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to linger, lingering

lingering uncertainties

doubts linger about Russia´s intentions

Musk´s lingering resentments against Sam Altman

a shakeup that could have lingering repercussions




lingering: persistente, prolongado, constante

lingering: persisting, remaining, lasting

to linger: persistir, durar, quedar

bespoke

AI is empowering people to create bespoke images and videos

bespoke AI supercomputers, 

 a bespoke gene-editing treatment

a vaccine that’s bespoke to that patient’s cancer




bespoke:  hecho a medida, a medida, personalizado, individualizado, adaptado

Bespoke tailoring: Sastrería a medida

Bespoke suit: Traje a medida


bullish

"He is bullish on/about the possibility of dating a top model"

When they think about inflation, it has moved their position from the first quarter of being a little bit on the bullish side to where now they’re a little bit on the bearish side.” (Walt Bettinger)



bullish: optimista, confiado, animado || marcado por los precios en alza, esperanzado en un aumento en los precios, tendente a un aumento en los precios. Alcista. Optimistic, confident

bullish market: mercado en alza

plentiful

"Stupids are plentiful in this society"



plentiful:  abundante

plentiful:  abundant

to tear down, teardown

the mayor proposes tearing down the cathedral

According to a teardown by industry research firm

Elon Musk tried to tear it down.  





to tear down:

-Demoler, derribar, destruir, tirar abajo, echar abajo

-Desmontar, desmantelar

-Rebatir punto por punto un argumento o teoría

-Desacreditar o criticar

-Destrozar (figurado)


teardown (noun):  demolición o desmontaje de un edificio o máquina

Synonyms: a taking apart, disassembly

upheld / to uphold

 "The opposition was partially upheld"

"La oposición fue estimada parcialmente"


"The Court of First Instance upheld an appeal by the applicant"

"El Tribunal de Primera Instancia estimó un recurso del demandante"


In 2013, the General Court upheld this ban.


yet have failed to uphold when it comes to the Ukraine conflict.  


A  court on Friday upheld a law that could lead to a ban on tobacco





to uphold:  estimar, confirmar la validez, ratificar, defender, sostener. Declarar que una decisión legal previa es correcta. Decidir en favor de.  Apoyar o defender algo o alguien frente a una crítica. Si you uphold algo, como una ley, un principio o una decisión, lo apoyas y lo mantienes.   || mantener, sostener. Hacer que algo continúe gracias a nuestro apoyo.

barring

 "I will pay you soon barring extraordinary circumstances"

But, barring a last-minute swing in the polls, the president is likely to emerge from these elections as a diminished figure.  

new tariffs can take effect for a maximum of 150 days, barring congressional approval for an extension.



barring: excepto, a no ser, exceptuándose

leaps and bounds

His English is improving in leaps and bounds = Su inglés está mejorando rápidamente.

Technology continue to advance by leaps and bounds = La tecnología avanza rápidamente. 


to wow

"The show did not exactly wowed de public" 




to wow:  chiflar, impresionar, cautivar. Provocar entusiasmo y admiración

lowercase, uppercase

"The word element is written in lowercase after the initial letter" 

"Uppercase and lowercase letters are differentiated"

The mark applied for is a figurative mark consisting of the word element ‘PAPAYALOCA’ in green standard uppercase typeface placed within a red circle

The word element ‘vital’ is in the upper part of the sign and appears in a large size, written in black letters, in italics, with a standard font, its first letter being upper case.




lowercase: minúscula

uppercase: mayúscula