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  • 81 desorbitado

    adj.
    1 exorbitant, exaggerated.
    2 wide-open.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desorbitar.
    * * *
    1→ link=desorbitar desorbitar
    1 exorbitant, exaggerated, disproportionate
    \
    tener los ojos desorbitados to be wide-eyed
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=excesivo) [precio] exorbitant; [pretensión] exaggerated
    2)
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) < precios> exorbitant, astronomical
    b)
    * * *
    = soaring, unconscionable, sky-high.
    Ex. And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.
    Ex. Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.
    Ex. Many young people are still marrying in spite of trends that are witnessing sky-high divorce rates.
    ----
    * precio desorbidato = abusive price tag, abusive price.
    * precio desorbitado = prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) < precios> exorbitant, astronomical
    b)
    * * *
    = soaring, unconscionable, sky-high.

    Ex: And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.

    Ex: Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.
    Ex: Many young people are still marrying in spite of trends that are witnessing sky-high divorce rates.
    * precio desorbidato = abusive price tag, abusive price.
    * precio desorbitado = prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.

    * * *
    1 ‹precios› exorbitant, astronomical
    sus pretensiones económicas son desorbitadas his financial expectations are unrealistically high
    2
    con los ojos desorbitados with her eyes popping out of her head ( colloq)
    * * *

    Del verbo desorbitar: ( conjugate desorbitar)

    desorbitado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    desorbitado    
    desorbitar
    desorbitado
    ◊ -da adjetivo


    b)

    ◊ con los ojos desorbitados with her/his eyes popping out of her/his head (colloq)

    desorbitado,-a adjetivo
    1 (precio) exorbitant
    2 (exagerado,-a) excessive: has preparado una cantidad desorbitada de comida, you have made way too much food
    desorbitar vtr (sacar o salir algo de su esfera habitual) to send out of orbit: la compra de Navidad ha desorbitado los gastos mensuales, Christmas shopping has shot our monthly budget
    ' desorbitado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desorbitar
    - desorbitada
    English:
    exorbitant
    - extortionate
    * * *
    desorbitado, -a adj
    1. [exagerado] [críticas, protestas, quejas] excessive, disproportionate;
    [precio] exorbitant;
    le han dado una importancia desorbitada a este asunto they've given this matter much more importance than it merits
    2. [fuera de las órbitas]
    con los ojos desorbitados pop-eyed, with one's eyes popping out of one's head
    * * *
    adj
    1 precio, cantidad etc astronomical
    2
    :
    * * *
    desorbitado, -da adj
    1) : excessive, exorbitant
    2)
    con los ojos desorbitados : with eyes popping out of one's head

    Spanish-English dictionary > desorbitado

  • 82 droga ilegal

    f.
    illegal drug.
    * * *
    (n.) = illicit drug
    Ex. Awareness of the damage caused by illicit drugs has soared among Australia's young people over the past seven years.
    * * *

    Ex: Awareness of the damage caused by illicit drugs has soared among Australia's young people over the past seven years.

    Spanish-English dictionary > droga ilegal

  • 83 dólar

    m.
    dollar, buck.
    * * *
    1 dollar
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    montado 1., 4)
    * * *
    masculino dollar
    * * *
    = $ (dollar), buck, dollar ($), greenback.
    Ex. The minimum charges for university and non-university requestors are $5 and $7 respectively.
    Ex. The campaign entitled 'Billions of books and billions of bucks' challenges young people to increase the numbers of books they read for purpose of enjoyment and education.
    Ex. Some systems for large computers have had millions of dollars invested in them.
    Ex. Now that foreign purchases of US debt are dropping off, the greenback could plunge to even greater depths.
    ----
    * de varios billones de dólares = multibillion dollar.
    * dólar australiano = Australian dollar.
    * dólar canadiense = Canadian dollar.
    * símbolo del dólar = dollar sign.
    * * *
    masculino dollar
    * * *
    = $ (dollar), buck, dollar ($), greenback.

    Ex: The minimum charges for university and non-university requestors are $5 and $7 respectively.

    Ex: The campaign entitled 'Billions of books and billions of bucks' challenges young people to increase the numbers of books they read for purpose of enjoyment and education.
    Ex: Some systems for large computers have had millions of dollars invested in them.
    Ex: Now that foreign purchases of US debt are dropping off, the greenback could plunge to even greater depths.
    * de varios billones de dólares = multibillion dollar.
    * dólar australiano = Australian dollar.
    * dólar canadiense = Canadian dollar.
    * símbolo del dólar = dollar sign.

    * * *
    dollar
    estar montado en el dólar ( Esp fam); to be loaded ( colloq), to be rolling in money ( colloq)
    Compuesto:
    dólar negro or paralelo
    dollar on the black market
    * * *

    dólar sustantivo masculino
    dollar
    dólar sustantivo masculino dollar
    ' dólar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    fortaleza
    - revalorizar
    - caída
    - centavo
    English:
    at
    - buck
    - cost
    - count out
    - dollar
    - down
    - far
    - spare
    - work out
    - green
    * * *
    dólar nm
    dollar;
    Esp Fam
    estar montado en el dólar to be rolling in it;
    Esp Fam
    montarse en el dólar to make a pile
    * * *
    m dollar
    * * *
    dólar nm
    : dollar
    * * *
    dólar n dollar

    Spanish-English dictionary > dólar

  • 84 educación cívica

    f.
    civics.
    * * *
    (n.) = civic education, civic responsibility, civics
    Ex. Librarians can participate in civic education projects which help teach users the rights and responsibilities of citizenship = Los bibliotecarios pueden participar en los proyectos de educación cívica cuyo objetivo es enseñar a los usuarios los derechos y responsabilidades del ciudadano.
    Ex. This program is designed to foster civic responsibility by teaching young people how to participate effectively in a democracy.
    Ex. The history of civics dates back to Plato in ancient Greece and Confucius in ancient China.
    * * *
    (n.) = civic education, civic responsibility, civics

    Ex: Librarians can participate in civic education projects which help teach users the rights and responsibilities of citizenship = Los bibliotecarios pueden participar en los proyectos de educación cívica cuyo objetivo es enseñar a los usuarios los derechos y responsabilidades del ciudadano.

    Ex: This program is designed to foster civic responsibility by teaching young people how to participate effectively in a democracy.
    Ex: The history of civics dates back to Plato in ancient Greece and Confucius in ancient China.

    * * *
    civics sg

    Spanish-English dictionary > educación cívica

  • 85 el bien de

    Ex. It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.
    * * *

    Ex: It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.

    Spanish-English dictionary > el bien de

  • 86 empático

    adj.
    empathy, empathic.
    * * *
    = empathic, empathetic.
    Ex. A good reference librarian is tactful, intelligent, imaginative, ingenious, helpful, empathic, curious, persistent, energetic, sensitive, polite, and assured.
    Ex. It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.
    * * *
    = empathic, empathetic.

    Ex: A good reference librarian is tactful, intelligent, imaginative, ingenious, helpful, empathic, curious, persistent, energetic, sensitive, polite, and assured.

    Ex: It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.

    * * *
    empathetic
    * * *
    empático, -a adj
    empathetic

    Spanish-English dictionary > empático

  • 87 en provecho de

    = for the benefit of, for the good of
    Ex. For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable.
    Ex. It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.
    * * *
    = for the benefit of, for the good of

    Ex: For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable.

    Ex: It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en provecho de

  • 88 espacioso

    adj.
    roomy, capacious, ample, spacious.
    * * *
    1 (ancho) spacious, roomy
    2 (lento) slow
    * * *
    (f. - espaciosa)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [cuarto, casa] spacious, roomy
    2) [movimiento] slow, deliberate
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo spacious
    * * *
    = spacious, airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.], capacious, roomy [roomier -comp., roomiest -sup.].
    Ex. The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.
    Ex. In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit.
    Ex. This is an efficient method of storing large amounts of programs and data, which is faster, more reliable and much more capacious than the floppy disc.
    Ex. With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo spacious
    * * *
    = spacious, airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.], capacious, roomy [roomier -comp., roomiest -sup.].

    Ex: The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.

    Ex: In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit.
    Ex: This is an efficient method of storing large amounts of programs and data, which is faster, more reliable and much more capacious than the floppy disc.
    Ex: With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.

    * * *
    ‹jardín› spacious; ‹casa/coche› spacious, roomy
    * * *

    espacioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    spacious
    espacioso,-a adjetivo spacious, roomy

    ' espacioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desahogada
    - desahogado
    - espaciosa
    English:
    spacious
    - airy
    * * *
    espacioso, -a adj
    [vivienda, habitación, vehículo] spacious, roomy; [instalaciones, jardín, patio] spacious
    * * *
    adj spacious, roomy
    * * *
    espacioso, -sa adj
    : spacious, roomy
    * * *
    espacioso adj spacious

    Spanish-English dictionary > espacioso

  • 89 estar a salvo

    Ex. If you ever need hope that world is in safe hands, then my advice is to be in touch with young people.
    * * *

    Ex: If you ever need hope that world is in safe hands, then my advice is to be in touch with young people.

    Spanish-English dictionary > estar a salvo

  • 90 estar en buenas manos

    Ex. If you ever need hope that world is in safe hands, then my advice is to be in touch with young people.
    * * *

    Ex: If you ever need hope that world is in safe hands, then my advice is to be in touch with young people.

    Spanish-English dictionary > estar en buenas manos

  • 91 explorativo

    adj.
    exploratory, searching.
    * * *
    Ex. The project, qualitative and explorative in nature, investigates young people's attitudes to information.
    * * *

    Ex: The project, qualitative and explorative in nature, investigates young people's attitudes to information.

    Spanish-English dictionary > explorativo

  • 92 flojo

    adj.
    1 loose, non tight, not tight, slack.
    2 lax, relaxed.
    3 loose, droopy, flabby, limp.
    4 loose, not firm, waggly.
    5 lazy, slothful.
    6 unconvincing.
    m.
    1 lazy person, deadbeat.
    2 characterless person, sop, namby-pamby.
    * * *
    1 (suelto) loose; (no tensado) slack
    2 (débil) weak
    3 (perezoso) lazy, idle
    4 (mediocre) poor
    5 (poco activo) slack, slow
    ■ por la mañana trabajamos pero la tarde fue muy floja we worked hard in the morning, but the afternoon was very slack
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 lazybones, idler
    \
    estar flojo,-a en algo to be weak at something
    me la trae floja argot I couldn't give a toss
    * * *
    (f. - floja)
    adj.
    2) weak
    3) limp
    4) lazy
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [nudo, tuerca] loose; [cable, cuerda] slack
    2) (=débil) [persona] weak; [viento] light
    3) (=mediocre) [trabajo, actuación] poor, feeble; [estudiante, equipo] weak, poor
    4) [té, vino] weak
    5) [demanda, mercado] slack
    6) (=holgazán) lazy, idle
    7) LAm (=cobarde) cowardly
    * * *
    I
    - ja adjetivo
    1)
    a) <nudo/tornillo/vendaje> loose; < cuerda> slack

    me la trae floja — (Esp vulg) I don't give a shit (vulg)

    b) ( débil) weak
    c) < vientos> light
    d) <café/té> weak
    2) ( mediocre) <trabajo/examen> poor; <película/vino> second-rate; < estudiante> poor

    está flojo en física — he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics

    3) (Com, Econ) slack
    4) < persona> (fam) ( perezoso) lazy
    II
    - ja masculino, femenino
    a) (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)
    b) (Col fam) ( cobarde) coward
    * * *
    = slacker, feeble, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.], lazybones, layabout, lazy [lazier -comp., laziest -sup.].
    Ex. The article is entitled 'No slackers here: SLA's youngest members have the vision and enthusiasm to shape the profession'.
    Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    Ex. The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.
    Ex. Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.
    Ex. There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.
    Ex. It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.
    ----
    * andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope.
    * caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.
    * cuerda floja = tightrope [tight-rope].
    * traérsela floja a Alguien = not give a shit.
    * * *
    I
    - ja adjetivo
    1)
    a) <nudo/tornillo/vendaje> loose; < cuerda> slack

    me la trae floja — (Esp vulg) I don't give a shit (vulg)

    b) ( débil) weak
    c) < vientos> light
    d) <café/té> weak
    2) ( mediocre) <trabajo/examen> poor; <película/vino> second-rate; < estudiante> poor

    está flojo en física — he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics

    3) (Com, Econ) slack
    4) < persona> (fam) ( perezoso) lazy
    II
    - ja masculino, femenino
    a) (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)
    b) (Col fam) ( cobarde) coward
    * * *
    = slacker, feeble, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.], lazybones, layabout, lazy [lazier -comp., laziest -sup.].

    Ex: The article is entitled 'No slackers here: SLA's youngest members have the vision and enthusiasm to shape the profession'.

    Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    Ex: The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.
    Ex: Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.
    Ex: There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.
    Ex: It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.
    * andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope.
    * caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.
    * cuerda floja = tightrope [tight-rope].
    * traérsela floja a Alguien = not give a shit.

    * * *
    flojo1 -ja
    A
    1 ‹nudo/tornillo/vendaje› loose
    la cuerda está floja the rope is slack
    haces el punto muy flojo you knit very loosely
    me la trae floja ( vulg); I couldn't give a damn (sl), I couldn't give a shit o ( BrE) a toss ( vulg)
    2 (débil) weak
    3 ‹vientos› light
    soplarán vientos flojos del sur there will be light, southerly winds
    4 ‹café/té› weak
    B (mediocre) ‹trabajo/examen› poor; ‹película› second-rate; ‹estudiante› poor
    está flojo en física he's weak at physics
    hizo un examen muy flojo he did a very poor exam
    su expediente académico es flojo his academic record is poor
    este vino es muy flojo this wine is very poor quality o is second-rate
    C ( Com, Econ) slack
    el mercado estuvo flojo the market was slack
    D ‹persona›
    1 ( fam) (perezoso) lazy
    no terminó la carrera por flojo he didn't finish his degree because he was so lazy
    2 ( Col fam) (cobarde) cowardly
    flojo2 -ja
    masculine, feminine
    1 ( fam) (perezoso) lazybones ( colloq), lazy toad ( colloq hum)
    2 ( Col fam) (cobarde) coward
    * * *

     

    flojo
    ◊ -ja adjetivo

    1
    a) ‹nudo/tornillo/vendaje› loose;

    ‹cuerda/goma› slack
    b) ( débil) weak

    c) ‹ vientos› light

    d) ‹café/té› weak

    2 ( mediocre) ‹trabajo/examen› poor;
    ‹película/vino› second-rate;
    ‹ estudiante› poor;
    ◊ está flojo en física he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics

    3 ‹ persona› (fam) ( perezoso) lazy
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)
    flojo,-a adjetivo
    1 (tornillo, cuerda, etc) loose, slack
    2 (examen, trabajo) poor
    3 (vago, perezoso) lazy, idle
    ' flojo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    floja
    English:
    limp
    - loose
    - slack
    - sluggish
    - weak
    - depth
    - feeble
    - flabby
    - shaky
    - wobbly
    * * *
    flojo, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [suelto] loose;
    esta falda me queda floja this skirt is too loose for me
    2. [débil] [persona] weak;
    [sonido] faint; [salud] poor; [viento] light; [bebida] weak
    3. [sin calidad, aptitudes] poor;
    una obra muy floja a very poorly written play;
    estar flojo en algo to be poor o weak at sth;
    el pianista ha estado un poco flojo hoy the pianist has been a bit off form today;
    tuvo una floja actuación he gave a poor performance;
    tus notas son muy flojas your Br marks o US grades are very poor
    4. [mercado, negocio] slack;
    las ventas están muy flojas sales are very slack
    5. Comp
    muy Fam
    me la trae floja Br I couldn't give a toss, US I couldn't give a rat's ass
    ♦ nm,f
    Andes Fam [holgazán] layabout, lazybones
    * * *
    adj
    1 lazada loose;
    me la trae floja pop I couldn’t give a damn fam
    2 café, argumento weak; vino without any body
    3 COM actividad slack
    4 novela etc weak, poor; redacción, montaje slack, sloppy
    5 L.Am. ( perezoso) lazy
    * * *
    flojo, -ja adj
    1) suelto: loose, slack
    2) : weak, poor
    está flojo en las ciencias: he's weak in science
    3) perezoso: lazy
    * * *
    flojo adj
    1. (poco fuerte, débil) weak
    2. (malo) poor / bad [comp. worse; superl. worst]
    3. (viento) light
    4. (tornillo, nudo) loose
    5. (goma, cuerda) slack

    Spanish-English dictionary > flojo

  • 93 fundación benéfica

    f.
    charitable trust.
    * * *
    (n.) = charitable trust, donor agency, aid agency, aid organisation, charitable institution, charitable organisation
    Ex. It recommends the establishment of a centralised Chinese collection by a joint venture involving a charitable trust.
    Ex. The importance of developing information systems in the water sector seems to have been seriously neglected, both by national government and donor agencies.
    Ex. Aid agencies have played a major role as sources of funding in assisting developing countries to implement projects involving information technology.
    Ex. The author suggests ways in which aid organizations can assist developing economies to develop information technology.
    Ex. The author explains the reconstruction of charitable institutions (including hospitals, cemeteries, almshouses, orphanages and schools) in California after the 1783 earthquake.
    Ex. This charitable organization was established nearly 50 years ago to provide cultural exchange opportunities for young people all over the world.
    * * *
    (n.) = charitable trust, donor agency, aid agency, aid organisation, charitable institution, charitable organisation

    Ex: It recommends the establishment of a centralised Chinese collection by a joint venture involving a charitable trust.

    Ex: The importance of developing information systems in the water sector seems to have been seriously neglected, both by national government and donor agencies.
    Ex: Aid agencies have played a major role as sources of funding in assisting developing countries to implement projects involving information technology.
    Ex: The author suggests ways in which aid organizations can assist developing economies to develop information technology.
    Ex: The author explains the reconstruction of charitable institutions (including hospitals, cemeteries, almshouses, orphanages and schools) in California after the 1783 earthquake.
    Ex: This charitable organization was established nearly 50 years ago to provide cultural exchange opportunities for young people all over the world.

    Spanish-English dictionary > fundación benéfica

  • 94 gamberrear

    v.
    to act like a hooligan, to behave loutishly.
    * * *
    VI
    1) (=hacer el gamberro) to go around causing trouble, act like a hooligan; (=hacer el tonto) to lark about *, horse around *
    2) (=gandulear) to loaf around
    * * *
    = loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), laze (about/around), lounge (about/around), bum around.
    Ex. A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.
    Ex. The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.
    Ex. In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.
    Ex. He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.
    Ex. He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.
    * * *
    = loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), laze (about/around), lounge (about/around), bum around.

    Ex: A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.

    Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.
    Ex: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.
    Ex: He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.
    Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.

    * * *
    gamberrear [A1 ]
    vi
    ( Esp)
    A (con énfasis — en la falta de modales) to act like a lout; (— en lo violento) to act like a thug o a hooligan; (— en lo destructivo) to be a vandal, act like a hooligan
    B ( fam) (holgazanear) to laze around, loaf around
    * * *
    v/i behave like a lout

    Spanish-English dictionary > gamberrear

  • 95 gandul

    adj.
    lazy, loafing, truant, slothful.
    f. & m.
    loafer, idler, good-for-nothing, shirker.
    * * *
    1 lazy, idle
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 idler, loafer, lazybones, slacker
    * * *
    gandul, -a
    1.
    ADJ (=holgazán) idle, slack; (=inútil) good-for-nothing
    2.
    SM / F (=holgazán) idler, slacker; (=inútil) good-for-nothing
    * * *
    - dula masculino, femenino (fam) lazybones (colloq)
    * * *
    = dodger, lazybones, layabout, idler.
    Ex. Street boys like Slake, a dodger used to running away, do not, even when they are myopic and dreamers, allow themselves to bump into lampposts.
    Ex. Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.
    Ex. There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.
    Ex. This magazine prints essays and stories that celebrate the joyful life of an idler.
    * * *
    - dula masculino, femenino (fam) lazybones (colloq)
    * * *
    = dodger, lazybones, layabout, idler.

    Ex: Street boys like Slake, a dodger used to running away, do not, even when they are myopic and dreamers, allow themselves to bump into lampposts.

    Ex: Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.
    Ex: There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.
    Ex: This magazine prints essays and stories that celebrate the joyful life of an idler.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    ( fam); lazybones ( colloq)
    * * *

    gandul
    ◊ - dula sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) lazybones (colloq)

    gandul,-ula sustantivo masculino y femenino loafer

    ' gandul' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    gandula
    - vaga
    - vago
    English:
    skiver
    * * *
    gandul, -ula Fam
    ♦ adj
    lazy
    ♦ nm,f
    lazybones, layabout
    * * *
    I adj idle
    II m, gandula f lazybones sg
    * * *
    gandul nm, CA, Car, Col : pigeon pea
    gandul, - dula n, fam : idler, lazybones
    * * *
    gandul1 adj lazy [comp. lazier; superl. laziest]
    gandul2 n lazybones

    Spanish-English dictionary > gandul

  • 96 gandulear

    v.
    1 to loaf around.
    2 to lounge around, to dally, to hang about, to bat around.
    * * *
    1 to idle, loaf around, laze around, slack
    * * *
    VI to idle, loaf around
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo (fam) to laze o (colloq) loaf around
    * * *
    = loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), laze (about/around), lounge (about/around), bum around.
    Ex. A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.
    Ex. The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.
    Ex. In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.
    Ex. He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.
    Ex. He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo (fam) to laze o (colloq) loaf around
    * * *
    = loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), laze (about/around), lounge (about/around), bum around.

    Ex: A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.

    Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.
    Ex: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.
    Ex: He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.
    Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.

    * * *
    gandulear [A1 ]
    vi
    ( fam); to laze o ( colloq) loaf around
    * * *

    gandulear verbo intransitivo to loaf
    ' gandulear' also found in these entries:
    English:
    loaf
    * * *
    Fam to loaf o bum around
    * * *
    v/i fam
    loaf around fam
    * * *
    : to idle, to loaf, to lounge about

    Spanish-English dictionary > gandulear

  • 97 golfear

    v.
    2 to behave like a rogue, to behave like a scoundrel.
    * * *
    1 (vagabundear) to loaf around
    2 (hacer gamberradas) to get up to no good
    * * *
    VI (=vagabundear) to idle around, laze around; (=vivir a la briba) to live like a street urchin
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo (esp Esp) ( holgazanear) to hang o laze around
    * * *
    = loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), laze (about/around), lounge (about/around), bum around, hang about.
    Ex. A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.
    Ex. The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.
    Ex. In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.
    Ex. He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.
    Ex. He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.
    Ex. A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo (esp Esp) ( holgazanear) to hang o laze around
    * * *
    = loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), laze (about/around), lounge (about/around), bum around, hang about.

    Ex: A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.

    Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.
    Ex: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.
    Ex: He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.
    Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.
    Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.

    * * *
    golfear [A1 ]
    vi
    1 (holgazanear) to hang o laze around doing nothing, hang out ( AmE colloq)
    2 (hacer gamberradas) to get up to no good ( colloq)
    * * *
    Fam [hacer el golfo] to hang out
    * * *
    v/i
    1 loaf around
    2 ( meterse en líos) get up to no good

    Spanish-English dictionary > golfear

  • 98 haraganear

    v.
    1 to laze about, to lounge around.
    2 to laze around, to sit around, to dawdle, to hang about.
    * * *
    1 to idle, loaf around
    * * *
    VI to idle, loaf about, laze around
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to be lazy, laze o loaf around (colloq)
    * * *
    = loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), laze (about/around), lounge (about/around), bum around.
    Ex. A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.
    Ex. The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.
    Ex. In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.
    Ex. He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.
    Ex. He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to be lazy, laze o loaf around (colloq)
    * * *
    = loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), laze (about/around), lounge (about/around), bum around.

    Ex: A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.

    Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.
    Ex: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.
    Ex: He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.
    Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.

    * * *
    haraganear [A1 ]
    vi
    to be lazy, lounge o laze o loaf around ( colloq)
    * * *
    to laze about, to lounge around
    * * *
    v/i laze around, idle
    * * *
    : to be lazy, to waste one's time

    Spanish-English dictionary > haraganear

  • 99 heterosexualidad

    f.
    heterosexuality.
    * * *
    1 heterosexuality
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino heterosexuality
    * * *
    Ex. Not surprisingly, the research revealed that young people in rural areas (like many of their urban peers) assumed heterosexuality as the norm, and penis-vagina sexual intercourse as the pivotal activity in sex.
    * * *
    femenino heterosexuality
    * * *

    Ex: Not surprisingly, the research revealed that young people in rural areas (like many of their urban peers) assumed heterosexuality as the norm, and penis-vagina sexual intercourse as the pivotal activity in sex.

    * * *
    heterosexuality
    * * *
    heterosexuality
    * * *
    : heterosexuality

    Spanish-English dictionary > heterosexualidad

  • 100 hipermedia

    f.
    hypermedia.
    * * *
    SM INV hypermedia
    * * *
    Ex. Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.
    * * *

    Ex: Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.

    * * *
    hypermedia
    * * *
    Informát hypermedia

    Spanish-English dictionary > hipermedia

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