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1 abrasador
adj.scorching, burning, ardent, hot.* * *► adjetivo1 burning, scorching2 figurado consuming* * *- dora adjetivo burning (before n)* * *= burning, searing, blistering, scorching, baking hot, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], torrid.Ex. A choking emotion, partly made up of incredulity and in part a burning resentment filled Drew Pope.Ex. His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.Ex. The best place to be on a blistering day is in the shade.Ex. It is widely known that black robes help the Bedouins to keep cool in the scorching heat of the desert.Ex. He slept on a camp bed in the baking hot room between 12-hour shifts and survived on leftovers brought to him by friendly chefs.Ex. The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex. The impression in England was that Queensland was a torrid place, not suitable for white occupation, and very thinly occupied, mostly by blacks.----* calor abrasador = scorching heat, blistering heat, torrid heat.* día abrasador = scorcher.* * *- dora adjetivo burning (before n)* * *= burning, searing, blistering, scorching, baking hot, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], torrid.Ex: A choking emotion, partly made up of incredulity and in part a burning resentment filled Drew Pope.
Ex: His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.Ex: The best place to be on a blistering day is in the shade.Ex: It is widely known that black robes help the Bedouins to keep cool in the scorching heat of the desert.Ex: He slept on a camp bed in the baking hot room between 12-hour shifts and survived on leftovers brought to him by friendly chefs.Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex: The impression in England was that Queensland was a torrid place, not suitable for white occupation, and very thinly occupied, mostly by blacks.* calor abrasador = scorching heat, blistering heat, torrid heat.* día abrasador = scorcher.* * *burning ( before n)* * *
abrasador◊ - dora adjetivo
burning ( before n)
abrasador,-ora adjetivo scorching
' abrasador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrasadora
English:
blistering
- burning
- scorching
- fiery
- withering
* * *abrasador, -ora adjburning;pasión abrasadora burning passion* * *adj scorching, burning* * *: burning, scorching -
2 afroamericano
adj.African-American, Afro-American.m.African-American, Afro American, black American of African descent.* * *► adjetivo1 African-American, Afro-American► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 African-American, Afro-American* * *ADJ Afro-American* * *= Afro-American, African-American.Ex. For example, the most recent meeting of that group endorsed the recommendation of the Black Caucus that we change BLACKS and NEGROES to Afro-Americans.Ex. Virginia Proctor Powell Florence was the first African-American woman to complete a professional education course in librarianship.----* estudios afroamericanos = black studies.* * *= Afro-American, African-American.Ex: For example, the most recent meeting of that group endorsed the recommendation of the Black Caucus that we change BLACKS and NEGROES to Afro-Americans.
Ex: Virginia Proctor Powell Florence was the first African-American woman to complete a professional education course in librarianship.* estudios afroamericanos = black studies.* * *afroamericano, -a♦ adjAfro-American, African American♦ nm,fAfro-American, African American* * *afroamericano, -na adj & n: Afro-American -
3 alegremente
adv.1 happily, joyfully.2 gladly, happily, merrily, cheerfully.* * *► adverbio1 (con alegría) happily, cheerfully2 (frívolamente) gaily* * *adv.cheerfully, happily* * *ADV1) (=felizmente) happily, cheerfully2) (=irresponsablemente) gaily* * *a) ( con alegría) cheerfully, happilyb) ( con ligereza) blithely, gaily* * *= cheerfully, merrily, perkily, lightheartedly, joyously, gaily.Ex. 'Good morning,' he said cheerfully as he picked up the receiver.Ex. Kate and Jones laughed merrily, while Hernandez and the fourth member of the group, head of technical services, Pershing, sat glumly by.Ex. 'Have a minute, Drew?' the selectman asked, perkily.Ex. Publishers claim the book is based on valid sources and portrays blacks positively but lightheartedly.Ex. Wine lovers around the world have joyously adopted the British slang word 'plonk' to describe poor, cheap wine.Ex. See the flamboyantly costumed Rickshaw pullers and their gaily decorated carts = Vea los carritos decorados vistosamente y tirados por hombres vestidos ostentosamente.* * *a) ( con alegría) cheerfully, happilyb) ( con ligereza) blithely, gaily* * *= cheerfully, merrily, perkily, lightheartedly, joyously, gaily.Ex: 'Good morning,' he said cheerfully as he picked up the receiver.
Ex: Kate and Jones laughed merrily, while Hernandez and the fourth member of the group, head of technical services, Pershing, sat glumly by.Ex: 'Have a minute, Drew?' the selectman asked, perkily.Ex: Publishers claim the book is based on valid sources and portrays blacks positively but lightheartedly.Ex: Wine lovers around the world have joyously adopted the British slang word 'plonk' to describe poor, cheap wine.Ex: See the flamboyantly costumed Rickshaw pullers and their gaily decorated carts = Vea los carritos decorados vistosamente y tirados por hombres vestidos ostentosamente.* * *1 (con alegría) cheerfully, happily2 (con ligereza) blithely, gaily* * *alegremente adv1. [con alegría] happily, joyfully2. [irreflexivamente] blithely* * *alegremente adv: happily, cheerfully* * *alegremente adv cheerfully / happily / joyfully -
4 apoyo
m.1 support (also figurative).2 hold, support, stay, buttress.3 help, co-operation, assistance, cooperation.4 supporter, person who lends support, backer, prop.5 crutch.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: apoyar.* * *1 support2 figurado support, backing, help* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=ayuda) supportapoyo psicológico — counselling, counseling (EEUU)
2) [a una propuesta, idea] support, backing3) (=apoyatura) support* * *masculino support* * *= backing, endorsement, support, advocacy, prop, escort, anchor, anchor point, supportiveness, sustainment, a shoulder to cry on, backup [back-up], buttress.Ex. Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.Ex. The project was given endorsement by the Standing Committees of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing and the then Section on Mechanization.Ex. BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.Ex. However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.Ex. The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.Ex. Escort can be seen as part of the referral process or as a separate activity of accompanying a client to ensure that the person reaches the source of help.Ex. This format can provide an anchor for instructional designers attempting to come to terms with the vast potential of hypertext and hypermedia.Ex. This article stresses the importance of the library as a permanent anchor point for the local community.Ex. Percentage of books in a discipline charged out by students majoring in other disciplines was defined as the ' supportiveness' of that discipline.Ex. America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex. The aggressiveness of a number of publications on this subject, replete with their accusations without any backup, can be interpreted as settling of scores.Ex. They used schools as a buttress of a caste system designed to subordinate blacks socially, to cramp them economically under a rigid job ceiling.----* administrativo de apoyo = clerical employee.* apoyo administrativo = administrative support.* apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support.* apoyo del personal = staff support.* apoyo económico = financial support, financial backing.* apoyo estatal = state support.* apoyo financiero = financial backing.* apoyo moral = moral support.* apoyo mutuo = mutual support.* apoyo para los pies = footrest.* apoyo técnico = service support, technical support, product support, tech support.* apoyo técnico de aplicaciones informáticas = software support.* buscar apoyo = line up + support.* buscar el apoyo de = woo.* carta de apoyo = letter of support.* centro de apoyo a los programas de estudios = curriculum material center.* clases de apoyo = remedial teaching.* como apoyo a = in support of.* conseguir apoyo = mobilise + support, win + support, line up + support, gain + support.* contar con apoyo para = have + support for.* contar con el apoyo de Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.* contar con el apoyo necesario para = have + the power behind to.* crear apoyo = build + support.* dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.* destreza de apoyo = ancillary skill.* educación de apoyo = remedial education.* en apoyo a = in support of.* estructura de apoyo = support structure.* fomentar apoyo = build + support.* ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.* grupo de apoyo = interest group, support group.* herramienta de apoyo = enabler.* material didáctico de apoyo = study aide.* mecanismo de apoyo = enabler.* merecer apoyo = be deserving of support.* ofrecer apoyo = support, provide + support, rally (a)round, rally behind.* personal administrativo de apoyo = clerical staff, clerical worker, clerical personnel.* personal de apoyo = paraprofessional staff, support staff.* personal de apoyo bibliotecario = library support staff.* personal técnico de apoyo = support staff.* prestar apoyo = lend + support, support.* prestar apoyo a = go to + bat for, bat for.* proporcionar apoyo = provide + support, support.* punto de apoyo = foothold.* que actúa de apoyo = supporting, supporting.* recabar apoyo = garner + support.* recibir apoyo = receive + support, attract + support.* redirigir el apoyo = divert + support.* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.* servicio auxiliar de apoyo familiar = respite care.* servicio de apoyo = backup service, support service.* servir de apoyo a = inform.* sin apoyo = unsupported.* sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support system, decision making system.* solicitar apoyo = canvass + support.* técnica de apoyo = enabling skill.* tecnología de apoyo = enabling technology.* trabajo administrativo de apoyo = clerical work.* trabajo de apoyo = escort work.* * *masculino support* * *= backing, endorsement, support, advocacy, prop, escort, anchor, anchor point, supportiveness, sustainment, a shoulder to cry on, backup [back-up], buttress.Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.
Ex: The project was given endorsement by the Standing Committees of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing and the then Section on Mechanization.Ex: BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.Ex: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.Ex: The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.Ex: Escort can be seen as part of the referral process or as a separate activity of accompanying a client to ensure that the person reaches the source of help.Ex: This format can provide an anchor for instructional designers attempting to come to terms with the vast potential of hypertext and hypermedia.Ex: This article stresses the importance of the library as a permanent anchor point for the local community.Ex: Percentage of books in a discipline charged out by students majoring in other disciplines was defined as the ' supportiveness' of that discipline.Ex: America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex: The aggressiveness of a number of publications on this subject, replete with their accusations without any backup, can be interpreted as settling of scores.Ex: They used schools as a buttress of a caste system designed to subordinate blacks socially, to cramp them economically under a rigid job ceiling.* administrativo de apoyo = clerical employee.* apoyo administrativo = administrative support.* apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support.* apoyo del personal = staff support.* apoyo económico = financial support, financial backing.* apoyo estatal = state support.* apoyo financiero = financial backing.* apoyo moral = moral support.* apoyo mutuo = mutual support.* apoyo para los pies = footrest.* apoyo técnico = service support, technical support, product support, tech support.* apoyo técnico de aplicaciones informáticas = software support.* buscar apoyo = line up + support.* buscar el apoyo de = woo.* carta de apoyo = letter of support.* centro de apoyo a los programas de estudios = curriculum material center.* clases de apoyo = remedial teaching.* como apoyo a = in support of.* conseguir apoyo = mobilise + support, win + support, line up + support, gain + support.* contar con apoyo para = have + support for.* contar con el apoyo de Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.* contar con el apoyo necesario para = have + the power behind to.* crear apoyo = build + support.* dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.* destreza de apoyo = ancillary skill.* educación de apoyo = remedial education.* en apoyo a = in support of.* estructura de apoyo = support structure.* fomentar apoyo = build + support.* ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.* grupo de apoyo = interest group, support group.* herramienta de apoyo = enabler.* material didáctico de apoyo = study aide.* mecanismo de apoyo = enabler.* merecer apoyo = be deserving of support.* ofrecer apoyo = support, provide + support, rally (a)round, rally behind.* personal administrativo de apoyo = clerical staff, clerical worker, clerical personnel.* personal de apoyo = paraprofessional staff, support staff.* personal de apoyo bibliotecario = library support staff.* personal técnico de apoyo = support staff.* prestar apoyo = lend + support, support.* prestar apoyo a = go to + bat for, bat for.* proporcionar apoyo = provide + support, support.* punto de apoyo = foothold.* que actúa de apoyo = supporting, supporting.* recabar apoyo = garner + support.* recibir apoyo = receive + support, attract + support.* redirigir el apoyo = divert + support.* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.* servicio auxiliar de apoyo familiar = respite care.* servicio de apoyo = backup service, support service.* servir de apoyo a = inform.* sin apoyo = unsupported.* sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support system, decision making system.* solicitar apoyo = canvass + support.* técnica de apoyo = enabling skill.* tecnología de apoyo = enabling technology.* trabajo administrativo de apoyo = clerical work.* trabajo de apoyo = escort work.* * *1 (respaldo) supportno cuentan con el apoyo popular they do not have the support of the people o enjoy popular supportagradezco el apoyo que me han brindado en todo momento I am grateful for the support you have given me throughoutapoyo A algo support FOR sthhan retirado su apoyo a esta iniciativa they have withdrawn their support for o their backing of this initiativeuna campaña de apoyo a la investigación científica a campaign in support of scientific research2 ( Ling):vocal/consonante de apoyo intrusive vowel/consonant* * *
Del verbo apoyar: ( conjugate apoyar)
apoyo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
apoyó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
apoyar
apoyo
apoyar ( conjugate apoyar) verbo transitivo
1 ( hacer descansar) apoyo (algo en algo) to rest (sth on sth);
2
apoyarse verbo pronominal
1 (para sostenerse, descansar) apoyose en algo to lean on sth
2 (basarse, fundarse) apoyose en algo to be based on sth
apoyo sustantivo masculino
support;
apoyo a algo support for sth
apoyar verbo transitivo
1 to lean
2 (causa) to support
apoyo sustantivo masculino support
' apoyo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adhesión
- agradecer
- inapreciable
- legitimar
- negar
- proporcionar
- sola
- solo
- soporte
- sostén
- brindar
- declarar
- gestión
- incondicional
- manifestar
- mayoritario
- muleta
- puntal
- punto
- respaldo
- retirar
- retiro
- solicitar
- sustento
English:
advocacy
- against
- aim
- back
- backing
- backup
- buttress
- crutch
- drum up
- endorsement
- financial
- firm
- foothold
- freestanding
- full
- hilt
- mass
- moral
- prop
- rally
- rest
- solid
- support
- supportively
- supportiveness
- thankful
- unreserved
- whip up
- wholehearted
- widespread
- win
- with
- by
- foot
- muster
- sympathetic
- woo
* * *apoyo nmsupport;salieron adelante con el apoyo de su familia they got by with the support of her family;me dio su apoyo moral she gave me her moral support;buscan apoyos económicos para el proyecto they are seeking funding o financial support for the project;anunciaron su apoyo a la iniciativa they declared their support for the initiative;presentó las pruebas en apoyo de su teoría he presented the evidence to support his theory* * *m figsupport;en apoyo de in support of* * *apoyo nm: support, backing* * *apoyo n support -
5 asamblea
f.1 meeting.asamblea general general meetingasamblea general anual annual general meetingasamblea plenaria plenary assemblyasamblea de trabajadores works meeting2 assembly, convention, audience, gathering.3 Assembly House, comitia.4 shareholders.5 shareholders' meeting.* * *1 assembly, meeting\asamblea general general meeting* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=reunión) meeting; [de trabajadores] mass meetingllamar a asamblea — (Mil) ( Hist) to assemble, muster
2) (=congreso) congress, assembly* * *a) ( reunión) meetingb) ( cuerpo) assembly* * *= assembly, caucus [caucuses, pl.], convention, meeting, pow-wow, convening.Ex. If you make an entry for that, would you make it ISRAELI PARLIAMENT, ISRAELI GENERAL assembly, ISRAELI CONGRESS, or whatever?.Ex. For example, the most recent meeting of that group endorsed the recommendation of the Black Caucus that we change BLACKS and NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS.Ex. This article describes the 3 largest international book fairs: in Frankfurt, the children's book fair in Bologna, and the American Booksellers Association annual convention which has a different venue every year.Ex. This was initiated formally by the calling of the first meeting of the Network Advisory Committee in 1976.Ex. Patterson has called a big pow-wow for this afternoon.Ex. Convenings are one day events that focus on a specific substantive issue.----* asamblea escolar = high school assembly.* asamblea general = general assembly.* asamblea legislativa = legislature.* asamblea para darse ánimo = pep rally.* asamblea plenaria = plenary session.* asamblea pública = public meeting.* * *a) ( reunión) meetingb) ( cuerpo) assembly* * *= assembly, caucus [caucuses, pl.], convention, meeting, pow-wow, convening.Ex: If you make an entry for that, would you make it ISRAELI PARLIAMENT, ISRAELI GENERAL assembly, ISRAELI CONGRESS, or whatever?.
Ex: For example, the most recent meeting of that group endorsed the recommendation of the Black Caucus that we change BLACKS and NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS.Ex: This article describes the 3 largest international book fairs: in Frankfurt, the children's book fair in Bologna, and the American Booksellers Association annual convention which has a different venue every year.Ex: This was initiated formally by the calling of the first meeting of the Network Advisory Committee in 1976.Ex: Patterson has called a big pow-wow for this afternoon.Ex: Convenings are one day events that focus on a specific substantive issue.* asamblea escolar = high school assembly.* asamblea general = general assembly.* asamblea legislativa = legislature.* asamblea para darse ánimo = pep rally.* asamblea plenaria = plenary session.* asamblea pública = public meeting.* * *1 (reunión) meetinguna asamblea de padres de familia a parents' meetingcelebrar una asamblea to hold a meetinglos trabajadores se reunieron en asamblea the workers held a (mass) meetingla asamblea carecía de autorización the meeting o ( frml) assembly had not been authorized2 (cuerpo) assemblyel comité de huelga se ha constituido en asamblea permanente the strike committee is meeting in permanent sessionCompuestos:stockholders' o shareholders' meeting(en Ur): la Asamblea General Parliament, the National Assemblylegislative assemblyla Asamblea Nacional Parliament, the National Assembly* * *
asamblea sustantivo femenino
asamblea sustantivo femenino meeting
asamblea de trabajadores de banca, meeting of bank workers
' asamblea' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sesión
- anual
- congreso
- convocar
- palabra
- parlamento
English:
AGM
- assembly
- general assembly
- legislature
- muster
* * *asamblea nf1. [reunión] meeting;una asamblea de vecinos a meeting of local residents;los trabajadores, reunidos en asamblea, votaron a favor de la huelga the workers voted for strike action at a mass meeting;convocar una asamblea to call a meetingasamblea de accionistas shareholders' meeting;asamblea general anual annual general meeting;asamblea plenaria plenary assembly2. [cuerpo político] assemblyasamblea constituyente constituent assembly;Asamblea General [de la ONU] General Assembly;asamblea nacional parliament* * *f1 reunión meeting2 ente assembly* * *asamblea nf: assembly, meeting* * *asamblea n2. (reunión) meeting -
6 barrio residencial de las afueras
(n.) = suburbEx. First was a rapid increase in population turnover, marked by a massive movement of whites into the suburbs and a subsequent rise in the number of low-income blacks in the central city.* * *(n.) = suburbEx: First was a rapid increase in population turnover, marked by a massive movement of whites into the suburbs and a subsequent rise in the number of low-income blacks in the central city.
Spanish-English dictionary > barrio residencial de las afueras
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7 cada vez más desarrollado
(adj.) = fast-developingEx. To meet the challenge and to anticipate problems associated with blacks adapting to a fast-developing world and entering the job market, attempts should be made to gain a thorough knowledge of their needs.* * *(adj.) = fast-developingEx: To meet the challenge and to anticipate problems associated with blacks adapting to a fast-developing world and entering the job market, attempts should be made to gain a thorough knowledge of their needs.
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8 casualidad
f.1 coincidence.la casualidad hizo que nos encontráramos chance brought us togetherdio la casualidad de que… it so happened that…no es casualidad que… it's no coincidence that…de casualidad by chance¿no llevarás por casualidad un paraguas? you wouldn't happen to have an umbrella with you?¡qué casualidad! what a coincidence!2 chance, coincidence, contingency, fortuity.* * *1 chance, accident2 (coincidencia) coincidence\dar la casualidad to just happende casualidad / por casualidad by chance* * *noun f.1) chance2) coincidence•* * *SF1) (=azar) chance; (=coincidencia) coincidence¿cree en el destino o en la casualidad? — do you believe in destiny or in chance?
sería mucha casualidad o ya sería casualidad que os pusieseis enfermos los dos al mismo tiempo — it would be too much of a coincidence if you both fell ill at the same time
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da la casualidad de que... — it (just) so happens that...dio la casualidad de que... — it just so happened that...
ese día dio la casualidad de que decidí salir a dar una vuelta — that day I happened to decide to go out for a walk, as luck would have it I decided to go out for a walk that day
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de o por casualidad — by chancetuve muchísima suerte en el accidente: estoy vivo de casualidad — I was really lucky in the accident: it's purely by chance o pure chance that I'm still alive
un día entró de casualidad — he dropped in o by one day
¿no tendrás un pañuelo, por casualidad? — you wouldn't happen to have a handkerchief, would you?
no meten un gol ni por casualidad — they've got no chance o hope of scoring a goal
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¡ qué casualidad! — what a coincidence!¡qué casualidad verle aquí! — what a coincidence meeting you here!, fancy meeting you here!
2) (=suceso casual) coincidence* * *femenino chancede or por (pura) casualidad — by (sheer) chance
pasé por ahí de casualidad — I happened to pass by there, I passed there by chance
da la casualidad de que... — as it happens o actually...
ni por casualidad: no se baña ni por casualidad he wouldn't dream of having a bath; no le doy a la bola ni por casualidad — I just can't hit the ball
* * *= accident, chance, fluke, randomness, fortuity.Ex. Entries are created merely according to the accident of the appearance of words in titles.Ex. In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.Ex. This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.Ex. New models have appeared that suggest that manaers need to accommodate the randomness found in complex organizations.Ex. Luck also called fortuity is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a persons control.----* da la casualidad = as it happens.* dar con, encontrar por casualidad = stumble on.* dar la casualidad que + Indicativo = chance to + Infinitivo.* dar la casualidad que + Subjuntivo = happen to + Infinitivo.* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.* dio la casualidad = as it happened.* encontrar por casualidad = come across, chance on/upon.* ni por casualidad = never in a month of Sundays.* oír por casualidad = overhear.* por casualidad = by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by accident, by happenstance, happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo, accidentally, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* por si casualidad = in the chance that.* * *femenino chancede or por (pura) casualidad — by (sheer) chance
pasé por ahí de casualidad — I happened to pass by there, I passed there by chance
da la casualidad de que... — as it happens o actually...
ni por casualidad: no se baña ni por casualidad he wouldn't dream of having a bath; no le doy a la bola ni por casualidad — I just can't hit the ball
* * *= accident, chance, fluke, randomness, fortuity.Ex: Entries are created merely according to the accident of the appearance of words in titles.
Ex: In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.Ex: This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.Ex: New models have appeared that suggest that manaers need to accommodate the randomness found in complex organizations.Ex: Luck also called fortuity is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a persons control.* da la casualidad = as it happens.* dar con, encontrar por casualidad = stumble on.* dar la casualidad que + Indicativo = chance to + Infinitivo.* dar la casualidad que + Subjuntivo = happen to + Infinitivo.* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.* dio la casualidad = as it happened.* encontrar por casualidad = come across, chance on/upon.* ni por casualidad = never in a month of Sundays.* oír por casualidad = overhear.* por casualidad = by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by accident, by happenstance, happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo, accidentally, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* por si casualidad = in the chance that.* * *chancelo encontré de or por pura casualidad I found it by sheer chance¿no tendrías su dirección por casualidad? you wouldn't happen to have her address (by any chance), would you?¡qué casualidad! what a coincidence!da la casualidad de que lo voy a ver mañana as it happens o actually I'm going to be seeing him tomorrowpues da la casualidad que yo también lo vi ( iró); well, it just so happens that I saw him too ( iro)ni por casualidad: ese cochino no se baña ni por casualidad that slob wouldn't dream of having a bathni por casualidad se fijará en ella no way will he look at her ( colloq)* * *
casualidad sustantivo femenino
chance;
si por casualidad la ves if you happen to see her;
¿no tendrás su dirección por casualidad? you wouldn't (happen to) have her address by any chance?;
¡qué casualidad! what a coincidence!;
da la casualidad de que … as it happens …
casualidad sustantivo femenino chance, coincidence: dio la casualidad de que se conocían, it so happened that they knew each other
lo encontré de casualidad, I found it by chance
si por casualidad lo vuelves a ver..., if you happen to see him again...
¡qué casualidad!, what a coincidence!
' casualidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
accidental
- accidente
- simple
- suerte
- andar
- azar
- carambola
- chiripa
- coincidencia
- encontrar
- puro
English:
accident
- accidental
- accidentally
- by
- chance
- encounter
- eventual
- fancy
- fluke
- happen
- happy
- overhear
- purely
- quirk
- sheer
- so
- throw together
- coincidence
- over
* * *casualidad nfcoincidence;la casualidad hizo que nos encontráramos chance brought us together;dio la casualidad de que… it so happened that…;¡qué casualidad! what a coincidence!;no es casualidad que… it's no coincidence that…;de casualidad by chance;me encuentras aquí de casualidad, porque hoy no pensaba venir I'm only here by chance, I hadn't intended to come today;por casualidad by chance;me he enterado por casualidad de que estás buscando apartamento I happened to hear that you're looking for an apartment o Br flat;¿no llevarás por casualidad un paraguas? you wouldn't happen to have an umbrella with you, would you?* * *f chance, coincidence;por ode casualidad by chance;da la casualidad que it just so happens that* * *casualidad nf1) : chance2)de casualidad : by chance, by any chance* * *1. (coincidencia) coincidence¡qué casualidad encontrarte aquí! what a coincidence meeting you here!2. (azar) chance¿no tendrías por casualidad una grapadora? you wouldn't have a stapler by any chance? -
9 caucus
m. s.&pl.caucus.* * *= caucus [caucuses, pl.].Nota: Reunión de un grupo de personas dentro de un país u organización que tienen alguna política, lingüística, étnica, etc. para elegir representantes o decidir sobre políticas de actuación u otros temas que les atañen.Ex. For example, the most recent meeting of that group endorsed the recommendation of the Black Caucus that we change BLACKS and NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS.* * *= caucus [caucuses, pl.].Nota: Reunión de un grupo de personas dentro de un país u organización que tienen alguna política, lingüística, étnica, etc. para elegir representantes o decidir sobre políticas de actuación u otros temas que les atañen.Ex: For example, the most recent meeting of that group endorsed the recommendation of the Black Caucus that we change BLACKS and NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS.
* * *caucus nm invPol caucus -
10 centro de la ciudad
(n.) = central city, downtown, city centreEx. First was a rapid increase in population turnover, marked by a massive movement of whites into the suburbs and a subsequent rise in the number of low-income blacks in the central city.Ex. Shortly after he began as director, he moved the library from a dingy Carnegie mausoleum to a downtown department store that had become vacant.Ex. Use of this library is not still more extensive because those living on the townward side are cut off by an intersecting main road and gravitate naturally to the city centre.* * *(n.) = central city, downtown, city centreEx: First was a rapid increase in population turnover, marked by a massive movement of whites into the suburbs and a subsequent rise in the number of low-income blacks in the central city.
Ex: Shortly after he began as director, he moved the library from a dingy Carnegie mausoleum to a downtown department store that had become vacant.Ex: Use of this library is not still more extensive because those living on the townward side are cut off by an intersecting main road and gravitate naturally to the city centre. -
11 charlatán
adj.loose-tongued, prating.m.1 charlatan, fraud, faker, fake.2 braggart, bluffer, brag, boaster.3 chatterbox, chatterer, blabbermouth, talkative person.4 charlatan, mountebank, flamboyant deceiver.* * *► adjetivo1 (hablador) talkative2 (chismoso) gossipy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (parlanchín) chatterbox2 (chismoso) gossip; (bocazas) bigmouth3 (embaucador) trickster* * *(f. - charlatana)noun* * *charlatán, -ana1. ADJ1) (=hablador) talkative2) (=chismoso) gossipy2. SM / F1) (=hablador) chatterbox2) (=chismoso) gossip3) (=estafador) trickster, confidence trickster, con man *4) (=vendedor aprovechado) smooth-tongued salesman* * *I- tana adjetivo (fam) talkativeII- tana masculino, femenino (fam)a) ( parlanchín) chatterbox (colloq)b) ( vendedor deshonesto) dishonest hawker; ( curandero deshonesto) charlatan* * *= trickster, huckster, charlatan, talkative, chattery, chatterbox, windbag, quack.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. This article presents a view of the Internet as comparable to an American travelling carnival of olden days, the sort operated by con men and hucksters.Ex. He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.Ex. Both blacks & whites perceived themselves as active, caring, critical, emotional, friendly, individualistic, intelligent, & talkative.Ex. He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.Ex. The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex. Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.Ex. This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.* * *I- tana adjetivo (fam) talkativeII- tana masculino, femenino (fam)a) ( parlanchín) chatterbox (colloq)b) ( vendedor deshonesto) dishonest hawker; ( curandero deshonesto) charlatan* * *= trickster, huckster, charlatan, talkative, chattery, chatterbox, windbag, quack.Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: This article presents a view of the Internet as comparable to an American travelling carnival of olden days, the sort operated by con men and hucksters.Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.Ex: Both blacks & whites perceived themselves as active, caring, critical, emotional, friendly, individualistic, intelligent, & talkative.Ex: He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex: Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.Ex: This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.* * *masculine, feminineB1 (vendedor — ambulante) hawker; (— deshonesto) dishonest o cunning salesperson2 (curandero deshonesto) charlatan* * *
charlatán
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam)
( curandero) charlatan
charlatán,-ana
I adj (hablador) talkative
(indiscreto) indiscreet, gossipy
(fanfarrón) boasting
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (hablador) chatterbox
(indiscreto) indiscreet person, gossip
(fanfarrón) boaster, show off
2 (embaucador, timador) trickster
' charlatán' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
charlatana
- hablador
- habladora
- sacamuelas
- saltabanco
- saltabancos
- vocinglera
- vocinglero
- curandero
- loro
English:
charlatan
- garrulous
- windbag
- chatter
- quack
* * *charlatán, -ana♦ adjtalkative♦ nm,f1. [hablador] chatterbox3. [indiscreto] gossip4. [vendedor] hawker, pedlar♦ nm[ave] bobolink* * *I adj talkativeII m, charlatana f chatterbox* * *: talkative, chatty1) : chatterbox2) farsante: charlatan, phony* * *charlatán1 adj talkativecharlatán2 n chatterbox [pl. chatterboxes] -
12 chiripa
f.1 fluke (informal).de o por chiripa by luck2 stroke of luck, lucky break, lucky strike, fluke.3 cockroach.4 palm.* * *1 (en el billar) fluke, lucky stroke, scratch\de chiripa / por chiripa familiar by a fluke, by sheer luck■ ganó por chiripa he won by sheer luck, he won by a fluke* * *SF1) * (=casualidad) fluke, stroke of luckde o por chiripa — by a fluke, by chance
2) (Billar) lucky break* * *1) (fam) ( casualidad) flukede or por chiripa — (fam) by sheer luck, by a fluke
2) (Ven)a) ( insecto) cockroachb) ( palmera) palm* * *= fluke.Ex. This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.----* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.* por chiripa = by chance, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* * *1) (fam) ( casualidad) flukede or por chiripa — (fam) by sheer luck, by a fluke
2) (Ven)a) ( insecto) cockroachb) ( palmera) palm* * *= fluke.Ex: This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.
* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.* por chiripa = by chance, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* * *A (casualidad) flukede or por chiripa ( fam); by pure o sheer luckaprobé por chiripa I passed by sheer o pure luck, it was pure fluke o it was a fluke that I passedB ( Ven)1 (insecto) cockroach2 (palmera) palm* * *
Multiple Entries:
chiripa
chiripá
chiripa sustantivo femenino
1 (fam) ( casualidad) fluke;
de or por chiripa (fam) by sheer luck, by a fluke
2 (Ven)
chiripa sustantivo femenino fluke, luck: fue un gol de chiripa, that goal was a fluke
lo encontró de chiripa, he found it by chance
' chiripa' also found in these entries:
English:
fluke
* * *chiripa nfFam fluke;¡qué chiripa has tenido! you lucky thing!, you really lucked out there!;* * *f:de chiripa fam by sheer luck* * *chiripa nf1) : fluke2)de chiripa : by sheer luck -
13 coartar
v.1 to limit, to restrict.2 to coarct.* * *1 to limit, restrict* * *VT to limit, restrict* * ** * *= anchor, restrict, tie down, cripple, frustrate, dam (up), shackle, box in, hamstring, fetter, hem + Nombre + in, chill, cramp.Ex. One can now picture a future investigator in his laboratory, his hands are free, he is not anchored.Ex. This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.Ex. There are many able people still tied down with the routine 'running' of their libraries.Ex. The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.Ex. The psychologist Abraham H Maslow has warned of 'true psychopathological effects when the cognitive needs are frustrated'.Ex. But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.Ex. Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.Ex. What is important is that agencies face few barriers to disseminating information on the Web quickly rather than being boxed in by standardization requirements = Lo que es importante es que las agencias se encuentran pocas trabas para diseminar información en la web de una forma rápida más que verse restringidas por cuestiones de normalización.Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex. Faculty tenure is designed to allow the scholar to proceed with his investigation without being fettered with concerns arising from loss of job and salary.Ex. The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.Ex. This would chill the freedom of inquiry that is central to the academic process and that is, moreover, privileged by the First Amendment.Ex. They used schools as a buttress of a caste system designed to subordinate blacks socially, to cramp them economically under a rigid job ceiling.----* coartar el avance de Algo = hinder + progress.* coartar el progreso de Algo = hinder + progress.* * ** * *= anchor, restrict, tie down, cripple, frustrate, dam (up), shackle, box in, hamstring, fetter, hem + Nombre + in, chill, cramp.Ex: One can now picture a future investigator in his laboratory, his hands are free, he is not anchored.
Ex: This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.Ex: There are many able people still tied down with the routine 'running' of their libraries.Ex: The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.Ex: The psychologist Abraham H Maslow has warned of 'true psychopathological effects when the cognitive needs are frustrated'.Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.Ex: Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.Ex: What is important is that agencies face few barriers to disseminating information on the Web quickly rather than being boxed in by standardization requirements = Lo que es importante es que las agencias se encuentran pocas trabas para diseminar información en la web de una forma rápida más que verse restringidas por cuestiones de normalización.Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex: Faculty tenure is designed to allow the scholar to proceed with his investigation without being fettered with concerns arising from loss of job and salary.Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.Ex: This would chill the freedom of inquiry that is central to the academic process and that is, moreover, privileged by the First Amendment.Ex: They used schools as a buttress of a caste system designed to subordinate blacks socially, to cramp them economically under a rigid job ceiling.* coartar el avance de Algo = hinder + progress.* coartar el progreso de Algo = hinder + progress.* * *coartar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to inhibitsu presencia lo coartaba he found her presence inhibiting, her presence inhibited him2 ‹libertad/voluntad› to restrict* * *
coartar ( conjugate coartar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to inhibit;
‹libertad/voluntad› to restrict
coartar verbo transitivo to restrict
' coartar' also found in these entries:
English:
constrict
* * *coartar vtto limit, to restrict* * *v/t restrict* * *coartar vt: to restrict, to limit -
14 comité
m.committee.* * *1 committee\comité de empresa works committee* * *noun m.* * *SM committeecomité de apelación — committee o board of appeal
comité de empresa — works committee, shop stewards' committee
comité de redacción — [gen] drafting committee; (Prensa) editorial committee
Comité Directivo — (Dep) board (of management)
* * *1) ( junta) committee2) (RPl) ( sede) local headquarters (sing o pl)* * *= board, caucus [caucuses, pl.], commission, committee, support group, panel.Ex. The librarian is also a member of the board of Education Studies and Humanities, indeed the university librarian served as Dean of the School for a period of three years.Ex. For example, the most recent meeting of that group endorsed the recommendation of the Black Caucus that we change BLACKS and NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS.Ex. Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.Ex. Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.Ex. The work was carried out as part of the work of a support group set up to help in various aspects of an archaeological dig.Ex. The books were chosen by panels of children.----* comité ad hoc = ad hoc committee.* comité asesor = think tank, advisory council, advisory board, advisory committee, consultative committee.* comité científico = scientific committee.* comité conjunto = joint committee.* Comité Conjunto para Sistemas de Información (JISC) = Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC).* comité consultivo = advisory committee, consultative committee, advisory council, advisory board.* comité coordinador = coordinating committee.* comité de asuntos económicos = finance committee.* comité de dirección = steering committee.* comité de evaluación = review panel, review board, review committee.* comité de expertos = professional committee.* Comité de las Organizaciones de Productores Agrícolas (COPA) = Committee of Agricultural Producer Organizations (COPA).* Comité de las Universidades Británicas sobre Películas y Vídeos (BUFVC) = British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC).* comité de ordenación académica = course committee.* comité de planificación = planning committee.* Comité de Revisión de las Reglas de Catalogación (CCRC) = Catalog Code Revision Committee (CCRC).* comité de selección = screening panel, search and screen committee, search committee.* comité de supervisión = review board.* comité directivo = steering committee, steering body.* comité ejecutivo = executive board.* comité especial = working party.* Comité Internacional del Escudo Azul (ICBS) = International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS).* Comité Nacional de Asesoramiento (NACO) = National Advisory Committee (NACO).* comité organizador = organising committee.* Comité para la Homologación (COA) = Committee on Accreditation (COA).* comité permanente = standing committee.* comité seleccionador = interviewing board, interview committee.* comité selecto = select committee.* crear un comité = set up + committee.* elegir un comité = appoint + committee.* formar parte de un comite = serve on + committee.* formar un comité = set up + committee.* miembro de un comité = committeeman [committeemen, -pl.].* nombrar un comité = appoint + committee.* * *1) ( junta) committee2) (RPl) ( sede) local headquarters (sing o pl)* * *= board, caucus [caucuses, pl.], commission, committee, support group, panel.Ex: The librarian is also a member of the board of Education Studies and Humanities, indeed the university librarian served as Dean of the School for a period of three years.
Ex: For example, the most recent meeting of that group endorsed the recommendation of the Black Caucus that we change BLACKS and NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS.Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.Ex: The work was carried out as part of the work of a support group set up to help in various aspects of an archaeological dig.Ex: The books were chosen by panels of children.* comité ad hoc = ad hoc committee.* comité asesor = think tank, advisory council, advisory board, advisory committee, consultative committee.* comité científico = scientific committee.* comité conjunto = joint committee.* Comité Conjunto para Sistemas de Información (JISC) = Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC).* comité consultivo = advisory committee, consultative committee, advisory council, advisory board.* comité coordinador = coordinating committee.* comité de asuntos económicos = finance committee.* comité de dirección = steering committee.* comité de evaluación = review panel, review board, review committee.* comité de expertos = professional committee.* Comité de las Organizaciones de Productores Agrícolas (COPA) = Committee of Agricultural Producer Organizations (COPA).* Comité de las Universidades Británicas sobre Películas y Vídeos (BUFVC) = British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC).* comité de ordenación académica = course committee.* comité de planificación = planning committee.* Comité de Revisión de las Reglas de Catalogación (CCRC) = Catalog Code Revision Committee (CCRC).* comité de selección = screening panel, search and screen committee, search committee.* comité de supervisión = review board.* comité directivo = steering committee, steering body.* comité ejecutivo = executive board.* comité especial = working party.* Comité Internacional del Escudo Azul (ICBS) = International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS).* Comité Nacional de Asesoramiento (NACO) = National Advisory Committee (NACO).* comité organizador = organising committee.* Comité para la Homologación (COA) = Committee on Accreditation (COA).* comité permanente = standing committee.* comité seleccionador = interviewing board, interview committee.* comité selecto = select committee.* crear un comité = set up + committee.* elegir un comité = appoint + committee.* formar parte de un comite = serve on + committee.* formar un comité = set up + committee.* miembro de un comité = committeeman [committeemen, -pl.].* nombrar un comité = appoint + committee.* * *A (comisión) committeeel comité ejecutivo the executive committeeCompuestos:(UE) Economic and Finance Committee( Esp) works committeeeditorial board/committee(UE) Committee of Permanent Representativesselection board/committee* * *
comité sustantivo masculino ( junta) committee;◊ comité de redacción editorial board o committee
comité sustantivo masculino committee
' comité' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antinuclear
- comisión
- conjunto
- encabezar
- junta
- presidencia
- presidente
- presidir
English:
ballot
- behalf
- chair
- committee
- executive
- intercede
- joint
- meet
- member
- on
- serve
- sit
- sitting
- standing
* * *comité nmcommitteecomité central central committee;comité consultivo consultative committee;Dep comité de competición disciplinary committee;comité de disciplina disciplinary comittee;UE Comité Económico y Social Economic and Social Committee;comité ejecutivo executive committee;Ind comité de empresa Br works council, US employees' group;comité de gestión management committee;Ind comité intercentros coordinating o joint committee [of trade unions];comité olímpico Olympic Committee;comité permanente standing committee;UE Comité de las Regiones Committee of the Regions* * *m committee* * *comité nm: committee* * *comité n committee -
15 compensar
v.1 to make up for (valer la pena).no me compensa (perder tanto tiempo) it's not worth my while (wasting all that time)2 to compensate, to balance, to compensate for, to make for.El dinero compensa la pérdida The money compensates the loss.El jefe compensa a la chica The boss compensates the girl.El juez compensó a María por el accidente The judge compensated Mary for...3 to clear.El juez compensó el caso de Ricardo The judge cleared John's case.* * *1 (pérdida, error) to make up for2 (indemnizar) to compensate, indemnify3 TÉCNICA to balance, compensate4 familiar (merecer la pena) to be worth one's while* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=indemnizar) to compensate ( por for)lo compensaron con 100 dólares por los cristales rotos — he received 100 dollars compensation for the broken windows
¿cómo puedo compensarte por lo que has hecho por mí? — how can I repay you for what you have done for me?
2) (=equilibrar) [+ pérdida, falta] to compensate for, make up for; [+ efecto, bajada] to compensate for, offset; [+ gastos] to repay, reimburse; [+ error] to make amends forle ponen luz artificial para compensar la falta de sol — they put in artificial lighting to compensate for o make up for the lack of sunlight
3) (Mec) [+ ruedas] to balance4) (Econ) [+ cheque] to clear2.VIno compensa — it's not worth it, it's not worthwhile
te compensa hacerlo — it's worth you doing it, it's worth your while doing it o to do it
compensa gastarse más dinero ahora y ahorrarlo después — it pays to spend more now and save money later, it's worth spending more now to save money later on
* * *1.verbo intransitivo2.no compensa hacer un viaje tan largo — it's not worth making such a long journey; (+ me/te/le etc)
compensar vt1)a) ( contrarrestar) <pérdida/deficiencia> to compensate for, make up for; < efecto> to offsetb) < persona>lo compensaron con $2.000 por los daños — he was awarded $2,000 compensation in damages
quisiera compensarte de alguna manera por la molestia — I would like to repay you in some way for all your trouble
2) < cheque> to clear3.compensarse v prona) fuerzas (recípr) to compensate each other, cancel each other outb) pérdida/efectose compensa con una rebaja en los impuestos — it is offset by o compensated for by tax cuts
* * *= compensate, offset, repay, even out, balance, make + amends (for/to), balance out, requite.Ex. Whatever the immediate difficulties may be, they will be more than compensated for by the long-term benefits of automated bibliographic control.Ex. Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.Ex. The administrator will be more than repaid by high staff morale for all the trouble-shooting and unglamorous behind-the-scenes planning.Ex. But damp paper was still preferred for much ordinary printing until late in the nineteenth century, partly because it evened out the minor inequalities of used type in the days before the introduction of hot-metal composing machines which cast type afresh for each job.Ex. It often requires careful diplomacy by acquisitions librarians to balance sharp faculty interests.Ex. The scholarships were established in 1979 to help make amends for the state's history of excluding blacks from the university.Ex. If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be.Ex. The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.----* compensar a Alguien = make + it + up to + Alguien.* compensar por = make up for, outweigh, outbalance.* * *1.verbo intransitivo2.no compensa hacer un viaje tan largo — it's not worth making such a long journey; (+ me/te/le etc)
compensar vt1)a) ( contrarrestar) <pérdida/deficiencia> to compensate for, make up for; < efecto> to offsetb) < persona>lo compensaron con $2.000 por los daños — he was awarded $2,000 compensation in damages
quisiera compensarte de alguna manera por la molestia — I would like to repay you in some way for all your trouble
2) < cheque> to clear3.compensarse v prona) fuerzas (recípr) to compensate each other, cancel each other outb) pérdida/efectose compensa con una rebaja en los impuestos — it is offset by o compensated for by tax cuts
* * *= compensate, offset, repay, even out, balance, make + amends (for/to), balance out, requite.Ex: Whatever the immediate difficulties may be, they will be more than compensated for by the long-term benefits of automated bibliographic control.
Ex: Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.Ex: The administrator will be more than repaid by high staff morale for all the trouble-shooting and unglamorous behind-the-scenes planning.Ex: But damp paper was still preferred for much ordinary printing until late in the nineteenth century, partly because it evened out the minor inequalities of used type in the days before the introduction of hot-metal composing machines which cast type afresh for each job.Ex: It often requires careful diplomacy by acquisitions librarians to balance sharp faculty interests.Ex: The scholarships were established in 1979 to help make amends for the state's history of excluding blacks from the university.Ex: If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be.Ex: The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.* compensar a Alguien = make + it + up to + Alguien.* compensar por = make up for, outweigh, outbalance.* * *compensar [A1 ]vino compensa hacer un viaje tan largo para quedarse sólo tres días it's not worth making such a long journey just to stay three days(+ me/te/le etc): no me compensa hacerlo por tan poco dinero it's not worth my while doing it for so little moneyno creo que le compense venirse hasta aquí para trabajar dos horas I don't think it's worth her coming here (just) to work two hours■ compensarvtA1 ‹pérdida› to compensate for, make up for; ‹efecto› to offset2 ‹persona› compensar a algn POR algo to compensate sb FOR sthlo compensaron con $2.000 por los daños he was awarded $2,000 compensation in damagesquisiera compensarte de alguna manera por la molestia I would like to repay you in some way for all your troubleB ‹cheque› to clear1 «fuerzas» ( recípr) to compensate each other, cancel each other out2«pérdida/efecto»: compensarse CON algo: esto se compensa con una rebaja en los impuestos this is offset by o compensated for by tax cuts* * *
compensar ( conjugate compensar) verbo intransitivo:
no me compensa it's not worth my while
verbo transitivo
1
‹ efecto› to offset;
◊ lo compensaron con $2.000 por los daños he was awarded $2,000 compensation in damages
2 ‹ cheque› to clear
compensarse verbo pronominal [ fuerzas] ( recípr) to compensate each other, cancel each other out
compensar
I verbo transitivo
1 (equilibrar) to make up for
2 (indemnizar) to compensate (for)
II verbo intransitivo (merecer la pena) to be worthwhile: no me compensa vivir tan lejos, it's not worth my while to live so far away
' compensar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amortizar
- comida
- comido
- gratificar
- suplir
- recuperar
- resarcir
English:
amends
- atone
- compensate
- good
- hedge
- make up
- make up for
- offset
- redeem
- cancel
- even
- off
* * *♦ vt1. [contrarrestar] to make up for;su talento compensa la falta de educación formal her talent makes up for the fact that she lacks a formal education;compensaron las pérdidas con las ganancias the profit they made cancelled out their lossesla compensaron con 2 millones she got 2 million in compensation;te compensaré por el esfuerzo I'll make it worth your while♦ vito be worthwhile;no compensa it's not worth it;no me compensa (perder tanto tiempo) it's not worth my while (wasting all that time);compensa más comprarlo a granel it pays o it's more economical to buy it in bulk♦ See also the pronominal verb compensarse* * *I v/t compensate ( por for)II v/i figbe worthwhile* * *compensar vt: to compensate for, to make up forcompensar vi: to be worth one's while* * *compensar vb1. (contrarrestar) to make up for / to compensateel jefe nos compensará las horas extras con un aumento de sueldo the boss will compensate us for the overtime with a pay rise3. (valer la pena) to be worth your while -
16 con desenfado
Ex. Publishers claim the book is based on valid sources and portrays blacks positively but lightheartedly.* * *Ex: Publishers claim the book is based on valid sources and portrays blacks positively but lightheartedly.
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17 cutis
m. s.&pl.1 skin, complexion.2 cutises, cutes.* * *1 skin, complexion* * *SM INV skin, complexion* * *cutis suave — smooth complexion o skin
* * *= complexion.Ex. A content analysis of magazines from 1989-94 shows that blacks in advertisments have lighter complexions and more Caucasian features.----* limpieza de cutis = facial.* mujer con un cutis de porcelana típico inglés = an English rose.* * *cutis suave — smooth complexion o skin
* * *= complexion.Ex: A content analysis of magazines from 1989-94 shows that blacks in advertisments have lighter complexions and more Caucasian features.
* limpieza de cutis = facial.* mujer con un cutis de porcelana típico inglés = an English rose.* * *skincutis suave smooth complexion o skincrema para cutis seco cream for dry skin* * *
cutis sustantivo masculino (pl
cutis sustantivo masculino (tez) complexion, skin
' cutis' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fresco
- graso
- limpieza
- lozano
- suave
English:
clear
- skin
- complexion
* * *cutis nm invskin, complexion;tiene el cutis muy fino she has very delicate skin;una crema para el cutis a skin cream;hacer a alguien una limpieza de cutis to cleanse sb's skin* * *m skin* * *cutis nms & pl: skin, complexion* * *cutis n skin -
18 de un modo desenfadado
= playfully, lightheartedlyEx. The historical confusion over mission has usually revolved around these terms -- sometimes playfully, but often in earnest.Ex. Publishers claim the book is based on valid sources and portrays blacks positively but lightheartedly.* * *= playfully, lightheartedlyEx: The historical confusion over mission has usually revolved around these terms -- sometimes playfully, but often in earnest.
Ex: Publishers claim the book is based on valid sources and portrays blacks positively but lightheartedly. -
19 delincuente
adj.delinquent, law-breaking, lawbreaker, unlawful.f. & m.1 criminal.delincuente habitual habitual offenderdelincuente juvenil juvenile delinquent2 delinquent, bandit, crook, criminal.* * *► adjetivo1 delinquent1 delinquent\delincuente habitual offenderdelincuente sin antecedentes penales first offender* * *noun mf.* * *1.ADJ delinquent2.SMF (=maleante) criminal* * *masculino y femenino criminal* * *= criminal, delinquent, offender, wrongdoer [wrong-doer], harmdoer, lawbreaker, felon.Ex. But whether women are delinquent, offenders, or criminals aside, we are still left with the fact that only four classes of persons are singled out in the Library of Congress subject heading list as criminals.Ex. The much-criticized delinquent WOMEN was changed to FEMALE OFFENDERS in the 1974 Supplement to the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).Ex. The much-criticized DELINQUENT WOMEN was changed to FEMALE offenders in the 1974 Supplement to the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).Ex. Schools, it is suggested, need to introduce their students to an understanding of the complexities of these notions of forgiveness and other possible attitudes to wrongdoers.Ex. The act of 'harmdoing' is defined, & the impact of legal structures on the behavior of the harmdoer & victim is examined.Ex. Blacks are generally overrepresented as lawbreakers and Latinos and Whites are underrepresented as lawbreakers on television news compared to their respective crime rates.Ex. A flyer was also provided with the letter explaining voting rights for felons.----* banda de delincuentes = crime ring.Ex. When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.----* delincuente juvenil = juvenile delinquent, young offender, juvenile offender.* delincuente sexual = sex offender, nonce.* lleno de delincuentes = crime-ridden.* plagado de delincuentes = crime-ridden.* * *masculino y femenino criminal* * *= criminal, delinquent, offender, wrongdoer [wrong-doer], harmdoer, lawbreaker, felon.Ex: But whether women are delinquent, offenders, or criminals aside, we are still left with the fact that only four classes of persons are singled out in the Library of Congress subject heading list as criminals.
Ex: The much-criticized delinquent WOMEN was changed to FEMALE OFFENDERS in the 1974 Supplement to the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).Ex: The much-criticized DELINQUENT WOMEN was changed to FEMALE offenders in the 1974 Supplement to the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).Ex: Schools, it is suggested, need to introduce their students to an understanding of the complexities of these notions of forgiveness and other possible attitudes to wrongdoers.Ex: The act of 'harmdoing' is defined, & the impact of legal structures on the behavior of the harmdoer & victim is examined.Ex: Blacks are generally overrepresented as lawbreakers and Latinos and Whites are underrepresented as lawbreakers on television news compared to their respective crime rates.Ex: A flyer was also provided with the letter explaining voting rights for felons.* banda de delincuentes = crime ring.Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.* delincuente juvenil = juvenile delinquent, young offender, juvenile offender.* delincuente sexual = sex offender, nonce.* lleno de delincuentes = crime-ridden.* plagado de delincuentes = crime-ridden.* * *delinquentcriminalCompuestos:common criminalhabitual offenderjuvenile delinquentminor offender, small-time crook ( colloq)* * *
delincuente sustantivo masculino y femenino
criminal;
delincuente juvenil juvenile delinquent
delincuente adjetivo & mf delinquent, criminal
' delincuente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cometer
- encubrir
- presunta
- presunto
- rendir
- allanar
- apresar
- bandido
- captura
- capturar
- choro
- consignar
- entregar
- lanza
- perseguir
- rehabilitación
- rehabilitar
English:
composite
- delinquency
- delinquent
- juvenile delinquent
- offender
- sex offender
- criminal
- felon
- suspended
* * *delincuente nmfcriminal;pequeños delincuentes petty criminalsdelincuente común common criminal;delincuente habitual habitual offender;delincuente juvenil juvenile delinquent o offender* * *m/f criminal* * *delincuente adj: delinquentdelincuente nmfcriminal: delinquent, criminal* * *delincuente n criminal -
20 descolorido
adj.discolored, bleak, faded, colorless.m.discoloration, discolouration, bleaching, fading.past part.past participle of spanish verb: descolorir.* * *1→ link=descolorir descolorir► adjetivo1 discoloured (US discolored), faded2 figurado dull, lifeless* * *ADJ1) (=sin color) [con tinte] discoloured, discolored (EEUU); [por el sol] faded2) [persona] pale* * *- da adjetivo <tela/papel> faded* * *= foxing, washed-out.Ex. Foxing refers to the spots of various sizes and intensity, usually brownish in colour, that disfigure paper and are caused by varying combinations of fungi, paper impurities, and dampness.Ex. When you get the wrong combination you get washed-out colors and bad blacks.* * *- da adjetivo <tela/papel> faded* * *= foxing, washed-out.Ex: Foxing refers to the spots of various sizes and intensity, usually brownish in colour, that disfigure paper and are caused by varying combinations of fungi, paper impurities, and dampness.
Ex: When you get the wrong combination you get washed-out colors and bad blacks.* * *descolorido -da1 ‹tela/papel› faded2 ‹estilo› colorless*, lackluster** * *
Del verbo descolorir: ( conjugate descolorir)
descolorido es:
el participio
descolorido◊ -da adjetivo ‹tela/papel› faded
descolorido,-a adjetivo faded
' descolorido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descolorida
- lavado
English:
discoloration
- faded
- washed-out
* * *descolorido, -a adj1. [tela, alfombra] faded;[papel, manuscrito] yellowing2. [rostro, piel] pale* * *adj faded; figcolorless, Brcolourless* * *descolorido, -da adj: discolored, faded* * *descolorido adj faded
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