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  • 1 anécdota

    f.
    anecdote, tale, story, account.
    * * *
    1 anecdote
    * * *
    SF anecdote, story
    * * *
    femenino anecdote
    * * *
    = yarn, anecdote.
    Ex. Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.
    Ex. For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
    ----
    * contar una anécdota = tell + story.
    * persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.
    * * *
    femenino anecdote
    * * *
    = yarn, anecdote.

    Ex: Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.

    Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
    * contar una anécdota = tell + story.
    * persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.

    * * *
    anecdote
    * * *

    anécdota sustantivo femenino
    anecdote
    anécdota sustantivo femenino anecdote
    ' anécdota' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sabrosa
    - sabroso
    - jugoso
    - salado
    English:
    anecdote
    - off-color
    - off-colour
    - story
    * * *
    1. [historia] anecdote;
    nos contó una anécdota muy graciosa he told us a very amusing anecdote o story
    2. [suceso trivial] matter of little importance;
    el incidente fue una mera anécdota the incident was of no importance
    * * *
    f anecdote
    * * *
    : anecdote

    Spanish-English dictionary > anécdota

  • 2 celebridad

    f.
    1 fame (fama).
    2 celebrity (persona famosa).
    3 famous person, notable, celebrity.
    4 renown.
    * * *
    1 celebrity, fame
    * * *
    noun f.
    2) fame, renown
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=fama) celebrity, fame
    2) (=persona famosa) celebrity
    * * *
    femenino ( fama) famel; ( persona) celebrity
    * * *
    = celebrity, superstar, celeb.
    Nota: Abreviatura de celebrity.
    Ex. For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
    Ex. Higher education is becoming more affordable and accessible, is moving away from buildings and campuses, is catering to students and is developing superstar faculty.
    Ex. He knew the names of celebs but he could have walked past any one of them in the street without batting an eyelid.
    * * *
    femenino ( fama) famel; ( persona) celebrity
    * * *
    = celebrity, superstar, celeb.
    Nota: Abreviatura de celebrity.

    Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.

    Ex: Higher education is becoming more affordable and accessible, is moving away from buildings and campuses, is catering to students and is developing superstar faculty.
    Ex: He knew the names of celebs but he could have walked past any one of them in the street without batting an eyelid.

    * * *
    1 (fama) fame
    2 (persona) celebrity
    * * *

    celebridad sustantivo femenino ( fama) fame;
    ( persona) celebrity
    celebridad sustantivo femenino celebrity
    ' celebridad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    fama
    English:
    celebrity
    * * *
    1. [fama] fame
    2. [persona famosa] celebrity
    * * *
    f
    1 fame
    2 ( persona) celebrity
    * * *
    1) : celebrity
    2) fama: fame, renown

    Spanish-English dictionary > celebridad

  • 3 debilidad

    f.
    1 weakness.
    tener debilidad por to have a soft spot for
    el chocolate es su debilidad he has a weakness for chocolate
    3 weak point, soft spot, heel of Achilles, weakness.
    4 weak act.
    5 hyposthenia, lassitude, acratia, asthenia.
    * * *
    1 (de una persona) weakness, feebleness; (de un sonido) faintness
    2 figurado weakness
    \
    tener debilidad por (algo) to have a weakness for 2 (alguien) to have a soft spot for
    * * *
    noun f.
    weakness, feebleness
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=falta de fuerzas) [gen] weakness; [extrema] feebleness; [por mala salud o avanzada edad] frailty
    2) [de carácter] weakness; [de esfuerzo] feebleness, half-heartedness
    3) (=poca intensidad) [de voz, ruido] faintness; [de luz] dimness
    4) (=inclinación)

    los niños son mi debilidad — I love o adore children

    * * *
    a) ( física)
    c) ( inclinación excesiva) weakness
    * * *
    = frailty, infirmity, weakness, brittleness, foible, weak point, soft spot.
    Ex. When discussing the undoubted deficiencies of LCSH, the errors are claimed to be the result of human frailty in the application of a basically sound system.
    Ex. We must also consider those people who could and would use a library but are prevented from doing so by physical factors such as infirmity.
    Ex. The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.
    Ex. Aspects of physical condition, including pH, brittleness, mutilation, and environmental damage were surveyed = Los aspectos del estado físico que se estudiaron fueron el pH, la fragilidad, la mutilación y los daños producidos por las condiciones ambientales.
    Ex. For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
    Ex. Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.
    Ex. Lack of adequate reflection on the literature of political and legal theory is a soft spot in the book, however.
    ----
    * debilidad del ser humano = mankind's frailty.
    * debilidad humana = human frailty.
    * fingir debilidad = sandbagging.
    * ser la debilidad de Alguien = be a sucker for.
    * tener debilidad por = have + a soft spot for.
    * * *
    a) ( física)
    c) ( inclinación excesiva) weakness
    * * *
    = frailty, infirmity, weakness, brittleness, foible, weak point, soft spot.

    Ex: When discussing the undoubted deficiencies of LCSH, the errors are claimed to be the result of human frailty in the application of a basically sound system.

    Ex: We must also consider those people who could and would use a library but are prevented from doing so by physical factors such as infirmity.
    Ex: The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.
    Ex: Aspects of physical condition, including pH, brittleness, mutilation, and environmental damage were surveyed = Los aspectos del estado físico que se estudiaron fueron el pH, la fragilidad, la mutilación y los daños producidos por las condiciones ambientales.
    Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
    Ex: Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.
    Ex: Lack of adequate reflection on the literature of political and legal theory is a soft spot in the book, however.
    * debilidad del ser humano = mankind's frailty.
    * debilidad humana = human frailty.
    * fingir debilidad = sandbagging.
    * ser la debilidad de Alguien = be a sucker for.
    * tener debilidad por = have + a soft spot for.

    * * *
    1
    (falta de fortaleza física): el estado de debilidad en que se encuentra nos impide operarla the weak state she's in o ( frml) her debility means that we are unable to operate
    me canso mucho, y siento una debilidad muy grande I get very tired and feel very debilitated o terribly weak
    2
    (de carácter): todos se aprovechan de su debilidad everyone takes advantage of his feeble nature o his weak character
    todos tenemos nuestras pequeñas debilidades we all have our little weaknesses
    el hijo pequeño es su debilidad he has a soft spot for his youngest son
    siente or tiene debilidad por el chocolate she has a weakness for chocolate
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    debilidad sustantivo femenino
    weakness;
    ◊ siento una gran debilidad I feel terribly debilitated o weak;

    se aprovechan de su debilidad they take advantage of his weak character;
    tener debilidad por algn/algo to have a soft spot for sb/a weakness for sth
    debilidad sustantivo masculino
    1 (falta de fuerzas, de carácter) weakness
    2 (inclinación) fig tener debilidad por, (persona) to have a soft spot for: sienten debilidad por su hijo adoptivo, they have a soft spot for their adopted son
    (cosa) to have a weakness for: tengo debilidad por el chocolate, I have a weakness for chocolate

    ' debilidad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    flojedad
    - explotar
    - flojera
    English:
    chink
    - feebleness
    - infirmity
    - partial
    - softness
    - spot
    - weakness
    - foible
    * * *
    1. [flojedad] weakness;
    2. [condescendencia] laxness;
    debilidad de carácter weakness of character
    3. [falta de solidez] [de gobierno, moneda, economía] weakness
    4. [inclinación]
    sus nietos son su debilidad he dotes on his grandchildren;
    tener o [m5] sentir debilidad por to have a soft spot for;
    el chocolate es su debilidad he has a weakness for chocolate;
    todos tenemos nuestras debilidades we all have our weaknesses
    5. Fam [hambre]
    siento debilidad I feel as if I need something to eat
    * * *
    f weakness
    * * *
    : weakness, debility, feebleness
    * * *
    debilidad n weakness [pl. weaknesses]

    Spanish-English dictionary > debilidad

  • 4 deificar

    v.
    to deify.
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    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 to deify
    2 figurado to glorify
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    VT
    1) (Rel) to deify
    2) [+ cantante, ídolo] to deify, idolize
    3) [+ persona, hijo] to put on a pedestal
    * * *
    = deify.
    Ex. It is factually wrong and historically incorrect to deify scientists, who share the foibles and weaknesses of other human beings.
    * * *

    Ex: It is factually wrong and historically incorrect to deify scientists, who share the foibles and weaknesses of other human beings.

    * * *
    deificar [A2 ]
    vt
    ( Relig) to deify; ‹estrella/cantante› to idolize, deify
    * * *
    to deify
    * * *
    v/t deify
    * * *
    deificar {72} vt
    : to idolize, to deify

    Spanish-English dictionary > deificar

  • 5 desde el punto de vista de la realidad

    Ex. It is factually wrong and historically incorrect to deify scientists, who share the foibles and weaknesses of other human beings.
    * * *

    Ex: It is factually wrong and historically incorrect to deify scientists, who share the foibles and weaknesses of other human beings.

    Spanish-English dictionary > desde el punto de vista de la realidad

  • 6 desde el punto de vista de los hechos

    Ex. It is factually wrong and historically incorrect to deify scientists, who share the foibles and weaknesses of other human beings.
    * * *

    Ex: It is factually wrong and historically incorrect to deify scientists, who share the foibles and weaknesses of other human beings.

    Spanish-English dictionary > desde el punto de vista de los hechos

  • 7 en cuanto a los hechos

    Ex. It is factually wrong and historically incorrect to deify scientists, who share the foibles and weaknesses of other human beings.
    * * *

    Ex: It is factually wrong and historically incorrect to deify scientists, who share the foibles and weaknesses of other human beings.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en cuanto a los hechos

  • 8 famoso

    adj.
    famous, celebrated, famed, renowned.
    * * *
    1 famous, well-known
    1 the famous
    * * *
    1. (f. - famosa)
    adj.
    famous, well-known
    2. (f. - famosa)
    noun
    * * *
    famoso, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=célebre) famous, well-known

    un actor famoso — a famous o well-known actor

    2) * (=sonado)
    2.
    SM / F celebrity, famous person
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo famous
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino celebrity, famous person
    * * *
    = famous, well-known, honoured [honored, -USA], celebrity, renowned, famed, celebrated, hit, reputed, legendary, notorious, noted, acclaimed, big name, of note, celeb, popular.
    Ex. The philosophy of these critics was enunciated by one of their most prominent spokesmen, the famous Thomas Carlyle.
    Ex. This may be relatively easy for well-known authors, but can be difficult for more obscure authors.
    Ex. A very successful novelist, such as Graham Greene, would clearly fall into this category and would be an honoured writer as well as a well-paid one.
    Ex. For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
    Ex. Jorge Luis Borges, though renowned chiefly as author, reflects in his works the very essence of libraries and librarians.
    Ex. Many recipes not taken from books, magazines or famed chefs remain untested and thus less reliable.
    Ex. Hoppe is one of the most celebrated photographers of the early 20th century.
    Ex. Her novels have been adapted for the screen most famously as the hit film Mrs Doubtfire starring Robin Williams.
    Ex. This article studies the works of an internationally reputed virologist (Indian born) settled in Canada.
    Ex. Information highways which have now become the first legendary step towards the information society.
    Ex. The textual vicissitudes of British nineteenth-century novels in America are notorious.
    Ex. Planning began about 9 months before the exhibition, with the recruitment of a noted Swiss book illustrator to design the stand.
    Ex. The 6 day residential programme, open to Australian and New Zealand information professionals, was based on the acclaimed Snowbird Institutes, held annually in Utah.
    Ex. Such programs as rock groups, big name entertainers, and jazz concerts were excluded.
    Ex. Another analytical study of note is the one for Columbia University Libraries.
    Ex. He knew the names of celebs but he could have walked past any one of them in the street without batting an eyelid.
    Ex. Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.
    ----
    * ciudad famosa por el golf = golfing town.
    * famoso en el mundo entero = world-renowned, world-renown.
    * famoso en todo el mundo = world-famous [world famous], world-renowned, world-renown.
    * famoso internacionalmente = of international renown, internationally renowned.
    * famoso por = noted for, best remembered for, famed for.
    * famosos, los = famous, the.
    * gente famosa = famous people.
    * lleno de famosos = celebrity-studded.
    * muy famoso = highly acclaimed, widely acclaimed, well-acclaimed.
    * persona famosa = famous person.
    * plagado de famosos = celebrity-studded.
    * ser famoso = gain + recognition, be popular.
    * ser famoso por = famously, have + a track record of.
    * tan famoso = much acclaimed.
    * últimas palabras que se han hecho famosas = famous last words.
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo famous
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino celebrity, famous person
    * * *
    = famous, well-known, honoured [honored, -USA], celebrity, renowned, famed, celebrated, hit, reputed, legendary, notorious, noted, acclaimed, big name, of note, celeb, popular.

    Ex: The philosophy of these critics was enunciated by one of their most prominent spokesmen, the famous Thomas Carlyle.

    Ex: This may be relatively easy for well-known authors, but can be difficult for more obscure authors.
    Ex: A very successful novelist, such as Graham Greene, would clearly fall into this category and would be an honoured writer as well as a well-paid one.
    Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
    Ex: Jorge Luis Borges, though renowned chiefly as author, reflects in his works the very essence of libraries and librarians.
    Ex: Many recipes not taken from books, magazines or famed chefs remain untested and thus less reliable.
    Ex: Hoppe is one of the most celebrated photographers of the early 20th century.
    Ex: Her novels have been adapted for the screen most famously as the hit film Mrs Doubtfire starring Robin Williams.
    Ex: This article studies the works of an internationally reputed virologist (Indian born) settled in Canada.
    Ex: Information highways which have now become the first legendary step towards the information society.
    Ex: The textual vicissitudes of British nineteenth-century novels in America are notorious.
    Ex: Planning began about 9 months before the exhibition, with the recruitment of a noted Swiss book illustrator to design the stand.
    Ex: The 6 day residential programme, open to Australian and New Zealand information professionals, was based on the acclaimed Snowbird Institutes, held annually in Utah.
    Ex: Such programs as rock groups, big name entertainers, and jazz concerts were excluded.
    Ex: Another analytical study of note is the one for Columbia University Libraries.
    Ex: He knew the names of celebs but he could have walked past any one of them in the street without batting an eyelid.
    Ex: Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.
    * ciudad famosa por el golf = golfing town.
    * famoso en el mundo entero = world-renowned, world-renown.
    * famoso en todo el mundo = world-famous [world famous], world-renowned, world-renown.
    * famoso internacionalmente = of international renown, internationally renowned.
    * famoso por = noted for, best remembered for, famed for.
    * famosos, los = famous, the.
    * gente famosa = famous people.
    * lleno de famosos = celebrity-studded.
    * muy famoso = highly acclaimed, widely acclaimed, well-acclaimed.
    * persona famosa = famous person.
    * plagado de famosos = celebrity-studded.
    * ser famoso = gain + recognition, be popular.
    * ser famoso por = famously, have + a track record of.
    * tan famoso = much acclaimed.
    * últimas palabras que se han hecho famosas = famous last words.

    * * *
    famoso1 -sa
    1 (célebre) ‹escritor/actriz› famous, well-known; ‹vino/libro› famous
    se hizo famoso con ese descubrimiento that discovery made him famous
    2
    (conocido): ya estoy harto de sus famosos dolores de cabeza ( fam); I'm fed up with him and his constant headaches
    famoso POR algo famous FOR sth
    Francia es famosa por sus vinos France is famous for its wines
    es famoso por sus meteduras de pata ( fam); he's well known o renowned for putting his foot in it ( colloq)
    famoso2 -sa
    masculine, feminine
    celebrity, personality, famous person
    * * *

    famoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    famous;
    famoso por algo famous for sth
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    celebrity, famous person
    famoso,-a
    I adjetivo famous
    II sustantivo masculino famous person

    ' famoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    atentar
    - banquillo
    - conocida
    - conocido
    - famosa
    - imitar
    - popular
    - pulular
    - sí
    - significado
    - célebre
    - mundialmente
    English:
    big
    - byword
    - celebrity
    - famous
    - memorabilia
    - well-known
    - become
    - just
    - land
    - pinup
    - well
    - world
    * * *
    famoso, -a
    ♦ adj
    [actor, pintor, monumento] famous;
    se hizo famoso por sus murales his murals made him famous;
    es famosa por su belleza she is famous for her beauty;
    Fam
    volvieron a debatir el famoso artículo 14 they debated the famous clause 14 again
    ♦ nm,f
    famous person, celebrity
    * * *
    I adj famous
    II m, famosa f celebrity;
    los famosos celebrities, famous people pl
    * * *
    famoso, -sa adj
    célebre: famous
    famoso, -sa n
    : celebrity
    * * *
    famoso1 adj famous / well known
    famoso2 n famous person [pl. people]

    Spanish-English dictionary > famoso

  • 9 flaqueza

    f.
    1 weakness.
    2 thinness, feebleness.
    * * *
    1 weakness, frailty
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=delgadez) thinness, leanness; (=debilidad) feebleness, frailty
    2)

    una flaqueza — (=defecto) a failing; (=punto flaco) a weakness

    * * *
    femenino weakness
    * * *
    = infirmity, foible, weak point.
    Ex. We must also consider those people who could and would use a library but are prevented from doing so by physical factors such as infirmity.
    Ex. For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
    Ex. Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.
    ----
    * flaqueza humana = human frailty.
    * * *
    femenino weakness
    * * *
    = infirmity, foible, weak point.

    Ex: We must also consider those people who could and would use a library but are prevented from doing so by physical factors such as infirmity.

    Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
    Ex: Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.
    * flaqueza humana = human frailty.

    * * *
    1 (ante las tentaciones) weakness, frailty
    2 (punto flaco) weakness, weak point
    * * *

    flaqueza sustantivo femenino
    weakness
    flaqueza sustantivo femenino weakness
    ' flaqueza' also found in these entries:
    English:
    weakness
    * * *
    1. [física] weakness
    2. [de carácter] weakness;
    le dijo que sí en un momento de flaqueza she said yes to him in a moment of weakness
    3. [acción] weakness;
    la compra de ese abrigo fue una flaqueza buying that coat was a weakness on my part
    * * *
    f fig
    weakness
    * * *
    1) debilidad: frailty, feebleness
    2) : thinness
    3) : weakness, failing
    * * *
    flaqueza n weakness

    Spanish-English dictionary > flaqueza

  • 10 historial

    m.
    1 record (ficha).
    historial médico o clínico medical o case history
    2 track record, background, case history, historical record.
    3 curriculum vitae.
    * * *
    1 MEDICINA medical record, case history
    2 (currículo) curriculum vitae
    3 (antecedentes) background
    4 INFORMÁTICA history
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    1.
    2. SM
    1) [en archivo] [de acontecimiento] record; [de persona] curriculum vitae, CV, résumé (EEUU)
    2) (Med) case history
    3) (tb: historial de ventas) sales history
    * * *
    masculino record
    * * *
    = pedigree, case history, history, track record.
    Ex. The term 'false drops' which is encountered in other aspects of information retrieval can trace its pedigree to edge notch cards.
    Ex. For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
    Ex. The concept of such co-operation is very interesting and we continue to build a history of Stumpers activity to assess the balance of 'giving and taking'.
    Ex. The US government's track record on the management of information and information technology is mixed at best.
    ----
    * historial de búsqueda = search history.
    * historial de éxitos = track record of success.
    * historial de recepción = receipt history.
    * historial médico = case history, medical record, medical report, patient history.
    * tener un historial de = have + a track record of.
    * * *
    masculino record
    * * *
    = pedigree, case history, history, track record.

    Ex: The term 'false drops' which is encountered in other aspects of information retrieval can trace its pedigree to edge notch cards.

    Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
    Ex: The concept of such co-operation is very interesting and we continue to build a history of Stumpers activity to assess the balance of 'giving and taking'.
    Ex: The US government's track record on the management of information and information technology is mixed at best.
    * historial de búsqueda = search history.
    * historial de éxitos = track record of success.
    * historial de recepción = receipt history.
    * historial médico = case history, medical record, medical report, patient history.
    * tener un historial de = have + a track record of.

    * * *
    record
    Compuestos:
    ● historial clínico or médico
    medical history
    resumé ( AmE), curriculum vitae ( BrE)
    * * *

    historial sustantivo masculino
    record;
    historial clínico or médico medical history;

    historial sustantivo masculino
    1 Med medical record, case history
    2 (académico, laboral) curriculum vitae
    (antecedentes) background
    3 (delictivo) criminal record

    ' historial' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    antecedente
    - expediente
    - palmarés
    English:
    delinquency
    - record
    - case
    - curriculum
    - history
    - resumé
    - track
    * * *
    1. [ficha] record
    historial clínico medical o case history;
    historial médico medical o case history
    2. [historia] history;
    tiene un historial de fracasos she has a history of failure
    * * *
    m record
    * * *
    1) : record, document
    2) currículum: résumé, curriculum vitae
    * * *
    historial n record

    Spanish-English dictionary > historial

  • 11 marcar las pautas

    (v.) = set + the tone, establish + the tone
    Ex. For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
    Ex. The manner of this initial presentation is important because it will establish the tone for the discussion that follows.
    * * *
    (v.) = set + the tone, establish + the tone

    Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.

    Ex: The manner of this initial presentation is important because it will establish the tone for the discussion that follows.

    Spanish-English dictionary > marcar las pautas

  • 12 punto flaco

    m.
    weak point, heel of Achilles, weak spot, foible.
    * * *
    weak point
    * * *
    (n.) = foible, weak point, blind spot, weak link
    Ex. For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
    Ex. Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.
    Ex. Contemporary library and information science discourse is plagued with tunnel vision and blind spots that seriously affect the profession's efforts to plan the library's future.
    Ex. They are the weak link in the playoffs, but they are good enough to beat any of their competitors on any given Sunday.
    * * *
    el punto flaco
    = chink in the armour, the

    Ex: The cyber criminals are persistent -- if they can't get through one opening, they will keep trying until they find the chink in the armour.

    (n.) = foible, weak point, blind spot, weak link

    Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.

    Ex: Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.
    Ex: Contemporary library and information science discourse is plagued with tunnel vision and blind spots that seriously affect the profession's efforts to plan the library's future.
    Ex: They are the weak link in the playoffs, but they are good enough to beat any of their competitors on any given Sunday.

    * * *
    weak point

    Spanish-English dictionary > punto flaco

  • 13 realmente

    adv.
    1 in fact, actually.
    2 really, very (muy).
    3 as a matter of fact, in effect, in fact.
    * * *
    1 (de verdad) really, truly
    2 (en realidad) actually, in fact
    * * *
    adv.
    * * *
    I
    ADV
    1) (=verdaderamente) really
    2) (=de hecho) really, actually

    lo prometió, aunque realmente no pensaba hacerlo — she promised to do it although she didn't actually o really intend to

    nunca me creí que fuera él realmente el autor — I never really o actually believed that he was the author

    II
    ADV [referente a la realeza] royally
    * * *
    adverbio really, in fact
    * * *
    = do, realistically, really, factually, effectively, if the truth be known, if the truth be told.
    Ex. In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.
    Ex. In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.
    Ex. Natural indexing languages are not really a separate language at all, but the 'natural language' or ordinary language of the document being indexed.
    Ex. It is factually wrong and historically incorrect to deify scientists, who share the foibles and weaknesses of other human beings.
    Ex. A financial survey views the net effect of California's Proposition 13 as effectively lowering financial support of libraries by 25%.
    Ex. If the truth be known, most successes are built on a multitude of failures.
    Ex. If the truth be told, both sides of the political spectrum suffer from those who operate on emotions rather than logic.
    ----
    * ser realmente = be nothing short of.
    * * *
    adverbio really, in fact
    * * *
    = do, realistically, really, factually, effectively, if the truth be known, if the truth be told.

    Ex: In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.

    Ex: In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.
    Ex: Natural indexing languages are not really a separate language at all, but the 'natural language' or ordinary language of the document being indexed.
    Ex: It is factually wrong and historically incorrect to deify scientists, who share the foibles and weaknesses of other human beings.
    Ex: A financial survey views the net effect of California's Proposition 13 as effectively lowering financial support of libraries by 25%.
    Ex: If the truth be known, most successes are built on a multitude of failures.
    Ex: If the truth be told, both sides of the political spectrum suffer from those who operate on emotions rather than logic.
    * ser realmente = be nothing short of.

    * * *
    really
    estaba realmente contenta she was really happy
    realmente no fue así it wasn't really like that
    * * *

     

    realmente adverbio
    really, in fact
    realmente adverbio
    1 (verdaderamente) really: es realmente caro, it's really expensive
    2 (de hecho, en realidad) actually, in fact: realmente, José no es español, actually, José isn't Spanish ➣ Ver nota en actually
    ' realmente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    obnubilar
    - retórica
    - ambiente
    English:
    actually
    - air
    - barrel
    - go off
    - impossible
    - literally
    - quite
    - really
    - scary
    - schedule
    - soppy
    - effect
    - genuine
    - genuinely
    - one
    - truly
    - well
    * * *
    1. [en realidad, verdad] really;
    si realmente lo hizo él, habría que darle un premio if he really did it himself, he deserves a prize
    2. [muy] really;
    estaba realmente enfadado he was really angry;
    es un paisaje realmente precioso the scenery is really beautiful
    3. [sinceramente] really, honestly;
    realmente, no sé qué pensar I really o honestly don't know what to think;
    realmente, creo que te pasaste I really o honestly think you went too far;
    realmente, como no te pongas a estudiar no sé cómo vas a aprobar if you don't start doing some work, I honestly o really don't know how you're going to pass
    * * *
    adv really
    * * *
    : really, in reality
    * * *
    realmente adv really

    Spanish-English dictionary > realmente

  • 14 sentar las bases

    (v.) = lay + foundation, set + the scene, set + the wheels in motion, set + the tone, set + the framework, set + the pattern, provide + the basis, lay + the basis for, provide + the material for
    Ex. Central practices are highlighted and should lay a firm foundation for more advanced studies.
    Ex. Before we look at how libraries in Great Britain have responded to community information, first it is important to set the scene by examining in more detail some of these other information and advice services.
    Ex. Steinhagen conducted database searching demonstrations for information professionals and set the wheels in motion for the establishment of the country's first demonstration center of compact disc databases.
    Ex. For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
    Ex. According to Freud, the oral stage set the framework for the adult's capacity to cooperate and share.
    Ex. According to Freud, the successful resolution of the Oedipus conflict sets the pattern for healthy sexual identity.
    Ex. At the University of Guelph, Ontario, innovative and far-sighted decisions made in its early years provided the basis for continuing development of the collections and services.
    Ex. The library can lay the basis for lifelong independent learning through library use instruction.
    Ex. He believed that Jewish mysticism and Zionism could provide the material for the historical redemption of the Jews.
    * * *
    (v.) = lay + foundation, set + the scene, set + the wheels in motion, set + the tone, set + the framework, set + the pattern, provide + the basis, lay + the basis for, provide + the material for

    Ex: Central practices are highlighted and should lay a firm foundation for more advanced studies.

    Ex: Before we look at how libraries in Great Britain have responded to community information, first it is important to set the scene by examining in more detail some of these other information and advice services.
    Ex: Steinhagen conducted database searching demonstrations for information professionals and set the wheels in motion for the establishment of the country's first demonstration center of compact disc databases.
    Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
    Ex: According to Freud, the oral stage set the framework for the adult's capacity to cooperate and share.
    Ex: According to Freud, the successful resolution of the Oedipus conflict sets the pattern for healthy sexual identity.
    Ex: At the University of Guelph, Ontario, innovative and far-sighted decisions made in its early years provided the basis for continuing development of the collections and services.
    Ex: The library can lay the basis for lifelong independent learning through library use instruction.
    Ex: He believed that Jewish mysticism and Zionism could provide the material for the historical redemption of the Jews.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sentar las bases

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