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1 caprichos
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2 idiosincracias
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3 peculiaridades
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4 capricho
m.whim, caprice.darse un capricho to treat oneself* * *1 (deseo) caprice, whim, fancy2 MÚSICA caprice, capriccio\hacer algo por/a capricho to do something because it takes one's fancy* * *noun m.1) whim, fancy2) caprice* * *SM1) (=antojo) whim, (passing) fancy, caprice literpor puro capricho — just to please o.s.
2) (=cualidad) whimsicality, fancifulness3) * [amante] plaything *4) (Mús) caprice, capriccio; (Arte) caprice* * *1) ( antojo) whim, caprice (liter)los caprichos de la moda — the caprices o whims of fashion
hace siempre su santo capricho — (fam) she always does exactly what she wants
a capricho: los libros están colocados a capricho — the books are arranged any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how
entran y salen a capricho — they come in and go out at will o as they please
2) (Mús) capriccio* * *= caprice, whim, vacillation, whimsy, treat.Ex. Data bases required by libraries, whether controlled or created according to standards based on caprice, are expensive to create and maintain.Ex. If terms are drawn from a controlled vocabulary, the selection of index headings no longer depends entirely upon the whim of the author in framing a title.Ex. She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.Ex. Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.Ex. In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.----* capricho pasajero = passing fancy, passing whim.* caprichos = vagaries.* consentir caprichos = pamper.* consentir los caprichos de Alguien = pander.* dar caprichos = pamper.* dinero para caprichos = pin money.* * *1) ( antojo) whim, caprice (liter)los caprichos de la moda — the caprices o whims of fashion
hace siempre su santo capricho — (fam) she always does exactly what she wants
a capricho: los libros están colocados a capricho — the books are arranged any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how
entran y salen a capricho — they come in and go out at will o as they please
2) (Mús) capriccio* * *= caprice, whim, vacillation, whimsy, treat.Ex: Data bases required by libraries, whether controlled or created according to standards based on caprice, are expensive to create and maintain.
Ex: If terms are drawn from a controlled vocabulary, the selection of index headings no longer depends entirely upon the whim of the author in framing a title.Ex: She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.Ex: Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.Ex: In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.* capricho pasajero = passing fancy, passing whim.* caprichos = vagaries.* consentir caprichos = pamper.* consentir los caprichos de Alguien = pander.* dar caprichos = pamper.* dinero para caprichos = pin money.* * *le consienten todos los caprichos they indulge his every whim, they let him have his own way in everythingun verdadero capricho de la naturaleza a real quirk o caprice of naturelos caprichos de la moda the caprices o whims of fashionse lo compró por puro capricho he just took it into his head to buy it, he bought it on an impulseestá acostumbrada a hacer siempre su santo capricho ( fam); she's used to doing whatever takes her fancy o exactly what she feels likeB ( Mús) capriccio* * *
capricho sustantivo masculino
1 ( antojo) whim, caprice (liter);
se lo compró por puro capricho he bought it on a whim;
entran y salen a capricho they come in and go out at will o as they please
2 (Mús) capriccio
capricho sustantivo masculino
1 (deseo) whim, caprice: ponte el vestido rojo, dame ese capricho, put on that red dress just for me
2 (marca de nacimiento) birthmark
3 Mús caprice, capriccio
' capricho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antojo
- ventolera
- manía
- maña
- pasajero
- puro
- someter
English:
caprice
- fancy
- folly
- freak
- gratify
- indulge
- passing
- quirk
- spoil
- whim
* * *capricho nm1. [deseo] whim, caprice;a mi capricho at my whim;darse un capricho to treat oneself;se compró el yate por capricho he bought the yacht on a whim;este caballo es su último capricho this horse is his latest whim;tener dos casas es un capricho al alcance de muy pocos having two houses is a luxury few can afford2. Arte caprice3. Mús capriccio* * *m1 whim;2 MÚS capriccio* * *capricho nmantojo: whim, caprice* * *capricho n whim -
5 datos concretos
= specifics, theEx. Library users are introduced to the specifics and vagaries of each library in a variety of ways.* * *= specifics, theEx: Library users are introduced to the specifics and vagaries of each library in a variety of ways.
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6 detalles concretos
= fine detail(s), specifics, theEx. Although we may disagree about the fine detail, semantic relationships are the relationships between subjects, which are reasonably stable, and reflect the consensus of opinion concerning the connections between subjects.Ex. Library users are introduced to the specifics and vagaries of each library in a variety of ways.* * *= fine detail(s), specifics, theEx: Although we may disagree about the fine detail, semantic relationships are the relationships between subjects, which are reasonably stable, and reflect the consensus of opinion concerning the connections between subjects.
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7 equipo para escuchar visitas grabadas
(n.) = audio tour unitEx. Library users are introduced to the specifics and vagaries of each library in a variety of ways and instructional levels: signs, library guides, tape/slide shows, video display units, and audio tour units.* * *(n.) = audio tour unitEx: Library users are introduced to the specifics and vagaries of each library in a variety of ways and instructional levels: signs, library guides, tape/slide shows, video display units, and audio tour units.
Spanish-English dictionary > equipo para escuchar visitas grabadas
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8 estrategia de supervivencia
(n.) = coping strategy, coping skillEx. Evolutionary rather than revolutionary changes in curricula were expected to be adequate as a coping strategy.Ex. Learning will be a coping skill needed to survive the vagaries of change.* * *(n.) = coping strategy, coping skillEx: Evolutionary rather than revolutionary changes in curricula were expected to be adequate as a coping strategy.
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9 estrategia para enfrentarse a las necesidades diarias
(n.) = coping strategy, coping skillEx. Evolutionary rather than revolutionary changes in curricula were expected to be adequate as a coping strategy.Ex. Learning will be a coping skill needed to survive the vagaries of change.* * *(n.) = coping strategy, coping skillEx: Evolutionary rather than revolutionary changes in curricula were expected to be adequate as a coping strategy.
Ex: Learning will be a coping skill needed to survive the vagaries of change.Spanish-English dictionary > estrategia para enfrentarse a las necesidades diarias
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10 idiosincracia
= idiosyncrasy, trademark, distinctiveness.Ex. Nevertheless, the compiler of any information retrieval tool should seek as a minimum to explain the idiosyncrasies of that particular tool.Ex. This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.Ex. The necessity of organisational cohabitation does not obliterate the distinctiveness of each from the other.----* idiosincracia nacional = national ethos.* idiosincracias = vagaries.* * *= idiosyncrasy, trademark, distinctiveness.Ex: Nevertheless, the compiler of any information retrieval tool should seek as a minimum to explain the idiosyncrasies of that particular tool.
Ex: This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.Ex: The necessity of organisational cohabitation does not obliterate the distinctiveness of each from the other.* idiosincracia nacional = national ethos.* idiosincracias = vagaries. -
11 peculiaridad
f.1 uniqueness.2 particular feature or characteristic (detalle).3 peculiarity, characteristic, attribute, feature.* * *1 peculiarity* * *SF peculiarity, special characteristic* * *femenino peculiarity* * *= character, peculiarity, distinctness, quirk, exceptionalism, distinctiveness, character trait.Ex. Close attention to the role of the computer specialist reveals more of the character of reference activities.Ex. For, as Panizzi saw it, 'A reader may know the work he requires; he cannot be expected to know all the peculiarities of different editions; and this information he has a right to expect from the catalogues'.Ex. The library director and the architect cooperated to preserve the distinctness of an aging building while providing the public with up-to-the-minute services.Ex. Biographers will find many, hitherto undiscovered, traits of character or quirks of career of the famous or notorious emerging out of apparently insignificant or unremarked ephemera.Ex. The strongest support for this notion of exceptionalism comes from the evanescence and mutability of electronic documents.Ex. The necessity of organisational cohabitation does not obliterate the distinctiveness of each from the other.Ex. Personality theory based on genetics is used to trace inherited character traits in European royalty.----* peculiaridades = vagaries.* peculiaridades culturales = cultural background.* peculiaridades económicas = economic background.* peculiaridades geográficas = geographical background.* peculiaridades políticas = political background.* * *femenino peculiarity* * *= character, peculiarity, distinctness, quirk, exceptionalism, distinctiveness, character trait.Ex: Close attention to the role of the computer specialist reveals more of the character of reference activities.
Ex: For, as Panizzi saw it, 'A reader may know the work he requires; he cannot be expected to know all the peculiarities of different editions; and this information he has a right to expect from the catalogues'.Ex: The library director and the architect cooperated to preserve the distinctness of an aging building while providing the public with up-to-the-minute services.Ex: Biographers will find many, hitherto undiscovered, traits of character or quirks of career of the famous or notorious emerging out of apparently insignificant or unremarked ephemera.Ex: The strongest support for this notion of exceptionalism comes from the evanescence and mutability of electronic documents.Ex: The necessity of organisational cohabitation does not obliterate the distinctiveness of each from the other.Ex: Personality theory based on genetics is used to trace inherited character traits in European royalty.* peculiaridades = vagaries.* peculiaridades culturales = cultural background.* peculiaridades económicas = economic background.* peculiaridades geográficas = geographical background.* peculiaridades políticas = political background.* * *peculiarityesta peculiaridad física los protege del frío this peculiar physical feature protects them from the coldlas peculiaridades del sistema the particular o special characteristics of the systemes una peculiaridad suya it is one of his little quirks* * *
peculiaridad sustantivo femenino
peculiarity
peculiaridad sustantivo femenino peculiarity
' peculiaridad' also found in these entries:
English:
mannerism
- peculiarity
- quirk
* * *peculiaridad nf1. [cualidad] uniqueness;cada uno tiene sus peculiaridades we all have our little ways o idiosyncracies2. [detalle] particular feature o characteristic;tiene la peculiaridad de que funciona con energía solar a particular feature of it is that it runs on solar energy* * *f ( característica) peculiarity* * *peculiaridad nf: peculiarity
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