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1 complication
1 ( problem) inconvénient m ; there is a further complication il y a un autre problème ; to make complications compliquer les choses ;2 Med complication f. -
2 complicar
v.to complicate.complicarle la vida a alguien to cause somebody a lot of trouble* * *1 (gen) to complicate, make complicated2 (implicar) to involve (en, in)1 (gen) to make difficult for oneself2 (implicarse) to get involved (en, in)\complicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneself, make things hard for oneself* * *verb2) involve* * *1. VT1) [gen] to complicate2) (Jur) to involve, implicate (en in)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <situación/problema/asunto> to complicate, make... complicated; vida 1) a)2.complicarse v pron1) situación/problema/asunto to get complicated; enfermedadse le complicó con un problema respiratorio — he developed respiratory complications; vida 1) a)
2) ( implicarse)* * *= compound, tangle.Ex. This heterogeneity of object, function, and relation is compounded by imprecision due to indirectness of access and to indefiniteness of need.Ex. The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.----* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.* complicarse = thicken.* complicarse las cosas = be hung up on.* complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.* complicar un problema = compound + problem.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <situación/problema/asunto> to complicate, make... complicated; vida 1) a)2.complicarse v pron1) situación/problema/asunto to get complicated; enfermedadse le complicó con un problema respiratorio — he developed respiratory complications; vida 1) a)
2) ( implicarse)* * *= compound, tangle.Ex: This heterogeneity of object, function, and relation is compounded by imprecision due to indirectness of access and to indefiniteness of need.
Ex: The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.* complicarse = thicken.* complicarse las cosas = be hung up on.* complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.* complicar un problema = compound + problem.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* * *complicar [A2 ]vtA ‹situación/problema/asunto› to complicate, make … complicatedno me compliques la vida don't make life difficult for meB (implicar) ‹persona› to involve, get … involvedno me quieras complicar a mí en esa componenda don't try to get me mixed up o involved in that shady dealA «situación/problema/asunto» to get complicatedno era grave pero se le complicó con un problema respiratorio it wasn't serious but he developed respiratory complications* * *
Multiple Entries:
complicar
complicar algo
complicar ( conjugate complicar) verbo transitivo
complicarse verbo pronominal
[ enfermedad]:
See Also→ vida 2b) ( implicarse) complicarse en algo to get involved in sth
complicar verbo transitivo
1 (dificultar) to complicate, make difficult
2 (implicar) to involve [en, in]: no me compliques en tus asuntos, don't involve me in your affairs
' complicar' also found in these entries:
English:
complicate
- confuse
* * *♦ vt1. [dificultar] to complicate;esas declaraciones complican la obtención de un acuerdo that statement will make it more difficult to reach an agreement;complicarle la vida a alguien to make life difficult for sb* * *v/t1 complicate2:complicar a alguien en algo involve s.o. in sth* * *complicar {72} vt1) : to complicate2) : to involve* * *complicar vb (hacer más difícil) to complicate -
3 complication
complication [kɔ̃plikasjɔ̃]feminine noun( = complexité) complexity ; ( = ennui) complication* * *kɔ̃plikasjɔ̃1) ( embarras) complication2) Médecine complication* * *kɔ̃plikasjɔ̃1. nf(= difficulté, ennui) complication2. complications nfplMÉDECINE complications* * *complication nf1 ( embarras) complication; par peur des complications for fear of complications; chercher les complications to complicate matters; tu vas chercher des complications là où il n'y en a pas you're trying to create problems where there aren't any; aimer les complications to like complicating matters;2 Méd complication.[kɔ̃plikasjɔ̃] nom féminin1. [problème] complicationoui mais attendez, il y a une complication yes but wait, it's more complicated than you think————————complications nom féminin pluriel -
4 claro
adj.1 obvious, apparent, clear, crisp.2 clear, bright, clear-cut, articulate.3 definite, distinct.intj.sure, sure enough, of course.m.1 clearing, glade, clear space, clear.2 gap.3 Claro.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) clear2 (iluminado) bright, well-lit3 (color) light4 (salsa etc) thin; (café, chocolate, etc) weak5 (evidente) clear► adverbio1 clearly1 (gen) gap, space; (de bosque) clearing2 (en el pelo) bald patch► interjección ¡claro!1 of course!■ ¡claro que no puedes! of course you can't!\a las claras openlydejar algo claro to make something clearestar claro to be clear¡lo llevas claro! / ¡lo tienes claro! familiar you've got it coming to you!más claro,-a que el agua familiar as clear as daylightponer en claro to make plain, clear upsacar en claro to get outclaro de luna moonlightmente clara figurado clear mind————————1 (gen) gap, space; (de bosque) clearing2 (en el pelo) bald patch* * *1. (f. - clara)adj.1) clear2) evident3) bright4) fair, light5) weak, thin6) frank2. adv.1) clearly2) sure3) frankly4) of course3. noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) (=no oscuro) [piel] fair; [color] light, paleun vestido verde claro — a light o pale green dress
2) (=evidente)a) [con sustantivos] [ejemplo, prueba, ventaja] clear; [inconveniente] obvious; [desastre] total, absoluteesto es un claro reflejo de que el sistema no funciona — this is a clear indication that the system does not work
España ganó por un claro 15-6 — Spain won a decisive 15-6 victory, Spain were clear winners by 15-6
... aseguró, en clara referencia a sus superiores —... he asserted, clearly referring o in an obvious reference to his superiors
b) [con verbos]•
dejar algo claro — to make sth clearha dejado bien claro que no quiere vernos más — he has made it quite clear he does not want to see us again
dejar las cosas claras o en claro — to get things clear, get things straight *
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estar claro — to be clear¿está claro? — is that clear?
estar claro que — to be clear that, be obvious that
está claro que así no vamos a ninguna parte — it's clear o obvious that we'll get nowhere like this
no está nada claro que nuestro partido vaya a ganar las elecciones — it's not at all clear that our party will win the election
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quedar claro — to be clearsi te lees la bibliografía, te quedará todo más claro — if you read the books on the reading list, it'll all be clearer to you o you'll have a better idea of things
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tener algo claro — to be sure of sth, be clear about sthni siquiera tengo claro lo que me espera mañana — I'm not even sure o clear what's in store for me tomorrow
no lo tengo nada claro — I'm not at all sure, I don't really know
c)a las claras —
su triunfo deja bien a las claras el buen momento que atraviesa — his victory is a clear indication o sign that he is on excellent form
las cuentas claras —
me gustan las cuentas claras — I like to have o keep things clear
el ministro ha presentado las cuentas claras al Parlamento — the minister has been quite straightforward with Parliament
llevarlo Esp o tenerlo claro iró —
sacar algo en claro (de algo) —
solo hemos sacado en claro que no pretende dimitir — all that we can safely o definitely say is that he has no intention of resigning
lo único que la policía consiguió sacar en claro durante el interrogatorio — the only definite thing the police got from the interview
ver algo claro —
no ven claro cómo van a poder terminar a tiempo — they can't really see how they are going to finish on time
el ministro ve claro que se puede lograr un acuerdo — the minister is optimistic about reaching an agreement
3) (=poco espeso) [té, café] weak; [caldo] thin4) (=luminoso) [día, mañana] bright; [habitación, casa] light, bright5) (=transparente) [agua] clear; [tejido] transparent6) (=nítido) [sonido, voz] clear; [imagen] sharp, clear7) (=escaso) [pelo] thin; [bosque] light, sparse8) (=preciso) [idea] clearuna mente clara — (lit) a clear mind; (fig) a clear thinker
9) (=sincero) frank2. ADV1) (=con precisión) [oír, ver, hablar] clearly2) (=sinceramente) frankly•
hablar claro — to speak frankly, be frank3) [tras invitaciones, peticiones] sure-¿puedo usar tu coche mañana? -¡claro! — "can I use your car tomorrow?" - "sure!"
-¿queréis venir a cenar? -¡claro! — "would you like to come to dinner?" - "sure!"
4) [uso enfático]¡claro! por eso estaba ayer tan rara — of course! that's why she was acting so funny yesterday
a menos que, claro está, él también la conozca — unless of course he knows her too
-¿por qué no te disfrazas tú? -¡claro, para que os riáis de mí todos! — "why don't you dress up?" - "oh sure, so you can all laugh at me!"
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claro que, claro que nadie se imaginaba lo que vendría después — of course nobody could imagine what would happen afterwards¡claro que no! — of course not!
¡claro que sí! — yes, of course!
3. SM1) (Meteo) bright spell, sunny intervalhabrá nubes y claros — it will be cloudy with bright spells o sunny intervals
2) [de tiempo] lullaprovechamos un clarillo para salir a comprar — we took advantage of a little lull to go and do some shopping
3) (=espacio despejado) [entre personas] space; [entre árboles] clearing; [de pelo] bald patch4) [en un texto] gap, space; [en discurso] pause5) (Arquit) (=claraboya) skylight; (=abertura) window (opening)6) Caribe (Culin) guava jelly7) Caribe (=bebida) sugar-cane brandy* * *I- ra adjetivo1) ( luminoso) <cielo/habitación> brighttiene los ojos claros — she has blue/green/gray eyes
3) <salsa/sopa> thin4) <agua/sonido> clear; <ideas/explicación/instrucciones> clear; <situación/postura> clearque quede bien claro que... — I want it to be quite clear that...
¿está claro? — is that clear?
quiero dejar (en) claro que... — I want to make it very o quite clear that...
a las claras: díselo a las claras tell her straight; llevarlo claro (Esp fam) to be in for a shock; sacar algo en claro de algo — to make sense of something
5) ( evidente) clear, obviousestá claro que... — it is clear o obvious that...
IIa no ser, claro está, que esté mintiendo — unless, of course, he's lying
1) < ver> clearlyvoy a hablarte claro — I'm not going to beat around o about the bush
me lo dijo muy claro — he made it very o quite clear (to me)
2) (indep)a) ( en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of courseclaro que no! — no, of course not!
claro que sí! — of course, absolutely!
b) ( como enlace) mind younadie le creyó, claro no es de extrañar — nobody believed him. Mind you, it's not surprising
claro, así cualquiera puede — well, of course anyone can do it like that
IIIdíselo - claro, para que me regañe ¿no? — (iró) tell him - oh sure, and have him tell me off, right? (iro)
1) ( en bosque) clearing; (en el pelo, la barba) bald patch2) (Meteo) sunny spell o period o interval* * *= apparent, clear [clearer -comp., clearest -sup.], clear-cut, crisp [crisper -comp., crispest -sup.], definite, distinct, light, neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], straightforward, tidy, distinctive, designated, uncloudy, unclouded, unclouded, cloudless, forthright, uncompromising, unqualified, cut and dried [cut and dry], patent.Ex. Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.Ex. In practice the distinction between one term and the next is not very clear.Ex. The hierarchical relationship is relatively clear-cut, and rather precise guideliness can be formulated to ensure that the BT/NT relationship is consistently applied.Ex. A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.Ex. I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.Ex. Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.Ex. To match the small amount of existing furniture which was reused, internal joinery and furniture is in a light coloured timber.Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.Ex. To reiterate, there are two main categories of relationship: the syntactic relationships referred to in the last paragraph and plain, for example, in a topic such as 'sugar and health'.Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.Ex. This was all very tidy, but who was to judge significance?.Ex. A patron may submit a beautifully legible request for a book with a distinctive author and title, accompanied by a reference to the journal article from which the citation was gleaned.Ex. It is tremendously valuable to library staff (particularly in libraries with a designated departmental structure) to maintain close professional ties with local academic departments.Ex. In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.Ex. This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.Ex. We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.Ex. It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.----* cantarlas claras = call + a spade a spade.* con una meta clara = focused [focussed].* con un objetivo claro = focused [focussed].* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].* de forma clara = clearly.* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.* dejar claro = make + it + clear, send + a clear signal that.* de manera clara = distinctly, clearly.* de modo claro = transparently.* en + Lengua + claro = in plain + Lengua.* en términos claros = in simple terms.* estar claro = be plain, be out in the open.* hablar claro = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.* no dar una impresión clara = send + mixed signals.* no está claro todavía = the jury is still out (on).* para que quede más claro = for main effects.* pasta de clara de huevo = glair.* poco claro = fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive.* poner en claro = clear up.* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.* sin una meta clara = unfocused [unfocussed].* sin un objetivo claro = non-purposive, unfocused [unfocussed].* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.* tener Algo claro = clarify + Posesivo + mind.* tener claro = be clear in your mind.* violeta claro = periwinkle.* * *I- ra adjetivo1) ( luminoso) <cielo/habitación> brighttiene los ojos claros — she has blue/green/gray eyes
3) <salsa/sopa> thin4) <agua/sonido> clear; <ideas/explicación/instrucciones> clear; <situación/postura> clearque quede bien claro que... — I want it to be quite clear that...
¿está claro? — is that clear?
quiero dejar (en) claro que... — I want to make it very o quite clear that...
a las claras: díselo a las claras tell her straight; llevarlo claro (Esp fam) to be in for a shock; sacar algo en claro de algo — to make sense of something
5) ( evidente) clear, obviousestá claro que... — it is clear o obvious that...
IIa no ser, claro está, que esté mintiendo — unless, of course, he's lying
1) < ver> clearlyvoy a hablarte claro — I'm not going to beat around o about the bush
me lo dijo muy claro — he made it very o quite clear (to me)
2) (indep)a) ( en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of courseclaro que no! — no, of course not!
claro que sí! — of course, absolutely!
b) ( como enlace) mind younadie le creyó, claro no es de extrañar — nobody believed him. Mind you, it's not surprising
claro, así cualquiera puede — well, of course anyone can do it like that
IIIdíselo - claro, para que me regañe ¿no? — (iró) tell him - oh sure, and have him tell me off, right? (iro)
1) ( en bosque) clearing; (en el pelo, la barba) bald patch2) (Meteo) sunny spell o period o interval* * *= apparent, clear [clearer -comp., clearest -sup.], clear-cut, crisp [crisper -comp., crispest -sup.], definite, distinct, light, neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], straightforward, tidy, distinctive, designated, uncloudy, unclouded, unclouded, cloudless, forthright, uncompromising, unqualified, cut and dried [cut and dry], patent.Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.
Ex: In practice the distinction between one term and the next is not very clear.Ex: The hierarchical relationship is relatively clear-cut, and rather precise guideliness can be formulated to ensure that the BT/NT relationship is consistently applied.Ex: A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.Ex: I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.Ex: To match the small amount of existing furniture which was reused, internal joinery and furniture is in a light coloured timber.Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.Ex: To reiterate, there are two main categories of relationship: the syntactic relationships referred to in the last paragraph and plain, for example, in a topic such as 'sugar and health'.Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.Ex: This was all very tidy, but who was to judge significance?.Ex: A patron may submit a beautifully legible request for a book with a distinctive author and title, accompanied by a reference to the journal article from which the citation was gleaned.Ex: It is tremendously valuable to library staff (particularly in libraries with a designated departmental structure) to maintain close professional ties with local academic departments.Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.Ex: This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.Ex: We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex: Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.Ex: It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.* cantarlas claras = call + a spade a spade.* con una meta clara = focused [focussed].* con un objetivo claro = focused [focussed].* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].* de forma clara = clearly.* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.* dejar claro = make + it + clear, send + a clear signal that.* de manera clara = distinctly, clearly.* de modo claro = transparently.* en + Lengua + claro = in plain + Lengua.* en términos claros = in simple terms.* estar claro = be plain, be out in the open.* hablar claro = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.* no dar una impresión clara = send + mixed signals.* no está claro todavía = the jury is still out (on).* para que quede más claro = for main effects.* pasta de clara de huevo = glair.* poco claro = fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive.* poner en claro = clear up.* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.* sin una meta clara = unfocused [unfocussed].* sin un objetivo claro = non-purposive, unfocused [unfocussed].* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.* tener Algo claro = clarify + Posesivo + mind.* tener claro = be clear in your mind.* violeta claro = periwinkle.* * *A (luminoso) ‹cielo› bright; ‹habitación› bright, lightel día amaneció claro the day dawned bright and clearB (pálido) ‹color/verde/azul› light, pale; ‹piel› fair, whitetiene los ojos claros she has blue/green/gray eyesel típico sueco rubio y de ojos claros the typical blue-eyed, blond SwedeC ‹salsa/sopa› thin; ‹café/té› weakD ‹agua/sonido› clearhabló con voz clara she spoke in a clear voiceE ‹ideas/explicación/instrucciones› clear; ‹situación/postura› clearconsiguieron una clara ventaja they gained a clear advantagetiene muy claro lo que quiere en la vida she is very clear o sure about what she wants out of life, she knows exactly what she wants out of lifeque quede bien claro que … I want it to be quite clear that …lo harás como yo te diga, ¿está claro? you'll do it the way I say, is that clear o do I make myself clear?quiero dejar (en) claro que … or que quede bien (en) claro que … I want to make it very o quite clear that …, let it be very o quite clear that …a las claras: no me lo dijo a las claras she didn't tell me in so many words o straight out o ( AmE) right offno seas cobarde y díselo a las claras don't be a coward, tell her straightllevarlo claro ( Esp fam) (estar equivocado) to be in for a shock o a disappointment; (enfrentarse a algo difícil) to have one's work cut out ( colloq)pasar la noche en claro to lie o be awake all nightsacar algo en claro de algo to make sense of sth¿tú sacaste algo en claro de lo que dijo? did you manage to make any sense of what he said?F (evidente) clear, obvioushay pruebas claras de que miente there is clear evidence that he is lyingestá claro que ella es la culpable it is clear o obvious that she is the culprit, she is clearly o obviously the culprit… a no ser, claro está, que esté mintiendo … unless, of course, he's lyingA ‹hablar/ver›voy a hablarte claro I'm not going to beat around o about the bush, I'm going to give it to you straight ( colloq)ahora lo veo claro I see it all clearly now, now I get it! ( colloq)me lo dijo muy claro he made it very o quite clear (to me)me lo dijo todo claro y raspado he told me straight, he didn't beat around o about the bushB ( indep)1 (en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of course!¡claro que lo sabe! of course she knows!¿te gustaría verlo? — ¡claro! would you like to see it? — yes, I'd love to o ( colloq) sure!¿lo hizo? — ¡claro que no! did he do it? — no, of course not! o no, of course he didn't!2 (como enlace) mind younadie le creyó, claro que conociéndolo no es de extrañar nobody believed him. Mind you, knowing him it's not surprisinglo ayudó la madre — claro, así cualquiera his mother helped him — well, of course anyone can do it like thatanda, díselo tú — claro, para que me eche a mí la bronca ¿no? ( iró); go on, you tell him — oh sure o oh fine o I see, so that way it's me he gets mad at, right? ( iro)A (en un bosque) clearing; (en el pelo, la barba) bald patchhabía algunos claros en las gradas there were a few empty spaces in the standB ( Meteo) sunny spell o period o intervalCompuesto:moonlight* * *
claro 1◊ -ra adjetivo
‹ piel› fair;◊ tiene los ojos claros she has blue/green/gray eyes
‹ideas/explicación/instrucciones› clear;
‹situación/postura› clear;
¿está claro? is that clear?;
quiero dejar (en) claro que … I want to make it clear that …;
sacar algo en claro de algo to make sense of sth
◊ está claro que … it is clear o obvious that …;
a no ser, claro está, que esté mintiendo unless, of course, he's lying
claro 2 adverbio
1 ‹ ver› clearly;◊ voy a hablarte claro I'm not going to beat around o about the bush;
me lo dijo muy claro he made it very quite clear (to me)
2 ( indep) ( en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of course
■ sustantivo masculino
(en pelo, barba) bald patchb) (Meteo) sunny spell o period
claro,-a
I adjetivo
1 (despejado, evidente) clear: tengo muy claro que no va a volver, I'm quite sure she won't come back
un asunto poco claro, a shady deal
2 (poco espeso) thin
3 (color) light
II sustantivo masculino
1 (de un bosque) clearing
2 (entre las nubes) break in the clouds
3 claro de luna, moonlight
III adverbio clearly: deberías hablar claro, you must speak clearly
IV exclamación of course!
¡claro que puedo!, of course I can!
♦ Locuciones: a las claras, clearly
dejar algo claro, to make something clear
lo lleva claro si piensa que voy a tolerarlo, she can be quite sure that i?m not going to put up with it
sacar algo en claro, to draw a conclusion: después de tanta discusión, no sacamos nada en claro, we were back to square one after hours of discussion
' claro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clara
- escarceo
- estar
- hombre
- nebulosa
- nebuloso
- nítida
- nítido
- notoria
- notorio
- patente
- poca
- poco
- precisa
- preciso
- pues
- rondar
- sacar
- salvaje
- agua
- celeste
- color
- constar
- hablar
- lavado
- neto
- oscuro
- palpable
- que
- quedar
- visto
English:
ale
- apparent
- articulate
- break
- broad
- clean-cut
- clear
- clear-cut
- clearing
- confusing
- crystal-clear
- decided
- distinct
- enough
- fuzzy
- good
- ice-blue
- indistinct
- let
- light
- lucid
- mousy
- mud
- neat
- obscure
- outset
- pale
- plain
- precise
- sharp
- speak out
- spell out
- straight
- surely
- tenuous
- then
- thin
- transparently
- unclear
- unequivocal
- why
- blur
- by
- certainly
- clearly
- course
- crystal
- flash
- increasingly
- more
* * *claro, -a♦ adj1. [luminoso] bright;una habitación clara a bright o light room2. [color] light;verde claro light green3. [sonido] clear;hablaba con una voz clara she spoke in a clear voice4. [sin nubes] clear;un día/cielo claro a clear day/sky5. [diluido] [té, café] weak;[salsa, sopa] thin;no me gusta el chocolate claro I don't like my hot chocolate thin6. [poco tupido] thin, sparse7. [persona, explicación, ideas, libro] clear;hablaba con un lenguaje claro she spoke in clear terms;dejar algo claro to make sth clear;poner algo en claro to get sth clear, to clear sth up;que quede (bien) claro que no fue idea mía I want to make it (quite) clear that it wasn't my idea;sacar algo en claro (de) to make sth out (from);después de escuchar su explicación no saqué nada en claro after listening to her explanation, I was none the wiser;tengo claro que no puedo contar con él one thing I'm quite sure about is that I can't rely on him, one thing's for sure, I can't rely on him;verlo claro [estar seguro] to be sure;pasar una noche en claro to have a sleepless night;Esp Famllevarlo o [m5]tenerlo claro: ¡lo lleva o [m5] tiene claro si piensa que le vamos a ayudar! if he thinks we're going to help him, he can think again!;si no vienen ellos, lo tenemos claro if they don't come, we've had it8. [obvio, evidente] clear;el resultado fue claro the result was clear;¿está claro? is that clear?;está claro que van a ganar it's clear they're going to win;está claro que te quieren engañar it's obvious that they are trying to deceive you, they are obviously trying to deceive you;está claro o [m5]claro está que si no quieres, no estás obligado a participar of course o obviously, you're not obliged to participate if you don't want to;a no ser, claro, que tengas una idea mejor unless, of course, you have a better idea;está más claro que el agua it's perfectly o crystal clear;allí no vuelvo, eso está más claro que el agua I'm not going there again, that's for certain♦ nm1. [en bosque] clearing;[en multitud] space, gap;vi un claro en la fila I saw a gap in the row2. [en cielo nublado] break in the clouds;se esperan nubes y claros it will be cloudy with some bright spells;en cuanto haya un claro salimos we'll go out as soon as it brightens up3. [calvicie, calva] bald patch4. [en pintura] highlight5. Arquit skylight6. claro de luna moonlight♦ advclearly;hablar claro to speak clearly;dilo claro, ¿te interesa o no? tell me straight, are you interested or not?;¡claro! of course!;¡claro que sí!, ¡pues claro! of course!;¡claro que no! of course not!;¡claro que me gusta! of course I like it!;Irónico¿me ayudarás? – claro, no pensaba en otra cosa will you help me? – oh sure, I wouldn't dream of doing anything else;Irónicove tú primero – claro, así si hay algún agujero me caigo yo you go first – oh great o thanks a lot, that way if there's a hole I'll be the one to fall into it;claro, con un jugador más ya se puede of course, with an extra player it's hardly surprising;la obra no tuvo éxito, claro que conociendo al director no me sorprende the play wasn't a success, but then again that's hardly surprising knowing the director♦ a las claras loc advclearly* * *I adj1 tb figclear;poner en claro make clear;dejar claro make plain;quedar claro be clear;tener algo claro be sure o clear about sth;pasar la noche en claro lie awake all night, not sleep a wink;a las claras clearly2 color light3 ( luminoso) bright4 salsa thinII adv:hablar claro speak plainly;¡claro! of course!;claro está of courseIII m1 METEO clear spell2 en bosque clearing* * *claro adv1) : clearlyhabla más claro: speak more clearly2) : of course, surely¡claro!, ¡claro que sí!: absolutely!, of course!claro que entendió: of course she understoodclaro, -ra adj1) : bright, clear2) : pale, fair, light3) : clear, evidentclaro nm1) : clearing2)claro de luna : moonlight* * *claro1 adj1. (en general) clear2. (luminoso) bright3. (color) lightclaro2 adv clearlyclaro3 interj of courseclaro4 n (en meteorología) sunny interval -
5 compliquer
compliquer [kɔ̃plike]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• il nous complique l'existence or la vie he makes life difficult for us2. reflexive verb► se compliquer [situation, problème] to become complicated• se compliquer l'existence to make life difficult for o.s.* * *kɔ̃plike
1.
verbe transitif to complicatecompliquer la vie or l'existence de quelqu'un — to make life difficult for somebody
2.
se compliquer verbe pronominal1) ( devenir complexe) to get more complicated2) ( rendre plus complexe)se compliquer la vie or l'existence — to make life difficult for oneself
* * *kɔ̃plike vt* * *compliquer verb table: aimerA vtr to complicate; ne complique pas les choses avec tes questions don't complicate things by asking questions; tu compliques toujours tout you always complicate things, you always make things (more) complicated; compliquer la vie or l'existence de qn to make life difficult for sb.B se compliquer vpr1 ( devenir complexe) to get ou become more complicated; ça se complique! things are getting complicated!;2 Méd la rougeole peut se compliquer measles can lead to complications;3 ( rendre plus complexe) se compliquer la vie or l'existence to make life difficult for oneself.[kɔ̃plike] verbe transitifil me complique la vie he makes things ou life difficult for me————————se compliquer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [devenir embrouillé] to become (more) complicated————————se compliquer verbe pronominal transitifse compliquer la vie ou l'existence make life difficult for oneself -
6 complicare
complicate* * *complicare v.tr. to complicate: la sua presenza complica le cose, his presence complicates things; perché ti complichi la vita?, why do you make things so difficult for yourself?◘ complicarsi v.intr.pron.1 to become* complicated, to get* complicated: il rapporto si è complicato, the relationship has got complicated2 ( di malattia) to become* worse3 ( di intreccio) to thicken.* * *[kompli'kare]1. vtnon per complicarti la vita, ma... — not that I want to make life difficult for you, but...
2. vip (complicarsi)* * *[kompli'kare] 1.verbo transitivo to complicate2.complicare la vita a qcn. — to make life difficult for sb
verbo pronominale complicarsi1) (diventare complesso) to become* (more) complicated2) med. to lead* to complications, to become* worse* * *complicare/kompli'kare/ [1]to complicate; complichi sempre tutto you always make things (more) complicated; complicare la vita a qcn. to make life difficult for sb.II complicarsi verbo pronominale1 (diventare complesso) to become* (more) complicated2 med. to lead* to complications, to become* worse3 (rendere più complesso) non complicarti la vita! don't make life so difficult for yourself! -
7 complicación
f.1 complication, mess, complexity, complicacy.2 complication.* * *1 complication\buscarse complicaciones to make life difficult for oneself* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=problema) complication2) (=cualidad) complexity* * *1)a) (contratiempo, dificultad) complicationb) (Med) complicationc) ( cualidad) complexity2) (esp AmL) ( implicación) involvement* * *= complication, hitch, worsening.Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.Ex. Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.Ex. We have also considered other possible mechanisms to explain the worsening of hypokalemia in this patient.----* libre de complicaciones = hassle-free.* sin complicaciones = smoothly, boilerplate [boiler plate], uncomplicated, straightforward, uncomplicatedly, hassle-free.* surgir una complicación = arise + complication.* * *1)a) (contratiempo, dificultad) complicationb) (Med) complicationc) ( cualidad) complexity2) (esp AmL) ( implicación) involvement* * *= complication, hitch, worsening.Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
Ex: Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.Ex: We have also considered other possible mechanisms to explain the worsening of hypokalemia in this patient.* libre de complicaciones = hassle-free.* sin complicaciones = smoothly, boilerplate [boiler plate], uncomplicated, straightforward, uncomplicatedly, hassle-free.* surgir una complicación = arise + complication.* * *A1 (contratiempo, dificultad) complicationexiste otra complicación there is a further complicationsurgió una complicación y no pudimos llegar a problem o complication arose and we couldn't get therecon tantas complicaciones prefiero no ir if things are going to be that complicated, I'd rather not go2 ( Med) complication3 (cualidad) complexityla complicación del asunto the complexity of the matterB ( esp AmL) (implicación) involvement* * *
complicación sustantivo femenino
complicación sustantivo femenino complication
' complicación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lío
English:
complication
- hitch
* * *complicación nf1. [proceso] complication;así sólo se consigue la complicación de la situación that will only complicate matters2. [complejidad] complexity;un problema de gran complicación a very complex problem3. [contratiempo] problem, complication;es una complicación con la que no contábamos it's a problem o complication we hadn't counted on;han surgido varias complicaciones several problems o complications have arisen4. [en enfermedad] complication;si no hay complicaciones, le dan el alta mañana if there are no problems o complications, he'll be discharged tomorrow* * *f complication* * * -
8 fácil
adj.easy, simple, basic, easy-to-do.* * *► adjetivo1 easy2 (probable) probable, likely3 peyorativo (mujer) loose* * *adj.1) easy2) likely* * *1. ADJ1) (=sencillo) easyfácil de usar — [gen] easy to use; (Inform) user-friendly
2) (=afable)es de trato fácil — he's easy to get on with, he's quite easygoing
4) pey [mujer] easy5) (=probable)es fácil que venga — he's quite likely to come, he may well come
2.ADV * easilypodría costarte 5.000 fácil — it could easily cost you 5,000
te lo arreglo en dos horas fácil — I'll fix it for you in two hours, no problem *
* * *I1)a) <problema/lección> easyfácil de + inf — easy to + inf
b) <vida/trabajo> easyc) <chiste/metáfora> faciled) (pey) ( en lo sexual) easy (pej), loose (pej)2) ( probable)IIadverbio (fam) easily (colloq)deben haber pagado fácil un millón — they must have paid a million, easily
* * *= easy [easier -comp., easiest -sup.], untaxing, unobtrusive, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], painless, undemanding, effortless, straightforward, hassle-free, no-brainer.Ex. Obviously with the definition of what constitutes an entire work still pending it is not easy to define analytical cataloguing precisely.Ex. At other times they may be doing nothing else but relax: passing the time in a pleasant if untaxing recreation.Ex. New technologies will enable interfaces composed of unobtrusive physiological monitors and prosthetics.Ex. Some librarians anxious to make the transfer from the children's to the adult department as smooth as possible, often create a 'young adults' fiction section within the children's department.Ex. Almost without exception libraries have agreed with the liberal-minded who wanted to make the immigrants' transition into a new society as painless as possible.Ex. This very absence of quality is what makes these books attractive to children, not just because they are easy to read, undemanding, untaxing, but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read.Ex. The effortless ease of such replies does conceal from the enquirer the extensive anticipatory effort of the librarian in studying the sources of information and his prior experience in their use.Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.Ex. Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.Ex. Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution.----* algo fácil = no-brainer.* cada vez más fácil = ever easier.* camino más fácil, el = path of least resistance, the.* de consulta fácil = scannable.* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.* de la forma más fácil = the easy way .* de lectura fácil = easy reading.* demasiado fácil = all too easy, far too easy.* de modo fácil = with the tip of a hat.* dinero fácil = get-rich-quick.* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.* fácil de comprender = easy to grasp.* fácil de conseguir = readily available, easy-to-get, readily accessible, easy to come by.* fácil de consultar por el usuario = browser-friendly.* fácil de contentar = easy-going [easygoing].* fácil de cuantificar = measurable.* fácil de definir = easy-to-define.* fácil de entender = easy to understand.* fácil de leer = easy-to-read.* fácil de localizar = traceable, retraceable.* fácil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].* fácil de medir = measurable.* fácil de obtener = easy to come by.* fácil de olvidar = forgettable.* fácil de recuperar = easily-retrievable.* fácil de usar = easy-to-use, user friendly.* hacerse Algo fácil = make + it + easy on + Reflexivo.* hacerse fácil = become + convenient.* más fácil de entender para nosotros = closer to home.* mujer fácil = loose woman.* no ser fácil = have + a difficult time, be no picnic, not be easy.* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.* optar por la solución más fácil = take + the easy way out.* para hacer más fácil = for ease of.* para su fácil + Nombre = for ease of + Nombre.* presa fácil = sitting duck, easy prey.* resultar fácil = be easy.* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.* ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.* ser fácil = be easy.* ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.* solución fácil = easy recipe, easy solution, cut-and-dried solution.* tan fácil como coser y cantar = as simple as ABC.* tenerlo fácil = have + an easy ride.* vida fácil = fast living.* * *I1)a) <problema/lección> easyfácil de + inf — easy to + inf
b) <vida/trabajo> easyc) <chiste/metáfora> faciled) (pey) ( en lo sexual) easy (pej), loose (pej)2) ( probable)IIadverbio (fam) easily (colloq)deben haber pagado fácil un millón — they must have paid a million, easily
* * *= easy [easier -comp., easiest -sup.], untaxing, unobtrusive, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], painless, undemanding, effortless, straightforward, hassle-free, no-brainer.Ex: Obviously with the definition of what constitutes an entire work still pending it is not easy to define analytical cataloguing precisely.
Ex: At other times they may be doing nothing else but relax: passing the time in a pleasant if untaxing recreation.Ex: New technologies will enable interfaces composed of unobtrusive physiological monitors and prosthetics.Ex: Some librarians anxious to make the transfer from the children's to the adult department as smooth as possible, often create a 'young adults' fiction section within the children's department.Ex: Almost without exception libraries have agreed with the liberal-minded who wanted to make the immigrants' transition into a new society as painless as possible.Ex: This very absence of quality is what makes these books attractive to children, not just because they are easy to read, undemanding, untaxing, but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read.Ex: The effortless ease of such replies does conceal from the enquirer the extensive anticipatory effort of the librarian in studying the sources of information and his prior experience in their use.Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.Ex: Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.Ex: Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution.* algo fácil = no-brainer.* cada vez más fácil = ever easier.* camino más fácil, el = path of least resistance, the.* de consulta fácil = scannable.* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.* de la forma más fácil = the easy way.* de lectura fácil = easy reading.* demasiado fácil = all too easy, far too easy.* de modo fácil = with the tip of a hat.* dinero fácil = get-rich-quick.* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.* fácil de comprender = easy to grasp.* fácil de conseguir = readily available, easy-to-get, readily accessible, easy to come by.* fácil de consultar por el usuario = browser-friendly.* fácil de contentar = easy-going [easygoing].* fácil de cuantificar = measurable.* fácil de definir = easy-to-define.* fácil de entender = easy to understand.* fácil de leer = easy-to-read.* fácil de localizar = traceable, retraceable.* fácil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].* fácil de medir = measurable.* fácil de obtener = easy to come by.* fácil de olvidar = forgettable.* fácil de recuperar = easily-retrievable.* fácil de usar = easy-to-use, user friendly.* hacerse Algo fácil = make + it + easy on + Reflexivo.* hacerse fácil = become + convenient.* más fácil de entender para nosotros = closer to home.* mujer fácil = loose woman.* no ser fácil = have + a difficult time, be no picnic, not be easy.* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.* optar por la solución más fácil = take + the easy way out.* para hacer más fácil = for ease of.* para su fácil + Nombre = for ease of + Nombre.* presa fácil = sitting duck, easy prey.* resultar fácil = be easy.* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.* ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.* ser fácil = be easy.* ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.* solución fácil = easy recipe, easy solution, cut-and-dried solution.* tan fácil como coser y cantar = as simple as ABC.* tenerlo fácil = have + an easy ride.* vida fácil = fast living.* * *A1 ‹problema/lección› easyno me resultó fácil encontrarte it wasn't easy to find youun libro de lectura fácil a book which is easy to read, a very readable booktener la palabra fácil to have a way with wordsfácil DE + INF easy to + INFfácil de entender easy to understand2 ‹vida/trabajo› easydinero fácil easy money3 ‹chiste/metáfora› facile4 ‹carácter› easygoingB (probable) ser fácil QUE + SUBJ:ya es muy tarde, es fácil que no venga it's very late, she probably won't comees fácil que nos diga que no he'll probably say no, he's quite likely to say no, he may well say noeso se arregla fácil that can be easily fixedeste vestido tiene fácil cinco años this dress must be a good five years old o is easily five years olddeben haber pagado fácil un millón they must have paid a million, at least o easily* * *
Multiple Entries:
algo fácil
fácil
fácil adjetivo
1
2 ( probable):
no es fácil que me lo den they are unlikely to let me have it
fácil
I adjetivo
1 (sencillo) easy: el examen parecía fácil, the exam seemed to be easy
no fue fácil convencerlo, it wasn't easy to convince him
fácil de usar, easy to use
2 (probable) likely
es fácil que venga, he is (quite) likely to come
II adverbio easily: lo que fácil se aprende, fácil se olvida, what's easy to learn, is also easy to forget
' fácil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asequible
- cómoda
- cómodo
- facilitar
- frágil
- ladrón
- ladrona
- mujer
- perderse
- tutearse
- así
- botado
- chollo
- chupado
- cosa
- de
- decir
- facilidad
- milonga
- parecer
- por
- regalado
- simple
- tirado
English:
cinch
- cut
- downhill
- easy
- elementary
- EZ
- foolproof
- giveaway
- hand
- open-and-shut
- picnic
- pop-top
- predict
- pushover
- relatively
- say
- should
- sitting duck
- soft
- to
- traceable
- user-friendly
- walkover
- weepy
- well
- admittedly
- available
- cheap
- come
- digestible
- doing
- find
- going
- pat
- sitting
- slick
- start
- though
- user
- way
* * *♦ adj1. [sencillo] easy;fácil de hacer/decir easy to do/say;dinero fácil easy money2. [tratable] easy-going;me ha tocado una clase fácil I've got a really nice class;es de carácter fácil he's an easy-going sort of person3. [probable] probable, likely;es fácil que no venga it's likely she won't come, she probably won't come;es fácil que lo tenga que ayudar it's likely that I'll have to help4. [chiste] obvious5. [que se deja seducir] easy;tiene fama de fácil she has a reputation for being easy♦ advFam easily;eso se dice fácil that's easy to say;eso se arregla fácil that's easily fixed* * *I adj1 easy;fácil de entender easy to understand;fácil de manejar easy to use, user-friendly;fácil de usar user-friendly;eso se dice fácil that’s easy for you/him etc to say, that’s easily said;ponerlo fácil a alguien make things o life easy for s.o.;sería lo más fácil that would be easiest o simplest2:mujer fácil loose woman3:es fácil que it’s likely that* * *fácil adj1) : easy2) : likely, probablees fácil que no pase: it probably won't happen* * *fácil adj2. (probable) probable / likely -
9 explicar
v.1 to explain.¿te importaría explicarme qué pasa? would you mind telling me o explaining what's going on?explícame cómo funciona tell me how it worksElla explicó el motivo She explained the motive.2 to teach, to lecture in.3 to explain to, to explain, to clear up, to make it clear for.Elsa le explicó a su hijo Elsa explained to her son.4 to account for.Ellos explicaron el desastre They accounted for the disaster.* * *1 (gen) to explain, expound, tell■ ¿puedes explicar cómo desmontarlo? can you explain how to dismantle it?2 (justificar) to justify1 (expresarse) to explain oneself, make oneself understood, make oneself clear2 (comprender) to understand, make out\¿me explico? do you understand?* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=exponer) [+ motivo, tema, cuestión, problema] to explain; [+ teoría] to expound2) (Escol) [+ materia] to lecture in; [+ curso] to teach; [+ clase] to give, deliver frm2.See:EXPLICAR ► Cuando explicar lleva objeto directo e indirecto, el orden en inglés es normalmente explain + ((objeto directo)) + to + ((objeto indirecto)): ¿Puedes explicarme eso? Can you explain that to me? Ya se lo he explicado a mi familia I've already explained it to my family Os explicaré la situación I will explain the situation to you ► Sin embargo, si el objeto directo es una construcción más compleja, en inglés se sigue el mismo orden que en español, sin olvidar el uso de la preposición to: ¿Puedes explicarme por qué no viniste ni llamaste ayer? Can you explain to me why you didn't come or phone yesterday? Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo transitivo to explain2.explicarse v prona) (comprender, concebir) to understandno me lo explico — I can't understand it o (colloq) I just don't get it
b) ( hacerse comprender) to express oneself¿me explico? — is that clear? o do you understand what I mean?
* * *= account for, explain, present + discussion, set out, spell out, explicate, expound (on), set forth.Ex. The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.Ex. This may help explain why many working in this field fail to practise what they preach.Ex. This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.Ex. These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.Ex. Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.Ex. Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.Ex. The philosophy of building CD-ROM data bases with files with common subject interests is expounded with reference to the OSH-ROM, CHEM-BANK and CANCER-CD data bases.Ex. She sets forth some of the conditions which may have led to this situation in the hope that it may bring about further study.----* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.* explicar Algo a Alguien = interpret + Algo + to + Alguien.* explicar cómo = give + instructions for.* explicar en detalle = explain + at length.* explicar largamente = dwell on/upon.* explicar la situación = explain + the situation.* explicar las razones de = set out + the reasons for.* explicar + Posesivo + versión del incidente = explain + Posesivo + side of the incident.* explicar + Posesivo + versión de los hechos = explain + Posesivo + side of the story.* explicarse = puzzle out.* explicar una noción = put across + conception.* explicar un Tema con más detalle = expand upon/on + Tema.* no saber cómo explicarlo = be at a loss to explain it.* que se explica por sí mismo = self-explanatory [self explanatory/selfexplanatory].* sin explicar = unexplained.* * *1.verbo transitivo to explain2.explicarse v prona) (comprender, concebir) to understandno me lo explico — I can't understand it o (colloq) I just don't get it
b) ( hacerse comprender) to express oneself¿me explico? — is that clear? o do you understand what I mean?
* * *= account for, explain, present + discussion, set out, spell out, explicate, expound (on), set forth.Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.
Ex: This may help explain why many working in this field fail to practise what they preach.Ex: This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.Ex: These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.Ex: Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.Ex: Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.Ex: The philosophy of building CD-ROM data bases with files with common subject interests is expounded with reference to the OSH-ROM, CHEM-BANK and CANCER-CD data bases.Ex: She sets forth some of the conditions which may have led to this situation in the hope that it may bring about further study.* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.* explicar Algo a Alguien = interpret + Algo + to + Alguien.* explicar cómo = give + instructions for.* explicar en detalle = explain + at length.* explicar largamente = dwell on/upon.* explicar la situación = explain + the situation.* explicar las razones de = set out + the reasons for.* explicar + Posesivo + versión del incidente = explain + Posesivo + side of the incident.* explicar + Posesivo + versión de los hechos = explain + Posesivo + side of the story.* explicarse = puzzle out.* explicar una noción = put across + conception.* explicar un Tema con más detalle = expand upon/on + Tema.* no saber cómo explicarlo = be at a loss to explain it.* que se explica por sí mismo = self-explanatory [self explanatory/selfexplanatory].* sin explicar = unexplained.* * *explicar [A2 ]vtto explain¿nos puedes explicar en qué consiste el juego? can you explain to us o show us how to play the game?¿nos vas a explicar por qué llegaste tan tarde? are you going to explain why o give us an explanation as to why you were so late?no sé explicarlo I don't know how to express o explain it1 (comprender, concebir) to understandno me explico cómo pudo suceder una cosa así I don't understand o I can't make out how something like this could have happenedno me lo explico, si estaba aquí hace un momento I can't understand it o ( colloq) I just don't get it, she was here a moment ago2(hacerse comprender): se explica muy bien he expresses himself very wellespero haberme explicado con toda claridad I hope I have made myself quite clearno sé lo que quieres decir, explícate I don't know what you're trying to say, explain what you mean¿me explico? is that clear? o do you understand what I mean?no sabe explicarse he isn't very good at expressing himself o putting his ideas across o explaining thingsse explicó diciendo que él creía que caducaba mañana he explained it (away) by saying that he thought it expired tomorrow* * *
explicar ( conjugate explicar) verbo transitivo
to explain;
explicarse verbo pronominal
◊ no me lo explico I can't understand it o (colloq) I just don't get it
¿me explico? do you understand what I mean?
explicar verbo transitivo to explain
' explicar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
difícil
- repasar
- traducir
- llanamente
- minucia
English:
account for
- concoct
- die out
- elaborate
- explain
- for
- set-up
- show
- so
- spell out
- study
- account
- detail
- spell
* * *♦ vt1. [exponer, contar] to explain;[teoría] to expound;explícame cómo funciona tell me how it works;¿te importaría explicarme qué pasa? would you mind telling me o explaining what's going on?;es una sensación rara, no lo puedo explicar it's a strange feeling, I can't explain it2. [enseñar] to teach, to lecture in* * *v/t explain* * *explicar {72} vt: to explain* * *explícanos qué ha pasado explain what happened / tell us what happened -
10 caprichoso
adj.capricious, cranky, erratic, fickle.* * *► adjetivo1 capricious, whimsical, fanciful► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 whimsical person* * *ADJ1) [persona] capricious2) [idea, novela etc] whimsical, fanciful* * *I- sa adjetivoa) ( inconstante) <carácter/persona> capricious; <tiempo/moda> changeableb) (difícil, exigente) fussyII- sa masculino, femeninoes un caprichoso — ( es inconstante) he's always changing his mind; (es difícil, exigente) he's so fussy
* * *= capricious, whimsical, wayward, fickle, wanton, faddish, flighty [flightier -comp., flightiest -sup.], faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.].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. This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.Ex. The article 'The wayward scholar: resources and research in popular culture' defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource.Ex. The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.Ex. 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.Ex. These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.----* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.* de modo caprichoso = capriciously.* * *I- sa adjetivoa) ( inconstante) <carácter/persona> capricious; <tiempo/moda> changeableb) (difícil, exigente) fussyII- sa masculino, femeninoes un caprichoso — ( es inconstante) he's always changing his mind; (es difícil, exigente) he's so fussy
* * *= capricious, whimsical, wayward, fickle, wanton, faddish, flighty [flightier -comp., flightiest -sup.], faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.].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: This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.Ex: The article 'The wayward scholar: resources and research in popular culture' defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource.Ex: The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.Ex: 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.Ex: These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.* de modo caprichoso = capriciously.* * *1 (inconstante) ‹carácter/persona› capricious; ‹tiempo/moda› changeable¡qué niño más caprichoso! what a capricious child! o this child is always changing his mindlas estalactitas presentaban formas caprichosas the stalactites formed fanciful shapes2 (difícil, exigente) fussymasculine, femininees un caprichoso (es inconstante) he's so capricious o he's always changing his mind; (es difícil, exigente) he is so fussy* * *
caprichoso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹tiempo/moda› changeable
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:
(es difícil, exigente) he's so fussy
caprichoso,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino mi hermana es una caprichosa, my sister is very impulsive
II adjetivo
1 (antojadizo) whimsical, fanciful
2 (maniático, exigente) fussy
3 (creativo, sin norma) las nubes creaban figuras caprichosas, the clouds made strange shapes
' caprichoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caprichosa
- mañoso
English:
capricious
- erratic
- flighty
- moody
- whimsical
* * *caprichoso, -a adjcapricious, impulsive;actuar de forma caprichosa to act capriciously o impulsively* * *adj capricious* * *caprichoso, -sa adjantojadizo: capricious, fickle -
11 chercher
chercher [∫εʀ∫e]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. to look for ; [+ ombre, lumière, tranquillité, gloire, succès, faveur] to seek ; [+ danger, mort] to court ; [+ citation, heure de train] to look up ; [+ nom, terme] to try to remember• attends, je cherche wait a minute, I'm trying to think• chercher partout qch/qn to search everywhere for sth/sb• chercher une aiguille dans une botte or meule de foin to look for a needle in a haystack• tu me cherches ? (inf) are you looking for trouble?b. ( = prendre, acheter) aller chercher qch to go for sth• qu'est-ce que tu vas chercher là ? how do you make that out?• ça va chercher dans les 300 € it'll come to around 300 eurosc. ( = essayer) chercher à faire qch to try to do sth2. reflexive verb► se chercher ( = chercher sa voie) to search for an identity* * *ʃɛʀʃe
1.
1) ( essayer de trouver) to look for‘cherchons vendeuses’ — ‘sales assistants wanted’
2) ( s'efforcer)3) ( prendre)aller chercher quelqu'un/qch — gén to go and get somebody/sth; ( passer prendre) to pick somebody/sth up
aller chercher quelque chose — [chien] to fetch something
4) ( r éfléchir à) to try to find [réponse, idées]; to look for [prétexte, excuse]; ( se souvenir de) to try to remember [nom]j'ai beau chercher, impossible de m'en souvenir — I've thought and thought and still can't remember it
5) ( imaginer)6) ( atteindre)ça va chercher dans les 500 euros — it must fetch GB ou get US about 500 euros
7) ( aller à la rencontre de) to look for [complications]
2.
se chercher verbe pronominal1)un écrivain qui se cherche — ( raison d'être) a writer trying to find himself; (style, idées) a writer who is feeling his way
2)3) (colloq) ( se provoquer) to be out to get each other (colloq)* * *ʃɛʀʃe vt1) [chose, solution, recette] to look forJe cherche mes clés. — I'm looking for my keys.
2) [un mot dans un dictionnaire] to look upIl cherchait 'vertugadin' dans le dictionnaire. — He was looking up 'vertugadin' in the dictionary.
3)aller chercher [du pain, du lait] — to go to get, [le docteur, un plombier] to go and get, [une visite à la gare] to pick up
Elle est allée chercher du pain pour ce midi. — She's gone to get some bread for lunch.
Va chercher du lait pour la voisine. — Go and get some milk for the lady next door.
Va vite chercher le docteur. — Quick, go and get the doctor.
J'irai te chercher à la gare. — I'll pick you up at the station.
4) [gloire, succès] to seek5) (= tenter, essayer)chercher à faire — to try to do, to attempt to do
* * *chercher verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( essayer de trouver) to look for [personne, objet, vérité]; to look for, to try to find [emploi, repos, appartement]; cela fait une heure que je vous cherche I've been looking for you for the past hour; chercher un mot dans le dictionnaire to look up a word in the dictionary; chercher qn du regard dans la foule to look (about) for sb in the crowd; ‘cherchons vendeuses’ ‘sales assistants wanted’; son regard cherchait celui de sa femme he sought his wife's eye; il cherche son chemin he's trying to find his way; elle chercha quelques pièces de monnaie dans sa poche she felt for some coins in her pocket; cherche mieux look harder ou more carefully; tu n'as pas bien cherché you didn't look hard enough; chercher le sommeil to try to get some sleep; chercher l'aventure to look for ou seek adventure; chercher fortune to seek one's fortune; ne cherchez plus! look no further!; cherche mon chien, cherche! fetch, boy, fetch!; ⇒ aiguille, bête, pou;2 ( s'efforcer) chercher à faire to try to do; je cherche à vous joindre depuis ce matin I've been trying to contact you since this morning; il cherchait à les impressionner he was trying to impress them; je ne cherche plus à comprendre I've given up trying to understand; ⇒ quatorze;3 ( quérir) aller chercher qn/qch gén to go and get sb/sth; ( passer prendre) to pick sb/sth up; aller chercher qch [chien] to fetch sth; allez me chercher le patron! go and get the boss for me!; aller chercher la balle/les balles ( au tennis) to go for a shot/for the difficult shots (au filet at the net); venir chercher qn/qch gén to come and get sb/sth; ( passer prendre) to pick sb/sth up; il est venu me chercher à l'aéroport he came to meet me at the airport; envoyer qn chercher qch to send sb to get sth;4 ( réfléchir à) to try to find [réponse, idées, mot, solution]; to look for [prétexte, excuse]; ( se souvenir de) to try to remember [nom]; je cherche mes mots I'm groping for words; chercher un moyen de faire qch to try to think of a way to do sth; il ne cherche pas assez he doesn't think hard enough about it; j'ai beau chercher, impossible de m'en souvenir I've thought and thought and still can't remember it; pas la peine de chercher bien loin, c'est lui le coupable you don't have to look too far, he's the guilty one;5 ( imaginer) qu'allez-vous chercher! what are you thinking of!; où est-il allé chercher cela? what made him think that?; où va-t-il chercher tout cela? how does he come up with all that?; je me demande où il est allé chercher tous ces mensonges I wonder how he thought up all these lies;6 ( atteindre) une maison dans ce quartier, ça va chercher dans les 300 000 euros a house in this area must fetch GB ou get US about 300,000 euros; un vol à main armée, ça doit/va chercher dans les cinq ans de prison armed robbery would/could get you about five years in prison; ‘combien ça va me coûter?’-‘ça ne devrait pas aller chercher loin’ ‘how much will that cost me?’-‘it shouldn't come to much’;7 ( aller à la rencontre de) to look for [complications, problèmes]; elle t'a giflé mais tu l'as bien cherché she slapped you but you asked for it; il a été renvoyé mais il l'a quand même bien cherché he was fired but he was asking for it; si tu me cherches, tu vas me trouver○ if you're looking for trouble, you'll get it.B se chercher vpr1 ( être en quête de soi-même) to try to find oneself; un écrivain qui se cherche ( raison d'être) a writer trying to find himself; (style, idées) a writer who is feeling his way;2 ( se donner) se chercher des excuses/un alibi to try to find excuses/an alibi for oneself;3 ○( se provoquer) to be out to get each other○.[ʃɛrʃe] verbe transitif1. [dans l'espace] to look ou to search for (inseparable)chercher quelqu'un/quelque chose à tâtons to fumble ou to grope for somebody/somethingtu donnes ta langue au chat? — attends, je cherche give up? — wait, I'm still thinking ou trying to thinkchercher des crosses (familier) ou des ennuis ou des histoires à quelqu'un to try and cause trouble for somebodychercher chicane ou querelle à quelqu'un to try and pick a quarrel with somebody3. [essayer de se procurer] to look ou to hunt for (inseparable)chercher du travail to look for work, to be job-huntingtoujours à chercher la bagarre! always looking ou spoiling for a fight!quand ou si on me cherche, on me trouve if anybody asks for trouble, he'll get it6. [avec des verbes de mouvement]aller chercher quelqu'un/quelque chose to fetch somebody/somethingallez me chercher le directeur [client mécontent] I'd like to speak to the manageraller chercher dans les (familier) , aller chercher jusqu'à (familier) : ça va bien chercher dans les 200 euros it's worth at least 200 euros————————chercher à verbe plus prépositionto try ou to attempt ou to seek to————————chercher après verbe plus préposition————————se chercher verbe pronominal————————se chercher verbe pronominal intransitif -
12 inestable
adj.unstable.tiempo inestable changeable weather* * *► adjetivo1 unstable, unsteady* * *adj.* * *ADJ unstable, unsteady* * *a) <edificio/estructura> unstableb) <país/economía> unstablec) <carácter/matrimonio> unstabled) < tiempo> changeable, unsettlede) (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> unstableb) <país/economía> unstablec) <carácter/matrimonio> unstabled) < tiempo> changeable, unsettlede) (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, unstable2 ‹país/gobierno/economía› unstable3 ‹persona/carácter› unstable4 ‹tiempo› changeable, unsettled* * *
inestable adjetivo
inestable adjetivo unstable, unsteady
(tiempo) changeable
' inestable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cambiante
English:
shakily
- unsettled
- unstable
- unsteady
- top
* * *inestable adj1. [construcción] unstable2. [régimen, economía] unstable3. [carácter] unstable4. [tiempo] changeable* * ** * *inestable adj: unstable, unsteady* * *inestable adj1. (en general) unstable2. (tiempo) changeable -
13 injustificado
adj.unexcused, unwarranted, unjustified.* * *► adjetivo1 unjustified* * *ADJ unjustified* * *- da adjetivo unwarranted, unjustified* * *= unwarranted, unjustified, uncalled-for, wrongful, ill-justified, gratuitous.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. Many citation analyses draw conclusions unjustified by the evidence, which could mislead unwary librarians.Ex. Reserve services are not noticeably curtailed; but the added clerical burden on the staff is cited as a serious, expensive, and possibly uncalled-for consequence of compliance.Ex. Something must be done to resolve freelance authors' rights to remuneration for wrongful use of their property.Ex. Unfortunately, he supports President Bush's extravagances in his ill-named war on terror and ill-justified invasion of Iraq.Ex. However, most librarians do not have the training for counseling and should avoid gratuitous tampering with the lives of library patrons.* * *- da adjetivo unwarranted, unjustified* * *= unwarranted, unjustified, uncalled-for, wrongful, ill-justified, gratuitous.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: Many citation analyses draw conclusions unjustified by the evidence, which could mislead unwary librarians.Ex: Reserve services are not noticeably curtailed; but the added clerical burden on the staff is cited as a serious, expensive, and possibly uncalled-for consequence of compliance.Ex: Something must be done to resolve freelance authors' rights to remuneration for wrongful use of their property.Ex: Unfortunately, he supports President Bush's extravagances in his ill-named war on terror and ill-justified invasion of Iraq.Ex: However, most librarians do not have the training for counseling and should avoid gratuitous tampering with the lives of library patrons.* * *injustificado -daunwarranted, unjustifieddespido injustificado unfair dismissal* * *
injustificado◊ -da adjetivo
unwarranted, unjustified;
despido injustificado unfair dismissal
injustificado,-a adjetivo unjustified
' injustificado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
injustificada
English:
gratuitous
- unwarranted
- unfair
- unjustified
* * *injustificado, -a adjunjustified* * *adj unjustified* * *injustificado, -da adj: unjustified, unwarranted -
14 ocultar
v.1 to hide.ocultar algo a alguien to hide something from somebodyle ocultaron la verdad they concealed the truth from himIlse cubre la verdad Ilse covers up the truth.2 to cover up (delito).3 to hush, to hide.Ilse cubre la verdad Ilse covers up the truth.* * *1 (gen) to hide, conceal* * *verbto conceal, hide* * *1. VT1) [+ objeto, mancha] to hide (a, de from)conceal (a, de from)2) [+ sentimientos, intenciones] to hide, conceal2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <noticia/verdad>b) <sentimientos/intenciones> to conceal, hidec) ( de la vista) to conceal, hide2.ocultarse v prona) persona to hideb) ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hiddenc) sol to disappear* * *= bury, cover, disguise, hide, obscure, withhold, ensconce, conceal, mask, secrete, tuck away, dissimulate, whitewash, hide out, blot out, dissemble, cache.Ex. All of the early works on rock music are buried under the heading for JAZZ, and the early works on linguistics are buried under the heading LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES.Ex. Kitano burst out laughing to cover her obvious blushing embarrassment, and she was soon encircled with laughter.Ex. But when the other approaches were examined and analyzed with care, it turned out that another 16 percent were disguised subject searches.Ex. These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.Ex. A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.Ex. It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.Ex. The foreman ensconced in one of the cages and the master-printer in the other.Ex. He merely said, striving to conceal his anger: 'I'll see what I can do'.Ex. The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.Ex. Motion picture loops can be expensive and small enough to secrete.Ex. It is rumoured to be, at least in part, tucked away in one of the attics of the Science Library, a forgotten monument to a great but unsuccessful idea = Se rumorea que se encuentra oculto, al menos en parte, en uno de los áticos de la Biblioteca de Ciencias, monumento olvidado a una gran idea pero sin éxito.Ex. He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.Ex. A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.Ex. It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.Ex. Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.Ex. On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.----* no ocultar las preferencias de Uno sobre Algo = make + no bones about + Algo.* ocultar Algo a = keep + Nombre + a secret from.* ocultar la identidad = conceal + identity.* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* ocultar los sentimientos de Uno = bury + Posesivo + feelings.* ocultarse = go into + hiding.* ocultarse detrás de = hide behind.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <noticia/verdad>b) <sentimientos/intenciones> to conceal, hidec) ( de la vista) to conceal, hide2.ocultarse v prona) persona to hideb) ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hiddenc) sol to disappear* * *= bury, cover, disguise, hide, obscure, withhold, ensconce, conceal, mask, secrete, tuck away, dissimulate, whitewash, hide out, blot out, dissemble, cache.Ex: All of the early works on rock music are buried under the heading for JAZZ, and the early works on linguistics are buried under the heading LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES.
Ex: Kitano burst out laughing to cover her obvious blushing embarrassment, and she was soon encircled with laughter.Ex: But when the other approaches were examined and analyzed with care, it turned out that another 16 percent were disguised subject searches.Ex: These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.Ex: A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.Ex: It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.Ex: The foreman ensconced in one of the cages and the master-printer in the other.Ex: He merely said, striving to conceal his anger: 'I'll see what I can do'.Ex: The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.Ex: Motion picture loops can be expensive and small enough to secrete.Ex: It is rumoured to be, at least in part, tucked away in one of the attics of the Science Library, a forgotten monument to a great but unsuccessful idea = Se rumorea que se encuentra oculto, al menos en parte, en uno de los áticos de la Biblioteca de Ciencias, monumento olvidado a una gran idea pero sin éxito.Ex: He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.Ex: A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.Ex: Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.Ex: On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.* no ocultar las preferencias de Uno sobre Algo = make + no bones about + Algo.* ocultar Algo a = keep + Nombre + a secret from.* ocultar la identidad = conceal + identity.* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* ocultar los sentimientos de Uno = bury + Posesivo + feelings.* ocultarse = go into + hiding.* ocultarse detrás de = hide behind.* * *ocultar [A1 ]vt1 ‹noticia/verdad› ocultarle algo A algn to conceal sth FROM sb¿por qué me lo ocultaste? why did you conceal it from me?2 (disimular) ‹sentimientos/intenciones› to conceal, hide3 (de la vista) to conceal, hide«persona» to hideel sol se ocultó detrás de las nubes the sun disappeared behind the cloudstras esa sonrisa se oculta una mala intención behind that smile there lie dishonest intentions* * *
ocultar ( conjugate ocultar) verbo transitivo ( en general) to conceal, hide;
‹ persona› to hide;
ocultarle algo A algn to conceal o hide sth from sb
ocultarse verbo pronominal
ocultar verbo transitivo to conceal, hide: no nos ocultes la verdad, don't hide the truth from us
' ocultar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pantalla
- silenciar
- solapar
- soterrar
- tapar
- disfrazar
- escamotear
English:
blot out
- conceal
- dark
- hide
- hold back
- impatience
- keep from
- mask
- obscure
- screen
- secret
- secrete
- suppress
- withhold
- cover
- disguise
- keep
* * *♦ vt1. [esconder] to conceal, to hide;ocultar algo a alguien to conceal o hide sth from sb2. [información, noticia] to conceal, to hide;ocultar algo a alguien to conceal o hide sth from sb;le ocultaron la verdad they concealed the truth from him3. [sorpresa, irritación] to conceal, to hide;oculté mis verdaderos sentimientos I concealed my true feelings4. [delito] to cover up* * *v/t hide, conceal* * *ocultar vtesconder: to conceal, to hide* * * -
15 sin fundamento
adj.1 unfounded, groundless, baseless, unsupported.2 unsupported.* * *unfounded* * *= unwarranted, unsupported, ungrounded, without foundation, without basisEx. 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. Even more reprehensible than the unsupported recollection is the guess, however well informed.Ex. He acquits Brissot on all counts but finds that Darnton's suspicions were not entirely without foundation.Ex. The imputation was totally without basis and was motivated purely by malice.* * *= unwarranted, unsupported, ungrounded, without foundation, without basisEx: 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: Even more reprehensible than the unsupported recollection is the guess, however well informed.Ex: This is an ungrounded notion = Ésta idea es infundada.Ex: He acquits Brissot on all counts but finds that Darnton's suspicions were not entirely without foundation.Ex: The imputation was totally without basis and was motivated purely by malice. -
16 situación
f.1 situation, state, picture.2 position, siting.3 presentation of the fetus, lie, lie of the fetus, presentation.* * *1 (circunstancia) situation2 (posición) position3 (emplazamiento) situation, location* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=circunstancias) situation¿qué harías en una situación así? — what would you do in a situation like that?
2) (=emplazamiento) situation, locationla casa tiene una situación inmejorable — the house is in a superb location, the house is superbly located o situated
3) [en la sociedad] position, standingcrearse una situación — to do well for o.s.
situación económica — financial position, financial situation
4) (=estado) state5)precio de situación — LAm bargain price
* * *1)a) ( coyuntura) situationb) ( en la sociedad) position, standing2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)* * *= event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.Ex. The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.Ex. Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.Ex. The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.Ex. This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.Ex. Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.Ex. One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.Ex. As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.Ex. For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.Ex. 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.Ex. Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.Ex. Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.Ex. This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.----* aceptar la situación = accept + situation.* adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.* afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.* agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.* analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.* aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.* complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.* confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.* contemplar una situación = address + situation.* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.* corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.* crear una situación = create + a situation.* dada la situación = in the circumstances.* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.* desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.* describir una situación = depict + situation.* disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.* dominar la situación = tame + the beast.* empeorar la situación = make + things worse.* empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en cualquier situación = in any given situation.* en esta situación = at this juncture.* enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.* en la situación concreta = on the scene.* en situación de = in the position to.* en situación de crisis = on the rocks.* en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.* en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.* en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.* en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.* en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.* en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.* estado de una situación = state of being.* estar en situación de = be in a position to.* estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.* explicar la situación = explain + the situation.* gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.* hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.* hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.* hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.* imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.* informe de situación = status report.* informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.* la situación = the course of events.* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.* mejora de situación social = upward mobility.* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.* meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.* ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.* perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.* reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.* rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.* remediar una situación = remedy + situation.* resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.* responder a una situación = respond to + situation.* salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.* sensible a la situación = situation-aware.* simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.* situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.* situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.* situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.* situación análoga = analogue.* situación apremiante = plight.* situación apurada = hardship.* situación azarosa = predicament.* situación buena = strong position.* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.* situación cómica = comedy sketch.* situación confusa = muddy waters.* situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.* situación crítica = critical situation.* situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.* situación de desesperación = scene of despair.* situación de estrés = stress situation.* situación de préstamo = loan status.* situación desagradable = unpleasantness.* situación de tensión = stress situation.* situación diaria = daily situation.* situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.* situación económica = financial situation, economic status.* situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.* situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.* situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.* situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.* situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].* situación experimental = laboratory situation.* situación forzada = Procrustean bed.* situación hipotética = scenario.* situación ideal = ideal situation.* situación insoportable = unbearable situation.* situación insostenible = unbearable situation.* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.* situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.* situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.* situación penosa = plight.* situación poco clara = clouding.* situación política = political scene.* situación posible = scenario.* situación precaria = precarious situation.* situación privilegiada = advantageous location.* situación problemática = problem situation.* situación sin solución = impasse.* situación + surgir = situation + arise.* situación tensa = stress situation.* situación ventajosa = winning situation.* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.* verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.* * *1)a) ( coyuntura) situationb) ( en la sociedad) position, standing2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)* * *= event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.Ex: Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.Ex: One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.Ex: As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.Ex: For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.Ex: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.Ex: Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.* aceptar la situación = accept + situation.* adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.* afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.* agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.* analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.* aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.* complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.* confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.* contemplar una situación = address + situation.* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.* corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.* crear una situación = create + a situation.* dada la situación = in the circumstances.* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.* desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.* describir una situación = depict + situation.* disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.* dominar la situación = tame + the beast.* empeorar la situación = make + things worse.* empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en cualquier situación = in any given situation.* en esta situación = at this juncture.* enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.* en la situación concreta = on the scene.* en situación de = in the position to.* en situación de crisis = on the rocks.* en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.* en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.* en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.* en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.* en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.* en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.* estado de una situación = state of being.* estar en situación de = be in a position to.* estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.* explicar la situación = explain + the situation.* gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.* hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.* hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.* hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.* imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.* informe de situación = status report.* informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.* la situación = the course of events.* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.* mejora de situación social = upward mobility.* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.* meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.* ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.* perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.* reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.* rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.* remediar una situación = remedy + situation.* resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.* responder a una situación = respond to + situation.* salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.* sensible a la situación = situation-aware.* simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.* situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.* situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.* situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.* situación análoga = analogue.* situación apremiante = plight.* situación apurada = hardship.* situación azarosa = predicament.* situación buena = strong position.* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.* situación cómica = comedy sketch.* situación confusa = muddy waters.* situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.* situación crítica = critical situation.* situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.* situación de desesperación = scene of despair.* situación de estrés = stress situation.* situación de préstamo = loan status.* situación desagradable = unpleasantness.* situación de tensión = stress situation.* situación diaria = daily situation.* situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.* situación económica = financial situation, economic status.* situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.* situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.* situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.* situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.* situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].* situación experimental = laboratory situation.* situación forzada = Procrustean bed.* situación hipotética = scenario.* situación ideal = ideal situation.* situación insoportable = unbearable situation.* situación insostenible = unbearable situation.* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.* situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.* situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.* situación penosa = plight.* situación poco clara = clouding.* situación política = political scene.* situación posible = scenario.* situación precaria = precarious situation.* situación privilegiada = advantageous location.* situación problemática = problem situation.* situación sin solución = impasse.* situación + surgir = situation + arise.* situación tensa = stress situation.* situación ventajosa = winning situation.* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.* verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.* * *A1 (coyuntura) situationnuestra situación económica our financial situation o positionno está en situación de poder ayudarnos she is not in a position to be able to help usse encuentra en una situación desesperada her situation o plight is desperate, she is in a desperate situationapenas crearon situaciones de gol they hardly made any scoring chancessalvar la situación to save the day o rescue the situation2 (en la sociedad) position, standingCompuesto:extreme situationla situación del local es excelente the premises are ideally situated o located* * *
situación sustantivo femenino
1
2 ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
situación sustantivo femenino
1 (económica) situation
2 (trance) me puso en una situación muy embarazosa, he put me in an awkward situation
3 (emplazamiento) location
4 (condiciones, disposición) state: no estamos en situación de rechazarlo, we are in no position to refuse it
' situación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusiva
- abusivo
- acierto
- aclimatarse
- adueñarse
- afianzarse
- airosa
- airoso
- ambiente
- ámbito
- anterioridad
- aprovechar
- caer
- calibrar
- callejón
- cañón
- capear
- cargo
- caso
- comparable
- comprometedor
- comprometedora
- comprometida
- comprometido
- compromiso
- condición
- conducir
- considerablemente
- correr
- coyuntura
- crisis
- decantar
- desdramatizar
- desembocar
- detonante
- dimanar
- disposición
- dueña
- dueño
- embrollo
- emotiva
- emotivo
- endemoniada
- endemoniado
- enrarecerse
- enredar
- enredarse
- entrar
- estar
- estado
English:
aggravate
- anywhere
- applicable
- apprise
- aspect
- assess
- assessment
- awkward
- backdrop
- border on
- break
- bullet
- business
- case
- command
- confuse
- consolidate
- danger
- defuse
- deteriorate
- dinner
- dire
- disgusting
- distressing
- encouraging
- end
- explosive
- fraught
- fuel
- further
- grim
- heat
- hook
- hot up
- in
- indoors
- inflammable
- injustice
- irritating
- joke
- mess
- misjudge
- muddy
- nasty
- need
- no-win
- off
- ongoing
- pass
- picture
* * *situación nf1. [circunstancias] situation;[legal, social] status;estar en situación de hacer algo [en general] to be in a position to do sth;[enfermo, borracho] to be in a fit state to do sth;estar en una situación privilegiada to be in a privileged positionsituación económica economic situation;situación límite extreme o critical situation2. [ubicación] location;la tienda está en una situación muy céntrica the shop is in a very central location* * *f situation;estar en situación de be in a position to* * ** * *situación n situation -
17 variable
adj.changeable, variable.f.variable (Mat).* * *► adjetivo1 variable, changeable1 MATEMÁTICAS variable* * *noun f. adj.* * *1.ADJ (gen) variable, changeable; (Mat, Inform) variable2.SF (Mat, Inform) variable* * *Iadjetivo <carácter/humor> changeableIItiempo variable — unsettled o changeable weather
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.* * *Iadjetivo <carácter/humor> changeableIItiempo variable — unsettled o changeable weather
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› changeabletiempo variable unsettled o changeable o variable weathervariable* * *
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
* * *♦ adjchangeable, variable♦ nfMat variable variable aleatoria random variable* * *I adj variable; tiempo changeableII f MAT variable* * *variable adj & nf: variable♦ variabilidad nf* * *variable adj changeable -
18 voluble
adj.1 changeable, fickle (person).2 climbing (botany).3 twining, twisting.* * *► adjetivo1 changeable, fickle2 BOTÁNICA voluble, twining* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=inconstante) fickle, changeable; (=imprevisible) erratic, unpredictable; (=inestable) unstable2) (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, fickleB ( 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 -
19 complicado
adj.1 complicated, complex, confusing, complicate.2 complicated.3 in a delicate condition.4 involved.past part.past participle of spanish verb: complicar.* * *1→ link=complicar complicar► adjetivo1 (gen) complicated, complex2 (carácter) complex3 (implicado) involved* * *(f. - complicada)adj.* * *ADJ (=complejo) complicated, complex; (Med) [fractura] compound; [estilo] elaborate; [persona] complex; [método] complicated, involved; (Jur) involved, implicated* * *- da adjetivoa) <problema/sistema/situación> complicated, complexc) ( rebuscado)no seas tan complicado! — don't make life o things difficult for yourself!
d) <diseño/adorno> elaborate* * *= confusing, elaborate, intricate, involved, taxing, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], complicated, knotted, tangled.Ex. The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.Ex. These are more elaborate then the ALA Rules, with twice the number of rules.Ex. The terminology, much of it being either newly coined or adapted to suit the purpose at hand, is sometimes rather intricate.Ex. There are also wide ranges of interpretation concerning title entry; for example, one of the exceptions is long titles that are involved and nondistinctive-a thoroughly subjective judgment must be made here.Ex. It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.Ex. Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.Ex. Libraries should only refer users to other information agencies when complicated, specialized, or technical expertise is required.Ex. Its intricately knotted narrative begins in 1900 with the sequence of events leading to Oscar Wilde's deathbed conversion.Ex. Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.----* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.* demasiado complicado = overcomplicated [over-complicated].* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.* fractura complicada = compound fracture.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.* supercomplicado = hyper-complicated.* trabajo complicado = major exercise.* * *- da adjetivoa) <problema/sistema/situación> complicated, complexc) ( rebuscado)no seas tan complicado! — don't make life o things difficult for yourself!
d) <diseño/adorno> elaborate* * *= confusing, elaborate, intricate, involved, taxing, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], complicated, knotted, tangled.Ex: The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.
Ex: These are more elaborate then the ALA Rules, with twice the number of rules.Ex: The terminology, much of it being either newly coined or adapted to suit the purpose at hand, is sometimes rather intricate.Ex: There are also wide ranges of interpretation concerning title entry; for example, one of the exceptions is long titles that are involved and nondistinctive-a thoroughly subjective judgment must be made here.Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.Ex: Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.Ex: Libraries should only refer users to other information agencies when complicated, specialized, or technical expertise is required.Ex: Its intricately knotted narrative begins in 1900 with the sequence of events leading to Oscar Wilde's deathbed conversion.Ex: Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.* demasiado complicado = overcomplicated [over-complicated].* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.* fractura complicada = compound fracture.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.* supercomplicado = hyper-complicated.* trabajo complicado = major exercise.* * *complicado -da1 ‹problema/historia/situación› complicated, complex; ‹sistema› complicated, complex, involved2 ‹carácter› complex; ‹persona› complicated3(rebuscado): ¡no seas tan complicado! don't make life difficult for yourself!, don't make things so complicated!4 ‹diseño› elaborate, complex, intricate; ‹adorno› elaborate* * *
Del verbo complicar: ( conjugate complicar)
complicado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
complicado
complicar
complicado◊ -da adjetivo
‹ persona› complicated
complicar ( conjugate complicar) verbo transitivo
complicarse verbo pronominal
[ enfermedad]:
See Also→ vida 2b) ( implicarse) complicadose en algo to get involved in sth
complicado,-a adjetivo
1 (complejo) complicated
2 (implicado) involved
complicar verbo transitivo
1 (dificultar) to complicate, make difficult
2 (implicar) to involve [en, in]: no me compliques en tus asuntos, don't involve me in your affairs
' complicado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
accidentada
- accidentado
- avispero
- bizantina
- bizantino
- complicada
- designar
- fregado
- más
- puñetera
- puñetero
- rebuscada
- rebuscado
- enmarañado
- sí
English:
can
- complicated
- compound
- convoluted
- elaborate
- intricate
- involved
- rocky
- tangled
- thicken
- wrestle
- meet
- taxing
- uncomplicated
* * *complicado, -a adj1. [situación, problema] complicated2. [sistema, procedimiento] complicated3. [carácter] complex;es un niño muy complicado he's a very complex child* * *adj complicated* * *complicado, -da adj: complicated* * *complicado adj complicated / complex -
20 histoire
histoire [istwaʀ]feminine nouna. ( = science, événements) l'histoire history• tout cela, c'est de l'histoire ancienne all that's ancient historyb. ( = leçon) history lessonc. ( = récit, conte) story• c'est une histoire de fous ! it's absolutely crazy!• qu'est-ce que c'est que cette histoire ? just what is all this about?• tout ça, ce sont des histoires that's just a lot of fibs (inf)e. ( = affaire, incident) (inf) il vient de lui arriver une drôle d'histoire something funny has just happened to him• ça, c'est une autre histoire ! that's another story!• j'ai pu avoir une place mais ça a été toute une histoire I managed to get a seat but it was a real strugglef. ( = chichis) fuss• quelle histoire pour si peu ! what a fuss over so little! (inf)• au lit, et pas d'histoires ! off to bed, and I don't want any fuss!* * *istwaʀ1) ( discipline) historyl'histoire de France/Chine — French/Chinese history
l'histoire de l'art/de la littérature — the history of art/of literature
entrer dans or marquer l'histoire — to go down in history
c'est de l'histoire ancienne — ( c'est sans intérêt) that's ancient history; ( mieux vaut l'oublier) that was a long time ago
la petite histoire veut que... — it is said that...
pour la petite histoire... — history has it that...
2) ( récit) storytout ça, c'est des histoires! — (colloq) that's all fiction!
c'est une histoire de fous — ( c'est incroyable) it's absolutely crazy!; ( sur les fous) it's a joke about mad people
3) (aventure, affaire)en voilà des histoires! — what a to-do!, what a fuss!
ça va faire des histoires avec elle si... — she'll be upset if...
chercher des histoires à quelqu'un — to go on (colloq) at somebody
au travail, et pas d'histoires! — (colloq) get on with it, no messing about! (colloq)
5) (colloq)prends quelques jours de repos, histoire de te changer les idées — take a few days' rest, just to have a break from everything
histoire de rire or s'amuser — just for fun
* * *istwaʀ1. nf1) (= science, événements) historyl'histoire de France — French history, the history of France
2) (= anecdote, récit) storyCe roman raconte l'histoire de deux enfants. — This novel tells the story of two children.
3) (= affaire) business no plune histoire de... — a question of...
2. histoires nfpl1) (= ennuis) trouble sg2) (= mensonges)3) (= chichis) fuss no pl* * *histoire nf1 ( discipline) history; aimer/enseigner/étudier l'histoire to like/teach/study history; élève qui n'est pas bon en histoire pupil who is bad at history; l'histoire de France/Chine French/Chinese history; l'histoire de l'art/de la littérature the history of art/of literature; entrer dans or marquer l'histoire to go down in history; un lieu chargé d'histoire a place steeped in history; l'histoire jugera or se fera juge posterity will be the judge; c'est de l'histoire ancienne ( c'est sans intérêt) that's ancient history; ( mieux vaut l'oublier) that was a long time ago; la petite histoire veut que… it is said that…; pour la petite histoire… history has it that…;2 ( récit) story; raconter une histoire de fantômes à qn to tell sb a ghost story; c'est l'histoire d'une grande découverte it's the story of a great discovery; c'est toujours la même histoire fig it's always the same old story; c'est une autre/une tout autre histoire it's another/quite another story; tout ça, c'est des histoires○! that's all fiction!; une histoire à dormir debout a tall story; raconter des histoires to tell fibs; ne me raconte pas d'histoires! you're making it up!; c'est une histoire de fous ( c'est incroyable) it's/it was absolutely crazy!; ( sur les fous) it's a joke about mad people; ⇒ coudre;3 (aventure, affaire) histoire d'amour love affair; c'est sûrement une histoire d'argent/de fesses○ there must be money/sex involved; se disputer pour une histoire d'argent/de voiture/d'héritage to fight over money/a car/an inheritance; histoire de famille family matter; le plus beau/drôle de l'histoire, c'est que… the best/funniest part of it is that…; il m'est arrivé une drôle d'histoire a funny thing happened to me;4 (difficulté, problème) en voilà des histoires! what a to-do!, what a fuss!; elle fait toujours des histoires she's always making a fuss; il n'y a pas de quoi en faire une histoire there's no need to get worked up about it; il nous a fait toute une histoire pour un carreau cassé he went on○ at us in the most ridiculous way about a broken window; c'est une femme à histoires she's a troublemaker; un locataire/voisin sans histoires a perfectly good tenant/neighbourGB; un brave type sans histoires a nice straightforward chap GB, a regular guy US; une vie sans histoires an uneventful life; je ne veux pas d'histoires avec le propriétaire I don't want any trouble with the landlord; il faut toujours qu'il s'attire des histoires he's always getting into trouble; ça va faire des histoires avec elle si… she'll be upset if…; ça a été toute une histoire pour faire it was a terrible job doing; chercher des histoires à qn to go on at sb; au travail, et pas d'histoires○! get on with it, no messing about○!;5 ○ histoire de faire just to do; prends quelques jours de repos, histoire de te changer les idées take a few days' rest, just to have a break from everything; si je l'ai critiquée, c'était histoire de voir sa réaction I only criticized her to see how she would take it; histoire de rire or s'amuser just for fun.[istwar] nom féminin1. [passé] history2. [mémoire, postérité] historyrester dans l'histoire to go down in history ou in the history books3. [période précise] history4. [discipline]l'histoire de l'art/la littérature art/literary historyl'histoire ancienne/du Moyen Âge Ancient/Medieval Historysais-tu, pour la petite histoire, qu'il est né au Pérou? do you know that he was born in Peru, by the way?5. [récit, écrit] storyl'histoire de la pièce the plot ou story of the playattends, je ne t'ai pas encore dit le plus beau ou le meilleur de l'histoire! wait, the best part ou bit is still to come!une histoire drôle a joke, a funny story6. [mensonge]tout ça, c'est des histoires (familier) that's a load of (stuff and) nonsense, that's all hooey ou baloney (US)allez, tu me racontes des histoires! come on, you're pulling my leg!c'est toute une histoire tous les matins pour la coiffer what a palaver ou struggle doing her hair every morningsans faire d'histoire ou d'histoires without (making) a fuss8. [ennuis] troublefaire des histoires (à quelqu'un) to cause ou to make trouble (for somebody)si tu ne veux pas avoir d'histoires if you want to keep ou to stay out of troubletu vas nous attirer ou nous faire avoir des histoires you'll get us into troubletaisez-vous toutes les trois, j'en ai assez de vos histoires! shut up you three, I've had enough of you going on like that!9. [question, problème]pourquoi démissionne-t-elle? — oh, une histoire de contrat why is she resigning? — oh, something to do with her contractqu'est-ce que c'est que cette histoire? what's this I hear?, what's all this about?10. (familier & locution)histoire de [afin de] just toon va leur téléphoner, histoire de voir s'ils sont là let's ring them up, just to see if they're theresans histoires locution adjectivale[gens] ordinary
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