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1 azucarera
f.1 sugar refinery.2 sugar bowl, sugar basin.3 sugarhouse.* * *1 (vasija) sugarbowl2 (fábrica) sugar factory* * ** * *a) (AmL) ( recipiente) sugar bowlb) ( fábrica) sugar refinery* * *= sugar mill, beet sugar factory, sugar factory.Ex. Literacy has been brought directly into the workplace with the introduction of libraries into factories and sugar mills.Ex. This article presents an approach to help beet sugar factories reduce water and effluent.Ex. Over the years, a number of computer models have been developed by Sugar for use in sugar factory design.----* fábrica azucarera = sugar mill.* * *a) (AmL) ( recipiente) sugar bowlb) ( fábrica) sugar refinery* * *= sugar mill, beet sugar factory, sugar factory.Ex: Literacy has been brought directly into the workplace with the introduction of libraries into factories and sugar mills.
Ex: This article presents an approach to help beet sugar factories reduce water and effluent.Ex: Over the years, a number of computer models have been developed by Sugar for use in sugar factory design.* fábrica azucarera = sugar mill.* * *1 ( AmL) (recipiente) sugar bowl2 (fábrica) sugar refinery* * *
azucarera sustantivo femenino
azucarero,-a
1 sustantivo masculino & sustantivo femenino sugar bowl
II adjetivo sugar
la industria azucarera, sugar industry
' azucarera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
azucarero
- remolacha
English:
beet
- sugar beet
- sugar
* * *azucarera nf1. [fábrica] sugar refinery2. [recipiente] sugar bowl* * *f sugar bowl* * *azucarera nf: sugar bowl -
2 fábrica
f.factory, industry, industrial plant, mill.* * *1 (industria) factory, plant2 (fabricación) manufacture3 ARQUITECTURA masonry\fábrica de cerveza breweryfábrica de conservas cannery, canning factoryfábrica de gas gasworksfábrica de harina flour millfábrica de montaje assembly plantfábrica de papel paper millprecio de fábrica factory price, ex-works price* * *noun f.1) factory2) plant* * *SF1) (=factoría) factoryprecio de fábrica — price ex-works, price ex-factory
fábrica de acero — steel plant, steelworks
fábrica de conservas — canning plant, cannery
2) (Arquit)de fábrica — stone, stonework
3) (=proceso) manufacture4) And (=alambique) still, distillery* * *femenino factoryfábrica de textiles/papel — textile/paper mill
* * *= factory, manufacturing firm, manufactory, manufacturing enterprise, plant, manufacturing plant.Ex. A thesaurus might advise the searcher that the following alternative terms might prove fruitful: factories and other more specific terms, e.g. Printing works.Ex. Fee-for-service programmes can target non-traditional market segments such as pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, and manufacturing firms who regularly need and willingly pay a premium price for perishable medical information.Ex. The strength of the book 'The American manufactory' lies in its detailed narratives of success and failure.Ex. The author attempts to determine whether South African manufacturing enterprises used information to their competitive advantage.Ex. The author describes the approach and its application to 2 different processes: coffee roasting and decaffeination in a Nestle plant.Ex. Greater London constituted Britain's most important interwar centre for new manufacturing plants.----* como salido de fábrica = in mint condition.* fábrica azucarera = sugar mill.* fábrica de azúcar = sugar factory.* fábrica de azúcar de remolacha = beet sugar factory.* fábrica de carruajes = carriage-making plant.* fábrica de cemento = cement plant.* fábrica de cerámica = ceramics factory.* fábrica de cerveza = brewery.* fábrica de conservas = cannery.* fábrica de diplomados = diploma mill.* fábrica de laminación de acero = steel mill.* fábrica de licenciados = diploma mill.* fábrica de muebles = furniture factory.* fábrica de papel = paper mill, pulp and paper mill.* fábrica de tejidos de algodón = mill, cotton mill.* fábrica de titulados = diploma mill.* fábrica de toneles = cooperage.* fábrica textil = mill.* máquina de fábrica = manufacturing equipment.* perforado de fábrica = pre-drilled.* propietario de una fábrica textil = wool-factor.* trabajador de fábrica = factory worker, factory hand.* * *femenino factoryfábrica de textiles/papel — textile/paper mill
* * *= factory, manufacturing firm, manufactory, manufacturing enterprise, plant, manufacturing plant.Ex: A thesaurus might advise the searcher that the following alternative terms might prove fruitful: factories and other more specific terms, e.g. Printing works.
Ex: Fee-for-service programmes can target non-traditional market segments such as pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, and manufacturing firms who regularly need and willingly pay a premium price for perishable medical information.Ex: The strength of the book 'The American manufactory' lies in its detailed narratives of success and failure.Ex: The author attempts to determine whether South African manufacturing enterprises used information to their competitive advantage.Ex: The author describes the approach and its application to 2 different processes: coffee roasting and decaffeination in a Nestle plant.Ex: Greater London constituted Britain's most important interwar centre for new manufacturing plants.* como salido de fábrica = in mint condition.* fábrica azucarera = sugar mill.* fábrica de azúcar = sugar factory.* fábrica de azúcar de remolacha = beet sugar factory.* fábrica de carruajes = carriage-making plant.* fábrica de cemento = cement plant.* fábrica de cerámica = ceramics factory.* fábrica de cerveza = brewery.* fábrica de conservas = cannery.* fábrica de diplomados = diploma mill.* fábrica de laminación de acero = steel mill.* fábrica de licenciados = diploma mill.* fábrica de muebles = furniture factory.* fábrica de papel = paper mill, pulp and paper mill.* fábrica de tejidos de algodón = mill, cotton mill.* fábrica de titulados = diploma mill.* fábrica de toneles = cooperage.* fábrica textil = mill.* máquina de fábrica = manufacturing equipment.* perforado de fábrica = pre-drilled.* propietario de una fábrica textil = wool-factor.* trabajador de fábrica = factory worker, factory hand.* * *A (planta industrial) factoryfábrica de zapatos/muebles shoe/furniture factoryfábrica de textiles textile millfábrica de papel paper millfábrica de cerveza breweryfábrica de conservas canning plantun defecto de fábrica a manufacturing defectB ( Const) stoneworkuna pared de fábrica a stone wall* * *
Del verbo fabricar: ( conjugate fabricar)
fabrica es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
fabricar
fábrica
fabricar ( conjugate fabricar) verbo transitivo
to manufacture;◊ fábrica en cadena/serie to mass-produce;
( on signs) fabricado en Perú made in Peru
fábrica sustantivo femenino
factory;
fábrica de textiles/papel textile/paper mill;
fábrica de cerveza brewery;
fábrica de conservas cannery
fabricar verbo transitivo
1 (en serie) to manufacture
2 (elaborar) to make
3 (construir) to build
4 figurado to fabricate
fábrica sustantivo femenino factory
fábrica de cemento, cement works
fábrica de cerveza, brewery
fábrica de papel, paper mill
fábrica textil, textile plant
' fábrica' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bodega
- cantina
- cervecería
- comedor
- comedora
- enchufar
- factoría
- sirena
- volar
- azucarera
- bocina
- cafetería
- cerrar
- chimenea
- cierre
- defecto
- encerrar
- encierro
- fichar
- funcionamiento
- modernizar
- molino
- música
- obrero
- ocupar
- panadería
- papelera
- personal
- situar
- técnico
- telar
- toma
- tomar
- usina
- velador
- vidrio
English:
brewery
- close down
- downgrade
- ex
- factory
- found
- gasworks
- grind
- hooter
- idle
- mill
- nowhere
- output
- plant
- produce
- scale down
- shed
- should
- stop
- trade secret
- work
- armory
- blot
- second
- sweat
- trade
- works
* * *fábrica nf1. [establecimiento industrial] factory;viene instalado de fábrica it's pre-installed;tiene un defecto de fábrica it has a manufacturing defect;es así de fábrica it's like that when you buy itfábrica de cerveza brewery;fábrica de conservas canning plant, cannery;Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre = Spanish national mint;fábrica de papel paper mill;fábrica siderúrgica iron and steelworks [singular]2. [construcción] [ladrillo] brickwork;[piedra] stonework;un muro de fábrica [de ladrillo] a brick wall;[de piedra] a stone wall* * *f1 plant, factory;2 ARQUI stonework;de fábrica stone atr* * *fábrica nffactoría: factory* * *Si se trata de una fábrica de azúcar, de papel o textil se suele llamar mill -
3 abarrotado
adj.crammed, packed, completely full, crowded.past part.past participle of spanish verb: abarrotar.* * *1→ link=abarrotar abarrotar► adjetivo1 (cosas) packed (de, with), crammed (de, with); (personas) jam-packed (de, with), packed (de, with)* * *(f. - abarrotada)adj.1) packed2) crowded* * *ADJ [sala, tren] packed, jam-packed•
estar abarrotado de — [+ personas] to be packed o jam-packed with; [+ objetos] to be crammed o jam-packed with* * *- da adjetivo crammed, packedabarrotado de algo — < de gente> packed o crammed with something
* * *= congested, packed to capacity, overcrowded, bursting at the seams, stuffed looking, choc-a-block, chock-full, cluttered, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex. Cooperative storage of materials on a regional or national basis promises to become the best way of coping with overcrowded libraries.Ex. The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.Ex. As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.Ex. The library was choc-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.Ex. Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.Ex. They found him in his habitually cluttered office, buried beneath stacks of paperwork.Ex. The square was humble and nondescript, part of a maze of narrow streets and densely packed shops and houses.Ex. Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.Ex. The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.----* abarrotado (de) = teeming with, bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.* * *- da adjetivo crammed, packedabarrotado de algo — < de gente> packed o crammed with something
* * *= congested, packed to capacity, overcrowded, bursting at the seams, stuffed looking, choc-a-block, chock-full, cluttered, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex: Cooperative storage of materials on a regional or national basis promises to become the best way of coping with overcrowded libraries.Ex: The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.Ex: The library was choc-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.Ex: Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.Ex: They found him in his habitually cluttered office, buried beneath stacks of paperwork.Ex: The square was humble and nondescript, part of a maze of narrow streets and densely packed shops and houses.Ex: Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.* abarrotado (de) = teeming with, bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.* * *abarrotado -dacrammed, packed abarrotado DE algo packed o crammed WITH sthestanterías abarrotadas de adornos shelves crammed with ornamentsel foyer estaba abarrotado de gente the foyer was packed with people* * *
Del verbo abarrotar: ( conjugate abarrotar)
abarrotado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
abarrotado
abarrotar
abarrotado◊ -da adjetivo
crammed, packed;
abarrotado de algo ‹ de gente› packed o crammed with sth
abarrotar ( conjugate abarrotar) verbo transitivo ‹sala/teatro› to pack
abarrotado,-a adjetivo packed, crammed [de, with]: no pudimos entrar en el local, estaba abarrotado (de gente), we couldn't get into the place because it was jam-packed with people
abarrotar verbo transitivo to pack, cram [de, with]: el público abarrotaba el teatro, the theatre was packed (with people)
' abarrotado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotada
English:
astir
- chock-a-block
- chock-full
- overcrowded
- swarm
- cluttered
- congested
- crowded
- over
* * *abarrotado, -a adj* * *I adj packedII part → abarrotar* * *abarrotado, -da adj: packed, crammed -
4 abundancia
f.1 abundance.en abundancia in abundance2 plenty, prosperity (riqueza).nadar o vivir en la abundancia to be filthy rich3 Abundancia.* * *1 abundance, plenty* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=multitud) abundanceen abundancia: hay copas en abundancia — there are plenty of glasses
2) (=copiosidad) abundance3) (=prosperidad)cuerno* * *1) ( gran cantidad) abundancehay abundancia de aves en la región — the area abounds in o with birdlife
2) ( riqueza)nadar en la abundancia — to be rolling in money (colloq)
* * *= abundance, profusion, plenty, bounty, richness, copiousness.Ex. However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.Ex. This article explains the necessity today for instructing readers in the use of biomedical libraries, justified by the profusion of publications and the introduction of electronic information devices.Ex. And they are coming after years of comparative plenty, with the expectant attitudes generated by such plenty another force with which to contend.Ex. The article 'Nature's bounty: a vegetarian cookbook primer' reviews vegetarian cookbooks for purposes of collection development in the area.Ex. In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.Ex. He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.----* abundancia de pelo = hair coat.* aparecer en abundancia = come out of + the woodwork.* contener en abundancia = abound in/with.* en abundancia = in plenty, liberally, in abundance, exuberantly, in profusion, aplenty [a-plenty], prodigiously, plentifully.* encontrar en abundancia = find + in abundance.* la tierra de la abundancia = the land of plenty.* producir en abundancia = churn out, knock out.* * *1) ( gran cantidad) abundancehay abundancia de aves en la región — the area abounds in o with birdlife
2) ( riqueza)nadar en la abundancia — to be rolling in money (colloq)
* * *= abundance, profusion, plenty, bounty, richness, copiousness.Ex: However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.
Ex: This article explains the necessity today for instructing readers in the use of biomedical libraries, justified by the profusion of publications and the introduction of electronic information devices.Ex: And they are coming after years of comparative plenty, with the expectant attitudes generated by such plenty another force with which to contend.Ex: The article 'Nature's bounty: a vegetarian cookbook primer' reviews vegetarian cookbooks for purposes of collection development in the area.Ex: In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.Ex: He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.* abundancia de pelo = hair coat.* aparecer en abundancia = come out of + the woodwork.* contener en abundancia = abound in/with.* en abundancia = in plenty, liberally, in abundance, exuberantly, in profusion, aplenty [a-plenty], prodigiously, plentifully.* encontrar en abundancia = find + in abundance.* la tierra de la abundancia = the land of plenty.* producir en abundancia = churn out, knock out.* * *A (gran cantidad) abundanceestá documentado con abundancia de estadísticas it is documented with a wealth of statisticshay abundancia de aves en la región the area abounds in o with birdlife, the area is rich in birdlifehay comida en abundancia there's plenty of foodB(riqueza): tiempos de abundancia times of plentyviven en la abundancia they're very affluentla sociedad de la abundancia the affluent society* * *
abundancia sustantivo femenino
1 ( gran cantidad) abundance;
hay comida en abundancia there's an abundance of food;
darse en abundancia to be plentiful
2 ( riqueza):
viven en la abundancia they're well-off;
nadar en la abundancia to be rolling in money (colloq)
abundancia sustantivo femenino
1 abundance, plenty: la abundancia de piedras dificultaba el trabajo, the presence of a large number of stones was making the work arduous
2 (riqueza) wealth: viven en la abundancia, they are well-off
sus padres nadan en la abundancia, his parents are rolling in money
♦ Locuciones: en abundancia, plenty (of): comimos y bebimos en abundancia, we had plenty to eat and drink
' abundancia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bastante
- hartar
- nadar
- caudal
- granel
- riqueza
English:
abundance
- galore
- opulence
- plenty
- profusion
- roll
- wealth
* * *abundancia nf1. [gran cantidad] abundance;la región posee petróleo en abundancia the region is rich in oil;teníamos comida en abundancia we had plenty of food;un área de gran abundancia biológica an area rich in animal and plant life2. [riqueza] plenty, prosperity;una época de abundancia a time of plenty;* * *f abundance;había comida en abundancia there was plenty of food;nadar en la abundancia be rich* * *abundancia nf: abundance -
5 ajustado
adj.1 tight-fitting, tight, close-fitting, slinky.2 adjusted, adapted, acclimated.m.fitting.past part.past participle of spanish verb: ajustar.* * *1→ link=ajustar ajustar► adjetivo1 (precio) very low, rock-bottom; (presupuesto) tight■ nuestros precios son tan ajustados que apenas sacamos ganancia our prices are so low that we hardly make a profit2 (apretado) tight-fitting, tight* * *(f. - ajustada)adj.1) tight, tight-fitting2) close* * *ADJ1) (=ceñido) tight, tight-fittingunos vaqueros ajustados — a pair of tight o tight-fitting jeans
2) (=con poco margen) [presupuesto] tight; [resultado] tight, closehemos tenido que venderlo todo a un precio muy ajustado — we had to sell everything at a very low profit
los resultados de las elecciones han sido muy ajustados — the election results were very tight o close
3) (=acertado) accurate* * *- da adjetivo1)a) ( ceñido) tightb) < presupuesto> tight2) ( en correspondencia con)* * *= adjusted, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], snug [snugger -comp., snuggest -sup.], tight-fitting, fitted, slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].Ex. The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the un adjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no un adjusted journal fell into obscurity.Ex. Factories and mills sprang up, and with them row upon row of tight boxlike workers' houses.Ex. The fit between the two, I argue, is less than snug.Ex. Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.Ex. Men of the upper classes went to a tailor for individually fitted garments.Ex. Her slinky dress was incredibly sexy, the colour was divine on her, plus the gold accessories were the perfect complement.----* ajustado jerárquicamente = hierarchically-adjusted.* tener horario ajustado = be under time constraint.* * *- da adjetivo1)a) ( ceñido) tightb) < presupuesto> tight2) ( en correspondencia con)* * *= adjusted, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], snug [snugger -comp., snuggest -sup.], tight-fitting, fitted, slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the un adjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no un adjusted journal fell into obscurity.
Ex: Factories and mills sprang up, and with them row upon row of tight boxlike workers' houses.Ex: The fit between the two, I argue, is less than snug.Ex: Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.Ex: Men of the upper classes went to a tailor for individually fitted garments.Ex: Her slinky dress was incredibly sexy, the colour was divine on her, plus the gold accessories were the perfect complement.* ajustado jerárquicamente = hierarchically-adjusted.* tener horario ajustado = be under time constraint.* * *A1 (ceñido) tightlleva ropa bien ajustada she wears very tight o tight-fitting o ( BrE) close-fitting clotheseste vestido me queda muy ajustado this dress is very tight on me o too tight for me2 ‹presupuesto/precio›la competencia nos obliga a venderlos a precios muy ajustados the competition means we have to sell them with a very low profit marginun presupuesto muy ajustado para un proyecto tan importante a very tight budget for such an important projectB (en correspondencia con) ajustado A algo:una decisión ajustada a su política general a decision in keeping with their general policy* * *
Del verbo ajustar: ( conjugate ajustar)
ajustado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
ajustado
ajustar
ajustado◊ -da adjetivo
ajustar ( conjugate ajustar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( en costura) to take in
3a) ‹gastos/horarios› ajustado algo a algo to adapt sth to sth
4 ( concertar) to fix, set
5 ‹ cuentas› ( sacar el resultado de) to balance;
( saldar) to settle
verbo intransitivo
to fit
ajustarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ‹ cinturón de seguridad› to adjust
2 [ piezas] to fit
ajustado,-a adjetivo
1 (una prenda ceñida) tight
2 (un presupuesto, un precio razonable) reasonable
ajustar verbo transitivo
1 to adjust
2 (apretar) to tighten
(encajar) to fit
3 Fin (cuenta) to settle
♦ Locuciones: figurado ¡ya te ajustaré las cuentas!, I'll get even with you!
' ajustado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajustada
- malla
- apretado
- justo
English:
close-fitting
- fit
- skin-tight
- snug
- tight
- tight-fitting
- close
- skin
* * *ajustado, -a♦ adj1. [ceñido] [ropa] tight-fitting;este vestido me queda muy ajustado this dress is really tight on me;le gustan los pantalones ajustados she likes wearing tight-fitting trousers2. [tuerca, pieza] tight3. [resultado, final] close;estos precios están muy ajustados, no le puedo hacer ningún descuento my margin on these prices is very low, I can't give you a discount4. [adaptado]ajustado a: presentaron un presupuesto ajustado a sus posibilidades they proposed a budget in line with their resources;un precio ajustado a la calidad del producto a price in keeping with the quality of the product♦ nmfitting* * *I adj tightII part → ajustar* * *ajustado, -da adj1) ceñido: tight, tight-fitting2) : reasonable, fitting* * *ajustado adj tight -
6 alfombra
f.carpet (grande).una alfombra de flores a carpet of flowersalfombra voladora magic carpetpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: alfombrar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: alfombrar.* * *1 carpet, rug2 (de baño) bathmat3 (alfombrilla) rug, mat* * *noun f.* * *SF [grande] carpet; [pequeña] rug, mat* * *1) ( suelta) rug; ( más grande) carpet2) (AmL) ( de pared a pared) carpet3) alfombrilla 1)* * *= rug, carpet.Ex. This article compares an expert system to a rug and the shell to the loom on which it was woven.Ex. Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.----* alfombra de pie de cama = bedside rug.* alfombra roja = red carpet.* polilla de la alfombra = carpet beetle.* * *1) ( suelta) rug; ( más grande) carpet2) (AmL) ( de pared a pared) carpet3) alfombrilla 1)* * *= rug, carpet.Ex: This article compares an expert system to a rug and the shell to the loom on which it was woven.
Ex: Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.* alfombra de pie de cama = bedside rug.* alfombra roja = red carpet.* polilla de la alfombra = carpet beetle.* * *A (suelta) rug; (más grande) carpetalfombra de pie de cama bedside ruguna alfombra de hojas a carpet of leavesCompuestos:welcome matmagic carpetB ( AmL) (de pared a pared) carpet* * *
Del verbo alfombrar: ( conjugate alfombrar)
alfombra es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
alfombra
alfombrar
alfombra sustantivo femenino
( más grande) carpet
alfombrar ( conjugate alfombrar) verbo transitivo
to carpet
alfombra f (tapete) rug
(grande, moqueta) carpet
' alfombra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enrollada
- enrollado
- fleco
- sacudir
- tupida
- tupido
- adjudicar
- apalear
- colocación
- colocar
- desenrollar
- levantar
- pelo
- quemar
- tapete
English:
beat
- carpet
- chew up
- mat
- Oriental
- roll back
- rug
- shake
- shampoo
- some
- stand
- wear
- fitted
- get
- mess
- show
- wall
* * *alfombra nf1. [grande] carpet;[pequeña] rug;una alfombra de flores a carpet of flowersalfombra mágica magic carpet;alfombra persa Persian carpet;alfombra voladora magic carpet* * ** * *alfombra nf: carpet, rug* * *alfombra n1. (grande) carpet2. (pequeña) rug -
7 apiñamiento
m.1 cramming, overcrowding, jamming.2 crowd.3 crowding.* * *1 cramming, packing* * *= huddle, overcrowding [over-crowding], crowding.Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex. We can learn from good shopwindow displays and from the best museums about such matters as grouping of books shown and the number included (clutter is ugly and overcrowding confuses the eye).Ex. Nearly all librarians were enthusiastic about the drawing power of public access computers in spite of the drawbacks such as theft, noise and crowding.* * *= huddle, overcrowding [over-crowding], crowding.Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: We can learn from good shopwindow displays and from the best museums about such matters as grouping of books shown and the number included (clutter is ugly and overcrowding confuses the eye).Ex: Nearly all librarians were enthusiastic about the drawing power of public access computers in spite of the drawbacks such as theft, noise and crowding.* * *apiñamiento nmcramming -
8 balbucear
v.1 to babble.La víctima balbuceó pocas palabras The victim babbled few words.2 to stammer, to stutter, to babble, to prattle.Ese pobre hombre balbucea siempre That poor man stammers always.* * *1 to babble1 to babble* * *VT VI [adulto] to stammer, stutter; [niño] to babble* * *1.verbo transitivo2.- yo no lo sabía -balbuceó — I didn't know, he stammered
* * *= babble, stammer.Ex. He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.Ex. People who stammer may find they are quite fluent if they sing, whisper or speak as part of a group.----* decir balbuceando = splutter, sputter.* * *1.verbo transitivo2.- yo no lo sabía -balbuceó — I didn't know, he stammered
* * *= babble, stammer.Ex: He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.
Ex: People who stammer may find they are quite fluent if they sing, whisper or speak as part of a group.* decir balbuceando = splutter, sputter.* * *balbucear [A1 ]vtapenas pudo balbucear unas palabras de agradecimiento all he could do was stammer out a few words of thanks—me duele mucho —balbuceó entre sollozos it hurts a lot, she sobbed—yo no lo sabía —balbuceó I didn't know, he stammered■ balbucearviun niño que apenas balbuceaba a child who was only just coming out with his first faltering wordsbalbuceaba dormido he was muttering o mumbling o babbling in his sleep* * *
balbucear ( conjugate balbucear) verbo transitivo
to stammer
verbo intransitivo [ adulto] to mutter, mumble;
[ bebé] to babble
balbucear verbo intransitivo & vt
1 (comenzar a hablar) to babble
2 (hablar vacilantemente, con poca claridad) to stutter, to stammer: estaba tan avergonzada que apenas pudo balbucear una disculpa, she was so embarrassed she could hardly stammer out an excuse
' balbucear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balbucir
- titubear
English:
babble
- blubber
- burble
- splutter
- falter
- prattle
- stutter
* * *balbucear, balbucir♦ vt[por nerviosismo, vergüenza] to stammer out;ya balbucea sus primeras palabras he's saying his first words;“ya casi hemos llegado”, balbuceó jadeante “we're almost there,” she panted♦ vito babble;el bebé ya balbucea the baby already babbles away to himself* * *I v/i1 stammer2 de niño babbleII v/t stammer* * *balbucear vi1) : to mutter, to stammer2) : to prattle, to babblelos niños están balbuceando: the children are prattling away -
9 blusa
f.blouse.* * *1 blouse* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=camisa) blouse2) (=mono) overall3) (=bata) smock* * *femenino blouse* * *= shirt, blouse.Ex. Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.Ex. Blouses are a basic clothing item that add versatility to any wardrobe.----* blusa de cuello halter = halter top.* * *femenino blouse* * *= shirt, blouse.Ex: Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.
Ex: Blouses are a basic clothing item that add versatility to any wardrobe.* blusa de cuello halter = halter top.* * *blouse* * *
blusa sustantivo femenino
blouse
blusa sustantivo femenino blouse
' blusa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adrede
- calada
- calado
- dejar
- escotada
- escotado
- estar
- alto
- amarillo
- bordar
- estrenar
- manchar
- manga
- marinera
- sugerente
- transparentarse
- transparente
English:
blouse
- drip-dry
- rip
- stripe
- top
* * *blusa nfblouseblusa camisera (plain) blouse* * *f blouse* * *blusa nf: blouse* * *blusa n blouse -
10 camisa
f.1 shirt (item of clothing).camisa de fuerza straitjacket2 slough, skin.3 lining (Tec).4 book jacket.5 liner.* * *1 (prenda) shirt2 (de la culebra) slough3 (de frutos) skin5 (de libro) jacket6 (carpeta) folder\cambiar de camisa figurado to change sidesdejar a alguien sin camisa figurado to leave somebody penniless, leave somebody very short of moneyen mangas de camisa in one's shirtsleevesjugarse hasta la camisa figurado to put one's shirt on itmeterse en camisa de once varas figurado to meddle in other people's businessno llegarle a alguien la camisa al cuerpo familiar to be terrifiedperder hasta la camisa to lose one's shirtcamisa de dormir nightgown, nightdresscamisa de fuerza straitjacket* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=prenda) shirtmanga 1)no llegarle a algn la camisa al cuerpo —
2) LAm garment, article of clothing3) (=piel) [de serpiente] slough; [de guisante, trigo] skin4) (Mec) case, casing5) [de libro] dust jacket* * *1) (Indum) shirtme jugué/se jugó hasta la camisa — I/he put my/his shirt on it
meterse en camisa de once varas — (fam) to get oneself into a mess o jam (colloq)
no me/le llegaba la camisa al cuerpo — I/he/she was scared stiff
2)a) ( de un libro) jacketb) ( de un cilindro) sleeve; ( de un horno) liningc) ( de una lámpara) mantle* * *= shirt.Ex. Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.----* apostarse la camisa = bet + Posesivo + life.* camisa de fuerza = straitjacket [straightjacket].* en mangas de camisa = in + Posesivo + short-sleeves.* jugarse la camisa = bet + Posesivo + life.* manga de camisa = short sleeve.* mangas de camisa = shirt-sleeve.* meterse la camisa = tuck in + Posesivo + shirt.* perder hasta la camisa = lose + Posesivo + shirt.* remangarse la camisa = roll up + Posesivo + sleeves.* sudar la camisa = sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out, work + Posesivo + butt off, work up + a lather, work up + a sweat.* * *1) (Indum) shirtme jugué/se jugó hasta la camisa — I/he put my/his shirt on it
meterse en camisa de once varas — (fam) to get oneself into a mess o jam (colloq)
no me/le llegaba la camisa al cuerpo — I/he/she was scared stiff
2)a) ( de un libro) jacketb) ( de un cilindro) sleeve; ( de un horno) liningc) ( de una lámpara) mantle* * *= shirt.Ex: Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.
* apostarse la camisa = bet + Posesivo + life.* camisa de fuerza = straitjacket [straightjacket].* en mangas de camisa = in + Posesivo + short-sleeves.* jugarse la camisa = bet + Posesivo + life.* manga de camisa = short sleeve.* mangas de camisa = shirt-sleeve.* meterse la camisa = tuck in + Posesivo + shirt.* perder hasta la camisa = lose + Posesivo + shirt.* remangarse la camisa = roll up + Posesivo + sleeves.* sudar la camisa = sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out, work + Posesivo + butt off, work up + a lather, work up + a sweat.* * *A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Indum) shirtuna camisa de manga larga/corta a long-sleeved/short-sleeved shirten mangas de camisa in shirtsleevescambiar de camisa to change sidesme jugué/se jugó hasta la camisa I/he put my/his shirt on itno llegarle a algn la camisa al cuerpo: no le llegaba la camisa al cuerpo he was scared stiffperder hasta la camisa to lose one's shirtCompuestos:feminine nightshirtfeminine straitjacketmasculine and feminine blackshirtmasculine and feminine brownshirtB1 (de un libro) jacket2 (de un cilindro) sleeve; (de un horno) lining3 (de una lámpara) mantleCompuesto:water jacketC (de una serpiente) slough* * *
camisa sustantivo femenino
shirt;
camisa de fuerza straitjacket;
cambiar de camisa to change sides
camisa sustantivo femenino
1 Indum shirt 2 camisa de fuerza, straight jacket
♦ Locuciones: figurado cambiar de camisa, to change sides
en mangas de camisa, in one's shirtsleeves
' camisa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caerse
- chillón
- chillona
- cruzada
- cruzado
- cuello
- de
- empapar
- gemela
- gemelo
- idéntica
- idéntico
- la
- manga
- puño
- rota
- roto
- rozadura
- Tiro
- viva
- vivo
- abotonar
- cambiar
- desabotonarse
- desabrochar
- desgarrar
- doblar
- entallado
- escurrir
- faldón
- horrible
- pechera
- romper
English:
buttondown
- clash
- collarless
- front
- go together
- long-sleeved
- loud
- match
- noplace
- on
- polo shirt
- shirt
- shirt-collar
- shirt-sleeves
- straitjacket
- stud
- tuck in
- go
- hang
- neck
- strait
- tuck
- wash
- with
* * *camisa nf1. [prenda] shirtcamisa de dormir nightshirt;camisa de fuerza straitjacket;Hist camisa negra Blackshirt2. [de serpiente] slough, skin;3. Tec liningcamisa de agua water jacket4. Compjugarse hasta la camisa to stake everything;meterse en camisa de once varas to complicate matters unnecessarily;no le llega la camisa al cuerpo she's scared stiff;perder hasta la camisa to lose one's shirt* * *f shirt;dejar a alguien sin camisa fig fam leave s.o. without a cent;meterse en camisa de once varas fam stick one’s nose in (s.o. else’s business) fam ;no le llegaba la camisa al cuerpo he was petrified;POL switch allegiance* * *camisa nf1) : shirt2)camisa de fuerza : straitjacket* * *camisa n shirt -
11 casa de pisos
block of flats* * *(n.) = tenement, apartment block, apartment building, apartment complexEx. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex. The difference between the two systems can be illustrated by analogy with a set of letter-boxes located in the entrance to an apartment block, with one box for each resident.Ex. The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.Ex. Multiculturalism is the reality of the community's neighbourhood and apartment complexes.* * *(n.) = tenement, apartment block, apartment building, apartment complexEx: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: The difference between the two systems can be illustrated by analogy with a set of letter-boxes located in the entrance to an apartment block, with one box for each resident.Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.Ex: Multiculturalism is the reality of the community's neighbourhood and apartment complexes.* * *apartment house, Brblock of flats -
12 ceñido
adj.tight-fitting, slinky, close-fitting, narrow.past part.past participle of spanish verb: ceñir.* * *1→ link=ceñir ceñir► adjetivo1 (ropa) close-fitting, tight-fitting, clinging2 (curva) tight3 figurado (moderado) tight* * *ADJ1) [vestido] figure-hugging; [traje] tight-fitting; [vaqueros] skintight2) (=reducido)3) [curva] tight* * *- da adjetivo tight* * *= tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], snug [snugger -comp., snuggest -sup.], tight-fitting, pinched, slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].Ex. Factories and mills sprang up, and with them row upon row of tight boxlike workers' houses.Ex. The fit between the two, I argue, is less than snug.Ex. Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.Ex. The black rubber handle should be shaped in an hourglass or pinched shape, not bulging outwards.Ex. Her slinky dress was incredibly sexy, the colour was divine on her, plus the gold accessories were the perfect complement.* * *- da adjetivo tight* * *= tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], snug [snugger -comp., snuggest -sup.], tight-fitting, pinched, slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].Ex: Factories and mills sprang up, and with them row upon row of tight boxlike workers' houses.
Ex: The fit between the two, I argue, is less than snug.Ex: Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.Ex: The black rubber handle should be shaped in an hourglass or pinched shape, not bulging outwards.Ex: Her slinky dress was incredibly sexy, the colour was divine on her, plus the gold accessories were the perfect complement.* * *ceñido -datightno me gustan las faldas ceñidas I don't like tight o tight-fitting skirtsesta camisa me queda muy ceñida this shirt's very tight on me/too tight for me* * *
Del verbo ceñir: ( conjugate ceñir)
ceñido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
ceñido
ceñir
ceñido◊ -da adjetivo
tight;
me queda muy ceñido it's very tight on me
ceñir ( conjugate ceñir) verbo transitivo: esa falda te ciñe demasiado that skirt is too tight for you;
el vestido le ceñía el talle the dress clung to her waist
ceñirse verbo pronominal ceñidose a algo ‹ a las reglas› to adhere to o (colloq) stick to sth;
ceñidose al tema to keep to the subject
ceñido,-a adjetivo tight-fitting, clinging
' ceñido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apretada
- apretado
- ceñida
- entallada
- entallado
- ajustado
English:
close
- skin
- snug
- tight
* * *ceñido, -a adjtight* * *adj tight* * *ceñido, -da adjajustado: tight, tight-fitting* * *ceñido adj tight -
13 colección
f.1 collection, set, array, assemblage.2 collection.3 collection, array, panoply.* * *1 collection* * *noun f.* * *SF collectiones de colección — Méx it's a collector's item
* * *a) (de sellos, monedas, cuadros) collectionb) (fam) ( gran cantidad)c) (Lit) collectiond) ( de modas) collection* * *= aggregation, collection, congeries, holdings, information store, library, stock, document collection, assemblage, repertory, collection, cache, deposit collection, harvest, picking, collecting, line-up, menagerie.Ex. We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.Ex. A collection is two or more independent works or parts of works by one or more than one author published together and not written for the same occasion or for the publication in hand = Una colección son dos o más obras o partes de obras independientes de uno o más autores publicadas juntas y que no ha sido escritas para la misma ocasión o para la publicación en cuestión.Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex. A union catalogue then is, a catalogue listing in one sequence the holdings or part of the holdings of two or more libraries.Ex. It is obviously impracticable to search the entire information store in the satisfaction of a particular request for information.Ex. A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.Ex. The second function of the catalogue is concerned with the housekeeping activity of keeping a record of the library stock.Ex. Finally, the tacit assumption so far has been that we are dealing with a single document collection.Ex. Ranganathan illustrates how these Main Subjects have developed by loose assemblage, dissection, denudation, distillation, etc..Ex. Thousands of songs and piano pieces have been published in magazines issued throughout Europe and the Americas, yet an overall history is lacking for this large repertory of music.Ex. While there are a profusion of techniques in existence to gain access to the collections, there is no uniform system.Ex. It is known that there were books made from bamboo and wood during the Shang dynasty (1766-1122 BC) but none remain today except caches of oracle bones.Ex. In many instances it is the ward sister who administers the deposit collection left by the local library.Ex. The article is entitled 'Bountiful harvest: aquaculture and agriculture information services for the Pacific'.Ex. The most popular recreation forms in nature are swimming in summer, the picking of berries, and mushrooms, cross-country skiing, and fishing and hunting.Ex. Research done in the field of collecting has primarily focused on those people who are known collectors such as gun, stamp, or coin collectors.Ex. The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.Ex. The latest addition to my clock menagerie is a cuckoo clock, something I've wanted for quite some time.----* análisis de la colección = collection analysis.* basado en la colección = collection-centred, materials-centred [materials-centered], collection-based.* bibliotecario encargado de colecciones especializadas = special collections librarian.* bibliotecario encargado de la colección de mapas = map librarian.* bibliotecario encargado del desarrollo de la colección = collections librarian.* centrado en la colección = collection-centred, collection-based.* colección básica = core collection.* colección bibliográfica = book collection.* colección bibliotecaria = library collection [library's collection].* colección central = central collection.* colección compartida = cooperative collection.* colección cooperativa = cooperative collection.* colección de animales = menagerie.* colección de arte = art collection.* colección de arte pictórico = pictorial art collection.* colección de autógrafos = autograph collection.* colección de comics = comics collection.* colección de consulta = browsing collection.* colección de control = test collection.* colección de depósito legal = depository collection, legal deposit collection, deposit collection.* colección de derecho = law collection.* colección de diapositivas = slide library.* colección de dibujos = drawing collection.* colección de discos = record collection.* colección de documentos impresos = print collection.* colección de fondos electrónicos = e-collection [electronic collection].* colección de fondos locales = local history collection, local collection.* colección de fotografías = photograph collection.* colección de grabaciones sonoras = sound collection.* colección de historia local = local history collection.* colección de investigación = research collection.* colección de la biblioteca = library collection [library's collection].* colección de libros = book collection.* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión = prison law library.* colección de libros de jardinería = gardening collection.* colección de libros donados = gift collection.* colección de libros raros = rare book collection, rare collection.* colección de mapas = map collection.* colección de música = music collection.* colección de música popular = popular music collection.* colección de objetos de las artes escénicas = theatre arts collection.* colección de prácticas = laboratory collection.* colección de prensa = newspaper collection.* colección de préstamo = circulating collection.* colección de préstamo restringido = course reserve.* colección de programas informáticos = software library.* colección de publicaciones monográficas = monograph stock.* colección de publicaciones periódicas = periodical stock, periodical collection.* colección de recortes = clipping file [cuttings file, -UK], cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].* colección de recortes de periódicos = clippings collection.* colección de referencia = reference collection.* colección de relieves topográficos = topographical collection.* colección de retratos = portrait collection.* colección de sonido = sound collection.* colección de tebeos = comics collection.* colección de una biblioteca = local holding.* colección de vídeos = video series.* colección en varios volúmenes = multivolume set.* colección especializada = special collection, study collection.* colección ficticia = made-up collection.* colección fotográfica = photographic library.* colección impresa = print set.* colección inactiva = inactive collection.* colección integrada = integrated collection.* colección local = area studies collection, local collection.* colección monográfica = monographic collection, book series.* colección multimedia = multimedia collection, media collection.* colección paleontológica = palaeontology collection.* colección patrimonial = heritage collection.* colección personal = home collection, personal collection.* colección pictórica = pictorial collection.* colección privada = private collection.* colección recogida = accumulation.* colección temática = subject collection.* crear una colección = build + collection.* crecimiento de la colección = collection growth.* desarrollo de la colección = collection building, collection development [collections development].* encargado de la colección = stock editor.* evaluación de la colección = collection assessment, collection evaluation, collection analysis.* formación de la colección = collection building.* formar una colección = build + collection.* gestión de la colección = collection management.* política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.* una colección desordenada de = a scrapbook of.* uso de la colección = stock use.* * *a) (de sellos, monedas, cuadros) collectionb) (fam) ( gran cantidad)c) (Lit) collectiond) ( de modas) collection* * *= aggregation, collection, congeries, holdings, information store, library, stock, document collection, assemblage, repertory, collection, cache, deposit collection, harvest, picking, collecting, line-up, menagerie.Ex: We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.
Ex: A collection is two or more independent works or parts of works by one or more than one author published together and not written for the same occasion or for the publication in hand = Una colección son dos o más obras o partes de obras independientes de uno o más autores publicadas juntas y que no ha sido escritas para la misma ocasión o para la publicación en cuestión.Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex: A union catalogue then is, a catalogue listing in one sequence the holdings or part of the holdings of two or more libraries.Ex: It is obviously impracticable to search the entire information store in the satisfaction of a particular request for information.Ex: A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.Ex: The second function of the catalogue is concerned with the housekeeping activity of keeping a record of the library stock.Ex: Finally, the tacit assumption so far has been that we are dealing with a single document collection.Ex: Ranganathan illustrates how these Main Subjects have developed by loose assemblage, dissection, denudation, distillation, etc..Ex: Thousands of songs and piano pieces have been published in magazines issued throughout Europe and the Americas, yet an overall history is lacking for this large repertory of music.Ex: While there are a profusion of techniques in existence to gain access to the collections, there is no uniform system.Ex: It is known that there were books made from bamboo and wood during the Shang dynasty (1766-1122 BC) but none remain today except caches of oracle bones.Ex: In many instances it is the ward sister who administers the deposit collection left by the local library.Ex: The article is entitled 'Bountiful harvest: aquaculture and agriculture information services for the Pacific'.Ex: The most popular recreation forms in nature are swimming in summer, the picking of berries, and mushrooms, cross-country skiing, and fishing and hunting.Ex: Research done in the field of collecting has primarily focused on those people who are known collectors such as gun, stamp, or coin collectors.Ex: The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.Ex: The latest addition to my clock menagerie is a cuckoo clock, something I've wanted for quite some time.* análisis de la colección = collection analysis.* basado en la colección = collection-centred, materials-centred [materials-centered], collection-based.* bibliotecario encargado de colecciones especializadas = special collections librarian.* bibliotecario encargado de la colección de mapas = map librarian.* bibliotecario encargado del desarrollo de la colección = collections librarian.* centrado en la colección = collection-centred, collection-based.* colección básica = core collection.* colección bibliográfica = book collection.* colección bibliotecaria = library collection [library's collection].* colección central = central collection.* colección compartida = cooperative collection.* colección cooperativa = cooperative collection.* colección de animales = menagerie.* colección de arte = art collection.* colección de arte pictórico = pictorial art collection.* colección de autógrafos = autograph collection.* colección de comics = comics collection.* colección de consulta = browsing collection.* colección de control = test collection.* colección de depósito legal = depository collection, legal deposit collection, deposit collection.* colección de derecho = law collection.* colección de diapositivas = slide library.* colección de dibujos = drawing collection.* colección de discos = record collection.* colección de documentos impresos = print collection.* colección de fondos electrónicos = e-collection [electronic collection].* colección de fondos locales = local history collection, local collection.* colección de fotografías = photograph collection.* colección de grabaciones sonoras = sound collection.* colección de historia local = local history collection.* colección de investigación = research collection.* colección de la biblioteca = library collection [library's collection].* colección de libros = book collection.* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión = prison law library.* colección de libros de jardinería = gardening collection.* colección de libros donados = gift collection.* colección de libros raros = rare book collection, rare collection.* colección de mapas = map collection.* colección de música = music collection.* colección de música popular = popular music collection.* colección de objetos de las artes escénicas = theatre arts collection.* colección de prácticas = laboratory collection.* colección de prensa = newspaper collection.* colección de préstamo = circulating collection.* colección de préstamo restringido = course reserve.* colección de programas informáticos = software library.* colección de publicaciones monográficas = monograph stock.* colección de publicaciones periódicas = periodical stock, periodical collection.* colección de recortes = clipping file [cuttings file, -UK], cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].* colección de recortes de periódicos = clippings collection.* colección de referencia = reference collection.* colección de relieves topográficos = topographical collection.* colección de retratos = portrait collection.* colección de sonido = sound collection.* colección de tebeos = comics collection.* colección de una biblioteca = local holding.* colección de vídeos = video series.* colección en varios volúmenes = multivolume set.* colección especializada = special collection, study collection.* colección ficticia = made-up collection.* colección fotográfica = photographic library.* colección impresa = print set.* colección inactiva = inactive collection.* colección integrada = integrated collection.* colección local = area studies collection, local collection.* colección monográfica = monographic collection, book series.* colección multimedia = multimedia collection, media collection.* colección paleontológica = palaeontology collection.* colección patrimonial = heritage collection.* colección personal = home collection, personal collection.* colección pictórica = pictorial collection.* colección privada = private collection.* colección recogida = accumulation.* colección temática = subject collection.* crear una colección = build + collection.* crecimiento de la colección = collection growth.* desarrollo de la colección = collection building, collection development [collections development].* encargado de la colección = stock editor.* evaluación de la colección = collection assessment, collection evaluation, collection analysis.* formación de la colección = collection building.* formar una colección = build + collection.* gestión de la colección = collection management.* política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.* una colección desordenada de = a scrapbook of.* uso de la colección = stock use.* * *1 (de sellos, monedas, cuadros) collectionhace colección de mariposas she collects butterflies2 ( fam)(gran cantidad): no sé cómo quiere otro hijo, si ya tiene una colección I can't imagine why she wants another child, she already has a whole brood ( hum)tiene una colección de pulseras she has a huge collection of bracelets3 ( Lit) collection4 (de modas) collectioncolecciones infantiles children's fashions o wear* * *
colección sustantivo femenino
collection
colección sustantivo femenino collection
' colección' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antológica
- antológico
- discoteca
- engrosar
- exhibir
- herbolaria
- herbolario
- panoplia
- adquirir
- biblioteca
- línea
- presentar
English:
array
- body
- collection
- invaluable
- model
- put together
- set
- stamp collection
- swap for
- collector
- large
- menagerie
- round
* * *colección nf1. [de sellos, objetos] collectionla colección permanente [de museo] the permanent collectioncometió una colección de errores he made a whole series of mistakes;no dijo más que una colección de tonterías he talked a load of nonsense3. [de moda] collection;la colección de primavera the spring collection* * *f collection* * ** * *colección n collection -
14 compacto
adj.1 compact, dense.2 compact, tightly written, taut.m.small car, bug.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: compactar.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) compact2 (denso) dense1 compact disc————————1 compact disc* * *(f. - compacta)adj.* * *1.ADJ compact2.SM (Mús) compact hi-fi system* * *I- ta adjetivoa) < tejido> close; <estructura/coche> compactb) < muchedumbre> denseIImasculino stack system* * *= compact, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], dense [denser -comp., densest -sup.].Ex. Here files are relatively compact as they include only references to the current literature, or where interactive retrieval is not regarded as essential.Ex. Factories and mills sprang up, and with them row upon row of tight boxlike workers' houses.Ex. The author describes in detail the development of an integrated system of children's libraries in Singapore which has a dense, mostly urban, multilingual population.----* de un modo compacto = compactly.* disco compacto (CD) = compact disc (CD).* edición en disco compacto = compact disc edition.* estanterías compactas = compact shelving.* * *I- ta adjetivoa) < tejido> close; <estructura/coche> compactb) < muchedumbre> denseIImasculino stack system* * *= compact, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], dense [denser -comp., densest -sup.].Ex: Here files are relatively compact as they include only references to the current literature, or where interactive retrieval is not regarded as essential.
Ex: Factories and mills sprang up, and with them row upon row of tight boxlike workers' houses.Ex: The author describes in detail the development of an integrated system of children's libraries in Singapore which has a dense, mostly urban, multilingual population.* de un modo compacto = compactly.* disco compacto (CD) = compact disc (CD).* edición en disco compacto = compact disc edition.* estanterías compactas = compact shelving.* * *1 ‹tejido› close; ‹estructura› compact2 ‹muchedumbre› dense, thick3 ‹coche› compactstack system* * *
Del verbo compactar: ( conjugate compactar)
compacto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
compactó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
compactar
compacto
compacto◊ -ta adjetivo
‹estructura/coche› compact
compacto,-a
I adjetivo (denso) compact
II sustantivo masculino
1 Audio (disco compacto) compact disc
(reproductor de compactos) CD player, compact disc player
2 (equipo de música) hi-fi system
' compacto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compacta
- disco
- editar
- maciza
- macizo
- ver
English:
CD
- close
- compact
- compact disc
- dense
* * *compacto, -a♦ adjcompact♦ nm1. [aparato] compact disc player2. [disco] compact disc, CD* * *adj compact* * *compacto, -ta adj: compact* * *compacto adj1. (apretado) compact2. (denso) dense -
15 con ellos
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16 congestionado
adj.1 congested, stuffed-up, crammed, jammed.2 congested, filled with blood or fluid.past part.past participle of spanish verb: congestionar.* * *ADJ1) [circulación] congested2) (Med) [pecho, pulmones, nariz] congested3) [rostro] flushed, red* * *- da adjetivoa) (Med) congested, blockedb) < cara> flushedc) < tráfico> congested* * *= congested, bunged-up.Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex. Of course, we are all vulnerable if our noses are bunged-up when we have a cold or hay fever.----* congestionado de tráfico = gridlocked.* tráfico congestionado = traffic congestion, gridlock traffic.* * *- da adjetivoa) (Med) congested, blockedb) < cara> flushedc) < tráfico> congested* * *= congested, bunged-up.Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: Of course, we are all vulnerable if our noses are bunged-up when we have a cold or hay fever.* congestionado de tráfico = gridlocked.* tráfico congestionado = traffic congestion, gridlock traffic.* * *congestionado -da1 ( Med) congested, blocked2 ‹cara› flushed3 ‹tráfico› congested* * *
Del verbo congestionar: ( conjugate congestionar)
congestionado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
congestionado
congestionar
congestionado◊ -da adjetivoa) (Med) congested
congestionar verbo transitivo to congest
' congestionado' also found in these entries:
English:
congested
* * *congestionado, -a adj1. [nariz] blocked;tener la nariz congestionada to have a blocked nose2. [cara] flushed3. [tráfico] congested* * *congestionado, -da adj: congested -
17 copiosidad
f.copiousness, exuberance, abundance.* * *1 abundance* * *= copiousness.Ex. He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.* * *= copiousness.Ex: He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.
* * *copiosidad nfcopiousness -
18 dentado
adj.1 toothed, cogged, serrate, jagged.2 dentate, with teeth.3 dentulous.4 rack-and-pinion.5 crenate.past part.past participle of spanish verb: dentar.* * *1 perforation————————1→ link=dentar dentar► adjetivo1 (con dientes) toothed2 (cuchillo) serrated3 BOTÁNICA dentate1 perforation* * *1.ADJ [filo] jagged; [sello] perforated; (Bot) dentate2.SM [de sello] perforation* * *una rueda dentada — a gearwheel, a cogwheel
* * *= jagged, serrated.Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex. Parts of the plate were toned by roughening it with a serrated rocker, the tone then being graded by burnishing.----* tijeras dentadas = pinking shears, pinking scissors.* * *una rueda dentada — a gearwheel, a cogwheel
* * *= jagged, serrated.Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: Parts of the plate were toned by roughening it with a serrated rocker, the tone then being graded by burnishing.* tijeras dentadas = pinking shears, pinking scissors.* * *dentado -da‹filo› serrateduna rueda dentada a gearwheel, a cogwheel, a cogged wheel* * *
Del verbo dentar: ( conjugate dentar)
dentado es:
el participio
dentado
una rueda dentada a gearwheel, a cogwheel
' dentado' also found in these entries:
English:
jagged
- perforated
- serrated
* * *dentado, -a adj1. [rueda] cogged, toothed;[filo, cuchillo] serrated; [sello] perforated* * *adj serrated;rueda dentada cogwheel* * *dentado, -da adjserrado: serrated, jagged -
19 escueto
adj.plain, bare, concise, unadorned.* * *► adjetivo1 (sin adornos) bare, plain, unadorned2 (conciso) concise, brief, succinct* * *(f. - escueta)adj.plain, simple, concise* * *ADJ [verdad] plain, naked; [estilo] simple; [explicación, presentación] concise, succinct* * *- ta adjetivo < explicación> succinct; <lenguaje/estilo> concise, plain* * *= stark, bald, lean [leaner -comp., leanest -sup.], terse.Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex. This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.Ex. While Baskerville's italic was a lean, elegant letter, the most radical departure from tradition since the French academic italic of the 1690s.Ex. This terse McLuhanesque turn of phrase is at the core of what I want to talk about today.* * *- ta adjetivo < explicación> succinct; <lenguaje/estilo> concise, plain* * *= stark, bald, lean [leaner -comp., leanest -sup.], terse.Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.Ex: While Baskerville's italic was a lean, elegant letter, the most radical departure from tradition since the French academic italic of the 1690s.Ex: This terse McLuhanesque turn of phrase is at the core of what I want to talk about today.* * *escueto -ta‹explicación› succinct; ‹lenguaje/estilo› concise, plainno se extendió mucho, fue muy escueto al respecto he didn't go into great detail, he was very succinctsu mensaje fue escueto his message was concise o brief* * *
escueto◊ -ta adjetivo ‹ explicación› succinct;
‹lenguaje/estilo› concise, plain;
escueto,-a adjetivo plain
(lenguaje) concise
' escueto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escueta
English:
bare
- crisp
- stark
* * *escueto, -a adj[sucinto] concise; [sobrio] plain, unadorned;fue o [m5] estuvo muy escueto en la rueda de prensa he was rather unforthcoming at the press conference* * *adj succinct, concise* * *escueto, -ta adj1) : plain, simple2) : succinct, concise♦ escuetamente adv -
20 escupidera
f.1 spittoon.2 chamber pot.* * *1 spittoon, US cuspidor* * *SF1) [para escupir] spittoon, cuspidor (EEUU)* * *a) ( para escupir) spittoonb) (AmL euf) ( orinal) chamber pot* * *= chamber pot, leg-irons.Ex. This is a collection of crockery pertaining to bedroom activities, such as jug and basin sets, chamber pots, and dressing table sets.Ex. He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.* * *a) ( para escupir) spittoonb) (AmL euf) ( orinal) chamber pot* * *= chamber pot, leg-irons.Ex: This is a collection of crockery pertaining to bedroom activities, such as jug and basin sets, chamber pots, and dressing table sets.
Ex: He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.* * *1 (para escupir) spittoon* * *
escupidera sustantivo femenino spittoon
' escupidera' also found in these entries:
English:
chamber
* * *escupidera nf1. [para escupir] spittoon2. Andes, RP [orinal] chamberpot* * *f1 spitoon2 L.Am.chamber pot* * *escupidera nf: spittoon, cuspidor
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