Less in spanish
pronunciation: menoʊs part of speech: adjective, adverb
less [lesser -comp., least -sup.]1 = menos. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.more:
» a great deal less = mucho menos.
Example: Those systems using keywords taken from the text cost a great deal less than more sophisticated systems.» become + less stable = desestabilizarse.
Example: As the environment faced by academic libraries becomes less stable, much can be learned from the commercial sector = Debido a que el entorno al que se enfrentan las bibliotecas universitarias se está desestabilizando, hay que aprender mucho del sector comercial.» be less = ser menor.
Example: Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.» be less of a(n) + Nombre = ser menos + Adjetivo.
Example: False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system.» be less than + Adjetivo + Infinitivo = no ser + Adjetivo + Infinitivo.
Example: Keywords can prove difficult to identify immediately and their alphabetical sequence can be less than straightforward to follow.» be no less than = ser nada más y nada menos, ser como mínimo.
Example: Some fees paid to visiting speakers are no less than insulting.» be nothing less than = ser nada más y nada menos que.
Example: Frederick Holler claims that 'Information retrieval (ie, reference work) is nothing less than a full-fledged discipline and not simply a minor skill acquirable as a byproduct of other studies'.» call for + nothing less than genius = necesitar ser un genio.
Example: To meet the intellectual needs of each patron of the library calls for calls for nothing less than genius.» could not care less = importar un pito, importar un rábano, no importar lo más mínimo, traer al pairo, dar lo mismo ocho que ochenta, dar igual ocho que ochenta.
Example: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.» far less = mucho menos.
Example: Further, print derived electronic resources are far less transient than their purely electronic counterparts.» in less than half the time = en menos de la mitad de(l) tiempo.
Example: The weather improved on our way back to camp and so we made it back in less than half the time.» less-advantaged = menos favorecido.
Example: Indeed, one reason for the reluctance of librarians to donate weeded materials to less-advantaged groups may be that such donations raise the thorny question of intrinsic worth.» less and less = cada vez menos.
Example: As continuing deterioration of postal services renders present methods of inter-library co-operation less and less effective, a radically different balance of cost-factors will emerge.» less copiously = en menor cantidad.
Example: Wood letter was also produced in Europe but less copiously than in the United States, where later technical advances included die-stamping in place of pantographic copying, and wood letter with veneered and enamelled faces.» less developed [less-developed] = menos desarrollado.
Example: One of the challenges facing most less developed countries is that of raising the health conditions of their populations, particularly that of rural communities.» less favoured [less favored] = menos favorecido.
Example: Even with these problems Fiji has a functioning medical library service; other areas in the Pacific are much less favoured.» less favoured area = área menos favorecida, zona menos favorecida.
Example: Prominent examples are again the structural measures, such as those covering the modernization of farms and the less favoured areas.» less favoured region (LFR) = región menos favorecida.
Example: Broadly the Bank may grant loans for the financing of projects for stimulating development in the less favoured regions (LFRs).» less fleet of foot, the = menos rápidos, los. [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
Example: The new principle of open access was treating the working class with more dignity, even though stock shortages created another underprivileged minority in the less fleet of foot.» less likely = menos probable.
Example: The same is not true, of course, of the humanities or social sciences, where the method is less likely to be successful.» less literate, the = menos cultos, los.
Example: Hence, there is a need for organizations who can interpret the fine points of officialese and present them in a form the less literate can understand.» less of the carrot, more of the stick = menos blandeces y más mano dura.
Example: The article is entitled 'Information provision: less of the carrot, more of the stick'.» less so = menos.
Example: Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.» less ... than ... = menos ... que ....
Example: So, syntactic relationships do arise in documents, but are less permanent than semantic relationships.» less than + Adjetivo = poco + Adjetivo.
Example: Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, and Adolph Hitler to name but three, were remarkably successful as leaders in spite of less than outstanding academic records.» less than + Cantidad = menos de + Cantidad.
Example: Microcomputers with Winchester disks are now widely available for less than $5000.» less-than sign (<) = símbolo de menor-que (<).
Example: Each see reference tracing, including the first, is precede by a less-than sign or left angled bracket (<).» the less said (about it), the better = cuanto menos se diga, mejor; en boca cerrada no entra moscas.
Example: In fact, when it comes to spying on employees Internet surfing behavior, perhaps the less said, the better.» less used = menos usado.
Example: The original objective was to promote interlibrary cooperation by arranging a national storage and interlending centre for less used library material.» more haste, less speed = vísteme despacio que tengo prisa.
Example: Learning violin is best taken at a steady pace -- 'more haste, less speed' is very true as you learn play violin.» more or less = más o menos, aproximadamente.
Example: DOBIS/LIBIS stores library files that contain more or less the same information found in manual files in libraries everywhere.» much less = y mucho menos, y cuanto mucho menos.
Example: Book clubs need not be enclosed, much less ingrown = Los clubs de lectores no deben ser cerrados y cuanto mucho menos conservadores.» no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than = nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como.
Example: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.» no less than = tanto como.
Example: Children respond no less than adults (rather more, in fact) to personal contact.» no more, no less = ni más ni menos.
Example: The motto of the paper was, 'A square deal and a fair chance -- no more, no less'.» none less than = nada más y (nada) menos que.
Example: The opening ceremony was attended by none less than Emperor Francis Joseph himself = A la ceremonia de apertura asistió nada más y nada menos que el mismo Emperador Francisco José.» none the less = no obstante.
Example: These of course are everyday domestic problems, though none the less important to the enquirer.» nothing less than = nada más y nada menos que.
Example: We had charged him with nothing less than outlining a national program for preserving millions of books in danger of deterioration = Le habíamos encargado nada más y nada menos que esbozara un programa nacional para la conservación de millones de libros en peligro de deterioro.» nothing more, nothing less = ni más ni menos.
Example: The appropriate perspetive to take is to view a decision and its aftermath as data for the next decision to be make -- nothing more, nothing less.» to a lesser degree = en menor grado.
Example: Xworld is a good communications package that is most suitable for users interested in sending and receiving binary files, and to a lesser degree text files.» to a lesser extent = en menor grado.
Example: The Prussian Instructions were also widely adopted in Hungary, Sweden, Switzerland, and to a lesser extent Denmark, Holland and Norway.less2 [Lista de palabras que terminan con este sufijo]
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» ageless = siempre joven, eterno.
Example: I will be back soon with more of what this blog is all about: how to live well, have fun, and remain ageless, in any economy.» aimless = sin rumbo, sin norte.
Example: Browsing when one has no clue what one wants is not a very intellectual activity, it is rather aimless meandering.» airless = sin aire, sin viento.
Example: The town was the prettiest in Rwanda, wedged between a tall green valley and a lake that shone, silently, like a sea on an airless day.» airless = mal ventilado, cargado, viciado.
Example: There was a silence so dense that I heard it as a ringing in my ears, a silence the kind one experiences in mine shafts, cellars, bomb shelters, airless places.» baseless = infundado, sin fundamento.
Example: This lawsuit is not only baseless, it is an insult to the millions of law abiding gun owners in Texas and across this country.» beardless = sin barba, imberbe, lampiño.
Example: A possible explanation is related to the depiction of Christ as beardless.» be childless = no tener hijos.
Example: Although some women librarians are married, most are childless: since the career is demanding, women librarians must choose often between career and children.» blameless = inocente, libre de culpa, exento de culpa, intachable, sin tacha, irreprochable, irrepensible.
Example: But he is completely wrong to say that he as a state employee is utterly blamelessfor the mess our pensions and state budgets are in.» bloodless = sin derramamiento de sangre.
Example: In recent decades, government and military officials alike have pushed increasingly in the direction of bloodless wars, where confrontations are undertaken - and ultimately won - with minimum loss of human life.» bloodless = pálido, sin color.
Example: As I turned back, I saw my bloodless face in the hall mirror and realized with a start that I must have frightened the wits out of the man.» boneless = deshuesado, sin hueso, sin espinas.
Example: Chump chops are reckoned to be the finest cuts of lamb, boneless and tender they are the perfect chop.» boneless = débil, blando, sin carácter.
Example: By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.» borderless = sin fronteras.
Example: The overall aim is to create a network of borderless libraries and information services.» bottomless = sin fondo, sin fin, infinito, ilimitado.
Example: The novel is a bottomless quagmire of melodramatic weirdness.» boundless = ilimitado, infinito, sin límites.
Example: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.» brainless = idiota, estúpido, imbécil, retrasado, memo, lelo, tontaina, tarado.
Example: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.» breathless = entrecortado, jadeante, sin aliento, falto de aliento.
Example: The stories are told in the breathless voice of a gossip, full of juicy tidbits, and a shrewd understanding of what makes one life connect to another.» calorieless = sin calorías.
Example: For example, the author's title might be 'Eureka!' whereas the abstractor's title is 'Eureka! (The discovery of a calorieless beer)' = Por ejemplo, el título del autor podría ser "¡Eureka! mientras que el título del resumidor es "¡Eureka! (El descubrimiento de una cerveza sin calorías)".» careless = descuidado, negligente, indiferente, inconsciente.
Example: They will spend time trying to ascribe reasons to the variations whereas the true facts are that the citer was simply sloppy and careless.» cashless = sin dinero en metálico.
Example: The impact of this type of transactions is foreseen as a major step toward the long-heralded 'cashless society'.» ceaseless = incesante, continuo, constante, prolongado, incesable.
Example: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.» cheerless = triste, deprimente, sombrío.
Example: Her work depicts mostly cheerless and melancholic worlds where the main character is in the center of mental conflicts, sometimes euphoric, sometimes psychotic.» classless = sin clases sociales.
Example: American writers have always found the subject of class in a putatively classless society irresistible.» cloudless = despejado, claro, raso, sin nubes, sin una nube.
Example: This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.» clueless = ingenuo.
Example: This is largely clueless enthusiasm focused on things that don't matter in the grand scheme of things.» clueless = despistado.
Example: He was standing around clueless, being introduced to a bunch of people he wouldn't remember in the morning.» clueless = sin idea, sin la menor idea, sin pistas, ignorante.
Example: Well, if you've come this far, and you started off clueless, I must congratulate you for wading through all these explanations.» comfortless = incómodo, sin comodidades.
Example: A house without furniture is like a room without paint -- colorless and comfortless!.» contentless = sin contenido.
Example: Other titles are just plain contentless.» cordless = inalámbrico.
Example: The cordless LAN involves radio replacing copper or fibre as the physical medium for providing local area connections.» costless = sin coste alguno, sin ningún coste, gratis, gratuito.
Example: Another property of DSMA protocols is a provision for a graceful dynamic reconfiguration and costless protocol recovery after a lost token.» countless = incontable, innumerable, infinito, sinfín.
Example: But since we, and countless similar institutions, are dependent upon the Library of Congress, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.» dauntless = denodado, tenaz, intrépido, arriesgado, arrojado, impávido, audaz, bravo.
Example: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.» defenceless [defenseless, -USA] = indefenso, vulnerable.
Example: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.» directionless = sin dirección, sin rumbo, sin norte.
Example: As for Putin, he only runs rings around the West because our leaders are so feeble and directionless.» driverless = sin conductor.
Example: Driverless cars could help ease traffic congestion, lower pollution and prevent accidents.» effortless = sin esfuerzo, natural, fácil.
Example: The effortless ease of such replies does conceal from the enquirer the extensive anticipatory effort of the librarian in studying the sources of information and his prior experience in their use.» endless = interminable, infinito, ilimitado.
Example: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.» faceless = sin cara, anónimo, despersonalizado.
Example: Two faceless, 30-inch unisex dolls were designed to represent the child.» fearless = audaz, atrevido, intrépido, valiente, arrojado.
Example: He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.» feckless = débil, indiferente, apático.
Example: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.» flawless = impecable, perfecto.
Example: No system is flawless, however, and this includes SC350.» formless = amorfo, sin forma.
Example: He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.» fruitless = infructuoso, poco provechoso, de poco provecho.
Example: It is fruitless trying to revise the subjects represented in a scheme, unless a notation can be appended to any new or modified subjects.» godless = ateo, impío, sin dios.
Example: It is the arrogance and superiority of the godless secular society that is leading us all down the road to ultimate ruin.» groundless = infundado, sin fundamento.
Example: In my opinion it is groundless, deplorable, dishonoring to our father (and to his work, not to mention the people to whom he dedicated his life).» guileless = cándido, sin maldad, sin malicia, ingenuo.
Example: He cites, for example, a popular reference book from the 1880s, which gushes about the Eskimo's guileless character, keen intelligence, and harmonious politics.» guiltless = libre de culpa, inocente, sin culpa.
Example: I, going down into my grave, with my crime unpunished and unatoned, see what no guiltless minds can discern.» gutless = cagado, cobarde, sin agallas, gallina.
Example: I am ashamed to live in a state with such gutless leaders as we appear to have in Augusta.» hairless = sin pelo, pelado, pelón, calvo.
Example: Jonah was thrown clothed into the mouth of the sea monster and emerged nude and hairless.» headless = sin cabeza, acéfalo, descabezado.
Example: The article 'Of Wonderland and headless chickens' describes the functions of Alice, a PC-based library automation system offering cataloguing, enquiry, acquisitions, and periodicals control = El artículo "Sobre el país de las maravillas y los pollos sin cabeza" describe las funciones de Alice, un sistema de automatización de bibliotecas para ordenadores personales que permite la catalogación, las consultas, las adquisiciones y el control de publicaciones periódicas.» heartless = despiadado, cruel, desalmado, malvado.
Example: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.» helpless = inútil, impotente, indefenso, desvalido.
Example: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.» homeless = sin hogar, sin techo, mendigo.
Example: Bryan Talbot's novel focuses on Helen, a homeless London teenager who finds hope in the stories of Beatrix Potter.» jawless = sin mandíbula.
Example: The lamprey, which evolved some 250 million years ago, belongs to a near-extinct family of jawless fishes.» jobless = desempleado, sin empleo, sin trabajo.
Example: Experts say a hoard of buried treasure discovered by a jobless English man is 'war booty' and probably belonged to a pagan king.» landless = sin tierras, sin propiedad rural.
Example: While the new technology increased food production, it also caused wealthy farmers to benefit more than the landless.» leaderless = sin líder.
Example: This article attempts to draw lessons for library management from a cooperative, leaderless orchestra in the USA, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.» lifeless = soso, exánime, apagado, sin vida, inerte.
Example: Despite the proliferation of biographies aimed at young adults which have lavish illustrations, easy-to-read print and attractive layout, most of them are lifeless and mediocre.» lossless = sin pérdida.
Example: This article presents two new techniques for lossless image compression.» loveless = sin amor, que ni ama ni es amado.
Example: The story relates the experiences of a young conscript whose desire for an amorous adventure with one of his many female penfriends results in a loveless and unhappy marriage.» matchless = incomparable, inigualable, inimitable, sin igual, sin par, sin parangón.
Example: My reaction to both of them was not one of despair or of envy, but of pleasure in watching a matchless performance.» meatless = sin carne.
Example: It seems that meatless menu alternatives are becoming more and more popular at ballparks across the country.» merciless = despiadado, cruel.
Example: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.» mindless = estúpido.
Example: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.» mindless = mecánico, ciego, irreflexivo, automático.
Example: This article argues that mindless adulation is no substitute for honest discussions of the bad as well as the good in young adult literature.» moonless = sin luna, sin luz de luna.
Example: Shipments of these goods arrive on caravans that travel on moonless nights to evade the searchlights of low-flying helicopters.» motionless = fijo, estático, quieto, parado, sin movimiento.
Example: In a control condition, participants recited memorized text to the research assistant who sat motionless.» nameless = anónimo.
Example: Her most recent collection is a numb poem focused on the nameless slave who saved Oedipus.» needleless = sin aguja.
Example: It's very simple and there is no baster involved, a needleless syringe does the trick.» needless = innecesario.
Example: It is becoming urgently necessary for all information agencies to develop the closest co-operation to avoid wasting their resources through needless duplication and friction.» odourless [odorless, -USA] = indoro, sin olor.
Example: 108 subjects completed a variety of tests in weakly scented (jasmine, lavender or odorless) rooms without having been made aware of the odor.» painless = sin dolor, que no causa dolor, fácil.
Example: Almost without exception libraries have agreed with the liberal-minded who wanted to make the immigrants' transition into a new society as painless as possible.» paperless = sin papel. [Adjetivo que se utiliza para describir la situación en la que el papel ha sido sustituido por otros medios audiovisuales como soporte documental. Pincha en para ver otras palabras que terminan con este sufijo]
Example: However, to use terminals producing printed output would be to negate part of the fundamental philosophy of the 'paperless' system.» peerless = sin parangón, sin par, sin igual, incomparable.
Example: He had a peerless ability to coin expressions of invective and to hurl them against his chosen enemies.» penniless = a dos velas, sin un duro, sin un céntimo, en la miseria, sin una pela, in blanca, con una mano delante y otra detrás, arruinado, sin un cuarto, a la cuarta pregunta, sin (una) gorda.
Example: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.» pitiless = despiadado, cruel, implacable.
Example: In my opinion, this initiative has developed de facto into a pitiless personal campaign of vilification against him.» powerless = impotente, ineficaz, incapaz, débil.
Example: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless = Pincha en para ver otras palabras que terminan con este sufijo.» powerlessness = impotencia.
Example: Powerlessness may be a reaction to the size of a problem or may be created by fear of the consequences of action.» priceless = inestimable, invalorable, de incalculable valor, que no tiene precio.
Example: The libraries have spent centuries with the collections and storage of priceless information.» propertyless = sin propiedades.
Example: However numerous the class of menials may be, it has not, as a rule, been able to absorb the whole number of those left propertyless.» reckless = imprudente, incauto, temerario, insensato, atolondrado, alocado, irresponsable, ligero de cascos.
Example: A team of researchers have conducted a study with the paradoxical result -- the more mature the teenager's brain, the more reckless they become.» regardless = a pesar de todo, no obstante, sin hacer caso, indiferente, de un modo indiferente.
Example: What can we do is rethink our query, or we can 'bash on regardless' using the power of the computer to perform lots more searches in the hope that 'something will turn up'.» relentless = implacable, inexorable, incesante, despiadado.
Example: They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.» remorseless = despiadado, implacable, sin piedad, inexorable.
Example: The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.» repentless = impenitente, incorregible, contumaz.
Example: It is a heritage that he could never get rid of: the appalled son would take upon himself the sins of his repentless father.» riskless = sin riesgo, libre de riesgo.
Example: Riskless adventure is impossible and pointless.» rudderless = sin timón, a la deriva, sin rumbo, sin norte.
Example: She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.» scoreless = sin goles, cero a cero, sin puntos.
Example: Having been kept scoreless during the first half, Wales came out after the break and began scoring.» seamless = transparente, totalmente integrado, perfecto, sin notar la diferencia.
Example: CD-I (CD-Interactive) finally allows them to be integrated together in a seamless fashion = Finalmente el CD-I (CD-Interactivo) les permite integrarse de una manera transparente.» seamless = transparente, sin costuras, uniforme, homogéneo, integrado, perfectamente integrado.
Example: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.» seedless = sin semillas, sin pepitas.
Example: Some seedless plants can also be considered annuals even though they do not flower.» selfless = desinteresado, abnegado, generoso, sacrificado, altruista, filantrópico.
Example: Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.» senseless = sin sentido, irracional, insensato.
Example: Above all the senseless rivalry between German academic and public libraries could eventually harm both groups.» shameless = descarado, sinvergüenza, desvergonzado, caradura, vergonzoso.
Example: Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'.» shiftless = perezoso, holgazán.
Example: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.» shirtless = sin camisa, descamisado.
Example: He was shirtless and covered with grass shavings, because the bag on the mower was ripped and held together with clothes pins.» skinless = sin piel.
Example: Of 33 retail products examined, including skinless sausages, hot-dog sausages and frankfurters, 25 (75%) contained levels of mineral hydrocarbons from 10 to 105 milligrams per kilogram.» sleepless = sin poder dormir.
Example: The article 'Sleepless in Belgrade: a virtual community during war' presents the results of research on the role of a virtual community during wartime.» sleeveless = sin mangas.
Example: It is odd that she was the only person in that huge room on that cold night who was sleeveless.» smokeless = sin emitir humo, sin humo, libre de humo.
Example: A case study is then presented of the technology information and communication associated with the project 'making a smokeless wood-burning stove'.» soulless = desalmado, despiadado, indiferente, insulso, abúlico.
Example: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.» speckless = impecable, limpísimo, intachable.
Example: He wore black speckless clothes, silk stockings, silver buckles, and either a slim green silk umbrella, or a genteel brown cane.» speechless = enmudecido, sin habla, estupefacto.
Example: The confrontation with this reality is understood as a consequence of the speechless horror that evil produces.» spineless = débil, blando, sin carácter.
Example: To call a supervisor 'spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.» spotless = impecable, limpísimo, pulcro, intachable.
Example: A look into Jennifer's life revealed few clues -- she had a spotless reputation and was loved by everyone around her.» stainless = sin mancha, inmaculado, sin tacha, puro, inoxidable.
Example: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.» stateless = sin información sobre el estado anterior, sin conservar información sobre las consultas realizadas anteriormente.
Example: Web search engines are stateless, losing previous search criteria.» stateless = apátrido, sin estado, sin nación.
Example: According to the United Nations, a stateless baby is born every 10 minutes.» stingless = sin aguijón.
Example: Our native bees are stingless and usually nest inside hollow trees.» studless = sin clavos.
Example: In general, studless tires do best on snow, while those with studs are best on icy roads.» tasteless = insípido, sin sabor, desabrido.
Example: Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, and tasteless gas and is the product of the incomplete combustion of carbon-containing compounds.» tasteless = de mal gusto, burdo, chabacano, grosero, vulgar, ordinario, zafio, soez.
Example: Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.» thankless = ingrato, desagradecido.
Example: This article is entitled 'Thankless tasks': academics and librarians in the novels of Barbara Pym'.» thoughtless = desconsiderado, irresponsable.
Example: Above all things, this film is one woman's passionate protest against the thoughtless abuse of the weak by the strong.» thoughtless = irreflexivo, descuidado, inconsciente.
Example: Frivolous or thoughtless spending can eat up your income and hence your future savings.» timeless = eterno, intemporal, atemporal.
Example: There are timeless social principles underlying the specific legislation of the Old Testament.» tireless = incansable, infatigable, indefatigable, inagotable.
Example: He was a tireless campaigner for high professional standards.» toothless = desdentado, sin dientes.
Example: The earliest known fossil of a toothless bird that flew across the skies 120 million years ago has been dug up by scientists.» toothless = ineficaz, inútil.
Example: This is what happens when a company does not listen to their customers, you end up with a toothless and ineffective policy.» topless = topless, sin sujetador.
Example: He certainly invaded her privacy by using a telephoto lens to photograph her inside her home when she was topless or partly dressed.» treeless = sin árboles, desarbolado, pelado.
Example: On the treeless mound he took out his fieldglasses and began to survey the enemy's positions on the hills about 2 miles away.» tubeless = sin cámara.
Example: Fixing a tubeless wheelbarrow tire is fairly easy, if you know how, and can mean the difference between completed a job or leaving it half done.» useless = inútil, vano, baldío.
Example: Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.» valueless = sin valor.
Example: But the biggest impact was felt when boxes appeared, sometimes anonymously, filled with old books and magazines -- mostly valueless.» warrantless = sin la debida autorización.
Example: With each passing day, it becomes more evident that the main purpose behind Bush's illegal, warrantless spying program is not collecting intelligence on terrorists.» waterless = sin agua, falto de agua, árido, seco.
Example: This area is visited only by desert rats, biologists, military personnel, and those desperate people willing to walk across as much as 60 miles of waterless trail.» windowless = sin ventana(s).
Example: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.» wireless = inalámbrico, sin cables.
Example: In the proposed setup only one of six or seven computers would be have wireless connectivity which is of course sufficient for making a big security hole.» witless = estúpido, tonto, imbécil, memo, bobo, badulaque.
Example: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.» wordless = sin palabras.
Example: This kind of wordless communication is a two-way process, of course.» worthless = sin valor, carente de valor, baladí.
Example: Teachers and librarians cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the literature a child is brought up with at home, no matter how anemic and worthless it may seem to be.little [less -comp., least -sup.]1 = poco.
Example: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.more:
» a bit/little long in the tooth = viejo, entrado en años, metido en años, decadente, anticuado, obsoleto, desfasado.
Example: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.» after a little while = después de un ratito, después de unos minutos, al rato, al ratito, después de un rato.
Example: After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, 'Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you'.» a little bit (of) = un poco (de), un poquito (de).
Example: A little bit of bibliographic instruction can go a long way.» a little goes a long way = con un poco se puede llegar (muy) lejos, un poco da para mucho.
Example: A little goes a long way so only squeeze a little in your hand when you apply.» a little time = un poco de tiempo.
Example: That done we had a little time to cool down a little, mingle and generally catch up with those we know from previous years.» a little while = un ratito, unos minutos.
Example: Whether your tastes differ from mine or not, just kick back, pour yourself a drink and stay right here a little while.» and little more = y poco más.
Example: Viewed from the vantage of the student, the typical instructor uses a course management system as a publicly accessible file drawer and little more, posting lecture notes and the syllabus.» as little as + Expresión Numérica = sólo.
Example: Surveys suggest that as little as 2% of these people are reached by libraries.» as little as possible = lo menos posible.
Example: The average man is by nature indolent; he works as little as possible = El ciudadno medio es perezoso por naturaleza; trabaja lo menos posible.» at little or no extra cost = por nada or casi nada, por poco o nada.
Example: The intent of universal design is to simplify life for everyone by making products more usable by as many people as possible, at little or no extra cost.» be a little worse off = quedar un poco perjudicado, salir un poco perjudicado, quedar peor .
Example: The world is a little worse off than it was before as his talents, good cheer, metered insanity will be missed.» be a little worse prepared = quedar un poco perjudicado, salir un poco perjudicado, quedar peor .
Example: Scouts will now be a little worse prepared after they were banned from carrying their traditional penknives due to the new law.» be little more than an interesting exercise = no servir de mucho.
Example: In addition, any control system that does not pose corrective actions after deviations occur is little more than an interesting exercise.» be of little of no use = servir de poco o nada.
Example: Understand that most portable extinguishers discharge completely in as few as eight seconds, so they would be of little or no use in controlling a larger fire.» be of little or no avail = servir de poco o nada.
Example: The export of arms by other nations not involved in the conflict would be of little or no avail in putting an end to that conflict.» be of little or no importance = tener poca o ninguna importancia, ser de poca o ninguna importancia.
Example: Those which are of great importance in some lines of business can, at times, be of little or no importance in others.» be of little or no significance = tener poca o ninguna importancia, ser de poca o ninguna importancia.
Example: This factor tends to be of little or no significance to most users.» be of little or no use = servir de poco o nada.
Example: Understand that most portable extinguishers discharge completely in as few as eight seconds, so they would be of little or no use in controlling a larger fire.» be of little or no value = servir de poco o nada.
Example: The following remedies have been at various times suggested and have been found to be of little or no value.» be of little use = ser de poco valor, servir de poco.
Example: This is one area in which off-the-shelf software will be of little use, except perhaps for very general introductions.» be of little value = ser de poco valor, tener poco valor.
Example: The goal may be of little value or of high scientific or cultural significance, but energy is put forth to accomplish a task.» do + little = hacer poco, ser poco eficaz.
Example: Amazingly, this has done little to temper their penchant for legalese and hair-splitting on international law.» do + little more than = no poder hacer más que.
Example: This brief section can do little more than focus attention on the importance of library guiding.» eat + too little = comer demasiado poco.
Example: Common food traps that accompany depression including eating too much, eating too little, and making unhealthy food choices.» find + Nombre + (a little) odd = encontrar un poco extraño, encontrar un poco raro.
Example: I found that a little odd at first but, on second thought, it dawned on me that there could be something here worth giving a thought about.» for a little while = durante un ratito, durante un rato.
Example: The truth may hurt for a little while but a lie hurts forever.» give + little thought to = prestar poca atención a.
Example: The question of whether or not to reinsure the options attaching to a policy has been given very little thought by insurance companies.» go little further than + Gerundio = ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo.
Example: This chapter is relatively succinct and goes little further than identifying the major ideas.» have + little choice but = no tener más opción que.
Example: With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.» have + little patience with = no tolerar.
Example: As an administrator he pushes authority as far down the hierarchy as possible and has little patience for foot-dragging and ignorance.» have + little recourse = tener pocas posibilidades de.
Example: Since the cessation of production of enlarger-printers, libraries and their clienteles have had little recourse in having paper copies made from micro-opaques.» have + little to do = tener poco que ver.
Example: The various kinds of non-book media can be grouped into categories; this has little to do with their containing material whether video tape, ink on paper or holes in cards.» in a little while = en un ratito, en unos minutos.
Example: Go back inside and tell mom that I'll be there in a little while.» in as little time as possible = en el menor tiempo posible, cuanto antes.
Example: The best cardio workout for burning fat is one of high intensity that gets the job done in as little time as possible.» it + be + a little known fact that = ser algo poco sabido que, ser un hecho poco sabido que, ser algo poco conocido que, ser un hecho poco conocido que.
Example: It is a little-known fact that all the gas you burp comes from air that you swallow.» it + be + little wonder that = no ser de asombrar que.
Example: It is little wonder that all players in the serials information chain -- publishers, subscriptions agents and librarians alike -- are taking a long hard look at what they are doing and attempting to forecast what the future might hold for them.» leave + little doubt = no dejar duda.
Example: Research has left little doubt that one's facial posture can vastly affect the willingness of the patron to pose a question.» leave + little room for = dejar por espacio para, dejar poco sitio para, permitir apenas.
Example: The competition in Korean international telephone service market was mostly guided and controlled by the government leaving little room for active competition to market participants.» leave + little space for = dejar poco espacio para, dejar poco sitio para, permitir apenas.
Example: One of her happiest childhood memories centered on a summer camp experience and a star-spangled sky that left little space for darkness.» little bits = trocitos.
Example: It's a whole area that nobody has investigated, other than little bits done here and there.» little by little = poco a poco, poquito a poco, poquito a poquito, gradualmente, gradual, detenidamente.
Example: Little by little his heath improved and he was able to walk further and further each day.» little did + Verbo + then that... = quién iba a decir entonces que....
Example: Little did she expect then that two years later, at th