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uninterested

  • 1 no interesado

    • uninterested

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > no interesado

  • 2 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.
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    * 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

  • 3 desinteresado

    adj.
    1 disinterested, unconcerned, indifferent, uncaring.
    2 unselfish, selfless.
    f. & m.
    uninterested person.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desinteresarse.
    * * *
    1→ link=desinteresarse desinteresarse
    1 disinterested, unselfish
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=altruista) unselfish
    2) (=imparcial) disinterested
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <consejo/ayuda> disinterested; < persona> selfless
    * * *
    = uninterested, uncaring, plateaued, pro bono, selfless, unselfish, self-denying, self-sacrificing, self-giving.
    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. The principal problem which faces archives is that of saving significant material from indiscriminate destruction by ignorant or uncaring owners.
    Ex. This article suggests strategies which managers can adopt to assist passively plateaued individuals who are discontented with their situation and lack interest or motivation.
    Ex. Pro bono work should be a part of professional duty, not looked on as a charitable act = El trabajo desinteresado debería formar parte de los deberes profesionales y no considerarse como un acto caritativo.
    Ex. Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.
    Ex. True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.
    Ex. She on the other hand believes in a self-denying, self-sacraficing love which goes beyond the mere impulse of humanity.
    Ex. She on the other hand believes in a self-denying, self-sacraficing love which goes beyond the mere impulse of humanity.
    Ex. Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.
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    * trabajo desinteresado = labour of love.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <consejo/ayuda> disinterested; < persona> selfless
    * * *
    = uninterested, uncaring, plateaued, pro bono, selfless, unselfish, self-denying, self-sacrificing, self-giving.

    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: The principal problem which faces archives is that of saving significant material from indiscriminate destruction by ignorant or uncaring owners.
    Ex: This article suggests strategies which managers can adopt to assist passively plateaued individuals who are discontented with their situation and lack interest or motivation.
    Ex: Pro bono work should be a part of professional duty, not looked on as a charitable act = El trabajo desinteresado debería formar parte de los deberes profesionales y no considerarse como un acto caritativo.
    Ex: Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.
    Ex: True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.
    Ex: She on the other hand believes in a self-denying, self-sacraficing love which goes beyond the mere impulse of humanity.
    Ex: She on the other hand believes in a self-denying, self-sacraficing love which goes beyond the mere impulse of humanity.
    Ex: Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.
    * trabajo desinteresado = labour of love.

    * * *
    ‹actuación› unselfish, selfless ( frml); ‹consejo/ayuda› disinterested; ‹persona› selfless
    ofreció su ayuda de forma desinteresada he offered to help without expecting anything in return
    * * *

    Del verbo desinteresarse: ( conjugate desinteresarse)

    desinteresado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    desinteresado    
    desinteresarse
    desinteresado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹consejo/ayuda› disinterested;


    ‹ persona› selfless
    desinteresado,-a adjetivo unselfish, selfless
    ' desinteresado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desinteresada
    English:
    disinterested
    - selfless
    - unselfish
    * * *
    desinteresado, -a adj
    1. [indiferente] uninterested ( por in)
    2. [generoso] unselfish;
    colabora de forma desinteresada he's taking part with no thought of personal gain
    * * *
    adj unselfish, disinterested
    * * *
    desinteresado, -da adj
    generoso: unselfish

    Spanish-English dictionary > desinteresado

  • 4 sin interés

    adj.
    uninterested, dull, unexciting.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unexciting, uninteresting, unmoving, vapid
    Ex. The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.
    Ex. There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.
    Ex. The outcome is strangely unmoving.
    Ex. Television has become so vapid and devoid of information that I didn't see the point of watching the presidential debate.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unexciting, uninteresting, unmoving, vapid

    Ex: The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.

    Ex: There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.
    Ex: The outcome is strangely unmoving.
    Ex: Television has become so vapid and devoid of information that I didn't see the point of watching the presidential debate.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin interés

  • 5 aburrido

    adj.
    1 boring, dull, humdrum, uninteresting.
    2 bored, tired.
    f. & m.
    bore, boring person, tiresome person.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: aburrir.
    * * *
    1→ link=aburrir aburrir
    1 (ser aburrido) boring, tedious; (monótono) dull, dreary
    2 (estar aburrido) bored, weary; (cansado) tired of; (harto) fed up with
    * * *
    (f. - aburrida)
    adj.
    1) boring, tedious
    2) bored, fed up
    * * *
    ADJ (=que aburre) boring, tedious; (=que siente aburrimiento) bored

    ¡estoy aburrido de decírtelo! — I'm tired of telling you!

    ABURRIDO ¿"Bored" o "boring"? ► Usamos bored para referirnos al hecho de {estar} aburrido, es decir, de sentir aburrimiento: Si estás aburrida podrías ayudarme con este trabajo If you're bored you could help me with this work ► Usamos boring con personas, actividades y cosas para indicar que alguien o algo {es} aburrido, es decir, que produce aburrimiento: ¡Qué novela más aburrida! What a boring novel! No me gusta salir con él; es muy aburrido I don't like going out with him; he's very boring
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) < persona>
    a) [estar] ( sin entretenimiento) bored
    b) [estar] ( harto) fed up

    aburrido de algo — tired of something, fed up with something

    aburrido de + inf — tired of -ing

    2) [ser] <película/persona> boring; < trabajo> boring, tedious
    II
    - da masculino, femenino bore
    * * *
    = tedious, deadly [deadlier -comp., deadliest -sup.], drab, stodgy, unexciting, uninteresting, wearisome, weary [wearier -comp., weariest -sup.], bored, boring, wearying, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], uninspiring, unmoving, dull, cut and dried [cut and dry].
    Ex. In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.
    Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
    Ex. Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.
    Ex. One could easily prefer the convenience of the stodgy single-volume work.
    Ex. The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.
    Ex. There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.
    Ex. The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.
    Ex. Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.
    Ex. One should answer the telephone clearly and pleasantly -- not in a bored voice or in slurred haste.
    Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
    Ex. A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.
    Ex. The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
    Ex. Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.
    Ex. The outcome is strangely unmoving.
    Ex. These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.
    Ex. I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.
    ----
    * de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously, ponderously, boringly.
    * día aburrido = dull day.
    * estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) < persona>
    a) [estar] ( sin entretenimiento) bored
    b) [estar] ( harto) fed up

    aburrido de algo — tired of something, fed up with something

    aburrido de + inf — tired of -ing

    2) [ser] <película/persona> boring; < trabajo> boring, tedious
    II
    - da masculino, femenino bore
    * * *
    = tedious, deadly [deadlier -comp., deadliest -sup.], drab, stodgy, unexciting, uninteresting, wearisome, weary [wearier -comp., weariest -sup.], bored, boring, wearying, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], uninspiring, unmoving, dull, cut and dried [cut and dry].

    Ex: In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.

    Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
    Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.
    Ex: One could easily prefer the convenience of the stodgy single-volume work.
    Ex: The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.
    Ex: There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.
    Ex: The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.
    Ex: Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.
    Ex: One should answer the telephone clearly and pleasantly -- not in a bored voice or in slurred haste.
    Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
    Ex: A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.
    Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
    Ex: Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.
    Ex: The outcome is strangely unmoving.
    Ex: These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.
    Ex: I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.
    * de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously, ponderously, boringly.
    * día aburrido = dull day.
    * estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.

    * * *
    aburrido1 -da
    A ‹persona›
    1 [ ESTAR] (sin entretenimiento) bored
    estoy muy aburrido I'm bored stiff
    2 [ ESTAR] (harto) fed up
    me tienes aburrido con tus quejas I'm fed up with your complaints
    aburrido DE algo tired OF sth, fed up WITH sth
    estoy aburrido de sus bromas I'm tired of o fed up with her jokes
    aburrido DE + INF tired of -ING
    estoy aburrido de pedírselo I'm tired of asking him for it
    B [ SER] ‹película/persona› boring
    es un trabajo muy aburrido it's a really boring o tedious job
    la conferencia fue aburridísima the lecture was really boring
    aburrido2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    bore
    * * *

     

    Del verbo aburrir: ( conjugate aburrir)

    aburrido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    aburrido    
    aburrir
    aburrido
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1 [estar] ‹ persona›


    b) ( harto) fed up;

    aburrido de algo tired of sth, fed up with sth;
    aburrido de hacer algo tired of doing sth
    2 [ser] ‹película/persona› boring;
    ‹ trabajo› boring, tedious
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    bore
    aburrir ( conjugate aburrir) verbo transitivo
    to bore
    aburrirse verbo pronominal

    b) ( hartarse) aburridose de algo/algn to get tired of o fed up with sth/sb;

    aburridose de hacer algo to get tired of doing sth
    aburrido,-a adjetivo
    1 (cargante, tedioso) tu hermano es aburrido, your brother's boring
    2 (que no se divierte) tu hermano está aburrido, your brother's bored
    (cansado, hastiado) estoy aburrido de tus quejas, I'm tired of your complaints
    aburrir verbo transitivo to bore
    ♦ Locuciones: aburrir a las ovejas, to be incredibly boring
    ' aburrido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aburrida
    - acto
    - amargada
    - amargado
    - harta
    - harto
    - insípida
    - insípido
    - ladrillo
    - pesada
    - pesado
    - petardo
    - plomo
    - sopa
    - tostón
    - aburridor
    - aguado
    - bastante
    - cansado
    - de
    - enojoso
    - latoso
    - mamado
    - podrido
    English:
    bored
    - boring
    - dreary
    - dull
    - grind
    - plough through
    - quiet
    - shade
    - stiff
    - tedious
    - tediously
    - uninspiring
    - especially
    - staid
    - wade
    * * *
    aburrido, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [harto, fastidiado] bored;
    estar aburrido de hacer algo to be fed up with doing sth;
    estoy aburrido de esperar I'm fed up with o tired of waiting;
    me tiene muy aburrido con sus constantes protestas I'm fed up with her constant complaining;
    Fam
    2. [que aburre] boring;
    este libro es muy aburrido this book is very boring;
    la fiesta está muy aburrida it's a very boring party
    ♦ nm,f
    bore;
    ¡eres un aburrido! you're so boring!
    * * *
    adj que aburre boring; que se aburre bored;
    aburrido de algo bored o fed up fam with sth
    * * *
    aburrido, -da adj
    1) : bored, tired, fed up
    2) tedioso: boring, tedious
    * * *
    aburrido1 adj
    2. (tedioso, pesado) boring
    ¡qué programa más aburrido! what a boring programme!

    Spanish-English dictionary > aburrido

  • 6 apático

    adj.
    1 apathetic, indifferent, lackadaisical, disinterested.
    2 apathic.
    * * *
    1 apathetic
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 apathetic person
    * * *
    ADJ (=abúlico) apathetic; (Med) listless
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo apathetic
    * * *
    = listless, unresponsive, plateaued, lethargic, impassive, apathetic, feckless.
    Ex. Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.
    Ex. A class may be keen, alert, contributive, except for one child who is withdrawn, distracted, unresponsive.
    Ex. This article suggests strategies which managers can adopt to assist passively plateaued individuals who are discontented with their situation and lack interest or motivation.
    Ex. Learning disabled and mentally retarded children have limited attention span and may be hyperactive or lethargic.
    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. 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.
    ----
    * de un modo apático = listlessly.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo apathetic
    * * *
    = listless, unresponsive, plateaued, lethargic, impassive, apathetic, feckless.

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

    Ex: A class may be keen, alert, contributive, except for one child who is withdrawn, distracted, unresponsive.
    Ex: This article suggests strategies which managers can adopt to assist passively plateaued individuals who are discontented with their situation and lack interest or motivation.
    Ex: Learning disabled and mentally retarded children have limited attention span and may be hyperactive or lethargic.
    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: 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.
    * de un modo apático = listlessly.

    * * *
    apathetic
    * * *

    apático
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    apathetic
    apático,-a
    I adjetivo apathetic
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino apathetic person

    ' apático' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apática
    - desganado
    English:
    apathetic
    - lethargic
    - listless
    * * *
    apático, -a
    ♦ adj
    apathetic
    ♦ nm,f
    apathetic person
    * * *
    adj apathetic
    * * *
    apático, -ca adj
    : apathetic

    Spanish-English dictionary > apático

  • 7 bizantino

    adj.
    1 Byzantine, intricate.
    2 Byzantine, rich in detail, elaborate.
    3 Byzantine.
    4 Byzantine, from Byzantium.
    5 Byzantine, pertaining to Byzantium.
    * * *
    1 Byzantine
    3 figurado (decadente) decadent
    * * *
    bizantino, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) ( Hist) Byzantine
    2) (=baldío) idle, pointless; (=irreal) over-subtle, unreal
    3) (fig) (=decadente) decadent
    2.
    SM / F Byzantine
    * * *
    - na adjetivo
    a) (Hist) Byzantine
    b) ( insoluble)
    * * *
    = Byzantine, byzantine.
    Ex. This Symposium acted as a brains trust on questions and problems of lexicography, as well as glossaries on Byzantine administrative terminology and the special language of hagiographic texts.
    Ex. Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.
    ----
    * discusión bizantina = pointless discussion, pointless argument.
    * * *
    - na adjetivo
    a) (Hist) Byzantine
    b) ( insoluble)
    * * *
    = Byzantine, byzantine.

    Ex: This Symposium acted as a brains trust on questions and problems of lexicography, as well as glossaries on Byzantine administrative terminology and the special language of hagiographic texts.

    Ex: Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.
    * discusión bizantina = pointless discussion, pointless argument.

    * * *
    1 ( Hist) Byzantine
    2
    (insoluble): nos metimos en una discusión bizantina we got involved in a protracted and pointless argument o a protracted and unresolvable argument
    * * *

    bizantino
    ◊ -na adjetivo (Hist) Byzantine

    bizantino,-a adjetivo
    1 (complicado e irrelevante) hair-splitting: no perdamos el tiempo en cuestiones bizantinas, let's not waste time splitting hairs
    2 (de Bizancio) Byzantine

    ' bizantino' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bizantina
    * * *
    bizantino, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. Hist Byzantine
    2. [discusión, razonamiento] hair-splitting
    ♦ nm,f
    Byzantine
    * * *
    adj fig
    pointless

    Spanish-English dictionary > bizantino

  • 8 desfasado

    adj.
    out of phase, out of place, off-time.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desfasar.
    * * *
    1→ link=desfasar desfasar
    1 outdated, out of date (persona) old-fashioned, behind the times
    ■ ¡eres un desfasado! you're just not with it!
    * * *
    (f. - desfasada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=anticuado) behind the times
    2) (Téc) out of phase
    3)

    estar desfasado — (Aer) to be suffering from jetlag

    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) (Fís) out of phase; <mecanismo/ritmo> out of sync; <planes/etapas> out of step
    b) <ideas/persona> old-fashioned
    * * *
    = out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], outmoded, superseded, outworn, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], out of sync, overaged, out of touch with + reality, fossilised [fossilized, -USA], byzantine, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], stale, long in the tooth.
    Ex. It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.
    Ex. For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
    Ex. With computerization some libraries took the opportunity to replace outmoded abstracts bulletins with SDI services.
    Ex. Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.
    Ex. This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.
    Ex. Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.
    Ex. The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.
    Ex. Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.
    Ex. Some librarians seem to be out of touch with reality.
    Ex. The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.
    Ex. Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.
    Ex. He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.
    Ex. So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.
    Ex. Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.
    Ex. Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) (Fís) out of phase; <mecanismo/ritmo> out of sync; <planes/etapas> out of step
    b) <ideas/persona> old-fashioned
    * * *
    = out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], outmoded, superseded, outworn, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], out of sync, overaged, out of touch with + reality, fossilised [fossilized, -USA], byzantine, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], stale, long in the tooth.

    Ex: It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.

    Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
    Ex: With computerization some libraries took the opportunity to replace outmoded abstracts bulletins with SDI services.
    Ex: Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.
    Ex: This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.
    Ex: Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.
    Ex: The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.
    Ex: Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.
    Ex: Some librarians seem to be out of touch with reality.
    Ex: The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.
    Ex: Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.
    Ex: He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.
    Ex: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.
    Ex: Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.
    Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.

    * * *
    1 ( Fís) out of phase
    2 ‹mecanismo/ritmo› out of sync; ‹planes/etapas› out of step
    3 ‹ideas/persona› old-fashioned
    está algo desfasado it's a little behind the times o old-fashioned
    * * *

    Del verbo desfasarse: ( conjugate desfasarse)

    desfasado es:

    el participio

    desfasado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹ideas/persona› old-fashioned

    desfasado,-a adjetivo
    1 (objeto, moda, etc) outdated
    2 (persona) old-fashioned, behind the times
    3 Téc out of phase

    ' desfasado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desfasada
    - atrasado
    English:
    time
    - out
    * * *
    desfasado, -a adj
    1. [desincronizado] out of synch o sync
    2. [persona] out of touch;
    [libro, moda] old-fashioned; [ideas] old-fashioned, out of date
    * * *
    adj fig
    old-fashioned
    * * *
    desfasado, -da adj
    1) : out of sync
    2) : out of step, behind the times
    * * *
    desfasado adj out of date

    Spanish-English dictionary > desfasado

  • 9 impasible

    adj.
    1 impassive.
    2 impassible, cold, cold-blooded, deadpan.
    * * *
    1 impassive
    \
    quedarse impasible to remain impassive
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo impassive
    * * *
    = impassive, stolid, nonplussed [nonplused], unperturbed, nonchalant, nonplus, unflappable, straight-faced, insensible.
    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. A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.
    Ex. Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex. In one of the projects, a robot cohabitated with two chickens, who were unperturbed by its presence.
    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. Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
    Ex. Satire and comedy can be better vehicles for social commentary than straight-faced, serious drama.
    Ex. Electrical stunning renders an animal instantly insensible by inducing a grand mal epileptic seizure.
    ----
    * mantenerse impasible = keep + a stiff upper lip.
    * * *
    adjetivo impassive
    * * *
    = impassive, stolid, nonplussed [nonplused], unperturbed, nonchalant, nonplus, unflappable, straight-faced, insensible.

    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: A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.
    Ex: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex: In one of the projects, a robot cohabitated with two chickens, who were unperturbed by its presence.
    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: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
    Ex: Satire and comedy can be better vehicles for social commentary than straight-faced, serious drama.
    Ex: Electrical stunning renders an animal instantly insensible by inducing a grand mal epileptic seizure.
    * mantenerse impasible = keep + a stiff upper lip.

    * * *
    impassive
    esperó impasible el resultado she remained impassive as she waited for the result
    se quedó impasible ante el espectáculo he remained impassive o unmoved at the sight
    * * *

    impasible adjetivo
    impassive
    impasible adjetivo
    1 (imperturbable) impassive, unemotional
    2 (insensible) impassive, insensitive: no podemos permanecer impasibles ante el hambre de tantos, we can't turn a blind eye to so much starvation
    ' impasible' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    indiferente
    - insensible
    English:
    exhibit
    - impassive
    - lip
    - quiet
    - stolid
    - undismayed
    - unmoved
    - unperturbed
    * * *
    impassive;
    su rostro permaneció impasible his face showed o betrayed no emotion;
    escuchó impasible el veredicto she listened impassively as the verdict was read out
    * * *
    adj impassive
    * * *
    : impassive, unmoved

    Spanish-English dictionary > impasible

  • 10 imperturbable

    adj.
    imperturbable.
    * * *
    1 imperturbable
    * * *
    ADJ (=no cambiable) imperturbable; (=sereno) unruffled; (=impasible) impassive
    * * *
    a) [ser] ( sereno) imperturbable, unflappable
    b) [estar] ( ante un peligro) unperturbed, unruffled
    c) <rostro/sonrisa> impassive
    * * *
    = imperturbable, impassive, stolid, unflappable, nonplussed [nonplused], unperturbed, nonchalant, nonplus, cool-headed.
    Ex. 'I always hit him on the top of his highs when I want something,' the imperturbable Passantino answered = "Siempre espero a que esté eufórico para darle el sablazo cuando quiero algo", respondió el imperturbable Passantino.
    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. A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.
    Ex. Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
    Ex. Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex. In one of the projects, a robot cohabitated with two chickens, who were unperturbed by its presence.
    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. But it is obvious that modern leftist philosophers are not simply cool-headed logicians systematically analyzing the foundations of knowledge.
    * * *
    a) [ser] ( sereno) imperturbable, unflappable
    b) [estar] ( ante un peligro) unperturbed, unruffled
    c) <rostro/sonrisa> impassive
    * * *
    = imperturbable, impassive, stolid, unflappable, nonplussed [nonplused], unperturbed, nonchalant, nonplus, cool-headed.

    Ex: 'I always hit him on the top of his highs when I want something,' the imperturbable Passantino answered = "Siempre espero a que esté eufórico para darle el sablazo cuando quiero algo", respondió el imperturbable Passantino.

    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: A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.
    Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
    Ex: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex: In one of the projects, a robot cohabitated with two chickens, who were unperturbed by its presence.
    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: But it is obvious that modern leftist philosophers are not simply cool-headed logicians systematically analyzing the foundations of knowledge.

    * * *
    1 [ SER] (sereno) imperturbable, unflappable
    2 [ ESTAR] (ante un peligro) unperturbed, unruffled
    el avión daba tumbos y ella seguía imperturbable although the plane was lurching about she remained quite composed o unruffled o unperturbed
    3 ‹rostro/sonrisa› impassive
    * * *

    imperturbable adjetivo
    a) [ser] ( sereno) imperturbable


    c) ‹rostro/sonrisa› impassive

    imperturbable adjetivo imperturbable, unruffled
    ' imperturbable' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    campante
    - impasible
    - inalterable
    English:
    unabashed
    - unshockable
    * * *
    1. [persona] imperturbable;
    escuchó imperturbable las acusaciones he listened impassively to the charges
    2. [sonrisa] impassive
    * * *
    adj imperturbable
    * * *
    : imperturbable, impassive, stolid

    Spanish-English dictionary > imperturbable

  • 11 obsoleto

    adj.
    obsolete, outdated, antiquated, old-fashioned.
    * * *
    1 obsolete
    * * *
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo obsolete
    * * *
    = anachronistic, obsolete, outdated [out-dated], outmoded, redundant, out of touch with + reality, timed, passé, out of vogue, out of fashion, out of style, dated, byzantine, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], long in the tooth.
    Ex. We might all easily agree that LITERATURE, IMMORAL is not particularly descriptive of, and an anachronistic euphemism for, PORNOGRAPHY.
    Ex. To remove obsolete fine records from the online system, there is a programm to find all fines paid before a particular date and to remove them.
    Ex. For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
    Ex. With computerization some libraries took the opportunity to replace outmoded abstracts bulletins with SDI services.
    Ex. The card-based systems in which post-coordinate indexing was first conceived are more-or-less redundant.
    Ex. Some librarians seem to be out of touch with reality.
    Ex. Librarians need to be vociferous about achievements and services offered in order to dispel ideas about the stereotype librarian, timed and out of touch with contemporary society.
    Ex. By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.
    Ex. In general, however, the author's approach to his comparative method -- that comparativism is out of vogue -- is rather parochial.
    Ex. Abstract art has lately been considered out of fashion in the art centers of New York.
    Ex. Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.
    Ex. Now, many of these libraries find that their systems are dangerously dated.
    Ex. Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.
    Ex. He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.
    Ex. So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.
    Ex. Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.
    Ex. Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.
    ----
    * hacer que sea obsoleto = render + obsolete, render + redundant.
    * quedarse obsoleto = be overtaken by events, outgrow.
    * volverse obsoleto = go out of + date, become + obsolete, go out of + fashion, obsolesce.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo obsolete
    * * *
    = anachronistic, obsolete, outdated [out-dated], outmoded, redundant, out of touch with + reality, timed, passé, out of vogue, out of fashion, out of style, dated, byzantine, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], long in the tooth.

    Ex: We might all easily agree that LITERATURE, IMMORAL is not particularly descriptive of, and an anachronistic euphemism for, PORNOGRAPHY.

    Ex: To remove obsolete fine records from the online system, there is a programm to find all fines paid before a particular date and to remove them.
    Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
    Ex: With computerization some libraries took the opportunity to replace outmoded abstracts bulletins with SDI services.
    Ex: The card-based systems in which post-coordinate indexing was first conceived are more-or-less redundant.
    Ex: Some librarians seem to be out of touch with reality.
    Ex: Librarians need to be vociferous about achievements and services offered in order to dispel ideas about the stereotype librarian, timed and out of touch with contemporary society.
    Ex: By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.
    Ex: In general, however, the author's approach to his comparative method -- that comparativism is out of vogue -- is rather parochial.
    Ex: Abstract art has lately been considered out of fashion in the art centers of New York.
    Ex: Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.
    Ex: Now, many of these libraries find that their systems are dangerously dated.
    Ex: Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.
    Ex: He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.
    Ex: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.
    Ex: Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.
    Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.
    * hacer que sea obsoleto = render + obsolete, render + redundant.
    * quedarse obsoleto = be overtaken by events, outgrow.
    * volverse obsoleto = go out of + date, become + obsolete, go out of + fashion, obsolesce.

    * * *
    obsolete
    * * *

    obsoleto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    obsolete
    obsoleto,-a adjetivo obsolete: ese sistema de riego ha quedado obsoleto, this irrigation system is obsolete

    ' obsoleto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    obsoleta
    - usía
    English:
    dated
    - obsolete
    - outdated
    * * *
    obsoleto, -a adj
    obsolete;
    este uso ha quedado obsoleto this usage has become obsolete
    * * *
    adj obsolete
    * * *
    obsoleto, -ta adj
    desusado: obsolete

    Spanish-English dictionary > obsoleto

  • 12 poco interesante

    adj.
    uninteresting, featureless, uninspiring, unremarkable.
    * * *
    (adj.) = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable
    Ex. These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.
    Ex. The contrast between the fine feathers of these superb bindings and their jackdaw contents is often quaint.
    Ex. There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.
    Ex. Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.
    Ex. This dish, billed as the house specialty, was just an unremarkable griddled steak topped with some green bell peppers and green onions.
    * * *
    (adj.) = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable

    Ex: These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.

    Ex: The contrast between the fine feathers of these superb bindings and their jackdaw contents is often quaint.
    Ex: There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.
    Ex: Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.
    Ex: This dish, billed as the house specialty, was just an unremarkable griddled steak topped with some green bell peppers and green onions.

    Spanish-English dictionary > poco interesante

  • 13 sobre la tierra

    = on earth, on the face of the earth, on the ground
    Ex. There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.
    Ex. E-mail is without question the most powerful method of distributing information on the face of the earth.
    Ex. But bats also appeared to capture insects near and possibly on the ground and near or in vegetation, flew low over water to drink, and pursued each other in aerial dogfights.
    * * *
    = on earth, on the face of the earth, on the ground

    Ex: There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.

    Ex: E-mail is without question the most powerful method of distributing information on the face of the earth.
    Ex: But bats also appeared to capture insects near and possibly on the ground and near or in vegetation, flew low over water to drink, and pursued each other in aerial dogfights.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sobre la tierra

  • 14 tener en cuenta un punto de vista

    (v.) = take into + account + viewpoint, contemplate + view
    Ex. They should be in the best position to lobby all the key organizations so that their viewpoint can be taken into account when legislation is being drafted and discussed.
    Ex. It's also obvious you are uninterested in contemplating views which challenge your own preconceptions.
    * * *
    (v.) = take into + account + viewpoint, contemplate + view

    Ex: They should be in the best position to lobby all the key organizations so that their viewpoint can be taken into account when legislation is being drafted and discussed.

    Ex: It's also obvious you are uninterested in contemplating views which challenge your own preconceptions.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tener en cuenta un punto de vista

  • 15 desentenderse

    pron.v.
    1 to pretend not to hear/know.
    desentenderse de to refuse to have anything to do with
    2 to shrug it off, to forget about it, to pay no attention.
    Nos hicimos sordos We paid no attention.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ ENTENDER], like link=entender entender
    1 (afectar ignorancia) to pretend not to know (de, -/about), ignore (de, -), feign ignorance (de, of)
    ■ cuando ve la tele, se desentiende del teléfono when he's watching the telly, he pretends not to hear the telephone
    2 (no tomar parte en algo) to take no part (de, in), have nothing to do (de, with)
    * * *
    VPR
    1) (=simular ignorancia)
    2) (=repudiar)

    desentenderse de algo — to wash one's hands of sth, want nothing to do with sth

    * * *
    verbo pronominal

    desentenderse de algo — de un asunto to wash one's hands of something

    * * *
    verbo pronominal

    desentenderse de algo — de un asunto to wash one's hands of something

    * * *
    desentenderse DE algo/algn:
    se desentendió por completo del asunto he washed his hands of the whole affair
    tú siempre te desentiendes de estos problemas you always distance yourself from these problems
    se desentiende de los hijos he doesn't take an interest in the children
    * * *

    desentenderse ( conjugate desentenderse) verbo pronominal desentenderse de algo ‹ de un asunto› to wash one's hands of sth;

    ■desentenderse vr (eludir, quedarse al margen de) not to want to have anything to do [de, with], to wash one's hands [de, of]

    ' desentenderse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desconectar
    - desconectarse
    - librarse
    - despreocuparse
    * * *
    yo me desentiendo I want nothing to do with it;
    cuando algo no le interesa, se desentiende por completo when something doesn't interest him, he'll have nothing to do with it;
    desentenderse de algo/alguien to want nothing to do with sth/sb;
    nos desentendimos del asunto we want nothing to do with this business;
    ¡es un caradura!, le dices que haga algo y se desentiende de ti he's got a nerve!, you tell him to do something and he pretends he hasn't heard you
    * * *
    v/r not want to know (de about)
    * * *
    desentenderse {56} vr
    1)
    desentenderse de : to want nothing to do with, to be uninterested in
    2)
    desentenderse de : to pretend ignorance of

    Spanish-English dictionary > desentenderse

  • 16 displicente

    adj.
    1 contemptuous (desagradable).
    2 careless (negligente).
    3 indifferent, unenthusiastic, abulic, uninterested.
    * * *
    1 (indiferente) indifferent; (que desagrada) awkward, unpleasant
    2 (descontento) unhappy, discontented
    1 discontent
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=malhumorado) peevish
    2) (=poco entusiasta) unenthusiastic
    3) (=despreciativo) offhand, disdainful
    * * *
    adjetivo ( indiferente) indifferent, blasé; ( frío) disdainful, offhand
    * * *
    adjetivo ( indiferente) indifferent, blasé; ( frío) disdainful, offhand
    * * *
    (indiferente) indifferent, blasé; (frío) disdainful, offhand
    * * *

    displicente adjetivo ( indiferente) indifferent, blasé;
    ( frío) disdainful
    displicente adjetivo indifferent
    ' displicente' also found in these entries:
    English:
    airy
    - complacent
    - flippant
    * * *
    1. [desagradable] offhand
    2. [negligente] careless;
    [desganado] unenthusiastic
    * * *
    adj disdainful
    * * *
    : indifferent, cold, disdainful

    Spanish-English dictionary > displicente

  • 17 apático

    • apathetic
    • disinterested
    • impassive
    • indifference analysis
    • indifferently
    • lack of vitality
    • lackadaisically
    • listless
    • stolid
    • unconcerned
    • uninterested
    • unresponsive

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > apático

  • 18 desinteresado

    • disinterested
    • incurable depreciation
    • incuriously
    • indifference analysis
    • indifferently
    • selfishly
    • selflessly
    • uncaring
    • unconcerned
    • uninterested
    • unselfish

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > desinteresado

  • 19 displicente

    • indifference analysis
    • indifferently
    • unenthusiastic
    • uninterested

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > displicente

  • 20 sin interés

    • interest-free
    • unexciting
    • uninterested

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > sin interés

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  • uninterested — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not interested or concerned. USAGE On the meaning and use of uninterested and disinterested, see DISINTERESTED(Cf. ↑disinterestedness) …   English terms dictionary

  • uninterested — index cold blooded, derelict (negligent), insusceptible (uncaring), languid, lax, nonchalant …   Law dictionary

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  • uninterested — *indifferent, unconcerned, incurious, aloof, detached, disinterested …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • uninterested — see disinterested …   Modern English usage

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  • uninterested — [un in′trəst id, un in′tər ist id] adj. not interested; indifferent uninterestedly adv …   English World dictionary

  • uninterested — adj. uninterested in (uninterested in politics) * * * [ʌn ɪntrɪstɪd] uninterested in (uninterested in politics) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • uninterested — [[t]ʌ̱nɪ̱ntrəstɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ in n/ ing If you are uninterested in something or someone, you do not want to know any more about them, because you think they have no special or exciting qualities. I was so uninterested …   English dictionary

  • uninterested — un|in|terest|ed [ʌnˈıntrıstıd] adj not interested →↑disinterested uninterested in ▪ He was uninterested in politics …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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