aprovechado

adj.

1 opportunistic, unscrupulous, cadging, sponging.

2 hardworking, industrious.

3 used.

f. & m.

free-rider, freeloader, deadbeat, advantage taker.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: aprovechar.

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aprovechado

► participio pasado

1→ {{link=aprovechar}}aprovechar

► adjetivo

1 (tiempo) well used, well spent

2 (espacio) well-planned

3 (diligente) diligent, studious, hardworking

4 (que saca provecho de todo) thrifty, economical, resourceful

5 peyorativo (egoísta) selfish; (gorrón) sponging, scrounging

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 familiar (gorrón) sponger, scrounger; (oportunista) opportunist

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FRASEOLOGÍA

mal aprovechado,-a wasted

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1. (f. - aprovechada)

noun

opportunist

2. (f. - aprovechada)

adj.

opportunistic

- bien aprovechado

- mal aprovechado

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aprovechado, -a

1. ADJ

1) (=usado)

terrenos muy poco aprovechados — lands that have not been made the best of

bien aprovechado — [dinero, tiempo] well-spent; [espacio, recursos] well-exploited; [oportunidad] well-taken, well-used

el espacio está muy bien aprovechado en este apartamento — good use has been made of the space in this flat, the space in this flat has been really well exploited

mal aprovechado — [dinero, tiempo, oportunidad] wasted; [espacio, recursos] badly-exploited

2) (=oportunista) selfish, self-seeking

no seas tan aprovechado — don't be so selfish o self-seeking

ese vendedor es muy aprovechado — that salesman is a real opportunist

3) (=ahorrador) thrifty

un contable muy aprovechado — a very thrifty accountant

4) (=aplicado) [trabajador] industrious, hardworking; [alumno] resourceful

2.

SM / F (=oportunista)

es un aprovechado — he's such a scrounger *, he's such an opportunist

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I

-da adjetivo

1) (oportunista) opportunistic

no seas aprovechado — don't take advantage (of the situation)

2) <estudiante> hardworking

II

-da masculino, femenino opportunist

es un aprovechado con sus padres — he takes advantage of his parents

es un aprovechado, viene aquí sólo a comer — he's a real scrounger, he just comes here for the food (colloq)

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= opportunistic, abuser, abusive, deadbeat, victimiser [victimizer, -USA].

Ex. Anita Brack follows the liberal purchasing policy and her reasons include the opinion that censorship is opportunistic and random in its effect.

Ex. The article 'Are you a user or an abuser?' urges librarians and borrowers to use the library with restraint.

Ex. This article discusses the ability of privacy laws that are presently on the books to protect us from abusive information collection, dissemination, and management practices.

Ex. It is generally recognized that collecting money from moneyed deadbeats is as much a social problem as street thuggery.

Ex. The victimizers acted with impunity & largely went unpunished.

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* aprovechada de la asistencia social = welfare queen.

* de un modo aprovechado = opportunistically.

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I

-da adjetivo

1) (oportunista) opportunistic

no seas aprovechado — don't take advantage (of the situation)

2) <estudiante> hardworking

II

-da masculino, femenino opportunist

es un aprovechado con sus padres — he takes advantage of his parents

es un aprovechado, viene aquí sólo a comer — he's a real scrounger, he just comes here for the food (colloq)

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= opportunistic, abuser, abusive, deadbeat, victimiser [victimizer, -USA].

Ex: Anita Brack follows the liberal purchasing policy and her reasons include the opinion that censorship is opportunistic and random in its effect.

Ex: The article 'Are you a user or an abuser?' urges librarians and borrowers to use the library with restraint.

Ex: This article discusses the ability of privacy laws that are presently on the books to protect us from abusive information collection, dissemination, and management practices.

Ex: It is generally recognized that collecting money from moneyed deadbeats is as much a social problem as street thuggery.

Ex: The victimizers acted with impunity & largely went unpunished.

* aprovechada de la asistencia social = welfare queen.

* de un modo aprovechado = opportunistically.

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aprovechado¹ -da

adjective

A (oportunista) opportunist; opportunistic

estos ladrones son muy aprovechados these thieves are real opportunists

comerciantes aprovechados opportunist shopkeepers

no seas aprovechado don't take advantage (of the situation)

B ‹estudiante› hardworking

C

bien/mal aprovechado: dinero/tiempo bien aprovechado money/time well spent

es dinero/tiempo mal aprovechado it's a waste of time/money

el espacio está muy mal aprovechado the space is very badly used

aprovechado² -da

masculine, feminine

opportunist

estos comerciantes son unos aprovechados these shopkeepers are real opportunists o really take advantage

es un aprovechado con sus padres he takes advantage of his parents

es un aprovechado, viene aquí sólo a comer y a beber he's a real scrounger o freeloader o (BrE) sponger, he just comes here for the food and drink (colloq)

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Del verbo aprovechar: (conjugate aprovechar)

aprovechado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
aprovechado    
aprovechar
aprovechado

◊ -da adjetivo

1 (oportunista) opportunistic;

◊ no seas aprovechado don't take advantage (of the situation)

2 ‹estudiante› hardworking
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
opportunist
aprovechar (conjugate aprovechar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹tiempo/espacio/talento› to make the most of;

◊ dinero/tiempo bien aprovechado money/time well spent;

es espacio mal aprovechado it's a waste of space

b) ‹oportunidad› to take advantage of;

◊ aprovecho la ocasión para decirles que … I would like to take this opportunity to tell you that …

c) (usar) to use;

◊ no tira nada, todo lo aprovecha she doesn't throw anything away, she makes use of everything

verbo intransitivo:

◊ aproveché para venir a verte I thought I'd take the opportunity to come and see you;

¡que aproveche! enjoy your meal, bon appétit;
aprovechen ahora, que son jóvenes make the most of it now, while you're young
aprovecharse verbo pronominal

a) (abusar) aprovechadose de algo/algn to take advantage of sth/sb, to exploit sth/sb

b) (abusar sexualmente) aprovechadose de algn ‹de una mujer› to take advantage of sb;

‹de un niño› to abuse sb
aprovechado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (el tiempo, un recurso) well-spent
2 (el espacio) well-planned
II m,f pey opportunist, scrounger
aprovechar
I verbo transitivo
1 to make the most of: hemos aprovechado mucho el rato, we've done a lot in a short time
2 (la situación) to take advantage of: aprovechamos la ocasión para explicarle nuestro proyecto, we seized the opportunity to explain our project to him
II verbo intransitivo ¡que aproveche!, enjoy your meal!, bon appétit!
'aprovechado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aprovechar
- aprovechada
- mangante
- abusador
- gorrero
- manipulador
- vivo
English:
well-spent

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aprovechado, -a

♦ adj

1. [caradura]

es muy aprovechado he's a real opportunist, he always has an eye for the main chance

2. [bien empleado]

el espacio en esta habitación está muy bien aprovechado they've made the most of the available space in this room

3. [aplicado] diligent

♦ nm,f

opportunist;

es un aprovechado he always has an eye for the main chance

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aprovechado

I adj desp

opportunistic

II m, aprovechada f desp

opportunist

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aprovechado, -da adj

1) : diligent, hardworking

2) : pushy, opportunistic

aprovechado, -da n

: pushy person, opportunist