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1 improve the working conditions
Экономика: улучшать условия трудаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > improve the working conditions
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2 improve the working conditions
Англо-русский словарь по экономике и финансам > improve the working conditions
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3 condition
1) условие; оговорка; кондиция || обусловливать2) состояние, положение || приводить в надлежащее состояние3) pl параметры, характеристики4) (документированное) условие (как основание для совершения бухгалтерской операции)5) общественное положение6) с.-х. кондиция || доводить до кондиции, откармливать -
4 улучшать условия труда
Economy: improve the working conditionsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > улучшать условия труда
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5 sublevación
f.1 revolt, uprising.2 subversion, rebellion.* * *1 uprising, revolt, rebellion* * *noun f.* * *SF (=motín) [de rebeldes, ciudadanos] revolt, uprising; [de militares] mutiny; [de presos] riot* * *femenino uprising, revolt, rebellion* * *= revolt, insurgency, uprising, insurgence, rising, rebellion, insurrection.Ex. But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California.Ex. With changing political circumstances there is an increased likelihood of low-intensity conflicts which may take the form of guerrilla warfare, coups d'etat, ethnic violence, terrorism, resistance movements or insurgency.Ex. The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.Ex. Dickens's own outrage over the conditions of the poor in Britian conflicted with his revulsion at the criminal underworld & his fear of popular insurgence.Ex. Somalis did not accept their subjugation meekly and a fierce rising was led by a religious leader and poet.Ex. While Danish librarians used the 68 rebellion to improve their working conditions, Swedish colleagues changed library services.Ex. Mrs Thatcher went on to win two more elections while defeating the organised insurrection of the miners' union.* * *femenino uprising, revolt, rebellion* * *= revolt, insurgency, uprising, insurgence, rising, rebellion, insurrection.Ex: But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California.
Ex: With changing political circumstances there is an increased likelihood of low-intensity conflicts which may take the form of guerrilla warfare, coups d'etat, ethnic violence, terrorism, resistance movements or insurgency.Ex: The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.Ex: Dickens's own outrage over the conditions of the poor in Britian conflicted with his revulsion at the criminal underworld & his fear of popular insurgence.Ex: Somalis did not accept their subjugation meekly and a fierce rising was led by a religious leader and poet.Ex: While Danish librarians used the 68 rebellion to improve their working conditions, Swedish colleagues changed library services.Ex: Mrs Thatcher went on to win two more elections while defeating the organised insurrection of the miners' union.* * *uprising, revolt, rebellion* * *
sublevación, sublevamiento sustantivo femenino rebellion, uprising
' sublevación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabecilla
- sublevamiento
- levantamiento
English:
revolt
- rising
* * *sublevación nf, sublevamiento nmuprising* * *f uprising, rebellion, revolt* * * -
6 revolución
f.1 revolution, insurrection, revolt, rising.2 revolution, rev, spin, rotating motion.3 revolution, radical and pervasive change, far-reaching change, fundamental change.* * *1 revolution\la Revolución Francesa the French Revolutionla Revolución Industrial the Industrial Revolution* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Téc) revolution2) (Pol) revolution* * *1) (Hist, Pol) revolution2) (Tec) revolutionrevoluciones por minuto — revolutions o revs per minute
* * *= revolt, revolution, upheaval, rebellion, spin.Ex. But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California.Ex. For a year or two, any wholesome grass-roots group, aiming at anything from wholemeal bread to revolution, would tap one public agency or another.Ex. Solutions will generally be sought in accordance with in-house knowledge and practices in order to avoid major upheavals in production techniques and strategies.Ex. While Danish librarians used the 68 rebellion to improve their working conditions, Swedish colleagues changed library services.Ex. This paper dscusses the development in CD-ROM drive speeds since the 1985 base rate of a constant 150 KB/s with a spin range of 300-500 rotations per seconds.----* anterior a la revolución = pre-revolutional.* contrarrevolución = counterrevolution.* experimentar una revolución = enter + a revolution.* revolución de la información, la = information revolution, the.* revolución digital, la = digital revolution, the.* revoluciones por minuto (rpm) = rev/min (revolutions per minute), rpm (revolutions per minute).* Revolución Francesa, la = French Revolution, the.* revolución industrial, la = industrial revolution, the.* revolución política = political revolution.* revolución sexual, la = sexual revolution, the.* * *1) (Hist, Pol) revolution2) (Tec) revolutionrevoluciones por minuto — revolutions o revs per minute
* * *= revolt, revolution, upheaval, rebellion, spin.Ex: But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California.
Ex: For a year or two, any wholesome grass-roots group, aiming at anything from wholemeal bread to revolution, would tap one public agency or another.Ex: Solutions will generally be sought in accordance with in-house knowledge and practices in order to avoid major upheavals in production techniques and strategies.Ex: While Danish librarians used the 68 rebellion to improve their working conditions, Swedish colleagues changed library services.Ex: This paper dscusses the development in CD-ROM drive speeds since the 1985 base rate of a constant 150 KB/s with a spin range of 300-500 rotations per seconds.* anterior a la revolución = pre-revolutional.* contrarrevolución = counterrevolution.* experimentar una revolución = enter + a revolution.* revolución de la información, la = information revolution, the.* revolución digital, la = digital revolution, the.* revoluciones por minuto (rpm) = rev/min (revolutions per minute), rpm (revolutions per minute).* Revolución Francesa, la = French Revolution, the.* revolución industrial, la = industrial revolution, the.* revolución política = political revolution.* revolución sexual, la = sexual revolution, the.* * *Compuestos:cultural revolutionpalace coupindustrial revolutionB ( Tec) revolutionrevoluciones por minuto revolutions o revs per minute* * *
revolución sustantivo femenino
revolution
revolución sustantivo femenino revolution
' revolución' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gestarse
- encabezar
- sofocar
English:
rev
- revolution
- stir up
- turn
- industrial
* * *revolución nf1. [cambio profundo] revolutionHist la Revolución Cultural the Cultural Revolution; Hist la Revolución Francesa the French Revolution; Hist la Revolución Industrial the Industrial Revolution;revolución de palacio palace revolution2. [giro, vuelta] revolution, rev;33 revoluciones por minuto 33 revolutions per minute* * *f revolution* * ** * *revolución n revolution -
7 sublevamiento
1 uprising, revolt, rebellion* * *= rebellion, uprising.Ex. While Danish librarians used the 68 rebellion to improve their working conditions, Swedish colleagues changed library services.Ex. The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.* * *= rebellion, uprising.Ex: While Danish librarians used the 68 rebellion to improve their working conditions, Swedish colleagues changed library services.
Ex: The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.* * *
sublevación, sublevamiento sustantivo femenino rebellion, uprising
' sublevamiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sublevación
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8 rebelión
f.1 rebellion, insurrection, revolt.2 act of rebellion, rebellious act.3 rebelliousness.* * *1 rebellion, revolt* * *noun f.* * *SF rebellion* * *femenino rebellion, uprising* * *= revolt, rebellion, rising, insurrection.Ex. But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California.Ex. While Danish librarians used the 68 rebellion to improve their working conditions, Swedish colleagues changed library services.Ex. Somalis did not accept their subjugation meekly and a fierce rising was led by a religious leader and poet.Ex. Mrs Thatcher went on to win two more elections while defeating the organised insurrection of the miners' union.----* rebelión + estallar = rebellion + break out.* * *femenino rebellion, uprising* * *= revolt, rebellion, rising, insurrection.Ex: But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California.
Ex: While Danish librarians used the 68 rebellion to improve their working conditions, Swedish colleagues changed library services.Ex: Somalis did not accept their subjugation meekly and a fierce rising was led by a religious leader and poet.Ex: Mrs Thatcher went on to win two more elections while defeating the organised insurrection of the miners' union.* rebelión + estallar = rebellion + break out.* * *rebellion, uprisinguna rebelión militar a military uprising* * *
rebelión sustantivo femenino
rebellion, uprising
rebelión sustantivo femenino rebellion, revolt
' rebelión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abanderar
- incitar
- reprimir
- sofocar
- aplastar
- popular
- promotor
English:
put down
- quash
- rebellion
- stamp out
- stifle
- suppress
* * *rebelión nfrebellion;una rebelión militar a military rebellion o uprising* * *f rebellion* * ** * *rebelión n rebellion -
9 condiciones laborales
f.pl.working conditions.* * *(n.) = working conditions, occupational conditions, work conditions, work lifeEx. This programme was devoted to reinforce development aid and to improve living and working conditions by improving safety and protecting health and the environment.Ex. One of the main objectives was to improve occupational conditions and living standards of those working in these industries.Ex. Some of the reasons for the difficulty of staff in providing adequate information services include: status, living conditions, transport, health, work conditions, morale and management.Ex. The author concludes that as the patron has a right to quality service from the librarian, so the librarian has a right to a quality work life.* * *(n.) = working conditions, occupational conditions, work conditions, work lifeEx: This programme was devoted to reinforce development aid and to improve living and working conditions by improving safety and protecting health and the environment.
Ex: One of the main objectives was to improve occupational conditions and living standards of those working in these industries.Ex: Some of the reasons for the difficulty of staff in providing adequate information services include: status, living conditions, transport, health, work conditions, morale and management.Ex: The author concludes that as the patron has a right to quality service from the librarian, so the librarian has a right to a quality work life. -
10 mejora
f.1 improvement (progreso).2 increase (aumento).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: mejorar.* * *1 (progreso) improvement1 (obras) alterations, improvements* * *noun f.1) improvement2) upgrade* * *SF1) (=progreso) improvement2) (=aumento) increase3) pl mejoras (=obras) improvements, alterations4) [en subasta] higher bid5) Méx (Agr) weeding* * *1)a) ( perfeccionamiento) improvement2) (Chi) ( choza): makeshift dwelling built on another person's land* * *= boost, enhancement, improvement, amelioration, betterment, upturn, optimising [optimizing, -USA], upgrade, brightening, scale-up, pickup [pick-up].Ex. Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.Ex. Editors consider content of abstracts and their languages as a primary factor in retrieval enhancement.Ex. The 1949 code does boast some improvements on the 1908 code.Ex. Now this may sound somewhat Draconian as an approach to the problem, but I really do believe, and I have studied this and thought about it very carefully for many years, that this is the only answer, that anything else is just an amelioration of the problem and is building up problems for the future.Ex. The new danger is that new technologies will be used for the betterment of only a small part of the world's population.Ex. The only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.Ex. One of the critical responsibilities of management level personnel within any organisation is measuring and optimising the performance of activities within their sphere of influence.Ex. The review led to an upgrade of one third of support staff positions and has led to a flatter hierarchical structure in the library.Ex. Further evidence for the historian includes the relative eminence of authors in terms of citedness, the brightening or dimming of reputations.Ex. This paper presents the results of an investigation into the scale-up of bread dough mixers.Ex. All this will definitely have a rub-off effect on the aluminium industry which will benefit because of the pick-up in the global economy.----* acción de mejora = improvement action.* con mejoras = stepped-up.* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).* hacer mejoras = make + improvements.* introducir mejoras = make + improvements.* mejora de las condiciones laborales = horizontal ladder.* mejora de la situación social = upward social mobility.* mejora de situación social = upward mobility.* mejora social = social improvement.* plan de mejora = improvement plan.* que mejora el estatus social = status-enhancing.* ser una mejora con respecto a = be an improvement on.* * *1)a) ( perfeccionamiento) improvement2) (Chi) ( choza): makeshift dwelling built on another person's land* * *= boost, enhancement, improvement, amelioration, betterment, upturn, optimising [optimizing, -USA], upgrade, brightening, scale-up, pickup [pick-up].Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
Ex: Editors consider content of abstracts and their languages as a primary factor in retrieval enhancement.Ex: The 1949 code does boast some improvements on the 1908 code.Ex: Now this may sound somewhat Draconian as an approach to the problem, but I really do believe, and I have studied this and thought about it very carefully for many years, that this is the only answer, that anything else is just an amelioration of the problem and is building up problems for the future.Ex: The new danger is that new technologies will be used for the betterment of only a small part of the world's population.Ex: The only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.Ex: One of the critical responsibilities of management level personnel within any organisation is measuring and optimising the performance of activities within their sphere of influence.Ex: The review led to an upgrade of one third of support staff positions and has led to a flatter hierarchical structure in the library.Ex: Further evidence for the historian includes the relative eminence of authors in terms of citedness, the brightening or dimming of reputations.Ex: This paper presents the results of an investigation into the scale-up of bread dough mixers.Ex: All this will definitely have a rub-off effect on the aluminium industry which will benefit because of the pick-up in the global economy.* acción de mejora = improvement action.* con mejoras = stepped-up.* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).* hacer mejoras = make + improvements.* introducir mejoras = make + improvements.* mejora de las condiciones laborales = horizontal ladder.* mejora de la situación social = upward social mobility.* mejora de situación social = upward mobility.* mejora social = social improvement.* plan de mejora = improvement plan.* que mejora el estatus social = status-enhancing.* ser una mejora con respecto a = be an improvement on.* * *1 (perfeccionamiento) improvementla empresa prometió mejoras en las condiciones de trabajo the company promised (to make) improvements in working conditions o promised to improve working conditions* * *
Del verbo mejorar: ( conjugate mejorar)
mejora es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
mejora
mejorar
mejora sustantivo femenino
improvement
mejorar ( conjugate mejorar) verbo transitivo ‹condiciones/situación/oferta› to improve;
‹ marca› to improve on, beat;
verbo intransitivo [tiempo/calidad/situación] to improve, get better;
[ persona] (Med) to get better;
mejorarse verbo pronominal [ enfermo] to get better;
que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
mejora sustantivo femenino improvement
mejorar
I verbo transitivo
1 to improve: han mejorado la educación, education has been improved
2 Dep (un tiempo, una marca) to break
II verbo intransitivo to improve, get better: espero que el tiempo mejore, I hope the weather gets better
su salud no mejora, his health is not improving
' mejora' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelanto
- escritura
- experimentar
- mejorar
- susceptible
- notorio
- significar
English:
decided
- improvement
- slight
- upturn
- refinement
- up
* * *mejora nf1. [progreso] improvement;se nota una clara mejora you can see a clear improvement;un factor que contribuye a la mejora de la calidad de vida a factor which contributes to a better quality of life2. [cambio] improvement;este trabajo necesita varias mejoras several things about this piece of work need improving* * *f improvement* * *mejora nf: improvement* * *mejora n improvement -
11 condiciones de trabajo
working conditions* * *(n.) = working conditionsEx. This programme was devoted to reinforce development aid and to improve living and working conditions by improving safety and protecting health and the environment.* * *(n.) = working conditionsEx: This programme was devoted to reinforce development aid and to improve living and working conditions by improving safety and protecting health and the environment.
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12 mejorar
v.to improve, to get better.María mejoró la receta Mary improved the recipe.Ricardo mejoró Richard got better.Las perspectivas mejoraron The outlook got better.mejorar una oferta to make a better offer* * *1 to improve1 to improve, get better1 to get better■ ¡que te mejores! I hope you get better* * *verb1) to improve2) make better* * *1. VT1) [+ servicio, resultados] to improve; [+ enfermo] to make better; (=realzar) to enhance; [+ oferta] to raise, improve; [+ récord] to break; (Inform) to upgrade2)mejorar a algn — (=ser mejor que) to be better than sb
2. VI1) [situación] to improve, get better; (Meteo) to improve, clear up; (Econ) to improve, pick up; [enfermo] to get betterhan mejorado de actitud/imagen — their attitude/image has improved
2) [en subasta] to raise one's bid3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <condiciones/situación> to improveintentó mejorar su marca — she tried to improve on o beat her own record
b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase2.los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta — the management improved their offer o made a better offer
mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better3.han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world
mejorarse v prona) enfermo to get better¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?
que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon
b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth* * *= ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.Ex. These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.Ex. Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.Ex. The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.Ex. After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.Ex. Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.Ex. There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.Ex. She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.Ex. The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.Ex. Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.Ex. This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.Ex. At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.Ex. The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex. His private life, however, took a turn for the better.Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.Ex. If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.Ex. As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.Ex. Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.----* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.* mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.* mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.* mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.* mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.* mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.* mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.* mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.* mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.* mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.* mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.* mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <condiciones/situación> to improveintentó mejorar su marca — she tried to improve on o beat her own record
b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase2.los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta — the management improved their offer o made a better offer
mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better3.han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world
mejorarse v prona) enfermo to get better¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?
que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon
b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth* * *= ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.Ex: These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.
Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.Ex: Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.Ex: The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.Ex: After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.Ex: Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.Ex: There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.Ex: She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.Ex: The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.Ex: Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.Ex: This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.Ex: At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.Ex: The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex: His private life, however, took a turn for the better.Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.Ex: If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.Ex: As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.Ex: Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.* mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.* mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.* mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.* mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.* mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.* mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.* mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.* mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.* mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.* mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.* mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.* * *mejorar [A1 ]vt1 ‹condiciones/situación› to improveeste tratamiento te mejorará enseguida this treatment will make you better right awaytienes que mejorar las notas/la letra you must improve your grades/your handwritingintentó mejorar su marca she tried to improve on o beat her own record2 ‹oferta› (en subastas) to increaselos empresarios mejoraron la propuesta the management improved their offer o made a better offer■ mejorarvi«tiempo» to improve, get better; «resultados/calidad» to improve, get better; «persona» ( Med) to get bettermi situación económica no ha mejorado nada my financial situation hasn't improved at all o got any betterha mejorado de aspecto he looks a lot bettertus notas no han mejorado mucho your grades haven't improved much o got(ten) any betterhan mejorado de posición they've come o gone up in the worldel paciente sigue mejorando the patient is making a steady improvement1 «enfermo» to get better¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? have you got over the flu?que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon* * *
mejorar ( conjugate mejorar) verbo transitivo ‹condiciones/situación/oferta› to improve;
‹ marca› to improve on, beat;
verbo intransitivo [tiempo/calidad/situación] to improve, get better;
[ persona] (Med) to get better;
mejorarse verbo pronominal [ enfermo] to get better;
que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
mejorar
I verbo transitivo
1 to improve: han mejorado la educación, education has been improved
2 Dep (un tiempo, una marca) to break
II verbo intransitivo to improve, get better: espero que el tiempo mejore, I hope the weather gets better
su salud no mejora, his health is not improving
' mejorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enriquecer
- ganar
- perfeccionar
- potenciar
- refacción
- superar
English:
ameliorate
- better
- existence
- get along
- improve
- improve on
- improvement
- look up
- pick up
- progress
- raise
- security
- technique
- turn
- upgrade
- brighten
- enhance
- go
- look
- matter
- out
- perk
- pick
- rise
- room
- smarten up
- up
* * *♦ vt1. [hacer mejor] to improve;mejoraron las condiciones de trabajo working conditions were improved;su principal objetivo es mejorar la economía their main aim is to improve the economy's performance2. [enfermo] to make better;estas pastillas lo mejorarán these tablets will make him better3. [superar] to improve;mejorar una oferta to make a better offer;mejoró el recórd mundial she beat the world record♦ vi1. [ponerse mejor] to improve, to get better;el paciente está mejorando the patient's condition is improving, the patient is getting better;necesita mejorar en matemáticas he needs to improve o do better in mathematics2. [tiempo, clima] to improve, to get better;tan pronto como mejore, salimos a dar un paseo as soon as the weather improves o gets better we'll go out for a walk;después de la lluvia el día mejoró after the rain it cleared up* * *I v/t improveII v/i improve* * *mejorar vt: to improve, to make bettermejorar vi: to improve, to get better* * *mejorar vb to improve -
13 condition
1. n1) состояние, положение2) pl обстоятельства, условия, обстановка; режим3) условие, оговорка
- abnormal conditions
- acceptable conditions
- actual operating conditions
- additional conditions
- adverse conditions
- apparent condition
- as-received condition
- atmospheric conditions
- auxiliary condition
- average conditions
- basic conditions
- basis conditions
- boilerplate conditions
- boom conditions
- business conditions
- climatic conditions
- commercial conditions
- competitive conditions
- compulsory conditions
- credit conditions
- critical conditions
- debenture conditions
- defective condition
- design conditions
- desired conditions
- dissolving condition
- economic conditions
- emergency conditions
- end-service condition
- end-use condition
- environmental conditions
- equal conditions
- equilibrium conditions
- existing conditions
- express conditions
- extreme conditions
- faulty condition
- favourable conditions
- feasibility conditions
- financial condition
- financial conditions
- first-order conditions
- general conditions
- general conditions of a contract
- guarantee conditions
- housing conditions
- implied condition
- inequitable condition
- inflationary conditions
- insurance conditions
- job conditions
- labour conditions
- lease conditions
- letter of credit conditions
- licence conditions
- limiting condition
- living conditions
- loan conditions
- local conditions
- main condition
- maintenance conditions
- mandatory conditions
- marginal conditions
- market condition
- market conditions
- marketing conditions
- meteorological conditions
- moderate operating conditions
- normal conditions
- obligatory conditions
- operable condition
- operating condition
- operating conditions
- operation conditions
- operational conditions
- optimal conditions
- outside condition
- peak condition
- perfect condition
- permanent condition
- plant conditions
- policy conditions
- poor condition
- practical conditions
- precedent condition
- preferential conditions
- preliminary condition
- prescribed conditions
- prevailing conditions
- prevalent market conditions
- prior condition
- production conditions
- project conditions
- proper condition
- purchase and sale conditions
- queue condition
- rated conditions
- readiness condition
- realistic conditions
- realizability condition
- reasonable conditions
- regular service conditions
- resolutive condition
- restrictive conditions
- running conditions
- safety conditions
- saturation condition
- second-order conditions
- service conditions
- serviceable condition
- shop conditions
- side condition
- site conditions
- social conditions
- soil condition
- sound condition
- special conditions
- special policy conditions
- stabilized production conditions
- stable monetary conditions
- standard conditions
- stand-by condition
- starting conditions
- stipulated conditions
- storage conditions
- strict budgetary conditions
- strict technical conditions
- stringent conditions
- subsequent condition
- suitable conditions
- suitable shipping conditions
- surplus conditions
- suspensive condition
- technical conditions
- technological conditions
- tender conditions
- test conditions
- top condition
- trading conditions
- traffic conditions
- transport conditions
- unequal conditions
- unfair conditions
- unfavourable conditions
- uniform conditions
- unsatisfactory conditions
- unsound financial condition
- unstable market conditions
- usable condition
- use conditions
- usual conditions
- working conditions
- conditions of acceptance
- condition of cargo
- conditions of a contract
- conditions of delivery
- conditions of employment
- conditions of financing
- condition of goods
- conditions of a guarantee
- conditions of a letter of credit
- conditions of life
- conditions of the market
- conditions of marketing
- condition of packages
- conditions of participation
- conditions of payment
- conditions of sale
- conditions of service
- conditions of subscription
- conditions of supply
- conditions of transport
- conditions of work
- as per conditions
- in accordance with conditions
- in damaged condition
- in good condition
- in serviceable condition
- in undamaged condition
- in working condition
- on condition
- out of condition
- under existing conditions
- under the given conditions
- under production conditions
- adhere to conditions
- alter conditions
- attach conditions
- bargain for better conditions
- break conditions
- change conditions
- conform to conditions
- create favourable conditions
- follow conditions
- fulfil conditions
- implement conditions
- impose conditions
- improve conditions
- include conditions
- incorporate conditions
- infringe conditions
- lay down conditions
- make conditions
- meet conditions
- modify conditions
- observe conditions
- revise conditions
- set forth conditions
- stipulate conditions
- superimpose conditions
- violate conditions
- yield to conditions2. vEnglish-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > condition
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14 condiciones de vida
Ex. This programme was devoted to reinforce development aid and to improve living and working conditions by improving safety and protecting health and the environment.* * *Ex: This programme was devoted to reinforce development aid and to improve living and working conditions by improving safety and protecting health and the environment.
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15 revaloriser
revaloriser [ʀ(ə)valɔʀize]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ monnaie] to revalue ; [+ salaire] to raise ; [+ conditions de travail] to improve ; [+ institution, tradition] to reassert the value of* * *ʀ(ə)valɔʀize1) ( augmenter) to increase, to raise [salaire]; to revalue [monnaie]2) ( rendre l'estime envers) to reassert the value of [travail manuel, traditions]3) ( remettre en état) to renovate [bâtiment]* * *ʀ(ə)valɔʀize vt1) [monnaie] to revalue2) [salaires, pensions] to raise3) [institution, tradition] to value* * *revaloriser verb table: aimer vtr1 ( augmenter) to increase, to raise [salaire, pension]; to revalue, to revalorize [monnaie]; to increase the value of [titre]; en revalorisant le titre de 15% by increasing the bond by 15%;2 ( rendre l'estime envers) revaloriser le travail manuel/les filières techniques to enhance the prestige of ou to reassert the value of manual work/technical studies; revaloriser les traditions locales to reassert the value of ou to promote local traditions;3 ( améliorer) revaloriser les conditions de travail to improve working conditions;4 ( remettre en état) revaloriser un quartier/un bâtiment to renovate an area/a building.[rəvalɔrize] verbe transitif1. [monnaie] to revaluate -
16 условие услови·е
1) condition; (договора и т.п.) term, provisionвключить условие (в договор) — to insert a provision (in a treaty)
выполнить условия — to meet / to fulfil the conditions
договориться об условиях — to make / to settle the terms
поставить условие — to tie a string (to)
помогать, не выставляя никаких условий — to assist without any strings (attached)
предложить условия — to propose stipulations / conditions
придерживаться условий — to hold to terms / conditions
принимать условия — to accept terms / conditions
сделать условие (договора) недействительным — to make a provision void
согласиться на условия — to agree to (smb.'s) terms / conditions, to make terms (with)
взаимовыгодные условия — mutually advantageous / beneficial terms
выгодные условия — beneficial / advantageous terms
единые / совпадающие условия — concurrent conditions
единственным условием является... — the only stipulation is...
льготные условия — concessionary / easy / favourable / preferential / soft terms
кабальные условия — enslaving / crippling / crushing terms
неопределённые / нечёткие условия — ambiguous terms
неотъемлемое / непременное условие — indispensable condition; sine qua non (condition) лат.
обременительные условия — onerous terms; (платежа) exacting terms
предварительное условие — precondition, preliminary condition
существенные условия (договора и т.п.) — substantive provisions
технические условия — specifications, rules
выполнение условий — fulfilment of conditions / terms
условия договора — terms of the treaty, treaty provisions
условия, достигнутые в результате переговоров — negotiated terms
условия, необходимые с юридической точки зрения — juridical requirements
условие, несовместимое с целью договора — repugnant condition
условие оплаты / платежа — terms of payment
без каких-л. условий — without any strings (attached)
на любых условиях — on equal terms / footing
при условии, что... — on the assumption of..., on / upon condition that, under / on the stipulation that...
2) мн. (обстоятельства) conditionsжилищные условия — housing / living conditions
объективные условия — objective conditions / reasons
реальные условия — real / realistic conditions
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17 condition
n1) положение, состояние2) pl конъюнктура3) pl обстоятельства, условия•to abandon one's conditions for smth — отказываться от условий, выдвинутых для чего-л.
to attach conditions to smth — сопровождать что-л. условиями
to fix / to formulate conditions — формулировать / определять условия
to lay down conditions — формулировать / определять условия
to provide conditions — создавать / обеспечивать условия
to restore conditions to normal — нормализовывать обстановку / положение
to satisfy a condition — удовлетворять какому-л. условию
to set (up) conditions — формулировать / определять условия
to spell out one's conditions — излагать свои условия
to stand by one's conditions — настаивать на своих условиях
- actual conditionsto stick by one's conditions — настаивать на своих условиях
- adverse conditions
- armistice conditions
- balance-of-payments condition
- basic conditions
- business conditions
- competitive conditions
- compulsory conditions
- concrete conditions
- conditions of assistance
- conditions of life
- conditions of political stability
- credit conditions
- deteriorating conditions
- deterioration of conditions
- economic conditions
- educational conditions
- emergency conditions
- equal conditions
- essential conditions
- existing conditions
- extreme conditions
- financing conditions
- fundamental conditions
- general conditions
- historical conditions
- improvement of conditions
- indispensable condition
- key condition
- knowledge of local conditions
- labor conditions
- living conditions
- national conditions
- objective conditions
- on certain conditions
- paying conditions
- political conditions
- preliminary conditions
- present conditions
- present-day conditions
- prior conditions
- profitable conditions
- real condition
- realistic condition
- reasonable condition
- repugnant conditions
- return to normal conditions
- rigorous conditions
- socioeconomic conditions
- specific conditions
- squalid living conditions
- stable condition
- strict conditions
- strike over paying conditions
- stringent conditions
- today's conditions
- tough conditions
- unacceptable condition
- under certain conditions
- under present-day conditions
- unfavorable conditions
- unstable market conditions
- war conditions
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18 ayuda al desarrollo
(n.) = development aidEx. This programme was devoted to reinforce development aid and to improve living and working conditions by improving safety and protecting health and the environment.* * *(n.) = development aidEx: This programme was devoted to reinforce development aid and to improve living and working conditions by improving safety and protecting health and the environment.
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19 better
'betəcomparative; = goodbetter1 adj adv1. mejor2. másI like this film better me gusta más esta película / prefiero esta películabetter off mejor / más ricowhen I'm better off, I'll buy a new car cuando tenga más dinero, compraré un coche nuevohad better más vale / sería mejor queyou'd better go to the doctor más vale que vayas a ver al médico / sería mejor que fueras a ver al médicoy wellbetter2 n el mejorwhich is the better of these two motorbikes? ¿cuál es la mejor de estas dos motos?tr['betəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (comp of good) mejor2 (more healthy) mejor1 (comp of well) mejor2 (to a greater extent) más1 el mejor, la mejor1 (improve) mejorar2 (surpass) superar1 superiores nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto better oneself mejorar su posición socialbetter late than never más vale tarde que nuncaso much the better tanto mejorfor want of something better a falta de otra cosa mejorto be no better than no ser más queto get better recuperarse, mejorarseto go one better hacer mejor todavíato like something/somebody better preferir algo/a alguienbetter and better cada vez mejorfor better or for worse para lo bueno o para lo maloto be better off than somebody tener más dinero que alguiento get the better of somebody llevar la ventaja a alguien, salir ganando a alguienthe better part of la mayor parte deyou know better than me tú sabes más que yobetter feelings concienciabetter half media naranja————————tr['betəSMALLr/SMALL]1 apostante nombre masulino o femeninobetter ['bɛt̬ər] vt1) improve: mejorar2) surpass: superar1) : mejor2) more: másbetter than 50 miles: más de 50 millas1) : mejorthe weather is better today: hace mejor tiempo hoyI was sick, but now I'm better: estuve enfermo, pero ahora estoy mejor2) : mayorthe better part of a month: la mayor parte de un mesbetter n1) : el mejor, la mejorthe better of the two: el mejor de los dos2)to get the better of : vencer a, quedar por encima de, superaradj.• mejor adj.• superior adj.adj.comp.• mejor adj.comp.adv.• mejor adv.n.• apostador, -ora s.m.,f.• mejor s.m.• superior s.m.
I 'betər, 'betə(r)what do you think of the wine? - I've tasted better — ¿qué te parece el vino? - los he probado mejores
if they can both come, so much the better — si pueden venir los dos, mucho or tanto mejor
I can go one better: I'll give you interest-free credit — yo puedo hacerle una oferta aún mejor: le doy crédito sin interés
to be better — estar* mejor
II
1) ( comp of well I,II) mejorshe swims better than I do o than me — nada mejor que yo
2)had better — ( ought)
hadn't you better phone them? — ¿no deberías llamarlos?
well, I'd better be off — bueno, me tengo que ir
you'd better believe it! — (colloq) sí señor
3) ( more) (AmE) másit cost me better than $100 — me costó más de 100 dólares
III
a) ( superior of two)the better of the two — el mejor de los/las dos
for the better — para bien, para mejor
to get the better of somebody/something — ganarle la batalla a alguien/algo
my curiosity got the better of me — la curiosidad fue más fuerte que yo or pudo más que yo
IV
a) ( improve) mejorarb) ( surpass) \<\<score/record\>\> mejorar, superar
I ['betǝ(r)]1.ADJ (compar)of good; mejorhe's much better — (Med) está mucho mejor
that's better! — ¡eso es!
it is better to — + infin más vale + infin
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better and better — cada vez mejor•
she is better at dancing than her sister — se le da mejor bailar a ella que a su hermana•
it couldn't be better — no podría ser mejor•
these products are better for the environment — estos productos son mejores para el medio ambiente•
to get better — mejorar; (Med) mejorar(se), reponerse•
he's no better than a thief — no es más que un ladrónshe's no better than she ought to be — † es una mujer que tiene historia
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it lasted the better part of a year — duró la mayor parte del año•
the sooner the better — cuanto antes mejorhalf 1., 1), nature 1., 2), day 1., 3)•
it would be better to go now — sería mejor irse ya2.ADV (compar)of well; mejor•
all the better — tanto mejorso you're both coming - all the better! — así es que venís los dos, ¡tanto mejor!
I feel all the better for having confided in someone — me siento mucho mejor después de haberme confiado a alguien
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I had better go — más vale que me vaya, mejor me vaya (esp LAm)•
he thinks he knows better — cree que se lo sabe todobut he knew better than to... — pero sabía que no se debía...
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they are better off than we are — están mejor de dinero que nosotros•
so much the better — tanto mejor•
write to her or, better still, go and see her — escríbele o, mejor aún, vete a verla•
they withdrew, the better to resist — se retiraron para poder resistir mejorlate 1., 3)•
to think better of it — cambiar de parecer3. N1) el/la mejor•
it's a change for the better — es una mejora2)4.VT mejorar; [+ record, score] superarto better o.s. — (financially) mejorar su posición; (culturally, educationally) superarse
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['betǝ(r)]N (=gambler) apostador(a) m / f* * *
I ['betər, 'betə(r)]what do you think of the wine? - I've tasted better — ¿qué te parece el vino? - los he probado mejores
if they can both come, so much the better — si pueden venir los dos, mucho or tanto mejor
I can go one better: I'll give you interest-free credit — yo puedo hacerle una oferta aún mejor: le doy crédito sin interés
to be better — estar* mejor
II
1) ( comp of well I,II) mejorshe swims better than I do o than me — nada mejor que yo
2)had better — ( ought)
hadn't you better phone them? — ¿no deberías llamarlos?
well, I'd better be off — bueno, me tengo que ir
you'd better believe it! — (colloq) sí señor
3) ( more) (AmE) másit cost me better than $100 — me costó más de 100 dólares
III
a) ( superior of two)the better of the two — el mejor de los/las dos
for the better — para bien, para mejor
to get the better of somebody/something — ganarle la batalla a alguien/algo
my curiosity got the better of me — la curiosidad fue más fuerte que yo or pudo más que yo
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20 tend
I 1. III1) tend smb. tend the sick (the wounded, a child, an invalid, etc.) ухаживать /присматривать, ходить/ за больными и т.д.; she tended the baby она нянчила ребенка2) tend smth., smb. tend a /the/ fire поддерживать огонь; we hired a boy to tend the furnace мы наняли мальчика следить за топкой; tend a machine обслуживать машину; tend [а flock of] sheep пасти [стадо] овец3) tend smth. usually USA tend shop (store) вести дела в лавке (магазине)2. XVItend to smth. stop talking and tend to your work перестаньте болтать и займитесь своим деломII 1. Iwhere do these plans tend? на что направлены эти планы?2. II1) prices are tending upwards цены ползут вверх2) the road tends downwards (south) дорога идет вниз (ведет на юг)3. III|| it tends this way тенденция здесь такова4. XIIItend to do smth. tend to overturn (to shrink, to undermine morality, to improve working conditions, to settle nothing, to unite, to pitch the ball too high, to accept the truth eagerly, etc.) иметь тенденцию переворачиваться и т.д.; the situation tends to become less acute положение [дел], видимо, станет менее напряженным; а starchy diet tends to make one fat пища, содержащая крахмал, способствует полноте; the sky tended to become darker небо становилось все темнее; he tends to be lazy (to be cruel, to be sad, to become tedious, etc.) он склонен к лени и т.д.; too much smoking tends to injure the voice злоупотребление курением может плохо отразиться на голосе; she tends to exaggerate her achievements она склонна преувеличивать свои достижения /успехи/5. XVI1) tend to /toward/ smth. tend to the same conclusion (towards centralization, towards selfishness, towards socialism, towards conservatism, etc.) склоняться к тому же выводу и т.д.; he tends to cruelty он склонен /имеет склонность/ к жестокости; tend to the success of an enterprise (to improved working conditions, to smb.'s benefit, to smb.'s vindication, etc.) приводить к /способствовать/ успеху предприятия и т.д.; it tends rather to confusion than to clearness это ведет скорее к путанице, чем к ясности; blue tending to green голубизна, переходящая в зеленый цвет; these portraits tend toward caricature эти портреты похожи на карикатуру2) tend to /towards/ smth. tend to the beach (towards the coast, etc.) идти /вести/ к пляжу и т.д.; the coastline tends to the south here береговая линия здесь идет /направляется/ на юг; tend in some direction tend in our direction направляться к нам, идти в нашем направлении; tend in the direction of the town идти /вести/ к городу
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