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  • 1 mediante

    adj.
    intervening.
    prep.
    by means of.
    lo levantaron mediante una polea it was lifted by means of a pulley system
    las obras se adjudicarán mediante concurso público the contract for the work will be put out to tender
    puede aplazar la compra mediante 12 pagos mensuales you can spread the purchase over 12 monthly payments
    * * *
    1 by means of
    * * *
    PREP
    1) (=por medio de) by means of
    2)

    volveré, Dios mediante, el lunes — I'll be back on Monday, God willing

    * * *
    preposición (frml) through, by means of (frml)

    mediante un intérprete — through o by means of an interpreter

    * * *
    = through, by, by the use of, through the agency of, via, by means of.
    Ex. The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.
    Ex. The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.
    Ex. He is not even a man who can readily perform the transformations of equations by the use of calculus.
    Ex. This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.
    Ex. Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.
    Ex. Documents may be retrieved by means of the coding around the edge of the card.
    ----
    * demarcación mediante párrafos = paragraphing.
    * Dios mediante = God willing.
    * hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador O = OR together.
    * hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador Y = AND together.
    * mediante el ordenador = computer-mediated.
    * mediante el uso de los recursos = resource-based.
    * mediante isótopos = isotopically.
    * mediante la catálisis = catalytically.
    * mediante la deducción = deductively.
    * mediante la mitosis = mitotically.
    * mediante la TI = IT-enabled.
    * mediante llamada telefónica = call-in.
    * mediante mapas = map-based.
    * mediante microfichas = microfiche-based.
    * mediante pistones = piston-driven.
    * mediante satélite = satellite-based, via satellite.
    * mediante una entrevista = interview-based.
    * pago mediante tarjeta = card payment.
    * * *
    preposición (frml) through, by means of (frml)

    mediante un intérprete — through o by means of an interpreter

    * * *
    = through, by, by the use of, through the agency of, via, by means of.

    Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

    Ex: The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.
    Ex: He is not even a man who can readily perform the transformations of equations by the use of calculus.
    Ex: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.
    Ex: Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.
    Ex: Documents may be retrieved by means of the coding around the edge of the card.
    * demarcación mediante párrafos = paragraphing.
    * Dios mediante = God willing.
    * hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador O = OR together.
    * hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador Y = AND together.
    * mediante el ordenador = computer-mediated.
    * mediante el uso de los recursos = resource-based.
    * mediante isótopos = isotopically.
    * mediante la catálisis = catalytically.
    * mediante la deducción = deductively.
    * mediante la mitosis = mitotically.
    * mediante la TI = IT-enabled.
    * mediante llamada telefónica = call-in.
    * mediante mapas = map-based.
    * mediante microfichas = microfiche-based.
    * mediante pistones = piston-driven.
    * mediante satélite = satellite-based, via satellite.
    * mediante una entrevista = interview-based.
    * pago mediante tarjeta = card payment.

    * * *
    1 ( frml) ‹proceso/técnica/instrumento›
    mediante el proceso de la pasteurización through (the process of) pasteurization, by pasteurization, by means of pasteurization
    los resultados obtenidos mediante este método the results obtained with o by o using this method
    el animal atrapa a su presa mediante estas pinzas the animal traps its prey with these claws, the animal uses these claws to trap its prey
    2
    Dios mediante God willing
    estaremos nuevamente con ustedes, Dios mediante, el próximo jueves we'll be with you again next Thursday, God willing
    * * *

     

    mediante preposición
    through, by means of
    mediante preposición by means of
    ' mediante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    adivinar
    - conquista
    - trampear
    - ganar
    English:
    advertise
    - agree
    - carbon dating
    - extort
    - god
    - levy
    - means
    - taunt
    * * *
    mediante prep
    1. [por medio de] by means of;
    lo levantaron mediante una polea it was lifted by means of a pulley system;
    las obras se adjudicarán mediante concurso público the contract for the work will be put out to tender;
    puede aplazar la compra mediante 12 pagos mensuales you can spread the purchase over 12 monthly payments;
    la información se puede encontrar mediante un motor de búsqueda the information can be found using o with a search engine
    2. Comp
    Dios mediante God willing;
    nos veremos el lunes, Dios mediante I'll see you Monday, hopefully
    * * *
    prp by means of;
    Dios mediante God willing
    * * *
    mediante prep
    : through, by means of
    Dios mediante: God willing

    Spanish-English dictionary > mediante

  • 2 abúlico

    adj.
    abulic, indifferent, lacking energy, lacking in energy.
    m.
    abulic person, person lacking in energy.
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    1 apathetic, lacking in willpower
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    - ca adjetivo apathetic
    * * *
    Ex. Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo apathetic
    * * *

    Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.

    * * *
    apathetic
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    abúlico,-a adjetivo apathetic, spineless
    ' abúlico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abúlica
    * * *
    abúlico, -a
    ♦ adj
    apathetic, lethargic
    ♦ nm,f
    apathetic o lethargic person
    * * *
    adj apathetic, lacking in energy
    * * *
    abúlico, -ca adj
    : lethargic, apathetic

    Spanish-English dictionary > abúlico

  • 3 caer en desuso

    to fall into disuse
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    (v.) = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion
    Ex. However, from the sixties, competition for the railway worker's leisure time from public libraries, service clubs and the humble television meant that many branch libraries fell into disuse.
    Ex. Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.
    Ex. The English, French, and Dutch bastardas went out of use by the mid sixteenth century.
    Ex. The Act was finally allowed to lapse in 1695 and the Stationers' Company was unable to protect its members' rights against those who chose to infringe them.
    Ex. The printed catalogue has fallen into disfavour, and been replaced by card catalogues, and, more recently, on-line catalogues.
    Ex. These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.
    Ex. The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.
    Ex. The author follows the history through to the point, in the latter part of the nineteenth century, when mirror-image monograms went out of favour and were replaced by straightforward monograms.
    Ex. These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.
    Ex. Probably only one in a hundred girls who give birth clandestinely even knows that an edict of King Henry II, now fallen into desuetude, once made their action punishable by death.
    Ex. Probably only one in a hundred girls who give birth clandestinely even knows that an edict of King Henry II, now fallen into desuetude, once made their action punishable by death.
    Ex. To make a very long story unacceptably short, espionage passed into desuetude after the Reagan years.
    Ex. It is clear now that after a time, with her marriage sinking into desuetude, Vivien entered into a sexual relationship with Russell.
    Ex. Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    * * *
    (v.) = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion

    Ex: However, from the sixties, competition for the railway worker's leisure time from public libraries, service clubs and the humble television meant that many branch libraries fell into disuse.

    Ex: Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.
    Ex: The English, French, and Dutch bastardas went out of use by the mid sixteenth century.
    Ex: The Act was finally allowed to lapse in 1695 and the Stationers' Company was unable to protect its members' rights against those who chose to infringe them.
    Ex: The printed catalogue has fallen into disfavour, and been replaced by card catalogues, and, more recently, on-line catalogues.
    Ex: These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.
    Ex: The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.
    Ex: The author follows the history through to the point, in the latter part of the nineteenth century, when mirror-image monograms went out of favour and were replaced by straightforward monograms.
    Ex: These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.
    Ex: Probably only one in a hundred girls who give birth clandestinely even knows that an edict of King Henry II, now fallen into desuetude, once made their action punishable by death.
    Ex: Probably only one in a hundred girls who give birth clandestinely even knows that an edict of King Henry II, now fallen into desuetude, once made their action punishable by death.
    Ex: To make a very long story unacceptably short, espionage passed into desuetude after the Reagan years.
    Ex: It is clear now that after a time, with her marriage sinking into desuetude, Vivien entered into a sexual relationship with Russell.
    Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.

    Spanish-English dictionary > caer en desuso

  • 4 caer en la oscuridad

    (v.) = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion
    Ex. The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.
    Ex. Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    Ex. Some of them enjoy loyal followings within Russia while others briefly shone before sinking into obscurity.
    Ex. But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.
    Ex. The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.
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    (v.) = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion

    Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.

    Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    Ex: Some of them enjoy loyal followings within Russia while others briefly shone before sinking into obscurity.
    Ex: But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.
    Ex: The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.

    Spanish-English dictionary > caer en la oscuridad

  • 5 cautivar

    v.
    1 to capture.
    2 to captivate, to enchant.
    Su belleza cautivó a Pedro Her beauty captivated Peter.
    3 to be captivating.
    Tanta belleza cautiva So much beauty is captivating.
    4 to be delighted to.
    Me cautiva oír ópera I am delighted to listen to opera.
    5 to be delighted by.
    Me cautivan tus ocurrencias I am delighted by your remarks.
    * * *
    1 to take prisoner, capture
    2 figurado (atraer) to captivate, charm
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=hacer prisionero a) (Mil) to capture, take prisoner
    2) (=hechizar) to captivate
    * * *
    verbo transitivo ( atraer) to captivate
    * * *
    = captivate, enthral [enthrall, -USA], charm, mesmerise [mesmerize, -USA], beguile, enchant, capture + the imagination, bewitch, entrance, smite.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado smote, participio smitten. Usado comúnmente con este sentido la voz pasiva y seguido de la partícula with y también a veces by.
    Ex. This article suggests a number of titles which can be relied on to captivate the young reader and arouse enthusiasm for further exploration of the world of books.
    Ex. If one encounters a young patron who is an animal lover, the recommendation of a book such as Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' may enthrall him or her.
    Ex. We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Have librarians become mesmerised by information technology?'.
    Ex. Beguiling as the show is, it perhaps lacks major impact because it has taken elements from lacework and painting in such a way as to avoid the fundamental challenges of both.
    Ex. The article 'The power to enchant: puppets in the public library' describes the construction of a puppet theatre in a public library.
    Ex. This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.
    Ex. In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.
    Ex. Her husband is entranced with a woman who is manic-depressive.
    Ex. It's hard to imagine a red-blooded man anywhere in the world who could look at her and not be ' smitten' with her.
    ----
    * cautivar al mundo = make + a big noise in the world.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo ( atraer) to captivate
    * * *
    = captivate, enthral [enthrall, -USA], charm, mesmerise [mesmerize, -USA], beguile, enchant, capture + the imagination, bewitch, entrance, smite.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado smote, participio smitten. Usado comúnmente con este sentido la voz pasiva y seguido de la partícula with y también a veces by.

    Ex: This article suggests a number of titles which can be relied on to captivate the young reader and arouse enthusiasm for further exploration of the world of books.

    Ex: If one encounters a young patron who is an animal lover, the recommendation of a book such as Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' may enthrall him or her.
    Ex: We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Have librarians become mesmerised by information technology?'.
    Ex: Beguiling as the show is, it perhaps lacks major impact because it has taken elements from lacework and painting in such a way as to avoid the fundamental challenges of both.
    Ex: The article 'The power to enchant: puppets in the public library' describes the construction of a puppet theatre in a public library.
    Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.
    Ex: In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.
    Ex: Her husband is entranced with a woman who is manic-depressive.
    Ex: It's hard to imagine a red-blooded man anywhere in the world who could look at her and not be ' smitten' with her.
    * cautivar al mundo = make + a big noise in the world.

    * * *
    cautivar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 (atraer) to captivate
    lo cautivó con su sonrisa she captivated him with her smile, he was captivated by her smile
    2 ( ant) (hacer prisionero) to capture
    * * *

    cautivar ( conjugate cautivar) verbo transitivo ( atraer) to captivate
    cautivar verbo transitivo
    1 to capture, take prisoner
    2 figurado (fascinar) to captivate
    ' cautivar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    arrebatar
    - hechizar
    - magnetizar
    - subyugar
    - atraer
    - seducir
    English:
    wow
    - beguile
    - bewitch
    - captivate
    - charm
    - enchant
    - enthrall
    - mesmerize
    * * *
    1. [seducir] to captivate, to enchant;
    su simpatía me cautiva I find her friendly manner quite captivating
    2. [apresar] to capture
    * * *
    v/t fig
    captivate
    * * *
    hechizar: to captivate, to charm

    Spanish-English dictionary > cautivar

  • 6 cesta para pescar langostas

    (n.) = lobster trap
    Ex. We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.
    * * *

    Ex: We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cesta para pescar langostas

  • 7 desalmado

    adj.
    cruel, inhuman, heartless, conscienceless.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desalmar.
    * * *
    1 (malvado) wicked
    2 (cruel) cruel, heartless
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (malvado) wicked person
    2 (cruel) cruel person, heartless person
    * * *
    ADJ cruel, heartless
    * * *
    - da masculino, femenino
    * * *
    = cold-blooded, soulless, heartless.
    Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    Ex. Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    Ex. However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.
    * * *
    - da masculino, femenino
    * * *
    = cold-blooded, soulless, heartless.

    Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.

    Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.

    * * *
    desalmado1 -da
    heartless, callous
    desalmado2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    heartless o callous swine ( colloq)
    * * *

    desalmado,-a
    I adjetivo cruel, heartless
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino heartless person: solo un desalmado cometería un crimen así, only a cruel, heartless person could have committed such a crime
    ' desalmado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desalmada
    English:
    fiend
    - fiendish
    * * *
    desalmado, -a
    ♦ adj
    heartless
    ♦ nm,f
    heartless person;
    es un desalmado he's completely heartless
    * * *
    I adj heartless
    II m, desalmada f
    :
    es un desalmado he is heartless
    * * *
    desalmado, -da adj
    : heartless, callous

    Spanish-English dictionary > desalmado

  • 8 despiadado

    adj.
    merciless, cruel, inhuman, cold-hearted.
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    1 ruthless, merciless
    * * *
    (f. - despiadada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ [persona] heartless; [ataque] merciless
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < persona> ruthless, heartless; <ataque/crítica> savage, merciless
    * * *
    = hard-hearted, relentless, savage, ruthless, remorseless, implacable, inexorable, cold-blooded, ferocius, unsparing, merciless, soulless, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat, unforgiving.
    Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
    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 most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
    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. 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. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    Ex. Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.
    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 author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.
    Ex. Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
    Ex. However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.
    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.
    Ex. Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.
    ----
    * actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.
    * ser despiadado = play + hardball.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < persona> ruthless, heartless; <ataque/crítica> savage, merciless
    * * *
    = hard-hearted, relentless, savage, ruthless, remorseless, implacable, inexorable, cold-blooded, ferocius, unsparing, merciless, soulless, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat, unforgiving.

    Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.

    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 most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
    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: 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: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.
    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 author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.
    Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
    Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.
    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.
    Ex: Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.
    * actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.
    * ser despiadado = play + hardball.

    * * *
    ‹persona› ruthless, heartless; ‹ataque/crítica› savage, merciless
    * * *

    despiadado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹ persona› ruthless, heartless;


    ‹ataque/crítica› savage, merciless
    despiadado,-a adjetivo merciless, ruthless
    ' despiadado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acerba
    - acerbo
    - bárbara
    - bárbaro
    - despiadada
    English:
    cold-blooded
    - cold-hearted
    - cutthroat
    - merciless
    - pitiless
    - remorseless
    - ruthless
    - unmerciful
    - vicious
    - cold
    * * *
    despiadado, -a adj
    [persona] merciless; [trato] inhuman, pitiless; [ataque] savage, merciless
    * * *
    adj ruthless
    * * *
    despiadado, -da adj
    cruel: cruel, merciless, pitiless
    * * *
    despiadado adj hard-hearted / heartless / ruthless

    Spanish-English dictionary > despiadado

  • 9 fascinar

    v.
    1 to fascinate.
    me fascinan Klee y Kandinsky I love o adore Klee and Kandinsky
    El fuego fascina a Buck Fire fascinates Buck.
    Mi vestido fascina My dress fascinates.
    La música fascina a Ricardo Music fascinates Richard.
    2 to be delighted to, to love to.
    Me fascina bailar I am delighted to dance.
    3 to be delighted with, to love.
    Me fascina la luna llena I am delighted with the full moon.
    * * *
    1 to fascinate, captivate
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT to fascinate, captivate
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo (fam) (+ me/te/le etc)

    ¿te gusta? - sí, me fascina — do you like him? - yes, I like him a lot

    2.
    fascinar vt to fascinate, captivate
    * * *
    = fascinate, relish, mesmerise [mesmerize, -USA], enchant, charm, rivet, enthral [enthrall, -USA], love + every minute of it, entrance, catch + Posesivo + fancy.
    Ex. Classification fascinated him and he devoted his entire life to its study.
    Ex. They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Have librarians become mesmerised by information technology?'.
    Ex. The article 'The power to enchant: puppets in the public library' describes the construction of a puppet theatre in a public library.
    Ex. We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.
    Ex. According to this reporter, news is not solely information that shocks and rivets but a reflection of people's chosen lifestyles and the effects those choices have on us.
    Ex. If one encounters a young patron who is an animal lover, the recommendation of a book such as Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' may enthrall him or her.
    Ex. I loved every minute of it and it made me see just how poverty stricken Jamaica really is!.
    Ex. Her husband is entranced with a woman who is manic-depressive.
    Ex. At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
    ----
    * fascinar a = hold + fascination for.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo (fam) (+ me/te/le etc)

    ¿te gusta? - sí, me fascina — do you like him? - yes, I like him a lot

    2.
    fascinar vt to fascinate, captivate
    * * *
    = fascinate, relish, mesmerise [mesmerize, -USA], enchant, charm, rivet, enthral [enthrall, -USA], love + every minute of it, entrance, catch + Posesivo + fancy.

    Ex: Classification fascinated him and he devoted his entire life to its study.

    Ex: They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Have librarians become mesmerised by information technology?'.
    Ex: The article 'The power to enchant: puppets in the public library' describes the construction of a puppet theatre in a public library.
    Ex: We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.
    Ex: According to this reporter, news is not solely information that shocks and rivets but a reflection of people's chosen lifestyles and the effects those choices have on us.
    Ex: If one encounters a young patron who is an animal lover, the recommendation of a book such as Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' may enthrall him or her.
    Ex: I loved every minute of it and it made me see just how poverty stricken Jamaica really is!.
    Ex: Her husband is entranced with a woman who is manic-depressive.
    Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
    * fascinar a = hold + fascination for.

    * * *
    fascinar [A1 ]
    vi
    1 ( fam)
    (encantar): ¿te gusta? — sí, me fascina do you like him? — yes, I like him a lot o ( colloq) I'm mad about him
    me fascina ir a la playa I love going to the beach
    2
    (interesar): me fascinó ese programa I found that program fascinating o really interesting
    ■ fascinar
    vt
    to fascinate, captivate
    * * *

    fascinar ( conjugate fascinar) verbo intransitivo (fam):

    me fascina viajar I love travelling
    verbo transitivo
    to fascinate, captivate
    fascinar verbo transitivo to fascinate: le fascina el arte medieval, medieval art fascinates her

    ' fascinar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cautivar
    - subyugar
    - embrujar
    - hipnotizar
    - seducir
    English:
    fascinate
    - intrigue
    - rivet
    * * *
    to fascinate;
    me fascina Klee I love o adore Klee;
    me fascina con su belleza I find her stunningly beautiful;
    su conferencia me fascinó I found her lecture fascinating
    * * *
    v/t fascinate
    * * *
    1) : to fascinate
    2) : to charm, to captivate
    * * *
    fascinar vb to fascinate

    Spanish-English dictionary > fascinar

  • 10 indiferente

    adj.
    1 indifferent.
    2 unresponsive, apathetic, having little or no interest.
    f. & m.
    indifferent person.
    * * *
    1 indifferent
    \
    me es indiferente I don't care
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=impasible) [actitud, mirada] indifferent

    dejar indiferente a algn: esas imágenes no pueden dejarnos indiferentes — those images cannot fail to move us

    permanecer o quedarse indiferente — to remain indifferent (a, ante to)

    2) (=que da igual)

    -¿desea salir por la mañana o por la tarde? -me es indiferente — "do you want to leave in the morning or the afternoon?" - "it makes no difference to me o I don't mind"

    es indiferente que vengáis hoy o mañana — it makes no difference o it doesn't matter whether you come today or tomorrow

    * * *
    a) (poco importante, de poco interés)

    es indiferente que salga hoy o mañana — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference whether it goes today or tomorrow

    ¿té o café? - me es indiferente — tea or coffee? - either

    me es indiferente su amistad — I'm not concerned o (colloq) bothered about his friendship

    b) ( poco interesado) indifferent

    indiferente al peligro — indifferent to o unconcerned about the danger

    * * *
    = listless, unsympathetic, indifferent, half-hearted [halfhearted], uninterested, regardless, uncaring, unconcerned, detached, impassive, unengaged, apathetic, careless, feckless, insouciant, nonchalant, nonplus, nonplussed [nonplused], soulless, unemotional.
    Ex. Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.
    Ex. But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
    Ex. Contrary to popular belief, people who have been deaf from birth are not indifferent to aesthetic literature.
    Ex. Yet the response from government has been half-hearted at best.
    Ex. Other staff of the library remained at best uninterested in the project and at worst resented it as a diminution of traditional library services.
    Ex. What can we do is rethink our query, or we can 'bash on regardless' using the power of the computer to perform lots more searches in the hope that 'something will turn up'.
    Ex. The principal problem which faces archives is that of saving significant material from indiscriminate destruction by ignorant or uncaring owners.
    Ex. Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.
    Ex. The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.
    Ex. There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.
    Ex. There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.
    Ex. In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.
    Ex. They will spend time trying to ascribe reasons to the variations whereas the true facts are that the citer was simply sloppy and careless.
    Ex. The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
    Ex. Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.
    Ex. Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
    Ex. I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
    Ex. Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex. Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    Ex. Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.
    ----
    * de un modo indiferente = listlessly.
    * mostrarse indiferente = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.
    * * *
    a) (poco importante, de poco interés)

    es indiferente que salga hoy o mañana — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference whether it goes today or tomorrow

    ¿té o café? - me es indiferente — tea or coffee? - either

    me es indiferente su amistad — I'm not concerned o (colloq) bothered about his friendship

    b) ( poco interesado) indifferent

    indiferente al peligro — indifferent to o unconcerned about the danger

    * * *
    = listless, unsympathetic, indifferent, half-hearted [halfhearted], uninterested, regardless, uncaring, unconcerned, detached, impassive, unengaged, apathetic, careless, feckless, insouciant, nonchalant, nonplus, nonplussed [nonplused], soulless, unemotional.

    Ex: Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.

    Ex: But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
    Ex: Contrary to popular belief, people who have been deaf from birth are not indifferent to aesthetic literature.
    Ex: Yet the response from government has been half-hearted at best.
    Ex: Other staff of the library remained at best uninterested in the project and at worst resented it as a diminution of traditional library services.
    Ex: What can we do is rethink our query, or we can 'bash on regardless' using the power of the computer to perform lots more searches in the hope that 'something will turn up'.
    Ex: The principal problem which faces archives is that of saving significant material from indiscriminate destruction by ignorant or uncaring owners.
    Ex: Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.
    Ex: The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.
    Ex: There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.
    Ex: There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.
    Ex: In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.
    Ex: They will spend time trying to ascribe reasons to the variations whereas the true facts are that the citer was simply sloppy and careless.
    Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
    Ex: Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.
    Ex: Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
    Ex: I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
    Ex: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    Ex: Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.
    * de un modo indiferente = listlessly.
    * mostrarse indiferente = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.

    * * *
    1
    (poco importante, de poco interés): es indiferente que salga hoy o mañana it doesn't matter o it makes no difference o it's immaterial whether it goes today or tomorrow
    ¿té o café? — me es indiferente tea or coffee? — either o I don't mind o it makes no difference
    no me cae mal, me es indiferente I don't dislike her, I don't really have any feelings one way or the other
    todo lo que no sea de su especialidad le es indiferente he's not interested in anything that isn't connected with his speciality
    me es indiferente su amistad I'm not concerned o ( colloq) bothered about his friendship
    2 (poco interesado) indifferent
    se mostró totalmente indiferente ante mi propuesta he was totally indifferent to o uninterested in my suggestion
    indiferente A algo indifferent TO sth
    indiferente al peligro indifferent to o unconcerned about the danger
    permanecieron/se mostraron indiferentes a mis súplicas they remained/they were indifferent to my pleas
    3
    (poco amable, afectuoso): conmigo es fría e indiferente she's cold and distant with me, she treats me coldly and with indifference
    4 (mediocre) indifferent
    * * *

    indiferente adjetivo
    a) (poco importante, de poco interés):

    ◊ es indiferente que venga hoy o mañana it doesn't matter o it makes no difference whether he comes today or tomorrow;

    me es indiferente su amistad I'm not concerned o (colloq) bothered about his friendship

    indiferente a algo indifferent to sth
    indiferente adjetivo
    1 (irrelevante) unimportant: le es indiferente el color, colour makes no difference to her
    2 (impasible) indifferent: es indiferente a mi dolor, he doesn't care about my grief
    ' indiferente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    fresca
    - fresco
    - igual
    - despreocupado
    - displicente
    - frío
    - resbalar
    English:
    care
    - cold
    - hard
    - indifferent
    - listless
    - lukewarm
    - nonchalant
    - skin
    - unconcerned
    - unemotional
    - uninterested
    - detached
    - uncaring
    - unresponsive
    - unsympathetic
    * * *
    1. [indistinto] indifferent;
    me es indiferente [me da igual] I don't mind, it's all the same to me;
    me es indiferente que vayas o no it's all the same to me whether you go or not;
    ¿prefieres hacerlo hoy o mañana? – me es indiferente would you rather do it today or tomorrow? – I don't mind
    2. [apático]
    siempre se muestra indiferente he always seems so apathetic;
    es indiferente a la miseria ajena other people's suffering means nothing to him;
    no puedo permanecer indiferente ante tanto sufrimiento I cannot remain indifferent in the face of so much suffering;
    su belleza me deja indiferente her beauty leaves me cold o does nothing for me
    * * *
    adj
    1 indifferent
    2 ( irrelevante) immaterial
    * * *
    1) : indifferent, unconcerned
    2)
    ser indiferente : to be of no concern
    me es indiferente: it doesn't matter to me
    * * *
    indiferente adj (persona) indifferent / not interested
    ser indiferente to make no difference / not to matter
    serle indiferente a alguien not to mind / not to care

    Spanish-English dictionary > indiferente

  • 11 insulso

    adj.
    1 dull, unentertaining, boring, uninteresting.
    2 tasteless, bland, dull, insipid.
    * * *
    1 (comida) insipid, tasteless
    2 (persona) dull
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [comida] tasteless, insipid
    2) [charla, persona] dull
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) < comida> insipid, tasteless, bland
    b) < persona> insipid, dull; <conversación/libro> dull
    * * *
    = listless, bland, insipid, unexciting, unmoving, soulless, vapid.
    Ex. Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.
    Ex. While bending over backwards to avoid bias biographies present their subjects' lives in a bland and uninteresting way = Al hacer lo imposible por evitar la parcialidad, las biografías presentan las vidas de las personas de una forma sosa y poco atractiva.
    Ex. Otherwise, the result will probably be too small and insipid to be of any real use.
    Ex. The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.
    Ex. The outcome is strangely unmoving.
    Ex. Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    Ex. Television has become so vapid and devoid of information that I didn't see the point of watching the presidential debate.
    ----
    * de un modo insulso = prosaically, listlessly.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) < comida> insipid, tasteless, bland
    b) < persona> insipid, dull; <conversación/libro> dull
    * * *
    = listless, bland, insipid, unexciting, unmoving, soulless, vapid.

    Ex: Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.

    Ex: While bending over backwards to avoid bias biographies present their subjects' lives in a bland and uninteresting way = Al hacer lo imposible por evitar la parcialidad, las biografías presentan las vidas de las personas de una forma sosa y poco atractiva.
    Ex: Otherwise, the result will probably be too small and insipid to be of any real use.
    Ex: The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.
    Ex: The outcome is strangely unmoving.
    Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    Ex: Television has become so vapid and devoid of information that I didn't see the point of watching the presidential debate.
    * de un modo insulso = prosaically, listlessly.

    * * *
    insulso -sa
    1 ‹comida› insipid, tasteless, bland
    2 ‹persona› insipid, dull; ‹conversación/libro› dull
    * * *

    insulso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo


    b) ‹ persona› insipid, dull;

    ‹conversación/libro› dull
    insulso,-a adjetivo insipid: es una persona muy insulsa, he's a very dull person
    ' insulso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    insulsa
    English:
    insipid
    - tame
    - uninspired
    - bland
    - nondescript
    - unexciting
    * * *
    insulso, -a adj
    1. [comida] bland, insipid
    2. [persona, libro] insipid, dull
    * * *
    adj bland, insipid
    * * *
    insulso, -sa adj
    1) insípido: insipid, bland
    2) : dull

    Spanish-English dictionary > insulso

  • 12 paisaje marítimo

    (n.) = seascape
    Ex. We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.
    * * *
    (n.) = seascape

    Ex: We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.

    Spanish-English dictionary > paisaje marítimo

  • 13 raticida

    m.
    1 rat poison.
    2 raticide, rat poison.
    * * *
    1 rat poison
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino rat poison
    * * *
    Ex. In the absence of pesticides and rodenticides, currently used local poisons and devices (traps) should be used.
    * * *
    masculino rat poison
    * * *

    Ex: In the absence of pesticides and rodenticides, currently used local poisons and devices (traps) should be used.

    * * *
    rat poison
    * * *

    raticida sustantivo masculino rat poison
    ' raticida' also found in these entries:
    English:
    rat poison
    - rat
    * * *
    rat poison
    * * *
    m rat poison

    Spanish-English dictionary > raticida

  • 14 seducir

    v.
    1 to attract, to charm.
    2 to seduce, to charm, to tempt, to attract with a bait.
    María tentó a Ricardo Mary tempted Richard.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ CONDUCIR], like link=conducir conducir
    1 (gen) to seduce
    2 (persuadir) to tempt, seduce
    3 (cautivar) to captivate
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [en sentido sexual] to seduce
    2) (=cautivar) to charm, captivate
    3) [moralmente] to lead astray
    2.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( en sentido sexual) to seduce
    b) (fascinar, cautivar) to captivate
    c) idea/proposición ( atraer) to attract, tempt
    * * *
    = entice, lure, seduce, beguile, charm, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], weave + magic spell, cast + a (magic) spell, catch + Posesivo + fancy.
    Ex. Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.
    Ex. Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.
    Ex. The article ' Seducing the reader' describes how US publishers use mailings, special offers, contests, and television and radio promotion to draw readers.
    Ex. Beguiling as the show is, it perhaps lacks major impact because it has taken elements from lacework and painting in such a way as to avoid the fundamental challenges of both.
    Ex. We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.
    Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.
    Ex. These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.
    Ex. The player makes choices for his characters (such as whether to fight, cast a magic spell, or run away), and then the enemy takes a turn.
    Ex. At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( en sentido sexual) to seduce
    b) (fascinar, cautivar) to captivate
    c) idea/proposición ( atraer) to attract, tempt
    * * *
    = entice, lure, seduce, beguile, charm, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], weave + magic spell, cast + a (magic) spell, catch + Posesivo + fancy.

    Ex: Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.

    Ex: Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.
    Ex: The article ' Seducing the reader' describes how US publishers use mailings, special offers, contests, and television and radio promotion to draw readers.
    Ex: Beguiling as the show is, it perhaps lacks major impact because it has taken elements from lacework and painting in such a way as to avoid the fundamental challenges of both.
    Ex: We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.
    Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.
    Ex: These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.
    Ex: The player makes choices for his characters (such as whether to fight, cast a magic spell, or run away), and then the enemy takes a turn.
    Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.

    * * *
    seducir [I6 ]
    vt
    2 (fascinar, cautivar) to captivate
    seduce a todo el mundo con su encanto she captivates everyone with her charm, she charms everyone
    seducido por su mirada captivated o fascinated by the way she looked at him
    no te dejes seducir por su atractivo y sus palabras don't fall for his good looks and fine words
    3 «idea/proposición» (atraer) to attract, tempt
    no me seduce nada la idea I don't find the idea at all attractive, the idea doesn't appeal to me at all
    una forma de seducir a los inversores a way of attracting investors
    * * *

    seducir ( conjugate seducir) verbo transitivo

    b) (fascinar, cautivar) to captivate

    c) [idea/proposición] ( atraer) to attract, tempt;


    seducir verbo transitivo
    1 (físicamente) to seduce
    2 (tentar, atraer) to tempt: la idea me seduce, the idea is tempting
    3 (arrastrar, embaucar) to take in: no te dejes seducir por su palabrería, don't let yourself be taken in by all his talk
    ' seducir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ligar
    - tentar
    English:
    captivate
    - entice
    - seduce
    - beguile
    * * *
    1. [atraer] to attract, to charm;
    sedujo a sus compañeros con su simpatía he won over his colleagues with his personal charm;
    ¿te seduce la idea de ir a la playa? how do you like the idea of going to the beach?;
    la idea no me seduce demasiado I'm not too keen on the idea
    2. [sexualmente] to seduce
    3. [persuadir]
    seducir a alguien para que haga algo to charm sb into doing sth
    * * *
    v/t
    1 ( enamorar) seduce
    2 ( atraer) attract
    3 ( cautivar) captivate, charm
    * * *
    seducir {61} vt
    1) : to seduce
    2) : to captivate, to charm

    Spanish-English dictionary > seducir

  • 15 sinuoso

    adj.
    1 crooked, twisted.
    2 sinuous, meandering, full of twists and turns, waving.
    * * *
    1 (camino) winding
    2 figurado (argumento) tortuous; (persona) devious
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=con curvas) [camino] winding, sinuous; [línea, raya] wavy; [rumbo] devious
    2) [persona, actitud] devious
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo (liter)
    a) <camino/carretera> winding, sinuous (liter)
    b) <personalidad/conducta> devious
    * * *
    = tortuous, crooked, circuitous, curving, winding, meandering, slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].
    Ex. The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.
    Ex. We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.
    Ex. The printed indexes provided are difficult to use and do not give enough detail, resulting in lengthy and sometimes circuitous searches for required information.
    Ex. Finnish libraries in general are distinguished by the use of split-levels, skylights and curving lines.
    Ex. The volunteers were asked to follow the experimenter through the winding streets of a medieval town centre.
    Ex. Meanings in art come in layers, their ways forking and crossing one another like the meandering paths of a labyrinth.
    Ex. The soldier, with his slinky walk, looked straight ahead while sipping vodka to burn the pain.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo (liter)
    a) <camino/carretera> winding, sinuous (liter)
    b) <personalidad/conducta> devious
    * * *
    = tortuous, crooked, circuitous, curving, winding, meandering, slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].

    Ex: The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.

    Ex: We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.
    Ex: The printed indexes provided are difficult to use and do not give enough detail, resulting in lengthy and sometimes circuitous searches for required information.
    Ex: Finnish libraries in general are distinguished by the use of split-levels, skylights and curving lines.
    Ex: The volunteers were asked to follow the experimenter through the winding streets of a medieval town centre.
    Ex: Meanings in art come in layers, their ways forking and crossing one another like the meandering paths of a labyrinth.
    Ex: The soldier, with his slinky walk, looked straight ahead while sipping vodka to burn the pain.

    * * *
    sinuoso -sa
    1 ‹camino/carretera› winding, full of bends, sinuous ( liter)
    2 ‹personalidad/conducta› devious
    * * *

    sinuoso,-a adjetivo
    1 (río, trayecto) winding
    2 pey (disimulado, retorcido) devious
    ' sinuoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sinuosa
    English:
    winding
    - crooked
    - devious
    - tortuous
    - wind
    * * *
    sinuoso, -a adj
    1. [camino] winding
    2. [movimiento] sinuous
    3. [disimulado] devious
    * * *
    adj winding
    * * *
    sinuoso, -sa adj
    1) : winding, sinuous
    2) : devious

    Spanish-English dictionary > sinuoso

  • 16 trampa

    f.
    1 trap.
    2 trapdoor (trampilla).
    3 trick (engaño).
    caer en la trampa to fall into the trap
    tender una trampa (a alguien) to set o lay a trap (for somebody)
    hacer trampas to cheat
    4 debt (deuda).
    5 double-cross, frame-up, gin gin trap.
    6 plant, misleading evidence.
    * * *
    1 (abertura) trapdoor, hatch
    2 (para cazar) trap, snare
    3 figurado (engaño) fiddle; (truco) trick
    \
    caer en la trampa to fall into the trap
    hacer trampa / hacer trampas to cheat
    tender una trampa to set a trap, lay a trap
    tiene trampa there's a catch
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) trap
    * * *
    SF
    1) [para cazar] trap; (=lazo) snare

    trampa explosiva — (Mil) booby trap

    2) (=engaño) trap

    no vayas, es una trampa — don't go, it's a trap

    esto tiene trampa, aquí hay trampa — there's a catch here

    tender una trampa a algn — to set o lay a trap for sb

    ni trampa ni cartón —

    3) [en el juego]

    ¡eso es trampa! — that's cheating!

    4) (=puerta) trapdoor; [de mostrador] hatch
    5) (Golf) bunker, sand trap (EEUU)
    6) (Com) bad debt
    7) † (=bragueta) fly
    * * *
    a) ( para animales) trap; ( de lazo) snare
    b) ( ardid) trap

    le tendieron una trampa — they laid o set a trap for him

    * * *
    = pitfall, trap, snare, catch, ambush, entrapment, chicanery, trick, gaff, kicker.
    Ex. Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.
    Ex. This article discusses benefits along with goals to be aimed for and traps to be avoided.
    Ex. Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.
    Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex. Although ' Ambush' will be published in hardcover in several international markets, including Brazil, France and Spain, it will available only in audio format in the USA.
    Ex. A similar linear relationship between age and entrapment indicated that as librarians mature, they become bound to their line of work because of accumulated investments and decreased career options = Una relación directa similar entre la edad y la sensación de sentirse atrapado indicaba que a medida que los bibliotecarios envejecen se sienten ligados a su línea de trabajo debido al esfuerzo invertido y una disminución de las oportunidades de trabajo.
    Ex. With zeal, perseverance, charm, and even chicanery, they recruited and trained the 1st users.
    Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
    Ex. The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
    ----
    * caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.
    * caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.
    * caza con trampas = trapping.
    * hacer trampa = fiddle.
    * ordenador trampa = honeypot.
    * picar en una trampa = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.
    * trampa de la pobreza = poverty trap.
    * * *
    a) ( para animales) trap; ( de lazo) snare
    b) ( ardid) trap

    le tendieron una trampa — they laid o set a trap for him

    * * *
    = pitfall, trap, snare, catch, ambush, entrapment, chicanery, trick, gaff, kicker.

    Ex: Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.

    Ex: This article discusses benefits along with goals to be aimed for and traps to be avoided.
    Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.
    Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex: Although ' Ambush' will be published in hardcover in several international markets, including Brazil, France and Spain, it will available only in audio format in the USA.
    Ex: A similar linear relationship between age and entrapment indicated that as librarians mature, they become bound to their line of work because of accumulated investments and decreased career options = Una relación directa similar entre la edad y la sensación de sentirse atrapado indicaba que a medida que los bibliotecarios envejecen se sienten ligados a su línea de trabajo debido al esfuerzo invertido y una disminución de las oportunidades de trabajo.
    Ex: With zeal, perseverance, charm, and even chicanery, they recruited and trained the 1st users.
    Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
    Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
    * caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.
    * caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.
    * caza con trampas = trapping.
    * hacer trampa = fiddle.
    * ordenador trampa = honeypot.
    * picar en una trampa = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.
    * trampa de la pobreza = poverty trap.

    * * *
    2 (ardid) trap
    no caí en la trampa I didn't fall into the trap, I didn't fall for it ( colloq)
    me tendieron una trampa they laid o set a trap for me
    ni trampa ni cartón ( Esp): no hay/no tiene ni trampa ni cartón there's no catch
    mira, sin trampa ni cartón now as you can see, there's no trick o there's nothing up my sleeve
    3
    (en el juego): eso es trampa that's cheating
    hacer trampa(s) to cheat
    * * *

     

    trampa sustantivo femenino

    ( de lazo) snare
    b) ( ardid) trap;

    ◊ le tendieron una trampa they laid o set a trap for him



    eso es trampa that's cheating
    trampa sustantivo femenino
    1 trap
    caer en la trampa, to fall into the trap
    tender una trampa, to set a trap
    2 (puerta en el suelo, techo, trampilla) trap door
    3 (fullería, fraude) fiddle: eso es hacer trampa, that's cheating
    hizo una trampa en la declaración de Hacienda, he fiddled his tax return, US he cheated on his tax return
    4 (deuda) debt
    ' trampa' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cebar
    - engaño
    - red
    - tender
    - tongo
    - caer
    - cepo
    - encerrona
    - ratonera
    - valer
    English:
    bluff
    - booby trap
    - cheat
    - entrap
    - fiddle
    - frame
    - free
    - lay
    - pitfall
    - set
    - set up
    - snare
    - trap
    - trick
    - walk into
    - booby
    - catch
    - gimmick
    - pit
    * * *
    trampa nf
    1. [para cazar] trap;
    la trampa del fuera de juego [en fútbol] offside trap
    2. [trampilla] trapdoor
    3. [engaño] trick;
    caer en la trampa to fall into the trap;
    tender una trampa (a alguien) to set o lay a trap (for sb);
    sin trampa ni cartón: ha ganado el premio sin trampa ni cartón he won the prize fair and square;
    en este espectáculo no hay trampa ni cartón everything you see in this show is for real
    4. [en juegos]
    eso es trampa that's cheating;
    hacer trampas to cheat
    5. [deuda] debt
    6. [en golf] hazard
    * * *
    f
    1 trap;
    caer en la trampa fall into the trap;
    lay a trap
    2 ( truco) scam fam, trick;
    * * *
    trampa nf
    1) : trap
    2)
    hacer trampas : to cheat
    * * *
    trampa n trap

    Spanish-English dictionary > trampa

  • 17 encantar2

    2 = charm, enchant, weave + magic spell, cast + a (magic) spell, bewitch.
    Ex. We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.
    Ex. The article 'The power to enchant: puppets in the public library' describes the construction of a puppet theatre in a public library.
    Ex. These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.
    Ex. The player makes choices for his characters (such as whether to fight, cast a magic spell, or run away), and then the enemy takes a turn.
    Ex. In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.

    Spanish-English dictionary > encantar2

  • 18 trampero

    adj.
    tricky, crooked.
    m.
    trapper, person who traps animals for their fur.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 trapper
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ CAm, Cono Sur, Méx = tramposo 1.
    2. SM
    1) (=cazador) trapper
    2) Cono Sur (=trampa) trap for birds
    * * *
    Ex. Even for trappers who have spent a lifetime in areas where lynxes are common, encounters with these predators are rare and memorable.
    * * *

    Ex: Even for trappers who have spent a lifetime in areas where lynxes are common, encounters with these predators are rare and memorable.

    * * *
    trampero, -a nm,f
    trapper
    * * *
    m, trampera f trapper
    * * *
    trampero, -ra n
    : trapper

    Spanish-English dictionary > trampero

  • 19 encantar

    v.
    1 to bewitch, to cast a spell on.
    La bruja encantó a Allan The witch put a spell on Allan.
    2 to like very much, to like, to be keen on.
    Me encantan las flores I like flowers very much.
    3 to love to, to be delighted to.
    Me encanta cantar I love to sing.
    4 to like it.
    Me encanta I like it.
    5 to delight, to enchant, to charm.
    Mis palabras encantaron a Ricardo My words enchanted=delighted Richard.
    Su delicadeza encanta a Ricardo Her daintiness enchants Richard.
    6 to be pleasing to everybody.
    El pollo frito encanta Fried chicken is pleasing to everybody.
    * * *
    1 (hechizar) to cast a spell on, bewitch
    2 familiar (gustar) to delight, love
    * * *
    verb
    1) to delight, charm
    2) enchant, bewitch
    3) love
    * * *
    1.
    VI [con complemento personal] to love

    me encantan las flores — I adore o love flowers

    me encantaría que vinieras — I'd be delighted if you come, I'd love you to come

    2.
    VT to cast a spell on o over, bewitch
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo (+ me/te/le etc)

    me encantó la obra — I loved o I thoroughly enjoyed the play

    2.
    encantar vt to cast o put a spell on, bewitch
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo (+ me/te/le etc)

    me encantó la obra — I loved o I thoroughly enjoyed the play

    2.
    encantar vt to cast o put a spell on, bewitch
    * * *
    encantar1
    1 = love, relish, thrill, get off on, love + every minute of it, get + a buzz from, get + a kick, catch + Posesivo + fancy, take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to, smite, be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.

    Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.

    Ex: They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be.
    Ex: The abundance of information on the World Wide Web has thrilled some, but frightened others.
    Ex: She sounds like she enjoys having people under her thumb and gets off on the whole control thing.
    Ex: I loved every minute of it and it made me see just how poverty stricken Jamaica really is!.
    Ex: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.
    Ex: I get a kick when I'm on my racing bike, and when I have my skates on it's out of this world.
    Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
    Ex: He is a collector who wants to form a collection by making his own paintings of pictures he has taken a fancy to in other people's houses.
    Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.
    Ex: He quickly took a liking to American clothing stores and acquired a taste for fast-food restaurants.
    Ex: It's hard to imagine a red-blooded man anywhere in the world who could look at her and not be ' smitten' with her.
    Ex: She will be tickled pink with these French ticklers.
    Ex: Obviously I' m chuffed to bits that I'm getting so many visitors and that the word's getting out.
    Ex: The critics are divided but Rolf Harris says he's thrilled to bits with the finished product.
    * encantaría = would + love to.
    * ser lo que a Uno le encanta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.

    encantar2
    2 = charm, enchant, weave + magic spell, cast + a (magic) spell, bewitch.

    Ex: We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.

    Ex: The article 'The power to enchant: puppets in the public library' describes the construction of a puppet theatre in a public library.
    Ex: These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.
    Ex: The player makes choices for his characters (such as whether to fight, cast a magic spell, or run away), and then the enemy takes a turn.
    Ex: In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.

    * * *
    encantar [A1 ]
    vi
    (+ me/te/le etc):
    me encantó la obra I loved o I thoroughly enjoyed the play
    me encanta como habla I love the way he talks
    me encantaría que me acompañaras I'd love o I'd really like you to come with me, it would be lovely if you could come with me
    ■ encantar
    vt
    to cast o put a spell on, bewitch
    * * *

     

    encantar ( conjugate encantar) verbo intransitivo (+ me/te/le etc):
    ◊ me encantó la obra I loved o I really enjoyed the play;

    me encantaría que me acompañaras I'd love you to come with me
    verbo transitivo
    to cast o put a spell on, bewitch
    encantar
    I vi (gustar mucho) to love: les encanta viajar, they love travelling
    su manera de recitar encantó al público, the audience were enraptured by his recital ➣ Ver nota en love
    II vt (embrujar) to bewitch, cast o put a spell on

    ' encantar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    captivate
    - charm
    - delight
    - enchant
    - entrance
    * * *
    1. [gustar]
    me encanta el chocolate I love chocolate;
    le encanta ir al cine he loves going to the cinema;
    ¡me encanta! I love it/him/her!;
    me encantaría asistir, pero tengo otros compromisos I'd love to go, but I've got other things on
    2. [embrujar] to bewitch, to cast a spell on
    * * *
    v/t
    :
    me/le encanta I love/he loves it;
    me encanta el chocolate I love chocolate
    * * *
    1) : to enchant, to bewitch
    2) : to charm, to delight
    me encanta esta canción: I love this song
    * * *
    1. (gustar mucho) to love
    2. (hechizar) to cast a spell on [pt. & pp. cast]

    Spanish-English dictionary > encantar

  • 20 chuchear

    v.
    1 to whisper.
    2 to fowl with calls, gins, and nets.
    * * *
    1 (cuchichear) to whisper
    2 (cazar) to hunt with traps
    * * *
    I
    VI to hunt, trap, fowl
    II
    * * *
    chuchear [A1 ]
    vi
    A ( Chi vulg) (decir groserías) to swear, eff and blind ( BrE colloq)
    B ( Ven fam) (comer golosinas) to stuff oneself with sweets ( colloq)

    Spanish-English dictionary > chuchear

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