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1 vaguely
1) (in a vague manner: I remember him very vaguely.) vagamente2) (slightly: She felt vaguely irritated; I feel vaguely uneasy.) vagamente, un pocovaguely adv vagamentetr['veɪglɪ]1 vagamentevaguely ['veɪgli] adv: vagamente, de manera imprecisaadv.• vagamente adv.'veɪglia) (in imprecise, unclear way) < explain> vagamente, con imprecisión, de manera imprecisa; <answer/define> con vaguedad or imprecisión; <recognize/remember> vagamente; <suspicious/ridiculous> ligeramente, un tantohe looks vaguely like his father — tiene un ligero parecido con or a su padre
b) ( absentmindedly) distraídamente['veɪɡlɪ]ADV1) (=imprecisely) [define, remember] vagamente; [embarrassed, guilty] ligeramente, levementea vaguely worded agreement — un acuerdo expresado de forma imprecisa or en términos poco claros
she was vaguely aware of someone else in the room — tenía la ligera or vaga impresión de que había alguien más en la habitación
her style is vaguely reminiscent of Jane Austen — su estilo recuerda vagamente a or tiene un cierto parecido con Jane Austen
2) (=absent-mindedly) distraídamente* * *['veɪgli]a) (in imprecise, unclear way) < explain> vagamente, con imprecisión, de manera imprecisa; <answer/define> con vaguedad or imprecisión; <recognize/remember> vagamente; <suspicious/ridiculous> ligeramente, un tantohe looks vaguely like his father — tiene un ligero parecido con or a su padre
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2 vaguely
adv.vagamente. -
3 explain vaguely
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4 appear vaguely
v.dibujarse en forma vaga, dibujarse, perfilarse. -
5 hear vaguely
v.oír vagamente, entreoír. -
6 talk vaguely
v.hablar vagamente, divagar, errar, ser poco conciso. -
7 obscurely
adverb oscuramenteəb'skjʊrli, əb'skjʊəlia) ( unclearly) <talk/write/argue> de manera confusab) ( vaguely) <remember/sense> confusamente, vagamente[ǝb'skjʊǝlɪ]ADV1) (=out of the public eye) [live, die] en la oscuridad2) (=cryptically) [describe] de forma poco clara; [argue, write] de manera que confunde; [refer, say] de forma críptica* * *[əb'skjʊrli, əb'skjʊəli]a) ( unclearly) <talk/write/argue> de manera confusab) ( vaguely) <remember/sense> confusamente, vagamente -
8 dimly
adverb débilmentedimly ['dɪmli] adv: indistintamente, débilmente'dɪmlia dimly lit room — una habitación poco iluminada or iluminada por una luz tenue
['dɪmlɪ]ADV1) [shine, glow] débilmente, tenuementedimly lit — poco iluminado, iluminado con una luz tenue
2) (=vaguely) [remember, recollect] vagamenteI dimly remember... — recuerdo vagamente...
I was dimly aware that... — era vagamente consciente de que...
* * *['dɪmli]a dimly lit room — una habitación poco iluminada or iluminada por una luz tenue
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9 imprecision
noun imprecisión
imprecisión sustantivo femenino imprecision ' imprecisión' also found in these entries: English: imprecision - vaguelytr[ɪmprə'sɪʒən]1 imprecisión nombre femenino, falta de precisiónimprecision [.ɪmprɪ'sɪʒən] n: imprecisión f, falta de precisión fn.• imprecisión s.f.'ɪmprɪ'sɪʒənimpreciseness 'ɪmprɪ'saɪsnɪs noun imprecisión f, falta f de precisión[ˌɪmprɪ'sɪʒǝn]N [of information, definition] imprecisión f* * *['ɪmprɪ'sɪʒən]impreciseness ['ɪmprɪ'saɪsnɪs] noun imprecisión f, falta f de precisión -
10 padre
padre sustantivo masculino 1 ( pariente) father; padre de familia father, family man 2 (Relig) ( sacerdote) father ■ adjetivo
padre
I sustantivo masculino
1 father (creador, inventor) el padre de la nueva ciencia, the father of modern science
2 Rel father
II adj fam huge: le cayó una bronca padre, he got a tremendous telling-off Locuciones: darse/pegarse la vida padre, to live like a king Recuerda que el plural de father se refiere únicamente al sexo masculino. Para referirnos al padre y a la madre de alguien hay que usar la palabra parent. Por tanto, la pregunta ¿qué tal tus padres? debe traducirse por how are your parents?
' padre' also found in these entries: Spanish: aciaga - aciago - acordarse - adoptiva - adoptivo - afectar - aire - algo - balanza - cargar - clavada - clavado - como - como quiera - comoquiera - conectar - contabilidad - creer - dar - deferencia - derrumbarse - desastre - descalificar - descubrir - detalle - devoción - difunta - difunto - espíritu - estibador - estibadora - falsificar - gafar - gaita - heredar - igual - imagen - impresionar - introducir - llevarse - mal - negocio - nuestra - nuestro - oriunda - oriundo - parecerse - progenitor - progenitora - reciente English: abuse - ageing - anathema - and - appendicitis - assignment - born - borrow - brass - cover - day - disobey - father - fatherless - fracture - image - interfere - late - let - over - parent - resemblance - reverend - senior - single parent - take after - who - admission - aware - bidding - fit - go - her - his - just - look - man - my - neat - our - papa - parenthood - paternal - single - take - their - - to-be - vaguely - yourtr['pɑːdrɪ]1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL capellán nombre masculinon.• sacerdote (católico) s.m.'pɑːdreɪnoun capellán m['pɑːdrɪ]N (Mil) capellán m militar; (Univ) capellán m de colegio; (in direct address) padre* * *['pɑːdreɪ]noun capellán m -
11 vague
veiɡ1) (not clear, distinct or definite: Through the fog we saw the vague outline of a ship; She has only a vague idea of how this machine works.) vago2) ((of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful: He is always very vague when making arrangements.) vago•- vaguely
vague adj vagotr[veɪg]1 (imprecise) vago,-a, impreciso,-a2 (indistinct) borroso,-a1) imprecise: vago, imprecisoa vague feeling: una sensación indefinidaI haven't the vaguest idea: no tengo la más remota idea2) unclear: borroso, poco claroa vague outline: un perfil indistinto3) absentminded: distraídoadj.• distraído, -a adj.• dudoso, -a adj.• indeciso, -a adj.• indefinido, -a adj.• vago, -a adj.veɪgadjective vaguer, vaguesta) (imprecise, unclear) <term/wording/concept> impreciso, vagoto be vague ABOUT something: she was vague about her involvement — fue poco explícita acerca de su participación
b) ( indistinct) < outline> borrosoc) ( absentminded) < expression> distraído; < person> distraído, despistado[veɪɡ]ADJ (compar vaguer) (superl vaguest)1) (=imprecise) [concept] impreciso, vago; [description] impreciso; [outline] borroso; [feeling] indefinido, indeterminado; [person] (in giving details etc) impreciso; (by nature) de ideas poco precisasmy memories of that time are very vague — mis recuerdos de aquella época son muy vagos, aquella época la recuerdo muy vagamente
he made some vague promises — hacía promesas, pero sin concretar
you mustn't be so vague — hay que decir las cosas con claridad, hay que concretar
2) (=absent-minded) [person] despistado, distraído; [expression, look] ausentehe's terribly vague — tiene un tremendo despiste, es un despistado
* * *[veɪg]adjective vaguer, vaguesta) (imprecise, unclear) <term/wording/concept> impreciso, vagoto be vague ABOUT something: she was vague about her involvement — fue poco explícita acerca de su participación
b) ( indistinct) < outline> borrosoc) ( absentminded) < expression> distraído; < person> distraído, despistado -
12 ligeramente
ligeramente adverbio
1 (con ligereza) lightly
2 (un poco) slightly: es ligeramente amarillo, it's slightly yellow ' ligeramente' also found in these entries: Spanish: afrutada - afrutado - sabrosa - sabroso - rozar English: bit - dab - faintly - lightly - marginally - mildly - nick - slightly - tenuously - thinly - bitter - gently - nudge - vaguely -
13 ligero
ligero 1
◊ -ra adjetivo1 ( liviano) ‹ tela› light, thin; viajar ligero de equipaje to travel light 2 ( leve) ‹ inconveniente› slight, minor; ‹ golpe› gentle, slight; 3 ( no serio) ‹ conversación› lighthearted; ‹película/lectura› lightweight; todo se lo toma a la ligera he doesn't take anything seriously 4 ( ágil) ‹ movimiento› agile, nimble; ( rápido) ‹persona/animal/vehículo› fast
ligero 2 adverbio quickly, fast
ligero,-a
I adjetivo
1 (de poco peso) light, lightweight: iba muy ligero de ropa, he was lightly dressed
2 (rápido) swift, quick
3 (acento, etc) slight (cena, brisa) light
4 (poco serio) light
música ligera, light music
II adverbio ligero (veloz) fast, swiftly Locuciones: ser ligero,-a de cascos, to be flighty
a la ligera, lightly
caballería ligera, light cavalry
paso ligero, double quick ' ligero' also found in these entries: Spanish: achatamiento - ligera - paso - sabor - sueño - tentempié - peso - TALGO - temblor English: angel food cake - clad - feather - flimsy - light - lightweight - lissom - lissome - scantily - scanty - sleeper - slight - soft - springy - subtle - trip along - brisk - double - faint - - footed - lighten - mild - snack - vaguely -
14 parecido
Del verbo parecer: ( conjugate parecer) \ \
parecido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: parecer parecido
parecer 1 ( conjugate parecer) verbo intransitivo 1 ( aparentar ser): no pareces tú en esta foto this picture doesn't look like you (at all); parecía de cuero it looked like leather; parece ser muy inteligente she seems to be very clever 2 ( expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc): ¿qué te parecieron? what did you think of them?; vamos a la playa ¿te parece? what do you think, shall we go to the beach?; si te parece bien if that's alright with you; me parece que sí I think so; ¿a ti qué te parece? what do you think?; me parece importante I think it's important; me pareció que no era necesario I didn't think it necessary; hazlo como mejor te parezca do it however o as you think best; me parece mal que vaya sola I don't think it's right that she should go on her own 3 ( dar la impresión) (en 3a pers): así parece or parece que sí it looks like it;◊ aunque no lo parezca, está limpio it might not look like it, but it's clean;parece que va a llover it looks like (it's going to) rain; parece que fue ayer it seems like only yesterday; parece mentira que tenga 20 años it's hard to believe o I can't believe that he's 20; parece que fuera más joven you'd think she was much younger parecerse verbo pronominal ( en el carácter) to be like sb/sth◊ no se parecen en nada they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike;se parecen mucho they are very similar
parecer 2 sustantivo masculino ( opinión) opinion; son del mismo parecido they're of the same opinion
parecido 1 -da adjetivo [ser] ‹ personas› alike; ‹ cosas› similar; una especie de capa o algo parecido a cape or something like that; parecido A algo similar to sth; eres muy parecido a tu padre you're a lot like your father
parecido 2 sustantivo masculino resemblance, similarity; tiene cierto parecido con su hermano he bears some o a certain resemblance to his brother; hay un parecido en sus estilos there is a resemblance o similarity in their styles
parecer 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinión) opinion
cambiar de parecer, to change one's mind
2 frml (aspecto, presencia) appearance
parecer 2 verbo intransitivo
1 (tener un parecido) to look like: pareces una reina, you look like a queen (tener un aspecto) to look: pareces agotado, you look exhausted
2 (causar una impresión) to seem: parecía tener prisa, he seemed to be in a hurry
su intención parece buena, his intention seems good
3 (al emitir un juicio) le pareces un engreído, he thinks you are a bighead
me parece inoportuno, it seems very ill-timed to me
¿qué te parece si vamos al cine?, what about going to the cinema?
4 (uso impersonal) parece que va a haber tormenta, it looks as if there's going to be a storm
no parece que le importe, it doesn't seem to bother him
parecido,-a adjetivo
1 alike, similar 2 bien parecido, good-looking
II sustantivo masculino likeness, resemblance: no guarda parecido con el anterior, it doesn't bear any resemblance to the previous one ' parecido' also found in these entries: Spanish: afín - aire - clavada - clavado - copia - identidad - igual - igualdad - imitación - parecer - parecerse - parecida - reconocerse - semejante - sí - asemejar - recordar - vago English: alike - difference - exact - lacy - like - likeness - parallel - similar - similarity - similarly - such - thing - close - - like - resemblance - rounders - rubbery - salad - vaguely -
15 vaguedad
vaguedad sustantivo femenino◊ ¡déjate de vaguedades y vete al grano! stop being so vague o stop beating about the bush and get to the point
vaguedad sustantivo femenino
1 (cualidad) vagueness
2 (comentario impreciso, superficial) vague remark ' vaguedad' also found in these entries: Spanish: generalidad English: vaguely -
16 -her
noun (used in referring vaguely to a person or thing: Where does what's-his-name live?) fulano, mengano -
17 -its etc -name
noun (used in referring vaguely to a person or thing: Where does what's-his-name live?) fulano, mengano -
18 at/in the back of one's mind
(being vaguely aware of something; deep inside: In the back of her mind she knew she couldn't trust him.) en el fondo -
19 what's-his
noun (used in referring vaguely to a person or thing: Where does what's-his-name live?) fulano, mengano
См. также в других словарях:
Vaguely — Vague ly, adv. In a vague manner. [1913 Webster] What he vaguely hinted at, but dared not speak. Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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vaguely — [ˈveɪgli] adv 1) in a way that is not clear He vaguely remembered his mother talking about it.[/ex] 2) slightly The interview made him look vaguely ridiculous.[/ex] 3) in a way that shows that you are not paying attention … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
vaguely — vague ► ADJECTIVE 1) of uncertain or indefinite character or meaning. 2) imprecise in thought or expression. DERIVATIVES vaguely adverb vagueness noun. ORIGIN Latin vagus wandering, uncertain … English terms dictionary