Spanish-English translations for superficial

shallow
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The Baltic Sea is shallow and very vulnerable ecologically. El Mar Báltico es superficial y muy vulnerable, ecológicamente hablando. One press agency reported that many papers could not recall a more useless and shallow example of posturing with no outcome. Una agencia de prensa ha informado de que muchos periódicos no podían recordar un ejemplo más inútil y superficial de poses intrascendentes. I think that the EIB and KfW, which will manage it, will also look at deep renovation, and not only shallow renovation, projects. Creo que el BEI y el KfW, que lo gestionará, también buscará proyectos de renovación profunda, no solo de renovación superficial.
superficial
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I find this solution to be pointless and superficial. Me parece que esta solución no tiene sentido y es superficial. This has only been done in a superficial way, however. No obstante, sólo se ha hecho de forma superficial. There is superficial discussion rather than real debate. Existe un debate superficial más que un debate real.

cosmetic
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I agree completely with Mr Lund that we must not have a cosmetic and phoney compromise. Estoy completamente de acuerdo con el Sr. Lund en que no debemos llegar a un compromiso falso y superficial. The Belarusian authorities have made some progress, which is commendable, but we hope that they will initiate a process of democratisation and not simply make some temporary cosmetic gesture. Las autoridades belarusas han realizado algunos progresos, algo encomiable, pero esperamos que den inicio a un proceso de democratización y no se trate simplemente de un gesto superficial temporal. a cosmetic preparation
cursoryQuestions from 24 committee members were dealt with en bloc in a cursory manner. Las preguntas formuladas por veinticuatro miembros de la comisión fueron contestadas "en bloque" de manera superficial. Unfortunately the programme only deals in a cursory manner with access to health services and the care of the elderly. Por desgracia, el acceso a los servicios sanitarios y la atención a los ancianos solo se contemplan en el programa de manera superficial. Just a cursory analysis indicates that Bulgaria's fishermen do not even know that such a facility and regulation exist. Un estudio superficial basta para indicar muestra que los pescadores búlgaros ni siquiera saben que existe este servicio y este reglamento.
passing
uk
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passing cars
perfunctory
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Those directly concerned, or in other words local governments and businesses, receive only perfunctory information. Los directamente afectados, es decir, las autoridades locales y las empresas, solo reciben información superficial. However, I would like to highlight the rather perfunctory treatment of the damages caused by frost, which is also a form of natural disaster. Sin embargo, quiero resaltar el trato más bien superficial de los daños causados por las heladas, que también son una forma de catástrofe natural. Before we go any further we want to know - not in a perfunctory exercise but in a detailed and comprehensive assessment - what this means. Antes de seguir adelante debemos saber -no de forma superficial, sino mediante una evaluación detallada y exhaustiva- qué significa esto.
skin-deepChris Huhne, environment spokesman for the Liberal Democrats, said Mr Blairs remarks showed he was "delusional" on climate change and that his environmentalism was only "skin deep". - The Independent, 10/01/07
surficialWhen the soil swells on wetting, the former surficial material is mixed with the subsoil.