Science and technology
Science and technology
20 null terms
- audacious
- adjective
- showing a willingness to take risks or offend people.
- Example: The car maker's audacious goal is to compete with the luxury cars of other manufacturers.
- es: audaz
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- aware of
- adjective
- knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing.
- Example: Are you aware of any reason why you cannot act fairly as a juror in this trial?
- es: consciente de
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- confidential
- adjective
- secret or private, often in a formal, business, or military situation.
- Example: All information will be treated as strictly confidential.
- es: confidencial
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- crazy about
- adjective
- to be very interested in something or love someone very much.
- Example: Both my sons are crazy about football.
- es: loco por
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- curious about
- adjective
- interested in learning about people or things around you.
- Example: Babies are curious about everything around them.
- es: curioso sobre
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- familiar with
- adjective
- to know something or someone well.
- Example: I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with your poetry.
- es: familiarizado con
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- fed up with
- adjective
- bored, annoyed, or disappointed, especially by something that you have experienced for too long.
- Example: I'm fed up with my job.
- es: harto de
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- frivolous
- adjective
- behaving in a silly way and not taking anything seriously.
- Example: I think he sees her as a frivolous young woman.
- es: frivolo
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- grateful for
- adjective
- If someone should be grateful/thankful for small mercies, they should be grateful for something because it is not as bad as it could have been.
- Example: She wasn't badly hurt in the accident, so we're grateful for small mercies.
- es: agradecido por
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- hazardous
- noun
- something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage.
- Example: Even being in the same room with you is hazardous.
- es: peligroso
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- intimidated by
- adjective
- frightened or nervous because you are not confident in a situation.
- Example: Older people can feel very intimidated by computers.
- es: intimidado por
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- knowledgeable about
- adjective
- knowing a lot, intelligent and well informed.
- Example: He's very knowledgeable about German literature.
- es: conocida sobre
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- leery of
- adjective
- not trusting someone or something and usually avoiding him, her, or it if possible.
- Example: I've always been a little leery of authority figures.
- es: recelosos de
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- problematic
- adjective
- full of problems or difficulties.
- Example: Getting everyone there on time might prove problematic.
- es: problematico
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- prudent
- adjective
- careful and avoiding risks.
- Example: His decision was prudent and timely.
- es: prudente
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- reliant on
- adjective
- needing a particular thing or person in order to continue, to work correctly, or to succeed.
- Example: He's completely reliant on his wheelchair to get about.
- es: dependiente de
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- sick of
- adjective
- to have experienced too much of someone or something with the result that you are annoyed.
- Example: I’m sick of him whining about money.
- es: enfermo de
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- suspicious of
- adjective
- feeling doubt or no trust in someone or something.
- Example: If anything, she's suspicious of me.
- es: sospechosa de
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- unethical
- adjective
- not ethical (= based on moral beliefs)
- Example: The Financial Services Authority's probe into unethical and illegal.
- es: poco etico
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- weaker
- adjective
- not physically strong.
- Example: The electromagnetic field strength becomes weaker as you move further away from high voltage cables.
- es: mas debiles
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