actividad

Definitions of actividad
  1. noun
    any specific behavior
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    variación
    an activity that varies from a norm or standard
    práctica
    a customary way of operation or behavior
    diversión, recreación
    an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
    juego
    a contest with rules to determine a winner
    música
    musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)
    acción, actuación, comedia, desempeño, farándula, histrionismo, interpretación, representación, teatro
    the performance of a part or role in a drama
    animación, vida
    general activity and motion
    trabajo
    activity directed toward making or doing something
    título de propiedad
    performance of moral or religious acts
    ocupación
    the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
    escritura
    the activity of putting something in written form
    mala conducta, maldad
    activity that transgresses moral or civil law
    derroche, despilfarro, dilapidación
    useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
    conato, intento
    earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
    amortecimiento, doma, gobierno
    the activity of managing or exerting control over something
    guarda, guardia, salvaguardia
    the activity of protecting someone or something
    doctrina, educación, enseñanza, instrucción
    the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
    enseñanza, preparación
    activity leading to skilled behavior
    representación
    an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
    creación
    the human act of creating
    desarme, desarticulación, desmantelamiento, desmontaje
    the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)
    pinchazo
    the act of puncturing or perforating
    busca, búsqueda
    the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
    consistir, destino, empleo, manejo, uso, utilización
    the act of using
    operación
    activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
    medida, mensuración
    the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
    calibración, calibraje
    the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
    agrupación
    the activity of putting things together in groups
    continuación
    the act of continuing an activity without interruption
    proceso
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
    ceremonia
    the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
    adoración, veneración
    the activity of worshipping
    alcahuetería, encubrimiento, leña, manta, ocultación, paliza, soba, sotana, tollina, traspuesta, zurra
    the activity of keeping something secret
    colocación, destino, emplazamiento, lugar, posicionado, sitio, situación, ubicación
    the act of putting something in a certain place
    abastecimiento, abasto, aprovisionamiento, facilitación, provisión, repuesto, suministración, suministro, víveres
    the activity of supplying or providing something
    mercado
    the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
    preparativo
    the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
    auxilio, ayuda
    the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
    actuación, comportamiento, conducta
    manner of acting or controlling yourself
    comportamiento, conducta, funcionamiento, trato
    (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
    liderato, liderazgo
    the activity of leading
    precedencia
    the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
    solo
    any activity that is performed alone without assistance
    infierno
    violent and excited activity
    perturbación, turbación
    activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
    accionamiento, arrancado, arranque
    a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
    colado, enjuague, lavado, ropa sucia, tendido
    the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
    cooperación
    the practice of cooperating
    simbolismo
    the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
    modernismo
    practices typical of contemporary life or thought
    antropofagia, antropofagía, canibalismo
    the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind
    costumbre, usanza, uso
    accepted or habitual practice
    maltrato
    the practice of treating (someone or something) badly
    broma, vacilada
    a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
    baño
    immersing the body in water or sunshine
    celebridad, festejos, festividad
    any joyous diversion
    baile
    taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
    entretenimiento, espectáculo
    an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
    travesura
    any carefree episode
    escapismo, evasionismo, evasión
    an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
    euritmia, eurítmica, gimnasia rítmica
    the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding
    broma, diversión, holgorio, jolgorio
    activities that are enjoyable or amusing
    juego
    the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
    juego
    an amusement or pastime
    broma, jocosidad
    activity characterized by good humor
    afición, distracción, diversión, ocio, pasatiempo
    a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
    deporte
    the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
    entrada, tanda, turno
    the batting turn of a cricket player or team
    acometida, agresión, arremetida, asalto, ataque, atentado, embestida
    an offensive move in a sport or game
    curling
    a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
    boliche, bolos
    a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
    juego atlético
    a game involving athletic activity
    juego de niños
    a game enjoyed by children
    juego de cartas
    a game played with playing cards
    juego de mesa
    a game that is played on a table
    juego de salón
    a game suitable for playing in a parlor
    juego de azar
    a game that involves gambling
    aventura, cabriola, pirueta, retozo
    gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
    deporte
    an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
    carillón
    playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
    percusión, repiqueteo, tabaleo, tamborileo
    the act of playing a percussion instrument
    música vocal
    music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music)
    mímica, pantomima
    a performance using gestures and body movements without words
    juguete, parodia, pasquín, sainete, sátira
    a short theatrical episode
    sobreactuación
    poor acting by a ham actor
    funcionalidad, funcionamiento, función, marcha, operatividad, procedimiento
    a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
    faenas de la casa, quehaceres domésticos
    the work of cleaning and running a house
    papeleo
    work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.
    convocación, llamada, profesión, vocación
    the particular occupation for which you are trained
    trabajo
    the occupation for which you are paid
    cargo, puesto
    a job in an organization
    oficio
    the skilled practice of a practical occupation
    profesión
    an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
    cifra, codificación
    act of writing in code or cipher
    contabilidad, contabilización, contaduría
    the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
    fotografía
    the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
    afán, aperreo, esfuerzo, laceria, reventón, sudor, trabajo, tráfago
    productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
    ensayo
    the exercise of a profession
    investigación
    the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
    atención, cuidado
    the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
    deber, obligación
    work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
    intrusión, invasión, violación
    entry to another's property without right or permission
    agravio
    (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
    delito, falta, fechoría, mala conducta, malhecho
    improper or wicked or immoral behavior
    delincuencia
    willful negligence
    derroche de energía
    a useless effort
    desperdicio de material
    a useless consumption of material
    derroche de dinero
    money spent for inadequate return
    devaneo, pérdida de tiempo
    the devotion of time to a useless activity
    prodigalidad
    excessive spending
    dispendio
    spending resources lavishly and wastefully
    daño
    an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage
    iniquidad, injusticia
    an unjust act
    transgresión, trasgresión
    the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
    porno, pornografía, sicalipsis
    creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
    bribonada, deshonestidad, truhanería
    lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
    falsedad, falsificación
    a willful perversion of facts
    abertura, intento
    a usually brief attempt
    correría
    an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)
    aportación, contribución, participación
    the part played by a person in bringing about a result
    desvelo, dolor, esfuerzos, esmero, fastidio, lata, pena, pesadez, sufrimiento
    an effortful attempt to attain a goal
    batalla, combate, lucha, pugna, puja
    an energetic attempt to achieve something
    ensayo, prueba, tanteo, tienta
    the act of testing something
    ensayo, prueba, tienta
    the act of undergoing testing
    tarea
    any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
    autoayuda
    the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else
    imperialismo
    any instance of aggressive extension of authority
    gobierno
    the act of controlling or directing according to rule
    posesión, propiedad, tenencia
    the act of having and controlling property
    asimiento
    the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
    dirección, entrepuente
    the act of steering a ship
    dirección, gobierno, guiado, orientación
    the act of setting and holding a course
    conserva
    the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
    guardia
    protection from harm
    descubierta, patrullaje
    the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
    autodefensa, defensa personal
    the act of defending yourself
    blocaje, cerradura, cierre, encierro
    the act of locking something up to protect it
    acompañamiento
    the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
    inmunización
    the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)
    cargo, custodia, tutela, tutoría
    attention and management implying responsibility for safety
    impermeabilización, precintado, sellado, selladura
    the act of treating something to make it repel water
    cálculo, cómputo
    the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
    coeducación, enseñanza mixta
    education of men and women in the same institutions
    curso
    education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
    enseñanza primaria, primaria
    education in elementary subjects (reading and writing and arithmetic) provided to young students at a grade school
    enseñanza media, enseñanza secundaria, secundaria
    education beyond the elementary grades; provided by a high school or college preparatory school
    ejercicio, ensayo
    systematic training by multiple repetitions
    instrucción
    training soldiers in military procedures
    readaptación, reciclado, reciclaje
    training for a new occupation
    modelado, modelaje, modelismo, modelización, plástica
    the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
    adaptación teatral, dramatización, escenificación
    a dramatic representation
    cabalgata, celebridad, espectáculo, pompa
    an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes
    recreación
    the act of creating again
    arte, creación artística
    the creation of beautiful or significant things
    perforación
    the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation)
    exploración
    a careful systematic search
    forraje
    the act of searching for food and provisions
    cacheo
    the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
    busca y captura, persecución
    an organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime)
    saqueo
    a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)
    abuso, desaprovechamiento
    improper or excessive use
    aprovechamiento, explotación
    the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
    reciclado, reciclaje, reutilización
    the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
    aplicación, aplicación práctica
    the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
    maniobra
    a military training exercise
    campaña
    several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
    misión
    an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
    refuerzo
    a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
    arremetida, asalto, ataque
    (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
    ataque, atentado, delito, infracción, ofensa, ofensiva, ofensivo
    the action of attacking an enemy
    recogida de información
    the act of collecting information
    audiometría
    measuring sensitivity of hearing
    afinación, puesta a punto, sintonización, sintonizado, sintonía, temple
    (music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency
    reajuste
    the act of adjusting something to match a standard
    calorimetría
    measurement of quantities of heat
    hidrometría
    the measurement of specific gravity
    agrimensura, apeo, planimetría, topografía
    the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
    sistematización
    systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
    ordenación
    the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
    fraseo
    the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line
    categorización, clasificación
    the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
    acopio, coleccionismo, ensambladura, montaje
    the act of gathering something together
    clasificación
    grouping by class or kind or size
    apuntalamiento
    the act of propping up with shores
    suspensión
    the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
    alargamiento, dilatación, perpetuación, prolongación
    the act of prolonging something
    repetición
    the act of doing or performing again
    ahínco, constancia, perseverancia, tenacidad
    the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior
    agarrotamiento, endurecimiento, fortalecimiento
    the act of becoming stiff
    rutina
    an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
    ceremonia religiosa
    a ceremony having religious meaning
    deificación, divinización, exaltación
    the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
    naturalismo, naturismo
    going without clothes as a social practice
    transformismo, transvestismo, travestismo
    the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex
    súplica
    the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
    veneración
    religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
    egolatría
    the worship of yourself
    electrificación
    the activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group
    abrigo, cobertura, cubierto, desvanecimiento, envoltura
    the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
    embuchado, encubrimiento
    concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public
    cautela, sigilo
    avoiding detection by moving carefully
    yuxtaposición
    the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
    plantación, plantío
    the act of fixing firmly in place
    logística, logístico
    handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed
    exacción, extorsión
    act of demanding or levying by force or authority
    reclamación
    demand for something as rightful or due
    autodisciplina
    the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
    abastecimiento, catering, hostelería, restauración
    providing food and services
    telemedida, telemetría
    automatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means
    termometría
    the measurement of temperature
    despliegue, dispositivo, utilización
    the distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work
    aparejo, apresto, cebado, cebadura, cebo, imprimación
    the act of making something ready
    calentamiento, precalentamiento
    exercising in preparation for strenuous activity
    facilitación
    act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
    recurso
    act of turning to for assistance
    estímulo, fomento
    the act of giving hope or support to someone
    arrimo
    aiding the cause or policy or interests of
    conservación, entretenimiento, mantenimiento, sostenimiento, sustentación, sustento
    the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
    territorialidad
    the behavior of a male animal that defines and defends its territory
    agresión
    deliberately unfriendly behavior
    injuria, ofensa
    a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
    timón
    a position of leadership
    fallada
    (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit
    caramillo, disgusto, enfado, follón, jaleo, joda, lío, molestia, mosqueo, problema, problemas, show
    an angry disturbance
    anacronismo
    something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
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    actividad humana, acto
    something that people do or cause to happen
  2. noun
    liveliness and eagerness
    synonyms: alacridad, energía, ligereza, presteza, vigor
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    animación, lozanía, pólvora, ser, vida, viveza
    animation and energy in action or expression
  3. noun
    an organic process that takes place in the body
    synonyms: función corporal, proceso orgánico
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    aliento, respiración, respiro, resuello
    the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
    aliento, caducidad, espiración, exhalación, hálito, tufo
    the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
    consumo, ingesta, ingestión
    the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
    actividad sexual, sexo
    activities associated with sexual intercourse
    inseminación
    the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female
    reacción, respuesta
    a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
    llanto, llorera, lloro
    the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
    emisión
    any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
    cicatrización, cura, curación
    the natural process by which the body repairs itself
    desgarramiento, riego, rompimiento
    shedding tears
    crianza, lactación, lactancia
    the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
    sudación, sudoración, transpiración
    the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
    sudación, sudoración, transpiración
    the process of giving off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes
    noctambulismo, somnambulismo, sonambulismo
    walking by a person who is asleep
    jadeo
    breathing heavily (as after exertion)
    humo
    the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
    aliento, caducidad, espiración, exhalación, hálito, tufo
    the act of expelling air from the lungs
    ronquido, ronquidos
    the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
    lloriqueo, resfriado, resuello
    the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
    resuello
    breathing with a husky or whistling sound
    aspiración, inhalación, inspiración, vaho, vaporizo
    the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
    comer, comida, degustación, papeo
    the act of consuming food
    chupada, chupado, chupeteo, mamada, mamado, succión
    the act of sucking
    acoplamiento, apareamiento, conjugación, emparejamiento, junta, monta, pareo
    the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
    procreación, reproducción
    the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
    alterne, promiscuidad
    indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations
    impudicia, lascivia, lujuria
    unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity
    homosexualidad
    a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
    bisexualidad
    sexual activity with both men and women
    heterosexualidad
    a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
    bestialismo
    sexual activity between a person and an animal
    cabezada, cabezadilla, dormirela, duermevela, siestecilla, siestecita
    sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
    cabezada, siestecita
    a light fitful sleep
    tropismo
    an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source
    reflejo, réflex
    an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
    discurso, pasada, pasaje, paso, transcurso, tránsito
    a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
    gimoteo, lloriqueo
    whining in a tearful manner
    sollozo
    convulsive gasp made while weeping
    gemido, lamentación, lamento
    loud cries made while weeping
    convalecencia, recuperación
    gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
    eliminación, excreción
    the bodily process of discharging waste matter
    menstruación, menstruo, mes, purgación, regla
    the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
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    proceso biológico
    a process occurring in living organisms
  4. noun
    the state of being active
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    inacción
    the state of being inactive
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    juego
    a state in which action is feasible
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    estado
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
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