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121 agobiante
adj.1 overwhelming.2 exhausting, backbreaking, tough, arduous.3 tiresome.* * *► adjetivo1 (cansado) backbreaking, exhausting2 (abrumado) overwhelming4 (persona) tiresome, tiring* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) [calor, ambiente, lugar] oppressiveun día de verano agobiante — a stifling o sweltering summer's day
2) (=insoportable) [trabajo, día] stressful; [pena, ritmo] unbearable; [responsabilidad] overwhelminges agobiante verla sufrir y no poder hacer nada — it's unbearable watching her suffer and being unable to do anything
* * *es una carga agobiante para él — it's/he's/she's a terrible burden on him
* * *= oppressive, overpowering, stifling, suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], crippling, gut-wrenching, nightmarish.Ex. Holman has decided we must see Slake's background, and it is as bleak and oppressive as one supposed it must be.Ex. The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.Ex. He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex. Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.Ex. In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.Ex. It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.* * *es una carga agobiante para él — it's/he's/she's a terrible burden on him
* * *= oppressive, overpowering, stifling, suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], crippling, gut-wrenching, nightmarish.Ex: Holman has decided we must see Slake's background, and it is as bleak and oppressive as one supposed it must be.
Ex: The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.Ex: He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.Ex: It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.* * *adj,hacía un calor agobiante it was stifling o oppressively hotresultó ser una carga agobiante para él it turned out to be a terrible o crushing burden on him* * *
agobiante,
‹ calor› stifling;◊ es una carga agobiante para él it's/he's/she's a terrible burden on him
agobiante adjetivo
1 (trabajo) overwhelming
2 (espacio cerrado) claustrophobic
3 (clima, temperatura) oppressive
4 (persona) tiresome, tiring
' agobiante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calor
English:
boiling
- burdensome
- oppressive
- stifling
- suffocating
- crippling
* * *agobiante adj[presión, trabajo, persona] overwhelming; [calor] stifling; [ambiente] oppressive;problemas agobiantes overwhelming problems;trabajo agobiante backbreaking work* * *adj1 trabajo exhausting2 calor stifling* * *agobiante adj1) : exhausting, overwhelming2) : stifling, oppressive -
122 agradecimientos
(n.) = acknowledgements [acknowledgments]Ex. Acknowledgements: the author wishes to acknowledge her debt to the authors of the literature that has gone before, and also to the various persons and organisations that have kindly permitted the reproduction of their work.* * *(n.) = acknowledgements [acknowledgments]Ex: Acknowledgements: the author wishes to acknowledge her debt to the authors of the literature that has gone before, and also to the various persons and organisations that have kindly permitted the reproduction of their work.
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123 agredir
v.1 to attack.2 to offend.* * *1 to attack Table 1 NOTA Used only in forms which include the letter i in their endings: agredía, agrediré, agrediendo /Table 1* * *verb1) to assault2) attack* * *VT [físicamente] to assault, set upon; [verbalmente] to attack* * *verbo transitivo (frml) to attack, assault* * *= assault.Ex. Throughout history the cultural world has been assaulted in various ways which leads to the need for a process of cultural repair.----* agredir con un cristal = glass.* * *verbo transitivo (frml) to attack, assault* * *= assault.Ex: Throughout history the cultural world has been assaulted in various ways which leads to the need for a process of cultural repair.
* agredir con un cristal = glass.* * *vt( frml); to attack, assaultlo agredió de palabra she insulted him, she launched a verbal assault on him* * *
agredir ( conjugate agredir) verbo transitivo (frml) to attack, assault
agredir vtr defect to assault
' agredir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acometer
English:
assault
- set about
- set on
- set upon
* * *agredir vtto attack* * *v/t attack, assault* * *agredir {1} vt: to assail, to attack* * *agredir vb to attack -
124 agrupación
f.1 association, membership, group.2 group of people, club.3 grouping, cluster.4 grouping.5 group, cartel.* * *1 grouping, group2 (asociación) association* * *noun f.group, association* * *SF1) (=grupo) group, association; (=reunión) gathering; (=unión) union; (Mús) ensemble2) (=acción) grouping; (=reunión) coming together* * *1) ( grupo) group; ( asociación) association2) ( acción) grouping (together)* * *= aggregation, grouping, juxtaposition, assortment, bringing together.Ex. We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex. It achieves this aim principally through the juxtaposition of related subjects in a classified order.Ex. The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.Ex. I have already mentioned that the bringing together of the various editions is the real problem.* * *1) ( grupo) group; ( asociación) association2) ( acción) grouping (together)* * *= aggregation, grouping, juxtaposition, assortment, bringing together.Ex: We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.
Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex: It achieves this aim principally through the juxtaposition of related subjects in a classified order.Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.Ex: I have already mentioned that the bringing together of the various editions is the real problem.* * *una agrupación terrorista a terrorist groupCompuesto:choral group, choirB (acción) grouping (together)* * *
agrupación sustantivo femenino
1 ( grupo) group;
( asociación) association;
2 ( acción) grouping (together)
agrupación sustantivo femenino association
' agrupación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hermandad
- logia
- colectivo
- unión
English:
group
- grouping
- syndicate
* * *agrupación nf1. [asociación] group, association2. [agrupamiento] grouping* * *f group, association* * ** * *1. (grupo) group2. (asociación) association -
125 agua mineral
f.mineral water, bottled water, table water.* * *mineral water* * ** * *mineral water; agua mineral con gas/sin gas sparkling/still mineral water* * *(n.) = mineral water, spring waterEx. Mineral water emerges from under the ground, then flows over rocks before it's collected, resulting in a higher content of various minerals.Ex. Otherwise, drinking too much fluid at once, even a pint or two of spring water, simply overloads the kidneys without actually hydrating the body.* * *mineral water; agua mineral con gas/sin gas sparkling/still mineral water* * *(n.) = mineral water, spring waterEx: Mineral water emerges from under the ground, then flows over rocks before it's collected, resulting in a higher content of various minerals.
Ex: Otherwise, drinking too much fluid at once, even a pint or two of spring water, simply overloads the kidneys without actually hydrating the body.* * *mineral water -
126 ajustarse
1 (ceñirse) to fit2 (ponerse de acuerdo) to come to an agreement; (estar de acuerdo) to agree with, fit in with* * *1) to adjust, fit2) conform* * *VPR1) (=ceñirse)a) [persona]¿me ayudas a ajustarme la corbata? — can you help me adjust my tie?
b) [zapato] to fit; [pantalón, vestido] to clingcinturón2) (=encajarse) to fit3) (=adaptarse)•
ajustarse a — [+ situación, estilo] to adapt to; [+ necesidades] to meet; [+ presupuesto] to be within; [+ norma, regla] to comply withlos precios bajan para ajustarse a las demandas del mercado — prices go down to meet the demands of the market
el motor se ajusta a la nueva normativa europea — the engine complies with the new European standards
tendrán que ajustarse al guión — they will have to keep to o follow the script
4) (=coincidir)5) (=llegar a un acuerdo) to come to an agreement ( con with)* * *(v.) = suit, fit + snugly, suit + bestEx. The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.Ex. English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly.Ex. They are the next best choice but they are suited best to low humidity situations as the air has greater potential to absorb water vapour.* * *(v.) = suit, fit + snugly, suit + bestEx: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.
Ex: English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly.Ex: They are the next best choice but they are suited best to low humidity situations as the air has greater potential to absorb water vapour.* * *vpr1. [encajarse] to fit;el tapón no se ajusta a la botella the top won't fit on the bottle;Figtu relato no se ajusta a la verdad your account is at variance with the truth, your account doesn't match the facts2. [adaptarse] to fit in (a with);es un chico muy sociable, se ajusta a todo he's a very sociable boy and fits in wherever he goes;tu plan no se ajusta a nuestras necesidades your plan doesn't meet our needs;su arte no se ajusta al paladar europeo his art doesn't appeal to European taste;tenemos que ajustarnos al presupuesto del que disponemos we have to keep within the limits of our budget;su decisión no se ajusta a derecho her decision does not have a sound legal basis;ajustarse a las reglas to abide by the rules3. [ponerse de acuerdo] to come to an agreement;se ajustaron con sus acreedores they came to an agreement with their creditors* * *v/r1 el cinturón tighten2:ajustarse a algo fig keep within sth;ajustarse a la ley comply with the law, keep within the law* * *vr: to fit, to conform* * *ajustarse vb to suit -
127 al alcance
adj.within reach, at hand, near, ready.* * *= within reach, within easy reach, within sight, within gunshot, within rangeEx. It is well worth the trouble to examine and negotiate financial matters with NGOs within reach in the country or the region to take advantage of their various assitance policies.Ex. Local catalogues are of great value in showing at a glance the contents of libraries within easy reach.Ex. As the major US telecommunications service providers install fibre optic cable, the availability of interactive video is within sight.Ex. In this way the fowler could work his way through the shallows to within gunshot of the fowl, so as to let fly with his rifle as they took off from the water.Ex. 77% of the world's population lives within range of a mobile network.* * *= within reach, within easy reach, within sight, within gunshot, within rangeEx: It is well worth the trouble to examine and negotiate financial matters with NGOs within reach in the country or the region to take advantage of their various assitance policies.
Ex: Local catalogues are of great value in showing at a glance the contents of libraries within easy reach.Ex: As the major US telecommunications service providers install fibre optic cable, the availability of interactive video is within sight.Ex: In this way the fowler could work his way through the shallows to within gunshot of the fowl, so as to let fly with his rifle as they took off from the water.Ex: 77% of the world's population lives within range of a mobile network. -
128 al contrapunto
adj.contrapuntal.* * *(adj.) = contrapuntalEx. This is a composer's tool that computes all possible combinations of contrapuntal lines given one or more initial lines and various constraints.* * *(adj.) = contrapuntalEx: This is a composer's tool that computes all possible combinations of contrapuntal lines given one or more initial lines and various constraints.
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