rotundo

adj.

categorical, final, absolute, emphatic.

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rotundo

► adjetivo

1 (redondo) round

2 figurado (frase) well-turned; (éxito) resounding

3 (negativa) flat, categorical; (afirmación) categorical, emphatic

■ un no rotundo a flat refusal

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ADJ

1) (=terminante) [negativa] flat; [victoria] clear, convincing

me dio un "sí" rotundo — he gave me an emphatic "yes"

2) (=redondo) round

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-da adjetivo

a) <respuesta> categorical, emphatic; <negativa> categorical

me contestó con un `no' rotundo — his answer was an emphatic `no'

b) <éxito> resounding

c) <párrafo/lenguaje> polished

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= uncompromising, steadfast, forthright, blunt, uncompromised, resounding, unequivocal, unqualified, categoric, unmitigaged.

Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex. He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.

Ex. We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.

Ex. The author discusses the range of enquiries he deals with, the sources of information he uses, and the blunt attitude with which he deals with many enquirers.

Ex. The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.

Ex. The answer was a resounding yes.

Ex. The exhaustive and unequivocal definition of the nature and types of material qualifying to be described as ephemera could probably form the basis of a learned dissertation.

Ex. Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.

Ex. The question of the need for categoric assurances is not locked into a 12 month timeframe or any other timeframe.

Ex. Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.

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* éxito rotundo = resounding success, award-winning success.

* fracaso rotundo = resounding failure, complete failure.

* no rotundo = flat "no".

* tener un éxito roturno = take + Nombre + by storm.

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-da adjetivo

a) <respuesta> categorical, emphatic; <negativa> categorical

me contestó con un `no' rotundo — his answer was an emphatic `no'

b) <éxito> resounding

c) <párrafo/lenguaje> polished

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= uncompromising, steadfast, forthright, blunt, uncompromised, resounding, unequivocal, unqualified, categoric, unmitigaged.

Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex: He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.

Ex: We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.

Ex: The author discusses the range of enquiries he deals with, the sources of information he uses, and the blunt attitude with which he deals with many enquirers.

Ex: The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.

Ex: The answer was a resounding yes.

Ex: The exhaustive and unequivocal definition of the nature and types of material qualifying to be described as ephemera could probably form the basis of a learned dissertation.

Ex: Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.

Ex: The question of the need for categoric assurances is not locked into a 12 month timeframe or any other timeframe.

Ex: Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.

* éxito rotundo = resounding success, award-winning success.

* fracaso rotundo = resounding failure, complete failure.

* no rotundo = flat "no".

* tener un éxito roturno = take + Nombre + by storm.

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rotundo -da

adjective

1 ‹respuesta› categorical, emphatic; ‹negativa› categorical

me contestó con un `no' rotundo his answer was a categorical o an emphatic `no'

2 ‹éxito› resounding (before n)

3 ‹párrafo/lenguaje› polished

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rotundo

◊ -da adjetivo

a) ‹respuesta› categorical, emphatic;

‹negativa› categorical, outright (before n);

◊ me contestó con un `no' rotundo his answer was an emphatic `no'

b) ‹éxito/fracaso› resounding

rotundo,-a adjetivo
1 emphatic, categorical
éxito rotundo, resounding success
2 (una voz, un lenguaje) expressive, well-rounded
'rotundo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rotunda
English:
flat
- no
- outright
- point-blank
- resounding
- rotund
- straight
- vigorous
- blank
- blunt
- categorical
- total
- unqualified

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rotundo, -a adj

1. [negativa, persona] categorical

2. [lenguaje, estilo] emphatic, forceful

3. [completo] total;

un rotundo fracaso a total o complete failure;

tuvo un rotundo éxito it enjoyed a resounding success, it was hugely successful

4. [cuerpo] rotund;

una mujer de formas rotundas a curvaceous woman

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rotundo

adj fig

categorical

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rotundo, -da adj

1) redondo: round

2) : categorical, absolute

un éxito rotundo: a resounding success

♦ rotundamente adv