aprieto
embarrassment ; quandary ; predicament ; awkward situation ; scrape.
Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.
The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.
Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
Sometimes it's really hard to avoid an awkward situation.
he could not understand how a person of my evident intelligence should get into such a scrape.
en un aprieto
in a bind
in a predicament
With Wade in traction and Merle having just had her baby three days ago, we're really in a bind.
Perhaps the unsettling that is experienced in a predicament is because these situations create an opening for messy emotional responses that draw on feelings.
en un gran aprieto
in dire straits
Egypt's Internet situation is in dire straits after two undersea cables in the Mediterranean were accidentally severed yesterday.
en un serio aprieto
in dire straits
Egypt's Internet situation is in dire straits after two undersea cables in the Mediterranean were accidentally severed yesterday.
estar en un aprieto
be in a fix
The political leaders, social reformers and Nobel Peace Laureates were appalled by this dangerous phenomenon but they were all in a fix as to what to do.
meterse en un aprieto
get into + a predicament
get into + a fix
get into + a mess
get into + difficulties
get in(to) + trouble
get into + a jam
get into + a pickle
get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess
In property investing, you have to always be on your guard to avoid certain decisions that can get you into a predicament.
This way you do not get into a fix and land up with a debt which you do not have the capacity to pay back.
There are generally two schools of thought on how we get into a mess of this sort: the conspiracy theory and the cock-up theory.
When Kodak got into difficulties, they closed up shop in north Toronto and demolished all of their buildings.
A child who reads a lot is often said to be a 'good' child because while he is reading he doesn't 'get into trouble'.
I believe firmly in the axiom that getting into a jam from time to time brings out the best in us.
Toyota seems to have got into a pickle with this product recall issue, but they remain one of the best motor vehicle makers in the world.
She got herself into a fine mess doing It but nobody said a word in reproof.
pasar aprietos
feel + the pinch
Not unlike many municipalities in these inflationary times, Earnscliffe is feeling the pinch of a severely high general property tax - i.e., the tax on real estate and personal property, both tangible and intangible.
poner a Alguien en un aprieto
put + Nombre + on the spot
'I'm really not trying to put anyone on the spot and, frankly, I'm not too surprised and only a little disappointed at your collective ignorance,' he commented.
