Atractivo in english
Attractive
pronunciation: ətræktɪv part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: ətræktɪv part of speech: adjective
In gestures
atractivo1 = appeal ; attractiveness ; beauty ; allure ; drawing power ; draw ; pull factor ; attraction ; turn-on.
Example: Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement.Example: It is therefore one of the librarian's prime tasks to preserve the attractiveness of the stock for as long as possible = It is therefore one of the librarian's prime tasks to preserve the attractiveness of the stock for as long as possible.Example: The digital form in which we will send information through the network is one of the beauties of modern technology.Example: The article is entitled 'The perilous allure of moral imperativism'.Example: Nearly all librarians were enthusiastic about the drawing power of public access computers in spite of the drawbacks such as theft, noise and crowding.Example: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.Example: Unsurprisingly such misuse is triggered by push factors, such as fear of failure, and also pull factors, such as ease of use and the ubiquitous cut and paste.Example: Subject-type title indexes have two important attractions.Example: Dr. James Houran discusses the different ways men and women show affection and addresses the top turn-ons and turn-offs with men and women.more:
» atractivo a primera vista = intuitive appeal .
Example: I think we decide judiciously, and are swayed by intuitive appeal.» atractivo comercial = selling point .
Example: If Hillary Clinton runs for president in 2016 her top selling point will be the fact that she would be the first U.S. president with ovaries.» atractivo de la novedad = novelty appeal ; novelty value .
Example: Skiffle took off thanks to the growing availability of cheap acoustic guitars and the novelty appeal of home-made instruments. Example: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.» atractivo físico = physical attractiveness ; physical appeal .
Example: The results resemble those found by social psychologists regarding the effect of physical attractiveness on the valuation of other personality attributes. Example: This book is a popular introduction to the subject because of its physical appeal, the integration of its various aspects, and its flexibility.» atractivo novedoso = novelty appeal .
Example: Skiffle took off thanks to the growing availability of cheap acoustic guitars and the novelty appeal of home-made instruments.» atractivo sexual = sexiness ; mojo ; sex appeal .
Example: The sexiness of a woman's walk varies over her menstrual cycle, with herwiggle being most attractive when she is least fertile, say researchers. Example: I think we all lose our mojo at certain times in our life, whether it be our inspiration, energy, creativity, or motivation. Example: Everyone is born with their own natural allure, but the key to becoming more captivating is to maximize your unique sex appeal.» atractivo visual = visual appeal .
Example: Books strong on visual appeal are always high on seasonal gift lists.» perder el atractivo = lose + Posesivo + allure ; lose + Posesivo + savour ; lose + favour .
Example: The micropublishing industry is traditionally vulnerable in times of economic crisis, when retrospective materials lose their allure. Example: The challenge to make the resources at the librarian's disposal answer the questions asked by the readers is one that never loses its savour. Example: However, and despite its popular currency, this perspective has largely lost favour in academic circles.atractivo2 = attractive ; glamorous ; glossy ; inviting ; appetising [appetizing, -USA] ; handsome ; engaging ; dashing ; personable ; arresting ; magnetic ; enticing ; good looking ; winning ; appealing ; endearing ; fancied ; sizzling ; glam ; comely ; head-turning ; foxy ; nubile ; luring ; alluring ; fetching ; snazzy ; spiffy .
Example: A particularly attractive feature of the notation is the expressiveness of the notation.Example: Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession.Example: On the other hand, credibility relates less to glossy brochure futuristics than to tested areas of application.Example: An easy and inviting route to the entrance needs to be unambiguously defined.Example: This is not a very appetizing thought for anyone who wishes to play a key role in the operations of the library.Example: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.Example: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.Example: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.Example: Mr Berman, who is a very personable and enthusiastic librarian, certainly comes across.Example: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.Example: It is the duty of the library staff to make the institution magnetic.Example: The article 'Library scavenger hunts: a way out of the bewilderness' describes the use of library scavenger hunts to teach high school and college students research strategies and to make library use both enticing and enriching.Example: Our library and some others have prevailed upon a local vendor to prepare good looking, durable packaging for cassettes which makes them perfectly accommodative to the ordinary bookshelves.Example: Basically it is more tangible and exciting for retailers to develop new products, decorate stores, design Web sites, and create winning advertisements than it is for them to struggle to set prices that will mean profits.Example: The author offers some suggestions, somewhat 'tongue in cheek', to make the game more appealing for spectators.Example: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.Example: The convention failed to reach an agreement on any of the more fancied candidates.Example: He had a sizzling, electric stage presence.Example: Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.Example: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.Example: This foxy girl has a wardrobe full of head-turning outfits and not a stitch of clothing to wear.Example: Who would have thought such a foxy dress would have such a useful purpose in life?.Example: These guys seem to have a fixation with young, nubile ladies.Example: There is no denying that Facebook and other social networking sites have a very luring appeal.Example: With a subtle, alluring scent, this silky, water-based formula works with your body to enhance your natural pheromones.Example: In Paris, spiritual home of the pavement cafe, most waiters have developed a deep and fetching tan by mid May.Example: I don't remember her being such a snazzy dresser in the past, but maybe she's really spiced it up since leaving Roger.Example: The place didn't always look as spiffy as it does today -- or smell as good either.more:
» chica atractiva = foxy girl ; foxy gal ; foxy lady ; foxy chick .
Example: This foxy girl has a wardrobe full of head-turning outfits and not a stitch of clothing to wear. Example: I'm sure a foxy gal like you always has a date with some guy or another. Example: 'No man could keep his hands off a foxy lady like you forever,' she said with a wink as she headed back to work = "Nunca ningún hombre podría mantenerse alejado de una chica tan sexi como tú," dijo guiñándome mientras se dirigía de vuelta al trabajo. Example: Who would turn down the opportunity to befriend such a foxy chick?.» de un modo atractivo = appealingly .
Example: Though the essays cluster separately about the themes of religion, science, and classical studies, the author adopts a broadly interdisciplinary approach, leaving the boundaries between topics appealingly open.» hacer atractivo = endear .
Example: His description of Tycho's project in terms that are uncompromisingly modern may not endear his study to all readers.» muy atractivo = great-looking .
Example: When I was 19, I met a man who was great-looking, had a profession, was fun to be with, and who just adored me, quirks and all.» parecer atractivo = look + attractive .
Example: Library buildings are now planned to be aesthetic as well as functional; in addition, books are designed to look attractive.» persona atractiva = good-looker ; looker .
Example: There is one thing that the good-looker has in common with the average person looking for a service job -- the pay. Example: She's certainly a looker, but it doesn't mean she's a good shag.» persona muy atractiva = great-looker .
Example: I'm no great-looker myself so I don't mind living somewhere where people look odd.» poco atractivo = off-putting ; unattractive ; unglamorous ; uninviting ; unappealing ; homely [homelier -comp., homeliest -sup.] .
Example: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting. Example: The simplest KWIC indexes are unattractive and tedious to scan owing to their physical format and typeface. Example: The administrator will be more than repaid by high staff morale for all the trouble-shooting and unglamorous behind-the-scenes planning. Example: A public libary's site communicates at two levels: as a site for the building and as a qualification of the site as far/near, accessible/inaccessible, inviting/uninviting, etc. Example: In addition, it is pointed out that tourists often have a strange fascination for tragic, macabre or other equally unappealing historical sights. Example: Men find the homely shape of the girl-next-door more appealing than the 'perfect' proportions of models and centrefolds, a study found.» resultar atractivo = prove + attractive .
Example: If different libraries have very different requirements of catalogues then centralised cataloguing will not prove attractive.» ser atractivo = look + attractive ; be popular in appeal .
Example: Library buildings are now planned to be aesthetic as well as functional; in addition, books are designed to look attractive. Example: Ticknor's belief in the library's potential as one means of inhibiting the chances of unscrupulous politicians who would lead the ignorant astray explains his insistence that the public library be as popular in appeal as possible.» sin atractivo = unattractive .
Example: The simplest KWIC indexes are unattractive and tedious to scan owing to their physical format and typeface.