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1 anticipated problems

Экономика: ожидаемые проблемы

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > anticipated problems
2 anticipated problems

ожидаемые проблемы

English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > anticipated problems
3 problem

n

1) проблема; вопрос

2) проблема, затруднение

3) задача

- allocation problem
- anticipated problems
- apparent problems
- assignment problem
- bottleneck problem
- budgetary problems
- cardinal problem
- classical transportation problem
- competition problem
- congestion problem
- cost minimizing problem
- current problem
- debt servicing problem
- decision problem
- development problems
- distribution problem
- econometric problem
- economic problem
- environmental problem
- estimation problem
- exchange control problem
- existing problem
- farm problems
- feasible problem
- financial problem
- financing problem
- fundamental problem
- global problem
- great problem
- housing problem
- immediate problem
- internal problem
- intractable problem
- inventory problem
- key problem
- long-standing problem
- major problem
- management problem
- marketing problem
- maximization problem
- minimization problem
- minor problem
- monetary and financial problem
- mutual problems
- optimization problem
- optimum problem
- original problem
- outstanding problem
- present-day problems
- pressing problem
- prevailing problem
- pricing problem
- production problem
- production control problem
- production setting problem
- product-mix problem
- programming problem
- replacement problem
- scheduling problem
- serious problem
- service problems
- servicing problems
- statistical problem
- stock-holding problem
- take-over problems
- technical problem
- transportation problem
- unforeseen problem
- unresolved problem
- unsettled problem
- unsolved problem
- urgent problem
- problems of common interest
- problem of pollution
- address problems
- alleviate a problem
- anticipate a problem
- assess a problem
- avoid problems
- bring up a problem
- cause a problem
- consider a problem
- cope with problems
- correct a problem
- create a problem
- deal with a problem
- eliminate a problem
- encounter a problem
- examine a problem
- experience a problem
- face a problem
- finalize a problem
- find a problem
- fix the problem
- foresee a problem
- get a problem off the ground
- give a problem
- handle a problem
- have a problem
- investigate a problem
- meet with a problem
- open a problem
- outline a problem
- overcome a problem
- prevent a problem
- put forward a problem
- raise a problem
- resolve a problem
- run into a problem
- simplify a problem
- solve a problem
- tackle a problem

English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > problem
4 ожидаемые проблемы

Economy: anticipated problems

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ожидаемые проблемы
5 anticipate

æn'tisəpeit
verb

1) (to expect (something): I'm not anticipating any trouble.) esperar, contar con

2) (to see what is going to be wanted, required etc in the future and do what is necessary: A businessman must try to anticipate what his customers will want.) prever

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- anticipation

anticipate

tr[æn'tɪsɪpeɪt]

transitive verb

1 (expect) esperar

■ it wasn't what I anticipated no era lo que esperaba

2 (get ahead of) adelantarse a

■ we wanted to be first, but the others anticipated us quisimos ser los primeros, pero los otros se nos adelantaron

3 (forsee) anticiparse a, prever

■ you should try to anticipate your opponent's next move debes intentar anticiparte al movimiento de tu oponente

anticipate [æn'tɪsə.peɪt] vt, - pated ; - pating

1) foresee: anticipar, prever

2) expect: esperar, contar con

anticipate

v.

• adelantar v.

• anticipar v.

• impedir v.

• prever v.

(§pres: preveo, preves...) imp. preve-•)

æn'tɪsəpeɪt, æn'tɪsɪpeɪt
transitive verb

1)

a) ( expect) \<\<consequences\>\> prever*

I don't anticipate any problems — no creo que vaya a haber ningún problema

it was more difficult than anticipated — resultó más difícil de lo que se había previsto or de lo que se esperaba

to anticipate -ing — tener* previsto + inf

b) ( look forward to) esperar

2)

a) ( foresee and act accordingly) \<\<movements/objections/needs\>\> prever*

I anticipated the blow — vi venir* el golpe

b) ( preempt) anticiparse a, adelantarse a

[æn'tɪsɪpeɪt]
1. VT

1) (=expect) [+ trouble, pleasure] esperar, contar con

this is worse than I anticipated — esto es peor de lo que esperaba

the police anticipated trouble — la policía esperaba disturbios, la policía contaba con que hubiera disturbios

I anticipate seeing him tomorrow — espero or cuento con verlo mañana

as anticipated — según se esperaba, como esperábamos

the anticipated audience did not materialize — no apareció el público que se esperaba or con que se había contado

an eagerly-anticipated event — un acontecimiento muy esperado

to anticipate that... — prever que..., calcular que...

do you anticipate that this will be easy? — ¿crees que esto va a resultar fácil?

we anticipate that he will come in spite of everything — contamos con que or esperamos que venga a pesar de todo

2) (=foresee) [+ event] prever; [+ question, objection, wishes] anticipar

anticipated cost — (Comm) coste m previsto

anticipated profit — beneficios mpl previstos

3) (=forestall) [+ person] anticiparse a, adelantarse a; [+ event] anticiparse a, prevenir

you have anticipated my wishes — usted se ha anticipado or adelantado a mis deseos

you have anticipated my orders — (wrongly) usted ha actuado sin esperar mis órdenes

2.

VI (=act too soon) anticiparse

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[æn'tɪsəpeɪt, æn'tɪsɪpeɪt]
transitive verb

1)

a) ( expect) \<\<consequences\>\> prever*

I don't anticipate any problems — no creo que vaya a haber ningún problema

it was more difficult than anticipated — resultó más difícil de lo que se había previsto or de lo que se esperaba

to anticipate -ing — tener* previsto + inf

b) ( look forward to) esperar

2)

a) ( foresee and act accordingly) \<\<movements/objections/needs\>\> prever*

I anticipated the blow — vi venir* el golpe

b) ( preempt) anticiparse a, adelantarse a

English-spanish dictionary > anticipate
6 chantaje

m.

1 blackmail.

hacer chantaje a alguien to blackmail somebody

chantaje emocional emotional blackmail

2 blackmailing, racketeering, blackmail, extortion.

3 act of extortion, act of blackmail.

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chantaje

► nombre masculino

1 blackmail

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer chantaje a alguien to blackmail somebody

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SM blackmail

hacer chantaje a algn — to blackmail sb

chantaje emocional — emotional blackmail

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masculino blackmail

le hacen chantaje — he is being blackmailed

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= blackmail, extortion.

Ex. This sort of competitive blackmail does nothing but the problems that hinder poor readers and feed the egos of those held up for praise.

Ex. One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible ' extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.

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masculino blackmail

le hacen chantaje — he is being blackmailed

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= blackmail, extortion.

Ex: This sort of competitive blackmail does nothing but the problems that hinder poor readers and feed the egos of those held up for praise.

Ex: One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible ' extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.

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chantaje

masculine

blackmail

le hacen chantaje he is being blackmailed

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chantaje sustantivo masculino
blackmail;
◊ le hacen chantaje he is being blackmailed

chantaje sustantivo masculino blackmail
hacer chantaje, to blackmail

' chantaje' also found in these entries:
English:
blackmail
- extortion
- racketeering
- protection

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chantaje nm

blackmail;

hacer chantaje a alguien to blackmail sb;

le hicieron un chantaje he was blackmailed

Comp
chantaje emocional emotional blackmail
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chantaje

m blackmail;

hacer chantaje a alguien blackmail s.o.

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chantaje nm

: blackmail

Spanish-English dictionary > chantaje
7 problem

n

1) проблема; трудность

2) задача

3) вопрос

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to add to a country's problems — увеличивать трудности, испытываемые страной

to address a problem — заниматься проблемой; браться за решение вопроса

to aggravate a problem — обострять / осложнять проблему

to alleviate a problem — снимать остроту вопроса

to appreciate the seriousness of the problem — осознавать / понимать серьезность проблемы

to attack a problem — браться за решение проблемы

to avoid problems — избегать проблем

to bring up a problem — поднимать / ставить на обсуждение проблему

to combat economic problems — бороться с экономическими трудностями

to come up against a problem — сталкиваться с проблемой

to complicate a problem — осложнять проблему

to compound the problems already facing smb — осложнять и без того трудные проблемы, стоящие перед кем-л.

to confront a problem — сталкиваться с проблемой

to constitute the core of the problem — составлять суть проблемы

to cope with a problem — справляться с задачей

to counteract a problem — принимать меры по какой-л. проблеме

to create a problem — создавать проблему / трудность

to deal successfully with problems — решать проблемы; успешно справляться с проблемами / с трудностями

to deal with a problem — подходить к вопросу; рассматривать проблему; справляться с трудностью

to define a problem — определять проблему

to deflect from one's internal problems — отвлекать внимание от своих внутренних проблем

to discuss a problem — обсуждать проблему

to dodge a problem — уклоняться от решения проблемы

to drag one's feet on a problem — затягивать обсуждение какого-л. вопроса на переговорах

to ease a problem — облегчать / упрощать решение проблемы

to engender a new problem — создавать новую проблему

to exacerbate a problem — обострять проблему

to examine a problem — изучать проблему

to face a problem — сталкиваться с проблемой

to find a solution to a problem — находить решение проблемы

to get to grips with a problem — браться за решение проблемы / задачи

to get to the bottom of a problem — добираться до сути проблемы

to grapple with a problem — пытаться справиться с проблемой

to handle a problem — решать проблему / задачу

to iron out a problem — урегулировать вопрос / проблему

to meet a problem — разрешать проблему

to overcome a problem — разрешать проблему; преодолевать трудность

to overstate a problem — драматизировать проблему

to play down a problem — преуменьшать значение проблемы

to politicize a problem — придавать проблеме политический характер

to pose a problem — создавать проблему

to promote solution of problems — способствовать решению проблем

to provide a permanent solution to a problem — обеспечивать постоянное решение проблемы

to put problems on the table — открыто излагать проблемы

to put forward a problem — выдвигать / ставить проблему

to reflect the magnitude of the problem — отражать важность проблемы

to resolve a problem — решать задачу / проблему

to respond to agricultural problems — реагировать на трудности в сельском хозяйстве

to run into a problem — сталкиваться с проблемой

to see eye to eye on a problem — иметь одинаковые взгляды по какому-л. вопросу

to settle a problem — урегулировать проблему

to show sympathetic understanding of a problem — относиться с пониманием к проблеме

to side-step a problem — уходить от решения вопроса

to simplify a problem — упрощать проблему

to solve a problem — решать / разрешать проблему

to sort out problems — разбираться с проблемами

to speak out about a problem — высказываться по проблеме

to suffer economic problems — испытывать экономические затруднения

to sweep problems back under the carpet — откладывать решение проблем

to tackle a problem — решать проблему; бороться за решение вопроса

to thrash out a problem — утрясать проблему

to touch upon a problem — касаться проблемы; затрагивать проблему

to wash one's hands of a problem — умывать руки; прекращать заниматься решением вопроса

to work out a problem — решать задачу

- acute problem
- age-old problem
- agrarian problem
- anticipated problem
- balance-of-payment problem
- basic problem
- border problem
- burning problem
- cardinal problem
- cash-flow problem
- chief problem
- common problem
- competitiveness problem
- complex problem
- complexity of a problem
- complicated problem
- comprehensive consideration of a problem
- conflict problem
- contentious problem
- controversial problem
- critical problem
- crucial problem
- cultural problem
- current problem
- daily problem
- dark problem
- debt problem
- deep problem
- deep-seated problem
- delicate problem
- difficult problem
- diplomatic problem
- disputable problem
- domestic problem
- drug problem
- easy ways out of economic problems
- economic problem
- education problem
- elaboration of economic problems
- employment problem
- endemic problem
- environmental problem
- ethnic problem
- farming problem
- financial liquidity problem
- financial problem
- focal problem
- food problem
- foreign debt problem
- formidable problem
- fuel and energy problem
- global problem
- grave problem
- growing problems
- hair-raising problem
- half-way solution of the problem
- hard core of a problem
- heart of the problem
- heavy problem
- high priority problem
- housing problem
- human problems
- human rights problem
- humanitarian problem
- immediate problem
- important problem
- inability to solve urgent problems
- incipient problems
- industrial problems
- infrastructure problem
- inherited problem
- insuperable problem
- insurmountable problem
- interconnected problems
- interdisciplinary problem
- interlinked problems
- internal problem
- international problem
- interrelated problems
- intractable problem
- intricate problem
- key part of the problem
- key problem
- kindred problem
- labor problems
- labor-shortage problem
- logistical problem
- long-standing problem
- long-term problem
- main problem
- major problem
- mammoth problem
- market problem
- massive problem
- minor problem
- monetary and financial problem
- nationalist problem
- nationality problem
- nation-wide problem
- number one problem
- outstanding problem
- painful problem
- pending problem
- perennial problem
- persistent problem
- personnel problem
- pivotal problem
- political problem
- pollution problem
- present-day problem
- pressing problem
- priority problem
- problem becomes more acute
- problem comes under scrutiny in most papers
- problem facing the country
- problem is compounded by smth
- problem of development
- problem of first priority
- problem of great concern for smb
- problem of instability
- problem of paramount importance
- problems demand the urgent attention of smb
- problems of mutual concern
- problems of peace, security and cooperation
- problems of the elderly
- problems of war and peace
- problems to be sorted out
- problems which face the world today
- range of problems
- regional problem
- related problem
- resolution of a problem
- root problem
- safety problem
- sale problem
- scientific problem
- sensitive problem
- serious problem
- settlement of a problem
- severe problem
- social problem
- socio-economic problem
- sociological problem
- solution of a problem
- solution to a problem
- solvable problem
- specific problem
- spectrum of problems
- stirring problem
- surmountable problem
- technical problem
- territorial problem
- Third World debt problem
- thorny problem
- topical problem
- touchy problem
- trading problem
- traditional problem
- transport problem
- universal problem
- unprecedented problem
- unresolved problem
- unsolved problem
- urgent problem
- vital problem
- world food problems
- world-wide problem

Politics english-russian dictionary > problem
8 abogado que asesora a los presos

(n.) = jailhouse lawyer

Ex. One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible 'extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.

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(n.) = jailhouse lawyer

Ex: One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible 'extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.

Spanish-English dictionary > abogado que asesora a los presos
9 anticipar un problema

(v.) = anticipate + problem

Ex. One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible 'extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.

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(v.) = anticipate + problem

Ex: One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible 'extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.

Spanish-English dictionary > anticipar un problema
10 colección de libros de derecho en una prisión

(n.) = prison law library

Ex. One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible 'extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.

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(n.) = prison law library

Ex: One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible 'extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.

Spanish-English dictionary > colección de libros de derecho en una prisión
11 disminuir

v.

1 to reduce.

2 to decrease.

El medicamento disminuyó la fiebre The drug decreased the fever.

Me disminuyó la temperatura My temperature decreased.

3 to diminish, to decrease, to fall off, to drop off.

El calor disminuyó The heat diminished.

4 to lessen, to take down, to humiliate, to deflate.

Su actitud disminuyó a su hijo His attitude lessened his son.

5 to have less.

Te disminuyó la fiebre You have less fever.

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disminuir

Conjugation model [ HUIR], like link=huir huir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to decrease

2 (medidas, velocidad) to reduce

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to diminish

2 (temperatura, precios) to drop, fall

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verb

1) to decrease

2) drop, fall

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1. VT

1) (=reducir) [+ nivel, precio, gastos, intereses] to reduce, bring down; [+ riesgo, incidencia, dolor] to reduce, lessen; [+ temperatura] to lower, bring down; [+ prestigio, autoridad] to diminish, lessen; [+ fuerzas] to sap; [+ entusiasmo] to dampen

algunos bancos han disminuido en un 0,15% sus tipos de interés — some banks have reduced o brought down their interest rates by 0.15%

hemos tenido que disminuir la dosis — we've had to reduce the dose

las vacunas disminuyen la resistencia a otros virus — vaccinations lower resistance to other germs

disminuyó la velocidad para tomar la curva — she slowed down o reduced her speed to go round the bend

durante el día disminuyen la vigilancia — security is not so strict during the day

esta medicina me disminuye las fuerzas — this medicine is making me weaker o sapping my strength

2) (Cos) [+ puntos] to decrease

2. VI

1) (=decrecer) [número, población] to decrease, drop, fall; [temperatura, precios] to drop, fall; [distancia, diferencia, velocidad, tensión] to decrease; [fuerzas, autoridad, poder] to diminish; [días] to grow shorter; [luz] to fade; [prestigio, entusiasmo] to dwindle

ha disminuido la tasa de natalidad — the birth rate has decreased o dropped o fallen

el número de asistentes ha disminuido últimamente — attendance has decreased o dropped o fallen recently

ya le está disminuyendo la fiebre — his temperature is dropping o falling now

el paro disminuyó en un 0,3% — unemployment dropped o fell by 0.3%

su poder disminuyó con el paso del tiempo — his power diminished as time went by

con esta pastilla te disminuirá el dolor — this tablet will relieve o ease your pain

2) (=empeorar) [memoria, vista] to fail

3) (Cos) [puntos] to decrease

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( menguar) número/cantidad to decrease, drop, fall; entusiasmo/interés to wane, diminish; precios/temperaturas to drop, fall; poder/fama to diminish; dolor to diminish, lessen

los impuestos no disminuyeron — there was no cut in taxes

disminuyó la intensidad del viento — the wind died down o dropped

la agilidad disminuye con los años — one becomes less agile with age

2) ( al tejer) to decrease
2.
disminuir vt

1) ( reducir) <gastos/costos/impuestos> to reduce, cut; < velocidad> to reduce; <número/cantidad> to reduce, diminish

el alcohol disminuye la rapidez de los reflejos — alcohol slows down your reactions

2) ( al tejer) < puntos> to decrease

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= decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle, fall off, reduce, relax, shrink, slow down, tail off, lower, dip, subside, mitigate, lessen, abate, decelerate, regress, wane, take + a dive, ebb, slacken, whittle (away/down/at), slow up, taper, scale back, remit, take + a dip, turn down.

Ex. Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.

Ex. Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.

Ex. While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.

Ex. Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.

Ex. When the recording procedures were removed study time fell off immediately.

Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.

Ex. Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.

Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.

Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.

Ex. In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.

Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.

Ex. The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.

Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.

Ex. Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.

Ex. Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.

Ex. As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.

Ex. Accumulation of new data bases is decelerating rapidly with the focus on deriving subsets from current files to serve niche markets.

Ex. Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.

Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.

Ex. The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.

Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.

Ex. The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.

Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.

Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.

Ex. The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.

Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.

Ex. The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.

Ex. Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.

Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

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* atención + disminuir = attention + wane.

* disminuir casi hasta su desaparación = drop to + near vanishing point.

* disminuir de tamaño = dwindle in + size.

* disminuir el riesgo = reduce + risk.

* disminuir el valor de = belittle.

* disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.

* disminuir la marcha = slow down.

* disminuir la posibilidad = lessen + possibility.

* disminuir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.

* disminuir las probabilidades = lengthen + the odds.

* disminuir la velocidad = slow up.

* sin disminuir = non-decreasing, unabated.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( menguar) número/cantidad to decrease, drop, fall; entusiasmo/interés to wane, diminish; precios/temperaturas to drop, fall; poder/fama to diminish; dolor to diminish, lessen

los impuestos no disminuyeron — there was no cut in taxes

disminuyó la intensidad del viento — the wind died down o dropped

la agilidad disminuye con los años — one becomes less agile with age

2) ( al tejer) to decrease
2.
disminuir vt

1) ( reducir) <gastos/costos/impuestos> to reduce, cut; < velocidad> to reduce; <número/cantidad> to reduce, diminish

el alcohol disminuye la rapidez de los reflejos — alcohol slows down your reactions

2) ( al tejer) < puntos> to decrease

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= decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle, fall off, reduce, relax, shrink, slow down, tail off, lower, dip, subside, mitigate, lessen, abate, decelerate, regress, wane, take + a dive, ebb, slacken, whittle (away/down/at), slow up, taper, scale back, remit, take + a dip, turn down.

Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.

Ex: Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.

Ex: While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.

Ex: Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.

Ex: When the recording procedures were removed study time fell off immediately.

Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.

Ex: Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.

Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.

Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.

Ex: In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.

Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.

Ex: The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.

Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.

Ex: Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.

Ex: Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.

Ex: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.

Ex: Accumulation of new data bases is decelerating rapidly with the focus on deriving subsets from current files to serve niche markets.

Ex: Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.

Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.

Ex: The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.

Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.

Ex: The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.

Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.

Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.

Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.

Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.

Ex: The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.

Ex: Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.

Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

* atención + disminuir = attention + wane.

* disminuir casi hasta su desaparación = drop to + near vanishing point.

* disminuir de tamaño = dwindle in + size.

* disminuir el riesgo = reduce + risk.

* disminuir el valor de = belittle.

* disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.

* disminuir la marcha = slow down.

* disminuir la posibilidad = lessen + possibility.

* disminuir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.

* disminuir las probabilidades = lengthen + the odds.

* disminuir la velocidad = slow up.

* sin disminuir = non-decreasing, unabated.

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disminuir [ I20 ]

vi

A (menguar) «número/cantidad» to decrease, drop, fall; «desempleo/exportaciones/gastos» to decrease, drop, fall; «entusiasmo» to wane, diminish; «interés» to wane, diminish, fall off

el número de fumadores ha disminuido the number of smokers has dropped o fallen o decreased

los impuestos no disminuyeron there was no decrease o cut in taxes

los casos de malaria han disminuido there has been a drop o fall o decrease in the number of malaria cases

disminuyó la intensidad del viento the wind died down o dropped

la agilidad disminuye con los años one becomes less agile with age

B (al tejer) to decrease

■ disminuir

vt

A (reducir) ‹gastos/costos› to reduce, bring down, cut

disminuimos la velocidad we reduced speed

es un asunto muy grave y se intenta disminuir su importancia it is a very serious matter, and its importance is being played down

el alcohol disminuye la rapidez de los reflejos alcohol slows down your reactions

B (al tejer) ‹puntos› to decrease

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disminuir ( conjugate disminuir) verbo intransitivo ( menguar) [número/cantidad] to decrease, fall;
[precios/temperaturas] to drop, fall;
[ dolor] to diminish, lessen
verbo transitivo ( reducir) ‹gastos/producción› to cut back on;
‹ impuestos› to cut;
‹velocidad/número/cantidad› to reduce
disminuir
I verbo transitivo to reduce: esto disminuye sus probabilidades de entrar en la Universidad, this lowers his chances of admission to the University
II verbo intransitivo to diminish: el calor ha disminuido, the heat has lessened
' disminuir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclararse
- atenuar
- bajar
- descender
- enfriar
- perder
- rebajar
- reducir
- reducirse
- velocidad
English:
cut back
- decline
- decrease
- die down
- diminish
- drop
- dwindle
- ease off
- ease up
- lessen
- lower
- odds
- reduce
- shrink
- sink
- slacken
- slacken off
- taper off
- thin out
- abate
- ease
- flag
- go
- let
- tail
- taper
- wane

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disminuir

♦ vt

to reduce, to decrease;

disminuye la velocidad al entrar en la curva reduce speed as you go into the curve;

pastillas que disminuyen el sueño tablets that prevent drowsiness;

la lesión no ha disminuido su habilidad con el balón the injury hasn't affected his skill with the ball

♦ vi
[cantidad, velocidad, intensidad, contaminación] to decrease, to decline; [desempleo, inflación] to decrease, to fall; [precios, temperatura] to fall, to go down; [vista, memoria] to fail; [interés] to decline, to wane;
disminuye el número de matriculaciones en la universidad university enrolments are down;

medidas para que disminuyan los costes cost-cutting measures;

no disminuye la euforia inversora investor enthusiasm continues unabated

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disminuir

I v/t gastos, costos reduce, cut; velocidad reduce

II v/i decrease, diminish

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disminuir {41} vt

reducir: to reduce, to decrease, to lower

disminuir vi

1) : to lower

2) : to drop, to fall

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disminuir vb

1. (reducir) to reduce

intentamos disminuir el número de accidentes we are trying to reduce the number of accidents

2. (bajar, menguar) to fall [pt. fell; pp. fallen] / to drop [pt. & pp. dropped]

disminuye el número de ballenas en el mundo the number of whales in the world is falling

Spanish-English dictionary > disminuir
12 extorsión

f.

extortion, blackmail, blackmailing, shake-down.

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extorsión

► nombre femenino

1 (usurpación) extortion

2 figurado (molestia) inconvenience, trouble

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

causar extorsión a alguien to cause great inconvenience to somebody, put somebody out

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SF

1) (Econ) [con intimidación] extortion, exaction; [haciendo chantaje] blackmail

2) (=molestia) inconvenience

* * *

femenino extortion

* * *

= extortion.

Ex. One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible ' extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.

* * *

femenino extortion

* * *

= extortion.

Ex: One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible ' extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.

* * *

extorsión

feminine

extortion

les hacía extorsión he was extorting money from them

* * *

extorsión sustantivo femenino
extortion
extorsión sustantivo femenino extortion
' extorsión' also found in these entries:
English:
extortion

* * *

extorsión nf
Der extortion
* * *

extorsión

f extortion

* * *

extorsión nf, pl - siones

1) : extortion

2) : harm, trouble

Spanish-English dictionary > extorsión
13 legalmente

adv.

legally, lawfully; faithfully.

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legalmente

► adverbio

1 legally, lawfully

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ADV legally, lawfully

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= legally, lawfully.

Ex. One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible 'extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.

Ex. Authorities use state power to plunder lawfully owned land.

* * *

= legally, lawfully.

Ex: One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible 'extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.

Ex: Authorities use state power to plunder lawfully owned land.

* * *

legalmente

adverb

legally, lawfully

* * *

legalmente adv

legally, lawfully

Spanish-English dictionary > legalmente
14 participar

v.

1 to take part, to participate.

participaron diez corredores/equipos (finance) ten runners/teams took part o participated

todo el mundo participó con entusiasmo en la limpieza del río everyone joined in enthusiastically in cleaning up the river

Ese diplomático figuró en el seminario That diplomat took part in the...

2 to receive a share.

3 to notify, to inform, to let know.

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participar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (tomar parte - en una conversación) to participate, take part; (- en un proyecto) to take part; (- en un torneo) to enter, take part

2 (compartir) to share (de, -)

■ yo no participo de tu opinión I don't share your view

3 FINANZAS to have a share

► verbo transitivo

1 (notificar) to notify, inform

* * *

verb

1) to take part, participate

2) share, have a share

3) announce

* * *

1. VI

1) (=tomar parte) to take part, participate frm

participar en un concurso — to take part o participate in a competition

20 países participarán en la cumbre — 20 countries will take part in the summit

participar en una carrera — to take part in a race

2) (Econ)

participar en una empresa — to own shares in a company

participar de los beneficios — to share in the profits

participar de o en una herencia — to share in an estate

3) (=compartir)

participar de una cualidad/opinión — to share a quality/an opinion

2.

VT frm (=informar) to inform

participar algo a algn — to inform sb of sth

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

participar (EN algo) — to take part (in something), participate (in something) (frml)

participar activamente en algo — to take an active part in something

2) ( en ganancias) to have a share; ( en empresa) to have a stockholding; ( en lotería)

participa con la cantidad de 500 pesetas — he holds a 500 peseta share

3) ( compartir) (frml)

participar DE algo — de una opinión/un sentimiento to share something
2.
participar vt (frml) ( comunicar) <boda/nacimiento> to announce

tengo que participarles que... — I have to inform you that...

* * *

= go into, have + a hand in, involve, participate, take + part, jump in, share in, come into + play, partake (in/of), become + involved.

Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex. For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable.

Ex. It recommends the establishment of a centralised Chinese collection by a joint venture involving a charitable trust.

Ex. The LC has also participated in two co-operative programs for the conversion of printed record to machine-readable form.

Ex. This article lists committees in whose work Soviet delegates took part and outlines results.

Ex. The unhappy tendency among teachers -- an occupational neurosis -- is to jump in too early and too often, especially if the talk wanders from direct comments about books under consideration.

Ex. I am honored to have been invited to share in this most important occasion and to have the opportunity to pay my deep respects to your head of department.

Ex. There are, of course, all sorts of other considerations which come into play in determining the income which a publisher might obtain from a book.

Ex. The objective should be to create and entrepreneurial spirit in the midst of bureaucracy whereby all partake in the responsibilities and risks of the library's activities.

Ex. There he became involved in cataloging problems and participated in their public discussion.

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* no participar = be out of the picture.

* no participar en = be uninvolved in, remain + uninvolved in.

* participar activamente = involve.

* participar activamente en = engage in.

* participar con = chime in with.

* participar de forma activa = involve.

* participar de forma activa en = engage in.

* participar de lleno en = become + a stakeholder in.

* participar de una forma activa = become + involved.

* participar en = engage in, get + involved with/in, become + (a) part of, join in, become + engaged (in/with), engage with.

* participar en un debate = participate + discussion.

* participar por igual en = have + an equal voice in.

* que participan = at play.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

participar (EN algo) — to take part (in something), participate (in something) (frml)

participar activamente en algo — to take an active part in something

2) ( en ganancias) to have a share; ( en empresa) to have a stockholding; ( en lotería)

participa con la cantidad de 500 pesetas — he holds a 500 peseta share

3) ( compartir) (frml)

participar DE algo — de una opinión/un sentimiento to share something
2.
participar vt (frml) ( comunicar) <boda/nacimiento> to announce

tengo que participarles que... — I have to inform you that...

* * *

= go into, have + a hand in, involve, participate, take + part, jump in, share in, come into + play, partake (in/of), become + involved.

Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex: For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable.

Ex: It recommends the establishment of a centralised Chinese collection by a joint venture involving a charitable trust.

Ex: The LC has also participated in two co-operative programs for the conversion of printed record to machine-readable form.

Ex: This article lists committees in whose work Soviet delegates took part and outlines results.

Ex: The unhappy tendency among teachers -- an occupational neurosis -- is to jump in too early and too often, especially if the talk wanders from direct comments about books under consideration.

Ex: I am honored to have been invited to share in this most important occasion and to have the opportunity to pay my deep respects to your head of department.

Ex: There are, of course, all sorts of other considerations which come into play in determining the income which a publisher might obtain from a book.

Ex: The objective should be to create and entrepreneurial spirit in the midst of bureaucracy whereby all partake in the responsibilities and risks of the library's activities.

Ex: There he became involved in cataloging problems and participated in their public discussion.

* no participar = be out of the picture.

* no participar en = be uninvolved in, remain + uninvolved in.

* participar activamente = involve.

* participar activamente en = engage in.

* participar con = chime in with.

* participar de forma activa = involve.

* participar de forma activa en = engage in.

* participar de lleno en = become + a stakeholder in.

* participar de una forma activa = become + involved.

* participar en = engage in, get + involved with/in, become + (a) part of, join in, become + engaged (in/with), engage with.

* participar en un debate = participate + discussion.

* participar por igual en = have + an equal voice in.

* que participan = at play.

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participar [A1 ]

vi

A (en un debate, concurso) to take part, participate ( frml)

no participó en la carrera she did not take part in o run/swim/ride in the race

diez equipos participaron en el torneo ten teams took part in o played in o participated in the tournament

participó activamente en la toma de decisiones he took an active part in the decision-making

los artistas que participan en el espectáculo the artists taking part in o participating in the show

participaban en la alegría general they shared in the general feeling of happiness

B

1 (en ganancias, en un fondo) to have a share

2 (en una empresa) to have a stockholding o an interest

3

(en una lotería): participa con la cantidad de 2 euros en el número 20179 he holds a 2 euro share in ticket number 20179

C ( frml) participar DE algo ‹de una opinión/un sentimiento› to share sth; ‹de una característica› to share sth

no participo de su optimismo I do not share his optimism

■ participar

vt

A ( frml) (comunicar) ‹matrimonio/nacimiento› to announce

tengo que participarles que … I have to inform you that …

B

1 ‹compañía› to have a stockholding o an interest in

una empresa participada al 50% por Sterosa a company 50% owned by Sterosa

2 ‹capital› to put up, provide

* * *

participar ( conjugate participar) verbo intransitivo
a) ( tomar parte) participar (EN algo) to take part (in sth), participate (in sth) (frml)

b) participar en algo ( en ganancias) to have a share in sth;

( en empresas) to have a stockholding in sth
participar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to take part, participate [en, in]
2 Fin to have shares [en, in]
3 (compartir) participar de, to share
II vtr (comunicar) to notify
' participar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consiguientemente
- esperar
- intervenir
- negación
- derecho
- tratar
English:
contribute
- form
- join in
- joust
- opt out
- part
- participant
- participate
- play
- sit in on
- disqualify
- go
- join
- keen
- share

* * *

participar

♦ vi

1. [colaborar, intervenir] to take part, to participate (en in);
participaron diez corredores/equipos ten runners/teams took part o participated;

todo el mundo participó con entusiasmo en la limpieza del río everyone joined in enthusiastically in cleaning up the river

2. Econ to have a share (en in);
varias personas participan en la empresa several people have esp Br shares o esp US stock in the company

3. [recibir] to receive a share (de of);
todos participan de los beneficios everyone has a share in the profits

4. [compartir]
participar de to share;

no participo de tus ideas I don't share your ideas

♦ vt

1. [comunicar]
participar algo a alguien to notify o inform sb of sth;

nos participaron la celebración de la boda we received an announcement of the wedding

2. Econ
una empresa participada por varias sociedades a company in which several firms hold equity interests

* * *

participar

I v/t una noticia announce

II v/i take part (en in), participate (en in)

* * *

participar vi

1) : to participate, to take part

2)

participar en : to have a share in

participar vt

: to announce, to notify

* * *

participar vb to take part [pt. took; pp. taken] / to participate

Spanish-English dictionary > participar
15 porción

f.

1 portion, fragment, part, percent.

2 portion, serving, helping, morsel.

* * *

porción

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) portion, part

2 (cuota) share

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noun f.

1) portion

2) serving

* * *

SF

1) (=parte) [gen] portion; [en un reparto] share; [en recetas] quantity, amount; [de chocolate, pastel] piece

una porción de patatas fritas — a portion o helping of chips

quesitos en porciones — cheese portions

grandes porciones del presupuesto — large chunks of o a large proportion of the budget

2) (=montón)

una porción de — a number of

tengo una porción de cosas que hacer — I have a number of things to do

tuvimos una porción de problemas — we had quite a few problems o a number of problems

* * *

femenino ( de todo) portion; ( en reparto) share; ( de comida) portion, helping, serving

* * *

= piece, portion, segment, bit, serving, moiety.

Ex. Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.

Ex. An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.

Ex. No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.

Ex. The assistant in charge of a section will see that their bit is kept tidy and will keep an eye open for thieves.

Ex. Information is provided on each species of fish eaten, the serving size and the number of servings eaten by an individual.

Ex. Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.

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* porción de mantequilla = pat of butter.

* * *

femenino ( de todo) portion; ( en reparto) share; ( de comida) portion, helping, serving

* * *

= piece, portion, segment, bit, serving, moiety.

Ex: Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.

Ex: An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.

Ex: No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.

Ex: The assistant in charge of a section will see that their bit is kept tidy and will keep an eye open for thieves.

Ex: Information is provided on each species of fish eaten, the serving size and the number of servings eaten by an individual.

Ex: Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.

* porción de mantequilla = pat of butter.

* * *

porción

feminine

1 (de un todo) portion

de este pastel puedes sacar ocho porciones you can get eight portions o pieces from this cake

2 (en un reparto) share

3 (de comida) portion, helping, serving

* * *

porción sustantivo femenino ( de un todo) portion;
( en reparto) share;
( de comida) portion, helping, serving
porción sustantivo femenino portion, part
' porción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cantidad
- cuota
- lámina
- parte
- rato
- mediano
- ración
- reservar
English:
fraction
- helping
- pat
- portion
- share
- slice
- stingy
- whack
- dollop
- serving

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porción nf

1. [parte] portion, piece

2. [de comida] portion, helping;

sirven porciones abundantes en este restaurante they serve big portions in this restaurant

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porción

f portion

* * *

porción nf, pl porciones

1) : portion

2) parte: part, share

3) ración: serving, helping

* * *

porción n portion

Spanish-English dictionary > porción
16 recluso

adj.

1 imprisoned, confined, recluse in prison.

2 withdrawn.

m.

prisoner, inmate, jailbird, recluse.

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recluso

► adjetivo

1 imprisoned

■ población reclusa prison population

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 prisoner

* * *

(f. - reclusa)

noun

convict, inmate, prisoner

* * *
recluso, -a
1.

ADJ imprisoned

población reclusa — prison population

2. SM / F

1) (Jur) inmate, prisoner

recluso/a de confianza — trusty

recluso/a preventivo/a — prisoner on remand, remand prisoner

2) (=ermitaño) recluse

* * *
I
- sa adjetivo

la población reclusa — the prison population
II
- sa masculino, femenino prisoner, inmate

* * *

= prisoner, fellow inmate, prison inmate, inmate, convict, recluse.

Ex. At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with mudpies, leprechauns, senior power, red power, the Chinese New Year, prisoners' rights, and workers' control.

Ex. One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible 'extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.

Ex. In Italy it is common to employ prison inmates for library tasks.

Ex. This article examines library service in prisons from 1951, the stock, the range of prison readers, staffing, loans, and relations with administrative staff, prison warders and inmates.

Ex. Artists or their families have often wished to erase the memory of convict or immigrant origins, youthful indiscretions, or previous marriages.

Ex. Despite fast becoming one of the most famous women on the planet, Paris Hilton says she won't turn into a recluse.

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* reclusos, los = incarcerated, the.

* * *
I
- sa adjetivo

la población reclusa — the prison population
II
- sa masculino, femenino prisoner, inmate

* * *

= prisoner, fellow inmate, prison inmate, inmate, convict, recluse.

Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with mudpies, leprechauns, senior power, red power, the Chinese New Year, prisoners' rights, and workers' control.

Ex: One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible 'extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.

Ex: In Italy it is common to employ prison inmates for library tasks.

Ex: This article examines library service in prisons from 1951, the stock, the range of prison readers, staffing, loans, and relations with administrative staff, prison warders and inmates.

Ex: Artists or their families have often wished to erase the memory of convict or immigrant origins, youthful indiscretions, or previous marriages.

Ex: Despite fast becoming one of the most famous women on the planet, Paris Hilton says she won't turn into a recluse.

* reclusos, los = incarcerated, the.

* * *

recluso¹ -sa

adjective

la población reclusa the prison population

recluso² -sa

masculine, feminine

prisoner, inmate

* * *

recluso
◊ -sa sustantivo masculino, femenino

prisoner, inmate
recluso,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino prisoner, inmate

' recluso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reclusa
English:
inmate
- prisoner
- convict

* * *

recluso, -a nm,f
[preso] prisoner
* * *

recluso

I adj reclusive;

población reclusa prison population

II m, reclusa f prisoner

* * *

recluso, -sa n

1) : inmate, prisoner

2) solitario: recluse

* * *

recluso n prisoner

Spanish-English dictionary > recluso
17 reducir

v.

1 to reduce.

reduzca la velocidad reduce speed now (en letrero)

nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cut

reducir algo a algo to reduce something to something

reducir algo al absurdo to make a nonsense of something

Ella redujo la velocidad She reduced the speed.

2 to suppress, to subdue (someter) (país, ciudad).

3 to convert (Mat) (convertir).

4 to set (medicine).

5 to shorten, to shrink.

Ellos redujeron las tablas They shortened the boards.

6 to cut down, to depress, to de-escalate, to deescalate.

Ellos redujeron los gastos They cut down expenses.

7 to conquer, to subdue, to subjugate.

Ellos redujeron a los nativos They conquered the natives.

8 to hydrogenate.

* * *

reducir

Conjugation model [ CONDUCIR], like link=conducir conducir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to reduce

■ reducir a cenizas to reduce to ashes

2 (disminuir) to reduce, cut, cut down on

■ reducir gastos to cut down on expenses

3 (vencer) to subdue

4 MEDICINA to set

5 (una salsa, etc) to reduce, boil down

► verbo intransitivo

1 AUTOMÓVIL to change down, change to a lower gear

► verbo pronominal reducirse

1 (gen) to be reduced; (decrecer) to decrease

2 (resultar) to come down (a, to)

■ todo se redujo a una equivocación it all came down to a mistake

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verb

1) to reduce, cut

2) decrease

3) subdue

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1. VT

1) (=disminuir)

a) [en cantidad] [+ gastos, inflación, precio] to reduce, bring down, cut; [+ tensión, ansiedad] to reduce; [+ riesgo] to reduce, lessen

medidas encaminadas a reducir el número de parados — measures designed to reduce o bring down o cut the number of unemployed

han reducido las listas de espera en los hospitales — they have reduced o cut hospital waiting lists

el autobús redujo su velocidad — the bus reduced speed, the bus slowed down

conviene reducir el consumo de grasas — it is advisable to cut down on fatty foods

el banco redujo su beneficio un 12% — the bank saw its profits fall by 12%

un tratamiento para reducir la celulitis — a treatment to reduce cellulite

• reducir algo en algo — to reduce sth by sth, cut sth by sth

tenemos que reducir la producción en un 20% — we have to reduce o cut production by 20%

• reducir a la mínima expresión — to reduce to the bare minimum

• reducir algo al mínimo — to reduce o cut sth to the minimum

• reducir algo a la mitad — to cut sth by half

b) [en tiempo] [+ jornada laboral] to reduce, shorten; [+ sentencia] to reduce

han reducido la mili a nueve meses — they have reduced o cut military service to nine months

sus abogados consiguieron reducir la sentencia a dos meses — his lawyers managed to get his sentence reduced to two months

c) [en tamaño] [+ copia] to reduce; [+ discurso, artículo] to cut down, shorten

2)

• reducir algo a algo —

a) (=limitar) to limit sth to sth; (=simplificar) to reduce sth to sth

redujo su intervención a criticar al gobierno — her participation was limited to criticizing the government

todo lo reduce a cosas materiales — he reduces everything to material terms

b) (=convertir) [+ cantidad, medida] to convert sth into sth; [+ fracción, ecuación] to reduce sth into sth

reducir un kilómetro a metros — to convert a kilometre into metres

el techo fue reducido a cenizas por el fuego — the roof was reduced to ashes by the fire

- reducir algo al absurdo

3) (=someter) [+ ladrón, fugitivo, loco] to overpower; [+ alborotadores] to subdue; [+ fortaleza] to subdue, reduce frm

entre los tres lograron reducir al atracador — the three of them managed to overpower the robber

• reducir a algn a la obediencia — to bring sb to heel

• reducir a algn al silencio — [por la fuerza, por miedo] to silence sb; [por vergüenza, humillación] to reduce sb to silence

4) (Med) [+ hueso, hernia] to set, reduce frm

5) (Quím) to reduce

6) LAm [en el mercado negro] to get rid of *

2.

VI (Aut) to change down

reduce a segunda — change down to second gear

3.

See:

reducirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reduce

reducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum

debería reducir el consumo de sal — you should cut down on salt

le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence

reducir algo A algo — to reduce something to something

la población quedó reducida a la mitad — the population was halved

reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form

reducir algo EN algo — to reduce something by something

reducir el gasto en cinco millones — to reduce costs by five million

b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce

2)

a) ( transformar)

reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing

b) (Quím) to reduce

c) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)

3) ( dominar) <enemigo/rebeldes> to subdue; < ladrón> to overpower

reducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud — to reduce a people to slavery

4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)
2.
reducir vi

1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down

2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear
3.
reducirse v pron

reducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river

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= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.

Nota: Generalmente aplicado a los precios.

Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

Ex. A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.

Ex. In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.

Ex. The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.

Ex. These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.

Ex. Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.

Ex. Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.

Ex. More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.

Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.

Ex. If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.

Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.

Ex. But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.

Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex. Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.

Ex. This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.

Ex. Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.

Ex. He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.

Ex. Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.

Ex. In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.

Ex. By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.

Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.

Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.

Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.

Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.

Ex. The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.

Ex. Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.

Ex. May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.

Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.

Ex. The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.

Ex. You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.

Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.

Ex. They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.

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* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.

* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.

* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.

* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.

* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.

* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.

* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].

* reducir costes = reduce + costs.

* reducir de plantilla = downsize.

* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.

* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.

* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.

* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.

* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.

* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.

* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.

* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.

* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.

* reducir el valor = reduce + value.

* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.

* reducir gradualmente = scale down.

* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.

* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.

* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.

* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.

* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.

* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.

* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.

* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.

* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.

* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.

* reducir progresivamente = phase out.

* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).

* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.

* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reduce

reducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum

debería reducir el consumo de sal — you should cut down on salt

le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence

reducir algo A algo — to reduce something to something

la población quedó reducida a la mitad — the population was halved

reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form

reducir algo EN algo — to reduce something by something

reducir el gasto en cinco millones — to reduce costs by five million

b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce

2)

a) ( transformar)

reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing

b) (Quím) to reduce

c) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)

3) ( dominar) <enemigo/rebeldes> to subdue; < ladrón> to overpower

reducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud — to reduce a people to slavery

4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)
2.
reducir vi

1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down

2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear
3.
reducirse v pron

reducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river

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= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.

Nota: Generalmente aplicado a los precios.

Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

Ex: A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.

Ex: In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.

Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.

Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.

Ex: Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.

Ex: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.

Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.

Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.

Ex: If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.

Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.

Ex: But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.

Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex: Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.

Ex: This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.

Ex: Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.

Ex: He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.

Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.

Ex: In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.

Ex: By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.

Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.

Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.

Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.

Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.

Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.

Ex: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.

Ex: May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.

Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.

Ex: The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.

Ex: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.

Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.

Ex: They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.

* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.

* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.

* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.

* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.

* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.

* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.

* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].

* reducir costes = reduce + costs.

* reducir de plantilla = downsize.

* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.

* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.

* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.

* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.

* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.

* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.

* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.

* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.

* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.

* reducir el valor = reduce + value.

* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.

* reducir gradualmente = scale down.

* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.

* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.

* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.

* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.

* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.

* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.

* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.

* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.

* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.

* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.

* reducir progresivamente = phase out.

* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).

* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.

* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.

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reducir [I6 ]

vt

A

1 ‹gastos/costos› to cut, cut down on, reduce; ‹velocidad› to reduce; ‹producción/consumo› to reduce

hemos reducido el número de casos we have brought down o reduced the number of cases

redujeron el número de plazas they cut the number of places o the number of places was reduced

han prometido reducir los impuestos they have promised to cut o reduce taxes

con esto se intenta reducir al mínimo el riesgo de infección this is intended to minimize o to reduce to a minimum the risk of infection

ejercicios para reducir (la) cintura exercises to reduce your waistline

reducir algo A algo to reduce sth TO sth

han reducido el texto a 50 páginas they have shortened o reduced the text to fifty pages

le han reducido la pena a dos años they have commuted o shortened o reduced his sentence to two years

la población quedó reducida a la mitad the population was reduced to half of its former size

reducir algo a su mínima expresión ( Mat) to reduce sth to its simplest expression o form

el suéter quedó reducido a su mínima expresión ( hum); the sweater shrank to nothing

reducir algo EN algo to reduce sth BY sth

pretenden reducir el gasto en cinco millones they aim to reduce costs by five million

2 ‹fotocopia/fotografía› to reduce

B

1 (transformar) reducir algo A algo:

reducir los gramos a miligramos to convert the grams to milligrams

reducir quebrados a un mínimo común denominador to reduce fractions to their lowest common denominator

quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes

todas sus ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada all his dreams were shattered

2 ( Quím) to reduce

3 ( AmS) ‹objeto robado› to receive, fence ( colloq)

C (dominar, someter) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue; ‹ladrón› to overpower

reducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud to reduce a people to slavery

D ‹fractura/hernia› to set, reduce ( tech)

E (CS) ‹cadáver/restos mortales› to exhume ( for reburial in a niche or smaller coffin)

■ reducir

vi

A ( Coc) to reduce, boil down

dejar reducir la salsa leave the sauce to boil down o reduce

B ( Auto) to shift into a lower gear, change down ( BrE)

■ reducirse

v pron

reducirse A algo:

todo se reduce a saber interpretar las cifras it all comes down to knowing how to interpret the figures

todo se redujo a una visita a la catedral y un paseo por el río in the end it was just a visit to the cathedral and a walk along the river

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reducir ( conjugate reducir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹gastos/costos› to cut, reduce;

‹velocidad/producción/consumo› to reduce;
◊ debería reducir el consumo de sal you should cut down on salt;

reducir algo A algo to reduce sth to sth;
reducir algo EN algo to reduce sth by sth
b) ‹fotocopia/fotografía› to reduce

2
a) ( transformar):

◊ reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams;

quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes
b) (AmS) ‹ objeto robado› to receive, fence (colloq)

3 ( dominar) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue;
‹ ladrón› to overpower
reducirse verbo pronominal:
◊ todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful

reducir
I verbo transitivo
1 (disminuir) to reduce
reducir algo en algo, to reduce sthg by sthg
(gastos, consumo, etc) to cut (down), minimize
2 (convertir, transformar) to reduce: el incendio redujo el bosque a cenizas, the fire reduced the wood to ashes
3 (subyugar) to subdue
II vi Auto to change down, US to downshift

' reducir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
- ceniza
- encaminada
- encaminado
- moler
- disminuir
- minimizar
- mínimo
- mira
English:
administrative
- austerity
- ax
- axe
- change down
- corner
- curtail
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- decrease
- deficit
- deplenish
- deplete
- depress
- downsize
- effective
- halve
- lighten
- lower
- narrow down
- prune
- pulp
- rate
- receive
- reduce
- retrench
- scale down
- shorten
- slow
- wind down
- bring
- cost
- deaden
- decelerate
- diminish
- discount
- get
- lessen
- loss
- minimize
- over
- pare
- scale
- slacken
- traffic
- whittle
- wind

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reducir

♦ vt

1. [disminuir] to reduce;
[gastos, costes, impuestos, plantilla] to cut; [producción] to cut (back on);
nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cut;

reduzca la velocidad [en letrero] reduce speed now;

reducir algo a algo to reduce sth to sth;

el edificio quedó reducido a escombros the building was reduced to a pile of rubble;

reducir algo al mínimo to reduce sth to a minimum;

reducir algo a o [m5] en la mitad to reduce sth by half;

tú todo lo reduces a tener dinero the only thing you care about is money;

reducir a la mínima expresión to cut down to the bare minimum

2. [fotocopia] to reduce

3. [someter] [país, ciudad] to suppress, to subdue;
[atracador, ladrón, sublevados] to overpower
4. Mat [unidades de medida] to convert (a to); [fracciones, ecuaciones] to cancel out

5. Med [hueso] to set

6. Quím to reduce

7. Culin [guiso, salsa] to reduce

8. Andes, RP [objetos robados] to receive, to fence

9. RP [cadáver] to exhume [for reburial in smaller container]

♦ vi

1. [en el automóvil]
reducir (de marcha o [m5] velocidad) to change down;

reduce a tercera change down into third (gear)

2. Culin [guiso, salsa] to reduce

♦ See also the pronominal verb reducirse

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reducir

v/t

1 reduce (a to); gastos cut;

reducir personal cut jobs, reduce staff numbers;

reducir la marcha AUTO downshift, shift into a lower gear

2 MIL overcome

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reducir {61} vt

1) disminuir: to reduce, to decrease, to cut

2) : to subdue

3) : to boil down

♦ See also the reflexive verb reducirse

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reducir vb to reduce

reducir la velocidad to reduce speed

Spanish-English dictionary > reducir
18 sin problemas

adj.

1 without problems.

2 trouble-free, carefree.

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= smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing

Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS can take over much of the housekeeping work necessary for a smoothly functioning library = DOBIS/LIBIS puede encargarse de la mayor parte del trabajo de gestión administrativa para que la biblioteca funcione sin problemas.

Ex. Some librarians anxious to make the transfer from the children's to the adult department as smooth as possible, often create a 'young adults' fiction section within the children's department.

Ex. The operational system chosen should allow problem-free transfer from one generation to another.

Ex. It is anticipated that the replacement bindings usedwill give centuries of trouble free service.

Ex. Should files follow the 8.3 standard or can long file names be used without a hitch?.

Ex. In this context television and radio appear as unproblematically and meaningfully available for anyone and everyone.

Ex. Alcohol in moderation is effective in reducing stress and may increase overall affective expression, happiness, euphoria, conviviality, & carefree feelings.

Ex. As it happened, the snowfall was moderate and all the rest of us worked all day and got home without difficulty.

Ex. Nominators must be paid-up members in good standing for the year of the election.

* * *

= smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing

Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS can take over much of the housekeeping work necessary for a smoothly functioning library = DOBIS/LIBIS puede encargarse de la mayor parte del trabajo de gestión administrativa para que la biblioteca funcione sin problemas.

Ex: Some librarians anxious to make the transfer from the children's to the adult department as smooth as possible, often create a 'young adults' fiction section within the children's department.

Ex: The operational system chosen should allow problem-free transfer from one generation to another.

Ex: It is anticipated that the replacement bindings usedwill give centuries of trouble free service.

Ex: Should files follow the 8.3 standard or can long file names be used without a hitch?.

Ex: In this context television and radio appear as unproblematically and meaningfully available for anyone and everyone.

Ex: Alcohol in moderation is effective in reducing stress and may increase overall affective expression, happiness, euphoria, conviviality, & carefree feelings.

Ex: As it happened, the snowfall was moderate and all the rest of us worked all day and got home without difficulty.

Ex: Nominators must be paid-up members in good standing for the year of the election.

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19 adelantarse a

v.

1 to get ahead of, to get past, to cut ahead of, to draw ahead of.

Tito se anticipó a los acontecimientos Tito anticipated the happenings.

2 to go ahead to, to proceed to.

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to anticipate

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(v.) = outguess, second-guess [secondguess], forestall

Ex. Four years of attempting to catalog everything in a depository collection taught me that it was easier to do all the original cataloging than to try to outguess the rules used previously.

Ex. This does not imply that the abstractor becomes a publication referee, trying to second-guess decisions already made by editors.

Ex. Attempting to forestall problems before they were created was essential to the planning.

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(v.) = outguess, second-guess [secondguess], forestall

Ex: Four years of attempting to catalog everything in a depository collection taught me that it was easier to do all the original cataloging than to try to outguess the rules used previously.

Ex: This does not imply that the abstractor becomes a publication referee, trying to second-guess decisions already made by editors.

Ex: Attempting to forestall problems before they were created was essential to the planning.

Spanish-English dictionary > adelantarse a
20 anticiparse a

v.

1 to anticipate, to steal a march on, to be ahead of.

Tito se anticipó a los acontecimientos Tito anticipated the happenings.

2 to get ahead of.

María se anticipó a las exigencias Mary got ahead of the necessities.

3 to start early to, to move ahead to.

María se anticipó a manejar Mary started early to drive.

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(v.) = quicken to, outguess, second-guess [secondguess], forestall

Ex. 'Congratulations, Mr. Balzac!' exclaimed Hernandez, quickening to the fascinating possibilities of the announcement.

Ex. Four years of attempting to catalog everything in a depository collection taught me that it was easier to do all the original cataloging than to try to outguess the rules used previously.

Ex. This does not imply that the abstractor becomes a publication referee, trying to second-guess decisions already made by editors.

Ex. Attempting to forestall problems before they were created was essential to the planning.

* * *

(v.) = quicken to, outguess, second-guess [secondguess], forestall

Ex: 'Congratulations, Mr. Balzac!' exclaimed Hernandez, quickening to the fascinating possibilities of the announcement.

Ex: Four years of attempting to catalog everything in a depository collection taught me that it was easier to do all the original cataloging than to try to outguess the rules used previously.

Ex: This does not imply that the abstractor becomes a publication referee, trying to second-guess decisions already made by editors.

Ex: Attempting to forestall problems before they were created was essential to the planning.

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