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1 posición insoportable
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2 sinvivir
• unbearable situation -
3 situación
f.1 situation, state, picture.2 position, siting.3 presentation of the fetus, lie, lie of the fetus, presentation.* * *1 (circunstancia) situation2 (posición) position3 (emplazamiento) situation, location* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=circunstancias) situation¿qué harías en una situación así? — what would you do in a situation like that?
2) (=emplazamiento) situation, locationla casa tiene una situación inmejorable — the house is in a superb location, the house is superbly located o situated
3) [en la sociedad] position, standingcrearse una situación — to do well for o.s.
situación económica — financial position, financial situation
4) (=estado) state5)precio de situación — LAm bargain price
* * *1)a) ( coyuntura) situationb) ( en la sociedad) position, standing2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)* * *= event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.Ex. The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.Ex. Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.Ex. The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.Ex. This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.Ex. Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.Ex. One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.Ex. As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.Ex. For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.Ex. 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.Ex. Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.Ex. Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.Ex. This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.----* aceptar la situación = accept + situation.* adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.* afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.* agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.* analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.* aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.* complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.* confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.* contemplar una situación = address + situation.* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.* corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.* crear una situación = create + a situation.* dada la situación = in the circumstances.* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.* desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.* describir una situación = depict + situation.* disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.* dominar la situación = tame + the beast.* empeorar la situación = make + things worse.* empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en cualquier situación = in any given situation.* en esta situación = at this juncture.* enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.* en la situación concreta = on the scene.* en situación de = in the position to.* en situación de crisis = on the rocks.* en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.* en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.* en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.* en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.* en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.* en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.* estado de una situación = state of being.* estar en situación de = be in a position to.* estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.* explicar la situación = explain + the situation.* gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.* hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.* hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.* hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.* imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.* informe de situación = status report.* informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.* la situación = the course of events.* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.* mejora de situación social = upward mobility.* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.* meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.* ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.* perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.* reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.* rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.* remediar una situación = remedy + situation.* resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.* responder a una situación = respond to + situation.* salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.* sensible a la situación = situation-aware.* simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.* situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.* situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.* situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.* situación análoga = analogue.* situación apremiante = plight.* situación apurada = hardship.* situación azarosa = predicament.* situación buena = strong position.* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.* situación cómica = comedy sketch.* situación confusa = muddy waters.* situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.* situación crítica = critical situation.* situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.* situación de desesperación = scene of despair.* situación de estrés = stress situation.* situación de préstamo = loan status.* situación desagradable = unpleasantness.* situación de tensión = stress situation.* situación diaria = daily situation.* situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.* situación económica = financial situation, economic status.* situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.* situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.* situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.* situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.* situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].* situación experimental = laboratory situation.* situación forzada = Procrustean bed.* situación hipotética = scenario.* situación ideal = ideal situation.* situación insoportable = unbearable situation.* situación insostenible = unbearable situation.* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.* situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.* situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.* situación penosa = plight.* situación poco clara = clouding.* situación política = political scene.* situación posible = scenario.* situación precaria = precarious situation.* situación privilegiada = advantageous location.* situación problemática = problem situation.* situación sin solución = impasse.* situación + surgir = situation + arise.* situación tensa = stress situation.* situación ventajosa = winning situation.* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.* verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.* * *1)a) ( coyuntura) situationb) ( en la sociedad) position, standing2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)* * *= event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.Ex: Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.Ex: One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.Ex: As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.Ex: For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.Ex: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.Ex: Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.* aceptar la situación = accept + situation.* adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.* afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.* agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.* analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.* aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.* complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.* confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.* contemplar una situación = address + situation.* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.* corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.* crear una situación = create + a situation.* dada la situación = in the circumstances.* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.* desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.* describir una situación = depict + situation.* disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.* dominar la situación = tame + the beast.* empeorar la situación = make + things worse.* empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en cualquier situación = in any given situation.* en esta situación = at this juncture.* enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.* en la situación concreta = on the scene.* en situación de = in the position to.* en situación de crisis = on the rocks.* en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.* en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.* en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.* en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.* en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.* en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.* estado de una situación = state of being.* estar en situación de = be in a position to.* estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.* explicar la situación = explain + the situation.* gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.* hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.* hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.* hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.* imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.* informe de situación = status report.* informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.* la situación = the course of events.* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.* mejora de situación social = upward mobility.* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.* meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.* ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.* perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.* reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.* rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.* remediar una situación = remedy + situation.* resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.* responder a una situación = respond to + situation.* salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.* sensible a la situación = situation-aware.* simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.* situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.* situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.* situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.* situación análoga = analogue.* situación apremiante = plight.* situación apurada = hardship.* situación azarosa = predicament.* situación buena = strong position.* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.* situación cómica = comedy sketch.* situación confusa = muddy waters.* situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.* situación crítica = critical situation.* situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.* situación de desesperación = scene of despair.* situación de estrés = stress situation.* situación de préstamo = loan status.* situación desagradable = unpleasantness.* situación de tensión = stress situation.* situación diaria = daily situation.* situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.* situación económica = financial situation, economic status.* situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.* situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.* situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.* situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.* situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].* situación experimental = laboratory situation.* situación forzada = Procrustean bed.* situación hipotética = scenario.* situación ideal = ideal situation.* situación insoportable = unbearable situation.* situación insostenible = unbearable situation.* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.* situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.* situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.* situación penosa = plight.* situación poco clara = clouding.* situación política = political scene.* situación posible = scenario.* situación precaria = precarious situation.* situación privilegiada = advantageous location.* situación problemática = problem situation.* situación sin solución = impasse.* situación + surgir = situation + arise.* situación tensa = stress situation.* situación ventajosa = winning situation.* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.* verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.* * *A1 (coyuntura) situationnuestra situación económica our financial situation o positionno está en situación de poder ayudarnos she is not in a position to be able to help usse encuentra en una situación desesperada her situation o plight is desperate, she is in a desperate situationapenas crearon situaciones de gol they hardly made any scoring chancessalvar la situación to save the day o rescue the situation2 (en la sociedad) position, standingCompuesto:extreme situationla situación del local es excelente the premises are ideally situated o located* * *
situación sustantivo femenino
1
2 ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
situación sustantivo femenino
1 (económica) situation
2 (trance) me puso en una situación muy embarazosa, he put me in an awkward situation
3 (emplazamiento) location
4 (condiciones, disposición) state: no estamos en situación de rechazarlo, we are in no position to refuse it
' situación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusiva
- abusivo
- acierto
- aclimatarse
- adueñarse
- afianzarse
- airosa
- airoso
- ambiente
- ámbito
- anterioridad
- aprovechar
- caer
- calibrar
- callejón
- cañón
- capear
- cargo
- caso
- comparable
- comprometedor
- comprometedora
- comprometida
- comprometido
- compromiso
- condición
- conducir
- considerablemente
- correr
- coyuntura
- crisis
- decantar
- desdramatizar
- desembocar
- detonante
- dimanar
- disposición
- dueña
- dueño
- embrollo
- emotiva
- emotivo
- endemoniada
- endemoniado
- enrarecerse
- enredar
- enredarse
- entrar
- estar
- estado
English:
aggravate
- anywhere
- applicable
- apprise
- aspect
- assess
- assessment
- awkward
- backdrop
- border on
- break
- bullet
- business
- case
- command
- confuse
- consolidate
- danger
- defuse
- deteriorate
- dinner
- dire
- disgusting
- distressing
- encouraging
- end
- explosive
- fraught
- fuel
- further
- grim
- heat
- hook
- hot up
- in
- indoors
- inflammable
- injustice
- irritating
- joke
- mess
- misjudge
- muddy
- nasty
- need
- no-win
- off
- ongoing
- pass
- picture
* * *situación nf1. [circunstancias] situation;[legal, social] status;estar en situación de hacer algo [en general] to be in a position to do sth;[enfermo, borracho] to be in a fit state to do sth;estar en una situación privilegiada to be in a privileged positionsituación económica economic situation;situación límite extreme o critical situation2. [ubicación] location;la tienda está en una situación muy céntrica the shop is in a very central location* * *f situation;estar en situación de be in a position to* * ** * *situación n situation -
4 insoportable
adj.unbearable, intolerable.* * *► adjetivo1 unbearable* * *adj.* * *ADJ unbearable, intolerable* * *adjetivo unbearable, intolerable* * *= unbearable, insupportable, unendurable, excruciating, insufferable.Ex. Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.Ex. On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.Ex. She said that the smoke is making her job unendurable, that she becomes physically ill.Ex. Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.Ex. At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.----* ser un insoportable = be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.* situación insoportable = unbearable situation.* * *adjetivo unbearable, intolerable* * *= unbearable, insupportable, unendurable, excruciating, insufferable.Ex: Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.
Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.Ex: She said that the smoke is making her job unendurable, that she becomes physically ill.Ex: Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.Ex: At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.* ser un insoportable = be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.* situación insoportable = unbearable situation.* * *unbearable, intolerable* * *
insoportable adjetivo
unbearable, intolerable
insoportable adjetivo unbearable
' insoportable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atroz
- repelente
English:
excruciating
- impossible
- impossibly
- insufferable
- overwhelming
- unbearable
- become
* * *insoportable adjunbearable, intolerable;en agosto hace un calor insoportable it's unbearably hot in August* * *adj unbearable, intolerable* * *insoportable adjinaguantable: unbearable, intolerable* * *insoportable vb unbearable -
5 insostenible
adj.1 untenable.2 unsustainable, untenable, indefensible, unmaintainable.* * *► adjetivo1 untenable* * *ADJ untenable* * *a) <situación/gasto> unsustainableb) <posición/tesis> untenable* * *= untenable, unbearable.Ex. This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.Ex. Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.----* situación insostenible = unbearable situation.* * *a) <situación/gasto> unsustainableb) <posición/tesis> untenable* * *= untenable, unbearable.Ex: This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.
Ex: Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.* situación insostenible = unbearable situation.* * *1 ‹situación/gasto› unsustainable2 ‹posición/tesis› untenable* * *
insostenible adjetivo
insostenible adjetivo untenable
' insostenible' also found in these entries:
English:
indefensible
- unbearable
- untenable
* * *insostenible adj1. [situación] untenable2. [afirmación, tesis] untenable* * *adj1 situación unsustainable2 tesis untenable* * *insostenible adj: untenable -
6 sinvivir
m.unbearable situation.* * *Ex. These students are coping with unbearable situations and people by unconsciously adapting to their environment.----* en un sinvivir = on pins and needles, on tenterhooks.* estar en un sinvivir = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.* * *Ex: These students are coping with unbearable situations and people by unconsciously adapting to their environment.
* en un sinvivir = on pins and needles, on tenterhooks.* estar en un sinvivir = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold. -
7 situación insoportable
(n.) = unbearable situationEx. These students are coping with unbearable situations and people by unconsciously adapting to their environment.* * *(n.) = unbearable situationEx: These students are coping with unbearable situations and people by unconsciously adapting to their environment.
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8 situación insostenible
(n.) = unbearable situationEx. These students are coping with unbearable situations and people by unconsciously adapting to their environment.* * *(n.) = unbearable situationEx: These students are coping with unbearable situations and people by unconsciously adapting to their environment.
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9 posición insostenible
• dire straits• unbearable situation -
10 posición insoportable
f.unbearable situation. -
11 posición insostenible
f.unbearable situation, dire straits. -
12 irremediable
adj.1 unavoidable.2 irremediable, hopeless, beyond redemption, past-redemption.* * *► adjetivo* * *ADJ [daño, decadencia] irremediable; [pérdida] irreparable, irretrievable; [vicio] incurable* * ** * *= incurable, unmitigaged, irredeemable, irremediable, beyond repair, incorregible.Ex. I am an incurable teacher of cataloging.Ex. Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.Ex. Subsequently, many of these German towns suffered slow but irredeemable decline.Ex. `Unbearable suffering' was defined as `unbearable suffering whether by reason of pain or otherwise as a result of an irremediable condition.Ex. And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.Ex. She is an incorregible romantinc who is looking for the love of her life.* * ** * *= incurable, unmitigaged, irredeemable, irremediable, beyond repair, incorregible.Ex: I am an incurable teacher of cataloging.
Ex: Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.Ex: Subsequently, many of these German towns suffered slow but irredeemable decline.Ex: `Unbearable suffering' was defined as `unbearable suffering whether by reason of pain or otherwise as a result of an irremediable condition.Ex: And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.Ex: She is an incorregible romantinc who is looking for the love of her life.* * *‹daños/defecto› irreparable, irremediable; ‹pérdida› irreparable, irretrievable* * *
irremediable adjetivo
irreparable
irremediable adjetivo irremediable
' irremediable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incorregible
* * *irremediable adj1. [inevitable] unavoidable;una consecuencia irremediable an inevitable o unavoidable consequence2. [irreparable] irremediable, irreparable* * *adj figirremediable* * *irremediable adj: incurable♦ irremediablemente adv -
13 peor
adj.worse.he visto cosas peores I've seen worseadv.1 worse.ahora veo peor I see worse now¿qué tal las vacaciones? — peor imposible how were your holidays? — they couldn't have been worsepeor para ti/él/etc. that's your/his/etc problempeor que peor so much the worse2 worst.el que lo hizo peor the one who did it (the) worst* * *► adjetivo1 (comparativo) worse2 (superlativo) worst\en el peor de los casos at worstpeor es nada it's better than nothing* * *1. adv.1) worse2) worst2. adj.1) worse2) worst* * *1. ADJ1) [comparativo de malo] [producto, resultado, situación] worse; [oferta] lower; [calidad] poorer•
ir a peor — to get worsetanto 3., 2)•
y lo que es peor — and what's worse2) [superlativo de malo] worst•
lo peor, lo peor de todo es que no podemos hacer nada — the worst thing is that there is nothing we can do2. ADV1) [comparativo de mal] worsemal 1., 6), mejor 2., 1)•
si no le gusta, peor para él — if he doesn't like it, that's his loss o that's just too bad2) [superlativo de mal] worst¿quién es el que lo hace peor de los tres? — who does it worst out of the three?, which of the three does it worst?
esta es la carta peor redactada que he leído nunca — this is the most badly o the worst written letter I've ever read
* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de malo) <producto/película/profesor> worse; < calidad> poorerpues peor para él — that's his loss
y si vienen los dos, tanto peor or peor que peor — and it'll be even worse if the two of them come
b) ( comparativo de mal) worse2)a) ( superlativo de malo) ( entre dos)worse; ( entre varios) worstlo peor de todo es que... — the worst thing of all is that...
b) ( superlativo de mal)los enfermos que estaban peor or peores — the patients who were most seriously ill
IIson los que están peor or peores de dinero — they're the worst off (for money)
1) ( comparativo de mal) worsecuanto más lo mimas, peor se porta — the more you spoil him, the worse he behaves
2) ( superlativo de mal) worstIIImasculino y femenino* * *= worse off, worse, not-so-good, low-end, losingest.Ex. Thus far we seem to be worse off than before -- for we can enormously extend the record; yet even in its present bulk we can hardly consult it.Ex. There is now an even better (or worse) example that supplants rock music as the classical example of, not cultural lag, but musical lag, and that's GOSPEL MUSIC or GOSPEL SONGS, which has just now been established.Ex. The not-so-good news is that we now need to spend equally prodigious efforts at preserving the fruits of our labor.Ex. Therefore real time interaction is feasible on both low-end and high-end machines.Ex. Futility has followed them since the day they were born, and Sunday night was no different for the losingest team in sports history.----* aun peor = worse, worse still, even worse, worse still.* cada vez peor = worsening.* de lo peor = at + Posesivo + very worst, at + Posesivo + worst.* de los peores = low-end.* de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.* el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.* en el momento peor de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.* en el peor de los casos = at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.* esperar lo peor = expect + the worst.* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.* lo peor de = brunt of, the.* lo peor del = the armpit of the.* lo que es aun peor = worse still.* lo que es peor = what's worse.* los peores + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.* mucho peor = far worse.* peor afectado = worst-hit.* peor aun = even worse.* peor caso, el = worst case, the.* peor... de, el = worst... in, the.* peor de los casos, el = worst case, the.* peor económicamente = worst off.* peor aun = worse still.* Posesivo + peor enemigo = Posesivo + worst enemy.* prepararse para lo peor = batten down, batten down + the hatches.* quedar peor = be a little worse prepared.* sacar a relucir lo peor de = bring out + the worst in.* salir peor = be a little worse off.* ser peor que = be sorrier than, compare + unfavourably.* y lo peor de todo = and worst of all.* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de malo) <producto/película/profesor> worse; < calidad> poorerpues peor para él — that's his loss
y si vienen los dos, tanto peor or peor que peor — and it'll be even worse if the two of them come
b) ( comparativo de mal) worse2)a) ( superlativo de malo) ( entre dos)worse; ( entre varios) worstlo peor de todo es que... — the worst thing of all is that...
b) ( superlativo de mal)los enfermos que estaban peor or peores — the patients who were most seriously ill
IIson los que están peor or peores de dinero — they're the worst off (for money)
1) ( comparativo de mal) worsecuanto más lo mimas, peor se porta — the more you spoil him, the worse he behaves
2) ( superlativo de mal) worstIIImasculino y femenino* * *= worse off, worse, not-so-good, low-end, losingest.Ex: Thus far we seem to be worse off than before -- for we can enormously extend the record; yet even in its present bulk we can hardly consult it.
Ex: There is now an even better (or worse) example that supplants rock music as the classical example of, not cultural lag, but musical lag, and that's GOSPEL MUSIC or GOSPEL SONGS, which has just now been established.Ex: The not-so-good news is that we now need to spend equally prodigious efforts at preserving the fruits of our labor.Ex: Therefore real time interaction is feasible on both low-end and high-end machines.Ex: Futility has followed them since the day they were born, and Sunday night was no different for the losingest team in sports history.* aun peor = worse, worse still, even worse, worse still.* cada vez peor = worsening.* de lo peor = at + Posesivo + very worst, at + Posesivo + worst.* de los peores = low-end.* de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.* el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.* en el momento peor de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.* en el peor de los casos = at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.* esperar lo peor = expect + the worst.* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.* lo peor de = brunt of, the.* lo peor del = the armpit of the.* lo que es aun peor = worse still.* lo que es peor = what's worse.* los peores + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.* mucho peor = far worse.* peor afectado = worst-hit.* peor aun = even worse.* peor caso, el = worst case, the.* peor... de, el = worst... in, the.* peor de los casos, el = worst case, the.* peor económicamente = worst off.* peor aun = worse still.* Posesivo + peor enemigo = Posesivo + worst enemy.* prepararse para lo peor = batten down, batten down + the hatches.* quedar peor = be a little worse prepared.* sacar a relucir lo peor de = bring out + the worst in.* salir peor = be a little worse off.* ser peor que = be sorrier than, compare + unfavourably.* y lo peor de todo = and worst of all.* * *peor1Aresultó peor que el otro/de lo que pensábamos it was worse than the other one/than we expected, it wasn't as good as the other one/as we expectedno quiere venir — peor para él he doesn't want to come — that's his loss o ( colloq) that's his lookouty si vienen los dos, tanto peoror peor que peor and it'll be even worse if the two of them comey para peor hacía un calor insoportable and to make matters worse the heat was unbearableéste huele peor que el otro this one smells worse than the other one, this one doesn't smell as good as the other oneBde los dos, éste es el peor of the two, this one is worsees el peor alumno de la clase he's the worst pupil in the classen el peor de los casos podemos ir en tren if the worst comes to the worst we can go by trainlo peor de todo es que … the worst thing of all is that …los enfermos que estaban peoror peores the patients who were most seriously illde toda la familia son los que están peoror peores de dinero of the whole family they're the worst off (for money)peor2desde aquí se ve peor you can't see as well from herecuanto más lo mimas, peor se porta the more you spoil him, the worse he behavesjuega cada vez peor she's playing worse and worsecantó peor que nunca he sang worse than ever, he's never sung so badlyel lugar donde peor se come en toda la ciudad the worst place to eat in the whole cityes la novela peor escrita que he leído it's the most badly written novel I've ever readpeor3el/la peor (de dos) the worse; (de varios) the worsteligió el peor de los dos/de todos she chose the worse one of the two/the worst one of them alles el peor de la clase he's the worst in the class* * *
peor adj/adv
1 ( uso comparativo) worse;
y si vienen los dos, tanto peor and it'll be even worse if the two of them come;
cada vez peor worse and worse;
su situación es peor que la mía his situation is worse than mine;
está peor que nunca it's worse than ever
2 ( uso superlativo) worst;
lo peor que puede pasar the worst (thing) that can happen;
en el peor de los casos if the worst comes to the worst;
el lugar donde peor se come the worst place to eat in
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino:
( de varios) the worst
peor
I adjetivo
1 (comparativo de malo) worse: esa marca es peor que esta otra, that brand is worse than this one
2 (superlativo de malo) worst: es la peor película que he visto, it's the worst film I've ever seen
II adverbio
1 (comparativo de mal) worse: con estas gafas veo peor, I see worse with these glasses
2 (superlativo de mal) worst: esa cama es donde peor se duerme, that is the worst bed to sleep in
♦ Locuciones: ir de mal en peor, to go from bad to worse
en el peor de los casos, if the worst comes to the worst
¡peor para mí o ti!, too bad!
' peor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cada
- caso
- desperdicio
- deteriorarse
- jamás
- lo
- nivel
- tanta
- tanto
- temerse
- última
- último
- vicio
- cambiar
- estar
- ir
- mal
English:
all
- anything
- arguably
- at
- booby prize
- brunt
- downhill
- insomnia
- mildly
- miserably
- part
- pit
- still
- worse
- worst
- bad
- booby
- down
- ever
- far
- history
- in
- memory
- mercy
- over
- than
- turn
* * *♦ adjhace mucho peor tiempo en la montaña the weather is much worse in the mountains;he visto cosas peores I've seen worse;una televisión de peor calidad a worse quality television;es peor no decir nada it's even worse not to say anything at all;no hay nada peor que… there's nothing worse than…;podría haber sido peor it could have been worse;un cambio a peor a change for the worse;y lo que es peor… and what's worse…;fue peor el remedio que la enfermedad it only made things worse2. (superlativo)el/la peor… the worst…;el peor equipo de todos/del mundo the worst team of all/in the world;un producto de la peor calidad an extremely poor quality product;es lo peor que nos podía ocurrir it's the worst thing that could happen to us;es una persona despreciable, le deseo lo peor he's a horrible person, I hate him;lo peor fue que… the worst thing was that…;lo peor estaba aún por venir the worst was still to come;ponerse en lo peor to expect the worst♦ nmfel/la peor the worst;el peor de todos/del mundo the worst of all/in the world;el peor de los dos the worse of the two;en el peor de los casos at worst, if the worst comes to the worstAm Fam Hum peor es nada [novio] boyfriend; [novia] girlfriend;vino con su peor es nada he came with his other half♦ advel francés se me da peor que el inglés I'm worse at French than I am at English;las cosas me van peor que antes things aren't going as well for me as before;¿qué tal las vacaciones? – peor imposible how were your holidays? – they couldn't have been worse;está peor preparado que tú he's not as well prepared as you;lo hace cada vez peor she's getting worse and worse at it;está peor [el enfermo] he has got worse;estoy peor [de salud] I feel worse;que se calle, y si no quiere, peor que peor o [m5] tanto peor tell him to shut up, and if he doesn't want to, so much the worse for him;2. (superlativo) worst;el que lo hizo peor the one who did it (the) worst;esto es lo que se me da peor this is what I'm worst at;los exámenes peor presentados the worst-presented exams* * *adj1 comp worse;de mal en peor from bad to worse;ir a peor get worse, deteriorate;peor que peor, tanto peor it will make matters worse2 sup:lo peor the worst (thing);haber pasado lo peor be over the worst* * *peor advse llevan peor que antes: they get along worse than beforeme fue peor que a nadie: I did the worst of allpeor adjes peor que el original: it's worse than the originalel peor de todos: the worst of all* * *peor adj adv1. (comparativo) worse2. (superlativo) worst -
14 varilla
f.1 rod (barra delgada).2 haberdashery, haberdasheries, notions.* * *1 (vara) stick, rod2 (de paraguas, abanico) rib; (de corsé) stay* * *noun f.1) rod, bar2) rib* * *SF1) [de metal] (Mec) rod, bar; [de faja, abanico, paraguas] rib; [de rueda] spoke; [de corsé] rib, stay; [de gafas] sidepiece, earpiece2) (Anat) jawbone3) (Méx) (=baratijas) cheap wares [pl], trinkets [pl]4) (Caribe) (=vaina) nuisance, bother* * *femenino ( en general) rod; (de abanico, paraguas) rib; ( de jaula) bar; ( de rueda de bicicleta) spoke; ( para medir el aceite) dipstick* * *= needle, rod, wand, stick.Ex. The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.Ex. Rods may hold the cards in the drawer and stops may prevent drawers from falling out the cabinet.Ex. The sweeper had 2 hand-operated blowing wands to help move the jojoba seeds from under the bushes into the sweeper's path.Ex. Any sport that involves a stick or racket, a ball or other projectile, or body contact presents a risk of serious eye injury.----* varilla de incienso = joss stick, incense stick.* varilla pulverizadora = spray wand.* * *femenino ( en general) rod; (de abanico, paraguas) rib; ( de jaula) bar; ( de rueda de bicicleta) spoke; ( para medir el aceite) dipstick* * *= needle, rod, wand, stick.Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.
Ex: Rods may hold the cards in the drawer and stops may prevent drawers from falling out the cabinet.Ex: The sweeper had 2 hand-operated blowing wands to help move the jojoba seeds from under the bushes into the sweeper's path.Ex: Any sport that involves a stick or racket, a ball or other projectile, or body contact presents a risk of serious eye injury.* varilla de incienso = joss stick, incense stick.* varilla pulverizadora = spray wand.* * *A (en general) rod; (de un abanico, paraguas) rib; (de un corsé) stay; (de una jaula) bar; (de una rueda de bicicleta) spoke; (para el hormigón) reinforcing rodla varilla para medir el aceite del coche the dipstickCompuesto:push-rod* * *
varilla sustantivo femenino ( en general) rod;
(de abanico, paraguas) rib;
( de jaula) bar;
( de rueda de bicicleta) spoke;
( para medir el aceite) dipstick
varilla sustantivo femenino stick
(de un abanico, paraguas, etc) rib
' varilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brocheta
- vara
English:
dipstick
- rod
- spit
* * *varilla1 nf[barra delgada] rod; [de abanico, paraguas] spoke, rib; [de gafas] arm1. [contrariedad] pain;es una varilla tener que esperar it's a pain having to wait3. [situación] situation;no aguanto más esta varilla, voy a buscar otro empleo I can't stand this situation any more, I'm going to look for another job4. [tontería]¡deja ya de varillas! stop fooling around!5. [persona o cosa molesta] pain;Juan es una varilla, siempre quiere algo Juan's a pain, he's always after something6. [insulto] gibe o dig;es insoportable, siempre sale con alguna varilla she's unbearable, she always has to have a gibe at somebody* * ** * *varilla nf1) : rod, bar2) : spoke (of a wheel)3) : rib (of an umbrella)* * *varilla n rod -
15 tornar
v.1 to return.María tornó ayer Mary returned yesterday.2 to turn, to turn around.El coche tornó de repente The car turned suddenly.* * *1 (devolver) to give back (a, to), return (a, to)2 (mudar) to transform (en, into), turn (en, into)1 (regresar) to go back (a, to), return (a, to)2 (volver a) to start again1 to become, turn\tornar en sí to regain consciousness* * *1. VT1) (=devolver) to give back, return2) (=cambiar) to change (en into)alter2. VI1) (=volver) to return, go back2)3)tornar en sí — to regain consciousness, come to
3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo (liter)a) ( regresar) to returnb) (volver, hacer) to make, render2.tornarse v pron (liter) to become* * *1.verbo intransitivo (liter)a) ( regresar) to returnb) (volver, hacer) to make, render2.tornarse v pron (liter) to become* * *tornar [A1 ]vi( liter)1 (regresar) to return tornar A + INF:tornó a nevar it snowed again2 (volver, hacer) to make, rendertornaría su existencia más llevadera it would make o render her life more bearable■ tornarse( liter); to becomeel general que se tornó dictador the general who became a dictatorla situación se torna difícil the situation is becoming difficulttornarse EN algo to turn INTO sthel problema se tornó en un conflicto internacional the problem developed o turned into an international conflict* * *
tornar ( conjugate tornar) verbo intransitivo (liter)
tornarse verbo pronominal (liter) to become;
tornarse EN algo to turn into sth
tornar frml
I vtr (cambiar) to turn [en, into]
II vi (volver) to return
* * *♦ vt1. [convertir] to make;los celos lo tornaron insoportable jealousy made him unbearable;tornar algo en algo to turn sth into sth;los estudiantes tornaron el encuentro en un grito de protesta the students turned the meeting into a noisy protest2. [devolver] to return♦ vi1. [regresar] to return* * *I v/t makeII v/i return;tornar a hacer algo do sth again* * *tornar vt1) : to return, to give back2) : to make, to rendertornar vi: to go back
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