries under the original title.Ex. In order to avoid cumbrously constructed sentences, the term 'library' henceforth will be used in this introduction to encompass 'libraries,' 'media centers,' and 'information systems'.Ex. Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.Ex. Gordon Brown foolishly goes to shake the hand of a soldier standing to attention in Afghanistan at the weekend.* * *a) <caminar/moverse> clumsily; <expresarse/actuar> clumsilyb) ( tontamente) stupidly* * *= clumsily, lumpishly, obtusely, awkwardly, cumbrously, stupidly, foolishly.Ex: Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.
Ex: Even smaller books were liable to be lumpishly bound, but here there was more variety.Ex: Endnote will now produce bibliographies arranged by 'topic' -- though the advertisement obtusely touted arrangement by author as an example of this feature.Ex: However, the rules of 1908 and 1949 included no such provision, save in the case of anonymous works where this was accomplished awkwardly and indirectly by the use of added entries under the original title.Ex: In order to avoid cumbrously constructed sentences, the term 'library' henceforth will be used in this introduction to encompass 'libraries,' 'media centers,' and 'information systems'.Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.Ex: Gordon Brown foolishly goes to shake the hand of a soldier standing to attention in Afghanistan at the weekend.* * *1 ‹caminar/moverse› clumsily, awkwardly2 ‹expresarse/actuar› clumsily3 (tontamente) stupidly* * *torpemente adv1. [moverse, escribir] clumsily, awkwardly2. [actuar, hablar] clumsily* * *torpemente adv clumsily -
125 tímido
adj.1 timid, shy, fearful, bashful.2 shy, bashful.* * *► adjetivo1 shy, timid2 figurado (intento etc) half-hearted* * *(f. - tímida)adj.* * *ADJ shy, timid* * ** * *= timid, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], self-conscious, coy, tongue-tied, bashful, mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.], timorous.Ex. We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.Ex. One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.Ex. The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex. Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.Ex. The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.Ex. The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.Ex. Sora fits the stereotypical description of a ' mousy girl' perfectly, from her appearance to her personality.Ex. Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.* * ** * *= timid, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], self-conscious, coy, tongue-tied, bashful, mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.], timorous.Ex: We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.
Ex: One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.Ex: The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex: Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.Ex: The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.Ex: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.Ex: Sora fits the stereotypical description of a ' mousy girl' perfectly, from her appearance to her personality.Ex: Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.* * *tímido -da(retraído) shy; (falto de decisión, coraje) timides muy tímido, no le gustan estas reuniones he's very shy, he doesn't like these meetingsno seas tímido, pregúntale don't be shy o timid, ask heruna sonrisa tímida a shy o timid smile* * *
tímido
(falto de decisión, coraje) timid
tímido,-a
I adj (vergonzoso) shy
fig (reacción) una tímida acogida, a tepid o lukewarm welcome
II sustantivo masculino y femenino shy person
' tímido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerrada
- cerrado
- cortada
- cortado
- dejarse
- fachada
- ruborizarse
- tímida
- chupado
- cohibido
- esquivo
- vergonzoso
English:
bashful
- coy
- diffident
- mousy
- naturally
- self-conscious
- shy
- small
- timid
- wallflower
- self
- tongue
* * *tímido, -a♦ adj1. [vergonzoso] shy2. [vacilante] timid♦ nm,fshy person;ser un tímido to be shy* * *adj shy, timid* * *tímido, -da adj: timid, shy♦ tímidamente adv* * * -
126 u
conj.or.m.1 u, letter u.2 U, uranium.* * *u(Used before words beginning with o or ho)1 or* * *conj.or* * *I[u]SF (=letra) U, u IICONJ [used instead of "o" before o-, ho-] or* * ** * *= u.Ex. In modern English we can treat /yu/ as two separate phonemes because the second element tends to behave like the vowel /u/ in most dialects.----* con forma de U = U-shaped.* en forma de U = U-shaped.* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].* u otros = or what not [whatnot].* * ** * *= u.Ex: In modern English we can treat /yu/ as two separate phonemes because the second element tends to behave like the vowel /u/ in most dialects.
* con forma de U = U-shaped.* en forma de U = U-shaped.* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].* u otros = or what not [whatnot].* * *u2siete u ocho seven or eightayer u hoy yesterday or today* * *
Multiple Entries:
U
u
U,◊ u sustantivo femenino (pl úes) (read as /u/) the letter U, u
u conjunción used instead of o before o- or ho- or;
siete u ocho seven or eight
U, u f (letra) U, u
'U' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- a. C.
- a.m.
- ábaco
- abad
- abadejo
- abadesa
- abadía
- abajeña
- abajeño
- abajo
- abalanzarse
- abalear
- abalorio
- abanderar
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abandonarse
- abandono
- abanicar
- abanicarse
- abanico
- abarcar
- abaratar
- abaratamiento
- abaratarse
- abarquillada
- abarquillado
- abarquillar
- abarquillarse
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abarrotería
- abarrotes
- abastecer
- abastecerse
- abastecimiento
- abasto
- abatir
- abate
- abatible
- abatida
- abatido
- abatimiento
- abatirse
- abdicar
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- AA
- aback
- abandon
- abandoned
- abate
- abbess
- abbey
- abbot
- abbreviate
- abbreviation
- ABC
- abdicate
- abdication
- abdomen
- abduct
- aberration
- abhor
- abhorrent
- abide
- abide by
- abiding
- ability
- abject
- ablaze
- able
- abnormal
- abnormally
- aboard
- abolish
- abolition
- abominable
- aborigine
- abort
- abortion
- abortive
- about
- about-face
- about-turn
- above
- above-board
- above-mentioned
- abrasive
- abreast
- abridged
- abroad
- abrupt
- abruptly
* * *U, u [u] nf[letra] U, u* * *uconj (instead of o before words starting with o) or* * *u nf: twenty-second letter of the Spanish alphabet* * *u conj or -
127 vergonzoso
adj.1 bashful, timid, sheepish.2 shameful, embarrassing, outrageous, scandalous.* * *► adjetivo1 (acto) shameful, shocking2 (persona) bashful, shy* * *(f. - vergonzosa)adj.1) shameful2) shy* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=tímido) bashful, shy; (=modesto) modest2) [acto] shameful, disgracefules vergonzoso que... — it is disgraceful that...
3)partes vergonzosas — euf(Anat) private parts
* * *- sa adjetivo1) ( tímido) shy, bashful2) <asunto/comportamiento> disgraceful, shameful* * *= shameful, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], discreditable, self-conscious, disgusting, disgraceful, tongue-tied, embarrassing, bashful.Ex. And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.Ex. One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.Ex. It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.Ex. The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex. I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.Ex. He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.Ex. The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.Ex. This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.Ex. The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.----* de un modo vergonzoso = shamefully.* fracaso vergonzoso = embarrassing failure.* * *- sa adjetivo1) ( tímido) shy, bashful2) <asunto/comportamiento> disgraceful, shameful* * *= shameful, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], discreditable, self-conscious, disgusting, disgraceful, tongue-tied, embarrassing, bashful.Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.
Ex: One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.Ex: It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.Ex: The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex: I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.Ex: He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.Ex: The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.Ex: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.* de un modo vergonzoso = shamefully.* fracaso vergonzoso = embarrassing failure.* * *A (tímido) shy, bashfulB (ignominioso) ‹asunto/comportamiento› disgraceful, shamefules vergonzoso cómo trata a sus padres it's a disgrace o it's disgraceful o it's shameful the way he treats his parentsmasculine, femininees un vergonzoso he's very shy o bashful* * *
vergonzoso◊ -sa adjetivo
1 ( tímido) shy, bashful
2 ‹asunto/comportamiento› disgraceful, shameful
vergonzoso,-a adjetivo
1 (que siente vergüenza, timidez) shy, timid, bashful
2 (lamentable, que causa vergüenza) shameful, disgraceful
una escena vergonzosa, a shameful scene
' vergonzoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bochornosa
- bochornoso
- corta
- corto
- embarazosa
- embarazoso
- indigna
- indigno
- tímida
- tímido
- vergonzosa
English:
bashful
- criminal
- disgraceful
- disgusting
- disreputable
- shameful
- shocking
- skeleton
- wallflower
- deplorable
- guilty
- outrageous
- sordid
* * *vergonzoso, -a♦ adj1. [deshonroso] shameful, disgraceful2. [tímido] bashful♦ nm,fbashful person;ser un vergonzoso to be bashful* * *adj1 disgraceful, shameful2 ( tímido) shy* * *vergonzoso, -sa adj1) : disgraceful, shameful2) : bashful, shy♦ vergonzosamente adv* * *vergonzoso adj disgraceful -
128 desubicado
adj.1 lost, stray.2 confused, perplexed.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desubicar.* * *ADJ1) (=mal situado) badly positioned2) Cono Sur (=falto de tacto) tactless, silly* * *- da adjetivo (AmS)a) [estar] ( desplazado) out of positionb) [estar] ( desorientado) confused, disorientedc) [ser] ( en cuestiones sociales)* * *- da adjetivo (AmS)a) [estar] ( desplazado) out of positionb) [estar] ( desorientado) confused, disorientedc) [ser] ( en cuestiones sociales)* * *desubicado -da( AmS)1 [ ESTAR] (desplazado) out of positionlas vértebras estaban desubicadas the vertebrae were out of positionpersonas políticamente desubicadas people who are unable to find a place within o who do not fit into the political framework2 [ ESTAR] (desorientado) confused, disoriented, disorientated ( BrE)se encontró solo y desubicado he felt alone and disoriented o confusedadolescentes desubicados directionless teenagers, teenagers who have no purpose in life3 [ SER]* * *
Del verbo desubicar: ( conjugate desubicar)
desubicado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desubicado
desubicar
desubicado◊ -da adjetivo (AmS)
c) [ser] ( en cuestiones sociales):◊ es tan desubicado he just doesn't have a clue (colloq)
* * *desubicado, -a Andes, RP♦ adj1.estar desubicado [perdido] to feel lost2.ser desubicado [ridículo] to have no idea of how to behave♦ nm,fes un desubicado he has no idea of how to behave* * *desubicado, -da adj1) : out of place2) : confused, disoriented
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