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1 crime
1. noun1) (act(s) punishable by law: Murder is a crime; Crime is on the increase.) crimen, delito2) (something wrong though not illegal: What a crime to cut down those trees!) delito, crimen•- criminal
2. noun(a person who has been found guilty of a crime.) criminal, delincuentecrime n1. delito2. delincuenciatr[kraɪm]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcrime doesn't pay no hay crimen sin castigoto commit a crime cometer un delitoto prevent crime prevenir la criminalidadcrime fiction novelas nombre femenino plural policíacascrime rate índice nombre masculino de criminalidadcrime wave ola delictivacrime ['kraɪm] n1) : crimen m, delito mto commit a crime: cometer un delito2) : crimen m, delincuencia forganized crime: crimen organizadon.• crimen s.m.• delito s.m.kraɪmit's a crime to waste such talent — (colloq) es un crimen or un pecado desperdiciar un talento así
b) u ( criminal activity) delincuencia fcrime doesn't pay — (set phrase) no hay crimen sin castigo (fr hecha); (before n) <rate, figures> de criminalidad
[kraɪm]crime wave — ola f delictiva
1. Nit's not a crime! — (fig) ¡no es para tanto!
2) (=activity) delincuencia f2.CPDcrime of passion N — crimen m pasional
crime prevention N — prevención f del crimen
crime rate N — índice m de criminalidad
crime scene N — lugar m del delito, escena f del crimen
Crime Squad N — ≈ Brigada f de Investigación Criminal (Sp)
crime statistics NPL — estadísticas fpl del crimen
crime wave N — ola f de crímenes or delitos
crime writer N — autor(a) m / f de novelas policíacas
* * *[kraɪm]it's a crime to waste such talent — (colloq) es un crimen or un pecado desperdiciar un talento así
b) u ( criminal activity) delincuencia fcrime doesn't pay — (set phrase) no hay crimen sin castigo (fr hecha); (before n) <rate, figures> de criminalidad
crime wave — ola f delictiva
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2 overstretched
[ˌǝʊvǝ'stretʃt]ADJ [system, service, hospital] desbordado, que funciona al límite de su capacidadthe overstretched air traffic control system could reach breaking point — el sistema de control del tráfico aéreo está desbordado or funciona al límite de su capacidad y podría llegar a una situación límite
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to be overstretched — [system, service, hospital] estar desbordado, funcionar al límite de su capacidadthe crime rate is rising rapidly at present and the police force is overstretched — actualmente, el índice de criminalidad aumenta rápidamente y la policía está desbordada
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3 rate
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1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) tasa, índice2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) porcentaje3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) velocidad, ritmo4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) tarifa5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) contribución municipal, impuestos municipales
2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) estimar, tasar, valorar- rating- at this
- at that rate
- rate of exchange
rate n1. tasa / índice / tipo2. razón3. ritmotr[reɪt]1 tasa, índice nombre masculino2 (speed) velocidad nombre femenino, ritmo■ at the rate he's going he'll finish by Tuesday al paso que lleva, acabará el martes■ at this rate there'll be no woods left a este paso no quedará bosque, como sigamos así no quedará bosque3 (price) tarifa, precio1 (consider) considerar■ how do rate your chances for the race? ¿qué oportunidad crees que tienes en la carrera?2 (deserve) merecer■ the fire rated no more than three lines in the local paper el incendio mereció tan solo tres líneas en el diario local3 (fix value) tasar1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL contribución f sing urbana\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat the rate of a razón defirst/second rate de primera/segunda (categoría)interest rate tipo de interésrate of exchange tipo de cambiorate of inflation tasa de inflación1) consider, regard: considerar, estimar2) deserve: merecerrate n1) pace, speed: velocidad f, ritmo mat this rate: a este paso2) : índice m, tasa fbirth rate: índice de natalidadinterest rate: tasa de interés3) charge, price: precio m, tarifa fadv.• tanto por ciento adv.n.• cadencia s.f.• cuota s.f.• paso s.m.• porcentaje s.m.• precio s.m.• proporción s.f.• ritmo s.m.• tarifa s.f.• tasa s.f.• valoración s.f.• velocidad s.f.v.• tasar v.• valuar v.reɪt
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1)their vocabulary increases at a rate of five words a day — su vocabulario aumenta a razón de cinco palabras por día
at this rate, it'll take weeks — a este paso, nos va a llevar semanas
at any rate — ( at least) por lo menos; ( in any case) en todo caso
b) (level, ratio)birth rate — índice m de natalidad
death rate — mortalidad f
literacy rate — nivel m de alfabetización
rate of inflation — tasa f de inflación
rate of interest — tasa f or (esp Esp) tipo m de interés
rate of exchange — tipo m de cambio
c) (price, charge) tarifa fpeak/standard rate — tarifa f alta/normal
the work is paid at a rate of $20 per hour — el trabajo se paga a (razón de) 20 dólares por hora
2) ( local tax) (formerly, in UK) (often pl) ≈contribución f (municipal or inmobiliaria)
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1)a) (rank, consider)to rate somebody/something (AS something): I rate her as the best woman tennis player yo la considero la mejor tenista; how do you rate the movie on a scale of 1 to 10? — ¿qué puntuación or (AmL) puntaje le darías a la película en una escala del 1 al 10?
b) ( consider good) (BrE colloq) (usu neg)
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via) ( be classed)to rate AS something — estar* considerado como algo
b) ( measure up)to rate WITH somebody — (AmE)
I [reɪt]1. N1) (=proportion, ratio)birth rate — índice m or tasa f de natalidad, natalidad f
death rate — índice m or tasa f de mortalidad, mortalidad f
the failure/success rate for this exam is high — el índice de suspensos/aprobados en este examen es alto
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at a rate of — a razón deit is increasing at a or the rate of 5% a year — está aumentando a razón de un 5% al año
crime, divorce 4., first-rate, second-rate, third-rate, metabolic, suicideat a or the rate of three a minute — a razón de tres por minuto
he is the least appealing, to me at any rate — es el menos atractivo, al menos or por lo menos para mí
I don't know what happened, at any rate she didn't turn up — no sé lo que pasó, el caso es que or en todo caso no se presentó
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at this rate — a este pasoheart 2.at the rate you're going, you'll be dead before long — al paso que vas no vas a durar mucho
there is a reduced rate for children under 12 — a los niños menores de 12 años se les hace un descuento, hay una tarifa reducida para niños menores de 12 años
calls cost 36p per minute cheap rate — el precio de la llamada es de 36 peniques el minuto, dentro de la tarifa barata
postage, postal, peak 3., standard 3.they were paid a rate of £5 an hour — les pagaban a razón de 5 libras la hora
4) (Econ) [of stocks] cotización fbasic, fixed-rate, mortgage, taxwater 4.we pay £900 in rates — pagamos 900 libras de contribuciones
2. VT1) (=rank)how do you rate her? — ¿qué opinas de ella?
how do you rate his performance on a scale of one to ten? — ¿cuántos puntos le darías a su actuación en una escala del uno al diez?
X-rated, zero-rated•
to rate sth/sb highly, I rate the book highly — tengo muy buena opinión del libro2) (=consider, regard) considerar•
I rate myself as fairly fit — considero que estoy bastante en forma3) * (=regard as good)4) (=deserve) merecer(se)in those crowded streets he wouldn't rate a second glance — en esas calles llenas de gente pasaría desapercibido
3. VI1) (=perform, measure up)how did he rate? — ¿qué tal lo hizo?, ¿qué tal se portó?
2)• to rate as, it must rate as one of the most boring films around — debe de estar considerada una de las películas más aburridas del momento
4.CPDrate rebate N — (Brit) (formerly) devolución f de contribución municipal
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[reɪt]VT liter (=scold) regañar, reñir* * *[reɪt]
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1)their vocabulary increases at a rate of five words a day — su vocabulario aumenta a razón de cinco palabras por día
at this rate, it'll take weeks — a este paso, nos va a llevar semanas
at any rate — ( at least) por lo menos; ( in any case) en todo caso
b) (level, ratio)birth rate — índice m de natalidad
death rate — mortalidad f
literacy rate — nivel m de alfabetización
rate of inflation — tasa f de inflación
rate of interest — tasa f or (esp Esp) tipo m de interés
rate of exchange — tipo m de cambio
c) (price, charge) tarifa fpeak/standard rate — tarifa f alta/normal
the work is paid at a rate of $20 per hour — el trabajo se paga a (razón de) 20 dólares por hora
2) ( local tax) (formerly, in UK) (often pl) ≈contribución f (municipal or inmobiliaria)
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1)a) (rank, consider)to rate somebody/something (AS something): I rate her as the best woman tennis player yo la considero la mejor tenista; how do you rate the movie on a scale of 1 to 10? — ¿qué puntuación or (AmL) puntaje le darías a la película en una escala del 1 al 10?
b) ( consider good) (BrE colloq) (usu neg)
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via) ( be classed)to rate AS something — estar* considerado como algo
b) ( measure up)to rate WITH somebody — (AmE)
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