Mente in english
pronunciation: maɪnd part of speech: noun
mentar = mention.
Example: Some of these codes have been mentioned in chapter 4.mente = mind.
Example: Titles present filing problems (particularly in the minds of users).more:
» abrir la mente = broaden + Posesivo + outlook .
Example: The author argues that it could be beneficial to leave some things to chance because one's outlook may be broadened in the process.» capaz de leer la mente = mind reading .
Example: A mind reading helmet could allow military bosses to tell if new captured enemies are friend or foe.» con la mente despejada = clear-headed .
Example: This book offers the opportunity to practice reasoning in a clear-headed and critical way.» con una mente práctica = practically minded .
Example: He is practically minded, not taking unnecessary risks or deliberately hurting his victims if nothing is to be gained.» cruzar la mente = shoot through + Posesivo + mind .
Example: A wild thought of leaving the DPL shot through her mind and was gone.» dejar la mente en blanco = zone out .
Example: He turned to stare out the window, letting himself zone out watching the rain and the scenery that flashed by.» de mente cerrada = close-minded ; narrow-minded .
Example: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'. Example: Like all narrow-minded people, he dwelt contentedly in the absolute belief of being right.» descansar la mente = relieve + Posesivo + mind .
Example: Her calm confident eyes silently invited him to relieve his mind, and he could not resist the temptation.» despejar la mente = blow + the cobwebs away/off/out .
Example: Most of us have been too busy to practise for several years and want to blow the cobwebs off our music stands and start playing again.» ejercitar la mente = stretch + Posesivo + mind .
Example: This year's conference will also include a first-rate selection of speakers that will stretch your mind and imagination as you participate in sessions on all sorts of topics.» embotar la mente = dull + the mind .
Example: Too much heat, like too much cold, dulls the mind = Demasiado calor, al igual que demasiado frío, embota la menta.» en mente = in view ; in mind .
Example: This paper has been prepared with the above objectives in view. Example: With this goal in mind, strategies and tactics to bring about greater understanding of information technology in archival science can be devised to meet needs in both preappointment and postappointment education.» en + Posesivo + mente = on + Posesivo + mind ; in + Posesivo + (own) mind .
Example: The school was sued for banning a young adult novel, 'Annie on my mind', about two high school girls who fall in love. Example: If in your mind your job is solely for the purpose of 'putting bread on the table,' you are, in a sense, prostituting your labor.» entorpecer la mente = dull + the mind .
Example: Too much heat, like too much cold, dulls the mind = Demasiado calor, al igual que demasiado frío, embota la menta.» escapar de la mente = slip out of + Posesivo + mind .
Example: Most people's to-do lists are, almost by definition, pretty dull, filled with those quotidian little tasks that tend to slip out of our minds.» estrecho de mente = narrow-minded .
Example: Like all narrow-minded people, he dwelt contentedly in the absolute belief of being right.» grabar en la mente de Alguien = engrave in + Posesivo + mind .
Example: One of George Santayana's dicta, which is engraved as a guiding principle in my mind, is his admonition that 'Those who ignore the past are condemned to repeat it'.» las grandes mentes pensamos igual = great minds think alike .
Example: My boss and I both said something at the same time and I said 'great minds think alike' -- to which she replied 'fools seldom differ'.» las mentes brillantes pensamos igual = great minds think alike .
Example: My boss and I both said something at the same time and I said 'great minds think alike' -- to which she replied 'fools seldom differ'.» leer la mente = read + Posesivo + mind ; read + Posesivo + thoughts .
Example: Presidents who manage by dropping hints sometimes devise little tests to see if their executives can read their minds. Example: Telling the difference between a subject looking at one thing or another by brain scan is interesting, but hardly constitutes 'reading their thoughts'.» mente + divagar = mind + wander away .
Example: Every time she set her teeth and clenched her hands, determined to think calmly and to reason out the 'for' and 'against,' her mind wandered away again.» mente enferma = sick mind .
Example: A famous psychiatrist and a staff of 15 specialists have set up a clinic locally to treat the sick minds so common in this poverty-ridden community.» mente errante = meandering mind .
Example: The qualities inherent to the daydreamer's meandering mind are those that I wish to evoke within my photographs.» mente errática = meandering mind .
Example: The qualities inherent to the daydreamer's meandering mind are those that I wish to evoke within my photographs.» mente humana, la = human mind, the .
Example: They attempt to develop an isomorphic relationship between the human mind and a computer's logic.» mente inquisitiva = enquiring mind [inquiring mind -USA] .
Example: The article is entitled 'A library instruction program for individuals with enquiring minds and a lifetime of experience'.» mente lúcida = clear mind .
Example: A weekend with the family or a few hours playing a favorite sport can release tension so we return to work with a clear mind and high spirits.» mente pensante = mind at work ; thinking mind .
Example: These 'shirt-sleeve conferences,' as Claverhouse calls them, multiply the probability of more creative and successful campaigns by increasing the number of minds at work on an advertiser's products. Example: The subconscious mind is halfway between the conscious thinking mind and the unconscious mind or collective unconscious.» mente + quedarse en blanco = mind + go blank .
Example: If there is a lot of people I start getting anxiety attacks and, like you, my mind goes blank -- I can't think or move.» mente sana = sound mind .
Example: Without sound minds, however, the American dream of safe streets and secure homes will never be fulfilled.» mente sana en cuerpo sano = a healthy mind in a healthy body ; a sound mind in a sound body .
Example: 'Mens sana in corpore sano' (a healthy mind in a healthy body) is a famous Latin quotation, often translated as 'A sound mind in a sound body'. Example: 'Mens sana in corpore sano' (a healthy mind in a healthy body) is a famous Latin quotation, often translated as 'A sound mind in a sound body'.» ofuscar la mente = cloud + Posesivo + mind ; cloud + Posesivo + judgement .
Example: The development of alphabets altered human consciousness and the linearity of written language clouding our minds to the multidimensionality of human thought. Example: One particularly complex situation clouded my judgment and led me to imprudent decisions with harmful consequences.» quitarse Algo de la mente = get + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + mind .
Example: After visiting her several more times he finds that he wants her very much and cannot get her out of his mind.» representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA] .
Example: Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.» ser agudo de mente = be sharp of mind .
Example: He is sharp of mind and has all the tools to negotiate and achieve the best outcomes for his clients.» ser de mente aguda = be sharp of mind .
Example: He is sharp of mind and has all the tools to negotiate and achieve the best outcomes for his clients.» ser lo primero que + venir + a la mente = be (the) first to mind .
Example: Renting is the first to mind and probably the option that most of us can readily afford, short of living with your folks until they kick you out.» ser lo último que + venir + a la mente = be the last thing on + Posesivo + mind .
Example: Till now the comfort of fans has been the last thing on the minds of many clubs.» tener algo muy vivo en la mente = be strong in + Posesivo + mind .
Example: The stereotypes of bookshops as 'stuffy', 'dusty', 'fusty' places were still clearly strong in the minds of the young people interviewed.» tener en mente = bear in + mind ; have in + mind ; keep + Nombre + in mind .
Example: Editors should bear in mind problems of translation so that the revised edition can be rendered more easily into other languages. Example: Library users may not all be scholars -- they often do not have a particular title in mind -- but they do have serious information needs and they seriously need access to the library's collection. Example: This fact should be kept in mind when deciding upon the sequence of materials types.» tener una mente abierta = keep + an open mind .
Example: If you are inclined to dismiss that suggestion out of hand, I would recommend that you explore the financial costs and the cultural costs of the alternatives and keep an open mind.» venir a la mente = spring to + mind .
Example: Teaching begins with the most concrete projects possible and proceeds gradually to more abstract ideas by focusing on the concepts that spring to mind in a given context for the child.» venirle a Uno a la mente = come to + Posesivo + mind ; come into + Posesivo + mind ; cross + Posesivo + mind ; enter (into) + Posesivo + head .
Example: Other questions come to mind: Will there still be paper books printed? Will libraries still carry these. Example: According to Coates, this results in headings whose first component is the most likely to come into the mind of the searcher. Example: While he supports the fight for gay marriage, the 70-year-old star recently confessed tying the knot never crossed his mind. Example: I know the moment dad passed away my mother was in shock because it never entered her head that he'd actually go.