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  • 41 corriente de aire

    (n.) = air current, draught [draft, -USA]
    Ex. The decapitated ants, on the contrary, were insensitive to the air current.
    Ex. Perhaps the sociological light was extinguished by the political draught of the time.
    * * *
    (n.) = air current, draught [draft, -USA]

    Ex: The decapitated ants, on the contrary, were insensitive to the air current.

    Ex: Perhaps the sociological light was extinguished by the political draught of the time.

    Spanish-English dictionary > corriente de aire

  • 42 dar gusto

    v.
    1 to please, to delight, to be pleasing to, to gratify.
    Ella le da gusto a todo el mundo She pleases everybody.
    Este lugar da gusto This place is nice.
    2 to be nice to.
    Da gusto estar aquí It's nice to be here.
    3 to be delighted with, to enjoy, to take pleasure in.
    Me da gusto su comportamiento I am delighted with his behavior.
    4 to be delighted to, to enjoy to.
    Me da gusto visitarlo I am delighted to visit you.
    * * *
    to be nice to...
    ————————
    to please, delight
    * * *
    (v.) = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA]
    Ex. 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. Despite its faults and inadequacies the public library brings pleasure to, and satisfies some of the needs of, millions the world over.
    Ex. Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.
    * * *
    (v.) = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA]

    Ex: 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: Despite its faults and inadequacies the public library brings pleasure to, and satisfies some of the needs of, millions the world over.
    Ex: Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dar gusto

  • 43 encomiar

    v.
    to praise, to extoll (Formal).
    * * *
    1 to extol, laud
    * * *
    VT to praise, pay tribute to
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to praise
    * * *
    = extol, hold out as, laud, praise.
    Ex. In order to deal with the ever increasing mass of biomedical information ('journalistic blastoma'), IAIMS has extolled the use of quality filters, to sift the good from the bad.
    Ex. Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.
    Ex. Libraries are also lauded for providing other public services with economic benefits.
    Ex. In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to praise
    * * *
    = extol, hold out as, laud, praise.

    Ex: In order to deal with the ever increasing mass of biomedical information ('journalistic blastoma'), IAIMS has extolled the use of quality filters, to sift the good from the bad.

    Ex: Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.
    Ex: Libraries are also lauded for providing other public services with economic benefits.
    Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.

    * * *
    encomiar [A1 ]
    vt
    to praise
    encomió su labor benéfica she paid tribute to o she praised their work for charity
    * * *
    Formal to praise, to extol
    * * *
    v/t praise
    * * *
    elogiar: to praise, to pay tribute to

    Spanish-English dictionary > encomiar

  • 44 llevarse bien

    v.
    to get along well, to be on good terms, to be congenial, to get along.
    Esos hermanos armonizan desde chicos Those brothers harmonize since little
    * * *
    (v.) = get along, on good terms, hit it off
    Ex. In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
    Ex. With one or two exceptions he is respected by the staff; however, of late most have found remaining on good terms with him to be something of a challenge.
    Ex. As the two began to connect well and hit it off, the contact between the two increased to a rate of at least once a week.
    * * *
    (v.) = get along, on good terms, hit it off

    Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.

    Ex: With one or two exceptions he is respected by the staff; however, of late most have found remaining on good terms with him to be something of a challenge.
    Ex: As the two began to connect well and hit it off, the contact between the two increased to a rate of at least once a week.

    Spanish-English dictionary > llevarse bien

  • 45 sin cabeza

    adj.
    headless, brainless, irreflexive, mindless.
    * * *
    (adj.) = headless, decapitated
    Ex. The article 'Of Wonderland and headless chickens' describes the functions of Alice, a PC-based library automation system offering cataloguing, enquiry, acquisitions, and periodicals control = El artículo "Sobre el país de las maravillas y los pollos sin cabeza" describe las funciones de Alice, un sistema de automatización de bibliotecas para ordenadores personales que permite la catalogación, las consultas, las adquisiciones y el control de publicaciones periódicas.
    Ex. The decapitated ants, on the contrary, were insensitive to the air current.
    * * *
    (adj.) = headless, decapitated

    Ex: The article 'Of Wonderland and headless chickens' describes the functions of Alice, a PC-based library automation system offering cataloguing, enquiry, acquisitions, and periodicals control = El artículo "Sobre el país de las maravillas y los pollos sin cabeza" describe las funciones de Alice, un sistema de automatización de bibliotecas para ordenadores personales que permite la catalogación, las consultas, las adquisiciones y el control de publicaciones periódicas.

    Ex: The decapitated ants, on the contrary, were insensitive to the air current.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin cabeza

  • 46 congeniar

    v.
    1 to get on.
    2 to get along well, to get along together, to agree, to deal together.
    * * *
    1 to get on
    * * *
    VI to get on ( con with)
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to get along (esp AmE), to get on (esp BrE)

    congeniar con alguien — to get along o on with somebody

    * * *
    = get along, hit it off.
    Ex. In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
    Ex. As the two began to connect well and hit it off, the contact between the two increased to a rate of at least once a week.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to get along (esp AmE), to get on (esp BrE)

    congeniar con alguien — to get along o on with somebody

    * * *
    = get along, hit it off.

    Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.

    Ex: As the two began to connect well and hit it off, the contact between the two increased to a rate of at least once a week.

    * * *
    congeniar [A1 ]
    vi
    to get along ( esp AmE), to get on ( esp BrE) congeniar CON algn to get ALONG o ON WITH sb
    nunca congeniamos we never got along o on (with each other), we never really hit it off ( colloq)
    * * *

    congeniar ( conjugate congeniar) verbo intransitivo to get along (esp AmE), to get on (esp BrE);
    congeniar con algn to get along o on with sb
    congeniar verbo intransitivo to get on along [con, with]: en seguida hemos congeniado, we got along with each other right away
    ' congeniar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sintonizar
    English:
    click
    - agree
    - hit
    * * *
    to get on ( con with);
    congeniamos muy bien we got on very well with each other, we hit it off really well
    * * *
    v/i get on well ( con with)
    * * *
    : to get along (with someone)

    Spanish-English dictionary > congeniar

  • 47 denegación

    f.
    1 denial, contradiction.
    2 denegation, denial, negation, refusal.
    3 dismissal.
    * * *
    1 (rechazo) refusal; (negación) denial
    \
    * * *
    noun f.
    denial, refusal
    * * *
    SF [de permiso, petición] refusal; [de derechos] denial

    denegación de auxilio — (Jur) failure to offer assistance ( though legally bound to do so)

    * * *
    femenino refusal
    * * *
    = disclaimer, denial.
    Ex. We have focussed on the essentials which are the skills through which we are equipped to undertake work which cannot (despite disclaimers to the contrary) be undertaken so efficiently or effectively by others.
    Ex. The obvious alternative would be denial of access to scholarly literature.
    * * *
    femenino refusal
    * * *
    = disclaimer, denial.

    Ex: We have focussed on the essentials which are the skills through which we are equipped to undertake work which cannot (despite disclaimers to the contrary) be undertaken so efficiently or effectively by others.

    Ex: The obvious alternative would be denial of access to scholarly literature.

    * * *
    refusal
    Compuestos:
    failure to provide assistance ( when legally obliged to do so)
    denial of justice
    * * *
    refusal, rejection
    Der denegación de auxilio = failure to assist the victims of an accident, punishable by law
    * * *
    f refusal
    * * *
    denegación nf, pl - ciones : denial, refusal

    Spanish-English dictionary > denegación

  • 48 negrero

    adj.
    despotic.
    m.
    1 slave trader, slave driver, slaveholder, slaver.
    2 taskmaster, ball-breaker, ball-buster, ballbuster.
    * * *
    1 HISTORIA slave
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 HISTORIA slave trader
    2 familiar figurado slave driver
    \
    barco negrero slave ship
    * * *
    SM ( Hist) slave trader; (=explotador) exploiter of labour o (EEUU) labor, slave driver *
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo

    barco negrero — slave ship, slaver

    II
    - ra masculino, femenino (Hist) slave trader; ( explotador) (fam) slave driver (colloq)
    * * *
    = slaver, slave trader.
    Ex. This original text is a refreshing and welcome addition to the historiography of slaver and slave trade.
    Ex. Jones's conviction that Cinque could not have been a slave trader is based primarily on the lack of evidence to the contrary and on the presumption that Cinque is innocent until proven guilty.
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo

    barco negrero — slave ship, slaver

    II
    - ra masculino, femenino (Hist) slave trader; ( explotador) (fam) slave driver (colloq)
    * * *
    = slaver, slave trader.

    Ex: This original text is a refreshing and welcome addition to the historiography of slaver and slave trade.

    Ex: Jones's conviction that Cinque could not have been a slave trader is based primarily on the lack of evidence to the contrary and on the presumption that Cinque is innocent until proven guilty.

    * * *
    negrero1 -ra
    barco negrero slave ship, slaver
    negrero2 -ra
    masculine, feminine
    1 ( Hist) slave trader, slaver
    2 ( fam) (explotador) slave driver ( colloq)
    * * *

    negrero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 Hist slave trader
    2 fam pey (explotador) slave driver: los gerentes de la empresa son unos auténticos negreros, the bosses of this company are real slave drivers
    ' negrero' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    negrera
    English:
    slavedriver
    - slave
    * * *
    negrero, -a
    ♦ adj
    [explotador] tyrannical
    ♦ nm,f
    1. Hist slave trader
    2. [explotador] slave driver
    * * *
    m, negrera f fig slave driver
    * * *
    negrero, -ra n
    1) : slave trader
    2) fam : slave driver, brutal boss

    Spanish-English dictionary > negrero

  • 49 aguas territoriales

    f.pl.
    territorial waters, home waters, maritime waters, territorial sea.
    * * *
    (n.) = territorial waters, territorial waters, home waters
    Ex. With the present trend to extending territorial waters, from three miles to twelve miles to two hundred miles, cataloguers are going to need a geopolitical atlas to make some decisions, together with an accurate ruler.
    Ex. Territorial waters is a belt of coastal waters extending at most twelve nautical miles from a country's coast.
    Ex. It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters.
    * * *
    (n.) = territorial waters, territorial waters, home waters

    Ex: With the present trend to extending territorial waters, from three miles to twelve miles to two hundred miles, cataloguers are going to need a geopolitical atlas to make some decisions, together with an accurate ruler.

    Ex: Territorial waters is a belt of coastal waters extending at most twelve nautical miles from a country's coast.
    Ex: It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters.

    Spanish-English dictionary > aguas territoriales

  • 50 conocer Algo al dedillo

    (v.) = know + Nombre + inside-out, learn + Nombre + inside-out
    Ex. On the contrary, they are connoisseurs because they know their subject inside-out: the good, bad and indifferent.
    Ex. The article is entitled ' Learning computers inside-out'.
    * * *
    (v.) = know + Nombre + inside-out, learn + Nombre + inside-out

    Ex: On the contrary, they are connoisseurs because they know their subject inside-out: the good, bad and indifferent.

    Ex: The article is entitled ' Learning computers inside-out'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > conocer Algo al dedillo

  • 51 decapitado

    adj.
    decapitated, beheaded.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: decapitar.
    * * *
    Ex. The decapitated ants, on the contrary, were insensitive to the air current.
    * * *

    Ex: The decapitated ants, on the contrary, were insensitive to the air current.

    Spanish-English dictionary > decapitado

  • 52 gustosamente

    adv.
    tastefully, gladly, acceptably.
    * * *
    1 with pleasure, gladly, willingly
    * * *
    ADV gladly, willingly

    accedí gustosamente a su petición — I gladly o willingly agreed to their request

    se sometió gustosamente a las preguntas de los periodistas — she gladly o willingly answered the journalists' questions

    * * *
    adverbio gladly

    acepto gustosamente su invitación — (frml) I am delighted to accept your kind invitation (frml)

    * * *
    = happily, willingly, gladly.
    Ex. 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. 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.
    Ex. Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.
    * * *
    adverbio gladly

    acepto gustosamente su invitación — (frml) I am delighted to accept your kind invitation (frml)

    * * *
    = happily, willingly, gladly.

    Ex: 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: 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.
    Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.

    * * *
    gladly
    aceptó gustosamente ir a la fiesta he gladly accepted o he was happy to accept the invitation to the party
    acepto gustosamente su invitación ( frml); I am delighted o it gives me great pleasure to accept your kind invitation ( frml)
    * * *

    gustosamente adverbio with pleasure
    * * *
    [con placer] gladly;
    lo haré gustosamente I will do it gladly;
    gustosamente te acompañaría, pero no voy a poder I'd be more than happy to go with you, but I won't be able to;
    accedió gustosamente a enseñarles la casa he willingly agreed to show them around the house
    * * *
    : gladly

    Spanish-English dictionary > gustosamente

  • 53 inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario

    Ex. Jones's conviction that Cinque could not have been a slave trader is based primarily on the lack of evidence to the contrary and on the presumption that Cinque is innocent until proven guilty.
    * * *

    Ex: Jones's conviction that Cinque could not have been a slave trader is based primarily on the lack of evidence to the contrary and on the presumption that Cinque is innocent until proven guilty.

    Spanish-English dictionary > inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario

  • 54 menos de + Edad

    = on the right side of + Edad
    Ex. On the contrary, those who are on the right side of forty know what their juniors do not, namely that life really does begin at forty!.
    * * *
    = on the right side of + Edad

    Ex: On the contrary, those who are on the right side of forty know what their juniors do not, namely that life really does begin at forty!.

    Spanish-English dictionary > menos de + Edad

  • 55 saberse Algo al dedillo

    (v.) = know + Nombre + inside-out, learn + Nombre + inside-out
    Ex. On the contrary, they are connoisseurs because they know their subject inside-out: the good, bad and indifferent.
    Ex. The article is entitled ' Learning computers inside-out'.
    * * *
    (v.) = know + Nombre + inside-out, learn + Nombre + inside-out

    Ex: On the contrary, they are connoisseurs because they know their subject inside-out: the good, bad and indifferent.

    Ex: The article is entitled ' Learning computers inside-out'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > saberse Algo al dedillo

  • 56 conocer Algo de cabo a rabo

    (v.) = know + Nombre + inside-out
    Ex. On the contrary, they are connoisseurs because they know their subject inside-out: the good, bad and indifferent.
    * * *
    (v.) = know + Nombre + inside-out

    Ex: On the contrary, they are connoisseurs because they know their subject inside-out: the good, bad and indifferent.

    Spanish-English dictionary > conocer Algo de cabo a rabo

  • 57 aceptar una decisión

    (v.) = accept + decision
    Ex. In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
    * * *
    (v.) = accept + decision

    Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.

    Spanish-English dictionary > aceptar una decisión

  • 58 afirmación tajante

    (n.) = protestation
    Ex. In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
    * * *

    Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.

    Spanish-English dictionary > afirmación tajante

  • 59 causar ansiedad

    (v.) = cause + anxiety
    Ex. In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
    * * *
    (v.) = cause + anxiety

    Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.

    Spanish-English dictionary > causar ansiedad

  • 60 con gusto

    = happily, satisfyingly, stylish, willingly
    Ex. 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, willingly

    Ex: 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.

    Spanish-English dictionary > con gusto

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