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1 sencillez

f.

1 simplicity.

2 unaffectedness, naturalness (modestia).

3 plainness.

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sencillez

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) simplicity

2 (naturalidad) simplicity, lack of affectation, unpretentiousness

3 (ingenuidad) gullibility, naivety,

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noun f.

simplicity

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SF

1) [de costumbre, estilo, ropa] simplicity

se viste con mucha sencillez — she dresses very simply

2) [de tema, problema] simplicity, straightforwardness

no entendió nada pese a la sencillez del asunto — she didn't understand a thing despite the simplicity o straightforwardness of the matter

3) (=naturalidad) naturalness

me gustó su sencillez en el trato — I liked her naturalness

4) LAm (=necedad) foolishness

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femenino simplicity

habla con sencillez — she uses plain language

viste con sencillez — she dresses simply o modestly

se comporta con gran sencillez — he behaves with great modesty

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= simplicity, casualness, sublimity.

Ex. Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

Ex. 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.

Ex. His solution to the problem of significance order had the sublimity of innocence: put the more significant term first.

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femenino simplicity

habla con sencillez — she uses plain language

viste con sencillez — she dresses simply o modestly

se comporta con gran sencillez — he behaves with great modesty

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= simplicity, casualness, sublimity.

Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

Ex: 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.

Ex: His solution to the problem of significance order had the sublimity of innocence: put the more significant term first.

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sencillez

feminine

simplicity

la sencillez del estilo the simplicity of the style

habla con sencillez y naturalidad her manner of speaking is simple and unaffected

viste con sencillez she dresses simply o modestly

pese al cargo que ocupa se comporta con gran sencillez in spite of his position he behaves with great modesty o in a very unassuming way

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sencillez sustantivo femenino
simplicity;
◊ con sencillez ‹ vestir› simply;

‹ comportarse› with modesty;
◊ habla con sencillez she uses plain language

sencillez sustantivo femenino
1 (de un problema, de un diseño) simplicity
2 (de una persona) naturalness

' sencillez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encanto
English:
simplicity
- plainly
- simply

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sencillez nf

1. [facilidad] simplicity

2. [de decoración, vestido] simplicity;

vestir con sencillez to dress simply

3. [de lenguaje, estilo] simplicity

4. [campechanía] unaffectedness, naturalness

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sencillez

f simplicity

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sencillez nf

: simplicity

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sencillez n simplicity

Spanish-English dictionary > sencillez
2 mesurar

v.

1 to assume a serious countenance, to act with solemn reserve.

2 to behave with modesty and prudence.

3 to moderate, to restrain.

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mesurar

► verbo transitivo

1 to moderate

► verbo pronominal mesurarse

1 to restrain oneself

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1. VT

1) (=contener) to restrain

2) Ecu (=medir) to measure

2.

See:

mesurarse

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mesurar

♦ vt

to measure

♦ See also the pronominal verb mesurarse

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mesurar

v/t moderate

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mesurar vt

: to moderate, to restrain, to temper

♦ See also the reflexive verb mesurarse

Spanish-English dictionary > mesurar
3 modestia

f.

modesty.

falsa modestia false modesty

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modestia

► nombre femenino

1 modesty

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FRASEOLOGÍA

con modestia modestly

modestia aparte in all modesty

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SF

1) (=humildad) modesty

modestia aparte, no soy mal cocinero — though I say so myself o frm modesty aside, I'm not a bad cook

con modestia — modestly

vive con modestia — he lives modestly

le respondió con modestia — she answered modestly

falsa modestia — false modesty

2) (=escasez)

con modestia de medios — with quite limited resources

pese a la modestia de sus recursos económicos — despite her limited means

3) (=falta de lujo) modesty

me sorprendió la modestia de su casa — I was surprised by how humble o modest his house was

4) † (=recato) modesty

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femenino modesty

vivir con modestia — to live modestly

modestia aparte — in all modesty, modesty apart

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= modesty, humbleness.

Ex. In recent years, numerous analytic philosophers have tried to describe what modesty is and why modesty is a virtue = En los últimos años, numerosos filósofos analíticas han intentado describir qué es la modestia y por qué es una virtud.

Ex. Unworthiness can mask itself as humbleness.

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femenino modesty

vivir con modestia — to live modestly

modestia aparte — in all modesty, modesty apart

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= modesty, humbleness.

Ex: In recent years, numerous analytic philosophers have tried to describe what modesty is and why modesty is a virtue = En los últimos años, numerosos filósofos analíticas han intentado describir qué es la modestia y por qué es una virtud.

Ex: Unworthiness can mask itself as humbleness.

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modestia

feminine

1 (falta de pretensión) modesty

modestia aparte: la tarta me quedó estupenda, modestia aparte the cake turned out brilliantly, though I (do) say so myself

modestia aparte, soy uno de los mejores del equipo although I say so myself o in all modesty o modesty apart, I am one of the best in the team

2 (sencillez) modesty

vivir con modestia to live modestly

3

(escasez): pese a la modestia de medios, es un éxito despite modest o limited resources, it is very successful

4 ( ant) (recato) modesty ( liter)

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modestia sustantivo femenino
modesty
modestia sustantivo femenino modesty
' modestia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparte
English:
decency
- modesty
- understatement

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modestia nf

1. [humildad] modesty;

Comp

modestia aparte though I say so myself;

mi propuesta es la más innovadora, modestia aparte my proposal is the most innovative, though I say so myself;

modestia aparte, creo que somos los mejores del grupo modesty apart, I think we're the best in the group, I think we're the best in the group, though I say so myself

2. [sencillez] modesty;

a pesar de su puesto vive con modestia he lives modestly, in spite of his position

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modestia

f modesty;

modestia aparte though I say so myself

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modestia nf

: modesty

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modestia n modesty

Spanish-English dictionary > modestia
4 pudor

m.

1 shyness (recato).

2 modesty (modestia).

3 bashfulness, modesty, decorum, pudendum.

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pudor

► nombre masculino

1 (decencia) decency

■ se desnudó sin ningún tipo de pudor he undressed with no sign of embarrassment

2 (modestia) modesty

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SM

1) (=recato) modesty; (=timidez) shyness; (=vergüenza) (sense of) shame, (sense of) decency

con pudor — modestly, discreetly

tenía pudor de confesarlo — he was ashamed to confess it

alardea sin pudor de su riqueza — she boasts unashamedly o openly about her wealth

lo dijo sin ningún pudor — she said it without embarrassment

2) (=castidad) chastity, virtue

atentado al pudor — indecent assault

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masculino

a) ( recato sexual) modesty (arch)

no se desnudó por pudor — she was too embarrassed o shy to take her clothes off

es una falta de pudor — it shows a lack of (a sense of) decency

b) ( reserva) reserve

nos habló sin pudor de sus problemas — he talked to us very openly about his problems

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= decorum, bashfulness.

Ex. The lack of contemporary censure may suggest that he observed a type of decorum in costume appropriate to the social and moral status of his characters.

Ex. In other cases, straightforward alphabetical arrangement scatters topics within the same facet which could be arranged more helpfully; eg in Psychology we find BF575 Special forms of emotion eg.A5 Anger.A9 Awe.B3 bashfulness.F2 Fear.H3 Hate.L8 Love. S4 Self-consciousness.

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masculino

a) ( recato sexual) modesty (arch)

no se desnudó por pudor — she was too embarrassed o shy to take her clothes off

es una falta de pudor — it shows a lack of (a sense of) decency

b) ( reserva) reserve

nos habló sin pudor de sus problemas — he talked to us very openly about his problems

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= decorum, bashfulness.

Ex: The lack of contemporary censure may suggest that he observed a type of decorum in costume appropriate to the social and moral status of his characters.

Ex: In other cases, straightforward alphabetical arrangement scatters topics within the same facet which could be arranged more helpfully; eg in Psychology we find BF575 Special forms of emotion eg.A5 Anger.A9 Awe.B3 bashfulness.F2 Fear.H3 Hate.L8 Love. S4 Self-consciousness.

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pudor

masculine

1 (recato sexual) modesty ( arch)

no se desnudó por pudor she was too embarrassed o shy to take her clothes off

me parece una falta de pudor I think it shows a lack of (a sense of) decency

2 (reserva) reserve

nos habló sin pudor alguno de sus dificultades económicas he talked to us very openly o frankly about his financial problems

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pudor sustantivo masculino
a) ( recato sexual) modesty;

◊ no se desnudó por pudor she was too embarrassed o shy to take her clothes off;

es una falta de pudor it shows a lack of (a sense of) decency
b) ( reserva) reserve;

◊ nos habló sin pudor he talked to us very openly

pudor m (vergüenza) shame: no tiene pudor, he has no sense of decency
' pudor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decencia
- desvergonzada
- desvergonzado
- desvergüenza
- embarazar
- honestidad
- vergüenza
- decoro
- recato
English:
decency
- impurity
- modesty

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pudor nm

1. [recato] shyness;
[vergüenza] (sense of) shame;
no se ducha en público por pudor he's too embarrassed o shy to have a shower in front of other people

2. [modestia] modesty

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pudor

m modesty

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pudor nm

: modesty, reserve

Spanish-English dictionary > pudor
5 honestidad

f.

honesty (honradez).

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honestidad

► nombre femenino

1 (honradez) honesty, uprightness

2 (decencia) decency

3 (recato) modesty

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noun f.

honesty

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SF

1) (=sinceridad) honesty

te diré con honestidad lo que pienso — I'll tell you honestly what I think

2) (=honradez) honour, honor (EEUU)

puso en duda la honestidad del presidente — he called into question the president's honour

3) (=decencia) decency

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femenino integrity, honesty

te lo diré con toda honestidad — I'm going to be completely honest o frank with you

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= honesty.

Ex. But surely, if honesty prevails, library professionals will acknowledge that they have already felt the impact of those competing institutions upon our own.

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* con honestidad = honestly.

* con toda honestidad = in all honesty.

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femenino integrity, honesty

te lo diré con toda honestidad — I'm going to be completely honest o frank with you

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= honesty.

Ex: But surely, if honesty prevails, library professionals will acknowledge that they have already felt the impact of those competing institutions upon our own.

* con honestidad = honestly.

* con toda honestidad = in all honesty.

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honestidad

feminine

1 (integridad) integrity, honesty

te lo voy a decir con toda honestidad I'm going to be completely honest o frank with you

2 ( ant o hum) (de una mujer) virtue, honesty ( arch)

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honestidad sustantivo femenino
integrity, honesty
honestidad sustantivo femenino
1 (justicia, rectitud) honesty, uprightness
2 (pudor) modesty: cuestionaban la honestidad de la doncella, they questioned the maiden's purity
' honestidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acometer
- decencia
- empujar
- entredicho
- corrección
- desconfiar
- honradez
English:
emphasize
- honestly
- honesty

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honestidad nf

1. [honradez] honesty

2. [sinceridad] honesty;

dime con honestidad, ¿qué te parece? tell me honestly, what do you think?

3. [decencia] modesty, decency

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honestidad

f honesty, decency

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honestidad nf

1) : decency, modesty

2) : honesty, uprightness

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honestidad n honesty

Spanish-English dictionary > honestidad
6 falso

adj.

1 false, fake, dummy, counterfeit.

2 false, delusory, misleading.

3 false, liar, deceitful, fake.

pres.indicat.

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

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falso

► adjetivo

1 (no verdadero) false, untrue

2 (moneda) false, counterfeit; (cuadro, sello) forged

3 (persona) insincere, false; (sonrisa) false

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (persona) insincere person

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar un paso en falso (tropezar) to trip, stumble 2 (cometer un error) to make a mistake, make a wrong move

en falso (con falsedad) falsely 2 (sin apoyo) without proper support

jurar en falso to commit perjury

falsa alarma false alarm

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(f. - falsa)

adj.

1) false, untrue

2) fake

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1. ADJ

1) [acusación, creencia, rumor] false

lo que dices es falso — what you're saying is false o untrue

se inscribió con un nombre falso — she registered under a false name

ha sido una falsa alarma — it was a false alarm

falso testimonio — perjury, false testimony

2) [firma, pasaporte, joya] false, fake; [techo] false; [cuadro] fake; [moneda] counterfeit

3) (=insincero) [persona] false, insincere; [sonrisa] false

4) [caballo] vicious

5)

en falso: coger a algn en falso — to catch sb in a lie

dar un paso en falso — (lit) to trip; (fig) to take a false step

jurar en falso — to commit perjury

2.

SM CAm, Méx false evidence

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- sa adjetivo

1)

a) < billete> counterfeit, forged; < cuadro> forged; < documento> false, forged; <diamante/joya> fake; <cajón/techo> false

b) ( insincero) < persona> insincere, false; <sonrisa/promesa> false

2)

a) ( no cierto) <dato/nombre/declaración> false

eso es falso — that is not true, that is untrue

b)

en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjury; golpear en falso — to miss the mark

•

- falsa alarma

- falso testimonio

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= dummy, false, sham, spurious, unauthentic, faked, untrue, bogus, deceitful, pseudo, fake, two-faced, inauthentic, phony [phoney], meretricious, counterfeit, insincere, hocus pocus, specious, dishonest, mendacious, delusional.

Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.

Ex. The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.

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

Ex. Examples would include giving a spurious impression of busyness at the reference desk.

Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).

Ex. Libri was accused of stealing manuscripts of unique importance and rarity from French provincial libraries in the 1840s and inserting faked notes of provenance, substituting Italian place names for French ones.

Ex. Public library collections are of little use to scholars and have failed to provide the communications links that might prove this hypothesis untrue.

Ex. The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.

Ex. Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.

Ex. Sometimes authors write ' pseudo abstracts' to meet deadlines for articles or for talks to be delivered.

Ex. This article deals with the detection of fake letters and documents.

Ex. This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.

Ex. Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.

Ex. Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.

Ex. The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.

Ex. Criminal charges are to be brought against 3 people after the seizure of counterfeit copies of British Telecom's PhoneDisc, a CD-ROM database containing the company's 100 or so telephone directories.

Ex. There is a point when participation may become mere meddling and insincere.

Ex. The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.

Ex. This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.

Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.

Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

Ex. Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.

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* abeto falso = spruce.

* alegación falsa = ipse dixit.

* charlatanería falsa = cant.

* crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.

* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.

* democracia falsa = travesty democracy.

* diamante falso = rhinestone.

* erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.

* erradicar una falsa idea = dispel + idea.

* falsa alabanza = lip service.

* falsa ilusión = delusion.

* falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.

* falsa pretensión = false pretence.

* falsa sensación de seguridad = false sense of security.

* falso pretexto = false pretence.

* falso testimonio = perjury.

* hablar en falso = speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue.

* hacer un movimiento en falso = make + a false move.

* idea falsa = misconception, bogus idea, illusion.

* movimiento en falso = false move.

* nivel jerárquico falso = false link.

* paso en falso = false move.

* pista falsa = red herring.

* resultar falso = prove + false.

* sonar falso = have + a hollow ring.

* toma falsa = outtake.

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- sa adjetivo

1)

a) < billete> counterfeit, forged; < cuadro> forged; < documento> false, forged; <diamante/joya> fake; <cajón/techo> false

b) ( insincero) < persona> insincere, false; <sonrisa/promesa> false

2)

a) ( no cierto) <dato/nombre/declaración> false

eso es falso — that is not true, that is untrue

b)

en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjury; golpear en falso — to miss the mark

•

- falsa alarma

- falso testimonio

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= dummy, false, sham, spurious, unauthentic, faked, untrue, bogus, deceitful, pseudo, fake, two-faced, inauthentic, phony [phoney], meretricious, counterfeit, insincere, hocus pocus, specious, dishonest, mendacious, delusional.

Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.

Ex: The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.

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

Ex: Examples would include giving a spurious impression of busyness at the reference desk.

Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).

Ex: Libri was accused of stealing manuscripts of unique importance and rarity from French provincial libraries in the 1840s and inserting faked notes of provenance, substituting Italian place names for French ones.

Ex: Public library collections are of little use to scholars and have failed to provide the communications links that might prove this hypothesis untrue.

Ex: The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.

Ex: Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.

Ex: Sometimes authors write ' pseudo abstracts' to meet deadlines for articles or for talks to be delivered.

Ex: This article deals with the detection of fake letters and documents.

Ex: This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.

Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.

Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.

Ex: The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.

Ex: Criminal charges are to be brought against 3 people after the seizure of counterfeit copies of British Telecom's PhoneDisc, a CD-ROM database containing the company's 100 or so telephone directories.

Ex: There is a point when participation may become mere meddling and insincere.

Ex: The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.

Ex: This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.

Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.

Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

Ex: Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.

* abeto falso = spruce.

* alegación falsa = ipse dixit.

* charlatanería falsa = cant.

* crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.

* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.

* democracia falsa = travesty democracy.

* diamante falso = rhinestone.

* erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.

* erradicar una falsa idea = dispel + idea.

* falsa alabanza = lip service.

* falsa ilusión = delusion.

* falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.

* falsa pretensión = false pretence.

* falsa sensación de seguridad = false sense of security.

* falso pretexto = false pretence.

* falso testimonio = perjury.

* hablar en falso = speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue.

* hacer un movimiento en falso = make + a false move.

* idea falsa = misconception, bogus idea, illusion.

* movimiento en falso = false move.

* nivel jerárquico falso = false link.

* paso en falso = false move.

* pista falsa = red herring.

* resultar falso = prove + false.

* sonar falso = have + a hollow ring.

* toma falsa = outtake.

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falso -sa

adjective

A

1 ‹billete› counterfeit, forged; ‹cuadro› forged

2 ‹documento› (copiado) false, forged, fake; (alterado) false, forged

3 (simulado) ‹diamante/joya› fake; ‹bolsillo/cajón/techo› false

4 (insincero) ‹persona› insincere, false; ‹sonrisa› false; ‹promesa› false

B

1 (no cierto) ‹dato/nombre/declaración› false

eso es falso, nunca afirmé tal cosa that is not true o that is untrue, I never said such a thing

2

en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjury

golpear en falso to miss the mark

esta tabla está en falso this board isn't properly supported

la maleta cerró en falso the suitcase didn't shut properly

el tornillo giraba en falso the screw wouldn't grip

paso¹ m C 1. (↑ paso (1))

Compuestos:

● falsa alarma

feminine false alarm

● falsa modestia

feminine false modesty

● falso testimonio

masculine ( Der) false testimony, perjury

no levantar falso testimonio ( Relig) thou shalt not bear false witness

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falso
◊ -sa adjetivo

a) ‹ billete› counterfeit, forged;

‹ cuadro› forged;
‹ documento› false, forged;
‹diamante/joya› fake;
‹cajón/techo› false
b) ( insincero) ‹ persona› insincere, false;

‹sonrisa/promesa› false
c) ( no cierto) ‹dato/nombre/declaración› false;

◊ eso es falso that is not true o is untrue;

falsa alarma false alarm;
falso testimonio sustantivo masculino (Der) false testimony, perjury
falso,-a
I adjetivo
1 false: eso que dices es falso, what you're saying is wrong
había un puerta falsa, there was a false door
nombre falso, assumed name
2 (persona) insincere: Juan me parece muy falso, I think Juan is insincere
3 (falsificado) forged
dinero falso, counterfeit o bogus money
II m (persona) insincere person, hypocrit
♦ Locuciones: en falso, false: jurar en falso, to commit perjury
' falso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cierta
- cierto
- falaz
- falsa
- fantasma
- incierta
- incierto
- jurar
- perjurar
- testimonio
- colar
- supuesto
English:
absolutely
- affected
- bogus
- counterfeit
- deceitful
- disingenuous
- dud
- fake
- false
- false move
- faux pas
- hollow
- insincere
- phoney
- sham
- slimy
- spurious
- two-faced
- untrue
- untruthful
- smooth
- spruce
- sycamore
- trumped-up
- two

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falso, -a

♦ adj

1. [afirmación, información, rumor] false, untrue;

eso que dices es falso what you are saying is not true;

en falso [falsamente] falsely;
[sin firmeza] unsoundly;
si haces un movimiento en falso, disparo one false move and I'll shoot;

dio un paso en falso y se cayó he missed his footing and fell;

jurar en falso to commit perjury

Comp
falsa alarma false alarm;
falso testimonio [en juicio] perjury, false evidence;

dar falso testimonio to give false evidence

2. [dinero, firma, cuadro] forged;
[pasaporte] forged, false; [joyas] fake;
un diamante falso an imitation diamond

3. [hipócrita] deceitful;

no soporto a los falsos amigos que te critican a la espalda I can't stand false friends who criticize you behind your back;

basta ya de falsa simpatía that's enough of you pretending to be nice;

Comp
Fam Hum
es más falso que Judas he's a real snake in the grass

Comp
Ling falso amigo false friend;
falsa modestia false modesty

4. [simulado] false

Comp
falsa costilla false rib;
falso estuco [en bricolaje] stick-on plasterwork;

falso muro false wall;

falso techo false ceiling

♦ nm,f
[hipócrita] hypocrite
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falso

adj

1 false

2 joyas fake; documento, firma forged; monedas, billetes counterfeit

3

:

jurar o

declarar en falso commit perjury

4 persona false

* * *

falso, -sa adj

1) falaz: false, untrue

2) : counterfeit, forged

* * *

falso adj

1. (en general) false

un nombre falso a false name

2. (billete, cuadro) forged

3. (joya) fake

4. (persona) false / insincere

Spanish-English dictionary > falso
7 insolencia

f.

1 insolence.

hacer/decir una insolencia to do/say something insolent

2 piece of insolence, crude remark, gross remark, impertinent remark.

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insolencia

► nombre femenino

1 (atrevimiento) insolence

2 (palabra) cheeky remark; (acción) cheeky thing to do

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

decir insolencias to be insolent, be cheeky

* * *

SF insolence

lo que han hecho me parece una insolencia — I think what they did was really rude

* * *

femenino

a) ( cualidad) insolence

b) ( dicho)

no pienso tolerar sus insolencias — I don't intend putting up with his insolence o his insolent behavior

contestarle así fue una insolencia — it was very rude of you to answer him like that

* * *

= effrontery, effrontery, blatancy, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, pertness.

Ex. This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.

Ex. This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.

Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex. Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.

Ex. We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.

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* con insolencia = impudently.

* con toda insolencia = shamelessly.

* * *

femenino

a) ( cualidad) insolence

b) ( dicho)

no pienso tolerar sus insolencias — I don't intend putting up with his insolence o his insolent behavior

contestarle así fue una insolencia — it was very rude of you to answer him like that

* * *

= effrontery, effrontery, blatancy, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, pertness.

Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.

Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.

Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex: Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.

Ex: We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.

* con insolencia = impudently.

* con toda insolencia = shamelessly.

* * *

insolencia

feminine

1 (cualidad) insolence

2

(dicho): no pienso tolerar sus insolencias I don't intend to put up with his insolence o his insolent behavior

contestarle así fue una insolencia it was very rude of you to answer him like that

* * *

insolencia sustantivo femenino
a) ( cualidad) insolence

b) ( dicho):

◊ no pienso tolerar sus insolencias I don't intend putting up with his insolence o his insolent behavior;

contestarle así fue una insolencia it was very rude of you to answer him like that
insolencia sustantivo femenino insolence
' insolencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atrevimiento
- frescura
English:
impertinence
- impudence
- insolence

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insolencia nf

1. [falta de respeto] insolence;

respondió con insolencia she replied insolently

2. [dicho] insolent remark;

ya estoy harto de sus insolencias [actos] I'm fed up of her insolent behaviour;

ha hecho otra insolencia he's been insolent again;

decir una insolencia to make an insolent remark

* * *

insolencia

f insolence

* * *

insolencia nf

impertinencia: insolence

Spanish-English dictionary > insolencia
8 decoro

m.

1 decency, decorum.

2 dignity.

vivir con decoro to live decently

pres.indicat.

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

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decoro

► nombre masculino

1 (honor) decorum; (respeto) respect

2 (pudor) modesty, decency

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

guardar el decoro a alguien to show respect for somebody

con/sin decoro (adj) decent/indecent 2 (adv) decently/indecently

■ vivir con decoro to live decently

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noun m.

decorum

* * *

SM

1) (=decencia, dignidad) decorum, decency

decoro virginal — maidenly modesty

2) (=honor) honour, honor (EEUU), respect

* * *

masculino (pudor, respeto) decorum

guardar el debido decoro — to maintain a sense of decorum o propriety

* * *

= propriety, decency, decorum.

Ex. Dissatisfaction is being expressed with the public library's feminised world of propriety and respectability.

Ex. He has a decency and character that is both enviable and especially rare in today's world of expediency and self-service.

Ex. The lack of contemporary censure may suggest that he observed a type of decorum in costume appropriate to the social and moral status of his characters.

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* falta de decoro = impropriety.

* sentido del decoro = sense of decorum.

* * *

masculino (pudor, respeto) decorum

guardar el debido decoro — to maintain a sense of decorum o propriety

* * *

= propriety, decency, decorum.

Ex: Dissatisfaction is being expressed with the public library's feminised world of propriety and respectability.

Ex: He has a decency and character that is both enviable and especially rare in today's world of expediency and self-service.

Ex: The lack of contemporary censure may suggest that he observed a type of decorum in costume appropriate to the social and moral status of his characters.

* falta de decoro = impropriety.

* sentido del decoro = sense of decorum.

* * *

decoro

masculine

1

(dignidad): vivir con decoro to have a decent standard of living

2 (pudor, respeto) decorum

guardar el debido decoro to maintain a sense of decorum o propriety

* * *

Del verbo decorar: ( conjugate decorar)

decoro es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

decoró es:

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

Multiple Entries:
decorar
decoro
decorar ( conjugate decorar) verbo transitivo
to decorate
decoro sustantivo masculino (pudor, respeto) decorum
decorar verbo transitivo to decorate: esta empresa nos decoró la oficina en una semana, this company decorated the office in a week
' decoro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decorar
- vergüenza
English:
propriety
- respectability
- decency
- decorum

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decoro nm

1. [pudor] decency, decorum;

guardar el decoro to maintain one's decorum;

saber guardar el decoro to know how to behave properly o appropriately;

hablar con decoro to speak with propriety

2. [dignidad] dignity;

vivir con decoro to live decently

* * *

decoro

m decorum;

guardar el decoro maintain decorum

* * *

decoro nm

: decorum, propriety

Spanish-English dictionary > decoro
9 atrevimiento

m.

1 daring.

2 cheek (insolencia).

3 forwardness, effrontery, insolence, crust.

* * *

atrevimiento

► nombre masculino

1 (osadía) daring, boldness

2 (insolencia) effrontery, insolence, impudence

* * *

noun m.

daring, boldness

* * *

SM

1) (=audacia) daring, boldness

2) (=insolencia) insolence, cheek; (=osadía) forwardness

* * *

masculino nerve

qué atrevimiento! — what nerve! (AmE), what a nerve! (BrE)

* * *

= boldness, effrontery, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, wantonness, pertness.

Ex. Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.

Ex. This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.

Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex. Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.

Ex. This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.

Ex. We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.

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* tener el atrevimiento = have + the nerve(s) to.

* tener el atrevimiento de = have + the cheek to.

* * *

masculino nerve

qué atrevimiento! — what nerve! (AmE), what a nerve! (BrE)

* * *

= boldness, effrontery, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, wantonness, pertness.

Ex: Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.

Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.

Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex: Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.

Ex: This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.

Ex: We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.

* tener el atrevimiento = have + the nerve(s) to.

* tener el atrevimiento de = have + the cheek to.

* * *

atrevimiento

masculine

nerve

tuvo el atrevimiento de decirme que no lo haría he had the nerve o audacity to tell me that he wouldn't do it

¡qué atrevimiento! what nerve! ( AmE), what a nerve! ( BrE)

* * *

atrevimiento sustantivo masculino
nerve
atrevimiento sustantivo masculino
1 (audacia) daring, audacity
2 (insolencia) insolence, impudence
' atrevimiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confianza
- desvergüenza
- intromisión
- pagar
English:
daring
- presumption
- suggestiveness
- audacity

* * *

atrevimiento nm

1. [osadía]
el atrevimiento de sus diseños the daring of his designs;

perdona mi atrevimiento, ¿estás casada? if you don't mind me asking, are you married?

2. [insolencia] cheek;

tuvo el atrevimiento de gritarle she had the cheek o nerve to shout at him;

¡qué atrevimiento! what a cheek!

* * *

atrevimiento

m nerve

* * *

atrevimiento nm

1) : daring, boldness

2) : insolence

Spanish-English dictionary > atrevimiento
10 descaro

m.

1 cheek, impertinence.

2 insolence, cheek, brazenness, cynicism.

* * *

descaro

► nombre masculino

1 impudence, cheek, nerve

■ tuvo el descaro de hacer algunas preguntas she had the nerve to ask some questions

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

¡qué descaro! what a cheek!, what a nerve!, of all the cheek!

* * *

noun m.

cheek, nerve

* * *

SM (=insolencia) cheek *, nerve *

tuvo el descaro de decirme que... — he had the cheek o nerve to tell me that... *

¡qué descaro! — what a cheek! *, what a nerve! *

* * *

masculino

qué descaro! — what a nerve!

tergiversan los hechos con un descaro... — they misrepresent the facts so blatantly

* * *

= chutzpah, effrontery, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, pertness.

Ex. Typical examples are 'Who is it that has made most gramophone records?' 'What is the diameter of a human hair?' Which are the commonest surnames?' 'What was it that Jane Austen said about apple pie?' 'What does ' chutzpah' mean?'.

Ex. This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.

Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex. Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.

Ex. We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.

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* con descaro = impudently.

* con todo descaro = shamelessly.

* tener el descaro de = have + the gall to, have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.

* * *

masculino

qué descaro! — what a nerve!

tergiversan los hechos con un descaro... — they misrepresent the facts so blatantly

* * *

= chutzpah, effrontery, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, pertness.

Ex: Typical examples are 'Who is it that has made most gramophone records?' 'What is the diameter of a human hair?' Which are the commonest surnames?' 'What was it that Jane Austen said about apple pie?' 'What does ' chutzpah' mean?'.

Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.

Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex: Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.

Ex: We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.

* con descaro = impudently.

* con todo descaro = shamelessly.

* tener el descaro de = have + the gall to, have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.

* * *

descaro

masculine

audacity, nerve ( colloq)

¡qué descaro! entrar así sin pedir permiso what a nerve o ( BrE) cheek, coming in like that without asking!

tergiversan los hechos con un descaro … they misrepresent the facts so blatantly

* * *

Del verbo descararse: ( conjugate descararse)

me descaro es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

se descaró es:

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

descaro sustantivo masculino
audacity, nerve (colloq);
◊ ¡qué descaro! what a nerve!

descaro sustantivo masculino cheek, nerve: ¡qué descaro!, what a cheek!

' descaro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desvergüenza
- frescura
- jeta
- cara
- morro
- tupé
- valor
English:
gall
- immodesty
- nerve
- sauce
- cheek

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descaro nm

cheek, impertinence;

¡qué descaro!, acudir sin ser invitados what a cheek, coming without being invited!;

se dirigió a su profesor con mucho descaro he spoke to his teacher very cheekily;

mienten con todo el descaro they lie quite shamelessly o brazenly

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descaro

m nerve

* * *

descaro nm

: audacity, nerve

* * *

descaro n cheek / nerve

Spanish-English dictionary > descaro
11 desfachatez

f.

1 cheek.

2 nerve, brazenness, cynicism, cheek.

* * *

desfachatez

► nombre femenino

1 cheek, nerve

* * *

SF

1) (=descaro) brazenness, cheek

2)

una desfachatez — a cheeky remark *, a brazen remark

* * *

femenino audacity, nerve (colloq)

* * *

= effrontery, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, pertness.

Ex. This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.

Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex. Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.

Ex. We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.

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* con desfachatez = impudently.

* con toda desfachatez = shamelessly.

* tener la desfachatez de = have + the gall to, have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.

* * *

femenino audacity, nerve (colloq)

* * *

= effrontery, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, pertness.

Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.

Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex: Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.

Ex: We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.

* con desfachatez = impudently.

* con toda desfachatez = shamelessly.

* tener la desfachatez de = have + the gall to, have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.

* * *

desfachatez

feminine

audacity, nerve ( colloq), cheek ( BrE colloq)

* * *

desfachatez sustantivo femenino
audacity, nerve (colloq)
desfachatez sustantivo femenino cheek, nerve
' desfachatez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cara
- papo
- coraje
- desparpajo
- rostro

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desfachatez nf
Fam cheek;
¡qué desfachatez! the cheek of it!;

actúa con mucha desfachatez he behaves really brazenly o without shame

* * *

desfachatez

f impertinence

* * *

desfachatez nf, pl - teces : audacity, nerve, cheek

Spanish-English dictionary > desfachatez
12 osadía

f.

daring, audacity, courage, valor.

* * *

osadía

► nombre femenino

1 (audacia) audacity, daring

2 (desvergüenza) effrontery, nerve

* * *

noun f.

daring

* * *

SF

1) (=audacia) daring, boldness

2) (=descaro) impudence, audacity, temerity

* * *

femenino ( valor) (liter) daring, boldness; ( descaro) temerity, audacity

* * *

= boldness, fearlessness, effrontery, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, pertness.

Ex. Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.

Ex. Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.

Ex. This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.

Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex. Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.

Ex. We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.

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* tener la osadía de = have + the gall to, have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.

* * *

femenino ( valor) (liter) daring, boldness; ( descaro) temerity, audacity

* * *

= boldness, fearlessness, effrontery, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, pertness.

Ex: Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.

Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.

Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.

Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.

Ex: Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.

Ex: We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.

* tener la osadía de = have + the gall to, have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.

* * *

osadía

feminine

1 ( liter) (valor) daring, boldness

2 (descaro) temerity, audacity

* * *

osadía sustantivo femenino
1 (falta de temor) daring
2 (falta de respeto) impudence
' osadía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
determinación
- audacia
English:
boldness
- daring

* * *

osadía nf

1. [valor] boldness, daring

2. [descaro] audacity, temerity

* * *

osadía

f

1 daring

2 ( descaro) audacity

* * *

osadía nf

1) valor: boldness, daring

2) audacia: audacity, nerve

Spanish-English dictionary > osadía
13 quebrantar

v.

1 to break (incumplir) (promesa, ley).

El dolor quebrantó a Lisa The pain broke Lisa.

2 to crack.

3 to weaken.

4 to infringe, to violate, to transgress.

El ladrón quebrantó la ley The thief infringed the law.

* * *

quebrantar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cascar) to crack

2 (romper) to break, shatter; (machacar) to grind

3 (debilitar) to weaken

4 figurado (salud, posición, fortuna) to undermine, shatter

5 figurado (incumplir) to break, violate

■ es la primera vez que quebranta la ley it's the first time he has broken the law

6 figurado (suavizar) to take the edge off, temper; (ablandar) to soften

■ el sol ha quebrantado el frío the sun has taken the edge off the cold

■ quebrantó su furor con una sonrisa he tempered his anger with a smile

7 figurado (causar lástima) to wound, shatter

■ aquello me quebrantó el corazón that broke my heart

► verbo pronominal quebrantarse

1 (cascarse) to crack

2 (romperse) to break

3 (la salud) to be shattered

■ se quebrantó con tantos esfuerzos he felt shattered after such hard work

* * *

verb

to break

* * *

1. VT

1) (=romper) [gen] to break; [haciendo grietas] to crack; [haciendo añicos] to shatter

2) (=debilitar) [+ resistencia] to weaken, break; [+ salud, posición] to destroy, undermine; [+ persona] to break; [+ cimientos, furia, moral] to weaken

3) (=abrir) [+ cerradura] to force; [+ caja fuerte, sello] to break open; [+ cárcel] to break out of; [+ recinto sagrado] to break into, violate; [+ terreno vedado] to trespass on

4) [+ ley, promesa] to break

5) [+ color] to tone down

6) LAm [+ caballo] to break in

2.

See:

quebrantarse

* * *

verbo transitivo (liter) < salud> to break (liter); <paz/armonía> (frml) to disturb; <ley/promesa> (frml) to break

quebrantarle la moral a alguien — to break somebody's spirit

* * *

= be in violation of, infringe (on/upon), go back on, transgress.

Ex. A 'self-help' approach, whereby libraries cooperate to boycott periodical publishers who are considered to be culpable, may also be in violation of antitrust legislation.

Ex. The Act undoubtedly has the potential to infringe gravely upon the civil liberties of UK citizens.

Ex. The Commission has downgraded university librarians in terms of both pay and academic status, thus going back on a right granted as early as 1960.

Ex. But it is Islam's strict code of sexual modesty that Islamists most often transgress.

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* quebrantar el espíritu de Alguien = break + Posesivo + spirit.

* quebrantar la ley = break + the law.

* * *

verbo transitivo (liter) < salud> to break (liter); <paz/armonía> (frml) to disturb; <ley/promesa> (frml) to break

quebrantarle la moral a alguien — to break somebody's spirit

* * *

= be in violation of, infringe (on/upon), go back on, transgress.

Ex: A 'self-help' approach, whereby libraries cooperate to boycott periodical publishers who are considered to be culpable, may also be in violation of antitrust legislation.

Ex: The Act undoubtedly has the potential to infringe gravely upon the civil liberties of UK citizens.

Ex: The Commission has downgraded university librarians in terms of both pay and academic status, thus going back on a right granted as early as 1960.

Ex: But it is Islam's strict code of sexual modesty that Islamists most often transgress.

* quebrantar el espíritu de Alguien = break + Posesivo + spirit.

* quebrantar la ley = break + the law.

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quebrantar [A1 ]

vt

A ( liter) (dañar) ‹salud› to ruin, break ( liter)

los constantes bombardeos quebrantaron la moral de los habitantes the constant bombing broke the spirit of the population

no quisiera que esta armonía se viera quebrantada I wouldn't like this harmony to be destroyed

los aullidos quebrantaron la paz de la noche the howls shattered the peace of the night

B ( liter); ‹ley/promesa› to break

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quebrantar verbo transitivo
1 to break: la pobre dieta y el frío quebrantaron su salud, her health deteriorated because of a poor diet and the cold
2 Jur to violate, infringe
' quebrantar' also found in these entries:
English:
break
- provoke
- violate

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quebrantar

♦ vt

1. [promesa, ley] to break;
[obligación] to fail in
2. [rocas] to crack

3. [moral, resistencia] [romper] to break;
[debilitar] to weaken
♦ See also the pronominal verb quebrantarse

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quebrantar

v/t ley, contrato break; fig

break, undermine

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quebrantar vt

1) : to break, to split, to crack

2) : to weaken

3) : to violate (a law or contract)

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quebrantar vb

1. (ley, promesa) to break [pt. broke; pp. broken]

2. (salud) to weaken

Spanish-English dictionary > quebrantar
14 reñido

adj.

on bad terms, at variance, close-run, ding-dong.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: reñir.

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reñido

► participio pasado

1→ link=reñir reñir

► adjetivo

1 (enemistado) on bad terms, at odds

2 (de rivalidad) bitter, tough, hard-fought

3 (incompatible) incompatible

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ADJ

1) [batalla, concurso] hard-fought, close

un partido reñido — a hard-fought o close game

en lo más reñido de la batalla — in the thick of the fight

2) (=enfadado)

estar reñido con algn — to have fallen out with sb, be on bad terms with sb

está reñido con su familia — he has fallen out with his family, he is on bad terms with his family

3) (=en contradicción)

estar reñido con algo: está reñido con el principio de igualdad — it goes against o is contrary to the principle of equality

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- da adjetivo

1) <partido/batalla> hard-fought, tough

2)

a) [ESTAR] ( peleado)

reñido CON alguien: está reñido con su novia — he has fallen out with his girlfriend (colloq)

b) ( en contradicción) [estar]

reñido CON algo — < con principios> against something

un espectáculo reñido con la moral tradicional — a show (which is) at odds with conventional moral standards

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= keen [keener -comp., keenest -sup.].

Ex. Formal logic used to be a keen instrument in the hands of the teacher in his trying of students' souls.

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- da adjetivo

1) <partido/batalla> hard-fought, tough

2)

a) [ESTAR] ( peleado)

reñido CON alguien: está reñido con su novia — he has fallen out with his girlfriend (colloq)

b) ( en contradicción) [estar]

reñido CON algo — < con principios> against something

un espectáculo reñido con la moral tradicional — a show (which is) at odds with conventional moral standards

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= keen [keener -comp., keenest -sup.].

Ex: Formal logic used to be a keen instrument in the hands of the teacher in his trying of students' souls.

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reñido -da

adjective

A ‹partido/batalla› hard-fought, tough

en lo más reñido de la lucha at the height of the struggle

B

1 [ ESTAR] (peleado) reñido CON algn:

está reñido con su novia he has fallen out with his girlfriend ( colloq)

2 (en contradicción) reñido CON algo:

está reñido con mis principios it goes against o it's against o it is at odds with my principles

un espectáculo reñido con la moral tradicional a show which conflicts with o is at odds with conventional moral standards

lo bueno no está reñido con lo barato good quality and cheap prices do not have to be mutually exclusive

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Del verbo reñir: ( conjugate reñir)

reñido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
reñido
reñir
reñido
◊ -da adjetivo

1 ‹partido/batalla› hard-fought, tough
2 [ESTAR]
a) ( peleado):

◊ está reñido con su novia he has fallen out with his girlfriend (colloq)

b) ( en contradicción) reñido CON algo ‹ con principios› against sth

reñir ( conjugate reñir) verbo intransitivo (esp Esp)
a) ( discutir) to argue, quarrel

b) reñido CON algn ( pelearse) to quarrel o have a row with sb;

( enemistarse) to fall out with sb
verbo transitivo (Esp) ( regañar) to scold, tell … off (colloq)
reñido,-a adjetivo
1 estar reñido, (una cosa con otra) to be incompatible: la humildad está reñida con la soberbia, modesty is incompatible with haughtiness
(una persona con otra) Juan está reñido con Manuel, Juan has fallen out with Manuel
2 (pelea, votación) tough, hard-fought: fue un encuentro muy reñido, it was a tough meeting
reñir
I vi (tener una discusión) to quarrel, argue
(enfadarse, dejar de hablarse) to fall out [con, with]
II verbo transitivo
1 (regañar) to tell off: mamá me riñó por romper el perchero, mum told me off for breaking the hatstand
2 (una batalla) to fight
' reñido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
algo
- reñida
- sangre
English:
close
- closely
- hard-fought
- odds
- keen

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reñido, -a adj

1. [enfadado]
está reñido con su madre he's fallen out with his mother;

están reñidos they've fallen out

2. [disputado] [combate, campaña electoral] fierce, hard-fought;
[partido, carrera] close
3. [incompatible]
estar reñido con to be at odds with, to be incompatible with;

la técnica no está reñida con la creatividad good technique is not incompatible with creativity, it is possible to have good technique and be creative at the same time

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reñido

adj batalla etc hard fought, tough;

estar reñido con alguien have fallen out with s.o.;

estar reñido con algo be contrary to sth

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reñido, -da adj

1) : tough, hard-fought

2) : at odds, on bad terms

Spanish-English dictionary > reñido
15 casar

v.

1 to marry.

Pedro casó a María Peter married Mary.

2 to fit together.

3 to match.

Su actitud casó la ira de Ricardo His attitude matched John's anger.

4 to annul, to abrogate, to repeal.

El juez casó la apelación The judge annulled the appeal.

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casar

► verbo transitivo

1 DERECHO to annul, quash

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casar

► verbo transitivo

1 (disponer matrimonio) to marry

■ casó a su segunda hija she married off her second daughter

2 (unir) to join, fit

► verbo intransitivo

1 (casarse) to marry ( con, -), get married ( con, to)

■ Pedro casó con su vecina Pedro married his neighbour, Pedro got married to his neighbour

2 (armonizar) to match, go together, fit together

■ estos colores no casan this colours don't match

► verbo pronominal casarse

1 to get married ( con, to) marry ( con, -)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

casarse de penalty familiar to have a shotgun wedding

casarse por la iglesia to get married in church, have a church wedding

casarse por lo civil to get married in a registry office

no casarse con nadie figurado to keep oneself to oneself

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verb

1) to marry

2) match up

•

- casarse
- casarse con
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1. VT

1) (=unir en matrimonio) to marry

los casó el cura del pueblo — they were married by the village priest

2) (=dar en matrimonio) to marry off

ya ha casado a todas sus hijas — she's married off all her daughters

3) (=hacer coincidir) to match up

casa los estampados antes de coser las telas — match up the patterns before sewing the pieces together

4) (Tip) to impose

2. VI

1) (=armonizar)

estas dos piezas casan perfectamente — these two pieces go together o fit together perfectly

hay una serie de datos que no casan — there are a number of details that don't tally o match up

sus dos declaraciones no casan — her two statements do not match up o tally

casar con algo: el color de la alfombra no casa con el del sofá — the colour of the carpet doesn't go with that of the sofa

mis noticias no casan con las tuyas — the news I have doesn't tally with o match yours

tanta modestia no casa con sus ansias de poder — such modesty doesn't go with o tally with his craving for power

2) frm (=contraer matrimonio)

casó con una chica del pueblo — he married o he got married to a girl from the town

3.

See:

casarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) cura/juez to marry

b) padres to marry (off)

2) (Der) < sentencia> to quash
2.
casar vi

a) ( encajar) dibujos to match up; piezas to fit together; cuentas to match, tally

b) ( armonizar) colores/estilos to go together

casar con algo — to go well with something
3.
casarse v pron to get married

se casó con un abogado — she married a lawyer

casarse en segundas nupcias — to marry again, to remarry

no casarse con nadie — to refuse to align oneself to any power (o ideology etc)

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* casar bien = fit in + well.

* casarse = marry (to), tie + the knot.

* casarse con alguien de dinero = marry into + money, marry + a fortune, marry + money.

* casarse con alguien rico = marry into + money, marry + money.

* casarse con alguien rico = marry + a fortune.

* casarse con una idea = wed to + view.

* casarse por dinero = marry + money.

* volver a casarse = remarry.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) cura/juez to marry

b) padres to marry (off)

2) (Der) < sentencia> to quash
2.
casar vi

a) ( encajar) dibujos to match up; piezas to fit together; cuentas to match, tally

b) ( armonizar) colores/estilos to go together

casar con algo — to go well with something
3.
casarse v pron to get married

se casó con un abogado — she married a lawyer

casarse en segundas nupcias — to marry again, to remarry

no casarse con nadie — to refuse to align oneself to any power (o ideology etc)

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* casar bien = fit in + well.

* casarse = marry (to), tie + the knot.

* casarse con alguien de dinero = marry into + money, marry + a fortune, marry + money.

* casarse con alguien rico = marry into + money, marry + money.

* casarse con alguien rico = marry + a fortune.

* casarse con una idea = wed to + view.

* casarse por dinero = marry + money.

* volver a casarse = remarry.

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casar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 «cura/juez» to marry

2 «padres» to marry, marry off

han casado a todos sus hijos they've married off all their children

casó muy bien a su hijo he made a good marriage for his son

B ( Der) ‹sentencia› to quash

■ casar

vi

1 (encajar) «dibujos» to match up; «piezas» to fit together; «cuentas» to match, tally

2 (armonizar) «colores/estilo» to go together casar CON algo:

casa bien con la alfombra it goes well with the carpet

su carácter independiente no casa con la rigidez de sus padres his independent nature clashes with his parents' strictness

■ casarse

v pron

to get married

se casaron ayer they got married yesterday, they were married yesterday ( period)

se casó con un abogado she married a lawyer

casarse en segundas nupcias to marry again, to remarry

no casarse con nadie: un periodista que no se casa con nadie an uncompromising journalist, a journalist who refuses to compromise

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casar ( conjugate casar) verbo transitivo [cura/juez] to marry
verbo intransitivo
a) ( encajar) [ dibujos] to match up;

[ piezas] to fit together;
[ cuentas] to match, tally
b) ( armonizar) [colores/estilos] to go together;

casar con algo to go well with sth
casarse verbo pronominal
to get married;
◊ casarse por la Iglesia to get married in church;

se casó con un abogado she married a lawyer;
casarse en segundas nupcias to marry again, to remarry
casar
I verbo transitivo (unir en matrimonio) to marry
(dar en matrimonio) to marry (off): casó muy bien a sus dos hijos, she successfully married off her two sons
II verbo intransitivo (encajar) to match, go o fit together: las cuentas no le casan, he can't make the figures balance, figurado things don't seem to be right to him

' casar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
buena
- bueno
- desposar
- enlazar
English:
hint
- marry

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casar

♦ vt

1. [en matrimonio] to marry;

los casó el cura del pueblo they were married by the village priest;

ya ha casado a todos sus hijos all his children are married;

llevan años intentando casar a su hijo they've been trying to marry off their son o get their son married off for years

2. [unir] to fit together

♦ vi

1. [armonizar] to match;

el tapizado del sofá y el de las sillas no casan the sofa and the chairs don't match

2. [cuadrar] to balance, to tally;

las cuentas no casan the accounts don't tally

♦ See also the pronominal verb casarse

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casar

I v/i fig

match (up);

casar con go with

II v/t

1 de sacerdote marry; de padres marry off

2 JUR sentencia quash

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casar vt

: to marry

casar vi

: to go together, to match up

♦ See also the reflexive verb casarse

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casar vb to marry [pt. & pp. married]

ése es el sacerdote que nos casó that's the priest who married us

Spanish-English dictionary > casar
16 alarde

m.

1 show or display.

hacer alarde de algo to show something off, to flaunt something

2 pompous exhibition, display, show, show-off.

3 boast, brag.

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alarde

► nombre masculino

1 display, bragging, boasting

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer alarde de to flaunt, show off, parade

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noun m.

display, show

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SM

1) display

un alarde de patriotismo — a display of patriotism

la decisión fue todo un alarde de serenidad — the decision was a feat of cool-headedness

• en un alarde de generosidad, me pagaron la cena — in a show o display of generosity they paid for my dinner

en un alarde de falsa modestia — in a show of false modesty

• hacer alarde de, siempre hace alarde de sus riquezas — he is always showing off his wealth

siempre está haciendo alarde de sus triunfos sexuales — he's always boasting about o of his sexual prowess

el grupo hizo alarde de su poder de convocatoria — the band demonstrated o displayed their pulling power, it was a demonstration of the pulling power of the band

2) (Mil) † review

3) pl alardes esp LAm (=jactancias) boasts

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masculino show, display

hacer alarde de fuerza/riqueza — to show off strength/wealth

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= parade, bragging, boasting, bluff.

Ex. An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.

Ex. The war in Lebanon began with bragging and ended with bragging.

Ex. Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.

Ex. The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.

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* hacer alarde de = boast, flaunt, brag, show off.

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masculino show, display

hacer alarde de fuerza/riqueza — to show off strength/wealth

* * *

= parade, bragging, boasting, bluff.

Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.

Ex: The war in Lebanon began with bragging and ended with bragging.

Ex: Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.

Ex: The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.

* hacer alarde de = boast, flaunt, brag, show off.

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alarde

masculine

show, display

haciendo alarde de su fuerza making a show of o showing off o displaying his strength

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alarde sustantivo masculino
show, display;
◊ hacer alarde de fuerza to show off strength

alarde sustantivo masculino bragging, boasting: no puede evitar hacer alarde de sus conocimientos, she can't help showing off her knowledge

' alarde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despliegue
English:
air
- boast
- ostentation
- parade
- show off
- display
- extravaganza
- razzmatazz

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alarde nm

show, display;

hizo alarde de su inteligencia she showed off o flaunted her intelligence;

en un alarde de generosidad, nos invitó a cenar in a display of generosity he invited us to dinner

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alarde

m show, display;

hacer alarde de make a show of

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alarde nm

1) : show, display

2)

hacer alarde de : to make show of, to boast about

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alarde n

hacer alarde de algo to show off about something [pt. showed; pp. shown]

Spanish-English dictionary > alarde
17 reñida

adj.

at variance with another.

past part.

past participle of REÑIR.

Un partido reñido a hard-fought game

Está reñeida con su familia she has fallen out with his family

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reñido,-a adjetivo
1 estar reñido, (una cosa con otra) to be incompatible: la humildad está reñida con la soberbia, modesty is incompatible with haughtiness
(una persona con otra) Juan está reñido con Manuel, Juan has fallen out with Manuel
2 (pelea, votación) tough, hard-fought: fue un encuentro muy reñido, it was a tough meeting
' reñida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reñido
English:
photo finish

Spanish-English dictionary > reñida
18 aparte

adj.

separate.

lo guardaré en un cajón aparte I'll keep it in a separate drawer

ser caso o capítulo aparte to be a different matter

adv.

1 aside, to one side.

bromas aparte joking apart

2 separately (por separado).

la bufanda envuélvala aparte, es para regalar please wrap the scarf up separately, it's a gift

3 besides.

y aparte tiene otro todoterreno and she has another four-wheel drive besides o too

aparte de apart from, except from (excepto)

aparte de feo… besides being ugly…

4 apart, aside, on one side, separately.

m.

1 new paragraph.

2 aside (Teatro).

3 private conference with the judge, sidebar.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: apartar.

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aparte

► adverbio

1 apart, aside, separately

■ eso se paga aparte you'll have to pay for that separately

► adjetivo

1 (distinto) special

■ eso es caso aparte that's completely different

► nombre masculino

1 TEATRO aside

2 LINGÚÍSTICA paragraph

■ punto y aparte full stop, new paragraph

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FRASEOLOGÍA

aparte de (excepto) apart from 2 (además de) as well as, besides

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1. noun m.
aside (theater)
2. adj.
separate, special
3. adv.
1) aside, apart

2) separately

3) besides

•

- aparte de

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1.

ADJ INV separate

guárdalo en un cajón aparte — keep it in a different o separate drawer

lo tuyo es un caso aparte — you're a special case

capítulo aparte merece la corrupción política — another question altogether is political corruption

• mantenerse aparte — to keep away

2. ADV

1) (=a un lado)

se la llevó aparte para contarle sus confidencias — he took her aside to confide in her

bromas aparte, ¿qué os parece que me vaya a vivir a El Cairo? — joking aside o seriously though, what do you think of me going to live in Cairo?

diferencias ideológicas aparte, perseguimos el mismo fin — ideological differences aside, we're after the same thing

• dejando aparte el norte, este país no es muy montañoso — leaving aside the north, this country is not very mountainous

• hacerle a algn aparte — to exclude sb

• poner algo aparte — to put sth aside

la ropa sucia ponla aparte — put the dirty clothes to one side, put aside the dirty clothes

• ser algo aparte — to be something superior
modestia
2) (=por separado) separately

tendremos que considerar eso aparte — we'll have to consider that separately

deberías lavar las toallas aparte — you should wash the towels separately

3) (=además) besides

aparte, yo ya soy mayorcita para que me manden — besides, I'm too old to be bossed about like that

-¿y no paga el alquiler? -sí, eso aparte — "and he doesn't pay the rent?" - "yes, that as well"

300 euros, aparte impuestos — 300 euros, taxes aside

aparte hay un examen práctico — there is also a practical exam

3.

PREP

• aparte de — apart from

aparte del mal tiempo, las vacaciones fueron estupendas — apart from the bad weather, the holidays were great

• aparte de que — apart from the fact that

4. SM

1) (Teat) aside

hacer un aparte con algn — to take sb to one side

2) (Tip) paragraph, new paragraph

punto y aparte — new paragraph

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I
adverbio

1) (a un lado, por separado)

pon las verduras aparte — put the vegetables to o on one side

¿me lo podría envolver aparte? — could you wrap it separately?

lo llamó aparte y lo reprendió — she called him aside and reprimanded him

dejando aparte la cuestión del dinero — leaving aside the question of money

bromas aparte — joking aside

aparte de — apart from

aparte de que no tiene experiencia... — apart from the fact that she has no experience...

2) ( además)

y aparte tiene una casa en el campo — and she has a house in the country as well

y aparte yo no soy su criada — and anyway o besides I'm not his maid
II
adjetivo invariable

esto merece un capítulo aparte — this deserves a separate chapter

es un caso aparte — he's a special case
III
masculino aside

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= aside, separate, of its own.

Ex. Cost considerations aside, an informative abstract is to be preferred in most instances.

Ex. One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.

Ex. The document has no title of its own.

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* aparte de = apart from, other than, quite apart from, aside from.

* dejar aparte = leave + aside.

* mantener aparte = keep + separate.

* mundos aparte = like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.

* un mundo aparte = a world apart, a breed apart.

* vivir en un mundo aparte = inhabit + a world of + Posesivo + own.

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I
adverbio

1) (a un lado, por separado)

pon las verduras aparte — put the vegetables to o on one side

¿me lo podría envolver aparte? — could you wrap it separately?

lo llamó aparte y lo reprendió — she called him aside and reprimanded him

dejando aparte la cuestión del dinero — leaving aside the question of money

bromas aparte — joking aside

aparte de — apart from

aparte de que no tiene experiencia... — apart from the fact that she has no experience...

2) ( además)

y aparte tiene una casa en el campo — and she has a house in the country as well

y aparte yo no soy su criada — and anyway o besides I'm not his maid
II
adjetivo invariable

esto merece un capítulo aparte — this deserves a separate chapter

es un caso aparte — he's a special case
III
masculino aside

* * *

= aside, separate, of its own.

Ex: Cost considerations aside, an informative abstract is to be preferred in most instances.

Ex: One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.

Ex: The document has no title of its own.

* aparte de = apart from, other than, quite apart from, aside from.

* dejar aparte = leave + aside.

* mantener aparte = keep + separate.

* mundos aparte = like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.

* un mundo aparte = a world apart, a breed apart.

* vivir en un mundo aparte = inhabit + a world of + Posesivo + own.

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aparte¹

adverb

A (a un lado, por separado) separately

¿me lo podría envolver aparte? could you wrap it separately?

lavar la ropa de color aparte wash coloreds separately

este asunto lo vamos a tratar aparte we'll deal with this matter separately

lo llamó aparte y lo reprendió she called him aside o to one side and reprimanded him

pon las verduras aparte put the vegetables to o on one side

dejando aparte la cuestión del dinero leaving aside the question of money

bromas aparte joking aside

soy muy buena cocinera, modestia aparte I'm a very good cook, although I say so myself

aparte de apart from, aside from ( AmE)

aparte de la pensión no tiene ningún otro ingreso apart from her pension, she has no other income

aparte de que no tiene experiencia, es muy irresponsable apart from the fact that she has no experience, she's very irresponsible

punto

B

(además): y aparte tiene otra casa en el campo and she has another house in the country as well

y aparte yo no soy su criada and anyway o besides o apart from anything else, I'm not his maid

aparte²

adj inv

esto merece un capítulo aparte this deserves a separate chapter o a chapter to itself

es un caso aparte he's a special case

aparte³

masculine

aside

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Del verbo apartar: ( conjugate apartar)

aparté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

aparte es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
apartar
aparte
apartar ( conjugate apartar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( alejar) to move … away;

◊ sus amigos lo aparteon del buen camino his friends led him astray;

apartó los ojos he averted his eyes
b) ‹ obstáculo› to move, move … out of the way

c) (frml) ( de un cargo) to remove

d) ( separar) to separate

2 (guardar, reservar) to set aside;
◊ aparta un poco de comida para él put a bit of food aside for him

apartarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
a) ( despejar el camino) to stand aside

b) (alejarse, separarse):

◊ apártate de ahí get/come away from there;

no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side;
¡apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!;
se apartó de su familia she drifted away from her family;
nos estamos apartando del tema we're getting off the subject
aparte adverbio
1 (a un lado, por separado):
◊ pon las verduras aparte put the vegetables to o on one side;

¿me lo podría envolver aparte? could you wrap it separately?;
lo llamó aparte y lo reprendió she called him aside and reprimanded him;
bromas aparte joking aside;
aparte de ( excepto) apart from;

( además de) as well as;
◊ aparte de eso me encuentro bien apart from that I'm all right;

aparte de hacerlos, los diseña she designs them as well as making them
2 ( además) as well;
( por otra parte) anyway, besides
■ adjetivo invariable:
◊ esto merece un capítulo aparte this deserves a separate chapter;

es un caso aparte he's a special case
apartar
I verbo transitivo
1 (alejar) to move away, remove
apartar la vista, to look away
2 (guardar) to put aside
II verbo intransitivo ¡aparta!, move out of the way!
aparte 1 adverbio
1 (en un sitio separado) aside: pon eso aparte, put it aside
2 (dejando a un lado) apart
modestia/bromas aparte, modesty/joking apart
3 (separadamente) separately: la bebida te la cobran aparte, they charge separately for the drinks
♦ Locuciones: aparte de, (además de) besides: aparte de educado es muy simpático, besides being polite he's also very nice
(independientemente de, a excepción de) no tiene a nadie aparte de mí, he has no one apart from me
aparte 2 I adj inv
1 (insólito) special: este hombre es un caso aparte, this man's a special case
2 (distinto) separated
II sustantivo masculino
1 Teat aside
2 Ling punto y aparte, full stop, new paragraph

' aparte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
broma
- independientemente
- punto
- separar
- separada
- separado
- allá
- párrafo
English:
apart
- aside
- avert
- keep
- offprint
- otherwise
- outside
- separate
- away
- besides
- draw
- extra
- other
- plus
- segregate
- take

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aparte

♦ adv

1. [en otro lugar, a un lado] aside, to one side;

las cartas urgentes ponlas aparte put the urgent letters to one side;

dejando aparte tu último comentario… leaving aside your last comment…;

bromas aparte joking apart

2. [por separado] separately;

este paquete vino aparte this parcel came separately;

poner aparte el grano y la paja to separate the grain from the chaff;

la bufanda envuélvala aparte, es para regalar please wrap the scarf up separately, it's a gift

3. [además] besides;

y aparte tiene otro todoterreno and she has another four-wheel drive besides o too;

y aparte no tengo por qué hacerte caso and anyway o besides, there's no reason why I should take any notice of you;

aparte de apart from, except for;

aparte de esta pequeña errata, el resto está perfecto apart from o except for this small mistake, the rest is perfect;

aparte de feo… besides being ugly…;

no encontré otra razón aparte de la que te he explicado I couldn't find any reason for it other than the one I've told you;

aparte de eso, no hay nada más que decir other than that, there's nothing more to say;

aparte de que no es un goleador nato, ha costado muy caro quite apart from the fact that he isn't an instinctive goal scorer, he cost a lot of money;

es mi mejor amigo, aparte de ti, claro está he's my best friend, apart from you o except for you, of course

♦ adj inv

separate;

lo guardaré en un cajón aparte I'll keep it in a separate drawer;

es un poeta aparte, tremendamente original he's in a league o class of his own as a poet, he's incredibly original;

ser caso o [m5] capítulo aparte to be a different matter;

tu hermana es un caso aparte your sister's a special case;

constituir una clase aparte to be in a league o class of one's own

♦ nm

1. [párrafo] new paragraph

2. Teatro aside;
Fig
se lo dijo en un aparte she told him when the others couldn't hear her

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aparte

I adv

1 to one side;

llevar a alguien aparte take s.o. aside o to one side

2 ( por separado) separately

3

:

aparte de aside from, Br apart from;

aparte de guapa, es rica she’s not only pretty, she’s rich too, she’s rich as well as pretty;

aparte de que apart from the fact that

II m

1 TEA aside

2 TIP new line;

punto y aparte new paragraph

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aparte adv

1) : apart, aside

modestia aparte: if I say so myself

2) : separately

3)

aparte de : apart from, besides

aparte adj

: separate, special

aparte nm

: aside (in theater)

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aparte¹ adj

1. (distinto) special / different

él es un caso aparte he's something else

vive en un mundo aparte she lives in another world

2. (separado) separate

aparte² adv

1. (a un lado) aside / to one side

puso el pescado aparte she put the fish to one side

2. (por separado) separately

eso se paga aparte you have to pay for that separately

3. (a solas) on your own

habló aparte con su abogado he spoke to his lawyer on his own

aparte de (excepto) apart from (además de) besides / as well as

aparte del susto, no le ha pasado nada apart from the shock, she's fine

aparte de inteligente, es también guapo besides being clever, he's good looking too

Spanish-English dictionary > aparte
19 modestamente

adv.

modestly, comelily, meekly, maidenly, honestly.

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modestamente

► adverbio

1 modestly

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ADV

1) (=humildemente) modestly

- no estoy de acuerdo -dijo modestamente — "I don't agree," he said modestly

yo creo, modestamente, que están equivocados — in my humble opinion, they are wrong

contribuyeron modestamente a la causa — they contributed to the cause in a modest way

2) (=sin lujo) modestly

modestamente vestido — modestly dressed

vivía modestamente — he lived modestly

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= modestly.

Ex. Senior SLIS staff were seen to be relatively content with their present levels of funding which has been modestly increased in recent years = El personal de dirección de las EUBYD parecía estar relativamente contento con sus niveles actuales de financiación que se han incrementado moderadamente en los últimos años.

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= modestly.

Ex: Senior SLIS staff were seen to be relatively content with their present levels of funding which has been modestly increased in recent years = El personal de dirección de las EUBYD parecía estar relativamente contento con sus niveles actuales de financiación que se han incrementado moderadamente en los últimos años.

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modestamente

adverb

1 (con sencillez) ‹vivir/vestir› simply, modestly

una vivienda modestamente: amueblada a simply furnished home

2 (sin jactancia) modestly, humbly

en lo que modestamente podamos contribuir/servir to which we may make a modest contribution/in which we may humbly serve

modestamente ofreció su experiencia she modestly offered her experience

confesó modestamente no recordarlo he humbly admitted not remembering it

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modestamente adverbio modestly: modestamente, creo que mi discurso fue mejor que el suyo, in all modesty, I think my speech was better than his
' modestamente' also found in these entries:
English:
modestly
- unassumingly

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modestamente adv

modestly

Spanish-English dictionary > modestamente
20 en todo lo relacionado con

• in all justice

• in all matters concerning

• in all matters of

• in all matters related to

• in all matters related with

• in all matters relating to

• in all modesty

• in every sense of the word

• in every way

• in everything concerning

• in everything related to

• in everything relating to

• in evidence

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