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1 poco saludable
• weak-headed• weak-kneed -
2 sin carácter
adj.characterless, namby-pamby, weak-minded, weak-kneed.adv.without character.* * *(adj.) = boneless, spinelessEx. By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.Ex. To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.* * *(adj.) = boneless, spinelessEx: By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.
Ex: To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees. -
3 mercado débil
• soft market• weak market• weak-kneed• weak-minded -
4 mercado flojo
• inactive funds• inactive market• inactive mass storage• market off• narrow market• narrow mattress• narrow-hipped• sluggish market• thin layer• thin market• thin metallic film• tight market• weak market• weak-kneed• weak-minded -
5 sin personalidad
adj.characterless, weak-kneed, weak-minded, weak-willed. -
6 enfermizo
• infinitude• infirm of purpose• sickish• sickly• unhealthy• weak-headed• weak-kneed -
7 talón
m.1 heel, calcar pedis, calx.2 coupon.3 stub, counterfoil.4 landside heel.* * *1 (de pie, zapato, etc) heel2 (cheque) cheque (US check)3 (recibo) receipt, voucher4 (de violín) heel5 (de quilla) heel6 (de neumático) flange\pisarle los talones a alguien figurado to follow close on somebody's heels, be on somebody's heelstalón bancario counter cheque (US check)talón de Aquiles Achilles' heeltalón sin fondos bad/dud cheque, US rubber check————————1 (patrón monetario) monetary standard* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [del pie] heel; [de calcetín, zapato] heel2) [de neumático] rim3) (=cheque) cheque, check (EEUU); (=matriz) stub, counterfoil; (Ferro) luggage receipttalón al portador — bearer cheque, cheque payable to the bearer
un talón nominativo a favor de Luis González — a cheque made out to o made payable to Luis González
* * *1)a) ( del pie) heel; (de zapato, calcetín) heelno llegarle ni a los talones a alguien — (Andes, Méx) ver tobillo
pisarle a alguien los talones — (fam) to be hot on somebody's heels (colloq)
b) ( de caballo) heel2)a) (AmL) ( matriz) stub, counterfoil3) (Méx fam)a) ( prostitución)anda en el or le da al talón — she's a hooker (colloq), she's on the game (BrE colloq)
b) ( crédito) credit (colloq)* * *= heel.Ex. Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, whose no-nonsensen approach to her job was emphasized by the emphactic clicks of her heels along the highly polished terrazzo floors.----* con las rodillas mirando hacia dentro y los talones hacia fuera = knock-kneed.* pisándole los talones a Alguien = in hot pursuit of.* pisar los talones a = come on + the heels of.* talón bancario = bank cheque.* talón de Aquiles = Achilles heel, weak point.* talón de Aquiles, el = chink in the armour, the.* * *1)a) ( del pie) heel; (de zapato, calcetín) heelno llegarle ni a los talones a alguien — (Andes, Méx) ver tobillo
pisarle a alguien los talones — (fam) to be hot on somebody's heels (colloq)
b) ( de caballo) heel2)a) (AmL) ( matriz) stub, counterfoil3) (Méx fam)a) ( prostitución)anda en el or le da al talón — she's a hooker (colloq), she's on the game (BrE colloq)
b) ( crédito) credit (colloq)* * *= heel.Ex: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, whose no-nonsensen approach to her job was emphasized by the emphactic clicks of her heels along the highly polished terrazzo floors.
* con las rodillas mirando hacia dentro y los talones hacia fuera = knock-kneed.* pisándole los talones a Alguien = in hot pursuit of.* pisar los talones a = come on + the heels of.* talón bancario = bank cheque.* talón de Aquiles = Achilles heel, weak point.* talón de Aquiles, el = chink in the armour, the.* * *A2 (de un caballo) heelCompuesto:Achilles' heelBtalón de compra receipt, sales slip ( AmE)Compuestos:certified check*bad check*C (de un neumático) rim1(prostitución): anda en el or le da al talón she's a hooker ( colloq), she's on the game ( BrE colloq)* * *
talón sustantivo masculino
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2
( vale) chit;
talón sustantivo masculino
1 (del pie, del calzado) heel
2 (cheque) cheque, US check
♦ Locuciones: figurado pisarle los talones a alguien, to be on sb's heels
figurado talón de Aquiles, Achilles' heel
(punto débil) las matemáticas son su talón de Aquiles, no consigue aprobarlas, maths are his weak point, he never passes
' talón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
garra
- tesorería
English:
Achilles heel
- by
- cheque
- draw
- heel
- make out
- talon
- check
- counter
- stub
* * *talón nm1. [de pie] heel;pisarle los talones a alguien to be hot on sb's heelstalón de Aquiles Achilles' heel2. [de zapato] heel;unos zapatos con el talón abierto a pair of shoes with open heels3. [cheque] cheque;[matriz] stub;extender un talón (a alguien) to write (sb) a cheque, to make out a cheque (to sb)talón bancario banker's cheque;talón en blanco blank cheque;talón cruzado crossed cheque;talón devuelto bounced cheque;talón sin fondos bad cheque;talón nominativo = cheque made out to a specific person;envie un talón nominativo a favor de… send a cheque payable to…, send a cheque made out to the order of…;talón al portador bearer cheque4. [de neumático] rim* * *m1 ANAT heel;pisar los talones a alguien be hot on s.o.’s heels2 COM stub* * *1) : heel (of the foot)2) : stub (of a check)3)talón de Aquiles : Achilles' heel* * *talón n1. (del pie, calcetín, etc) heel2. (cheque) cheque
См. также в других словарях:
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