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21 tierra
f.1 land (terrenos, continentes).en tierras mexicanas/del rey on Mexican soil/the King's landpor estas tierras round these parts, down this waytierra adentro inlandtierra de nadie no-man's-landtierra prometida Promised Landtierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuegotierra Santa the Holy Landtierra virgen virgin land2 land.cultivar la tierra to farm the land3 earth.se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth in my shoesun camino de tierra a dirt track4 ground (suelo).bajo tierra undergroundcaer a tierra to fall to the groundtomar tierra to land5 homeland, native land (lugar de origen) (país).vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheesetierra natal homeland, native land6 dust. ( Latin American Spanish)7 soil, dirt.8 country, homeland.9 plot of land, territory, estate, soil.* * *1 (planeta) earth2 (superficie sólida) land3 (terreno cultivado) soil, land4 (país) country, land5 (suelo) ground6 ELECTRICIDAD earth, US ground1 land sing\caer por tierra figurado to crumbledar en tierra con algo to drop something on the ground, throw something on the groundechar a tierra to demolishechar por tierra figurado to crush, destroyechar tierra encima de figurado to hush upponer tierra por medio figurado to make oneself scarcepor estas tierras in these partspor tierra overland, by land¡tierra a la vista! land ahoy!tierra adentro inland¡tierra trágame! figurado I wish I was somewhere else, I could curl up and dietirar por tierra figurado to crush, destroyvivir de la tierra to make a living from the landtierra de nadie no-man's-landTierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuegotierra firme terra firma, dry landtierra natal homelandTierra Santa the Holy Land* * *noun f.1) earth2) land3) soil4) homeland•* * *SF1)• la Tierra — the earth, the Earth
2) (=superficie)a) [fuera del agua] land¡tierra a la vista! — land ahoy!
la industria pesquera genera unos 400.000 empleos en tierra — the fishing industry provides 400,000 jobs on land
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por tierra — overland, by landatravesar un país por tierra — to go overland o by land across a country
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tomar tierra — to reach port, get inb) (=no aire) [desde el aire] ground; [desde el espacio] earthla explosión ocurrió cuando el avión cayó a tierra — the explosion occurred when the aeroplane hit the ground
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tocar tierra — to touch down•
tomar tierra — to landtierra firme — (=no aire) solid ground; (=no agua) land
3) (=suelo) ground•
caer a tierra — to fall down•
dar con algo en tierra — to knock sth over•
echarse a tierra — to throw o.s. on o to the ground- venirse a o por tierra4) (=material) [gen] earth; (=polvo) dust; (=barro) mud; [para jardinería, cultivo] soilcon los zapatos llenos de tierra — (=polvo) with his shoes covered in dust; (=barro) with his shoes covered in mud
viviendas con suelo de tierra — houses with earth o dirt floors
acordaron echar tierra al incidente y seguir siendo amigos — they agreed to put the incident behind them and continue to be friends
le vienes a echar tierra a mi carro con tu descapotable — your convertible makes my car look ridiculous o really bad
tierra caliente — LAm land below 1000m approximately
tierra fría — LAm land above 2000m approximately
tierra quemada — (Pol) scorched earth
pista 3), política 2)tierra templada — LAm land between 1000m and 2000m approximately
5) (Agr) landtierra de secano — dry land, unirrigated land
6) (=división territorial)a) (=lugar de origen)todo refugiado siente nostalgia de su tierra — every refugee feels homesick for or misses his native land o homeland
b) [en plural]sus viajes por tierras de Castilla, su largo exilio en tierras australianas — her lengthy exile in Australia
no es de estas tierras — he's not from these parts, he's not from this part of the world
- ver tierras7) (Elec) earth, ground (EEUU)toma 1., 1)conectar un aparato a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an appliance
* * *1) (campo, terreno) landtierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land
tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land
poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)
2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthun camino de tierra — a dirt road o track
cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)
echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash
echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad
echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something
tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up
3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed
5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) landtierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!
viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land
tocar tierra — to land, put into port
tomar tierra — to land, touch down
6)a) (país, lugar)decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land
costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries
b) ( territorio) soil* * *1) (campo, terreno) landtierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land
tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land
poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)
2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthun camino de tierra — a dirt road o track
cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)
echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash
echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad
echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something
tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up
3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed
5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) landtierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!
viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land
tocar tierra — to land, put into port
tomar tierra — to land, touch down
6)a) (país, lugar)decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land
costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries
b) ( territorio) soil* * *tierra22 = land, ground, soil, earth, dry land [dryland].Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.
Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.Ex: This article describes a knowledge based geographic information system for the broad scale mapping of dryland salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt.* aprovechamiento de la tierra = land use.* asentamiento en tierras federales = homesteading.* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.* buena tierra = good soil.* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.* confinado a la tierra = land-bound [landbound].* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.* contaminación de la tierra = soil pollution.* corrimiento de tierra = landslide.* cultivar la tierra = farm + land, grow + crops.* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.* desaprovechamiento de la tierra = land misuse.* desprendimiento de tierra = landslide.* de tierra = onshore, earthen.* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.* ejército de tierra, el = army, the [armies, pl.].* en la tierra = on the ground.* en la tierra de = in the land of.* en tierra = onshore, ashore.* en tierra firme = on dry land.* en tierras lejanas = outranged.* fertilidad de la tierra = soil fertility.* gestión de tierras = land management.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pas = rangeland.* mala tierra = poor soil.* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.* pista de tierra batida = clay tennis court.* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.* rodeado de tierra = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sin tierras, sin propiedad rural = landless.* sobre la tierra = on the ground.* temblor de tierra = quake, earth tremor.* tenis sobre tierra batida = clay tennis, clay court tennis.* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.* tierra arenosa = sandy soil.* tierra baldía = wasteland, moor, barren land.* tierra buena = good soil.* tierra cenagosa = loamy soil.* tierra cultivable = arable land.* tierra de cultivo = soil, farmland [farm land].* Tierra de Israel, la = Land of Israel, the.* tierra de labranza = farmland [farm land].* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.* tierra de pastoreo = pasture land.* tierra de pastos = pasture land.* tierra desconocida = terra incognita.* tierra en barbecho = fallow land.* tierra fértil = sod, loam.* tierra firme = dry land [dryland], land mass [landmass], firm ground, solid ground.* tierra lejana = far off land.* tierra mala = poor soil.* tierra margosa = loamy soil.* tierra natal = homeland.* tierra prometida, la = land of cream and honey, the, promised land, the, land of milk and honey, the.* tierras = landed estate.* tierras altas = highland.* tierras altas escocesas = Highland.* tierra salvaje = wilderness.* Tierra Santa = Holy Land, the.* tierras bajas = lowlands.* tierras celtas, las = Celtic fringe, the.* tierras del sur = southland.* tierras mejores = greener pastures.* tierras movedizas = shifting sands.* tierras perdidas = lost lands.* tierra virgen = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* toma de tierra = earthing.* transporte por tierra = land transport.* tropa de tierra = ground troop.* uso de la tierra = land use.* vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land.* * *A (campo, terreno) landuna distribución más justa de la tierra a fairer distribution of landtierras comunales common landcompró unas tierras en Durango he bought some land in Durangotierras fértiles/áridas fertile/arid landtierra labrantía or de cultivo or de labranza or de labor or de labrantío arable o cultivated landtierras baldías wastelandlos que trabajan la tierra those who work the landponer tierra de por medio to make oneself scarce, get out quick ( colloq)B1 (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthclavó la estaca en la tierra he drove the stake into the groundésta es muy buena tierra this is very good land o soilcavaba la tierra he was digging the groundun camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earthno juegues con la tierra, que te vas a manchar don't play in the dirt, you'll get filthyun camino de tierra a dirt road o track¡cuerpo a tierra! get down!, hit the ground! ( colloq)ya lleva un año bajo tierra she's been dead and buried for a year nowechar algo por tierra ‹edificio/monumento› to demolish, pull o knock down;‹planes› to wreck, ruin, put paid to; ‹argumentos› to demolish, destroy; ‹esperanzas› to dashecharse tierra encima to do oneself down, cry stinking fish ( BrE)echar tierra a or sobre algo (ocultarlo) to cover o hush sth up; (olvidarlo) to forget about sth, put sth behind onetragarse la tierra a algn: parecía que se lo hubiera tragado la tierra it was as if he'd vanished off the face of the earthen aquel momento deseé que me tragara la tierra at that moment I just wanted the earth o the ground to open and swallow me upCompuesto:( Esp) clayel cable que va a tierra the ground o earth leadnecesita una conexión a tierra or debe estar conectado a tierra or ( AmL) debe hacer tierra it needs to be connected to ground o earth, it needs to be grounded o earthedD (por oposición al mar, al aire) land¡tierra a la vista! land ho! o land ahoy!viajar por tierra to travel overland o by landiniciaron las expediciones tierra adentro they started expeditions into the interiorgentes de tierra adentro people from the interior, people from inlandmisiles aire-tierra air-to-ground missilesel ejército de tierra the armytierra firme solid ground, terra firmaquedarse en tierra to be left behind, miss one's train ( o boat etc)tocar tierra to land, put into porttomar tierra to land, touch downE1(país, región, lugar): después de tantos años de exilio decidió volver a su tierra after all those years in exile he decided to return to his homeland o to his native landlas cosas que pasan por aquellas tierras the things that happen in those places o countriespartió a tierras lejanas para buscar fortuna he set out for foreign parts o for distant lands to seek his fortunevino de la tierra local wine, locally produced winefruta de la tierra locally grown fruit2 (territorio) soilen el instante que pisó tierra francesa the moment he set foot on French soilCompuestos:: from Mexico to Peru, land below approx. 1,200mTierra del Fuegono-man's-landthe cold lands (pl), (from Mexico to Peru, land above approx. 2,200m)native land, land of one's birthPromised LandHoly Landthe temperate lands (pl) (from Mexico to Peru, land between approx. 1,200m and 2,200m)Fla composición de la atmósfera de la Tierra the composition of the Earth's atmosphere¿cúal es el planeta más cercano a la Tierra? what is the closest planet to (the) Earth?para proteger la vida en la Tierra to protect life on earthCreador del Cielo y de la Tierra Creator of Heaven and Earth* * *
tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (campo, terreno) land;
tierra de cultivo arable land
2 (suelo, superficie) ground;
(materia, arena) earth;
un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth;
no juegues con tierra don't play in the dirt;
un camino de tierra a dirt road o track;
echar algo por tierra ‹ planes› to wreck, ruin;
‹ argumentos› to demolish, destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash
3 (AmL) ( polvo) dust
4 (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE);
estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra to be grounded o earthed
5 (por oposición al mar, al aire) land;◊ viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land;
tierra firme solid ground;
tomar tierra to land, touch down
6 (país, lugar):
costumbres de aquellas tierras customs in those places o countries;
la Ttierra Santa the Holy Land
7 ( planeta)
tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (planeta) la Tierra, (the) Earth o earth
2 (medio terrestre, terreno) land
viajar por tierra, to travel by land
tierra adentro, inland
tierra de nadie, no-man's-land
(un avión) tomar tierra, to land
Agr land
tiene tierras de cultivo, he has cultivated land
tierra baldía, wasteland
3 (país, lugar de origen) homeland
(territorio) nació en tierra inglesa, she was born on English soil
4 (superficie terrestre, suelo) ground
bajo tierra, below ground
(materia) soil, earth
un puñado de tierra, a handful of earth o soil
un camino de tierra, a dirt track
5 Elec earth
toma de tierra, earth wire, US ground
♦ Locuciones: echar por tierra, to ruin, spoil
echar tierra sobre, to hush up
familiar de la tierra, (producto del país) son tomates de la tierra, they are home-grown tomatoes
familiar (alejarse, escapar) poner alguien tierra por medio, to get as far away as possible
familiar (para expresar vergüenza) ¡tierra trágame! I wish the earth would swallow me up
(perder un medio de transporte) quedarse alguien en tierra, to miss a plane/train or any other form of transport
' tierra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- baja
- bajo
- barro
- batida
- batido
- campo
- construcción
- criar
- desaparecer
- entrañas
- escarbar
- esquilmar
- explotar
- franja
- fructífera
- fructífero
- global
- globo
- gua
- horizonte
- hoyo
- hundimiento
- langosta
- palada
- parcela
- perforar
- pista
- polvo
- ras
- redondez
- remover
- ribera
- rica
- rico
- seísmo
- sementera
- señorío
- soñar
- suelo
- surco
- temblar
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- terrena
- terreno
- terrestre
- terrón
- terruño
- tocar
English:
adjacent
- adjoining
- allotment
- ashore
- clump
- crack
- crumble
- crunch
- cultivated
- cultivation
- demolish
- dig
- dirt road
- earth
- earthworm
- earthy
- encroach
- explode
- face
- fairyland
- fall
- farming
- feel
- ground
- hedgehog
- Holy Land
- homeland
- inland
- land
- level
- lump
- no man's land
- orbit
- overland
- parched
- portage
- pull apart
- quake
- reclaim
- rich
- richness
- rig
- rock
- roll
- rough
- sandy
- seed
- set down
- shatter
- shock
* * *tierra nf2. [superficie] land;viajar por tierra to travel by land;tierra adentro inland;poner tierra (de) por medio to make oneself scarceAm tierra caliente = in Latin America, climate zone up to an altitude of approximately 1,000 metres;tierra firme [por oposición al mar] land, dry land;[terreno sólido] hard ground; Am tierra fría = in Latin America, climate zone above the altitude of approximately 2,000 metres;Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego;tierra de nadie no-man's-land;tierra prometida Promised Land;Tierra de Promisión Promised Land;Tierra Santa the Holy Land;la tierra del Sol Naciente the land of the Rising Sun;Am tierra templada = in Latin America, climate zone between the altitudes of approximately 1,000 and 2,000 metres;tierra virgen virgin land3. [suelo] ground;trabajan bajo tierra they work underground;caer a tierra to fall to the ground;muchos aviones se han quedado en tierra por la niebla many planes have been grounded because of the fog;tocar tierra [avión] to touch down;tomar tierra: tomó tierra en un campo he landed in a field;tomaremos tierra en el aeropuerto de Barajas en diez minutos we will be landing at Barajas airport in ten minutes;besar la tierra to fall flat on one's face;[argumentos, teoría] to demolish sth; Fam¡tierra, trágame!, ¡trágame tierra! I wish the earth would swallow me up!;era como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra he had vanished without a trace;4. [materia] earth;[para nutrir plantas] soil;se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth o dirt in my shoes;esta tierra no es buena para cultivar this soil isn't good for growing things;un camino de tierra a dirt track;política de tierra quemada scorched earth policy;Formaldar tierra a alguien to bury sb;tierra batida [en tenis] clay;tierra vegetal topsoil, loam5. [en agricultura] land;cultivar la tierra to farm the landtierra cultivable arable land;tierra de cultivo arable land;tierra de labor arable land;tierra de labranza arable land6. [lugar de origen] [país] homeland, native land;[región] home o native region;este chico es de mi tierra this lad is from where I come from;vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheesetierra natal homeland, native landen tierras del rey on the King's land;en tierras mexicanas on Mexican soil;por estas tierras round these parts, down this way;ver otras tierras to travel, to see the worldestar conectado a tierra, tener toma de tierra to be Br earthed o US grounded10. Am [polvo] dust* * *f1 land;tierra de labor, tierra cultivable arable land, farmland;tierras altas highlands;tierras bajas lowlands;poner tierra de por medio flee, make o.s. scarce fam ;por tierra viajar by land;tomar tierra AVIA land2 materia soil, earth;echar tierra a algo fig hush sth up;echar por tierra ruin, wreck;como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he had vanished off the face of the earth3 ( patria) native land, homeland;de la tierra locally produced, local4 EL ground, Brearth5:la Tierra the Earth* * *tierra nf1) : land2) suelo: ground, earth3) : country, homeland, soil4)tierra natal : native land5)la Tierra : the Earth* * *tierra n1. (terreno) land2. (materia) earth / soil3. (suelo) groundechar por tierra to ruin / to spoil -
22 corrompere
corruptcon denaro bribe* * *1 ( guastare moralmente) to corrupt, to deprave: molti giovani sono corrotti dalle cattive compagnie, many young people are corrupted by bad company2 ( con denaro) to bribe, to corrupt: corrompere un testimone, to bribe (o to suborn o fam. to fix) a witness; lasciarsi corrompere, to accept a bribe3 ( guastare) to corrupt; ( contaminare) to contaminate, to taint; to pollute: il caldo corrompe i cibi, heat makes food go bad; corrompere l'acqua, to pollute (o to contaminate) water // corrompere un documento, to corrupt a document // corrompere una lingua, to corrupt a language.◘ corrompersi v.rifl. o intr.pron.1 ( guastarsi moralmente) to become* corrupted: in un'atmosfera di questo tipo le abitudini si corrompono facilmente, in this type of atmosphere habits are easily corrupted (o easily become corrupted)2 ( putrefarsi, guastarsi) to rot, to taint; to decay; to putrefy, to spoil: col caldo il pesce si corrompe, fish spoils (o putrefies) in the heat; il cadavere si stava già corrompendo, the corpse was already decaying.* * *1. [kor'rompere]vb irreg vt2. vip (corrompersi)(costumi) to become corrupt* * *[kor'rompere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (moralmente) to corrupt, to pervert, to canker [gioventù, costumi]2) (con denaro) to corrupt, to bribe, to buy* (off) [poliziotto, giudice]2.verbo pronominale corrompersi1) (putrefarsi) to rot, to spoil*2) (moralmente) [gioventù, costumi] to be* corrupted, to become* corrupted* * *corrompere/kor'rompere/ [81]1 (moralmente) to corrupt, to pervert, to canker [gioventù, costumi]2 (con denaro) to corrupt, to bribe, to buy* (off) [poliziotto, giudice]II corrompersi verbo pronominale1 (putrefarsi) to rot, to spoil*2 (moralmente) [gioventù, costumi] to be* corrupted, to become* corrupted. -
23 deteriorado
adj.1 spoiled, damaged; worn; shopsoiled (géneros).2 impaired, damaged, deteriorated, shop-worn.past part.past participle of spanish verb: deteriorar.* * *1→ link=deteriorar deteriorar► adjetivo1 damaged, worn* * *(f. - deteriorada)adj.1) damaged2) worn* * *ADJ1) [edificio, mueble] dilapidated2) [ropa, alfombra] worn* * ** * *= impaired, decayed, decrepit, decaying, dilapidated, crumbling, disintegrating.Ex. In contrast to higher specificity, higher exhaustivity increases precision at the cost of impaired recall.Ex. The city was considered to be seedy ( decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').Ex. No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.Ex. Following World War II, 'urban renewal' referred primarily to public efforts to revitalize aging and decaying inner cities.Ex. China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.Ex. We must now look beyond crumbling books to determine the deeper significance of our stewardship obligations for the future = Debemos mirar más allá de los libros en deterioro para determinar cuál es el verdadero significado de nuestras obligaciones para el futuro.Ex. For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.----* deteriorado por el humo = smoke-damaged.* deteriorado por el paso del tiempo = timeworn.* no estar deteriorado = unimpaired.* * ** * *= impaired, decayed, decrepit, decaying, dilapidated, crumbling, disintegrating.Ex: In contrast to higher specificity, higher exhaustivity increases precision at the cost of impaired recall.
Ex: The city was considered to be seedy ( decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').Ex: No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.Ex: Following World War II, 'urban renewal' referred primarily to public efforts to revitalize aging and decaying inner cities.Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.Ex: We must now look beyond crumbling books to determine the deeper significance of our stewardship obligations for the future = Debemos mirar más allá de los libros en deterioro para determinar cuál es el verdadero significado de nuestras obligaciones para el futuro.Ex: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.* deteriorado por el humo = smoke-damaged.* deteriorado por el paso del tiempo = timeworn.* no estar deteriorado = unimpaired.* * *deteriorado -da‹mercancías› damaged; ‹edificio› dilapidated, run downes una mesa bonita pero está muy deteriorada it's a nice table but it's in very bad condition* * *
Del verbo deteriorar: ( conjugate deteriorar)
deteriorado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
deteriorado
deteriorar
deteriorado◊ -da adjetivo ‹ mercancías› damaged;
‹ edificio› dilapidated, run down;
‹mueble/cuadro› in bad condition
deteriorar ( conjugate deteriorar) verbo transitivo ‹relaciones/salud/situación› to cause … to deteriorate
deteriorarse verbo pronominal [relaciones/salud/situación] to deteriorate, worsen;
[ mercancías] to get damaged
deteriorar verbo transitivo to spoil, damage
' deteriorado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gastada
- gastado
English:
shop-soiled
- decrepit
- fail
- shop
* * *deteriorado, -a adj[estropeado] damaged, spoilt; [por los elementos naturales] damaged; [edificio] dilapidated;el género llegó muy deteriorado the goods arrived in poor condition;el famoso cuadro se halla muy deteriorado the famous painting is in very poor condition;las relaciones entre ambos países están muy deterioradas relations between the two countries have greatly deteriorated* * *adj damaged* * *deteriorado, -da adj: damaged, worn -
24 assombrir
assombrir [asɔ̃bʀiʀ]➭ TABLE 21. transitive verba. ( = obscurcir) to darkenb. ( = attrister) [+ personne] to fill with gloom ; [+ visage, avenir, voyage] to cast a shadow over2. reflexive verba. [ciel, pièce, couleur] to darkenb. [personne] to become gloomy ; [visage, regard] to cloud over* * *asɔ̃bʀiʀ
1.
1) lit [arbres, couleur] to make [something] dark [lieu]; [nuages] to darken [ciel]2) fig [nouvelle, événement] to cast a shadow over [période, soirée]; [tristesse] to cloud [visage]
2.
s'assombrir verbe pronominal1) lit [ciel] to darken2) fig [visage, perspectives] to become gloomy* * *asɔ̃bʀiʀ vtto darken, fig to fill with gloom* * *assombrir verb table: finirA vtr2 fig [nouvelle, événement] to cast a shadow over [période, conjoncture, soirée]; to spoil [atmosphère]; la tristesse assombrit son visage his/her face clouded.B s'assombrir vpr1 lit [ciel, paysage, horizon] to darken;2 fig [visage, regard] to become gloomy; [conjoncture, perspectives] to become gloomy.[asɔ̃brir] verbe transitif————————s'assombrir verbe pronominal intransitifà l'approche du cyclone, le ciel s'est assombri with the approaching hurricane, the sky grew very dark -
25 taint
1. nounMakel, der2. transitive verbverderben; beflecken [Ruf]* * *[teint] 1. verb1) (to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten: The meat has been tainted.) verderben2) (to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt: He has been tainted by his contact with criminals.) verderben2. noun(a mark or trace of something bad, rotten or evil: the taint of decay.) der Anflug- academic.ru/92435/tainted">tainted* * *[teɪnt]there is a \taint of insanity in their family in der Familie gibt es eine Veranlagung zu Geisteskrankheitenthe \taint of suspicion die Spur eines Verdachts▪ to \taint sth/sb jdn/etw verderben a. figto \taint sb's reputation jds Ruf beflecken [o beschmutzen]* * *[teɪnt]1. n2. vt1) food verderben2) air, atmosphere verderben, verpesten3) (fig) reputation beflecken, beschmutzen* * *taint [teınt]A s1. Fleck m2. fig (Schand)Fleck m, Makel m3. fig Spur f:a taint of suspicion ein Schatten m von Misstrauen4. MEDa) (verborgene) Ansteckungb) Seuche f5. fig verderblicher Einfluss, Gift nB v/tbe tainted with behaftet sein mit2. anstecken3. besudeln, beflecken (beide auch fig)C v/i verderben, schlecht werden (Fleisch etc)* * *1. nounMakel, der2. transitive verbverderben; beflecken [Ruf]* * *v.verderben v.(§ p.,pp.: verdarb, ist/hat verdorben) -
26 poison
1. noun(lit. or fig.) Gift, das2. transitive verbhate somebody/something like poison — jemanden/etwas wie die Pest hassen
1) vergiften; (contaminate) verseuchen [Boden, Luft, Wasser]; verpesten (abwertend) [Luft]2) (fig.) vergiften [Gedanken, Seele]; zerstören, ruinieren [Ehe, Leben]; vergällen [Freude]poison somebody's mind — jemanden verderben od. (geh.) korrumpieren
* * *['poizn] 1. noun(any substance which causes death or illness when taken into the body: She killed herself by taking poison; ( also adjective) poison gas.) das Gift; Gift-...2. verb1) (to kill or harm with poison: He poisoned his wife.) vergiften•- academic.ru/56462/poisoner">poisoner- poisonous
- poisonously
- poison-pen letter* * *poi·son[ˈpɔɪzən]that woman is pure \poison! diese Frau ist voller Gift!rat \poison Rattengift ntto lace sth with \poison etw mit Gift präparierento take \poison Gift nehmenII. vt1. (give poison to)▪ to \poison sb/an animal jdn/ein Tier vergiftentry the spinach, it won't \poison you probiere mal den Spinat, es wird dich wohl nicht umbringen2. (spoil)to \poison sb's mind against sb/sth jdn gegen jdn/etw einnehmen* * *['pɔɪzn] Gift ntSee:→ meat2. vt1) (lit) vergiften; atmosphere, rivers verpesten* * *poison [ˈpɔızn]A sa) Gift n (auch fig):b) fig verderblicher EinflussB v/t1. (o.s. sich) vergiften, einem Getränk etc Gift beimischen:poisoned arrow Giftpfeil m2. MED besonders Br infizieren:poison one’s hand sich die Hand infizieren3. CHEM die Wirkung zerstören von (oder gen)4. fig die Atmosphäre etc vergiften:poison sb’s mind against sb jemanden gegen jemanden aufhetzenC adj Gift…:poison cabinet Giftschrank m* * *1. noun(lit. or fig.) Gift, das2. transitive verbhate somebody/something like poison — jemanden/etwas wie die Pest hassen
1) vergiften; (contaminate) verseuchen [Boden, Luft, Wasser]; verpesten (abwertend) [Luft]2) (fig.) vergiften [Gedanken, Seele]; zerstören, ruinieren [Ehe, Leben]; vergällen [Freude]poison somebody's mind — jemanden verderben od. (geh.) korrumpieren
* * *n.Gift -e n. v.vergiften v. -
27 darken
1. transitive verb1) verdunkeln2) (fig.) verdüstern2. intransitive verbnever darken my door again! — du betrittst mir meine Schwelle nicht mehr!
[Zimmer:] dunkel werden; [Wolken, Himmel:] sich verfinstern* * *verb (to make or become dark or darker.) verdunkeln* * *dark·en[ˈdɑ:kən, AM ˈdɑ:r-]I. vi1. (lose light) sky dunkel werden, sich verdunkeln [o verfinstern2. (look angry) mood sich verdüstern [o verfinstern]his face \darkened in anger sein Gesicht verfinsterte sich vor WutII. vt1. (shade)▪ to \darken sth etw verdunkelnto \darken a room einen Raum abdunkeln2. (spoil)nuclear weapons \darken our planet Atomwaffen bedrohen das Leben auf der Erde3.* * *['dAːkən]1. vtto darken one's hair/eyelashes — sich (dat) die Haare/Wimpern dunkel färben
the sun darkened her skin — die Sonne hat ihre Haut gebräunt
2. vi1) (lit) dunkel werden; (sky) sich verdunkeln; (before storm) sich verfinstern* * *darken [ˈdɑː(r)kən]A v/tnever darken my door again! komm mir nie wieder ins Haus!, lass dich hier nie wieder blicken!2. dunkel oder dunkler färben, schwärzen3. fig verdüstern, trüben:darken sb’s name jemandes Ruf beeinträchtigen4. einen Sinn verdunkeln, unklar machen5. die Sehkraft der Augen vermindern, blind machenB v/i1. dunkel werden, sich verdunkeln, sich verfinstern2. sich dunkel oder dunkler färben* * *1. transitive verb1) verdunkeln2) (fig.) verdüstern2. intransitive verb[Zimmer:] dunkel werden; [Wolken, Himmel:] sich verfinstern* * *v.dunkeln v.verdunkeln v.
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