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61 bricolaje

m.

DIY, do-it-yourself (British), home improvement (United States).

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bricolaje

► nombre masculino

1 do-it-yourself, DIY

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SM do-it-yourself, DIY

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bricolage masculino do-it-yourself, DIY

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= do-it-yourself (DIY), home improvement, home repair.

Ex. However, it is not a ' do-it-yourself' manual, though you may find some of the examples of what other libraries have achieved instructive or spark off ideas.

Ex. The self help category is particularly rich in titles relating to accounting, law, medicine and home improvement.

Ex. Many products used in home repair contain hazardous solvents.

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* tienda de bricolaje = home improvement store.

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bricolage masculino do-it-yourself, DIY

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= do-it-yourself (DIY), home improvement, home repair.

Ex: However, it is not a ' do-it-yourself' manual, though you may find some of the examples of what other libraries have achieved instructive or spark off ideas.

Ex: The self help category is particularly rich in titles relating to accounting, law, medicine and home improvement.

Ex: Many products used in home repair contain hazardous solvents.

* tienda de bricolaje = home improvement store.

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bricolaje, bricolage

masculine

do-it-yourself, DIY

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bricolaje,
◊ bricolage sustantivo masculino

do-it-yourself, DIY
bricolaje sustantivo masculino do-it-yourself, DIY

' bricolaje' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aficionado
English:
DIY
- do-it-yourself
- do

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bricolaje

m do-it-yourself, DIY

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bricolaje or

bricolage nm

: do-it-yourself

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bricolaje n DIY / do it yourself

Spanish-English dictionary > bricolaje
62 colosal

adj.

1 colossal (estatura, tamaño).

2 great, enormous (extraordinario).

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colosal

► adjetivo

1 colossal, giant, huge

2 figurado splendid, excellent

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ADJ [edificio, montaña] colossal; [comida, fiesta] amazing *, fantastic *

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adjetivo <estatua/obra/fortuna> colossal; <ambiente/idea> (fam) great (colloq)

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= gargantuan, mammoth, colossal, of epic proportions, epic, larger-than-life, titanic.

Ex. Prior to this appointment, he was Director of LC's Processing Department where his span of authority included traditional library processing functions on a gargantuan scale.

Ex. The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.

Ex. University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.

Ex. Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.

Ex. Unmindful of the epic moves that made it what it is today, Elwood Bibeau fastened his seat belt as his plane approached the Wexler airport.

Ex. Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.

Ex. He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.

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adjetivo <estatua/obra/fortuna> colossal; <ambiente/idea> (fam) great (colloq)

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= gargantuan, mammoth, colossal, of epic proportions, epic, larger-than-life, titanic.

Ex: Prior to this appointment, he was Director of LC's Processing Department where his span of authority included traditional library processing functions on a gargantuan scale.

Ex: The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.

Ex: University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.

Ex: Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.

Ex: Unmindful of the epic moves that made it what it is today, Elwood Bibeau fastened his seat belt as his plane approached the Wexler airport.

Ex: Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.

Ex: He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.

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colosal

adjective

1 ‹estatua/palacio› colossal, gigantic; ‹empresa/obra› huge; ‹riqueza/fortuna› colossal, enormous, vast

2 ( fam); ‹ambiente/película/idea› great ( colloq)

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colosal adjetivo ‹estatua/obra/fortuna› colossal;
‹ambiente/idea› (fam) great (colloq)
colosal adjetivo
1 (grande) colossal
2 (magnífico, extraordinario) great, fantastic: este parque de atracciones es colosal, this amusement park is fantastic
' colosal' also found in these entries:
English:
colossal
- mammoth
- epic

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colosal adj

1. [estatura, tamaño] colossal

2. [extraordinario] enormous;
[descaro] incredible;
el tenor estuvo colosal the tenor was amazing o sensational

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colosal

adj colossal

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colosal adj

: colossal

Spanish-English dictionary > colosal
63 conocimiento técnico

(n.) = know-how, technical knowledge

Ex. What was lacking, however, was the know-how for forming and running such groups.

Ex. The benchtests in the journals are, generally speaking, more objective though they can rarely assess long-term reliability and in most cases assume a degree of technical knowledge.

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(n.) = know-how, technical knowledge

Ex: What was lacking, however, was the know-how for forming and running such groups.

Ex: The benchtests in the journals are, generally speaking, more objective though they can rarely assess long-term reliability and in most cases assume a degree of technical knowledge.

Spanish-English dictionary > conocimiento técnico
64 contrarrestar

v.

1 to counteract.

2 to offset, to equal out, to balance, to counterbalance.

El rojo contrarresta los demás colores Red offsets the rest of the colors.

3 to counter, to resist, to cancel, to oppose.

El antídoto contrarresta los efectos The antidote counters the effects.

4 to antagonize.

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contrarrestar

► verbo transitivo

1 (hacer frente) to resist, oppose

2 (neutralizar) counteract, neutralize

3 (pelota) to return

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VT

1) (=resistir) to resist; (=oponerse) to oppose

2) (=compensar) to counteract

contrarrestar el efecto de una vacuna — to counteract the effect of a vaccine

3) [+ pelota] to return

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verbo transitivo to counteract

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= counteract, counterbalance, offset, counter, balance out.

Ex. Closed system tendencies, such as invoking system controls designed to counteract differences and correct deviations (thus scoring creativity as error), only push the institution more rapidly toward extinction.

Ex. Certain devices, eg links, roles and weighting, can be employed at the indexing stage to help counterbalance this factor.

Ex. Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.

Ex. The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.

Ex. If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be.

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verbo transitivo to counteract

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= counteract, counterbalance, offset, counter, balance out.

Ex: Closed system tendencies, such as invoking system controls designed to counteract differences and correct deviations (thus scoring creativity as error), only push the institution more rapidly toward extinction.

Ex: Certain devices, eg links, roles and weighting, can be employed at the indexing stage to help counterbalance this factor.

Ex: Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.

Ex: The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.

Ex: If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be.

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contrarrestar [A1 ]

vt

to counteract

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contrarrestar ( conjugate contrarrestar) verbo transitivo
to counteract
contrarrestar verbo transitivo to offset, counteract, thwart: se han tomado medidas especiales para contrarrestar los efectos del tifón, special measures have been taken to thwart the possible effects of the typhoon
' contrarrestar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compensar
English:
counter
- counteract
- offset

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contrarrestar vt
[neutralizar] to counteract
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contrarrestar

v/t counteract

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contrarrestar vt

: to counteract

Spanish-English dictionary > contrarrestar
65 corazón

intj.

sweetheart, honey.

m.

1 heart, bottom, core, center.

2 heart, cor.

3 sweetheart.

4 heart, center of personality and emotion.

5 Corazón.

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corazón

► nombre masculino

1 ANATOMÍA heart

2 figurado (parte central) heart, core

■ en el corazón de la ciudad in the heart of the city

3 (de fruta) core

4 (apelativo) darling, dear, sweetheart

■ ¿qué quieres, corazón? what do you want, darling?

► nombre masculino plural corazones

1 (naipes) hearts

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

abrir el corazón a alguien figurado to open one's heart to somebody

de corazón / de todo corazón figurado sincerely, in all sincerity

estar con el corazón en un puño figurado to have one's heart in one's mouth

estar enfermo del corazón to have heart trouble

hablar con el corazón en la mano figurado to speak from the heart

llegar al corazón de alguien to touch somebody's heart

llevar el corazón en la mano to wear one's heart on one's sleeve

me dice el corazón que... I have a feeling that...

padecer del corazón to have heart trouble

romper el corazón a alguien figurado to break somebody's heart

ser duro de corazón to be hard-hearted

ser todo corazón figurado to be all heart, be kindness itself

tener buen corazón figurado to be kind-hearted

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noun m.

1) heart

2) core

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SM

1) (Anat) heart

le falló el corazón — his heart failed, he had heart failure

estar enfermo o mal del corazón — to have heart trouble o problems

padecer o sufrir del corazón — to have a weak heart, have heart trouble o problems

ser operado a corazón abierto — to have open heart surgery
ataque 2)
2)

- abrir el corazón a algn

no caberle a algn el corazón en el pecho —

cuando me lo dijeron no me cabía el corazón en el pecho — when they told me I was over the moon *

- de corazón

te lo digo de corazón — I mean it sincerely

- de buen corazón

- de gran corazón

de todo corazón —

se lo agradezco de todo corazón — I thank you with all my heart o from the bottom of my heart

la quería con todo mi corazón — I loved her with all my heart

- ser duro de corazón

encoger a algn el corazón —

aquellas imágenes me encogieron el corazón — those scenes made my heart bleed

un grito en la noche me encogió el corazón — a scream during the night made my heart miss a beat

llegar al corazón de algn —

sus palabras me llegaron al corazón — I was deeply touched by her words, her words touched my heart

- con el corazón en la mano

- partir o romper el corazón a algn

- tener el corazón en la boca o en un puño

- tener un corazón de oro

- tener el corazón de piedra

- no tener corazón

una mujer sin corazón — a heartless woman

- no tener corazón para hacer algo

3) (Prensa)

la prensa del corazón — gossip magazines pl

una revista del corazón — a gossip magazine

4) [apelativo]

sí, corazón — yes, sweetheart

¡hijo de mi corazón! — (my) darling!

5) (=centro) [de ciudad, zona, alcachofa] heart; [de manzana] core

limpie las manzanas y quíteles el corazón — wash and core the apples

6) pl corazones (Naipes) hearts

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masculino

1)

a) (Anat) heart

lo operaron a corazón abierto — he underwent open heart surgery

sufre del corazón — she has heart trouble

abrirle el corazón a alguien — to open one's heart to somebody

con el corazón en la boca or un puño: estuvimos con el corazón en la boca hasta que... our hearts were in our mouths until...; con el corazón en la mano with one's hand on one's heart; el corazón me/le dio un vuelco my/his heart missed a beat; se me/le encogió el corazón ( de tristeza) it made my/his heart bleed; ser duro de corazón to be hard-hearted; tener un corazón de oro/de piedra — to have a heart of gold/of stone

b) ( sentimientos) heart

es un hombre de buen/gran corazón — he's very kind-hearted/big-hearted

no tener corazón — to be heartless (colloq)

tener buen corazón — to be kind-hearted

tiene su corazoncito — his heart's in the right place

con todo mi corazón — with all my heart

de (todo) corazón — sincerely

le destrozó or partió el corazón — it broke her heart

no caberle a alguien el corazón en el pecho — I/he was bursting with pride (o joy etc)

c) ( apelativo cariñoso) (fam) sweetheart (colloq)

2)

a) (de manzana, pera) core; ( de alcachofa) heart

b) (de ciudad, área) heart

3) ( en naipes)

a) ( carta) heart

b) corazones masculino plural ( palo) hearts (pl)

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= core, focal point, heart.

Ex. The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.

Ex. The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.

Ex. A heart on a pink background thus indicates 'romance' (rather than medicine) and a magnifying glass or a gun might indicate a detective story though a gun might mean a 'western' if it is a revolver and a war story if it is a field gun.

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* abrir el corazón = bare + Posesivo + soul.

* ataque al corazón = heart attack.

* cirugía a corazón abierto = open surgery, open heart surgery.

* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.

* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.

* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.

* con el corazón en un puño = on tenterhooks.

* con el corazón partido = broken-hearted.

* con el corazón roto = broken-hearted.

* conquistar el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* corazón de oro = heart of gold.

* corazón de piedra = stony heart, heart of stone.

* corazón de una región = heartland.

* corazón de un país = heartland.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de todo corazón = heart-to-heart, with all + Posesivo + heart.

* dolor de corazón = heartache.

* duro de corazón = hard-hearted.

* editorial de revistas del corazón = vanity press.

* el corazón de = the heart of.

* enfermedad coronaria del corazón = coronary heart disease.

* enfermedad del corazón = heart disease.

* enfermedad reumática del corazón = rheumatic heart disease.

* ganarse el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* hacer de tripas corazón = bite + the bullet.

* ladrón de corazones = lady-killer.

* latido del corazón = heartbeat, heart beating.

* limpio de corazón = pure of heart.

* llegar al corazón de = go to + the heart of.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = ignorance is bliss.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind.

* operación de corazón = heart operation.

* puro de corazón = pure of heart.

* revista del corazón = popular magazine, gossip magazine, celebrity magazine, entertainment magazine.

* ser todo corazón = have + a heart of gold.

* soplo en el corazón = heart murmur.

* tener el corazón de un león = have + the heart of a lion.

* tener un corazón de oro = have + a heart of gold.

* una estaca en el corazón = a stake in the heart.

* válvula del corazón = heart valve.

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masculino

1)

a) (Anat) heart

lo operaron a corazón abierto — he underwent open heart surgery

sufre del corazón — she has heart trouble

abrirle el corazón a alguien — to open one's heart to somebody

con el corazón en la boca or un puño: estuvimos con el corazón en la boca hasta que... our hearts were in our mouths until...; con el corazón en la mano with one's hand on one's heart; el corazón me/le dio un vuelco my/his heart missed a beat; se me/le encogió el corazón ( de tristeza) it made my/his heart bleed; ser duro de corazón to be hard-hearted; tener un corazón de oro/de piedra — to have a heart of gold/of stone

b) ( sentimientos) heart

es un hombre de buen/gran corazón — he's very kind-hearted/big-hearted

no tener corazón — to be heartless (colloq)

tener buen corazón — to be kind-hearted

tiene su corazoncito — his heart's in the right place

con todo mi corazón — with all my heart

de (todo) corazón — sincerely

le destrozó or partió el corazón — it broke her heart

no caberle a alguien el corazón en el pecho — I/he was bursting with pride (o joy etc)

c) ( apelativo cariñoso) (fam) sweetheart (colloq)

2)

a) (de manzana, pera) core; ( de alcachofa) heart

b) (de ciudad, área) heart

3) ( en naipes)

a) ( carta) heart

b) corazones masculino plural ( palo) hearts (pl)

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= core, focal point, heart.

Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.

Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.

Ex: A heart on a pink background thus indicates 'romance' (rather than medicine) and a magnifying glass or a gun might indicate a detective story though a gun might mean a 'western' if it is a revolver and a war story if it is a field gun.

* abrir el corazón = bare + Posesivo + soul.

* ataque al corazón = heart attack.

* cirugía a corazón abierto = open surgery, open heart surgery.

* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.

* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.

* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.

* con el corazón en un puño = on tenterhooks.

* con el corazón partido = broken-hearted.

* con el corazón roto = broken-hearted.

* conquistar el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* corazón de oro = heart of gold.

* corazón de piedra = stony heart, heart of stone.

* corazón de una región = heartland.

* corazón de un país = heartland.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de todo corazón = heart-to-heart, with all + Posesivo + heart.

* dolor de corazón = heartache.

* duro de corazón = hard-hearted.

* editorial de revistas del corazón = vanity press.

* el corazón de = the heart of.

* enfermedad coronaria del corazón = coronary heart disease.

* enfermedad del corazón = heart disease.

* enfermedad reumática del corazón = rheumatic heart disease.

* ganarse el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* hacer de tripas corazón = bite + the bullet.

* ladrón de corazones = lady-killer.

* latido del corazón = heartbeat, heart beating.

* limpio de corazón = pure of heart.

* llegar al corazón de = go to + the heart of.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = ignorance is bliss.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind.

* operación de corazón = heart operation.

* puro de corazón = pure of heart.

* revista del corazón = popular magazine, gossip magazine, celebrity magazine, entertainment magazine.

* ser todo corazón = have + a heart of gold.

* soplo en el corazón = heart murmur.

* tener el corazón de un león = have + the heart of a lion.

* tener un corazón de oro = have + a heart of gold.

* una estaca en el corazón = a stake in the heart.

* válvula del corazón = heart valve.

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corazón

masculine

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) heart

lo operaron a corazón abierto he underwent open heart surgery

sufre del corazón she has heart trouble

abrirle el corazón a algn to open one's heart to sb

con el corazón en la boca or un puño: estuvimos con el corazón en un puño hasta que … our hearts were in our mouths o we were on tenterhooks until …

con el corazón en la mano (con toda sinceridad) with one's hand on one's heart, from the heart; (angustiado) on tenterhooks

me/le dio un vuelco el corazón my/his heart missed o skipped a beat

no me/le cabía el corazón en el pecho I/he was bursting with pride ( o joy etc)

se me/le encogió el corazón (de tristeza) it made my/his heart bleed; (de susto) my/his heart missed o skipped a beat

ser duro de corazón to be hard-hearted

tener un corazón de oro to have a heart of gold

tener un corazón de piedra to have a heart of stone

2 (sentimientos) heart

es un hombre de gran corazón he's very big-hearted

no tienes corazón you're heartless ( colloq)

no tengo corazón para hacerlo I haven't the heart to do it

pero en el fondo tiene su corazoncito but his heart's in the right place

te quiero con todo mi corazón I love you with all my heart

te lo digo de (todo) corazón I mean it sincerely

te deseo de (todo) corazón que todo te salga bien I hope with all my heart that everything works out for you

le destrozó or partió or desgarró el corazón it broke her heart o left her heartbroken

aquellas palabras me llegaron al corazón those words touched me deeply

haz lo que te dicte el corazón do as your heart tells you, follow (the dictates of) your heart

3 (apelativo cariñoso) ( fam); sweetheart ( colloq)

B

1 (de una manzana, pera) core; (de una alcachofa) heart

se quita el corazón a la manzana core the apple

2 (de una ciudad, un área) heart

C (en naipes)

1 (carta) heart

2 corazones mpl (palo) hearts (pl)

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corazón sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( en general) heart;

◊ sufre del corazón she has heart trouble;

es un hombre de buen/grancorazón he's very kind-hearted/big-hearted;
no tener corazón to be heartless (colloq);
con todo mi corazón with all my heart;
de (todo) corazón sincerely;
le partió el corazón it broke her heart;
tener un corazón de oro/de piedra to have a heart of gold/of stone
b) ( apelativo cariñoso) (fam) sweetheart (colloq)

2
a) (de manzana, pera) core;

( de alcachofa) heart
b) (de ciudad, área) heart

3 ( en naipes)
a) ( carta) heart

b)

◊ corazones sustantivo masculino plural ( palo) hearts (pl)

corazón sustantivo masculino
1 Anat heart
2 (núcleo) heart
3 (de una manzana, etc) core
4 Naipes corazones, hearts
♦ Locuciones: ser todo corazón, to be kind-hearted
tener el corazón en un puño, to be terrified
de (todo) corazón, in all sincerity
' corazón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ataque
- dar
- dedo
- delicada
- delicado
- desnuda
- desnudo
- electro
- encoger
- latido
- palpitar
- palpitación
- palpitante
- partir
- revista
- salto
- soplo
- torácica
- torácico
- traspasar
- tripa
- vuelco
- ablandar
- conquistar
- desgarrar
- destrozar
- dilatarse
- enfermo
- especialista
- fallar
- hondo
- latir
- llenar
- mano
- operación
- operar
- padecer
- piedra
- prensa
- rencor
- tierno
English:
aching
- beat
- break
- brokenhearted
- condition
- congenital
- core
- finger
- flutter
- give out
- goodness
- heart
- heart-broken
- heart-shaped
- heartbeat
- into
- murmur
- pith
- pound
- pounding
- race
- soft
- soften
- tender-hearted
- throb
- thump
- thump out
- trouble
- wholeheartedly
- hard
- have
- heartless
- kind
- nail
- plunge
- -shaped
- still
- weak
- wrong

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corazón nm

1. [órgano] heart;

a corazón abierto [operación] open-heart;

padecer del corazón to have heart trouble;

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con el corazón en la mano frankly, openly;

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con el corazón en un puño: estuvimos con el corazón en un puño esperando el resultado del análisis we were on tenterhooks waiting for the results of the test;

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me dice el corazón que… I have this feeling inside that…;

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se me encoge el corazón al ver… it breaks my heart to see…;

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llegar al corazón: [m5] sus comentarios me llegaron al corazón I was deeply touched by what he said;

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romper o [m5] partir el corazón a alguien to break sb's heart;

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no tener corazón to have no heart, to be heartless;

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tener buen corazón to be kindhearted;

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tener un corazón de oro to have a heart of gold;

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tener un corazón de piedra to have a heart of stone;

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de todo corazón: [m5] se lo agradezco de todo corazón I thank you with all my heart o from the bottom of my heart;

te pido de todo corazón que les dejes marchar I'm begging you to let them go

Comp
corazón artificial artificial heart
2. [sentimientos] heart;

se deja llevar por el corazón she lets her heart rule her head

3. [apelativo] sweetheart;

¡Ana de mi corazón! Ana, sweetheart!

4. [parte central] heart;

en pleno corazón de la ciudad right in the heart of the city

5. [de frutas] core;
[de alcachofa] heart;
sácale el corazón a la manzana core the apple

6.
(dedo) corazón middle finger

7. [naipe] heart

8.
corazones [palo] hearts

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corazón

m

1 heart;

a corazón abierto MED operación open-heart atr ;

ser todo corazón be all heart;

te digo, con el corazón en la mano, que … I can say, hand on heart, that …;

de todo corazón with all one’s heart;

de buen corazón good-hearted;

tener un corazón de oro have a heart of gold;

con el corazón encogido upset;

se me encoge el corazón I get upset;

se me parte o

rompe el corazón my heart breaks;

no tener corazón be heartless;

¡(mi) corazón!, ¡corazón (mío)! (my) darling!, sweetheart!

2 de fruta core

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corazón nm, pl - zones

1) : heart

de todo corazón: wholeheartedly

de buen corazón: kindhearted

2) : core

3) : darling, sweetheart

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corazón n

1. (en general) heart

el corazón bombea la sangre the heart pumps the blood

2. (de fruta) core

3. (dedo) middle finger

con la mano en el corazón / de corazón from the heart

estar con el corazón en un puño to have your heart in your mouth

Spanish-English dictionary > corazón
66 curiosamente

adv.

1 curiously.

2 in a diligent; careful manner.

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curiosamente

► adverbio

1 (con curiosidad) curiously, strangely

2 (limpiamente) cleanly

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ADV

1) (=extrañamente) curiously, oddly

2) (=pulcramente) neatly, cleanly

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adverbio curiously, strangely

curiosamente, no vino — (indep) curiously enough o strangely enough, he didn't come

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= interestingly enough, curiously, surprisingly enough, interestingly, oddly enough, strangely, funnily.

Ex. Interestingly enough, the immediate effect of Bodley's remonstrations was the inclusion in the inventory lists of additional separate entries for books bound with other books.

Ex. Curiously, though, in writing about what they thought bookselling actually entailed the task most mentioned was dusting and tidying, followed by helping people and then knowing the stock.

Ex. Surprisingly enough, expert hand-drawn facsimiles are amongst the hardest to spot.

Ex. Interestingly, all of these were published between 1722 and 1726.

Ex. Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism.

Ex. Visible indexes, strangely, are normally used for catalogues.

Ex. Funnily, it is the temperature that goes down first and the CO2 which goes down a few thousand years later.

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adverbio curiously, strangely

curiosamente, no vino — (indep) curiously enough o strangely enough, he didn't come

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= interestingly enough, curiously, surprisingly enough, interestingly, oddly enough, strangely, funnily.

Ex: Interestingly enough, the immediate effect of Bodley's remonstrations was the inclusion in the inventory lists of additional separate entries for books bound with other books.

Ex: Curiously, though, in writing about what they thought bookselling actually entailed the task most mentioned was dusting and tidying, followed by helping people and then knowing the stock.

Ex: Surprisingly enough, expert hand-drawn facsimiles are amongst the hardest to spot.

Ex: Interestingly, all of these were published between 1722 and 1726.

Ex: Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism.

Ex: Visible indexes, strangely, are normally used for catalogues.

Ex: Funnily, it is the temperature that goes down first and the CO2 which goes down a few thousand years later.

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curiosamente

adverb

curiously, strangely

curiosamente, estaba pensando en ti ( indep) curiously enough o strangely enough o oddly enough, I was just thinking about you

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curiosamente adverbio oddly: curiosamente, todavía no han aparecido, it's odd that they haven't turned up yet
' curiosamente' also found in these entries:
English:
funnily
- oddly
- curiously
- enough

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curiosamente adv

curiously, strangely;

curiosamente, el hielo no se fundió curiously o strangely enough, the ice didn't melt

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curiosamente

adv strangely, oddly

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curiosamente adv

1. (con curiosidad) curiously

2. (aunque parezca mentira) strangely enough

Spanish-English dictionary > curiosamente
67 deshonroso

adj.

dishonorable, degrading, debasing, discreditable.

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deshonroso

► adjetivo

1 dishonourable (US dishonorable), shameful, disgraceful

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ADJ dishonourable, dishonorable (EEUU), disgraceful

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- sa adjetivo dishonorable*, disgraceful

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= discreditable, dishonourable [dishonorable, -USA], degrading, humbling.

Ex. It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.

Ex. In this play Isabella, the heroine, refuses Angelo's dishonorable proposal to her though it would save Claudio her brother's life if she yielded; and she does this in spite of the fact that Claudio beseeches her to yield = En esta obra de teatro Isabella, la heroína, rechaza la proposición deshonrosa de Angelo aunque con ello salvaría la vida de su hermano Claudio; y lo hace a pesar de que Claudio le suplica que ceda.

Ex. A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.

Ex. What started as a bubble a couple of years ago has evolved into a horrific, humbling and scary atmosphere that has grown into a national economic crisis.

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- sa adjetivo dishonorable*, disgraceful

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= discreditable, dishonourable [dishonorable, -USA], degrading, humbling.

Ex: It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.

Ex: In this play Isabella, the heroine, refuses Angelo's dishonorable proposal to her though it would save Claudio her brother's life if she yielded; and she does this in spite of the fact that Claudio beseeches her to yield = En esta obra de teatro Isabella, la heroína, rechaza la proposición deshonrosa de Angelo aunque con ello salvaría la vida de su hermano Claudio; y lo hace a pesar de que Claudio le suplica que ceda.

Ex: A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.

Ex: What started as a bubble a couple of years ago has evolved into a horrific, humbling and scary atmosphere that has grown into a national economic crisis.

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deshonroso -sa

adjective

dishonorable*, disgraceful, shameful

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deshonroso
◊ -sa adjetivo

dishonorable^{( conjugate dishonorable)}, disgraceful

' deshonroso' also found in these entries:
English:
dishonorable
- dishonourable

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deshonroso, -a adj

dishonourable, shameful

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deshonroso

adj dishonorable, Br

dishonourable

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deshonroso, -sa adj

: dishonorable, disgraceful

Spanish-English dictionary > deshonroso
68 despertar

m.

1 awakening.

El despertar de sus sentidos fue lento The awakening of his senses was slow

2 emergence.

v.

1 to wake (up) (persona, animal).

despiértame a la seis, por favor could you wake me (up) at six, please?

2 to arouse.

despertar odio/pasión to arouse hatred/passion

el ejercicio me despierta el apetito exercise gives me an appetite

despertar a alguien las ganas de hacer algo to make somebody want to do something

Su belleza despertó su pasión Her beauty aroused his passion.

3 to revive, to awaken (recuerdo).

esta canción despierta en mí buenos recuerdos this song brings back happy memories

4 to wake up, to arouse, to awaken, to awake.

El ruido despertó a Ricardo The noise woke up Richard.

Elsa amaneció Elsa woke up..

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despertar

Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar

► verbo transitivo

1 to wake, wake up, awaken

2 (apetito) to whet

3 figurado (pasiones, deseos, etc) to arouse; (interés) to awake; (recuerdos) to bring back

■ su actitud despertó la duda his attitude raised doubts

► verbo intransitivo

1 to wake up, awake

► verbo pronominal despertarse

1 to wake up, awake

■ me desperté a las siete I woke up at seven

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verb

1) to arouse

2) awaken, wake

•

- despertarse

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1. VT

1) [del sueño] to wake, wake up, awaken liter

2) (=recordar, incitar) [+ esperanzas] to raise; [+ recuerdo] to revive; [+ sentimiento] to arouse

me despertó el apetito — it whetted my appetite

2.

VI

See:

despertarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < persona> to wake, wake... up

despiértame a las ocho — wake me (up) at eight o'clock

b) <sentimientos/pasiones> to arouse; < apetito> to whet; < recuerdos> to evoke; < interés> to awaken, stir up

un discurso que despertó fuertes polémicas — a speech which sparked off fierce controversy
2.
despertar vi

a) ( del sueño) to wake (up); ( de la anestesia) to come round

b) (liter) (a la realidad, al amor) to wake up to
3.
despertarse v pron

a) ( del sueño) to wake (up)

b) ( espabilarse) to wake (oneself) up

* * *

= arouse, awakening, spark off, wake up, awaken, awake, rouse, stir up, incite, beckon forth.

Ex. The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.

Ex. Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.

Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.

Ex. I do anticipate, however, that we will wake up sooner or later to this enormous competitive threat.

Ex. In the beginning it does not matter what kind of literature causes this to happen; the great thing is that the critical sense has been awakened.

Ex. Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.

Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.

Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.

Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.

Ex. Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.

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* despertar a la realidad = wake up to + reality, wake up to + the realities.

* despertar de = jolt out of.

* despertar dudas = stir + doubts.

* despertar el deseo = arouse + hunger.

* despertar el entusiasmo = capture + the imagination, work up + an enthusiasm.

* despertar el hambre = work up + an appetite.

* despertar el interés = provoke + interest, stimulate + interest, stir + interest, whet + the appetite, heighten + interest, rouse + interest, capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, work up + an interest, pique + interest.

* despertar el interés de = catch + the imagination of.

* despertar entusiasmo = arouse + enthusiasm.

* despertar interés = arouse + interest, attract + interest, raise + interest, spark + interest.

* despertar interés por = kindle + interest in.

* despertar la atención = arouse + attention, give + wake-up call.

* despertar la curiosidad = arouse + curiosity, provoke + curiosity, spark + curiosity, excite + attention, excite + curiosity, pique + curiosity, stir + Posesivo + curiosity.

* despertar la imaginación = fire + the imagination.

* despertar la motivación = spark + motivation.

* despertar la sed = work up + a thirst.

* despertar las emociones = stir + emotions.

* despertar la sensibilidad = release + feelings.

* despertar pasión = ignite + passion.

* despertarse = get on + the ball.

* despertarse con = wake up to.

* despertarse de = rouse from.

* despertarse sobresaltado = startle awake.

* despertarse sorprendido = startle awake.

* despertar sospechas = stir + suspicion, arouse + suspicion.

* despertar un sentimiento de = stir + a sense of.

* destinado a despertar el interés del usuario = highlight abstract.

* duro despertar = rude awakening.

* tener un duro despertar = rude awakening + be in store.

* volver a despertar = reawaken [re-awaken].

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < persona> to wake, wake... up

despiértame a las ocho — wake me (up) at eight o'clock

b) <sentimientos/pasiones> to arouse; < apetito> to whet; < recuerdos> to evoke; < interés> to awaken, stir up

un discurso que despertó fuertes polémicas — a speech which sparked off fierce controversy
2.
despertar vi

a) ( del sueño) to wake (up); ( de la anestesia) to come round

b) (liter) (a la realidad, al amor) to wake up to
3.
despertarse v pron

a) ( del sueño) to wake (up)

b) ( espabilarse) to wake (oneself) up

* * *

= arouse, awakening, spark off, wake up, awaken, awake, rouse, stir up, incite, beckon forth.

Ex: The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.

Ex: Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.

Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.

Ex: I do anticipate, however, that we will wake up sooner or later to this enormous competitive threat.

Ex: In the beginning it does not matter what kind of literature causes this to happen; the great thing is that the critical sense has been awakened.

Ex: Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.

Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.

Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.

Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.

Ex: Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.

* despertar a la realidad = wake up to + reality, wake up to + the realities.

* despertar de = jolt out of.

* despertar dudas = stir + doubts.

* despertar el deseo = arouse + hunger.

* despertar el entusiasmo = capture + the imagination, work up + an enthusiasm.

* despertar el hambre = work up + an appetite.

* despertar el interés = provoke + interest, stimulate + interest, stir + interest, whet + the appetite, heighten + interest, rouse + interest, capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, work up + an interest, pique + interest.

* despertar el interés de = catch + the imagination of.

* despertar entusiasmo = arouse + enthusiasm.

* despertar interés = arouse + interest, attract + interest, raise + interest, spark + interest.

* despertar interés por = kindle + interest in.

* despertar la atención = arouse + attention, give + wake-up call.

* despertar la curiosidad = arouse + curiosity, provoke + curiosity, spark + curiosity, excite + attention, excite + curiosity, pique + curiosity, stir + Posesivo + curiosity.

* despertar la imaginación = fire + the imagination.

* despertar la motivación = spark + motivation.

* despertar la sed = work up + a thirst.

* despertar las emociones = stir + emotions.

* despertar la sensibilidad = release + feelings.

* despertar pasión = ignite + passion.

* despertarse = get on + the ball.

* despertarse con = wake up to.

* despertarse de = rouse from.

* despertarse sobresaltado = startle awake.

* despertarse sorprendido = startle awake.

* despertar sospechas = stir + suspicion, arouse + suspicion.

* despertar un sentimiento de = stir + a sense of.

* destinado a despertar el interés del usuario = highlight abstract.

* duro despertar = rude awakening.

* tener un duro despertar = rude awakening + be in store.

* volver a despertar = reawaken [re-awaken].

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despertar¹ [A5 ]

vt

1 ‹persona› to wake, wake … up

despiértame a las ocho wake me (up) at eight o'clock

2 ‹sentimientos/pasiones› to arouse; ‹apetito› to whet; ‹recuerdos› to evoke; ‹interés› to awaken, stir up

un discurso que despertó fuertes polémicas a speech which sparked off o triggered o aroused o provoked fierce controversy

esa música despierta recuerdos de mi niñez that music reminds me of my childhood o brings back o evokes memories of my childhood

■ despertar

vi

1 (del sueño) to wake (up)

todavía no ha despertado de la anestesia she hasn't come round from the anesthetic yet

despertó sobresaltado he woke (up) o ( liter) awoke with a start

2 ( liter) (a la realidad, al amor) to wake up

■ despertarse

v pron

1 (del sueño) to wake (up)

se despertó de madrugada he woke (up) very early

2 (espabilarse) to wake (oneself) up

voy a darme una ducha a ver si me despierto I'm going to have a shower to try to wake (myself) up

despertar²

masculine

awakening

* * *

despertar ( conjugate despertar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ persona› to wake, wake … up

b) ‹sentimientos/pasiones› to arouse;

‹ apetito› to whet;
‹ recuerdos› to evoke;
‹ interés› to awaken, stir up
verbo intransitivo ( del sueño) to wake (up);
( de la anestesia) to come round
despertarse verbo pronominal ( del sueño) to wake (up)
despertar
I verbo transitivo
1 to wake (up)
2 fig (un sentimiento, recuerdo) to arouse
II sustantivo masculino awakening: tiene muy mal despertar, he's always angry when he wakes up
' despertar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerrarse
- despertarse
- escándalo
- espabilar
- grogui
- ininteligible
- umbral
- despierta
English:
arouse
- awake
- awaken
- awakening
- fire
- get up
- rouse
- roust
- stir
- stir up
- wake
- wake up
- excite
- get
- kindle
- provoke

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despertar¹

♦ vt

1. [persona, animal] to wake (up);

despiértame a las seis, por favor could you wake me (up) at six, please?

2. [producir] [sentimientos] to arouse;
[recuerdos] to bring back, to revive; [expectación] to create, to arouse; [debate, polémica] to give rise to;
despertar odio/pasión to arouse hatred/passion;

el ejercicio me despierta el apetito exercise gives me an appetite;

despertar a alguien las ganas de hacer algo to make sb want to do sth;

esta canción despierta en mí buenos recuerdos this song brings back happy memories for me

♦ vi

1. [dejar de dormir] to wake (up);

¡despierta, que ya hemos llegado! wake up! we've arrived!;

despertó de repente de su sueño she suddenly woke from her dream

2. [espabilar] to wake o wise up

♦ See also the pronominal verb despertarse

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despertar

I v/t

1 wake, waken

2 apetito whet; sospecha arouse; recuerdo reawaken, trigger

II v/i wake up

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despertar {55} vi

: to awaken, to wake up

despertar vt

1) : to arouse, to wake

2) evocar: to elicit, to evoke

♦ See also the reflexive verb despertarse

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despertar vb (persona) to wake [pt. woke; pp. woken] / to wake up

despiértame mañana a las ocho wake me up at eight o'clock tomorrow

Spanish-English dictionary > despertar
69 emoción

f.

emotion, feeling, thrill, excitement.

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emoción

► nombre femenino

1 (sentimiento) emotion, feeling

2 (excitación) excitement

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

¡qué emoción! how exciting!

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noun f.

emotion, excitement

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SF

1) (=sentimiento) emotion

llorar de emoción — to be moved to tears

sentir una honda emoción — to feel a deep emotion

nos comunica una emoción de nostalgia — it gives us a nostalgic feeling

2) (=excitación) excitement

¡qué emoción! — (lit) how exciting!; iró big deal!

al abrirlo sentí gran emoción — I felt very excited when I opened it

con la emoción del momento no me di cuenta — in the heat of the moment I just didn't realise

la emoción de la película no disminuye — the excitement o tension of the film does not flag

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femenino ( sentimiento) emotion; (expectación, excitación) excitement

qué emoción! — how exciting!

* * *

= emotion, excitement, poignancy, thrill, titillation, exhilaration.

Ex. Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.

Ex. If done effectively, displays can add interest and even excitement to the process of information discovery.

Ex. Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.

Ex. She felt a small thrill of triumph.

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. The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.

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* acallar una emoción = bruise + emotion.

* despertar las emociones = stir + emotions.

* estremecerse de emoción = tremble with + excitement.

* haber un aire de emoción = there + be + an air of excitement.

* hacer llorar de emoción = move + Nombre + to tears.

* infundir emoción = infuse + emotion.

* no sucumbir ante las emociones = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* respirarse emoción en el aire = there + be + an air of excitement.

* sentir una emoción = feel + emotion.

* * *

femenino ( sentimiento) emotion; (expectación, excitación) excitement

qué emoción! — how exciting!

* * *

= emotion, excitement, poignancy, thrill, titillation, exhilaration.

Ex: Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.

Ex: If done effectively, displays can add interest and even excitement to the process of information discovery.

Ex: Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.

Ex: She felt a small thrill of triumph.

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: The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.

* acallar una emoción = bruise + emotion.

* despertar las emociones = stir + emotions.

* estremecerse de emoción = tremble with + excitement.

* haber un aire de emoción = there + be + an air of excitement.

* hacer llorar de emoción = move + Nombre + to tears.

* infundir emoción = infuse + emotion.

* no sucumbir ante las emociones = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* respirarse emoción en el aire = there + be + an air of excitement.

* sentir una emoción = feel + emotion.

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emoción

feminine

1 (sentimiento) emotion

no deja traslucir sus emociones he doesn't let his emotions o feelings show

2 (expectación, excitación) excitement

¡qué emoción! how exciting!

* * *

emoción sustantivo femenino ( sentimiento) emotion;
(expectación, excitación) excitement;
◊ ¡qué emoción! how exciting!

emoción sustantivo femenino
1 (sentimiento) emotion
2 (nerviosismo, expectación) excitement: con la emoción me olvidé de llamarte, I was so excited that I forgot to call you

' emoción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conmoción
- embargar
- emocionar
- impresión
- nudo
- sacudir
- sensación
- temblar
- vibrar
- entrecortado
- intenso
- llorar
- reflejar
- sentimiento
- sentir
- sorpresa
- uy
- viveza
English:
break
- control
- cover up
- curb
- dam up
- damp
- deep
- deepen
- depth
- dormant
- emotion
- emotionalism
- excitement
- exhibit
- feel
- force back
- great
- joy
- outburst
- overcome
- overpower
- overwhelm
- pass
- pass off
- possess
- powerful
- profess
- sham
- shame
- sharpen
- shock
- show
- sniff
- stir
- strength
- strong
- subdue
- suppress
- thrill
- violent
- wave
- wrench
- flurry
- move

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emoción nf

1. [conmoción, sentimiento] emotion;

la emoción le impedía hablar he was so emotional he could hardly speak;

temblaba de emoción he was trembling with emotion;

lloraba de emoción he was moved to tears

2. [expectación] excitement;

¡qué emoción! how exciting!;

seguían el partido con emoción they followed the game with excitement

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emoción

f emotion;

¡qué emoción! how exciting!

* * *

emoción nf, pl - ciones : emotion

♦ emocional adj

♦ emocionalmente adv

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emoción n

1. (sentimiento) emotion

sentir una honda emoción to feel a deep emotion

2. (pasión) excitement

le latía el corazón de emoción her heart was pounding with excitement

¡qué emoción! how exciting!

Spanish-English dictionary > emoción
70 entrecortado

adj.

discontinuous, faltering, broken.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: entrecortar.

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entrecortado

► participio pasado

1→ link=entrecortar entrecortar

► adjetivo

1 (voz) faltering, hesitant; (respiración) laboured (US labored), difficult

2 (intermitente) intermittent

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ADJ [respiración] laboured, labored (EEUU), difficult; [habla] faltering, hesitant

con la voz entrecortada — in a faltering voice, in a voice choked with emotion

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- da adjetivo < respiración> difficult, labored*

con la voz entrecortada — in a voice choked with emotion

oía su llanto entrecortado — he could hear her choking sobs

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= faltering, bursty, choppy, clipped, jumpy [jumpier -comp., jumpiest -sup.], breathless, jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

Ex. In hindsight, it is easy to see a trajectory of inevitability that made MARC, the ISBDs, and AACR2 seem more the result of historical forces than the often faltering and separate steps they were in truth.

Ex. Its design provides on one hand a service in which every node can try to transmit asynchronously in a bursty manner.

Ex. You will find that the choppy keyboard response is easier to tolerate after a few days of use.

Ex. Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.

Ex. This film adaptation is scrappily made and jumpy, and there is nothing here that evokes either the joy of the moment or the death of the soul.

Ex. The stories are told in the breathless voice of a gossip, full of juicy tidbits, and a shrewd understanding of what makes one life connect to another.

Ex. By whipping these tails back and forth the organism can swim about in a brisk, if rather jerky, fashion.

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* con voz entrecortada = hesitantly, falteringly, haltingly, jerkily.

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- da adjetivo < respiración> difficult, labored*

con la voz entrecortada — in a voice choked with emotion

oía su llanto entrecortado — he could hear her choking sobs

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= faltering, bursty, choppy, clipped, jumpy [jumpier -comp., jumpiest -sup.], breathless, jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

Ex: In hindsight, it is easy to see a trajectory of inevitability that made MARC, the ISBDs, and AACR2 seem more the result of historical forces than the often faltering and separate steps they were in truth.

Ex: Its design provides on one hand a service in which every node can try to transmit asynchronously in a bursty manner.

Ex: You will find that the choppy keyboard response is easier to tolerate after a few days of use.

Ex: Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.

Ex: This film adaptation is scrappily made and jumpy, and there is nothing here that evokes either the joy of the moment or the death of the soul.

Ex: The stories are told in the breathless voice of a gossip, full of juicy tidbits, and a shrewd understanding of what makes one life connect to another.

Ex: By whipping these tails back and forth the organism can swim about in a brisk, if rather jerky, fashion.

* con voz entrecortada = hesitantly, falteringly, haltingly, jerkily.

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entrecortado -da

adjective

‹respiración› difficult, labored*

con la voz entrecortada in a voice choked with emotion

a través de la pared oyó su llanto entrecortado he could hear her choking sobs through the wall

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entrecortado
◊ -da adjetivo ‹ respiración› difficult, labored^{( conjugate labored)};

con la voz entrecortada por la emoción in a voice choked with emotion
entrecortado,-a adj (voz) faltering

' entrecortado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entrecortada
English:
broken
- gasp
- jerky

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entrecortado, -a adj
[voz, habla] faltering; [respiración] laboured; [señal, sonido, comunicación] intermittent;
se oía su llanto entrecortado you could hear her choking sobs

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entrecortado

adj respiración difficult, labored; habla halting;

con la voz entrecortada por lágrimas in a voice choked with tears

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entrecortado, -da adj

1) : labored, difficult

respiración entrecortada: shortness of breath

2) : faltering, hesitant

con la voz entrecortada: with a catch in his voice

Spanish-English dictionary > entrecortado
71 envío a un especialista

(n.) = referral

Ex. What is most important is for referral to be regarded as a regular and usual procedure in appropriate cases, one of the quite legitimate weapons in the librarian's armoury, even though one that is normally held in reserve.

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(n.) = referral

Ex: What is most important is for referral to be regarded as a regular and usual procedure in appropriate cases, one of the quite legitimate weapons in the librarian's armoury, even though one that is normally held in reserve.

Spanish-English dictionary > envío a un especialista
72 formalizar

v.

to formalize.

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formalizar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (hacer formal) to make formal

■ formalizaron su noviazgo they made their engagement formal

2 (legalizar) to formalize, legalize

■ formalizaron la venta del terreno they formalized the sale of the land

► verbo pronominal formalizarse

1 (hacerse serio) to become serious, grow serious

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1.

VT (Jur) to formalize; [+ plan] to formulate, draw up; [+ situación] to put in order, regularize

formalizar sus relaciones — to become formally engaged

2.

See:

formalizarse

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1.
verbo transitivo <noviazgo/relación> to make... official; <transacción/contrato> to formalize

los extranjeros deben formalizar su situación — foreigners must legalize o regularize their position
2.
formalizarse v pron persona to settle down; noviazgo to become official

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= formalise [formalize, -USA].

Ex. As in many other instances, it would seem that Ranganathan's theory makes explicit and formalizes what had already been the practice, though unrecognized, in other schemes.

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1.
verbo transitivo <noviazgo/relación> to make... official; <transacción/contrato> to formalize

los extranjeros deben formalizar su situación — foreigners must legalize o regularize their position
2.
formalizarse v pron persona to settle down; noviazgo to become official

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= formalise [formalize, -USA].

Ex: As in many other instances, it would seem that Ranganathan's theory makes explicit and formalizes what had already been the practice, though unrecognized, in other schemes.

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formalizar [A4 ]

vt

A ‹noviazgo/relación› to make … official; ‹transacción/contrato› to formalize

los extranjeros deben formalizar su situación foreigners must legalize o regularize their position

B ( Der) ( Chi) ‹persona› to charge formalizar a algn POR algo; to charge sb WITH sth

■ formalizarse

v pron

to settle down

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formalizar ( conjugate formalizar) verbo transitivo ‹noviazgo/relación› to make … official;
‹transacción/contrato› to formalize
formalizar verbo transitivo to formalize
' formalizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estrechamiento
English:
execute
- formalize

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formalizar vt

to formalize;

formalizaron su relación they made their relationship official

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formalizar

v/t formalize; relación make official

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formalizar {21} vt

: to formalize, to make official

Spanish-English dictionary > formalizar
73 grandioso

adj.

1 grand, spectacular, formidable, great.

2 great, wonderful, awesome, amazing.

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grandioso

► adjetivo

1 grandiose, grand, magnificent

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ADJ (=magnífico) grand, magnificent; pey grandiose

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- sa adjetivo

a) <espectáculo/obra> impressive, magnificent

b) ( rimbombante) <gesto/palabras> grandiose

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= grand [grander -comp., grandes -sup.], grandiose, of epic proportions, epic, portentous.

Ex. As Carlyle saw it, 'the grand use of any catalog is to tell you, in any intelligible way, that such and such books are in the library'.

Ex. It was initially intended for use in the classified arrangement of a grandiose index to all recorded human knowledge, a 'universal index'.

Ex. Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.

Ex. Unmindful of the epic moves that made it what it is today, Elwood Bibeau fastened his seat belt as his plane approached the Wexler airport.

Ex. This novel is once again a most peculiar combination of broad farce and portentous significance.

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- sa adjetivo

a) <espectáculo/obra> impressive, magnificent

b) ( rimbombante) <gesto/palabras> grandiose

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= grand [grander -comp., grandes -sup.], grandiose, of epic proportions, epic, portentous.

Ex: As Carlyle saw it, 'the grand use of any catalog is to tell you, in any intelligible way, that such and such books are in the library'.

Ex: It was initially intended for use in the classified arrangement of a grandiose index to all recorded human knowledge, a 'universal index'.

Ex: Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.

Ex: Unmindful of the epic moves that made it what it is today, Elwood Bibeau fastened his seat belt as his plane approached the Wexler airport.

Ex: This novel is once again a most peculiar combination of broad farce and portentous significance.

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grandioso -sa

adjective

1 ‹espectáculo/obra› impressive, magnificent

la manifestación fue algo grandioso the demonstration was very impressive

2 (rimbombante) ‹gesto/palabras› grandiose

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grandioso
◊ -sa adjetivo

a) ‹espectáculo/obra› impressive, magnificent

b) ( rimbombante) ‹gesto/palabras› grandiose

grandioso,-a adjetivo grandiose
' grandioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
grandiosa
- majestad
English:
grand

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grandioso, -a adj

grand, splendid

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grandioso

adj impressive, magnificent

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grandioso, -sa adj

1) magnífico: grand, magnificent

2) : grandiose

Spanish-English dictionary > grandioso
74 guardar en reserva

(v.) = keep in + reserve, hold in + reserve

Ex. The notation employed by the Library of Congress scheme is based on letters of the alphabet, twenty-one of which have been used and five kept in reserve for further expansion.

Ex. What is most important is for referral to be regarded as a regular and usual procedure in appropriate cases, one of the quite legitimate weapons in the librarian's armoury, even though one that is normally held in reserve.

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(v.) = keep in + reserve, hold in + reserve

Ex: The notation employed by the Library of Congress scheme is based on letters of the alphabet, twenty-one of which have been used and five kept in reserve for further expansion.

Ex: What is most important is for referral to be regarded as a regular and usual procedure in appropriate cases, one of the quite legitimate weapons in the librarian's armoury, even though one that is normally held in reserve.

Spanish-English dictionary > guardar en reserva
75 inflexible

adj.

inflexible (also figurative).

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inflexible

► adjetivo

1 inflexible

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ADJ (=rígido) inflexible; (=inconmovible) unbending, unyielding

inflexible a los ruegos — unmoved by appeals, unresponsive to appeals

regla inflexible — strict rule, hard-and-fast rule

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adjetivo inflexible

tiene fama de ser inflexible — he has a reputation for being inflexible

se mostró inflexible — he refused to give in

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= inflexible, uncompromising, hidebound, unbending, uncompromised, hard-nosed, tough-minded, hard and fast, ironclad [iron-clad].

Ex. Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.

Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex. This difference between these two types of libraries we shall be well advised to observe though we should not be too hidebound as to the means by which we may secure the end.

Ex. Warren has stalked the corridors of power and can appear at first sight stern and unbending.

Ex. The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.

Ex. Companies must adopt a hard-nosed attitude in judging the cost benefits of teletext.

Ex. Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.

Ex. There is no hard and fast answer to this question.

Ex. A review of the research shows that there are no clear and ironclad answers.

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* norma inflexible = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.

* permanecer inflexible = remain + adamant.

* regla inflexible = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.

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adjetivo inflexible

tiene fama de ser inflexible — he has a reputation for being inflexible

se mostró inflexible — he refused to give in

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= inflexible, uncompromising, hidebound, unbending, uncompromised, hard-nosed, tough-minded, hard and fast, ironclad [iron-clad].

Ex: Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.

Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex: This difference between these two types of libraries we shall be well advised to observe though we should not be too hidebound as to the means by which we may secure the end.

Ex: Warren has stalked the corridors of power and can appear at first sight stern and unbending.

Ex: The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.

Ex: Companies must adopt a hard-nosed attitude in judging the cost benefits of teletext.

Ex: Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.

Ex: There is no hard and fast answer to this question.

Ex: A review of the research shows that there are no clear and ironclad answers.

* norma inflexible = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.

* permanecer inflexible = remain + adamant.

* regla inflexible = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.

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inflexible

adjective

1 ‹material› inflexible

2 ‹persona/carácter› inflexible

tiene fama de ser inflexible he is renowned for his inflexibility o for his inflexible nature

es inflexible con sus hijos he's very strict with his children

se mostró inflexible he wouldn't yield o budge

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inflexible adjetivo
inflexible;
◊ se mostró inflexible he refused to give in

inflexible adjetivo inflexible

' inflexible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuadriculada
- cuadriculado
- extrema
- extremo
- intransigente
- rígida
- rígido
- rigurosa
- riguroso
- cuadrado
English:
adamant
- inflexible
- rigid
- set
- uncompromising
- harden
- stick
- unbending
- unyielding

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inflexible adj

1. [material] inflexible

2. [persona] inflexible;

es inflexible con sus alumnos he's very strict with his pupils

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inflexible

adj fig

inflexible

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inflexible adj

: inflexible, unyielding

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inflexible adj rigid

Spanish-English dictionary > inflexible
76 inspirar ideas

(v.) = spark off + ideas

Ex. However, it is not a 'do-it-yourself' manual, though you may find some of the examples of what other libraries have achieved instructive or spark off ideas.

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(v.) = spark off + ideas

Ex: However, it is not a 'do-it-yourself' manual, though you may find some of the examples of what other libraries have achieved instructive or spark off ideas.

Spanish-English dictionary > inspirar ideas
77 ir tirando

v.

to get by.

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ir tirando

(espabilarse) to manage, get by 2 (tener buena salud) to be okay

————————

ir tirando

to get by

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to get by, manage

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(v.) = get along + in the world, shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door

Ex. The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.

Ex. So I say, we're just a bunch of poor, old, Midwestern pig farmers shuffling along trying to do what we can = Por eso digo que somos tan sólo un puñado de criadores de cerdos, viejos y pobres, de la región central de los Estados Unidos que vamos tirando como podemos.

Ex. It seems to me that the Dewey engine is still ticking over, though there's an occasional knocking and it could no doubt do with a good tuning.

Ex. For our small academic center, we're trying to do something for free, and muddling along at a snail's pace.

Ex. Some can afford this as they are semi-retired or have other sources of income to keep the wolves from the door.

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(v.) = get along + in the world, shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door

Ex: The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.

Ex: So I say, we're just a bunch of poor, old, Midwestern pig farmers shuffling along trying to do what we can = Por eso digo que somos tan sólo un puñado de criadores de cerdos, viejos y pobres, de la región central de los Estados Unidos que vamos tirando como podemos.

Ex: It seems to me that the Dewey engine is still ticking over, though there's an occasional knocking and it could no doubt do with a good tuning.

Ex: For our small academic center, we're trying to do something for free, and muddling along at a snail's pace.

Ex: Some can afford this as they are semi-retired or have other sources of income to keep the wolves from the door.

Spanish-English dictionary > ir tirando
78 largarse

largarse

► verbo pronominal

1 familiar (irse) to go, leave

■ me largo I'm off, US I'm out of here

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VPR

1) * (=irse) to be off *, leave

yo me largo — I'm off now *, I'm leaving now

es hora de que nos larguemos — it's time for us to leave o be off *

¡larguémonos de aquí! — let's get out of here! *

¡lárgate! — get lost! *, clear off! *

largarse de casa — to leave home

largarse del trabajo — to quit one's job

2) (Náut) to set sail, start out

3) Cono Sur (=empezar) to start, begin

largarse a hacer algo — to start o begin doing o to do sth

4) Cono Sur (=tirarse)

se largó de cabeza al agua — he dived into the water

largarse un eructo — to let out a burp

largarse un pedo — * to let off a fart **

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= scoot, make off, do + a bunk, naff off, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away.

Ex. The article 'Telling Brown Owl to scoot: on the virtues of disobedience in children's fiction' discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters.

Ex. To pull off the heist, the thief stole a swipe card for the complex before using the wheelchair to make off.

Ex. As soon as the advance was paid however the manager did a bunk with the money, around £100000, and was never seen nor heard of again.

Ex. I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.

Ex. Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.

Ex. One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.

Ex. So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.

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* ¡lárgate! = on your bike!.

* largarse con = make off with.

* largarse de = get out of.

* * *

= scoot, make off, do + a bunk, naff off, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away.

Ex: The article 'Telling Brown Owl to scoot: on the virtues of disobedience in children's fiction' discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters.

Ex: To pull off the heist, the thief stole a swipe card for the complex before using the wheelchair to make off.

Ex: As soon as the advance was paid however the manager did a bunk with the money, around £100000, and was never seen nor heard of again.

Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.

Ex: Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.

Ex: One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.

Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.

* ¡lárgate! = on your bike!.

* largarse con = make off with.

* largarse de = get out of.

* * *

■largarse vr fam to clear off, US split: ¡lárgate!, clear off!
' largarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
largar
- picar
English:
bunk
- buzz off
- clear off
- make away with
- shove off
- clear
- push
- split
- take

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vpr

1. Fam [marcharse] to clear off;

lárgate antes de que lleguen mis padres clear off o get out of here before my parents arrive;

¡me largo! I'm off!;

se largó a la calle he took off

2. CSur
largarse a hacer algo [empezar a] to begin to do sth, to start doing sth;

se largó a llorar she began to cry, she started crying;

se largó a correr he started running, he broke into a run;

el niño se largó a caminar al año the baby started walking when he was one year old

3. CSur Fam [tirarse]
se largó de cabeza al agua she dived headfirst into the water;

se largó un pedo he farted;

se largó un eructo she burped

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largarse

v/r fam

clear off o

out fam ;

¡lárgate! beat it!, get lost!

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vr fam : to scram, to beat it

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largarse vb to leave [pt. & pp. left] / to be off

me largo I'm off

¡lárgate! clear off!

Spanish-English dictionary > largarse
79 limpieza del polvo

(n.) = dusting

Ex. Curiously, though, in writing about what they thought bookselling actually entailed the task most mentioned was dusting and tidying, followed by helping people and then knowing the stock.

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(n.) = dusting

Ex: Curiously, though, in writing about what they thought bookselling actually entailed the task most mentioned was dusting and tidying, followed by helping people and then knowing the stock.

Spanish-English dictionary > limpieza del polvo
80 mancha

f.

1 stain, spot.

tienes una mancha en la camisa you've got a stain on your shirt

una mancha de petróleo an oil slick (en el mar)

2 blotch (in skin).

3 blemish.

este suspenso supondrá una mancha en su expediente this fail will be a blot on his academic record

4 tache.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: manchar.

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mancha

► nombre femenino

1 stain, spot

2 figurado blemish

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

sin mancha flawless, spotless

mancha solar sunspot

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noun f.

mark, stain, spot

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SF

La Mancha — La Mancha

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femenino

1)

a) ( de suciedad) spot, mark; ( difícil de quitar) stain

una mancha de grasa — a grease stain

manchas de humedad — damp patches

no le pude quitar or (AmL) sacar la mancha — I couldn't get the stain out

b) ( borrón) blot

extenderse como una mancha de aceite — noticia to spread like wildfire

- mancha de petróleo

- mancha solar

2)

a) ( en la piel) mark

una mancha de nacimiento — a birthmark

b) (en el pelaje, las plumas) patch

negro con manchas blancas — black with white patches

las manchas del leopardo — the leopard's spots o markings

3) ( en pulmón) shadow

4) ( de vegetación) patch

5) (liter) (imperfección, mácula) stain

sin mancha — < alma> pure; < reputación> spotless

6) (Per fam) ( pandilla) gang

7) (RPl) ( juego)

la mancha — tag

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= deposit, spot, blemish, blob, stain, blotch, taint, blot, mottle.

Ex. Can you wonder that it should carry such deposits of jam, egg, butter, coffee and personal dirt?.

Ex. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.

Ex. The third and final stage of proof correction was the press proof, when a sheet was read for residual blemishes.

Ex. Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.

Ex. Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.

Ex. Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".

Ex. Some editorial departments claim indexes are unnecessary and a typographical blot.

Ex. The preservation and size of iron mottles in the paste suggests that clays were minimally processed before vessel manufacture.

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* mancha de la piel = age spot.

* mancha de petróleo = oil slick, oil spill.

* mancha de sangre = blood stain.

* mancha de tinta = set-off, inkblot.

* mancha en + Posesivo + honor = blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.

* mancha producida por goteo = drip mark.

* mancha resistente = stubborn stain.

* manchas = staining.

* ser una mancha para = be a blot on.

* sin mancha = unblemished, untainted, stainless.

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femenino

1)

a) ( de suciedad) spot, mark; ( difícil de quitar) stain

una mancha de grasa — a grease stain

manchas de humedad — damp patches

no le pude quitar or (AmL) sacar la mancha — I couldn't get the stain out

b) ( borrón) blot

extenderse como una mancha de aceite — noticia to spread like wildfire

- mancha de petróleo

- mancha solar

2)

a) ( en la piel) mark

una mancha de nacimiento — a birthmark

b) (en el pelaje, las plumas) patch

negro con manchas blancas — black with white patches

las manchas del leopardo — the leopard's spots o markings

3) ( en pulmón) shadow

4) ( de vegetación) patch

5) (liter) (imperfección, mácula) stain

sin mancha — < alma> pure; < reputación> spotless

6) (Per fam) ( pandilla) gang

7) (RPl) ( juego)

la mancha — tag

* * *

= deposit, spot, blemish, blob, stain, blotch, taint, blot, mottle.

Ex: Can you wonder that it should carry such deposits of jam, egg, butter, coffee and personal dirt?.

Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.

Ex: The third and final stage of proof correction was the press proof, when a sheet was read for residual blemishes.

Ex: Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.

Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.

Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".

Ex: Some editorial departments claim indexes are unnecessary and a typographical blot.

Ex: The preservation and size of iron mottles in the paste suggests that clays were minimally processed before vessel manufacture.

* mancha de la piel = age spot.

* mancha de petróleo = oil slick, oil spill.

* mancha de sangre = blood stain.

* mancha de tinta = set-off, inkblot.

* mancha en + Posesivo + honor = blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.

* mancha producida por goteo = drip mark.

* mancha resistente = stubborn stain.

* manchas = staining.

* ser una mancha para = be a blot on.

* sin mancha = unblemished, untainted, stainless.

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mancha

feminine

A

1 (de suciedad) spot, mark; (difícil de quitar) stain

una mancha de grasa/sangre a grease/blood stain

la mancha no salió the stain didn't come out

manchas de humedad damp patches

no le pude quitar or ( AmL) sacar la mancha I couldn't get rid of the stain, I couldn't get the stain out

este mantel está lleno de manchas this tablecloth is covered in stains

la sábana tiene manchas de óxido the sheet has rust marks on it

2 (borrón) blot

extenderse como una mancha de aceite «noticia» to spread like wildfire

estas barriadas pobres se están extendiendo como una mancha de aceite these shantytowns are spreading rapidly

¿qué le hace una mancha más al tigre? ( Arg); what difference does/will it make?

Compuestos:

● mancha de hielo

patch of ice

● mancha de petróleo

oil slick

● mancha solar

sunspot

B

1 (en la piel) mark

una mancha de nacimiento a birthmark

2 (en el pelaje, las plumas) patch

negro con manchas blancas black with white patches

las manchas del tigre the tiger's stripes o markings

las manchas del leopardo the leopard's spots o markings

Compuesto:

mancha amarilla

yellow spot

C (en el pulmón) shadow

D (de vegetación) patch

E ( liter) (imperfección, mácula) stain

un alma sin mancha a pure soul

una reputación sin mancha a spotless reputation

una mancha imborrable en el honor de la familia an indelible stain on the family honor

F ( Per fam) (pandilla) gang

G

( RPl) (juego): la mancha tag

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Del verbo manchar: ( conjugate manchar)

mancha es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
mancha
manchar
mancha sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( de suciedad) spot, mark;

( difícil de quitar) stain;
◊ una mancha de grasa a grease stain;

manchas de humedad damp patches;
mancha de petróleo oil slick
b) ( borrón) blot

2
a) ( en la piel) mark

b) (en el pelaje, las plumas) patch;

( del leopardo) spot
3 (liter) (imperfección, mácula) stain;
◊ sin mancha ‹ alma› pure;

‹ reputación› spotless
4 (Per fam) ( pandilla) gang
manchar ( conjugate manchar) verbo transitivo
1 ( ensuciar) to mark, get … dirty;
( de algo difícil de quitar) to stain
2 ‹reputación/honra/memoria› to tarnish
verbo intransitivo
to stain
mancharse verbo pronominal
a) [ropa/mantel] to get dirty;

( de algo difícil de quitar) to get stained;
manchase DE or con algo to get stained with sth
b) ( refl) [ persona] to get dirty;

◊ me manché la blusa de aceite I got oil stains on my blouse

mancha sustantivo femenino
1 (de grasa, pintura, etc) stain
2 (en la piel) spot: le ha salido una mancha roja en la mano, she has a red spot on her hand
manchar verbo transitivo to stain: su implicación mancha el nombre de la Universidad, his involvement is a disgrace to the University
' mancha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
canal
- guiso
- lamparón
- manchar
- penetrar
- pinta
- quitar
- quitarse
- rebelde
- sacar
- salpicadura
- aparecer
- aureola
- borrón
- cerco
- dejar
- desaparecer
- gotera
- ir
- manchego
- salir
- tenaz
English:
blemish
- blob
- blot
- blotch
- Channel Tunnel
- chunnel
- come off
- come out
- fleck
- get off
- get out
- mark
- patch
- removal
- remove
- rub off
- scrub away
- shift
- show
- show up
- slick
- smear
- smudge
- smut
- somewhere
- spot
- stain
- stubborn
- sunspot
- untarnished
- wash out
- wipe off
- birth
- blood
- channel
- cross
- dab
- marking
- sun
- wash

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mancha nf

1. [de suciedad] stain, spot;
[de tinta] blot;
me he echado una mancha en la camisa I've stained my shirt, I've got a stain on my shirt;

no consiguió que se fuera la mancha she couldn't get the stain out;

una mancha de petróleo [en el mar] an oil slick;

una mancha de aceite an oil stain;

Comp

extenderse como una mancha de aceite to spread like wildfire

2. [de color] spot, mark;

un caballo con manchas negras a horse with black patches;

Comp
RP
¿qué le hace una mancha más al tigre? what difference does one more make?, one more won't make any difference

3. [en la piel] [por reacción] blotch;
[de la vejez] liver spot;
le han salido unas manchas en la piel he's come out in blotches

Comp
mancha de nacimiento birthmark
4. Astron mancha solar sunspot

5. [deshonra] blemish, blot;

este suspenso supondrá una mancha en su expediente this fail will be a blot on his academic record;

tiene un historial sin mancha she has a spotless record

6. Perú Fam [grupo de amigos] gang

7. RP
la mancha [juego] tag

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Mancha

:

Canal de la Mancha English Channel;

la Mancha La Mancha

* * *

mancha nf

1) : stain, spot, mark

mancha de sangre: bloodstain

2) : blemish, blot

una mancha en su reputación: a blemish on his reputation

3) : patch

* * *

mancha n

1. (en general) stain

2. (en la pared, tierra) patch [pl. patches]

3. (de animal) spot

Spanish-English dictionary > mancha

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