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  • 101 informe de resultados

    Ex. The report of findings may consist simply of a few pages, or be a trends and proposals report, or may suggest tie-ups with other groups.
    * * *

    Ex: The report of findings may consist simply of a few pages, or be a trends and proposals report, or may suggest tie-ups with other groups.

    Spanish-English dictionary > informe de resultados

  • 102 informe de tendencias

    Ex. The report of findings may consist simply of a few pages, or be a trends and proposals report, or may suggest tie-ups with other groups.
    * * *

    Ex: The report of findings may consist simply of a few pages, or be a trends and proposals report, or may suggest tie-ups with other groups.

    Spanish-English dictionary > informe de tendencias

  • 103 ir a las mil maravillas

    (v.) = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy
    Ex. He said the growth in enrollment in health professions programs continues ' going great guns'.
    Ex. This was achieved with great success, and the scheme goes from strength to strength.
    Ex. Since then the group has grown from strength to strength developing a number of projects of mutual benefit.
    Ex. Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important.
    * * *
    (v.) = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy

    Ex: He said the growth in enrollment in health professions programs continues ' going great guns'.

    Ex: This was achieved with great success, and the scheme goes from strength to strength.
    Ex: Since then the group has grown from strength to strength developing a number of projects of mutual benefit.
    Ex: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ir a las mil maravillas

  • 104 lectura rápida buscando algo

    (n.) = scanning
    Ex. With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.
    * * *
    (n.) = scanning

    Ex: With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lectura rápida buscando algo

  • 105 maniobra de encubrimiento

    (n.) = cover-up
    Ex. After years of silence, double-talk and cover-ups by the ALA the current vicious attack gives the ALA no excuse for failing to take action.
    * * *
    (n.) = cover-up

    Ex: After years of silence, double-talk and cover-ups by the ALA the current vicious attack gives the ALA no excuse for failing to take action.

    Spanish-English dictionary > maniobra de encubrimiento

  • 106 mantener Algo en equilibrio

    (v.) = keep + Nombre + in balance
    Ex. If the budget can be thought of as a beamed scale, ideally kept in balance, the counterpoint to revenue ups and downs must necessarily lie with the control of expenditures = Si concebimos el presupuesto como una balanza, que idealmente nos gustaría mantener en equilibrio, el contrapunto de los altibajos de los ingresos consiste necesariamente en el control de los gastos.
    * * *
    (v.) = keep + Nombre + in balance

    Ex: If the budget can be thought of as a beamed scale, ideally kept in balance, the counterpoint to revenue ups and downs must necessarily lie with the control of expenditures = Si concebimos el presupuesto como una balanza, que idealmente nos gustaría mantener en equilibrio, el contrapunto de los altibajos de los ingresos consiste necesariamente en el control de los gastos.

    Spanish-English dictionary > mantener Algo en equilibrio

  • 107 marchar a las mil maravillas

    (v.) = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy
    Ex. He said the growth in enrollment in health professions programs continues ' going great guns'.
    Ex. This was achieved with great success, and the scheme goes from strength to strength.
    Ex. Since then the group has grown from strength to strength developing a number of projects of mutual benefit.
    Ex. Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important.
    * * *
    (v.) = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy

    Ex: He said the growth in enrollment in health professions programs continues ' going great guns'.

    Ex: This was achieved with great success, and the scheme goes from strength to strength.
    Ex: Since then the group has grown from strength to strength developing a number of projects of mutual benefit.
    Ex: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important.

    Spanish-English dictionary > marchar a las mil maravillas

  • 108 mecánico de coches

    Ex. The library also provides instructional materials on tune-ups for auto mechanics.
    * * *

    Ex: The library also provides instructional materials on tune-ups for auto mechanics.

    Spanish-English dictionary > mecánico de coches

  • 109 metedura de pata

    familiar faux pas, blunder, booboo
    * * *
    femenino (esp Esp fam) blunder, gaffe
    * * *
    (n.) = blunder, boner, goof, blooper, gaff, faux pas, clanger, slip-up
    Ex. There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.
    Ex. Inferencing skills can be learned as students clarify contextual meanings of ambiguous statements, mispronunciations, and boners that may be found in newspaper headlines, texts, and conversations.
    Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex. Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.
    Ex. If I had googled him when we were courting, I would not have made the embarrassing gaff of bragging about my publications.
    Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    Ex. Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.
    Ex. Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.
    * * *
    femenino (esp Esp fam) blunder, gaffe
    * * *
    (n.) = blunder, boner, goof, blooper, gaff, faux pas, clanger, slip-up

    Ex: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.

    Ex: Inferencing skills can be learned as students clarify contextual meanings of ambiguous statements, mispronunciations, and boners that may be found in newspaper headlines, texts, and conversations.
    Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex: Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.
    Ex: If I had googled him when we were courting, I would not have made the embarrassing gaff of bragging about my publications.
    Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    Ex: Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.
    Ex: Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.

    * * *
    ( fam)
    blunder, gaffe
    es famoso por sus metedura de patas de metedura de pata he's well-known for putting his foot in it, he's renowned for making blunders o gaffes
    * * *

    Del verbo dar: ( conjugate dar)

    dé es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    metedura de pata sustantivo femenino (esp Esp fam) blunder, gaffe
    ' metedura de pata' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    impresionante
    - metedura
    - molesta
    - molesto
    - patinazo
    - resbalón
    - plancha
    English:
    blunder
    - boo-boo
    - boob
    - goof
    - slip-up

    Spanish-English dictionary > metedura de pata

  • 110 mezcla heterogénea

    (n.) = mixed bag
    Ex. The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.
    * * *
    (n.) = mixed bag

    Ex: The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.

    Spanish-English dictionary > mezcla heterogénea

  • 111 mezcolanza

    f.
    1 mishmash (informal).
    2 hodgepodge, group of things which do not have much in common, mixed bag, mixture.
    3 mixup, blending, farrago, disorganized combination.
    * * *
    1 mixture, hotchpotch
    * * *
    SF hotchpotch, hodgepodge (EEUU), jumble
    * * *
    femenino (pey)

    una mezcolanza de francés y español — a peculiar mixture o (colloq) mishmash of French and Spanish

    una mezcolanza de estilos diferentes — a hodgepodge (AmE) o (BrE) hotchpotch of different styles

    * * *
    = hodgepodge [hotchpotch, -UK], hotchpotch [hodgepodge, USA], mash-up, mishmash, melange.
    Ex. Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.
    Ex. It has thus has created a logical and ordered system out of what was once a hotchpotch of individual decision.
    Ex. ' Mash-ups' of data on the web are starting to appear on Australian sites and could provide a new means of online advertising.
    Ex. We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.
    Ex. There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.
    * * *
    femenino (pey)

    una mezcolanza de francés y español — a peculiar mixture o (colloq) mishmash of French and Spanish

    una mezcolanza de estilos diferentes — a hodgepodge (AmE) o (BrE) hotchpotch of different styles

    * * *
    = hodgepodge [hotchpotch, -UK], hotchpotch [hodgepodge, USA], mash-up, mishmash, melange.

    Ex: Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.

    Ex: It has thus has created a logical and ordered system out of what was once a hotchpotch of individual decision.
    Ex: ' Mash-ups' of data on the web are starting to appear on Australian sites and could provide a new means of online advertising.
    Ex: We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.
    Ex: There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.

    * * *
    ( pey)
    habla una mezcolanza de francés y español he speaks a mishmash ( colloq) o peculiar mixture of French and Spanish
    ¿cómo pretendes que encuentre algo en esta mezcolanza? how do you expect me to find anything in this mess o muddle o jumble of things?
    es una mezcolanza de estilos muy diferentes it is a hodgepodge ( AmE) o ( BrE) hotchpotch of very different styles
    * * *

    mezcolanza sustantivo femenino (pey) hodgepodge (esp AmE), hotchpotch (BrE)
    mezcolanza, mescolanza f fam hotchpotch, mishmash, jumble: a esa fiesta acudió una extraña mezcolanza de invitados, a motley group of guests attended that party
    ' mezcolanza' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mescolanza
    English:
    mishmash
    - ragbag
    * * *
    mezcolanza, mescolanza nf
    Fam mishmash, Br hotchpotch, US hodgepodge;
    había una mezcolanza de cosas encima de su mesa there was a jumble of things on her desk;
    su música es una mezcolanza de estilos his music is a Br hotchpotch o US hodgepodge of styles
    * * *
    f fam
    jumble
    * * *
    : jumble, hodgepodge

    Spanish-English dictionary > mezcolanza

  • 112 miscelánea

    f.
    1 miscellany.
    2 corner shop, general store, small general store.
    * * *
    1 miscellany
    * * *
    SF
    1) frm (=mezcla) miscellany
    2) Méx (=tienda) corner shop
    * * *
    a) ( variedad) miscellany; (Lit, Period) miscellany
    b) (Méx) ( tienda) small general store, corner shop (BrE)
    * * *
    = miscellaneous, mixed bag, miscellanea, miscellany.
    Ex. Miscellaneous, the code 'm' is displayed whenever extensive notes are associated with the missing issue.
    Ex. The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.
    Ex. ' Miscellanea' is a collection of 100 diverse philological notes and essays, one of the most popular printed books of the early humanists = " Miscelánea" es una colección de 100 notas y ensayos filológicos diversos; uno de los libros impresos más populares de los primeros humanistas.
    Ex. The data collected during reading and fieldwork is fragmented and often contradictory miscellany.
    ----
    * una miscelánea de = a miscellany of.
    * * *
    a) ( variedad) miscellany; (Lit, Period) miscellany
    b) (Méx) ( tienda) small general store, corner shop (BrE)
    * * *
    = miscellaneous, mixed bag, miscellanea, miscellany.

    Ex: Miscellaneous, the code 'm' is displayed whenever extensive notes are associated with the missing issue.

    Ex: The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.
    Ex: ' Miscellanea' is a collection of 100 diverse philological notes and essays, one of the most popular printed books of the early humanists = " Miscelánea" es una colección de 100 notas y ensayos filológicos diversos; uno de los libros impresos más populares de los primeros humanistas.
    Ex: The data collected during reading and fieldwork is fragmented and often contradictory miscellany.
    * una miscelánea de = a miscellany of.

    * * *
    1 (variedad) miscellany
    2 ( Lit, Period) miscellany
    3 ( Méx) (tienda) small general store, corner shop ( BrE)
    * * *

    miscelánea sustantivo femenino


    misceláneo,-a
    I adjetivo miscellaneous
    II sustantivo femenino miscellany: encontramos en la buhardilla una miscelánea de objetos antiguos, we found all kinds of old things in the attic
    ' miscelánea' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    misceláneo
    * * *
    1. [mezcla] miscellany
    2. Méx [tienda] = small general store
    * * *
    f
    1 miscellany
    convenience store, Br
    corner shop
    * * *
    : miscellany

    Spanish-English dictionary > miscelánea

  • 113 montar un cirio

    (v.) = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row
    Ex. If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss.
    Ex. Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important.
    Ex. 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios".
    Ex. After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company.
    Ex. In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep.
    Ex. Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.
    Ex. At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.
    Ex. At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.
    Ex. The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal.
    * * *
    (v.) = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row

    Ex: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss.

    Ex: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important.
    Ex: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios".
    Ex: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company.
    Ex: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep.
    Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.
    Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.
    Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.
    Ex: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal.

    Spanish-English dictionary > montar un cirio

  • 114 montar un número

    familiar to make a scene
    * * *
    (v.) = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row
    Ex. If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss.
    Ex. Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important.
    Ex. 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios".
    Ex. After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company.
    Ex. In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep.
    Ex. Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.
    Ex. At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.
    Ex. The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal.
    * * *
    (v.) = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row

    Ex: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss.

    Ex: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important.
    Ex: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios".
    Ex: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company.
    Ex: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep.
    Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.
    Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.
    Ex: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal.

    Spanish-English dictionary > montar un número

  • 115 no poder

    v.
    to be unable to, to be at a loss to.
    * * *
    = be unable to, cannot, can't [cannot]
    Ex. Entry of a 'p' means that you have been unable to find the bibliographic information in the system.
    Ex. In most of these cases, however, a limited number of full-size 'blow-ups', on paper, are also produced which can be made available to users who cannot use microfiche.
    Ex. She probably hasn't told you, Blanche, because after all you're her boss, and she can't afford to fall from grace.
    * * *
    = be unable to, cannot, can't [cannot]

    Ex: Entry of a 'p' means that you have been unable to find the bibliographic information in the system.

    Ex: In most of these cases, however, a limited number of full-size 'blow-ups', on paper, are also produced which can be made available to users who cannot use microfiche.
    Ex: She probably hasn't told you, Blanche, because after all you're her boss, and she can't afford to fall from grace.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no poder

  • 116 no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo

    (n.) = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed
    Ex. The importance of establishing these detailed policies cannot be overemphasized = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de establecer estas normas de funcionamiento detalladas.
    Ex. The importance of making regular back-ups of data cannot be overstressed = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de hacer copias de seguridad de la información periódicas.
    * * *
    (n.) = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed

    Ex: The importance of establishing these detailed policies cannot be overemphasized = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de establecer estas normas de funcionamiento detalladas.

    Ex: The importance of making regular back-ups of data cannot be overstressed = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de hacer copias de seguridad de la información periódicas.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo

  • 117 pegatina

    f.
    1 sticker. (peninsular Spanish)
    2 signboard posting.
    * * *
    1 sticker
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino (Esp) sticker
    * * *
    = sticker, bumper sticker, decal, stick-up.
    Ex. Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.
    Ex. Her list of categories includes: Advertisements, Almanacs, Announcements, Appointments, Badges, bumper stickers, Calendars, and Cards.
    Ex. The solution to this little problem lies in the use of decals.
    Ex. These stick-ups are removable, reusable and will not harm walls.
    ----
    * pegatina antirrobo = anti-theft strip.
    * pegatina magnética detectora = magnetic alarm sticker.
    * * *
    femenino (Esp) sticker
    * * *
    = sticker, bumper sticker, decal, stick-up.

    Ex: Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.

    Ex: Her list of categories includes: Advertisements, Almanacs, Announcements, Appointments, Badges, bumper stickers, Calendars, and Cards.
    Ex: The solution to this little problem lies in the use of decals.
    Ex: These stick-ups are removable, reusable and will not harm walls.
    * pegatina antirrobo = anti-theft strip.
    * pegatina magnética detectora = magnetic alarm sticker.

    * * *
    ( Esp)
    sticker
    * * *

    pegatina sustantivo femenino (Esp) sticker
    pegatina sustantivo femenino sticker
    ' pegatina' also found in these entries:
    English:
    sticker
    * * *
    Esp sticker
    * * *
    f sticker
    * * *
    pegatina n sticker

    Spanish-English dictionary > pegatina

  • 118 peripecia

    f.
    1 incident, adventure.
    sus peripecias en la selva his adventures in the jungle
    2 peripeteia, vicissitude, incident, peripetia.
    * * *
    1 incident
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=incidente) adventure, incident
    2) (=vicisitud) vicissitude, sudden change
    * * *
    a) ( incidente)
    b) ( problema) vicissitude
    * * *
    = trick, gaff.
    Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
    * * *
    a) ( incidente)
    b) ( problema) vicissitude
    * * *
    = trick, gaff.

    Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.

    Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.

    * * *
    1
    (incidente): un viaje lleno de peripecias an eventful journey, a journey full of incident ( liter)
    me contó sus peripecias en el extranjero she told me about her adventures abroad
    2 (problema) vicissitude
    las peripecias del presidente the vicissitudes o the ups and downs of the president, the sudden changes in the president's fortunes
    * * *

    peripecia sustantivo femenino
    a) ( incidente):


    sus peripecias en el extranjero her adventures abroad

    peripecia sustantivo femenino
    1 unexpected event
    2 Lit peripeteia, peripety
    * * *
    incident, adventure;
    sus peripecias en la selva his adventures in the jungle
    * * *
    f adventure
    * * *
    vicisitud: vicissitude, reversal
    las peripecias de su carrera: the ups and downs of her career

    Spanish-English dictionary > peripecia

  • 119 pifia

    f.
    1 blunder (informal).
    2 big error, goof, blunder, costly error.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pifiar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pifiar.
    * * *
    1 familiar blunder
    \
    hacer una pifia familiar to make a blunder
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Billar) miscue
    2) * (=error) blunder, bloomer *
    3) And, Cono Sur (=burla) mockery; (=chiste) joke

    hacer pifia de — (=burlarse) to mock, poke fun at; (=bromear) to make a joke of, joke about

    4) And, Cono Sur (=rechifla) hiss
    * * *
    1)
    a) (fam) ( error) boo-boo (colloq), boob (colloq)
    b) ( en billar) miscue
    c) (Chi) ( defecto) fault
    2) (Chi, Per) ( del público) booing and hissing
    * * *
    = boner, goof, bobble, clanger, blooper, blunder, slip-up.
    Ex. Inferencing skills can be learned as students clarify contextual meanings of ambiguous statements, mispronunciations, and boners that may be found in newspaper headlines, texts, and conversations.
    Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex. Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.
    Ex. Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.
    Ex. Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.
    Ex. There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.
    Ex. Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.
    ----
    * meter una pifia = drop + a bollock, drop + a clanger, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (fam) ( error) boo-boo (colloq), boob (colloq)
    b) ( en billar) miscue
    c) (Chi) ( defecto) fault
    2) (Chi, Per) ( del público) booing and hissing
    * * *
    = boner, goof, bobble, clanger, blooper, blunder, slip-up.

    Ex: Inferencing skills can be learned as students clarify contextual meanings of ambiguous statements, mispronunciations, and boners that may be found in newspaper headlines, texts, and conversations.

    Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex: Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.
    Ex: Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.
    Ex: Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.
    Ex: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.
    Ex: Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.
    * meter una pifia = drop + a bollock, drop + a clanger, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( fam) (error) boo-boo ( colloq), boob ( colloq), goof ( AmE colloq)
    2 (en billar) miscue
    3 ( Chi) (defecto) fault
    B (Chi, Per) (del público) booing and hissing, catcalls (pl)
    * * *

    Del verbo pifiar: ( conjugate pifiar)

    pifia es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    pifia    
    pifiar
    pifia sustantivo femenino
    1
    a) (fam) ( error) boob (colloq)


    c) (Chi) ( defecto) fault

    2 (Chi, Per) ( del público) booing and hissing
    pifiar ( conjugate pifiar) verbo transitivo
    1 (fam) ( fallar) to fluff (colloq);
    ◊ pifiala (fam) to blow it (colloq)

    2 (Chi, Per) [ público] to boo
    pifia f fam blunder
    pifiar verbo transitivo to blow, cock up: ¡ya volvió a pifiarla!, he messed up again
    ' pifia' also found in these entries:
    English:
    cock-up
    * * *
    pifia nf
    1. Fam [error] blunder;
    hacer una pifia to make a blunder
    2. [en billar] miscue
    3. Andes, Arg Fam [abucheo] booing and hissing
    4. Andes, Arg Fam [burla] joke
    * * *
    f
    1 fam ( error) booboo fam
    2 Chi, Pe, Rpl
    defect
    * * *
    pifia nf, fam : goof, blunder

    Spanish-English dictionary > pifia

  • 120 poco importante

    adj.
    unimportant, insignificant.
    * * *
    (adj.) = menial, small-time
    Ex. The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks = Con demasiada frecuencia los bibliotecas son víctimas de la pereza negándose a realizar tareas más insignificantes y menos académicas.
    Ex. From small-time stick-ups to vengeful bloodbaths, they become insatiable predators without scruples.
    * * *
    (adj.) = menial, small-time

    Ex: The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks = Con demasiada frecuencia los bibliotecas son víctimas de la pereza negándose a realizar tareas más insignificantes y menos académicas.

    Ex: From small-time stick-ups to vengeful bloodbaths, they become insatiable predators without scruples.

    Spanish-English dictionary > poco importante

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