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61 reducir

v.

1 to reduce.

reduzca la velocidad reduce speed now (en letrero)

nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cut

reducir algo a algo to reduce something to something

reducir algo al absurdo to make a nonsense of something

Ella redujo la velocidad She reduced the speed.

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

3 to convert (Mat) (convertir).

4 to set (medicine).

5 to shorten, to shrink.

Ellos redujeron las tablas They shortened the boards.

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

Ellos redujeron los gastos They cut down expenses.

7 to conquer, to subdue, to subjugate.

Ellos redujeron a los nativos They conquered the natives.

8 to hydrogenate.

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reducir

Conjugation model [ CONDUCIR], like link=conducir conducir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to reduce

■ reducir a cenizas to reduce to ashes

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

■ reducir gastos to cut down on expenses

3 (vencer) to subdue

4 MEDICINA to set

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

► verbo intransitivo

1 AUTOMÓVIL to change down, change to a lower gear

► verbo pronominal reducirse

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

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

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

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verb

1) to reduce, cut

2) decrease

3) subdue

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1. VT

1) (=disminuir)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2)

• reducir algo a algo —

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

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

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

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

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

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

- reducir algo al absurdo

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

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

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

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

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

5) (Quím) to reduce

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

2.

VI (Aut) to change down

reduce a segunda — change down to second gear

3.

See:

reducirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

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

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

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

le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence

reducir algo A algo — to reduce something to something

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

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

reducir algo EN algo — to reduce something by something

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

b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce

2)

a) ( transformar)

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

b) (Quím) to reduce

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

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

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

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

1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down

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

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

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

Nota: Generalmente aplicado a los precios.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.

* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.

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

* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.

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

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

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

* reducir costes = reduce + costs.

* reducir de plantilla = downsize.

* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.

* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.

* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.

* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.

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

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

* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.

* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.

* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.

* reducir el valor = reduce + value.

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

* reducir gradualmente = scale down.

* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.

* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.

* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.

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

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

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

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

* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.

* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.

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

* reducir progresivamente = phase out.

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

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

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

* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.

* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

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

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

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

le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence

reducir algo A algo — to reduce something to something

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

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

reducir algo EN algo — to reduce something by something

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

b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce

2)

a) ( transformar)

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

b) (Quím) to reduce

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

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

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

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

1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down

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

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

* * *

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

Nota: Generalmente aplicado a los precios.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.

* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.

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

* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.

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

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

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

* reducir costes = reduce + costs.

* reducir de plantilla = downsize.

* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.

* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.

* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.

* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.

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

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

* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.

* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.

* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.

* reducir el valor = reduce + value.

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

* reducir gradualmente = scale down.

* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.

* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.

* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.

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

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

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

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

* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.

* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.

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

* reducir progresivamente = phase out.

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

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

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

* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.

* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.

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reducir [I6 ]

vt

A

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

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

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

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

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

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

reducir algo A algo to reduce sth TO sth

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

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

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

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

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

reducir algo EN algo to reduce sth BY sth

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

2 ‹fotocopia/fotografía› to reduce

B

1 (transformar) reducir algo A algo:

reducir los gramos a miligramos to convert the grams to milligrams

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

quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes

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

2 ( Quím) to reduce

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

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

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

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

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

■ reducir

vi

A ( Coc) to reduce, boil down

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

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

■ reducirse

v pron

reducirse A algo:

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

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

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

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

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

2
a) ( transformar):

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

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

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

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

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

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reducir

♦ vt

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

reduzca la velocidad [en letrero] reduce speed now;

reducir algo a algo to reduce sth to sth;

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

reducir algo al mínimo to reduce sth to a minimum;

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

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

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

2. [fotocopia] to reduce

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

5. Med [hueso] to set

6. Quím to reduce

7. Culin [guiso, salsa] to reduce

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

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

♦ vi

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

reduce a tercera change down into third (gear)

2. Culin [guiso, salsa] to reduce

♦ See also the pronominal verb reducirse

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reducir

v/t

1 reduce (a to); gastos cut;

reducir personal cut jobs, reduce staff numbers;

reducir la marcha AUTO downshift, shift into a lower gear

2 MIL overcome

* * *

reducir {61} vt

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

2) : to subdue

3) : to boil down

♦ See also the reflexive verb reducirse

* * *

reducir vb to reduce

reducir la velocidad to reduce speed

Spanish-English dictionary > reducir
62 relación

f.

1 relation, association, relationship, connection.

2 relation, treatment, intercourse, dealing.

3 acquaintance, relation.

4 account, recitation, narration, recital.

5 report, recountal.

6 friendship.

7 relative, member of the family, relation.

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relación

► nombre femenino

1 (correspondencia) relation, relationship

■ una relación amistosa a friendship, a friendly relationship

2 (conexión) link, connection

3 (lista) list, record

4 (relato) account, telling

5 (en matemática) ratio

► nombre femenino plural relaciones

1 (conocidos) acquaintances; (contactos) contacts, connections

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

con relación a / en relación a with regard to, regarding

estar en buenas relaciones con alguien to be on good terms with somebody

estar en relación con alguien to be in contact with somebody

hacer relación a algo to refer to something

tener buenas relaciones to be well connected

tener relaciones con alguien (salir) to go out with somebody

relación de compresión TÉCNICA compression ratio

relaciones diplomáticas diplomatic relations

relaciones públicas public relations

■ es el relaciones públicas de Enya he's Enya's PR man

relaciones sexuales sexual relations

* * *

noun f.

1) relation

2) relationship

3) account

4) connection

5) liaison

•

- relaciones públicas
- relación sexual
* * *

SF

1) (=vínculo) connection

no existe ninguna relación entre los dos accidentes — there is no connection between the two accidents

existe una relación entre el tabaco y el cáncer — there is a connection o relation o relationship between cigarettes and cancer

• guardar o tener relación con algo — [suceso] to be connected with sth, be related to sth; [persona] to be connected with sth

no guardar relación (alguna) con algo — (=no parecerse) to bear no relation (whatsoever) to sth; (=no estar relacionado) to have no connection o relation (at all) with sth

relación calidad/precio — value for money

tener buena relación calidad/precio — to be good value for money

relación causa-efecto — cause and effect relationship

relación real de intercambio — terms of trade pl

2)

• con relación a, en relación a o con — (=comparado con) compared to, compared with; (=en lo referente a) with regard to, in connection with

un aumento del 3% con relación al año anterior — an increase of 3% over o compared to o compared with the previous year

con relación a la encuesta publicada por este periódico — with regard to o in connection with the survey published by this newspaper

fue interrogado en relación con el secuestro — he was questioned in connection with the kidnapping

3) (=entre personas)

a) [en el momento presente] relations pl

¿cómo es su relación o son sus relaciones con su jefe? — how are relations between you and your boss?

• estar en o mantener buenas relaciones con — [+ persona] to be on good terms with; [+ organización] to have good relations with

• romper las relaciones con — [+ país, organización] to break off relations with; [+ familiar, amigo] to break off all contact with

b) [de larga duración] relationship

¿cómo eran las relaciones con su padre? — what was your relationship with your father like?

tenía una relación de amistad con algunos de sus alumnos — he had a friendly relationship with some of his students

¿sigues manteniendo las relaciones con tus antiguos compañeros de universidad? — do you still keep in touch with people from your university days?

relaciones humanas — human relations

4) [con empresa, organización] connection

¿tiene alguna relación con esa empresa? — do you have any connection with that company?

ha sido detenido por sus relaciones con la Mafia — he has been arrested because of his connections with the Mafia

relaciones comerciales — trade relations

relaciones diplomáticas — diplomatic relations

relaciones empresariales — business relations

relaciones laborales — labour relations, labor relations (EEUU)

relaciones públicas — (=actividad) public relations, PR; (=profesional) public relations officer, PR officer

5) (tb: relación amorosa) relationship

nuestra relación duró hasta 1997 — our relationship lasted until 1997

no veían con buenos ojos sus relaciones con una extranjera — they did not view his relationship with a foreign woman favourably

tu relación de pareja — your relationship with your partner

llevan varios meses de relaciones — they've been seeing each other for some months

tienen una relación formal desde hace un año — they've been formally going out for a year

relación sentimental — relationship

6) (tb: relación sexual) (=acto) sex; (=trato) sexual relationship

mantener o tener relaciones sexuales con algn — [de forma esporádica] to have sex with sb; [de forma continuada] to be in a sexual relationship with sb

relaciones carnales — carnal relations

relaciones extramatrimoniales — extra-marital relationships

relaciones ilícitas — illicit sexual relations

relaciones prematrimoniales — premarital sex, sex before marriage

7) (=referencia)

• hacer relación a algo — to refer to sth

no hizo relación a ese tema — she did not refer to that subject

8) pl relaciones (=personas conocidas) acquaintances; (=enchufes) contacts, connections

tener (buenas) relaciones — to be well connected, have good contacts o connections

9) (Mat) (=proporción) ratio

los superan numéricamente en una relación 46-36% — they outnumber them by a ratio of 46-36%

relación de compresión — compression ratio

10) frm (=narración) account

• hacer una relación de algo — to give an account of sth

hizo una relación detallada de lo que vio — she gave a detailed account of what she saw

11) (=lista) list

la relación de aprobados se publicará en marzo — the list of those who have passed will be issued in March

el usuario dispone, junto a la factura telefónica, de una relación de sus llamadas — the customer receives, together with the telephone bill, a breakdown of calls made

12) (Jur) (=informe) record, (official) return

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( conexión) connection

con relación a or en relación con — ( con respecto a) in connection with; ( en comparación con) relative to

en relación con su carta... — with regard to o regarding your letter...

b) ( correspondencia)

en una relación de diez a uno — (Mat) in a ratio of ten to one

tiene una excelente relación calidad-precio — it is excellent value for money

una relación causa-efecto — a relationship of cause and effect

2)

a) ( trato)

tienen una buena relación — they have a good relationship

relaciones sexuales — sexual relations

relaciones prematrimoniales — premarital sex

tener relaciones amorosas con alguien — to have an affair with somebody

estoy en buenas relaciones con él — I'm on good terms with him

relaciones diplomáticas/comerciales — diplomatic/trade relations

es nulo en lo que respecta a las relaciones humanas — he's hopeless when it comes to dealing with people

las relaciones entre padres e hijos — the relationship between parents and their children

b) relaciones femenino plural ( influencias) contacts (pl), connections (pl)

- relaciones públicas

3)

a) ( exposición) account

hizo una detallada relación de los hechos — she gave a detailed account of the facts

b) ( lista) list

* * *

= association, chaining, connection [connexion], connectivity, dealing, interaction, interplay, involvement, link, ratio, relation, relationship, relationship link, relatedness, alliance, liaison, exposure, tie, tie-up.

Ex. It is possible and convenient to select a viewpoint on the scope, associations and labels for subjects which coincides with the way in which subjects are handled in the literature.

Ex. The information seeking patterns of a variety of academic social scientists were broken down into 6 characteristics: starting; chaining; browsing; differentiating; monitoring; and extracting.

Ex. Access is via modified television set, a telephone (and its connections) and a simple keypad.

Ex. An information system architecture defines a structure for describing communications connectivity between users of information and sources of information.

Ex. The most serious problem for librarians in their dealings with media materials is the massive multiplication of formats, making it difficult for librarians to decide what to buy in what format.

Ex. One trend for the future is likely to be the development of hosts which are designed for interaction with the end user.

Ex. In the case of the book, it is the interplay of such multifarious trends that will determine its destiny.

Ex. Clearly, anyone having any dealings at all with the CAP needs a general understanding of how the system works, at a level which is appropriate to their involvement.

Ex. Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.

Ex. The microfiche is a common form for catalogues and indexes, usually 208 or 270 frames per fiche, in a piece of film and with a reduction ratio of 42 or 48:1.

Ex. The catalogue often forms the basis for co-operation and good relations between the libraries in a region.

Ex. Related works are separately catalogued works that have a relationship to another work.

Ex. The bibliographic record for the volume is also a monographic record, but with a series entry and a relationship link to the bibliographic record for the series as a whole.

Ex. The frequency of co-occurrence of articles from different subfields in selected periodicals is used for measuring the degree of relatedness between these subfields.

Ex. This type of alliance is already evident in countries like Thailand, where library science students and educators have been actively involved in writing and illustrating children's books.

Ex. It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand.

Ex. This article also examines the need for exposure to AI by all students in order to become familiar with capabilities and limitations of AI-based systems.

Ex. Eastern European countries longing for western scientific ties have wanted to participate in the Internet for a long time, but were excluded by government regulations.

Ex. The report of findings may consist simply of a few pages, or be a trends and proposals report, or may suggest tie-ups with other groups.

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* beneficios en relación con la inversión = return on investment (ROI).

* bloque funcional de relaciones entre registros = linking entry block.

* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.

* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.

* campaña de relaciones públicas = public relations campaign.

* campo de relación = linking field.

* con relación a = as regards, re, in relation to, in connection with, regarding, concerning.

* crear relaciones = structure + relationships.

* definir relaciones = structure + relationships.

* de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.

* diagrama de relaciones = relationship display.

* encargado de relaciones públicas = public liaison.

* en relación a = as for.

* en relación con = in association with, in conjunction with, in connection with, in relation to, in respect of, in terms of, in the way of, relating to, relative to, vis à vis, with reference to, with regard(s) to, apropos of, as it relates to, in the context of, on the matter of, re, regarding, apropos to, in reference to, concerning, in keeping with.

* en relación proporcional con = in proportion to.

* entablar relaciones = enter into + relations, enter into + relationships, build + relationships, develop + relationships, develop + relations, build + relations.

* entablar relaciones comerciales = transact.

* entablar relaciones con = forge + links with, forge + relationships with, forge + ties.

* establecer relaciones = build + relationships, develop + relationships, develop + relations, build + relations, structure + relationships.

* establecer relaciones con = forge + links with, forge + relationships with, forge + ties.

* estrechar la relación = strengthen + links.

* estropear una relación = poison + a relationship.

* fortalecer la relación = strengthen + links.

* ganancias en relación con la inversión = return on investment (ROI).

* grado de relación = relatedness measure.

* guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.

* guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.

* guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.

* hacer una relación de = list.

* indicador de relación = relation indicator, relational operator, role operator.

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

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

* mantener relaciones = maintain + contact, maintain + relationships, maintain + relations.

* mantener relaciones comerciales = do + business.

* mantener una relación con = carry on + relationship with.

* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.

* negar tener relación con = disclaim + connection with.

* no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.

* número de relación = linking number.

* operador de relación = link, relational operator, linking device.

* persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].

* poner en relación = bring into + relationship.

* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.

* relación "es un tipo de" = is-a relationship.

* relación afín = affinitive relationship.

* relación amorosa = love affair.

* relación ascendente = upward reference.

* relación asociativa = associative relation, collateral link, collateral reference.

* relación calidad-precio = price-performance ratio.

* relación causa-efecto = cause-effect relation, causal relationship.

* relación clase-tipo = type-token ratio.

* relación comparativa = comparative relation.

* relación consecutiva = consecutive relation.

* relación contractual = contractual relationship.

* relación coordinada = coordinate relation.

* relación costes-beneficios = cost-benefit ratio.

* relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit ratio.

* relación de aplicación = bias relation.

* relación de confianza = trusting relationship.

* relación de contenido = contents notes.

* relación de equivalencia = equivalence relationship.

* relación de inclusión = part-whole relation.

* relación de poder = power relationship.

* relación de preferencia = preferential relation, preferential relationship.

* relación descendente = downward reference.

* relación de trabajo = working relation, working relationship, work relationship, work relation.

* relación directa = direct relationship, linear relationship, linear relation.

* relación directamente proporcional significativa = significant direct relationship.

* relación directa significativa = significant direct relationship.

* relación entre compañeros = peer interaction.

* relación entre cuasisinónimos = near-synonymous relationship.

* relaciones = intercourse.

* relaciones comerciales = business dealings, commercial relations, trade relations.

* relaciones de género = gender relations.

* relaciones de poder = power relations.

* relaciones diplomáticas = diplomatic relations.

* relaciones entre hombres y mujeres = gender relations.

* relaciones humanas = human relations, human relationships.

* relaciones industriales = industrial relations.

* relaciones jerárquicas = role relationships.

* relaciones laborales = labour relations, employment relations.

* relación específica = downward reference.

* relaciones prematrimoniales = premarital sex.

* relaciones públicas = public relations (PR), PR activities, public relations exercise, public liaison.

* relaciones sexuales = sexual intercourse, intercourse.

* relaciones sexuales promiscuas = casual sex(ual) encounters, casual sex.

* relaciones sociales = social relations.

* relación estrecha = close contact.

* relación formal = formal relation.

* relación genérica = generic relation, generic relationship, upwards link, upward reference.

* relación género/especie = genus/species relationship.

* relación internacional = international relation.

* relación interracial = interracial relationship.

* relación inversa = inverse relationship.

* relación inversamente proporcional significativa = inverse relationship, significant inverse relationship.

* relación inversa significativa = significant inverse relationship.

* relación jerárquica = hierarchical relation, hierarchical relationship.

* relación laboral = working relation, working relationship, work relationship, work relation.

* relación negativa = negative relationship.

* relación parte-todo = whole/part relationship, whole-part relationship.

* relación positiva = positive relationship.

* relación semántica = semantic relation, semantic relationship.

* relación sexual = sexual relationship.

* relación sexual sin protección = unprotected sex.

* relación simbiótica = symbiotic relationship.

* relación sintáctica = syntactic relation, syntactic relationship, syntactical relationship.

* relativo a la relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit, cost-benefit.

* romper una relación = break off + relationship, sever + connection.

* sin relación = unrelated, unconnected.

* sin relación con = unrelated to.

* sociología de las relaciones industriales = industrial sociology, sociology of industrial relations.

* tener relación con = have + bearing on.

* tener relaciones amorosas = have + an affair.

* tener relaciones con = have + dealings with.

* tener relaciones sexuales con = have + intercourse with.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( conexión) connection

con relación a or en relación con — ( con respecto a) in connection with; ( en comparación con) relative to

en relación con su carta... — with regard to o regarding your letter...

b) ( correspondencia)

en una relación de diez a uno — (Mat) in a ratio of ten to one

tiene una excelente relación calidad-precio — it is excellent value for money

una relación causa-efecto — a relationship of cause and effect

2)

a) ( trato)

tienen una buena relación — they have a good relationship

relaciones sexuales — sexual relations

relaciones prematrimoniales — premarital sex

tener relaciones amorosas con alguien — to have an affair with somebody

estoy en buenas relaciones con él — I'm on good terms with him

relaciones diplomáticas/comerciales — diplomatic/trade relations

es nulo en lo que respecta a las relaciones humanas — he's hopeless when it comes to dealing with people

las relaciones entre padres e hijos — the relationship between parents and their children

b) relaciones femenino plural ( influencias) contacts (pl), connections (pl)

- relaciones públicas

3)

a) ( exposición) account

hizo una detallada relación de los hechos — she gave a detailed account of the facts

b) ( lista) list

* * *

= association, chaining, connection [connexion], connectivity, dealing, interaction, interplay, involvement, link, ratio, relation, relationship, relationship link, relatedness, alliance, liaison, exposure, tie, tie-up.

Ex: It is possible and convenient to select a viewpoint on the scope, associations and labels for subjects which coincides with the way in which subjects are handled in the literature.

Ex: The information seeking patterns of a variety of academic social scientists were broken down into 6 characteristics: starting; chaining; browsing; differentiating; monitoring; and extracting.

Ex: Access is via modified television set, a telephone (and its connections) and a simple keypad.

Ex: An information system architecture defines a structure for describing communications connectivity between users of information and sources of information.

Ex: The most serious problem for librarians in their dealings with media materials is the massive multiplication of formats, making it difficult for librarians to decide what to buy in what format.

Ex: One trend for the future is likely to be the development of hosts which are designed for interaction with the end user.

Ex: In the case of the book, it is the interplay of such multifarious trends that will determine its destiny.

Ex: Clearly, anyone having any dealings at all with the CAP needs a general understanding of how the system works, at a level which is appropriate to their involvement.

Ex: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.

Ex: The microfiche is a common form for catalogues and indexes, usually 208 or 270 frames per fiche, in a piece of film and with a reduction ratio of 42 or 48:1.

Ex: The catalogue often forms the basis for co-operation and good relations between the libraries in a region.

Ex: Related works are separately catalogued works that have a relationship to another work.

Ex: The bibliographic record for the volume is also a monographic record, but with a series entry and a relationship link to the bibliographic record for the series as a whole.

Ex: The frequency of co-occurrence of articles from different subfields in selected periodicals is used for measuring the degree of relatedness between these subfields.

Ex: This type of alliance is already evident in countries like Thailand, where library science students and educators have been actively involved in writing and illustrating children's books.

Ex: It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand.

Ex: This article also examines the need for exposure to AI by all students in order to become familiar with capabilities and limitations of AI-based systems.

Ex: Eastern European countries longing for western scientific ties have wanted to participate in the Internet for a long time, but were excluded by government regulations.

Ex: The report of findings may consist simply of a few pages, or be a trends and proposals report, or may suggest tie-ups with other groups.

* beneficios en relación con la inversión = return on investment (ROI).

* bloque funcional de relaciones entre registros = linking entry block.

* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.

* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.

* campaña de relaciones públicas = public relations campaign.

* campo de relación = linking field.

* con relación a = as regards, re, in relation to, in connection with, regarding, concerning.

* crear relaciones = structure + relationships.

* definir relaciones = structure + relationships.

* de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.

* diagrama de relaciones = relationship display.

* encargado de relaciones públicas = public liaison.

* en relación a = as for.

* en relación con = in association with, in conjunction with, in connection with, in relation to, in respect of, in terms of, in the way of, relating to, relative to, vis à vis, with reference to, with regard(s) to, apropos of, as it relates to, in the context of, on the matter of, re, regarding, apropos to, in reference to, concerning, in keeping with.

* en relación proporcional con = in proportion to.

* entablar relaciones = enter into + relations, enter into + relationships, build + relationships, develop + relationships, develop + relations, build + relations.

* entablar relaciones comerciales = transact.

* entablar relaciones con = forge + links with, forge + relationships with, forge + ties.

* establecer relaciones = build + relationships, develop + relationships, develop + relations, build + relations, structure + relationships.

* establecer relaciones con = forge + links with, forge + relationships with, forge + ties.

* estrechar la relación = strengthen + links.

* estropear una relación = poison + a relationship.

* fortalecer la relación = strengthen + links.

* ganancias en relación con la inversión = return on investment (ROI).

* grado de relación = relatedness measure.

* guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.

* guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.

* guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.

* hacer una relación de = list.

* indicador de relación = relation indicator, relational operator, role operator.

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

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

* mantener relaciones = maintain + contact, maintain + relationships, maintain + relations.

* mantener relaciones comerciales = do + business.

* mantener una relación con = carry on + relationship with.

* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.

* negar tener relación con = disclaim + connection with.

* no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.

* número de relación = linking number.

* operador de relación = link, relational operator, linking device.

* persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].

* poner en relación = bring into + relationship.

* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.

* relación "es un tipo de" = is-a relationship.

* relación afín = affinitive relationship.

* relación amorosa = love affair.

* relación ascendente = upward reference.

* relación asociativa = associative relation, collateral link, collateral reference.

* relación calidad-precio = price-performance ratio.

* relación causa-efecto = cause-effect relation, causal relationship.

* relación clase-tipo = type-token ratio.

* relación comparativa = comparative relation.

* relación consecutiva = consecutive relation.

* relación contractual = contractual relationship.

* relación coordinada = coordinate relation.

* relación costes-beneficios = cost-benefit ratio.

* relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit ratio.

* relación de aplicación = bias relation.

* relación de confianza = trusting relationship.

* relación de contenido = contents notes.

* relación de equivalencia = equivalence relationship.

* relación de inclusión = part-whole relation.

* relación de poder = power relationship.

* relación de preferencia = preferential relation, preferential relationship.

* relación descendente = downward reference.

* relación de trabajo = working relation, working relationship, work relationship, work relation.

* relación directa = direct relationship, linear relationship, linear relation.

* relación directamente proporcional significativa = significant direct relationship.

* relación directa significativa = significant direct relationship.

* relación entre compañeros = peer interaction.

* relación entre cuasisinónimos = near-synonymous relationship.

* relaciones = intercourse.

* relaciones comerciales = business dealings, commercial relations, trade relations.

* relaciones de género = gender relations.

* relaciones de poder = power relations.

* relaciones diplomáticas = diplomatic relations.

* relaciones entre hombres y mujeres = gender relations.

* relaciones humanas = human relations, human relationships.

* relaciones industriales = industrial relations.

* relaciones jerárquicas = role relationships.

* relaciones laborales = labour relations, employment relations.

* relación específica = downward reference.

* relaciones prematrimoniales = premarital sex.

* relaciones públicas = public relations (PR), PR activities, public relations exercise, public liaison.

* relaciones sexuales = sexual intercourse, intercourse.

* relaciones sexuales promiscuas = casual sex(ual) encounters, casual sex.

* relaciones sociales = social relations.

* relación estrecha = close contact.

* relación formal = formal relation.

* relación genérica = generic relation, generic relationship, upwards link, upward reference.

* relación género/especie = genus/species relationship.

* relación internacional = international relation.

* relación interracial = interracial relationship.

* relación inversa = inverse relationship.

* relación inversamente proporcional significativa = inverse relationship, significant inverse relationship.

* relación inversa significativa = significant inverse relationship.

* relación jerárquica = hierarchical relation, hierarchical relationship.

* relación laboral = working relation, working relationship, work relationship, work relation.

* relación negativa = negative relationship.

* relación parte-todo = whole/part relationship, whole-part relationship.

* relación positiva = positive relationship.

* relación semántica = semantic relation, semantic relationship.

* relación sexual = sexual relationship.

* relación sexual sin protección = unprotected sex.

* relación simbiótica = symbiotic relationship.

* relación sintáctica = syntactic relation, syntactic relationship, syntactical relationship.

* relativo a la relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit, cost-benefit.

* romper una relación = break off + relationship, sever + connection.

* sin relación = unrelated, unconnected.

* sin relación con = unrelated to.

* sociología de las relaciones industriales = industrial sociology, sociology of industrial relations.

* tener relación con = have + bearing on.

* tener relaciones amorosas = have + an affair.

* tener relaciones con = have + dealings with.

* tener relaciones sexuales con = have + intercourse with.

* * *

relación

feminine

A

1 (conexión) connection

esto no tiene or no guarda ninguna relación con los hechos this has no connection with o bears no relation to the facts

existe una relación entre los dos sucesos there is a connection o link between the two events

con relación a or en relación con (con respecto a) in connection with; (en comparación con) relative to

en relación con su carta de fecha … in connection with o with regard to your letter dated …

hubo un descenso con relación al año anterior there was a decrease relative to the previous year

2

(correspondencia): en una relación de diez a uno ( Mat) in a ratio of ten to one

tiene una excelente relación calidad-precio it is excellent value for money

una relación causa-efecto a relationship of cause and effect

Compuesto:

relación de equivalencia

equivalence relation

B

1

(trato): ha establecido una buena relación con él she has built up a good relationship with him

relaciones amistosas/sexuales friendly/sexual relations

relaciones prematrimoniales premarital sex

tuvo relaciones amorosas con una famosa actriz he had an affair with a famous actress

mantienen relaciones formales desde hace años they have been courting for years

siempre ha tenido muy buenas relaciones con su jefe she has always had o enjoyed a very good relationship with her boss

ahora estoy en buenas relaciones con él I'm on good terms with him now

relaciones comerciales trading o trade relations

han roto las relaciones diplomáticas they have broken off diplomatic relations

es nulo en lo que respecta a las relaciones humanas he's hopeless when it comes to dealing with people o when it comes to the human side of things

las relaciones entre padres e hijos the relationship between parents and their children

2 relaciones fpl (influencias) contacts (pl), connections (pl)

tiene buenas relaciones en la empresa he has some good contacts o connections in the company

Compuestos:

● relaciones exteriores

fpl foreign affairs (pl)

● relaciones públicas

A fpl (actividad) public relations (pl)

B masculine and feminine (persona) public relations officer ( o executive etc)

C

1 (exposición) account

hizo una detallada relación de los hechos she gave a detailed account of the facts

2 (lista) list

* * *

relación sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( conexión) connection;

con relación a or en relación con ( con respecto a) in connection with;
( en comparación con) relative to;
◊ en relación con su carta … with regard to o regarding your letter …

b) ( correspondencia):

◊ en una relación de diez a uno (Mat) in a ratio of ten to one;

una relación causa-efecto a relationship of cause and effect
2
a) ( entre personas) relationship;

◊ las relaciones entre padres e hijos the relationship between parents and their children;

estoy en buenas relaciones con él I'm on good terms with him
b)

◊ relaciones sustantivo femenino plural ( influencias) contacts (pl), connections (pl);

(trato comercial, diplomático) relations (pl);
( trato carnal) sex;
◊ relaciones exteriores foreign affairs;

relaciones prematrimoniales premarital sex;
relaciones públicas ( actividad) public relations (pl);

( persona) public relations officer;
(de cantante, artista) PR;
◊ relaciones sexuales sexual relations

3
a) ( exposición) account

b) ( lista) list

relación sustantivo femenino
1 (entre personas) relationship: no tengo relación alguna con ellos, I don't maintain any form of contact with them
estar en buenas relaciones con alguien, to be on good terms with sb
tener relaciones influyentes, to have good contacts
2 (entre ideas o cosas) connection, relation
con relación a su pregunta, regarding your question
3 (de nombres, elementos, etc) list
4 (de un hecho o situación) account: la relación de los hechos es algo confusa, the description of the facts is somewhat confusing
5 Mat ratio, proportion
6 relaciones públicas, (actividad) public relations
(persona) public relations officer
' relación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajena
- ajeno
- causa
- cimentar
- comercio
- con
- consonancia
- cortar
- definitivamente
- desconectarse
- enlace
- enrarecerse
- entrañable
- escarceo
- extramatrimonial
- hermandad
- intimidad
- laboral
- lazo
- murmuración
- paréntesis
- proporción
- regañar
- relucir
- rencilla
- romperse
- salir
- sexo
- tambalearse
- tempestuosa
- tempestuoso
- tirantez
- trabajada
- trabajado
- tratar
- tratarse
- trato
- ver
- vendedor
- vendedora
- asfixiante
- asunto
- aventura
- clandestino
- comunicación
- conexión
- conocer
- consolidar
- correspondencia
- desgastar
English:
association
- bearing
- blossom
- breakup
- bust up
- close
- commensurate
- connect
- connected
- connection
- damage
- fall apart
- intimate
- involvement
- liaison
- money
- of
- pertinent
- record
- relation
- relationship
- rob
- stormy
- strain
- strained
- strengthen
- terminate
- to
- two-timer
- unrelated
- value
- walk out
- acquaintance
- disclaim
- further
- involve
- irrelevant
- obviously
- put
- rapport
- re
- reference
- regard
- relevance
- unconnected

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relación

♦ nf

1. [nexo] relation, connection;

con relación a, en relación con in relation to, with regard to;

no hay ninguna relación entre los dos secuestros the two kidnappings are unrelated o unconnected;

guardar relación con algo to be related to sth;

no guardar relación con algo to bear no relation to sth;

Comp
relación calidad-precio value for money;
relación costo-beneficio o Esp coste-beneficio cost-benefit ratio

2. [comunicación, trato] relations, relationship;

mantener relaciones con alguien to keep in touch with sb;

tener o [m5] mantener buenas relaciones con alguien to be on good terms with sb

Comp
relaciones comerciales [vínculos] business links; [comercio] trade;
relaciones diplomáticas diplomatic relations;

han roto las relaciones diplomáticas they have broken off diplomatic relations;

relaciones internacionales international relations;

relaciones laborales industrial relations;

relación de pareja: [m5] los problemas de las relaciones de pareja relationship problems;

dice que no necesita de la relación de pareja she says she doesn't need to be in a relationship with anybody;

relaciones de parentesco kinship;

relaciones personales personal relationships;

relaciones públicas [actividad] public relations, PR

3. [lista] list

4. [descripción] account

5. [informe] report

6.
relaciones [noviazgo] relationship;

llevan cinco años de relaciones they've been going out together for five years;

un cursillo sobre las relaciones de pareja a course on being in a relationship;

relaciones prematrimoniales premarital sex;

mantener relaciones prematrimoniales to have premarital sex;

relaciones sexuales sexual relations

7.
relaciones [contactos] contacts, connections;

tener buenas relaciones to be well connected

8. Mat ratio

♦ nmf inv
relaciones públicas [persona] public relations officer, PR officer
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relación

f

1 relationship;

la relación calidad-precio es muy buena it’s good value for money;

relación causa-efecto cause and effect relationship;

mantener relaciones (amorosas) con alguien have an affair with s.o.

2 ( conexión) relation;

no guardar relación con bear no relation to;

con o

en relación a with o in relation to

* * *

relación nf, pl - ciones

1) : relation, connection, relevance

2) : relationship

3) relato: account

4) lista: list

5)

con relación a or

en relación con : in relation to, concerning

6)

relacionespúblicas : public relations

* * *

relación n

1. (trato) relationship

tengo una buena relación con mis padres I've got a good relationship with my parents

mantienen una relación amistosa they are friends

2. (correspondencia, unión) connection

no sé qué relación hay entre estos hechos I don't know what the connection is between these events

con relación a / en relación con with regard to / in relation to

relaciones públicas public relations

Spanish-English dictionary > relación
63 separación

f.

1 separation, distance, span, stretch.

2 separation, division, isolation, divorcement.

3 separation, dissociation, break-up, breakup.

4 separation, disunion, estrangement.

5 partition.

6 abrus, dissepiment.

* * *

separación

► nombre femenino

1 separation

2 (espacio) space, gap

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

separación matrimonial / separación conyugal legal separation

* * *

noun f.

1) separation

2) division

3) gap

* * *

SF

1) (=división) division

la estantería sirve de separación entre las dos zonas — the bookcase acts as a division between the two areas

las tropas han cruzado la línea de separación — the troops have crossed the dividing line

separación de bienes — separate estates pl

separación de poderes — separation of powers

separación racial — racial segregation

2) [entre cónyuges, amigos] separation

tras varios meses de separación — after several months of separation

en el momento de la separación de las dos compañías — at the moment when the two companies split

separación legal, separación matrimonial — legal separation

3) (=distancia) gap, space

deja un poco más de separación entre los cuadros — leave a slightly bigger gap o space between the pictures

4) [de un cargo] removal, dismissal

tras su separación del cargo — after his removal o dismissal from the post

separación del servicio — (Mil) discharge

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( división) division

el río sirve de separación entre las dos fincas — the river marks the division between the two estates

mamparas de separación — dividing o partition screens

la separación de la Iglesia y del Estado — the separation of the Church and the State

b) ( espacio) space, gap

2)

a) ( ausencia)

se reunieron después de dos meses de separación — they met up again after being apart for two months

b) ( del matrimonio) separation

- separación de bienes

3) (frml) ( de un cargo) dismissal

* * *

= departure, displacement, divide, split, disjunction, segregation, separation, shift away from, breakup [break-up], splitting, severance, dismemberment, detachment, balkanization.

Ex. Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them 'conform more to rules advocated by Mr. Panizzi than to those finally sanctioned by the Trustees of the Museum'.

Ex. It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.

Ex. Nevertheless, this basic divide remains a useful distinction between two major categories of indexing systems.

Ex. The information note may consist of a brief history of a corporate body, highlighting changes in the body's name, mergers with other bodies, splits within or between bodies, etc.

Ex. Digital technology has ushered us into a ceaseless spiral of change which represents, not so much an evolution, but a formidable disjunction with the analog world.

Ex. The argument advanced for this segregation is that it facilitates a search for a title, especially when the author is not known.

Ex. This wide separation of related subject areas is one of the major criticisms of the Dewey scheme.

Ex. This article discusses the effects of changes in the economy on the distribution of work in libraries which indicate a shift away from its female origins.

Ex. This concern will likely increase due to the breakup of the Soviet Union and dispersal of its nuclear arsenal and the growth of global nuclear smuggling rings.

Ex. The most obvious threat is the splitting of the media sector into separate information and entertainment sectors.

Ex. Examples can be found where exchange of publications remains as the only form of contact after severance of diplomatic and trade relations.

Ex. This dismemberment of the whole educational process is akin to isolating the atom; in so doing, the true state of the atom is altered.

Ex. This is the method used in the detachment of graphic art items form albums.

Ex. This shifts in emphasis mirror the general balkanization of modern American society.

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* carácter de separación = delimiter, separating character.

* con una separación de + Número + palabras = within + Número + words of each other.

* forzar la separación de = coerce + Nombre + away from.

* punto de separación = cut-off point, stepping-off point, cut off [cutoff].

* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* separación de los continentes = continental breakup.

* separación de servicios = unbundling.

* separación legal = separation from bed and board, a mensa et thoro.

* separación mediante papel = paper splitting.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( división) division

el río sirve de separación entre las dos fincas — the river marks the division between the two estates

mamparas de separación — dividing o partition screens

la separación de la Iglesia y del Estado — the separation of the Church and the State

b) ( espacio) space, gap

2)

a) ( ausencia)

se reunieron después de dos meses de separación — they met up again after being apart for two months

b) ( del matrimonio) separation

- separación de bienes

3) (frml) ( de un cargo) dismissal

* * *

= departure, displacement, divide, split, disjunction, segregation, separation, shift away from, breakup [break-up], splitting, severance, dismemberment, detachment, balkanization.

Ex: Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them 'conform more to rules advocated by Mr. Panizzi than to those finally sanctioned by the Trustees of the Museum'.

Ex: It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.

Ex: Nevertheless, this basic divide remains a useful distinction between two major categories of indexing systems.

Ex: The information note may consist of a brief history of a corporate body, highlighting changes in the body's name, mergers with other bodies, splits within or between bodies, etc.

Ex: Digital technology has ushered us into a ceaseless spiral of change which represents, not so much an evolution, but a formidable disjunction with the analog world.

Ex: The argument advanced for this segregation is that it facilitates a search for a title, especially when the author is not known.

Ex: This wide separation of related subject areas is one of the major criticisms of the Dewey scheme.

Ex: This article discusses the effects of changes in the economy on the distribution of work in libraries which indicate a shift away from its female origins.

Ex: This concern will likely increase due to the breakup of the Soviet Union and dispersal of its nuclear arsenal and the growth of global nuclear smuggling rings.

Ex: The most obvious threat is the splitting of the media sector into separate information and entertainment sectors.

Ex: Examples can be found where exchange of publications remains as the only form of contact after severance of diplomatic and trade relations.

Ex: This dismemberment of the whole educational process is akin to isolating the atom; in so doing, the true state of the atom is altered.

Ex: This is the method used in the detachment of graphic art items form albums.

Ex: This shifts in emphasis mirror the general balkanization of modern American society.

* carácter de separación = delimiter, separating character.

* con una separación de + Número + palabras = within + Número + words of each other.

* forzar la separación de = coerce + Nombre + away from.

* punto de separación = cut-off point, stepping-off point, cut off [cutoff].

* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* separación de los continentes = continental breakup.

* separación de servicios = unbundling.

* separación legal = separation from bed and board, a mensa et thoro.

* separación mediante papel = paper splitting.

* * *

separación

feminine

A

1 (división) division

el río sirve de separación entre las dos fincas the river marks the division between the two estates

mamparas de separación dividing o partition screens

la separación de palabras por sílabas the division of words into syllables

la separación de la Iglesia y del Estado the separation of the Church and the State

2 (distancia, espacio) space, gap

Compuesto:

separación de poderes

separation of powers

B

1

(ausencia): se reunieron después de dos meses de separación they met up again after not seeing each other o after being apart for two months o after a two-month period of separation

2 (del matrimonio) separation

están tramitando la separación (matrimonial) they are negotiating the separation

Compuestos:

● separación de bienes

division o separation of property

● separación de cuerpos

legal separation

C (de un cargo) dismissal

la junta directiva decidió su separación del cargo the board of directors decided to dismiss him from the post

* * *

separación sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( división) separation;

◊ la separación de la Iglesia y del Estado the separation of the Church and the State

b) ( espacio) gap, separation

2 ( del matrimonio) separation
separación sustantivo femenino
1 separation
2 (distancia, espacio) space
una separación de dos centímetros, a gap of two centimeters
' separación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
llevar
- segregación
- doloroso
English:
apart
- off
- parting
- separation
- sequence
- break
- split
- wrench

* * *

separación nf

1. [de elementos] separation;

es conveniente la separación entre el poder judicial y el ejecutivo it's best for the judiciary to be independent from the government

Comp
Imprenta separación de colores colour separation;
separación de poderes separation o division of powers

2. [en el tiempo] separation;

se reunieron tras una separación de tres meses they were reunited after a three month separation;

se le hizo muy difícil la separación de su compañera durante tanto tiempo he found it very hard being apart from his partner for so long

3. [matrimonial] separation

Comp
Der separación de bienes separate estates [in matrimony];
separación matrimonial separation

4. [distancia] space, distance;

deja más separación entre los coches leave more space between the cars;

hay demasiada separación entre las plantas the plants are too far apart

5. [de cargo] dismissal;

fue anunciada su separación del cargo de presidente his removal from presidential office was announced

* * *

separación

f separation

* * *

separación nf, pl - ciones

1) : separation, division

2) : gap, space

* * *

separación n

1. (en general) separation

tras la separación, él se fue a vivir con sus padres after the separation, he went to live with his parents

2. (espacio) gap

una separación de 15 milímetros a gap of 15 millimetres

Spanish-English dictionary > separación
64 tener éxito

v.

to have success, to be successful, to succeed, to be a hit.

Ricardo acertó en su empresa Richard succeeded in his undertaking.

* * *

tener éxito

to be successful

■ ha tenido éxito en el mundo del espectáculo he's been successful in show business

* * *

to be successful

* * *

(v.) = achieve + success, be successful, get + anywhere, meet + success, prove + successful, succeed, attain + appeal, be a success, find + success, come up + trumps, prove + trumps, take off, meet with + success, hit + the big time, be popular, go + strong

Ex. Some success was achieved in 1851 by boiling straw in caustic soda and mixing it with rag stock, but the resulting paper was still of poor quality and was little used by printers.

Ex. For a scheme to be successful in the long term it is vital that there should be an organisational structure to support the scheme.

Ex. The storyteller has in fact to be something of a showman, a performer, before he gets anywhere.

Ex. Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.

Ex. In Germany, Hitler's propaganda machine was proving alarmingly successful.

Ex. Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.

Ex. The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.

Ex. The idea of having several indexes has not proved to be a success and has been dropped.

Ex. During the 1980s, due to technology like cable and pay per view, wrestling increased its visibility and found some mainstream success.

Ex. The article 'Clumps come up trumps' reviews four clump projects now at the end of their funding period = El artículo "Los catálogos colectivos virtuales triunfan' analiza cuatro proyectos sobre catálogos colectivos virtuales que se encuentran al final de su período de financiación.

Ex. This new software will prove trumps for Microsoft = Este nuevo software será un éxito para Microsoft.

Ex. But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information.

Ex. Consumers appear to complain largely when they believe their efforts were likely to meet with success.

Ex. The word 'humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.

Ex. The arrangement of two rotors side by side was never very popular.

Ex. At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.

* * *

(v.) = achieve + success, be successful, get + anywhere, meet + success, prove + successful, succeed, attain + appeal, be a success, find + success, come up + trumps, prove + trumps, take off, meet with + success, hit + the big time, be popular, go + strong

Ex: Some success was achieved in 1851 by boiling straw in caustic soda and mixing it with rag stock, but the resulting paper was still of poor quality and was little used by printers.

Ex: For a scheme to be successful in the long term it is vital that there should be an organisational structure to support the scheme.

Ex: The storyteller has in fact to be something of a showman, a performer, before he gets anywhere.

Ex: Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.

Ex: In Germany, Hitler's propaganda machine was proving alarmingly successful.

Ex: Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.

Ex: The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.

Ex: The idea of having several indexes has not proved to be a success and has been dropped.

Ex: During the 1980s, due to technology like cable and pay per view, wrestling increased its visibility and found some mainstream success.

Ex: The article 'Clumps come up trumps' reviews four clump projects now at the end of their funding period = El artículo "Los catálogos colectivos virtuales triunfan' analiza cuatro proyectos sobre catálogos colectivos virtuales que se encuentran al final de su período de financiación.

Ex: This new software will prove trumps for Microsoft = Este nuevo software será un éxito para Microsoft.

Ex: But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information.

Ex: Consumers appear to complain largely when they believe their efforts were likely to meet with success.

Ex: The word 'humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.

Ex: The arrangement of two rotors side by side was never very popular.

Ex: At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.

Spanish-English dictionary > tener éxito
65 vanguardia

f.

1 vanguard (military).

ir a la vanguardia de (figurative) to be at the forefront of

2 avant-garde, vanguard (cultural).

* * *

vanguardia

► nombre femenino

1 (corriente) avant-garde, vanguard

2 (parte de ejército) vanguard, van

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ir a la vanguardia de to be at the forefront of

* * *

noun f.

vanguard

- a la vanguardia

* * *

SF
(Mil) (tb fig) vanguard
de vanguardia — (Arte) avant-garde; (Pol) vanguard [antes de s]

un pintor de vanguardia — an avant-garde painter

estar en la vanguardia del progreso — to be in the vanguard of progress

ir a la o en vanguardia — (lit) to be in the vanguard; (fig) to be at the forefront

* * *

femenino (Mil) vanguard; (Art, Lit) avant-garde

teatro de vanguardia — avant-garde theater

ir or estar a la vanguardia (de algo) — to be in the vanguard (of something)

* * *

= cutting edge, vanguard, front-line.

Ex. The article ' Cutting edge' describes current developments in microcomputer hardware which are likely to become commonplace adjuncts to library microcomputers in the next decade.

Ex. In the process of achieving this goal, the deaf and other handicapped individuals could become the vanguard of computer technology.

Ex. The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.

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* a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.

* a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.

* en la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.

* vanguardia, la = avant-garde, the, leading edge, the.

* * *

femenino (Mil) vanguard; (Art, Lit) avant-garde

teatro de vanguardia — avant-garde theater

ir or estar a la vanguardia (de algo) — to be in the vanguard (of something)

* * *

la vanguardia

(n.) = avant-garde, the, leading edge, the

Ex: My point is that all literature, every example we can think of, depends for its existence on the tradition out of which it springs -- even the most avant of the avant-garde.

Ex: The leading edge is on the digital battlefield, where an entire new concept in military medicine is evolving.

= cutting edge, vanguard, front-line.

Ex: The article ' Cutting edge' describes current developments in microcomputer hardware which are likely to become commonplace adjuncts to library microcomputers in the next decade.

Ex: In the process of achieving this goal, the deaf and other handicapped individuals could become the vanguard of computer technology.

Ex: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.

* a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.

* a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.

* en la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.

* vanguardia, la = avant-garde, the, leading edge, the.

* * *

vanguardia

feminine

La Vanguardia (↑ vanguardia a1)

1 ( Mil) vanguard

2 ( Art, Lit) avant-garde

pintura/teatro de vanguardia avant-garde art/theater

ir or estar a la vanguardia to be in the vanguard

un músico a la vanguardia de su época one of the most innovative musicians of his day

* * *

vanguardia sustantivo femenino (Mil) vanguard;
(Art, Lit) avant-garde;
◊ teatro de vanguardia avant-garde theater;

ir or estar a la vanguardia (de algo) to be in the vanguard (of sth)
vanguardia sustantivo femenino
1 Arte Lit, etc vanguard, avant-garde
2 Mil vanguard
♦ Locuciones: a la vanguardia/en vanguardia, at the forefront of: su estilo está a la vanguardia de la poesía inglesa, his style is in the vanguard of English poetry

' vanguardia' also found in these entries:
English:
avant-garde
- forefront
- ground
- state-of-the-art
- vanguard

* * *

vanguardia nf

1. Mil vanguard

2. [cultural] avant-garde, vanguard;

la literatura/música de vanguardia avant-garde literature/music;

las vanguardias del siglo XX the avant-gardes of the 20th century;

estar o [m5] ir a la vanguardia de to be at the forefront of;

van a la vanguardia de los avances tecnológicos they are at the forefront of o at the cutting edge of technological progress

* * *

vanguardia

f

1 MIL vanguard

2 cultural avant-garde;

de vanguardia avant-garde

* * *

vanguardia nf

1) : vanguard

2) : avante-garde

3)

a la vanguardia : at the forefront

Spanish-English dictionary > vanguardia
66 al + Infinitivo

= in + Gerundio, on + Gerundio, when + Gerundio, while + Gerundio, on + Nombre, upon + Gerundio, as + Nombre + Verbo, as + Sujeto + Verbo

Ex. In considering the headings to be chosen for government agencies it is as well to start by considering the headings for governments.

Ex. On searching the catalogue for information on classification, this document will be indicated as relevant.

Ex. Thus the name of a conference may be used either as a main or an added entry when cataloguing conference proceedings.

Ex. A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.

Ex. On examination, we find that each thesaurus contains an alphabetic list combined with a classified display, and each has a very detailed network of semantic cross-references.

Ex. Article 17 reads: 'Persons entitled to the privileges of the Library shall, upon request, open their parcels for inspection upon leaving the Library'.

Ex. The urgency of his supplication was mirrored in the tense whiteness of his knuckles as he clasped his hands tightly in front of him.

Ex. I am aware as I begin this plenary paper that members of the library profession that are drawn to this presentation are most likely interested in the issues for managing indigenous information.

* * *

= in + Gerundio, on + Gerundio, when + Gerundio, while + Gerundio, on + Nombre, upon + Gerundio, as + Nombre + Verbo, as + Sujeto + Verbo

Ex: In considering the headings to be chosen for government agencies it is as well to start by considering the headings for governments.

Ex: On searching the catalogue for information on classification, this document will be indicated as relevant.

Ex: Thus the name of a conference may be used either as a main or an added entry when cataloguing conference proceedings.

Ex: A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.

Ex: On examination, we find that each thesaurus contains an alphabetic list combined with a classified display, and each has a very detailed network of semantic cross-references.

Ex: Article 17 reads: 'Persons entitled to the privileges of the Library shall, upon request, open their parcels for inspection upon leaving the Library'.

Ex: The urgency of his supplication was mirrored in the tense whiteness of his knuckles as he clasped his hands tightly in front of him.

Ex: I am aware as I begin this plenary paper that members of the library profession that are drawn to this presentation are most likely interested in the issues for managing indigenous information.

Spanish-English dictionary > al + Infinitivo
67 cargo directivo

(n.) = senior post, top official, senior position, managerial position, executive position, top position

Ex. After a brief historical outline of the development of commercial library facilities, the 2 senior posts of Business Information Librarian and Business Information Officer are described.

Ex. Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men.

Ex. The future will see more women in senior positions in publishing.

Ex. Experienced librarians, and those in managerial positions, were most likely to be members.

Ex. Women are now beginning to occupy executive positions and contribute effectively to the rapid development of librarianship in the country.

Ex. In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men.

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(n.) = senior post, top official, senior position, managerial position, executive position, top position

Ex: After a brief historical outline of the development of commercial library facilities, the 2 senior posts of Business Information Librarian and Business Information Officer are described.

Ex: Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men.

Ex: The future will see more women in senior positions in publishing.

Ex: Experienced librarians, and those in managerial positions, were most likely to be members.

Ex: Women are now beginning to occupy executive positions and contribute effectively to the rapid development of librarianship in the country.

Ex: In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men.

Spanish-English dictionary > cargo directivo
68 chorradas

f.pl.

nonsense, baloney, meaningless stuff, hogwash.

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= baloney, blather, piffle, bollocks, crap, nonsense, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash, shite, bullshit.

Ex. The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem.

Ex. The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.

Ex. The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Celebration, caring or bollocks: some thoughts on the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group Weekend Summer School'.

Ex. This is Archie Bunker crap, right? = Estas son las gilipolleces de Archie Bunker, ¿verdad?.

Ex. Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.

Ex. Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.

Ex. The word ' buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.

Ex. The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as ' bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.

Ex. Henry Ford is often quoted as saying 'History is bunk'.

Ex. The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.

Ex. Picture quality is utterly shite due to use of a cameraphone.

Ex. For a majority of likely voters, meaningless bullshit will be the most important factor in deciding who they will vote for in 2008.

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* chorradas al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.

* decir chorradas = bullshit.

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= baloney, blather, piffle, bollocks, crap, nonsense, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash, shite, bullshit.

Ex: The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem.

Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.

Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Celebration, caring or bollocks: some thoughts on the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group Weekend Summer School'.

Ex: This is Archie Bunker crap, right? = Estas son las gilipolleces de Archie Bunker, ¿verdad?.

Ex: Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.

Ex: Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.

Ex: The word ' buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.

Ex: The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as ' bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.

Ex: Henry Ford is often quoted as saying 'History is bunk'.

Ex: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.

Ex: Picture quality is utterly shite due to use of a cameraphone.

Ex: For a majority of likely voters, meaningless bullshit will be the most important factor in deciding who they will vote for in 2008.

* chorradas al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.

* decir chorradas = bullshit.

Spanish-English dictionary > chorradas
69 desprenderse de

v.

1 to get rid of, to dispossess oneself of.

Ricardo se desprendió de su reloj Richard got rid of his watch.

2 to come off from, to come away from.

El cuadro se desprendió de la pared The picture came off from the wall.

3 to fall off from, to fall from, to come off, to drop off from.

La piedra se desprendió de la colina The rock fell off from the hill.

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(v.) = divest of, drop away from, throw away, part with, come out of, fall off of

Ex. Of course, not all SLIS should divest themselves of library-based programmes to take advantage of uncertain information markets.

Ex. As the cards are raised on the needle, those which are notched to the edge at that position will drop away from the pack.

Ex. The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

Ex. He cried, 'Not that, I cannot part with that'.

Ex. Perhaps the most outstanding model to come out of the NIC project was that of Detroit's community information service, which was given the name 'The Information Place', TIP.

Ex. So, even if one of the many libraries falls off of the information food chain in some way, the others will be always be there for us.

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(v.) = divest of, drop away from, throw away, part with, come out of, fall off of

Ex: Of course, not all SLIS should divest themselves of library-based programmes to take advantage of uncertain information markets.

Ex: As the cards are raised on the needle, those which are notched to the edge at that position will drop away from the pack.

Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

Ex: He cried, 'Not that, I cannot part with that'.

Ex: Perhaps the most outstanding model to come out of the NIC project was that of Detroit's community information service, which was given the name 'The Information Place', TIP.

Ex: So, even if one of the many libraries falls off of the information food chain in some way, the others will be always be there for us.

Spanish-English dictionary > desprenderse de
70 dirigirse

dirigirse

► verbo pronominal

1 (ir) to go (a, to), make one's way (a, to), make (a, for)

■ nos dirigimos al cine we made our way to the cinema

2 (hablar) to address (a, -), speak (a, to)

■ se dirigió a su padre she addressed her father

3 (escribir) to write

■ si quiere más información diríjase a esta dirección if you want further information write to this address

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VPR

1) (=ir)

dirigirse a o hacia — to head for

se dirigía a la oficina cuando lo arrestaron — he was on his way to o heading for the office when he was arrested

se dirigió en su coche al aeropuerto — he drove to the airport

se dirigió hacia él y le dio una bofetada — she went over to him and slapped him

2) (=ponerse en contacto)

dirigirse a algn — [oralmente] to speak to sb, address sb frm; [por escrito] to contact sb

el presidente se dirigió a la nación — the president spoke to o frm addressed the nation

¿se dirige usted a mí? — are you speaking to me?

"diríjase a..." — "contact..."

me dirijo a usted para solicitarle su ayuda — I am writing (to you) to request your help

3) (=estar destinado)

dirigirse a algo — to be aimed at sth

el programa se dirige a los adultos — the programme is aimed at o geared towards adults

toda sus esfuerzos van dirigidos a conseguir un nuevo récord — she is concentrating all her efforts on setting a new record

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(v.) = be headed, head, head out

Ex. It is clear to me, and I hope to you, that unless we drastically change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed.

Ex. The skilled searcher knows which sources to tap first, and can often take shortcuts by heading straight for the most effective index for his purposes.

Ex. It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.

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(v.) = be headed, head, head out

Ex: It is clear to me, and I hope to you, that unless we drastically change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed.

Ex: The skilled searcher knows which sources to tap first, and can often take shortcuts by heading straight for the most effective index for his purposes.

Ex: It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.

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■dirigirse verbo reflexivo
1 (encaminarse) to go [a/hacia, to], to make one's way [a/hacia, towards]
2 (a una persona, un grupo) to address: se dirigía a ti, he was speaking to you
diríjase al servicio de atención al cliente, contact the customer service department
' dirigirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ir
- tratar
- tratamiento
- dirigir
- encaminar
- hablar
- majestad
English:
address
- approach
- bound
- head
- home in
- lord
- make for
- home
- inquiry
- make

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vpr

1. [encaminarse]
dirigirse a o [m5] hacia to head for;

se dirigió al centro de la ciudad por un atajo she took a shortcut Br to the city centre o US downtown;

pasajeros con destino a Miami: por favor, diríjanse a la puerta 5 would passengers flying to Miami please proceed to gate 5;

¿hacia dónde te diriges? where are you heading for?;

nos dirigimos hacia el río we made our way towards the river

2.
dirigirse a [hablar con] to address, to speak to;
[escribir a] to write to;
se dirigió a mí en un tono amenazador she addressed me threateningly, she spoke to me in a threatening tone of voice;

se dirigió a varias empresas por escrito para pedir ayuda financiera he wrote to several firms asking for financial assistance;

el monarca se dirigió a la nación por televisión the monarch addressed the nation on television, the monarch gave a television address to the nation;

me estoy dirigiendo tí, así que escúchame I'm talking to you, so listen;

me dirijo a usted para solicitarle… I'm writing to you to request…;

diríjase al apartado de correos 42 write to PO Box 42

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dirigirse

v/r make, head (a, hacia for)

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vr

1)

dirigirse a : to go towards

2)

dirigirse a : to speak to, to address

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dirigirse vb

1. (ir) to go / to head

se dirige a Roma he's going to Rome / he's heading for Rome

2. (hablar) to address / to speak [pt. spoke; pp. spoken]

el profesor se dirigió a toda la clase the teacher addressed the whole class / the teacher spoke to the whole class

3. (escribir) to write [pt. wrote; pp. written]

me dirijo a usted... I'm writing to you...

Spanish-English dictionary > dirigirse
71 error garrafal

m.

blunder, big mistake, goofup, bloomer.

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(n.) = blunder, cock-up, crass mistake, crass error, gross mistake, monumental mistake, monumental error, clanger

Ex. There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.

Ex. The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.

Ex. We rely on the collective knowledge of our fans to help us catch our crass mistakes.

Ex. And, since it is based on a series of crass errors, we can well do without it.

Ex. Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.

Ex. We apologise for this apparent error of judgement but promise to keep you informed of any other similar monumental mistakes.

Ex. Iraq and its future will be testimony to one of the most monumental errors in judgement the American and British people have ever made.

Ex. Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.

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(n.) = blunder, cock-up, crass mistake, crass error, gross mistake, monumental mistake, monumental error, clanger

Ex: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.

Ex: The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.

Ex: We rely on the collective knowledge of our fans to help us catch our crass mistakes.

Ex: And, since it is based on a series of crass errors, we can well do without it.

Ex: Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.

Ex: We apologise for this apparent error of judgement but promise to keep you informed of any other similar monumental mistakes.

Ex: Iraq and its future will be testimony to one of the most monumental errors in judgement the American and British people have ever made.

Ex: Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.

Spanish-English dictionary > error garrafal
72 finiquito

m.

1 settlement (finance) (de deuda).

2 closing, acquittance, liquidation, act of closing.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: finiquitar.

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finiquito

► nombre masculino

1 (acción) settlement

2 (documento) final discharge

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SM (Com, Econ) settlement

dar el finiquito a una cuenta — to settle an account

dar el finiquito a algn — to dismiss sb

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masculino ( pago) settlement; ( documento) release document

dar finiquito a una cuenta — to settle an account

firmó el finiquito — she signed the release document

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= redundancy payment, severance compensation, severance pay, golden handshake, redundancy pay.

Ex. These payments cover the following: tide-over allowances for workers, including redundancy payments, resettlement allowances, and vocational training for those having to change their employment.

Ex. Severance compensation has been a topic of growing importance as many organizations strive to gain competitiveness by downsizing and restructuring.

Ex. Severance pay is probably the most significant benefit for both the academic institution and the retiree.

Ex. She is quitting as finance director of the Sainsbury supermarket chain after a boardroom shake-up with a golden handshake likely to top £500000.

Ex. Whether or not you are entitled to redundancy pay will depend on your individual circumstances.

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masculino ( pago) settlement; ( documento) release document

dar finiquito a una cuenta — to settle an account

firmó el finiquito — she signed the release document

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= redundancy payment, severance compensation, severance pay, golden handshake, redundancy pay.

Ex: These payments cover the following: tide-over allowances for workers, including redundancy payments, resettlement allowances, and vocational training for those having to change their employment.

Ex: Severance compensation has been a topic of growing importance as many organizations strive to gain competitiveness by downsizing and restructuring.

Ex: Severance pay is probably the most significant benefit for both the academic institution and the retiree.

Ex: She is quitting as finance director of the Sainsbury supermarket chain after a boardroom shake-up with a golden handshake likely to top £500000.

Ex: Whether or not you are entitled to redundancy pay will depend on your individual circumstances.

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finiquito

masculine

(de una cuenta, un pleito) settlement

dar finiquito a una cuenta to settle an account

firmó el finiquito al dejar la empresa she signed the release document when she left the company

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Del verbo finiquitar: ( conjugate finiquitar)

finiquito es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

finiquitó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
finiquitar
finiquito
finiquitar
1 Econ (una cuenta) to settle and close
2 (acabar) to finish: por fin hemos finiquitado el trabajo, we've finished the work at last
finiquito sustantivo masculino settlement
' finiquito' also found in these entries:
English:
pay off

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finiquito nm
Fin [de deuda] settlement; [por despido] Br redundancy o US lay-off settlement;
dar finiquito [saldar cuenta] to close o settle;
[concluir] to finish, to wind up
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finiquito

m COM settlement

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finiquito nm

: settlement (of an account)

Spanish-English dictionary > finiquito
73 flexible

adj.

flexible.

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flexible

► adjetivo

1 flexible

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adj.

flexible

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1. ADJ

1) [material, actitud] flexible; [cuerpo] supple; (Téc) pliable; [sombrero] soft

horario flexible — flexitime

2) [persona] flexible, open-minded; pey compliant

2. SM

1) soft hat

2) (Elec) flex, cord

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adjetivo flexible

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= elastic, flexible, hospitable, tensile, accommodating, limber, compromising, soft-line, supple [suppler -comp., supplest -sup.], adaptable, versatile, lithe [lither -comp., lithest -sup.], springy [springier -comp., springiest -sup.], resilient, conformable.

Ex. Any guidance concerning style and content must be elastic enough to permit the abstractor to use his discretion to achieve a good abstract.

Ex. Some users and classifiers find it beneficial to have a notation which is sufficiently flexible to permit a variety of citation orders to be adopted as appropriate to the document and the user's perspective.

Ex. It is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.

Ex. Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.

Ex. Style flexibility provides a way to be accommodating without compromising integrity or naturalness of expression = La flexibilidad de estilo es una forma de ser complaciente sin poner en peligro la integridad o la naturalidad de la expresión.

Ex. His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.

Ex. There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.

Ex. Part 1 examines and discusses the pros and cons of both hard-line and soft-line approaches to moral education.

Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.

Ex. The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.

Ex. Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.

Ex. He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.

Ex. The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.

Ex. The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.

Ex. For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.

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* de un modo flexible = flexibly.

* de uso flexible = hop-on/hop-off.

* disco flexible = floppy disc.

* encuadernación flexible en papel = limp paper binding.

* encuadernación flexible en vitela = limp vellum binding.

* hacer flexible = limber up.

* hacer que sea flexible = render + flexible.

* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

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adjetivo flexible

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= elastic, flexible, hospitable, tensile, accommodating, limber, compromising, soft-line, supple [suppler -comp., supplest -sup.], adaptable, versatile, lithe [lither -comp., lithest -sup.], springy [springier -comp., springiest -sup.], resilient, conformable.

Ex: Any guidance concerning style and content must be elastic enough to permit the abstractor to use his discretion to achieve a good abstract.

Ex: Some users and classifiers find it beneficial to have a notation which is sufficiently flexible to permit a variety of citation orders to be adopted as appropriate to the document and the user's perspective.

Ex: It is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.

Ex: Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.

Ex: Style flexibility provides a way to be accommodating without compromising integrity or naturalness of expression = La flexibilidad de estilo es una forma de ser complaciente sin poner en peligro la integridad o la naturalidad de la expresión.

Ex: His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.

Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.

Ex: Part 1 examines and discusses the pros and cons of both hard-line and soft-line approaches to moral education.

Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.

Ex: The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.

Ex: Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.

Ex: He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.

Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.

Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.

Ex: For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.

* de un modo flexible = flexibly.

* de uso flexible = hop-on/hop-off.

* disco flexible = floppy disc.

* encuadernación flexible en papel = limp paper binding.

* encuadernación flexible en vitela = limp vellum binding.

* hacer flexible = limber up.

* hacer que sea flexible = render + flexible.

* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

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flexible

adjective

1 ‹material› flexible, pliable

2 ‹cuerpo› supple, flexible

3 ‹norma/horario› flexible

4 ‹actitud/enfoque› flexible; ‹carácter/personalidad› easygoing, flexible

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flexible adjetivo
flexible
flexible adjetivo
1 flexible: no se puede decir que el cristal sea un material flexible, we couldn't class glass as a flexible material
2 lax, tolerant, mellowed: con la edad se ha vuelto más flexible, she has mellowed with age
' flexible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adaptable
- flexibilidad
- goma
- cerrazón
- disco
- elástico
- horario
- trampolín
English:
adaptable
- elastic
- flexible
- floppy
- fluid
- lissom
- lissome
- lithe
- pliable
- supple
- flex
- versatile

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flexible adj

1. [material] flexible;
[cuerpo] supple
2. [actitud] flexible

3. [horario] flexible

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flexible

I adj flexible

II m EL cord, Br tb

flex

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flexible adj

: flexible

flexible nm

1) : flexible electrical cord

2) : soft hat

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flexible adj flexible

Spanish-English dictionary > flexible
74 flojo

adj.

1 loose, non tight, not tight, slack.

2 lax, relaxed.

3 loose, droopy, flabby, limp.

4 loose, not firm, waggly.

5 lazy, slothful.

6 unconvincing.

m.

1 lazy person, deadbeat.

2 characterless person, sop, namby-pamby.

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flojo

► adjetivo

1 (suelto) loose; (no tensado) slack

2 (débil) weak

■ soplarán vientos flojos del nordeste there will be light northeasterly winds

3 (perezoso) lazy, idle

4 (mediocre) poor

■ es un estudiante flojo he's a poor student

■ una colecta floja a poor collection

5 (poco activo) slack, slow

■ por la mañana trabajamos pero la tarde fue muy floja we worked hard in the morning, but the afternoon was very slack

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 lazybones, idler

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar flojo,-a en algo to be weak at something

me la trae floja argot I couldn't give a toss

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(f. - floja)

adj.

1) loose

2) weak

3) limp

4) lazy

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ADJ

1) [nudo, tuerca] loose; [cable, cuerda] slack

- me la trae floja

2) (=débil) [persona] weak; [viento] light

está muy flojo después de su enfermedad — he's very weak after his illness

todavía tengo las piernas muy flojas — my legs are still very weak

3) (=mediocre) [trabajo, actuación] poor, feeble; [estudiante, equipo] weak, poor

ha escrito una redacción muy floja — he's written a very poor o feeble essay

el guión era muy flojo — the script was very weak

está flojo en matemáticas — he's weak in maths

4) [té, vino] weak

5) [demanda, mercado] slack

6) (=holgazán) lazy, idle

7) LAm (=cobarde) cowardly

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I
- ja adjetivo

1)

a) <nudo/tornillo/vendaje> loose; < cuerda> slack

haces el punto muy flojo — you knit very loosely

me la trae floja — (Esp vulg) I don't give a shit (vulg)

b) ( débil) weak

c) < vientos> light

d) <café/té> weak

2) ( mediocre) <trabajo/examen> poor; <película/vino> second-rate; < estudiante> poor

está flojo en física — he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics

3) (Com, Econ) slack

el mercado estuvo flojo — the market was slack

4) < persona> (fam) ( perezoso) lazy
II
- ja masculino, femenino

a) (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)

b) (Col fam) ( cobarde) coward

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= slacker, feeble, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.], lazybones, layabout, lazy [lazier -comp., laziest -sup.].

Ex. The article is entitled 'No slackers here: SLA's youngest members have the vision and enthusiasm to shape the profession'.

Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.

Ex. The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.

Ex. Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.

Ex. There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.

Ex. It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.

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* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope.

* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.

* cuerda floja = tightrope [tight-rope].

* traérsela floja a Alguien = not give a shit.

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I
- ja adjetivo

1)

a) <nudo/tornillo/vendaje> loose; < cuerda> slack

haces el punto muy flojo — you knit very loosely

me la trae floja — (Esp vulg) I don't give a shit (vulg)

b) ( débil) weak

c) < vientos> light

d) <café/té> weak

2) ( mediocre) <trabajo/examen> poor; <película/vino> second-rate; < estudiante> poor

está flojo en física — he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics

3) (Com, Econ) slack

el mercado estuvo flojo — the market was slack

4) < persona> (fam) ( perezoso) lazy
II
- ja masculino, femenino

a) (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)

b) (Col fam) ( cobarde) coward

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= slacker, feeble, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.], lazybones, layabout, lazy [lazier -comp., laziest -sup.].

Ex: The article is entitled 'No slackers here: SLA's youngest members have the vision and enthusiasm to shape the profession'.

Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.

Ex: The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.

Ex: Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.

Ex: There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.

Ex: It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.

* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope.

* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.

* cuerda floja = tightrope [tight-rope].

* traérsela floja a Alguien = not give a shit.

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flojo¹ -ja

adjective

A

1 ‹nudo/tornillo/vendaje› loose

la cuerda está floja the rope is slack

haces el punto muy flojo you knit very loosely

me la trae floja ( vulg); I couldn't give a damn (sl), I couldn't give a shit o ( BrE) a toss ( vulg)

2 (débil) weak

3 ‹vientos› light

soplarán vientos flojos del sur there will be light, southerly winds

4 ‹café/té› weak

B (mediocre) ‹trabajo/examen› poor; ‹película› second-rate; ‹estudiante› poor

está flojo en física he's weak at physics

hizo un examen muy flojo he did a very poor exam

su expediente académico es flojo his academic record is poor

este vino es muy flojo this wine is very poor quality o is second-rate

C ( Com, Econ) slack

el mercado estuvo flojo the market was slack

D ‹persona›

1 ( fam) (perezoso) lazy

no terminó la carrera por flojo he didn't finish his degree because he was so lazy

2 ( Col fam) (cobarde) cowardly

flojo² -ja

masculine, feminine

1 ( fam) (perezoso) lazybones ( colloq), lazy toad ( colloq hum)

2 ( Col fam) (cobarde) coward

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flojo
◊ -ja adjetivo

1
a) ‹nudo/tornillo/vendaje› loose;

‹cuerda/goma› slack
b) ( débil) weak

c) ‹ vientos› light

d) ‹café/té› weak

2 ( mediocre) ‹trabajo/examen› poor;
‹película/vino› second-rate;
‹ estudiante› poor;
◊ está flojo en física he's weak in (AmE) o (BrE) at physics

3 ‹ persona› (fam) ( perezoso) lazy
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) ( perezoso) lazybones (colloq)
flojo,-a adjetivo
1 (tornillo, cuerda, etc) loose, slack
2 (examen, trabajo) poor
3 (vago, perezoso) lazy, idle
' flojo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
floja
English:
limp
- loose
- slack
- sluggish
- weak
- depth
- feeble
- flabby
- shaky
- wobbly

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flojo, -a

♦ adj

1. [suelto] loose;

esta falda me queda floja this skirt is too loose for me

2. [débil] [persona] weak;
[sonido] faint; [salud] poor; [viento] light; [bebida] weak
3. [sin calidad, aptitudes] poor;

una obra muy floja a very poorly written play;

estar flojo en algo to be poor o weak at sth;

el pianista ha estado un poco flojo hoy the pianist has been a bit off form today;

tuvo una floja actuación he gave a poor performance;

tus notas son muy flojas your Br marks o US grades are very poor

4. [mercado, negocio] slack;

las ventas están muy flojas sales are very slack

5. Comp
muy Fam
me la trae floja Br I couldn't give a toss, US I couldn't give a rat's ass

♦ nm,f
Andes Fam [holgazán] layabout, lazybones
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flojo

adj

1 lazada loose;

me la trae floja pop I couldn’t give a damn fam

2 café, argumento weak; vino without any body

3 COM actividad slack

4 novela etc weak, poor; redacción, montaje slack, sloppy

5 L.Am. ( perezoso) lazy

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flojo, -ja adj

1) suelto: loose, slack

2) : weak, poor

está flojo en las ciencias: he's weak in science

3) perezoso: lazy

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flojo adj

1. (poco fuerte, débil) weak

le gusta el té flojo she likes weak tea

me siento muy flojo I feel very weak

2. (malo) poor / bad [comp. worse; superl. worst]

es una película floja it's a poor film

3. (viento) light

4. (tornillo, nudo) loose

5. (goma, cuerda) slack

estar flojo en algo to be weak at something

Spanish-English dictionary > flojo
75 mierda

intj.

shit, crap, fuck.

f.

1 shit (very informal) (excrement).

2 crap.

f. & m.

shithead.

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mierda

► nombre femenino

1 tabú (excremento) shit

■ he pisado una mierda de perro I've stepped in some dog shit

2 tabú figurado crap

■ esta película es una mierda this film is crap

3 tabú (borrachera) drunken state

■ ¡vaya mierda lleva encima! he's pissed as a fart!

► interjección

1 (tabú) shit!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

una mierda de... a crappy..., a shitty...

■ es una mierda de coche it's a crappy old car

¡(y) una mierda! up yours!

mandar a alguien a la mierda to tell somebody to get lost

■ si no te deja en paz mándalo a la mierda if he doesn't leave you alone tell him to get lost

■ ¡vete a la mierda! piss off!

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noun f.

shit

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femenino

1) (vulg) ( excremento) shit (vulg)

2) (vulg)

a) ( cosa despreciable)

una mierda de empleo — a crappy o lousy job (colloq)

la película es una mierda — the movie is (a load of) crap (sl)

b) ( mugre) filth, crap (sl)

c) ( como interj) (Esp) ( para desear suerte) break a leg!

d) ( uso expletivo)

¿dónde mierda me dejaron las llaves? — where the hell have they put my keys? (colloq)

a la mierda con...! — (vulg) to hell with...! (colloq)

hacer mierda a alguien — (Méx vulg) to beat the shit out of somebody (vulg)

hecho (una) mierda — (vulg)

tiene la casa hecha una mierda — his house is in a hell of a mess o a real state (colloq)

irse a la mierda — (vulg) proyecto/empresa to go to the dogs, go to pot (colloq)

mandar a alguien a la mierda — (vulg) to tell somebody to go to hell (colloq) o (vulg) to screw himself/herself

mandar algo a la mierda — (vulg)

decidió mandar el trabajo a la mierda — she decided that work could go to hell (colloq)

sacarle la mierda a alguien — (Chi vulg) to beat the shit out of somebody (vulg)

vete a la mierda! — (vulg) go to hell! (colloq), fuck off! (vulg)

y una mierda! — (Esp vulg) like hell! (sl)

3) (Esp vulg) ( borrachera)

pillar una mierda — to get rat-assed (vulg), to get shit-faced (AmE vulg)

4) (arg) ( hachís) shit (sl)

5) mierda masculino y femenino (vulg) shit (vulg)

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= dung, shite, shit, crap, bullshit.

Ex. The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.

Ex. Picture quality is utterly shite due to use of a cameraphone.

Ex. Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.

Ex. This is Archie Bunker crap, right? = Estas son las gilipolleces de Archie Bunker, ¿verdad?.

Ex. For a majority of likely voters, meaningless bullshit will be the most important factor in deciding who they will vote for in 2008.

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* de mierda = frigging [freaking], freaking [frigging], fucking.

* irse a la mierda = naff off.

* mierda de = freaking [frigging], frigging [freaking], fucking.

* mierda de vaca = cowdung.

* ser una mierda = be the pits.

* vete a la mierda = fuck off.

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femenino

1) (vulg) ( excremento) shit (vulg)

2) (vulg)

a) ( cosa despreciable)

una mierda de empleo — a crappy o lousy job (colloq)

la película es una mierda — the movie is (a load of) crap (sl)

b) ( mugre) filth, crap (sl)

c) ( como interj) (Esp) ( para desear suerte) break a leg!

d) ( uso expletivo)

¿dónde mierda me dejaron las llaves? — where the hell have they put my keys? (colloq)

a la mierda con...! — (vulg) to hell with...! (colloq)

hacer mierda a alguien — (Méx vulg) to beat the shit out of somebody (vulg)

hecho (una) mierda — (vulg)

tiene la casa hecha una mierda — his house is in a hell of a mess o a real state (colloq)

irse a la mierda — (vulg) proyecto/empresa to go to the dogs, go to pot (colloq)

mandar a alguien a la mierda — (vulg) to tell somebody to go to hell (colloq) o (vulg) to screw himself/herself

mandar algo a la mierda — (vulg)

decidió mandar el trabajo a la mierda — she decided that work could go to hell (colloq)

sacarle la mierda a alguien — (Chi vulg) to beat the shit out of somebody (vulg)

vete a la mierda! — (vulg) go to hell! (colloq), fuck off! (vulg)

y una mierda! — (Esp vulg) like hell! (sl)

3) (Esp vulg) ( borrachera)

pillar una mierda — to get rat-assed (vulg), to get shit-faced (AmE vulg)

4) (arg) ( hachís) shit (sl)

5) mierda masculino y femenino (vulg) shit (vulg)

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= dung, shite, shit, crap, bullshit.

Ex: The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.

Ex: Picture quality is utterly shite due to use of a cameraphone.

Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.

Ex: This is Archie Bunker crap, right? = Estas son las gilipolleces de Archie Bunker, ¿verdad?.

Ex: For a majority of likely voters, meaningless bullshit will be the most important factor in deciding who they will vote for in 2008.

* de mierda = frigging [freaking], freaking [frigging], fucking.

* irse a la mierda = naff off.

* mierda de = freaking [frigging], frigging [freaking], fucking.

* mierda de vaca = cowdung.

* ser una mierda = be the pits.

* vete a la mierda = fuck off.

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mierda

feminine

A ( vulg) (excremento) shit ( vulg)

B ( vulg)

1

(cosa despreciable): es una mierda de empleo it's a crappy o lousy job ( colloq)

la película resultó ser una mierda the movie was (a load of) crap (sl)

2 (mugre) filth, crap (sl), shit ( vulg)

3 ( Esp) (para desear suerte) break a leg!

4

(uso expletivo): y ahora ¿qué mierda hago con esto? and what the hell do I do with this? ( colloq)

¿dónde mierda me dejaron las llaves? where the hell have they put my keys? ( colloq)

¡a la mierda con … ! ( vulg); to hell with … ! ( colloq)

hacer mierda a algn ( Méx vulg); to beat the hell ( colloq) o ( vulg) shit out of sb

hecho (una) mierda ( vulg): tiene la casa hecha una mierda his house is in a hell of a mess o a real state ( colloq)

irse a la mierda ( vulg) «proyecto/empresa» to go to the dogs, go to pot ( colloq)

mandar a algn a la mierda ( vulg); to tell sb to go to hell o get lost ( colloq), to tell sb to screw himself/herself o ( BrE) to piss off ( vulg)

mandar algo a la mierda ( vulg): decidió mandar el trabajo a la mierda she decided that work could go to hell ( colloq)

sacarle la mierda a algn ( Chi vulg); to beat the hell ( colloq) o ( vulg) shit out of sb

¡vete a la mierda! ( vulg); go to hell! ( colloq), fuck off! ( vulg), piss off! ( BrE vulg)

¡y una mierda! ( Esp vulg); like hell! (sl)

¿me prestas el coche? — ¡y una mierda! will you lend me the car? — like hell (I will)! ( colloq)

C

( Esp vulg) (borrachera): agarrar or pillar una mierda to get rat-assed ( vulg), to get shit-faced ( AmE vulg), to get pissed ( BrE sl)

D ( arg) (hachís) shit (sl)

E

mierda masculine and feminine ( vulg); shit ( vulg)

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mierda sustantivo femenino
1 (vulg) ( excremento) shit (vulg)
2 (vulg)
a) ( cosa despreciable):

◊ una mierda de empleo a crappy o lousy job (colloq);

la película es una mierda the movie is (a load of) crap (sl)
b) ( mugre) filth, crap (sl);

◊ ¡a la mierda con … ! (vulg) to hell with … ! (colloq);

irse a la mierda (vulg) [proyecto/empresa] to go to the dogs, go to pot (colloq);
mandar a algn a la mierda (vulg) to tell sb to go to hell (colloq) o (vulg) to screw himself/herself;
¡vete a la mierda! (vulg) go to hell! (colloq), fuck off! (vulg)
mierda f vulgar shit
♦ Locuciones: vulgar de mierda, shitty: no voy comer esa comida de mierda, I'm not going to eat that shitty food
' mierda' also found in these entries:
English:
crap
- hell
- shit
- sod
- bloody
- fuck
- piss
- suck

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mierda muy Fam

♦ nf

1. [excremento] shit;

casi piso una mierda I almost trod in some shit

2. [suciedad] crap;

tu mesa está llena de mierda your desk is covered in crap;

la casa está hecha una mierda the house is Br a bloody o US a goddamn tip

3. [cosa sin valor]
una mierda de guitarra a crappy guitar;

es una mierda it's (a load of) crap;

fue una mierda de actuación it was a crap performance;
Hum
es una mierda pinchada en un palo it's a heap of shit;

de mierda [malo] shitty, crappy;

es un imbécil de mierda he's a Br bloody o US goddamn idiot

4. Esp [borrachera]
agarrar o [m5] coger una mierda to get shit-faced;

tener una mierda to be shit-faced

5. [hachís] shit

6. Comp

¡a la mierda con el examen! screw the exam!;
Esp
¡y una mierda! like hell (I/you/ etc will)!;

cubrirse de mierda to make a complete Br arse o US ass of oneself;

irse a la mierda [proyecto] to go down the tubes;

mandar a alguien a la mierda to tell sb to piss off;

estar hecho una mierda to be a complete wreck;

mandó el proyecto a la mierda she said to hell with the project;

¡vete a la mierda! go to hell!, Br piss off!

♦ nmf

shithead

♦ interj

shit!;

¡mierda, ya me he olvidado! shit, I've forgotten!

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mierda

I f pop

shit pop, crap pop ;

una mierda de película a crap movie pop ;

¡una mierda! no way! fam ;

¡vete a la mierda! go to hell! fam ;

a la mierda con … to hell with … fam ;

me importa una mierda I don’t give a shit pop II m/f pop

persona shit pop, piece of shit pop

Spanish-English dictionary > mierda
76 minucioso

adj.

thorough, detailed, complete, detail-oriented.

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minucioso

► adjetivo

1 meticulous, thorough, painstaking

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(f. - minuciosa)

adj.

1) minute

2) detailed

3) thorough

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ADJ

1) (=meticuloso) thorough, meticulous

2) (=detallado) very detailed

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- sa adjetivo <búsqueda/investigación/persona> meticulous, thorough; < informe> detailed

* * *

= detailed, diligent, in-depth [in depth], minute, step by step, thorough, meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous, stage by stage, thoroughgoing, fine-grained, attention to detail.

Ex. However, many indexing systems have evolved over the last century, and have their roots in a time when detailed specification of subjects was unnecessary.

Ex. If the scholar can get at only one a week by diligent search, his syntheses are not likely to keep up with the current scene.

Ex. She organized the library's program of in-depth seminars on how to use the library for faculty in the social sciences and humanities.

Ex. They cannot be expected to retain all of the minute details encoded in abstracting and indexing instructions.

Ex. The VDU gives step by step instructions for those not familiar with search procedures.

Ex. Timely and thorough planning is essential.

Ex. Sometimes reserved books slip through because staff are not meticulous in checking the visible index = A veces los libros reservados se cuelan inadvertidamente porque el personal no ha sido lo bastante meticuloso de comprobar el índice visible.

Ex. He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.

Ex. Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.

Ex. The author outlines a stage by stage on-line search strategy to help find pairs of journals that are logically and scientifically related.

Ex. The project was not an end but merely a step along the road to more thoroughgoing bibliographic control.

Ex. Both simple and fine-grained policies can be written to permit or deny access to this type of repository.

Ex. He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.

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* análisis más minucioso = closer examination.

* entrevista minuciosa = in-depth interview.

* examen más minucioso = closer examination.

* minucioso del detalle = stickler for detail(s).

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- sa adjetivo <búsqueda/investigación/persona> meticulous, thorough; < informe> detailed

* * *

= detailed, diligent, in-depth [in depth], minute, step by step, thorough, meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous, stage by stage, thoroughgoing, fine-grained, attention to detail.

Ex: However, many indexing systems have evolved over the last century, and have their roots in a time when detailed specification of subjects was unnecessary.

Ex: If the scholar can get at only one a week by diligent search, his syntheses are not likely to keep up with the current scene.

Ex: She organized the library's program of in-depth seminars on how to use the library for faculty in the social sciences and humanities.

Ex: They cannot be expected to retain all of the minute details encoded in abstracting and indexing instructions.

Ex: The VDU gives step by step instructions for those not familiar with search procedures.

Ex: Timely and thorough planning is essential.

Ex: Sometimes reserved books slip through because staff are not meticulous in checking the visible index = A veces los libros reservados se cuelan inadvertidamente porque el personal no ha sido lo bastante meticuloso de comprobar el índice visible.

Ex: He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.

Ex: Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.

Ex: The author outlines a stage by stage on-line search strategy to help find pairs of journals that are logically and scientifically related.

Ex: The project was not an end but merely a step along the road to more thoroughgoing bibliographic control.

Ex: Both simple and fine-grained policies can be written to permit or deny access to this type of repository.

Ex: He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.

* análisis más minucioso = closer examination.

* entrevista minuciosa = in-depth interview.

* examen más minucioso = closer examination.

* minucioso del detalle = stickler for detail(s).

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minucioso -sa

adjective

meticulous, thorough

un reconocimiento médico minucioso a thorough medical checkup

un informe minucioso de la situación financiera a detailed report of the financial situation

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minucioso
◊ -sa adjetivo ‹búsqueda/investigación/persona› meticulous, thorough;

‹ informe› detailed
minucioso,-a adjetivo
1 (detallista) meticulous
2 (detallado) minute, detailed
' minucioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escrupulosa
- escrupuloso
- minuciosa
- detallista
- prolijo
English:
detailed
- exacting
- in-depth
- minute
- thorough
- elaborate
- precise

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minucioso, -a adj
[meticuloso] meticulous; [detallado] highly detailed
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minucioso

adj meticulous, thorough

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minucioso, -sa adj

1) : minute

2) detallado: detailed

3) : thorough, meticulous

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minucioso adj thorough

Spanish-English dictionary > minucioso
77 pareja

adj.&f.

feminine of PAREJO.

f.

1 pair.

por parejas in pairs

formar parejas to get into pairs

2 couple.

vivir en pareja to live together

pareja de hecho unmarried couple

3 partner (miembro del par) (person).

la pareja de este calcetín the other sock of this pair

4 spouse, consort, partner.

5 sex partner.

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pareja

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) pair

■ he perdido la pareja de este gemelo I've lost the other cufflink

2 (de personas) couple; (de baile) partner

■ no hay más que parejas en esta fiesta everybody at this party is paired off

■ ¿vendrás con pareja? will you come with a partner?

■ ¡pareja, venir aquí! you two, come over here!

■ una pareja de la Guardia Civil two civil guards

3 (de cartas) pair

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer buena pareja to make a good couple

hacer pareja to be two of a kind

por parejas in pairs

vivir en pareja to live with somebody

■ están viviendo en pareja they're living together

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noun f.

1) couple

2) pair

3) partner

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SF

1) (=par) pair

en este juego hay que formar parejas — for this game you have to get into pairs

2) [de esposos, compañeros sentimentales] couple

había varias parejas bailando — there were several couples dancing

vivir en pareja — to live as a couple

nuestra vida como pareja — our life together

llevamos una relación de pareja — we are an item

pareja abierta — open marriage

pareja de hecho — unmarried couple

pareja reproductora — (Orn) breeding pair

3) (=compañero) partner; (=cónyuge) spouse

vino con su pareja — he came with his partner

pareja de baile — dancing partner

pareja estable — regular partner

4) [de calcetín, guante, zapato]

no encuentro la pareja de este zapato — I can't find the shoe that goes with this one o my other shoe

5) [de hijos]

ya tenemos la parejita — now we've got one of each

6) [de guardias civiles] pair of Civil Guard officers on patrol

7) LAm (=caballos) pair ( of horses); [de tiro] team ( of draught animals); [de bueyes] yoke ( of oxen)
PAREJA Para traducir el sustantivo pareja referido a dos personas, hay que tener en cuenta la diferencia entre los sustantivos pair y couple: ► Se traduce por couple cuando se trata de un matrimonio o de dos personas que parecen tener una relación íntima, o cuando se refiere a una pareja de baile: En Salford conocí a una pareja de Ecuador In Salford I met a couple from Ecuador Algunas parejas prefieren no tener hijos Some couples prefer not to have children Había muchas parejas mayores bailando There were a lot of older couples dancing ► En un contexto de trabajo o de competiciones deportivas o cuando a la pareja no se le asocia ningún vínculo afectivo, se traduce por pair: Ahora vamos a trabajar por parejas Now we're going to work in pairs Detuvieron a la pareja al cruzar la frontera The pair were arrested when they were crossing the border ► La expresión pareja de se puede traducir tanto por couple of como por pair of cuando tiene el sentido de par de: Una pareja de pillos me robaron el reloj A couple o A pair of thugs stole my watch Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada see PAR
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femenino

1)

a) (equipo, conjunto) pair

salieron por parejas — they came out in pairs o two at a time

formar parejas — to get into pairs

ya tienen la parejita — (fam) now they have one of each ( a boy and a girl)

b) ( en una relación) couple

vivir en pareja — to live together

c) ( en naipes) pair

2)

a) (de baile, juego) partner

b) (de guante, zapato)

la pareja — the other one ( of a pair)

no encuentro la pareja de este guante — I can't find the other glove (that goes with this one)

un calcentin sin pareja — an odd sock

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= bedfellow, twosome, partner, dyad, sexual partner, couple.

Ex. I would like to devote a couple of moments each to what may seem strange bedfellows at first: Sholom Aleichem, Melvil's Rib, the CIA, and La Jolla, California.

Ex. The article 'Computers and children: a compatible twosome' discusses the setting up of a computer programme for children at a public library.

Ex. This project did not attempt to look at more personal factors such as partners and dependants on this occasion.

Ex. Despite differences in citation behaviour, there seems to be at least some exchange of information within this dyad.

Ex. Mating strategies also appeared to be influenced by birth order, most notably in the area of infidelity, with middleborns being the least likely birth order to cheat on a sexual partner.

Ex. The author discusses the steps a marriage and family therapist goes through in working with couples who are considering divorce.

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* búsqueda de pareja = mate finding.

* en parejas = in pairs.

* formar parejas = pair up, pair off.

* matrimonio entre parejas del mismo sexo = same-sex marriage.

* pareja de ancianos = elderly couple.

* pareja de hecho = common-law husband, common-law wife, common-law marriage.

* pareja de recién casados = newlywed couple.

* pareja heterosexual = heterosexual couple.

* pareja homosexual = homosexual couple.

* pareja perfecta = perfect match, perfect couple.

* por parejas = in pairs.

* salir en pareja con = date.

* selección de la pareja = mate selection.

* ser pareja = be an item.

* una pareja ideal = a match made in heaven.

* una pareja perfecta = a match made in heaven.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (equipo, conjunto) pair

salieron por parejas — they came out in pairs o two at a time

formar parejas — to get into pairs

ya tienen la parejita — (fam) now they have one of each ( a boy and a girl)

b) ( en una relación) couple

vivir en pareja — to live together

c) ( en naipes) pair

2)

a) (de baile, juego) partner

b) (de guante, zapato)

la pareja — the other one ( of a pair)

no encuentro la pareja de este guante — I can't find the other glove (that goes with this one)

un calcentin sin pareja — an odd sock

* * *

= bedfellow, twosome, partner, dyad, sexual partner, couple.

Ex: I would like to devote a couple of moments each to what may seem strange bedfellows at first: Sholom Aleichem, Melvil's Rib, the CIA, and La Jolla, California.

Ex: The article 'Computers and children: a compatible twosome' discusses the setting up of a computer programme for children at a public library.

Ex: This project did not attempt to look at more personal factors such as partners and dependants on this occasion.

Ex: Despite differences in citation behaviour, there seems to be at least some exchange of information within this dyad.

Ex: Mating strategies also appeared to be influenced by birth order, most notably in the area of infidelity, with middleborns being the least likely birth order to cheat on a sexual partner.

Ex: The author discusses the steps a marriage and family therapist goes through in working with couples who are considering divorce.

* búsqueda de pareja = mate finding.

* en parejas = in pairs.

* formar parejas = pair up, pair off.

* matrimonio entre parejas del mismo sexo = same-sex marriage.

* pareja de ancianos = elderly couple.

* pareja de hecho = common-law husband, common-law wife, common-law marriage.

* pareja de recién casados = newlywed couple.

* pareja heterosexual = heterosexual couple.

* pareja homosexual = homosexual couple.

* pareja perfecta = perfect match, perfect couple.

* por parejas = in pairs.

* salir en pareja con = date.

* selección de la pareja = mate selection.

* ser pareja = be an item.

* una pareja ideal = a match made in heaven.

* una pareja perfecta = a match made in heaven.

* * *

pareja

feminine

A

1 (equipo, conjunto) pair

los niños salieron por parejas the children came out in pairs o two at a time

para este juego es necesario formar parejas you have to get into pairs for this game

ya tienen una parejita ( fam); now they have one of each o now they have a boy and a girl

2 (en una relación) couple

hacen una bonita pareja they make a lovely couple

vivir en pareja to live together

Compuesto:

pareja de hecho

(heterosexual) co-habiting couple; (homosexual) co-habiting same-sex couple

3 (en naipes) pair

B

1 (de convivencia, baile, juego) partner

no tengo pareja para el baile I don't have a partner for the dance, I don't have anyone to go to the dance with

vengan todos y traigan a sus parejas you must all come and bring your partners

2

(de un guante, zapato): la pareja the other one ( of a pair)

no encuentro la pareja de este calcetín I can't find the other sock that goes with this one o my other sock, I can't find the pair to this sock

* * *

pareja sustantivo femenino
1
a) (equipo, conjunto) pair;

◊ salieron por parejas they came out in pairs;

formar parejas to get into pairs
b) ( en una relación) couple;

◊ hacen buena pareja they make a good couple

c) ( en naipes) pair

2
a) ( compañero) partner

b) (de guante, zapato) pair;

◊ no encuentro la pareja de este guante I can't find the pair for this glove;

un calcentin sin pareja an odd sock
parejo,-a
I adjetivo same, similar
II sustantivo femenino
1 (de objetos) pair: ¿dónde está la pareja de este calcetín?, where's the other sock of this pair?
2 (hombre y mujer) couple: hacen muy buena pareja, they make a very nice couple
3 (compañero sentimental, de juego, baile) partner
♦ Locuciones: correr parejas, to be very similar: nuestras vidas corren parejas, our lives are very similar
vivir en pareja, to live with one's partner
' pareja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alejarse
- amante
- avenida
- avenido
- carabina
- compañera
- compañero
- comprometida
- comprometido
- divertida
- divertido
- enamorada
- enamorado
- incompatible
- ligue
- mariposear
- matrimonio
- novia
- novio
- parejo
- prometerse
- retozar
- romper
- ronda
- acaramelado
- empatar
- hacer
- íntimo
- jalar
- juntar
- ley
- terapia
English:
argue
- carefree
- couple
- court
- difficulty
- duo
- man
- match
- mate
- mess about
- mess around
- middle-aged
- mismatch
- odd
- pair
- pair up
- partner
- see
- separate
- single parent
- split up
- twosome
- unsuited
- victim
- well-matched
- double
- make
- single

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pareja nf

1. [par] pair;

por parejas in pairs;

formar parejas to get into pairs

2. [de novios] couple;

vivir en pareja to live together

Comp
pareja de hecho unmarried couple
3. [sentimental] partner;
[en baile] (dancing) partner;
no tiene pareja estable she doesn't have a steady partner

4. [de naipes] pair

5. [guante, zapato] other one;

la pareja de este calcetín the other sock of this pair

6. Esp
una pareja [de la Guardia Civil] a pair of Civil Guards, a Civil Guard patrol

* * *

pareja

f

1 ( conjunto de dos) pair

2 en una relación couple;

hacen buena pareja they make a good couple

3 de una persona partner

4 de un objeto other one

* * *

pareja nf

1) : couple, pair

2) : partner, mate

* * *

pareja n

1. (relación amorosa) couple

son una pareja muy agradable they're a very nice couple

2. (grupo de dos) pair

hay que formar parejas you have to get into pairs

3. (compañero) partner

no tengo pareja I haven't got a partner

Si se trata de zapatos, etc, se dice the other...

a este calcetín le falta su pareja the other sock is missing

Spanish-English dictionary > pareja
78 perezoso

adj.

lazy, slothful, idle, sluggish.

m.

1 lazy person, sloth, loafer, slouch.

2 sloth.

3 deck chair.

4 squeegee mop.

* * *

perezoso

► adjetivo

1 lazy

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 lazy person, idler, lazybones

► nombre masculino perezoso

1 ZOOLOGÍA sloth

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perezoso

► nombre masculino

1 ZOOLOGÍA sloth

* * *

(f. - perezosa)

adj.

lazy

* * *
perezoso, -a
1.

ADJ lazy

2.

SM / F (=vago) idler, lazybones *

3. SM

1) (Zool) sloth

2) Caribe, Méx (=imperdible) safety pin

* * *
I
- sa adjetivo lazy, idle, slothful (liter)
II
- sa masculino, femenino

1) ( holgazán) lazybones (colloq)

2) perezoso masculino (Zool) sloth

* * *

= lazy [lazier -comp., laziest -sup.], sluggish, indolent, shiftless.

Ex. It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.

Ex. Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

Ex. The average man is by nature indolent; he works as little as possible = El ciudadano medio es perezoso por naturaleza; trabaja lo menos posible.

Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.

* * *
I
- sa adjetivo lazy, idle, slothful (liter)
II
- sa masculino, femenino

1) ( holgazán) lazybones (colloq)

2) perezoso masculino (Zool) sloth

* * *

= lazy [lazier -comp., laziest -sup.], sluggish, indolent, shiftless.

Ex: It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.

Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

Ex: The average man is by nature indolent; he works as little as possible = El ciudadano medio es perezoso por naturaleza; trabaja lo menos posible.

Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.

* * *

perezoso¹ -sa

adjective

lazy, idle, slothful ( liter)

perezoso² -sa

masculine, feminine

A (holgazán) lazybones ( colloq)

B

perezoso masculine

1 ( Zool) sloth

2 (Ur) (hamaca) deck chair

3 ( Arg) (para lavar pisos) squeegee mop

* * *

perezoso
◊ -sa adjetivo

lazy, idle
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 ( holgazán) lazybones (colloq)
2
◊ perezoso sustantivo masculino (Zool) sloth

perezoso,-a adjetivo lazy, idle
' perezoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
floja
- flojo
- perezosa
English:
lazy
- sloth
- sluggish

* * *

perezoso, -a

♦ adj

1. [vago] lazy

2. [lento] slow, sluggish

♦ nm,f
[vago] lazy person, idler
♦ nm
[animal] sloth
* * *

perezoso

I adj lazy

II m ZO sloth

* * *

perezoso, -sa adj

flojo, holgazán: lazy

perezoso nm

: sloth (animal)

* * *

perezoso¹ adj lazy [comp. lazier; superl. laziest]

perezoso² n lazybones

Spanish-English dictionary > perezoso
79 provecho

m.

1 benefit.

sus explicaciones nos fueron de gran provecho we found her explanations very helpful

de provecho worthy (persona)

en provecho propio in one's own interest, for one's own benefit

hacer provecho a alguien to do somebody good

sacar provecho de to make the most of, to take advantage of; (aprovecharse de) to benefit from, to profit from (beneficiarse de)

no saqué nada de provecho de su conferencia I didn't learn o gain anything useful from her lecture

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal!

2 profit, dividend, usufruct.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: provechar.

* * *

provecho

► nombre masculino

1 (beneficio) benefit

■ tanto dinero le ha hecho más daño que provecho so much money has done him more harm than good

■ le ha sacado el máximo provecho a la herencia he has made the most of his inheritance

2 (aprovechamiento) use

■ es lamentable que no se le saque provecho a estos campos it's a shame that these fields aren't put to better use

■ ha estudiado con provecho he has benefitted from his studies

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal!

de provecho (persona) likely 2 (experiencia) worthwhile

en provecho de alguien for somebody's benefit

en provecho propio for one's own benefit

* * *

noun m.

gain, profit

* * *

SM (=ventaja) advantage; (=beneficio) benefit; (Econ) (=ganancia) profit

de provecho — [negocio] profitable; [actividad] useful; [persona] worthy, honest

¡buen provecho! — enjoy your meal!

¡buen provecho le haga! — and much good may it do him!

en provecho de — to the benefit of

un pueblo que lucha consigo mismo, en provecho de otros — a people who fight amongst themselves, to the benefit o advantage of others

en provecho del prójimo — for the benefit of others

en provecho propio — for one's own benefit, to one's own advantage

sacar provecho de algo — to benefit from sth, profit by o from sth

* * *

masculino

a) (beneficio, utilidad) benefit

no sacó ningún provecho del curso — he derived no benefit from the course

le sacó mucho provecho a su estancia — she got a lot out of her stay

sólo piensa en su propio provecho — he's only out for himself (colloq)

un estudiante de provecho — a hardworking student

una experiencia/visita de provecho — a worthwhile experience/visit

b) ( en la mesa)

buen provecho! — ( dicho por uno mismo) bon appetit!; ( dicho por camarero) enjoy your meal!

* * *

= benefit, payoff [pay-off], mileage.

Ex. The examples that follow will give you a glimpse of the important features and benefits of the SCI CD Edition.

Ex. Although setting up a security policy may demand considerable upheaval, it has significant payoff in safety and efficiency.

Ex. Reports produced by government-sponsored projects may not be widely distributed until the government has had good mileage from them = Los informes obtenidos de los proyectos patrocinados por el gobierno puede que no se distribuyan de forma general hasta que el gobierno les haya sacado un buen provecho.

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* con provecho = with profit.

* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.

* de poco provecho = fruitless.

* de provecho = successful, rewarding.

* dicho sin hecho no tiene provecho = actions speak louder than words.

* en provecho de = for the benefit of, for the good of.

* obtener provecho = get + Posesivo + money's worth out of.

* sacando provecho de = on the coattails of.

* sacar el máximo provecho de = get + the most out of.

* sacar el máximo provecho de Algo = make + the most of.

* sacar mayor provecho = stretch + further.

* sacar provecho a una oportunidad = capitalise on + opportunity.

* sacar provecho de = capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA], cash in on, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.

* se obtendrá algo de provecho = something is bound to come of it.

* usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage.

* * *

masculino

a) (beneficio, utilidad) benefit

no sacó ningún provecho del curso — he derived no benefit from the course

le sacó mucho provecho a su estancia — she got a lot out of her stay

sólo piensa en su propio provecho — he's only out for himself (colloq)

un estudiante de provecho — a hardworking student

una experiencia/visita de provecho — a worthwhile experience/visit

b) ( en la mesa)

buen provecho! — ( dicho por uno mismo) bon appetit!; ( dicho por camarero) enjoy your meal!

* * *

= benefit, payoff [pay-off], mileage.

Ex: The examples that follow will give you a glimpse of the important features and benefits of the SCI CD Edition.

Ex: Although setting up a security policy may demand considerable upheaval, it has significant payoff in safety and efficiency.

Ex: Reports produced by government-sponsored projects may not be widely distributed until the government has had good mileage from them = Los informes obtenidos de los proyectos patrocinados por el gobierno puede que no se distribuyan de forma general hasta que el gobierno les haya sacado un buen provecho.

* con provecho = with profit.

* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.

* de poco provecho = fruitless.

* de provecho = successful, rewarding.

* dicho sin hecho no tiene provecho = actions speak louder than words.

* en provecho de = for the benefit of, for the good of.

* obtener provecho = get + Posesivo + money's worth out of.

* sacando provecho de = on the coattails of.

* sacar el máximo provecho de = get + the most out of.

* sacar el máximo provecho de Algo = make + the most of.

* sacar mayor provecho = stretch + further.

* sacar provecho a una oportunidad = capitalise on + opportunity.

* sacar provecho de = capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA], cash in on, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.

* se obtendrá algo de provecho = something is bound to come of it.

* usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage.

* * *

provecho

masculine

1 (beneficio, utilidad) benefit

no sacó ningún provecho del curso he got nothing out of the course, he derived no benefit from the course

le sacó mucho provecho a su estancia en el extranjero she got a lot out of her stay abroad

sólo piensa en su propio provecho he's only out for himself ( colloq), everything he does is done for his own benefit

fue una visita de mucho provecho para los alumnos it was a very worthwhile visit for the students

es un estudiante de provecho, llegará lejos he's a hardworking student, he'll go far

espero que sea una experiencia de provecho I hope it will be a profitable o beneficial o worthwhile experience

2

(de un alimento): come mucho pero no le hace provecho he eats a lot but he doesn't gain weight

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal!, bon appetit!

hacer provecho or provechito ( RPl fam) «bebé» to burp ( colloq), to bring up wind

* * *

provecho sustantivo masculino
a) (beneficio, utilidad) benefit;

◊ no sacó mucho provecho de la experiencia she didn't benefit much from the experience;

le sacó mucho provecho a su estancia she got a lot out of her stay;
solo piensa en su propio provecho he's only out for himself (colloq);
de provecho ‹ estudiante› hardworking;

‹experiencia/visita› worthwhile
b) ( en la mesa):

◊ ¡buen provecho! ( dicho por uno mismo) bon appetit!;

( dicho por camarero) enjoy your meal!
provecho m (beneficio, utilidad) benefit
sacar provecho de algo, to profit o benefit from sthg, en provecho propio, to one's own advantage, una visita de provecho, a worthwhile visit ♦ LOC ¡buen provecho!, bon appetit! o enjoy your meal!
' provecho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
beneficio
- bien
- conveniencia
- desperdicio
- fruto
- interés
- bueno
- interesado
- partido
- sacar
English:
benefit
- boon
- capital
- capitalize
- draw on
- exploit
- interest
- profit
- unrewarding
- advantage
- most

* * *

provecho nm

1. [beneficio] benefit;

un hombre de provecho a useful member of society;

sólo busca el provecho personal all he is interested in is personal gain;

sus explicaciones nos fueron de gran provecho we found her explanations very helpful;

en provecho propio in one's own interest, for one's own benefit;

hacer provecho a alguien to do sb good;

sacar provecho de [aprovecharse de] to make the most of, to take advantage of;
[beneficiarse de] to benefit from, to profit from;
no saqué nada de provecho de su conferencia I didn't learn o gain anything useful from her lecture;

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal!

2. RP [eructo] burp;

ya hizo provecho she has already burped

* * *

provecho

m benefit;

¡buen provecho! enjoy (your meal)!;

sacar provecho de benefit from;

de provecho useful

* * *

provecho nm

: benefit, advantage

* * *

provecho n benefit

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal!

Spanish-English dictionary > provecho
80 relato

m.

1 account, report.

2 story, tale, narrative, recitation.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: relatar.

* * *

relato

► nombre masculino

1 (narración) story, tale

2 (informe) report, account

* * *

noun m.

1) account

2) narration, story, tale

* * *

SM (=narración) story, tale; (=informe) account, report

* * *

masculino

a) (historia, cuento) story, tale

relatos para niños — children's stories

b) ( relación) account

un relato de lo ocurrido — an account of what had happened

su relato no coincide con el tuyo — his story o account does not tally with your version

* * *

= account, narration, story, storie, narrative, recounting, tale.

Ex. In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.

Ex. The forms they take may be leaflets, workbooks perhaps intended to accompany audio units, or narration developed to accompany tape/slide shows or video displays.

Ex. There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.

Ex. One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.

Ex. Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.

Ex. This is a recounting of the technologies most likely to facilitate the sharing of resources among libraries.

Ex. 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.

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* relato corto = short story.

* relato de primera mano = eyewitness report, eyewitness account, first-hand account.

* relato de testigo presencial = eyewitness account.

* relato escrito = written story.

* relato oral = oral history, oral narrative.

* relato suicida = suicide story.

* relato verídico = true story.

* urdir un relato = weave + a tale.

* * *

masculino

a) (historia, cuento) story, tale

relatos para niños — children's stories

b) ( relación) account

un relato de lo ocurrido — an account of what had happened

su relato no coincide con el tuyo — his story o account does not tally with your version

* * *

= account, narration, story, storie, narrative, recounting, tale.

Ex: In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.

Ex: The forms they take may be leaflets, workbooks perhaps intended to accompany audio units, or narration developed to accompany tape/slide shows or video displays.

Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.

Ex: One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.

Ex: Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.

Ex: This is a recounting of the technologies most likely to facilitate the sharing of resources among libraries.

Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.

* relato corto = short story.

* relato de primera mano = eyewitness report, eyewitness account, first-hand account.

* relato de testigo presencial = eyewitness account.

* relato escrito = written story.

* relato oral = oral history, oral narrative.

* relato suicida = suicide story.

* relato verídico = true story.

* urdir un relato = weave + a tale.

* * *

relato

masculine

1 (historia, cuento) story, tale

relatos para niños children's stories

2 (relación) account

nos hizo un largo relato de lo ocurrido she gave us a lengthy account of what had happened

su relato no coincide con la versión de la policía his story o account does not tally with the police's version

* * *

Del verbo relatar: ( conjugate relatar)

relato es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

relató es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
relatar
relato
relatar ( conjugate relatar) verbo transitivo ‹historia/aventura› to recount, relate
relato sustantivo masculino
a) (historia, cuento) story, tale

b) ( relación) account

relatar verbo transitivo to relate, recount
relato sustantivo masculino
1 (de ficción) tale, story
2 (de un hecho real) account
' relato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguijonear
- reseña
- saga
- viva
- vivo
- adornar
- anecdótico
- escabroso
- estremecedor
- exagerado
- hilo
- historia
- narración
- terror
English:
account
- accurate
- dominant
- graphic account
- narration
- narrative
- open
- spice
- spicy
- story
- storyteller
- tale
- short

* * *

relato nm
[exposición] account, report; [cuento] tale, story;
hizo un relato de su viaje she gave an account of her trip

* * *

relato

m short story

* * *

relato nm

1) : story, tale

2) : account

* * *

relato n

1. (cuento) story [pl. stories]

relatos de terror horror stories

2. (relación) account

nos hizo un relato muy detallado de todo lo que le había sucedido he gave us a very detailed account of everything that had happened to him

Spanish-English dictionary > relato

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