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  • 61 estimular

    v.
    1 to encourage.
    2 to stimulate.
    El dinero estimula a los empleados Money stimulates the employees.
    El aroma estimula los sentidos The aroma stimulates the senses.
    * * *
    1 (animar) to encourage, stimulate
    2 (apetito, pasiones) to whet
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=alentar) [+ persona] to encourage
    2) (=favorecer) [+ apetito, economía, esfuerzos, ahorro] to stimulate; [+ debate] to promote
    3) [+ organismo, célula] to stimulate
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) clase/lectura to stimulate
    b) ( alentar) < persona> to encourage
    c) <apetito/circulación> to stimulate
    d) ( sexualmente) to stimulate
    2) <inversión/ahorro> to encourage, stimulate
    * * *
    = encourage, give + a boost, prompt, provide + boost, spur, spur on, stimulate, whip up, provide + stimulus, set + Nombre + off, abet, buoy, prod, egg on, stir up, nudge, reawaken [re-awaken], kick-start [kickstart], pep up, hearten, incite.
    Ex. A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
    Ex. CD-ROM has given the library a public relations boost but this has led to higher expectations of the library by users at a time of budgetary restraint.
    Ex. An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
    Ex. Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.
    Ex. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
    Ex. The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.
    Ex. An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.
    Ex. The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.
    Ex. The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.
    Ex. This local tale could have been used to set me and my classmates off on a search for other similar stories that litter the area up and down the east coast of Britain.
    Ex. This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.
    Ex. 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.
    Ex. Science Citation Index (SCI) depends for intellectual content entirely on citations by authors, who are sometimes prodded by editors and referees.
    Ex. In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.
    Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.
    Ex. By the 1980s, leftist philosophies had fallen into disfavor, & globalization & neoliberalism nudged the unions to seek other alliances.
    Ex. The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.
    Ex. Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.
    Ex. Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.
    Ex. We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.
    Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.
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    * estimular el debate = provoke + discussion, prompt + discussion, pepper + debate.
    * estimular el desarrollo de = stimulate + the development of.
    * estimular la economía = stimulate + the economy, spur + the economy.
    * estimular la imaginación = spark + imagination.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) clase/lectura to stimulate
    b) ( alentar) < persona> to encourage
    c) <apetito/circulación> to stimulate
    d) ( sexualmente) to stimulate
    2) <inversión/ahorro> to encourage, stimulate
    * * *
    = encourage, give + a boost, prompt, provide + boost, spur, spur on, stimulate, whip up, provide + stimulus, set + Nombre + off, abet, buoy, prod, egg on, stir up, nudge, reawaken [re-awaken], kick-start [kickstart], pep up, hearten, incite.

    Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.

    Ex: CD-ROM has given the library a public relations boost but this has led to higher expectations of the library by users at a time of budgetary restraint.
    Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
    Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.
    Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
    Ex: The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.
    Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.
    Ex: The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.
    Ex: The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.
    Ex: This local tale could have been used to set me and my classmates off on a search for other similar stories that litter the area up and down the east coast of Britain.
    Ex: This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.
    Ex: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.
    Ex: Science Citation Index (SCI) depends for intellectual content entirely on citations by authors, who are sometimes prodded by editors and referees.
    Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.
    Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.
    Ex: By the 1980s, leftist philosophies had fallen into disfavor, & globalization & neoliberalism nudged the unions to seek other alliances.
    Ex: The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.
    Ex: Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.
    Ex: Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.
    Ex: We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.
    Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.
    * estimular el debate = provoke + discussion, prompt + discussion, pepper + debate.
    * estimular el desarrollo de = stimulate + the development of.
    * estimular la economía = stimulate + the economy, spur + the economy.
    * estimular la imaginación = spark + imagination.

    * * *
    estimular [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 «clase/lectura» to stimulate
    2 (alentar) to encourage
    hay que estimularla para que trabaje she needs encouraging to get her to work
    gritaban para estimular a su equipo they cheered their team on, they shouted encouragement to their team
    3 ‹apetito› to whet, stimulate; ‹circulación› to stimulate
    4 (sexualmente) to stimulate
    B ‹inversión/ahorro› to encourage, stimulate
    * * *

    estimular ( conjugate estimular) verbo transitivo


    estimular verbo transitivo
    1 (dar ánimos) to encourage
    2 (potenciar, activar) to stimulate
    ' estimular' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    animar
    - impulsar
    English:
    animate
    - drum up
    - fuel
    - stimulate
    - stir
    - work up
    - boost
    - promote
    - revitalize
    - revive
    - spur
    - whet
    * * *
    1. [animar] to encourage;
    el orgullo le estimula a seguir his pride spurs him to go on
    2. [incitar] to encourage, to urge on;
    la muchedumbre lo estimuló con gritos the crowd shouted him on
    3. [excitar sexualmente] to stimulate
    4. [activar] [apetito] to stimulate, to whet;
    [circulación, economía] to stimulate; [ventas, inversión] to stimulate, to encourage
    * * *
    v/t
    1 stimulate
    2 ( animar) encourage
    * * *
    1) : to stimulate
    2) : to encourage
    * * *
    1. (activar) to stimulate
    2. (animar) to encourage

    Spanish-English dictionary > estimular

  • 62 formación en el uso de la biblioteca

    Ex. The author defines what is meant by 'library literacy' and suggests that librarians should aim to educate users, and in particular student users more broadly in the skills needed to make full use of a library.
    * * *

    Ex: The author defines what is meant by 'library literacy' and suggests that librarians should aim to educate users, and in particular student users more broadly in the skills needed to make full use of a library.

    Spanish-English dictionary > formación en el uso de la biblioteca

  • 63 grosero

    adj.
    rude, impolite, coarse, discourteous.
    m.
    rough person, rough, rough and disorderly person, rude.
    * * *
    1 (tosco) coarse, crude
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 rude person
    * * *
    (f. - grosera)
    adj.
    2) rude
    * * *
    ADJ (=descortés) rude; (=ordinario) coarse, vulgar; (=tosco) rough, loutish; (=indecente) indelicate
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo
    a) ( descortés) <persona/comportamiento> rude, ill-mannered; < lenguaje> rude
    b) ( vulgar) crude
    II
    - ra masculino, femenino

    es un grosero — ( vulgar) he's so vulgar o crude!; ( descortés) he's so rude!

    * * *
    = rude [ruder -comp., rudest -sup.], churlish, abusive, vulgar, uncouth, coarse [coarser -comp.; coarsest -sup.], gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], churl, boorish, short, short-tempered, off-hand [offhand], tasteless, crass [crasser -comp., crassest -sup.].
    Ex. 'That young man was terribly rude'.
    Ex. 'He's slipping back into a churlish mood', the director said averting his eyes.
    Ex. Reference supervisors have a responsibility to protect their staff as well as other library users from the unpleasant, abusive behavior of some persons.
    Ex. This paper is a somewhat whimsical glance backwards, recalling 6 vulgar American parodies of 7 enduring songs.
    Ex. All the writers chosen characterized eastern Europe throughout the 18th century as uncouth and backward.
    Ex. The sections of a book were stapled to a coarse cloth backing, but unfortunately the staples soon rusted and became brittle.
    Ex. Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.
    Ex. Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.
    Ex. He says he dislikes Rose way more because she is a big mouth, intolerant, boorish, know-it-all and always talking about her gay life.
    Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.
    Ex. A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.
    Ex. The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.
    Ex. Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.
    Ex. In these new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.
    ----
    * ser grosero con = be abusive of.
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo
    a) ( descortés) <persona/comportamiento> rude, ill-mannered; < lenguaje> rude
    b) ( vulgar) crude
    II
    - ra masculino, femenino

    es un grosero — ( vulgar) he's so vulgar o crude!; ( descortés) he's so rude!

    * * *
    = rude [ruder -comp., rudest -sup.], churlish, abusive, vulgar, uncouth, coarse [coarser -comp.; coarsest -sup.], gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], churl, boorish, short, short-tempered, off-hand [offhand], tasteless, crass [crasser -comp., crassest -sup.].

    Ex: 'That young man was terribly rude'.

    Ex: 'He's slipping back into a churlish mood', the director said averting his eyes.
    Ex: Reference supervisors have a responsibility to protect their staff as well as other library users from the unpleasant, abusive behavior of some persons.
    Ex: This paper is a somewhat whimsical glance backwards, recalling 6 vulgar American parodies of 7 enduring songs.
    Ex: All the writers chosen characterized eastern Europe throughout the 18th century as uncouth and backward.
    Ex: The sections of a book were stapled to a coarse cloth backing, but unfortunately the staples soon rusted and became brittle.
    Ex: Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.
    Ex: Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.
    Ex: He says he dislikes Rose way more because she is a big mouth, intolerant, boorish, know-it-all and always talking about her gay life.
    Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.
    Ex: A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.
    Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.
    Ex: Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.
    Ex: In these new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.
    * ser grosero con = be abusive of.

    * * *
    grosero1 -ra
    1 (descortés) ‹persona/comportamiento› rude, ill-mannered; ‹lenguaje› rude
    2 (vulgar) crude, vulgar, coarse
    grosero2 -ra
    masculine, feminine
    es un grosero (vulgar) he's so vulgar o crude o coarse!; (descortés) he's so rude!
    * * *

     

    grosero
    ◊ -ra adjetivo

    a) ( descortés) ‹persona/lenguaje› rude


    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:
    ◊ es un grosero ( vulgar) he's so vulgar o crude!;


    ( descortés) he's so rude!
    grosero,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (tosco, de baja calidad) coarse
    2 (ofensivo, desagradable) rude
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino es un grosero, he's very rude
    ' grosero' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    basta
    - basto
    - bruta
    - bruto
    - conmigo
    - grosera
    - ordinaria
    - ordinario
    - primitiva
    - primitivo
    - tono
    - animal
    - bestia
    - gamberro
    - gesto
    - guarango
    - ordinariez
    - patán
    - pelado
    English:
    boor
    - boorish
    - coarse
    - crude
    - earthy
    - foul
    - rude
    - throw out
    - uncouth
    - apologize
    - downright
    - dream
    - how
    - just
    - so
    - vulgar
    * * *
    grosero, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [maleducado] rude, crude
    2. [tosco] coarse, rough
    3. [malhablado] foul-mouthed
    ♦ nm,f
    rude person;
    es un grosero he's terribly rude
    * * *
    I adj rude
    II m, grosera f rude person
    * * *
    grosero, -ra adj
    1) : rude, fresh
    2) : coarse, vulgar
    grosero, -ra n
    : rude person
    * * *
    grosero adj rude

    Spanish-English dictionary > grosero

  • 64 grupo de usuarios

    = user group, users' group, population served
    Ex. Special classification schemes are schemes which cover just one main subject area, or are complied in accordance with the interests of one user group.
    Ex. This article offers hints and advice to those wishing to put together a LAN users' group.
    Ex. This survey found that circulation increases erratically with size of population served and that circulation increases fairly consistently with collection size.
    * * *
    = user group, users' group, population served

    Ex: Special classification schemes are schemes which cover just one main subject area, or are complied in accordance with the interests of one user group.

    Ex: This article offers hints and advice to those wishing to put together a LAN users' group.
    Ex: This survey found that circulation increases erratically with size of population served and that circulation increases fairly consistently with collection size.

    Spanish-English dictionary > grupo de usuarios

  • 65 hecho a medida

    (adj.) = customised [customized, -USA], purpose-designed, tailored, tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], bespoke, made to measure, fitted, made-to-order
    Ex. Librarians are now asking vendors to provide customized services as well.
    Ex. This is to opt for local cataloguing using either a purpose-designed software package or a standard software package.
    Ex. Tailored formats are provided on the screen for the input and amendment of records.
    Ex. Fourthly, it had an inbuilt classified notational structure which were almost tailor-made for the production of subject catalogues.
    Ex. The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs.
    Ex. This library van was custom built for the needs of older people and those with mobility problems, and incorporates a lift, grab rails, and comfortable seating.
    Ex. Because of this absence of standardisation each modern archivist wants an individual custom-designed data base management system.
    Ex. The result is an optimal cluster of relevant data items, custom-tailored for each user's needs.
    Ex. The software package 'MULTITRIEVE 2' was developed as a means of producing bespoke information retrieval systems.
    Ex. The article ' Made to measure' reviews available techniques for users of the Internet to customize their terminal and access mode.
    Ex. Men of the upper classes went to a tailor for individually fitted garments.
    Ex. The Daily Mail reports that made-to-order embryos are being offered, at a cost of about $10000.
    * * *
    (adj.) = customised [customized, -USA], purpose-designed, tailored, tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], bespoke, made to measure, fitted, made-to-order

    Ex: Librarians are now asking vendors to provide customized services as well.

    Ex: This is to opt for local cataloguing using either a purpose-designed software package or a standard software package.
    Ex: Tailored formats are provided on the screen for the input and amendment of records.
    Ex: Fourthly, it had an inbuilt classified notational structure which were almost tailor-made for the production of subject catalogues.
    Ex: The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs.
    Ex: This library van was custom built for the needs of older people and those with mobility problems, and incorporates a lift, grab rails, and comfortable seating.
    Ex: Because of this absence of standardisation each modern archivist wants an individual custom-designed data base management system.
    Ex: The result is an optimal cluster of relevant data items, custom-tailored for each user's needs.
    Ex: The software package 'MULTITRIEVE 2' was developed as a means of producing bespoke information retrieval systems.
    Ex: The article ' Made to measure' reviews available techniques for users of the Internet to customize their terminal and access mode.
    Ex: Men of the upper classes went to a tailor for individually fitted garments.
    Ex: The Daily Mail reports that made-to-order embryos are being offered, at a cost of about $10000.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hecho a medida

  • 66 hecho por encargo

    = tailor-made [tailormade], bespoke, custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], made-to-order, made to measure
    Ex. Fourthly, it had an inbuilt classified notational structure which were almost tailor-made for the production of subject catalogues.
    Ex. The software package 'MULTITRIEVE 2' was developed as a means of producing bespoke information retrieval systems.
    Ex. The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs.
    Ex. This library van was custom built for the needs of older people and those with mobility problems, and incorporates a lift, grab rails, and comfortable seating.
    Ex. Because of this absence of standardisation each modern archivist wants an individual custom-designed data base management system.
    Ex. The result is an optimal cluster of relevant data items, custom-tailored for each user's needs.
    Ex. The Daily Mail reports that made-to-order embryos are being offered, at a cost of about $10000.
    Ex. The article ' Made to measure' reviews available techniques for users of the Internet to customize their terminal and access mode.
    * * *
    = tailor-made [tailormade], bespoke, custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], made-to-order, made to measure

    Ex: Fourthly, it had an inbuilt classified notational structure which were almost tailor-made for the production of subject catalogues.

    Ex: The software package 'MULTITRIEVE 2' was developed as a means of producing bespoke information retrieval systems.
    Ex: The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs.
    Ex: This library van was custom built for the needs of older people and those with mobility problems, and incorporates a lift, grab rails, and comfortable seating.
    Ex: Because of this absence of standardisation each modern archivist wants an individual custom-designed data base management system.
    Ex: The result is an optimal cluster of relevant data items, custom-tailored for each user's needs.
    Ex: The Daily Mail reports that made-to-order embryos are being offered, at a cost of about $10000.
    Ex: The article ' Made to measure' reviews available techniques for users of the Internet to customize their terminal and access mode.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hecho por encargo

  • 67 imitación

    f.
    1 imitation, copy.
    2 impersonation, imitation, mimicry.
    3 imitation, illicit copy, illegal copy, fake.
    4 plagiarism.
    * * *
    1 (copia) imitation
    2 (parodia) impression
    \
    de imitación imitation
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=copia) imitation

    de imitación — imitation antes de s

    2) (Teat) impression, impersonation
    * * *
    a) ( acción) imitation
    b) ( parodia) impression
    c) ( copia) imitation
    * * *
    = fake, imitation, mimicry, shadowing, impersonation, simulacrum, mimicking.
    Ex. This article presents a review of the problems for archivists in identifying fakes and facsimiles in manuscripts and other documents.
    Ex. Learning methods that have been used include: imitation, training, education and development.
    Ex. The poor retention and transfer for the demonstration users appeared to be due to mimicry of the demonstrated procedures = La pobre retención y transferencia del conocimento adquirido por los usuarios que participaron en la demonstración parecía deberse a la imitación utilizada en los procedimientos de la demonstración.
    Ex. This shadowing project encourages children to read the books shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, to 'shadow' it and decide on their own choice of winner.
    Ex. In particular, the author examines the knowledge of Internet users regarding specific acts of computer abuse: piracy, unauthorized entry and impersonation.
    Ex. The author examines the history of the image, understood as personal simulacrum and cult object.
    Ex. At the time, I thought it was a form of prereading, a mimicking of his parents whom he constantly saw engrossed in books.
    ----
    * a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].
    * de imitación = copycat.
    * diamante de imitación = rhinestone.
    * hacerse a imitación de = model on.
    * la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno = imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
    * por imitación = copycat.
    * productos de imitación = imitation goods, replica goods.
    * programa de imitación = mimicry software.
    * * *
    a) ( acción) imitation
    b) ( parodia) impression
    c) ( copia) imitation
    * * *
    = fake, imitation, mimicry, shadowing, impersonation, simulacrum, mimicking.

    Ex: This article presents a review of the problems for archivists in identifying fakes and facsimiles in manuscripts and other documents.

    Ex: Learning methods that have been used include: imitation, training, education and development.
    Ex: The poor retention and transfer for the demonstration users appeared to be due to mimicry of the demonstrated procedures = La pobre retención y transferencia del conocimento adquirido por los usuarios que participaron en la demonstración parecía deberse a la imitación utilizada en los procedimientos de la demonstración.
    Ex: This shadowing project encourages children to read the books shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, to 'shadow' it and decide on their own choice of winner.
    Ex: In particular, the author examines the knowledge of Internet users regarding specific acts of computer abuse: piracy, unauthorized entry and impersonation.
    Ex: The author examines the history of the image, understood as personal simulacrum and cult object.
    Ex: At the time, I thought it was a form of prereading, a mimicking of his parents whom he constantly saw engrossed in books.
    * a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].
    * de imitación = copycat.
    * diamante de imitación = rhinestone.
    * hacerse a imitación de = model on.
    * la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno = imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
    * por imitación = copycat.
    * productos de imitación = imitation goods, replica goods.
    * programa de imitación = mimicry software.

    * * *
    1 (acción) imitation
    2 (parodia) impression
    su imitación de Cagney es genial his Cagney impression is brilliant
    3 (copia) imitation
    no es un brillante, es una imitación it's not a real diamond, it's a fake o an imitation o it's paste
    es una burda imitación it's a very poor imitation
    bolso imitación cuero imitation-leather bag
    * * *

    imitación sustantivo femenino




    imitación sustantivo femenino
    1 (parodia) impersonation, mimicry
    2 (parecido, no verdadero) imitation: es una imitación de un cuadro de Picasso, it's a Picasso copy
    ' imitación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    burda
    - burdo
    - calco
    - joya
    - réplica
    - trasunto
    - piel
    English:
    copy
    - dummy
    - fake
    - imitation
    - impersonation
    - impression
    - rhinestone
    * * *
    1. [copia] imitation;
    una imitación burda de algo a crude imitation of sth;
    a imitación de in imitation of;
    piel de imitación imitation leather;
    joyas de imitación imitation jewellery
    2. [de humorista] impression, impersonation;
    hacer una imitación de alguien to do an impression of sb, to impersonate sb
    * * *
    f imitation;
    de imitación imitation atr ;
    a imitación de in imitation of, imitating
    * * *
    imitación nf, pl - ciones
    1) : imitation
    2) : mimicry, impersonation
    * * *
    1. (copia) imitation / fake
    2. (parodia) impression

    Spanish-English dictionary > imitación

  • 68 indiferencia

    f.
    indifference.
    * * *
    1 indifference
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF lack of interest ( hacia in, towards)
    indifference frm ( hacia towards)

    ella aparentaba indiferencia — she pretended to be indifferent, she feigned indifference

    * * *
    femenino indifference
    * * *
    = indifference, unconcern, emotional fatigue, compassion fatigue, impassivity, indolence, disregard, detachment, insouciance, nonchalance, cold shoulder, lassitude.
    Ex. This article provides examples to illustrate why librarians are partly to blame through their indifference, complacency and failure to prosecute.
    Ex. Now most users are not even aware that their problems are always treated confidentially by the librarian, and so are filled with unconcern.
    Ex. The nature of contemporary media coverage may contribute to emotional fatigue with society's problems = La naturaleza de la covertura de los medios de comunicación modernos puede contribuir a desarrollar la insensibilidad con respecto a los problemas de la sociedad.
    Ex. Compassion fatigue encompasses desensitisation and emotional burnout, as a phenomenon associated with pervasive communication about social problems = La fatiga compasiva incluye la insensibilización y la apatía emocional, como fenómeno asociado a la insistente bombardeo informativo sobre los problemas sociales.
    Ex. The most significant conclusion drawn was the librarian's impassivity in their day to day interactions with users.
    Ex. Sunday remains a 'people's day,' a consensus of indolence = El domingo sigue siendo el 'día de la gente', donde predomina la indolencia.
    Ex. There is in general a blithe disregard of the limits to pecision imposed by sampling error.
    Ex. The author surveys a group of information aliterate students identifying the possible causes of reluctance or detachment on the part of some students.
    Ex. She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.
    Ex. 'Look, Mel, these are your people, not mine,' said the director with an assumption of nonchalance.
    Ex. According to researchers, these are the cities where 'immigrants find friendly welcomes or cold shoulders'.
    Ex. His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.
    ----
    * con indiferencia = indifferently, casually.
    * mostrar indiferencia = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.
    * * *
    femenino indifference
    * * *
    = indifference, unconcern, emotional fatigue, compassion fatigue, impassivity, indolence, disregard, detachment, insouciance, nonchalance, cold shoulder, lassitude.

    Ex: This article provides examples to illustrate why librarians are partly to blame through their indifference, complacency and failure to prosecute.

    Ex: Now most users are not even aware that their problems are always treated confidentially by the librarian, and so are filled with unconcern.
    Ex: The nature of contemporary media coverage may contribute to emotional fatigue with society's problems = La naturaleza de la covertura de los medios de comunicación modernos puede contribuir a desarrollar la insensibilidad con respecto a los problemas de la sociedad.
    Ex: Compassion fatigue encompasses desensitisation and emotional burnout, as a phenomenon associated with pervasive communication about social problems = La fatiga compasiva incluye la insensibilización y la apatía emocional, como fenómeno asociado a la insistente bombardeo informativo sobre los problemas sociales.
    Ex: The most significant conclusion drawn was the librarian's impassivity in their day to day interactions with users.
    Ex: Sunday remains a 'people's day,' a consensus of indolence = El domingo sigue siendo el 'día de la gente', donde predomina la indolencia.
    Ex: There is in general a blithe disregard of the limits to pecision imposed by sampling error.
    Ex: The author surveys a group of information aliterate students identifying the possible causes of reluctance or detachment on the part of some students.
    Ex: She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.
    Ex: 'Look, Mel, these are your people, not mine,' said the director with an assumption of nonchalance.
    Ex: According to researchers, these are the cities where 'immigrants find friendly welcomes or cold shoulders'.
    Ex: His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.
    * con indiferencia = indifferently, casually.
    * mostrar indiferencia = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.

    * * *
    indifference
    * * *

    indiferencia sustantivo femenino
    indifference
    indiferencia sustantivo femenino indifference
    ' indiferencia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    olvido
    - total
    - afectar
    - aparentar
    - desprecio
    - y
    English:
    casually
    - detachment
    - disregard
    - face
    - indifference
    - indifferently
    * * *
    indifference
    * * *
    f indifference
    * * *
    : indifference
    * * *
    indiferencia n indifference

    Spanish-English dictionary > indiferencia

  • 69 inexplicable

    adj.
    inexplicable.
    * * *
    1 inexplicable
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo inexplicable
    * * *
    = inexplicable, unexplainable, idiopathic, unaccountable.
    Ex. These are all problems which are inexplicable now to the users = Éstos son todos problemas que en la actualidad son inexplicables para los usuarios.
    Ex. In Study 1 users performed significantly faster and made fewer errors with structured abstracts but there were some unexplainable practice effects.
    Ex. This has happened twice and, by the looks of it, it seems be a fairly idiopathic occurrence.
    Ex. You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.
    ----
    * fenómeno inexplicable = unexplained phenomenon.
    * * *
    adjetivo inexplicable
    * * *
    = inexplicable, unexplainable, idiopathic, unaccountable.

    Ex: These are all problems which are inexplicable now to the users = Éstos son todos problemas que en la actualidad son inexplicables para los usuarios.

    Ex: In Study 1 users performed significantly faster and made fewer errors with structured abstracts but there were some unexplainable practice effects.
    Ex: This has happened twice and, by the looks of it, it seems be a fairly idiopathic occurrence.
    Ex: You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.
    * fenómeno inexplicable = unexplained phenomenon.

    * * *
    inexplicable, unexplainable
    * * *

    inexplicable adjetivo
    inexplicable
    inexplicable adjetivo inexplicable
    ' inexplicable' also found in these entries:
    English:
    inexplicable
    - unaccountable
    * * *
    inexplicable
    * * *
    adj inexplicable
    * * *
    : inexplicable

    Spanish-English dictionary > inexplicable

  • 70 injuria

    f.
    insult (insult).
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: injuriar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: injuriar.
    * * *
    1 insult, affront
    2 DERECHO slander
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=insulto) insult; (Jur) slander

    injurias — abuse sing, insults

    cubrir/llenar a algn de injurias — to heap abuse on sb

    demandar a algn por injurias, presentar una querella por injurias contra algn — to sue sb for slander

    2) †† liter (=daño)
    * * *
    a) (frml) ( insulto) insult
    b) (Der) slanderous allegation
    * * *
    = insult, outrage.
    Ex. Some student users resorted to using an online conferencing system as the medium for insults and invective aimed at each other.
    Ex. The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.
    * * *
    a) (frml) ( insulto) insult
    b) (Der) slanderous allegation
    * * *
    = insult, outrage.

    Ex: Some student users resorted to using an online conferencing system as the medium for insults and invective aimed at each other.

    Ex: The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.

    * * *
    1 ( frml) (insulto) insult
    2 ( Der) slanderous allegation
    se querelló contra ella por injuria he sued her for slander
    * * *

    Del verbo injuriar: ( conjugate injuriar)

    injuria es:

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

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    injuria    
    injuriar
    injuria sustantivo femenino
    1 insult
    2 Jur slanderous allegation: injurias contra el Rey, slanderous allegations about the King
    injuriar verbo transitivo
    1 to insult
    2 Jur to slander
    ' injuria' also found in these entries:
    English:
    insult
    * * *
    1. [insulto] insult;
    [agravio] offence
    2. Der slander
    * * *
    f insult
    * * *
    agravio: affront, insult

    Spanish-English dictionary > injuria

  • 71 inmediato

    adj.
    1 immediate, next, neighboring, bordering.
    2 immediate, summary.
    * * *
    1 (poco después) immediate
    2 (contiguo) next (a, to), adjoining (a, -)
    \
    de inmediato immediately
    * * *
    (f. - inmediata)
    adj.
    2) adjoining, nearby
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=sin mediar intervalo) immediate
    2) (=rápido) prompt

    en lo inmediato, en el futuro inmediato — in the immediate future

    3) [lugar] (=contiguo) adjoining; (=próximo) neighbouring, neighboring (EEUU)

    inmediato a — close to, next to

    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    a) <efecto/respuesta> immediate

    de inmediato — immediately, right away, straightaway (BrE)

    b) < zona> immediate; <lugar/pueblo>
    * * *
    = immediate, instant, near-side.
    Ex. This system offers immediate access when required by users and staff, preferably several users at the same time.
    Ex. There is already a large and growing number of commercial data bases that allow the individual or corporate consumer to gain instant access to need information.
    Ex. The near-side press point was placed further in towards the middle of the tympan (and of the sheet) than the off-side point.
    ----
    * en el futuro inmediato = in the foreseeable future.
    * futuro inmediato = immediate future.
    * futuro inmediato, el = near future, the.
    * gratificación inmediata = instant gratification.
    * índice de impacto inmediato = immediacy index.
    * satisfacción inmediata = instant gratification.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    a) <efecto/respuesta> immediate

    de inmediato — immediately, right away, straightaway (BrE)

    b) < zona> immediate; <lugar/pueblo>
    * * *
    = immediate, instant, near-side.

    Ex: This system offers immediate access when required by users and staff, preferably several users at the same time.

    Ex: There is already a large and growing number of commercial data bases that allow the individual or corporate consumer to gain instant access to need information.
    Ex: The near-side press point was placed further in towards the middle of the tympan (and of the sheet) than the off-side point.
    * en el futuro inmediato = in the foreseeable future.
    * futuro inmediato = immediate future.
    * futuro inmediato, el = near future, the.
    * gratificación inmediata = instant gratification.
    * índice de impacto inmediato = immediacy index.
    * satisfacción inmediata = instant gratification.

    * * *
    1 ‹efecto/respuesta› immediate
    de inmediato immediately, right away, straightaway ( BrE)
    2 ‹zona› immediate ‹lugar/pueblo› inmediato A algo close TO sth
    un pueblo inmediato a Madrid a village close to o just outside Madrid
    * * *

     

    inmediato
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    a) ‹efecto/respuesta› immediate;


    b) ‹ zona› immediate;

    ‹lugar/pueblo› inmediato a algo close to sth
    inmediato,-a adjetivo
    1 (que sucede en seguida) immediate
    2 (próximo, contiguo) next [a, to], adjoining
    ♦ Locuciones: de inmediato, at once, immediately
    ' inmediato' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    en seguida
    - enseguida
    - fiar
    - inmediata
    - efecto
    English:
    alert
    - foreseeable
    - glance
    - immediate
    - instant
    - near
    - beyond
    - promptly
    - summary
    * * *
    inmediato, -a adj
    1. [instantáneo] immediate;
    de inmediato immediately, at once
    2. [contiguo] next (a to);
    está en un barrio inmediato al centro it's in an area near the town centre
    * * *
    adj immediate;
    de inmediato immediately
    * * *
    inmediato, -ta adj
    1) : immediate
    2) contiguo: adjoining
    3)
    de inmediato : immediately, right away
    4)
    inmediato a : next to, close to
    * * *
    1. (poco después) immediate
    2. (contiguo) next

    Spanish-English dictionary > inmediato

  • 72 instar

    v.
    to urge, to request, to press, to coax.
    * * *
    1 (insistir) to press, urge
    \
    instar a alguien a que haga algo to urge somebody to do something
    * * *
    1.
    VT to urge, press

    instar a algn a hacer algo, instar a algn para que haga algo — to urge sb to do sth

    2.
    VI to be urgent, be pressing
    * * *
    verbo transitivo (frml)

    instar a alguien a + inf or a que + subj — to urge somebody to + inf

    * * *
    = call on/upon, encourage, urge, urging, coax.
    Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.
    Ex. A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
    Ex. The reader is urged to examine some of these tools.
    Ex. He came at Hawthorne's urging, but he seemed preoccupied with grave and heavy matters.
    Ex. Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo (frml)

    instar a alguien a + inf or a que + subj — to urge somebody to + inf

    * * *
    = call on/upon, encourage, urge, urging, coax.

    Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

    Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
    Ex: The reader is urged to examine some of these tools.
    Ex: He came at Hawthorne's urging, but he seemed preoccupied with grave and heavy matters.
    Ex: Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.

    * * *
    instar [A1 ]
    vt
    ( frml) instar a algn A + INF or A QUE + SUBJ to urge sb to + INF
    lo instaron a asistir or a que asistiese or para que asistiese they urged him to attend
    * * *

    instar verbo transitivo to urge: ¡le insto a que deponga su actitud inmediatamente!, I demand you stop this at once!
    ' instar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    lobby
    - urge
    * * *
    instar vt
    instar a alguien a hacer algo o [m5] a que haga algo to urge sb to do sth
    * * *
    v/t urge, press
    * * *
    instar vt
    apremiar: to urge, to press
    instar vi
    urgir: to be urgent or pressing
    insta que vayamos pronto: it is imperative that we leave soon
    * * *
    instar vb to urge

    Spanish-English dictionary > instar

  • 73 lejos

    adv.
    1 far (away).
    ¿está lejos? is it far?
    eso queda muy lejos that's a long way away
    vivo lejos del centro I live a long way from the city center
    a lo lejos in the distance
    de o desde lejos from a distance
    2 long ago.
    eso queda ya lejos that happened a long time ago
    3 far away, far, far off, not near.
    * * *
    1 far, far away, far off
    \
    a lo lejos in the distance, far away
    de lejos from a distance
    desde lejos from a distance
    lejos de far from
    ■ lejos de reponerse, empeoró y al final murió far from recovering, he got worse and eventually died
    quedar lejos to be far
    sin ir más lejos (por ejemplo) for example, to take a case in point 2 (por cierto) as a matter of fact, as it happens
    * * *
    adv.
    distant, far away
    * * *
    1. ADV
    1) [en el espacio] far, far away

    ¿está lejos? — is it far (away)?

    está muy lejos — it's a long way (away), it's really far (away)

    • a lo lejos — in the distance

    • de o desde lejos — at o from a distance, from afar liter

    el equipo español iba seguido de lejos por Alemania — the Spanish team was followed at a distance by Germany, the Spanish team was followed, a long way behind, by Germany

    • más lejos — further away

    sin ir más lejos —

    Javier, sin ir más lejos, tuvo el mismo problema — Javier, as it happens, had the same problem

    hoy, sin ir más lejos, la he visto dos veces — in fact o as it happens, I've seen her twice today

    mundanal
    2)

    • lejos de algo — a long way from sth, far from sth

    está lejos de la oficina — it is a long way o far from the office

    lejos de asustarse, los niños estaban encantados con la tormenta — far from being scared, the children really loved the storm

    • nada más lejos de mi intención que hacerte daño — harming you was the last thing on my mind

    3) [en el tiempo] far off

    ¡qué lejos me parecen las vacaciones! — the holidays seem so far off!

    • venir de lejos, su amistad viene de lejos — their friendship goes back a long way

    4) Cono Sur (=con mucho) easily

    es lejos la más inteligente — she's the most intelligent by far, she's easily the most intelligent

    2. SM
    1) (=aspecto)
    2) (Arte) [de cuadro] background
    3) Esp [en la vista]
    * * *
    1)

    está or queda demasiado lejos para ir a pie — it's too far to walk

    lejos de algo: queda lejos del centro it's a long way from the center; estaba lejos de imaginarme la verdad — I was far from guessing the truth

    muy a lo lejos — (Chi) every now and again

    llevar algo/ir demasiado lejos — to take something/to go too far

    sin ir más lejos — for example o instance

    c) (fam) ( con mucho)

    es lejos (CS) o (Col, Méx) de lejos — by far, easily

    2) ( en el futuro) a long way off; ( en el pasado) a long time ago

    lejos de + inf — far from -ing

    lejos de molestarle, le encantó la idea — far from being upset, he thought it was a great idea

    * * *
    Ex. The number of users of mobile libraries is falling because of improved transport facilities which allow users to visit library services further afield.
    ----
    * a lo lejos = in the distance.
    * bastante lejos de = well away from.
    * cada vez más lejos = further and further.
    * de lejos = from a distance.
    * demasiado lejos = too far.
    * de muy lejos = from afar.
    * desde lejos = from a distance, from afar.
    * desde muy lejos = from afar.
    * estar lejos de (ser) + Infinitivo = be far from + Gerundio.
    * estar muy lejos = be far off, be a long way off.
    * incluso yendo más lejos = even farther afield.
    * ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further.
    * ir demasiado lejos = overstate + case, go + too far.
    * ir más lejos = go + one stage further.
    * ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.
    * lejos de = away from.
    * lejos de la muchedumbre = away from the maddening crowds, far from the maddening crowd(s).
    * lejos del gentío = away from the maddening crowds, far from the maddening crowd(s).
    * lejos del mundanal ruido = out in the woods, far from the maddening crowd(s).
    * lejos de (ser) = far from.
    * llegar demasiado lejos = go + too far.
    * llegar lejos = get + far.
    * llegar más lejos = stretch + further.
    * llegar muy lejos = go + a long way, come + a long way.
    * llevar Algo demasiado lejos = push + Nombre + too far.
    * llevar aún más lejos = carry + one step further, take + one step further.
    * llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.
    * lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.
    * mantenerse lejos de = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.
    * más lejos = further away, furthest away.
    * muy lejos = far away, far off.
    * muy lejos de = a long way from, a long way removed from.
    * muy lejos de conseguir = a long way toward.
    * nada + estar + más lejos de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * no estar muy lejos de = be just one step away from.
    * no lo bastante lejos = not far enough.
    * no muy lejos = within easy travelling distance, not far behind, not far off, not far away, not far, not too far.
    * no tener que ir muy lejos = not have to look far.
    * tan lejos como = as far away as.
    * * *
    1)

    está or queda demasiado lejos para ir a pie — it's too far to walk

    lejos de algo: queda lejos del centro it's a long way from the center; estaba lejos de imaginarme la verdad — I was far from guessing the truth

    muy a lo lejos — (Chi) every now and again

    llevar algo/ir demasiado lejos — to take something/to go too far

    sin ir más lejos — for example o instance

    c) (fam) ( con mucho)

    es lejos (CS) o (Col, Méx) de lejos — by far, easily

    2) ( en el futuro) a long way off; ( en el pasado) a long time ago

    lejos de + inf — far from -ing

    lejos de molestarle, le encantó la idea — far from being upset, he thought it was a great idea

    * * *

    Ex: The number of users of mobile libraries is falling because of improved transport facilities which allow users to visit library services further afield.

    * a lo lejos = in the distance.
    * bastante lejos de = well away from.
    * cada vez más lejos = further and further.
    * de lejos = from a distance.
    * demasiado lejos = too far.
    * de muy lejos = from afar.
    * desde lejos = from a distance, from afar.
    * desde muy lejos = from afar.
    * estar lejos de (ser) + Infinitivo = be far from + Gerundio.
    * estar muy lejos = be far off, be a long way off.
    * incluso yendo más lejos = even farther afield.
    * ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further.
    * ir demasiado lejos = overstate + case, go + too far.
    * ir más lejos = go + one stage further.
    * ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.
    * lejos de = away from.
    * lejos de la muchedumbre = away from the maddening crowds, far from the maddening crowd(s).
    * lejos del gentío = away from the maddening crowds, far from the maddening crowd(s).
    * lejos del mundanal ruido = out in the woods, far from the maddening crowd(s).
    * lejos de (ser) = far from.
    * llegar demasiado lejos = go + too far.
    * llegar lejos = get + far.
    * llegar más lejos = stretch + further.
    * llegar muy lejos = go + a long way, come + a long way.
    * llevar Algo demasiado lejos = push + Nombre + too far.
    * llevar aún más lejos = carry + one step further, take + one step further.
    * llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.
    * lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.
    * mantenerse lejos de = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.
    * más lejos = further away, furthest away.
    * muy lejos = far away, far off.
    * muy lejos de = a long way from, a long way removed from.
    * muy lejos de conseguir = a long way toward.
    * nada + estar + más lejos de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * no estar muy lejos de = be just one step away from.
    * no lo bastante lejos = not far enough.
    * no muy lejos = within easy travelling distance, not far behind, not far off, not far away, not far, not too far.
    * no tener que ir muy lejos = not have to look far.
    * tan lejos como = as far away as.

    * * *
    A
    1
    (en el espacio): la estación queda or está muy lejos the station is a long way away
    está or queda demasiado lejos para ir andando it's too far to walk
    no está muy lejos it isn't very far
    vive lejísimos she lives miles away
    ¿ves aquel edificio allá lejos? do you see that building way o right over there?
    lejos DE algo/algn:
    queda lejos del centro it's a long way from the center
    ponte lejos de mí or ( crit) lejos mío stand well away from me
    estaba lejos de imaginarme la verdad I was far from guessing the truth
    2 ( en locs):
    a lo lejos in the distance
    muy a lo lejos ( Chi); now and again, from time to time
    de lejos from a distance
    no veo bien de lejos I'm shortsighted
    seguido muy de lejos por el ciclista francés followed, a long way behind, by the French cyclist
    llevar algo/ir demasiado lejos to take sth/to go too far
    sin ir más lejos: ¿has visto a María últimamente? — ayer, sin ir más lejos, cené con ella have you seen María recently? — yes, in fact I had dinner with her just yesterday
    Gustavo, sin ir más lejos, lleva ocho meses esperando Gustavo, to take a case in point, has been waiting for eight months
    3 ( AmL fam) (con mucho) by far, easily
    es lejos la mejor (CS) or (Col, Méx) es de lejos or ( RPI) por lejos la mejor she's by far o easily the best, she's the best by far o by a long way
    B (en el futuro) a long way off; (en el pasado) a long time ago
    ¡el día 30 queda tan lejos! the 30th is so far off o such a long way off!
    lejos DE algo:
    estamos ya lejos de aquellos acontecimientos those events happened a long time ago
    aún estamos lejos del día de pago payday's still a long way off
    C (señalando contraste) lejos DE + INF far FROM -ING
    lejos de molestarle, le encantó la idea far from being upset, he thought it was a great idea
    * * *

     

    lejos adverbio
    1


    queda lejos del centro it's a long way from the center;
    estaba lejos de imaginarme la verdad I was far from guessing the truth
    b) ( en locs)


    de lejos from a distance;
    ir demasiado lejos to go too far;
    sin ir más lejos for example, for instance
    c) (fam) ( con mucho): es lejos (CS) o (Col, Méx) de lejos by far

    2 ( en el futuro) a long way off;

    lejos adverbio far (away)
    ♦ Locuciones: figurado ir demasiado lejos, to go too far
    figurado llegar lejos, to go a long way
    figurado sin ir más lejos, to take an obvious example
    a lo lejos, in the distance
    de lejos, from a distance
    lejos de, far from
    ' lejos' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - adelante
    - compensar
    - divisar
    - estar
    - lloro
    - quedar
    - ver
    - venir
    - alejar
    - allá
    - incómodo
    - llegar
    - más
    - pasar
    - saltar
    - vislumbrar
    English:
    afield
    - away
    - berth
    - beyond
    - burning
    - carry
    - distance
    - explode
    - far
    - further
    - in
    - it
    - lonely
    - long
    - mark
    - off
    - on
    - out
    - place
    - stare
    - touch
    - way
    - wide
    - afar
    - astonished
    - easily
    - for
    - only
    - range
    * * *
    lejos adv
    1. [en el espacio] far (away);
    ¿está o [m5] queda lejos? is it far?;
    eso queda muy lejos that's a long way away;
    me hace falta un taxi porque voy bastante lejos I'll need to take a taxi because I'm going quite a long way;
    vivo lejos del centro de la ciudad I live a long way from Br the city centre o US downtown;
    desde aquí lejos no se le oye you can't hear him from over here;
    el castillo está allá lejos the castle is right over there;
    no veo bien de lejos I'm short-sighted;
    a lo lejos in the distance;
    de o [m5] desde lejos from a distance;
    Hum & Literario
    lejos del mundanal ruido far from the madding crowd
    2. [en el pasado] long ago;
    eso queda ya lejos that happened a long time ago;
    la pasión por el campo le viene de lejos her love of the countryside goes back a long way;
    esta situación viene de lejos this situation has a history to it
    3. [en el futuro]
    la fecha del estreno aún está o [m5] queda lejos the première is still a long way off, there's still a long while to go until the première
    4. RP [con diferencia]
    ganaron lejos they won easily o by a mile;
    es, lejos, el más rápido he's by far o easily the fastest
    5. Comp
    no andar lejos: no acertó pero tampoco andaba lejos she didn't get it right, but she wasn't far off;
    de lejos by far, easily;
    es, de lejos, el más rápido he's by far o easily the fastest;
    ir demasiado lejos to go too far;
    sin ir más lejos: este año, sin ir más lejos, ha habido dos terremotos this year alone there have been two earthquakes;
    algo que sí sucede, sin ir más lejos, en India something which does happen in India, to name but one example;
    lejos de far from;
    lejos de mejorar… far from getting better…;
    lejos estábamos de sospechar lo que estaba pasando we didn't have the faintest suspicion of what was going on;
    llegará lejos she'll go far;
    Fam
    ni de lejos: no es el mejor ni de lejos he's nowhere near o nothing like the best;
    no se le parece ni de lejos she's nothing like her, she doesn't look anything like her;
    RP
    por lejos: es, por lejos, el más rápido he's by far o easily the fastest;
    ¿cuál te gusta más? – el alto, por lejos which one do you like best? – the tall one, it's no contest
    * * *
    I adv far, far away;
    Navidad queda lejos Christmas is a long way off;
    a lo lejos in the distance;
    sin ir más lejos to give you an example;
    estar muy lejos de algo fig be a long way from sth;
    ir demasiado lejos fig go too far, overstep the mark;
    llegar lejos fig go far;
    nada más lejos de mi intención nothing was further from my mind
    II prp
    :
    lejos de far from;
    desde lejos from afar, from far away
    * * *
    lejos adv
    1) : far away, distant
    a lo lejos: in the distance, far off
    desde lejos: from a distance
    2) : long ago, a long way off
    está lejos de los 50 años: he's a long way from 50 years old
    3)
    de lejos : by far
    esta decisión fue de lejos la más fácil: this decision was by far the easiest
    4)
    lejos de : far from
    lejos de ser reprobado, recibió una nota de B: far from failing, he got a B
    * * *
    lejos adv far / a long way
    ¿está lejos? is it far? / is it a long way?

    Spanish-English dictionary > lejos

  • 74 lindar con

    v.
    1 to border up on, to border on, to abut, to adjoin.
    Mi casa linda con el bosque My house borders up on the forest.
    2 to verge on, to verge upon, to be on the border of, to border on.
    Mi enojo linda con la locura My anger verges on madness.
    * * *
    (v.) = adjoin, adjoin, border on
    Ex. The Central Administration has moved into a former, fully renovated school building which adjoins a new, modern building for the library users and staff.
    Ex. The Central Administration has moved into a former, fully renovated school building which adjoins a new, modern building for the library users and staff.
    Ex. Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.
    * * *
    (v.) = adjoin, adjoin, border on

    Ex: The Central Administration has moved into a former, fully renovated school building which adjoins a new, modern building for the library users and staff.

    Ex: The Central Administration has moved into a former, fully renovated school building which adjoins a new, modern building for the library users and staff.
    Ex: Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lindar con

  • 75 llegar a

    v.
    1 to get to, to come to, to come at.
    Ella llegó a firmar She came to sign.
    Ellos llegaron a una conclusión They came to a conclusion.
    Llegamos al teatro a las seis We got to the theater at six.
    2 to come to, to get down to.
    Ella llegó a firmar She came to sign.
    3 to come to, to attain, to reach.
    María llegó a Madrid a las seis Mary arrived in Madrid at six.
    Ellos llegaron a una conclusión They came to a conclusion.
    4 to reach, to arrive at, to arrive in, to draw into.
    María llegó a Madrid a las seis Mary arrived in Madrid at six.
    5 to come to.
    6 to get to the point of, to get even to the point of.
    María llegó a mentir Mary got to the point of lying.
    7 to have an emotional effect on, to touch, to reach.
    Sus palabras llegaron al alma His words touched the soul.
    * * *
    (v.) = come to, reach, reach out to, find + Posesivo + way to, get through to, come up to, pull into, strike + a chord with
    Ex. We now come to the sixth and last condition of authorship.
    Ex. This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.
    Ex. The main reason for providing such a service is to reach out to those users who would not visit the library if it offered traditional services only.
    Ex. He found his way quickly and easily to the materials he needed.
    Ex. This article discusses how to interpret these elements in a patent document and how to get through to the technical information sought.
    Ex. A man came up to me and said he had been referred to me by the reference department.
    Ex. So, having stated these thoughts about librarians and digital libraries, I am happy to announce that the airplane has now pulled into its boarding gate.
    Ex. Digital libraries have struck a chord with users.
    * * *
    (v.) = come to, reach, reach out to, find + Posesivo + way to, get through to, come up to, pull into, strike + a chord with

    Ex: We now come to the sixth and last condition of authorship.

    Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.
    Ex: The main reason for providing such a service is to reach out to those users who would not visit the library if it offered traditional services only.
    Ex: He found his way quickly and easily to the materials he needed.
    Ex: This article discusses how to interpret these elements in a patent document and how to get through to the technical information sought.
    Ex: A man came up to me and said he had been referred to me by the reference department.
    Ex: So, having stated these thoughts about librarians and digital libraries, I am happy to announce that the airplane has now pulled into its boarding gate.
    Ex: Digital libraries have struck a chord with users.

    Spanish-English dictionary > llegar a

  • 76 matar el tiempo

    (v.) = kill + time
    Ex. It concluded that the library had an untapped pool of users: the parents bringing children; friends and family coming with users; and people attending meetings or just killing time.
    * * *
    (v.) = kill + time

    Ex: It concluded that the library had an untapped pool of users: the parents bringing children; friends and family coming with users; and people attending meetings or just killing time.

    Spanish-English dictionary > matar el tiempo

  • 77 molesto

    adj.
    1 annoying, cumbersome, bothersome, embarrassing.
    2 upset, irritated, angry, annoyed.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: molestar.
    * * *
    1 annoying, troublesome
    2 (enfadado) annoyed
    3 (incómodo) uncomfortable
    4 MEDICINA sore
    ■ los puntos ya han cicatrizado, pero todavía está molesto the stitches have healed, but he's still sore
    \
    estar molesto,-a con alguien to be upset with somebody
    ser molesto to be a nuisance
    * * *
    (f. - molesta)
    adj.
    1) annoyed, bothered
    2) annoying, bothersome
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=que causa molestia) [tos, picor, ruido, persona] irritating, annoying; [olor, síntoma] unpleasant

    es sumamente molesto que... — it's extremely irritating o annoying that...

    lo único molesto es el viaje — the only nuisance is the journey, the only annoying thing is the journey

    2) (=que incomoda) [asiento, ropa] uncomfortable; [tarea] annoying; [situación] awkward, embarrassing
    3) (=incómodo) [persona] uncomfortable

    me sentía molesto en la fiesta — I felt uneasy o uncomfortable at the party

    me siento molesto cada vez que me hace un regalo — I feel awkward o embarrassed whenever she gives me a present

    4) (=enfadado) [persona] annoyed

    ¿estás molesto conmigo por lo que dije? — are you annoyed at me for what I said?

    5) (=disgustado) [persona] upset

    ¿estás molesta por algo que haya pasado? — are you upset about something that's happened?

    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    1)
    a) [SER] ( fastidioso) <ruido/tos> annoying, irritating; <sensación/síntoma> unpleasant

    resulta molesto tener que viajar con tantos bultos — it's a nuisance o it's very inconvenient having to travel with so much baggage

    b) [ESTAR] (incómodo, dolorido)
    c) [SER] (violento, embarazoso) awkward, embarrassing
    2) [ESTAR] ( ofendido) upset; ( irritado) annoyed

    está muy molesto por lo que hiciste — he's very upset/annoyed about what you did

    * * *
    = annoying, cumbersome, onerous, uncomfortable, uneasy, vexatious, irksome, vexing, untoward, disruptive, gnawing, pesky [peskier -comp., peskiest -sup.], distracting, off-putting, ill-at-ease, nagging, obtrusive, importunate, bothersome, exasperated, niggling, miffed, troublesome.
    Ex. Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document.
    Ex. Any shelf arrangement systems which do not permit ready location of specific documents are cumbersome for the user or member of staff seeking a specific document.
    Ex. Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.
    Ex. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
    Ex. Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.
    Ex. It is undeniable that the ripest crop of vexatious litigants, pyramidologists, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
    Ex. The old common press was a brilliant and deservedly successful invention, but by the end of the eighteenth century its limitations were beginning to seem irksome.
    Ex. Knowing precisely who is responsible for specific library services and who will make decisions relieves the uncertainty that can be particularly vexing to a neophyte (and paralyzing to library services).
    Ex. Make sure everyone involved is aware of timetable and room changes and any other administrative abnormalities; and as far as possible prevent any untoward interruptions.
    Ex. The crisis in South African education -- particularly black education -- has resulted from the disruptive effects of apartheid.
    Ex. the underlying mood of the movement is a gnawing impatience with the system.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Small solutions to everyday problems: those pesky URLs'.
    Ex. I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.
    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. One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.
    Ex. With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.
    Ex. But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.
    Ex. She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.
    Ex. He shows a masterly command of imagery throughout, but his style has always left little margin for error, and the errors here are bothersome.
    Ex. He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.
    Ex. I always have this niggling doubt about companies that don't provide a telephone number on their websites.
    Ex. These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.
    Ex. Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.
    ----
    * comportamiento molesto = disruptive behaviour.
    * de un modo molesto = annoyingly.
    * espíritu molesto = poltergeist.
    * estar molesto = be displeased, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, put off.
    * lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.
    * personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.
    * sentirse molesto = stir + uneasily, look + uncomfortable, feel + wrong.
    * sentirse molesto por = be embarrassed at.
    * ser algo molesto = be a thorn in + Posesivo + side.
    * ser molesto = be disturbing.
    * verdad molesta = inconvenient truth.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    1)
    a) [SER] ( fastidioso) <ruido/tos> annoying, irritating; <sensación/síntoma> unpleasant

    resulta molesto tener que viajar con tantos bultos — it's a nuisance o it's very inconvenient having to travel with so much baggage

    b) [ESTAR] (incómodo, dolorido)
    c) [SER] (violento, embarazoso) awkward, embarrassing
    2) [ESTAR] ( ofendido) upset; ( irritado) annoyed

    está muy molesto por lo que hiciste — he's very upset/annoyed about what you did

    * * *
    = annoying, cumbersome, onerous, uncomfortable, uneasy, vexatious, irksome, vexing, untoward, disruptive, gnawing, pesky [peskier -comp., peskiest -sup.], distracting, off-putting, ill-at-ease, nagging, obtrusive, importunate, bothersome, exasperated, niggling, miffed, troublesome.

    Ex: Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document.

    Ex: Any shelf arrangement systems which do not permit ready location of specific documents are cumbersome for the user or member of staff seeking a specific document.
    Ex: Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.
    Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
    Ex: Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.
    Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of vexatious litigants, pyramidologists, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
    Ex: The old common press was a brilliant and deservedly successful invention, but by the end of the eighteenth century its limitations were beginning to seem irksome.
    Ex: Knowing precisely who is responsible for specific library services and who will make decisions relieves the uncertainty that can be particularly vexing to a neophyte (and paralyzing to library services).
    Ex: Make sure everyone involved is aware of timetable and room changes and any other administrative abnormalities; and as far as possible prevent any untoward interruptions.
    Ex: The crisis in South African education -- particularly black education -- has resulted from the disruptive effects of apartheid.
    Ex: the underlying mood of the movement is a gnawing impatience with the system.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Small solutions to everyday problems: those pesky URLs'.
    Ex: I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.
    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: One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.
    Ex: With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.
    Ex: But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.
    Ex: She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.
    Ex: He shows a masterly command of imagery throughout, but his style has always left little margin for error, and the errors here are bothersome.
    Ex: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.
    Ex: I always have this niggling doubt about companies that don't provide a telephone number on their websites.
    Ex: These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.
    Ex: Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.
    * comportamiento molesto = disruptive behaviour.
    * de un modo molesto = annoyingly.
    * espíritu molesto = poltergeist.
    * estar molesto = be displeased, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, put off.
    * lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.
    * personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.
    * sentirse molesto = stir + uneasily, look + uncomfortable, feel + wrong.
    * sentirse molesto por = be embarrassed at.
    * ser algo molesto = be a thorn in + Posesivo + side.
    * ser molesto = be disturbing.
    * verdad molesta = inconvenient truth.

    * * *
    molesto -ta
    A
    1 [ SER]
    (fastidioso): tengo una tos sumamente molesta I have o I've got a really irritating o annoying cough
    es una sensación muy molesta it's a very uncomfortable o unpleasant feeling
    no es grave, pero los síntomas son muy molestos it's nothing serious, but the symptoms are very unpleasant
    la máquina hace un ruido de lo más molesto the machine makes a very irritating o annoying o tiresome noise
    ¡es tan molesto que te estén interrumpiendo cada cinco minutos! it's so annoying o trying o tiresome o irritating when people keep interrupting you every five minutes
    resulta muy molesto tener que viajar con tantos bultos it's a real nuisance o it's very inconvenient having to travel with so much baggage
    ¿podría abrir la ventana, si no es molesto? would you be so kind as to open the window?
    2 [ ESTAR]
    (incómodo, dolorido): está bastante molesto he's in some pain
    pasó la noche bastante molesto he had a rather uncomfortable night
    está molesto por la anestesia he's in some discomfort because of the anesthetic
    3 [ SER] (violento, embarazoso) awkward
    es una situación muy molesta it's a very awkward o embarrassing situation
    me hace sentir muy molesta que esté constantemente regalándome cosas it's very embarrassing the way she's always giving me presents, she's always giving me presents, and it makes me feel very awkward o embarrassed
    me resulta muy molesto tener que trabajar con ella cuando no nos hablamos I find it awkward working with her when we're not even on speaking terms
    B [ ESTAR] (ofendido) upset
    está molesto con ellos porque no fueron a su boda he's upset o put out o peeved because they didn't go to his wedding
    está muy molesto por lo que hiciste he's very upset about what you did
    * * *

     

    Del verbo molestar: ( conjugate molestar)

    molesto es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    molestó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    molestar    
    molesto    
    molestó
    molestar ( conjugate molestar) verbo transitivo
    1

    ◊ perdone que lo moleste sorry to trouble o bother you


    2 (ofender, disgustar) to upset
    verbo intransitivo
    1 ( importunar):
    ◊ ¿le molesta si fumo? do you mind if I smoke?;

    me molesta su arrogancia her arrogance irritates o annoys me;
    no me duele, pero me molesta it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable
    2 ( fastidiar) to be a nuisance;
    ◊ no quiero molesto I don't want to be a nuisance o to cause any trouble

    molestarse verbo pronominal
    1 ( disgustarse) to get upset;
    molestose POR algo to get upset about sth;
    molestose CON algn to get annoyed with sb
    2 ( tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself (frml);

    se molestó en venir hasta aquí a avisarnos she took the trouble to come all this way to tell us
    molesto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    1 [SER]
    a) ( fastidioso) ‹ruido/tos› annoying, irritating;

    ‹sensación/síntoma› unpleasant
    b) (violento, embarazoso) awkward, embarrassing

    2 [ESTAR] ( ofendido) upset;
    ( irritado) annoyed;
    ◊ está muy molesto por lo que hiciste he's very upset/annoyed about what you did

    molestar verbo transitivo
    1 (causar enojo, incomodidad) to disturb, bother: ¿le molestaría contestar a unas preguntas?, would you mind answering some questions?
    me molesta que grites, it annoys me when you shout
    2 (causar dolor, incomodidad) to hurt
    molesto,-a adjetivo
    1 (incómodo) uncomfortable: me encuentro algo molesto después de esa metedura de pata, I feel uncomfortable after that gaffe
    2 (fastidioso) annoying, pestering: es un ruido muy molesto, it's an annoying noise
    3 (enfadado, disgustado) annoyed o cross: ¿no estarás molesta por lo que he dicho?, you're not upset about what I said, are you?
    ' molesto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acalorada
    - acalorado
    - disgustarse
    - enojosa
    - enojoso
    - fastidiada
    - fastidiado
    - molesta
    - molestarse
    - pesada
    - pesado
    - poca
    - poco
    - puñetera
    - puñetero
    - sacudir
    - suplicio
    - fastidioso
    - fregado
    - latoso
    - molestar
    - mosqueado
    English:
    annoying
    - bother
    - hot
    - imposition
    - irksome
    - irritating
    - miffed
    - obtrusive
    - off-putting
    - peeved
    - troublesome
    - uncomfortable
    - unwelcome
    - would
    - intrusive
    - put
    - uneasy
    * * *
    molesto, -a adj
    1.
    ser molesto [incordiante] [costumbre, tos, ruido] to be annoying;
    [moscas] to be a nuisance; [calor, humo, sensación] to be unpleasant; [ropa, zapato] to be uncomfortable;
    es muy molesto tener que mandar callar constantemente it's very annoying to have to be constantly telling you to be quiet;
    tengo un dolor molesto en la espalda I've got an ache in my back which is causing me some discomfort
    2.
    ser molesto [inoportuno] [visita, llamada] to be inconvenient;
    [pregunta] to be awkward
    3.
    ser molesto [embarazoso] to be embarrassing;
    esta situación empieza a resultarme un poco molesta this situation is beginning to make me feel a bit uncomfortable
    4.
    estar molesto [irritado] to be rather upset;
    está molesta porque no la invitamos a la fiesta she's upset because we didn't invite her to the party;
    están molestos por sus declaraciones they are upset by what he has been saying
    5.
    estar molesto [con malestar, incomodidad] [por la fiebre, el dolor] to be in some discomfort;
    no tenía que haber comido tanto, ahora estoy molesto I shouldn't have eaten so much, it's made me feel rather unwell;
    ¿no estás molesto con tanta ropa? aren't you uncomfortable in all those clothes?
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( fastidioso) annoying
    2 ( incómodo) inconvenient
    3 ( embarazoso) embarrassing
    * * *
    molesto, -ta adj
    1) enojado: bothered, annoyed
    2) fastidioso: bothersome, annoying
    * * *
    molesto adj
    1. (que fastidia) annoying
    2. (disgustado) annoyed

    Spanish-English dictionary > molesto

  • 78 muy rara vez

    = all too seldom, all too seldom, once in a blue moon
    Ex. Taylor and Johnson's figure of 11.3 per cent of users being there 'on behalf of someone else' raises a point which is all too seldom discussed as a feature of the public library service.
    Ex. Taylor and Johnson's figure of 11.3 per cent of users being there 'on behalf of someone else' raises a point which is all too seldom discussed as a feature of the public library service.
    Ex. Among the essays he presents we find a explanation of the phrase ' once in a blue moon'.
    * * *
    = all too seldom, all too seldom, once in a blue moon

    Ex: Taylor and Johnson's figure of 11.3 per cent of users being there 'on behalf of someone else' raises a point which is all too seldom discussed as a feature of the public library service.

    Ex: Taylor and Johnson's figure of 11.3 per cent of users being there 'on behalf of someone else' raises a point which is all too seldom discussed as a feature of the public library service.
    Ex: Among the essays he presents we find a explanation of the phrase ' once in a blue moon'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > muy rara vez

  • 79 más alejado

    adj.
    outermost.
    * * *
    = further afield, furthest away
    Ex. The number of users of mobile libraries is falling because of improved transport facilities which allow users to visit library services further afield.
    Ex. How much voice projection is needed to reach the person who will be furthest away?.
    * * *
    = further afield, furthest away

    Ex: The number of users of mobile libraries is falling because of improved transport facilities which allow users to visit library services further afield.

    Ex: How much voice projection is needed to reach the person who will be furthest away?.

    Spanish-English dictionary > más alejado

  • 80 más lejos

    adv.
    farther away, any farther, farther, further off.
    * * *
    = further afield, further away, furthest away
    Ex. The number of users of mobile libraries is falling because of improved transport facilities which allow users to visit library services further afield.
    Ex. With terminal access, the computer may be in the next room, the next building, the next city or even further away.
    Ex. How much voice projection is needed to reach the person who will be furthest away?.
    * * *
    = further afield, further away, furthest away

    Ex: The number of users of mobile libraries is falling because of improved transport facilities which allow users to visit library services further afield.

    Ex: With terminal access, the computer may be in the next room, the next building, the next city or even further away.
    Ex: How much voice projection is needed to reach the person who will be furthest away?.

    Spanish-English dictionary > más lejos

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