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101 sesgo
m.1 slant.2 course, path (rumbo).3 bias.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: sesgar.* * *1 (torcimiento) slant\tomar un sesgo favorable / tomar un sesgo desfavorable figurado to take a turn for the better / take a turn for the worse* * *SM1) (=inclinación) slant2) (=torcimiento) warp, twist3) (Cos) bias4) (Téc) bevel5) (=dirección) direction6) * (=truco) dodge ** * *1)a) ( de falda) biasb) ( diagonal)al sesgo — crosswise, diagonally
2) (tendencia, enfoque) bias, slant; ( rumbo) direction* * *= bent, bias [biases, -pl.], skewness, skew, taint, tilt, slant.Ex. This factor was a constant theme especially in those programmes with a highly technical bent.Ex. The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.Ex. This skewness implies that there will always be a large fraction of uncited publications.Ex. The results shows that the new algorithm performs better than existing algorithms for a wide degree of skew.Ex. The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".Ex. This has contributed to a tilt toward English-language publications in Web of Science.Ex. The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.----* sesgo de género = gender bias.* * *1)a) ( de falda) biasb) ( diagonal)al sesgo — crosswise, diagonally
2) (tendencia, enfoque) bias, slant; ( rumbo) direction* * *= bent, bias [biases, -pl.], skewness, skew, taint, tilt, slant.Ex: This factor was a constant theme especially in those programmes with a highly technical bent.
Ex: The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.Ex: This skewness implies that there will always be a large fraction of uncited publications.Ex: The results shows that the new algorithm performs better than existing algorithms for a wide degree of skew.Ex: The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".Ex: This has contributed to a tilt toward English-language publications in Web of Science.Ex: The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.* sesgo de género = gender bias.* * *A1 (de una falda) biasse corta al sesgo you cut it on the bias2(diagonal): al sesgo crosswise, diagonallyB1 (tendencia, enfoque) bias, slantla conferencia tuvo un sesgo marcadamente político the lecture had a markedly political slant o bias, the lecture was markedly political2 (rumbo) directionno me gusta el sesgo que está tomando el asunto I don't like the direction this is taking o the way this is going* * *
Del verbo sesgar: ( conjugate sesgar)
sesgo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
sesgó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
sesgar
sesgo
sesgar verbo transitivo
1 (cortar en diagonal) to cut on the bias
(poner en diagonal) to slant
2 (un punto de vista, una opinión) to slant
sesgo sustantivo masculino
1 (cariz, rumbo) turn
2 (enfoque) slant
' sesgo' also found in these entries:
English:
slant
* * *sesgo nm1. [oblicuidad] slant;al sesgo [en diagonal] on a slant;[costura] on the bias2. [rumbo] course, path;preocupa el sesgo que está tomando el conflicto the conflict has taken a worrying turn* * *m figbias* * *sesgo nm: bias -
102 sistema virtual de gestión de cursos
(n.) = course management systemEx. Viewed from the vantage of the student, the typical instructor uses a course management system as a publicly accessible file drawer and little more, posting lecture notes and the syllabus.* * *(n.) = course management systemEx: Viewed from the vantage of the student, the typical instructor uses a course management system as a publicly accessible file drawer and little more, posting lecture notes and the syllabus.
Spanish-English dictionary > sistema virtual de gestión de cursos
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103 snack-bar
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104 soliloquio
m.soliloquy.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: soliloquiar.* * *1 soliloquy* * *SM soliloquy, monologue* * *masculino soliloquy* * *= lecture, soliloquy, soliloquy.Ex. The staff undertake searches and enquiries for the user and educate the user by various ways, from informal discussion to fully prepared lectures.Ex. The writer contends that Molly's soliloquy represents a textual performance of Penelope's backstage activity of weaving in order to unweave so as to outwit her suitors.Ex. The writer contends that Molly's soliloquy represents a textual performance of Penelope's backstage activity of weaving in order to unweave so as to outwit her suitors.* * *masculino soliloquy* * *= lecture, soliloquy, soliloquy.Ex: The staff undertake searches and enquiries for the user and educate the user by various ways, from informal discussion to fully prepared lectures.
Ex: The writer contends that Molly's soliloquy represents a textual performance of Penelope's backstage activity of weaving in order to unweave so as to outwit her suitors.Ex: The writer contends that Molly's soliloquy represents a textual performance of Penelope's backstage activity of weaving in order to unweave so as to outwit her suitors.* * *soliloquy* * *
soliloquio sustantivo masculino soliloquy
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105 sondear
v.1 to sound out.Ellos sondearon el fondo del mar They sounded out the bottom of the sea.2 to test (mining) (terreno).3 to feel out.El detective sondea a los chicos The detective feels out the boys.* * *1 MEDICINA to sound, probe2 MARÍTIMO to sound3 (subsuelo) to drill, bore4 figurado (encuestar) to sound out, test\sondear la opinión pública figurado to sound out public opinion* * ** * *= survey, poll, plumb + the depths of.Ex. Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.Ex. College freshman enrolled in English composition classes were polled to determine their attitudes towards two different methods of bibliographic instruction: the lecture-discussion practicum and the workbook.Ex. The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.----* sondear la opinión pública = gauge + public opinion.* sondear la opinión sobre = gauge + opinion on.* * ** * *= survey, poll, plumb + the depths of.Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.
Ex: College freshman enrolled in English composition classes were polled to determine their attitudes towards two different methods of bibliographic instruction: the lecture-discussion practicum and the workbook.Ex: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.* sondear la opinión pública = gauge + public opinion.* sondear la opinión sobre = gauge + opinion on.* * *sondear [A1 ]vt‹opinión› to sound out; ‹mercado› to test sondar vt 2. (↑ sondar), sondar vt 3. (↑ sondar), sondar vt 4. (↑ sondar)* * *
sondear verbo transitivo
1 Náut to sound, plumb
2 Geol to drill into
3 (a una persona, una situación) to sound out
' sondear' also found in these entries:
English:
plumb
- poll
- sound out
- sounding
- survey
- sound
* * *sondear vt1. [sonsacar] to sound out;sondéalo, a ver si te cuenta qué planean sound him out, maybe he'll tell you what they're planning;sondeó el parecer de todos los miembros del comité he sounded out the opinions of all the committee members2. [medir profundidad] to sound[roca] to drill* * *v/t figsurvey, poll* * *sondear vt1) : to sound2) : to probe3) : to sound out, to test (opinions, markets) -
106 tramar
v.1 to weave (hilo).2 to plot.estar tramando algo to be up to somethingFraguamos un plan We concoct a plan.3 to scheme to.* * *1 (tejidos) to weave2 figurado (maquinar) to plot, cook up■ ¿qué estás tramando? what are you up to?* * *verb1) to plot, devise2) weave* * *1. VT1) (=tejer) to weave2) [+ engaño, enredo] to plan, plot; [+ complot] to lay, hatch¿qué estarán tramando? — I wonder what they're up to?
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo < engaño> to devise; < venganza> to plot; < complot> to hatch, lay2.¿qué andan tramando? — what are you up to? (colloq)
tramarse v pron (enf) to plot, scheme* * *= be up to, weave, engineer, plot, scheme, cook up, concoct.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. You cannot get pleasure from a literary book until you have 'lived inside it' -- have discovered the patterns of event, of character, of language, of meaning, being woven in it.Ex. So, in telephone transmission the bandwidth of each speech circuit is engineered to be 4kHz.Ex. The Moral Majority, a coalition of religious groups, is a collective name for a group of Americans who regularly plot the defeat of incumbent politicians who do not support their views.Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.----* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* estar tramando alguna barrabasada = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tramar una conspiración = hatch + plot, spin + conspiracy.* tramar un complot = hatch + plot.* * *1.verbo transitivo < engaño> to devise; < venganza> to plot; < complot> to hatch, lay2.¿qué andan tramando? — what are you up to? (colloq)
tramarse v pron (enf) to plot, scheme* * *= be up to, weave, engineer, plot, scheme, cook up, concoct.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: You cannot get pleasure from a literary book until you have 'lived inside it' -- have discovered the patterns of event, of character, of language, of meaning, being woven in it.Ex: So, in telephone transmission the bandwidth of each speech circuit is engineered to be 4kHz.Ex: The Moral Majority, a coalition of religious groups, is a collective name for a group of Americans who regularly plot the defeat of incumbent politicians who do not support their views.Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* estar tramando alguna barrabasada = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tramar una conspiración = hatch + plot, spin + conspiracy.* tramar un complot = hatch + plot.* * *tramar [A1 ]vt1 ‹engaño› to devise; ‹venganza› to plot; ‹complot› to hatch, lay¿qué andas tramando? what are you plotting o scheming?, what are you up to? ( colloq)2 ( Col) ‹lector/público› to absorbme tramó la conferencia I was totally absorbed by the lecture, the lecture really captured my interest■ tramarse( enf) to plot, scheme¿qué se estarán tramando? I wonder what they're plotting o scheming* * *
tramar ( conjugate tramar) verbo transitivo ‹ engaño› to devise;
‹ venganza› to plot;
‹ complot› to hatch, lay;◊ ¿qué andan tramando? what are they up to? (colloq)
tramar vtr (un engaño, conspiración, plan) to plot: ¿qué estará tramando? what is he up to?
' tramar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
planear
- traerse
- traer
English:
concoct
- cook up
- hatch
- plot
- up to
- brew
- engineer
* * *tramar vt1. [planear] to plot;[complot] to hatch;un plan tramado por sus enemigos a plot hatched by her enemies;estar tramando algo to be up to something2. [hilo] to weave* * *v/t complot hatch* * *tramar vt1) : to plot, to plan2) : to weave* * * -
107 usar enchufes
(v.) = pull + stringsEx. Perhaps he can pull some strings to get us one of the main lecture halls at the University.* * *(v.) = pull + stringsEx: Perhaps he can pull some strings to get us one of the main lecture halls at the University.
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108 valerse de influencias
(v.) = pull + stringsEx. Perhaps he can pull some strings to get us one of the main lecture halls at the University.* * *(v.) = pull + stringsEx: Perhaps he can pull some strings to get us one of the main lecture halls at the University.
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109 varios
adj.several, many, some, various.adj. & m. pl.several, many, some, various.* * *1 (algunos) some, several, a number of* * *(f. - varias)several, various* * *- rias pronombre several* * *= a number of, a series of, a variety of, multiple, one of a variety of, several, various, sundry, a number of different, a plurality of.Ex. These four types of information retrieval tools have a number of common features.Ex. Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter.Ex. Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex. A dual dictionary, as distinct from card-based indexes, can be produced in multiple copies.Ex. This literature may be in one of a variety of languages.Ex. There may be several entries per document, or merely one.Ex. The records in a computer data bases are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.Ex. Many of the sources of information lack logic, despite the efforts of librarians bibliographers, indexers, and sundry compilers of reference works.Ex. Between them, the members of the EEC speak a number of different languages: six are in regular use as operating languages within the Community.Ex. Each consists of a plurality of signs that have a known meaning in written or oral form to a number of people.----* aparcamiento de varios pisos = multi-storey car park.* atendido por varias personas = multi-staffed.* a varios niveles = at varying levels, many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].* búsqueda de varios ficheros a la vez = multi-file searching.* colección en varios volúmenes = multivolume set.* compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word.* compuesto de varios países = multi-country [multicountry].* concepto expresado con varias palabras = database host.* con varias alas = multi-wing [multiwing].* con varias plantas = multi-storey [multistorey/multistory].* con varias sedes = multi-site [multisite].* con varios edificios = multi-site [multisite].* con varios pisos = multi-storey [multistorey/multistory].* curso que abarca varias disciplinas = umbrella course.* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.* desde hace varios años + Presente = for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.* de varias categorías = multi-category.* de varias especialidades = multispeciality [multi-speciality].* de varios autores = multi-author.* de varios billones = multibillion [multi billion].* de varios colores = multi-coloured [multicoloured], multi-colour [multi-color -USA].* de varios estados = multi-state [multistate].* de varios millones = multi-million [multimillion].* de varios tipos = multitype [multi-type].* distribuido en varios lugares = multilocationed.* divagar sobre varios temas = roam over + topics.* durante varios años = for a number of years, for several years.* editar varias veces = go into + a number of editions.* encabezamiento compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word heading.* entre varias bibliotecas = cross-library.* entre varias instituciones = inter-institutionally [interinstitutionally].* entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.* entre varios países = multi-country [multicountry].* en varias disciplinas = cross-domain.* en varias etapas = multistage [multi-stage], multi-step.* en varias lenguas = cross-lingual, cross-language, multilingually.* en varias partes = multi-part [multipart].* en varias plantas = multi-storey [multistorey/multistory].* en varias sedes = multi-site [multisite].* en varios ficheros = cross-file [crossfile].* en varios pasos = multi-step.* en varios sentidos = in several respects, in various respects.* en varios sistemas = cross-system.* en varios volúmenes = multi-volume [multivolume].* escrito por varios autores = multiauthored [multi-authored].* hacer varias copias de Algo = reproduce in + multiple copies.* hace varios años = several years ago.* monografía en varios volúmenes = multi-part item, multi-volume monograph.* nombre compuesto por varias palabras = multiple-word name.* obra en varios volúmenes = multi-volume work.* por varias razones = for a variety of reasons, for a number of reasons.* por varios motivos = for a number of reasons.* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.* relativo a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* ser uno de entre varios + Nombre = be one of a number of + Nombre.* sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de varios tipos = multitype library system.* una de varios = one of a variety of.* varios ejemplares = multiple copies.* visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país = lecture tour.* * *- rias pronombre several* * *= a number of, a series of, a variety of, multiple, one of a variety of, several, various, sundry, a number of different, a plurality of.Ex: These four types of information retrieval tools have a number of common features.
Ex: Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter.Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex: A dual dictionary, as distinct from card-based indexes, can be produced in multiple copies.Ex: This literature may be in one of a variety of languages.Ex: There may be several entries per document, or merely one.Ex: The records in a computer data bases are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.Ex: Many of the sources of information lack logic, despite the efforts of librarians bibliographers, indexers, and sundry compilers of reference works.Ex: Between them, the members of the EEC speak a number of different languages: six are in regular use as operating languages within the Community.Ex: Each consists of a plurality of signs that have a known meaning in written or oral form to a number of people.* aparcamiento de varios pisos = multi-storey car park.* atendido por varias personas = multi-staffed.* a varios niveles = at varying levels, many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].* búsqueda de varios ficheros a la vez = multi-file searching.* colección en varios volúmenes = multivolume set.* compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word.* compuesto de varios países = multi-country [multicountry].* concepto expresado con varias palabras = database host.* con varias alas = multi-wing [multiwing].* con varias plantas = multi-storey [multistorey/multistory].* con varias sedes = multi-site [multisite].* con varios edificios = multi-site [multisite].* con varios pisos = multi-storey [multistorey/multistory].* curso que abarca varias disciplinas = umbrella course.* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.* desde hace varios años + Presente = for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.* de varias categorías = multi-category.* de varias especialidades = multispeciality [multi-speciality].* de varios autores = multi-author.* de varios billones = multibillion [multi billion].* de varios colores = multi-coloured [multicoloured], multi-colour [multi-color -USA].* de varios estados = multi-state [multistate].* de varios millones = multi-million [multimillion].* de varios tipos = multitype [multi-type].* distribuido en varios lugares = multilocationed.* divagar sobre varios temas = roam over + topics.* durante varios años = for a number of years, for several years.* editar varias veces = go into + a number of editions.* encabezamiento compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word heading.* entre varias bibliotecas = cross-library.* entre varias instituciones = inter-institutionally [interinstitutionally].* entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.* entre varios países = multi-country [multicountry].* en varias disciplinas = cross-domain.* en varias etapas = multistage [multi-stage], multi-step.* en varias lenguas = cross-lingual, cross-language, multilingually.* en varias partes = multi-part [multipart].* en varias plantas = multi-storey [multistorey/multistory].* en varias sedes = multi-site [multisite].* en varios ficheros = cross-file [crossfile].* en varios pasos = multi-step.* en varios sentidos = in several respects, in various respects.* en varios sistemas = cross-system.* en varios volúmenes = multi-volume [multivolume].* escrito por varios autores = multiauthored [multi-authored].* hacer varias copias de Algo = reproduce in + multiple copies.* hace varios años = several years ago.* monografía en varios volúmenes = multi-part item, multi-volume monograph.* nombre compuesto por varias palabras = multiple-word name.* obra en varios volúmenes = multi-volume work.* por varias razones = for a variety of reasons, for a number of reasons.* por varios motivos = for a number of reasons.* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.* relativo a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* ser uno de entre varios + Nombre = be one of a number of + Nombre.* sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de varios tipos = multitype library system.* una de varios = one of a variety of.* varios ejemplares = multiple copies.* visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país = lecture tour.* * *assortedproductos varios assorted productsenfermedades varias various illnessesgastos varios miscellaneous expensesseveralvarioss de nosotros la habíamos visto several of us had seen itlo compraron entre varioss several of them got together to buy itvarias de las cajas habían sido abiertas several of the boxes had been openedmiscellaneouslo incluyó en varios she included it in miscellaneous* * *
varios◊ - rias pronombre
several;
lo compraron entre varioss several of them got together to buy it
varios,-as adjetivo
1 (más de dos, algunos) several
2 (distintos, diversos) me enseñó vestidos de varios colores, he showed me dresses in different colours
' varios' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarado
- caída
- caído
- común
- contingente
- denunciar
- diversa
- diverso
- escultórica
- escultórico
- freelance
- incendiarse
- inclinarse
- método
- oasis
- originaria
- originario
- pérdida
- polivalente
- prolongarse
- repetida
- repetido
- reseña
- retroceder
- su
- varias
- abarcar
- antigüedad
- corte
- distinto
- haber
- impacto
- incomunicado
- jugada
- mejor
- peor
- redonda
- romper
- saber
- sí
- viaje
English:
adapter
- adaptor
- arm
- body
- deliberate
- discipline
- error
- gap-toothed
- holiday
- multistorey
- multistory
- must
- obstacle
- ours
- out-of-pocket
- outnumber
- several
- some
- stubble
- sundry
- sustain
- tear down
- umbrella organisation
- variety
- various
- by
- count
- growth
- interest
- involve
- male
- multilevel
- squash
- sundries
- turn
* * *varios, -as♦ adj[diversos] several;pantalones de varios colores trousers in several o different colours;hay varias maneras de hacerlo there are several o various ways of doing it;los motivos son varios there are various reasons;apareció en artículos varios del periódico it appeared in various articles in the paper♦ pron plseveral;delante de varios de sus compañeros in front of several colleagues;el accidente lo vimos varios quite a few of us saw the accident* * *adj several* * *varios adj several -
110 videodisco interactivo
(n.) = interactive videodiscEx. This article compares the effectiveness of three interactive videodisc courses to the effectiveness of regular, traditional lecture classes.* * *(n.) = interactive videodiscEx: This article compares the effectiveness of three interactive videodisc courses to the effectiveness of regular, traditional lecture classes.
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111 visita relámpago
f.flying visit, lightning visit, short visit.* * *flying visit, lightning visit* * ** * *(n.) = whistle-stop [whistlestop]Ex. The author gives random impressions of his 16-day whistle-stop lecture tour in India during which he visited 37 libraries, library schools, universities, and other institutions and delivered 16 lectures.* * ** * *(n.) = whistle-stop [whistlestop]Ex: The author gives random impressions of his 16-day whistle-stop lecture tour in India during which he visited 37 libraries, library schools, universities, and other institutions and delivered 16 lectures.
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112 y poco más
Ex. Viewed from the vantage of the student, the typical instructor uses a course management system as a publicly accessible file drawer and little more, posting lecture notes and the syllabus.* * *Ex: Viewed from the vantage of the student, the typical instructor uses a course management system as a publicly accessible file drawer and little more, posting lecture notes and the syllabus.
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113 ¡mira quién habla!
Ex. The article is entitled ' Look who's talking: a comparison of lecture and group discussion teaching strategies in developing critical thinking skills'.* * *= look who's talking!Ex: The article is entitled ' Look who's talking: a comparison of lecture and group discussion teaching strategies in developing critical thinking skills'.
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114 espetar
v.1 to blurt out, to tell straight out (palabras).Elsa espetó la verdad Elsa blurted out the truth.2 to skewer (meat).Espetamos el pollo entero para asar We skewered the whole chicken to roast3 to scold.Ellos espetaron al chico They scolded the boy.4 to snap at, to blurt out to.Me espeta Ricardo Ricardo blurts out to me.* * *1 (carne etc) to skewer2 (clavar) to stab* * *1. VT1) (=atravesar) [gen] to transfix, pierce, run through; [+ carne] to skewer, spit2) (=realizar) [+ orden] to rap out; [+ lección, sermón] to read; [+ pregunta] to fireespetar algo a algn — to spring sth on sb, broach a subject (unexpectedly) with sb
2.See:* * *verbo transitivo1) (fam)a) ( soltar de repente) < grosería> to spit... out; < noticia> to blurt... outb) ( hacer escuchar) <discurso/sermón> to inflict... on2) <carne/pescado> ( con asador) to put... on a spit; ( con pincho) to skewer* * *verbo transitivo1) (fam)a) ( soltar de repente) < grosería> to spit... out; < noticia> to blurt... outb) ( hacer escuchar) <discurso/sermón> to inflict... on2) <carne/pescado> ( con asador) to put... on a spit; ( con pincho) to skewer* * *espetar [A1 ]vtA ( fam)1 (soltar de repente) ‹grosería› to spit … out; ‹noticia› to blurt … outle espetaron la noticia así they sprang the news on him just like that, they blurted the news out to him just like that2 (hacer escuchar) ‹discurso/sermón› to inflict … onnos espetó un sermón sobre los buenos modales he inflicted a lecture about good manners on us, he made us sit through a lecture on good manners, he lectured us on good mannersB1 ‹carne/pescado› (con un asador) to put … on a spit; (con un pincho) to skewer2 ‹persona› to run … through* * *espetar vtde pronto me espetó que me callara he suddenly snapped at me to be quiet;“¡he dicho que no!”, espetó ella “I said no!” she snapped2. [carne] to skewer* * *v/t1 run through3 decir come out with, blurt out* * *espetar vt1) : to blurt out2) : to skewer -
115 pesado
adj.1 heavy, weighty.2 sluggish, heavy.3 boring, pestiferous, tiresome, pestilent.4 snobby, pretentious.f. & m.snob, nuisance, bore.past part.past participle of spanish verb: pesar.* * *1→ link=pesar pesar► adjetivo1 (gen) heavy2 (molesto) tiresome; (aburrido) boring3 (trabajoso) tough, hard4 (sueño) deep► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) bore, pain\ponerse pesado,-a to get boring, be a pain* * *1. (f. - pesada)nounbore, pest2. (f. - pesada)adj.1) heavy2) difficult3) boring* * *pesado, -a1. ADJ1) [paquete, comida] heavy2) (=lento) [persona] slow, sluggish; [mecanismo] stiff3) (Meteo) heavy, sultry4) [sueño] deep, heavy5) (Med) heavytener el estómago pesado — to feel bloated, feel full up
6) [tarea] (=difícil) tough, hard; (=aburrido) tedious, boring; (=molesto) annoying; [lectura] heavy, stodgyese me cae pesado — Caribe, Méx * that chap gets on my nerves *
es pesado tener que... — it's such a bore having to...
¡no seas pesado! — stop being such a pain!
2. SM / F1) (=aburrido) bore2) Caribe * (=pez gordo) big shot *3.SM (=acto) weighing* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) <paquete/artillería/maquinaria> heavyc) <atmósfera/tiempo> heavy, oppressived) <ojos/cabeza> heavytengo las piernas pesadas — my legs feel very heavy
e) < sueño> deep2) (fam) (fastidioso, aburrido)a) <libro/película/trabajo> tediousb) < persona>qué pesado, nunca no me deja en paz! — he's such a pest, he never leaves me alone (colloq)
no te pongas pesado — don't be so annoying o (colloq) such a pest!
3) (Andes fam) ( antipático) unpleasantIIqué tipo tan pesado! — what a jerk! (colloq)
- da masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( latoso) pain (colloq), pest (colloq)b) (Andes fam) ( antipático) jerk (colloq)* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) <paquete/artillería/maquinaria> heavyc) <atmósfera/tiempo> heavy, oppressived) <ojos/cabeza> heavytengo las piernas pesadas — my legs feel very heavy
e) < sueño> deep2) (fam) (fastidioso, aburrido)a) <libro/película/trabajo> tediousb) < persona>qué pesado, nunca no me deja en paz! — he's such a pest, he never leaves me alone (colloq)
no te pongas pesado — don't be so annoying o (colloq) such a pest!
3) (Andes fam) ( antipático) unpleasantIIqué tipo tan pesado! — what a jerk! (colloq)
- da masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( latoso) pain (colloq), pest (colloq)b) (Andes fam) ( antipático) jerk (colloq)* * *pesado11 = heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.].Ex: The heap of wet sheets of paper was left to stand overnight under a heavy weight.
* caminar con paso pesado = plod (along/through).* industria pesada = heavy industry.* maquinaria pesada = heavy machinery.* para trabajos pesados = heavy-duty.* peso pesado = big wheel, big shot, big noise, big wig, fat cat.* tráfico pesado = heavy traffic.* vehículo pesado = heavy vehicle.pesado22 = onerous, ponderous, tedious, tiresome, weighty, bore, drab, stodgy, wearisome, weary [wearier -comp., weariest -sup.], wearying, importunate, leaden, nuisance, pushy [pushier -comp., pushiest -sup.], pest.Ex: Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.
Ex: Some SLIS are seriously affected by ponderous administrative procedures imposed upon them.Ex: In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.Ex: Some of their drawbacks make regular use rather tiresome.Ex: AACR1 is a weighty code, not because it contains extensive enumeration, but rather because of its comprehensive coverage.Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.Ex: One could easily prefer the convenience of the stodgy single-volume work.Ex: The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.Ex: Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.Ex: A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.Ex: She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.Ex: Many of the revisions they suggest exacerbate the leaden, plethoric style that comes naturally to lawyers.Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.Ex: Parents can help the development of a child prodigy in an infinite number of ways, ranging from the attentive but not too pushy to the downright obsessive.Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.* broma pesada = practical joke.* de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously, ponderously, boringly.* hacer (todo) el trabajo pesado = do (all) + the donkey work.* lento y pesado = plodding.* pesados, los = nuisance, the.* ser un pesado = be a pest, be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.* trabajo pesado = donkey work.* viejo pesado = old fart.* * *A1 ‹paquete/maleta› heavy; ‹artillería/maquinaria› heavy2 ‹comida› heavy, stodgy ( colloq); ‹estómago› bloatedme siento pesado después de haber comido tanto I feel bloated after all that food3 ‹atmósfera/tiempo› heavy, oppressive, sultry4 ‹ojos/cabeza› heavytengo las piernas pesadas my legs feel very heavy o like lead5 ‹sueño› deepB1 ( fam) (fastidioso, aburrido) ‹libro/película/conferencia› tedious¡qué pesado es! he's such a pain in the neck! ( colloq)¡qué pesado, no me deja en paz ni un minuto! what a pest, he won't leave me alone for a minute ( colloq)los niños están muy pesados the children are being really annoying o ( colloq) being real pests2 ( fam) ‹tarea/trabajo› (monótono) tedious¡qué tipo tan pesado! what a jerk! ( colloq)masculine, feminineeres un pesado, deja ya de molestar you're such a pain in the neck, stop annoying me ( colloq)C( Col fam) (mandamás): quiero hablar con el pesado I want to speak to the top man o the boss ( colloq)es uno de los pesados he's one of the bigwigs o the top men ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo pesar: ( conjugate pesar)
pesado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
pesado
pesar
pesado◊ -da adjetivo
1 ( en general) heavy;
‹ estómago› bloated;
‹ sueño› deep
2
‹ persona›:◊ ¡qué pesado es! he's such a pain in the neck! (colloq);
no te pongas pesado don't be so annoying o (colloq) such a pest!
3 (Andes fam) ( antipático) unpleasant;◊ ¡qué tipo tan pesado! what a jerk! (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
pesar 1 sustantivo masculino
1
a pesado mío or muy a mi pesado much to my regret
2
a pesado de todo in spite of o despite everything;
a pesar de que even though
pesar 2 ( conjugate pesar) verbo intransitivo
1 [paquete/maleta] to be heavy;
no me pesa it's not heavy
2 ( causar arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc):
me pesa haberlo ofendido I'm very sorry I offended him
3
pese a que even though;
mal que me/le pese whether I like/he likes it or not
verbo transitivo
‹ manzanas› to weigh (out)
pesarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to weigh oneself
pesado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (un objeto) heavy
2 (sueño) deep, heavy
3 (trabajo) hard
4 (viaje) tiring
5 (aburrido, molesto) boring, tedious, dull
II sustantivo masculino y femenino pain, pest
pesar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (tener peso físico) to weigh: esa carne pesa dos kilos, that meat weighs two kilos
2 (tener peso psíquico) to have influence: sus opiniones aún pesan en el grupo, his opinions still carry weight in the group
3 (causar arrepentimiento, dolor) to grieve: me pesa no haber ido con vosotros, I regret not having gone with you
II vtr (determinar un peso) to weigh
III sustantivo masculino
1 (pena, pesadumbre) sorrow, grief
2 (remordimiento) regret
♦ Locuciones: a pesar de, in spite of
a pesar de que, although ➣ Ver nota en aunque
' pesado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliviar
- cargar
- demasiada
- demasiado
- engorrosa
- engorroso
- leve
- más
- pesada
- petardo
- plomo
- sueño
- tostón
- atorrante
- chinche
- hacer
- latoso
- machacón
- muerto
- peso
- rock
English:
aggravating
- awkward
- bore
- boring
- bothersome
- cumbersome
- drag
- dreary
- going
- grind
- heavy
- heavyweight
- hefty
- laboured
- leaden
- lengthy
- lug
- neck
- nuisance
- objectionable
- pain
- pest
- plod
- sleeper
- stodgy
- tiresome
- trying
- weighty
- annoying
- close
- HGV
- muggy
- onerous
- pall
- ponderous
- top
- unwieldy
- weight
* * *pesado, -a♦ adj1. [que pesa] heavy2. [industria, maquinaria] heavy3. [tiempo, día] oppressive;el día está pesado it's very close today4. [comida] heavy, stodgy5. [ojos, cabeza] heavy;tengo el estómago pesado I feel bloated6. [sueño] deep7. [lento] slow-moving;un hombre de andares pesados a man with a ponderous gait8. [tarea, trabajo] difficult, tough9. [aburrido] boring10. [molesto] annoying, tiresome;¡qué pesada eres! you're so annoying!;ponerse pesado to be a pain;Fam¡eres más pesado que una vaca en brazos! you're such a pain in the neck!♦ nm,fbore, pain* * *I adj1 objeto heavy3 trabajo tough fam, difficultII m, pesada f bore;¡qué pesado es! fam he’s a real pain fam* * *pesado, -da adj1) : heavy2) : slow3) : irritating, annoying4) : tedious, boring5) : tough, difficult* * *pesado1 adj2. (aburrido) boringpesado2 n pain¡qué pesado eres! what a pain you are! -
116 monserga
f.1 drivel (informal). (peninsular Spanish)2 gibberish.* * *■ déjame de monsergas que ya sé lo que tengo que hacer stop nagging me, I know what I've got to do* * *SF (=pesadez) boring spiel *; (=tontería) drivel *dar la monserga — (=fastidiar) to be irritating; (=aburrir) be a bore
¡no me vengas con monsergas! — (=no molestes) give it a rest!; (=no te enrolles) don't talk drivel! *
* * *1 (sermón) lectureme soltó una monserga por no estudiar she gave me a lecture about not studying2(lata, rollo): no me vengas con monsergas, no te dejo el coche stop going on at o pestering o ( colloq) hassling me; I'm not lending you the cardéjate de monsergas y ve al grano stop beating about the bush and get to the point* * *
monserga f fam lecturing, hassling: estaba el casero soltando las monsergas de siempre sobre por qué no funciona el ascensor, the landlord gave us the same story about why the lift wasn't working
' monserga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sermón
* * *monserga nfEsp Fam drivel;no me vengas con monsergas don't give me that rubbish;nos soltó una monserga sobre la santidad del matrimonio he droned on at us about the sanctity of marriage* * *monserga nf: gibberish, drivel -
117 dar una conferencia sobre algo
to lecture on something, give a lecture on something -
118 conferencia
• awarding• bestowal• colloquium• conference• confernment• conferral• lectern• lecture• lecture for• meeting• parley• powwow• prelection• speech -
119 dictar una conferencia
• deliver a lecture• deliver an address• give a kick to• give a lecture in a competitive examination -
120 discurso
• address• allocution• discourse• disquisition• dissertation• lectern• lecture• lecture for• orangutan• oration• orator• speech
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