to hoodwink: embaucar, engañar, confundir mediante artimañas
consistent, consistency, consistently, to be consistent with
Trump has consistently painted himself as the only one who can stop the war
the scene is consistent with foul play
The third paragraph of Article 58a of the Statute of the Court of Justice provides that an appeal is to be allowed to proceed, wholly or in part, in accordance with the detailed rules set out in the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, where it raises an issue that is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law.
with a view to maintaining and enhancing the consistency of decision-making practice
consistency: consistencia (substancia). Lo espesa o suave que es una substancia || consistencia, regularidad || consistencia, coherencia. Conformidad con actitudes, comportamientos, prácticas, etc. anteriores. Acuerdo o conformidad con hechos, formas o características previamente mostrados o declarados. Acuerdo o armonía entre las partes de algo complejo; compatibilidad
consistent: Someone who is consistent siempre se comporta de la misma manera, tiene la misma actitud respecto a las personas o a las cosas, o logra el mismo nivel de éxito en algo. If one fact or idea is consistent with another, no se contradicen. An argument or set of ideas that is consistent es aquel en que ninguna de sus partes está en contradicción o en conflicto con el resto.
might, mighty, mighty
the mighty US
even the mightiest is feeling vulnerable
mighty: poderoso, fuerte. Muy grande o extenso. Mighty is used to describe something que es muy grande o poderoso. || Mighty is used in front of adjectives and adverbs para enfatizar la cualidad que describen.
might: poder, fuerza
sensible
he is a man who surrounds himself with sensible people
sensible: sensato, prudente, razonable, racional. Sensible actions or decisions are good because se basan en razones más que en emociones. || apropiado, adecuado (vestimenta, calzado)
fit, fittest
whether or not Biden is fit to make decisions.
a period of time when it is survival of the fittest
fit: If someone is fit to do something tiene las cualidades o habilidades adecuadas que le permitirán hacerlo. apto, competente, cualificado
to excoriate
he excoriated him for his “lies”
to excoriate: vituperar, execrar. Criticar severamente, a menudo en público.
to quell
He is trying to quell anxieties
He wants to quell concerns about this situation
to quell the panic
to quell a peaceful protest in Alabama.
They tried to quell ISIS resurgence in Syria
To quell opposition.
We will use every asset at our disposal to quell the violence and restore law and order right away. (Donald Trump)
the brutal tactics of the security forces in quelling the protests.
to quell: suprimir, parar. Poner fin a. Someter. Acabar con. || To quell un sentimiento desagradable es aliviarlo o apaciguarlo, superarlo.
grifter, grift (US)
“The crypto sector put someone in power whose first act is to emphasize and take advantage of the opportunity for grift within crypto,” (Angela Walch)
grifter (US, informal): estafador
grift (US): timo, estafa
to grope, groping
he almost groped his way to the podium.
to grope your way to a place: If you grope your way to a place, te mueves hacia allí, con las manos delante de ti y tanteando el camino porque no puedes ver nada. Ir a tientas
To grope: (literal) significa palpar o buscar algo con las manos, especialmente en la oscuridad o sin ver. || (Figurado) Puede usarse para describir a alguien que busca una solución o idea sin claridad, como groping for answers. || tocar a alguien de forma inapropiada o sin consentimiento, especialmente en situaciones de acoso sexual.
to fumble, fumble, fumbling
Biden concedes debate fumbles
the fumbling reactions of its president.
He fumbled with the key
She fumbled about in her bag for her diary.
He fumbled in his pockets for some change.
to fumble: Cuando intentas decir algo, si buscas las palabras adecuadas y hablas de forma torpe y poco clara. || Hacer algo torpemente, especialmente al usar las manos. Usar las manos torpemente y con dificultad. If you fumble for something or fumble with something, se intenta alcanzarlo o sujetarlo torpemente. || Manipular (algo) torpemente o con torpeza; chapucear. Decir o hacer con vacilación o torpeza.
to ward off
Iran will ward off the reconnaissance aircraft
The new processor is better at warding off any imperfection
to ward off: evitar, repeler. Evitar que algo negativo te afecte o perjudique
to heap, heap
“Donald Trump heaps praise on Vladimir Putin every chance he gets” (James Singer)
He heaped praise on Mr. Trump to commemorate the party’s 100th anniversary.
Spain is piling more debt atop a $2 trillion heap
to heap something on: poner algo sobre, apilar algo sobre
heap: montón, pila
to bemoan
Sanders has repeatedly bemoaned the expense and warned against involvement in any further “forever wars” overseas
to bemoan: quejarse, lamentar. Expresar tristeza o insatisfacción por algo.
to embolden, emboldened
Putin would never have been emboldened to invade Ukraine if he had remained in the Oval Office
White House’s power embolden America’s global adversaries
that will only embolden our adversaries
it would embolden extremist elements and undermine the process
Trump is arriving at the negotiating table more emboldened than ever.
emboldened: envalentonado. Sentirse lo suficientemente seguro como para comportarte de una manera particular.
to embolden: envalentonar, alentar, animar. Hacer que alguien se sienta lo suficientemente seguro como para comportarte de una manera particular.
enticement, to entice
it will be postponed as a further enticement.
monopolies entice abuses
Trumps is trying to entice the relocation of the entire Palestinian nation
I called him, hoping to entice a new era of relationships.
But rather than enticing companies to create new jobs in Europe, the new legislation could instead increase unemployment
enticement: Algo que hace que la gente quiera hacer algo. Incentivo. Tentación. Reclamo. Seducción. Atracción.
To entice: persuadir, tentar, seducir, atraer.
hand-wringing, to wring
his performance is sure to lead to more hand-wringing among party members
This year, hand-wringing about the impact of AI came to a head with his best seller The Anxious Stupid.
to wring one's hands: If you accuse someone of hand-wringing, quieres decir que está expresando tristeza por una mala situación y que no puede cambiarla. || torcerse las manos. Expresión de angustia o ansiedad consistente en juntar las manos y retorcerlas.
whiner, to whine
“You’re a whiner, and you lost the first time,” (Biden)
whiner: quejica, llorón
to whine: Emitir un sonido malhumorado, agudo y algo nasal, como en una queja, angustia o miedo. Hacer un ruido largo y agudo, especialmente uno que suene triste o desagradable. || Quejarse o suplicar de una manera infantilmente indigna. Quejarse de forma molesta por algo sin importancia.
fateful, fate
it may turn into the most fateful presidential debate in history.
fateful: fatídico. Funesto. Mortal, catastrófico. Que trae muerte o desastre. Propio de una profecía siniestra. Controlado por el destino. Que tiene consecuencias importantes, especialmente malas consecuencias. Que implica consecuencias trascendentales. Profético. Que revela lo que está por venir. Significativo. Decisivo. Que tiene consecuencias importantes.
fate: destino, sino || lo que le sucede a alguien o a algo, especialmente algo final o negativo, como la muerte o la derrota:
to curtail, curtailment
with a focus on curtailing next-generation technologies.
their efforts to curtail its global trade may have "actually helped to stimulate Chinese industry
we had to curtail it and turn it off,
he may be compelled to change its business practices in a way that might curtail its illicit behavior:
this may be a bid to curtail a lucrative source of funding
Wind curtailment rose to 5% from 4%.
solar power was curtailed, or not fed into the grid.
to curtail: restringir, limitar, reducir. If you curtail something, lo reduces o limitas. Acortar; reducir; abreviar
to dangle, dangling
to dangle a carrot
to dangle: colgar || ofrecer algo como incentivo
to dangle something in front of somebody or to dangle something before somebody: ofrecer algo a alguien como incentivo
to get something off the ground
to get something off the ground: hacer que algo despegue, hacer que algo empiece, hacer que algo arranque
to deprive
it also deprives professionals of some of the best tools available
the Board of Appeal deprived the element ‘BIOSUN’ of the independent distinctive function it fulfils as a business name
to deprive: privar
deprive yourself: abstenerse, privarse
to fine-tune, fine-tuning
some of the best tools available to fine-tune your software
to fine-tune: afinar, refinar, ajustar
fine-tuning: ajuste
to grab, grab
as local AI leaders move to grab more of the field.
his authoritarian power grabs are undermining the institution
to grab: coger, agarrar, atrapar, apoderarse, coger o tomar apresuradamente (p.e. un taxi), agarrar algo con un movimiento repentino, coger algo con brusquedad y rapidez
grab: un intento repentino de sujetar, conseguir o coger algo
to grab the attention: captar la atención
irate
Trump was really irate
The German leader sounded almost irate as he vowed to “squeeze the enemy”
irate: furioso, encolerizado, airado, muy enfadado
ticket
whoever is on the Republican ticket
ticket (US): papeleta, lista (electoral). Lista de candidatos para nominación o elección
groceries, grocery
...and 80 percent feared a rise in the cost of groceries.
lifting already-high consumer prices at the grocery store
groceries: comestibles, alimentos
grocery: tienda de comestibles
to cut back, cut-back or cutback
Americans have dramatically cut back on spending
many of which have been forced to make painful cutbacks
because of government cutbacks in its investment.
...the 100-person staff cutback announced yesterday.
to cut back: recortar, reducir, disminuir (gastos)
cut-back or cutback: recorte, reducción de gastos.
it’s all but, he´s all but
That means it’s all but guaranteed to be a major point
He’s all but said
A global energy shock is all but certain to come soon
it’s all but: está casi, es casi, está prácticamente
procurement
Nevertheless the Commission, by not notifying the applicant immediately of its decision of 16 July 2003 to abandon the procurement and, therefore, not to lease the Building, deprived the applicant of the opportunity to put the Building back on the market for rental property two months earlier than it actually did. (eur-lex.europa.eu)
Following years of weapons procurements
procurement: adquisición, obtención, compra, negocio
androit
androit: diestro, hábil. Que es hábil es rápido y hábil en sus pensamientos, comportamiento o acciones. Rápido en pensamiento o reacción. Hábil de manera física o mental.
nagging
the nagging topic of job automation.
They have one nagging question
The country’s nagging debt problem
nagging: incómodo, preocupante, persistente, recurrente, implacable
glib, glibness
glibness: simplismo, simplicidad. Irreflexibidad y superficialidad. Labia, desparpajo
impending, to impend
get ready for impending destruction
an impending reality
a feeling of impending disaster.
We didn´t talk about this impending divorce
an impending announcement
he was not alerted of the impending strikes
impending: inminente. Que va a ocurrir muy pronto. A punto de ocurrir.
touchy
job destruction is a touchy subject.
touchy: delicado, espinoso, peliagudo. Se dice de los temas que deben ser tratados con cuidado y sensibilidad porque pueden herir u ofender a alguien || susceptible. Que se ofende, enfada o irrita con facilidad
unwieldy
the massive spacecraft is too unwieldy and wastes too much fuel
the response to the incursion has been equally unwieldy.
Trump and Musk are two unwieldy billionaires
unwieldy: poco manejable, dificil de manejar. Un objeto unwieldy es difícil de mover o de manejar porque es pesado, grande o de forma extraña. Grande y difícil de transporta o manejar.
unwarranted
But Musk's latest accusation isn't entirely unwarranted.
is designed to counter unwarranted market dynamics”.
unwarranted: injustificado, infundado If you describe something as unwarranted, lo criticas porque no hay necesidad ni razón para ello. Que carece de justificación o de autorización.
feud, to feud
the two women feuded over a major tax bill.
feud: contienda, enemistad, pleito
to feud: pelear
belatedly
the applicant’s complaint, which was raised belatedly in the course of the present proceedings, must be dismissed as inadmissible. (eur-lex.europa.eu)
belatedly: tardíamente, extemporáneamente, con retraso
purview
provide the Community court with sufficient information on the agreement between the parties to the action to remove the dispute between them from the purview of the national courts and to submit it to the Community courts (eur-lex.europa.eu)
purview: ámbito, alcance, competencia (Derecho)
enter into
On that point, it is clear from the case-law that, if, under an arbitration clause entered into pursuant to Article 238 EC
enter into: acordar
ordinary law
As this Community jurisdiction derogates from ordinary law, it must also be given a restrictive interpretation (eur-lex.europa.eu)
ordinary law: derecho común
to derogate, derogatory
As this Community jurisdiction derogates from ordinary law, it must also be given a restrictive interpretation (eur-lex.europa.eu)
it´s a derogatory nickname for his competitor
to derogate: restringir la aplicación de una ley o reglamento || (normalmente seguido de from) restar valor, constituir una excepción
derogatory: derogatorio || despectivo, peyorativo, despreciativo
default interest, to default
...together with default interest on that sum from the date of the forthcoming judgment to the date of actual payment... (eur-lex.europa.eu)
15 percent of the firms defaulted on taxes they owed
default interest: interés de demora, interés moratorio
to find, finding
The applicant claims principally that the Court should find non-contractual liability on the part of the Community,
According to the case-law, a finding that there is a likelihood of confusion for a non-negligible part of the relevant public is sufficient to uphold an opposition brought against an application for registration (curia.europa.eu)
One of the main findings of the survey was...
he hopes the court will announce its findings before the end of the year.
finding: conclusión, resultado. || decisión, conclusión, veredicto. || algo que se ha encontrado o descubierto
to find: declarar tras considerar algo detenidamente. Considerar. Determinar un asunto tras una investigación judicial y emitir un veredicto
statutory rate applicable
find contractual liability on the part of the Commission by reason of its misconduct and order it to pay the applicant finally the sum of EUR 8 853 399.44, being the total estimated damage, together with interest at the statutory rate applicable in Belgium from the date of the application to the date of actual payment (eur-lex.europa.eu)
statutory rate applicable: tipo legal aplicable
leave
On 16 February 2005, the applicant lodged a request for leave to produce the lease of part of the Building which it had just concluded with the French Community of Belgium, together with a memorandum explaining the impact of the conclusion of the lease on its estimate of its damage. (eur-lex.europa.eu)
Some take medical leave and never return,
By the time his leave was up, he couldn’t bring himself to return.
leave: permiso. Leave es un periodo en el que no trabajas, ya sea por vacaciones o por cualquier otro motivo. If you are on leave, no trabajas.
to produce
The applicant produced the documents referred to in its request within the prescribed period.
On 10 January 2010, upon the report of the Judge-Rapporteur, the Court (Second Chamber) decided to open the oral procedure and, by way of measures of organisation of procedure, requested the parties to reply in writing to a number of questions and requested the applicant to produce certain documents. (eur-lex.europa.eu)
to produce: producir || hacer, crear || mostrar, presentar, aportar
to invoice, invoice
company B informed that it wished to invoice it for EUR 200 000 in respect of the cost of labour and materials used.
invoice: factura
to invoice: facturar
to take up
it would hold the Commission liable for the damage that it might sustain because of the Commission’s failure to take up the lease. (eur-lex.europa.eu)
to take up: aceptar (oferta, reto, etc)
to hold someone liable for
By letter of 27 August 2003, Fortis AG informed the negotiator that it would hold the Commission liable for the damage that it might sustain because of the Commission’s failure to take up the lease. (eur-lex.europa.eu)
to hold someone liable for: hacer a alguien responsable de
letting
The judge asked the negotiator to inform it as soon as possible if the actual principle of the letting were called into question.
letting: arrendamiento. El acto de permitirle a alguien use la casa o la tierra a cambio de dinero
to bring forward
the starting point for penalties for delay would have to be brought forward to a date to be determined subsequently
to bring forward: adelantar. Reagendar une evento o cita para que tenga lugar en una fecha o momento anterior a los previamente fijados || presentar, introducir (una cuestión, un argumento)
premise, premises, to be premised on
In the framework of inter-institutional cooperation between the two Community institutions, it was agreed that the removal of certain Commission departments to the Building would enable the Parliament to occupy the premises left vacant by them. (eur-lex.europa.eu)
the deal is premised on keeping our adversaries at bay
premises: local, sitio, instalaciones. Un terreno junto con sus edificios, especialmente referido a un lugar de negocios
premise: premisa
to be premised on: tener sus premisas en- If a theory or attitude is premised on an idea or belief, esa idea o creencia se ha usado como base.
real state
The applicant is a limited company governed by Belgian law, specialising in real estate transactions.
La demandante es una sociedad anónima belga especializada en el sector inmobiliario. (eur-lex.europa.eu)
real state agent: agente inmobiliario
real state agency: agencia inmobiliaria
real state: inmueble, bienes raices
applicant
The applicant is a limited company governed by Belgian law, specialising in real estate transactions.
La demandante es una sociedad anónima belga especializada en el sector inmobiliario. (eur-lex.europa.eu)
applicant : solicitante || demandante
to relieve
Magomed Omarov has been relieved of his post
to relieve: aliviar || relevar, sustituir, apartar
mixed
mixed (adjetive): que contiene elementos enfrentados o contradictorios. Contradictorio. Formado por elementos, pensamientos, actitudes, etc. en conflicto
outbreak, to outbreak
In the past, the Ankara has blamed “international terrorism” and “jihadism” for fresh outbreaks of violence in Turkey
with the outbreak of war in Israel
This summer’s outbreak of blazes
that began at the outbreak of the full-scale war
outbreak: brote, estallido, erupción, comienzo, arranque,
to outbreak: comenzar de repente
to storm
an anti-Israeli mob stormed the airport in the Dagestan capital of Makhachkala
to storm: atacar
to storm in or out of a place: entrar o salir rápida y ruidosamente de algun sitio
mob, the mob
an anti-Israeli mob stormed the airport in the Dagestan capital of Makhachkala
one of the few sectors of our economy where free thinkers can operate without pressure from the social justice mob.
The mob makes you pay money, right?”
mob: tumulto, turba, horda. Una multitud de personas grande, desorganizada y, a menudo, violenta. || People sometimes use the mob to refer, con desaprobación a la mayoría de la gente de un país o lugar, especialmente cuando se comportan de una manera violenta o descontrolada.
The mob: la mafia
to bear, to bear down, to bear out, to bear in mind
Dagestan has borne the brunt
I've said it many times, but it bears repeating
as Moscow bears down on a key Ukrainian supply route
That is borne out, inter alia, by the linguistic opinion submitted by the intervener
the General Court may order the defendant to bear only its own costs.
Russia's army bears down on the eastern Ukraine city
the Russian army is bearing down fast
the costs cannot be borne only by American taxpayers
something large and unpleasant is bearing down on all of us.
The global assessment of the likelihood of confusion must, so far as concerns the visual, phonetic or conceptual similarity of the signs at issue, be based on the overall impression given by the signs, bearing in mind, in particular, their distinctive and dominant elements. (Curia Europa)
the AI bubble bears a clear resemblance to the dotcom bubble of the late 1990s
to bear out: Confirmar, corroborar, apoyar. If someone or something bears a person out or bears out what that person is saying, apoyan lo que dicen.
to bear: soportar, aguantar, resistir, cargar con (costas) || (figurado) soportar, aguantar, resistir, tolerar || mostrar / presentar / exhibir / guardar || producir, dar, tener (flores, frutos), ser productivo || dar a luz || girar, dirigirse a
it bears repeating: merece la pena repetirlo, resulta productivo repetirlo
to bear down on: If someone or something bears down on you, se mueve hacia ti de una manera amenazante || To press down, presionar || To bear down on something significa presionar hacia abajo con una fuerza constante. Hacer un fuerte esfuerzo.
to bear in mind: tener en cuenta
to burnish
Those conflicts allowe him to burnish his image
he aimed to burnish his own legacy
to burnish: bruñir, pulir, lustrar || realzar (imagen, reputación)
to burnish his imagen: mejorar su imagen
to quash
they did not always try that hard to quash narratives around violence
he had been accused of using its monopoly position to quash competition in the developing market.
But the goal of quashing national aspirations failed.
he had been drafted by the Guardian’s editorial board members before it was quashed by the director
to quash: acabar con algo o suprimirlo. Sofocar, aplastar, suprimir
to miss
intelligence services could have missed an attack of such significance,
to miss: no notar algo, no darse cuenta de algo, pasar algo por alto, perderse algo
to outperform
it also showed Trump outperforming Biden
Spain’s economy continues to outperform
our economy has outperformed most other economies.
the human eye can outperform radar.
AGI would be a highly autonomous system that outperforms humans at most economically valuable work. (OpenAI)
to outperform: superar, hacer algo mejor que, conseguir mejores resultados que. If one person or thing outperforms another, el primero es mas existoso o eficiente que el segundo.
to devise
the EU has devised a legal workaround,
They devised a new marketing strategy. → Idearon una nueva estrategia de marketing.
The engineers devised a way to reduce energy consumption. → Los ingenieros idearon una forma de reducir el consumo de energía.
to devise: trazar, idear, concebir. Idear, concebir, trazar, elaborar, crear (especialmente un plan, método, estrategia o solución). Se usa cuando alguien piensa cuidadosamente para crear algo nuevo o resolver un problema.
proceeds
Europe may get the proceeds from frozen Russian funds
proceeds: ingresos, frutos, ganancias. El beneficio o rendimiento derivado de una transacción comercial, inversión, etc
to sidestep
We are moving to sidestep Hungary's veto
he is trying to sidestep the brunt of tariffs
to sidestep: eludir, esquivar. Dar un paso a un lado para evitar un obstáculo u otra cosa
waning, to wane
his waning influence
Irish support for Israel has waned in recent months
it was due to a waning dollar
Once the enthusiasm for AI wanes
the waning days of his first term
waning: menguante
to wane: decaer, disminuir
emaciated
His jogging bottoms hang off his emaciated legs
emaciated: demacrado, macilento, esquelético, raquitico, escuchimizado
to compound, compounded
it was compounded by severe hunger.
the consequences would be grave, compounding existing crises
to compound: agravar
compound: agravado
to triage, triage
to triage young patients with chronic illnesses
to triage: hacer el triaje, triar. Examinar rápidamente a las personas enfermas o heridas, por ejemplo después de un accidente o una batalla, para que aquellos que se encuentran en condiciones más graves puedan ser tratados primero.
acute, acuity, acute accent
More than 10000000 children require treatment for acute malnutrition,
there are mounting concerns about Trump's age and mental acuity
Russia took advantage of the acute shortages of ammunition experienced by Ukraine
acute: agudo, grave. You can use acute para indicar que una situación o sentimiento indeseable es muy grave o intenso. || An acute illness es aquella que se agrava muy rápidamente, pero no dura mucho. || Si la vista, el oído o el olfato de una persona o un animal son acute, son sensibles y potentes. || Si dices que alguien es acute o tiene una acute mind, te refieres a que es rápido para percibir las cosas y puede comprenderlas con claridad.
acuity: agudeza. Agudeza de la visión o del oído, o la rapidez del pensamiento.
mental acuitiy: agudeza mental
acute accent: El acento agudo es un signo diacrítico que se escribe así: ´
Se coloca sobre una vocal para indicar tilde, énfasis, cambio de pronunciación o tono, dependiendo del idioma.
El acento agudo es un signo gráfico que:
-Marca la sílaba tónica (como en español: canción, sofá).
-Distingue palabras con significados diferentes (tú vs tu).
-Indica una pronunciación específica (como en francés: é).
-Señala tono en lenguas tonales (como en pinyin chino: má).
-Puede marcar vocales largas o cerradas en otros idiomas.
Ejemplos por idioma
-Español
Marca la sílaba tónica: camión, rápido, café.
Distingue significados: sí (afirmación) vs si (condicional).
-Francés
Cambia la calidad de la vocal: école, éléphant.
-Inglés
Solo aparece en palabras tomadas de otros idiomas: café, résumé, fiancé.
-Portugués
Marca acento y timbre vocálico: avó, você.
to weave, woven
cars weave through the streets.
to weave: tejer, entrelazar || zigzaguear, serpentear
woven: “Woven” es una palabra en inglés que significa “tejido” o “entrelazado”.
1) Tejido físicamente. Usado para describir algo hecho entrelazando hilos, fibras o materiales.
woven fabric → tela tejida
hand‑woven basket → cesta tejida a mano
2) Figurado: entrelazado / integrado. Se usa para ideas, historias, culturas o elementos que se combinan de forma armoniosa.
a story woven with emotion → una historia entrelazada con emoción
traditions woven into daily life → tradiciones integradas en la vida diaria
3) Forma verbal (pasado participio de “to weave”)
woven = tejido / entrelazado
lawlessness
the absence of police authorities in Ukraine during the conflict had led to total lawlessness.
lawlessness could undermine the confidence of Spanish tourists in Congo
lawlessness: ilegalidad || anarquía, ausencia de ley
undernourished, to undernourish
Undernourished mothers are more likely to give birth prematurely
undernourished: malnutrido, desnutrido
to undernourish: alimentar mal, infraalimentar, no dar suficiente comida
to quiver, quivering, quiver
his voice quivering with grief.
to quiver: temblar, estremecerse
quiver: temblor, estremecimiento
malnourished
Many of those who do survive are malnourished
Malnourished patients with chronic or infectious illnesses
the repeated displacement of a malnourished population
malnourished: malnutrido, desnutrido
to hurtle
parts of the enclave hurtle towards widespread famine
Spain is hurtling toward an economic crisis.
to hurtle: lanzarse, precipitarse, ir rápidamente hacia algún sitio
jaundice, to jaundice
he was suffering jaundice from malnutrition.
jaundice (icterus): ictericia, aliacán. Es una enfermedad que hace que tu piel y ojos se vuelvan amarillos || Actitud propia de aquel cuyas opiniones son prejuiciosas o el juicio está distorsionado, como por envidia o resentimiento.
to jaundice: distorsionar o perjudicar, como por envidia o resentimiento
chilling, chillingly, chill
it will have a chilling effect on voters
it´s pretty chilling
That strategy is chillingly effective
chilling: escalofriante, espeluznante, que da miedo, que asusta
chill: 1. Frío / Escalofrío: Cuando describe una sensación física o un ambiente:
“There’s a chill in the air” → Hay un frío en el aire / un escalofrío en el ambiente.
2. Enfriamiento (de ánimo o ambiente): Cuando se usa de forma figurada para hablar de actitud, clima emocional o sentimiento colectivo:
“A chill is setting in over Wall Street” → Está cundiendo un enfriamiento / un clima de cautela en Wall Street.
handover, to hand over, handoff or hand-off, to hand off
his handover would violate the European Convention on Human Rights.
first the have to hand over its officers and soldiers for war crimes trials.
The present leaders have to decide whether to hand over to a younger generation.
don´t hand this project over to anyone else.
They would like to hand over their financial affairs to a different body.
They would just catch the robbers and hand them over to the police.
He also handed over a letter of apology from the Presidente
allowing for seamless handoffs when workers encounter situations beyond their capabilities.
handover: entrega
to hand over: Pasar, entregar. || entregar el control y la responsabilidad de un prisionero, un detenido. transfer. || Ceder el control (de una situación, un problema, una responsabilidad) To surrender control of.
handoff or hand-off: pase (futbol americano) || traspaso, transferencia
to hand off: pasar (futbol americano) || entregar, dar
repository
repository: almacén, depósito. Lugar donde se guarda algo de forma segura. Cualquier cosa o persona considerada como un centro de acumulación o almacenamiento. || la persona a la que se le confía un secreto
reassurance
Spanish authorities had sought reassurances from the EU that he would receive the money
the president offered little reassurance beyond a recitation of his accomplishments.
reassurance: el tipo de cosas que se dicen a alguien para tranquilizarle cuando está preocupado por algo. Consuelo. Tranquilidad || garantía
sensitive
hundreds of thousands of sensitive military and government documents
the sensitive business information involved in the deals
sensitive: sensible || delicado
layover, to lay over
we are approaching New york airport for layover.
During a recent layover in Paris from Madrid to the Brussels
layover: escala, parada
caption
A photo of him with a caption that reads, 'home sweet home'
caption: leyenda, pie de foto || subtítulos
to fetch
is still nearly two times higher than the $50 a pound it fetched in January 2025.
to fetch: venderse, alcanzar un precio
to talk up
he is suddenly talking up Biden after years of contempt
to talk up: levantar la voz || hablar claro || ensalzar, poner por las nubes
acting by a majority of its component Members
Article 225 TFEU: The European Parliament may, acting by a majority of its component Members, request the Commission to submit any appropriate proposal on matters on which it considers that a Union act is required for the purpose of implementing the Treaties. If the Commission does not submit a proposal, it shall inform the European Parliament of the reasons. (EU Law)
Por decisión de la mayoría de los miembros que lo componen, el Parlamento Europeo podrá solicitar a la Comisión que presente las propuestas oportunas sobre cualquier asunto que a juicio de aquél requiera la elaboración de un acto de la Unión para la aplicación de los Tratados. Si la Comisión no presenta propuesta alguna, comunicará las razones al Parlamento Europeo.
uptake
the Commission undertook to promote the uptake of AI
Forests are losing their carbon store and carbon uptake capacity,
depends on the rapid and widespread uptake of AI
uptake: absorción
uptake of: uso de, adopción de
explanatory memorandum
This explanatory memorandum accompanies the proposal for a Directive on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence (AI).
La presente exposición de motivos acompaña a la propuesta de Directiva relativa a la adaptación de las normas de responsabilidad civil extracontractual a la inteligencia artificial (IA).
explanatory memorandum: exposicion de motivos
legal aid
If a party to the main proceedings has insufficient means, the CJEU may grant that party legal aid to cover the costs, particularly those in respect of its representation, which it incurs before the CJEU.
legal aid: asistencia jurídica gratuita
binding
Preliminary rulings are binding both on the referring court and on all courts in Member States.
it won’t be legally binding.
binding: vinculante
binding constraint → la limitación más fuerte, el factor que realmente frena el progreso
significance
Significance of the preliminary ruling procedure
Upon opposition by the proprietor of a non-registered trade mark or of another sign used in the course of trade of more than mere local significance, the trade mark applied for shall not be registered where and to the extent that, pursuant to Union legislation or the law of the Member State governing that sign: (eur-lex.europa.eu)
Mediando oposición del titular de una marca no registrada o de otro signo utilizado en el tráfico económico de alcance no únicamente local, se denegará el registro de la marca solicitada si, y en la medida en que, con arreglo a la legislación de la Unión o al Derecho del Estado miembro que regule dicho signo:(eur-lex.europa.eu)
significance: importancia, trascendencia. || Algo expresado o pretendido
to suplemment
supplement Articles 93 to 118 of the CJEU’s rules of procedure
to suplemment: complementar
suplemment: suplemento
in custody
If such a question is raised with regard to a person in custody,
in custody: detenido, privado de libertad
judicial remedy
Where any such question is raised in a case pending before a court or tribunal of a Member State against whose decisions there is no judicial remedy under national law, that court or tribunal shall bring the matter before the Court.
Cuando se plantee una cuestión de este tipo en un asunto pendiente ante un órgano jurisdiccional nacional, cuyas decisiones no sean susceptibles de ulterior recurso judicial de Derecho interno, dicho órgano estará obligado a someter la cuestión al Tribunal.
judicial remedy: recurso judicial
reference
a reference would not have been necessary.
reference: El acto de consultar a alguien o algo con el fin de obtener información o consejo. || referencia
to transpire
In the events which ultimately transpired, such a situation has not come about.
to transpire: revelarse (become known) || ocurrir, suceder, acontecer, pasar
submission
In addition, further submissions were made on the precise wording of the questions
submission: sumisión, obediencia, sometimiento || Propuesta, informe u otro documento que se envía o presenta formalmente a alguien, para que pueda considerarlo o decidir al respecto.
outstanding
After a protracted period of time, the outstanding issues were ultimately finalised
the word element, due to its smaller size and subsidiary position, was visually less outstanding than the word element
outstanding: excepcional, espectacular, impresionante, sobresaliente || pendiente, sin resolver, sin terminar
Sizzling
Sizzling temperatures return to California
sizzling: agobiante, sofocante || crepitante, chisporroteante
sweltering, swelter, to swelter
A heat wave is bringing sweltering temperatures
As California swelters
sweltering: sofocante, abrasador
swelter: bochorno, calor sofocante, flama
to swelter: abochornarse, sofocarse, morirse de calor
to stray, stray
stray bullets have reached NATO structures
bad weather caused him to stray from his course
to stray: apartarse, alejarse, desviarse || vagar, deambular
stray bullet: bala perdida
stray dog: perro callejero
to field
they are fielding lots of complaints from consumers.
China fielded its largest maritime deployment in months
China now fields the world’s largest navy
to field (to deal with): tratar con, responder, contestar
to screw over, to screw up
They screwed over a lot of people,
The Federal Reserve screwed up by failing to cut rates
to screw over (slang, vulgar): joder a, jugársela a
to screw up: If you screw up your eyes or your face, tensas los músculos de los ojos o de la cara, por ejemplo, porque tienes dolor o porque la luz es demasiado brillante. || If you screw up a piece of paper, lo aprietas con fuerza hasta que se arruga mucho y deja de estar plano, normalmente cuando lo estás tirando. || To screw something up, or to screw up, significa hacer que algo falle o se estropee.
to do away with
the only company that has done away with salespeople.
to do away with (slang): eliminar algo, acabar con algo
upheaval
The car industry faces significant upheaval
the upheavals of the Arab-Israeli conflict
upheaval: agitación, turbulencia. Un gran cambio, especialmente que causa o implica mucha dificultad, actividad o problema:
to file for bankruptcy
One of the largest installers has shut its doors and filed for bankruptcy
to file for bankruptcy: declararse en bancarrota, declararse en quiebra
procès-verbal
If the parties accept the proposals of a conciliation commission after the usual specification of some months for consideration, the commission drafts a procès-verbal which records the fact of conciliation and the agreed terms of settlement. (EU Law)
procès-verbal: acta
approach
Although, in general, the practice of conciliation commissions reflects the same basic functions, namely to examine the dispute and make non-binding recommendations for a possible settlement, there are considerable differences of approach in essential matters, including the degree of the formality of the proceedings. (EU Law)
approach : enfoque, estrategia, método
to rephrase
states are forced to rephrase their case in more moderate language
to rephrase: reformular
to be obliged to
The parties are not obliged to accept the conciliator's terms of settlement
to be obliged to: estar obligado a
inquiry
Conciliation is also sometimes described as a combination of inquiry and mediation.
inquiry: investigacíon, indagación || pregunta, consulta
whereby
is a method for the settlement of international disputes of any nature whereby a Commission set up by the parties, proceeds to the impartial examination of the dispute
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whereby: a través del cual, por el que, por medio del cual
saber-rattling (US) sabre-rattling (UK)
saber-rattling (US) sabre-rattling (UK): ruido de sables. Actuación o retórica de amenaza militar.
volley
a diplomatic volley to counter Iranian President
volley: andanada, descarga, lluvia, rafagas repetidas de algo || volea (tenis)
to forge, forged
a newly forged alliance between Moscow and Kim Yong Un
to forge: forjar || formar, crear
to blare
soldiers fired warning shots and blared warning messages
to blare: sonar fuerte, atronar, sonar estruendosamente
blare: sonido fuerte, estruendo, estrépito
hoarding, to hoard, hoard
Food hoarding
China is using hoarded Nvidia chips
this battery was mostly hoarded by luxury vehicles
hoarding: almacenamiento compulsivo, acaparamiento, acumulación || valla alrededor de una obra
to hoard: hacer acopio, aprovisionarse
sobering
A sobering indictment of the state of affairs
it offers a sobering look at the massively expensive technology
sobering: que provoca seriedad || que devuelve la sobriedad
grunt work
it´s a new form of grunt work.
grunt work: trabajo monótono, trabajo repetitivo, el trabajo más duro o la parte menos interesante del trabajo, trabajo duro
drag along, to drag, to drag on, drag on, drag down, drag
the war in Ukraine drags on for the third year
Zelensky and Trump are at odds once again as negotiations over a cease-fire drag on.
we don´t know why but it drags on.
tariffs have dragged ties to their lowest level in decades
to drag on: se emplea para decir que algo continúa cuando no debería continuar o no deseas que continúe. Continuar o alargarse (en exceso)
drag on: calada (tabaco)
to drag: arrastrar
drag along: traer a rastras, llevar a rastras, traer o llevar a alguien a la fuerza, arrastrar
drag down: “Drag down” es una expresión muy común en inglés y suele significar hacer que algo o alguien empeore, lastrar, hundir o tirar hacia abajo, tanto literal como figuradamente.
Significados de “drag down”:
1.- Hundir / deprimir / abatir
The bad news dragged him down → Las malas noticias lo hundieron
2.- Lastrar / perjudicar / arrastrar hacia abajo
High costs are dragging down profits → Los altos costes están lastrando los beneficios
3.- Empeorar la situación de alguien o algo
One weak player can drag down the whole team → Un jugador débil puede perjudicar a todo el equipo
4.- Arrastrar físicamente hacia abajo (menos común)
The weight dragged him down → El peso lo arrastró hacia abajo
shoddy, shoddiness
Shoddy automation was here,
how damaging a shoddy peace agreement might be,
shoddy: de mala calidad, chapucero. Shoddy work or a shoddy product se ha hecho o realizado de manera descuidada o mal.
Non-contractual liability
Non-contractual liability of the Union
La responsabilidad extracontractual de la Unión Europea
to arise
In the absence of such a clause, the national courts will have jurisdiction in disputes arising from the contract.
A falta de tal cláusula, las jurisdicciones nacionales son competentes para decidir sobre el litigio derivado del contrato. (eur-lex.europa.eu)
to arise: derivar, surgir
Union bodies and agents
Union bodies and agents are able to conclude contracts which give rise to liability on the part of the Union.
Los órganos y los agentes de la Unión están en condiciones de celebrar acuerdos que dan lugar a la responsabilidad de la Unión. (eur-lex.europa.eu)
redress
it would be unfair to leave the disappointed party without redress.
redress: compensación, reparación
counter-performance
in order to elicit counter-performance or the conferral
counter-performance: contraprestación
to elicit
one party transferred a benefit to the recipient in order to elicit counter-performance
Ukraine's aim is to elicit support from the West
to elicit: sacar, obtener, provocar, desencadenar. Obtener o producir algo, especialmente información o una reacción. Conseguir (información, etc.) de una persona, generalmente con dificultad. If you elicit a response or a reaction, haces o dices algo que hace que la otra persona responda o reacciones. If you elicit a piece of information, la consigues formulando las preguntas correctas.
to elicit something from somebody: sacar algo a alguien
duress
a right to rescind a contract due to mistake, misrepresentation, or duress
That is not a choice. That is a confession extracted under duress
duress: coacción
thus
Thus, courts wanted to ensure arbitration clauses or limitations of liability remain effective even if a contract is reversed
has reduced the distinctive character and the protection of the earlier word mark to zero and has thus infringed Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94. (Curia Europa)
thus: así, por consiguiente, de este modo
thus far: hasta ahora, hasta aquí
remedy
Risk may be assigned differently and the object of the contract’s value may be assessed on different terms: subjectively, in accordance with the contract, where the remedy is contractual ‘in nature’, or objectively, where a non-contractual claim for unjustified enrichment is concerned. Typically, non-contractual remedies apply only if the contract is void and the contract’s nullity may have further consequences for other remedies, such as (contractual) claims for damages
remedy: compensación, reparación, resarcimiento
void
Typically, non-contractual remedies apply only if the contract is void and the contract’s nullity may have further consequences for other remedies, such as (contractual) claims for damages.
to fill the void.
it´s like submitting your resume into a void.
void (adjetive): nulo, inválido
void (noun): vacío
to unwind, unwinding
the legal regime for unwinding contracts
the contract was unwound.
alcohol helps him to unwind
I’m not sure that Vladimir Putin has a strategy himself for how to unwind the war, of course, that’s been going on for a few years now (J.D. Vance)
"There's a dislocation there; it's big and it's going to unwind," (Kramer)
to unwind: rescindir (contrato) || desenrollar, desenmarañar || relajarse
unwinding: reversión, liberación
terse
his comments prompted a terse response from Trump
terse: brusco, abrupto. Conciso, breve y hostil.
to huddle
Biden and Trump huddle with their teams to prepare the debate
Residents huddled in underground metro stations
Trump to huddle with European leaders in Paris
to huddle: juntarse, apiñarse.
to abide by, abiding
“This should concern any country abiding by U.N. Security Council resolutions,
An European spokesperson called on "all parties" to abide by the "four principles" for de-escalating the situation
Telegram abides by E.U. laws, including the Digital Services Act
to abide by: obedecer, cumplir, respetar
to abide: seguir, permanecer, continuar
abiding: Un sentimiento, recuerdo o interés abiding es aquel que se tiene durante mucho tiempo. Duradero, perdurable, pertinaz
to come to grips, to get to grips
The Trump administration needs to come to grips with the fact that tariffs are increasing the cost of life
“The economics for batteries are unrecognizable, and the industry is only just getting to grips with this new paradigm.” (Kostantsa Rangelova)
to come to grips with a problem: empezar a considerarlo en serio y empezar a actuar para resolverlo
To come to grips with (something): Significa enfrentarse a una situación difícil y empezar a manejarla o entenderla. Ejemplo: She finally came to grips with her anxiety. → “Finalmente empezó a afrontar su ansiedad.”
To get to grips with (something): Tiene un matiz muy parecido: empezar a comprender o lidiar con un problema o tarea complicada. Ejemplo: I need to get to grips with this new software. → “Necesito empezar a entender este nuevo software.”
Diferencia sutil
Come to grips suele usarse más para aceptar o afrontar una realidad difícil (más emocional o conceptual).
Get to grips se usa más para aprender, dominar o manejar algo práctico o técnico.
En la práctica, muchas veces se usan de forma intercambiable, aunque el contexto puede dar ese matiz distinto.
full-fledged or fully fledged
North Korea goal is to become a full-fledged nuclear-armed state
The BYD Denza Z is a fully fledged sports car
China is a fully fledged tech powerhouse
full-fledged: de pleno derecho, pleno || completamente desarrollado, completo, pleno
comprehensive, comprehensively
the two leaders signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement
Alcaraz went on comprehensively to beat Nadal by more than 10 titles
they have subjected Iran to a comprehensive set of sanctions and embargoes
to implement comprehensive safety measures to mitigate risks
comprehensive: amplio, extenso, completo
fully comprehensive: todo riesgo
comprehensively: exhaustivamente, ampliamente, integralmente
hence
Hence, a brief retrospective view is indispensable here
hence: de ahí, por tanto, por consiguiente, por eso
namely
the recent runup in stock prices is telling us something — namely, that the world is losing faith in gold.
namely: específicamente, concretamente, es decir, o sea, a saber
feasible, unfeasible
the identification of a company's real seat may seem a feasible task
They said it is more likely a political project than a commercially feasible one. = Dijeron que es mas probable que fuera un proyecto político que uno comercialmente viable
feasible: viable, factible, posible
unfeasible: “Unfeasible” en español significa inviable, irrealizable o imposible de llevar a cabo dadas las condiciones actuales.
Matices del término: Imposible en la práctica aunque quizá no en teoría. No viable porque requiere recursos, tiempo o tecnología que no existen. Poco realista por limitaciones físicas, económicas o lógicas.
restricted liability
Possible consequences are the following: (i) the company as such is no longer considered to be a legal subject, and (ii) its managers are deprived of the most important company benefit, namely restricted liability.
restricted liability: responsabilidad limitada
private limited company
private limited company: sociedad (privada) de responsabilidad limitada
limited company or limited-liability company: una empresa en la que los accionistas no pueden ser requeridos por las deudas de la empresa más allá de la suma que todavía tienen invertida en la empresa
proper law
what is commonly referred to as the 'objective proper law' test
proper law: ley aplicable. Ley sustantiva aplicable cuando ocurre un conflicto de leyes, o que determina bajo qué jurisdicción o sistema legal se debe conocer un caso
real seat
At present, there are two contrasting conflict of law theories as regards the recognition of foreign legal persons: the 'incorporation' theory and the 'real seat' theory.
real seat: sede real, verdadera sede
incorporation
At present, there are two contrasting conflict of law theories as regards the recognition of foreign
legal persons: the 'incorporation' theory and the 'real seat' theory.
incorporation: constitución de una persona jurídica || incorporación
act of incorporation: acta de constitución
incorporation deed: escritura de constitución
articles of incorporation: estatutos
legal person
there are two contrasting conflict of law theories as regards the recognition of foreign legal persons: the 'incorporation' theory and the 'real seat' theory.
legal person: persona jurídica
to even out
this solution is struggling to even out power availability over time.
to even out: equilibrar, balancear, nivelar, compensar
glut, to glut
Spain is experiencing negative prices thanks to a glut of solar energy,
construction activity has been contracting due to a glut of unsold homes
The glut in industrial production is not limited to solar panels
the fiber-optic glut of 2001
glut: exceso, saturación, superabundancia
to glut: saciar || abarrotar, saturar
to lambast
This is not the first time Biden has publicly lambasted the Trump administration
They didn’t shy away from lambasting Elon Musk
to lambast: criticar duramente, arremeter contra, criticar severamente
to walk through
walking through all of the arms the US has transferred to Ukraine last year
Could you walk us through a little bit of your background?
to walk through: revisar algo con alguien, repasar algo || demostrar algo paso a paso
to brag
he is bragging today that he photographed Briggitte Bardot
to brag: presumir, alardear, fanfarronear, vanagloriarse
to brag that: presumir de, jactarse de
all-out war
the prospect of all-out war
all-out war: guerra a gran escala, guerra total, guerra sin cuartel
insight, insights, insightful
we could provide new insights into his final days
seeking comment on insight into his decision
history may offer us a few insights
as information flows and insights unfold.
But the important insight is that despite that they continued to find them.
She gave an insightful analysis. → Ella hizo un análisis muy perspicaz.
His comment was surprisingly insightful. → Su comentario fue sorprendentemente revelador.
insight: conocimiento, entendimiento. If you gain insight or an insight into a complex situation or problem, logras una precisa y profunda comprensión del mismo. If someone has insight, son capaces de comprender situaciones complejas. La capacidad de ver y comprender claramente la naturaleza interna de las cosas, especialmente por intuición. Una comprensión clara de la naturaleza interna de algo específico. La capacidad de percibir clara o profundamente. Una comprensión penetrante y a menudo repentina, como de una situación o problema complejo. La capacidad de comprender los procesos mentales propios o ajenos. La comprensión inmediata del significado de un evento o acción. La comprensión de la verdadera naturaleza de una cosa, esp. a través de la comprensión intuitiva.
insights: ideas, información
insightful: perspicaz, profundo, revelador, alguien o algo que muestra una comprensión muy clara y aguda de una situación. Se usa para describir comentarios que aportan claridad, observaciones inteligentes que revelan algo que no era evidente, personas con buena intuición o capacidad analítica.
to retrofit, retrofit
We need to think about how we retrofit households
The old building was retrofitted with modern insulation. → El edificio antiguo fue actualizado con aislamiento moderno.
They retrofitted the car with new safety features. → Le añadieron al coche nuevas características de seguridad.
The software was retrofitted to support mobile devices. → Adaptaron el software para que funcionara en móviles.
to retrofit: modernizar, actualizar, renovar. “To retrofit” significa modificar, actualizar o adaptar algo antiguo para que cumpla estándares modernos. Es muy común en ingeniería, arquitectura, tecnología y automoción. “ponerle mejoras nuevas a algo viejo”. Añadir componentes nuevos a un sistema antiguo para mejorarlo. No es simplemente “reparar” o “arreglar”. Es mejorar algo que ya existe, normalmente para cumplir normas nuevas o para hacerlo más eficiente.
retrofit: renovación, actualización, modernización
to wiggle, wiggle, wiggle room
he is living on a fixed income, and there's no wiggle room
Those are operations with less wiggle room on prices.
wiggle room: espacio para maniobrar, espacio de maniobra (también en sentido figurado)
wiggle: contoneo
to wiggle: mover hacia delante y hacia atrás || contonearse, menear
to overbear, overbearing
Rising costs are particularly overbearing to low-income households,
overbearing: dominante, autoritario, controlador
to overbear: dominar
to pull over, to pull from
When cops pulled Timberlake over at around 11:30 a.m.
the AMOC pulls warm surface water from the southern hemisphere and the tropics and distributes it in the cold North Atlantic.
to pull over: detener, parar (policía) || hacerse a un lado de la carretera, detenerse en el arcén || llamar a alguien aparte
to pull from: sacar de
arraignment
he was held overnight by the Police Department ahead of his arraignment at the village's courthouse Monday morning.
arraignment: lectura de cargos. Es cuando alguien es llevado ante un tribunal de justicia para responder a un cargo en particular.
to run a stop light, to run a red light
he run a stop light, while also failing to stay in the correct lane.
to run a stop light: saltarse una señal de stop
to run a red light: saltarse un semáforo en rojo
to covet, coveted
Athletes battle for the coveted top spot
the coveted algorithm of TIK TOK
NVIDIA´s highly coveted chips
to covet: codiciar
coveted: codiciado
to outflank
Trump has embraced the cryptocurrencies looking to outflank rivals
to outflank: superar a, ser mas hábil que, aventajar a, flanquear (amenazar los flancos del adversario)
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