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21 ferozmente
adv.ferociously, folly, savagely.* * *► adverbio1 fiercely, ferociously* * *ADV1) (=salvajemente) fiercely, ferociously2) (=cruelmente) cruelly* * *= fiercely, ferociously.Ex. Whether libraries are entirely suitable for extending their role into community information and advice has been fiercely debated.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.* * *= fiercely, ferociously.Ex: Whether libraries are entirely suitable for extending their role into community information and advice has been fiercely debated.
Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.* * *fiercely, ferociously* * *ferozmente advferociously, fiercely -
22 implacable
adj.implacable, relentless.* * *► adjetivo1 implacable, relentless* * *adj.* * *ADJ implacable, relentless* * *a) <odio/furia> implacable; <avance/lucha> relentless; < sol> relentlessb) <juez/crítico> implacablec) <enemigo/contrincante> ruthless* * *= unrelenting, relentless, ruthless, remorseless, unforgiving, bitter, implacable, inexorable, nagging, unsparing, cutthroat.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. Unrelenting tuition increases are pricing private institutions out of the reach of many middle-class parents.Ex. They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.Ex. The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.Ex. The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.Ex. Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.Ex. The author notes the work of Melvyl Dewey in espousing library education and the bitter opposition from some library leaders.Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex. The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.Ex. With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex. As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.----* actuar de un modo implacable = play + hardball.* ser implacable = play + hardball.* * *a) <odio/furia> implacable; <avance/lucha> relentless; < sol> relentlessb) <juez/crítico> implacablec) <enemigo/contrincante> ruthless* * *= unrelenting, relentless, ruthless, remorseless, unforgiving, bitter, implacable, inexorable, nagging, unsparing, cutthroat.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: Unrelenting tuition increases are pricing private institutions out of the reach of many middle-class parents.
Ex: They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.Ex: The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.Ex: The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.Ex: Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.Ex: The author notes the work of Melvyl Dewey in espousing library education and the bitter opposition from some library leaders.Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex: The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.Ex: With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.* actuar de un modo implacable = play + hardball.* ser implacable = play + hardball.* * *1 ‹odio/furia› implacable; ‹avance/lucha› relentlessel implacable sol del mediodía the relentless midday sunel paso implacable del tiempo the inexorable passage of time2 ‹juez/crítico› implacablees implacable cuando se trata de corregir errores de ortografía she is unforgiving o uncompromising when it comes to correcting spelling mistakes3 ‹enemigo/contrincante› ruthless* * *
implacable adjetivo
‹avance/lucha› relentless;
‹ sol› relentless
implacable adjetivo relentless, implacable
' implacable' also found in these entries:
English:
bitter
- fierce
- persecution
- pitiless
- relentless
- remorseless
- unrelenting
- hard
- implacable
- ruthless
- unyielding
* * *implacable adj1. [odio, ira] implacable;[sol] relentless; [clima] harsh;el implacable avance del desierto the relentless o inexorable advance of the desert2. [persona] inflexible, firm;es implacable con sus alumnos she's very hard on her pupils3. [incontestable] unassailable;un argumento de una lógica implacable an argument of unassailable logic* * *adj implacable* * *implacable adj: implacable, relentless♦ implacablemente adv -
23 martillear
v.to hammer, to pound.Ella martilla los clavos She hammers the nails.* * *1 to hammer* * *1. VT1) (=golpear) [+ puerta] to hammer on, pound on; [+ piano] to pound away at; (=machacar) to pound2) (=atormentar) to worry, torment2.VI [motor] to knock* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( con un martillo) to hammerb) ruido2.martillear vi to hammer* * *= hammer.Ex. Finally the sized paper was pressed, dried, pressed again and, if it was intended for writing on, smoothed by rubbing or hammering.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( con un martillo) to hammerb) ruido2.martillear vi to hammer* * *= hammer.Ex: Finally the sized paper was pressed, dried, pressed again and, if it was intended for writing on, smoothed by rubbing or hammering.
* * *martillear [A1 ]vt1 (con un martillo) to hammer2«ruido»: el ruido me martilleaba la cabeza the noise was pounding in my head o making my head pound3 (atormentar) to torment■ martillearvito hammer* * *
Multiple Entries:
martillar
martillear
martillar,
to hammer
martillear
I verbo transitivo
1 (con un martillo) to hammer
2 figurado to hammer, pound: la lluvia martilleaba los cristales, the rain beat down on the windows
3 (atormentar) sus palabras me martilleaban en los oídos, his words fell harshly on me
II verbo intransitivo
1 (con un martillo) to hammer
2 figurado to hammer, pound
' martillear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
martillar
English:
hammer
* * *martillear, martillar♦ vt1. [sujeto: carpintero] to hammer2. [sujeto: lluvia, ruido] to pound on;las gotas le martilleaban la cara the raindrops were lashing his face♦ vi1. [con martillo] to hammer2. [lluvia, ruido] to pound;la lluvia martilleaba en los cristales the rain was pounding against the windowpanes* * *v/t & v/i hammer -
24 pródigo
adj.1 prodigal, lavish, profuse.2 wasteful, improvident, unsparing, prodigal.* * *► adjetivo1 (generoso - persona) lavish; (- naturaleza) bountiful2 (derrochador) wasteful\el Hijo Pródigo the Prodigal Son* * *(f. - pródiga)adj.1) lavish2) prodigal* * *pródigo, -a1. ADJ1) (=exuberante) bountifulfui tan pródigo en los pormenores que... — I was so lavish in o with details that...
2) (=generoso) lavish, generous (de with)3) (=derrochador) prodigal, wasteful2.SM / F (=derrochador) spendthrift, prodigal* * *- ga adjetivo prodigalpródigo EN algo — prodigal with o (frml) of something
* * *= prodigal, lavish, unsparing, unstinting.Ex. The ideal, which we are laughably far from attaining, is that books should be spread with prodigal generosity throughout the community.Ex. Library staffing levels were lavish and opening hours long.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex. The revolutionary people of the world are unstinting in their praise.----* hijo pródigo, el = prodigal son, the.* * *- ga adjetivo prodigalpródigo EN algo — prodigal with o (frml) of something
* * *= prodigal, lavish, unsparing, unstinting.Ex: The ideal, which we are laughably far from attaining, is that books should be spread with prodigal generosity throughout the community.
Ex: Library staffing levels were lavish and opening hours long.Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex: The revolutionary people of the world are unstinting in their praise.* hijo pródigo, el = prodigal son, the.* * *pródigo -ga1 (derrochador) extravagant, wasteful, prodigal ( liter)el Hijo Pródigo ( Bib) the Prodigal Son2 (generoso, abundante) pródigo EN algo:fue pródigo en alabanzas para con sus colegas he was generous o lavish o unstinting in his praise of his colleaguesun discurso pródigo en palabras conciliadoras a speech which was full of o ( frml) which abounded in conciliatory words* * *
Del verbo prodigar: ( conjugate prodigar)
prodigo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
prodigó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
prodigar
pródigo
pródigo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (productivo, fértil) bountiful
2 (generoso) fue pródigo en elogios, he was very lavish with his praise
3 (que malgasta, derrocha) extravagant, wasteful
' pródigo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pródiga
English:
lavish
- prodigal
* * *pródigo, -a♦ adj1. [derrochador] extravagant;el hijo pródigo [en la Biblia] the prodigal son2. [generoso] generous, lavish;es muy pródigo con su familia he's very generous to his familyun país pródigo en abogados a country with vast numbers of lawyers♦ nm,fspendthrift* * *I adj1 ( generoso) generous2 ( derrochador) extravagant;el hijo pródigo the prodigal sonII m, pródiga f spendthrift* * *pródigo, -ga adj1) : generous, lavish2) : wasteful, prodigalpródigo, -ga n: spendthrift, prodigal -
25 punzar
v.1 to prick.2 to stab.3 to puncture, to jab, to sting, to prick.La abeja picó al perro The bee stung the dog.* * *1 to prick2 figurado to torment* * *VT1) (=pinchar) [gen] to puncture, prick, pierce; (Téc) to punch; (=perforar) to perforate2) (=doler) to hurt, grievele punzan los remordimientos — he feels pangs of regret, his conscience pricks him
* * ** * *= throb, twinge.Ex. This image throbs when you look at it but it's just an optical illusion.Ex. Yesterday I did notice my tooth started twinging again when I was panting from exercise and is still annoyingly uncomfortable.* * ** * *= throb, twinge.Ex: This image throbs when you look at it but it's just an optical illusion.
Ex: Yesterday I did notice my tooth started twinging again when I was panting from exercise and is still annoyingly uncomfortable.* * *punzar [A4 ]vt1 (agujerear) to punch a hole in2 ( Med) to puncture* * *
punzar verbo transitivo
1 (agujerear) to punch, pierce
2 Med to puncture
' punzar' also found in these entries:
English:
punch
* * *punzar vt1. [pinchar] to prick2. [sujeto: dolor] to stab3. [sujeto: actitud] to wound* * *v/t fig ( molestar) torment* * *punzar {21} vt: to pierce, to puncture -
26 salvajemente
adv.savagely, wildly.* * *► adverbio1 savagely* * *ADV savagely, brutally* * *= ferociously.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.* * *= ferociously.Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.
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27 tribulación
f.1 tribulation, difficulty, affliction.2 tribulation, adversity, affliction, suffering.* * *1 tribulation* * *SF tribulation* * *= tribulation, torment, woe, woefulness.Ex. The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.Ex. There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.----* tribulaciones = trials and tribulations.* * *= tribulation, torment, woe, woefulness.Ex: The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
Ex: There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.* tribulaciones = trials and tribulations.* * *tribulation* * *
tribulación sustantivo femenino difficulty, tribulation
' tribulación' also found in these entries:
English:
tribulation
* * *tribulación nftribulation* * * -
28 violentamente
adv.1 violently, forcibly.2 unnaturally.3 embarrassingly.4 distortedly (interpretación).* * *► adverbio1 violently* * *ADV1) (=con violencia) violently; (=con furia) furiously, wildly2) (LAm) (=rápidamente) quickly* * *= violently, wildly, ferociously.Ex. I have violently disagreed with this to the Canadian Committee on Cataloging.Ex. The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.----* golpear violentamente = bash.* * *= violently, wildly, ferociously.Ex: I have violently disagreed with this to the Canadian Committee on Cataloging.
Ex: The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility.Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.* golpear violentamente = bash.* * *1 (de manera brusca) violently, by force* * *violentamente advviolently* * *violentamente adv: by force, violently* * *violentamente adv roughly -
29 crucificar
v.1 to crucify.2 to torment.* * *1 to crucify* * *VT (Rel) to crucifysi llega a perecer alguien, te crucifico — if anyone gets killed, I'll crucify you
* * *verbo transitivo to crucify* * *verbo transitivo to crucify* * *crucificar [A2 ]vtto crucify* * *
crucificar ( conjugate crucificar) verbo transitivo
to crucify
crucificar verbo transitivo to crucify
' crucificar' also found in these entries:
English:
crucify
* * *crucificar vt1. [en una cruz] to crucify2. [atormentar] to torment* * *v/t crucify* * *crucificar {72} vt: to crucify -
30 mortificación
f.1 mortification, humiliation, torment, trouble.El barco se inclinaba incesantemente The boat listed incessantly.2 sphacelation.* * *1 mortification* * *SF1) (=sufrimiento) tortureera una mortificación para él — it was torture o hell for him
2) (=humillación) humiliation3) (Rel) mortification* * *a) ( tormento)verlo tan feliz era una mortificación para ella — it was torture o hell for her to see him so happy
b) (Relig) mortification* * *a) ( tormento)verlo tan feliz era una mortificación para ella — it was torture o hell for her to see him so happy
b) (Relig) mortification* * *1(tormento): verlos tan felices era una mortificación para ella it was torture o hell for her to see them so happy2 ( Relig) mortification* * *1. [sufrimiento] mortification2. [cosa] torture;era una mortificación verlos jugar it was torture watching them play* * *f mortification* * *mortificación nf, pl - ciones1) : mortification2) tormento: anguish, torment -
31 desabrir
v.to vex, to plague, to torment, to harass.* * *VT1) [+ comida] to give a nasty taste to2) [+ persona] (=amargar) to embitter; (=atormentar) to torment -
32 apasionar
v.1 to fascinate.le apasiona la música he's mad about music2 to impassion, to excite, to stir, to rouse.* * *1 to excite, fascinate, thrill1 to get excited, become enthusiastic (por/de, about)2 (enamorarse) to fall head over heels in love (por/de, with)* * *verbto excite, love* * *1. VT1) (=entusiasmar)2) frm (=afligir) to afflict, torment2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo2.apasionarse v pronapasionarse por algo: se apasiona por los toros he's a tremendous bullfighting enthusiast; se apasionó por la música — she developed a passionate interest in music
* * *= electrify.Ex. He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.----* apasionarse = fire up.* * *1.verbo intransitivo2.apasionarse v pronapasionarse por algo: se apasiona por los toros he's a tremendous bullfighting enthusiast; se apasionó por la música — she developed a passionate interest in music
* * *= electrify.Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.
* apasionarse = fire up.* * *apasionar [A1 ]vtla música la apasiona she has a passion for musicno es un tema que me apasione the subject doesn't exactly fascinate meapasionarse POR algo:se apasiona por los toros he's a tremendous bullfighting enthusiast, he has a passion for bullfightingse apasionó por la música desde muy temprano from an early age she developed a passionate interest in music* * *
apasionar ( conjugate apasionar) verbo intransitivo:
no es un tema que me apasione the subject doesn't exactly fascinate me
apasionar verbo transitivo to excite, thrill: le apasionan los libros, he is mad about books
' apasionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrebatar
- entusiasmar
* * *♦ vtto fascinate;lo apasiona la música he's mad about music;no es un deporte que me apasione it's not a sport I'm particularly keen on, it's not a sport that does a lot for me* * *v/t fascinate* * *apasionar vt: to enthuse, to excite* * *apasionar vb to love -
33 ensañarse
* * *VPRensañarse con o en — to treat brutally
* * *verbo pronominalensañarse con alguien: se ensañaron con los prisioneros they showed the prisoners no mercy o pity; no te ensañes con él — don't take it out on him (colloq)
* * *----* ensañarse con = go to + town on, lash out (on), take it out on.* * *verbo pronominalensañarse con alguien: se ensañaron con los prisioneros they showed the prisoners no mercy o pity; no te ensañes con él — don't take it out on him (colloq)
* * ** ensañarse con = go to + town on, lash out (on), take it out on.* * *ensañarse [A1 ]ensañarse CON algn:se ensañaron con los prisioneros they showed the prisoners no mercy o pity, they treated the prisoners mercilessly o with great crueltyse ensañaba con cualquier empleado que estuviera cerca he used to vent his anger o fury o frustration on any employee who happened to be on handno te ensañes con él, la culpa no es toda suya don't take it out on him, it's not all his fault ( colloq)* * *
ensañarse ( conjugate ensañarse) verbo pronominal:◊ se ensañaron con los prisioneros they showed the prisoners no mercy o pity;
no te ensañes con él don't take it out on him (colloq)
■ensañarse verbo reflexivo to show no mercy, to take sadistic delight in sthg
' ensañarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cebarse
* * *ensañarse vprensañarse con alguien to torment sb, to treat sb cruelly;se ensañó con el pobre animal she really laid into the poor creature;la prensa amarilla se ensañó con ella the gutter press tore her apart* * *v/r show no mercy ( con to)* * *ensañarse vr: to act cruelly, to be merciless -
34 freír
v.to fry, to cook in oil.* * *1 (guisar) to fry2 figurado to annoy, exasperate1 (comida) to fry2 (pasar mucho calor) to be roasting, be boiling hot\freír a preguntas to bombard with questions* * *verb* * *( pp frito)1. VT1) (Culin) to fry2) [sol] to burn, fry3) * (=molestar) to annoy; (=acosar) to harass; (=atormentar) to torment; (=aburrir) to bore4) * (=matar) to do in *2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Coc) to fry2) (Esp fam) ( asediar)2.freírse v pron to fry* * *= fry.Ex. Even 1950-2000 is a fairly short time, considering that the first library catalog dates from a piece of clay fried in 3000 BC = Incluso 1950-2000 es un tiempo bastante corto, considerando que el primer catálogo de biblioteca data de un trozo de arcilla cocida del 3000 A.C.----* ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.* freír al estilo chino = stir-fry.* freír en aceite abundante = deep-fry.* irse a freir espárragos = naff off.* mandar a freír espárragos = send + Nombre + packing.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Coc) to fry2) (Esp fam) ( asediar)2.freírse v pron to fry* * *= fry.Ex: Even 1950-2000 is a fairly short time, considering that the first library catalog dates from a piece of clay fried in 3000 BC = Incluso 1950-2000 es un tiempo bastante corto, considerando que el primer catálogo de biblioteca data de un trozo de arcilla cocida del 3000 A.C.
* ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.* freír al estilo chino = stir-fry.* freír en aceite abundante = deep-fry.* irse a freir espárragos = naff off.* mandar a freír espárragos = send + Nombre + packing.* * *vtA ( Coc) to fryno sabe ni freír un huevo he can't cook to save his life, he doesn't even know how to boil an eggCme frieron los mosquitos the mosquitoes ate me alive■ freírseto frytarda algo más en freírse it takes a little longer to cook o frymiles de turistas friéndose al sol ( hum); thousands of tourists baking o frying o getting roasted in the sun ( hum)* * *
freír ( conjugate freír) verbo transitivo
to fry
freírse verbo pronominal
to fry
freír vtr, freírse verbo reflexivo
1 (en aceite) to fry
2 (acribillar) (con balas) to riddle somebody with bullets
(con preguntas) to bombard
' freír' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espárrago
- freírse
- tocino
English:
deep-fry
- fry
- send
- deep
- stir
* * *♦ vt1. [alimento] to fry;[con mucho aceite] to deep fryme están friendo con tantas peticiones they've got me at my wit's end with all these requests* * *<part frito> v/t1 fry* * *freír {37} vt: to fry* * * -
35 interior
adj.1 inside, inner.ropa interior underwear2 domestic (politics) (comercio, política).3 inland (geography).4 interior, inside, indoor, inland.5 internal.f. & m.central midfielder (sport) (jugador).interior derecho/izquierdo inside right/leftm.1 interior (parte de dentro).el interior del edificio the inside of the buildingen el interior de inside2 interior, inland area (geography).3 inner self, heart.en mi interior deep down4 underpants (calzoncillos). (Colombian Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)5 inside, interior.6 indoor scene.7 provinces.* * *► adjetivo■ es un piso muy oscuro porque es todo interior it's a very dark flat as none of the rooms has an outside window2 (del país) domestic, internal3 GEOGRAFÍA inland1 (en una vivienda) inside2 (conciencia) inside3 GEOGRAFÍA interior4 Interior Ministry of the Interior, ≈ GB Home Office, ≈ US Department of the Interior1 (en cine) interiors, interior shots\patio interior inner courtyard* * *1. adj.1) interior2) inner3) internal4) indoor2. noun m.1) inside2) interior3) inland* * *1. ADJ1) [espacio] interior; [patio] inner, interior; [escalera] internal, interior; [bolsillo] inside; [paz, fuerza] innerla parte interior de la casa — the inside o interior of the house
en la parte interior — inside, on the inside
habitación/piso interior — room/flat without a view onto the street
ropapista interior — (Dep) inside lane
2) (=nacional) [comercio, política, mercado] domestic3) (Geog) inland2. SM1) (=parte interna) inside, interiorel interior quedó destrozado por el fuego — the inside o interior was destroyed by the fire
el interior de la cueva — the inside o interior of the cave
2) (=alma) soul3) (Geog) interiorno soy de la costa, soy del interior — I'm not from the coast, I'm from inland
4)(Ministerio del) Interior — (Pol) ≈ Home Office, ≈ Justice Department (EEUU)
5) (Dep) inside-forward6) pl interiores (Cine) interiors* * *Ia) <patio/escalera> interior, internal, inside (before n); <habitación/piso> with windows facing onto a central staircase or patiob) <bolsillo/revestimiento> inside (before n)en la parte interior — inside o on the inside
c) <vida/mundo> innerd) <política/comercio> domestic, internalII1)a) ( parte de dentro)b) ( de un país) interiorc) (Méx, RPl, Ven) ( provincias) provinces (pl)d) ( de una persona)2) Interior masculino (period) ( Ministerio del Interior) Ministry of the Interior, ≈Department of the Interior ( in US), ≈Home Office ( in UK)3) interiores masculino plural (Cin) interior shots (pl)4) interiores masculino plural (Col, Ven) (Indum) underwear* * *= interior, intra- + Nombre, indoor, inland.Ex. The variety of reader places in a library adds interest to the interior but also provide for the many preferences of the users, some of whom seem to prefer a very busy location.Ex. The Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE) was devised in order to facilitate the presentation of comparable statistics on intra- and extra- Community trade.Ex. If we wanted to gather everything on particular plants together under the general heading 'Horticulture,' we might change the above example to 635.9(582.675)65 to make the main facet the individual plant (in this case anemones), with environment ( indoor...) a secondary feature.Ex. However, diaries and photos also show the efforts of all expedition members to fulfil Wegener's plans for a meteorological and glaciological profile of Greenland's entire inland ice cap.----* camiseta interior de tirantes = singlet, vest.* decoración de interiores = interior landscaping, interior decoration, interior design.* decorador de interiores = interior designer.* del interior = inland.* desierto interior de Australia, el = outback, the.* diseño de interiores = interior design.* en su interior = between its covers.* escuchar la voz interior = listen to + the voice within.* hacia el interior y el exterior de = in and out of.* interior de la cubierta = inside cover.* jardín interior = internal garden.* la voz interior = the voice within.* Ministerio del Interior, el = Home Office, the.* Ministro del Interior = Minister of Internal Affairs, Home Secretary.* mobiliario y decoración interior = furnishings, home furnishings.* patio interior = enclosed courtyard.* paz interior = peace of mind, inner peace.* planta de interior = houseplant.* prenda de ropa interior = undergarment.* prenda interior = undergarment.* ropa interior = undies, underclothes.* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.* vaciar el interior de Algo = gut.* vuelo interior = domestic flight.* zona del interior = hinterland.* zona interior despoblada = backcountry.* zonas inhabitadas del interior = back country.* zonas salvajes del interior = back country.* * *Ia) <patio/escalera> interior, internal, inside (before n); <habitación/piso> with windows facing onto a central staircase or patiob) <bolsillo/revestimiento> inside (before n)en la parte interior — inside o on the inside
c) <vida/mundo> innerd) <política/comercio> domestic, internalII1)a) ( parte de dentro)b) ( de un país) interiorc) (Méx, RPl, Ven) ( provincias) provinces (pl)d) ( de una persona)2) Interior masculino (period) ( Ministerio del Interior) Ministry of the Interior, ≈Department of the Interior ( in US), ≈Home Office ( in UK)3) interiores masculino plural (Cin) interior shots (pl)4) interiores masculino plural (Col, Ven) (Indum) underwear* * *= interior, intra- + Nombre, indoor, inland.Ex: The variety of reader places in a library adds interest to the interior but also provide for the many preferences of the users, some of whom seem to prefer a very busy location.
Ex: The Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE) was devised in order to facilitate the presentation of comparable statistics on intra- and extra- Community trade.Ex: If we wanted to gather everything on particular plants together under the general heading 'Horticulture,' we might change the above example to 635.9(582.675)65 to make the main facet the individual plant (in this case anemones), with environment ( indoor...) a secondary feature.Ex: However, diaries and photos also show the efforts of all expedition members to fulfil Wegener's plans for a meteorological and glaciological profile of Greenland's entire inland ice cap.* camiseta interior de tirantes = singlet, vest.* decoración de interiores = interior landscaping, interior decoration, interior design.* decorador de interiores = interior designer.* del interior = inland.* desierto interior de Australia, el = outback, the.* diseño de interiores = interior design.* en su interior = between its covers.* escuchar la voz interior = listen to + the voice within.* hacia el interior y el exterior de = in and out of.* interior de la cubierta = inside cover.* jardín interior = internal garden.* la voz interior = the voice within.* Ministerio del Interior, el = Home Office, the.* Ministro del Interior = Minister of Internal Affairs, Home Secretary.* mobiliario y decoración interior = furnishings, home furnishings.* patio interior = enclosed courtyard.* paz interior = peace of mind, inner peace.* planta de interior = houseplant.* prenda de ropa interior = undergarment.* prenda interior = undergarment.* ropa interior = undies, underclothes.* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.* vaciar el interior de Algo = gut.* vuelo interior = domestic flight.* zona del interior = hinterland.* zona interior despoblada = backcountry.* zonas inhabitadas del interior = back country.* zonas salvajes del interior = back country.* * *1 ‹patio/escalera› interior, internal, inside ( before n); ‹habitación/piso› with windows facing onto a central staircase or patio2 ‹bolsillo/revestimiento› inside ( before n)la parte interior del colchón the inside o interior of the mattressen la parte interior inside o on the inside3 ‹vida/mundo› inneroyó una voz interior que la recriminaba she heard an inner voice reproaching her4 ‹política/comercio› domestic, internalA1(parte de dentro): el interior del cajón estaba vacío the drawer was emptyveía lo que ocurría en el interior de la habitación she could see what was happening inside the roomel interior estaba en perfectas condiciones the interior was in perfect condition, inside it was in perfect condition2 (de un país) interiorel interior es muy montañoso the interior is very mountainous, inland it is very mountainousen el interior in the provinces, away from the capital4(de una persona): en su interior estaba muy intranquilo inside o inwardly he was very worrieden el interior de su alma la amaba deep down he really loved herCompuestos:masculine and feminine inside rightmasculine and feminine inside leftBInterior masculine ( period) (Ministerio del Interior) Ministry of the Interior, ≈ Department of the Interior ( in US), ≈ Home Office ( in UK)* * *
interior adjetivo
‹habitación/piso› with windows facing onto a central staircase or patio
◊ en la parte interior inside o on the inside
■ sustantivo masculino
1
( de edificio) interior, inside;
( de un país) interior;
c) ( de una persona):
allá en su interior la amaba deep down he really loved her
2◊ Interior sustantivo masculino (period) ( Ministerio del Interior) Ministry of the Interior, ≈ Department of the Interior ( in US), ≈ Home Office ( in UK)
3◊ interiores sustantivo masculino plural (Col, Ven) (Indum) underwear
interior
I adjetivo
1 inner, inside, interior: es un piso interior, the flat doesn't overlook the street
ropa interior, underwear
2 (espiritual) inward, interior
monólogo interior, interior monologue
3 Pol domestic, internal
comercio interior, inland o domestic trade
4 Geography inland
II sustantivo masculino
1 inside, interior
figurado en mi interior estaba arrepentida, deep down I was sorry
2 Geography interior
3 Pol Ministerio del Interior, Home Office, US Department of the Interior ➣ Ver nota en ministerio 4 Cine (usu pl) están rodando interiores, they are filming interiors
' interior' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- baldosa
- camiseta
- chimenea
- combinación
- comercio
- corral
- decoración
- decorador
- decoradora
- dentro
- destripar
- faja
- fondo
- forrar
- forro
- homóloga
- homólogo
- iluminación
- interiorismo
- interiorista
- lencería
- linterna
- ministerio
- ministra
- ministro
- nacional
- PIB
- prenda
- producto
- revocar
- ropa
- seno
- vacía
- vacío
- corpiño
- enagua
- franela
- galería
- planta
- política
- relleno
- retrovisor
- secretario
- slip
English:
affair
- bodice
- brassiere
- corner
- design
- emptiness
- GDP
- gut
- home
- Home Secretary
- inboard
- indoor
- inland
- inner
- inside
- interior
- internal
- inward
- offshore
- passage
- passageway
- shadow cabinet
- slip
- small
- sparsely
- stream
- trade
- underclothes
- underwear
- unspoken
- wall
- within
- house
- ledge
- out
- pith
- quadrangle
- revamp
- under
* * *♦ adj1. [de dentro] inside, inner;[patio, jardín] interior, inside; [habitación, vida] inner;ropa interior, prendas interiores underwear;adelantó por la calle interior he overtook on the inside2. [nacional] domestic;comercio interior domestic trade;un asunto de política interior a domestic (policy) issue3. Geog inland♦ nm1. [parte de dentro] inside, interior;desalojaron el interior del edificio they evacuated the (inside of the) building;pintaron el interior de la habitación they painted the room;en el interior del hotel se agolpaban las admiradoras his admirers formed a crowd inside the hotel;en el interior de la botella había un mensaje there was a message inside the bottle2. [de país] interior, inland area3. [de una persona] inner self, heart;en mi interior deep down4. Col, Ven [calzoncillos] underpants♦ nmfDep [jugador] central midfielder interior izquierdo inside left;interior derecho inside right* * *I adj1 interior; bolsillo inside atr2 COM, POL domesticII m1 interior;en su interior fig inwardly2 DEP inside-forward, central midfielder3:* * *interior adj: interior, innerinterior nm1) : interior, inside2) : inland region* * *interior1 adj1. (jardín, patio) interior2. (habitación, piso) inner3. (bolsillo) inside4. (comercio, política) domesticinterior2 n interior / insideen el interior de inside / in -
36 intranquilidad
f.1 unease, anxiety.2 unrest, inner torment, restlessness, uneasiness.* * *1 worry, uneasiness* * *SF (=preocupación) worry, anxiety; (=desasosiego) restlessness* * *a) ( preocupación) disquiet, (sense of) unease o uneasinessb) ( agitación) restlessness* * *= unrest, disquiet, uneasiness, restlessness, anxiety, worry.Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex. There is not any great disquiet or discomfort.Ex. Uneasiness evidenced by some inquirers at the reference desk seems to stem from unfamiliarity with the personnel and service, and a fear of appearing ignorant.Ex. A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep.Ex. There is a concern that when presented too many information options, the individual begins to avoid being informed, and to relieve the anxiety, makes an uninformed decision.Ex. Their worries are not altogether unfounded but they are sometimes carried too far.----* sensación de intranquilidad = sinking feeling.* * *a) ( preocupación) disquiet, (sense of) unease o uneasinessb) ( agitación) restlessness* * *= unrest, disquiet, uneasiness, restlessness, anxiety, worry.Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
Ex: There is not any great disquiet or discomfort.Ex: Uneasiness evidenced by some inquirers at the reference desk seems to stem from unfamiliarity with the personnel and service, and a fear of appearing ignorant.Ex: A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep.Ex: There is a concern that when presented too many information options, the individual begins to avoid being informed, and to relieve the anxiety, makes an uninformed decision.Ex: Their worries are not altogether unfounded but they are sometimes carried too far.* sensación de intranquilidad = sinking feeling.* * *1 (preocupación) unease, disquiet, sense of unease o uneasiness2 (agitación) restlessness* * *
intranquilidad sustantivo femenino worry
' intranquilidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ansia
- malestar
English:
disquiet
* * *1. [preocupación] unease, anxiety2. [nerviosismo] restlessness* * *f1 por preocupación unease2 ( nerviosismo) restlessness* * *preocupación: worry, anxiety -
37 llaga
f.sore, ulcer (medicine).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: llagar.* * *1 (gen) sore; (en la boca) ulcer\poner el dedo en la llaga to touch a sore spot* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=úlcera) ulcer, sore2) (=sufrimiento) affliction, tormentdedolas llagas de la guerra — the havoc of war, the afflictions of war
* * *femenino (Med) sore, ulcer; (Bib) wound* * *= canker, sore.Ex. If a canker girdles a trunk the area above it will be killed.Ex. Leishmaniasis includes disorders that affect internal organs and those that affect the skin and sometimes mucous membranes of the nose and mouth, causing bumps or sores.----* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.* * *femenino (Med) sore, ulcer; (Bib) wound* * *= canker, sore.Ex: If a canker girdles a trunk the area above it will be killed.
Ex: Leishmaniasis includes disorders that affect internal organs and those that affect the skin and sometimes mucous membranes of the nose and mouth, causing bumps or sores.* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.* * *1 ( Med) sore, ulcerrenovar la(s) llaga(s) to open up an old wound o old wounds2 ( Bib) wound* * *
Del verbo llagar: ( conjugate llagar)
llaga es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
llaga
llagar
llaga sustantivo femenino (Med) sore, ulcer;
(Bib) wound
llaga f (en el cuerpo) sore
(en la boca) ulcer
♦ Locuciones: poner el dedo en la llaga, to put one's finger on the sore spot
' llaga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pupa
- dedo
English:
salt
- sore
- ulcer
- bed
* * *llaga nf1. [herida] sore, ulcer2. [desgracia] open wound* * *f sore;poner ometer el dedo en la llaga fig put one’s finger on it* * *llaga nf: sore, wound* * *llaga n1. (en general) sore2. (en la boca) ulcer -
38 mal
adj.1 bad, evil.2 bad, poor.3 bad, deficient, low-quality.adv.1 wrong (incorrectamente).hacer algo mal to do something wronghas escrito mal esta palabra you've spelled that word wronghiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell himportarse mal to behave badly2 badly (inadecuadamente).la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badlymal vestido badly dressedoigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very wellesta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properlyHaces las cosas mal siempre! You always do things badly!3 hardly.mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know it if you don't tell him4 barely, hardly.Mal pudimos dormir esa noche We could barely sleep that night.m.1 harm, damage (daño).no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a whilemal de ojo evil eye2 illness.mal de altura o montaña altitude o mountain sicknessel mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease3 evil.4 wrong.* * *1 evil2 (daño) harm3 (enfermedad) sickness► adjetivo► adverbio1 (no adecuadamente) badly2 (enfermo) ill, sick■ me encuentro mal I feel ill, I don't feel well3 (incorrectamente) wrong4 (difícilmente) hardly, scarcely5 (desagradablemente) bad■ como sigas así, acabarás mal if you keep on like that, you'll end up in trouble6 (en frases negativas) bad, badly\a grandes males, grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measuresde mal en peor from bad to worseestar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebodymal que bien one way or anothermal que les (te, etc) pese whether they (you, etc) like it or notmenos mal que... it's a good job that..., thank God that...no hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on foreverno hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver liningmal de altura altitude sicknessmal de ojo evil eyemal de la rosa pellagramal de la tierra homesicknessmal francés syphilis* * *1. adv.1) badly, poorly2) hardly3) wrong2. noun m.1) evil2) wrong3) harm4) misfortune5) illness, disease3. adj.* * *1. ADV1) (=imperfectamente) badlyoigo/veo mal — I can't hear/see well
si mal no recuerdo — if my memory serves me right, if I remember correctly
2) (=reprobablemente)•
hacer mal, hace mal en mentir — he is wrong to lie3) (=insuficientemente) poorlyeste disco se vendió muy mal — this record sold very poorly, this record had very poor sales
•
comer mal, en este restaurante se come mal — the food isn't very good in this restaurantla niña come mal — the girl isn't eating properly, the girl is off her food
4) (=sin salud) illencontrarse o sentirse mal — to feel ill
5) (=desagradablemente)¡no está mal este vino! — this wine isn't bad!
•
caer mal algn, me cae mal su amigo — I don't like his friend•
llevarse mal, me llevo mal con él — I don't get on with him•
oler mal, esta habitación huele mal — this room smells (bad)•
pensar mal de algn — to think badly of sb•
saber mal, sabe mal — it doesn't taste nice6) [otras locuciones]•
estar a mal con algn — to be on bad terms with sb•
¡ menos mal! — thank goodness!menos mal que... — it's just as well (that)..., it's a good job (that)...
•
mal que bien — more or less, just aboutmal que bien lo hemos solucionado — we've more or less o just about managed to solve it
•
tomarse algo (a) mal — to take sth the wrong way2.CONJ3.4. SM1) (=maldad)combatir el mal — frm to fight against evil
2) (=perjuicio) harmel mal ya está hecho — the harm o damage is done now
¡mal haya quien...! — frm a curse on whoever...!
•
dar mal a algn — to make sb suffer•
darse mal — to torment o.s.rebajamos los precios, como mal menor — we cut the prices, as the lesser of two evils
esa solución no me satisface, pero es un mal menor — I'm not happy with that solution, but it could have been worse
•
parar en mal — to come to a bad end3) (=problema) ill4) (Med) disease, illnessmal francés — ( Hist) syphilis
5)6) LAm (Med) epileptic fit* * *I IIadjetivo invariable1)a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill
b) (incómodo, a disgusto)¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?
2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)
3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> badaquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
4) ( insatisfactorio)estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph
la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive
5) ( incorrecto) wrongestá muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her
6) ( indicando escasez)IIIestamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badlyse expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly
2) ( desventajosamente)3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, illhablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody
4)a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglyte han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed
b) ( de manera reprensible) badlyobró mal — he acted wrongly o badly
me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner
portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave
5) ( difícilmente)mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it
6) (en locs)hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)
comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)
mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other
mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not
menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart
•IV1) (Fil) evilel bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong
2) (daño, perjuicio)le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time
lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)
3) (inconveniente, problema)mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)
4) (Med)a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illnessb) ( epilepsia)el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy
5) ( pena) trouble* * *= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.Ex. Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.Ex. He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.Ex. In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex. In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.----* eje del mal = axis of evil.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.* * *I IIadjetivo invariable1)a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill
b) (incómodo, a disgusto)¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?
2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)
3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> badaquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
4) ( insatisfactorio)estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph
la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive
5) ( incorrecto) wrongestá muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her
6) ( indicando escasez)IIIestamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badlyse expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly
2) ( desventajosamente)3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, illhablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody
4)a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglyte han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed
b) ( de manera reprensible) badlyobró mal — he acted wrongly o badly
me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner
portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave
5) ( difícilmente)mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it
6) (en locs)hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)
comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)
mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other
mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not
menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart
•IV1) (Fil) evilel bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong
2) (daño, perjuicio)le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time
lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)
3) (inconveniente, problema)mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)
4) (Med)a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illnessb) ( epilepsia)el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy
5) ( pena) trouble* * *= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.
Ex: He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.Ex: In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.* eje del mal = axis of evil.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.* * *mal1mal2A1 (enfermo, con mal aspecto) estar mal to be bad o ill; (anímicamente) to be o feel low ( colloq), to be o feel down ( colloq)me siento mal I don't feel well, I feel illhace días que ando mal del estómago I've been having trouble with my stomach for some days nowlo encontré muy mal, pálido y desmejorado he didn't seem at all well, he looked pale and sicklyestá muy mal, no se ha repuesto de lo del marido she's in a bad way, she hasn't got over what happened to her husband¡éste está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the headesas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me2(incómodo, a disgusto): ¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?tú allí estás mal you aren't comfortable thereB ( fam) ( en frases negativas)C (desagradable) ‹oler/saber› badaquí huele mal there's a horrible smell in here, it smells in hereno sabe tan mal it doesn't taste that badesta leche huele mal this milk smells bad o offD(insatisfactorio): los soufflés siempre me quedan mal my soufflés never turn out rightestoy or quedé or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photole queda mal ese peinado that hairstyle doesn't suit herla casa no está mal, pero es cara the house isn't bad o is quite nice but it's expensivesacarnos un millón no estaría nada mal I wouldn't mind winning a millionE (incorrecto) wrongla fecha está mal the date is wrongcreo que está muy mal no decírselo I think it's very wrong o bad not to tell herestá mal que le hables en ese tono it's wrong (of you) to speak to him in that toneestuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo it was wrong of you not to help himF (indicando escasez) estar mal DE algo:estamos mal de dinero we're hard up ( colloq), we're short of moneyestamos mal de arroz we have hardly any rice (left), we're low on o almost out of ricemal3A (de manera no satisfactoria) ‹hecho/organizado/pintado/vestido› badlycanta muy mal she sings very badly, she's a very bad singer, she's very bad at singingse expresó mal he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badlyte oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you, I can't hear you very wellen el colegio se come muy mal the food's terrible at schoolle fue mal en los exámenes his exams went badlyde mal en peor from bad to worseB(desventajosamente): se casó muy mal she made a bad marriagevendieron muy mal la casa they got a terrible price for the houseel negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing very wellC (desfavorablemente) badly, illno hables mal de ella don't speak badly o ill of herpiensa mal de todo el mundo he thinks ill of everyoneD1 (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglylo has hecho mal you've done it wrongmi nombre está mal escrito my name has been misspelt, my name is spelt/has been spelt wrong(ly)te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informedte entendí mal I misunderstood you, I didn't understand you properly2 (de manera reprensible) badlyobró or procedió mal he acted wrongly o badlyhaces mal en no ir a verla it's wrong of you not to go and see herme contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely o in a very rude mannersi te portas mal no te traigo más if you behave badly o if you misbehave I won't bring you againE(difícilmente): mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado you can hardly say o I don't see how you can say whether you like it when you haven't even tried itF ( en locs):comí algo que me hizo mal I ate something which didn't agree with me o which made me feel bad o illmal que me/te/nos pese whether I/you/we like it or notmenos mal: aceptaron tu solicitud — ¡menos mal! they've accepted your application — thank goodness!¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!estar a mal con algn to be on bad terms with sbtomarse algo a mal to take sth to heartCompuesto:mal nacido, mal nacidamasculine, feminine swine ( colloq), rat ( colloq) ver tb maleducado1 (↑ maleducado (1)), maleducado2 (↑ maleducado (2))mal4A ( Fil) evilel bien y el mal good and evil, right and wronglíbranos del mal deliver us from evilB(daño, perjuicio): no le perdono todo el mal que me hizo I can't forgive her all the wrong she did mele estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo you're doing her a disservice o you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the timeel divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal her parents' divorce did her a lot of harmlo que me dijo me hizo mucho mal what he said hurt me deeply o really hurt meC(inconveniente, problema): los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad the ills afflicting our societyla contaminación es uno de los males de nuestro tiempo pollution is one of the evils of our timea grandes males grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measuresno hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on for everno hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver liningmal de muchos, consuelo de tontos: … pero a mucha gente le pasó lo mismo — mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos … but the same thing happened to a lot of other people — so that makes you feel better, does it? ( iro)todos mis amigos suspendieron también, así que mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos all my friends failed too, so that's some consolation, I suppose o so that makes things a bit better, I supposequien canta sus males espanta problems don't seem so bad if you keep cheerfulCompuesto:(entre dos alternativas) lesser of two evilseso fue un mal menor porque se podría haber matado in fact he was lucky o he can count himself lucky, he could have been killedD ( Med)1 ( liter) (enfermedad) illness2cuando le da el mal when she has a fitCompuestos:Alzheimer's disease( fam):tiene mal de amores he's lovesickChagas' diseasealtitude sickness, mountain sicknessevil eyele echó el mal de ojo or (CS) le hizo mal de ojo she gave him the evil eyeParkinson's disease( euf); syphilisE (pena) troubleno me vengas a contar tus males don't come to me with your troubles* * *
mal adjetivo: ver◊ malo
■ adjetivo invariable
1 [estar] ( enfermo) ill;
( anímicamente) in a bad way (colloq);
( incómodo) uncomfortable;
¡este está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head;
esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me
2 (fam) ( en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al aspecto):◊ no está nada mal she's/he's/it's not at all bad (colloq)
3 ( insatisfactorio): estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photograph;
4 [estar] ( incorrecto) wrong
5 ( indicando escasez) estar or ir mal de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› to be short of sth
■ adverbio
1 ( de manera no satisfactoria) ‹vestir/cantar/jugar› badly;
te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you;
el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing well;
de mal en peor from bad to worse
2 ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill;◊ hablar mal de algn to speak badly o ill of sb
3
◊ te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed;
te entendí mal I misunderstood you
me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely
4 ( desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad;◊ aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
5 ( en locs)
el pescado me hizo mal the fish didn't agree with me;
menos mal: ¡menos mal! thank goodness!;
¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!;
tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Fil) evil;
2 (daño, perjuicio):
3 ( cosa dañina) ill, evil;
no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining
4 (Med) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness;◊ tiene mal de amores (fam) he's lovesick;
mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness, mountain sickness
5 ( pena) trouble
mal
I adj (delante de sustantivo masculino) bad
un mal momento, (inoportuno) a bad time: está atravesando un mal momento, he's going through a bad patch ➣ malo,-a
II sustantivo masculino
1 evil, wrong
más allá del bien y del mal, beyond good and evil
2 (perjuicio) harm: me ha hecho mucho mal, it really hurt me
mal de ojo, the evil eye
3 (dolencia) illness, disease: padece un mal incurable, she suffers from an incurable disease
III adverbio
1 (de mala manera, incorrectamente) badly, wrong: oye muy mal, she can hardly hear
todo me sale mal, everything I do turns out badly
me siento mal del estómago, I've got an upset stomach
menos mal que estás aquí, it's a good job you are here
2 (difícilmente) scarcely, hardly: si no me lo cuentas, mal puedo yo ayudarte, if you don't tell me I can scarcely help you
♦ Locuciones: llevar uno mal algo, to take sthg badly: lleva muy mal la muerte de su padre, he took the death of his father really badly
mal que, even if: tendremos que ir mal que nos pese, whether we like it or not, we'll have to go
mal que bien, somehow or other: mal que bien vamos tirando, we're managing quite well somehow or other
ponerse a mal con alguien, to fall out with sb
tomar uno a mal, to take sthg badly: no te lo tomes a mal, don't take it badly
' mal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agüero
- añadidura
- apestar
- apestosa
- apestoso
- atufar
- avenida
- avenido
- azotea
- berrear
- bicho
- bien
- caber
- cabeza
- caer
- café
- calcular
- caldo
- camino
- cantar
- carácter
- cardo
- chabacana
- chabacano
- chapuza
- comportarse
- comunicada
- comunicado
- conservarse
- contraluz
- contraria
- contrario
- criada
- criado
- daño
- desastre
- desencajada
- desencajado
- deslucir
- despertar
- día
- dinero
- educada
- educado
- efecto
- empañarse
- encajar
- encaminada
- encaminado
- encontrar
English:
abuse
- acquit
- act up
- agree
- along
- amulet
- astray
- bad
- bad-tempered
- badly
- barring
- best
- bile
- cheap
- cloud
- come off
- condition
- deal
- deliver
- disagree
- disapprove
- disrepair
- do
- do with
- doom
- downhill
- embody
- evil
- evil eye
- fit
- flare up
- foolish
- foot
- frown on
- gnawing
- go
- go down
- go off
- god
- going
- good
- greasy
- grief
- grim
- grin
- grumpy
- half-baked
- hash
- health
- hinder
* * *♦ adjver malo♦ nmLiterariolas fuerzas del mal the forces of darkness o evil2. [daño] harm, damage;nadie sufrió ningún mal no one was harmed, no one suffered any harm;¿no le hará mal al bebé tanta agua? all that water can't be good for the baby;no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a while;todas aquellas habladurías le hicieron mucho mal all the gossip hurt her deeplymal de ojo evil eye; Arquit el mal de la piedra = the problem of crumbling masonry caused by pollution etc3. [enfermedad] illness;Figesto te curará todos los males this will make you feel better;tener mal de amores to be lovesickmal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness;mal de montaña mountain sickness;Ven mal de páramo altitude sickness; Fam el mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease4. [problema, inconveniente] bad thing;el hambre y la pobreza son males que afectan al Tercer Mundo hunger and poverty are problems o ills which affect the Third World;entre las dos opciones, es el mal menor it's the lesser of two evils;un mal necesario a necessary evil5. Compdel mal, el menos it's the lesser of two evils;la crisis pasará, no hay mal que cien años dure the recession will end sooner or later, these things never last forever;a grandes males, grandes remedios drastic situations demand drastic action;mal de muchos, consuelo de todos o [m5]de tontos: he suspendido, pero también mis compañeros – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos I failed, but so did my classmates – it doesn't make it all right, just because they did too;lo mismo pasa en otros países – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos the same thing happens in other countries – that doesn't make it any better, though;no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining♦ adv1. [incorrectamente] wrong;obrar mal to do wrong;portarse mal to behave badly;juzgar mal a alguien to misjudge sb;está mal hecho [un informe, un trabajo] it hasn't been done properly;[un producto, un aparato] it's badly made;eso está mal hecho, no debían haberlo aceptado it was wrong of them, they shouldn't have accepted it;está mal eso que has hecho what you've done is wrong;hacer algo mal to do sth wrong;has escrito mal esta palabra you've spelt that word wrong;hiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell him;está mal que yo lo diga, pero esta sopa esta buenísima this soup is delicious, although I say so myself2. [inadecuadamente, insuficientemente] badly;creo que me he explicado mal I'm not sure I've explained myself clearly;oigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very well;el niño come bastante mal the boy isn't eating properly o very well;calculé mal el tiempo I miscalculated the time;canta muy mal she sings terribly, she's a terrible singer;esta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properly;andar mal de dinero to be short of money;andamos mal de azúcar we're running out of sugar;la empresa/el equipo va mal the company/team isn't doing very well;va mal en la universidad she's not doing very well at university;le fue mal en la entrevista his interview didn't go very well;el sueldo no está nada mal the pay's pretty good, the pay isn't at all bad;ese chico no está nada mal that boy's not bad o pretty nice;la reparación quedó mal it wasn't repaired properly;me quedó mal el retrato my portrait didn't come out right;la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badly;la fiesta salió mal the party was a failure[incómodo] to feel uncomfortable; [de calidad] to be bad;hablar mal de alguien to speak ill of sb;oler mal to smell bad;¡qué mal huele! what a smell!;Fam Figesto me huele mal this smells fishy to me;pasarlo mal to have a bad time;pensar mal de alguien to think ill of sb;saber mal to taste bad;Figme supo mal que no vinieses a despedirme I was a bit put out that you didn't come to see me off;me sabe muy mal que hablen a mis espaldas I don't like it that they talk behind my back;sentar mal a alguien [ropa] not to suit sb;[comida] to disagree with sb; [comentario, actitud] to upset sb4. [difícilmente] hardly;mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know if you don't tell him, how's he supposed to know if you don't tell him?5. Compestar a mal con alguien to have fallen out with sb;ir de mal en peor to go from bad to worse;no estaría mal que… it would be nice if…;tomar algo a mal to take sth the wrong way♦ mal que loc conjalthough, even though;mal que te pese, las cosas están así whether you like it or not, that's the way things are;mal que bien somehow or other* * *I adj → maloII adv badly;mal que bien one way or the other;¡no está mal! it isn’t bad!;¡menos mal! thank goodness!;no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining;hacer mal en hacer algo be wrong to do sth;ir de mal en peor go from bad to worse;estar a mal con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;hablar mal de alguien speak ill of s.o.;poner mal a alguien criticize s.o.;ponerse a mal con alguien fall out with s.o.;tomarse algo a mal take sth badly;ponerse mal get sickel mal menor the lesser of two evils* * *mal adv1) : badly, poorlybaila muy mal: he dances very badly2) : wrong, incorrectlyme entendió mal: she misunderstood me3) : with difficulty, hardlymal puedo oírte: I can hardly hear you4)de mal en peor : from bad to worse5)menos mal : it could have been worsemal nm1) : evil, wrong2) daño: harm, damage3) desgracia: misfortune4) enfermedad: illness, sickness* * *mal2 advme encuentro mal I don't feel well / I feel ill4. (de forma incorrecta) wrong5. (en frases negativas) badmal3 n1. (daño) harm / wrong2. (maldad) evil3. (problema) problem -
39 perseguir
v.1 to pursue.con esta medida, el gobierno persigue la contención de la inflación the government's purpose in taking this measure is to curb inflationElla persigue el éxito She pursues success.2 to persecute.lo persiguieron por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefsle persigue la mala suerte he's dogged by bad lucklos fantasmas de la niñez la persiguen she is tormented by the ghosts of her childhoodEl policía persigue a Ricardo The policeman persecutes=harasses Richard.3 to chase, to chase down, to follow, to get after.Buck persigue aves Buck chases birds.4 to aspire to, to aim to, to pursue, to pursue to.Ella persigue estudiar en Francia She pursues to study in France.5 to prosecute, to prosecute by the law.La corte persigue a Ricardo The court prosecutes Richard.* * *1 to pursue, chase3 (reprimir) to persecute4 figurado (pretender) to be after, be looking for5 DERECHO to prosecute* * *verb1) to persecute2) pursue3) worry, torment* * *VT1) [+ presa, fugitivo] [gen] to pursue, chase; [por motivos ideológicos] to persecute; (=acosar) to hunt down, hunt out2) [+ persona, empleo] to chase after, go after; [+ propósito, fin] to pursuela persiguió durante dos años — he was after her for two years, he pursued her for two years
* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <fugitivo/delincuente/presa> to pursue, chaseb) ( por la ideología) to persecute2)a) <objetivo/fin> to pursuela finalidad que se persigue es... — the ultimate aim is...
b) ( acosar)la han estado persiguiendo hasta conseguir que trabaje para ellos — they've been pursuing her until they've managed to get her to work for them
* * *= chase, hunt, seek (after), track, haunt, be after, woo, dog, persecute, track down, hound, gun for, hunt down, chase down.Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex. Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex. Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex. Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Ex. The profession should not be gunning for the diverse and specific jobs that members of the same profession do now and will, with increasing diversity of title, do in the future.Ex. Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.Ex. A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.----* perseguir fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.* perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.* perseguir quimeras = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* perseguir un fin = pursue + end.* perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.* persiguiendo sin tregua = in hot pursuit of.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <fugitivo/delincuente/presa> to pursue, chaseb) ( por la ideología) to persecute2)a) <objetivo/fin> to pursuela finalidad que se persigue es... — the ultimate aim is...
b) ( acosar)la han estado persiguiendo hasta conseguir que trabaje para ellos — they've been pursuing her until they've managed to get her to work for them
* * *= chase, hunt, seek (after), track, haunt, be after, woo, dog, persecute, track down, hound, gun for, hunt down, chase down.Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex: Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex: Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex: Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Ex: The profession should not be gunning for the diverse and specific jobs that members of the same profession do now and will, with increasing diversity of title, do in the future.Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.Ex: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.* perseguir fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.* perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.* perseguir quimeras = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* perseguir un fin = pursue + end.* perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.* persiguiendo sin tregua = in hot pursuit of.* * *vtA ‹fugitivo/delincuente› to pursue, chase; ‹presa› to pursue, chase, huntB (por la ideología) to persecuteel gobierno persiguió a los que se oponían al régimen the government persecuted those who opposed the regimeC1 ‹objetivo/fin› to pursuejóvenes que persiguen la fama young people in pursuit of o seeking famela finalidad que se persigue es que baje esta cifra the ultimate aim is to lower this figureno sé qué persigues con esa actitud I don't know what you're hoping to achieve with that attitude2(acosar): me persigue pidiéndome el coche prestado he's always pestering me to lend him the car ( colloq)me persigue la mala suerte I'm dogged by bad luckla suerte lo persigue luck always seems to be on his sideparece que te persiguen las enfermedades you seem to be plagued by illness* * *
perseguir ( conjugate perseguir) verbo transitivo
1
2 ‹objetivo/fin› to pursue;
me persigue la mala suerte I'm dogged by bad luck
perseguir verbo transitivo
1 (ir detrás de alguien) to chase
2 (por ideas) to persecute
3 (un objetivo) to pursue
4 (acompañar) les persigue la mala suerte, they are dogged by bad luck
' perseguir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
morosa
- moroso
- andar
- caza
- corretear
English:
chase
- dog
- get after
- go after
- hunt down
- make after
- persecute
- pursue
- victimize
- go
- haunt
- run
* * *perseguir vt1. [ir tras de] to pursue;[corredor, ciclista] to chase down2. [acosar] to persecute;lo persiguieron por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefs;lo persigue la mala suerte she's dogged by bad luck;los fantasmas de la niñez la persiguen she is tormented by the ghosts of her childhood3. [tratar de obtener] to pursue;con esta medida, el gobierno persigue la contención de la inflación the government's purpose in taking this measure is to curb inflation* * *v/t1 objetivo pursue2 delincuente look for3 ( molestar) pester4 ( acosar) persecute* * *perseguir {75} vt1) : to pursue, to chase2) : to persecute3) : to pester, to annoy* * *perseguir vb1. (en general) to chase / to pursue -
40 rabia
f.1 rage (ira).me da rabia it makes me madme da rabia no haber podido ayudarles it's so annoying o frustrating not having been able to help them¡qué rabia! how annoying!“¡déjame!”, dijo con rabia “leave me alone,” she said angrily¿dónde dejo esto? — donde más rabia te dé where shall I put this? — wherever you likecompra el que más rabia te dé buy whichever one you like o fancy2 rabies.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: rabiar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: rabiar.* * *1 MEDICINA rabies\dar rabia to make furious¡qué rabia! familiar how annoying!tener rabia a alguien not to be able to stand the sight of somebody* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Med) rabies2) (=ira) fury, angerme da rabia — it makes me mad o infuriates me
¡qué rabia! — (=ira) isn't it infuriating!; (=pena) what a pity!
con rabia —
3) (=antipatía)tener rabia a algn — to have a grudge against sb, have it in for sb *
el maestro le tiene rabia — the teacher has it in for him *, the teacher doesn't like him
tomar rabia a algn/algo — to take a dislike to sb/sth
* * *1) ( enfermedad) rabies2)a) ( expresando fastidio)no sabes la rabia que me da que... — you've no idea how much it annoys o irritates me that...
b) (furor, ira) anger, furycon rabia — angrily, in a rage
c) (antipatía, manía)* * *= fury, rage, rabies, hydrophobia, bile.Ex. In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.Ex. Librarians would find their jobs a lot easier if they were relieved of the responsibility of being all things to all people, and should encouraged to accept their own human fallibility and express their rage, frustration, and fears.Ex. The author presents a discussion of endemic tropical diseases including cholera, dengue fever, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, malaria, meningitis, rabies, tapeworms, travelers' diarrhea, typhoid fever, and yellow fever.Ex. Hydrophobia (fear of water) was once an alternative name for rabies as the victim has violent spasms when he sees or tries to drink water.Ex. It would merely give him the opportunity to pour out his bile.----* barbotar de rabia = sputter with + rage.* dar rabia = incense, gall, peeve.* farfollar de rabia = sputter with + rage.* mascullar de rabia = sputter with + rage.* ojos + brillar de rabia = eyes + glint with + rage.* tenerle rabia a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.* * *1) ( enfermedad) rabies2)a) ( expresando fastidio)no sabes la rabia que me da que... — you've no idea how much it annoys o irritates me that...
b) (furor, ira) anger, furycon rabia — angrily, in a rage
c) (antipatía, manía)* * *= fury, rage, rabies, hydrophobia, bile.Ex: In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.
Ex: Librarians would find their jobs a lot easier if they were relieved of the responsibility of being all things to all people, and should encouraged to accept their own human fallibility and express their rage, frustration, and fears.Ex: The author presents a discussion of endemic tropical diseases including cholera, dengue fever, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, malaria, meningitis, rabies, tapeworms, travelers' diarrhea, typhoid fever, and yellow fever.Ex: Hydrophobia (fear of water) was once an alternative name for rabies as the victim has violent spasms when he sees or tries to drink water.Ex: It would merely give him the opportunity to pour out his bile.* barbotar de rabia = sputter with + rage.* dar rabia = incense, gall, peeve.* farfollar de rabia = sputter with + rage.* mascullar de rabia = sputter with + rage.* ojos + brillar de rabia = eyes + glint with + rage.* tenerle rabia a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.* * *A (enfermedad) rabiesB1(expresando fastidio): ¡me da una rabia tener que irme tan pronto! it's really annoying that I have to leave so soonno sabes la rabia que me da que nunca llegues a tiempo you've no idea how much it annoys o irritates me that you're never on time¡qué rabia! how maddening o annoying o infuriating!donde/cuando/el que más rabia te dé ( fam); wherever/whenever/whichever you likesiéntate donde más rabia te dé sit wherever you likeelige el que más rabia te dé take whichever one you like2 (furor, ira) anger, furycerró la puerta con rabia she slammed the door angrily o in a rage3* * *
Del verbo rabiar: ( conjugate rabiar)
rabia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
rabia
rabiar
rabia sustantivo femenino
1 ( enfermedad) rabies
2a) ( expresando fastidio):◊ no sabes la rabia que me da you've no idea how much it annoys o irritates me;
¡qué rabia! how annoying!
con rabia angrily, in a ragec) (antipatía, manía):◊ tenerle rabia a algn to have it in for sb (colloq)
rabiar ( conjugate rabiar) verbo intransitivo (de furor, envidia):
no lo hagas rabia don't annoy him
rabia sustantivo femenino
1 (fastidio) ¡qué rabia!, how annoying!
2 (ira) fury, anger
con rabia, in a rage
3 Med rabies sing
4 fam (manía) dislike
tenerle rabia a alguien, to have it in for sb
rabiar vi fam
1 (de enfado, disgusto, etc) to be furious with sthg o sb: no le hagas rabiar, don't torment him
2 (de dolor) to be in great pain, suffer terribly
3 (de deseo) to long for, be dying for: rabiaba por ir a esa fiesta, she was dying to go to that party
♦ Locuciones: a rabiar, terribly: le gusta el dulce a rabiar, he's crazy about o loves sweets
' rabia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coraje
- desahogarse
- disimular
- estallar
- obcecar
- ofuscar
- palidecer
- patatús
- bronca
- enrojecer
- furor
- llorar
- más
- rabiar
English:
beside
- blind
- clench
- outburst
- pent-up
- rabies
- rage
- shake
- sickening
- stir up
- take out
- vaccinate
- vent
- wild
- annoying
- begrudge
- make
- sicken
- speechless
* * *rabia nf1. [enfermedad] rabies [singular]2. [enfado] rage;me da rabia it makes me mad;me da rabia no haber podido ayudarles it's so annoying o frustrating not having been able to help them;¡qué rabia! how annoying!;¡qué rabia que no haya podido despedirme de ella! I'm so annoyed I wasn't able to say goodbye to her!;“¡déjame!”, dijo con rabia “leave me alone,” she said angrily;¿dónde dejo esto? – donde más rabia te dé where shall I put this? – wherever you like;4. [furia] fury;el equipo empezó a atacar con rabia the team started attacking furiously* * *f MED rabies sg ;dar rabia a alguien make s.o. mad;¡qué rabia! how annoying!;tener rabia a alguien have it in for s.o.* * *rabia nf1) hidrofobia: rabies, hydrophobia2) : rage, anger* * *
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