approached to issue

1 to avoid, to prevent (impedir) (desastre, accidente).

podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe this disaster could have been avoided o prevented

evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent somebody from doing something

Ricardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.

María se guarda de decir mentiras Mary takes care not to tell lies.

2 to avoid (eludir) (cuestión, persona).

no puede evitarlo he can't help it

Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me

3 to save.

esto me evita tener que ir this saves me (from) having to go

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► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to avoid

■ evitó una confrontación he avoided a confrontation

2 (impedir) to prevent, avoid

■ no pudo evitar que lo hiciera he couldn't prevent him (from) doing it

3 (ahorrar) to spare, save

■ intenté evitarle la molestia I tried to save him the trouble

* * *

1) to avoid

2) prevent

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1. VT

1) (=eludir) to avoid

2) (=ahorrar) to save

evitarse

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

c) ( ahorrar)

evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself

* * *

= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.

Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex. Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.

Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.

Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.

Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.

Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.

Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

Ex. This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.

Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

Ex. The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.

Ex. I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.

Ex. This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.

Ex. They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.

Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

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* acto de evitar = avoidance.

* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.

* el evitar = avoidance.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.

* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.

* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar que = keep from.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.

* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.

* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.

* evitar un error = avoid + error.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.

* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.

* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

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verbo transitivo

a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

c) ( ahorrar)

evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself

* * *

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evitar [A1 ]

1 (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él avoid getting into arguments with him

para evitar problemas decidí no ir to avoid problems I decided not to go

¿por qué me estás evitando? why are you avoiding me?

2 (impedir) to avoid, prevent

se podría haber evitado la tragedia the tragedy could have been avoided o averted o prevented

haremos lo posible para evitarlo we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering

3 (ahorrar) to save

una simple llamada nos habría evitado muchas molestias a simple phone call would have saved us a lot of trouble

así les evitarás muchos quebraderos de cabeza that way you'll save them a lot of worry

por esta ruta evitas tener que pasar por el centro if you go this way you avoid going through o it saves you going through the center

‹problemas› to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

si aceptas, te evitarás muchos problemas if you accept, you'll save yourself a lot of problems

me evitaría tener que pintarlo it would save me having to paint it

* * *

a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid;

◊ evitar hacer algo to avoid doing sth

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent;

◊ para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( remediar):

◊ me puse a llorar, no lo puede evitar I started to cry, I couldn't help it

d) ( ahorrar) evitarle algo a algn ‹molestia/preocupación› to save o spare sb sth

◊ evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

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♦ vt

1. [impedir] [desastre, accidente] to avoid, to prevent;

¿podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe ecológica? could this environmental disaster have been avoided o prevented?;

evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent sb from doing sth;

no pude evitar que se pelearan I couldn't stop o prevent them from having a fight;

hemos de evitar que se extienda el incendio we have to stop the fire spreading

2. [eludir] [problema, cuestión, persona] to avoid;

siempre me está evitando she's always trying to avoid me;

Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me;

yo evité hablar del tema I kept o steered clear of the subject;

no puede evitarlo he can't help it;

no puedo evitar ser como soy I can't help (being) the way I am

3. [ahorrar] to save;

esta máquina nos evitaría mucho trabajo this machine would save us a lot of work;

esto me evita tener que ir this gets me out of going, this saves me (from) having to go

♦ See also the pronominal verb evitarse

* * *

1 avoid;

no puedo evitarlo I can’t help it

2 ( impedir) prevent

3 molestias save

* * *

evitar vt

1) : to avoid

2) prevenir: to prevent

3) eludir: to escape, to elude

* * *

evitar vb

1. (en general) to avoid

2. (impedir) to prevent

3. (ahorrar) to save

приближение;
приход, наступление - the * of winter приближение зимы - at our * при нашем приближении, когда мы подошли - on nearer * we was... когда мы подошли ближе, мы увидели... - easy of * легкодоступный (о месте) (военное) подступ;
подход;
сближение - * march( военное) марш-поход - * march formation( военное) предбоевой порядок - * trench( военное) ход сообщения - * clearance разрешение на посадку - * light входной огонь аэродрома обыкн pl подступы - at the *es to the city на подступах к городу (дорожностроительное) подъезд, подъездной путь подход (к рассмотрению, изучению) - one-sided * односторонний подход - the best * to the study of the spoken language наилучший подход к изучению разговорного языка - new lines of * to the problem новый путь к разрешению этого вопроса авансы, подходы - to make *es to smb. делать авансы;
подъезжать с просьбой, предложением - to make *es to a girl ухаживать за девушкой;
заигрывать с девушкой (техническое) подача, подвод( суппорта станка) (метеорология) надвижение (спортивное) разбег (космонавтика) сближение (кораблей) - final * причаливание( спортивное) выводящий удар (гольф) подходить, приближаться - to * smb. подойти - to * the town подъезжать к городу - the boy is *ing manhood мальчик скоро станет взрослым - the work is *ing completion работа идет к концу близиться - winter is *ing наступает зима - holidays are *ing приближаются каникулы( военное) подступать, сближаться (военное) сближать (космонавтика) сближаться (о кораблях) граничить, приближаться - his kindness *es imbecility его доброта граничит с глупостью - to * perfection быть близким к совершенству - the wind was *ing a gale ветер становился ураганным обращаться (с просьбой, предложением) ;
вступать в переговоры - when is the best time to * him? когда удобнее всего поговорить с ним? - he was *ed by several Hollywood producers к нему обращались с предложениями несколько голливудских продюсеров (военное) обращаться - to a * commander обращаться к начальнику (разговорное) подъезжать, подкатываться - have you *ed the manager about a raise? ты не пробовал подъехать к заведующему относительно прибавки? ухаживать, пытаться соблазнить

analytical ~ аналитический метод

approach pl авансы;
попытки

~ приближение;
the approach of summer наступление лета

~ вступать в переговоры ~ делать предложения, начинать переговоры;
I approached him on the matter я обратился к нему по этому вопросу;
he approached me for information он обратился ко мне за сведениями ~ ав. заход на посадку;
instrument approach заход на посадку по приборам ~ метод ~ обращаться ~ (обыкн. pl) воен. подступ ~ подступ, подход (тж. перен.) ~ подход ~ приближать ~ приближаться, быть почти равным, похожим ~ приближаться, подходить ~ приближаться ~ приближение;
the approach of summer наступление лета ~ приближение ~ приблизить ~ принцип ~ пытаться повлиять( на кого-л.)

~ attr.: ~ road подъездной путь

~ attr.: ~ road подъездной путь

~ to an issue приступать к эмиссии

audit ~ метод проведения ревизии

bayesian ~ байесовский метод bayesian ~ байесовский подход Bayesian ~ байесовский подход

bottom-up ~ восходящий подход bottom-up ~ восходящий принцип

brute-force ~ грубый метод brute-force ~ метод решения в лоб

building-block ~ принцип компоновки из стандартных блоков

business ~ деловой подход

businesslike ~ практический подход

cut-and-try ~ метод проб и ошибок

database ~ вчт. подход на основе использования баз данных

delphi ~ вчт. метод экспертных оценок

difficult of ~ труднодоступный;
to make approaches (to smb.) стараться привлечь внимание( кого-л.) ;
разг. подъезжать (к кому-л.) ;
he's rather difficult to approach = к нему не подойдешь

divide-and-conquer ~ вчт. метод разобщения

easy of ~ легкодоступный

elimination ~ вчт. метод исключения переменных

engineering ~ инженерный метод engineering ~ инженерный подход

fulcrum ~ вчт. циклический подход

game-model ~ вчт. модельно-игровой подход

graphic ~ графический метод

graphical ~ графический метод

~ делать предложения, начинать переговоры;
I approached him on the matter я обратился к нему по этому вопросу;
he approached me for information он обратился ко мне за сведениями

difficult of ~ труднодоступный;
to make approaches (to smb.) стараться привлечь внимание (кого-л.) ;
разг. подъезжать (к кому-л.) ;
he's rather difficult to approach = к нему не подойдешь

heuristic ~ эвристический подход

holistic ~ целостный подход

~ делать предложения, начинать переговоры;
I approached him on the matter я обратился к нему по этому вопросу;
he approached me for information он обратился ко мне за сведениями

income ~ метод определения доходов

~ ав. заход на посадку;
instrument approach заход на посадку по приборам

difficult of ~ труднодоступный;
to make approaches (to smb.) стараться привлечь внимание (кого-л.) ;
разг. подъезжать (к кому-л.) ;
he's rather difficult to approach = к нему не подойдешь

managerial ~ управленческий метод

managing ~ метод управления

modular ~ вчт. модульный принцип

multilingual ~ вчт. многоязычный принцип

novel ~ новаторский подход

omnibus ~ обобщенный подход

optimization ~ метод оптимизации

performance sampling ~ вчт. метод выборочного рабочего обследования

probabilistic ~ вероятностный подход

problem-solving ~ метод обучения основанный на решении задач

sales ~ mark. метод стимулирования сбыта

self-targeting ~ саморегулирование потребления

shortest route ~ метод кратчайшего пути

simulation ~ имитационный принцип simulation ~ метод моделирования

standards ~ подход с применением стандартов

statistical ~ статистический метод

system ~ to training системный подход к обучению

system sandwich ~ вчт. построение методом сэндвича

systems ~ системный подход

top-down ~ нисходящий принцип

trial-and-error ~ метод проб и ошибок

turnkey ~ вчт. принцип сдачи под ключ

[əˈprəutʃ]

analytical approach аналитический метод approach pl авансы; попытки approach приближение; the approach of summer наступление лета approach вступать в переговоры approach делать предложения, начинать переговоры; I approached him on the matter я обратился к нему по этому вопросу; he approached me for information он обратился ко мне за сведениями approach ав. заход на посадку; instrument approach заход на посадку по приборам approach метод approach обращаться approach (обыкн. pl) воен. подступ approach подступ, подход (тж. перен.) approach подход approach приближать approach приближаться, быть почти равным, похожим approach приближаться, подходить approach приближаться approach приближение; the approach of summer наступление лета approach приближение approach приблизить approach принцип approach пытаться повлиять (на кого-л.) approach attr.: approach road подъездной путь approach attr.: approach road подъездной путь approach to an issue приступать к эмиссии audit approach метод проведения ревизии bayesian approach байесовский метод bayesian approach байесовский подход Bayesian approach байесовский подход bottom-up approach восходящий подход bottom-up approach восходящий принцип brute-force approach грубый метод brute-force approach метод решения в лоб building-block approach принцип компоновки из стандартных блоков business approach деловой подход businesslike approach практический подход cut-and-try approach метод проб и ошибок database approach вчт. подход на основе использования баз данных delphi approach вчт. метод экспертных оценок difficult of approach труднодоступный; to make approaches (to smb.) стараться привлечь внимание (кого-л.); разг. подъезжать (к кому-л.); he's rather difficult to approach = к нему не подойдешь divide-and-conquer approach вчт. метод разобщения easy of approach легкодоступный elimination approach вчт. метод исключения переменных engineering approach инженерный метод engineering approach инженерный подход fulcrum approach вчт. циклический подход game-model approach вчт. модельно-игровой подход graphic approach графический метод graphical approach графический метод approach делать предложения, начинать переговоры; I approached him on the matter я обратился к нему по этому вопросу; he approached me for information он обратился ко мне за сведениями difficult of approach труднодоступный; to make approaches (to smb.) стараться привлечь внимание (кого-л.); разг. подъезжать (к кому-л.); he's rather difficult to approach = к нему не подойдешь heuristic approach эвристический подход holistic approach целостный подход approach делать предложения, начинать переговоры; I approached him on the matter я обратился к нему по этому вопросу; he approached me for information он обратился ко мне за сведениями income approach метод определения доходов approach ав. заход на посадку; instrument approach заход на посадку по приборам difficult of approach труднодоступный; to make approaches (to smb.) стараться привлечь внимание (кого-л.); разг. подъезжать (к кому-л.); he's rather difficult to approach = к нему не подойдешь managerial approach управленческий метод managing approach метод управления modular approach вчт. модульный принцип multilingual approach вчт. многоязычный принцип novel approach новаторский подход omnibus approach обобщенный подход optimization approach метод оптимизации performance sampling approach вчт. метод выборочного рабочего обследования probabilistic approach вероятностный подход problem-solving approach метод обучения основанный на решении задач sales approach mark. метод стимулирования сбыта self-targeting approach саморегулирование потребления shortest route approach метод кратчайшего пути simulation approach имитационный принцип simulation approach метод моделирования standards approach подход с применением стандартов statistical approach статистический метод system approach to training системный подход к обучению system sandwich approach вчт. построение методом сэндвича systems approach системный подход top-down approach нисходящий принцип trial-and-error approach метод проб и ошибок turnkey approach вчт. принцип сдачи под ключ

1 to touch (entrar en contacto con).

Ella toca su mano She touches his hand.

Ese dolor lo tocó muy profundamente That pain touched him very deeply.

2 to play (hacer sonar) (instrumento, canción).

el reloj tocó las doce the clock struck twelve

Ella toca bellísimo She plays beautifully.

Toca el piano! Play the piano!

3 to touch on (abordar) (tema).

no toques ese tema don't mention that subject

4 to touch.

5 to be supposed to, to have to, to have the obligation of, to have the obligation to.

Me toca hacer esto I am supposed to do this=have to do this.

6 to touch upon, to make reference to, to get on to.

Ellos tocaron el tema They touched upon the subject.

7 to be in for.

Le toca un escarmiento He is in for a lesson.

8 to be time to.

Toca ir al doctor It is time to go to the doctor.

9 to be ringing, to ring.

Tocan las campanas The bells are ringing.

10 to knock, to knock at the door.

Ella toca pero no le abren She knocks but no-one opens.

11 to be one's turn to.

Me toca jugar It's my turn to play.

12 to reproduce, to replay, to play.

Ellos reproducen la cinta They play the cassette.

13 to clang.

María hizo sonar la campMaría Mary clanged the bell.

14 to feel.

El médico toca su piel The doctor feels her skin.

15 to bunt.

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► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to touch

■ no tocar la mercancía do not handle the goods

2 (sentir por el tacto) to feel

■ tócalo, está frío feel it, it's cold

3 (revolver) to rummage amongst, root around

■ no toques mis papeles leave my papers alone

4 (hacer sonar - instrumento, canción) to play; (timbre) to ring; (bocina) to blow, honk; (campanas) to strike

5 figurado (retocar) to change, alter

■ no toques más la redacción don't do anything else to your essay

6 (la hora) to strike

7 MILITAR (diana) to sound

8 DEPORTE (diana) to hit; (esgrima) to touch

9 figurado (mencionar) to touch on

10 figurado (impresionar) to touch, reach

■ me tocó el corazón he touched my heart

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ser el turno) to be one's turn

■ le toca a él it's his turn

2 (corresponder) to be up to

■ le toca a él explicarse it's up to him to explain himself

3 (ganar) to win

■ nos tocó un premio we won a prize

4 (en un reparto etc) to fall

■ me tocó a mí hablarle it fell to me to speak to him

5 (un destino) to be posted

■ le tocó en Cartagena he was posted to Cartagena

6 (tener que) to have to

■ nos tocó llevarla we had to take her

7 (afectar) to concern, affect

■ le toca directamente it directly concerns you

8 (ser parientes) to be a relative of, be related

9 (barco, avión) to call (en, at), stop over (en, at)

10 (entrar en contacto) to touch

► verbo pronominal tocarse

1 (uso reflexivo) to touch oneself; (uso recíproco) to touch each other

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por lo que a mí toca as far as I am concerned

tocar a muerto to toll

tocar a su fin figurado to be coming to an end

tocar con to be next to

■ toca con el cine it's next to the cinema

tocar en figurado to border on, verge on

■ sus palabras tocan en grosería his words are verging on rudeness

tocarse la nariz to pick one's nose

► verbo transitivo

1 (peinar) to do the hair of

► verbo pronominal

1 (cubrirse) to cover one's head

* * *

1) to touch

2) feel

3) play

4) ring, knock

5) concern, affect

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- tocarle a

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1. VT

1) [gen] to touch; [para examinar] to feel

- tocar madera

2) (=estar en contacto con) to touch

3) (=hacer sonar) [+ piano, violín, trompeta] to play; [+ campana, timbre] to ring; [+ tambor] to beat; [+ silbato] to blow; [+ disco] to play

4) [+ tema] to refer to, touch on

5) (=afectar) to concern

6) (=estar emparentado con) to be related to

7) (=conmover) to touch

8) (Dep) to hit

9) (Náut)

10) (Caza) to hit

11) (Arte) to touch up

2. VI

1) (Mús) to play

2) (=sonar)

3) (=llamar)

4) (=corresponder)

- ¡a pagar tocan!

5) (=rayar)

6) (=chocar)

7)

tocarse

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) persona to touch; ( palpar) to feel; ( manosear) to handle

b) ( entrar en contacto con) to touch

2) (Aviac) to make a stopover in; (Náut) to put in

3) ( en béisbol) to bunt

4) < tema> ( tratar) to touch on, refer to; ( sacar) to bring up

5)

a) (conmover, impresionar) to touch

b) (atañer, concernir) to affect

c) (Esp fam) ( estar emparentado con)

6)

a) ( hacer sonar) <timbre/campana> to ring; < claxon> to blow, sound

b) (Mús) <instrumento/pieza> to play

1) ( concernir)

2) ( rayar)

3)

a) (AmL) ( llamar) persona to knock at the door

b) campana/timbre to ring

c) (Mús) ( hacer música) to play

4)

a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo) (+ me/te/le etc)

b) ( ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc)

5) (en 3^a pers) (fam)

tocarse v pron

a) (refl) <herida/grano> to touch

b) (recípr) personas to touch each other; cables to touch

* * *

= touch, play, lay + a finger on.

Ex. He repeatedly comments on my appearance, makes sexual innuendoes, and touches me.

Ex. In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.

Ex. That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims -- he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.

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* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* en lo que toca a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.

* eso es lo que toca = that's + Posesivo + lot (in life).

* no tocar = hands off, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.

* sin tocar = untouched.

* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* tocar a su fin = draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind down.

* tocar con arco = bowing.

* tocar de refilón = brush past.

* tocar distraídamente = finger.

* tocar donde duele = touch on + raw nerve, touch on + a sore spot.

* tocar el claxon = honk.

* tocar fondo = hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, bottom out, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom.

* tocar juntos = play along with.

* tocar la bocina = honk.

* tocar la fibra sensible de = strike + a chord with.

* tocar la lotería = win + the lottery.

* tocar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.

* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.

* tocar ligeramente con el codo = nudge.

* tocar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocar música = play + music.

* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.

* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.

* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.

* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.

* tocar un punto = touch on + a point.

* tocar un tema = touch on + a point.

* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) persona to touch; ( palpar) to feel; ( manosear) to handle

b) ( entrar en contacto con) to touch

2) (Aviac) to make a stopover in; (Náut) to put in

3) ( en béisbol) to bunt

4) < tema> ( tratar) to touch on, refer to; ( sacar) to bring up

5)

a) (conmover, impresionar) to touch

b) (atañer, concernir) to affect

c) (Esp fam) ( estar emparentado con)

6)

a) ( hacer sonar) <timbre/campana> to ring; < claxon> to blow, sound

b) (Mús) <instrumento/pieza> to play

1) ( concernir)

2) ( rayar)

3)

a) (AmL) ( llamar) persona to knock at the door

b) campana/timbre to ring

c) (Mús) ( hacer música) to play

4)

a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo) (+ me/te/le etc)

b) ( ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc)

5) (en 3^a pers) (fam)

tocarse v pron

a) (refl) <herida/grano> to touch

b) (recípr) personas to touch each other; cables to touch

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* * *

tocar [A2 ]

1 «persona» to touch; (palpar) to feel; (manosear) to handle

¿puedes tocar el techo? can you touch o reach the ceiling?

¡no vayas a tocar ese cable! don't touch that cable!

por favor, no toquen los objetos expuestos please do not touch the exhibits

la pelota tocó (la) red the ball clipped the net

me tocó el hombro con el bastón she tapped me on the shoulder with her stick

le tocó la frente para ver si tenía fiebre he put his hand on her forehead to see if she had a fever

¿por qué le pegaste? — ¡pero si yo no la he tocado! why did you hit her? — I never touched her! ( colloq)

¿tocas fondo? can you touch the bottom?

si le toca un pelo al niño … if he lays a hand o finger on that child …, if he touches a hair on that child's head … ( colloq)

no puede tocar el alcohol he mustn't touch a drop of alcohol

ni siquiera tocó la comida he didn't even touch his food

no me toquen estos papeles don't touch these papers

mis ahorros no los quiero tocar I don't want to break into/touch my savings

del marido puedes decir lo que quieras pero a los hijos no se los toques you can say anything you like about her husband but don't say a word against her children

2 «objeto» to touch

la cama está tocando la pared the bed is up against o is touching the wall

la planta ya toca el techo the plant is already up to o is touching the ceiling

el avión tocó tierra the plane landed o touched down

B (hacer escala en) ( Aviac) to make a stopover in, go via

no toca puerto en Lisboa ( Náut) it doesn't call at o put in at Lisbon

C (en béisbol) to bunt

D ‹tema› (tratar) to touch on, refer to; (sacar) to bring up, broach

sólo tocó de paso el tema he only touched on o mentioned the subject in passing

1 (conmover, impresionar) to touch

sus palabras nos tocaron a todos profundamente his words moved us all deeply o affected us all profoundly, we were all deeply touched by his words

tu comentario tocó su amor propio your comment hurt his pride

supo tocar el corazón del público presente he touched the hearts of all those present

2 (atañer, concernir) to affect

el problema de la droga toca a muchos países the drug problem affects many countries

no siento que ese tema me toque en lo más mínimo I don't feel that subject concerns me at all

el tema del alcoholismo me toca muy de cerca the question of alcoholism concerns me very closely o is very close to my heart

( Esp fam) (estar emparentado con): ¿Victoria te toca algo? is Victoria a relation of yours?, is Victoria related to you?

A (hacer sonar) ‹timbre/campana› to ring

tocar el claxon to blow o sound o hoot the horn

B ( Mús) ‹instrumento/pieza› to play

está aprendiendo a tocar el piano he's learning to play the piano

C ( Mil) to sound

tocar retirada to sound the retreat

(concernir): por or en lo que toca a la ecología ( frml); as far as ecology is concerned, regarding ecology, with regard to ecology

B (rayar) tocar EN algo to border o verge ON sth

la situación ya empezaba a tocar en lo grotesco by this time the situation was bordering o verging on the grotesque

A ( AmL) (llamar) «persona» to knock at the door

me parece que alguien está tocando (a la puerta) I think there's somebody at the door

B «campana» to ring

las campanas tocaban a muerto/a misa the bells were tolling the death knell/were ringing for mass

¿podemos salir a jugar? ya ha tocado el timbre can we go out to play? the bell rang already ( AmE) o ( BrE) the bell's already gone

el reloj tocó las tres the clock struck o chimed three

tocar a rebato ( Mil) to sound the alarm

C ( Mús) (hacer música) to play

1 (corresponder) (+ me/te/le etc):

me tocaría a mí ocuparme de los niños it would be up to me o it would be my job to take care of the children

siempre me toca a mí sacar al perro it's always me who has to take the dog out for a walk

nos tocan tres bombones a cada uno there are three chocolates for each of us

a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia she gets half of the inheritance

2 (en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc):

le ha tocado la lotería/el primer premio/un millón she has won the lottery/first prize/a million

nos ha tocado (en suerte) vivir en épocas difíciles it has fallen to our lot to live in difficult times

nos tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio we got the most horrible teacher in the school

nos tocó hacer las prácticas en el mismo colegio we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school

me tocó a mí comunicarle la mala noticia I was the one who had to tell him the bad news, it fell to me to tell him the bad news ( frml)

me tocó detrás de una columna y no vi casi nada I had to sit behind a pillar and I hardly saw anything

3 (ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc):

te toca a ti ¿vas a jugar? it's your turn/move, are you going to play?

¿a quién le toca cocinar hoy? whose turn is it to do the cooking today?

nos toca pagar a nosotros it's our turn to pay

B ( en tercera persona)

1 ( fam)

(ser hora de): vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying

¡a correr tocan! ( fam); run for it!

¡a pagar tocan! ( fam); it's time to pay up!

2 ( fam)

(haber que): toca comer otra vez arroz we're having rice again

1 ( refl) ‹herida/grano› to touch

siempre se está tocando la barba/la nariz he's always playing with his beard/touching his nose

2 ( recípr) «personas» to touch each other; «cables» to touch

los fondos de nuestras casas se tocan our garden backs onto theirs

los extremos se tocan the two extremes come together o meet

B ( frml) (cubrirse la cabeza) tocarse CON algo to wear sth

la reina se tocaba con un sombrero azul the queen was wearing a blue hat

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a) ( en general) to touch;

◊ ¡no vayas a tocar ese cable! don't touch that cable!;

b) ( hacer sonar) ‹timbre/campana› to ring;

c) (Mús) ‹instrumento/pieza› to play

◊ un problema que nos toca de cerca a problem which affects us directly

a) (AmL) ( llamar) [ persona] to knock at the door;

◊ alguien está tocando (a la puerta) there's somebody at the door

b) [campana/timbre] to ring;

◊ las campanas tocaban a misa the bells were ringing for mass

c) (Mús) to play

a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo):

◊ a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia she gets half of the inheritance;

b) ( ser el turno):

◊ te toca a ti it's your turn;

a) ( refl) ‹herida/grano› to touch;

b) ( recípr) [ personas] to touch each other;

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♦ vt

1. [entrar en contacto con, alterar] to touch;

por favor, no toquen las esculturas please do not touch the sculptures;

el médico le tocó el estómago the doctor felt her stomach;

yo no lo tocaría, así está muy bien I wouldn't touch a thing, it's fine as it is;

tócalo, verás qué suave es touch it and see how soft it is;

¡no se te ocurra tocar al niño! don't you dare lay a finger on the child!;

el corredor cayó al tocar la valla con un pie the athlete fell when his foot struck o clipped the hurdle;

el balón tocó el poste the ball touched o clipped the post;

no ha tocado la comida he hasn't touched his food;

¡esos libros, ni tocarlos! don't you go near those books!;

tocar madera to touch wood

2. [hacer sonar] [instrumento, canción] to play;

el reloj tocó las doce the clock struck twelve

3. [abordar] [asunto, tema] to touch on;

lo tocó por encima he touched on it briefly;

no toques ese tema don't mention that subject

4. [concernir]

en o [m5] por lo que toca al asunto de los ascensos as far as the matter of promotions is concerned;

tocar a alguien de cerca to concern sb closely

5. [conmover] to touch;

la historia la tocó hondo the story touched her deeply

♦ vi

1. [entrar en contacto] to touch;

no tocar [en letrero] don't touch;

no tocar, alto voltaje [en letrero] high voltage: do not touch

2. [estar próximo]

la mesa toca con la pared the table is touching the wall;

nuestra casa toca con la suya our house is right next to theirs

3. [llamar]

4. [campanas, timbre] to ring

5. [en un reparto]

a ti te toca la casa you get the house;

a mí me toca fregar la cocina I've got to mop the kitchen;

tocamos a dos trozos cada uno there's enough for two slices each;

tocamos a mil cada uno [nos deben] we're due a thousand each;

te toca a ti hacerlo [turno] it's your turn to do it;

te toca tirar a ti [en juegos] it's your go;

¿a quién le toca? whose turn is it?

6. [caer en suerte]

me tocaron seis millones a o [m5] en la lotería I won six million in the lottery;

le ha tocado sufrir mucho he has had to suffer a lot

7. [llegar el momento]

ahora toca divertirse now it's time to have some fun;

le toca dar a luz la semana que viene she's due to have the baby next week;

ya me toca ir al dentista it's time for me to go to the dentist;

¿cuándo te toca renovar el permiso? when do you have to renew your licence?;

si te dicen que salgas, a salir tocan if they tell you to go out, then you'd better go out

8. [rayar]

eso ya toca en lo imaginario that's verging on the imaginary

♦ See also the pronominal verb tocarse

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I v/t

1 touch;

tocar el corazón touch one’s heart;

tocar a alguien de cerca concern s.o. closely

2 MÚS play

II v/i

1 L.Am.

a la puerta knock (on the door); L.Am. ( sonar la campanita) ring the doorbell;

las campanas de la iglesia tocaban a misa the church bells were ringing for mass;

tocar a muerto toll the death knell

2 ( ser hora de)

ya toca dar de comer al bebé it’s time to feed the baby

3 ( ser el turno de)

te toca jugar it’s your turn

por lo que toca a … as far as … is concerned

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tocar {72} vt

1) : to touch, to feel, to handle

2) : to touch on, to refer to

3) : to concern, to affect

4) : to play (a musical instrument)

tocar vi

1) : to knock, to ring

tocar a la puerta: to rap on the door

tocar en : to touch on, to border on

eso toca en lo ridículo: that's almost ludicrous

tocarle a : to fall to, to be up to, to be one's turn

¿a quién le toca manejar?: whose turn is it to drive?

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tocar vb

1. (en general) to touch

2. (instrumento) to play

3. (timbre, campana) to ring [pt. rang; pp. rung]

4. (bocina) to sound

5. (corresponder hacer algo) to be your turn

6. (un premio) to win [pt. & pp. won]

1 to avoid.

eludir a la prensa to avoid the press

Elude sus responsabilidades a menudo He often avoids his responsibilities.

2 to elude, to be out of the grasp of, to be out of someone's grasp, to get out of someone's grasp.

El significado de esto elude a Ricardo The significance of this eludes Richard.

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► verbo transitivo

1 (responsabilidad, justicia, etc) to evade

2 (pregunta) to avoid, evade; (persona) to avoid

* * *

1) (=evitar) [+ problema, responsabilidad] to evade; [+ control, vigilancia] to dodge; [+ pago, impuesto] to avoid

2) [+ persona] to avoid

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) <problema/compromiso/pago> to evade, avoid

b) < persona> to avoid

* * *

= bypass [by-pass], dodge, elude, escape, evade, deflect, parry, baulk [balk, -USA], fend off, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, duck out of, steer away from.

Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex. The definition of a 'work' has eluded cataloguers for many years, and AACR2 has not found a solution.

Ex. Other words may be included in a stop-wordlist for some applications, but escape inclusion in other circumstances.

Ex. Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.

Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.

Ex. 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.

Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex. During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.

Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

Ex. There's no polite way to duck out of a dinner party.

Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

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* agacharse para eludir = duck out of + harm's way.

* eludir la necesidad de = bypass + the need (for).

* eludir responsabilidad = pass + the buck.

* eludirse = duck away.

* eludir una cuestión = dodge + issue.

* eludir una obligación = duck + an obligation.

* eludir una oposición = negotiate + resistance.

* eludir una responsabilidad = shirk + responsibility.

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verbo transitivo

a) <problema/compromiso/pago> to evade, avoid

b) < persona> to avoid

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eludir [I1 ]

1 ‹problema› to evade, avoid, dodge; ‹pago› to avoid, evade

un compromiso que no puedes eludir an obligation which you can't evade o duck

eludió la persecución de la policía she escaped from o she avoided capture by her police pursuers

me eludió la mirada she avoided my gaze, she avoided looking me in the eye

2 ‹persona› to avoid

me ha estado eludiendo toda la semana she's been avoiding o dodging me all week

consiguió eludir a los periodistas he managed to avoid o elude the reporters

* * *

a) ‹problema/compromiso/pago› to evade, avoid

b) ‹ persona› to avoid

* * *

eludir vt

1. [evitar] [compromiso, responsabilidad] to avoid, to evade;

eludir el pago de una deuda to avoid paying a debt;

eludir al fisco to avoid paying taxes;

eludir el servicio militar to avoid o get out of doing military service;

eludió hacer declaraciones he avoided making any statement;

eludió su mirada she avoided his eyes

2. [perseguidores]

consiguió eludir a la policía he managed to avoid the police;

eludir la acción de la justicia to escape justice

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v/t evade, avoid

* * *

eludir vt

evadir: to evade, to avoid, to elude

* * *

eludir vb to avoid

1 to board (barco).

2 to approach (person).

María abordó al profesor de ciencias Mary approached the science professor.

3 to tackle (tema, tarea).

Pedro abordó la hercúlea tarea Peter tackled the Herculean task.

4 to board (avión, barco). (Mexican Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)

5 to go aboard, to board, to get on board of.

Silvia abordó el barco para Grecia Silvia went aboard the ship to Greece.

6 to discuss, to talk about, to board, to get on to.

Pedro abordó un tema actual Peter discussed a current topic.

7 to go on board, to go aboard.

Ricardo abordó rápidamente Richard went on board quickly.

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► verbo transitivo

1 MARÍTIMO (chocar) to run foul of, collide with; (atacar) to board

2 MARÍTIMO (arribar) to reach port

3 figurado (persona) to approach; (asunto, tema) to tackle

* * *

1) to tackle

2) deal with

* * *

1. VT

1) (=acometer) to tackle

2) (=tratar) to deal with

3)

4) (Náut) (=atacar) to board; (=chocar con) to ram

5) Méx [+ bus] to board, get on; Caribe (Aer) to board

VI (Náut) to dock

* * *

verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( encarar) < problema> to tackle, deal with

b) ( plantear) <tema/asunto> to raise

2) < persona> to approach

3) (Náut)

a) ( chocar con) to collide with; ( embestir) to ram

b) guardacostas/piratas to board

4) (Méx) pasajero <barco/avión> to board; < automóvil> to get into

* * *

= hop on, waylay, address, meet.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio met.

Ex. The article ' Hop on the Internet, it's time' provides a general discussion of the advantages to be gained by using the Internet.

Ex. Librarians must not allow themselves to be thus waylaid in their commitment to their clients and must act with vision, flair, style, and passion.

Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.

Ex. There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.

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* abordar una mínima parte del asunto = touch + the tip of the iceberg.

* abordar un problema = address + problem.

* que ha sido abordado con preguntas = accost.

* * *

verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( encarar) < problema> to tackle, deal with

b) ( plantear) <tema/asunto> to raise

2) < persona> to approach

3) (Náut)

a) ( chocar con) to collide with; ( embestir) to ram

b) guardacostas/piratas to board

4) (Méx) pasajero <barco/avión> to board; < automóvil> to get into

* * *

= hop on, waylay, address, meet.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio met.

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abordar [A1 ]

A ‹asunto/tema/problema› to tackle, deal with

el libro aborda todos estos temas difíciles the book deals with o tackles all these difficult subjects

tendrán que abordar estos problemas they will have to tackle o deal with these problems, they will have to come o ( BrE) get to grips with these problems

no se abordó el tema de la construcción del puente the question of the construction of the bridge was not raised

B ‹persona› to approach; (agresivamente) to accost

un hombre la abordó la calle she was approached o accosted by a man in the street

C ( Náut)

1 (chocar con) to collide with; (embestir) to ram

2 (acercarse a) to come alongside

3 «guardacostas/piratas» to board

D ( Méx) «pasajero» ‹barco/avión› to board; ‹automóvil› to get into

A (atracar) to tie up, moor

B (Col, Méx) (subir a bordo) to board

* * *

a) ( encarar) ‹ problema› to tackle, deal with

b) ( plantear) ‹tema/asunto› to raise

* * *

abordar vt

1. [barco] to board [in attack]

2. [persona] to approach;

nos abordaron unos maleantes we were accosted by some undesirables

3. [resolver] to tackle, to deal with;

no saben cómo abordar el problema they don't know how to deal with o tackle the problem

4. [plantear] to bring up;

el artículo aborda el problema del racismo the article deals with the issue of racism

5. Méx, Ven [avión, barco] to board;

* * *

1 MAR board

2 tema, asunto broach, raise

3 problema tackle, deal with

4 a una persona approach

* * *

abordar vt

1) : to address, to broach

2) : to accost, to waylay

3) : to come on board

* * *

abordar vb to approach / to tackle

1 focus.

2 approach, angle.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: enfocar.

* * *

► nombre masculino

1 (acción) focus, focusing

2 figurado focus, approach, angle

* * *

1) (Fot) (=acción) focusing; (=resultado) focus

2) [de tema] approach

3)

* * *

a) (Fot, Ópt) ( acción) focusing*; ( efecto) focus

b) ( de asunto) approach

* * *

= approach [approaches, -pl.], outlook, vision, slant.

Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

Ex. In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.

Ex. Several of the librarians reported that their sites were currently undergoing major revisions -- some because they were dull and uninteresting to teens and others because the vision of the page has changed = Varios bibliotecarios dijeron que sus sitios web estaban en la actualidad experimentando cambios importantes; algunos debido a que eran aburridos y poco interesantes para los jóvenes y otros debido a que el planteamiento de la página había cambiado.

Ex. The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.

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* enfoque general = broad view.

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a) (Fot, Ópt) ( acción) focusing*; ( efecto) focus

b) ( de asunto) approach

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1 ( Fot, Ópt) (acción) focusing*; (efecto) focus

2 (de un asunto) approach

todo depende del enfoque que se le dé al problema everything depends on the way you look at o on how you approach the problem, everything depends on your approach to the problem o on the approach you take to the problem

enfoque DE algo approach TO sth

un enfoque nuevo y original del tema a new and original approach to the subject

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1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

◊ los enfoqueon con la linterna they shone the torch on them

a) (Fot, Ópt) ‹telescopio/cámara› to focus

b) ‹tema/asunto› to approach, look at

a) (Fot, Ópt) ( acción) focusing^{( conjugate focusing)};

b) ( de asunto) approach;

◊ todo depende del enfoque que se le dé everything depends on the way you look at it;

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enfoque nm

1. [de imagen] [acción] focusing;

enfoque manual manual focusing

2. [de tema, asunto] approach (de to), angle (de on);

habría que darle otro enfoque al asunto the issue should be approached from a different angle, we should look at the issue in a different way

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m fig

approach

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enfoque nm

: focus

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enfoque n

1. (con la cámara) focus [pl. focuses o foci]

2. (planteamiento) approach [pl. approaches]

1 firm.

2 solid.

3 resolute.

¡firmes! (military) attention!

4 single-minded, firm.

5 secure, strong, firm.

hard.

mantenerse firme en to hold fast to

se mantuvo firme en su actitud he refused to give way, he stood his ground

road surface.

firme en mal estado uneven road surface (en letrero)

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: firmar.

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► adjetivo

1 (estable) firm, steady

2 (color) fast

► nombre masculino

1 (pavimento) road surface

► adverbio

1 hard

\

de firme hard

en firme firm

■ nos hizo una propuesta en firme he made us a firm proposal

estar en lo firme to be in the right

¡firmes! MILITAR attention!

mantenerse firme figurado to hold one's ground

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1) firm

2) secure

3) steady

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1. ADJ

1) [mesa, andamio] steady; [terreno] firm, solid

2) [paso] firm, steady; [voz] firm; [mercado, moneda] steady; [candidato] strong

3) [amistad, apoyo] firm, strong; [decisión, convicción] firm

4) [sentencia] final

5) (Mil)

ADV hard

SM (Aut) road surface

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1)

a) <escalera/silla/mesa> steady

b) ( color) fast

c) < candidato> strong

2) (Mil)

3)

a) < persona> firm

b) (delante del n) <creencia/convicción> firm

masculino road surface

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= firm [firmer -comp., firmest -sup.], powerful, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], strong [stronger -comp., strongest -sup.], uncompromising, steadfast, assertive, adamant, taut [tauter -comp., tautest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], uncompromised, staunch [stanch, -USA], rock solid, unswerving, toned.

Ex. Full consideration of the above factors should form a firm basis for the design of an effective thesaurus or list of subject headings.

Ex. Because DOBIS/LIBIS integrates the authority files into the cataloguing process, it provides a unique and very powerful authority file facility.

Ex. Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

Ex. In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.

Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex. He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.

Ex. I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.

Ex. The point is that even our most adamant, conservative faculty members are slowly dribbling in and saying, 'Could you add our name to your selective dissemination of information service?'.

Ex. While the stencil is held taut, the cylinder is slowly rotated until the bottom edge of the wax sheet can be clamped in position.

Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Ex. The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.

Ex. This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.

Ex. The numbers in the ad, which are quite eye-opening, are rock-solid.

Ex. His mistaken assumption that cult heroes are supermen, and his unswerving devotion to an empirical testing of the play impose significant limitations on his account.

Ex. If you are shorter or have very nice toned legs without veins, scars or dark hair, I say take the skirt up a few inches if you want.

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* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue.

* con pie firme = sure-footed.

* en tierra firme = on dry land.

* mantener firme = keep + steady, hold in + line, hold + steady.

* mantenerse firme = stand + Posesivo + ground, stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* permanecer firm = stay in + place.

* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].

* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.

* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.

* sobre suelo firme = on firm footing.

* terreno firme = safe ground, solid ground.

* tierra firme = solid ground.

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1)

a) <escalera/silla/mesa> steady

b) ( color) fast

c) < candidato> strong

2) (Mil)

3)

a) < persona> firm

b) (delante del n) <creencia/convicción> firm

masculino road surface

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1 ‹escalera/silla/mesa› steady

edificar sobre terreno firme to build on solid ground

tenemos que asegurarnos de que pisamos terreno firme we must make sure that we're not treading on dangerous ground

tener las carnes firmes to have a firm body

se acercó con paso firme he approached with a determined o firm step

con pulso firme with a firm o steady hand

una oferta en firme a firm offer

un fallo a firme an enforceable o executable judgment

de firme hard

estudiar de firme to study hard

2 (color) fast

3 ‹candidato› strong

B ( Mil):

¡firmes! attention!

estaban en posición de firmes they were standing to attention

1 ‹persona› firm

tienes que mostrarte más firme con él you have to be firmer with him

se mantuvo firme she remained firm, she stood her ground, she did not waver

2 ( delante del n) ‹creencia/convicción› firm

su firme apoyo a los detenidos their firm support for the prisoners

D ( Per fam) (excelente) excellent, brilliant ( colloq)

road surface

firme deslizante slippery surface

( Chi fam)

la firme the truth

te diré la firme I'll be honest with you o I'll tell you the truth

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1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

◊ terreno firme solid ground;

◊ ¡firmes! attention!

a) ‹ persona› firm;

◊ mostrarse firme con algn to be firm with sb;

b) ( delante del n) ‹creencia/convicción› firm

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♦ adj