infinito

adj.

infinite, endless, everlasting, boundless.

m.

infinity, infinite, boundlessness, infinite space.

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infinito

► adjetivo

1 infinite

► nombre masculino el infinito

1 the infinite, infinity

► adverbio infinito

1 (muchísimo) infinitely

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(f. - infinita)

adj.

infinite

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1.

ADJ [universo, variedad] infinite; [entusiasmo, posibilidades] boundless

con paciencia infinita — with infinite patience

sonrió con infinita tristeza — she smiled with immense sadness

tuve que copiarlo infinitas veces — I had to copy it out countless times o over and over again

hasta lo infinito — ad infinitum

2.

ADV infinitely, immensely

se lo agradezco infinito — I'm deeply o immensely grateful to you

3.

SM (Mat) infinity

el infinito — (Fil) the infinite

así podríamos seguir hasta el infinito — we could go on like this for ever o indefinitely

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I

-ta adjetivo

a) (Fil, Mat) infinite

b) <bondad/sabiduría> infinite; <amor> boundless

sentí una infinita tristeza — I felt (an) immense sadness

c) (delante del n, en pl) (innumerables) innumerable, countless

II

masculino

el infinito

a) (Fil) the infinite

mirar al infinito — to look into the distance

b) (Mat) infinity

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= countless, endless, infinite, infinity, bottomless.

Ex. But since we, and countless similar institutions, are dependent upon the Library of Congress, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.

Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex. It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.

Ex. Knowledge, in its growth, must obey the universal laws which prohibit the continuance of any form of exponential increase toward infinity.

Ex. The novel is a bottomless quagmire of melodramatic weirdness.

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* al infinito = ad infinitum.

* las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.

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I

-ta adjetivo

a) (Fil, Mat) infinite

b) <bondad/sabiduría> infinite; <amor> boundless

sentí una infinita tristeza — I felt (an) immense sadness

c) (delante del n, en pl) (innumerables) innumerable, countless

II

masculino

el infinito

a) (Fil) the infinite

mirar al infinito — to look into the distance

b) (Mat) infinity

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= countless, endless, infinite, infinity, bottomless.

Ex: But since we, and countless similar institutions, are dependent upon the Library of Congress, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.

Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex: It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.

Ex: Knowledge, in its growth, must obey the universal laws which prohibit the continuance of any form of exponential increase toward infinity.

Ex: The novel is a bottomless quagmire of melodramatic weirdness.

* al infinito = ad infinitum.

* las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.

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infinito¹ -ta

adjective

1 (Fil, Mat) ‹conjunto› infinite; ‹espacio/universo› infinite

2 ‹bondad/sabiduría› infinite; ‹amor› boundless

sentí una infinita tristeza I felt (an) immense sadness

3 (delante del n, en pl) (liter) (innumerables) innumerable, countless

infinito²

adverb

infinitely

te lo agradezco infinito I'm deeply o infinitely grateful to you

infinito³

m:

1 (Fil)

tb el infinito the infinite

mirar al infinito to look into the distance

2 (Mat) infinity

tender al infinito to stretch to infinity

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infinito 1

◊ -ta adjetivo

a) (Fil, Mat) infinite

b) ‹bondad/sabiduría› infinite;

‹amor› boundless

c) (delante del n, en pl) (innumerables) innumerable, countless

infinito 2 sustantivo masculino

a)

◊ el infinito (Fil) the infinite;

mirar al infinito to look into the distance

b) (Mat) infinity

infinito,-a
I adjetivo infinite, endless
II sustantivo masculino
1 Mat infinity
1 Fil the infinite
'infinito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
infinita
English:
infinite
- infinity
- exquisite

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infinito, -a

♦ adj

1. [sin límites] infinite;

tiene una infinita paciencia she has infinite patience, she's infinitely patient;

siento por ella un cariño infinito I'm immensely fond of her

2. [incontable] countless;

infinitas veces hundreds of times

♦ nm

1. Mat infinity;

tender al infinito to tend to infinity

2. [espacio] infinity;

su figura se perdió en el infinito his figure disappeared into the distance

3. Fot infinity

♦ adv

[mucho] extremely, infinitely;

me alegro infinito I'm extremely pleased

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infinito

I adj infinite

II m infinity

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infinito adv

: infinitely, vastly

infinito, -ta adj

1) : infinite

2) : limitless, endless

3)

hasta lo infinito : ad infinitum

♦ infinitamente adv

infinito nm

: infinity

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infinito n infinity