Completamente in english
pronunciation: kəmplitli part of speech: adverb
completamente = all the way ; completely ; entirely ; in + Posesivo + entirety ; fully ; in full ; outright ; perfectly ; purely ; squarely ; thoroughly ; totally ; wholly ; right through ; head and shoulder ; roundly ; utterly ; wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly] ; altogether ; go + the whole hog ; the full monty ; by a long way ; hopelessly + Adjetivo ; one hundred percent ; flat out ; to the hilt ; heinously + Adjetivo ; through and through ; sublimely ; on all counts.
Example: Becker takes the topic all the way back to the Coonskin Library and frontier days.Example: A completely specific statement of document content would have to be the text of the document itself.Example: Table 1 may be used anywhere in the schedules, entirely at the discretion of the classifier.Example: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.Example: Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.Example: Geographical divisions are sometimes given in full in the main schedule, and sometimes elsewhere as tables in classes.Example: The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies.Example: This is a perfectly acceptable UDC class number but it does not conform to the citation order PME...ST.Example: Indicative-informative abstracts are more common than either the purely indicative or the purely informative abstract.Example: Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.Example: Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.Example: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.Example: Since 1980 it has offered access to data bases and data banks either wholly or partially sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities.Example: Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.Example: 'General recreation or leisure' stands out head and shoulders above all the other books borrowed from the library.Example: The constant demand for a return to the previous situation, so roundly criticised by the committee, may soon be granted.Example: We recount the parts which absorbed us utterly, which made us feel that the alternative world was more vivid, more 'real,' than our life outside the book.Example: I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.Example: Service in-depth abandons subject arrangement altogether, and seeks to arrange documents in categories according to their popularity.Example: The article 'Patent information: going the whole hog' presents an overview of Derwent's products in the patent information field.Example: The article 'The digital full monty?' forecasts that the world of information is likely to be dominated by global giants on the one hand and selective niche providers on the other.Example: The best possible candidate, by a long way, is also one who is, for political reasons, a dark horse.Example: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.Example: Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.Example: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.Example: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.Example: What is truly and more heinously wrong though is that the architects of the financial disaster will likely go scot-free.Example: Drew and Myra both grew up in New York, city kids through and through.Example: Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme: to be sublimely great or to be nothing.Example: I was wrong on all counts -- the fourteen days flew past and attendance at all sessions, day and evening remained strong right to the end.more:
» abrir completamente = spread + open .
Example: Critics say forcing female inmates to spread open their genitalia so guards can inspect for contraband only inflicts needless suffering.» afectar completamente = engulf .
Example: Societal changes shaking all established institutions to their foundations also threaten to engulf the public library.» agacharse completamente = bend down low .
Example: Visitors must bend down low to examine the small placards that label the native shrubbery.» algo enteramente/completamente/totalmente diferente = a different ballpark .
Example: It is one thing to attempt to live a normal life as a paralytic but an entirely different ballpark altogether to accept one's condition.» apoyar Algo completamente = put + Posesivo + muscle behind + Nombre .
Example: California unions are putting their muscle behind Proposition 72.» arrasar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground .
Example: The town, small though it was, was an Athenian fortress, so the Spartans were eager to raze it to the ground.» completamente + Adjetivo = altogether + Adjetivo ; downright + Adjetivo ; blissfully + Adjetivo ; stinkingly + Adjetivo .
Example: The treatment of form concepts is not altogether satisfactory in the 6th edition of CC. Example: Bibliographies developed in this way are rarely totally reliable and are sometimes downright misleading. Example: As it turns out, the secret of life is blissfully simple. Example: It is well known that corruption is systemic in Nigeria and that Nigeria is one of the most stinkingly corrupt countries on the surface of the earth.» completamente alemán = all-German .
Example: This article discusses the plan during World War 2 for a series of all-German catalogues of manuscripts.» completamente americano = all-American .
Example: Fly the flag for the all-American snack with this recipe for corn dogs (deep-fried frankfurters).» completamente corrupto = rotten to the core .
Example: As they so clearly show, the corporate world is now governed by an ideology that is rotten to the core.» completamente decidido a = dead set on .
Example: The only crippling illness I have is continuing to bandy words with someone who seems dead set on humiliating himself with constant references to rape.» completamente desarrollado = fully-developed .
Example: Even the fully-developed rotary, which soon included devices for cutting and folding the paper as well as for printing and perfecting it, remained fundamentally simple.» completamente desnudo = stark naked ; without a stitch on .
Example: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'. Example: Lisa lay back, her hair spilling across the pillow, without a stitch on, wondering how she could feel so completely at ease with him.» completamente despabilado = wide awake .
Example: Sleep paralysis is characterised by being totally aware and apparently wide awake but literally unable to move a muscle.» completamente despierto = wide awake .
Example: Sleep paralysis is characterised by being totally aware and apparently wide awake but literally unable to move a muscle.» completamente digital = all-digital .
Example: A second new technology is digital video interactive (DVI) an all-digital integrated system which has the ability to display one hour of motion video from compressed digital data stored on a single, standard CD-ROM disc.» completamente en bolas = stark naked ; without a stitch on .
Example: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'. Example: Lisa lay back, her hair spilling across the pillow, without a stitch on, wondering how she could feel so completely at ease with him.» completamente en cueros = stark naked ; without a stitch on .
Example: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'. Example: Lisa lay back, her hair spilling across the pillow, without a stitch on, wondering how she could feel so completely at ease with him.» completamente en pelota(s) = stark naked ; without a stitch on .
Example: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'. Example: Lisa lay back, her hair spilling across the pillow, without a stitch on, wondering how she could feel so completely at ease with him.» completamente en vigor = alive and well and living .
Example: The article has the title 'A close look at Dewey 18: alive and well and living in Albany'.» completamente equipado = with all mods and cons ; fully equipped [fully-equipped] .
Example: The apartment is brand new with all mods and cons and never lived in before. Example: There is a drop-in centre with a fully equipped sound recording studio and video editing suite offering guitar tuition and rehearsal space to local teenagers without charge.» completamente europeo = all-European .
Example: Their contribution to the all-European approach to medical information services in health service is discussed.» completamente femenino = all-women .
Example: Anita and Sushila are members of the first all-women patrol squad that is maintaining a vigil at places frequented by women and girls to provide them with a sense of safety and confidence.» completamente iluminado = fully-lit .
Example: Did you know that Belgium has the only fully-lit motorway network in the world?.» completamente lleno (de) = full to capacity ; filled to capacity .
Example: Once the bucket is full to capacity, let the contents ferment for a period of 10-14 days at room temperature. Example: If a class is filled to capacity, please contact the secretary and ask to be put on a waiting list.» completamente muerto = stone dead ; as dead as a stone ; as dead as a doornail .
Example: I assumed she was stone dead when he told me she wasn't breathing. Example: And there is a world of difference between these and an artificial, plastic plant, which may look very real but is dead as a stone. Example: They found the poor dog as dead as a doornail, poisoned by the burglars.» completamente natural = all-natural .
Example: This is the first herbal all-natural anaphrodisiac that assists individuals to temporarily suppress distracting sexual urges.» completamente negro = solid black .
Example: After rumping through her clothes hamper, she found her favorite tank top -- solid black with lace around the hem.» completamente resuelto a = dead set on .
Example: The only crippling illness I have is continuing to bandy words with someone who seems dead set on humiliating himself with constant references to rape.» completamente seco = bone dry .
Example: He supports this ambitious thesis in what reads like a short, dense, and bone dry legal brief.» completamente seguro = as safe as houses .
Example: Investment in British companies, currency and commodities used to be as safe as houses.» completamente sobrio = stone-cold sober .
Example: Neither of us was charged because we were both stone-cold sober.» completamente solo = all on + Posesivo + own ; all by + Reflexivo ; completely alone ; all on + Posesivo + tod ; all on + Posesivo + lonesome ; all by + Posesivo + lonesome .
Example: She managed to stay alive though for one month all on her own in a small cave in the woods. Example: One can only cultivate one's virtues all by oneself, and no one else can take one's place. Example: When I'm completely alone, I just turn the music up and sing my heart out. Example: Even though he is all on his tod while performing, you would think there is a whole band playing alongside him!. Example: It still amazes me that one guy can produce a film of this quality and imagination all on his lonesome. Example: There was a homeless man living all by his lonesome on a street corner, desperately begging for money.» completamente surtido = fully-stocked .
Example: If your plan is to have a fully-stocked bar, here's a list of the basic spirits, liqueurs, and mixers to buy.» completamente vestido = fully clothed .
Example: We support Mr. Radcliffe's artistic decision -- if he wants to perform fully clothed, we'd never stand in his way.» compuesto sólo/completamente por mujeres = all-women .
Example: Anita and Sushila are members of the first all-women patrol squad that is maintaining a vigil at places frequented by women and girls to provide them with a sense of safety and confidence.» controlar completamente = stay in + full control .
Example: It seems he never gets into a fret, always stays in full control.» dejar Algo completamente destrozado = leave + Nombre + in shambles .
Example: The years of civil war had left Liberia in shambles.» demoler completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground .
Example: The town, small though it was, was an Athenian fortress, so the Spartans were eager to raze it to the ground.» derribar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground .
Example: The town, small though it was, was an Athenian fortress, so the Spartans were eager to raze it to the ground.» derrotar completamente = trounce ; knock + Posesivo + socks off ; walk all over + Alguien ; knock + the socks out of .
Example: Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals. Example: My favorite memory was upending the number one team in the tournament last year -- they were so cocky, and we came out and knocked their socks off. Example: The Scouses were the first real challenge for Fulham this season but they were walked all over by the Londoners. Example: We want him to knock the socks out of anyone who's in his way, we want to see the world recognize him.» destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits ; blow + Nombre + out of the water ; blow + Nombre + to pieces ; total .
Example: Even the most stable of industries, the most focused of business models and strongest of brands can be blown to bits by new information technology. Example: Tall television towers and large skyscrapers blow the 'lightning never strikes twice' myth out of the water. Example: If you sit on the lid of progress, you will be blown to pieces. Example: Her intentions were to find her bearings and get back on the road, but when she totalled her car after encountering an oversized wolf, she had no choice but to extend her stay.» destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out .
Example: Only the burnt out shell of the Moorish revival building (the former town hall) which housed the library now remains.» destruir completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits ; blow + Nombre + out of the water ; blow + Nombre + to pieces ; total .
Example: Even the most stable of industries, the most focused of business models and strongest of brands can be blown to bits by new information technology. Example: Tall television towers and large skyscrapers blow the 'lightning never strikes twice' myth out of the water. Example: If you sit on the lid of progress, you will be blown to pieces. Example: Her intentions were to find her bearings and get back on the road, but when she totalled her car after encountering an oversized wolf, she had no choice but to extend her stay.» detener completamente = bring to + a (grinding) halt .
Example: The author examines the possibility that increased traffic load may bring the information superhighway to a grinding halt.» detenerse completamente = grind to + a (screeching) halt ; come to + a (dead) halt ; come to + a shuddering halt ; grind to + a standstill ; come to + a stop ; come to + a standstill ; come to + a full stop .
Example: The library will scarcely grind to a halt if the acquisitions file is unavailable for a day. Example: This has largely come to a halt in recent years with some 14 major university libraries remaining with DDC. Example: The horse-drawn hearse overturned, causing the funeral procession to come to a shuddering halt and dislodging the coffin. Example: Britain's services sector almost ground to a standstill last month, dampening hopes that the economy is on the road to recovery. Example: Sometimes, while braking to a stop, the car judders just as it comes to a stop. Example: But during the Japanese war the city was attacked by Japanese bombs and suffered heavy damage to its libraries with library activity coming to a standstill. Example: Right turns at red lights are only allowed after coming to a full stop and yielding right-of-way to pedestrians and other vehicles.» estar complemente en lo cierto = be dead right .
Example: Tom Jefferson was dead right when he said anyone who expects to be ignorant and free expects what never was and never will be.» estar completamente a favor de = be all for .
Example: I think she was subliminally, perhaps, touching on a point that has not been brought up, namely, quality control in cooperative cataloging, which we're all for.» estar completamente borracho = be drunk and incapable .
Example: I believe that it was in a West Riding town that three successive chief constables were relieved of their duties because they were drunk and incapable.» estar completamente colocado = be as high as a kite [Generalmente para referirse a una persona que está totalmente borracha o drogada] .
Example: A witness described the defendant as being 'as high as a kite' during the attack in December last year.» estar completamente convencido de = be all for ; believe + wholeheartedly ; be a firm believer in/that ; be firm in + Posesivo + belief that .
Example: I think she was subliminally, perhaps, touching on a point that has not been brought up, namely, quality control in cooperative cataloging, which we're all for. Example: I really do believe wholeheartedly that the middle road is the way to go -- anything extreme is not long-lasting. Example: We are firm believers in the 'if it's not broken don't fix it' mentality. Example: She is firm in her belief that you can survive everything if you only try hard enough.» estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with ; be all for .
Example: I would like to wholeheartedly agree with what the previous speaker said and to express my thanks to the Library of Congress and its staff members. Example: I think she was subliminally, perhaps, touching on a point that has not been brought up, namely, quality control in cooperative cataloging, which we're all for.» estar completamente decidido a = have + Posesivo + heart set on .
Example: If you have your heart set on an outdoor wedding ceremony, a tent is the best way to salvage the day in case of rain.» estar completamente desnudo = not have a stitch on .
Example: She said: 'In the movie, after Eric comes back from time travelling and he doesn't have a stitch on'.» estar completamente despierto = be wide awake .
Example: I was wide awake before this class, now it is a challenge to keep my eyes open.» estar completamente en bolas = not have a stitch on .
Example: She said: 'In the movie, after Eric comes back from time travelling and he doesn't have a stitch on'.» estar completamente en cueros = not have a stitch on .
Example: She said: 'In the movie, after Eric comes back from time travelling and he doesn't have a stitch on'.» estar completamente en pelota(s) = not have a stitch on .
Example: She said: 'In the movie, after Eric comes back from time travelling and he doesn't have a stitch on'.» estar completamente equivocado = be way off ; be dead wrong ; be way off the mark ; be way off beam .
Example: Most sellers think they know at least a ballpark figure for their house, but most are way off. Example: Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday that he was dead wrong with a prediction that the U.S. housing market would begin to recover by now. Example: With this incident the paradox is, on one hand, I was pretty much spot on while, on the other, I was way off the mark. Example: George Orwell wasn't wrong about much but he was way off beam with his famously jaundiced view of sport.» estar completamente loco = be completely mad .
Example: She stared at him as if he were completely mad.» estar completamente seguro = be dead certain ; know for + a (dead) certainty ; know for + (dead) certain ; be dead sure .
Example: It is dead certain that on average one child will be killed in New Zealand every five weeks. Example: I then knew for a dead certainty that I could go the distance against a relentless opponent, and my critics knew it, too. Example: I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night. Example: The men had tails, pointed ears, and she was dead sure she had seen claws on their bare feet and hands.» haber acabado completamente = be (all) done and dusted .
Example: Another season done and dusted, but no rest for the wicked so all teams best be prepared for the new season starting next week.» haber finalizado completamente = be (all) done and dusted .
Example: Another season done and dusted, but no rest for the wicked so all teams best be prepared for the new season starting next week.» haber terminado completamente = be (all) done and dusted .
Example: Another season done and dusted, but no rest for the wicked so all teams best be prepared for the new season starting next week.» imagen completamente nueva = brand new image .
Example: Colonic irrigation is back with a brand new image -- but experts say 'colonic hydrotherapy' is not worth it and could do more harm than good.» integrado sólo/completamente por mujeres = all-women .
Example: Anita and Sushila are members of the first all-women patrol squad that is maintaining a vigil at places frequented by women and girls to provide them with a sense of safety and confidence.» introducirse completamente en = immerse + Reflexivo + in .
Example: The indexer must become conversant with the subject content of the document, in just the same way as an abstractor must immerse himself in the text.» pagar completamente = pay up .
Example: Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.» pararse completamente = come to + a stop ; come to + a standstill ; come to + a shuddering halt ; come to + a (dead) halt ; grind to + a (screeching) halt ; grind to + a standstill ; come to + a full stop .
Example: Sometimes, while braking to a stop, the car judders just as it comes to a stop. Example: But during the Japanese war the city was attacked by Japanese bombs and suffered heavy damage to its libraries with library activity coming to a standstill. Example: The horse-drawn hearse overturned, causing the funeral procession to come to a shuddering halt and dislodging the coffin. Example: This has largely come to a halt in recent years with some 14 major university libraries remaining with DDC. Example: The library will scarcely grind to a halt if the acquisitions file is unavailable for a day. Example: Britain's services sector almost ground to a standstill last month, dampening hopes that the economy is on the road to recovery. Example: Right turns at red lights are only allowed after coming to a full stop and yielding right-of-way to pedestrians and other vehicles.» quedarse completamente a oscuras = go + pitch black .
Example: Suddenly, there was a deafening crash of thunder and the room went pitch black.» quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather .
Example: You could have pushed the young man over with a feather.» quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke .
Example: She wrote a paper with the title 'Incendiary guilt: when your labels go up in smoke'.» recuperarse completamente = make + a full recovery ; be up to strength .
Example: His thumb will be in a splint for five weeks but his doctors expect him to make a full recovery. Example: After playing five games over the weekend, his arms and legs weren't up to strength.» romper completamente = break off .
Example: After cooling, the plate and mould were removed from the box and the plaster was broken off and discarded.» romper completamente con = make + a clean break from/with .
Example: This is the time when new standards were adopted for the accreditation of US library schools thus making a clean break with 19th century unwritten standards.» secar completamente = dry up .
Example: Each fall and winter, portions of the canals are dried up for maintenance and construction.» secarse completamente = dry up .
Example: Each fall and winter, portions of the canals are dried up for maintenance and construction.» ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort .
Example: The second edition of the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2) is, in fact, nothing of the sort.» ser completamente aceptado = be thoroughly accepted .
Example: Black magic protection talismans have been thoroughly accepted as a shield against black magic by people all around the world.» ser completamente cierto = be dead certain .
Example: It is dead certain that on average one child will be killed in New Zealand every five weeks.» ser completamente diferente = be in a different league .
Example: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.» ser completamente inaceptable = be bang out of order .
Example: I know he has a job to do but he went way over the top -- it was harsh, unnecessary and bang out of order.» ser completamente seguro = be dead certain .
Example: It is dead certain that on average one child will be killed in New Zealand every five weeks.» ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of + Posesivo + own .
Example: The reason the survey places Canada so far ahead of Britain - in fact, in a league of its own - is that it has used the web to re-think how public services are run.» tener completamente la razón = be dead right .
Example: Tom Jefferson was dead right when he said anyone who expects to be ignorant and free expects what never was and never will be.» total y completamente = completely and utterly .
Example: I am completely and utterly head over heels in love with this girl.» vencer completamente = beat + Nombre + soundly .
Example: In most stories about bullies the hero is nastily abused and then confronts the bully and soundly beats him at his own game.» Verbo + completamente = quite + Verbo .
Example: Even a user who starts a search with a specific subject in mind, may be seeking a specific subject which does not quite match requirements.