Odd in spanish
pronunciation: impɑɹ̩ part of speech: adjective
odd1 = impar. [Opuesto de even (par)]
Example: Results of comparisons are given in a number of tables and examined by factors such as results obtained in even and odd years and results of votes taken in spring and autumn.more:
» be at odds over = estar en desacuerdo sobre.
Example: Librarians and publishers are at odds over the solution to these new preservation problems.» be at odds with = ir en contra de, reñirse con, estar en desacuerdo con, no concordar con.
Example: These activities may also be at odds with processes routinely applied across the board, such as lamination.» odd number = número impar.
Example: There are some periodicals with all even or odd volume numbers.» odd-numbered = impar.
Example: More people vote in even-numbered years, so holding elections in odd-numbered years effectively disenfranchises thousands of voters.» odd page = página impar.
Example: This technique makes use of two sets of header and footer controls, one for odd pages and one for even pages.» odd page number = página impar.
Example: The recto is the right-hand page of a book, usually bearing an odd page number, or the side of a printed sheet intended to be read first.odd2 = suelto, ocasional, esporádico, aquí y allá, al azar.
Example: For example, review articles are expected to be supported by extensive bibliographies, whilst it is unusual for a letter to carry more than the odd citation.more:
» eighty odd = ochenta y tantos, ochentaitantos, ochentitantos.
Example: No similar case has been prosecuted in the eighty odd years since the act was implemented.» fifty odd = cincuenta y tantos, cincuentaitantos.
Example: The Americans say that the fifty-odd thousand troops they've still got here are of course authorized to fire in self-defence.» forty odd = cuarenta y tantos, cuarentitantos, cuarentaitantos.
Example: You spend forty odd years wishing you didn't have to be up and out before 8am every morning -- so why do pensioners never lie in?.» ninety odd = noventa y tantos, noventaitantos, noventitantos.
Example: Of the remaining two hundred and ninety odd, seventy-five were given away, the rest sold.» Número + odd = Número + y pico, aproximadamente.
Example: The thirty-odd books went to the infants.» odd-job = trabajo de poca monta, chapuz, chapuza, trabajo de la casa, tarea de la casa.
Example: The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).» odds and ends = retazos, trozos, minucias.
Example: Ephemeral jobs are likely to have been printed on such odds and ends of paper -- remnants and the like -- as were available in the warehouse.» on the odd occasion = en alguna ocasión, alguna que otra vez.
Example: On the odd occasion I have given a brother a word of admonition, only to find myself fall into the same fault shortly afterwards.» seventy odd = setenta y tantos, setentaitantos, setentitantos.
Example: And what about the other seventy odd percent?.» sixty odd = sesenta y tantos, sesentaitantos, sesentitantos.
Example: Sixty-odd years ago, the A-bomb was dropped over this very location.» ten odd = diez y tantos, diecitantos.
Example: Italy, on the other hand, came to life only in the last ten odd minutes of their game against Slovakia.» thirty odd = treinta y tantos, treintitantos, treintaitantos.
Example: Tomorrow I get to meet thirty-odd people with the same job as me.» twenty odd = veinte y tantos, veintitantos.
Example: Through my twenty-odd years of parenting, I have imparted three of my most cherished values to my sons -- procrastination, delay and excuse.odd3 = dispar, fuera de lo común, extraño, raro.
Example: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.more:
» at odd times = a deshora(s), fuera del horario normal.
Example: Maybe that guy has sleep apnea, and falls asleep at odd times, like when driving?.» 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 some odd reason = por alguna extraña razón, por alguna misteriosa razón, por alguna rara razón.
Example: For some odd reason in our society today it's not what we know but who we know that makes us known.» how odd = qué poco común.
Example: One eminent librarian remarked upon how odd it was that the unpopular reference desk at a university library was set upon a dais.» look + odd = tener un aspecto raro, tener un aspecto extraño.
Example: I'm no great-looker myself so I don't mind living somewhere where people look odd.» oddball [odd ball] = bicho raro, excéntrico.
Example: Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs.» odd bird = bicho raro.
Example: This type of service is an odd bird in an IT (Information Technology) company.» odd bod = bicho raro.
Example: He's a rather odd bod who is intent on destroying everything she has achieved.» odd fish = bicho raro.
Example: The biographer controls the innumerable aspects of Buchan's life in an exemplary manner, without losing sight of the fact that Buchan was 'a very odd fish indeed'.» odd-looking = de aspecto raro, de aspecto extraño, de aspecto peculiar, de apariencia extraña, de apariencia rara.
Example: Of the scores of dolphin species, here are the most peculiar and odd-looking ones.» sound + odd = sonar raro, parecer raro, sonar extraño, parecer extraño, sonar insólito, parecer insólito.
Example: These decisions may sound odd, like the assumption of an 'unreliable' network, but history has proven that most of them were reasonably correct.» very odd = muy raro, muy extraño, muy poco común.
Example: So a very odd red mark has appeared from nowhere on my face and I'm trying to figure out what it is and how to get rid of it.odds = probabilidad, posibilidad.
Example: Although her odds are now greatly reduced, Julia still has a chance of surviving her cancer.more:
» against (all/the) odds = contra (todo) pronóstico, contra todos los pronósticos, contra fuerzas superiores, contra los dioses, contra viento y marea.
Example: Reg Groome has accomplished his revitalization program against odds that would have overwhelmed a weaker and less determined person.» at odds with = opuesto a, enfrentado a, en desacuerdo con.
Example: Moreover, many soon found themselves ill at ease in a milieu so radically at odds with the traditional work ethic.» be at odds = estar en desacuerdo, estar reñidos, ser opuestos, estar contrapuestos.
Example: As they stand, these two theories of pictorial representation are neither in agreement nor at odds, but incommensurable.» beat + the odds = lograr Algo contra todo pronóstico, conseguir Algo contra todo pronóstico, lograr Algo en contra de lo previsible, conseguir Algo en contra de lo previsible.
Example: Standbys and understudies rarely get the job when a star needs to be replaced long-term, and Calaway and Patterson know how lucky they are to have beaten the odds.» defy + the odds = ir contra todo pronóstico, ir contra todos los pronósticos.
Example: Maybe we can defy the odds and make something happen but it's going to be very, very tough.» have + the odds stacked against = la mala suerte + acompañar, la mala suerte + perseguir, llevar (todas) las de perder, la suerte + dar + la espalda, tener la suerte de espaldas, tener el santo de espaldas.
Example: She had had the odds stacked against her since the day she was born.» increase + the odds = aumentar las posibilidades.
Example: Moreover, the results indicate that lowering insurance premiums by$100 can increase the odds of employment by 4 percentage points.» lengthen + the odds = disminuir las probabilidades.
Example: A new year is coming, students who fail to plan will lengthen the odds of achieving their potential.» odds against = probabilidades en contra de, probabilidades desfavorables.
Example: To achieve a full airing of concerns, librarians must work to overcome the unfavorable odds against the individual's access to unpopular or anti-establishment views.» odds in favour of = probabilidades, probabilidades a favor de.
Example: If the author was known but not the title the odds in favour of a positive response were two to one = Si el autor era conocido pero no el título las probabilidades a favor de una respuesta positiva eran de dos a una.» odds of failure = probabilidades de fracaso, posibilidades de fracaso.
Example: The higher the perceived odds of failure, the more people will be scared away.» odds of success = probabilidades de éxito, posibilidades de éxito.
Example: Though the proportion of ads that 'go viral' in any meaningful way is small, it is possible to increase your odds of success.» shorten + the odds = mejorar las probabilidades, aumentar las probabilidades.
Example: The article 'Women in Management: Two Points of View. Shortening the Odds' urges parents to change their expectations of women and girls.» the odds + be + against = la mala suerte + acompañar, la mala suerte + perseguir, llevar (todas) las de perder, la suerte + dar + la espalda, tener la suerte de espaldas, tener el santo de espaldas.
Example: If the odds are against you and you believe you have lost a piece of baggage, have your luggage claim chits handy; they are usually stapled into your ticket.» the odds + be + stacked against = la mala suerte + acompañar, la mala suerte + perseguir, llevar (todas) las de perder, la suerte + dar + la espalda, tener la suerte de espaldas, tener el santo de espaldas.
Example: The important moral crux at the heart of the novel 'The debt collector' is that the odds are stacked against the rehabilitation of violent criminals.» up + Posesivo + odds = mejorar + Posesivo + posibilidades, incrementar + Posesivo + probabilidades.
Example: Humans may be born with a fear of spiders and snakes, healthy phobias that up the odds of survival in the wild.