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1 bien manejado
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2 administrado eficientemente
• well-groomed• well-heeledDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > administrado eficientemente
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3 hábilmente conducido
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4 adinerado
adj.wealthy, rich, well-fixed, well-off.past part.past participle of spanish verb: adinerarse.* * *1→ link=adinerarse adinerarse► adjetivo1 rich, wealthy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 rich person* * *ADJ wealthy, well-off* * *- da adjetivo wealthy, moneyed* * *= affluent, monied, well-heeled, well-to-do, moneyed, solvent, wealthy [wealthier -comp., wealthiest -sup.], well-off.Ex. It is easy to predict that a majority of either large or affluent libraries in this country will employ some form of catalog under machine control in the foreseeable future.Ex. This will shift the dynamics of information flow to policymakers to favour monied special interests, which threatens the democratic process.Ex. This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.Ex. Librarians deny that only the young and well-to-do use music libraries.Ex. It is generally recognized that collecting money from moneyed deadbeats is as much a social problem as street thuggery.Ex. Botswana is a stable, well-governed and solvent country but is nevertheless a good example of the deep-seated problems of regulating information transfer.Ex. Today's sophisticated media provide clear advantages to wealthy, well-established interest groups.Ex. Well-off women are more likely to survive breast cancer than less affluent sufferers, a new study shows.* * *- da adjetivo wealthy, moneyed* * *= affluent, monied, well-heeled, well-to-do, moneyed, solvent, wealthy [wealthier -comp., wealthiest -sup.], well-off.Ex: It is easy to predict that a majority of either large or affluent libraries in this country will employ some form of catalog under machine control in the foreseeable future.
Ex: This will shift the dynamics of information flow to policymakers to favour monied special interests, which threatens the democratic process.Ex: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.Ex: Librarians deny that only the young and well-to-do use music libraries.Ex: It is generally recognized that collecting money from moneyed deadbeats is as much a social problem as street thuggery.Ex: Botswana is a stable, well-governed and solvent country but is nevertheless a good example of the deep-seated problems of regulating information transfer.Ex: Today's sophisticated media provide clear advantages to wealthy, well-established interest groups.Ex: Well-off women are more likely to survive breast cancer than less affluent sufferers, a new study shows.* * *adinerado -dawealthy, moneyed* * *
adinerado◊ -da adjetivo
wealthy, moneyed
adinerado,-a
I adjetivo wealthy, rich
II sustantivo masculino y femenino rich person
' adinerado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adinerada
- desahogada
- desahogado
English:
sugar daddy
- wealthy
- well
* * *adinerado, -a adjwealthy* * *adj wealthy* * *adinerado, -da adj: moneyed, wealthy* * * -
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6 riñón
m.kidney.* * *1 kidney2 figurado (interior, centro) centre (US center), heart1 kidneys\costar un riñón familiar to cost a bomb, cost an arm and a legtener el riñón bien forrado / tener el riñón bien cubierto familiar to be well offtener riñones familiar to have gutsriñón artificial kidney machine* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Anat) (=órgano) kidney2) (=centro) heart, core* * *a) (Anat) kidneycostar un riñón — (Esp fam) to cost an arm and a leg (colloq)
b) (Coc) kidneyc) riñones masculino plural (fam) ( espalda baja) lower part of the back, kidneys (pl)* * *= kidney.Ex. All the phenomena within this facet, -- heart, liver, lungs, brain, kidneys etc -- share this characteristic in common.----* cáncer del riñón = kidney cancer.* costar un riñón = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + the earth, pay through + the nose, cost + a fortune.* transplante de riñón = kidney transplant.* valer un riñón = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + the earth, cost + a fortune.* * *a) (Anat) kidneycostar un riñón — (Esp fam) to cost an arm and a leg (colloq)
b) (Coc) kidneyc) riñones masculino plural (fam) ( espalda baja) lower part of the back, kidneys (pl)* * *= kidney.Ex: All the phenomena within this facet, -- heart, liver, lungs, brain, kidneys etc -- share this characteristic in common.
* cáncer del riñón = kidney cancer.* costar un riñón = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + the earth, pay through + the nose, cost + a fortune.* transplante de riñón = kidney transplant.* valer un riñón = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + the earth, cost + a fortune.* * *1 ( Anat) kidney2 ( Coc) kidneyriñones al jerez kidneys in sherry sauceme duelen los riñones my back hurtsCompuesto:artificial kidney* * *
riñón sustantivo masculinoa) (Anat) kidneyb) (Coc) kidneyc)
riñón sustantivo masculino
1 Anat kidney
riñón artificial, artificial kidney
2 riñones, fam (parte baja de la espalda) me duelen los riñones, my back aches
♦ Locuciones: familiar costar/valer un riñón, to cost/to be worth a fortune
' riñón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
operación
- piedra
- sacar
English:
condition
- kidney
- kidney shaped
- kidney bean
* * *riñón nm1. [órgano] kidney;Famcostar un riñón to cost a fortune;Famtener el riñón bien cubierto to be well-heeled;Famvaler un riñón to be worth a fortuneriñón artificial kidney machine2.riñones [región lumbar] lower back;dolor de riñones lower back pain* * *m ANAT kidney;dolor de riñones back pain;costar un riñón fam cost an arm and a leg fam ;tener el riñón bien cubierto fig be well-heeled* * ** * *riñón n kidney -
7 con un buen nivel cultural
(adj.) = well educated [well-educated]Ex. This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.* * *(adj.) = well educated [well-educated]Ex: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.
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8 con un nivel de estudios alto
(adj.) = well educated [well-educated]Ex. This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.* * *(adj.) = well educated [well-educated]Ex: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.
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9 hacendado
adj.landed, owning real estate, propertied.f. & m.landowner, country gentleman, farm owner, gentleman farmer.past part.past participle of spanish verb: hacendar.* * *1→ link=hacendar hacendar► adjetivo1 landed► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 landowner* * *hacendado, -a1.ADJ landed, property-owning2.SM / F (=propietario) [de tierras] landowner; LAm [de ganado] rancher; Caribe [de ingenio] sugar-plantation owner* * *I- da adjetivo landowning (before n)II* * *= well-housed, landowner.Ex. This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.Ex. In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.----* familia hacendada = landholding family.* * *I- da adjetivo landowning (before n)II* * *= well-housed, landowner.Ex: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.
Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.* familia hacendada = landholding family.* * *‹familia› landowning ( before n)las clases hacendadas the landed o landowning classesmasculine, femininelandowner, owner of a ranch ( o farm etc)* * *
hacendado◊ -da adjetivo
landowning ( before n)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
landowner, owner of a ranch (o farm etc)
hacendado,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino landowner, (de explotación agrícola) planter
(de explotación ganadera) cattle rancher
' hacendado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hacendada
English:
farmer
- rancher
* * *hacendado, -a♦ adjlandowning;una familia hacendada a family of landowners♦ nm,f1. [terrateniente] landowner* * *I adj land-owningII m, hacendada f land-owner* * *hacendado, -da n: landowner -
10 cuestiones sociales
Ex. This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.* * *Ex: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.
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11 habitualmente
adv.habitually, customarily, by habit.* * *► adverbio1 (repetidamente) usually; (regularmente) regularly* * *= routinely, typically, as a matter of routine, habitually, customarily, characteristically, chronically, prevalently.Ex. Over the years the Library has routinely made changes in its name and subject headings and its classification numbers, and libraries have generally been able to accommodate to them.Ex. Typically some parts of records can be searched and their elements used as search keys.Ex. In many industrial and governmental libraries this kind of 'repackaging' is often an absolute requirement of the clients, who may with certain enquiries expect the librarian to select and digest the raw information for them as a matter of routine.Ex. We habitually use the word 'book' in two completely different senses.Ex. We have simply been behaving as monopolies customarily do -- shelving avoidable innovations, ducking investment risk wherever possible and keeping a beady eye on our own convenience rather than the users.Ex. This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.Ex. A problem central to the library profession is that libraries are chronically underfunded and understaffed.Ex. In the first two days after hatching, chicks coming from eggs incubated in the light prevalently slept with their right eye open.* * *= routinely, typically, as a matter of routine, habitually, customarily, characteristically, chronically, prevalently.Ex: Over the years the Library has routinely made changes in its name and subject headings and its classification numbers, and libraries have generally been able to accommodate to them.
Ex: Typically some parts of records can be searched and their elements used as search keys.Ex: In many industrial and governmental libraries this kind of 'repackaging' is often an absolute requirement of the clients, who may with certain enquiries expect the librarian to select and digest the raw information for them as a matter of routine.Ex: We habitually use the word 'book' in two completely different senses.Ex: We have simply been behaving as monopolies customarily do -- shelving avoidable innovations, ducking investment risk wherever possible and keeping a beady eye on our own convenience rather than the users.Ex: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.Ex: A problem central to the library profession is that libraries are chronically underfunded and understaffed.Ex: In the first two days after hatching, chicks coming from eggs incubated in the light prevalently slept with their right eye open.* * *usually* * *habitualmente advusually, normally* * *adv usually -
12 por naturaleza
by nature* * *= by nature, by definition, characteristically, natural-born, naturally, inherentlyEx. The average man is by nature indolent; he works as little as possible = El ciudadno medio es perezoso por naturaleza; trabaja lo menos posible.Ex. By definition, these are benefits, often in cash, which the state has decided are required by various needy categories of its citizens.Ex. This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.Ex. Giving a natural-born leader a new book to read for himself will mean that, if he likes it, very soon other children in the group will be wanting to read it too = Dar a un líder nato un nuevo libro para que lo lea por su cuenta significa que, si le gusta, muy pronto otros niños del grupo querrán leerlo también.Ex. I question whether people are naturally good and capable of disciplining themselves = Me cuestiono si la gente es buena por naturaleza y capaz de imponerse una disciplina.Ex. Those serials serving as periodical reports of the activities of their issuing bodies are inherently unsusceptible to change of authorship and should be entered under the individuals or bodies responsible for them.* * *= by nature, by definition, characteristically, natural-born, naturally, inherentlyEx: The average man is by nature indolent; he works as little as possible = El ciudadno medio es perezoso por naturaleza; trabaja lo menos posible.
Ex: By definition, these are benefits, often in cash, which the state has decided are required by various needy categories of its citizens.Ex: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.Ex: Giving a natural-born leader a new book to read for himself will mean that, if he likes it, very soon other children in the group will be wanting to read it too = Dar a un líder nato un nuevo libro para que lo lea por su cuenta significa que, si le gusta, muy pronto otros niños del grupo querrán leerlo también.Ex: I question whether people are naturally good and capable of disciplining themselves = Me cuestiono si la gente es buena por naturaleza y capaz de imponerse una disciplina.Ex: Those serials serving as periodical reports of the activities of their issuing bodies are inherently unsusceptible to change of authorship and should be entered under the individuals or bodies responsible for them. -
13 típicamente
adv.typically.* * *► adverbio1 typically* * *ADV typically* * *= characteristically, classically.Ex. This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.Ex. Journal coverage overlap has been classically defined as the ratio of the number of either journal titles or articles in the intersection of two secondary sources to the number in their union.* * *= characteristically, classically.Ex: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.
Ex: Journal coverage overlap has been classically defined as the ratio of the number of either journal titles or articles in the intersection of two secondary sources to the number in their union.* * *typicallyes típicamente uruguayo he's a typical Uruguayan, he's typically Uruguayan* * *típicamente advtypically* * *típicamente adv typically -
14 forrado
adj.lined.m.encasing.past part.past participle of spanish verb: forrar.* * *► adjetivo1 COSTURA lined2 (tapizado) upholstered* * *ADJ1) (=con forro) linedun coche forrado de... — a car upholstered in...
2) * (=rico)estar forrado — to be loaded *, be rolling in it *
* * *- da adjetivo1) < chaqueta> lined; <sillón/libro> covered2) [estar] (fam) ( de dinero) loaded (colloq)* * *= lining.Ex. The conference brought together the disciplines of painting, paper and textile conservation and covered their approaches and problems with regard to lining.----* forrado en piel = leather-covered.* * *- da adjetivo1) < chaqueta> lined; <sillón/libro> covered2) [estar] (fam) ( de dinero) loaded (colloq)* * *= lining.Ex: The conference brought together the disciplines of painting, paper and textile conservation and covered their approaches and problems with regard to lining.
* forrado en piel = leather-covered.* * *forrado -daA ‹abrigo› lined; ‹sillón/libro› covereduna chaqueta forrada de seda a jacket lined with silk* * *
Del verbo forrar: ( conjugate forrar)
forrado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
forrado
forrar
forrado◊ -da adjetivo
1 ‹ prenda› lined;
‹sillón/libro› covered;
2 [estar] (fam) ( de dinero) loaded (colloq)
forrar ( conjugate forrar) verbo transitivo ‹ prenda› to line;
‹libro/sillón› to cover
forrarse verbo pronominal (fam) tb◊ forradose de dinero to make a killing o mint (colloq)
forrado,-a adjetivo
1 lined
2 familiar estar forrado, to be well-heeled, be well-off
forrar vtr (el interior) to line
(el exterior) to cover
' forrado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
forrada
English:
lined
- loaded
- roll
* * *forrado, -a adj1. [libro] covered;[ropa] lined (de with); [asiento] upholstered* * *adj* * *forrado adj -
15 culto
adj.educated, learned, civilized, well-bred.m.1 cult, worship, divine service.2 religious sect, cult.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) cultured, educated2 (estilo) refined1 worship\rendir culto a to pay homage to, worshipculto dominical Sunday worship————————1 worship* * *1. noun m. 2. (f. - culta)adj.cultivated, educated* * *1. ADJ1) [persona] cultured, educated; pey (=afectado) affected2) [palabra, frase] learned2. SM1) (Rel) (=veneración) worship; (=ritual) cult (a of)rendir culto a — (lit) to worship; (fig) to pay homage o tribute to
2) (=admiración) cult* * *I- ta adjetivoa) <persona/pueblo> educated, culturedb) (Ling) < palabra> learned; <literatura/música> highbrowIIa) ( veneración) worshiprendir culto a algo/alguien — to worship something/somebody
b) ( liturgia) worship* * *I- ta adjetivoa) <persona/pueblo> educated, culturedb) (Ling) < palabra> learned; <literatura/música> highbrowIIa) ( veneración) worshiprendir culto a algo/alguien — to worship something/somebody
b) ( liturgia) worship* * *culto11 = literate, cultivated, educated, well educated [well-educated], highbrow [high-brow], highbrow [high-brow], cultured, refined.Ex: Unsupported by any other teaching methods, browsing is not, of course enough to make children into literate readers.
Ex: So the narrator's style has to be articulate, cultivated, correct, steady.Ex: This impressive work, which serves educated adults and serious students, intends to be a comprehensive, authoritative compendium of the world's most important knowledge and information.Ex: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.Ex: The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.Ex: People with a grade-school education, most of whose reading choices are in the low-brow category, cannot and do not easily read material written for the high-brow or even the increasingly college-trained middle-brow.Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.Ex: At that time, the Europeans were quite definitely the barbarians, whereas the Arabs were considered refined and civilised.* menos cultos, los = less literate, the.* poco culto = unenlightened.culto22 = cult.Ex: The cult of information forms the catalyst for a discussion of the ways in which information has acquired folkloristic status as the major way in which people look at the world.
* culto a la carga = cargo cult.* culto a la inutilidad = cargo cult.* culto a la personalidad = personality cult.* culto a la vida = cult of life.* culto al cargamento = cargo cult.* culto al cargo = cargo cult.* culto al cuerpo = cult of the body, body beautiful.* culto al dinero = cult of money.* figura de culto = cult figure, cult hero.* libertad de culto = religious freedom.* objeto de culto = cult object.* película de culto = cult movie.* rendir culto = worship.* * *1 ‹persona/pueblo› educated, cultured2 ( Ling) ‹palabra/expresión› learned; ‹literatura/música› highbrow1 (veneración) worshiprendir culto a algn/algo to worship sb/sthculto a la personalidad personality cultculto al éxito/placer the worship o cult of success/pleasureel culto del dinero the cult of money2 (liturgia) worshiplibertad de culto(s) freedom of worship* * *
culto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
‹literatura/música› highbrow
culto 2 sustantivo masculino
◊ rendir culto a algo/algn to worship sth/sb;
libertad de culto(s) freedom of worship
culto,-a
I adjetivo educated
(palabra) learned
II sustantivo masculino cult
Rel worship
' culto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
culta
- darse
- ilustrada
- ilustrado
- infante
- libertad
- rendir
- venerar
- preparado
English:
cult
- cult movie
- cultivated
- cultured
- educated
- enlightened
- hero-worship
- well-educated
- well-read
- worship
- knowledgeable
- well
* * *culto, -a♦ adj1. [persona] cultured, educated;[estilo] refined2. [palabra] literary, learned♦ nmel culto al cuerpo the cult of the body beautiful;culto a la personalidad personality cult;rendir culto a [dios] to worship;[persona, valentía] to pay homage o tribute to;un grupo/una película de culto a cult movie/group2. [religión] cult* * *I adj educatedII m worship;rendir culto a worship;culto a ode la personalidad personality cult* * *culto, -ta adj: cultured, educatedculto nm1) : worship2) : cult* * *culto1 adj culturedculto2 n worship -
16 bien dirigido
• purpose statement• purposefully• well along in the morning• well confirmed• well said• well-advised• well-chosen• well-groomed• well-heeled• well-rooted -
17 refinado
adj.1 refined, polite, well-bred, well-educated.2 refined, tactful, polite.3 refined, smooth, finished, fine.4 finely elaborate, slick.5 extremely cruel, cruel, vicious.m.refining.past part.past participle of spanish verb: refinar.* * *1 (del azúcar etc) refining————————1→ link=refinar refinar► adjetivo1 (gen) refined1 (del azúcar etc) refining* * *(f. - refinada)adj.* * *1.ADJ refined2.SM refining* * *- da adjetivo <persona/modales> refined; < crueldad> consummate (frml), extreme; < ironía> subtle* * *- da adjetivo <persona/modales> refined; < crueldad> consummate (frml), extreme; < ironía> subtle* * *refinado11 = genteel, gracious, well-bred, polished, highbrow [high-brow], gourmet, cultured, refined.Ex: The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.
Ex: It will be necessary to be gracious when accepting what seem to be peripheral assignments from a company vice president.Ex: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.Ex: The consolidation of abstracts into a polished bulletin or list is usually the responsibility of information staff.Ex: The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.Ex: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.Ex: At that time, the Europeans were quite definitely the barbarians, whereas the Arabs were considered refined and civilised.* gusto refinado = refined taste.* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.refinado22 = refining, refined.Ex: We might connect stream, current, flux, flow and evolution as being manifestations of motion; expurgation, disinfection, refining, bowdlerization and whitewashing as being manifestations of cleaning.
Ex: Sugar and refined carbohydrates are undeniably linked to diabetes.* alimentos refinados = refined food.* azúcar refinada = refined sugar.* * *1 ‹persona/modales› refined2 ‹crueldad› consummate ( frml), extreme; ‹ironía› subtlerefining* * *
Del verbo refinar: ( conjugate refinar)
refinado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
refinado
refinar
refinado◊ -da adjetivo ‹persona/modales› refined;
‹ ironía› subtle
refinar ( conjugate refinar) verbo transitivo
to refine;
‹ estilo› to polish
refinado,-a adjetivo
1 (aceite, petróleo, azúcar, etc) refined
2 (con buen gusto, buenas maneras) refined
3 (elaborado, penetrante) extreme, refined
una burla refinada, a subtle joke
una tortura refinada, a refined torture
refinar verbo transitivo
1 (el petróleo, aceite, etc) to refine
2 (el gusto, los modales) to refine, polish
' refinado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
refinada
- ordinariez
- ordinario
- vulgar
English:
discerning
- discriminating
- refined
- unrefined
- cultured
- dainty
- polished
* * *refinado, -a♦ adj1. [de buen gusto] refined2. [inteligencia, crueldad] supreme♦ nmrefining* * *I adj tb figrefinedII m refining* * *refinado, -da adj: refinedrefinado nm: refining -
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1 = literate, cultivated, educated, well educated [well-educated], highbrow [high-brow], highbrow [high-brow], cultured, refined.Ex. Unsupported by any other teaching methods, browsing is not, of course enough to make children into literate readers.Ex. So the narrator's style has to be articulate, cultivated, correct, steady.Ex. This impressive work, which serves educated adults and serious students, intends to be a comprehensive, authoritative compendium of the world's most important knowledge and information.Ex. This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.Ex. The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.Ex. People with a grade-school education, most of whose reading choices are in the low-brow category, cannot and do not easily read material written for the high-brow or even the increasingly college-trained middle-brow.Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.Ex. At that time, the Europeans were quite definitely the barbarians, whereas the Arabs were considered refined and civilised.----* menos cultos, los = less literate, the.* poco culto = unenlightened. -
19 refinado1
1 = genteel, gracious, well-bred, polished, highbrow [high-brow], gourmet, cultured, refined.Ex. The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.Ex. It will be necessary to be gracious when accepting what seem to be peripheral assignments from a company vice president.Ex. This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.Ex. The consolidation of abstracts into a polished bulletin or list is usually the responsibility of information staff.Ex. The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.Ex. Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.Ex. At that time, the Europeans were quite definitely the barbarians, whereas the Arabs were considered refined and civilised.----* gusto refinado = refined taste.* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished. -
20 futre
adj.foppish. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru))f. & m.dude, dandy.m.dandy.* * *masculino y femeninoa) (Chi, Per fam) ( dandi) dandy, dude (AmE colloq)b) (Chi fam) ( persona de clase acomodada)* * *masculino y femeninoa) (Chi, Per fam) ( dandi) dandy, dude (AmE colloq)b) (Chi fam) ( persona de clase acomodada)* * *A( Chi fam) (persona de clase acomodada): un futre de la capital a well-to-do guy from the capital ( colloq)ese club de futres that club for the well-to-do o the well-heeled ( colloq)C* * *♦ adj2. Bol, Perú [endomingado] dolled-up, Br tarted-up;♦ nm,f2. Bol, Perú [endomingado] fancy dresser;♦ nmdandy* * *m Chidandy
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well-heeled — {adj.}, {slang} Wealthy; having plenty of money. * /Bob s father, who is well heeled, gave him a sports car./ Compare: IN CLOVER, ON EASY STREET … Dictionary of American idioms
well-heeled — {adj.}, {slang} Wealthy; having plenty of money. * /Bob s father, who is well heeled, gave him a sports car./ Compare: IN CLOVER, ON EASY STREET … Dictionary of American idioms
well-heeled — 1897, from WELL (Cf. well) (adv.) + colloq. sense of heeled (see HEEL (Cf. heel) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
well-heeled — adj informal rich ▪ a well heeled businessman … Dictionary of contemporary English
well-heeled — [ ,wel hild ] adjective INFORMAL rich: a well heeled young man … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
well-heeled — Someone who is well heeled is rich … The small dictionary of idiomes
well-heeled — well′ heeled′ adj. inf well off; rich • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
well-heeled — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ wealthy … English terms dictionary
well-heeled — ☆ well heeled [wel′hēld′ ] adj. Slang rich; prosperous … English World dictionary
well-heeled — adjective in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards easy living a prosperous family his family is well situated financially well to do members of the community • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
well-heeled — /ˈwɛl hild / (say wel heeld) adjective Colloquial wealthy; prosperous. Also, (especially in predicative use), well heeled /wɛl ˈhild/ (say wel heeld). {from 19th century US slang well heeled equipped, especially furnished with a weapon; in this… …