Golfo in english
Gulf
pronunciation: gʌlf part of speech: noun
pronunciation: gʌlf part of speech: noun
In gestures
golfo1 = gulf.
Example: The seas and gulfs in the region play a critical role in supporting a diverse variety of marine life.more:
» Golfo de Méjico, el = Gulf of Mexico, the .
Example: The author describes 2 contrasting Florida libraries on the Gulf of Mexico, how they serve and are served by the community.» Golfo Persa, el = Arabian Gulf, the .
Example: Interlibrary loan remains underdeveloped in the Arabian Gulf.» Golfo Pérsico, el = Persian Gulf, the .
Example: The ALA condemned the war in the Persian Gulf less than a day after hostilities began.» Golfo, el = Gulf, the .
Example: As expected, newspapers provided an extensive coverage of the military build-up in the Gulf and the collapse of communism.» Guerra del Golfo, la = Gulf War, the .
Example: This is part of a special issue devoted to library and information services in the Arab countries after the Gulf War.» Guerra del Golfo Persa, la = Persian Gulf War, the .
Example: The Persian Gulf War provided a unique opportunity to examine the relationship between censorship and the emotional and critical tone of television news.» país del Golfo Persa = Arab Gulf country ; Gulf country ; Arabian Gulf state ; Persian Gulf country .
Example: A wide area network with the aim of connecting all Arab Gulf countries in the near future. Example: GULFNET is the 1st computer network in the Arab world which provides communication among the academic communities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf countries. Example: Libraries in Saudi Arabia and other Arabian Gulf states have made no concerted efforts in initiating similar programmes. Example: The geographical area covers Burma as well, and the Arabian peninsula and Persian Gulf countries.» región del Golfo, la = Gulf region, the .
Example: While cost has not been a factor in the implementation of such networks in the Gulf region, social and cultural implications are likely to be profound.» región del Golfo Persa, la = Arabian Gulf region, the .
Example: The development of a bibliographic network to serve the needs of academic, research and special libraries in the Arabian Gulf region has long been the dream of professionals in the field.» veterano de la Guerra del Golfo = Gulf War vet .
Example: Gulf War vets are coming down with these symptoms at twice the rate of vets from previous conflicts.golfo2 = street urchin ; slum urchin ; urchin ; street arab ; bum ; rapscallion ; ragamuffin ; street gamin ; gamin ; skiver ; dodger ; lazybones ; layabout ; idler ; lounger ; thumb twiddler ; slop(e)y shoulders.
Example: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.Example: Victorian photographs of social commentary ranged from the pseudo-sentimental slum urchins of Oscar Rejlander to the stark honest portrayal of the horrible conditions of the Glascow slums by Thomas Annan.Example: This is a film that that will melt hearts of stone, with its cast of scruffy urchins who learn both song and life lessons under the tutelage of a paternalistic mentor at a grim boarding school for 'difficult' boys .Example: Many New York citizens blamed the street arabs for crime and violence in the city and wanted them placed in orphan homes or prisons.Example: Although the results provide support for the 'drunken bum' theory of wife beating, they also demythologize the stereotype because alcohol is shown to be far from a necessary or sufficient cause of wife abuse.Example: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.Example: He was looking affably at the two dubious ragamuffins and, moreover, even making inviting gestures to them.Example: On arrival in Algiers we were besieged by boot-blacks and street gamins whenever we stopped to inquire the way.Example: He gradually spends more time on the streets with the gamins and less time at home.Example: He's a lifelong skiver who spends his days doing drugs and dossing about with his mates while his girlfriend earns an honest crust.Example: Street boys like Slake, a dodger used to running away, do not, even when they are myopic and dreamers, allow themselves to bump into lampposts.Example: Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.Example: There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.Example: This magazine prints essays and stories that celebrate the joyful life of an idler.Example: So which one of us will be the first one who gets fired because of being a lounger?.Example: Lincoln was not a thumb twiddler like his predecessor in the White House, James Buchanan.Example: I agree with her on that one -- we have several people at work who are called 'slopey shoulders' behind their backs.more:
» golfo de la playa = beach bum .
Example: Central America is a beach bum's paradise -- white sand beaches lined by coconut trees, turquoise Caribbean waters, warm Pacific swells, and deserted islands.