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1 arma
f.1 arm, weapon (instrument).alzarse en armas to rise up in armspresentar/rendir armas to present/surrender armsarma blanca bladearma de fuego firearmarma homicida murder weaponarma nuclear nuclear weaponarma química chemical weaponarma secreta secret weapon2 weapon (medio).la vacuna será una poderosa arma contra la malaria the vaccine will be a powerful weapon against malaria3 gun.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: armar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: armar.* * *(Takes el in singular)1 weapon, arm2 (heráldica) arms, armorial bearings\alzarse en armas to rise up in armspasar por las armas to executepresentar armas to present armsrendir armas to surrenderser de armas tomar figurado to be formidabletomar las armas to take up armsarma blanca knifearma corta small armarma de artillería artilleryarma de doble filo figurado double-edged swordarma de fuego firearmarma homicida murder weaponarma nuclear nuclear weaponlicencia de armas firearms licence (US license)* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Mil) weapon¡a las armas! — to arms!
¡armas al hombro! — shoulder arms!
¡descansen armas! — order arms!
¡presenten armas! — present arms!
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rendir las armas — to lay down one's arms•
estar sobre las armas — to be under arms•
tocar (al) arma — to sound the call to arms•
tomar las armas — to take up armsde armas tomar —
arma reglamentaria — service weapon, regulation weapon
2) (=medio) weapon3) (Mil) (=cuerpo) arm4) (Mil)las armas — (=profesión) the military, the armed services
5) pl armas [de escudo] arms* * *femenino‡1)a) (Arm, Mil) weaponarma nuclear/convencional/biológica — nuclear/conventional/biological weapon
de armas tomar — formidable, redoubtable (frml)
ser un arma de doble filo or de dos filos — to be a double-edged sword
b) (instrumento, medio) weapon2) ( cuerpo militar) armel arma de artillería/infantería — the artillery/infantry arm
* * *= weapon, arm.Ex. Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.Ex. The images include paintings, sculpture, prints, photographs, arms and armour, costumes and jewellery, decorative arts and textiles = Las imágenes incluyen pinturas, esculturas, grabados, fotografías, armas y armaduras, trajes y joyería, artes decorativas y textiles.----* abandonar las armas = put down + weapons.* alijo de armas = arms cache, weapons cache.* arma arrojadiza = projectile.* arma biológica = biological weapon.* arma bioquímica = bioweapon.* arma corta = small arm.* arma de bajo calibre = small arm.* arma de dos filos = double-edged sword.* arma de fuego = firearm.* arma (de fuego) prohibida = prohibited firearm.* arma de servicio = service weapon.* arma enajenada = deactivated weapon.* arma estratégica = strategic weapon.* arma inutilizada = deactivated weapon.* arma letal = lethal weapon.* arma ligera = light weapon.* arma no letal = non-lethal weapon.* arma nuclear = nuclear device.* arma paralizadora mediante proyectil = stun gun, stun gun.* arma paralizadora sin proyectil = taser.* arma química = chemical weapon.* armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction.* arma secreta = secret weapon.* armas, las = armed force.* armas letales = lethal weaponry.* armas no letales = non-lethal weaponry.* armas nucleares = nuclear weapons.* camarada de armas = brother in arms.* coleccionista de armas de fuego = gun collector.* comercio de armas = arms trade.* control de armas = arms control.* control de armas de fuego = gun control.* cubierta de armas = cannon deck.* de armas tomar = redoubtable.* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.* deponer las armas = put down + weapons.* depósito de armas = ammunition dump, ammunition compound, ammunition depot, ammo depot.* disparar un arma = fire + weapon.* escudo de armas = escutcheon [scutcheon].* fuerza de las armas = force of arms.* herida de arma blanca = stab wound.* herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound.* hermano de armas = brother in arms.* levantar armas = take up + arms.* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).* licencia de armas = firearm licence.* licencia de tenencia de armas = firearm licence.* llamamiento a las armas = call to arms.* país con armas nucleares = nuclear state.* permiso de armas = firearm permit.* permiso de tenencia de armas = firearm permit.* plaza de armas = parade ground.* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.* ser un arma de dos filos = be a mixed blessing.* tomar armas = take up + arms.* tráfico de armas = trafficking in arms, arms trafficking.* venta de armas = arms sale.* * *femenino‡1)a) (Arm, Mil) weaponarma nuclear/convencional/biológica — nuclear/conventional/biological weapon
de armas tomar — formidable, redoubtable (frml)
ser un arma de doble filo or de dos filos — to be a double-edged sword
b) (instrumento, medio) weapon2) ( cuerpo militar) armel arma de artillería/infantería — the artillery/infantry arm
* * *= weapon, arm.Ex: Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.
Ex: The images include paintings, sculpture, prints, photographs, arms and armour, costumes and jewellery, decorative arts and textiles = Las imágenes incluyen pinturas, esculturas, grabados, fotografías, armas y armaduras, trajes y joyería, artes decorativas y textiles.* abandonar las armas = put down + weapons.* alijo de armas = arms cache, weapons cache.* arma arrojadiza = projectile.* arma biológica = biological weapon.* arma bioquímica = bioweapon.* arma corta = small arm.* arma de bajo calibre = small arm.* arma de dos filos = double-edged sword.* arma de fuego = firearm.* arma (de fuego) prohibida = prohibited firearm.* arma de servicio = service weapon.* arma enajenada = deactivated weapon.* arma estratégica = strategic weapon.* arma inutilizada = deactivated weapon.* arma letal = lethal weapon.* arma ligera = light weapon.* arma no letal = non-lethal weapon.* arma nuclear = nuclear device.* arma paralizadora mediante proyectil = stun gun, stun gun.* arma paralizadora sin proyectil = taser.* arma química = chemical weapon.* armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction.* arma secreta = secret weapon.* armas, las = armed force.* armas letales = lethal weaponry.* armas no letales = non-lethal weaponry.* armas nucleares = nuclear weapons.* camarada de armas = brother in arms.* coleccionista de armas de fuego = gun collector.* comercio de armas = arms trade.* control de armas = arms control.* control de armas de fuego = gun control.* cubierta de armas = cannon deck.* de armas tomar = redoubtable.* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.* deponer las armas = put down + weapons.* depósito de armas = ammunition dump, ammunition compound, ammunition depot, ammo depot.* disparar un arma = fire + weapon.* escudo de armas = escutcheon [scutcheon].* fuerza de las armas = force of arms.* herida de arma blanca = stab wound.* herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound.* hermano de armas = brother in arms.* levantar armas = take up + arms.* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).* licencia de armas = firearm licence.* licencia de tenencia de armas = firearm licence.* llamamiento a las armas = call to arms.* país con armas nucleares = nuclear state.* permiso de armas = firearm permit.* permiso de tenencia de armas = firearm permit.* plaza de armas = parade ground.* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.* ser un arma de dos filos = be a mixed blessing.* tomar armas = take up + arms.* tráfico de armas = trafficking in arms, arms trafficking.* venta de armas = arms sale.* * *f‡Ala venta de armas the sale of weapons o armstenencia ilícita de armas illegal possession of arms¡a las armas! to arms!¡armas al hombro! shoulder arms!¡presenten armas! present arms!alzarse or levantarse en armas to rise up in armsrendir las armas to lay down one's armstomar (las) armas to take up armsde armas tomar formidable, redoubtable ( frml)pasar a algn por las armas (fusilar) to shoot sb;(aprovecharse de) ( fam) to have one's way with sbser un arma de doble filo or de dos filos to be a double-edged sword2 (instrumento, medio) weaponla huelga es la única arma que tenemos strike action is the only weapon we havela única arma de que dispone este animal para defenderse the only means this animal has of defending itselfla sencillez de la película se revela como su mejor arma the simplicity of the film turns out to be its greatest strengthCompuestos:atomic weapon● arma aturdidora or de aturdimientostun gunbiological weaponconventional weaponlarge-bore gunsmall-bore gunweapon of mass destructionfirearmlarge-bore gunsmall-bore gunnuclear weponchemical weaponregulation firearmsecret weaponB (cuerpo militar) armel arma de artillería/infantería the artillery/infantry arm1 (fuerzas armadas) armed forces (pl)2(profesión militar): la carrera de armas a career in the armed services o in the military (services) ( AmE), a career in the services o the armed forces o the forces ( BrE)* * *
Del verbo armar: ( conjugate armar)
arma es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
arma
armar
arma feminine noun taking masculine article in the singulara) (Arm, Mil) weapon;
arma blanca any sharp instrument used as a weapon;
arma de fuego firearm;
armas de destrucción masiva weapons of mass destruction;
deponer las armas to lay down one's arms;
tomar (las) armas to take up arms;
no llevaba armas he wasn't carrying a weapon;
de armas tomar formidable;
ser un arma de doble filo to be a double-edged sword
armar ( conjugate armar) verbo transitivo
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2
‹tienda/carpa› to pitch, put up
3 (fam) ‹alboroto/ruido/lío› to make;◊ arma jaleo to kick up o make a racket (colloq);
arma un escándalo to kick up a fuss;
armala (fam): ¡buena la has armado! you've really done it now! (colloq);
la que me armó porque llegué tarde you should have seen the way he went on because I was late
armarse verbo pronominal
1a) (Mil) to arm oneselfb) armase de algo ‹de armas/herramientas› to arm oneself with sth;
armase de valor to pluck up courage
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◊ ¡qué jaleo se armó! there was a real commotionb) (fam) [ persona]:◊ me armé un lío/una confusión I got into a mess (colloq)
arma sustantivo femenino weapon: figurado ese argumento es un arma de doble filo, that argument is a double-edged sword
arma biológica, biological weapon
arma blanca, knife
arma de fuego, firearm
arma homicida, murder weapon
arma nuclear, nuclear weapon
♦ Locuciones: ser de armas tomar, to be a person to be reckoned with
armar verbo transitivo
1 (dar armas) to arm
2 (ensamblar) to fit o put together, assemble
3 fam (organizar un escándalo, un alboroto) la armaron buena, they kicked up a real fuss
' arma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apuntar
- calibrar
- calibre
- conminar
- culata
- descargada
- descargado
- desenfundar
- disparar
- doble
- empuñar
- escabechar
- gatillo
- herir
- hoja
- homicida
- impacto
- incisiva
- incisivo
- mira
- montar
- navaja
- reglamentaria
- reglamentario
- segura
- seguro
- silenciador
- alcance
- cañón
- dardo
- defensivo
- delator
- descarga
- disparador
- espada
- lanza
- manejar
- maza
- patada
- pistón
- portar
- probar
- recargar
- un
English:
accuracy
- aim
- alarm
- automatic
- bang
- barrel
- bore
- cock
- conventional
- cover
- deadly
- disable
- draw
- fire
- firearm
- gun
- hammer
- lethal
- level
- loaded
- magazine
- misfire
- muzzle
- pointed
- recoil
- shoot off
- shot
- sight
- sling
- spear
- train
- weapon
- wield
* * *1. [instrumento] arm, weapon;alzarse en armas to rise up in arms;pasar a alguien por las armas to have sb shot (by firing squad);¡presenten armas! present arms!;rendir armas to surrender arms;tomar las armas to take up arms;velar las armas to undertake the vigil of the arms;ser un arma de doble filo to be a double-edged sword;ser de armas tomar to be someone to be reckoned witharma atómica nuclear weapon;arma bacteriológica bacteriological weapon;arma biológica biological weapon;arma blanca blade, = weapon with a sharp blade;arma convencional conventional weapon;armas de destrucción masiva weapons of mass destruction;arma de fuego firearm;arma homicida murder weapon;arma ligera light weapon;arma nuclear nuclear weapon;arma pesada heavy weapon;arma química chemical weapon;arma reglamentaria regulation firearm;también Fig arma secreta secret weapon2. [medio] weapon;la mejor arma contra la arrogancia es la indiferencia the best defence against arrogance is to ignore it;renunciaron a la violencia como arma política they renounced the use of violence as a political weapon;la vacuna será una poderosa arma contra la malaria the vaccine will be a powerful weapon against malaria3. [cuerpo en ejército] arm;el arma de infantería the infantry arm4.las armas [profesión] a military career, the Army;eligió la carrera de las armas he chose a career in the Army* * *f weapon;alzarse en armas rise up in arms;tomar las armas take up arms;llamar a las arma call to arms;pasar por las armas shoot;presentar arma present arms;de armas tomar fig fam formidable* * *arma nf1) : weapon2) armas nfpl: armed forces3)arma de fuego : firearm* * *arma n weapon -
2 armas de destrucción masiva
(n.) = weapons of mass destructionEx. In addition to general resources, it covers bioterrorism; counterterrorism; cyberterrorism; domestic preparedness and response; Islam; law; Middle East; September 11, 2001; and weapons of mass destruction.* * *(n.) = weapons of mass destructionEx: In addition to general resources, it covers bioterrorism; counterterrorism; cyberterrorism; domestic preparedness and response; Islam; law; Middle East; September 11, 2001; and weapons of mass destruction.
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3 destrucción
f.destruction, devastation, ruin, havoc.* * *1 destruction* * *noun f.* * *SF destruction* * *femenino destruction* * *= destruction, ruin, devastation, demolition, obliteration, decimation, wiping out.Ex. In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.Ex. Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.Ex. Today, we see the societal impact of library schools and the devastation caused by the lack of having them.Ex. The new library was built in a single phase, with stock and facilities housed in temporary accommodation during demolition and construction.Ex. The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.Ex. Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex. He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.----* armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction.* causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.* destrucción medioambiental = environmental destruction.* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* * *femenino destruction* * *= destruction, ruin, devastation, demolition, obliteration, decimation, wiping out.Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.
Ex: Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.Ex: Today, we see the societal impact of library schools and the devastation caused by the lack of having them.Ex: The new library was built in a single phase, with stock and facilities housed in temporary accommodation during demolition and construction.Ex: The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex: He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.* armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction.* causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.* destrucción medioambiental = environmental destruction.* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* * *destruction* * *
destrucción sustantivo femenino
destruction
destrucción sustantivo femenino destruction
' destrucción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
secuela
- ADM
- arma
- total
English:
arms race
- destruction
- nail
- wholesale
- demolition
- wake
- weapon
* * *destrucción nfdestruction;causar destrucción to cause destruction;causar la destrucción de algo to destroy sth* * *f destruction* * ** * *destrucción n destruction -
4 masivo
adj.1 massive, heavy, ponderous.2 mass, large-number, widespread.* * *► adjetivo1 mass, massive, on a mass scale* * *(f. - masiva)adj.* * *ADJ [ataque, dosis etc] massive; [evacuación, ejecución] mass antes de s* * *- va adjetivoa) <ejecución/migración> mass (before n); < protesta> large-scale (before n), mass (before n)b) < dosis> massive, huge* * *= massive, wholesale, mass.Ex. When the use of all synonymous terms would result in a massive duplication of A/Z subject index entries 'see references' are employed.Ex. The more structured the source of words, the more likely it is that the terms in the source will already be in a standard form ready for lifting wholesale and little modified into a thesaurus.Ex. Apart from its apparent implication that mankind had previously been subjected to mass mutilation, this statement, tested against my desk dictionary, fits admirably the definitions of prolixity, verbosity, circumlocution and tautology.----* armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction.* demanda masiva = mass market.* envío masivo de cartas = mail shot.* extinción masiva = mass extinction.* * *- va adjetivoa) <ejecución/migración> mass (before n); < protesta> large-scale (before n), mass (before n)b) < dosis> massive, huge* * *= massive, wholesale, mass.Ex: When the use of all synonymous terms would result in a massive duplication of A/Z subject index entries 'see references' are employed.
Ex: The more structured the source of words, the more likely it is that the terms in the source will already be in a standard form ready for lifting wholesale and little modified into a thesaurus.Ex: Apart from its apparent implication that mankind had previously been subjected to mass mutilation, this statement, tested against my desk dictionary, fits admirably the definitions of prolixity, verbosity, circumlocution and tautology.* armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction.* demanda masiva = mass market.* envío masivo de cartas = mail shot.* extinción masiva = mass extinction.* * *masivo -vahubo una concurrencia masiva a las urnas there was a massive o huge turnout at the polls2 ‹dosis› massive, huge* * *
masivo◊ -va adjetivo
‹ protesta› large-scale ( before n), mass ( before n);
‹ concurrencia› massive
masivo,-a adjetivo massive
' masivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
masiva
English:
mass
- massive
- saturation bombing
* * *masivo, -a adj1. [en gran cantidad] mass;2. [con mucha gente] massive;una fiesta masiva an enormous party;la asistencia masiva a los campos de fútbol the huge crowds at US soccer stadia o Br football grounds3. [dosis] massive* * *adj massive* * *masivo, -va adj: masscomunicación masiva: mass communication* * *masivo adj1. (enorme) massive / huge2. (de masas) mass -
5 11 de septiembre del 2001
= September 11, 2001Ex. In addition to general resources, it covers bioterrorism; counterterrorism; cyberterrorism; domestic preparedness and response; Islam; law; Middle East; September 11, 2001; and weapons of mass destruction.* * *= September 11, 2001Ex: In addition to general resources, it covers bioterrorism; counterterrorism; cyberterrorism; domestic preparedness and response; Islam; law; Middle East; September 11, 2001; and weapons of mass destruction.
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6 acorralado
adj.cornered, shut-in, at bay, pent-up.past part.past participle of spanish verb: acorralar.* * *1→ link=acorralar acorralar► adjetivo1 cornered (ganado) penned in, rounded up* * *= up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall, at bay, hunted down.Ex. The article is entitled ' Up against the wall: highlights of the Detroit Conference, American Library Association, June 27-July 3'.Ex. With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.Ex. In this new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.Ex. It is the same painful image of a hunted down woman losing her senses and led by shreds of twisted logic.----* sentirse acorralado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.* * *= up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall, at bay, hunted down.Ex: The article is entitled ' Up against the wall: highlights of the Detroit Conference, American Library Association, June 27-July 3'.
Ex: With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.Ex: In this new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.Ex: It is the same painful image of a hunted down woman losing her senses and led by shreds of twisted logic.* sentirse acorralado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall. -
7 ciberterrorismo
* * *Ex. In addition to general resources, it covers bioterrorism; counterterrorism; cyberterrorism; domestic preparedness and response; Islam; law; Middle East; September 11, 2001; and weapons of mass destruction.* * *Ex: In addition to general resources, it covers bioterrorism; counterterrorism; cyberterrorism; domestic preparedness and response; Islam; law; Middle East; September 11, 2001; and weapons of mass destruction.
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8 con las espalda contra la pared
= with + Posesivo + back against the wallEx. With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.* * *= with + Posesivo + back against the wallEx: With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.
Spanish-English dictionary > con las espalda contra la pared
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9 contra la pared
= up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall, against a/the wallEx. The article is entitled ' Up against the wall: highlights of the Detroit Conference, American Library Association, June 27-July 3'.Ex. With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.Ex. It was the portrait of a woman standing against a wall with a paint roller.* * *= up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall, against a/the wallEx: The article is entitled ' Up against the wall: highlights of the Detroit Conference, American Library Association, June 27-July 3'.
Ex: With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.Ex: It was the portrait of a woman standing against a wall with a paint roller. -
10 contraterrorismo
m.counterterrorism.* * ** * *Ex. In addition to general resources, it covers bioterrorism; counterterrorism; cyberterrorism; domestic preparedness and response; Islam; law; Middle East; September 11, 2001; and weapons of mass destruction.* * *Ex: In addition to general resources, it covers bioterrorism; counterterrorism; cyberterrorism; domestic preparedness and response; Islam; law; Middle East; September 11, 2001; and weapons of mass destruction.
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11 desesperado
adj.desperate, hopeless, despairing, anguished.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desesperar.* * *1→ link=desesperar desesperar► adjetivo1 (sin esperanza) hopeless, desperate2 (irritado) exasperated, infuriated► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 desperate person\a la desesperada figurado as a last hope, in desperationcomo un,-a desesperado,-a figurado like a mad person* * *(f. - desesperada)adj.desperate, hopeless* * *desesperado, -a1. ADJ1) (=sin esperanza) [persona] desperate; [caso, situación] hopelessestar desesperado de algo — to have despaired of sth, have lost hope of sth
2) [esfuerzo] furious, frenzied2.SM / F* * *I- da adjetivo desperateII- da masculino, femeninocorrió como un desesperado — he ran like crazy (colloq)
* * *= frantic, desperate, in desperation, agonised [agonized, -USA], hopeless, despairing, up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall, forlorn, frenzied.Ex. Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.Ex. Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.Ex. When a library user comes to the reference desk in frustration and desperation -- perhaps in a rage or in tears, it is often an unforgettable (and sometimes unpleasant) opportunity to test one's problem-solving abilities and diplomatic talents.Ex. He went back into the house, addressing his Maker in low agonized tones, changed, and started out again.Ex. This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.Ex. Sympathetic readers wept with Dwight MacDonald in his despairing plea for the restoration of the English language after first encountering 'Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language'.Ex. The article is entitled ' Up against the wall: highlights of the Detroit Conference, American Library Association, June 27-July 3'.Ex. With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.Ex. The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.Ex. There was a frenzied last-minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new Seven Wonders of the World.----* en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.* estar desesperado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.* * *I- da adjetivo desperateII- da masculino, femeninocorrió como un desesperado — he ran like crazy (colloq)
* * *= frantic, desperate, in desperation, agonised [agonized, -USA], hopeless, despairing, up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall, forlorn, frenzied.Ex: Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.
Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.Ex: When a library user comes to the reference desk in frustration and desperation -- perhaps in a rage or in tears, it is often an unforgettable (and sometimes unpleasant) opportunity to test one's problem-solving abilities and diplomatic talents.Ex: He went back into the house, addressing his Maker in low agonized tones, changed, and started out again.Ex: This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.Ex: Sympathetic readers wept with Dwight MacDonald in his despairing plea for the restoration of the English language after first encountering 'Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language'.Ex: The article is entitled ' Up against the wall: highlights of the Detroit Conference, American Library Association, June 27-July 3'.Ex: With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.Ex: There was a frenzied last-minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new Seven Wonders of the World.* en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.* estar desesperado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.* * *desperateuna maniobra desesperada a desperate moveen un intento desesperado por salvarse in a desperate attempt to save himselfestá desesperado porque no sabe cómo lo va a pagar he's desperate o frantic because he doesn't know how he's going to paydesesperado, llegó a pensar en el suicidio he was o felt so desperate that he even contemplated suicidemiraba desesperado cómo las llamas consumían el edificio he looked on in desperation as the flames consumed the buildingestaba desesperado de dolor the pain was driving him mad, he was in excruciating paina la desesperada in desperationmasculine, femininecome como un desesperado he eats as if he were half-starved ( colloq)corrió como un desesperado he ran like crazy o mad ( colloq), he ran as if his life depended on it* * *
Del verbo desesperar: ( conjugate desesperar)
desesperado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desesperado
desesperar
desesperado◊ -da adjetivo
desperate
desesperar ( conjugate desesperar) verbo transitivo
to drive … to distraction o despair
verbo intransitivo
to despair, give up hope
desesperarse verbo pronominal
to become exasperated
desesperado,-a adjetivo
1 (sin esperanza) desperate, hopeless, in despair
2 (irritado) exasperated, infuriated
(esfuerzo, intento) frenzied, desperate
desesperar verbo transitivo
1 to drive to despair
2 (poner nervioso, irritado) to exasperate
' desesperado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desesperada
English:
anything
- despair
- despairing
- desperate
- frantic
- hopeless
- last-ditch
- agony
- forlorn
- frenetic
- hopelessness
- last
- wild
- wit
* * *desesperado, -a♦ adjdesperate;estar desesperado [sin alternativa] to be desperate;[sin esperanza] to be in despair;lo hice porque estaba desesperado I did it out of desperation;gritaba desesperado que lo ayudaran he was screaming frantically for them to help him;en un intento desesperado por huir del incendio in a desperate attempt to escape from the fire;el estado de la población es desesperado the people are in a desperate state;(hacer algo) a la desesperada (to do sth) in desperation♦ nm,fFamcomo un desesperado like mad o crazy;comer como un desesperado to eat as if one were half-starved* * *adj in despair;a la desesperada out of desperation* * *desesperado, -da adj: desperate, despairing, hopeless♦ desesperadamente adv* * *desesperado adj1. (en general) desperate2. (situación) hopeless -
12 la menor duda de que
Ex. Powell said there was ' no doubt whatsoever' that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.* * *Ex: Powell said there was ' no doubt whatsoever' that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.
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13 no tener más opción que
(v.) = have + little choice but, have + no other option butEx. With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.Ex. It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial.* * *(v.) = have + little choice but, have + no other option butEx: With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.
Ex: It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial. -
14 preparación contra emergencias a nivel nacional
(n.) = domestic preparednessEx. In addition to general resources, it covers bioterrorism; counterterrorism; cyberterrorism; domestic preparedness and response; Islam; law; Middle East; September 11, 2001; and weapons of mass destruction.* * *(n.) = domestic preparednessEx: In addition to general resources, it covers bioterrorism; counterterrorism; cyberterrorism; domestic preparedness and response; Islam; law; Middle East; September 11, 2001; and weapons of mass destruction.
Spanish-English dictionary > preparación contra emergencias a nivel nacional
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15 terrorismo cibernético
(n.) = cyberterrorismEx. In addition to general resources, it covers bioterrorism; counterterrorism; cyberterrorism; domestic preparedness and response; Islam; law; Middle East; September 11, 2001; and weapons of mass destruction.* * *(n.) = cyberterrorismEx: In addition to general resources, it covers bioterrorism; counterterrorism; cyberterrorism; domestic preparedness and response; Islam; law; Middle East; September 11, 2001; and weapons of mass destruction.
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16 último recurso
m.last resort, last resource, last refuge, desperate remedy.* * *(n.) = fall-back [fallback], last resort, last ditchEx. The program has been enhanced to provide system security and the various levels of fall-back operation in the event of system failure.Ex. National libraries adopting this pattern are sometimes referred to as libraries of last resort.Ex. With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.* * *(n.) = fall-back [fallback], last resort, last ditchEx: The program has been enhanced to provide system security and the various levels of fall-back operation in the event of system failure.
Ex: National libraries adopting this pattern are sometimes referred to as libraries of last resort.Ex: With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.
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