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41 con gusto
= happily, satisfyingly, stylish, willinglyEx. In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who oblige happily when asked to undertake tasks.Ex. And they succeed with oral narrative more easily and satisfyingly than with written stories.Ex. A number of innovative initiatives have resulted in stylish new public libraries.Ex. Fee-for-service programmes can target non-traditional market segments such as pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, and manufacturing firms who regularly need and willingly pay a premium price for perishable medical information.* * *= happily, satisfyingly, stylish, willinglyEx: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who oblige happily when asked to undertake tasks.
Ex: And they succeed with oral narrative more easily and satisfyingly than with written stories.Ex: A number of innovative initiatives have resulted in stylish new public libraries.Ex: Fee-for-service programmes can target non-traditional market segments such as pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, and manufacturing firms who regularly need and willingly pay a premium price for perishable medical information. -
42 conseguir lo imposible
(v.) = achieve + the impossible, accomplish + the impossible, shoot (for) + the moonEx. While SDI systems may not be able to achieve the impossible, they can function very effectively within a particular organization.Ex. The author suggests a moratorium on publishing the UN's activities for so that there would then be no need for indexes that, failing to accomplish the impossible, are cavalierly declared inadequate.Ex. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.* * *(v.) = achieve + the impossible, accomplish + the impossible, shoot (for) + the moonEx: While SDI systems may not be able to achieve the impossible, they can function very effectively within a particular organization.
Ex: The author suggests a moratorium on publishing the UN's activities for so that there would then be no need for indexes that, failing to accomplish the impossible, are cavalierly declared inadequate.Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed. -
43 conserva de verdura
(n.) = vegetable preserveEx. Some foods such as vegetable preserves which result from complicated and fragile fermentations must be made at specific times of the year if they are to succeed.* * *(n.) = vegetable preserveEx: Some foods such as vegetable preserves which result from complicated and fragile fermentations must be made at specific times of the year if they are to succeed.
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44 cuento escrito
(n.) = written storyEx. And they succeed with oral narrative more easily and satisfyingly than with written stories.* * *(n.) = written storyEx: And they succeed with oral narrative more easily and satisfyingly than with written stories.
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45 cura milagrosa
(n.) = miracle cure, miracle healingEx. The total concept of trying to relate the library more closely to the needs of its community is more likely to succeed and reach traditional non-users, than reliance on community information alone to perform a miracle cure.Ex. It is particularly miracle healing and exorcism, however, that establishes a strong phenomenological link with traditional Indian popular religion.* * *(n.) = miracle cure, miracle healingEx: The total concept of trying to relate the library more closely to the needs of its community is more likely to succeed and reach traditional non-users, than reliance on community information alone to perform a miracle cure.
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46 defectos
(n.) = rough edgesEx. Currently all these products have too many quirks and rough edges to succeed in the mass consumer market.* * *(n.) = rough edgesEx: Currently all these products have too many quirks and rough edges to succeed in the mass consumer market.
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47 deficiencias
(n.) = rough edgesEx. Currently all these products have too many quirks and rough edges to succeed in the mass consumer market.* * *(n.) = rough edgesEx: Currently all these products have too many quirks and rough edges to succeed in the mass consumer market.
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48 dejar Algo para otro día
(n.) = take + a rain chequeEx. I will therefore have to take a rain-cheque on this question, since it would most definitely take a millennia to attempt it, let alone succeed.* * *(n.) = take + a rain chequeEx: I will therefore have to take a rain-cheque on this question, since it would most definitely take a millennia to attempt it, let alone succeed.
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49 desatinado
adj.absurd, mistaken, lost, erroneous.f. & m.1 idiot, fool, madman.2 fumbler, blunderer, incompetent.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desatinar.* * *1→ link=desatinar desatinar► adjetivo1 (imprudente) rash, reckless2 (tonto) foolish, silly* * *ADJ foolish* * *- da adjetivoa) < medida> unwise, foolishb) < persona> ( sin tacto) tactless; ( sin juicio) foolish* * *= harebrained.Ex. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.* * *- da adjetivoa) < medida> unwise, foolishb) < persona> ( sin tacto) tactless; ( sin juicio) foolish* * *= harebrained.Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
* * *desatinado -da1 ‹medida› unwise, imprudent, foolishsu explicación es extraña pero no es tan desatinada his explanation is strange but it's not that far-fetched o not that wide of the mark¡qué cosa tan desatinada de decir! ( RPl); what a silly thing to say!2 ‹persona› (sin tacto) tactless; (sin juicio) foolish* * *
Del verbo desatinar: ( conjugate desatinar)
desatinado es:
el participio
desatinado,-a adjetivo unwise
' desatinado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desatinada
English:
ill-advised
* * *desatinado, -a adj1. [necio] foolish, silly2. [imprudente] rash, reckless* * *adj foolish* * *desatinado, -da adj: foolish, silly -
50 descabellado
adj.farfetched, crazy, wild, absurd.past part.past participle of spanish verb: descabellar.* * *1→ link=descabellar descabellar► adjetivo1 figurado wild, crazy* * *ADJ [plan, idea] crazy, wild, preposterous* * *- da adjetivo crazy, ridiculous* * *= breakneck, misconceived, off-the-wall, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], harebrained, far-fetched [farfetched], cuckoo.Ex. Certainly, as we know from our previous discussion, no institution of its own accord would change at the breakneck pace at which our own field appears to be moving.Ex. It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.Ex. 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.Ex. This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.Ex. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.Ex. If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.Ex. Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.----* empresa descabellada = fool's errand.* * *- da adjetivo crazy, ridiculous* * *= breakneck, misconceived, off-the-wall, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], harebrained, far-fetched [farfetched], cuckoo.Ex: Certainly, as we know from our previous discussion, no institution of its own accord would change at the breakneck pace at which our own field appears to be moving.
Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.Ex: 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.Ex: This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.Ex: If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.Ex: Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.* empresa descabellada = fool's errand.* * *descabellado -dacrazy, ridiculous* * *
Del verbo descabellar: ( conjugate descabellar)
descabellado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
descabellado
descabellar
descabellado◊ -da adjetivo
crazy, ridiculous
descabellado,-a adjetivo crazy, wild
' descabellado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
delirante
- descabellada
- jalado
English:
misconceived
- wild
- outlandish
* * *descabellado, -a adjcrazy* * *adj:idea descabellada fam hare-brained idea fam* * *descabellado, -da adj: outlandish, ridiculous -
51 desembolso económico
(n.) = financial outlayEx. UNIMARC could make a significant contribution to UBC but, if it is to succeed, it requires the co-operation and effort, not to mention the financial outlay, of all national MARC users.* * *(n.) = financial outlayEx: UNIMARC could make a significant contribution to UBC but, if it is to succeed, it requires the co-operation and effort, not to mention the financial outlay, of all national MARC users.
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52 desnudo
adj.1 naked, nude, as naked as a jaybird, bare.2 blunt, unmasked.La verdad desnuda The blunt truth...pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desnudar.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) naked, nude; (parte del cuerpo) bare2 figurado (falto de lo que cubre o adorna) plain, bare3 figurado (falto de fortuna) destitute4 figurado (falto de algo no material) devoid5 figurado (patente, claro) plain1 ARTE nude\poner al desnudo to lay bare, expose————————1 ARTE nude* * *(f. - desnuda)adj.bare, naked* * *1. ADJ1) (=sin ropa) [persona] naked; [cuerpo] naked, bare2) (=sin adorno) [árbol] bare; [paisaje] bare, featureless3) (=arruinado) ruined, bankruptquedarse desnudo — to be ruined, be bankrupt
4) (=puro) [verdad] plain, naked; [estilo] unadorned2. SM1) (Arte) nude2)* * *I- da adjetivo1)b) ( descubierto) <hombros/brazos/torso> barec) (liter) < espada> naked (liter)2)a) (sin adornos, aditamentos) <pared/cuarto> barela verdad desnuda — the naked o plain truth
b) <árbol/paisaje> bare3)IIal desnudo: la verdad al desnudo the truth plain and simple; el cable quedó al desnudo — the wire was left bare o exposed
masculino (Art) nude* * *= bare, stripped, naked, nude, in the buff, unclothed, in the nod.Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.Ex. Other lumbermen remained and revived the stripped acres with hand-reared trees, or turned to dairying.Ex. The article 'Who dare say that the emperor is naked?' is a contribution to a thematic issue on literacy in Sweden and the contribution made by public library extension services.Ex. Books will often make visual appeals with the use of dramatic or sexual images that succeed in attracting buyers but are not so successful at representing the text: as, Thomas Hardy's novels presented with nudes on the covers.Ex. They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach.Ex. In a matter of minutes, eight cameras coupled with computer software can generate three-dimensional images of the human body, both clothed and unclothed.Ex. By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'.----* bañarse desnudo = skinny dip.* completamente desnudo = stark naked.* póster de mujer desnuda = pin-up.* semidesnudo = semi-nude.* totalmente desnudo = stark naked.* * *I- da adjetivo1)b) ( descubierto) <hombros/brazos/torso> barec) (liter) < espada> naked (liter)2)a) (sin adornos, aditamentos) <pared/cuarto> barela verdad desnuda — the naked o plain truth
b) <árbol/paisaje> bare3)IIal desnudo: la verdad al desnudo the truth plain and simple; el cable quedó al desnudo — the wire was left bare o exposed
masculino (Art) nude* * *= bare, stripped, naked, nude, in the buff, unclothed, in the nod.Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.
Ex: Other lumbermen remained and revived the stripped acres with hand-reared trees, or turned to dairying.Ex: The article 'Who dare say that the emperor is naked?' is a contribution to a thematic issue on literacy in Sweden and the contribution made by public library extension services.Ex: Books will often make visual appeals with the use of dramatic or sexual images that succeed in attracting buyers but are not so successful at representing the text: as, Thomas Hardy's novels presented with nudes on the covers.Ex: They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach.Ex: In a matter of minutes, eight cameras coupled with computer software can generate three-dimensional images of the human body, both clothed and unclothed.Ex: By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'.* bañarse desnudo = skinny dip.* completamente desnudo = stark naked.* póster de mujer desnuda = pin-up.* semidesnudo = semi-nude.* totalmente desnudo = stark naked.* * *A1 (sin ropa) ‹persona› nakednunca la había visto desnuda he had never seen her naked o in the nudele gusta nadar desnudo he likes swimming in the nudeapareció totalmente desnudo he appeared stark nakedsin maquillaje me siento desnuda I feel naked without makeup o without my makeup ondesnudo de la cintura para arriba naked to the waistpara este invierno estoy desnuda ( fam); I haven't a thing to wear this winter2 (descubierto) ‹hombros/brazos› barecon los pies desnudos barefootB1(sin adornos, sin aditamentos): una habitación de paredes desnudas a room with bare wallsla verdad desnuda the naked o plain truthno perceptible al ojo desnudo not visible to the naked eye2 ‹árbol/rama› bareCal desnudo: ésta es la verdad al desnudo this is the truth plain and simplele había mostrado su corazón al desnudo she had bared her soul to himel cable quedó al desnudo the wire was left bareA ( Art) nudeun desnudo de mujer a female nudeB (desnudez) nudityCompuesto:aparece en desnudo integral she appears (completely) nudela revista publica desnudos integrales the magazine publishes full-frontal nude pictures o full frontals* * *
Del verbo desnudar: ( conjugate desnudar)
desnudo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
desnudó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
desnudar
desnudo
desnudar ( conjugate desnudar) verbo transitivo ( desvestir) to undress
desnudarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( desvestirse) to undress, take one's clothes off;
desnudo 1 -da adjetivo
totalmente desnudo stark naked;
desnudo de la cintura para arriba naked to the waist
desnudo 2 sustantivo masculino (Art) nude
desnudar verbo transitivo to undress, strip: le desnudó con la mirada, she undressed him with her eyes
desnudo,-a
I adj (una persona) naked, nude, (una parte del cuerpo, algo sin adornos) bare
la verdad desnuda, the bare/naked truth
II m Arte nude
♦ Locuciones: al desnudo, bare: mi corazón al desnudo, my heart laid bare
' desnudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bola
- desnuda
- desnudar
- chingo
- cuero
- pudor
English:
altogether
- bare
- naked
- nude
- skinny-dipping
- streak
- unclad
- undressed
- clothes
- on
- stark
* * *desnudo, -a♦ adj1. [persona, cuerpo] naked;nadar desnudo to swim in the nude;posó desnudo para “Mate” he posed in the nude for “Mate”;me siento desnudo sin mis gafas I feel naked without my glasses;desnudo de cintura para arriba/abajo naked from the waist up/down;Fam Fignecesito ir de compras porque ando desnudo I need to go shopping because I haven't got a thing to wear2. [brazo, hombro] bare3. [salón, pared, árbol, ramas] bare;[paisaje] bare, barren; [verdad] plain, unvarnished♦ nm1. [pintura, imagen] nude;pintar un desnudo to paint a nude;un desnudo femenino/masculino a female/male nude;el desnudo en el cine nudity in the movies;desnudo frontal full-frontal nude;contiene desnudos integrales it has scenes of full-frontal nudity2.al desnudo [a la vista] for all to see;el reportaje deja al desnudo las intrigas en el seno del partido the article takes the lid off party in-fighting;ésta es la verdad al desnudo this is the plain, unadorned truth* * *I adj1 persona naked2 ( sin decoración) bareII m1 PINT nude2:poner al desnudo lay bare* * *desnudo, -da adj: nude, naked, baredesnudo nm: nude* * *desnudo adj1. (persona) naked / nude2. (parte del cuerpo, pared) bare -
53 destinado
adj.1 destined, bound, appointed, assigned.2 predestined, fated.past part.past participle of spanish verb: destinar.* * *1→ link=destinar destinar► adjetivo1 destined (a, to), bound (a, for)\estar destinado,-a al fracaso to be doomed to failure* * *ADJ1) (Correos, Transportes)¿a quién va destinada la carta? — who is the letter addressed to?
se perdieron todos los paquetes destinados a Madrid — all the parcels for o bound for Madrid were lost
2) [en un trabajo]está destinado en Córdoba — [empleado] he's based in Córdoba; [militar] he's stationed in Córdoba
3)destinado a o para algo — [dinero, fondos, material] set aside for sth
un camión destinado a o para el reparto — a lorry used for deliveries
4)destinado a algo — (=predestinado) destined for sth
5)destinado a algn/algo — (=pensado para) intended for sb/sth, aimed at sb/sth
un libro destinado a los niños — a book intended for o aimed at children
una nueva ley destinada a proteger al menor — a new law intended to protect minors, a new law aimed at protecting minors
6)ir destinado a — (Náut) to be bound for
* * *- da adjetivo1)a) ( predestinado)b) (dirigido, asignado)destinado a alguien — <carta/paquete> addressed to somebody
destinado a algo: las cajas destinadas a Montevideo the boxes for o bound for Montevideo; los aviones destinados a este fin the planes used for this purpose; una política destinada a estrechar estos lazos — a policy aimed at strengthening these links
2)a) < militar>b) <funcionario/diplomático>* * *----* destinado a = destined to, fated to, bound for.* destinado a ahorrar dinero = money-saving.* destinado a despertar el interés del usuario = highlight abstract.* estar destinado a = be intended for/to.* * *- da adjetivo1)a) ( predestinado)b) (dirigido, asignado)destinado a alguien — <carta/paquete> addressed to somebody
destinado a algo: las cajas destinadas a Montevideo the boxes for o bound for Montevideo; los aviones destinados a este fin the planes used for this purpose; una política destinada a estrechar estos lazos — a policy aimed at strengthening these links
2)a) < militar>b) <funcionario/diplomático>* * ** destinado a = destined to, fated to, bound for.* destinado a ahorrar dinero = money-saving.* destinado a despertar el interés del usuario = highlight abstract.* estar destinado a = be intended for/to.* * *destinado -daA1 (predestinado) destinado A algo destined FOR sthestaba destinado a la vida religiosa he was destined for religious lifedestinado al fracaso destined to failestaba destinado a tener una muerte violenta he was destined to die a violent deathparece que está destinada a sufrir she seems doomed o destined to suffer2 (dirigido, asignado) destinado A algo:las cajas destinadas a Montevideo the boxes for o bound for o being sent to Montevideodos cajas destinadas a nuestras oficinas en León two boxes consigned to o destined for our offices in Leónlos aviones destinados a este fin the planes used for this purposeuna política destinada a estrechar estos lazos a policy aimed at strengthening these linkscomida destinada a ser distribuida entre los refugiados food destined o intended for distribution among the refugeesB1 ‹militar›destinado en Ceuta stationed in Ceuta2 ‹funcionario/diplomático›ahora está destinado en Lima now he's in Lima, he's been posted o sent o assigned to Lima* * *
Del verbo destinar: ( conjugate destinar)
destinado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
destinado
destinar
destinado◊ -da adjetivo
1a) ( predestinado):◊ destinado a triunfar/al fracaso destined to succeed/to failb) (dirigido, asignado): destinado a algn ‹carta/paquete› addressed to sb;
‹ víveres› intended for sb;
‹libro/novela› aimed at sb;
los aviones destinados a este fin the planes used for this purpose
2a) ‹ militar›:
b) ‹funcionario/diplomático›:
destinar ( conjugate destinar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹funcionario/militar› to post, send, assign
2 ( asignar un fin):
destinadoon el dinero a la investigación the money was used for research;
destinadoon parte de los fondos a este fin they earmarked part of the funds for this purpose
destinado,-a adj (señalado por el destino) destined, bound: ese hombre está destinado a perder sus oportunidades, that man is doomed to miss every chance
destinar verbo transitivo
1 (apartar para algún fin) to set aside, assign
2 (dar un lugar donde ejercer un trabajo) to post
(dar una función a un trabajador) to appoint
3 (dirigir un envío a alguien) to address
' destinado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
condenada
- condenado
- destinada
- encaminada
- encaminado
- masculina
- masculino
- llamado
English:
allocate
- bound
- intend
- destined
- living
* * *destinado, -a adj1. [predestinado](estar) destinado a algo/hacer algo (to be) destined for sth/to do sth;es una tradición destinada a morir it is a tradition that is on its way out o dying out;un pueblo destinado a luchar a people destined to fight;estar destinado al éxito/fracaso to be destined to succeed/fail[medidas, programa] aimed at;fondos destinados a la lucha contra el cáncer funds allocated to the fight against cancer;un estadio destinado a albergar los próximos Juegos Olímpicos a stadium intended to host the next Olympic Games;una reforma destinada a fomentar la inversión a reform designed to encourage o aimed at encouraging investment[mercancía] bound for4. [con cierto puesto] [funcionario, embajador, militar]está destinado en Colombia he's been posted o sent to Colombia* * *adj1:destinado en MIL stationed in2:3:estar destinado a hacer algo be destined to do sth* * *destinado, -da adj: destined, bound -
54 desvío
m.1 deviation, detour, side step, diversion.2 traffic deviation.3 bypass.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desviar.* * *1 diversion, detour2 figurado (desagrado) displeasure, indifference* * *noun m.1) deviation2) diversion, detour* * *SM1) [de trayectoria, orientación] deflection (de from)deviation (de from)2) (Aut) (=rodeo) detour; [por obras] diversion3) (Ferro) siding* * *a) ( por obras) diversion, detour (AmE)b) (Esp) (salida, carretera) turning* * *= diversion, fork, turn-off.Ex. Many librarians feel threatened by the diversion of funds away from collection building to providing service and integrating technology.Ex. The road of special librarianship was branching, and in order to succeed members had to look down both forks in order to be best prepared for the future ahead.Ex. There's a great gas station and convenience store at the turn-off.* * *a) ( por obras) diversion, detour (AmE)b) (Esp) (salida, carretera) turning* * *= diversion, fork, turn-off.Ex: Many librarians feel threatened by the diversion of funds away from collection building to providing service and integrating technology.
Ex: The road of special librarianship was branching, and in order to succeed members had to look down both forks in order to be best prepared for the future ahead.Ex: There's a great gas station and convenience store at the turn-off.* * *[ S ] desvío provisional por obras temporary diversion owing to roadworkstomaremos un desvío we'll make a detourse fue por el desvío she went off at a tangent2* * *
Del verbo desviar: ( conjugate desviar)
desvío es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
desvió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
desviar
desvío
desviar ( conjugate desviar) verbo transitivo ‹tráfico/vuelo/fondos› to divert;
‹ río› to alter the course of;
‹golpe/pelota› to deflect, parry;
desvió la mirada he looked away
desviarse verbo pronominal
1 [ carretera] to branch off;
[ vehículo] to turn off;
2 [ persona] desvíose de algo ‹ de ruta› to deviate from sth;
‹ de tema› to get off sth
desvío sustantivo masculino
desviar verbo transitivo
1 (un río, el tráfico, fondos) to divert, detour
2 (un tiro, golpe) to deflect
3 (la conversación) to change
4 (la mirada) to avert
desvío sustantivo masculino diversion, detour
' desvío' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cauce
- desviar
- efecto
- rodeo
English:
detour
- diversion
* * *desvío nm1. [en carretera] [por obras, accidente] Br diversion, US detour;[salida] turn-off;toma el primer desvío a la derecha take the first turn-off to the right;al llegar al cruce toma el desvío de o [m5] a Guadalajara when you get to the crossroads take the turning for o road to Guadalajara;desvío por obras [en letrero] diversion, men at work2. [de itinerario] detour3. [de pelota] deflection* * *m detour, Br tbdiversion* * *desvío nm1) : diversion, detour2) : deviation* * *desvío n1. (del tráfico) diversion2. (carretera) turning -
55 disfrutar de la gloria ajena
(v.) = bask in + reflected gloryEx. Instead of working hard to succeed, we always try to bask in reflected glory.* * *(v.) = bask in + reflected gloryEx: Instead of working hard to succeed, we always try to bask in reflected glory.
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56 disfrutar del triunfo ajeno
(v.) = bask in + reflected gloryEx. Instead of working hard to succeed, we always try to bask in reflected glory.* * *(v.) = bask in + reflected gloryEx: Instead of working hard to succeed, we always try to bask in reflected glory.
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57 disparatado
adj.nonsensical, irrational, absurd, meaningless.past part.past participle of spanish verb: disparatar.* * *1→ link=disparatar disparatar► adjetivo1 absurd, foolish, ridiculous* * *(f. - disparatada)adj.* * *ADJ crazy, nonsensical* * *- da adjetivo <acto/proyecto/idea> crazy, ludicrous; <gasto/precio> outrageous, ridiculous, excessive* * *= off-the-wall, high-flying, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], harebrained, nonsensical.Ex. 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.Ex. I do have to add, however, that this rapid character drawing was a touch spoiled by the bathos of Slake's high-flying style.Ex. This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.Ex. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.Ex. Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.* * *- da adjetivo <acto/proyecto/idea> crazy, ludicrous; <gasto/precio> outrageous, ridiculous, excessive* * *= off-the-wall, high-flying, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], harebrained, nonsensical.Ex: 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.
Ex: I do have to add, however, that this rapid character drawing was a touch spoiled by the bathos of Slake's high-flying style.Ex: This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.* * *disparatado -da1 ‹acto/proyecto/idea› crazy, ludicrous, absurd, ridiculous2 ‹gasto/precio› outrageous, ridiculous, excessive* * *
Del verbo disparatar: ( conjugate disparatar)
disparatado es:
el participio
disparatado
‹gasto/precio› outrageous, ridiculous
disparatado,-a adjetivo absurd
' disparatado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disparatada
- peregrina
- peregrino
English:
crazy
- mad
- wild
- cockeyed
- nonsensical
* * *disparatado, -a adjabsurd, crazy;precios disparatados ridiculous o crazy prices;una disparatada comedia de Brooks a screwball comedy by Brooks* * *adj fig famabsurd, crazy fam* * *disparatado, -da adjabsurdo, ridículo: absurd, ridiculous, crazy -
58 dividirse
1 (separarse) to divide, split up* * *VPR1) (=partirse) [célula] to divide; [grupo, país] to splitme encantaría ayudarte, pero no puedo dividirme — I'd love to help you, but I can't be in two places at once
la Edad Media puede dividirse en dos períodos — the Middle Ages can be divided o split into two periods
2) (=separarse) [personas] to split up; [camino, carretera] to forkcuando llegamos al cruce nos dividimos — when we got to the crossroads, we split up
los fundadores se dividieron porque sus ideas eran muy distintas — the founders split up because their ideas were so different
3) (=repartirse) [+ trabajo, ganancias] to split up, divide upes mucho más fácil si nos dividimos el trabajo — it is much easier if we split up o divide up the work
* * *(v.) = branch, forkEx. The road of special librarianship was branching, and in order to succeed members had to look down both forks in order to be best prepared for the future ahead.Ex. Meanings in art come in layers, their ways forking and crossing one another like the meandering paths of a labyrinth.* * *(v.) = branch, forkEx: The road of special librarianship was branching, and in order to succeed members had to look down both forks in order to be best prepared for the future ahead.
Ex: Meanings in art come in layers, their ways forking and crossing one another like the meandering paths of a labyrinth.* * *
■dividirse verbo reflexivo to divide, split up [en, into] [entre, between]
¿Cómo se dice 15: 3 = 5?
Fifteen divided by three equals five
What's fifteen divided by three?
' dividirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agrupar
- dividir
English:
fall
- split
- break
- divide
* * *vpr1. [separarse] to divide, to split (en into); [átomo] to split;al llegar aquí el sendero se divide en dos when you get here the path splits into two;se dividieron en dos grupos they split into two groups2. [constituirse, estar integrado]el oído se divide en tres partes the ear is made up of three parts;su obra pictórica se divide en varias épocas his painting falls into several periods3. [repartirse] to split (up), to divide (up);nos dividimos el botín we split o divided (up) the loot between us* * *v/r divide* * *vr* * * -
59 documentado
adj.well-informed, documented, well up, well-versed.past part.past participle of spanish verb: documentar.* * *1→ link=documentar documentar► adjetivo1 documented, researched2 familiar (enterado) informed* * *ADJ1) (=informado)un libro bien documentado — a well documented o researched book
2) (=con documentación)* * *- da adjetivo1) <informe/hecho> documented2) (frml) ( con documentación)* * *= documented, recorded.Ex. While some of the literature examined diverges from mainstream allopathic medicine, most popular publications succeed in presenting coherent, reasoned, and documented viewpoints.Ex. The reform process that forces a growing number of women out of the recorded labor force into casual, unremunerated, & informal work.----* bien documentado = well documented [well-documented].* conocimiento documentado = recorded knowledge.* información documentada = documented information.* no estar documentado = be undocumented.* * *- da adjetivo1) <informe/hecho> documented2) (frml) ( con documentación)* * *= documented, recorded.Ex: While some of the literature examined diverges from mainstream allopathic medicine, most popular publications succeed in presenting coherent, reasoned, and documented viewpoints.
Ex: The reform process that forces a growing number of women out of the recorded labor force into casual, unremunerated, & informal work.* bien documentado = well documented [well-documented].* conocimiento documentado = recorded knowledge.* información documentada = documented information.* no estar documentado = be undocumented.* * *documentado -daA ‹informe/hecho› documentedun informe muy bien documentado a very well documented reportestaba muy bien documentada sobre el tema she was very well informed about the subject, she had done a lot of research on the subjectB ( frml) (con documentación) with the required documents o documentationla carga no iba debidamente documentada the load did not have the necessary documents o documentation o papers, the documentation for the load was not in order* * *documentado, -a adj1. [informado] [informe, estudio] researched;[persona] well-informed;un periodista muy documentado a very well-informed journalist;estar bien/mal documentado sobre algo to be well-informed/ill-informed about sth2. [con papeles encima] having identification;no pudo entrar porque no iba documentado he couldn't get in because he had no identification with him* * *adj persona with papers -
60 durante los próximos años
= for the next few years, over the next few years, during the next few yearsEx. There is no doubt that this scheme deserves to succeed, but we live in a harsh world, where success tends to go to the successful rather than to the deserving, and one can only reserve judgement for the next few years.Ex. However, as the proportion of elderly people in the population rises sharply over next few years advertising and retail executives will need to rethink their sales strategies.Ex. Of all the factors influencing the on-line information services industry during the next few years, telephone deregulation could well be the most important.* * *= for the next few years, over the next few years, during the next few yearsEx: There is no doubt that this scheme deserves to succeed, but we live in a harsh world, where success tends to go to the successful rather than to the deserving, and one can only reserve judgement for the next few years.
Ex: However, as the proportion of elderly people in the population rises sharply over next few years advertising and retail executives will need to rethink their sales strategies.Ex: Of all the factors influencing the on-line information services industry during the next few years, telephone deregulation could well be the most important.
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