avoid the law

- avoid a patent
- avoid a quarrel
- avoid a sentence
- avoid a strike
- avoid an agreement
- avoid an accident
- avoid danger
- avoid detection
- avoid disputes
- avoid publicity
- avoid punishment
- avoid suspicion
- avoid the death penalty
- avoid the law
- avoid wrongful behavior
- avoid wrongful behaviour

[lɔː] - wise law
- nature's laws
- old law
- active law
- just law
- fundamental law
- rigorous laws
- mortal law
- criminal law
- civil law
- public law
- common law
- customary law
- administrative law
- municipal law
- regional international law
- Mendeleev's laws
- Grimm's laws
- natural law
- economic laws
- divorce law
- conscription law
- scientific laws
- social laws
- human laws
- moral laws
- marriage laws
- irreversible laws
- Lynch law
- occupation laws
- immigration laws
- war-time laws
- copyright law
- traffic laws
- speed laws
- unwritten laws
- standing laws
- binding laws
- law and order
- law court
- law school
- law department
- law digest
- law firm
- my in-laws
- law of the country
- supreme law of the country
- law against truancy
- law of criminal procedure
- law of treaties
- law of gravity
- laws of harmony
- law of self-preservation
- law of probability
- laws of hospitality
- laws of honour
- laws of the jungle
- laws of football
- protected by law
- regulated by law
- rules set by the law
- rules provided in the law
- process governed by certain laws
- question of law
- doctor of law
- career in law
- letter of the law
- spirit of the law
- force of law
- violation of the law
- according to the law
- before the law - under Japanese laws
- in conformity with the law
- according to the laws of the country
- under existing laws
- in accordancewith the letter and spirit of the law
- abide by law
- act according to the law
- adopt a law
- amend the laws
- argue for the new law
- avoid the law
- be equal before law
- be punishable by law
- be at law with smb
- be above the law
- be against the law
- become law
- break the law
- circumvent the law
- comply with the law
- disregard law
- ignore law
- denounes law
- enact laws
- give smb to the law
- go to law
- go in for the law
- have in trouble with the law
- have the law on smb
- keep within the law
- know the law
- maintain law and order
- make severe laws
- obey the law
- observe the law
- practise law
- put the city under martial law
- read for the law
- repeal a law
- resist the law
- square the law with practice
- stretch the law
- study law
- study the laws of thermodynamics
- take the law into one's own hands
- law forbids smb to do smth
- law requires...
- law is punctually kept
- law was put into force - everyone is equal under the law
- comstitution is the supreme law of the country

abandon the takeoff abeam the left pilot position abeam the right pilot position abort the flight abort the takeoff above the glide slope absorb the shock energy accelerate the rotor accelerate to the speed adhere to the flight plan adhere to the track adjust the cable adjust the compass adjust the engine adjust the heading advice to follow the controller's advance affect the regularity affect the safety align the aircraft align the aircraft with the center line align the aircraft with the runway alter the heading amplify the signal apparent drift of the gyro apply the brake approach the beam approve the limitations approve the tariff area of coverage of the forecasts arrest the development of the stall arrive over the aerodrome assess the damage assess the distance assess the suitability assume the control attain the power attain the speed at the end of at the end of segment (полета) at the end of stroke (поршня) at the ground level at the start of cycle at the start of segment (полета) avoid the obstacle backward movement of the stick balance the aircraft balance the control surface balance the propeller bear on the accident before the turbine below the glide slope below the landing minima bend the cotterpin ends be off the track be on the level on the hour block the brake boundary of the area brake the propeller break the journey bring the aircraft back bring the aircraft out by altering the heading cage the gyroscope calibrate the compass calibrate the indicator calibrate the system calibrate the tank cancel the drift cancel the flight cancel the forecast cancel the signal capture the beam carry out a circuit of the aerodrome carry out the flight center the autopilot center the wiper change the frequency change the pitch change the track check the reading chop the power circle the aerodrome clean the aircraft clean up the crack clearance of the aircraft clearance over the threshold clear for the left-hand turn clear the aircraft clear the obstacle clear the point clear the runway climb on the course close the buckets close the circuit close the flight come clear of the ground commence the flight commence the landing procedure compare the readings compensate the compass compensate the error compile the accident report complete the circuit complete the flight complete the flight plan complete the turn compute the visual range conditions beyond the experience conditions on the route considering the obstacles construct the procedure containerize the cargo continue operating on the fuel reserve continue the flight continue the takeoff contribute towards the safety control the aircraft control the pitch convert the frequency convey the information correct the trouble correspond with the operating minima counteract the rotor torque coverage of the chart cover the route crosscheck the readings cross the airway data on the performance decelerate in the flight decelerate the aircraft to decrease the deviation decrease the pitch decrease the speed de-energize the bus define the failure deflate the tire deflect the control surface (напр. элерон) delay the turn delimit the runway delimit the taxiway delineate the runway delineate the taxiway deliver the baggage deliver the clearance denote the obstacle denoting the obstacle depart from the rules departure from the standards depress the pedal detach the load detach the wing determinate the cause determine amount of the error determine the delay determine the extent of damage determine the friction determine the sign of deviation detract from the safety development of the stall deviate from the flight plan deviate from the glide slope deviate from the heading deviation from the course deviation from the level flight discharge the cargo disclose the fares discontinue the takeoff disengage the autopilot displace the center-of-gravity disregard the indicator disseminate the forecast drain the tank draw the conclusion drift off the course drift off the heading drop the nose duck below the glide path ease the aircraft on effect adversely the strength (напр. фюзеляжа) elevation of the strip eliminate the cause of eliminate the hazard eliminate the ice formation eliminate the source of danger (для воздушного движения) enable the aircraft to endanger the aircraft endange the safety endorse the license energize the bus enforce rules of the air engage the autopilot ensure the adequate provisions enter the aircraft enter the aircraft stand enter the airway enter the final approach track enter the spin enter the tariff into force enter the traffic circuit enter the turn entry into the aerodrome zone entry into the flare erection of the gyro establish the characteristics establish the flight conditions establish the procedure exceeding the stalling angle exceed the stop execute the manoeuvre execute the turn expedite the clearance express the altitude extend the agreement extend the landing gear extend the legs extreme aft the center-of-gravity extreme forward the center-of-gravity eye height over the threshold fail into the spin fail to follow the procedure fail to observe the limitations fail to provide the manuals fall into the spin feather the propeller file the flight plan first freedom of the air flight inbound the station flight outbound the station flight over the high seas flight under the rules fly above the weather fly at the altitude fly into the sun fly into the wind fly on the autopilot fly on the course fly on the heading fly the aircraft 2. пилотировать воздушное судно fly the beam fly the circle fly the glide-slope beam fly the great circle fly the heading fly the rhumb line fly under the autopilot fly under the supervision of focus the light follow the beam follow the glide slope follow up the aircraft forfeit the reservation freedom of the air fuel the tank fulfil the conditions gain the air supremacy gain the altitude gain the glide path gain the power gain the speed gather the speed get into the aerodrome get on the course get the height give the way go out of the spin govern the application govern the flight govern the operation grade of the pilot licence guard the frequency handle the baggage handle the flight controls have the runway in sight head the aircraft into wind hold on the heading hold over the aids hold over the beacon hold the aircraft on the heading hold the brake hold the heading on the compass hold the position hold the speed accurately hover at the height of hovering in the ground effect identify the aerodrome from the air identify the aircraft identify the center line impair the operation impair the safety impose the limitations in computing the fuel in conformity with the specifications increase a camber of the profile increase the pitch increase the speed indicate the location from the air inherent in the aircraft initiate the turn install in the aircraft install on the aircraft intercept the beam intercept the glide slope International Relations Department of the Ministry of Civil Aviation interpretation of the signal in the case of delay in the event of a mishap in the event of malfunction introduction of the corrections issue the certificate jeopardize the flight judge the safety keep clear of the aircraft keep out of the way keep tab on the fleet keep the aircraft on keep the altitude keep the ball centered keep the pace keep to the minima kick off the drift kill the landing speed landing off the aerodrome land into the wind land the aircraft latch the pitch stop (лопасти воздушного винта) latch the propeller flight stop lateral the center-of-gravity lay the route lead in the aircraft lead out the aircraft leave the airspace leave the altitude leave the plane leave the runway level the aircraft out lie beyond the range line up the aircraft load the gear load the generator load the structure lock the landing gear lock the landing gear down lock the landing gear up lock the legs longitudinal the center-of-gravity lose the altitude lose the speed loss the control lower the landing gear lower the legs lower the nose wheel maintain the aircraft at readiness to maintain the altitude maintain the course maintain the flight level maintain the flight procedure maintain the flight watch maintain the flying speed maintain the heading maintain the parameter make a complaint against the company make the aircraft airborne make the course change make the reservation manipulate the flight controls mark the obstacle mean scale of the chart meet the airworthiness standards meet the conditions meet the specifications misjudge the distance modify the flight plan monitor the flight monitor the frequency moor the aircraft mount on the frame move off from the rest move the blades to higher move the pedal forward name-code of the route neglect the indicator note the instrument readings note the time observe the conditions observe the instruments observe the readings obtain the correct path obtain the flying speed obtain the forecast offer the capacity off-load the pump on the base leg on the beam on the cross-wind leg on the down-wind leg on the eastbound leg on the final leg on the left base leg on the speed on the upwind leg open the buckets open the circuit open the door inward outward operate from the aerodrome operate under the conditions overcome the obstacle overcome the spring force overflying the runway overpower the autopilot overrun the runway overshoot capture of the glide slope over the territory over the top over the wing park in the baggage participation in the investigation passing over the runway pass the signal past the turbine perform the service bulletin pick up the signal pick up the speed pilot on the controls pitch the nose downward place the aircraft place the flaps in plane of symmetry of the aeroplane plot the aircraft potential hazard to the safe power the bus present the minimum hazard preserve the clearance pressurize the bearing produce the signal profitability over the route prolongation of the rating properly identify the aircraft protect the circuit prove the system pull out of the spin pull the aircraft out of pull the control column back pull the control stick back pull up the helicopter puncture the tire push the aircraft back push the aircraft down push the control column push the control stick put into the spin put on the course put the aircraft into production put the aircraft on the course put the aircraft over raise the landing gear reach the altitude reach the flight level reach the glide path reach the speed reach the stalling angle read the drift angle read the instruments receive the signal record the readings recover from the spin recover from the turn recovery from the manoeuvre recovery from the stall recovery from the turn rectify the compass reduce the hazard reestablish the track regain the glide path regain the speed regain the track register the aircraft release the aircraft release the landing gear release the landing gear lock release the load release the uplock relocate the plane's trim remedy the defect remedy the trouble remove the aircraft remove the crack remove the tangle render the certificate renew the license renew the rating replan the flight report reaching the altitude report reaching the flight level report the heading reset the gyroscope restart the engine in flight restore the system restrict the operations resume the flight resume the journey retain the lever retract the landing gear return the aircraft to service reverse the propeller roll in the aircraft roll into the turn roll left on the heading roll on the aircraft roll on the course roll out of the turn roll out on the heading roll out the aircraft roll right on the heading rotate the aircraft rotate the bogie rules of the air run fluid through the system run off the runway run out the landing gear schedule the performances seat the brush second freedom of the air secure the mishap site select the course select the flight route select the frequency select the heading select the mode select the track angle separate the aircraft serve out the service life set at the desired angle set the course set the flaps at set the heading set the propeller pitch set the throttle lever set up the speed shift the center-of-gravity shop out the skin simulate the instruments responses slacken the cable slave the gyroscope smooth on the heading smooth out the crack smooth out the dent smooth the signal space the aircraft spin the gyro rotor state instituting the investigation (авиационного происшествия) state submitting the report (об авиационном происшествии) steady airflow about the wing steer the aircraft stop the crack propagation stop the leakage submit the flight plan substitute the aircraft supervision approved by the State supply the signal swing the compass swing the door open switch to the autopilot switch to the proper tank takeoff into the wind take off power to the shaft take over the control take the bearing take the energy from take the readings take the taxiway take up the backlash take up the position tap air from the compressor terminate the agreement terminate the control terminate the flight test in the wind tunnel test the system the aircraft under command the route to be flown the route to be followed the runway is clear the runway is not clear the search is terminated through on the same flight throughout the service life tighten the turn time in the air time the valves titl of the gyro to define the airspace transfer the control transit to the climb speed trim the aircraft turn into the wind turn off the system turn on the system turn the proper tank on unarm the system uncage the gyroscope unfeather the propeller unlatch the landing gear unlatch the pitch stop (лопасти воздушного винта) unstall the aircraft unstick the aircraft uplift the freight violate the law wander off the course warn the aircraft wind the generator with decrease in the altitude withdraw from the agreement with increase in the altitude within the frame of within the range withstand the load work on the aircraft write down the readings

1. 2. 1. 2.

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.

* 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.

 

Multiple Entries:
evitar    
evitar algo
evitar ( conjugate evitar) verbo transitivo







evitarse verbo pronominal ‹ problemas› to save oneself;

evitar verbo transitivo
1 to avoid: no pude evitar reírme, I couldn't help laughing
2 (una enfermedad, etc) to prevent
(una desgracia) to avert
3 (a una persona) to avoid ➣ Ver nota en avoid

' evitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorrar
- alarde
- carcajada
- contemporizar
- hincapié
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- murmuración
- para
- remediar
- aglomeración
- huir
English:
avert
- avoid
- breath
- bypass
- cheat
- clampdown
- clear
- deny
- get round
- harm
- head off
- hedge
- help
- loophole
- miss
- pair off
- prevent
- pussyfoot
- save
- scandal
- should
- stave off
- steer
- step in
- way
- get
- guard
- keep
- rat
- shun
- stave
- unavoidably

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.

* 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 ( conjugate eludir) verbo transitivo


eludir verbo transitivo to avoid
' eludir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capear
- desentenderse
- evitar
English:
avoid
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- evade
- fend off
- skirt
- berth
- bypass
- divert
- fend
- get
- parry
- shirk
- side
[problema, dificultad, tema] to avoid; [pregunta] to evade, to avoid, to dodge; Der

1. noun
2. verb - eyebrow
- eye-catching
- eyelash
- eyelet
- eyelid
- eye-opener
- eye-piece
- eyeshadow
- eyesight
- eyesore
- eye-witness
- before/under one's very eyes
- be up to the eyes in
- close one's eyes to
- in the eyes of
- keep an eye on
- lay/set eyes on
- raise one's eyebrows
- see eye to eye
- with an eye to something
- with one's eyes open

I aɪ
II
[aɪ] blind 1., feast 2., mind 1., 1), sight
I [aɪ]
II

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

Ex: I'm sorry; I didn't wish to skate over that.

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

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

* esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.

* esquivar la cuestión = sidestep + the issue.

* esquivar la mirada de Alguien = avert + Posesivo + eyes.

* esquivar una cuestión = dodge + issue.

esquivar ( conjugate esquivar) verbo transitivo ‹persona/problema/dificultad› to avoid;
‹golpe/pregunta› to dodge, evade;
‹ responsabilidad› to avoid, evade
esquivar verbo transitivo
1 (un obstáculo, golpe) to dodge: menos mal que pudo esquivar el árbol que había caído en la carretera, luckily he was able to dodge the tree that had fallen across the road
2 (a una persona) to avoid, dodge: me está esquivando, he's avoiding me
' esquivar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burlar
- cuneta
- huir
- esquinazo
English:
dodge
- elude
- fend off
- sidestep
- way
- avoid
- divert
- duck
- fend
- fudge
- side
[valla, obstáculo] to clear; [pregunta] to evade, to dodge; [compromiso, responsabilidad] to evade, to get out of; [problema, inconveniente] to avoid, to get round

1. 2. 1. 2.

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

Ex: Police are more likely to be killed by rational robbers fleeing the scene of a crime, who routinely use potentially lethal weapons as 'tools of the trade'.

Ex: Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.

Ex: Hundreds of prisoners, including murderers, rapists and robbers, have absconded from open prisons since 1999.

Ex: To pull off the heist, the thief stole a swipe card for the complex before using the wheelchair to make off.

Ex: Though there were reports Bertollini was lamming it in Ireland, he told Michaud on Friday he never left the country.

Ex: As soon as the advance was paid however the manager did a bunk with the money, around £100000, and was never seen nor heard of again.

Ex: For this is the way with these common people; they will work up an enthusiasm one minute, and an hour later it will have fled away and left them cold and empty.

Ex: Paris and her boyfriend Benji were trying to make a quick getaway from paparazzi and fans when she fell over a step.

* emigrantes que huyen de su país en barca o patera = boat people.

* hacer huir = drive away, chase + Nombre + off.

* hacer huir en batalla = route.

* huir a = run off to.

* huir de la justicia = lam (it).

* huir de la opresión = escape + the oppression.

* huir de la realidad = escape + reality.

* huir en desbandada = stampede.

* huir en estampida = stampede.

* huir en tropel = stampede.

 

huir ( conjugate huir) verbo intransitivo


huir del país to flee the country

huirle a algn to avoid sb
huir verbo intransitivo
1 (escapar) to run away [de, from], flee: huyeron a Méjico, they fled to México
está huyendo de la justicia, he's on the run from the law ➣ Ver nota en escape
2 (esquivar, rehuir) to avoid: huye de las personas, she avoids people
huyo de esas situaciones, I avoid that kind of situation
' huir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
quema
- ahuyentar
- arrancar
- evitar
- fugarse
- huya
- justicia
English:
defect
- flee
- getaway
- run
- desert
- get

Ex: A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.

Ex: Apply this rule to legislative enactments and decrees of a political jurisdiction and decrees of a chief executive having the force of law.

Ex: This act allowed for the establishment of town libraries, which were free and open to all ratepayers and provided by funds from local rates.

* acatar la ley = follow + the law.

* acatar las leyes = keep on + the right side of the law.

* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.

* al margen de la ley = extra-judicial.

* ante la ley = at law.

* anteproyecto de ley = draft of legislation, draft bill.

* aprobar una ley = pass + law, pass + legislation, pass + bill.

* ausencia de ley = anomie.

* autoridad sancionadora de ley = enactor of law.

* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.

* confección de leyes = law-making [lawmaking/law making].

* con todas las de la ley = full-bodied, full-fledged, full-scale.

* con todo el peso de la ley = to the full extent of the law.

* contravenir la ley = contravene + the law, break + the law.

* contravenir una ley = be in breach of + law.

* creación de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].

* creador de leyes = rule-maker [rulemaker].

* cumplidor de las leyes = law abiding.

* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.

* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.

* de ley = kosher.

* dentro de la ley = within the law.

* elaboración de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].

* espíritu de la ley, el = spirit of the law, the.

* formulación de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].

* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.

* hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.

* infractor de la ley = scofflaw.

* infringir la ley = break + the law.

* infringir una ley = infringe + law, violate + law, breach + law, be in breach of + law.

* interpretar la ley = interpret + the law.

* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes, bend + the rules, circumvent + rules.

* ir en contra de la ley = be against the law.

* legislación por decreto ley = delegated legislation.

* ley antigua = ancient law.

* ley antiterrorista = terrorism act.

* ley consuetudinaria = customary law.

* ley cósmica = cosmic law.

* ley de bibliotecas = library law.

* ley de bibliotecas, la = library act, the.

* ley de copyright = copyright law.

* ley de derechos de autor = copyright law.

* ley de dispersión = law of scattering.

* Ley de Dispersión de Bradford = Bradford's distribution law, Bradford's Law of Scatter, Bradford's Law of Scattering.

* ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf = Zipf's word frequency law.

* ley de la gravedad, la = law of gravity, the.

* ley de la oferta y la demanda = law of supply and demand.

* ley de la selva, la = law of the jungle, the.

* Ley del Derecho a la Privacidad = privacy law, privacy protection law, Privacy Act.

* ley del más fuerte, la = law of the jungle, the, law of the jungle, the, survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.

* Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la = Orphan Drug Act, the.

* ley de los rendimientos decrecientes = law of diminishing returns.

* Ley de Lotka, la = Lotka's Law.

* ley del secreto industrial = trade secret law.

* ley de Pareto = Pareto's law.

* ley de pesos y medidas = weights and measures act.

* ley de productividad científica de Lotka = Lotka's scientific productivity law.

* Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, la = intellectual property law, Copyright Act, the.

* ley de relación exponencial inversa al cuadrado = inverse square law.

* ley de relación exponencial inversa al cubo = inverse cube law.

* ley de responsabilidad por el producto = product liability law.

* Ley de Simplificación de los Procesos Administrativos = Paperwork Reduction Act.

* ley de sucesión = inheritance law.

* ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.

* ley draconiana = draconian law.

* leyes = the law of the land.

* leyes científicas = laws of physics.

* leyes contra la difamación = laws of libel.

* leyes de la ciencia = laws of physics.

* leyes de la física = laws of physics.

* leyes de la naturaleza = nature's laws, laws of nature.

* leyes sobre la igualdad = equity laws.

* leyes sobre patentes = patent law.

* leyes vigentes = the law of the land.

* ley exponencial = power law.

* ley exponencial inversa = inverse power law.

* ley marcial = martial law.

* Ley Patriótica, La = USA Patriot Act, the.

* ley penal = penal law.

* ley sobre contratos = contract law.

* ley sucesoria = inheritance law.

* ley tribal = tribal law.

* ley tributaria = tax bill.

* no infringir las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.

* obedecer la ley = observe + the law, follow + the law.

* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.

* por ley = mandated.

* promulgar leyes = enact + legislation.

* promulgar una ley = enact + law, promulgate + rule, promulgate + law.

* proteger por ley = protect by + law.

* proyecto de ley = green paper, legislative bill.

* quebrantar la ley = break + the law.

* rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.

* redactar leyes = draft + legislation.

* redactar una ley = draft + law.

* respetar la ley = observe + the law.

* respetar las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.

* respetuoso de la ley = law abiding.

* saltarse la ley a la torera = flout + the law.

* ser responsable ante la ley = be criminally liable.

* tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.

* transgresor de la ley = lawbreaker.

* valor de ley = force of law.

* violación de la ley = breach of legislation.

 

ley sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) law;

iguales ante la ley equal in the eyes of the law;
ley de la oferta y la demanda law of supply and demand;
la ley del más fuerte the survival of the fittest;
ley pareja no es dura (CS) a rule isn't unfair if it applies to everyone
2 (de oro, plata) assay value
ley sustantivo femenino law
Rel la ley del aborto, the abortion law
la ley judía/cristiana, Jewish/Christian law
ley marcial, martial law
una ley de protección del patrimonio artístico, a law on artistic heritage protection
la ley de la selva, the law of the jungle
Pol proyecto de ley, bill
♦ Locuciones: es una persona de ley, he's a reliable person
oro de ley, pure gold
plata de ley, sterling silver
' ley' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acogerse
- adelante
- anteproyecto
- anular
- anulación
- aplicarse
- aprobar
- calle
- codificar
- decreto
- derogación
- dictar
- estatuto
- formular
- hallar
- igualdad
- impugnar
- infringir
- LOGSE
- observar
- oposición
- oro
- plata
- proscrita
- proscrito
- proyecto
- radical
- reformar
- regir
- relajar
- respetar
- retroactiva
- retroactivo
- rigor
- sálica
- sálico
- sancionar
- selva
- someterse
- supresión
- suprimir
- tabla
- talión
- título
- universal
- vigencia
- vigente
- vigor
- violar
- violación
English:
act
- apply
- arm
- bill
- breach
- break
- bring in
- carry
- date back to
- date from
- defy
- effect
- enact
- enforce
- equal
- fingertip
- frame
- framework
- full-fledged
- go through
- implement
- infringe
- infringement
- introduce
- introduction
- jungle
- keep
- law
- legal
- letter
- liberal
- move
- muscle
- obey
- observance
- observe
- pass
- passing
- provoke
- repeal
- repudiate
- reversal
- revival
- revive
- scope
- section
- sod
- stand
- state
- statutory
[parlamentaria] act; ley de extranjería immigration law; Pol ley marco framework law; Pol ley orgánica organic law; Hist ley sálica Salic law; Dep ley de la ventaja advantage (law); la ley coránica Koranic law; Fam ley del embudo one law for oneself and another for everyone else; Fam [persona] to be totally trustworthy [plata] sterling;