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1 desenredar
v.1 to untangle (hilos, pelo).2 to sort out (asunto).3 to clear up, to disentwine, to disentangle, to extricate.El detective desenreda misterios The detective clears up mysteries.4 to ravel.La tejedora desenreda los hilos The knitter ravels the threads.* * *1 to untangle, disentangle1 to get out (de, of), extricate oneself (de, from)* * *1. VT1) [+ pelo, lana] to untangle, disentangle2) [+ dificultad, problema] to straighten out2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <pelo/lana> to untangle, disentangle; < lío> to straighten out, sort out2.desenredarse v pron (refl)* * *= unravel, tease out, untangle, disentangle.Ex. Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex. Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.Ex. Most fleece is carded between two brushes to disentangle and align the fiber.* * *1.verbo transitivo <pelo/lana> to untangle, disentangle; < lío> to straighten out, sort out2.desenredarse v pron (refl)* * *= unravel, tease out, untangle, disentangle.Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.
Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex: Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.Ex: Most fleece is carded between two brushes to disentangle and align the fiber.* * *desenredar [A1 ]vt1 ‹pelo/lana› to untangle, disentangle2 ‹lío› to straighten out, sort out1 ( refl):desenredarse el pelo to get the knots out of one's hair, to untangle one's hair2 (de una situación difícil) to free oneself, extricate oneself* * *
desenredar ( conjugate desenredar) verbo transitivo ‹pelo/lana› to untangle, disentangle;
‹ lío› to straighten out, sort out
desenredarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹ pelo› to get the knots out of
desenredar verbo transitivo to untangle, disentangle
' desenredar' also found in these entries:
English:
disentangle
- unravel
- untangle
* * *♦ vt1. [hilos, ovillo, pelo] to untangle2. [asunto, historia, lío] to sort out;[problema] to resolve* * *v/t1 untangle* * *desenredar vt: to untangle, to disentangle -
2 desenmarañar
v.1 to untangle, to decipher, to disentangle, to extricate.2 to comb out.* * *1 (desenredar) to untangle, unravel* * *1. VT1) [+ cuerda, lana, pelo] to untangle, disentangle2) [+ misterio] to unravel, clear up2.See:* * *verbo transitivo <pelo/madeja> to untangle, disentangle; <asunto/embrollo> to straighten out, sort out* * *= unravel, untangle, disentangle.Ex. Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.Ex. Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.Ex. Most fleece is carded between two brushes to disentangle and align the fiber.* * *verbo transitivo <pelo/madeja> to untangle, disentangle; <asunto/embrollo> to straighten out, sort out* * *= unravel, untangle, disentangle.Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.
Ex: Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.Ex: Most fleece is carded between two brushes to disentangle and align the fiber.* * *desenmarañar [A1 ]vt1 ‹pelo/madeja› to untangle, disentangle2 ‹asunto/embrollo› to sort out, straighten out* * *desenmarañar vt1. [ovillo, pelo] to untangle2. [asunto, historia, enredo] to sort out;[problema, enigma] to resolve* * *v/t untangle* * *desenmarañar vt: to disentangle, to unravel -
3 desembrollar
v.1 to straighten out (informal) (lío, malentendido).2 to disentangle, to unravel, to extricate, to untangle.* * *1 to clarify, clear up* * *VT1) [+ madeja] to unravel2) [+ asunto, malentendido] to sort out* * *= unravel.Ex. Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.* * *= unravel.Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.
* * *desembrollar vtFam1. [lío, malentendido] to straighten out;[historia, lo ocurrido] to unravel, to untangle2. [ovillo] to disentangle* * *v/t untangle; figsort out -
4 desentrañar
v.1 to unravel, to dig out, to figure out, to dig up.El detective desentrañó el misterio The detective unraveled the mystery.2 to eviscerate, to disembowel.El carnicero desentrañó a la vaca The butcher eviscerated the cow.* * *1 (sacar las entrañas) to disembowel2 figurado to find out, solve, unravel1 figurado (darlo todo) to give one's all* * *VT1) (=resolver) [+ misterio] to get to the bottom of, unravel; [+ significado] to puzzle out2) (=destripar) to disembowel* * *verbo transitivo < misterio> to unravel, get to the bottom of; <significado/sentido> to decipher, work out* * *= untangle.Ex. Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.* * *verbo transitivo < misterio> to unravel, get to the bottom of; <significado/sentido> to decipher, work out* * *= untangle.Ex: Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.
* * *desentrañar [A1 ]vt‹misterio› to unravel, get to the bottom of; ‹significado/sentido› to decipher, work out* * *
desentrañar vtr (un crimen, enigma) to unravel, get to the bottom of
' desentrañar' also found in these entries:
English:
disentangle
- unravel
- untangle
* * *desentrañar vt1. [enigma] to unravel;[problema] to figure out, to get to the bottom of; [clave] to decipher, to break; [significado, sentido] to make out2. [destripar] [aves, reses, conejos] to disembowel;[pescado] to gut* * *v/t figunravel* * *desentrañar vt: to get to the bottom of, to unravel -
5 barbarie
f.1 cruelty, savagery (crueldad) (cualidad).2 barbarism (incultura).3 brutal act, atrocity, barbarity, savage act.* * *1 (rusticidad) ignorance2 (crueldad - cualidad) cruelty, savagery, brutality; (- acto) atrocity, act of cruelty* * *SF1) (=atraso) barbarism2) (=crueldad) barbarity, cruelty* * *femenino (de tribu, pueblo) barbarism, savagery; ( brutalidad) barbarity* * *= barbarism, inhumanity, barbarity.Ex. The article is entitled ' Barbarism is the absence of standards: applying standards to untangle the electronic jumble'.Ex. Humanism is seen as the last best way to combat inhumanity & injustice.Ex. The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.* * *femenino (de tribu, pueblo) barbarism, savagery; ( brutalidad) barbarity* * *= barbarism, inhumanity, barbarity.Ex: The article is entitled ' Barbarism is the absence of standards: applying standards to untangle the electronic jumble'.
Ex: Humanism is seen as the last best way to combat inhumanity & injustice.Ex: The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.* * *1 (de una tribu, un pueblo) barbarism, savageryviven aún en la barbarie they still live in a state of barbarism2 (brutalidad) barbarityla barbarie de este ataque the barbarity of this attack* * *
barbarie sustantivo femenino (de tribu, pueblo) barbarism, savagery;
( brutalidad) barbarity
barbarie sustantivo femenino savagery, cruelty
' barbarie' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
degradar
* * *barbarie nf1. [crueldad] [cualidad] cruelty, savagery;[acción] atrocity2. [incultura] barbarism* * *f barbarism* * *barbarie nf: barbarism, savagery -
6 barbarismo
m.1 foreign word (extranjerismo).2 substandard usage.3 barbarism, nonstandard usage of the language, undesirable language construction.4 loan word, borrowed word, borrowing, barbarism.* * *1 barbarism* * *SM1) (Ling) barbarism2) = barbarie* * ** * *= barbarism, barbarity, barbaric act.Ex. The article is entitled ' Barbarism is the absence of standards: applying standards to untangle the electronic jumble'.Ex. The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.Ex. Twelve Nepalese hostages are killed by Islamic militants in Iraq in what Nepal calls a ' barbarian act'.* * ** * *= barbarism, barbarity, barbaric act.Ex: The article is entitled ' Barbarism is the absence of standards: applying standards to untangle the electronic jumble'.
Ex: The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.Ex: Twelve Nepalese hostages are killed by Islamic militants in Iraq in what Nepal calls a ' barbarian act'.* * *1 (extranjerismo) loan word, borrowing2 (solecismo) barbarism* * *
barbarismo sustantivo masculino ( extranjerismo) loan word, borrowing;
( solecismo) barbarism
* * *barbarismo nm1. [extranjerismo] = foreign word that has not yet been fully accepted as part of the language2. [incorrección] substandard usage, barbarism* * *m1 GRAM ( extranjerismo) loan word2 ( incorrección) barbarism -
7 dilucidar
v.to elucidate.* * *1 to elucidate, clear up, throw light on* * *VT1) (=aclarar) [+ asunto] to elucidate, clarify; [+ misterio] to clear up2) [+ concurso] to decide* * *verbo transitivo <asunto/cuestión> to clarify, elucidate (frml); <enigma/misterio> to solve, clear up* * *= elucidate, untangle, plumb + the depths of, bring + clarity (to), tease out, clear up.Ex. An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.Ex. Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.Ex. The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.Ex. A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.----* dilucidar una apuesta = settle + bet.* * *verbo transitivo <asunto/cuestión> to clarify, elucidate (frml); <enigma/misterio> to solve, clear up* * *= elucidate, untangle, plumb + the depths of, bring + clarity (to), tease out, clear up.Ex: An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.
Ex: Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.Ex: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.Ex: A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.* dilucidar una apuesta = settle + bet.* * *dilucidar [A1 ]vt‹asunto/cuestión› to clarify, elucidate ( frml); ‹enigma/misterio› to solve, clear up* * *
dilucidar verbo transitivo explain, elucidate: no conseguimos dilucidar lo que quiso decir con aquello, we can't figure out what she meant by that
' dilucidar' also found in these entries:
English:
elucidate
- plumb
* * *dilucidar vt[asunto, problema] to clarify;tratan de dilucidar qué pasó they are trying to clarify what happened* * *v/t clarify* * *dilucidar vt: to elucidate, to clarify -
8 esclarecer
v.1 to clear up, to shed light on.esclarecer los hechos to establish the facts2 to explain, to clear, to illustrate, to clear up.* * *1 (iluminar) to light up, illuminate2 figurado (poner en claro) to clear up, make clear, shed light on3 figurado (entendimiento) to enlighten4 figurado (ennoblecer) to ennoble1 (amanecer) to dawn* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=explicar) [+ duda, misterio] to explain, clear up, elucidate; [+ misterio] to shed light on; [+ crimen] to clear up; [+ situación] to clarify2) (=instruir) to enlighten3) (=ennoblecer) to ennoble4) (=dar luz) to light up, illuminate2.VI to dawn* * *verbo transitivo <situación/hechos> to clarify, elucidate (frml); <crimen/misterio> to clear up* * *= elucidate, shed + light (on/upon), throw + light on, untangle, shed + understanding, see through, cast + light on, bring + clarity (to), get to + the bottom of, get to + the root of, clear up.Ex. An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.Ex. This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.Ex. It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.Ex. Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.Ex. The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.Ex. It is important to use oral history information in an informed and sophisticated way, and to be able to see through some popular misconceptions about it.Ex. The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.Ex. A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.Ex. He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.----* esclarecer un misterio = unravel + mystery, figure out + mystery.* * *verbo transitivo <situación/hechos> to clarify, elucidate (frml); <crimen/misterio> to clear up* * *= elucidate, shed + light (on/upon), throw + light on, untangle, shed + understanding, see through, cast + light on, bring + clarity (to), get to + the bottom of, get to + the root of, clear up.Ex: An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.
Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.Ex: It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.Ex: Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.Ex: The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.Ex: It is important to use oral history information in an informed and sophisticated way, and to be able to see through some popular misconceptions about it.Ex: The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.Ex: A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.Ex: He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.* esclarecer un misterio = unravel + mystery, figure out + mystery.* * *esclarecer [E3 ]vt‹situación/hechos› to clarify, elucidate ( frml); ‹crimen/misterio› to clear up* * *
esclarecer ( conjugate esclarecer) verbo transitivo ‹situación/hechos› to clarify, elucidate (frml);
‹crimen/misterio› to clear up
esclarecer verbo transitivo to clarify
(un suceso) to throw light on
' esclarecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
iluminar
English:
clear up
- clear
- disentangle
- solve
* * *esclarecer vtto clear up, to shed light on;esclarecer los hechos to establish the facts* * *I v/t1 throw oshed light on2 misterio clear upII v/i dawn* * *esclarecer {53} vt1) elucidar: to elucidate, to clarify2) iluminar: to illuminate, to light up -
9 incultura
f.1 lack of education.2 lack of culture, philistinism, barbarism, lack of education.* * *1 ignorance, lack of education* * *SF (=ignorancia) lack of culture; (=grosería) uncouthness* * ** * *= barbarism, barbarity.Ex. The article is entitled ' Barbarism is the absence of standards: applying standards to untangle the electronic jumble'.Ex. The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.* * ** * *= barbarism, barbarity.Ex: The article is entitled ' Barbarism is the absence of standards: applying standards to untangle the electronic jumble'.
Ex: The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.* * *1 (falta de cultura) lack of culture2 (ignorancia) ignorance, lack of education* * *
incultura sustantivo femenino ignorance, lack of culture
* * *incultura nflack of education* * *f ignorance, lack of education* * *incultura n ignorance -
10 salvajismo
m.1 savagery.2 savage act, atrocity.* * *1 savagery* * *SM savagery* * *masculino savagery* * *= barbarism, savagery, barbarity.Ex. The article is entitled ' Barbarism is the absence of standards: applying standards to untangle the electronic jumble'.Ex. Is there any ambiguity in this phrase which can excuse the ALA's failure to defend Cuba's independent libraries from the savagery being inflicted upon them?.Ex. The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.* * *masculino savagery* * *= barbarism, savagery, barbarity.Ex: The article is entitled ' Barbarism is the absence of standards: applying standards to untangle the electronic jumble'.
Ex: Is there any ambiguity in this phrase which can excuse the ALA's failure to defend Cuba's independent libraries from the savagery being inflicted upon them?.Ex: The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.* * *1 (estado) savagerytribus que viven en el salvajismo tribes who live in savagery2 (brutalidad) savagery* * *
salvajismo sustantivo masculino savagery
' salvajismo' also found in these entries:
English:
savageness
* * *salvajismo nm1. [de pueblo, tribu] savagery2. [brutalidad] brutality;el salvajismo de los hinchas futbolísticos the barbaric behaviour of the football fans* * *m savagery* * *salvajismo nm: savagery -
11 desarrebujar
v.1 to unfold, to spread out.2 to uncover.3 to explain, to clear up.* * *1 (desenmarañar) to untangle2 figurado (poner en claro) to clarify, explain* * *VT1) (=desenredar) to untangle2) (=descubrir) [+ objeto oculto] to uncover; [+ misterio] to clarify, elucidate -
12 desenvolver
v.1 to unwrap.Elsa desenvolvió los regalos Elsa unwrapped the gifts.2 to unravel, to clear up, to untangle.Ella desenvuelve los códigos She unravels codes.* * *1 (quitar lo que envuelve) to unwrap2 (aclarar) to clear up1 (desembalarse) to come unwrapped2 (transcurrir) to develop, go3 (manejarse) to manage, cope* * *( pp desenvuelto)1. VT1) (=desliar) [+ paquete] to unwrap; [+ rollo] to unwind, unroll; [+ lana] to disentangle, unravel2) [+ teoría] to develop2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to unwrap, open2.desenvolverse v prona) personab) hechos/sucesos to develop* * *= unwrap.Ex. This article describes the difficulties involved in procuring maps and problems associated with unwrapping them.----* desenvolverse = operate, find + Posesivo + way round/through, pick + Posesivo + way, navigate.* desenvolverse por = navigate (through).* * *1.verbo transitivo to unwrap, open2.desenvolverse v prona) personab) hechos/sucesos to develop* * *= unwrap.Ex: This article describes the difficulties involved in procuring maps and problems associated with unwrapping them.
* desenvolverse = operate, find + Posesivo + way round/through, pick + Posesivo + way, navigate.* desenvolverse por = navigate (through).* * *desenvolver [ E11 ]vtto unwrap, open1«persona»: a pesar de ser tan joven se desenvuelve muy bien en el trabajo despite being so young she performs very well in her job o she copes very well with her workse desenvuelve con igual soltura en inglés, alemán y español she speaks English, German and Spanish equally fluently, she is equally at ease o at home speaking English, German and Spanishse desenvolvió bien en la entrevista he performed well in the interviewno sabrán desenvolverse en la vida they won't know how to get by o manage in life, they won't know how to deal with o cope with o handle life's problems2 «hechos/sucesos» to developel programa se fue desenvolviendo de la manera prevista the program progressed o developed according to plana medida que los acontecimientos se vayan desenvolviendo as events unfold o develop* * *
desenvolver ( conjugate desenvolver) verbo transitivo
to unwrap, open
desenvolverse verbo pronominal
se desenvolvió bien en la entrevista she managed the interview all right
desenvolver verbo transitivo to unwrap
' desenvolver' also found in these entries:
English:
unwrap
* * *♦ vt[regalo, paquete] to unwrap, to open* * *<part desenvuelto> v/t unwrap* * *desenvolver {89} vt: to unwrap, to open* * *desenvolver vb to unwrap [pt. & pp. unwrapped] -
13 desenredarse
1 to get out (de, of), extricate oneself (de, from)* * *VPR [de un problema] to extricate o.s. (de from)* * *vpr* * *v/r extricate o.s. -
14 desmallar
v.1 to cut and destroy a coat of mail.2 to unravel, to untangle.* * *1.VT [+ puntos] to pull out; [+ media] to make a ladder in, make a run in2.See: -
15 desembrollar
• disentangle• extricate• unravel• untangle -
16 desenmadejar
• unsnarl• untangle• unthread -
17 desenmarańar
• decipher• disentangle• extricate• unravel• unscramble• untangle -
18 desenredar
• clear up• disentangle• disentwine• extricate• ravel out• unravel• unscramble• unsnarl• untangle -
19 desenvolver
• clear up• unravel• untangle• unwrap -
20 librar de obstáculos
• disencumber• disentangle• free from obstacles• untangle
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