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81 desquiciado mental

adj.

mentally ill, insane, crazy, demented.

m.

insane person, crazy person, crazy individual, insane individual.

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= deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses

Ex. Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.

Ex. The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.

Ex. He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.

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= deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses

Ex: Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.

Ex: The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.

Ex: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.

Spanish-English dictionary > desquiciado mental
82 dicho sea de paso

dicho sea de paso

let it be said in passing

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= by the way, on a sidenote, by the by(e)

Ex. It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

Ex. On a sidenote, this book almost didn't happen when the author showed her editor her proposal.

Ex. Zenobia, by-the-by, as I suppose you know, is merely her public name.

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= by the way, on a sidenote, by the by(e)

Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

Ex: On a sidenote, this book almost didn't happen when the author showed her editor her proposal.

Ex: Zenobia, by-the-by, as I suppose you know, is merely her public name.

Spanish-English dictionary > dicho sea de paso
83 dificultoso

adj.

difficult, troublesome, complicated, hard.

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dificultoso

► adjetivo

1 difficult, hard

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ADJ

1) (=difícil) difficult, hard

2) [persona] difficult, awkward

3) * [cara] ugly

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- sa adjetivo difficult, problematic

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= obstinate, bumpy.

Ex. It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.

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- sa adjetivo difficult, problematic

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= obstinate, bumpy.

Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.

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dificultoso -sa

adjective

awkward, difficult, problematic

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dificultoso
◊ -sa adjetivo

difficult, problematic
dificultoso,-a adjetivo hard, laborious: es un camino dificultoso, the road is full of obstacles

' dificultoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dificultosa
English:
labored

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dificultoso, -a adj

hard, fraught with difficulties

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dificultoso

adj difficult, awkward

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dificultoso, -sa adj

: difficult, hard

Spanish-English dictionary > dificultoso
84 difícil

adj.

difficult, tough, arduous, cumbersome.

Un trabajo difícil [duro] A stiff job.

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difícil

► adjetivo

1 difficult, hard

■ es difícil de complacer she's hard to please

■ lo que dices es difícil de entender what you're saying is difficult to understand

2 (improbable) unlikely

■ es difícil que nos encontremos allí it's unlikely that we'll meet there, we're unlikely to meet there

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adj.

difficult, hard

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ADJ

1) (=complicado) [problema] difficult; [tiempos, vida] difficult, hard; [situación] difficult, delicate

es difícil de hacer — it's difficult o hard to do

es difícil que venga — he is unlikely to come

me resulta muy difícil decidir — I find it very hard to decide, I have great difficulty in deciding

creo que lo tiene difícil — I think he's going to find it difficult

2) [persona] difficult

es un hombre difícil — he's a difficult man to get on with

un niño difícil — a difficult child

3) * [cara] ugly

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adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] <problema/situación> difficult; < examen> hard, difficult

corren tiempos difíciles — these are difficult times

con tu actitud me lo estás poniendo más difícil — you're making it harder for me by being like that

lo tiene difícil para convencerlo — she'll have a hard job convincing him

me fue muy difícil decírselo — it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him

resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas — it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses

esto se hace cada vez más difícil — this is becoming more and more difficult

difícil de + inf — difficult o hard to + inf

es difícil de entender — it's difficult to understand

b) [estar] (fam)

está la cosa difícil — things are pretty difficult o tricky (colloq)

2) [ser] ( poco probable) unlikely

es posible pero lo veo difícil — it's possible, but I don't think it's very likely

va a ser muy difícil que acepte — it's very unlikely that he'll accept

veo difícil que gane — I doubt if she'll win

3) [ser] <persona/carácter> difficult

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= arduous, demanding, difficult, intractable, laborious, painful, taxing, tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], delicate, tortuous, hardscrabble, obstinate, bumpy, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uphill, problematic, problematical, hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.].

Ex. Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.

Ex. It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.

Ex. It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.

Ex. Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.

Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex. It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.

Ex. As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.

Ex. The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.

Ex. Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.

Ex. The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.

Ex. And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.

Ex. It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.

Ex. Predicting the future is dicey.

Ex. Promoters of this tax will have an uphill fight and the cultural objections will be very great.

Ex. This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.

Ex. The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.

Ex. The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.

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* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.

* algo muy difícil = a tough sell.

* aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.

* aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* cuestión difícil = poser.

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* difícil de aceptar = hard to swallow.

* difícil de agradar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de complacer = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de comprender = difficult to understand.

* difícil de conseguir = hard to come by, difficult to come by.

* difícil de contentar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de descifrar = cryptic.

* difícil de distinguir = indistinguishable.

* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.

* difícil de entender = cryptic.

* difícil de gestionar = unmanageable.

* difícil de gestionar + Adjetivo = unmanageably + Adjetivo.

* difícil de hacer = hard to do.

* difícil de localizar = irretraceable.

* difícil de manejar = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unwieldy.

* difícil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].

* difícil de obtener = hard to come by, difficult to come by.

* difícil de seguir = heavy going.

* difícil de sustituir = hard to replace.

* difícil de tratar = unruly.

* empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* en circunstancias difíciles = under difficult circumstances.

* en condiciones difíciles = under difficult conditions.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.

* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* en épocas difíciles = in times of need.

* enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.

* enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end, plunge in at + the deep end.

* en tiempos difíciles = in times of need.

* hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.

* hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.

* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.

* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.

* metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.

* muy difícil de traducir = defy + translation.

* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* pregunta difícil = poser.

* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.

* problema difícil = poser.

* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.

* resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.

* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.

* ser difícil = be a stretch.

* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.

* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* ser muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* situación difícil = hardship.

* tarea difícil = hard task.

* tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.

* tenerlo difícil = not be easy.

* tiempos difíciles = embattled time(s).

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adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] <problema/situación> difficult; < examen> hard, difficult

corren tiempos difíciles — these are difficult times

con tu actitud me lo estás poniendo más difícil — you're making it harder for me by being like that

lo tiene difícil para convencerlo — she'll have a hard job convincing him

me fue muy difícil decírselo — it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him

resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas — it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses

esto se hace cada vez más difícil — this is becoming more and more difficult

difícil de + inf — difficult o hard to + inf

es difícil de entender — it's difficult to understand

b) [estar] (fam)

está la cosa difícil — things are pretty difficult o tricky (colloq)

2) [ser] ( poco probable) unlikely

es posible pero lo veo difícil — it's possible, but I don't think it's very likely

va a ser muy difícil que acepte — it's very unlikely that he'll accept

veo difícil que gane — I doubt if she'll win

3) [ser] <persona/carácter> difficult

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= arduous, demanding, difficult, intractable, laborious, painful, taxing, tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], delicate, tortuous, hardscrabble, obstinate, bumpy, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uphill, problematic, problematical, hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.].

Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.

Ex: It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.

Ex: It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.

Ex: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.

Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.

Ex: As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.

Ex: The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.

Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.

Ex: The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.

Ex: And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.

Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.

Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.

Ex: Promoters of this tax will have an uphill fight and the cultural objections will be very great.

Ex: This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.

Ex: The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.

Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.

* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.

* algo muy difícil = a tough sell.

* aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.

* aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* cuestión difícil = poser.

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* difícil de aceptar = hard to swallow.

* difícil de agradar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de complacer = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de comprender = difficult to understand.

* difícil de conseguir = hard to come by, difficult to come by.

* difícil de contentar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de descifrar = cryptic.

* difícil de distinguir = indistinguishable.

* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.

* difícil de entender = cryptic.

* difícil de gestionar = unmanageable.

* difícil de gestionar + Adjetivo = unmanageably + Adjetivo.

* difícil de hacer = hard to do.

* difícil de localizar = irretraceable.

* difícil de manejar = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unwieldy.

* difícil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].

* difícil de obtener = hard to come by, difficult to come by.

* difícil de seguir = heavy going.

* difícil de sustituir = hard to replace.

* difícil de tratar = unruly.

* empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* en circunstancias difíciles = under difficult circumstances.

* en condiciones difíciles = under difficult conditions.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.

* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* en épocas difíciles = in times of need.

* enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.

* enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end, plunge in at + the deep end.

* en tiempos difíciles = in times of need.

* hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.

* hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.

* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.

* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.

* metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.

* muy difícil de traducir = defy + translation.

* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* pregunta difícil = poser.

* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.

* problema difícil = poser.

* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.

* resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.

* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.

* ser difícil = be a stretch.

* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.

* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* ser muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* situación difícil = hardship.

* tarea difícil = hard task.

* tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.

* tenerlo difícil = not be easy.

* tiempos difíciles = embattled time(s).

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difícil

adjective

A

1 [ SER] ‹problema/tema/situación› difficult

el examen fue muy difícil the exam was very hard o difficult

es un problema difícil it's a tricky o difficult problem

corren tiempos difíciles para nuestra economía this is a difficult time for our economy

con tu actitud me lo estás poniendo más difícil you're not making it any easier for me o you're making it harder for me by being like that

no creo que gane, lo tiene muy difícil I don't think she'll win, she's in a difficult position

me fue muy difícil decírselo it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him

resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses

cada vez se hace más difícil encontrar un buen empleo it is becoming more and more difficult o it's becoming harder and harder to get a good job

difícil DE + INF difficult o hard to + INF

mi madre es muy difícil de complacer my mother is very hard o difficult to please

2 [ ESTAR] ( fam):

está la cosa difícil things are pretty difficult o tricky ( colloq)

B [ SER]

(poco probable): es posible pero lo veo difícil it's possible, but I think it's unlikely o I don't think it's very likely

difícil QUE + SUBJ:

va a ser muy difícil que acepte it's very unlikely that he'll accept

veo difícil que gane I doubt if she'll win, I think it's unlikely that she'll win

C [ SER] ‹persona/carácter› difficult

un niño difícil a difficult child

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difícil adjetivo
1
a) ‹problema/situación› difficult;

‹ examen› hard, difficult;
◊ me fue muy difícil decírselo it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him;

es difícil de hacer/entender it's difficult o hard to do/understand
b) ‹persona/carácter› difficult

2 ( poco probable) unlikely;
◊ va a ser difícil que acepte it's unlikely that he'll accept;

veo difícil que gane I doubt if she'll win
difícil adjetivo
1 (que cuesta trabajo o esfuerzo intelectual) difficult, hard
difícil de explicar, difficult to explain
difícil de soportar, hard to bear
2 (improbable) unlikely: es difícil que suceda, it is unlikely that that will happen
3 (una persona) difficult
' difícil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amarre
- cañón
- compaginación
- concienciarse
- delicada
- delicado
- despreocuparse
- disyuntiva
- engorrosa
- engorroso
- escabrosa
- escabroso
- escala
- espinosa
- espinoso
- estrechamiento
- gustar
- harta
- harto
- hueso
- impronunciable
- insensible
- judicatura
- lance
- mas
- onerosa
- oneroso
- papelón
- respirar
- sí
- tocha
- tocho
- viabilidad
- arrecho
- caprichoso
- contentar
- costar
- creer
- duro
- epopeya
- especial
- esperar
- esquivo
- fregado
- hacer
- ingrato
- jodido
- malabarismo
- mancha
- manchar
English:
arduous
- around
- awkward
- beating
- choose
- climb
- concentrate
- cumbersome
- desperately
- difficult
- distance
- dodgy
- elusive
- embark
- folly
- for
- gap
- grammar
- hard
- hard-won
- housekeeper
- immensely
- injustice
- lean
- mess
- problematic
- problematical
- realize
- replacement
- ruggedness
- scramble
- shake off
- situation
- so
- sticky
- stiff
- surely
- think ahead
- to
- tough
- tricky
- trying
- agonizing
- deep
- demanding
- going
- increasingly
- keep
- likely
- plight

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difícil adj

1. [complicado] difficult;

va a ser difícil encontrar un sitio abierto a estas horas it's going to be difficult o hard to find anywhere that's open at this time;

son tiempos difíciles these are difficult times;

pasaron por una situación difícil they went through a difficult period;

no es difícil imaginar lo que pasó it's not difficult o hard to imagine what happened;

es una pregunta difícil de responder it's a difficult question to answer;

hacerse difícil: se hace difícil entender por qué lo hizo it's difficult to understand why she did it;

se me hace difícil acostumbrarme a madrugar I can't get used to getting up early;

ponérselo difícil a alguien to make things difficult for sb;

no me lo pongas difícil don't make things difficult o hard for me;

serle difícil a alguien: le va a ser muy difícil encontrar trabajo it's going to be very difficult for him to find a job, he's going to find it very difficult to get a job;

tener difícil algo: tiene muy difícil encontrar trabajo it's very difficult o hard for him to find work

2. [improbable] unlikely;

puede ser, aunque me parece difícil maybe, but I think it's unlikely;

es difícil que ganen they're unlikely to win;

no es difícil que ocurra it could easily happen

3. [rebelde] difficult, awkward;

es un niño muy difícil he's a very awkward o difficult child;

tener un carácter difícil to be an awkward person, to be difficult to get on with

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difícil

adj

1 difficult;

ponerlo difícil a alguien make it difficult for s.o.;

difícil de decir hard o difficult to say

2 ( poco probable)

:

es difícil que venga he’s unlikely to come, it’s unlikely that he’ll come

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difícil adj

: difficult, hard

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difícil adj

1. (en general) difficult

una asignatura difícil a difficult subject

2. (improbable) unlikely [comp. unlikelier; superl. unlikeliest]

es difícil que se casen they're unlikely to get married

Spanish-English dictionary > difícil
85 dirigirse a Alguien

(v.) = approach + Alguien

Ex. It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

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(v.) = approach + Alguien

Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

Spanish-English dictionary > dirigirse a Alguien
86 economizar

v.

1 to save.

2 to economize, to lay by, to spare, to hold back on.

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economizar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (ahorrar) to economize, save

2 (usar con cuidado) to use sparingly

► verbo intransitivo

1 to economize, save

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verb

to save

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1.

VT to economize on

economizar tiempo — to save time

2.

VI to economize

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1.
verbo transitivo < tiempo> to save; <combustible/recursos> to economize on, save

economizar palabras — to be very sparing with words
2.
economizar vi to economize, save money

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= retrench, economise [economize, -USA].

Ex. In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.

Ex. Libraries with strained budgets need to make every effort to economise wherever possible.

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* Algo que ayuda a economizar = budget stretcher.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

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1.
verbo transitivo < tiempo> to save; <combustible/recursos> to economize on, save

economizar palabras — to be very sparing with words
2.
economizar vi to economize, save money

* * *

= retrench, economise [economize, -USA].

Ex: In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.

Ex: Libraries with strained budgets need to make every effort to economise wherever possible.

* Algo que ayuda a economizar = budget stretcher.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

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economizar [A4 ]

vt

‹tiempo› to save; ‹combustible/recursos› to economize on, save

economiza sus palabras he is very sparing with words

para economizar esfuerzos to save work

■ economizar

vi

to economize, make economies o savings, save money

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economizar ( conjugate economizar) verbo transitivo ‹ tiempo› to save;
‹combustible/recursos› to economize on, save
verbo intransitivo
to economize, save money
economizar
I verbo transitivo to save, economize on, skimp on: este invierno debemos economizar combustible, we'll have to go easy on the petrol this winter
II verbo intransitivo to economize: usamos papel reciclado para economizar, we use recycled paper to save money
' economizar' also found in these entries:
English:
cut down
- economize
- outsourcing
- economy

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economizar

♦ vt

to save

♦ vi
[ahorrar dinero] to save, to economize
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economizar

v/t economize on, save;

economizar esfuerzos save one’s energy;

no debemos economizar esfuerzos we must spare no effort

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economizar {21} vt

: to save, to economize on

economizar vi

: to save up, to be frugal

Spanish-English dictionary > economizar
87 en defensa propia

en defensa propia

in self-defence (US self-defense)

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= in self-defence

Ex. It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

* * *

= in self-defence

Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

Spanish-English dictionary > en defensa propia
88 enajenado

adj.

1 insane, mad, mentally perturbed.

2 legally insane.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: enajenar.

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ADJ deranged

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- da adjetivo [estar] out of one's mind, deranged

enajenada de furia — beside herself with rage

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= deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.

Ex. Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.

Ex. The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.

Ex. He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.

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* arma enajenada = deactivated weapon.

* enajenado mental = deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.

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- da adjetivo [estar] out of one's mind, deranged

enajenada de furia — beside herself with rage

* * *

= deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.

Ex: Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.

Ex: The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.

Ex: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.

* arma enajenada = deactivated weapon.

* enajenado mental = deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.

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enajenado -da

adjective

[ ESTAR] out of one's mind, deranged

terminó enajenado he went out of his mind

enajenada de furia beside herself with rage

estaba enajenado de dolor he was going out of his mind with pain

tiene las facultades mentales enajenadas she is deranged o very disturbed

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Del verbo enajenar: ( conjugate enajenar)

enajenado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
enajenado
enajenar
enajenado,-a adj frml insane
enajenar verbo transitivo
1 Med (volver loco) to drive insane
2 Jur to transfer
' enajenado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alienada
- alienado
- enajenada

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enajenado

adj insane, out of one’s mind

* * *

enajenado, -da adj

: out of one's mind

Spanish-English dictionary > enajenado
89 enajenado mental

= deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses

Ex. Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.

Ex. The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.

Ex. He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.

* * *

= deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses

Ex: Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.

Ex: The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.

Ex: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.

Spanish-English dictionary > enajenado mental
90 entendido

adj.

knowing, learned, skilled, wise.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: entender.

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entendido

► participio pasado

1→ link=entender entender

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 expert

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(f. - entendida)

noun

expert

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entendido, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=comprendido) understood

¡entendido! — (=convenido) agreed!

bien entendido que — on the understanding that

no darse por entendido — to pretend not to understand

tenemos entendido que... — we understand that...

según tenemos entendido — as far as we can gather

2) [persona] (=experto) expert; (=cualificado) skilled; (=sabio) wise; (=informado) well-informed

ser entendido en — to be well up on

2.

SM / F expert

según el juicio de los entendidos — according to the experts

el whiskey de los entendidos — the connoisseur's whisky

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I
- da adjetivo

1) [ESTAR] ( comprendido) understood

tengo entendido que... — I understand o gather that...

según tengo entendido — as I understand it

que quede bien entendido — this must be clearly understood

tenía entendido que... — I was under the impression that...

eso se da por entendido — that goes without saying

bien entendido que... — (frml) on the understanding that...

2) [ser] ( experto)

entendido en algo: no soy muy entendido en estos temas I'm not very well up on these subjects; es muy entendido en política — he knows a lot about politics
II
- da masculino, femenino expert

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= connoisseur, pundit, knowledgeable.

Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.

Ex. Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.

Ex. From this perspective librarians assume the role of knowledgeable user of the technology and its products.

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* entendido en el tema = knowledgeable.

* ser un entendido en = be knowledgeable about.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1) [ESTAR] ( comprendido) understood

tengo entendido que... — I understand o gather that...

según tengo entendido — as I understand it

que quede bien entendido — this must be clearly understood

tenía entendido que... — I was under the impression that...

eso se da por entendido — that goes without saying

bien entendido que... — (frml) on the understanding that...

2) [ser] ( experto)

entendido en algo: no soy muy entendido en estos temas I'm not very well up on these subjects; es muy entendido en política — he knows a lot about politics
II
- da masculino, femenino expert

* * *

= connoisseur, pundit, knowledgeable.

Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.

Ex: Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.

Ex: From this perspective librarians assume the role of knowledgeable user of the technology and its products.

* entendido en el tema = knowledgeable.

* ser un entendido en = be knowledgeable about.

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entendido¹ -da

adjective

A [ ESTAR] (comprendido) understood

tengo entendido que la casa está en venta I understand o gather that the house is for sale

según tengo entendido será una boda íntima as I understand it, it's going to be a quiet wedding

esto que quede bien entendido this must be clearly understood

tenía entendido que te ibas mañana I was under the impression that you were leaving tomorrow

eso se da por entendido that goes without saying

no quiero interrupciones — ¿entendido? I don't want any interruptions — understood? o do you understand?

bien entendido que … ( frml); on the understanding that …

B [ SER] (experto) entendido EN algo:

no soy muy entendido en estos temas I'm not very well up on these subjects

entendido² -da

masculine, feminine

expert

es un entendido en la materia he is an authority o expert on the subject

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Del verbo entender: ( conjugate entender)

entendido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
entender
entendido
entender ( conjugate entender) verbo transitivo
to understand;
‹ chiste› to understand, get (colloq);
◊ no te entiendo la letra I can't read your writing;

no entendí su nombre I didn't get his name;
lo entendió todo al revés he got it all completely wrong;
tú ya me entiendes you know what I mean;
me has entendido mal you've misunderstood me;
se hace entendido or (AmL) se da a entendido he makes himself understood;
me dio a entendido que … she gave me to understand that …;
dar algo a entendido to imply sth
verbo intransitivo
a) ( comprender) to understand

b) ( saber) entendido de algo to know about sth

entenderse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( comunicarse) to communicate;

◊ se entienden por señas they communicate using sign language;

entendidose con algn to communicate with sb;
a ver si nos entendemos ¿quién te pegó? let's get this straight, who hit you?
b) ( llevarse bien);

◊ lo que pasa es que no nos entendemos the thing is we just don't get on very well;

entendidose con algn to get along o on with sb
2 ( refl):
◊ déjame, yo me entiendo leave me alone, I know what I'm doing

entendido
◊ -da adjetivo

1 [ESTAR] ( comprendido) understood;
◊ según tengo entendido as I understand it;

tenía entendido que … I was under the impression that …;
eso se da por entendido that goes without saying
2 [ser] ( experto):
◊ no soy muy entendido en estos temas I'm not very well up on these subjects;

es muy entendido en política he's very knowledgeable about politics
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
expert
entender
I verbo transitivo
1 (comprender) to understand: a mi entender, está equivocado, in my opinion he's wrong
no entendí ni papa/pío/jota de este libro, I didn't understand a word of this book
no entiendo lo que quieres decir, I don't know what you mean
no me entiendas mal, don't get me wrong
nos dio a entender que no aceptaría el trabajo, he gave us to understand that he wouldn't accept the job
2 (creer) to think: entendemos que no debiste hacerlo, we think you shouldn't have done that
II verbo intransitivo entender de, (saber) to know about: entiende de música, he has an ear for music ➣ Ver nota en understand
entendido,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino expert
II adjetivo knowledgeable: son muy entendidos en literatura, they know a lot about literature
' entendido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conocedor
- conocedora
- entendida
- suponer
- entender
- tener
English:
discriminating
- misconception
- sorry
- understand
- connoisseur
- gather
- knowledgeable
- miss
- understanding
- yourself

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entendido, -a

♦ adj

1. [comprendido] understood;

dar algo por entendido: daba por entendido que nos apoyarían I understood that they would support us;

eso se da por entendido that goes without saying;

que quede bien entendido que… I want it clearly understood that…;

tener entendido: tengo entendido que te casas, ¿es verdad? I understand o I've heard you're getting married, is that right?;

tenía entendido que te mudabas de ciudad I understood you were moving to another town;

según tenía entendido, era una casa grande from what I'd understood, it was a large house

2. [en preguntas, respuestas]
¿entendido? (is that) understood?;

si lo vuelves a hacer te castigaré, ¿entendido? if you do it again, you'll be punished, is that clear o understood?;

¡entendido! all right!, okay!

3. [versado] expert (en in);
un político entendido en relaciones internacionales a politician well-versed in international relations

♦ nm,f

expert (en on);
según los entendidos en la materia… according to the experts…

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entendido

I adj understood;

¿entendido? do you understand?, understood?;

tengo entendido que I gather o understand that

II m, entendida f expert, authority (en on)

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entendido, -da adj

1) : skilled, expert

2)

tener entendido : to understand, to be under the impression

teníamos entendido que vendrías: we were under the impression you would come

3)

darse por entendido : to go without saying

entendido nm

: expert, authority, connoisseur

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entendido n expert

es un entendido en el tema he's an expert on the subject

Spanish-English dictionary > entendido
91 evaluador

adj.

appraising.

m.

reviewer, tester, valuator, evaluator.

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evaluador

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 assessor

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evaluador, -a
SM / F assessor
* * *

= referee, reviewer, evaluator, rater, awards administrator, publication referee, assessor.

Ex. The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex. In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.

Ex. Usefulness depends on the values and motives of the index users or evaluators, and is not inherent in the index alone.

Ex. Sometimes it is wise for the rater to base judgment on written notes or a diary kept over a period of time.

Ex. The two cases perhaps indicate the beginning of attitudinal changes in awards administrators which will give parity of esteem to information-driven programmes.

Ex. This does not imply that the abstractor becomes a publication referee, trying to second-guess decisions already made by editors.

Ex. This article examines the role of the external assessor in the process of reviewing academic libraries.

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= referee, reviewer, evaluator, rater, awards administrator, publication referee, assessor.

Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.

Ex: Usefulness depends on the values and motives of the index users or evaluators, and is not inherent in the index alone.

Ex: Sometimes it is wise for the rater to base judgment on written notes or a diary kept over a period of time.

Ex: The two cases perhaps indicate the beginning of attitudinal changes in awards administrators which will give parity of esteem to information-driven programmes.

Ex: This does not imply that the abstractor becomes a publication referee, trying to second-guess decisions already made by editors.

Ex: This article examines the role of the external assessor in the process of reviewing academic libraries.

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evaluador - dora

masculine, feminine

( Educ) assessor

* * *

evaluador, -ora adj

evaluating, evaluative

Spanish-English dictionary > evaluador
92 fuera de quicio

= pissed off, out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses

Ex. The article is entitled ' Pissed Off: The Ethnography of a Heavy Metal Musician'.

Ex. The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.

Ex. He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.

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= pissed off, out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses

Ex: The article is entitled ' Pissed Off: The Ethnography of a Heavy Metal Musician'.

Ex: The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.

Ex: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.

Spanish-English dictionary > fuera de quicio
93 fundamentar conclusiones en

(v.) = base + judgement on

Ex. Sometimes it is wise for the rater to base judgment on written notes or a diary kept over a period of time.

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(v.) = base + judgement on

Ex: Sometimes it is wise for the rater to base judgment on written notes or a diary kept over a period of time.

Spanish-English dictionary > fundamentar conclusiones en
94 generosamente

adv.

1 generously.

2 generously, in great quantities, liberally, unsparingly.

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generosamente

► adverbio

1 generously

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ADV

1) (=con largueza) generously

2) (=con magnanimidad) nobly, magnanimously

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= generously, richly, without stint, selflessly, unstintingly.

Ex. Course brochure and prospectuses of course programmes were often generously supplied.

Ex. This is a simply written, richly illustrated weekly tabloid newspaper covering domestic and foreign affairs, sport, culture, everyday matters and television programmes.

Ex. Only a man like D'Andrea, willing to use force without stint or limit, could rise to leadership against John Powers & his protected, armed partisans.

Ex. However, care has to be taken to ensure the future of the former incumbents within the organizations if they are to perform selflesslyduring their limited tenure.

Ex. Cathy contributed unstintingly to her neighborhood association with wise counsel and encouragement.

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= generously, richly, without stint, selflessly, unstintingly.

Ex: Course brochure and prospectuses of course programmes were often generously supplied.

Ex: This is a simply written, richly illustrated weekly tabloid newspaper covering domestic and foreign affairs, sport, culture, everyday matters and television programmes.

Ex: Only a man like D'Andrea, willing to use force without stint or limit, could rise to leadership against John Powers & his protected, armed partisans.

Ex: However, care has to be taken to ensure the future of the former incumbents within the organizations if they are to perform selflesslyduring their limited tenure.

Ex: Cathy contributed unstintingly to her neighborhood association with wise counsel and encouragement.

* * *

generosamente

adverb

generously

* * *

generosamente adv

generously

Spanish-English dictionary > generosamente
95 hacerse el estúpido

(v.) = dumb down, act + dumb

Ex. The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.

Ex. In fact, his success was directly attributable to how smart he was by acting dumb.

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(v.) = dumb down, act + dumb

Ex: The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.

Ex: In fact, his success was directly attributable to how smart he was by acting dumb.

Spanish-English dictionary > hacerse el estúpido
96 hombre

adj.

manly.

intj.

1 hey man, well, what a surprise.

2 O man.

3 man alive.

m.

1 man.

hombre de negocios businessman

hombre orquesta one-man band

hombre de paja front (man), straw man (United States)

hombre de palabra man of his word

hombre rana frogman

el hombre de a pie the man in the street

el hombre del saco (informal) the bogeyman

hombre del tiempo weatherman

un pobre hombre a nobody

¡pobre hombre! poor chap o (British) guy! (United States)

de hombre a hombre man to man

ser muy hombre to be a (real) man

ser todo un hombre, ser un hombre de pelo en pecho to be a real man, to be every inch a man

hombre de acción man of action

el hombre de la calle the man in the street

hombre de las cavernas caveman

hombre lobo werewolf

hombre de mundo man of the world

2 male, man.

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hombre

► nombre masculino

1 (individuo) man

■ el hombre y la mujer man and woman

2 (especie) man, mankind

3 familiar (marido) husband

► interjección

1 (asombro) hey!, hey there!, well!

■ ¡hombre, Pedro, no te esperaba! hey, Pedro, I didn't expect you!

2 (enfático) sure!

■ ¡sí hombre! you bet!, yeah sure!

■ ¡hombre claro! of course!, you bet!

3 (enfado) but really!

■ ¡pero hombre! but really!

■ ¡anda hombre! come on!

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de hombre a hombre man-to-man

hacer un hombre to make a man of

■ te hará un hombre it'll make a man of you

hacerse un hombre to become a man

¡hombre al agua! man overboard!

¡pobre hombre! poor chap!, poor bloke! (US poor guy!)

portarse como un hombre to act like a man

ser muy hombre to be every inch a man

ser otro hombre to be a changed man

buen hombre good fellow

el hombre de la calle the man in the street

el hombre medio the average man

hombre anuncio sandwich man

hombre de bien good man, honest man

hombre de estado statesman

hombre de letras man of letters

hombre de mundo man of the world

hombre de negocios businessman

hombre de paja figurado front man

hombre de palabra man of his word

hombre de peso important figure

hombre de pro honest man

hombre del tiempo weatherman

hombre del saco familiar bogey man

hombre lobo werewolf

hombre orquesta one-man band

hombre rana frogman

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noun m.

man

* * *

1. SM

1) (=varón adulto) man; (=especie humana) mankind

¡ven aquí si eres hombre! — come over here if you're a real man!

ayúdale, que el hombre ya no puede más — help him, the poor man's exhausted

es otro hombre desde que se casó — he's been a different man since he got married

es hombre de pocas palabras — he is a man of few words

¡hombre al agua! — man overboard!

• el abominable hombre de las nieves — the abominable snowman

• creerse muy hombre, se cree muy hombre — he thinks he's a real hard man

• pobre hombre, el pobre hombre se quedó sin nadie — the poor man o poor devil ended up all alone

no le hagas caso, es un pobre hombre — don't take any notice, he's just a sad little man *

como un solo hombre —

contestaron como un solo hombre — they answered with one voice

- desde que el hombre es hombre

- hablar de hombre a hombre

- ser un hombre de pelo en pecho

- ser un hombre hecho y derecho

- si lo compras, me haces un hombre

- el hombre propone y Dios dispone

hombre blanco — white man

hombre bueno — honest man, good man

hombre de armas — man-at-arms

hombre de bien — honest man, good man

hombre de confianza — right-hand man

hombre de estado — statesman

hombre de la calle, el hombre de la calle no entiende el problema — the average person can't understand the problem

hombre de las cavernas — caveman

hombre del día — man of the moment

hombre de letras — man of letters

hombre de leyes — lawyer, attorney (-at-law) (EEUU)

hombre del saco — bogeyman

hombre del tiempo — weatherman

hombre de mar — seafaring man, seaman

hombre de mundo — man of the world

hombre de negocios — businessman

hombre de paja — stooge *

hombre de pro, hombre de provecho — worthy o good man

hombre fuerte, el hombre fuerte del partido — the strong man of the party

hombre lobo — werewolf

hombre medio, el hombre medio — the man in the street, the average person

hombre mosca — trapeze artist

hombre muerto, ¡si no te rindes eres hombre muerto! — surrender or you're a dead man!

hombre mundano — man-about-town

hombre orquesta — one-man band

2) (=miembro de ejército, equipo) man

2.

EXCL

-¿me haces un favor? -sí, hombre — "would you do me a favour?" - "(yes) of course"

-¿vendrás? -¡hombre claro! — "are you coming?" - "you bet!"

¡venga, hombre, haz un esfuerzo! — come on, make an effort!

¡hombre, no me vengas con eso! — oh please o oh come on, don't give me that!

hombre, yo creo que... — well, I think that...

¡hombre, Pedro! ¿qué tal? — hey, Pedro! how's things?

¡vaya, hombre, qué mala suerte has tenido! — dear oh dear, what terrible luck!

* * *
I
masculino

a) ( varón) man

hombres, mujeres y niños — men, women and children

está hecho un hombre — he's a real man, now

hablar de hombre a hombre — to talk man-to-man

no es lo bastante hombre como para hacerlo — he's not man enough to do it

el ejército te hará un hombre — the Army will make a man (out) of you

hombre al agua! — man overboard!

este hombre no sabe lo que dice — this guy doesn't know what he's talking about

ser un hombre de pelo en pecho — to be a real man, be a he-man (hum)

hombre precavido vale por dos — forewarned is forearmed

b) ( especie humana)

el hombre — man

el hombre prehistórico — prehistoric man

el hombre propone y Dios dispone — Man proposes and God disposes

- hombre de bien

- hombre de confianza

- hombre de estado

- hombre del tiempo

- hombre de mundo

- hombre de negocios

- hombre de paja

- hombre lobo

- hombre medio/de la calle

- hombre orquesta

- hombre rana
II
interjección

hombre! qué sorpresa! — well! o hey! what a nice surprise!

¿te gustaría venir? - hombre! — would you like to come? - you bet! what do you think?

hombre, no es lo mismo — come off it, it's not the same thing at all (colloq)

hombre, supongo que sí — well o I don't know, I suppose so

* * *

= male, man [men, -pl.].

Ex. The decision has been made to use the term males instead of the term Men in the indexing of documents.

Ex. No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.

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* agujero de hombre = manhole.

* alimentación del hombre = human nutrition, human nutrition.

* animal que ataca al hombre = man-eater.

* asignado por el hombre = humanly-assigned.

* asociación benéfica de hombres de negocios = Lions club.

* basado en el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA].

* causado por el hombre = man-made.

* centrado en el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA], anthropocentric.

* centralización en el hombre = human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].

* creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres = male bonding.

* creado por el hombre = human-generated.

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* desastre provocado por el hombre = man-made disaster.

* devoradora de hombres = man-eater.

* diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay gap.

* diferencial retributivo entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay differential.

* dominado por el hombre = male dominated [male-dominated].

* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.

* el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.

* el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.

* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.

* entre el hombre y el sistema = human-system.

* entre la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* equidad entre hombres y mujeres = gender equity.

* generado por el hombre = human-generated.

* hecho por el hombre = man-made.

* hombre anuncio = sandwich man, sandwich-board man, human billboard.

* hombre blanco = white man [white men, -pl.].

* hombre bomba = suicide bomber.

* hombre con éxito = successful man.

* hombre corriente, el = common man, the.

* hombre de a pie, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.

* hombre de color = coloured man.

* hombre de confianza = henchman [henchmen, -pl.].

* hombre de estado = statesman [statesmen, -pl.].

* hombre de éxito = successful man.

* hombre de la calle = layman [laymen, -pl.], lay person [layperson].

* hombre de la calle, el = common man, the, man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.

* hombre de la edad del hielo = iceman [icemen, -pl.].

* hombre de las cavernas = prehistoric man, caveman.

* hombre de letras = man of letters.

* hombre del tiempo = weatherman, weatherman.

* hombre de mar = seaman [seamen -pl.].

* hombre de negocios = businessman [businessmen, -pl.], entrepreneur.

* hombre de paja = straw man, straw figure, frontman.

* hombre espectáculo = showman [showmen, -pl.].

* hombre lobo = werewolf [werewolves, -pl.].

* hombre mayor = elderly man.

* hombre medio, el = average person, the.

* hombre muerto = goner.

* hombre negro = black man, coloured man.

* hombre orquesta = one-man band.

* hombre para todo = handyman [handymen, pl.].

* hombre prehistórico, el = early man.

* hombre primitivo, el = early man.

* hombre que no tiene palabra = not a man of his word.

* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.

* hombre sabio = wise man.

* hombre santo = holy man.

* hombres de negocios = business people.

* hombre viril = virile man.

* hora hombre = man-hour.

* interacción hombre-ordenador = human-computer interaction.

* intervención del hombre = human intervention.

* liberación del hombre = men's liberation.

* orientación hacia el hombre = human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].

* orientado hacia el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA].

* peluquería de hombres = barber's shop.

* pobre hombre = poor fellow.

* por el hombre = humanly.

* proporción hombres-mujeres = sex ratio.

* provocado por el hombre = man-made.

* relaciones entre hombres y mujeres = gender relations.

* seleccionado por el hombre = humanly-selected.

* un hombre de gentes = a man of the people.

* un hombre de mundo = a man of the world.

* un hombre de palabra = a man of his word.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.

* ¡vaya hombre! = oh dear!.

* * *
I
masculino

a) ( varón) man

hombres, mujeres y niños — men, women and children

está hecho un hombre — he's a real man, now

hablar de hombre a hombre — to talk man-to-man

no es lo bastante hombre como para hacerlo — he's not man enough to do it

el ejército te hará un hombre — the Army will make a man (out) of you

hombre al agua! — man overboard!

este hombre no sabe lo que dice — this guy doesn't know what he's talking about

ser un hombre de pelo en pecho — to be a real man, be a he-man (hum)

hombre precavido vale por dos — forewarned is forearmed

b) ( especie humana)

el hombre — man

el hombre prehistórico — prehistoric man

el hombre propone y Dios dispone — Man proposes and God disposes

- hombre de bien

- hombre de confianza

- hombre de estado

- hombre del tiempo

- hombre de mundo

- hombre de negocios

- hombre de paja

- hombre lobo

- hombre medio/de la calle

- hombre orquesta

- hombre rana
II
interjección

hombre! qué sorpresa! — well! o hey! what a nice surprise!

¿te gustaría venir? - hombre! — would you like to come? - you bet! what do you think?

hombre, no es lo mismo — come off it, it's not the same thing at all (colloq)

hombre, supongo que sí — well o I don't know, I suppose so

* * *

= male, man [men, -pl.].

Ex: The decision has been made to use the term males instead of the term Men in the indexing of documents.

Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.

* agujero de hombre = manhole.

* alimentación del hombre = human nutrition, human nutrition.

* animal que ataca al hombre = man-eater.

* asignado por el hombre = humanly-assigned.

* asociación benéfica de hombres de negocios = Lions club.

* basado en el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA].

* causado por el hombre = man-made.

* centrado en el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA], anthropocentric.

* centralización en el hombre = human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].

* creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres = male bonding.

* creado por el hombre = human-generated.

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* desastre provocado por el hombre = man-made disaster.

* devoradora de hombres = man-eater.

* diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay gap.

* diferencial retributivo entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay differential.

* dominado por el hombre = male dominated [male-dominated].

* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.

* el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.

* el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.

* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.

* entre el hombre y el sistema = human-system.

* entre la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* equidad entre hombres y mujeres = gender equity.

* generado por el hombre = human-generated.

* hecho por el hombre = man-made.

* hombre anuncio = sandwich man, sandwich-board man, human billboard.

* hombre blanco = white man [white men, -pl.].

* hombre bomba = suicide bomber.

* hombre con éxito = successful man.

* hombre corriente, el = common man, the.

* hombre de a pie, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.

* hombre de color = coloured man.

* hombre de confianza = henchman [henchmen, -pl.].

* hombre de estado = statesman [statesmen, -pl.].

* hombre de éxito = successful man.

* hombre de la calle = layman [laymen, -pl.], lay person [layperson].

* hombre de la calle, el = common man, the, man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.

* hombre de la edad del hielo = iceman [icemen, -pl.].

* hombre de las cavernas = prehistoric man, caveman.

* hombre de letras = man of letters.

* hombre del tiempo = weatherman, weatherman.

* hombre de mar = seaman [seamen -pl.].

* hombre de negocios = businessman [businessmen, -pl.], entrepreneur.

* hombre de paja = straw man, straw figure, frontman.

* hombre espectáculo = showman [showmen, -pl.].

* hombre lobo = werewolf [werewolves, -pl.].

* hombre mayor = elderly man.

* hombre medio, el = average person, the.

* hombre muerto = goner.

* hombre negro = black man, coloured man.

* hombre orquesta = one-man band.

* hombre para todo = handyman [handymen, pl.].

* hombre prehistórico, el = early man.

* hombre primitivo, el = early man.

* hombre que no tiene palabra = not a man of his word.

* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.

* hombre sabio = wise man.

* hombre santo = holy man.

* hombres de negocios = business people.

* hombre viril = virile man.

* hora hombre = man-hour.

* interacción hombre-ordenador = human-computer interaction.

* intervención del hombre = human intervention.

* liberación del hombre = men's liberation.

* orientación hacia el hombre = human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].

* orientado hacia el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA].

* peluquería de hombres = barber's shop.

* pobre hombre = poor fellow.

* por el hombre = humanly.

* proporción hombres-mujeres = sex ratio.

* provocado por el hombre = man-made.

* relaciones entre hombres y mujeres = gender relations.

* seleccionado por el hombre = humanly-selected.

* un hombre de gentes = a man of the people.

* un hombre de mundo = a man of the world.

* un hombre de palabra = a man of his word.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.

* ¡vaya hombre! = oh dear!.

* * *

hombre¹

masculine

1 (varón) man

hombres, mujeres y niños men, women and children

ya es un hombre hecho y derecho he's a grown man now

es el hombre de la casa he's the man of the house

¡cómo ha crecido! está hecho un hombre hasn't he grown! he's a real man, now

fue un gran hombre he was a great man

vamos a hablar de hombre a hombre let's talk man-to-man

no es lo bastante hombre como para decírmelo a la cara he's not man enough to tell me to my face

se cree muy hombre he thinks he's such a man

el ejército te va a hacer un hombre the Army will make a man (out) of you

¡hombre al agua! man overboard!

como no consiga el dinero soy hombre muerto if I don't manage to get the money I've had it o I'm finished o I'm a dead man ( colloq)

es un pobre hombre he's a poor devil

este hombre no sabe lo que dice this guy o he doesn't know what he's talking about

ser un hombre de pelo en pecho to be a real man, be a he-man ( hum)

hombre precavido or prevenido vale por dos forewarned is forearmed

2

(especie humana): el hombre man

nadie pensó que el hombre llegaría a la luna nobody thought that man would reach the moon

la explotación del hombre por el hombre the exploitation of man by his fellow man

el hombre prehistórico prehistoric man

el hombre propone y Dios dispone Man proposes and God disposes

Compuestos:

● hombre anuncio

sandwich-board man

● hombre araña

spiderman

● hombre de acción

man of action

● hombre de armas

man-at-arms

● hombre de bien

fine, upstanding man

● hombre de ciencia

man of science

● hombre de confianza

right-hand man

● hombre de estado

statesman

● hombre de la calle

man in the street

● hombre de las cavernas

caveman

● hombre de letras

man of letters

● hombre del saco

bogeyman

● hombre del tiempo

weatherman

● hombre de mundo

man of the world

● hombre de negocios

businessman

● hombre de paja

(en política) puppet; (en un negocio sucio) front man, front ( colloq), straw man ( AmE)

● hombre fuerte

strong man

● hombre lobo

werewolf

● hombre objeto

male sex-object

● hombre orquesta

( Mús) one-man band

soy el hombre orquesta de esta oficina ( hum); I have to do everything in this office

● hombre público

public figure

● hombre rana

frogman, diver

hombre²

interjection

¡hombre!, ¡qué alegría encontrarte aquí! well, hey! what a nice surprise to see you here!

¿te gustaría venir? — ¡hombre! would you like to come? — you bet! o what do you think?

vamos, hombre, anímate come on o hey, cheer up!

acércate, hombre, que no te voy a hacer nada come here, I'm not going to do anything to you!

hombre, no es lo mismo come off it, it's not the same thing ( colloq), but it's not the same

hombre, supongo que vendrá well o I don't know, I suppose she'll come

* * *

hombre sustantivo masculino
a) ( varón) man;

◊ hombres, mujeres y niños men, women and children;

no es lo bastante hombre para … he's not man enough to …;
¡hombre al agua! man overboard!;
este hombre no sabe lo que dice this guy doesn't know what he's talking about;
hombre de confianza right-hand man;
hombre del tiempo weatherman;
hombre de negocios businessman;
hombre lobo werewolf;
hombre medio man in the street;
hombre rana frogman, diver;
hombre precavido vale por dos forewarned is forearmed
b) ( especie humana):

◊ el hombre man

■ interjección:
◊ ¡hombre! ¡qué sorpresa! well! what a nice surprise!;

¿te gustaría venir? — ¡hombre! would you like to come? — you bet! what do you think?;
hombre, no es lo mismo come off it, it's not the same thing at all (colloq)
hombre
I sustantivo masculino
1 (individuo) man
hombre de Estado, statesman
hombre de paja, dummy, figurehead
hombre lobo, werewolf
hombre rana, frogman
2 (género, especie) mankind, man
II interj
1 (en un saludo) hey!, hey there!: ¡hombre, José!, ¿qué tal te va?, hey, José! how are things?
2 (enfático) ¡hombre, claro que iré!, sure, of course I'll go!
(incredulidad) ¡sí hombre!, ¿te crees que soy tonto, o qué?, oh, come on! do you think I'm stupid?
♦ Locuciones: ser muy hombre, to be every inch a man
de hombre a hombre, man-to-man

' hombre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abominable
- acción
- acomodador
- acomodadora
- adúltera
- adúltero
- aferrada
- aferrado
- agente
- albacea
- amante
- aparte
- artesana
- artesano
- asesina
- asesino
- autor
- autora
- bañador
- bienhechor
- bienhechora
- blanca
- blanco
- bombera
- bombero
- cabrón
- cabrona
- calle
- cámara
- camarera
- camarero
- campesina
- campesino
- capataz
- cartera
- cartero
- casera
- casero
- cerdo
- cobrador
- cobradora
- coco
- comedianta
- comediante
- cómica
- cómico
- compatriota
- confidente
- conquistador
English:
A
- aged
- alone
- ascot
- average
- bear down on
- bogeyman
- brief
- businessman
- chase
- come up
- common
- conviction
- decision
- decoy
- discard
- doze
- elegantly
- ethical
- evening dress
- excommunicate
- frogman
- grief-stricken
- grown
- guffaw
- hairpiece
- hurt
- in
- inch
- inhibited
- intrigue
- jacket
- let out
- madman
- man
- manhood
- masculine
- masseur
- mate
- misgiving
- nipple
- nobleman
- of
- one-man band
- open-minded
- ordinary
- overboard
- pants
- parent
- point out

* * *

hombre

♦ nm

1. [varón adulto] man;

ropa de hombre menswear;

el hombre blanco white men;

paseaba del brazo de su hombre she walked along arm in arm with her man;

un pobre hombre a nobody;

¡pobre hombre! poor guy!;

¡hombre al agua! man overboard!;

de hombre a hombre man to man;

el hombre es un lobo para el hombre man is a wolf to man;

Comp

como un solo hombre: los trabajadores defendieron a su compañera como un solo hombre the workers defended their colleague as one;

Comp

hacer un hombre a alguien: el ejército no lo hizo un hombre the army failed to make a man of him;

Comp

ser hombre: da la cara si eres hombre show your face if you're a man;

Comp

ser hombre muerto: si me descubren, soy hombre muerto if they find me out, I'm a dead man;

¡arroja el arma o eres hombre muerto! throw down your weapon or you're a dead man!;

Comp

ser muy hombre to be a (real) man;

te crees muy hombre, ¿no? you think you're a big man, don't you?;

Comp
Fam
ser un hombre de pelo en pecho to be a real man, to be every inch a man;

Comp

ser todo un hombre to be a real man, to be every inch a man;

Prov

el hombre y el oso, cuanto más feos más hermosos people often prefer brawn to classical good looks;

Prov

hombre precavido o [m5] prevenido vale por dos forewarned is forearmed;

Prov

el hombre propone y Dios dispone Man proposes and God disposes

Comp
hombre de acción man of action;
hombre anuncio sandwich-board man;

hombre de bien honourable man;

el hombre de la calle the man in the street;

el hombre de las cavernas cavemen;

hombre de ciencias man of science;

hombre de confianza right-hand man;

hombre de Cromañón Cro-magnon man;

hombre de Estado statesman;

hombre de familia family man;

hombre fuerte strongman;

el hombre fuerte del régimen the strongman of the regime;

hombre de iglesia man of the cloth;

el hombre invisible the invisible man;

hombre de letras man of letters;

hombre lobo werewolf;

hombre de mar seaman, sailor;

hombre de mundo man of the world;

hombre de Neanderthal Neanderthal man;

hombre de negocios businessman;

el hombre de las nieves the abominable snowman;

hombre objeto: [m5] me tratan como a un hombre objeto they treat me as a sex object;

hombre orquesta one-man band;

hombre de paja front (man), US straw man;

hombre de palabra: [m5] es un hombre de palabra he's a man of his word;

el hombre de a pie the man in the street;

hombre público public figure;

hombre rana frogman;
Fam el hombre del saco the bogeyman;
hombre del tiempo weatherman

2.
el hombre [la humanidad] man, mankind;

la evolución del hombre the evolution of mankind

♦ interj

1. Esp [como apelativo]
¡hombre! ¡qué alegría verte! (hey,) how nice to see you!;

¿te acuerdas de Marisol?, ¡sí, hombre, nuestra compañera de clase! do you remember Marisol? you know, she was at school with us!;

¿me acercas a casa? – sí, hombre can you give me a Br lift o US ride home? – sure;

¡sí, hombre, que ya voy! all right, all right, I'm coming!;

hombre, ¡qué pena! oh, what a shame!;

pero hombre, no te pongas así oh, don't be like that!;

hombre, no es exactamente mi plato favorito, pero… well, it's not exactly my favourite dish, but…;

¡hombre Pepe, tú por aquí! hey, Pepe, fancy seeing you here!

2. Méx Fam
n'hombre [uso enfático] [m5]¿cómo les fue? – n'hombre, nos la pasamos súper-bien how did it go? – man, we had a blast!;

n'hombre, no vayas a ver esa película, es aburridísima god no, don't go to that movie o Br film, it's unbelievably boring

* * *

hombre

m

1 man;

de hombre a hombre man to man;

hombre hecho a sí mismo self-made man;

pobre hombre poor man o soul;

¡hombre al agua! man overboard!

2

:

el hombre (la humanidad) man, mankind

3

:

¡claro, hombre! you bet!, sure thing!;

¡hombre, qué alegría! that’s great!

* * *

hombre nm

1) : man

el hombre: man, mankind

2)

hombre de estado : statesman

3)

hombre de negocios : businessman

4)

hombre lobo : werewolf

* * *

hombre n

1. (en general) man [pl. men]

un hombre alto y moreno a tall, dark man

2. (humanidad) mankind

hombre del tiempo weatherman [pl. weathermen]

hombre de negocios businessman [pl. businessmen]

Spanish-English dictionary > hombre
97 identificarse con Alguien

(v.) = feel + at one with + Nombre

Ex. And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.

* * *

(v.) = feel + at one with + Nombre

Ex: And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.

Spanish-English dictionary > identificarse con Alguien
98 interrumpir a Alguien

(v.) = butt in

Ex. It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

* * *

(v.) = butt in

Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

Spanish-English dictionary > interrumpir a Alguien
99 irrespestuoso

= flip.

Ex. And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.

* * *

= flip.

Ex: And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.

Spanish-English dictionary > irrespestuoso
100 irresponsable

adj.

irresponsible.

f. & m.

irresponsible person.

* * *

irresponsable

► adjetivo

1 irresponsible

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 irresponsible person

* * *

ADJ irresponsible

* * *
I
adjetivo irresponsible
II
masculino y femenino

es un irresponsable — he's irresponsible, he's an irresponsible person

* * *

= irresponsible, freewheeling [free-wheeling], heedless, reckless, thoughtless.

Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.

Ex. Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.

Ex. In his wise and graceful book, Watts achieves a balance between the blind adulation and heedless scorn that distorts most commentary on Walt Disney.

Ex. The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.

Ex. Above all things, this film is one woman's passionate protest against the thoughtless abuse of the weak by the strong.

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I
adjetivo irresponsible
II
masculino y femenino

es un irresponsable — he's irresponsible, he's an irresponsible person

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= irresponsible, freewheeling [free-wheeling], heedless, reckless, thoughtless.

Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.

Ex: Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.

Ex: In his wise and graceful book, Watts achieves a balance between the blind adulation and heedless scorn that distorts most commentary on Walt Disney.

Ex: The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.

Ex: Above all things, this film is one woman's passionate protest against the thoughtless abuse of the weak by the strong.

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irresponsable¹

adjective

1 (insensato) irresponsible

2 ( Der) incompetent

irresponsable²

masculine and feminine

es un irresponsable he's irresponsible, he's an irresponsible person

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irresponsable adjetivo
irresponsible
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino:
◊ es un irresponsable he's irresponsible, he's an irresponsible person

irresponsable
I adjetivo irresponsible
II mf irresponsible person: eres una irresponsable, you're irresponsible

' irresponsable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inconsciente
- informal
- alocado
- botarate
English:
fly-by-night
- irresponsible

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irresponsable

♦ adj

irresponsible

♦ nmf

irresponsible person;

es un irresponsable he's very irresponsible

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irresponsable

adj irresponsible

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irresponsable adj

: irresponsible

♦ irresponsablemente adv

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irresponsable adj irresponsible

Spanish-English dictionary > irresponsable

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