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1 pródigo
adj.1 prodigal, lavish, profuse.2 wasteful, improvident, unsparing, prodigal.* * *► adjetivo1 (generoso - persona) lavish; (- naturaleza) bountiful2 (derrochador) wasteful\el Hijo Pródigo the Prodigal Son* * *(f. - pródiga)adj.1) lavish2) prodigal* * *pródigo, -a1. ADJ1) (=exuberante) bountifulfui tan pródigo en los pormenores que... — I was so lavish in o with details that...
2) (=generoso) lavish, generous (de with)3) (=derrochador) prodigal, wasteful2.SM / F (=derrochador) spendthrift, prodigal* * *- ga adjetivo prodigalpródigo EN algo — prodigal with o (frml) of something
* * *= prodigal, lavish, unsparing, unstinting.Ex. The ideal, which we are laughably far from attaining, is that books should be spread with prodigal generosity throughout the community.Ex. Library staffing levels were lavish and opening hours long.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex. The revolutionary people of the world are unstinting in their praise.----* hijo pródigo, el = prodigal son, the.* * *- ga adjetivo prodigalpródigo EN algo — prodigal with o (frml) of something
* * *= prodigal, lavish, unsparing, unstinting.Ex: The ideal, which we are laughably far from attaining, is that books should be spread with prodigal generosity throughout the community.
Ex: Library staffing levels were lavish and opening hours long.Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex: The revolutionary people of the world are unstinting in their praise.* hijo pródigo, el = prodigal son, the.* * *pródigo -ga1 (derrochador) extravagant, wasteful, prodigal ( liter)el Hijo Pródigo ( Bib) the Prodigal Son2 (generoso, abundante) pródigo EN algo:fue pródigo en alabanzas para con sus colegas he was generous o lavish o unstinting in his praise of his colleaguesun discurso pródigo en palabras conciliadoras a speech which was full of o ( frml) which abounded in conciliatory words* * *
Del verbo prodigar: ( conjugate prodigar)
prodigo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
prodigó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
prodigar
pródigo
pródigo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (productivo, fértil) bountiful
2 (generoso) fue pródigo en elogios, he was very lavish with his praise
3 (que malgasta, derrocha) extravagant, wasteful
' pródigo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pródiga
English:
lavish
- prodigal
* * *pródigo, -a♦ adj1. [derrochador] extravagant;el hijo pródigo [en la Biblia] the prodigal son2. [generoso] generous, lavish;es muy pródigo con su familia he's very generous to his familyun país pródigo en abogados a country with vast numbers of lawyers♦ nm,fspendthrift* * *I adj1 ( generoso) generous2 ( derrochador) extravagant;el hijo pródigo the prodigal sonII m, pródiga f spendthrift* * *pródigo, -ga adj1) : generous, lavish2) : wasteful, prodigalpródigo, -ga n: spendthrift, prodigal -
2 despiadado
adj.merciless, cruel, inhuman, cold-hearted.* * *► adjetivo1 ruthless, merciless* * *(f. - despiadada)adj.* * *ADJ [persona] heartless; [ataque] merciless* * ** * *= hard-hearted, relentless, savage, ruthless, remorseless, implacable, inexorable, cold-blooded, ferocius, unsparing, merciless, soulless, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat, unforgiving.Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.Ex. They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.Ex. The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.Ex. The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.Ex. The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex. The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex. Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex. The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.Ex. Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.Ex. As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.Ex. Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.----* actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.* ser despiadado = play + hardball.* * ** * *= hard-hearted, relentless, savage, ruthless, remorseless, implacable, inexorable, cold-blooded, ferocius, unsparing, merciless, soulless, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat, unforgiving.Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
Ex: They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.Ex: The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.Ex: The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex: The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.Ex: Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.* actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.* ser despiadado = play + hardball.* * *despiadado -da‹persona› ruthless, heartless; ‹ataque/crítica› savage, merciless* * *
despiadado
‹ataque/crítica› savage, merciless
despiadado,-a adjetivo merciless, ruthless
' despiadado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acerba
- acerbo
- bárbara
- bárbaro
- despiadada
English:
cold-blooded
- cold-hearted
- cutthroat
- merciless
- pitiless
- remorseless
- ruthless
- unmerciful
- vicious
- cold
* * *despiadado, -a adj[persona] merciless; [trato] inhuman, pitiless; [ataque] savage, merciless* * *adj ruthless* * *despiadado, -da adjcruel: cruel, merciless, pitiless♦ despiadadamente adv* * *despiadado adj hard-hearted / heartless / ruthless -
3 implacable
adj.implacable, relentless.* * *► adjetivo1 implacable, relentless* * *adj.* * *ADJ implacable, relentless* * *a) <odio/furia> implacable; <avance/lucha> relentless; < sol> relentlessb) <juez/crítico> implacablec) <enemigo/contrincante> ruthless* * *= unrelenting, relentless, ruthless, remorseless, unforgiving, bitter, implacable, inexorable, nagging, unsparing, cutthroat.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. Unrelenting tuition increases are pricing private institutions out of the reach of many middle-class parents.Ex. They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.Ex. The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.Ex. The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.Ex. Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.Ex. The author notes the work of Melvyl Dewey in espousing library education and the bitter opposition from some library leaders.Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex. The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.Ex. With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex. As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.----* actuar de un modo implacable = play + hardball.* ser implacable = play + hardball.* * *a) <odio/furia> implacable; <avance/lucha> relentless; < sol> relentlessb) <juez/crítico> implacablec) <enemigo/contrincante> ruthless* * *= unrelenting, relentless, ruthless, remorseless, unforgiving, bitter, implacable, inexorable, nagging, unsparing, cutthroat.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: Unrelenting tuition increases are pricing private institutions out of the reach of many middle-class parents.
Ex: They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.Ex: The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.Ex: The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.Ex: Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.Ex: The author notes the work of Melvyl Dewey in espousing library education and the bitter opposition from some library leaders.Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex: The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.Ex: With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.* actuar de un modo implacable = play + hardball.* ser implacable = play + hardball.* * *1 ‹odio/furia› implacable; ‹avance/lucha› relentlessel implacable sol del mediodía the relentless midday sunel paso implacable del tiempo the inexorable passage of time2 ‹juez/crítico› implacablees implacable cuando se trata de corregir errores de ortografía she is unforgiving o uncompromising when it comes to correcting spelling mistakes3 ‹enemigo/contrincante› ruthless* * *
implacable adjetivo
‹avance/lucha› relentless;
‹ sol› relentless
implacable adjetivo relentless, implacable
' implacable' also found in these entries:
English:
bitter
- fierce
- persecution
- pitiless
- relentless
- remorseless
- unrelenting
- hard
- implacable
- ruthless
- unyielding
* * *implacable adj1. [odio, ira] implacable;[sol] relentless; [clima] harsh;el implacable avance del desierto the relentless o inexorable advance of the desert2. [persona] inflexible, firm;es implacable con sus alumnos she's very hard on her pupils3. [incontestable] unassailable;un argumento de una lógica implacable an argument of unassailable logic* * *adj implacable* * *implacable adj: implacable, relentless♦ implacablemente adv -
4 brutalmente
adv.brutally, currishly, churlishly, brutishly.* * *► adverbio1 brutally* * *ADV brutally* * *= brutally, ferociously, heinously.Ex. These two extraordinary, brutally honest autobiographical works deal with Spiegelman's attempts to record his father's recollections of experiences in the Nazi death camps.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex. They felt this sick feeling then that we are now experiencing when one of their own was heinously attacked.* * *= brutally, ferociously, heinously.Ex: These two extraordinary, brutally honest autobiographical works deal with Spiegelman's attempts to record his father's recollections of experiences in the Nazi death camps.
Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex: They felt this sick feeling then that we are now experiencing when one of their own was heinously attacked.* * *brutally* * *brutalmente advbrutally -
5 con ferocidad
Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.* * *Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.
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6 ferozmente
adv.ferociously, folly, savagely.* * *► adverbio1 fiercely, ferociously* * *ADV1) (=salvajemente) fiercely, ferociously2) (=cruelmente) cruelly* * *= fiercely, ferociously.Ex. Whether libraries are entirely suitable for extending their role into community information and advice has been fiercely debated.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.* * *= fiercely, ferociously.Ex: Whether libraries are entirely suitable for extending their role into community information and advice has been fiercely debated.
Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.* * *fiercely, ferociously* * *ferozmente advferociously, fiercely -
7 salvajemente
adv.savagely, wildly.* * *► adverbio1 savagely* * *ADV savagely, brutally* * *= ferociously.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.* * *= ferociously.Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.
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8 violentamente
adv.1 violently, forcibly.2 unnaturally.3 embarrassingly.4 distortedly (interpretación).* * *► adverbio1 violently* * *ADV1) (=con violencia) violently; (=con furia) furiously, wildly2) (LAm) (=rápidamente) quickly* * *= violently, wildly, ferociously.Ex. I have violently disagreed with this to the Canadian Committee on Cataloging.Ex. The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.----* golpear violentamente = bash.* * *= violently, wildly, ferociously.Ex: I have violently disagreed with this to the Canadian Committee on Cataloging.
Ex: The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility.Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.* golpear violentamente = bash.* * *1 (de manera brusca) violently, by force* * *violentamente advviolently* * *violentamente adv: by force, violently* * *violentamente adv roughly -
9 amplio
• all-round• ample• broad-minded• broadminded• capacious• extensive• free-handed• freehanded• generous• liberal• liberal-minded• open marks• open-mindedness• roomy• spacious• tolerant• unsparing• wide-ranging -
10 generoso
• abundant• ample• big-hearted• bighearted• bounteous• free-handed• freehanded• generous• handsome• large-handed• large-heartedness• nobleman• nobleness• open grassland• open-handedly• opencast• openhandedly• ungrudging• unselfish• unsparing -
11 pródigo
• extravagant• improvident• prodigal• profuse• unsparing• unstinting• wasted-away• wasteful person
См. также в других словарях:
Unsparing — Un*spar ing, a. [Pref. un not + sparing, p. pr. of spare.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not sparing; not parsimonious; liberal; profuse. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. Not merciful or forgiving. [R.] Milton. [1913 Webster] {Un*spar ing*ly}, adv. {Un*spar… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unsparing — index benevolent, charitable (benevolent), close (rigorous), copious, liberal (generous) … Law dictionary
unsparing — showing no mercy, 1580s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + sparing (see SPARE (Cf. spare) (v.)) … Etymology dictionary
unsparing — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ merciless; severe. DERIVATIVES unsparingly adverb … English terms dictionary
unsparing — [unsper′iŋ] adj. 1. not sparing or stinting; lavish; liberal; profuse 2. not merciful or forgiving; severe unsparingly adv … English World dictionary
unsparing — adj. unsparing of (unsparing of praise) * * * [ʌn spe(ə)rɪŋ] unsparing of (unsparing of praise) … Combinatory dictionary
unsparing — adjective Date: circa 1586 1. not merciful or forbearing ; hard, ruthless < an unsparing satire > < an unsparing critic > 2. not frugal ; liberal, profuse < unsparing generosity > • unsparingly … New Collegiate Dictionary
unsparing — un|spar|ing [ ʌn sperıŋ ] adjective 1. ) an unsparing account or description does not hide the unpleasant details of something: He gave us an unsparing account of his shameful past. 2. ) used about the cruel behavior of someone who does not care… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unsparing — UK [ʌnˈspeərɪŋ] / US [ʌnˈsperɪŋ] adjective 1) used about the cruel behaviour of someone who does not care if they hurt people 2) an unsparing account or description does not hide the unpleasant details of something He gave us an unsparing account … English dictionary
unsparing — unsparingly, adv. unsparingness, n. /un spair ing/, adj. 1. not sparing; liberal or profuse; excessive. 2. unmerciful; harsh; severe. [1580 90; UN 1 + SPARING] Syn. 1. generous, lavish, bountiful. 2. merciless, unrelenting, relentless. * * * … Universalium
unsparing — adjective Without sparing … Wiktionary