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101 actualizar
v.1 to update.El sistema actualiza los datos The system updates the information.2 to inform with the latest news, to keep posted, to keep informed, to bring up to date.Ricardo actualiza a María Richard informs Mary with the latest news.* * *1 (poner al día) to bring up to date, update2 (filosofía) to actualize* * *verb1) to update, to bring up to date2) upgrade* * *1.VT (=poner al día) to bring up to date, update; (Inform) to update; (Contabilidad) to discount2.See:* * *verbo transitivo <salarios/pensiones/legislación> to bring... up to date; <información/manual> to update* * *= bring + Nombre + up to date, contemporize, refresh, update [up-date], upgrade, revamp.Ex. While Jewett, contemplating the use of individual entries that could more easily be changed and brought up to date, found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author.Ex. There exists a failure of LC cataloging to contemporize archaic, or just simply awkward, forms that impair both access and credibility.Ex. It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.Ex. Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.Ex. Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.Ex. Library schools must revamp their curricula and librarianship should become a respected profession.----* actualizar los conocimientos = upgrade + Posesivo + skills.* actualizarse = change with + the times, move with + the times.* dejar de actualizar el catálogo = close down + catalogue.* persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.* * *verbo transitivo <salarios/pensiones/legislación> to bring... up to date; <información/manual> to update* * *= bring + Nombre + up to date, contemporize, refresh, update [up-date], upgrade, revamp.Ex: While Jewett, contemplating the use of individual entries that could more easily be changed and brought up to date, found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author.
Ex: There exists a failure of LC cataloging to contemporize archaic, or just simply awkward, forms that impair both access and credibility.Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.Ex: Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.Ex: Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.Ex: Library schools must revamp their curricula and librarianship should become a respected profession.* actualizar los conocimientos = upgrade + Posesivo + skills.* actualizarse = change with + the times, move with + the times.* dejar de actualizar el catálogo = close down + catalogue.* persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.* * *actualizar [A4 ]vt1 ‹salarios/pensiones/legislación› to bring … up to date; ( Inf) ‹software› to upgrade* * *
actualizar ( conjugate actualizar) verbo transitivo ‹salarios/pensiones/legislación› to bring … up to date;
‹información/manual› to update;
(Inf) ‹ software› to upgrade
actualizar verbo transitivo to update, bring up to date: tienes que actualizar tu ordenador, you've got to update your computer
' actualizar' also found in these entries:
English:
retool
- retrofit
- update
* * *actualizar vt1. [información, datos] to update2. [tecnología, industria] to modernize* * *v/t bring up to date, update* * *actualizar {21} vt: to modernize, to bring up to date* * *actualizar vb to update -
102 conjunto1
1 = aggregate, aggregation, body, set, cache, ensemble.Ex. The result of this is to provide a distinct class number for an aggregate of subjects which are adjacent in the UDC schedule order.Ex. We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.Ex. The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.Ex. SELECT retrieves records containing the search term or terms you specify and stores them in sets.Ex. It is known that there were books made from bamboo and wood during the Shang dynasty (1766-1122 BC) but none remain today except caches of oracle bones.Ex. DIANE is the name that has been given to the ensemble of available information services.----* conjunto aleatorio de lógica difusa = random fuzzy set.* conjunto de conocimientos = body of knowledge.* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.* conjunto de datos = data set [dataset].* conjunto de intereses = set of interests.* conjunto de lógica difusa = fuzzy set.* conjunto de modelos = model base.* conjunto de música = musical band.* conjunto de programas = workbench.* conjunto de valores = set of values.* conjunto difuso = rough set.* conjunto documental multimedia = kit, multimedia item.* conjunto hecho por el propio usuario = custom set.* conjunto impreciso = imprecise set.* conjunto integrado de protocolos = a suite of + protocols.* conjunto musical = musical band.* conjunto residencial = estate.* conjuntos de lógica difusa = fuzzy clustering.* teoría de conjuntos = set theory.* teoría de conjuntos difusos = fuzzy set theory.* un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.* un conjunto de = a set of, a suite of, a pool of, an assembly of, a pattern of, a universe of, a harvest of, a complement of. -
103 desilusionarse
1 to be disappointed, become disillusioned* * *VPR1) (=decepcionarse) to be disappointed2) (=desengañarse) to get disillusioned* * *(v.) = become + disillusionedEx. Some librarians become disillusioned and acquire negative attitudes toward the profession.* * *(v.) = become + disillusionedEx: Some librarians become disillusioned and acquire negative attitudes toward the profession.
* * *vpr1. [decepcionarse] to be disappointed o disillusioned;me he desilusionado con la política I've become disillusioned with politics2. [desengañarse] to realize the truth;desilusiónate, no te va a llamar don't get your hopes up, he's not going to call you* * *v/r1 be disappointed* * *vr -
104 inconcebible
adj.inconceivable.* * *► adjetivo1 inconceivable, unthinkable* * *ADJ inconceivable* * *adjetivo inconceivablees inconcebible que... — it's unbelievable o it seems inconceivable that...
* * *= inconceivable, unthinkable.Ex. It is inconceivable that a librarian can function effectively in a reference department without a strong foundation in cataloging and in the variety of classification schemes.Ex. Replacement of librarians with computers that have Internet access is unthinkable.----* pasar a ser inconcebible = render + inconceivable.* * *adjetivo inconceivablees inconcebible que... — it's unbelievable o it seems inconceivable that...
* * *= inconceivable, unthinkable.Ex: It is inconceivable that a librarian can function effectively in a reference department without a strong foundation in cataloging and in the variety of classification schemes.
Ex: Replacement of librarians with computers that have Internet access is unthinkable.* pasar a ser inconcebible = render + inconceivable.* * *inconceivablees inconcebible que no tomen medidas para evitarlo it's unbelievable o it seems inconceivable that they don't take steps to avoid itun gesto así en él hubiera sido inconcebible hace algunos años a few years ago it would have been inconceivable o unthinkable for him to have made a gesture like that* * *
inconcebible adjetivo
inconceivable
inconcebible adjetivo inconceivable, unthinkable
' inconcebible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
insólita
- insólito
English:
inconceivable
- unthinkable
* * *inconcebible adjinconceivable;es inconcebible que no te guste it's inconceivable that you won't like it;resulta inconcebible que no se dé cuenta del daño que causa it's unbelievable o it seems inconceivable that he doesn't realize the damage he's causing* * *adj inconceivable* * *inconcebible adj: inconceivable, unthinkable♦ inconcebiblemente adv -
105 carácter
m.1 character, temperament, personality, temper.2 trait, strain.3 symbol, character, typeface.4 character, fiber, guts, moral strength.5 aspect, character, guise, type.6 character, persona, fiction character.* * *► nombre masculino (pl caracteres)1 (personalidad) character2 (condición) nature, kind3 (imprenta) letter\tener buen carácter to be good-naturedtener mal carácter to be bad-temperedcaracteres góticos Gothic type sing* * *noun m.1) character2) nature* * *SM(pl caracteres)1) [de persona] characterno tiene carácter — he lacks character, he's a weak character
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tener el carácter abierto — to be open, have an open nature•
tener buen carácter — to be good-natured•
persona de carácter — person of o with characteruna persona de mucho carácter — person with a strong character o a lot of personality
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imprimir carácter — to be character-building, build up characterpasé un año en el ejército y eso imprime carácter — I spent a year in the army, and that builds up character
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tener mal carácter — to be ill-tempered2) [de edificio, estilo] character3) (=índole) natureuna visita con carácter oficial/privado — an official/private visit
la despenalización tiene carácter retroactivo — the decriminalization will be applied retrospectively
la estación se utilizará para trenes de carácter urbano — the station will be used by trains serving the city
4) (Bio) trait, characteristiccarácter dominante — dominant trait, dominant characteristic
5) (Tip) character6) (Inform) character7) LAm (Literat, Teat) character* * *1)a) (modo de ser, genio) characterel carácter latino — the Latin character o temperament
b) ( firmeza) charactertiene mucho/poco carácter — she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality
c) (originalidad, estilo) character2)a) (índole, naturaleza) natureuna visita de carácter oficial/privado — a visit of an official/a private nature
heridas de carácter leve — (period) minor wounds
b) (Biol) characteristic3) (Col, Méx) ( personaje) character4) (Impr, Inf) characterescrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos — written in the Cyrillic alphabet/Gothic script
•* * *1)a) (modo de ser, genio) characterel carácter latino — the Latin character o temperament
b) ( firmeza) charactertiene mucho/poco carácter — she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality
c) (originalidad, estilo) character2)a) (índole, naturaleza) natureuna visita de carácter oficial/privado — a visit of an official/a private nature
heridas de carácter leve — (period) minor wounds
b) (Biol) characteristic3) (Col, Méx) ( personaje) character4) (Impr, Inf) characterescrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos — written in the Cyrillic alphabet/Gothic script
•* * *carácter11 = status, complexion, temper, strength of character, temperament.Ex: AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.
Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.Ex: A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.Ex: These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.Ex: The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.* buen carácter = good humour.* carácter aleatorio = randomness.* carácter conclusivo = finality, conclusiveness.* carácter consultivo = consultative status.* carácter contrariante = contrary nature.* carácter definitivo = finality, conclusiveness.* carácter de urgencia = sense of urgency.* carácter fortuito = randomness.* carácter fuerte = strong-mindedness.* carácter irlandés = Irishness.* carácter judío = Jewishness.* carácter moral = moral character.* carácter reciente = recentness.* carácter sagrado = sacredness.* de carácter = in character.* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.* de mal carácter = ill-natured.* desarrollar el carácter de Uno = build + Posesivo + character.* que demuestra desequilibrio de carácter = off-balance.* sin carácter = boneless, spineless.* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.* tener un carácter muy fuerte = be full of character.carácter22 = character, script, sorts, sort.Nota: En tipografía, cada uno de los elementos (letras, símbolos, espacios, acentos, etc.) que componían una tipo de letra.Ex: A fixed length field is a field which has the same length, that is, contains the same number of characters in each record.
Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman because of the addition of extra ligatures and decorated (or 'swash') capitals.Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.* búsqueda de secuencias de caracteres = string search, string searching.* búsqueda por secuencia de caracteres = character-string search.* búsquedas de secuencias de caracteres = text-string searching.* cadena de caracteres = character string.* carácter de control = control character.* carácter de imprenta = block capital, block letter.* carácter de líneas gruesas = fat face [fat-face].* carácter de separación = delimiter, separating character.* caracteres alfabéticos = alphabetic characters.* caracteres modernos = modern face.* carácter tipográfico = type.* codificación de caracteres = character encoding.* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.* juego de caracteres = character set.* lector óptico de caracteres = optical character reader.* OCR (reconocimiento óptico de caracteres) = OCR (optical character recognition).* reconocimiento de caracteres = character recognition.* secuencia de caracteres = text string.* serie determinada de caracteres = character string.* * *(pl - racteres)A1 (modo de ser) characterel carácter latino the Latin character o temperamentuna persona de buen carácter a good-natured persontiene un carácter muy abierto he has a very open naturees muy débil de carácter he is a very weak character2 (firmeza, genio) charactertiene mucho/poco carácter she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality3 (originalidad, estilo) characteruna casa antigua con mucho carácter an old house with a lot of characterB1 (índole, naturaleza) natureuna visita de carácter oficial/privado a visit of an official/a private nature, an official/private visitel carácter superficial del estudio the superficial nature o the superficiality of the surveycon carácter gratuito free of chargecon carácter retroactivo retroactivelyheridas de carácter leve ( period); minor woundsle daba un carácter especial al cuadro it lent the painting a special qualitycon carácter devolutivo (Col, Ven fam hum): te lo presto, pero con carácter devolutivo I'll let you have it, but it's strictly on loan2 ( Biol) characteristicCompuestos:acquired characteristicdominant characteristicinherited characeristic o featurerecessive characteristicC (Col, Méx) (personaje) characterescríbalo en caracteres de imprenta write it in block letters o print itescrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos written in the Cyrillic alphabet/in Gothic scriptCompuestos:alphanumeric characterwildcard characterprompt* * *
carácter sustantivo masculino (pl◊ - racteres)
el restaurante tiene mucho carácter the restaurant has lots of character;
une persona de carácter fuerte a person of strong character;
una persona de buen carácter a good-natured person;
un carácter abierto an open nature;
tener mal carácter to have a (bad) temper
heridas de carácter leve (period) minor woundsc) (Biol) characteristic
carácter sustantivo masculino
1 (genio, nervio) character: es una persona de mucho carácter, he is a person with a strong character
2 (modo de ser) tiene un carácter muy dulce, she's a very sweet person
tener buen/mal carácter, to be good-natured/bad-tempered
3 (condición, naturaleza) nature: es una medida de carácter transitorio, it's a temporary measure
4 Impr character
' carácter' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- accesible
- acto
- agriar
- amorfa
- amorfo
- arrollador
- arrolladora
- áspera
- áspero
- blanda
- blando
- cambiante
- cardo
- de
- débil
- debilidad
- dramatizar
- empañarse
- endurecer
- fortaleza
- genio
- humildad
- humilde
- imposible
- índole
- moldear
- nervio
- ni
- prudente
- radical
- rasgo
- rebelde
- revestir
- severa
- severidad
- severo
- sombra
- sosegada
- sosegado
- suavizar
- suavidad
- suavizarse
- talante
- teatralidad
- temperamento
- tinte
- tipismo
- trato
- variable
English:
character
- close
- colour
- deviousness
- disposition
- elusiveness
- good-natured
- make-up
- mold
- mould
- nature
- nice
- rugged
- self-assertion
- self-assertive
- self-assertiveness
- serious
- sliminess
- solid
- spineless
- spirit
- technical hitch
- temper
- temperamentally
- tough-minded
- type
- versatility
- weak
- weakness
- wimpish
- forceful
- intimate
- make
- mellow
* * *carácter (pl caracteres) nm1. [personalidad, modo de ser] character;tener buen carácter to be good-natured;tener mal carácter to be bad-tempered2. [genio] character, personality;una mujer de carácter a woman of character;tener mucho carácter to have a strong personality;tener poco carácter not to have much personality3. [índole, naturaleza] character;una reunión de carácter privado/oficial a private/an official meeting;un artículo de carácter satírico a satirical article;el carácter accidentado del terreno the ruggedness of the terrain;solicitaron ayuda con carácter de urgencia they requested urgent assistance4. [de imprenta] character;escriba en caracteres de imprenta [en impreso] please printcaracteres alfanuméricos alphanumeric characterscarácter dominante dominant character;carácter heredado inherited characteristic;carácter ligado al sexo sex-linked characteristic;carácter recesivo recessive characteristic* * *m1 character2 INFOR,TIP character;caracteres de imprenta block letters3 ( naturaleza) nature* * *carácter nm, pl caracteres1) índole: character, kind, nature2) temperamento: disposition, temperament3) : letter, symbolcaracteres chinos: Chinese characters* * *carácter n1. (en general) character2. (índole) nature -
106 conquistador
adj.winning.m.conqueror, winner, conquerer, conquistador.* * *► adjetivo1 conquering► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 conqueror1 (de América) conquistador————————1 (de América) conquistador* * *conquistador, -a1.ADJ conquering2.SM / F conqueror3. SM1) ( Hist) conquistador2) * (=seductor) ladykiller* * *I- dora adjetivoa) < ejército> conqueringb) (fam) < persona>II- dora masculino, femeninoa) (Hist) conqueror; ( en la conquista de América) conquistadorb) (fam) ( en el amor) (m) lady-killer; (f) femme fatale•• Cultural note:The collective term for the succession of explorers, soldiers and adventurers who, from the sixteenth century onward led the settlement and exploitation of Spain's Latin American colonies. Among the best known are Hernán Cortés (Mexico), Hernando de Soto (Florida, Nicaragua), the Pizarro brothers (Panama, Peru, Ecuador), Diego de Almagro (Peru, Chile) and Pedro de Valdivia (Chile)* * *I- dora adjetivoa) < ejército> conqueringb) (fam) < persona>II- dora masculino, femeninoa) (Hist) conqueror; ( en la conquista de América) conquistadorb) (fam) ( en el amor) (m) lady-killer; (f) femme fatale•• Cultural note:The collective term for the succession of explorers, soldiers and adventurers who, from the sixteenth century onward led the settlement and exploitation of Spain's Latin American colonies. Among the best known are Hernán Cortés (Mexico), Hernando de Soto (Florida, Nicaragua), the Pizarro brothers (Panama, Peru, Ecuador), Diego de Almagro (Peru, Chile) and Pedro de Valdivia (Chile)* * *conquistador11 = conqueror.Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.
conquistador22 = lady-killer, playboy.Ex: He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.
Ex: Serial swindler Kenneth Broad was this afternoon jailed for 15 months bringing to an end a playboy lifestyle lived at other people's expense.* * *1 ‹ejército› conquering2 ( fam) ‹persona›tuvo su época de mujer conquistadora she was quite a femme fatale in her timese creía de lo más conquistador he fancied himself (as) a real ladykiller o Don Juan3 ( RPl) ‹personalidad/niño› captivatingmasculine, feminine1 ( Hist) conqueror; (en la conquista de América) conquistador* * *
conquistador
■ sustantivo masculino, femeninoa) (Hist) conqueror;
( en la conquista de América) conquistador
(f) femme fatale
conquistador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Mil conqueror
2 (persona que enamora) (mujer) femme fatale, (hombre) Don Juan, Casanova: ¡con esos ojos debes ser un verdadero conquistador! with eyes like those, you must be a real Don Juan!
' conquistador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conquistadora
English:
conqueror
- playboy
* * *conquistador, -ora♦ adj1. [ejército] conquering2. [seductor] seductive;tiene fama de conquistador he's got a reputation as a Casanova o a lady-killer♦ nm,f[de tierras] conqueror; Hist [en América] conquistador♦ nm[seductor] Casanova, lady-killer* * *I adj conqueringII m, conquistadora f conqueror* * *conquistador, - dora adj: conqueringconquistador, - dora n: conqueror -
107 embustero
adj.deceitful, liar.m.liar, charlatan, cheat, deceiver.* * *► adjetivo1 lying, deceitful► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 liar* * *embustero, -a1. ADJ1) (=mentiroso) lying2)persona embustera — Cono Sur person who cannot spell properly
3) CAm (=altanero) haughty2.SM / F (=mentiroso) liar* * *I- ra adjetivoII- ra masculino, femenino fibber (colloq), liar* * *I- ra adjetivoII- ra masculino, femenino fibber (colloq), liar* * *embustero11 = trickster, liar, fabulist, fabricator, fibber.Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: That means human beings are natural-born liars.Ex: It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.Ex: It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.Ex: The article 'Frequent fibbers can blame their brain' relates the deficit in grey matter volume to the impulsiveness of fibbers.embustero22 = deceitful, mendacious, lying.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: 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: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.* * *¡qué niño más embustero! what a little fibber ( colloq)masculine, femininefibber ( colloq), liar* * *
embustero◊ -ra adjetivo: ¡qué niño más embustero! what a little fibber (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
fibber (colloq), liar
embustero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino cheat, liar
' embustero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embustera
English:
liar
- deceitful
* * *embustero, -a♦ adj[mentiroso] lying;¡mira que eres embustero! you lying hound!♦ nm,fliar, fibber* * *I adj deceitfulII m, embustera f liar* * *embustero, -ra adj: lying, deceitfulembustero, -ra n: liar, cheat* * *embustero n liar -
108 mentiroso
adj.deceptive, liar, deceitful, dishonest.m.liar, storyteller.* * *► adjetivo1 lying► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 liar* * *mentiroso, -a1. ADJ1) (=que miente) lying¡es tan mentiroso! — he's such a liar!
¡mentiroso! — you liar!
2) [texto] full of errors, full of misprints2.SM / F (=que miente) liar* * *I- sa adjetivoIIes muy mentiroso — he's an awful o terrible liar; ( dicho sin ánimo de ofender) he's a real fibber (colloq)
- sa masculino, femenino liar; ( dicho sin ánimo de ofender) fibber (colloq)* * *I- sa adjetivoIIes muy mentiroso — he's an awful o terrible liar; ( dicho sin ánimo de ofender) he's a real fibber (colloq)
- sa masculino, femenino liar; ( dicho sin ánimo de ofender) fibber (colloq)* * *mentiroso11 = fibber, liar, fabulist, fabricator.Ex: The article 'Frequent fibbers can blame their brain' relates the deficit in grey matter volume to the impulsiveness of fibbers.
Ex: That means human beings are natural-born liars.Ex: It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.Ex: It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.* mentiroso compulsivo = pathological liar, compulsive liar.* mentiroso patológico = pathological liar, compulsive liar.mentiroso22 = mendacious, lying, deceitful.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: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.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.* * *es muy mentiroso he's an awful o terrible liar; (dicho sin ánimo de ofender) he's a real fibber ( colloq)masculine, feminineliar; (dicho sin ánimo de ofender) fibber ( colloq)antes se coge al mentiroso que al cojo or más rápido cae un mentiroso que un cojo the liar is sooner caught than the cripple* * *
mentiroso◊ -sa adjetivo: es muy mentiroso he's an awful o terrible liar;
( dicho sin ánimo de ofender) he's a real fibber (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
liar;
( dicho sin ánimo de ofender) fibber (colloq)
mentiroso,-a
I adjetivo lying: es un chico muy mentiroso, he's a big liar
II sustantivo masculino y femenino liar
' mentiroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engañosa
- engañoso
- mentirosa
- chanta
- cuentero
- deshonesto
- hablador
- incorregible
English:
consummate
- habitual
- liar
- lying
- storyteller
- untruthful
* * *mentiroso, -a♦ adjlying;[engañoso] deceptive♦ nm,fliar* * *I adj:ser muy mentiroso tell a lot of liesII m, mentirosa f liar* * *mentiroso, -sa adjembustero: lying, untruthfulmentiroso, -sa nembustero: liar* * *mentiroso n liar -
109 rochar
rochar [A1 ]vt* * *rochar vtChile Fam to catch;te roché que querías irte sin despedirte de mí I caught you trying to leave without saying goodbye to me
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