Hombre in english
pronunciation: mæn part of speech: noun
hombre = male ; man [men, -pl.].
Example: The decision has been made to use the term males instead of the term Men in the indexing of documents.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.more:
» abominable hombre de las nieves, el = abominable snowman, the .
Example: A geneticist believes he may have begun to solve the riddle of one of most enduring myths in all of cryptozoology: the yeti, or abominable snowman, of the Himalayas.» actuar como un hombre de verdad = man up .
Example: It is time for the country to man up, put aside politics, and do something that is hard, unpopular, dangerous and frightening.» agujero de hombre = manhole .
Example: It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.» alimentación del hombre = human nutrition ; human nutrition .
Example: The system aims to cover periodical articles on the use and function of vitamin, mineral, phytochemical, botanical and herbal supplements in human nutrition. Example: The system aims to cover periodical articles on the use and function of vitamin, mineral, phytochemical, botanical and herbal supplements in human nutrition.» animal que ataca al hombre = man-eater .
Example: Man-eaters epitomize this in their ability to somehow overcome human intelligence and hunt our species as any other animal.» aseo de hombres = the gents ; men's room .
Example: Having had a couple of beers before the game, I unfortunately needed to find the gents half way through the first half. Example: But there is no advantage to having men's and ladies' rooms far apart, since they are used by different people, so they are almost always next to each other.» asignado por el hombre = humanly-assigned .
Example: The mixture of humanly-assigned and machine-assigned terms can confuse the searcher.» asociación benéfica de hombres de negocios = Lions club .
Example: The initiative for founding information centres usually came from local voluntary bodies such as Lions clubs or church-based organizations.» baño de hombres = men's room ; the gents .
Example: But there is no advantage to having men's and ladies' rooms far apart, since they are used by different people, so they are almost always next to each other. Example: Having had a couple of beers before the game, I unfortunately needed to find the gents half way through the first half.» basado en el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA] .
Example: The panellists discussed the interdisciplinary issues digital libraries researchers are considering concerning: human-centred, artefact-centred and technology-centred research issues.» causado por el hombre = man-made .
Example: The term realia refers to natural objects as opposed to man-made ones.» centrado en el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA] ; anthropocentric .
Example: The panellists discussed the interdisciplinary issues digital libraries researchers are considering concerning: human-centred, artefact-centred and technology-centred research issues. Example: These workplaces comprise a technocentric perspective and do not truly represent an anthropocentric route of information technology.» centralización en el hombre = human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA] .
Example: It is not enough to base the concept of human-centredness on ideas of social utility, collaborative working or human controllability.» comportarse como un hombre de verdad = man up .
Example: It is time for the country to man up, put aside politics, and do something that is hard, unpopular, dangerous and frightening.» conflicto provocado por el hombre = man-made conflict .
Example: In all five countries poverty, natural disasters, man-made conflicts and cultural barriers have meant that millions of children cannot attend school.» contacto con el hombre = human contact .
Example: Some cats are cuddlier by nature while others need some encouragement to enjoy human contact.» creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres = male bonding [Generalmente mediante el desarrollo de actividades consideradas típicas de los hombres y en las que no suelen participar las mujeres] .
Example: For example, in the comic strip Bloom County, male bonding consisted primarily of sitting around in your underwear, drinking beer and watching football on TV.» creado por el hombre = human-generated .
Example: A new study has determined that human-generated sounds significantly affect the lives of aquatic animals.» de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on .
Example: The poem closes with a strange hint of allusion to the Shakespearean quotation 'We are such stuff as dreams are made on'.» de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine .
Example: The digital librarian acts as guardian of the information superhighway and as a symbiotic human-machine guru = El bibliotecario digital actúa como guardián de la superautopista de la información y como gurú que representa la simbiosis de la máquina y el hombre.» desastre provocado por el hombre = man-made disaster .
Example: Man-made disasters cost the most in terms of human suffering, loss of life and long-term damage to a country's economy.» devoradora de hombres = man-eater .
Example: She has hit out at rumours that she is a man-eater.» diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay gap .
Example: In accord with much existing literature, results indicate that a large part of the gender pay gap is unexplained, even when a wide range of variables are included.» diferencial retributivo entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay differential .
Example: Gender pay differentials might be due to discrimination.» dominado por el hombre = male dominated [male-dominated] .
Example: The IT sector within libraries remained male dominated on the applications side.» el hombre de confianza de = Posesivo + right-hand man [Generalmente precedido por un adjetivo posesivo] .
Example: After World War II, Hitler's right-hand man was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity.» el hombre de la calle = the/your average Joe [Expresión utilizada principalmente en los Estados Unidos] .
Example: It is fair to assume that the average Joe/Jane is neither a college graduate nor a high-school dropout.» el hombre de + Posesivo + sueños = the man of + Posesivo + dreams ; Mr Right .
Example: I'm worried the man of my dreams has vanished after bedding me. Example: She doesn't have a boyfriend at the moment but she is planning to freeze her eggs in two or three years if she hasn't met Mr Right by then.» el hombre ideal = Mr Right .
Example: She doesn't have a boyfriend at the moment but she is planning to freeze her eggs in two or three years if she hasn't met Mr Right by then.» el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island .
Example: No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.» el hombre perfecto = Mr Right .
Example: She doesn't have a boyfriend at the moment but she is planning to freeze her eggs in two or three years if she hasn't met Mr Right by then.» el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes .
Example: The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.» el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend .
Example: If a dog is man's best friend, and diamonds are a girl's best friend, which is the dumber sex?.» entre el hombre y el sistema = human-system .
Example: Formal system models can be combined directly with a representation of human cognition to yield an integrated view of human-system interaction: a syndetic model.» entre la máquina y el hombre = human-machine .
Example: The digital librarian acts as guardian of the information superhighway and as a symbiotic human-machine guru = El bibliotecario digital actúa como guardián de la superautopista de la información y como gurú que representa la simbiosis de la máquina y el hombre.» equidad entre hombres y mujeres = gender equity .
Example: Gender equity on the World Wide Web has not yet been achieved.» evolución del hombre = human evolution .
Example: The behavior of a close relative challenges assumptions about male supremacy in human evolution.» exclusivo para el hombre = men-only ; for men only ; only for men .
Example: This year, we are proud to announce that we will be running a men-only yoga class once a month. Example: This men's discussion forum is moderated by a male and is for men only. Example: To all the men who think knitting is for women: in Biblical times, knitting was only for men -- not an activity allowed to women.» generado por el hombre = human-generated .
Example: A new study has determined that human-generated sounds significantly affect the lives of aquatic animals.» hacerse un hombre de verdad = man up .
Example: It is time for the country to man up, put aside politics, and do something that is hard, unpopular, dangerous and frightening.» hacer un hombre = make + a man of .
Example: A mother takes twenty years to make a man of her boy, and another woman makes a fool of him in twenty minutes.» hacer un hombre de = make + a man of .
Example: A mother takes twenty years to make a man of her boy, and another woman makes a fool of him in twenty minutes.» hecho por el hombre = man-made .
Example: The term realia refers to natural objects as opposed to man-made ones.» hombre acaudalado = man of means .
Example: Almost all of them were well-educated men of means who were leaders in their communities.» hombre acomodado = man of means ; man of substance .
Example: Almost all of them were well-educated men of means who were leaders in their communities. Example: Half his adult life had been spent in a struggle to raise that capital -- a fruitless struggle, for he had not yet found a single man of substance to share his vision.» hombre adulto = grown man .
Example: The fact is a lot of grown men don't know how to iron a shirt.» hombre anuncio = sandwich man ; sandwich-board man ; human billboard .
Example: As a young man he worked as a 'sandwich man' in order to make a living. Example: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them. Example: The Spanish capital of Madrid has banned the use of human billboards, calling them an 'assault on people's dignity'.» hombre blanco = white man [white men, -pl.] .
Example: How can a Western-born white man, to take an extreme example, experience directly what it means to be a black Central African?.» hombre bomba = suicide bomber .
Example: The writer discusses suicide bombers, focusing on the groups Hamas and al Qaeda.» hombre casado = married man .
Example: Meet other married women and men looking for discreet affairs, relationships and extramarital affairs by becoming a member today.» hombre con éxito = successful man .
Example: Groucho Marx once said, 'Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife'.» hombre corriente, el = common man, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] .
Example: Librarians in turn were forced to assess their successes and failures in reaching the common man.» hombre de a pie, el = man-on-the-street ; man in the street, the .
Example: On December 8, 1941, Lomax sent a telegram urging folklorists around the United States to collect and record man-on-the-street reactions to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the subsequent declaration of war by the United States. Example: But the man in the street wouldn't know them from Adam.» hombre de color = coloured man .
Example: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.» hombre de confianza = henchman [henchmen, -pl.] .
Example: Even the president and his henchmen could not resist blowing their own trumpet.» hombre de dinero = man of means .
Example: Almost all of them were well-educated men of means who were leaders in their communities.» hombre de estado = statesman [statesmen, -pl.] .
Example: These descriptors are still alive: boatmen, city council-men, firemen, foremen, longshoremen, stunt men, statesmen, watchmen, man and manpower.» hombre de éxito = successful man ; made man .
Example: Groucho Marx once said, 'Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife'. Example: At the end of the journey, once you become a made man, you can look back and find meaning in the suffering you had to go through to get there.» hombre de familia = family man .
Example: Participants generated 306 different labels for female types (e.g. housewife, feminist, femme fatale, secretary, slob) and 310 for male types (e.g. workaholic, family man, sissy, womanizer, labourer).» hombre de fortuna = man of means ; man of substance .
Example: Almost all of them were well-educated men of means who were leaders in their communities. Example: Half his adult life had been spent in a struggle to raise that capital -- a fruitless struggle, for he had not yet found a single man of substance to share his vision.» hombre de honor = man of honour ; made man [Categoría especial concedida a ciertos hombres de la mafia] .
Example: The myth of a courageous and generous 'man of honor' must be destroyed, because a mafioso is just the opposite. Example: His Albanian origins and lacking Sicilian blood meant that he could never rise up the ranks to become a 'made man'.» hombre de humanidades = man of letters .
Example: The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.» hombre de la calle = layman [laymen, -pl.] ; lay person [layperson] [Plural lay people] ; layperson .
Example: Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman. Example: This is an evaluative tool which brings lay people together with experts, under pressure of limited time, for study of specific problems. Example: Vows of chastity can also be taken by laypersons as a voluntary act of devotion.» hombre de la calle, el = common man, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] ; man-on-the-street ; man in the street, the .
Example: Librarians in turn were forced to assess their successes and failures in reaching the common man. Example: On December 8, 1941, Lomax sent a telegram urging folklorists around the United States to collect and record man-on-the-street reactions to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the subsequent declaration of war by the United States. Example: But the man in the street wouldn't know them from Adam.» hombre de la edad del hielo = iceman [icemen, -pl.] .
Example: Like the popular image of a prehistoric iceman taken from a glacier and warmed back to life, libraries were startled awake to a new information era = Como la imagen popular de un hombre prehistórico de la edad del hielo prehistórico sacado de un glaciar y devuelto a la vida, las bibliotecas se despertaron sobresaltadas en una nueva era de la información.» hombre de las cavernas = prehistoric man ; caveman ; cave dweller .
Example: The park was set aside to preserve the works and relics of prehistoric man and Native American culture. Example: The course is an audio and visual presentation of some of the works of music, art, architectural development and homey philosophy from caveman through the present day. Example: The domestic dog, considered to be the first tamed animal, is coexisting with human beings since the days of the cave dwellers.» hombre de letras = man of letters .
Example: The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.» hombre del renacimiento = Renaissance man .
Example: He was a real Renaissance man, dabbling in anything that caught his interest.» hombre del tiempo = weatherman ; weatherman .
Example: Students examined the following occupations: veterinarian, weatherman, dentist, game warden, meatcutter, petroleum industry worker, service station attendant, nurse, and radio announcer. Example: Students examined the following occupations: veterinarian, weatherman, dentist, game warden, meatcutter, petroleum industry worker, service station attendant, nurse, and radio announcer.» hombre de mar = seaman [seamen -pl.] .
Example: For this reason, a portable lending library programme with books in boxes was developed to serve the library needs of seamen from 1859 to 1967.» hombre de mundo = man-about-town [Plural men-about-town] .
Example: He is a dashing man-about-town and his rakish behaviour towards women has gained him a notorious reputation.» hombre de Neanderthal = Neanderthal man .
Example: It is a curious fact of history that the first Neanderthal man to have been discovered did, indeed, walk with a stoop.» hombre de negocios = businessman [businessmen, -pl.] ; entrepreneur ; businessperson .
Example: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen. Example: Particular attention is paid to deregulation of telecommunications and the role of European entrepreneurs such as Robert Maxwell. Example: As an entrepreneur, manager, or businessperson who is hoping to gain credibility, the worst thing you can do is to think you know everything.» hombre de paja = straw man ; straw figure ; frontman .
Example: This has long been known to be a straw man (i.e., an obvious fallacy) to be knocked down. Example: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it. Example: By the time he made his shameless UN appearance, Powell had already spent almost four decades as a frontman for some of the most vicious and ugly elements in American politics and government.» hombre de peso = man of substance .
Example: Half his adult life had been spent in a struggle to raise that capital -- a fruitless struggle, for he had not yet found a single man of substance to share his vision.» hombre espectáculo = showman [showmen, -pl.] .
Example: The storyteller has in fact to be something of a showman, a performer, before he gets anywhere.» hombre exitoso = successful man .
Example: Groucho Marx once said, 'Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife'.» hombre hecho y derecho = grown man .
Example: The fact is a lot of grown men don't know how to iron a shirt.» hombre ideal, el = ideal man, the .
Example: This is a skillfully written book about a woman who unleashes her emotions and heartfelt opinions whilst in search of the ideal man.» hombre latino = Latin man .
Example: Search our extensive database and find the Latin woman or man you are looking for.» hombre lobo = werewolf [werewolves, -pl.] .
Example: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.» hombre maduro = grown man .
Example: The fact is a lot of grown men don't know how to iron a shirt.» hombre mayor = elderly man .
Example: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.» hombre medio, el = average person, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] .
Example: The average person does not basically dislike work, but may gain satisfaction from it or attempt to avoid it depending on past experiences.» hombre muerto = goner .
Example: The disease can be prevented by vaccination but once symptoms set in the victim is considered a goner.» hombre negro = black man ; coloured man .
Example: But he will soon discover that even then all the accidents of birth, upbringing, education, and social history will prevent his truly knowing the very thing he wants to know -- how can a white man experience directly what it means to be a black man. Example: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.» hombre orquesta = one-man band ; one-man orchestra .
Example: This library housekeeping facility is aimed primarily at the small, one-man band type library. Example: She compares herself to a one-man orchestra, owing to the multiple nature of duties that she has to fulfil on a daily basis.» hombre para todo = handyman [handymen, pl.] .
Example: The impact of television series' and home improvement stores is in the process of transforming a solid handyman niche market into a publishing and bookselling bonanza in the US.» ¡Hombre, por Dios! = tut, tut [Chasqueo producido con la lengua presionada contra el paladar para indica desaprobación] .
Example: The lad's in his twenty-eighth year, and he is still leading a gay bachelor life, tut, tut.» hombre prehistórico, el = early man .
Example: Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.» hombre primitivo = primitive man .
Example: Primitive man was a being barely more developed than the ape.» hombre primitivo, el = early man .
Example: Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.» hombre que no tiene palabra = not a man of his word .
Example: Why would tradesmen do work for him without being paid up-front, if he is not a man of his word?.» hombre sabio = wise man .
Example: A wise man once said 'Faith will move mountains but you better bring along your shovel and be prepared to help with the work'.» hombre santo = holy man .
Example: Many Mauritanians have faith in the supernatural powers of holy men called marabouts.» hombres de negocios = business people .
Example: All business people share a common goal which is to make profit.» hombre soltero = single man ; bachelor .
Example: Where do you meet single men for dating, relationship and marriage is the question that women wonder. Example: By the way, he's a bachelor and has been at Royalty for five years and is well-known and respected.» hombre viril = virile man .
Example: To determine whether 'folk myths' regarding the relationships of penile size to body height and foot size have any basis, 63 virile men were studied.» hora hombre = man-hour [Trabajo realizado por una persona en una hora] .
Example: To assist public library staff with the increased workload the Provincial Library Centre loans 2 staff for 20 man-hours each week.» integrado principalmente por hombres = blokey .
Example: The leader of the the Labor Party thinks membership is too blokey and has started a recruitment drive to attain a 50-50 gender split among the rank and file.» interacción hombre-ordenador = human-computer interaction .
Example: Newer technologies on offer include: expert systems; neural nets; hypertext; human-computer interaction; and intelligent computer-aided instruction.» intervención del hombre = human intervention .
Example: The human intervention, that we were assured earlier is still so necessary to the cataloging process, in fact takes place largely at the Library of Congress.» lavabo de hombres = men's room ; the gents .
Example: But there is no advantage to having men's and ladies' rooms far apart, since they are used by different people, so they are almost always next to each other. Example: Having had a couple of beers before the game, I unfortunately needed to find the gents half way through the first half.» liberación del hombre = men's liberation .
Example: Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for FAMILY PLANNING (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or men's liberation.» orientación hacia el hombre = human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA] .
Example: It is not enough to base the concept of human-centredness on ideas of social utility, collaborative working or human controllability.» orientado hacia el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA] .
Example: The panellists discussed the interdisciplinary issues digital libraries researchers are considering concerning: human-centred, artefact-centred and technology-centred research issues.» parásito del hombre = human parasite .
Example: Human parasites are often harmful to the body and can cause diseases, such as trichinosis.» peluquería de hombres = barber's shop ; barbershop .
Example: Sometimes librarians have to explain to enquirers who will almost certainly not believe them that ostriches do not put their heads in the sand, that in Britain at least, doctors do not take the Hippocratic oath, and that both the yeti and Sweeney Todd's baber's shop are fiction. Example: Lindy had a number of businesses, including a hardware shop, a barbershop, an ice-cream parlor, a blacksmith shop, and an electrical appliances store.» pobre hombre = poor fellow .
Example: The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.» por el hombre = humanly .
Example: Humanly selected terms may be derived from a number of sources.» profesión dominada por el hombre = male-dominated profession .
Example: To view her just as a role model for women sells her short, she was a pioneer who paved the way for women in what was once a male-dominated profession.» propio de los hombres = blokey .
Example: The leader of the the Labor Party thinks membership is too blokey and has started a recruitment drive to attain a 50-50 gender split among the rank and file.» proporción del 50 por ciento entre hombres y mujeres = 50-50 gender split .
Example: The leader of the the Labor Party thinks membership is too blokey and has started a recruitment drive to attain a 50-50 gender split among the rank and file.» proporción hombres-mujeres = sex ratio .
Example: This article reports on a study of the basic parameters such as, sex ratio, academic background, age group, and locality of origin of the LIS education students at Manipur University.» provocado por el hombre = man-made .
Example: The term realia refers to natural objects as opposed to man-made ones.» relaciones entre hombres y mujeres = gender relations .
Example: Her central themes are still love and sex, but she digs deeper beneath the surface to examine the gray areas of moral responsibility and gender relations.» seleccionado por el hombre = humanly-selected .
Example: Humanly-selected terms may be derived from a number of sources.» ser hombre muerto = be a dead man/woman (walking) .
Example: Probst thought he'd last longer, but I knew he was a dead man walking the minute he showed up.» ser lo bastante hombre (como) para = be man enough to .
Example: Some men are being driven away from macho occupations like surgery because they don't feel that they are 'man enough', according to new research.» ser lo suficiente hombre (como) para = be man enough to .
Example: Some men are being driven away from macho occupations like surgery because they don't feel that they are 'man enough', according to new research.» ser un hombre de gentes = be a man of the people .
Example: He is earthy, charismatic, a man of the people, & profoundly humane.» ser un hombre de mundo = be a man of the world .
Example: You can discuss anything with him -- he's a man of the world.» ser un hombre de palabra = be a man of his word ; stand behind + Posesivo + word(s) .
Example: Rove said simply that 'Senator Specter is a man of his word, and we'll take him at his word'. Example: This girl is all talk, she doesn't have what it takes to stand behind her words.» ser un hombre de pocas palabras = be a man of few words .
Example: He is a man of few words being always difficult to get anything out of him at all and when he does speak it is with a total lack of bombast.» servicio de hombres = men's room ; the gents .
Example: But there is no advantage to having men's and ladies' rooms far apart, since they are used by different people, so they are almost always next to each other. Example: Having had a couple of beers before the game, I unfortunately needed to find the gents half way through the first half.» sólo para hombres = for men only ; men-only ; only for men .
Example: This men's discussion forum is moderated by a male and is for men only. Example: This year, we are proud to announce that we will be running a men-only yoga class once a month. Example: To all the men who think knitting is for women: in Biblical times, knitting was only for men -- not an activity allowed to women.» un hombre con un objetivo muy claro = a man with a mission .
Example: A leader in this sense is a man with a mission; he needs to believe in his mission, but his conviction must be shared by those he leads.» un hombre vale tanto como su palabra = a man is only as good as his word .
Example: Here is a company that still applies the principle that a man is only as good as his word.» ¡vaya hombre! = oh dear! .
Example: 'Oh dear what can the matter be' is the question we keep asking ourselves about Joel's health = "Dios mío! qué más puede estar pasando" es lo que nos preguntamos sobre la salud de Joel.» YMCA (Asociación Cristiana de Hombres Jóvenes) = YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) .
Example: This multi-functional community complex incorporates meeting rooms, sports hall, squash courts, old people's day centre, toy library, YMCA flats, a church centre and arts and crafts workshops.