Oppenheimer: vocabulario en inglés

the use of threats or the possibility of punishment to stop people from doing something

Traducción: disuasión

the quality of speaking or acting honestly and openly

Traducción: franqueza

to imagine or plan something as a possible future event

Traducción: imaginar

to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

Traducción: aullar

the idea that events are caused by other events

Traducción: causalidad

to make someone feel less proud or less important

Traducción: humilla

a tunnel-like connection that could link two far-apart places in space-time

Traducción: agujero de gusano

too proud of yourself and thinking you are better than other people

Traducción: egocéntrico

to drink enough water or other liquid to keep your body healthy

Traducción: hidratar; beber suficiente agua

seeming strange or self-contradictory, but possibly true

Traducción: paradójico

to feel or show smug pleasure about your own success or someone else's failure

Traducción: regodearse

allowed to be used, especially as evidence in court

Traducción: admisible

having rabies

Traducción: rabioso

things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

Traducción: sobras

not sincere; not showing your true feelings or beliefs

Traducción: insincero

to press something so that it becomes smaller and tighter

Traducción: compactar

showing a desire to get back at someone for a wrong or insult

Traducción: vengativo

to describe someone or something in a way that is false or misleading

Traducción: tergiversar

the feathers fixed to the back of an arrow or dart to help it fly straight

Traducción: emplumado

to twist and squeeze something to force liquid out of it

Traducción: retorcer

a device used to set off an explosive charge

Traducción: detonador

to remove mud or sand from the bottom of a river, harbor, or lake

Traducción: dragar; remover cuidadosamente

to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them

Traducción: acosar

to live longer than someone or something

Traducción: sobrevivir a

the fact of not being efficient or not using time, money, or effort well

Traducción: ineficiencia

to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

Traducción: devastar

to confuse or puzzle someone

Traducción: desconcertar

the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

Traducción: enturbiamiento

the act of forcing a decision, plan, or deal through quickly and unfairly

Traducción: imposición

showing a strong wish or hope for something, often without much chance of it happening

Traducción: deseoso

a place or situation with extreme confusion and noise

Traducción: caos

not successful or not producing any useful result

Traducción: infructuoso

to value something very highly

Traducción: valorar mucho

a glass container used in laboratories, usually with a flat bottom and a pouring lip

Traducción: vaso de precipitados

the act of cutting food into small cubes

Traducción: cortar en cubitos

to take control of a vehicle, building, or other thing, often by force

Traducción: requisar

to make someone feel less connected or less friendly toward you or a group

Traducción: alejar

to put something firmly inside or into something else

Traducción: incrustar

in the form of a gas, or like a gas

Traducción: gaseoso

to spend or use up money, time, energy, or resources

Traducción: gastar

the process of splitting into two or more parts, especially in biology or nuclear physics

Traducción: fisión

showing disrespect by criticizing someone or something in a rude way

Traducción: despectivo

becoming sour, spoiled, or unpleasant

Traducción: que se está agriando

not loyal or faithful to a person, group, or cause

Traducción: desleal

to attack a place with bombs or shells

Traducción: bombardear

the quality of being possible to do or achieve

Traducción: viabilidad

not important or powerful; low in rank or status

Traducción: de poca importancia; humilde

showing disrespect or contempt

Traducción: despectivo

full of longing or sadness for someone or something

Traducción: anhelante

toward the inside or center

Traducción: hacia adentro

so strong or clear that it settles a question or ends doubt

Traducción: concluyente

an assumption that something is true because it seems likely

Traducción: presunción

to say that something is true, especially without proving it

Traducción: alegar

excellent or very cool

Traducción: genial

to happen or come before something else in time, order, or position

Traducción: preceder

the secret movement of people or things into a place, especially to spy or cause damage

Traducción: infiltración

relating to a system with many rules, offices, and official procedures

Traducción: burocrático

the process of calculating something

Traducción: cálculo

the spread of something through an area or group

Traducción: difusión

a person who is believed to be able to predict the future

Traducción: adivino

a belief or rule that people are expected to accept without questioning

Traducción: dogma

a feeling that someone or something is not worthy of respect

Traducción: desdén

used to say something is surprising or worth noticing

Traducción: curiosamente

to ask for money, help, or information in a formal way

Traducción: solicitar

to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

Traducción: interrogar

a language traditionally spoken by many Jewish communities, based on German and written in Hebrew letters

Traducción: yidis

increasing very quickly

Traducción: exponencial

the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

Traducción: aspectos técnicos

anxious and overly worried about things, often in a way that seems excessive

Traducción: neurótico

a person who stays loyal to a ruler, government, or cause

Traducción: lealista

a structure used for hanging people as a form of execution

Traducción: horca

the act of making an explosive device explode

Traducción: detonación

having enough water in your body

Traducción: hidratado