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do-gooder n pejorative, informal ([sb] with good intentions) (figurado) fariseo nm, nf

shifty adj informal (dishonest looking) sospechoso/a adj


falso/a adj
shifty adj informal (evasive) astuto/a adj
taimado/a adj

snapshot n slang (depicts momentary condition) (de una situacin) imagen nf


panorama nf
snapshot, (quick photo) foto nf
snap n
instantnea nf

judicious adj/duds/ (wise) juicioso/a adj


sensato/a adj
acertado/a adj

denouement n French (plot: ending) desenlace nm


conclusin nf

nefarious adj /nfrs/ (wicked) malvado/a adj


vil adj
perverso/a adj
ruin adj

compelling adj (persuasive) persuasivo/a adj


convincente adj mf
absorbente adj mf
imperioso adj mf
The court did not find the evidence compelling.
compelling adj (interesting, exciting) cautivador/a adj
emocionante adj
Although the film was compelling, it did not make much money in ticket sales.
compelling adj (forceful) convincente adj mf
The prosecutor has compelling methods of interrogation.

hauntingly[hntl] ADV
a hauntingly lovely scene una escena de una belleza inolvidable

painstakingly adv (with great care) meticulosamente adv


cuidadosamente adv
painstakingly adv (in great detail) concienzudamente adv
exhaustivamente adv
utterly adv (completely) completamente adv
totalmente adv
We were utterly unprepared for the number of applications we received.
Se vea completamente ridculo con esa ropa.

intricate adj (complex) intrincado/a adj


complejo/a adj
complicado/a adj
The puzzle was intricate, and it took hours to solve.
intricate adj (busy) intrincado/a adj
complicado/a adj
The wallpaper was covered in intricate patterns.

depiction n (portrayal) representacin nf


The film's depiction of life in the eighteenth century is remarkable.

patchy adj (uneven in quality) irregular adj


desequilibrado/a adj
patchy adj (mottled) moteado/a adj
patchy adj (weather: scattered) (lluvia) aislado/a adj
disperso/a adj

outset n (beginning) comienzo nm


inicio nm
principio nm

assorted adj (various) variado/a adj


The book contains assorted quotations, aphorisms and proverbs.
El libro contiene citas, aforismos y proverbios variados.
assorted adj (chocolates, etc.: varied selection) surtido/a adj
assorted adj (arranged by type) clasificado adj
The assorted categories were easy to understand.
assorted adj (suited) combinado adj
The colors used in the room's decor were well assorted.

disclose vtr (reveal: secret) divulgar vtr


revelar vtr
disclose that vtr (with clause: make known that) revelar que vtr + prep
The company disclosed that it had lost money on the deal.

Additional Translations
disclose vtr (reveal: legal) revelar vtr

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