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61 haber división de opiniones

= be split on, opinion + be divided

Ex. They were split on whether the library or bookstore had a more friendly environment = Hubo división de opiniones en cuanto a si la biblioteca o la libreria ofrecía un entorno más amigable.

Ex. The article 'The grad versus the undergrad debate: a most ingenious paradox' suggests that opinion is divided as to whether to focus bibliographic instruction on the undergraduate or the graduate student.

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= be split on, opinion + be divided

Ex: They were split on whether the library or bookstore had a more friendly environment = Hubo división de opiniones en cuanto a si la biblioteca o la libreria ofrecía un entorno más amigable.

Ex: The article 'The grad versus the undergrad debate: a most ingenious paradox' suggests that opinion is divided as to whether to focus bibliographic instruction on the undergraduate or the graduate student.

Spanish-English dictionary > haber división de opiniones
62 ilustración

f.

1 illustration, drawing, pictorial, picture.

2 learning, erudition, scholarship, knowledge.

3 demonstration, explanation, illustration.

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ilustración

► nombre femenino

1 (de un texto) illustration

2 (erudición) learning, erudition

3 la Ilustración HISTORIA the Enlightenment

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FRASEOLOGÍA

como ilustración by way of illustration

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noun f.

illustration

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SF

1) (=ejemplo) illustration

2) [de libro] picture, illustration

3) (=instrucción) learning, erudition

la Ilustración — the Enlightenment, the Age of Enlightenment

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femenino

1)

a) (Art, Impr) ( acción) illustration; (dibujo, imagen) illustration, picture

b) ( ejemplo) illustration, example

como ilustración — as an illustration

2)

a) (frml) (educación, instrucción) learning, erudition (frml)

b) la Ilustración (Hist) the Enlightenment

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= enlightenment, figure, illustration, instantiation, plate, artwork.

Ex. Considered as necessary work in the interest of humanity and general enlightenment, bibliography gains ground as the years pass.

Ex. Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.

Ex. This indicated whether a work is illustrated, whether the illustrations are coloured o black and white, and the type of illustrations to be found in the work, for example maps.

Ex. The system can then build an actual record as an instantiation of the category frame.

Ex. For monographs this statement gives the number of pages, and, if appropriate, the number of plates.

Ex. In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.

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* a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.

* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.

* ilustración a doble página = spread, double-page spread.

* ilustración artística = artwork.

* ilustración de libros = book illustration.

* ilustración en color = coloured illustration.

* Ilustración, la = Enlightenment, the.

* libro con ilustraciones = picture book.

* lista de ilustraciones = list of illustrations.

* mención de ilustración = illustration statement.

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femenino

1)

a) (Art, Impr) ( acción) illustration; (dibujo, imagen) illustration, picture

b) ( ejemplo) illustration, example

como ilustración — as an illustration

2)

a) (frml) (educación, instrucción) learning, erudition (frml)

b) la Ilustración (Hist) the Enlightenment

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la Ilustración

= Enlightenment, the

Ex: The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.

= enlightenment, figure, illustration, instantiation, plate, artwork.

Ex: Considered as necessary work in the interest of humanity and general enlightenment, bibliography gains ground as the years pass.

Ex: Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.

Ex: This indicated whether a work is illustrated, whether the illustrations are coloured o black and white, and the type of illustrations to be found in the work, for example maps.

Ex: The system can then build an actual record as an instantiation of the category frame.

Ex: For monographs this statement gives the number of pages, and, if appropriate, the number of plates.

Ex: In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.

* a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.

* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.

* ilustración a doble página = spread, double-page spread.

* ilustración artística = artwork.

* ilustración de libros = book illustration.

* ilustración en color = coloured illustration.

* Ilustración, la = Enlightenment, the.

* libro con ilustraciones = picture book.

* lista de ilustraciones = list of illustrations.

* mención de ilustración = illustration statement.

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ilustración

feminine

A

1 ( Art, Impr) (acción) illustration; (dibujo, imagen) illustration, picture

2 (ejemplo) illustration, example

como ilustración voy a leer unas frases de su libro as an illustration o to show you what I mean I'm going to read a few lines from her book

B

1 ( frml) (educación, instrucción) learning, erudition ( frml)

una persona de una vasta ilustración an extremely learned o erudite person

2

la Ilustración ( Hist) the Enlightenment

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ilustración sustantivo femenino
illustration
ilustración sustantivo femenino
1 (en un libro) illustration, picture
(ejemplo) illustration
2 (instrucción) learning, erudition
3 Hist la Ilustración, the Enlightenment
' ilustración' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
detalle
- representar
- cultura
- lámina
- leyenda
English:
illustration
- picture
- plate
- caption
- Enlightenment

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ilustración nf

1. [estampa, dibujo] illustration

2. [ejemplo] illustration;

sirvan de ilustración los siguientes datos… the following facts and figures illustrate my point…

3. [cultura] learning;

no tiene mucha ilustración he's not very educated

4. Hist
la Ilustración the Enlightenment

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ilustración

f

1 illustration

2 ( saber) learning;

la Ilustración HIST the Enlightenment

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ilustración nf, pl - ciones

1) : illustration

2) : erudition, learning

la Ilustración: the Enlightenment

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ilustración n illustration

Spanish-English dictionary > ilustración
63 ilustrar

v.

1 to illustrate, to explain.

ilustrar algo con un ejemplo to illustrate something with an example

El libro ilustra la caridad The book illustrates charity.

El artista ilustró el libro The artist illustrated the book.

Su sabiduría ilustró a Ricardo His wisdom illustrated Richard.

2 to illustrate.

3 to enlighten.

4 to exemplify, to fill with examples, to document.

El abogado ilustró su punto The lawyer illustrated his point.

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ilustrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (texto) to illustrate

2 (aclarar) to explain

3 (instruir) to enlighten

► verbo pronominal ilustrarse

1 to learn

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verb

to illustrate

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1. VT

1) [+ libro] to illustrate

2) [+ tema] to explain, illustrate

3) (=instruir) to instruct, enlighten

4) † (=hacer ilustre) to make illustrious, make famous

2.

See:

ilustrarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <libro/revista> to illustrate

b) ( con ejemplos) <tema/explicación> to illustrate

2) (frml o hum) < persona> to enlighten

ilustrar a alguien sobre algo — to enlighten somebody about something
2.
ilustrarse v pron (hum) to learn something

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= exemplify, illustrate, illustrate, typify, instantiate.

Ex. Natural language indexing is exemplified in many systems by the use of a character-string search.

Ex. These techniques will be illustrated later.

Ex. This indicated whether a work is illustrated, whether the illustrations are coloured o black and white, and the type of illustrations to be found in the work, for example maps.

Ex. The third significant category is typified by Urdu authors.

Ex. The weak model sees a limited role for mathematics in social sciences whereas a strong model sees mathematics as the model that instantiates theory.

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* ilustrar con ejemplos = illustrate + by examples.

* ilustrar una idea = illustrate + point.

* ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <libro/revista> to illustrate

b) ( con ejemplos) <tema/explicación> to illustrate

2) (frml o hum) < persona> to enlighten

ilustrar a alguien sobre algo — to enlighten somebody about something
2.
ilustrarse v pron (hum) to learn something

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= exemplify, illustrate, illustrate, typify, instantiate.

Ex: Natural language indexing is exemplified in many systems by the use of a character-string search.

Ex: These techniques will be illustrated later.

Ex: This indicated whether a work is illustrated, whether the illustrations are coloured o black and white, and the type of illustrations to be found in the work, for example maps.

Ex: The third significant category is typified by Urdu authors.

Ex: The weak model sees a limited role for mathematics in social sciences whereas a strong model sees mathematics as the model that instantiates theory.

* ilustrar con ejemplos = illustrate + by examples.

* ilustrar una idea = illustrate + point.

* ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.

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ilustrar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹libro/revista› to illustrate

2 (con ejemplos) ‹tema/explicación› to illustrate

el ejemplo ilustra el uso del vocablo the example shows o illustrates o makes clear how the word is used

B ( frml o hum); ‹persona› to enlighten

¿que no lo sabes? pues te voy a ilustrar don't you know? well let me enlighten you ( hum)

ilustrar a algn SOBRE algo to enlighten sb ABOUT sth

■ ilustrarse

v pron

( hum); to learn sth

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ilustrar ( conjugate ilustrar) verbo transitivo
to illustrate
ilustrar verbo transitivo
1 (un libro, un tema) to illustrate
2 (enseñar) to instruct
' ilustrar' also found in these entries:
English:
exemplify
- illustrate
- enlighten

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ilustrar

♦ vt

1. [explicar] to illustrate, to explain;

ilústrame sobre la situación actual explain the current situation to me, fill me in on the current situation;

ilustrar algo con un ejemplo to illustrate sth with an example

2. [publicación] to illustrate

3. [educar] to enlighten

♦ See also the pronominal verb ilustrarse

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ilustrar

v/t

1 illustrate

2 ( aclarar) explain

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ilustrar vt

1) : to illustrate

2) aclarar, clarificar: to explain

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ilustrar vb to illustrate

Spanish-English dictionary > ilustrar
64 implícito

adj.

implicit, comprised, express, implied.

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implícito

► adjetivo

1 implicit

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FRASEOLOGÍA

llevar impícito,-a algo to imply something

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(f. - implícita)

adj.

implicit

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ADJ implicit

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- ta adjetivo implicit

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= covert, implicit, implied, tacit.

Ex. Whether the conditioning was the result of overt analysis of the failure to learn lessons or whether they simply become covert factors subconsciously affecting the way later thought developed is something of a moot point.

Ex. They are considered to be implicit in the general expression 'social anthropology' ie in the summarization of the total subject of the document.

Ex. Desiderata contained or implied in cataloging codes, abandoned because of the expense or difficulty of application, can be implemented with relative ease by properly employing the computer's capabilities.

Ex. Finally, the tacit assumption so far has been that we are dealing with a single document collection.

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* estar implícito en = run through.

* sentido implícito = subtext.

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- ta adjetivo implicit

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= covert, implicit, implied, tacit.

Ex: Whether the conditioning was the result of overt analysis of the failure to learn lessons or whether they simply become covert factors subconsciously affecting the way later thought developed is something of a moot point.

Ex: They are considered to be implicit in the general expression 'social anthropology' ie in the summarization of the total subject of the document.

Ex: Desiderata contained or implied in cataloging codes, abandoned because of the expense or difficulty of application, can be implemented with relative ease by properly employing the computer's capabilities.

Ex: Finally, the tacit assumption so far has been that we are dealing with a single document collection.

* estar implícito en = run through.

* sentido implícito = subtext.

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implícito -ta

adjective

implicit

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implícito
◊ -ta adjetivo

implicit
implícito,-a adjetivo implicit, implied

' implícito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
implícita
English:
implicit

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implícito, -a adj

implicit

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implícito

adj implicit

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implícito, -ta adj

: implied, implicit

♦ implícitamente adv

Spanish-English dictionary > implícito
65 imponer una norma

(v.) = place + prescription

Ex. The question that should be asked is not whether bibliographic cataloging is or should be prescriptive or descriptive, but whether, or why, the same prescriptions must be placed on all catalogs.

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(v.) = place + prescription

Ex: The question that should be asked is not whether bibliographic cataloging is or should be prescriptive or descriptive, but whether, or why, the same prescriptions must be placed on all catalogs.

Spanish-English dictionary > imponer una norma
66 inexperto

adj.

inexperienced, inexpert, callow, poor.

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inexperto

► adjetivo

1 inexperienced

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(f. - inexperta)

adj.

inexperienced, unskilled

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ADJ (=novato) inexperienced; (=torpe) unskilled, inexpert

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- ta adjetivo ( falto de experiencia) inexperienced; ( falto de habilidad) inexpert, unskilled

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= inexperienced, naive [naïve], callow [callower -comp., callowest -sup.].

Ex. The cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.

Ex. The difference between naive readers (whether adult or child) and sophisticated readers (whether adult or child) is that the naive reader has not acquired a language in which to express his criticism.

Ex. Marco Polo set out from Venice, with his father and uncle, a very callow 17-year-old.

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- ta adjetivo ( falto de experiencia) inexperienced; ( falto de habilidad) inexpert, unskilled

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= inexperienced, naive [naïve], callow [callower -comp., callowest -sup.].

Ex: The cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.

Ex: The difference between naive readers (whether adult or child) and sophisticated readers (whether adult or child) is that the naive reader has not acquired a language in which to express his criticism.

Ex: Marco Polo set out from Venice, with his father and uncle, a very callow 17-year-old.

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inexperto -ta

adjective

1 (falto de experiencia) inexperienced

2 (falto de habilidad) inexpert, unskilled

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inexperto
◊ -ta adjetivo ( falto de experiencia) inexperienced;

( falto de habilidad) inexpert, unskilled
inexperto,-a adjetivo inexperienced: es muy inexperto con el ordenador, he's not very experienced with computers
' inexperto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inexperta
English:
inexperienced
- inexpert
- unprofessional
- untrained

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inexperto, -a

♦ adj

1. [falto de experiencia] inexperienced

2. [falto de habilidad] unskilful, inexpert

♦ nm,f

1. [falto de experiencia] inexperienced person

2. [falto de habilidad]
es un inexperto he lacks the necessary skills

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inexperto

adj inexperienced

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inexperto, -ta adj

: inexperienced, unskilled

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inexperto adj inexperienced

Spanish-English dictionary > inexperto
67 invernadero

adj.

greenhouse-effect.

m.

greenhouse.

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invernadero

► nombre masculino

1 greenhouse, hothouse

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FRASEOLOGÍA

efecto invernadero greenhouse effect

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noun m.

greenhouse

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1. SM

1) [para plantas] greenhouse; [con temperatura elevada] hothouse

2) LAm (=pasto) winter pasture

3) (=lugar de recreo) winter resort

2.

ADJ INV

efecto invernadero — greenhouse effect

gases invernadero — greenhouse gases

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masculino greenhouse

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= glasshouse, greenhouse, hothouse.

Ex. For example, to pursue our simple example above, if Greenhouses is not a term in our controlled language, then we might search under glasshouses instead and then perform a string search on the term 'Greenhouses' to discover whether this term appeared in the text of any of the documents retrieved by the original search.

Ex. For example, to pursue our simple example above, if greenhouses is not a term in our controlled language, then we might search under Glasshouses instead and then perform a string search on the term 'Greenhouses' to discover whether this term appeared in the text of any of the documents retrieved by the original search.

Ex. These plants are often not as hardy when placed in the garden under less than hothouse conditions.

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* efecto invernadero, el = greenhouse effect, the.

* emisión de gases de efecto invernadero = carbon emission.

* emisión de gas invernadero = greenhouse gas emission.

* gas invernadero = greenhouse gas.

* gas que produce el efecto invernadero = greenhouse gas.

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masculino greenhouse

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= glasshouse, greenhouse, hothouse.

Ex: For example, to pursue our simple example above, if Greenhouses is not a term in our controlled language, then we might search under glasshouses instead and then perform a string search on the term 'Greenhouses' to discover whether this term appeared in the text of any of the documents retrieved by the original search.

Ex: For example, to pursue our simple example above, if greenhouses is not a term in our controlled language, then we might search under Glasshouses instead and then perform a string search on the term 'Greenhouses' to discover whether this term appeared in the text of any of the documents retrieved by the original search.

Ex: These plants are often not as hardy when placed in the garden under less than hothouse conditions.

* efecto invernadero, el = greenhouse effect, the.

* emisión de gases de efecto invernadero = carbon emission.

* emisión de gas invernadero = greenhouse gas emission.

* gas invernadero = greenhouse gas.

* gas que produce el efecto invernadero = greenhouse gas.

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invernadero

masculine

greenhouse, glasshouse; (en jardines botánicos) hothouse

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invernadero sustantivo masculino
greenhouse
invernadero sustantivo masculino greenhouse
efecto invernadero, greenhouse effect
' invernadero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
efecto
- denominar
English:
conservatory
- glasshouse
- greenhouse
- greenhouse effect
- hothouse
- green
- hot

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invernadero nm
[para criar plantas] greenhouse, glasshouse; [en jardín botánico] hothouse;
el efecto invernadero the greenhouse effect

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invernadero

m greenhouse

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invernadero nm

: greenhouse, hothouse

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invernadero n greenhouse

Spanish-English dictionary > invernadero
68 lleno de energía

= energetic, feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.], full of beans

Ex. She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.

Ex. It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.

Ex. Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.

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= energetic, feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.], full of beans

Ex: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.

Ex: It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.

Ex: Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.

Spanish-English dictionary > lleno de energía
69 lleno de vitalidad

= full of beans

Ex. Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.

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= full of beans

Ex: Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.

Spanish-English dictionary > lleno de vitalidad
70 malo

adj.

1 bad, wrong.

2 bad, lousy, crummy, below par.

3 bad, wicked, evil, ill.

4 bad, rotten, crook, decayed.

5 bad, out of order, out of service.

m.

1 bad one.

2 bad guy, baddy.

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malo

► adjetivo

1 bad

■ ¡qué día tan malo hace! what dreadful weather!

■ este vino es muy malo this wine is very bad

■ es mala señal que no hayan llamado todavía it's a bad sign that they haven't phoned yet

2 (malvado) wicked, evil

■ es muy mala persona he's a nasty piece of work

3 (travieso) naughty

■ ¡qué niño más malo! what a naughty child!

4 (nocivo) harmful

■ el tabaco es malo para la salud smoking is bad for you

5 (enfermo) ill, sick

■ no ha venido a trabajar porque está malo con gripe he's off sick with flu

6 (estropeado) off

■ este pescado ya está malo this fish has gone off already

7 (falso) false

■ este rubí es malo this ruby is false

8 (difícil) difficult

■ el tobillo es malo de curar ankles take a long time to heal

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (en la ficción) baddy, villain

■ ¿quién es el malo? who's the baddy?

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de mala manera badly, rudely

estar a malas con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody

estar de malas (malhumorado) to be in a bad mood 2 (desafortunado) to be unlucky

estar mala familiar to have one's period

estar malo,-a familiar to be ill, US be sick

lo malo es que... the trouble is that...

¡malo! bad news!

■ cuando no mira a los ojos ¡malo! if he doesn't look you in the eye it's bad news

poner malo,-a a alguien familiar to drive somebody mad

ponerse malo,-a familiar to get ill, US get sick

por las buenas o por las malas whether one likes it or not

por las malas by force

ser el malo de la película to be the baddy

mala educación bad manners plural

mala hierba weed

mala jugada dirty trick

mala pasada dirty trick

mala pata bad luck

malos tratos ill-treatment

mala voluntad ill will

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1. (f. - mala)
noun

villain, bad person
2. (f. - mala)
adj.

1) bad

2) evil

3) harmful

4) ill

5) poor, cheap

6) rotten

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malo, -a
1. ADJ
( antes de sm sing mal)
1) (=perjudicial) bad

es malo para la salud — it's bad for your health

- más vale lo malo conocido que lo bueno por conocer

2) (=imperfecto) bad

esta película es bastante mala — this is a pretty bad film

un chiste malísimo — a really bad joke, a terrible joke

este papel es malo para escribir — this paper is bad for writing

mala calidad — poor quality

es una tela muy mala — it's a very poor-quality material

joyas malas — fake jewels

• ni un(a) mal(a)..., no hay ni un mal bar para tomar algo — there isn't a single little bar where we can get a drink

3) (=adverso) bad

he tenido mala suerte — I've had bad luck, I've been unlucky

eso es una mala señal — that's a bad sign

-es tarde y no ha llamado -¡malo! — "it's late and she hasn't called" - "oh dear!"

malo sería que no ganáramos — it would be a disaster if we didn't win

lo malo es que... — the trouble is (that)...
pata 1., 6)
4) (=desagradable) bad

un mal día — a bad day

el tiempo estuvo muy malo todo el verano — we had really bad weather all summer

un olor muy malo — a bad o nasty smell

5) (=podrido)

esta carne está mala — this meat's off

6) (=reprobable) wrong

¿qué tiene de malo? — what's wrong with that?

¿qué tiene de malo comer helados en invierno? — what's wrong with eating ice cream in winter?

van por mal camino — they'll come to no good if they carry on like this

es una mala persona — he's a bad person

una bruja mala — a wicked witch
arte 2), idea 3), leche 10), lengua 1), manera 2), pasada 5), trato 4), uva 1)
7) (=travieso) naughty

¡no seas malo! — don't be naughty!

8) (=enfermo) ill

mi hija está mala — my daughter's ill

tienes muy mala cara — you look awful o really ill

se puso malo después de comer — he started to feel ill after lunch

me puse malo de reírme — I nearly died laughing

tengo mala la garganta — I've got a sore throat

9) (=inepto) bad

ser malo para algo — to be bad at sth

soy muy mala para la física — I'm very bad at physics

10) (=difícil) hard, difficult

es un animal malo de domesticar — it's a hard o difficult animal to tame

es muy malo de vencer — he's very hard o difficult to beat

11)

- a la mala

- andar a malas con algn

ponerse a malas con algn — to fall out with sb

- estar de malas

- venir de malas

- por las malas

2.

SM / F (=personaje) (Teat) villain; (Cine) baddie *

3.

SM

el malo — (Rel) the Evil One, the Devil

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I
1) - la adjetivo [ The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns]

Sentido I

2) [ser] ( en calidad) < producto> bad, poor; <película/novela> bad

es de mala calidad — it is poor quality

tiene mala ortografía — her spelling is bad o poor

más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer — better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

3) [ser]

a) ( incompetente) <alumno/actor> bad

soy muy mala para los números — I'm terrible o very bad with figures

b) <padre/marido/amigo> bad

4) [SER] (desfavorable, adverso) bad

qué mala suerte! — what bad luck!, how unlucky!

lo malo es que... — the thing o trouble is that...

en las malas se conoce a los amigos — a friend in need is a friend indeed

estar de malas — ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( desafortunado) (esp AmL) to be unlucky

por las malas — unwillingly

5) [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial) <hábitos/lecturas> bad

las malas compañías — bad company

llegas en mal momento — you've come at an awkward o a bad moment

es malo tomar tanto sol — it's not good to sunbathe so much

6) [SER] ( sin gracia) < chiste> bad

7) [SER] ( desagradable) <olor/aliento> bad

hace un día muy malo — it's a horrible day

hace tan malo — (Esp) it's such horrible weather

8) [estar] ( en mal estado) < alimento>

el pescado/queso está malo — the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)

9)

a) (desmejorado, no saludable)

tienes mala cara/mal aspecto — you don't look well

yo le veo muy mal color — he looks terribly pale to me

b) [SER] (serio, grave) serious

no tiene nada malo — it's nothing serious

una mala caída — a bad fall

c) [estar] (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE)

el pobre está malito — the poor thing's not very well (colloq)

d) [ESTAR] (Esp fam & euf) < mujer>

estoy mala — it's that time of the month (colloq & euph)

me he puesto mala — my period's started

10) [ser] ( difícil)

malo de + inf — difficult to + inf

es muy malo de convencer — he's very difficult o hard to persuade

Sentido II

11) [ser] ( en sentido ético) < persona> nasty

qué malo eres con tu hermano! — you're really horrible o nasty to your brother

no seas mala, préstamelo — don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq)

una mala mujer — a loose woman

una mujer mala — a wicked o an evil woman

a la mala — (Chi fam)

se lo quitaron a la mala — they did him out of it (colloq)

pasó la cámara a la mala — she sneaked the camera through (colloq)

Sentido III

12) (Esp) ( uso enfático) (delante del n)

no nos ofrecieron ni un mal café — they didn't even offer us a cup of coffee

no había ni una mala silla para sentarse — there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on (colloq)

•

- mala hierba

- mala idea

- mala leche

- mala palabra

- mala pata

- mala sangre

- malas artes

- malas lenguas

- malos pensamientos

- malos tratos
II
- la masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)

* * *

= bad [worse -comp., worst -sup.], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], wrong, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.], naughty [naughtier -comp., naugtiest -sup.], villain, evil, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], lame.

Ex. I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.

Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

Ex. In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.

Ex. Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.

Ex. He felt like a naughty school-boy.

Ex. The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.

Ex. One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.

Ex. One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.

Ex. Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.

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* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.

* algo anda mal = something is amiss.

* algo va mal = something is amiss.

* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* aplicar mal = misapply.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].

* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.

* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.

* calcular mal = misjudge.

* chiste malo = shaggy dog story.

* citar mal = misquote.

* comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.

* comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.

* comprender mal = misunderstand.

* concebir mal = misconceive.

* con mala fama = disreputable.

* con mala reputación = disreputable.

* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.

* corregir un mal = correct + a wrong.

* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.

* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.

* dar mala impresión = look + bad.

* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.

* decir con mal humor = spit out.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].

* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.

* de mala gana = reluctantly, grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly.

* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.

* de mala reputación = of bad repute, notorious.

* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].

* de malas pulgas = in a grouch.

* de mala uva = in a foul mood.

* de mal carácter = ill-natured.

* de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.

* de mal genio = bad-tempered, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.

* de mal gusto = in bad taste, distasteful, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de mal humor = crotchety.

* de mal sabor = unbecoming.

* de mal vivir = disreputable.

* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.

* diagnosticar mal = misdiagnose.

* día malo = bad hair day.

* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* en mala forma = in bad nick.

* en malas condiciones = in poor condition, in bad condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.

* en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.

* entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing.

* escuchar mal = mishearing.

* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.

* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* estar mal preparado = ill-prepared.

* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.

* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* funcionar mal = malfunction.

* gestionar mal = mismanage.

* golpe de malasuerte = stroke of misfortune.

* hablar mal de = speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.

* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.

* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.

* ir mal = go + wrong.

* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* juzgar mal = misjudge, misconceive.

* limpieza de malas hierbas = weeding.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.

* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.

* mala administración = mismanagement.

* mala aplicación = misapplication.

* mala calidad = badness.

* mala cizaña = rotten apple.

* mala colocación = misplacement, misfiling.

* mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.

* mala compañía = bad apple, rotten apple, damaged goods.

* mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].

* mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.

* mala decisión = bad judgement.

* mal + Adjetivo = poorly + Adjetivo.

* mala educación = impoliteness.

* mala experiencia = horror story.

* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.

* mala fortuna = misfortune.

* mala gestión = mismanagement.

* mala hierba = weed, bad apple, rotten apple.

* mala influencia = bad seed, bad influence.

* mala intención = sinisterness, ill will.

* mala interpretación = misinterpretation.

* mala jugada = dirty trick.

* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.

* mal aliento = bad breath.

* mala ordenación = misfiling.

* mala palabra = dirty word.

* mala pasada = dirty trick.

* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.

* mala racha económica = economic doldrums.

* mala reputación = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.

* mal armado = ill-armed.

* mala salud = poor health.

* mala semilla = bad seed.

* malas experiencias = awful experience.

* malas pulgas = ornery, grouchiness, grouch.

* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, hard luck, losing streak.

* malas vibraciones = bad vibes.

* mal atendido = ill-served.

* mala tierra = poor soil.

* mala vista = poor eyesight.

* mala voluntad = ill will.

* mal batido = badly-beaten.

* mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].

* mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.

* mal concebido = ill-conceived.

* mal configurado = misconfigured.

* mal considerado = poorly-regarded.

* mal cuidado = mishandling.

* mal día = bad hair day.

* mal digerido = ill-digested.

* mal educado = impolite.

* mal emparejado = mismated.

* mal enfocado = ill-adapted.

* mal escrito = mistyped, ill-written, badly written.

* mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.

* mal estado de salud = poor health.

* mal estructurado = ill-structured.

* mal expresado = inarticulate.

* mal formado = ill-trained.

* mal formulado = badly formulated.

* mal funcionamiento = malfunction, malfunctioning.

* mal fundido = ill-cast.

* mal genio = bile, short temper.

* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.

* mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.

* mal iluminado = badly-lit.

* mal informado = ill-informed.

* mal juicio = bad judgement.

* mal llamado = ill-named.

* mal menor = lesser evil.

* malo del estómago = upset stomach.

* malo, el = bad guy, the.

* mal oído = poor hearing.

* mal olor = stench.

* mal ordenado en los estantes = misshelved.

* mal ordenado los estantes = misshelved.

* mal organizado = ill-structured.

* malos, los = baddies, the.

* malos tiempos = bad times.

* malos tratos = mistreatment, battery, maltreatment, physical abuse.

* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.

* mal pagado = low-paid, underpaid.

* mal perdedor = sore loser, bad loser.

* mal planeado = ill-planned.

* mal preparado = ill-prepared, ill-equipped, ill-trained.

* mal presentado = poorly presented.

* mal provisto = poorly stocked.

* mal remunerado = poorly paid, poorly remunerated.

* mal retribuido = underpaid.

* mal rollo = bad vibes.

* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* mal social = societal ill.

* mal surtido = poorly stocked.

* mal trago = awful experience.

* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.

* mal ventilado = stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.].

* manejar mal = mishandle.

* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).

* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* muy mal tiempo = severe weather.

* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.

* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that).

* oír mal = mishearing.

* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.

* para mal = for the worse.

* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.

* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.

* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.

* por mal camino = astray.

* portarse muy mal con = be rotten to.

* quedar mal = lose + face.

* que queda mal = ill-fitting.

* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.

* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.

* recibir mala prensa = acquire + a bad name.

* reformar malos hábitos = reform + bad habits.

* representar mal = misrepresent.

* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.

* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.

* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.

* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.

* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.

* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.

* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.

* tener mala fama = hold in + disrepute.

* tener mala fama por = be infamous for.

* tener malas conexiones con = have + poor connections with.

* tener malas intenciones = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.

* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener un mal concepto de Alguien = show + low regard for, give + low regard to.

* tener un mal día = have + a bad day.

* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.

* tiempo muy malo = severe weather.

* tierra mala = poor soil.

* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.

* usar mal = abuse, misuse.

* * *
I
1) - la adjetivo [ The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns]

Sentido I

2) [ser] ( en calidad) < producto> bad, poor; <película/novela> bad

es de mala calidad — it is poor quality

tiene mala ortografía — her spelling is bad o poor

más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer — better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

3) [ser]

a) ( incompetente) <alumno/actor> bad

soy muy mala para los números — I'm terrible o very bad with figures

b) <padre/marido/amigo> bad

4) [SER] (desfavorable, adverso) bad

qué mala suerte! — what bad luck!, how unlucky!

lo malo es que... — the thing o trouble is that...

en las malas se conoce a los amigos — a friend in need is a friend indeed

estar de malas — ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( desafortunado) (esp AmL) to be unlucky

por las malas — unwillingly

5) [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial) <hábitos/lecturas> bad

las malas compañías — bad company

llegas en mal momento — you've come at an awkward o a bad moment

es malo tomar tanto sol — it's not good to sunbathe so much

6) [SER] ( sin gracia) < chiste> bad

7) [SER] ( desagradable) <olor/aliento> bad

hace un día muy malo — it's a horrible day

hace tan malo — (Esp) it's such horrible weather

8) [estar] ( en mal estado) < alimento>

el pescado/queso está malo — the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)

9)

a) (desmejorado, no saludable)

tienes mala cara/mal aspecto — you don't look well

yo le veo muy mal color — he looks terribly pale to me

b) [SER] (serio, grave) serious

no tiene nada malo — it's nothing serious

una mala caída — a bad fall

c) [estar] (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE)

el pobre está malito — the poor thing's not very well (colloq)

d) [ESTAR] (Esp fam & euf) < mujer>

estoy mala — it's that time of the month (colloq & euph)

me he puesto mala — my period's started

10) [ser] ( difícil)

malo de + inf — difficult to + inf

es muy malo de convencer — he's very difficult o hard to persuade

Sentido II

11) [ser] ( en sentido ético) < persona> nasty

qué malo eres con tu hermano! — you're really horrible o nasty to your brother

no seas mala, préstamelo — don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq)

una mala mujer — a loose woman

una mujer mala — a wicked o an evil woman

a la mala — (Chi fam)

se lo quitaron a la mala — they did him out of it (colloq)

pasó la cámara a la mala — she sneaked the camera through (colloq)

Sentido III

12) (Esp) ( uso enfático) (delante del n)

no nos ofrecieron ni un mal café — they didn't even offer us a cup of coffee

no había ni una mala silla para sentarse — there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on (colloq)

•

- mala hierba

- mala idea

- mala leche

- mala palabra

- mala pata

- mala sangre

- malas artes

- malas lenguas

- malos pensamientos

- malos tratos
II
- la masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)

* * *

el malo

(n.) = bad guy, the

Ex: The author offers an interpretation of why in professional wrestling the bad guy is often victorious, by whatever means necessary including foul play.

= bad [worse -comp., worst -sup.], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], wrong, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.], naughty [naughtier -comp., naugtiest -sup.], villain, evil, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], lame.

Ex: I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.

Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

Ex: In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.

Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.

Ex: He felt like a naughty school-boy.

Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.

Ex: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.

Ex: One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.

Ex: Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.

* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.

* algo anda mal = something is amiss.

* algo va mal = something is amiss.

* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* aplicar mal = misapply.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].

* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.

* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.

* calcular mal = misjudge.

* chiste malo = shaggy dog story.

* citar mal = misquote.

* comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.

* comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.

* comprender mal = misunderstand.

* concebir mal = misconceive.

* con mala fama = disreputable.

* con mala reputación = disreputable.

* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.

* corregir un mal = correct + a wrong.

* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.

* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.

* dar mala impresión = look + bad.

* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.

* decir con mal humor = spit out.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].

* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.

* de mala gana = reluctantly, grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly.

* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.

* de mala reputación = of bad repute, notorious.

* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].

* de malas pulgas = in a grouch.

* de mala uva = in a foul mood.

* de mal carácter = ill-natured.

* de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.

* de mal genio = bad-tempered, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.

* de mal gusto = in bad taste, distasteful, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de mal humor = crotchety.

* de mal sabor = unbecoming.

* de mal vivir = disreputable.

* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.

* diagnosticar mal = misdiagnose.

* día malo = bad hair day.

* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* en mala forma = in bad nick.

* en malas condiciones = in poor condition, in bad condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.

* en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.

* entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing.

* escuchar mal = mishearing.

* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.

* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* estar mal preparado = ill-prepared.

* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.

* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* funcionar mal = malfunction.

* gestionar mal = mismanage.

* golpe de malasuerte = stroke of misfortune.

* hablar mal de = speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.

* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.

* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.

* ir mal = go + wrong.

* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* juzgar mal = misjudge, misconceive.

* limpieza de malas hierbas = weeding.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.

* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.

* mala administración = mismanagement.

* mala aplicación = misapplication.

* mala calidad = badness.

* mala cizaña = rotten apple.

* mala colocación = misplacement, misfiling.

* mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.

* mala compañía = bad apple, rotten apple, damaged goods.

* mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].

* mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.

* mala decisión = bad judgement.

* mal + Adjetivo = poorly + Adjetivo.

* mala educación = impoliteness.

* mala experiencia = horror story.

* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.

* mala fortuna = misfortune.

* mala gestión = mismanagement.

* mala hierba = weed, bad apple, rotten apple.

* mala influencia = bad seed, bad influence.

* mala intención = sinisterness, ill will.

* mala interpretación = misinterpretation.

* mala jugada = dirty trick.

* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.

* mal aliento = bad breath.

* mala ordenación = misfiling.

* mala palabra = dirty word.

* mala pasada = dirty trick.

* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.

* mala racha económica = economic doldrums.

* mala reputación = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.

* mal armado = ill-armed.

* mala salud = poor health.

* mala semilla = bad seed.

* malas experiencias = awful experience.

* malas pulgas = ornery, grouchiness, grouch.

* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, hard luck, losing streak.

* malas vibraciones = bad vibes.

* mal atendido = ill-served.

* mala tierra = poor soil.

* mala vista = poor eyesight.

* mala voluntad = ill will.

* mal batido = badly-beaten.

* mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].

* mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.

* mal concebido = ill-conceived.

* mal configurado = misconfigured.

* mal considerado = poorly-regarded.

* mal cuidado = mishandling.

* mal día = bad hair day.

* mal digerido = ill-digested.

* mal educado = impolite.

* mal emparejado = mismated.

* mal enfocado = ill-adapted.

* mal escrito = mistyped, ill-written, badly written.

* mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.

* mal estado de salud = poor health.

* mal estructurado = ill-structured.

* mal expresado = inarticulate.

* mal formado = ill-trained.

* mal formulado = badly formulated.

* mal funcionamiento = malfunction, malfunctioning.

* mal fundido = ill-cast.

* mal genio = bile, short temper.

* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.

* mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.

* mal iluminado = badly-lit.

* mal informado = ill-informed.

* mal juicio = bad judgement.

* mal llamado = ill-named.

* mal menor = lesser evil.

* malo del estómago = upset stomach.

* malo, el = bad guy, the.

* mal oído = poor hearing.

* mal olor = stench.

* mal ordenado en los estantes = misshelved.

* mal ordenado los estantes = misshelved.

* mal organizado = ill-structured.

* malos, los = baddies, the.

* malos tiempos = bad times.

* malos tratos = mistreatment, battery, maltreatment, physical abuse.

* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.

* mal pagado = low-paid, underpaid.

* mal perdedor = sore loser, bad loser.

* mal planeado = ill-planned.

* mal preparado = ill-prepared, ill-equipped, ill-trained.

* mal presentado = poorly presented.

* mal provisto = poorly stocked.

* mal remunerado = poorly paid, poorly remunerated.

* mal retribuido = underpaid.

* mal rollo = bad vibes.

* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* mal social = societal ill.

* mal surtido = poorly stocked.

* mal trago = awful experience.

* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.

* mal ventilado = stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.].

* manejar mal = mishandle.

* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).

* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* muy mal tiempo = severe weather.

* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.

* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that).

* oír mal = mishearing.

* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.

* para mal = for the worse.

* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.

* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.

* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.

* por mal camino = astray.

* portarse muy mal con = be rotten to.

* quedar mal = lose + face.

* que queda mal = ill-fitting.

* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.

* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.

* recibir mala prensa = acquire + a bad name.

* reformar malos hábitos = reform + bad habits.

* representar mal = misrepresent.

* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.

* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.

* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.

* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.

* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.

* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.

* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.

* tener mala fama = hold in + disrepute.

* tener mala fama por = be infamous for.

* tener malas conexiones con = have + poor connections with.

* tener malas intenciones = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.

* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener un mal concepto de Alguien = show + low regard for, give + low regard to.

* tener un mal día = have + a bad day.

* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.

* tiempo muy malo = severe weather.

* tierra mala = poor soil.

* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.

* usar mal = abuse, misuse.

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malo¹ -la

adjective

[ The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns. mal² (↑ mal (2)) ]

Sentido I

A [ SER] (en calidad) ‹producto› bad, poor; ‹película/novela› bad

la tela es de mala calidad the material is poor quality

tiene mala ortografía her spelling is bad o poor, she's a bad o poor speller

más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

B [ SER]

1 (incompetente) ‹alumno/actor› bad

soy muy mala para los números I'm terrible o very bad with figures

2 ‹padre/marido/amigo› bad

C [ SER] (desfavorable, adverso) bad

¡qué mala suerte! what bad luck!, how unlucky!

la obra tuvo mala crítica the play got bad reviews

están en mala situación económica they're going through hard times

lo malo es que va a haber mucho tráfico the only thing o trouble o problem is that there'll be a lot of traffic

en las malas ( AmS): un amigo no te abandona en las malas a friend doesn't abandon you when things are tough o when times are bad

estar de malas (de mal humor) ( fam) to be in a bad mood; (desafortunado) ( esp AmL) to be unlucky

por las malas unwillingly

vas a tener que hacerlo, ya sea por las buenas o por las malas you'll have to do it whether you like it or not

D [ SER] (inconveniente, perjudicial) ‹hábitos/lecturas› bad

las malas compañías bad company

llegas en mal momento you've come at an awkward o a bad moment

es malo tomar tanto sol it's not good to sunbathe so much

E [ SER] (sin gracia) ‹chiste› bad

F [ SER]

1 (desagradable) ‹olor/aliento› bad

hace un día muy malo it's a horrible day

nos hizo mal tiempo we had bad weather

hace tan malo ( Esp); it's such horrible weather, the weather's so horrible

2 ( Chi fam) (feo) ugly

G [ ESTAR] (en mal estado) ‹alimento›

ese pescado/queso está malo that fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off ( BrE)

H

1

(desmejorado, no saludable): tienes mal aspecto you don't look very well

tienes mala cara you don't look well

yo le veo muy mal color he looks terribly pale to me

2 [ SER] (serio, grave) serious

fue una mala caída it was a bad fall

no tiene nada malo it's nothing serious

3 [ ESTAR] (Esp, Méx fam) (enfermo) sick ( AmE), ill ( BrE)

el pobre está malito the poor thing's not very well ( colloq)

4 [ ESTAR]

( Esp fam euf) ‹mujer› estoy mala I've got my period, it's the time of the month ( colloq euph)

me he puesto mala my period's started

I [ SER] (difícil) malo DE + INF difficult to + INF

esta tela es mala de planchar this material is difficult to iron

es muy malo de convencer he's very difficult o hard to persuade, it's very difficult o hard to persuade him

Sentido II [ SER] (en sentido ético) ‹persona›

¡qué malo eres con tu hermano! you're really horrible o nasty to your brother

no seas mala, préstamelo don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me ( colloq)

una mala mujer a loose woman

es una mujer muy mala she's a wicked o an evil woman

a la mala ( Chi fam): se lo quitaron a la mala they did him out of it ( colloq)

pasó la cámara a la mala she sneaked the camera through ( colloq)

un ataque a la mala a sneak attack

Sentido III (uso enfático) ( delante del n):

no nos ofrecieron ni un mal café they didn't even offer us a (lousy) cup of coffee

no había ni una mala silla para sentarse there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● mala hierba

feminine weed

● mala idea

feminine

( Esp): tiene muy maloa idea she's a nasty character o a nasty piece of work ( colloq)

lo hizo a or con maloa idea he did it deliberately o to be nasty, he did it knowing it would hurt ( o cause trouble etc)

● mala leche

feminine ( fam):

lo hizo con maloa leche (Esp, Méx, Ven); he did it deliberately o to be nasty, he did it knowing it would hurt ( o cause trouble etc)

está de maloa leche ( Esp); she's in a foul mood ( colloq)

¡qué maloa leche, se ha puesto a llover! ( Esp); what a drag! it's started raining ( colloq)

● mala palabra

feminine ( esp AmL) rude o dirty word

● mala pasada

feminine dirty trick

me hizo or jugó una maloa pasada she played a dirty trick on me

los nervios me jugaron una maloa pasada my nerves got the better of me

● mala pata

feminine ( fam); bad luck

● mala sangre

feminine:

hacerse maloa sangre to get worked up ( colloq), to get into a state ( colloq)

● malas artes

fpl guile, cunning

todo lo ha conseguido con maloas artes she's got everything she has by guile o through cunning

● malas lenguas

fpl ( fam):

dicen las maloas lenguas que … rumor* has it that …, there's a rumor* o there are rumors* going around that …, people are saying that …

● mala uva

feminine ( Esp) mala leche

● malos pensamientos

mpl bad o impure thoughts (pl)

● malos tratos

mpl (a persona, animal) maltreatment, ill-treatment; (a un niño, mujer) physical abuse, battery

malos tratos a menores or a la infancia child abuse

malo² -la

masculine, feminine

( leng infantil or hum); baddy ( colloq)

uno de los malos one of the baddies o bad guys

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malo
◊ -la adjetivo [The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns]

1
a) [ser] ( en general) bad;

◊ una novela mala a bad novel;

un mal amigo a bad friend;
una mala caída a bad fall;
soy muy malo para los números I'm very bad with figures;
¡qué mala suerte or (fam) pata! what bad luck!, how unlucky!;
lo malo es que … the thing o trouble is that …;
las malas compañías bad company;
mala hierba weed;
malos tratos ill-treatment;
es malo tomar tanto sol it's not good to sunbathe so much;
tienes mala cara or mal aspecto you don't look well
b) ‹calidad/visibilidad› poor;

◊ tiene mala ortografía her spelling is poor;

estar de malas ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood;

( con mala suerte) (esp AmL) to be unlucky;
◊ más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

2 [ser] ‹ persona› ( en sentido ético) nasty;
( travieso) naughty;
◊ ¡qué malo eres con tu hermano! you're really horrible o nasty to your brother;

no seas mala, préstamelo don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq);
una mala mujer a loose woman;
una mujer mala a wicked o an evil woman;
lo hizo a or con mala idea he did it deliberately o to be nasty;
mala palabra (esp AmL) rude o dirty word;
dicen las malas lenguas que … (fam) there's a rumor going around that …, people are saying that …;
hacerse mala sangre to get upset;
ver tb leche 3
3 [estar]
a) ( en mal estado) ‹ alimento›:

◊ el pescado/queso está malo the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)

b) (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE);

◊ el pobre está malito the poor thing's not very well (colloq)

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)
malo,-a
I adjetivo ➣ mal
1 bad: he tenido un día muy malo, I've had a bad day
2 (perverso) wicked, bad
(desobediente, travieso) naughty: es una mala persona, he's wicked
préstame el coche, no seas malo, lend me your car, don't be so mean
3 (espectáculo, libro, etc) bad, poor: es un argumento muy malo, it's a feeble argument
4 (dañino) harmful: es malo para ti que él lo sepa, it's bad for you that he knows it
tenemos que arrancar las malas hierbas, we'll have to pull out the weeds
5 (enfermo) ill, sick
6 (alimentos) rotten: se puso mala la carne, the meat went bad
II m,f fam el malo, the baddy o villain
♦ Locuciones: estar de malas, to be in a bad mood
por las malas, by force
' malo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abominable
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- mal
- mala
- peor
- quina
- redundar
- santita
- santito
- antología
- chimbo
- en
- endiablado
- fatal
- fondo
- igualmente
- pata
- pichanga
- sangre
English:
abominable
- abysmal
- bad
- baddy
- devil
- evil
- good
- half
- ill
- lean
- low
- mean
- nasty
- off
- poor
- rotten
- shocking
- spiteful
- thick
- up
- villain
- wicked
- wrong
- your
- corny
- crummy
- indulgence
- lame
- naughty
- paltry
- ropey
- severe
- trashy
- unkind

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malo, -a Mal is used instead of malo before singular masculine nouns (e.g. un mal ejemplo a bad example). The comparative form of malo (= worse) is peor, the superlative forms (= the worst) are el peor (masculine) and la peor (feminine).

♦ adj

1. [perjudicial, grave] bad;

traigo malas noticias I have some bad news;

es malo para el hígado it's bad for your liver;

¿es algo malo, doctor? is it serious, doctor?;

una mala caída a nasty fall

2. [sin calidad, sin aptitudes] poor, bad;

una mala novela/actriz a bad novel/actress;

tiene muy malas notas her Br marks o US grades are very poor o bad;

ser de mala calidad to be poor quality;

este material/producto es muy malo this material/product is very poor quality;

soy muy malo para la música I'm no good at o very bad at music;

Comp
Hum
es más malo que hecho de encargo [producto, jugador] he's/it's truly awful o as bad as they come;

Prov

más vale lo malo conocido que lo bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

3. [inapropiado, adverso] bad;

fue una mala decisión it was a bad decision;

he dormido en mala postura I slept in a funny position;

es mala señal it's a bad sign;

lo malo es que… the problem is (that)…;

disparó con la pierna mala y metió gol he shot with his weaker foot and scored;

tener mala suerte to be unlucky;

¡qué mala suerte! how unlucky!

Comp
Am mala palabra swearword
4. [malvado] wicked, evil;

es muy mala persona she's a really nasty person;

tiene muy mala intención he's very spiteful;

eso sólo lo haría un mal amigo it's a poor friend who would do a thing like that;

¡mira que eres malo, criticarla así! it's not very nice of you to criticize her like that!;

anda, no seas malo y déjame que vaya go on, don't be mean, let me go

5. [travieso] naughty;

¡no seas malo y obedece! be good and do as I say!;

el crío está muy malo últimamente the child has been very naughty recently

6. [enfermo] ill, sick;

estar/ponerse malo to be/fall ill;

tiene a su padre malo her father's ill;

Comp

poner malo a alguien to drive sb mad;

me pongo mala cada vez que la veo I get mad every time I see her

7. [desagradable] bad;

esta herida tiene mal aspecto this wound looks nasty;

mal tiempo bad weather;

hace mal tiempo the weather's bad;
Esp
está muy malo el día it's a horrible day, it's not a very nice day

8. [podrido, pasado] bad, off, spoiled;

la fruta está mala the fruit is bad o spoiled;

la fruta se ha puesto mala the fruit has gone bad o Br gone off

9. [uso enfático]
ni un mal trozo de pan not even a crust of bread;

no había ni un mal supermercado en el pueblo there wasn't a single supermarket to be found in the village

10. [difícil]
el asunto es malo de entender the matter is hard o difficult to understand;

una lesión muy mala de curar an injury that won't heal easily

11. Esp Fam Euf [con la menstruación]
estar/ponerse mala to be on/start one's period

♦ nm,f

el malo, la mala [en cine] the villain, the baddy

♦ interj

cuando nadie se queja, ¡malo! it's a bad sign when nobody complains

♦ malas nfpl

está o [m5] se ha puesto a malas con él she's fallen out with him;

estar de malas to be in a bad mood;

por las malas [a la fuerza] by force;

lo vas a hacer, aunque tenga que ser por las malas you're going to do it, whether you like it or not;

por las malas es de temer she's a fearful sight when she's angry;

Comp
Am
estar o [m5] andar de malas to be having a hard time;

Comp
Andes, CSur
en las malas [de mal humor] in a bad mood;

los amigos no te abandonan en las malas friends don't let you down when things get bad

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malo

I adj

1 bad

2 calidad poor

3 ( enfermo) sick, ill;

ponerse malo get sick, fall ill

4

:

por las buenas o por las malas whether he/she etc likes it or not;

estar de malas be in a bad mood;

por las malas by force;

andar a malas con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;

lo malo es que unfortunately

II m hum

bad guy, baddy

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malo, -la adj, ( mal before masculine singular nouns)

1) : bad

mala suerte: bad luck

2) : wicked, naughty

3) : cheap, poor (quality)

4) : harmful

malo para la salud: bad for one's health

5) (using the form mal) : unwell

estar mal del corazón: to have heart trouble

6)

estar de malas : to be in a bad mood

malo, -la n

: villain, bad guy (in novels, movies, etc.)

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malo¹ adj

1. (en general) bad [comp. worse; superl. worst]

un cantante malo a bad singer

hace un día malo the weather's bad

2. (travieso) naughty [comp. naughtier; superl. naughtiest]

es un niño muy malo he's a very naughty boy

3. (enfermo) ill [comp. worse; superl. worst]

ayer estuve malo I was ill yesterday

4. (pasado) off

creo que este yogur está malo I think this yoghurt is off

5. (malvado) evil

tiene cara de ser malo he looks evil

estar de malas to be in a bad mood

ser malo en/para algo to be bad at something

mala hierba weed

malo² n villain

Spanish-English dictionary > malo
71 molesto

adj.

1 annoying, cumbersome, bothersome, embarrassing.

2 upset, irritated, angry, annoyed.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: molestar.

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molesto

► adjetivo

1 annoying, troublesome

2 (enfadado) annoyed

3 (incómodo) uncomfortable

4 MEDICINA sore

■ los puntos ya han cicatrizado, pero todavía está molesto the stitches have healed, but he's still sore

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar molesto,-a con alguien to be upset with somebody

ser molesto to be a nuisance

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(f. - molesta)

adj.

1) annoyed, bothered

2) annoying, bothersome

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ADJ

1) (=que causa molestia) [tos, picor, ruido, persona] irritating, annoying; [olor, síntoma] unpleasant

es una persona muy molesta — he's a very irritating o annoying person

es sumamente molesto que... — it's extremely irritating o annoying that...

una sensación bastante molesta — quite an uncomfortable o unpleasant feeling

lo único molesto es el viaje — the only nuisance is the journey, the only annoying thing is the journey

si no es molesto para usted — if it's no trouble to you o no bother for you

2) (=que incomoda) [asiento, ropa] uncomfortable; [tarea] annoying; [situación] awkward, embarrassing

las faldas ajustadas son muy molestas — tight skirts are very uncomfortable

3) (=incómodo) [persona] uncomfortable

me sentía molesto en la fiesta — I felt uneasy o uncomfortable at the party

me siento molesto cada vez que me hace un regalo — I feel awkward o embarrassed whenever she gives me a present

estaba molesto por la inyección — he was in some discomfort o pain after the injection

4) (=enfadado) [persona] annoyed

estaba muy molesta con su actitud — she was very annoyed at their attitude

¿estás molesto conmigo por lo que dije? — are you annoyed at me for what I said?

5) (=disgustado) [persona] upset

¿estás molesta por algo que haya pasado? — are you upset about something that's happened?

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- ta adjetivo

1)

a) [SER] ( fastidioso) <ruido/tos> annoying, irritating; <sensación/síntoma> unpleasant

resulta molesto tener que viajar con tantos bultos — it's a nuisance o it's very inconvenient having to travel with so much baggage

b) [ESTAR] (incómodo, dolorido)

está todavía algo molesto — he's still in some pain

está molesto por la anestesia — he's in some discomfort because of the anesthetic

c) [SER] (violento, embarazoso) awkward, embarrassing

2) [ESTAR] ( ofendido) upset; ( irritado) annoyed

está muy molesto por lo que hiciste — he's very upset/annoyed about what you did

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= annoying, cumbersome, onerous, uncomfortable, uneasy, vexatious, irksome, vexing, untoward, disruptive, gnawing, pesky [peskier -comp., peskiest -sup.], distracting, off-putting, ill-at-ease, nagging, obtrusive, importunate, bothersome, exasperated, niggling, miffed, troublesome.

Ex. Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document.

Ex. Any shelf arrangement systems which do not permit ready location of specific documents are cumbersome for the user or member of staff seeking a specific document.

Ex. Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.

Ex. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex. Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.

Ex. It is undeniable that the ripest crop of vexatious litigants, pyramidologists, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.

Ex. The old common press was a brilliant and deservedly successful invention, but by the end of the eighteenth century its limitations were beginning to seem irksome.

Ex. Knowing precisely who is responsible for specific library services and who will make decisions relieves the uncertainty that can be particularly vexing to a neophyte (and paralyzing to library services).

Ex. Make sure everyone involved is aware of timetable and room changes and any other administrative abnormalities; and as far as possible prevent any untoward interruptions.

Ex. The crisis in South African education -- particularly black education -- has resulted from the disruptive effects of apartheid.

Ex. the underlying mood of the movement is a gnawing impatience with the system.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Small solutions to everyday problems: those pesky URLs'.

Ex. I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.

Ex. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.

Ex. One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.

Ex. With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.

Ex. But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.

Ex. She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.

Ex. He shows a masterly command of imagery throughout, but his style has always left little margin for error, and the errors here are bothersome.

Ex. He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.

Ex. I always have this niggling doubt about companies that don't provide a telephone number on their websites.

Ex. These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.

Ex. Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.

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* comportamiento molesto = disruptive behaviour.

* de un modo molesto = annoyingly.

* espíritu molesto = poltergeist.

* estar molesto = be displeased, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, put off.

* lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.

* personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.

* sentirse molesto = stir + uneasily, look + uncomfortable, feel + wrong.

* sentirse molesto por = be embarrassed at.

* ser algo molesto = be a thorn in + Posesivo + side.

* ser molesto = be disturbing.

* verdad molesta = inconvenient truth.

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- ta adjetivo

1)

a) [SER] ( fastidioso) <ruido/tos> annoying, irritating; <sensación/síntoma> unpleasant

resulta molesto tener que viajar con tantos bultos — it's a nuisance o it's very inconvenient having to travel with so much baggage

b) [ESTAR] (incómodo, dolorido)

está todavía algo molesto — he's still in some pain

está molesto por la anestesia — he's in some discomfort because of the anesthetic

c) [SER] (violento, embarazoso) awkward, embarrassing

2) [ESTAR] ( ofendido) upset; ( irritado) annoyed

está muy molesto por lo que hiciste — he's very upset/annoyed about what you did

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= annoying, cumbersome, onerous, uncomfortable, uneasy, vexatious, irksome, vexing, untoward, disruptive, gnawing, pesky [peskier -comp., peskiest -sup.], distracting, off-putting, ill-at-ease, nagging, obtrusive, importunate, bothersome, exasperated, niggling, miffed, troublesome.

Ex: Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document.

Ex: Any shelf arrangement systems which do not permit ready location of specific documents are cumbersome for the user or member of staff seeking a specific document.

Ex: Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.

Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex: Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.

Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of vexatious litigants, pyramidologists, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.

Ex: The old common press was a brilliant and deservedly successful invention, but by the end of the eighteenth century its limitations were beginning to seem irksome.

Ex: Knowing precisely who is responsible for specific library services and who will make decisions relieves the uncertainty that can be particularly vexing to a neophyte (and paralyzing to library services).

Ex: Make sure everyone involved is aware of timetable and room changes and any other administrative abnormalities; and as far as possible prevent any untoward interruptions.

Ex: The crisis in South African education -- particularly black education -- has resulted from the disruptive effects of apartheid.

Ex: the underlying mood of the movement is a gnawing impatience with the system.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Small solutions to everyday problems: those pesky URLs'.

Ex: I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.

Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.

Ex: One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.

Ex: With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.

Ex: But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.

Ex: She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.

Ex: He shows a masterly command of imagery throughout, but his style has always left little margin for error, and the errors here are bothersome.

Ex: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.

Ex: I always have this niggling doubt about companies that don't provide a telephone number on their websites.

Ex: These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.

Ex: Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.

* comportamiento molesto = disruptive behaviour.

* de un modo molesto = annoyingly.

* espíritu molesto = poltergeist.

* estar molesto = be displeased, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, put off.

* lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.

* personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.

* sentirse molesto = stir + uneasily, look + uncomfortable, feel + wrong.

* sentirse molesto por = be embarrassed at.

* ser algo molesto = be a thorn in + Posesivo + side.

* ser molesto = be disturbing.

* verdad molesta = inconvenient truth.

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molesto -ta

adjective

A

1 [ SER]

(fastidioso): tengo una tos sumamente molesta I have o I've got a really irritating o annoying cough

es una sensación muy molesta it's a very uncomfortable o unpleasant feeling

no es grave, pero los síntomas son muy molestos it's nothing serious, but the symptoms are very unpleasant

la máquina hace un ruido de lo más molesto the machine makes a very irritating o annoying o tiresome noise

¡es tan molesto que te estén interrumpiendo cada cinco minutos! it's so annoying o trying o tiresome o irritating when people keep interrupting you every five minutes

resulta muy molesto tener que viajar con tantos bultos it's a real nuisance o it's very inconvenient having to travel with so much baggage

¿podría abrir la ventana, si no es molesto? would you be so kind as to open the window?

2 [ ESTAR]

(incómodo, dolorido): está bastante molesto he's in some pain

pasó la noche bastante molesto he had a rather uncomfortable night

está molesto por la anestesia he's in some discomfort because of the anesthetic

3 [ SER] (violento, embarazoso) awkward

es una situación muy molesta it's a very awkward o embarrassing situation

me hace sentir muy molesta que esté constantemente regalándome cosas it's very embarrassing the way she's always giving me presents, she's always giving me presents, and it makes me feel very awkward o embarrassed

me resulta muy molesto tener que trabajar con ella cuando no nos hablamos I find it awkward working with her when we're not even on speaking terms

B [ ESTAR] (ofendido) upset

está molesto con ellos porque no fueron a su boda he's upset o put out o peeved because they didn't go to his wedding

está muy molesto por lo que hiciste he's very upset about what you did

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Del verbo molestar: ( conjugate molestar)

molesto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

molestó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
molestar
molesto
molestó
molestar ( conjugate molestar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( importunar) to bother;

◊ perdone que lo moleste sorry to trouble o bother you

b) ( interrumpir) to disturb

2 (ofender, disgustar) to upset
verbo intransitivo
1 ( importunar):
◊ ¿le molesta si fumo? do you mind if I smoke?;

me molesta su arrogancia her arrogance irritates o annoys me;
no me duele, pero me molesta it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable
2 ( fastidiar) to be a nuisance;
◊ no quiero molesto I don't want to be a nuisance o to cause any trouble

molestarse verbo pronominal
1 ( disgustarse) to get upset;
molestose POR algo to get upset about sth;
molestose CON algn to get annoyed with sb
2 ( tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself (frml);
◊ ni se molestó en llamarme he didn't even bother to call me;

se molestó en venir hasta aquí a avisarnos she took the trouble to come all this way to tell us
molesto
◊ -ta adjetivo

1 [SER]
a) ( fastidioso) ‹ruido/tos› annoying, irritating;

‹sensación/síntoma› unpleasant
b) (violento, embarazoso) awkward, embarrassing

2 [ESTAR] ( ofendido) upset;
( irritado) annoyed;
◊ está muy molesto por lo que hiciste he's very upset/annoyed about what you did

molestar verbo transitivo
1 (causar enojo, incomodidad) to disturb, bother: ¿le molestaría contestar a unas preguntas?, would you mind answering some questions?
me molesta que grites, it annoys me when you shout
2 (causar dolor, incomodidad) to hurt
molesto,-a adjetivo
1 (incómodo) uncomfortable: me encuentro algo molesto después de esa metedura de pata, I feel uncomfortable after that gaffe
2 (fastidioso) annoying, pestering: es un ruido muy molesto, it's an annoying noise
3 (enfadado, disgustado) annoyed o cross: ¿no estarás molesta por lo que he dicho?, you're not upset about what I said, are you?
' molesto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acalorada
- acalorado
- disgustarse
- enojosa
- enojoso
- fastidiada
- fastidiado
- molesta
- molestarse
- pesada
- pesado
- poca
- poco
- puñetera
- puñetero
- sacudir
- suplicio
- fastidioso
- fregado
- latoso
- molestar
- mosqueado
English:
annoying
- bother
- hot
- imposition
- irksome
- irritating
- miffed
- obtrusive
- off-putting
- peeved
- troublesome
- uncomfortable
- unwelcome
- would
- intrusive
- put
- uneasy

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molesto, -a adj

1.
ser molesto [incordiante] [costumbre, tos, ruido] to be annoying;
[moscas] to be a nuisance; [calor, humo, sensación] to be unpleasant; [ropa, zapato] to be uncomfortable;
es muy molesto tener que mandar callar constantemente it's very annoying to have to be constantly telling you to be quiet;

tengo un dolor molesto en la espalda I've got an ache in my back which is causing me some discomfort

2.
ser molesto [inoportuno] [visita, llamada] to be inconvenient;
[pregunta] to be awkward
3.
ser molesto [embarazoso] to be embarrassing;

esta situación empieza a resultarme un poco molesta this situation is beginning to make me feel a bit uncomfortable

4.
estar molesto [irritado] to be rather upset;

está molesta porque no la invitamos a la fiesta she's upset because we didn't invite her to the party;

están molestos por sus declaraciones they are upset by what he has been saying

5.
estar molesto [con malestar, incomodidad] [por la fiebre, el dolor] to be in some discomfort;

no tenía que haber comido tanto, ahora estoy molesto I shouldn't have eaten so much, it's made me feel rather unwell;

¿no estás molesto con tanta ropa? aren't you uncomfortable in all those clothes?

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molesto

adj

1 ( fastidioso) annoying

2 ( incómodo) inconvenient

3 ( embarazoso) embarrassing

* * *

molesto, -ta adj

1) enojado: bothered, annoyed

2) fastidioso: bothersome, annoying

* * *

molesto adj

1. (que fastidia) annoying

el humo me resulta muy molesto I find smoke very annoying

2. (disgustado) annoyed

estoy molesto con mi amigo I'm annoyed with my friend

Spanish-English dictionary > molesto
72 multifaceta

= many-sided.

Ex. In the end, whether public libraries are allowed to continue in their present depressed state or whether they will become a many-sided embodier and nourisher of a literate society's literacy, depends not on the standards discussed by the professionals, but on those willed by the public.

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= many-sided.

Ex: In the end, whether public libraries are allowed to continue in their present depressed state or whether they will become a many-sided embodier and nourisher of a literate society's literacy, depends not on the standards discussed by the professionals, but on those willed by the public.

Spanish-English dictionary > multifaceta
73 no importa si ... o

= no matter whether... or

Ex. No matter whether your five o'clock shadow shows by lunchtime or you need a razor only once every 48 hours, shaving can be hell.

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= no matter whether... or

Ex: No matter whether your five o'clock shadow shows by lunchtime or you need a razor only once every 48 hours, shaving can be hell.

Spanish-English dictionary > no importa si ... o
74 para la evaluación de hipótesis

(n.) = hypothesis-testing

Ex. Guttman scale analysis is a statistical technique designed both for selecting items to make up a unidimensional scale along which individuals may be scored, and as a hypothesis-testing technique for determining whether a set of individuals adequately fit a scale, or whether a scale adequately reflects observed response patterns.

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(n.) = hypothesis-testing

Ex: Guttman scale analysis is a statistical technique designed both for selecting items to make up a unidimensional scale along which individuals may be scored, and as a hypothesis-testing technique for determining whether a set of individuals adequately fit a scale, or whether a scale adequately reflects observed response patterns.

Spanish-English dictionary > para la evaluación de hipótesis
75 patizambo

adj.

bowlegged, bandy-legged, bandy, knock-kneed.

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patizambo

► adjetivo

1 (de rodillas abajo) knock-kneed; (con las piernas arqueadas) bandy-legged

* * *

ADJ knock-kneed

* * *

- ba adjetivo ( con las piernas arqueadas - hacia adentro) knock-kneed; (- hacia afuera) bowlegged

* * *

= bandy-legged, bow-kneed, bow-legged, splay-footed.

Ex. When children start walking they tend to be bandy-legged, pigeon-toed and look flat-footed.

Ex. It's all got to do with whether you're knock-kneed or bow-kneed, whether your knees go in or out.

Ex. At birth all children are more or less bow-legged.

Ex. If the toes point outward, the horse is splay-footed; if the toes point inward, the horse is considered pigeon-toed.

* * *

- ba adjetivo ( con las piernas arqueadas - hacia adentro) knock-kneed; (- hacia afuera) bowlegged

* * *

= bandy-legged, bow-kneed, bow-legged, splay-footed.

Ex: When children start walking they tend to be bandy-legged, pigeon-toed and look flat-footed.

Ex: It's all got to do with whether you're knock-kneed or bow-kneed, whether your knees go in or out.

Ex: At birth all children are more or less bow-legged.

Ex: If the toes point outward, the horse is splay-footed; if the toes point inward, the horse is considered pigeon-toed.

* * *

patizambo -ba

adjective

(con las piernas arqueadas — hacia adentro) knock-kneed; (— hacia afuera) bowlegged, bandy-legged

* * *

patizambo
◊ -ba adjetivo ( con las piernas arqueadas — hacia adentro) knock-kneed;

(— hacia afuera) bowlegged
' patizambo' also found in these entries:
English:
bandy legged
- bow-legged
- bow
- knock

* * *

patizambo, -a adj

knock-kneed

* * *

patizambo

adj knock-kneed

Spanish-English dictionary > patizambo
76 personificación

f.

1 personification, part, role, impersonation.

2 personification, living image.

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personificación

► nombre femenino

1 personification

* * *

SF

1) (=representación) personification, embodiment

es la personificación de los celos — he is the embodiment of jealousy, he is jealousy personified

2) (Literat) personification

* * *

femenino

a) ( encarnación) embodiment, personification

es la personificación de la impaciencia — he is impatience personified

b) (Lit) personification

* * *

= incarnation, embodiment, epitome, personification, embodier.

Ex. The term indexing language can seem rather daunting, and has certainly had different meanings in its different incarnations.

Ex. At first, large public libraries organised readers' advisory services as the embodiment of library adult education.

Ex. This extraordinary assault on a fine old children's book has ever since stood for me as the epitome of the scholastic abuse of literature.

Ex. The sketchbook features drawings illustrating the liberal arts (including personifications of the planets), the chivalrous life (including hunting and love), household remedies, mining and smelting, and war technology.

Ex. In the end, whether public libraries are allowed to continue in their present depressed state or whether they will become a many-sided embodier and nourisher of a literate society's literacy, depends not on the standards discussed by the professionals, but on those willed by the public.

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* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.

* personificación de la calma, la = picture of calm, the.

* * *

femenino

a) ( encarnación) embodiment, personification

es la personificación de la impaciencia — he is impatience personified

b) (Lit) personification

* * *

= incarnation, embodiment, epitome, personification, embodier.

Ex: The term indexing language can seem rather daunting, and has certainly had different meanings in its different incarnations.

Ex: At first, large public libraries organised readers' advisory services as the embodiment of library adult education.

Ex: This extraordinary assault on a fine old children's book has ever since stood for me as the epitome of the scholastic abuse of literature.

Ex: The sketchbook features drawings illustrating the liberal arts (including personifications of the planets), the chivalrous life (including hunting and love), household remedies, mining and smelting, and war technology.

Ex: In the end, whether public libraries are allowed to continue in their present depressed state or whether they will become a many-sided embodier and nourisher of a literate society's literacy, depends not on the standards discussed by the professionals, but on those willed by the public.

* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.

* personificación de la calma, la = picture of calm, the.

* * *

personificación

feminine

1 (encarnación) embodiment, personification

es la personificación de la impaciencia he is impatience personified, impatience is his middle name ( colloq)

2 ( Lit) personification

* * *

personificación sustantivo femenino Paco es la personificación de la avaricia, Paco is the embodiment of stinginess
' personificación' also found in these entries:
English:
embodiment
- embody
- epitome
- personification
- epitomize
- essence

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personificación nf

1. [representación] personification;

este niño es la personificación del mal this child is an absolute devil

2. [prosopopeya] personification

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personificación

f personification, embodiment

Spanish-English dictionary > personificación
77 pesca

f.

1 fishing.

ir de pesca to go fishing

pesca de altura deep-sea fishing

pesca de arrastre trawling

pesca de bajura coastal fishing

pesca con caña angling

pesca submarina underwater fishing

2 catch (captura).

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pescar.

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pesca

► nombre femenino

1 (actividad) fishing

2 (peces) fish

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

pesca con caña angling

pesca de altura deep-sea fishing

pesca de arrastre trawling

pesca de bajura inshore fishing

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SF

1) (=actividad) fishing

allí la pesca es muy buena — the fishing is very good there

ir de pesca — to go fishing

andar a la pesca de — (fig) to fish for, angle for

pesca a caña — angling

pesca a mosca — fly-fishing

pesca de altura — deep sea fishing

pesca de bajura — coastal fishing, shallow water fishing

pesca de la ballena — whaling

pesca de perlas — pearl fishing

pesca submarina — underwater fishing

2) (=lo pescado) catch

la pesca ha sido mala — it's been a poor catch

- ... y toda la pesca

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femenino

a) ( acción) fishing

la pesca del atún — tuna fishing

ir or salir de pesca — to go fishing

pesca con caña — angling

pesca con red — net fishing

b) ( peces) fish (pl)

aquí hay mucha pesca — there are a lot of fish here

c) ( lo pescado)

hoy hubo buena pesca — the fishing was good today

y toda la pesca — (fam & hum)

la madre, la prima y toda la pesca — her mother, her cousin, the whole lot o (AmE) bunch

- pesca de altura/bajura

- pesca de arrastre

- pesca submarina

* * *

= catch, fishing, angling.

Nota: Con caña.

Ex. The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.

Ex. The user will automatically retrieve the same records regardless of whether 'Angling' or ' Fishing' is used as the search term.

Ex. The user will automatically retrieve the same records regardless of whether ' angling' or 'Fishing' is used as the search term.

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* aficionado a la pesca = fishing-hobbyist.

* aparejos de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.

* avíos de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.

* barco dedicado a la pesca de la langosta = lobster boat.

* enseres de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.

* equipo de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.

* la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.

* licencia de pesca = fishing licence.

* permiso de pesca = fishing permit.

* pertrechos de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.

* pesca con mosca = fly fishing.

* una buena pesca = a good catch.

* útiles de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.

* * *

femenino

a) ( acción) fishing

la pesca del atún — tuna fishing

ir or salir de pesca — to go fishing

pesca con caña — angling

pesca con red — net fishing

b) ( peces) fish (pl)

aquí hay mucha pesca — there are a lot of fish here

c) ( lo pescado)

hoy hubo buena pesca — the fishing was good today

y toda la pesca — (fam & hum)

la madre, la prima y toda la pesca — her mother, her cousin, the whole lot o (AmE) bunch

- pesca de altura/bajura

- pesca de arrastre

- pesca submarina

* * *

= catch, fishing, angling.

Nota: Con caña.

Ex: The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.

Ex: The user will automatically retrieve the same records regardless of whether 'Angling' or ' Fishing' is used as the search term.

Ex: The user will automatically retrieve the same records regardless of whether ' angling' or 'Fishing' is used as the search term.

* aficionado a la pesca = fishing-hobbyist.

* aparejos de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.

* avíos de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.

* barco dedicado a la pesca de la langosta = lobster boat.

* enseres de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.

* equipo de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.

* la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.

* licencia de pesca = fishing licence.

* permiso de pesca = fishing permit.

* pertrechos de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.

* pesca con mosca = fly fishing.

* una buena pesca = a good catch.

* útiles de pesca = fishing tackle, fishing gear, fishing equipment, angling equipment.

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pesca

feminine

1 (acción) fishing

la pesca de la sardina/del atún sardine/tuna fishing

ir or salir de pesca to go fishing

pesca con caña angling

pesca con red net fishing

2 (peces) fish (pl)

aguas abundantes en pesca waters rich in fish, good fishing waters

3

(lo pescado): hoy hubo buena/mala pesca the fishing was good/bad today, I/we had a good/poor catch today

y toda la pesca ( fam hum): la madre, la prima y toda la pesca her mother, her cousin, the whole lot ( o the whole family etc)

trajo el tocadiscos, la lavadora y toda la pesca she brought the record player, the washing machine, the lot o the works o the whole caboodle o everything but the kitchen sink ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● pesca de altura

deep-sea fishing

● pesca de arrastre

trawling

● pesca de bajura

coastal fishing

● pesca en el mar

sea fishing

● pesca submarina

underwater fishing

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Del verbo pescar: ( conjugate pescar)

pesca es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
pesca
pescar
pesca sustantivo femenino
a) ( en general) fishing;

ir or salir de pesca to go fishing;
◊ pesca con caña angling;

pesca con red net fishing;
pesca submarina underwater fishing
b) ( peces) fish (pl);

◊ aquí hay mucha pesca there are a lot of fish here

c) ( lo pescado) catch

pescar ( conjugate pescar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹trucha/corvina› to catch;
◊ fuimos a pesca trucha(s) we went trout-fishing, we went fishing for trout

2 (fam)
a) ‹catarro/gripe› to catch

b) ‹novio/marido› to get, hook (colloq & hum)

c) ‹chiste/broma› to get (colloq)

d) ( pillar) to catch;

◊ lo pescaon robando they caught him red-handed (as he was stealing something)

verbo intransitivo
to fish;
◊ pesca a mosca to fly-fish

pesca sustantivo femenino fishing: fuimos de pesca, we went fishing
pesca de arrastre, trawling
pescar verbo transitivo
1 to fish
2 fam (una enfermedad, a una persona) to catch
3 (una idea, una broma) to get

' pesca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrastre
- arte
- captura
- corcho
- furtiva
- furtivo
- red
- submarina
- submarino
- utensilio
- veda
- abundante
- alto
- aparejo
- boya
- capitán
- cebo
- coto
- equipo
- útiles
- vedar
- vivir
English:
angling
- bite
- boat
- cast
- fishing
- fishing net
- fishing tackle
- float
- haul
- hook
- off-shore fishing
- catch
- deep
- fish
- fishery
- fix
- gear
- tackle
- trawl
- trawler

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pesca nf

1. [acción] fishing;

la pesca de la ballena whaling;

ir de pesca to go fishing

Comp
pesca de altura deep-sea fishing;
pesca de arrastre trawling;

pesca de bajura coastal fishing;

pesca con caña angling;

pesca deportiva angling [in competitions];

pesca submarina underwater fishing

2. [captura] catch;

Comp
Fam
toda la pesca: tuvimos que preparar la tienda de campaña y toda la pesca we had to get the tent ready and all the rest of it;

vinieron Luis, su hermano y toda la pesca Luis, his brother and the rest of the crew all came

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pesca

f

1 actividad fishing

2 ( peces) fish pl

3

:

y toda la pesca fig fam the whole gang

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pesca nf

: fishing

* * *

pesca n fishing

ir de pesca to go fishing

Spanish-English dictionary > pesca
78 pi

f.

pi (Mat).

m.

1 pi, number pi.

2 pi.

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= pi.

Ex. Is it possible that the issue is not whether you and Mr. Kilgour disagree about the onlineness of it all or whether you use 3,3, or 5,4, or twice the square root of pi as the key?.

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= pi.

Ex: Is it possible that the issue is not whether you and Mr. Kilgour disagree about the onlineness of it all or whether you use 3,3, or 5,4, or twice the square root of pi as the key?.

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pi nm
Mat pi
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pi nf

: pi

Spanish-English dictionary > pi
79 picante

adj.

1 spicy, hot (food).

2 saucy (chiste, comedia).

m.

1 spicy food (food).

2 spiciness, piquancy, raciness.

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picante

► adjetivo

1 (comida) hot

2 figurado (chiste, película) spicy

► nombre masculino

1 (comida) hot food

2 (sabor) hot flavour

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adj.

hot, spicy

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1. ADJ

1) (=que pica) [comida, sabor] hot, spicy; [vino] tart, sour

2) (=malicioso) [comentario] sharp, cutting; [chiste] dirty; [comedia, película] naughty, spicy; [persona] naughty

2. SM

1) (Culin)

a) (=especia) chilli

esta salsa tiene mucho picante — this sauce is very hot o spicy

b) And, Cono Sur (=guisado) meat stew with chilli sauce

2) (=picardía) [en persona] zip, zest; [en chiste, situación] piquancy

3) pl picantes Esp ** (=calcetines) socks

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I
adjetivo

a) (Coc) < comida> hot

b) <chiste/libro> risqué; < comedia> racy
II
masculino

a) (Coc) hot spices (pl)

le has puesto demasiado picante — you've made it too hot

el médico le ha prohibido el picante or los picantes — his doctor has told him not to eat spicy food

b) (Chi, Per) ( guiso) spicy meat stew

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= piquant, salty [saltier -comp., saltiest -sup.], racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], fiery [fierier -comp., fieriest -sup.], risqué, bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], pungent, spicy [spicier -comp., spiciest -sup.], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], tangy [tangier - comp., tangiest -sup.], nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].

Nota: Generalmente referido a los sabores.

Ex. The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.

Ex. Serious questions which face us may often be better understood when a modicum of salty satire is applied.

Ex. Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.

Ex. In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.

Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.

Ex. Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.

Ex. The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.

Ex. The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenote.

Ex. Although some British seaside resorts still sell saucy postcards, they are not as popular as they used to be.

Ex. The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.

Ex. Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.

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* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.

* rábano picante = horseradish.

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I
adjetivo

a) (Coc) < comida> hot

b) <chiste/libro> risqué; < comedia> racy
II
masculino

a) (Coc) hot spices (pl)

le has puesto demasiado picante — you've made it too hot

el médico le ha prohibido el picante or los picantes — his doctor has told him not to eat spicy food

b) (Chi, Per) ( guiso) spicy meat stew

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= piquant, salty [saltier -comp., saltiest -sup.], racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], fiery [fierier -comp., fieriest -sup.], risqué, bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], pungent, spicy [spicier -comp., spiciest -sup.], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], tangy [tangier - comp., tangiest -sup.], nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].

Nota: Generalmente referido a los sabores.

Ex: The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.

Ex: Serious questions which face us may often be better understood when a modicum of salty satire is applied.

Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.

Ex: In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.

Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.

Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.

Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.

Ex: The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenote.

Ex: Although some British seaside resorts still sell saucy postcards, they are not as popular as they used to be.

Ex: The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.

Ex: Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.

* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.

* rábano picante = horseradish.

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picante¹

adjective

A

1 ( Coc) ‹comida› hot

esto está picantísimo this is really hot!

2 ‹chiste/libro› risqué; ‹comedia› racy

B ( Chi fam pey) ‹persona/lugar› common ( colloq pej); ‹música› trashy ( colloq)

picante²

masculine

A

1 ( Coc) hot spices (pl)

le has puesto demasiado picante a la sopa you've made the soup too hot o too peppery

el médico le ha prohibido el picante or los picantes his doctor has told him not to eat spicy food

2

(ingenio, malicia): la obra es un poco sosa, le falta un poco de picante the play is a bit dull, it needs something to spice it up a little

3 (Chi, Per) ( Coc) (guiso) spicy meat stew

B

picante masculine and feminine ( Chi fam pey) (persona ordinaria) pleb ( colloq pej)

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picante adjetivo
a) (Coc) ‹ comida› hot

b) ‹chiste/libro› risqué;

‹ comedia› racy
picante
I adjetivo
1 (comida) hot, spicy
2 fig (espectáculo, comentario) risqué, racy
II sustantivo masculino
1 (alimentos) hot spices pl: le han prohibido el picante, he has been told not to eat spicy food
2 (sabor) hot taste
' picante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pimentón
- chiste
- daño
- picar
English:
fiery
- horseradish
- hot
- juicy
- pungent
- racy
- sausage
- spice
- spicy
- horse
- raunchy

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picante

♦ adj

1. [comida] spicy, hot

2. [chiste, comedia] saucy

3. Chile Fam [ordinario] common;

se fue a vivir a un barrio picante she went to live in a downmarket area

♦ nm

1. [salsa] hot sauce;

le puso demasiado picante she made it too hot o spicy;

me gusta el picante I like spicy food

2. Andes [guiso] spicy meat stew

3. Chile Fam [ordinario] pleb;

son unos picantes they're plebs

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picante

I adj

1 comida hot, spicy

2 chiste risqué

II m hot spice

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picante adj

1) : hot, spicy

2) : sharp, cutting

3) : racy, risqué

picante nm

1) : spiciness

2) : hot spices pl, hot sauce

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picante adj hot [comp. hotter; superl. hottest] / spicy [comp. spicier; superl. spiciest]

Spanish-English dictionary > picante
80 pletórico de energía

= full of beans

Ex. Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.

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= full of beans

Ex: Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.

Spanish-English dictionary > pletórico de energía

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