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1 nervioso
adj.nervous, edgy, jumpy, jittery.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) nervous2 (excitable) excitable3 (intranquilo) nervous, uptight, edgy\poner nervioso,-a a alguien to get on somebody's nervesponerse nervioso,-a (intranquilizarse) to get nervous 2 (impacientarse) to get all excited 3 (aturullarse) to get flustered* * *(f. - nerviosa)adj.* * *ADJ1) (Anat) nerve antes de s, nervous2) (=excitable)ser nervioso — to be highly strung, be nervous
es un niño muy nervioso — he's a very highly strung o nervous child
3) (=intranquilo)¡no te pongas nervioso! — keep cool! *
* * *- sa adjetivo1) <persona/animal>a) [ser] ( excitable) nervousb) [estar] (preocupado, tenso) nervousc) [estar] ( agitado) agitatedúltimamente se le nota nervioso — he's been on edge o (colloq) uptight lately
2) < trastorno> nervous* * *= nervous, in a tizz(y), nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], jumpy [jumpier -comp., jumpiest -sup.], on edge, fidgety, uptight, twitchy [twitchier -comp., twitchiest -sup.], stressed.Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.Ex. And finally, we have the art librarians in a tizzy because they think certain types of headings have been tampered with.Ex. The article ' Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.Ex. This film adaptation is scrappily made and jumpy, and there is nothing here that evokes either the joy of the moment or the death of the soul.Ex. The combination of trade deficit, budget deficit, and threat of war has international investors completely on edge.Ex. Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.Ex. Many of the working-class mothers who take part could be described as uptight.Ex. The day before she wouldn't eat or speak and she was twitchy since she didn't know what the future would hold.Ex. Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.----* depresión nerviosa = breakdown.* de un modo nervioso = nervously.* estar nervioso = be in a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* gas nervioso = nerve agent, nerve gas.* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.* muy nervioso = in a state of agitation, highly-strung, high-strung.* persona nerviosa = fidget.* poner nervioso = rattle.* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* risa nerviosa = giggle.* risita nerviosa = giggle.* sistema nervioso = nervous system.* sistema nervioso periférico = peripheral nervous system.* sufrir una depresión nerviosa = have + a breakdown.* terminación nerviosa = nerve ending.* tic nervioso = tic.* * *- sa adjetivo1) <persona/animal>a) [ser] ( excitable) nervousb) [estar] (preocupado, tenso) nervousc) [estar] ( agitado) agitatedúltimamente se le nota nervioso — he's been on edge o (colloq) uptight lately
2) < trastorno> nervous* * *= nervous, in a tizz(y), nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], jumpy [jumpier -comp., jumpiest -sup.], on edge, fidgety, uptight, twitchy [twitchier -comp., twitchiest -sup.], stressed.Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
Ex: And finally, we have the art librarians in a tizzy because they think certain types of headings have been tampered with.Ex: The article ' Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.Ex: This film adaptation is scrappily made and jumpy, and there is nothing here that evokes either the joy of the moment or the death of the soul.Ex: The combination of trade deficit, budget deficit, and threat of war has international investors completely on edge.Ex: Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.Ex: Many of the working-class mothers who take part could be described as uptight.Ex: The day before she wouldn't eat or speak and she was twitchy since she didn't know what the future would hold.Ex: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.* depresión nerviosa = breakdown.* de un modo nervioso = nervously.* estar nervioso = be in a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* gas nervioso = nerve agent, nerve gas.* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.* muy nervioso = in a state of agitation, highly-strung, high-strung.* persona nerviosa = fidget.* poner nervioso = rattle.* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* risa nerviosa = giggle.* risita nerviosa = giggle.* sistema nervioso = nervous system.* sistema nervioso periférico = peripheral nervous system.* sufrir una depresión nerviosa = have + a breakdown.* terminación nerviosa = nerve ending.* tic nervioso = tic.* * *nervioso -saA ‹persona/animal›2 [ ESTAR] (preocupado) nervousestoy muy nervioso por lo de los exámenes I'm very nervous o ( colloq) uptight about the exams3 [ ESTAR] (agitado) agitatedestás muy nerviosa hoy ¿qué te ha pasado? you seem very agitated o on edge o ( colloq) jumpy today, what's up?ese ruido me tiene or me pone nerviosa that noise is getting on my nervesme pongo nervioso cada vez que la veo I get flustered every time I see herB ‹trastorno› nervous* * *
nervioso◊ -sa adjetivo
1 ‹persona/animal›
◊ últimamente se le nota nervioso he's been on edge o (colloq) uptight lately;
ese ruido me pone muy nerviosa that noise is getting on my nerves;
me pongo nervioso cada vez que la veo I get flustered every time I see her
2 ‹ trastorno› nervous;
‹ célula› nerve ( before n)
nervioso,-a adjetivo
1 nervous: la pregunta le puso nervioso, the question made him nervous
ponerse nervioso, to get nervous/upset
2 (inquieto, intranquilo) fidgety: es un niño muy nervioso, he's a very restless child
' nervioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agitada
- agitado
- agitarse
- descomponer
- descomponerse
- desesperar
- emocionarse
- enervar
- idea
- impulso
- nerviosa
- toda
- todo
- ver
- alborotado
- poner
- sí
- sistema
- tic
English:
crack up
- edge
- edgy
- excite
- fidgety
- flap
- fluster
- fraught
- gulp
- highly-strung
- jitters
- jittery
- jumpy
- keyed up
- knickers
- lather
- nerve gas
- nervous
- nervous system
- panicky
- rattle
- state
- twitchy
- unnerve
- uptight
- work up
- agitated
- butter
- cool
- dither
- high
- hype
- nerve
- system
- unnerving
- up
* * *nervioso, -a adj1. [sistema, enfermedad] nervous;centro/tejido nervioso nerve centre/tissue2. [inquieto, agitado] nervous;está muy nervioso he's very nervous;está muy nervioso por la operación de su padre he's very anxious about his father's operation;quise hablar con ella pero me puse muy nervioso I wanted to talk to her but I got all nervous;todavía no me han dicho el resultado y me estoy poniendo nervioso they still haven't told me the result and I'm getting nervous o a bit jumpy;ese ruidito me está poniendo nervioso that noise is getting on my nerves3. [muy activo] Br highly strung, US high-strung;* * *adj nervous;ponerse nervioso get nervous; ( agitado) get agitated;poner a alguien nervioso get on s.o.’s nerves* * *nervioso, -sa adj1) : nervous, nervesistema nervioso: nervous system2) : high-strung, restless, anxiousponerse nervioso: to get nervous3) : vigorous, energetic* * *nervioso adj nervous -
2 tenso
adj.1 tense, stressed, strained, highly-charged.2 drawn tight.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: tensar.* * *► adjetivo1 (cable, cuerda) tense, taut2 figurado (relaciones) strained* * *(f. - tensa)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=tirante) tense, taut2) [persona, situación] tense; [relaciones] strained* * *- sa adjetivo1) <cuerda/cable> taut, tight; < músculo> tense* * *= stressful, fraught, taut [tauter -comp., tautest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], tense [tenser -comp., tensest -sup.], edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], uptight, stressed.Ex. On the other hand, a prolonged sequence of interviews can be equally stressful, and 'free time' should be interspersed with the successive appointments.Ex. The article is entitled ' Fraught years ahead? Trade unions and libraries'.Ex. While the stencil is held taut, the cylinder is slowly rotated until the bottom edge of the wax sheet can be clamped in position.Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex. The urgency of his supplication was mirrored in the tense whiteness of his knuckles as he clasped his hands tightly in front of him.Ex. His selection of films suggests a temperamental bias toward strong, violent, edgy scenes with killings, face-slappings, and confrontations.Ex. The article ' Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.Ex. Many of the working-class mothers who take part could be described as uptight.Ex. Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.----* ponerse en tensión = tense up.* ponerse tenso = stress + Nombre + out.* situación tensa = stress situation.* * *- sa adjetivo1) <cuerda/cable> taut, tight; < músculo> tense* * *= stressful, fraught, taut [tauter -comp., tautest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], tense [tenser -comp., tensest -sup.], edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], uptight, stressed.Ex: On the other hand, a prolonged sequence of interviews can be equally stressful, and 'free time' should be interspersed with the successive appointments.
Ex: The article is entitled ' Fraught years ahead? Trade unions and libraries'.Ex: While the stencil is held taut, the cylinder is slowly rotated until the bottom edge of the wax sheet can be clamped in position.Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex: The urgency of his supplication was mirrored in the tense whiteness of his knuckles as he clasped his hands tightly in front of him.Ex: His selection of films suggests a temperamental bias toward strong, violent, edgy scenes with killings, face-slappings, and confrontations.Ex: The article ' Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.Ex: Many of the working-class mothers who take part could be described as uptight.Ex: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.* ponerse en tensión = tense up.* ponerse tenso = stress + Nombre + out.* situación tensa = stress situation.* * *tenso -saA1 ‹cuerda/cable› taut, tight2 ‹músculo› tense, tightestás muy tenso, procura relajarte un poco you're very tense, try to relax a bitcontinuó con el dedo tenso en el gatillo he kept his finger poised on the triggerB1 (nervioso) tenseestaba muy tensa antes del examen she was very tense o nervous o uptight before the exam2 ‹relación› strained, tense; ‹situación› tense* * *
Del verbo tensar: ( conjugate tensar)
tenso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
tensó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
tensar
tenso
tensar ( conjugate tensar) verbo transitivo ‹ músculo› to tense;
‹cuerda/cable› to tighten;
‹ arco› to draw;
‹relaciones/lazos› to strain
tenso◊ -sa adjetivo
1 ‹cuerda/cable› taut, tight;
‹ músculo› tense
2 ‹persona/situación› tense;
‹ relación› strained, tense
tensar verbo transitivo
1 (una cuerda, un cable, etc) to tighten: hay que tensar la lona, we must make the canvas taut
(un arco) to draw
2 (un músculo) to tense
tenso,-a adjetivo
1 (persona) tense: se pone tenso cuando la nombran, he tenses up when she is mentioned
últimamente estoy muy tenso, I've been very tense lately
2 (negociaciones, relaciones, etc) strained
3 (cuerda, cable) tight, taut
' tenso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tensa
- tirante
- cargado
- nervioso
English:
nail-biting
- stiffen
- strain
- strained
- taut
- tense
- uptight
- edgy
- tight
- up
* * *tenso, -a adj1. [cuerda, cable] taut;[arco] drawn; [músculo, cuerpo] tense2. [situación, relación, ambiente] tense, strained;[persona] tense;estar tenso con alguien to be tense with sb;ponerse tenso to become tense* * ** * *tenso, -sa adj: tense* * *tenso adj1. (situación, persona) tense2. (cuerda, cable) tight -
3 amargar
v.1 to spoil, to ruin.amargar la vida a alguien to make somebody's life hell2 to make bitter, to poison, to embitter, to vex.Sus comentarios amargan a Elsa His comments make Elsa bitter.La cáscara amarga la confitura The peel makes the candy bitter.* * *1 (tener sabor amargo) to taste bitter1 (hacer amargo) to make bitter2 figurado (disgustos etc) to embitter, make bitter3 figurado (estropear) to spoil, ruin1 (volverse amargo) to become bitter2 figurado to become embittered, become bitter\a nadie le amarga un dulce a gift is always welcomeamargar la existencia/vida a alguien to make somebody's life a misery* * *1.VT [+ comida] to make bitter, sour; [+ persona] to embitter; [+ ocasión] to spoil2.VI to be bitter, taste bitter3.See:* * *1.2.eso me amargó la tarde — that soured o spoiled my evening
amargarse v pron to become bitterno te amargues la existencia — (fam) don't get all uptight about it
* * *----* amargarse = go + sour, turn + sour, sour.* * *1.2.eso me amargó la tarde — that soured o spoiled my evening
amargarse v pron to become bitterno te amargues la existencia — (fam) don't get all uptight about it
* * ** amargarse = go + sour, turn + sour, sour.* * *amargar [A3 ]vt‹ocasión› to spoil; ‹persona› to make … bittereso me amargó la tarde that soured o spoiled my eveningla amarga pensar que lo ha perdido todo it makes her bitter o she feels bitter to think that she's lost everythingto become bitterse ha amargado con los años she's become bitter in her old ageno te amargues la existencia ( fam); don't get all uptight about itte estás amargando pensando en eso todo el tiempo you're just upsetting yourself thinking about that all the time* * *
amargar ( conjugate amargar) verbo transitivo ‹ocasión/día› to spoil;
‹ persona› to make … bitter
amargarse verbo pronominal
to become bitter;
amargar verbo transitivo
1 to make bitter
2 figurado to embitter, sour
' amargar' also found in these entries:
English:
embitter
- sour
* * *♦ vt1. [alimento] to make bitter2. [día, vacaciones] to spoil, to ruin;amargar la vida a alguien to make sb's life a misery;a nadie le amarga un dulce everyone enjoys a treat* * *v/t2:amargar a alguien make s.o. bitter* * *amargar {52} vt: to make bitter, to embitteramargar vi: to taste bitter -
4 enrollado
adj.rolled, convoluted, convolute, rolled-up.m.1 Swiss roll.2 rolling up, coiling, winding, windings.past part.past participle of spanish verb: enrollar.* * *1→ link=enrollar enrollar► adjetivo\estar enrollado,-a con alguien familiar (hablar) to be deep in conversation with somebody 2 (salir juntos) to be going out with somebody, be seeing somebody 3 (tener relaciones) to be having an affair with somebody* * *ADJ1) (=liado) [alfombra, pergamino] rolled (up); [cuerda, cable] [en sí mismo] coiled (up); [alrededor de algo] wound (up)llevaba el periódico enrollado bajo el brazo — he was carrying the newspaper rolled up under his arm
3) Esp** [en relación amorosa]llevan varios meses enrollados — they've been going out o (EEUU) they've been dating for several months
estar enrollado con algn — to be going out with sb, be dating sb (EEUU)
4) Esp ** [con una actividad] involved, busyparecían muy enrolladas hablando de sus cosas — they seemed very involved o busy talking about their own things
¿todavía estás enrollado con los exámenes? — are you still busy with exams?
* * *- da adjetivo1)a) < papel> rolled upb) < cable> coiled, coiled up2) (Esp)a) (fam) [estar] (con una chica, un chico)b) (fam) [estar] ( en actividad)enrollado con algo — con exámenes/preparativos wrapped up in something
c) (arg) ( en la onda) <persona/música> cool (sl), hip (sl); <película/coche> cool (sl)3) (Ven fam) ( preocupado) uptight (colloq), freaked out (sl)* * *- da adjetivo1)a) < papel> rolled upb) < cable> coiled, coiled up2) (Esp)a) (fam) [estar] (con una chica, un chico)b) (fam) [estar] ( en actividad)enrollado con algo — con exámenes/preparativos wrapped up in something
c) (arg) ( en la onda) <persona/música> cool (sl), hip (sl); <película/coche> cool (sl)3) (Ven fam) ( preocupado) uptight (colloq), freaked out (sl)* * *enrollado -daA1 ‹papel› rolled up2 ‹cable› coiled, coiled upB ( Esp)1 ( fam) [ ESTAR](con una chica, un chico): hace meses que están enrollados they've been going (out) together o been involved with each other for monthsenrollado CON algn:vio a su novio enrollado con otra she saw her boyfriend making out with ( AmE) o ( BrE) getting off with another girl ( colloq)2 ( fam) [ ESTAR](en una conversación, actividad): estaba enrollado con un tío hablando de política he was deep in a conversation about politics with some guyenrollado CON algo wrapped up IN sthanda muy enrollado con los exámenes he's really busy with o wrapped up in his examsestaba muy enrollado con la música he was really engrossed in the music3 ( arg) (chulo, ameno) ‹persona/música› cool (sl), hip (sl), funky (sl); ‹película/coche› cool (sl)* * *
Del verbo enrollar: ( conjugate enrollar)
enrollado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
enrollado
enrollar
enrollado◊ -da adjetivo
1
2 (Esp)a) (fam) estar enrollado con algn to have a thing (going) with sb (colloq);
b) estar enrollado con algo ‹con exámenes/preparativos› wrapped up in sth
3 (Ven fam) ( preocupado) uptight (colloq), freaked out (sl)
enrollar ( conjugate enrollar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹papel/persiana› to roll up;
‹cable/manguera› to coil;
2 (Esp arg) ‹ persona› ( confundir) to confuse, get … confused;
( en asunto) to involve, get … involved
enrollarse verbo pronominal
1 [ papel] to roll up;
[cuerda/cable] to coil up;
2 (Esp fam)a) ( hablar mucho):◊ no te enrolles stop jabbering on (colloq);
se enrolladoon hablando they got deep into conversationb) ( tener relaciones amorosas):◊ se enrolladoon en la discoteca they made out (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) they got off together in a disco;
enrolladose con algn to make out with sb (AmE colloq), to get off with sb (BrE colloq)
enrollado,-a adjetivo
1 (una alfombra, un mapa, etc) rolled up
(en un carrete) coiled up
2 fam (bueno, estupendo) great
3 familiar está enrollado con Marisa, he has a thing going with Marisa
enrollar verbo transitivo (una persiana, etc) to roll up
(un cable) to coil
(un hilo) to wind up
' enrollado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enrollada
English:
fight off
- rolled
* * *enrollado, -a adj1. [en forma de rollo] [papel, alfombra] rolled up;[manguera, cuerda] coiled (up);estar enrollado en algo to be wound round sth;un pastel enrollado de verduras a vegetable rouladees un tío muy enrollado he's a really great guy;es un bar muy enrollado it's a really cool o great bar3. Fam [enfrascado]estar enrollado con algo: están muy enrollados con el parapente they're into paragliding in a big way;no puedo ir, estoy muy enrollado haciendo bricolaje en casa I can't go, I'm getting stuck into some DIY at home;estábamos muy enrollados hablando de música we were having a great time talking about music4. Fam [en relaciones amorosas]están enrollados desde hace tres años they've been an item for the last three years;¿pero están enrollados o no? have they got something going or not?;está enrollado con una sueca he's got a thing going with a Swedish woman* * *enrollado adj (simpático) great -
5 neura
adj.1 neurotic (informal).2 dither, all excited, thrilled, very excited.f.bug, mania.le dio la neura de las maquetas he caught the model-making bugf. & m.neurotic, neurotical person.* * *1 familiar obsession■ ahora le ha dado la neura de que no quiere ir a clase now he's got it into his head that he doesn't want to go to school► adjetivo1 familiar neurotic1 neurotic* * *Iadjetivo (fam)IIeso me pone neura — that drives me crazy o (BrE) mad (colloq)
masculino y femenino (fam)1) ( persona)es un neura — he's a complete neurotic (colloq)
2) neura femeninoestá con la neura — she's in a real state (colloq)
* * *Iadjetivo (fam)IIeso me pone neura — that drives me crazy o (BrE) mad (colloq)
masculino y femenino (fam)1) ( persona)es un neura — he's a complete neurotic (colloq)
2) neura femeninoestá con la neura — she's in a real state (colloq)
* * *( fam):es tan neura he gets so uptight about everything ( colloq), he gets in such a state o in such a flap about everything ( colloq), he's so neurotic( fam)A (persona) neurotices un neura he's neurotic, he's a complete neurotic, he gets so uptight o in such a flap o in such a state about everything ( colloq)Bneura feminine: está con la neura she's really uptight ( colloq), she's in a real flap o state ( colloq)* * *
neura adjetivo (fam):◊ eso me pone neura that drives me crazy o (BrE) mad (colloq);
es tan neura he's so neurotic
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam)
1 ( persona):◊ es un neura he's a complete neurotic (colloq)
2◊ neura sustantivo femenino: está con la neura she's in a real state (colloq)
neura
I adj fam nervy, neurotic
II m, f fam neurotic
III f fam craze
' neura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
neurasténico
* * *♦ adjneurotic;no seas tan neura don't be so neurotic♦ nmfneurotic;es un neura he's a complete neurotic, he's really neurotic♦ nf1. [manía] bug, mania;le dio la neura de las maquetas he caught the model-making bug;le dio la neura y se fue al Nepal she took it into her head to go to Nepal* * *f fam:le entró la neura she got uptight fam -
6 agobiar
v.to overwhelm.* * *1 (doblar) to weigh/bend down2 (abrumar) to overwhelm1 (angustiarse) to worry too much, get worked up* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=oprimir) [problemas, responsabilidad, pena] to overwhelm; [ropa] to stifleestamos agobiados por las incesantes llamadas telefónicas — we're overwhelmed with constant phone calls
agobiado por las deudas, tuvo que volver a trabajar — weighed down by debts, he was forced to go back to work
2) (=angustiar)me agobian las grandes ciudades — big cities are too much for me *, I find big cities very stressful
me agobia un montón oír el fútbol por la radio * — hearing football on the radio really gets to me *
3) (=molestar) to pester, harassestaban agobiándola con tantas preguntas — they were pestering o harassing her with so many questions
4) * (=meter prisa)no me agobies, ya terminaré el trabajo cuando pueda — please, give me a break o get off my back, I'll finish the work when I can *
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo ( abrumar) problemas/responsabilidad to weigh o get... down; calor to oppress, get... down2.agobiarse v pron (esp Esp fam) to get uptight (colloq)* * *= haunt, weigh down, harry, stress.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. The passages describing the environment, though lushly written, are inclined to weigh down the narrative thrust of the novel.Ex. They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.Ex. The animals are captured for only a few minutes, to avoid stressing them too much.----* agobiarse = fret, stew, stress + Nombre + out.* agobiarse por = fret about.* no agobiarse = take + Posesivo + time.* * *1.verbo transitivo ( abrumar) problemas/responsabilidad to weigh o get... down; calor to oppress, get... down2.agobiarse v pron (esp Esp fam) to get uptight (colloq)* * *= haunt, weigh down, harry, stress.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: The passages describing the environment, though lushly written, are inclined to weigh down the narrative thrust of the novel.Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.Ex: The animals are captured for only a few minutes, to avoid stressing them too much.* agobiarse = fret, stew, stress + Nombre + out.* agobiarse por = fret about.* no agobiarse = take + Posesivo + time.* * *agobiar [A1 ]vt1 (abrumar) «problemas/responsabilidad» to weigh o get … down; «calor» to oppress, get … downte agobia con tanta amabilidad she overwhelms o smothers you with kindnesseste niño me agobia this child is too much for me2 ( esp Esp) (angustiar) to get … downno me agobies, dame tiempo y te lo haré don't keep on at me, give me time and I'll do itse agobió con tanto ruido y se fue the noise got too much for him and he left* * *
agobiar ( conjugate agobiar) verbo transitivo [problemas/responsabilidad] to weigh o get … down;
[ calor] to oppress, get … down;
este niño me agobia this child is too much for me
agobiar verbo transitivo to overwhelm
' agobiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asfixiar
English:
wear down
* * *♦ vtto overwhelm;el trabajo la agobia her work is getting on top of her;agobia a todos con sus problemas she drives everyone up the wall with her problems;me agobia con sus gritos his shouting really gets to me* * *v/t1 de calor stifle2 de problemas get on top of, overwhelm;agobiar de trabajo overload with work* * *agobiar vt1) oprimir: to oppress, to burden2) abrumar: to overwhelm3) : to wear out, to exhaust* * *agobiar vb1. (hacer sufrir) to get on top of2. (deprimir) to get down -
7 mil
adj.1 thousand, a thousand.2 thousandth.f. & m.thousand.dos mil two thousandmil años/pesos a thousand years/pesosmil cien one thousand one hundredmil y una/uno (figurative) a thousand and onemil y un detalles a hundred and one detailstengo mil cosas que hacer I've got loads of things to do;m.thousand, a thousand.* * *► adjetivo1 thousand2 (milésimo) thousandth1 a thousand, one thousand\el año dos mil the year two thousandlas Mil y Una Noches the Arabian Nights* * *1. adj. 2. noun m.a thousand, one thousand* * *ADJ INV PRON SM a o one thousandseismil veces — a thousand times, thousands of times
* * *Iadjetivo invariable/pronombre thousandmil quinientos pesos — fifteen hundred pesos, one thousand five hundred pesos
20 mil millones — 20 billion (AmE), 20 thousand million (BrE)
IIestar/ponerse a mil — (Col, Ven fam) ( nervioso) to be/get uptight (colloq); ( furioso) to be/get hopping mad (colloq)
masculino (number) one thousandse lo he dicho miles de veces — I've told him hundreds o thousands of times
* * *= thousand.Ex. They have literally changed thousands of sexist job titles.----* a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.* cientos de miles = hundreds of thousands, tens of thousands.* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.* decenas de miles = tens of thousands.* durante miles de años = for aeons and aeons, for aeons.* funcionar a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, work like + a charm.* hace miles de años = aeons ago.* ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.* marchar a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.* miles = oodles.* miles de = thousands of, myriad, many hundreds of.* miles de años = aeon [eon], thousands of years.* mil millones = billion.* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.* salir a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.* uno entre mil = one of a thousand.* * *Iadjetivo invariable/pronombre thousandmil quinientos pesos — fifteen hundred pesos, one thousand five hundred pesos
20 mil millones — 20 billion (AmE), 20 thousand million (BrE)
IIestar/ponerse a mil — (Col, Ven fam) ( nervioso) to be/get uptight (colloq); ( furioso) to be/get hopping mad (colloq)
masculino (number) one thousandse lo he dicho miles de veces — I've told him hundreds o thousands of times
* * *= thousand.Ex: They have literally changed thousands of sexist job titles.
* a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.* cientos de miles = hundreds of thousands, tens of thousands.* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.* decenas de miles = tens of thousands.* durante miles de años = for aeons and aeons, for aeons.* funcionar a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, work like + a charm.* hace miles de años = aeons ago.* ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.* marchar a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.* miles = oodles.* miles de = thousands of, myriad, many hundreds of.* miles de años = aeon [eon], thousands of years.* mil millones = billion.* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.* salir a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.* uno entre mil = one of a thousand.* * *mil1adj inv/pronthousandmil quinientos pesos fifteen hundred pesos, one thousand five hundred pesosel año mil the year one thousandLas mil y una noches ( Lit) the Arabian Nightsse lo he dicho una y mil veces I've told him a thousand timestengo mil cosas que hacer I have a thousand and one things to doa las mil quinientas or a las mil y una very lateestar/ponerse a mil ( Col fam) (nervioso) to be/get uptight ( colloq) (furioso) to be/get hopping mad ( colloq)mil2(number) one thousandel dos por mil de la población two per thousand of the population, zero o nought point two percent of the populationse lo he dicho miles de veces I've told him hundreds o thousands of times* * *
mil adj inv/pron
thousand;
20 mil millones 20 billion (AmE), 20 thousand million (BrE);
tengo mil cosas que hacer I have a thousand and one things to do
■ sustantivo masculino
(number) one thousand
mil adjetivo & sustantivo masculino thousand
mil millones, a billion
mil personas, a o one thousand people
' mil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acoquinar
- acto
- alcanzar
- alistar
- alistarse
- amotinarse
- amotinar
- aterrorizar
- avanzadilla
- baja
- bajo
- base
- batirse
- billete
- brecha
- brigada
- caballería
- cabeza
- cabida
- cabo
- cadete
- caída
- caído
- cambio
- campaña
- campo
- cañón
- capacidad
- capitán
- capitana
- capitanear
- capitular
- capitulación
- capote
- carga
- carro
- catapulta
- cerca
- cerco
- civil
- clavar
- cobertura
- columna
- comandante
- comando
- combate
- comodoro
- compañía
- conflagración
English:
about-face
- about-turn
- action
- advance
- airborne
- and
- anonymous
- antipersonnel
- arena
- arm
- assault
- AWOL
- barracks
- barrage
- base
- baton
- battle
- be
- beat
- billion
- blank
- bombshell
- bowdlerize
- brass
- brief
- bunker
- cadet
- call up
- capture
- casualty
- charge
- colour
- command
- commander
- commanding officer
- cool
- corporal
- corps
- cruise missile
- decorate
- deploy
- depot
- desert
- desertion
- detachment
- detail
- dig in
- disarmament
- disengage
- dispatch
* * *mil númthousand;dos mil two thousand;mil pesos a thousand pesos;miles de dólares thousands of dollars;mil cien one thousand one hundred;miles (de) [gran cantidad] thousands (of);tengo mil cosas que hacer I've got loads of things to do;RP Fama mil: estar a mil to be rushed off one's feet;ponerse a mil to go flat out;ver también treinta* * *I adj thousandII m thousand;a miles by the thousands* * *mil adj: thousandmil nm: one thousand, a thousand* * *mil num thousandmiles de... thousands of... -
8 apretado
adj.tight, confining, binding, serried.past part.past participle of spanish verb: apretar.* * *1→ link=apretar apretar► adjetivo1 (objeto) tight2 (en un espacio) jammed; (personas) crowded, cramped3 (ocupado) busy4 (difícil) tight, difficult\estar/ir apretado,-a de dinero to be short of money* * *(f. - apretada)adj.* * *ADJ1) [tapa, tornillo, ropa] tightle puso la venda bien apretadita en la pierna — she put the bandage tightly around his leg, she tightened the bandage around his leg
2) (=difícil) difficult3) (=ocupado) [agenda, mañana] busyun apretado programa de actividades — a very full o busy programme of activities
4) (=apretujado) [en asiento, vehículo] squashed, crampedsi te sientas ahí, vamos a estar muy apretados — if you sit there we're going to be really squashed o cramped
pusieron a los hinchas apretados contra las vallas — they shoved o pushed the fans against the barriers
5) * (=tacaño) tight-fisted *, tight *6) * (=tozudo) pig-headed *7) [escritura] cramped8) Méx (=presumido) conceited9) Caribe [sin dinero] broke *, flat (EEUU) *10) Ven (=aprovechado)usa el teléfono sin pedir permiso ¡qué apretado es! — he uses the phone without asking permission, he's got a real cheek *
* * *- da adjetivo1)a) ( ajustado) tightb) ( sin dinero)andamos or estamos algo apretados — we're a little short of money (colloq)
c) ( apretujado) crampedíbamos muy apretados — it was o we were very cramped
2) <calendario/programa> tight; < victoria> narrow3) (fam) ( tacaño) tight (colloq), tightfisted (colloq)4) (Ven fam) ( estricto) strict* * *= serried, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], dense [denser -comp., densest -sup.], tight-fitting, cramped.Ex. Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex. The author describes in detail the development of an integrated system of children's libraries in Singapore which has a dense, mostly urban, multilingual population.Ex. Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.Ex. Vissenbjerg Library, Funen, serving a population of 5,860 and converted to full-time status in 1980, is placed in a stagnant shopping centre in cramped conditions.* * *- da adjetivo1)a) ( ajustado) tightb) ( sin dinero)andamos or estamos algo apretados — we're a little short of money (colloq)
c) ( apretujado) crampedíbamos muy apretados — it was o we were very cramped
2) <calendario/programa> tight; < victoria> narrow3) (fam) ( tacaño) tight (colloq), tightfisted (colloq)4) (Ven fam) ( estricto) strict* * *= serried, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], dense [denser -comp., densest -sup.], tight-fitting, cramped.Ex: Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.
Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex: The author describes in detail the development of an integrated system of children's libraries in Singapore which has a dense, mostly urban, multilingual population.Ex: Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.Ex: Vissenbjerg Library, Funen, serving a population of 5,860 and converted to full-time status in 1980, is placed in a stagnant shopping centre in cramped conditions.* * *apretado -daA1 (ajustado) tightesta falda me queda muy apretada this skirt is very tight on me o too tight for meeste nudo está muy apretado this knot is very tightno hagas el punto tan apretado don't knit so tightlytiene la letra muy apretada he has very cramped handwriting2(de dinero): este mes andamos or estamos apretados we're a little short of money this month, money's a bit tight this month ( colloq)3 (apretujado) crampedíbamos muy apretados it was o we were very crampedcaben cinco pero bastante apretados there's room for five but it's a tight squeeze o it's a little crampeden ese piso tan pequeño viven muy apretados they're very cramped in that tiny apartmentB1 ‹calendario/programa› tight2 ‹victoria› narrow1 (de carácter fuerte) strict2* * *
Del verbo apretar: ( conjugate apretar)
apretado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
apretado
apretar
apretado◊ -da adjetivo
1
2 ‹calendario/programa› tight;
‹ victoria› narrow
3 (fam) ( tacaño) tight (colloq), tightfisted (colloq)
apretar ( conjugate apretar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ acelerador› to put one's foot on, press;
‹ gatillo› to pull, squeeze
‹puño/mandíbulas› to clench;
2a) ( apretujar):◊ apretó al niño contra su pecho he clasped o clutched the child to his breast;
me apretó el brazo con fuerza he squeezed o gripped my arm firmly
verbo intransitivo
1 [ropa/zapatos] (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tight;
2 ( hacer presión) to press down (o in etc)
apretarse verbo pronominal
to squeeze o squash together
apretado,-a adjetivo
1 (muy ceñido) tight: íbamos todos apretados en el metro, we were all squashed together in the tube
2 (atareado) busy
apretar
I vtr (pulsar un botón) to press
(el cinturón, un tornillo) to tighten
(el gatillo) to pull: me aprietan los zapatos, these shoes are too tight for me
II verbo intransitivo el calor ha apretado en julio, it was really hot in July
♦ Locuciones: apretar el paso, to hasten, hurry
apretarle las clavijas a alguien, to put the screws on someone
donde aprieta el zapato, where the problem is
' apretado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apretar
- apretada
- justa
- justo
- calendario
English:
cramped
- full
- heavy
- schedule
- tight
- dense
- feel
* * *apretado, -a♦ adj1. [ropa, nudo, tuerca] tight;estos pantalones me quedan apretados these trousers are too tight for me2. [estrujado] cramped;en esta oficina estamos muy apretados we're very cramped in this office;íbamos un poco apretados en el coche it was a bit of a squeeze o we were a bit squished in the car3. [caligrafía] cramped4. [triunfo] narrow;[esprint] close5. [de tiempo] busy;tengo unas tardes muy apretadas my afternoons are very busy6. [de dinero]vamos muy apretados things are very tight at the moment, we're very short of money at the moment;están pasando una época apretada they're going through hard times♦ nm,fMéx Fam Pey [reprimido] strait-laced o uptight person* * *adj1 tight2:iban muy apretados en el coche they were very cramped o squashed in the car* * *apretado, -da adj1) : tight♦ apretadamente adv* * *apretado adj2. (muy reñido) close3. (apiñado) squashed / cramped -
9 agobiado
adj.1 overwhelmed, overburdened.2 exhausted, tired.3 weighed-down, bent-over, bent, bowed.past part.past participle of spanish verb: agobiar.* * *1→ link=agobiar agobiar► adjetivo1 (doblado) bent over/down, weighed down* * *ADJ1) [persona]estar agobiado: estamos agobiados de trabajo — we're up to our eyes in work *
estaba agobiada por tantas visitas — she found all these visitors overwhelming o a bit too much *
no puedo hacerlo porque estoy agobiado con otras cosas — I can't do it, I'm rushed off my feet with other things * o I've got too much else on *
2) [lugar] clutteredel dormitorio queda muy agobiado con tantos muebles — the bedroom is very cluttered with all the furniture
3)ser agobiado de hombros — Cono Sur to have a stoop
* * *- da adjetivoa) ( abrumado)b) (esp Esp) ( angustiado)estar agobiado — to be in a real state (colloq)
* * *= oppressed, harassed, under the cosh, stressed, harried, beleaguered.Ex. The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease.Ex. This article offers 3 remedies for harassed acquisitions librarians in the areas of booksellers, money and technology.Ex. Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.Ex. Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.Ex. But working mothers' lives are much more harried than the average American's.Ex. The prospect of cost savings for beleaguered university budgets have revitalized in resource sharing.----* agobiado de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.* agobiado por las preocupaciones = careworn.* agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.* estar agobiado de = be snowed under with.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( abrumado)b) (esp Esp) ( angustiado)estar agobiado — to be in a real state (colloq)
* * *= oppressed, harassed, under the cosh, stressed, harried, beleaguered.Ex: The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease.
Ex: This article offers 3 remedies for harassed acquisitions librarians in the areas of booksellers, money and technology.Ex: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.Ex: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.Ex: But working mothers' lives are much more harried than the average American's.Ex: The prospect of cost savings for beleaguered university budgets have revitalized in resource sharing.* agobiado de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.* agobiado por las preocupaciones = careworn.* agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.* estar agobiado de = be snowed under with.* * *agobiado -da1(abrumado): estamos agobiados de trabajo we're rushed off our feet with work ( colloq), we're snowed under with workestán agobiados de deudas they are burdened with debts, they're up to their ears in debt ( colloq)estaba agobiada con tantos problemas she was weighed down by so many problems2camina agobiado de hombros he walks with a stoop* * *
Del verbo agobiar: ( conjugate agobiar)
agobiado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
agobiado
agobiar
agobiado◊ -da adjetivo [estar] agobiado de algo ‹ de trabajo› snowed under with sth;
‹ de deudas› overwhelmed with sth;
agobiar ( conjugate agobiar) verbo transitivo [problemas/responsabilidad] to weigh o get … down;
[ calor] to oppress, get … down;
este niño me agobia this child is too much for me
agobiado,-a adjetivo overwhelmed: está agobiado de problemas, he's overwhelmed with problems
estoy agobiado de trabajo, I'm snowed under with work
agobiar verbo transitivo to overwhelm
' agobiado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agobiada
- apurada
- apurado
English:
debt ridden
- pressure
* * *agobiado, -a adjestán agobiados de trabajo they're snowed under with work;están agobiados de problemas they're weighed down with problems;está agobiado por las deudas he's weighed down with debt, he's up to his ears in debt;está agobiado por el éxito the burden of his success is beginning to tell on him* * *adj figstressed out;agobiado de trabajo snowed under with work* * *agobiado, -da adj: weary, worn-out, weighted-down -
10 agobiarse
pron.v.to bow, to couch.* * *1 (angustiarse) to worry too much, get worked up* * *VPR *no se agobia con nada — he doesn't let anything get on top of him o get to him *
* * *(v.) = fret, stew, stress + Nombre + outEx. So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry.Ex. He was unhappy about Rosecrans grabbing the limelight and just getting too big for his breeches and decided to let him stew a little bit.Ex. Forty percent of Americans say it stresses them out too much to think about health care and costs.* * *(v.) = fret, stew, stress + Nombre + outEx: So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry.
Ex: He was unhappy about Rosecrans grabbing the limelight and just getting too big for his breeches and decided to let him stew a little bit.Ex: Forty percent of Americans say it stresses them out too much to think about health care and costs.* * *
■agobiarse verbo reflexivo
1 (angustiarse) to get anxious
familiar to get uptight
2 (tener sensación de asfixia) to suffocate
' agobiarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asfixiar
* * *vprFam to feel overwhelmed;¡no te agobies! don't worry!;se agobia mucho con el trabajo she lets her work get on top of her* * *v/r famget stressed out* * *agobiarse vb to get worked up -
11 almidonado
adj.starched, starchy.m.starching, stiffening.past part.past participle of spanish verb: almidonar.* * *1→ link=almidonar almidonar► adjetivo1 familiar (demasiado acicalado) dressed up to the nines2 familiar (estirado) stuffy, starchy, uptight* * *ADJ1) [ropa] starched2) [persona] (=estirado) stiff, starchy; (=pulcro) dapper, spruce* * ** * *= starched, starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.].Ex. The traditional image of nurses, mostly women, in starched uniforms and white caps, giving care at the bedside in the hospital is out of date.Ex. This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.* * ** * *= starched, starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.].Ex: The traditional image of nurses, mostly women, in starched uniforms and white caps, giving care at the bedside in the hospital is out of date.
Ex: This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.* * *almidonado -daA ‹ropa/mantel› starched(demasiado acicalado): sus niños van siempre tan almidonados her children are always dressed so neat and tidy* * *almidonado, -a♦ adjstarched♦ nmstarching* * *adj figstuffy, starchy -
12 amargado
adj.embittered, bitter, sour, filled with resentment.f. & m.bitter person, sourpuss, embittered person.past part.past participle of spanish verb: amargar.* * *1→ link=amargar amargar► adjetivo1 embittered, resentful■ estar amargado,-a to feel very bitter► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 bitter person* * *(f. - amargada)adj.bitter, embittered* * *ADJ bitter, embittered* * *I- da adjetivo bitter, embitteredII- da masculino, femenino bitter o embittered person* * *= bitter, embittered, sourpuss, misery guts, sour puss.Ex. A number of respondents to the study expressed themselves in bitter terms at the lack of readiness to support programmes which are attempting to encourage the transfer of technological innovation to information applications.Ex. The play 'A Song at twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress.Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.Ex. At the other end of the scale are misery guts, who are neither happy with their job role nor their employer.Ex. It is no fun being around you when you are being such a sour puss.* * *I- da adjetivo bitter, embitteredII- da masculino, femenino bitter o embittered person* * *= bitter, embittered, sourpuss, misery guts, sour puss.Ex: A number of respondents to the study expressed themselves in bitter terms at the lack of readiness to support programmes which are attempting to encourage the transfer of technological innovation to information applications.
Ex: The play 'A Song at twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress.Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.Ex: At the other end of the scale are misery guts, who are neither happy with their job role nor their employer.Ex: It is no fun being around you when you are being such a sour puss.* * *bitter, embitteredmasculine, femininebitter o embittered person* * *
Del verbo amargar: ( conjugate amargar)
amargado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
amargado
amargar
amargado◊ -da adjetivo
bitter, embittered
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
bitter o embittered person
amargar ( conjugate amargar) verbo transitivo ‹ocasión/día› to spoil;
‹ persona› to make … bitter
amargarse verbo pronominal
to become bitter;
amargado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (resentido) embittered, bitter
2 fam (aburrido, harto) fed up, annoyed: tanto papeleo me tiene amargada, I'm fed up with all this red tape
II sustantivo masculino y femenino bitter person: no le hagas caso; es un amargado, don't take any notice, he's embittered
amargar verbo transitivo
1 to make bitter
2 figurado to embitter, sour
' amargado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amargada
English:
bitter
- embittered
- jaundiced
- sour
* * *amargado, -a♦ adj[resentido] bitter;estar amargado de la vida to be bitter and twisted♦ nm,fbitter person;ser un amargado to be bitter o embittered* * *adj figbitter, embittered* * *amargado, -da adj: embittered, bitter -
13 amargo
adj.1 bitter, amaroidal.2 bitter, sad.m.bitters.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: amargar.* * *► adjetivo1 (sabor) bitter1 bitterness————————1 bitterness* * *(f. - amarda)adj.* * *amargo, -a1. ADJ1) [sabor] bitter, tartmás amargo que tueras, más amargo que la hiel — terribly bitter
2) (fig) (=apenado) bitter, embittered2. SM1) [de sabor] bitterness, tartness2) pl amargos (=licor) bitters3.* * *I- ga adjetivo1)a) <fruta/sabor> bitterb) ( sin azúcar) unsweetened, without sugar2) <experiencia/recuerdo> bitter, painfulIIme dejó un sabor amargo — it left me with a bitter o nasty taste in my mouth
* * *= bitter, sour, upsetting.Ex. A number of respondents to the study expressed themselves in bitter terms at the lack of readiness to support programmes which are attempting to encourage the transfer of technological innovation to information applications.Ex. Throughout the book, the young are viewed with sour realism.Ex. Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.----* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.* experiencia amarga = bitter experience.* naranja amarga = sour orange.* verdad amarga = home truth.* victoria amarga = sour victory.* * *I- ga adjetivo1)a) <fruta/sabor> bitterb) ( sin azúcar) unsweetened, without sugar2) <experiencia/recuerdo> bitter, painfulIIme dejó un sabor amargo — it left me with a bitter o nasty taste in my mouth
* * *= bitter, sour, upsetting.Ex: A number of respondents to the study expressed themselves in bitter terms at the lack of readiness to support programmes which are attempting to encourage the transfer of technological innovation to information applications.
Ex: Throughout the book, the young are viewed with sour realism.Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.* experiencia amarga = bitter experience.* naranja amarga = sour orange.* verdad amarga = home truth.* victoria amarga = sour victory.* * *A1 ‹fruta/sabor› bitter almendra2 (sin azúcar) unsweetened, without sugarB ‹experiencia/recuerdo› bitter, painfulme dejó un sabor amargo it left me with a bitter o nasty taste in my mouthlanzando quejas amargas contra su destino railing against his fate, complaining bitterly about his fate1 (amargor) bitterness2 (mate) maté without sugar3 (licor) bitters* * *
Del verbo amargar: ( conjugate amargar)
amargo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
amargó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
amargar
amargo
amargar ( conjugate amargar) verbo transitivo ‹ocasión/día› to spoil;
‹ persona› to make … bitter
amargarse verbo pronominal
to become bitter;
amargo -ga adjetivo
1
2 ‹experiencia/recuerdo› bitter, painful
amargar verbo transitivo
1 to make bitter
2 figurado to embitter, sour
amargo,-a adjetivo bitter, unpleasant, sour: siento que tengas que pasar por ese amargo trance, I'm sorry that you have to go through such an awful situation
' amargo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amarga
- chocolate
- sabor
- trago
- gusto
English:
bitter
- chocolate
- pill
- plain
* * *amargo, -a♦ adj1. [sabor] bitter2. [sin azúcar] bitter3. [persona, recuerdo] bitter♦ nm1. RP [mate] bitter maté* * *adj tb figbitter* * *amargo, -ga adj: bitter♦ amargamente advamargo nm: bitterness, tartness* * *amargo adj bitter -
14 convencional
adj.conventional.* * *► adjetivo1 conventional* * *adj.* * *ADJ conventional* * *adjetivo conventional* * *= conventional, stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.], mainline, mainstream, conventionalised [conventionalized, -USA].Ex. The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.Ex. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.Ex. This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.Ex. Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.Ex. Historically, knowledge about plant and animal species is systematised through conventionalised descriptive terminology.----* nada convencional = unorthodox.* nombre convencional = conventional name.* poco convencional = unconventional.* * *adjetivo conventional* * *= conventional, stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.], mainline, mainstream, conventionalised [conventionalized, -USA].Ex: The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.
Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.Ex: Historically, knowledge about plant and animal species is systematised through conventionalised descriptive terminology.* nada convencional = unorthodox.* nombre convencional = conventional name.* poco convencional = unconventional.* * *1 ‹persona/ideas/estilo› conventionalviste de manera convencional he dresses conventionally2 ‹armas› conventionaldelegate* * *
convencional adjetivo
conventional
convencional adjetivo conventional
' convencional' also found in these entries:
English:
conventional
- off-beat
- unconventional
- uptight
- off
- straight
- stuffy
* * *convencional adj1. [ideas, gustos, persona] conventional2. [armas] conventional* * *adj conventional* * *convencional adj: conventional♦ convencionalmente adv -
15 estirado
adj.1 stretched out, dilated, elongated, outstretched.2 stiff, airy-fairy, pretentious, prim.f. & m.stuck-up person, stiff shirt.past part.past participle of spanish verb: estirar.* * *1 (textil) drawing2 (del pelo) straightening; (de la piel) lift————————1→ link=estirar estirar► adjetivo1 figurado (en el vestir) stiff, formal, starchy2 figurado (orgulloso) stiff, conceited, haughty1 (textil) drawing2 (del pelo) straightening; (de la piel) lift* * *(f. - estirada)adj.1) stretched2) stiff* * *1. ADJ1) (=alargado) stretched2) [persona] (=tieso) stiff, starchy; (=engreído) stuck-up *3) (=tacaño) tight-fisted2.SM [de vidrio] drawing; [de pelo] straighteningestirado de piel, estirado facial — face lift
* * *- da adjetivo (fam) stuck-up (colloq), snooty (colloq)* * *= stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.], outstretched, pulled-out, stuck-up, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], starched, starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.], hoity-toity, stiff.Ex. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.Ex. The 'law of the outstretched arm', by which is understood the rule that information which is further away than can be physically reached has a major impact on information use patterns.Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex. library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex. Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.Ex. This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.Ex. Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Ex. He could have won that election, if he had played his cards right, not come off as such a stiff, and had some real conviction.* * *- da adjetivo (fam) stuck-up (colloq), snooty (colloq)* * *= stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.], outstretched, pulled-out, stuck-up, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], starched, starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.], hoity-toity, stiff.Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
Ex: The 'law of the outstretched arm', by which is understood the rule that information which is further away than can be physically reached has a major impact on information use patterns.Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex: library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex: Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.Ex: This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Ex: He could have won that election, if he had played his cards right, not come off as such a stiff, and had some real conviction.* * ** * *
Del verbo estirar: ( conjugate estirar)
estirado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
estirado
estirar
estirado
estirar ( conjugate estirar) verbo transitivo
1
‹cable/soga› to pull out, stretch
( con la plancha) to run the iron over
2 ‹brazos/piernas/músculo› to stretch;
3 ‹dinero/comida/recursos› to make … go further
estirarse verbo pronominal
to stretch
estirado,-a adj pey (persona) stiff
estirar verbo transitivo
1 (alargar, tensar) to stretch
2 (alisar) to smooth out: tienes que estirar la cama, you must straighten the covers
3 (dinero) to spin out ♦ LOC familiar: estirar la pata, to kick the bucket, bite the dust
estirar las piernas, to stretch one's legs: voy afuera a estirar las piernas un poco, I'm going outside to strech my legs a bit
' estirado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estirada
English:
shirt
- snooty
- snotty
- standoffish
- stiff
- stiff-necked
- stuffy
- stuck
- toffee
* * *estirado, -a♦ adj1. [persona] [altanero] haughty;[adusto] uptight2. [brazos, piernas] outstretched3. [jersey] baggy, shapeless♦ nmstretching* * *I adj snooty fam, stuck-up famII m face-lift;hacerse un estirado have a face-lift* * *estirado, -da adj1) : stretched, extended2) presumido: stuck-up, conceited -
16 mojigato
adj.prudish, hypocritical, straight-laced, straitlaced.m.prude, prig, goody-goody.* * *► adjetivo► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *mojigato, -a1.ADJ (=santurrón) sanctimonious; (=puritano) prudish, strait-laced2.SM / F (=santurrón) sanctimonious person; (=puritano) prude* * *I- ta adjetivo prudish, straitlacedII- ta masculino, femenino prude* * *= prude, prudish, sanctimonious, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], straitlaced [strait-laced].Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.Ex. In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.Ex. These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex. Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.* * *I- ta adjetivo prudish, straitlacedII- ta masculino, femenino prude* * *= prude, prudish, sanctimonious, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], straitlaced [strait-laced].Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.Ex: These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.* * *prudish, straitlaced, puritanicalmasculine, feminineprude* * *
mojigato◊ -ta adjetivo
prudish
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
prude
mojigato,-a
I adjetivo prudish
II sustantivo masculino y femenino prude
' mojigato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mojigata
- ñoña
- ñoño
- gazmoño
- melindroso
- puritano
- zanahoria
English:
prig
- priggish
- prude
- sanctimonious
- uptight
- prim
- prudish
* * *mojigato, -a♦ adj1. [beato] prudish2. [falsamente humilde] sanctimonious♦ nm,f1. [beato] prude2. [persona falsamente humilde] sanctimonious person* * *I adj prudishII m, mojigata f prude* * *mojigato, -ta adj: prudish, prim♦ mojigatamente advmojigato, -ta n: prude, prig -
17 amarga
femenino (Col) beer* * *femenino (Col) beer* * *( Col)beer* * *
Del verbo amargar: ( conjugate amargar)
amarga es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
amarga
amargar
amarga sustantivo femenino (Col) beer
amargar ( conjugate amargar) verbo transitivo ‹ocasión/día› to spoil;
‹ persona› to make … bitter
amargarse verbo pronominal
to become bitter;
amargo,-a adjetivo bitter, unpleasant, sour: siento que tengas que pasar por ese amargo trance, I'm sorry that you have to go through such an awful situation
amargar verbo transitivo
1 to make bitter
2 figurado to embitter, sour
' amarga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
angostura
- naranja
English:
ale
- bitter
- feud
-
18 tenso
• strained• stressed• tauromachy• tauten• tight• unrelaxed• uptight
См. также в других словарях:
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