Translation: from spanish

in the wilderness

  • 1 clamar en el desierto

    figurado to cry in the desert
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    Spanish-English dictionary > clamar en el desierto

  • 2 partir de

    v.
    to depart from, to pull out from, to draw out from, to draw out of.
    Ellos salieron de la tienda They came out of the store.
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    (v.) = rest on/upon, stem from, draw on/upon, build on/upon, strike out from
    Ex. Faceted classification rests upon the definition of the concept of a facet.
    Ex. Both these general criticisms stemmed from more specific problems with the code.
    Ex. Bay's essay was produced to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Gesner's birth and draws upon a mass of contemporary source material.
    Ex. The system should build on existing resources, rather than develop expensive new programmes.
    Ex. It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.
    * * *
    (v.) = rest on/upon, stem from, draw on/upon, build on/upon, strike out from

    Ex: Faceted classification rests upon the definition of the concept of a facet.

    Ex: Both these general criticisms stemmed from more specific problems with the code.
    Ex: Bay's essay was produced to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Gesner's birth and draws upon a mass of contemporary source material.
    Ex: The system should build on existing resources, rather than develop expensive new programmes.
    Ex: It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.

    Spanish-English dictionary > partir de

  • 3 salir de

    v.
    1 to get out of, to come out from, to come out of, to leave.
    Salí de un gran apuro I got out of a great trouble.
    Ellos salieron de la tienda They came out of the store.
    2 to leave from, to depart from, to pull out from.
    Salimos del aeropuerto We departed from the airport.
    3 to get out of, to break out of, to free oneself from, to get free from.
    Salí de un gran apuro I got out of a great trouble.
    4 to abandon.
    Salí de la universidad I abandoned the university.
    5 to appear from.
    6 to go out, to go.
    Salir de pesca, de cacería, de compras Go out fishing, hunting, shopping...
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    (v.) = get out of, walk out of, climb out of, break out of, break through, strike out from
    Ex. 'I better get out of here before I wind up with more jobs!' Rachel Bough gave a short laugh.
    Ex. As she walked out of the library, he warned her 'cast no clout till May is out'.
    Ex. As regards the construction of large libraries Sweden has begun climbing out of the trough which it entered in the 1970s.
    Ex. Librarians must make an effort to break out of their insularity by imbibing foreign experience.
    Ex. Is there a glass ceiling for librarians? If so, what's the best way to break through it?.
    Ex. It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.
    * * *
    (v.) = get out of, walk out of, climb out of, break out of, break through, strike out from

    Ex: 'I better get out of here before I wind up with more jobs!' Rachel Bough gave a short laugh.

    Ex: As she walked out of the library, he warned her 'cast no clout till May is out'.
    Ex: As regards the construction of large libraries Sweden has begun climbing out of the trough which it entered in the 1970s.
    Ex: Librarians must make an effort to break out of their insularity by imbibing foreign experience.
    Ex: Is there a glass ceiling for librarians? If so, what's the best way to break through it?.
    Ex: It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.

    Spanish-English dictionary > salir de

  • 4 enmontarse

    VPR CAm, Col, Méx to get overgrown
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    verbo pronominal (Col)
    a) terreno to become overgrown
    b) animal to run away, run off into the wild
    c) revolucionario to join the guerrillas ( in the bush)
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    verbo pronominal (Col)
    a) terreno to become overgrown
    b) animal to run away, run off into the wild
    c) revolucionario to join the guerrillas ( in the bush)
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    enmontarse [A1 ]
    ( Col)
    1 «terreno» to become overgrown
    2 «animal» to run away, run off into the wild
    3 «revolucionario» to join the guerrillas ( in the bush)
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    Col, Ven [campo] to turn into a wilderness

    Spanish-English dictionary > enmontarse

  • 5 selva

    • forest
    • jungle
    • the whys and wherefores
    • the Wise Men
    • wilderness

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > selva

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