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  • 1 verosimilitud

    f.
    1 credibility.
    2 likeliness.
    3 verisimilitude, plausibility, believability, credibility.
    * * *
    1 (probabilidad) probability, likeliness; (credibilidad) credibility, verisimilitude
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=probabilidad) likelihood, probability; (=credibilidad) credibility
    2) (Literat) verisimilitude
    * * *
    femenino (de excusa, historia) plausibility; (de versión, personaje) credibility
    * * *
    = verisimilitude, credibility, plausibility, believability.
    Ex. The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.
    Ex. You should recognize that different sources of information have various levels of credibility.
    Ex. It also provides a natural preference ordering on explanations, defined in terms of normality or plausibility.
    Ex. The results show that a more innocuous message results in more positive judgments of believability.
    * * *
    femenino (de excusa, historia) plausibility; (de versión, personaje) credibility
    * * *
    = verisimilitude, credibility, plausibility, believability.

    Ex: The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.

    Ex: You should recognize that different sources of information have various levels of credibility.
    Ex: It also provides a natural preference ordering on explanations, defined in terms of normality or plausibility.
    Ex: The results show that a more innocuous message results in more positive judgments of believability.

    * * *
    (de una excusa, historia) plausibility; verisimilitude; (de una versión, personaje) credibility
    reservas sobre la verosimilitud de la última escena reservations about how realistic o credible o true-to-life the last scene is
    * * *

    verosimilitud sustantivo femenino likeliness, probability
    ' verosimilitud' also found in these entries:
    English:
    plausibility
    - verisimilitude
    * * *
    1. [credibilidad] credibility;
    para dar mayor verosimilitud a la situación to make the situation more believable
    2. [probabilidad] likeliness, probability;
    una opción que cobra cada vez más verosimilitud an option which is becoming more and more likely
    * * *
    f realistic nature; ( credibilidad) plausibility
    * * *
    1) : probability, likeliness
    2) : verisimilitude

    Spanish-English dictionary > verosimilitud

  • 2 alusión

    f.
    hint, overtone, allusion.
    * * *
    1 allusion, reference
    * * *
    noun f.
    allusion, reference
    * * *
    SF (=mención) allusion, reference; (=indirecta) hint

    hacer alusión a — to allude to, refer to

    * * *
    femenino allusion, reference
    * * *
    = allusion, intimation, reference, hint of allusion.
    Ex. This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.
    Ex. These currents are better understood as intimations of postmodern populism.
    Ex. It doesn't include reference to any other source of funding.
    Ex. The poem closes with a strange hint of allusion to the Shakespearean quotation 'We are such stuff as dreams are made on'.
    ----
    * hacer alusión a = make + allusion to, make + reference to.
    * * *
    femenino allusion, reference
    * * *
    = allusion, intimation, reference, hint of allusion.

    Ex: This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.

    Ex: These currents are better understood as intimations of postmodern populism.
    Ex: It doesn't include reference to any other source of funding.
    Ex: The poem closes with a strange hint of allusion to the Shakespearean quotation 'We are such stuff as dreams are made on'.
    * hacer alusión a = make + allusion to, make + reference to.

    * * *
    allusion, reference
    hacer alusión a algo to refer to sth, to make an allusion to sth ( frml)
    hizo una clara alusión a tu ausencia he made a clear reference to your absence
    no quiero hacer alusiones personales pero … I don't want to point the finger at anyone but …
    * * *

    alusión sustantivo femenino alusión (a algo/algn) allusion o reference (to sth/sb);
    ◊ hacer alusión a algo/a algn to make reference o an allusion to sth/sb

    alusión sustantivo femenino allusion, mention

    ' alusión' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    indirecta
    - referencia
    - tocar
    English:
    allusion
    - pointed
    - reference
    * * *
    1. [sin mencionar] allusion;
    hacer alusión a to allude to;
    su discurso se entendió como una alusión a la crisis her speech was understood as referring to the crisis;
    “es un motivo de orgullo”, dijo en alusión al reciente galardón “it makes me proud,” he said, referring to his recent award
    2. [mencionando] reference;
    hacer alusión a to refer to;
    en el discurso evitó hacer alusión a los impuestos he avoided mentioning taxes in his speech;
    por alusiones, tiene derecho a responder because he has been mentioned, he has the right to reply
    * * *
    f allusion (a to);
    hacer alusión a refer to, allude to;
    en alusión a with reference to
    * * *
    alusión nf, pl - siones : allusion, reference

    Spanish-English dictionary > alusión

  • 3 coloquio

    m.
    1 conversation.
    2 discussion, debate (debate).
    3 dialog, dialogue, discussion, conversation.
    4 discussion group.
    * * *
    1 talk, discussion
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=debate) discussion

    charla-coloquio, conferencia-coloquio — talk followed by a discussion

    2) (=congreso) conference, symposium
    3) frm (=diálogo) dialogue, dialog (EEUU), colloquy frm
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( debate) discussion, talk; ( simposio) (AmL) colloquium, symposium
    b) (como adj inv)
    2) (Lit) dialogue
    * * *
    = colloquy, colloquium [colloquia, -pl.].
    Ex. The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.
    Ex. In another paper given at the same colloquium, Swift argues that the criteria for aboutness which are useful in science and technology may not be helpful in the social sciences.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( debate) discussion, talk; ( simposio) (AmL) colloquium, symposium
    b) (como adj inv)
    2) (Lit) dialogue
    * * *
    = colloquy, colloquium [colloquia, -pl.].

    Ex: The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.

    Ex: In another paper given at the same colloquium, Swift argues that the criteria for aboutness which are useful in science and technology may not be helpful in the social sciences.

    * * *
    A
    1 (debate) discussion, talk; (simposio) ( AmL) colloquium, symposium
    un almuerzo coloquio sobre el tema a lunch meeting to discuss the subject
    B ( Lit) dialogue, colloquy ( frml)
    * * *

    coloquio sustantivo masculino

    ( simposio) (AmL) colloquium, symposium;

    b) (Lit) dialogue

    coloquio sustantivo masculino
    1 (conversación) conversation
    2 (debate) discussion
    ' coloquio' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    moderar
    English:
    moderate
    * * *
    1. [conversación] conversation
    2. [debate] discussion, debate
    3. Am [simposio] conference, symposium
    * * *
    m talk
    * * *
    1) : discussion, talk
    2) : conference, symposium
    * * *
    coloquio n discussion

    Spanish-English dictionary > coloquio

  • 4 contener en cantidad + Nombre

    (v.) = contain + its share of + Nombre
    Ex. This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.
    * * *
    (v.) = contain + its share of + Nombre

    Ex: This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.

    Spanish-English dictionary > contener en cantidad + Nombre

  • 5 escueto

    adj.
    plain, bare, concise, unadorned.
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    1 (sin adornos) bare, plain, unadorned
    2 (conciso) concise, brief, succinct
    * * *
    (f. - escueta)
    adj.
    plain, simple, concise
    * * *
    ADJ [verdad] plain, naked; [estilo] simple; [explicación, presentación] concise, succinct
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo < explicación> succinct; <lenguaje/estilo> concise, plain
    * * *
    = stark, bald, lean [leaner -comp., leanest -sup.], terse.
    Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
    Ex. This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.
    Ex. While Baskerville's italic was a lean, elegant letter, the most radical departure from tradition since the French academic italic of the 1690s.
    Ex. This terse McLuhanesque turn of phrase is at the core of what I want to talk about today.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo < explicación> succinct; <lenguaje/estilo> concise, plain
    * * *
    = stark, bald, lean [leaner -comp., leanest -sup.], terse.

    Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

    Ex: This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.
    Ex: While Baskerville's italic was a lean, elegant letter, the most radical departure from tradition since the French academic italic of the 1690s.
    Ex: This terse McLuhanesque turn of phrase is at the core of what I want to talk about today.

    * * *
    escueto -ta
    ‹explicación› succinct; ‹lenguaje/estilo› concise, plain
    no se extendió mucho, fue muy escueto al respecto he didn't go into great detail, he was very succinct
    su mensaje fue escueto his message was concise o brief
    * * *

    escueto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo ‹ explicación› succinct;


    ‹lenguaje/estilo› concise, plain;

    escueto,-a adjetivo plain
    (lenguaje) concise

    ' escueto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    escueta
    English:
    bare
    - crisp
    - stark
    * * *
    escueto, -a adj
    [sucinto] concise; [sobrio] plain, unadorned;
    fue o [m5] estuvo muy escueto en la rueda de prensa he was rather unforthcoming at the press conference
    * * *
    adj succinct, concise
    * * *
    escueto, -ta adj
    1) : plain, simple
    2) : succinct, concise
    ♦ escuetamente adv

    Spanish-English dictionary > escueto

  • 6 estímulo

    m.
    1 encouragement, drive, boost, incentive.
    2 incentive, inducement.
    * * *
    1 stimulus, stimulation
    2 figurado encouragement
    3 COMERCIO incentive
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (Psic) stimulus
    2) (=incentivo) incentive
    * * *
    a) ( incentivo) encouragement

    sirve de estímulo a la inversión — it acts as an incentive to investment, it encourages investment

    b) (Biol, Fisiol) stimulus
    * * *
    = boost, incentive, leaven, prodding, spur, stimulation, stimulus [stimuli, -pl.], encouragement, enhancer, facilitator, prod, kick-start [kickstart], kick-start [kickstart], word of encouragement, nudge, titillation, driving force, stimulant, pick-me-up.
    Ex. Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
    Ex. This article considers the strengths of a pay scale as a work incentive.
    Ex. But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.
    Ex. Computers are quite adroit at such simple yes/no response without much prodding.
    Ex. This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.
    Ex. The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.
    Ex. This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.
    Ex. Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout.
    Ex. The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.
    Ex. Information technology may have acted as a catalyst or facilitator for some of the changes which have occurred.
    Ex. She sat back in her chair and considered her supervisor's gentle prods.
    Ex. That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.
    Ex. That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.
    Ex. This he knew happens to employees who are not given a word of encouragement, some recognition.
    Ex. Results showed that student teachers needed additional support, either via nudge or overt expectations, to actually apply what they had learned.
    Ex. At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.
    Ex. On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.
    Ex. The system consequently retrieves any record in which the term ' stimulants' appears.
    Ex. Maybe it's just a passing mood or maybe it's a particularly bad string of events, but sometimes in this hectic life we just need a pick-me-up.
    ----
    * dar estímulo = provide + boost.
    * estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.
    * estímulos visuales = visual stimuli.
    * ofrecer estímulo = provide + stimulus.
    * ser un estímulo = be motivating.
    * * *
    a) ( incentivo) encouragement

    sirve de estímulo a la inversión — it acts as an incentive to investment, it encourages investment

    b) (Biol, Fisiol) stimulus
    * * *
    = boost, incentive, leaven, prodding, spur, stimulation, stimulus [stimuli, -pl.], encouragement, enhancer, facilitator, prod, kick-start [kickstart], kick-start [kickstart], word of encouragement, nudge, titillation, driving force, stimulant, pick-me-up.

    Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.

    Ex: This article considers the strengths of a pay scale as a work incentive.
    Ex: But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.
    Ex: Computers are quite adroit at such simple yes/no response without much prodding.
    Ex: This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.
    Ex: The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.
    Ex: This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.
    Ex: Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout.
    Ex: The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.
    Ex: Information technology may have acted as a catalyst or facilitator for some of the changes which have occurred.
    Ex: She sat back in her chair and considered her supervisor's gentle prods.
    Ex: That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.
    Ex: That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.
    Ex: This he knew happens to employees who are not given a word of encouragement, some recognition.
    Ex: Results showed that student teachers needed additional support, either via nudge or overt expectations, to actually apply what they had learned.
    Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.
    Ex: On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.
    Ex: The system consequently retrieves any record in which the term ' stimulants' appears.
    Ex: Maybe it's just a passing mood or maybe it's a particularly bad string of events, but sometimes in this hectic life we just need a pick-me-up.
    * dar estímulo = provide + boost.
    * estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.
    * estímulos visuales = visual stimuli.
    * ofrecer estímulo = provide + stimulus.
    * ser un estímulo = be motivating.

    * * *
    1 (incentivo) encouragement
    sirve de estímulo a la inversión it acts as an incentive o a stimulus to investment, it encourages investment
    2 ( Biol, Fisiol) stimulus
    * * *

    Del verbo estimular: ( conjugate estimular)

    estimulo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    estimuló es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    estimular    
    estímulo
    estimular ( conjugate estimular) verbo transitivo


    estímulo sustantivo masculino

    b) (Biol, Fisiol) stimulus

    estimular verbo transitivo
    1 (dar ánimos) to encourage
    2 (potenciar, activar) to stimulate
    estímulo sustantivo masculino
    1 (acicate, ánimo) encouragement
    2 Biol Fís stimulus
    (acción) stimulation
    ' estímulo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ánimo
    - incentivo
    - responder
    - respuesta
    - revulsiva
    - revulsivo
    - acicate
    - arriba
    English:
    boost
    - encouragement
    - inspiration
    - lift
    - shot
    - spur
    - stimulation
    - stimulus
    * * *
    1. [aliciente] incentive;
    [ánimo] encouragement;
    servir de estímulo to act o serve as an incentive;
    medidas de estímulo a la creación de empleo measures to encourage job creation
    2. Fisiol stimulus
    * * *
    m
    1 stimulus
    2 ( incentivo) incentive
    * * *
    1) : stimulus
    2) incentivo: incentive, encouragement
    * * *
    estímulo n stimulus [pl. stimuli]

    Spanish-English dictionary > estímulo

  • 7 favorito

    adj.
    favorite, chosen, favourite, fancied.
    m.
    favorite, favourite, darling.
    * * *
    1 favourite (US favorite)
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 favourite (US favorite)
    * * *
    (f. - favorita)
    noun adj.
    * * *
    favorito, -a
    ADJ SM / F favourite, favorite (EEUU)
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo/masculino, femenino favorite*
    * * *
    = favourite [favorite, -USA], favourite [favorite, -USA], pick, Nombre + of choice, front runner, best-loved.
    Ex. This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.
    Ex. After having read many novels by many different authors, one gets less partisan, one is able to see faults even in one's favorites.
    Ex. The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.
    Ex. In the future this may become the method of choice.
    Ex. As such this is one of the front runners of the next generation of library management systems.
    Ex. Sleeping Beauty is one of the best-loved ballets in the world.
    ----
    * dicho favorito = catchphrase.
    * el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.
    * expresión favorita = catchphrase.
    * frase favorita = catchphrase.
    * materia favorita = pet subject.
    * tema favorito = hobby-horse.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo/masculino, femenino favorite*
    * * *
    = favourite [favorite, -USA], favourite [favorite, -USA], pick, Nombre + of choice, front runner, best-loved.

    Ex: This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.

    Ex: After having read many novels by many different authors, one gets less partisan, one is able to see faults even in one's favorites.
    Ex: The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.
    Ex: In the future this may become the method of choice.
    Ex: As such this is one of the front runners of the next generation of library management systems.
    Ex: Sleeping Beauty is one of the best-loved ballets in the world.
    * dicho favorito = catchphrase.
    * el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.
    * expresión favorita = catchphrase.
    * frase favorita = catchphrase.
    * materia favorita = pet subject.
    * tema favorito = hobby-horse.

    * * *
    favorito1 -ta
    favorite*
    favorito2 -ta
    A masculine, feminine favorite*
    partió como claro favorito he started as clear favorite
    una de las favoritas del rey one of the king's favorites
    logró vencer al segundo/tercer favorito del torneo she succeeded in beating the tournament’s second/third favorite
    B
    favoritos mpl ( Inf) favorites
    agregar a favoritos to add to favorites, bookmark
    * * *

     

    favorito
    ◊ -ta adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino

    favorite( conjugate favorite)
    favorito,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino favourite, US favorite

    ' favorito' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    favorita
    - teutón
    - teutona
    - teutónica
    - teutónico
    English:
    book
    - bookmark
    - doze
    - evergreen
    - favourite
    - haunt
    - hobbyhorse
    - lobster
    - odds-on
    - our
    - pet
    - favorite
    * * *
    favorito, -a
    ♦ adj
    favourite
    ♦ nm,f
    favourite
    * * *
    I adj favorite, Br
    favourite
    II m, favorita f favorite, Br
    favourite
    * * *
    favorito, -ta adj & n
    : favorite
    * * *
    favorito adj n favourite
    ¿cuál es tu color favorito? what's your favourite colour?

    Spanish-English dictionary > favorito

  • 8 poco convincente

    adj.
    unconvincing, feeble, inconclusive, invalid.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble
    Ex. This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.
    Ex. A considerable literature exists on the empirical validity of Lotka's law; however, these studies are mainly incomparable and inconclusive, owing to substantial differences in the analytical methods applied.
    Ex. When challenged about their crimes, many offenders provide pat justifications.
    Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble

    Ex: This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.

    Ex: A considerable literature exists on the empirical validity of Lotka's law; however, these studies are mainly incomparable and inconclusive, owing to substantial differences in the analytical methods applied.
    Ex: When challenged about their crimes, many offenders provide pat justifications.
    Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > poco convincente

  • 9 revivir

    v.
    1 to revive memories of.
    2 to revive (also figurative).
    Ellos revivieron recuerdos They revived memories.
    3 to bring back to life, to resuscitate, to bring back to consciousness, to pull back to life.
    Ricardo revive al perrito Richard revives the puppy.
    4 to come back to life, to be brought back to life, to be pulled back to life, to resuscitate.
    El criminal revivió The criminal came back to life.
    5 to bring to, to bring back, to reanimate.
    María revive a Ricardo Mary brings Richard to.
    * * *
    1 to revive, come to life again
    2 figurado (reproducirse) to be renewed
    1 to revive, bring back to life
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=recordar) to revive memories of
    2) (=vivir de nuevo) to relive, live again
    2. VI
    1) (=volver a vivir) to revive, be revived
    2) (=renacer) to come to life again
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    a) persona/planta ( físicamente) to revive

    cuando sale el sol uno revive Ԡwhen the sun comes out you come alive again

    b) sentimiento to revive
    2.
    revivir vt to relive
    * * *
    = relive, reincarnate, bring + Nombre + back to life.
    Ex. The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.
    Ex. Now a project is under way to reincarnate the Alexandria Library as a modern centre of learning and research.
    Ex. When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    a) persona/planta ( físicamente) to revive

    cuando sale el sol uno revive Ԡwhen the sun comes out you come alive again

    b) sentimiento to revive
    2.
    revivir vt to relive
    * * *
    = relive, reincarnate, bring + Nombre + back to life.

    Ex: The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.

    Ex: Now a project is under way to reincarnate the Alexandria Library as a modern centre of learning and research.
    Ex: When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.

    * * *
    revivir [I1 ]
    vi
    1 «persona/planta» (físicamente) to revive
    cuando sale el sol uno revive when the sun comes out you come alive again
    2 «sentimiento» to revive
    sintió revivir en su interior el deseo de aventura he felt the thirst for adventure reviving within him
    ■ revivir
    vt
    to relive
    me hizo revivir los momentos que habían precedido al accidente it brought back to me o made me relive the moments before the accident
    * * *

    revivir ( conjugate revivir) verbo intransitivo
    to revive
    verbo transitivo
    to relive
    revivir
    I verbo intransitivo
    1 (un ser vivo) to revive, come to life again
    2 (un sentimiento, etc) to revive
    II verbo transitivo (en la memoria, imaginación) to relive
    ' revivir' also found in these entries:
    English:
    recapture
    - revive
    - relive
    * * *
    ♦ vi
    1. [muerto] to revive, to come back to life
    2. [sentimientos] to revive, to be rekindled;
    su pasión por el deporte revivió al cabo de muchos años his passion for sport revived after several years
    ♦ vt
    1. [recordar] [sujeto: acontecimiento] to revive memories of;
    revivieron su época de estudiantes they recalled their time as students
    2. [muerto] to revive, to bring back to life
    3. [sentimientos] to revive, to rekindle
    * * *
    I v/i revive
    II v/t relive
    * * *
    : to revive, to come alive again
    : to relive
    * * *
    revivir vb to revive

    Spanish-English dictionary > revivir

  • 10 sencillo

    adj.
    1 simple, uncomplicated, easy, with no frills.
    2 simple, simplehearted, naive, simpleminded.
    3 simple, unadorned, with no frills.
    4 single, simple.
    5 one-way, single-track, unidirectional.
    m.
    1 small change, change, small coins.
    2 one way ticket.
    * * *
    1 (sin adornos) simple, plain
    2 (fácil) simple, easy
    4 figurado (persona - natural) natural, unaffected, unpretentious; (- ingenua) naive, gullible
    * * *
    (f. - sencilla)
    adj.
    1) simple, easy
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [costumbre, estilo, ropa] simple
    2) [asunto, problema] simple, straightforward

    es un plato sencillo de hacer pero apetitoso — it's a simple but tasty dish, the dish is straightforward to make, but tasty

    3) (=no afectado) natural, unaffected

    es muy rico pero muy sencillo en el trato — he's very rich, but nevertheless very natural o unaffected

    4) [billete] single
    5) LAm (=necio) foolish
    2. SM
    1) (=disco) single
    2) LAm (=cambio) small change
    * * *
    I
    - lla adjetivo
    1)
    a) <ejercicio/problema> simple, straightforward
    b) < persona> modest, unassuming; <vestido/estilo> simple, plain; <casa/comida> simple, modest

    son gentes sencillas y trabajadoras — they are simple, hardworking people

    2) (Esp, Méx) < billete> one-way (AmE), single (BrE)
    II
    1) ( disco) single
    2) (AmL) ( dinero suelto) change
    3) (Esp, Méx) (Transp) one-way ticket (AmE), single (ticket) (BrE)
    * * *
    = humble [humbler -comp., humblest -sup.], plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], simple [simpler -comp., simplest -sup.], straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], straightforward, unadorned, bald, unobtrusive, low-key [low key], uncluttered, unsophisticated, unpretentious, unassuming, folksy [folksier -comp., folksiest -sup.], homespun, unfussy, uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly, low-keyed, no-frills, hassle-free.
    Ex. In spite of much complexity, they perform reliably; witness the humble typewriter, or the movie camera or the automobile.
    Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
    Ex. Some simple measures of index effectiveness are introduced here so that it is possible to consider different indexing methods critically.
    Ex. Thus these indexes contain more entries than a straight KWIC index and are inclined to be relatively bulky.
    Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex. Concrete illustrations are always better than unadorned abstract description.
    Ex. This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.
    Ex. New technologies will enable interfaces composed of unobtrusive physiological monitors and prosthetics.
    Ex. Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.
    Ex. Google, the search engine, became popular because of its efficiency, simple structure uncluttered by advertising and its non-commercial look and feel.
    Ex. Here is a clear indication of the extent, during the eighteenth century, to which the unsophisticated reader lagged behind his middle class compatriots = Aquí tenemos una clara indicación del grado en el que, durante el siglo dieciocho, el lector normal iba por detrás de sus compatriotas de clase media.
    Ex. There is a need for unpretentious, informative manuals which help readers to play bowls, arrange flowers, decorate the house, and the like.
    Ex. The term 'librarian' may confer the impression of being a quiet, respectable and unassuming person and consequently be useful on insurance forms, passports and rental agreements.
    Ex. The best path, the film implies, is a middle way, combining worldliness with a folksy morality, one that respects family and individual alike.
    Ex. The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American 'tall tales'.
    Ex. Above all the journal wishes to provide research and comment in a form that is easily and quickly understood: a fresh, rigorous, but unfussy, writing style is what is aimed for.
    Ex. It is an example of an uncomplicated but practical and successful artificial intelligence application.
    Ex. Children which lack reading experience should be presented with a sequence of shorter, very directly told, and uncomplicatedly structured books, rather than with denser and more subtle texts.
    Ex. Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.
    Ex. This is a good guide for independent travellers looking for cheap, no-frills intercity transport around the country.
    Ex. Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.
    ----
    * codificación directa de fila sencilla = single row direct coding.
    * de una manera más sencilla = in digestible form.
    * disco sencillo = single.
    * habitación sencilla = single room.
    * * *
    I
    - lla adjetivo
    1)
    a) <ejercicio/problema> simple, straightforward
    b) < persona> modest, unassuming; <vestido/estilo> simple, plain; <casa/comida> simple, modest

    son gentes sencillas y trabajadoras — they are simple, hardworking people

    2) (Esp, Méx) < billete> one-way (AmE), single (BrE)
    II
    1) ( disco) single
    2) (AmL) ( dinero suelto) change
    3) (Esp, Méx) (Transp) one-way ticket (AmE), single (ticket) (BrE)
    * * *
    = humble [humbler -comp., humblest -sup.], plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], simple [simpler -comp., simplest -sup.], straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], straightforward, unadorned, bald, unobtrusive, low-key [low key], uncluttered, unsophisticated, unpretentious, unassuming, folksy [folksier -comp., folksiest -sup.], homespun, unfussy, uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly, low-keyed, no-frills, hassle-free.

    Ex: In spite of much complexity, they perform reliably; witness the humble typewriter, or the movie camera or the automobile.

    Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
    Ex: Some simple measures of index effectiveness are introduced here so that it is possible to consider different indexing methods critically.
    Ex: Thus these indexes contain more entries than a straight KWIC index and are inclined to be relatively bulky.
    Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex: Concrete illustrations are always better than unadorned abstract description.
    Ex: This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.
    Ex: New technologies will enable interfaces composed of unobtrusive physiological monitors and prosthetics.
    Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.
    Ex: Google, the search engine, became popular because of its efficiency, simple structure uncluttered by advertising and its non-commercial look and feel.
    Ex: Here is a clear indication of the extent, during the eighteenth century, to which the unsophisticated reader lagged behind his middle class compatriots = Aquí tenemos una clara indicación del grado en el que, durante el siglo dieciocho, el lector normal iba por detrás de sus compatriotas de clase media.
    Ex: There is a need for unpretentious, informative manuals which help readers to play bowls, arrange flowers, decorate the house, and the like.
    Ex: The term 'librarian' may confer the impression of being a quiet, respectable and unassuming person and consequently be useful on insurance forms, passports and rental agreements.
    Ex: The best path, the film implies, is a middle way, combining worldliness with a folksy morality, one that respects family and individual alike.
    Ex: The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American 'tall tales'.
    Ex: Above all the journal wishes to provide research and comment in a form that is easily and quickly understood: a fresh, rigorous, but unfussy, writing style is what is aimed for.
    Ex: It is an example of an uncomplicated but practical and successful artificial intelligence application.
    Ex: Children which lack reading experience should be presented with a sequence of shorter, very directly told, and uncomplicatedly structured books, rather than with denser and more subtle texts.
    Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.
    Ex: This is a good guide for independent travellers looking for cheap, no-frills intercity transport around the country.
    Ex: Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.
    * codificación directa de fila sencilla = single row direct coding.
    * de una manera más sencilla = in digestible form.
    * disco sencillo = single.
    * habitación sencilla = single room.

    * * *
    A
    1 ‹ejercicio/problema› simple, straightforward
    no era sencillo hacerlos entrar it wasn't easy o it was no simple task getting them in
    2 ‹persona› modest, unassuming; ‹vestido/estilo› simple, plain; ‹casa/comida› simple, modest
    son gentes sencillas y trabajadoras they are simple, hardworking people
    el disco es sencillote y comercial the record is unsophisticated o crude and commercial
    B
    1 ‹flor› single
    2 (único) single
    una escopeta de cañón sencilla a single-barreled gun
    coser con hilo sencillo to sew with single thread
    3 (Esp, Méx) ‹billete› one-way ( AmE), single ( BrE)
    A (disco) single
    B ( AmL) (dinero suelto) change
    C (Esp, Méx) (billete de ida) one-way ticket ( AmE), single ( BrE), single ticket ( BrE)
    * * *

     

    sencillo 1
    ◊ - lla adjetivo

    1
    a) ‹ejercicio/problema› simple, straightforward;



    ‹vestido/estilo› simple, plain;
    ‹casa/comida› simple, modest
    2 (Esp, Méx) (Transp) one-way (AmE), single (BrE)
    sencillo 2 sustantivo masculino
    1 ( disco) single
    2 (AmL) ( dinero suelto) change
    3 (Esp, Méx) (Transp) one-way ticket (AmE), single (ticket) (BrE)
    sencillo,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (una solución, un problema) simple, easy
    2 (un vestido, diseño) simple, plain
    3 (persona) natural, unassuming
    4 (habitación, billete) single
    II sustantivo masculino (billete, disco) single
    ' sencillo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    billete
    - elemental
    - fácil
    - manejo
    - sencilla
    - simple
    - sobria
    - sobrio
    - tirada
    - tirado
    English:
    basic
    - down-home
    - easy
    - neat
    - plain
    - simple
    - single
    - single-space
    - straightforward
    - change
    - fool
    - low
    - painless
    - small
    - straight
    - unaffected
    - unassuming
    - unsophisticated
    * * *
    sencillo, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [fácil] simple;
    no fue sencillo convencerla it was not easy to convince her
    2. [sin lujo] [decoración, vestido] simple
    3. [claro, natural] [lenguaje, estilo] simple
    4. [campechano] natural, unaffected;
    es muy sencillo en el trato he's very natural o unaffected
    5. [billete] Br single, US one-way
    6. [no múltiple] single;
    ♦ nm
    1. [disco] single
    2. Andes, CAm, Méx Fam [cambio] loose change
    * * *
    I adj simple;
    gente(s) sencilla(s) simple people
    II m
    1 L.Am.
    small change
    2 en béisbol base hit
    * * *
    sencillo, - lla adj
    1) : simple, easy
    2) : plain, unaffected
    3) : single
    1) : single (recording)
    2) : small change (coins)
    3) : one-way ticket
    * * *

    Spanish-English dictionary > sencillo

  • 11 vivir de nuevo

    (v.) = relive
    Ex. The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.
    * * *
    (v.) = relive

    Ex: The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.

    Spanish-English dictionary > vivir de nuevo

  • 12 volver a vivir

    (v.) = relive
    Ex. The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.
    * * *
    (v.) = relive

    Ex: The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.

    Spanish-English dictionary > volver a vivir

  • 13 apego a la verdad

    • truth content
    • verisimilitude

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > apego a la verdad

  • 14 verosimilitud

    • believability
    • credibility
    • creditability
    • plausibility
    • verisimilitude

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > verosimilitud

  • 15 verisimilitud

    f.
    verisimilitude, probability, likelihood.

    Spanish-English dictionary > verisimilitud

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