indulge in complacency

figurado to rest on one's laurels

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(v.) = indulge in + complacency, complacent, rest on + Posesivo + laurels, sit on + Posesivo + laurels, lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars

Ex. Librarians should not indulge in complacency in the wake of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's decision not to impose any VAT on books for the duration of the present parliament.

Ex. Children's librarians must develop their work and not become complacent = Los bibliotecarios encargados de las secciones infantiles deben continuar desarrollando su trabajo y no dormirse en los laureles.

Ex. The article 'Not resting on its laurels' provides a background to the work of Federal Express, a package delivery company awarded the 1990 Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award.

Ex. The underlying problem is that Bowker has been sitting on its laurels after being one of the pioneers of putting a seemingly well known printed reference source on CD-ROM.

Ex. But that is no reason for lying on our oars and refusing to see that our service is full of absurdities and mistakes.

Ex. While we can be proud of what we have achieved I believe resting on our oars is a sure recipe for failure.

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1 to sleep.

¿duermes? are you asleep?

¡a dormir!, ¡es hora de dormir! off to bed!, it's time for bed!

2 to get off to sleep (child).

dormir la siesta to have an afternoon nap

dormirla, dormir la mona (informal) to sleep it off

3 to spend the night.

dormimos en el autobús we spent the night on the bus

4 to put to sleep, to sleep.

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(o changes to ue in stressed syllables or to u in certain persons of certain tenses)

Present Indicative

duermo, duermes, duerme, dormimos, dormís, duermen.

Past Indicative

dormí, dormiste, durmió, dormimos, dormisteis, durmieron.

Present Subjunctive

duerma, duermas, duerma, durmamos, durmáis, duerman.

Imperfect Subjunctive

durmiera, durmieras, durmiera, durmiéramos, durmierais, durmieran;

durmiese, durmieses, durmiese, durmiésemos, durmieseis, durmiesen.

Future Subjunctive

durmiere, durmieres, durmiere, durmiéremos, durmiereis, durmieren.

Imperative

duerme (tú), duerma (él/Vd.), durmamos (nos.), dormid (vos.), duerman (ellos/Vds.).

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- dormirse

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1. VI

1) (=descansar) to sleep

- dormir como un bendito o un santo

- dormir como un lirón o un tronco

2) (=pasar la noche) to spend the night, stay the night

3) (=estar olvidado) to lie idle

2. VT

1) (=adormecer) [+ niño] to get (off) to sleep; [+ adulto] [por aburrimiento] to send to sleep; [con anestesia] to put to sleep

2)

- dormir el sueño de los justos

- dormirla

3) euf (=matar) to put to sleep

dormirse

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verbo intransitivo to sleep

a) ( hacer dormir)

b) ( anestesiar) to give... a general anesthetic, to put... out (colloq)

c)

dormirse v pron

a) ( conciliar el sueño) to fall asleep; ( lograr conciliar el sueño) to get to sleep

b) ( no despertarse) to oversleep, sleep in (AmE)

c) pierna/brazo (+ me/te/le etc) to go to sleep (colloq)

d) (fam) (distraerse, descuidarse)

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= sleep, slumber, kip, bunk down, bunk, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye.

Ex. We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.

Ex. She slumbered well into the morning, untethered thoughts swimming against an ebbing tide of narcotic dreams.

Ex. She sunbathed in the garden while her dog, preferring the cool of the house, had been kipping on the settee as usual.

Ex. The main focus of the camp is to allow dogs to socialize, exercise and have a comfy place to bunk down at night.

Ex. This is the perfect vacation destination and visitors can stay where cavalrymen once bunked.

Ex. This poor baby is just trying to get some shut-eye, but dad's epic snoring is getting in the way.

Ex. After a night of endless attempts to snatch some shut-eye we managed to exhaust the night by stargazing out the open window.

Ex. Go home, grab some shut-eye then meet same place same time tomorrow.

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* ayuda para dormir = sleeping aid.

* dormir bajo las estrellas = sleep under + the stars.

* dormir en litera = bunk.

* dormir la noche = stay overnight.

* dormirse = go to + sleep, fall + asleep.

* dormirse en los laureles = indulge in + complacency, complacent, rest on + Posesivo + laurels, sit on + Posesivo + laurels, lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* dormir una siesta = nap, napping, kip, take + a nap.

* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.

* noche sin poder dormir = sleepless night.

* no poder dormir = sleeplessness.

* persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.

* píldora para dormir = sleeping pill.

* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.

* ropa de dormir = nightwear, sleepwear.

* saco de dormir = sleeping bag.

* sin poder dormir = sleepless.

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verbo intransitivo to sleep

a) ( hacer dormir)

b) ( anestesiar) to give... a general anesthetic, to put... out (colloq)

c)

dormirse v pron

a) ( conciliar el sueño) to fall asleep; ( lograr conciliar el sueño) to get to sleep

b) ( no despertarse) to oversleep, sleep in (AmE)

c) pierna/brazo (+ me/te/le etc) to go to sleep (colloq)

d) (fam) (distraerse, descuidarse)

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dormir [ I16 ]

A (quedarse dormido) to sleep

los niños están durmiendo the children are asleep o are sleeping

¡niños, a dormir, que ya es hora! it's time for bed, children!

no dormí nada I didn't sleep a wink

necesito dormir por lo menos ocho horas I need at least eight hours' sleep

trata de dormir un poco try to get some sleep, try to sleep for a while

no me deja dormir it keeps me awake at night

durmió de un tirón she slept right through (the night)

se fue a dormir temprano he went off to bed early, he had an early night

la ciudad dormía ( liter); the city slept

no deje dormir su dinero don't let your money lie idle

dormir como un lirón or tronco or bendito ( fam); to sleep like a log ( colloq)

pierna¹ f 1. (↑ pierna (1))

B (pasar la noche) to stay o spend the night

dormimos en un hotel we stayed o spent the night in a hotel

durmieron en París they overnighted in Paris

1 (hacer dormir) ‹niño/bebé› to get … off to sleep

lo durmió cantándole una nana she got him off to sleep by singing him a lullaby

sus clases me duermen his classes send o put me to sleep

dormir la mona or dormirla ( fam); to sleep it off ( colloq)

2 (anestesiar) ‹persona› to give … a general anesthetic

tuvieron que dormirlo para sacarle las muelas he had to have a general anesthetic to have his teeth out

todavía tengo este lado dormido de la anestesia this side is still numb from the anesthetic

dormir la siesta to have a siesta o nap

(conciliar el sueño): no podía dormirme I couldn't get (off) to sleep

se durmió hacia las tres de la madrugada she went o got to sleep at about three in the morning

fue tan aburrido que casi me duermo it was so boring I almost fell asleep o ( colloq) dropped off

2 (no despertarse) to oversleep, sleep in ( AmE)

3 «pierna/brazo» (+ me/te/le etc) to go to sleep ( colloq)

se me ha dormido el pie my foot has gone to sleep

4 ( fam)

(distraerse, descuidarse): contéstales lo antes posible, no te duermas write back as soon as possible, don't waste any time o ( colloq) don't hang around

si te duermes, te quitarán el puesto you'll lose your job if you're not careful o if you don't keep on your toes

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◊ no dormí nada I didn't sleep a wink;

a) ( hacer dormir) ‹niño/bebé› to get … off to sleep;

◊ sus clases me duermen his classes send o put me to sleep

b) ( anestesiar) ‹ persona› to put to sleep, put out (colloq);

◊ todavía tengo este lado dormido this side is still numb

◊ dormir la siesta to have a siesta o nap

a) ( conciliar el sueño) to fall asleep;

◊ casi me duermo en la clase I almost fell asleep o (colloq) dropped off in class

b) ( no despertarse) to oversleep, sleep in (AmE)

c) [pierna/brazo] (+ me/te/le etc) to go to sleep (colloq);

◊ se me durmió el pie my foot went to sleep

d) (fam) (distraerse, descuidarse):

◊ no te duermas don't waste any time

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♦ vt

1. [bebé, niño, persona] to get off to sleep;

lo durmió acunándolo en los brazos she rocked him to sleep in her arms;

el rumor de la fuente terminó durmiéndolo the murmur of the fountain eventually sent him to sleep;

el fútbol me duerme soccer sends me to sleep

2. [pasar en sueños]

durmió la borrachera en un banco del parque he slept off the binge on a park bench;

dormirla, dormir la mona to sleep it off

3. [anestesiar] to anaesthetize;

me durmieron y no me enteré de nada they put me to sleep and I didn't feel a thing;

el dentista me durmió la boca the dentist made my mouth numb

♦ vi

1. [reposar] to sleep;

baja la voz, que están durmiendo keep your voice down, they're asleep;

¿duermes? are you asleep?;

no puedo dormir I can't sleep o get to sleep;

intenta dormir un poco try to get some sleep;

¡a dormir!, ¡es hora de dormir! off to bed!, it's time for bed!;

el ruido no me deja dormir I can't sleep for the noise;

dormir bien/mal to sleep well/badly;

irse a dormir to go to bed;

¿a qué hora sueles irte a dormir? what time do you usually go to bed?;

dormir de un tirón to sleep right through, to sleep without waking up;

dormir a pierna suelta o [m5] como un lirón o [m5] como un tronco to sleep like a log

2. [pernoctar] to spend the night;

dormimos en el autobús we spent the night on the bus;

ayer no durmió en casa he didn't sleep at home last night

3. Fam [tener relaciones sexuales]

duermen juntos they're sleeping together

4. [estar olvidado] to languish;

su guión dormía en el cajón de algún productor his script was languishing in some producer's desk drawer

♦ See also the pronominal verb dormirse

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I v/i sleep; ( estar dormido) be asleep

II v/t

1 put to sleep;

dejar dormir algo fig let sth lie

dormir a alguien MED give s.o. a general anesthetic

* * *

dormir {27} vt

: to put to sleep

dormir vi

: to sleep

♦ See also the reflexive verb dormirse

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dormir vb

1. (en general) to sleep [pt. & pp. slept]

¿has dormido bien? did you sleep well?

2. (estar dormido) to be asleep

3. (niño, etc) to send to sleep [pt. & pp. sent]

to impose taxes, to tax, to levy taxes.

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(v.) = impose + VAT

Ex. Librarians should not indulge in complacency in the wake of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's decision not to impose any VAT on books for the duration of the present parliament.

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1 laurel (botany).

laureles (figurative) laurels (honores)

dormirse en los laureles (figurative) to rest on one's laurels

2 bay, laurel, sweet bay, bay tree.

3 bay leaf.

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► nombre masculino

1 (árbol) bay

\

hoja de laurel bay leaf

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1) laurel

2) bay

* * *

1) (Bot) laurel

2) pl laureles (=gloria) laurels; (=premio) honour sing, honor (EEUU)

- descansar o dormirse en los laureles

* * *

1) ( árbol) laurel; (Coc) bay leaf

2) laureles masculino plural ( honores) laurels (pl)

* * *

= bay.

Ex. Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

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* dormirse en los laureles = indulge in + complacency, complacent, rest on + Posesivo + laurels, sit on + Posesivo + laurels, lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* laureles = laurels, kudos.

* * *

1) ( árbol) laurel; (Coc) bay leaf

2) laureles masculino plural ( honores) laurels (pl)

* * *

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A (árbol) laurel; ( Coc) bay leaf

ponle un poco de laurel/unas hojitas de laurel add a bay leaf/a few bay leaves

(CS) oleander

B laureles mpl (honores) laurels (pl), honors (pl)

dormirse en or sobre los laureles to rest on one's laurels

* * *

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laurel nm

1. [planta] laurel

2. [condimento] bay leaf;

añada unas hojas de laurel add some bay leaves

3.

dormirse en los laureles to rest on one's laurels

* * *

m BOT laurel;

dormirse en los laureles fig rest on one’s laurels

* * *

laurel nm

1) : laurel

2) : bay leaf

dormirse en sus laureles : to rest on one's laurels

* * *

laurel n (árbol) bay tree

1 term of office (periodo).

2 legislature, legislative assembly.

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► nombre femenino

1 (período) term of office

2 (cuerpo) legislative body

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1) (=mandato) term of office, period of office; (=año parlamentario) session

2) LAm (=cuerpo) legislature, legislative body

* * *

a) ( mandato) term (of office); ( año parlamentario) session

b) (AmL) ( cuerpo) legislature, legislative body

* * *

= parliament, term of office, term.

Ex. Librarians should not indulge in complacency in the wake of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's decision not to impose any VAT on books for the duration of the present parliament.

Ex. At the same time we traditionally record the departure of those who have completed terms of office and who have given much of their time and some of their lives to forwarding the cause of libraries and librarianship.

Ex. The board consists of seven members elected by popular ballot for three-year terms.

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a) ( mandato) term (of office); ( año parlamentario) session

b) (AmL) ( cuerpo) legislature, legislative body

* * *

* * *

1 (mandato) term of office, term

2 (año parlamentario) session

3 ( AmL) (cuerpo) legislature, legislative body

* * *

a) ( mandato) term (of office);

b) (AmL) ( cuerpo) legislature, legislative body

* * *

legislatura nf

1. [período] term of office

2. Am [congreso] legislative body

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f cuerpo legislature; periodo term of office

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legislatura nf

1) : legislature

2) : term of office

1 order, command (orden, precepto).

mandato judicial (law) warrant

2 mandate.

3 term of office.

4 period of office, premiership, office, period in office.

5 mandatum.

6 terms of reference.

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► nombre masculino

1 (orden) order, command

2 DERECHO mandate

3 PLÍTICA term of office

\

mandato judicial court order

* * *

1) (=orden) mandate

2) (=período de mando) term of office, mandate frm

3) (Jur) (=estatutos) terms of reference pl ; (=poder) power of attorney

4) (Inform) command

5) (Com)

6) (Rel) maundy

* * *

1)

a) ( período) term of office

b) ( orden) mandate

2) (Der) mandate

* * *

= commandment, instruction, mandate, parliament, tenure, dictate, injunction, term, edict, term of office, period of office, term in office, watch, behest.

Ex. The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.

Ex. A command language is the language with which the search proceeds; the commands are instructions that the searcher can issue to the computer.

Ex. The original mandate was very clear: to consider for inclusion all proposals made.

Ex. Librarians should not indulge in complacency in the wake of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's decision not to impose any VAT on books for the duration of the present parliament.

Ex. During his tenure, OSU was recognized for the high quality Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) program it developed in serving both students and faculty.

Ex. In practice, once the barriers are broken down in children antagonistic to reading, everything blends into the flux of a whole experience split into bits only by the dictates of a school timetable.

Ex. Familiar injunctions such as 'Enter under...' seem to have been lost.

Ex. The board consists of seven members elected by popular ballot for three-year terms.

Ex. A French edict of 1571 set the maximum price of Latin textbooks in large type at 3 deniers a sheet.

Ex. At the same time we traditionally record the departure of those who have completed terms of office and who have given much of their time and some of their lives to forwarding the cause of libraries and librarianship.

Ex. This paper identifies the librarians of Glasgow University since 1641 and assesses their periods of office.

Ex. The book focuses on Nixon's two terms in office and draws on solid, original source material to get inside the minds of the president and his chief hatchetman, Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman, in particular.

Ex. During his watch, the US economy as well as the global monetary situation have been thrown into a precarious situation.

Ex. Prophet Mohammed told him, "Well look here, so long as they follow my behests, they will not be ill".

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* al final de su mandato = lame duck.

* en el mandato = in office.

* finalizar un mandato = leave + office.

* mandato judicial = writ.

* periodo de mandato = period of office.

* territorio bajo mandato = mandate.

* * *

1)

a) ( período) term of office

b) ( orden) mandate

2) (Der) mandate

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* * *

1 (período) term of office

2 (orden) mandate

la Regencia se ejercerá por mandato constitucional the Regency will operate according to the constitution

B ( Der) mandate

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a) ( período) term of office

b) ( orden) mandate

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mandato nm

1. [orden, precepto] order, command;

fue detenido por mandato del juez he was arrested on the judge's instructions

2. [poderes de representación] mandate

3. [periodo] term of office;

durante el mandato del alcalde during the mayor's term of office;

el candidato republicano aspira a un tercer mandato consecutivo the Republican candidate is seeking his third consecutive term

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1 ( orden) order

2 POL mandate

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mandato nm

1) : term of office

2) : mandate

to impose taxes, to tax.

* * *

(v.) = impose + VAT

Ex. Librarians should not indulge in complacency in the wake of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's decision not to impose any VAT on books for the duration of the present parliament.

* * *

² = administration, government, parliament.

Ex. When cataloguing a document issued by a regional government, the cataloguer must understand something of the geography and administration of the locality concerned.

Ex. In considering the headings to be chosen for government agencies it is as well to start by considering the headings for governments.

Ex. Librarians should not indulge in complacency in the wake of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's decision not to impose any VAT on books for the duration of the present parliament.

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* a cargo del gobierno = government-operated.

* a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.

* apoyado por el gobierno = government-supported, government-backed.

* ayuda del gobierno = state aid, state support.

* base de datos del gobierno de USA = CRECORD, FEDREG.

* bono del gobierno = government bond.

* cargo ejecutivo del gobierno = government executive.

* científico del gobierno = government scientist.

* controlado por el gobierno = state-controlled.

* corrupción del gobierno = government corruption.

* del gobierno = government-owned, government-operated, government-run.

* departamento del gobierno = government office.

* dependiente del gobierno = government-supported.

* derrocar al gobierno = topple + the government.

* derrocar el gobierno = bring down + the government.

* elección del gobierno = political election.

* empleado del gobierno = government employee.

* en contra del gobierno = anti-government.

* financiado por el gobierno = government-funded.

* financiado por el gobierno federal = federally funded [federally-funded].

* gobierno autónomo = autonomous region.

* gobierno central = central government.

* gobierno de faldas = petticoat government.

* gobierno del estado = state government.

* gobierno dominado por mujeres = petticoat government.

* gobierno, el = political establishment, el.

* gobierno electrónico = electronic government (e-government).

* gobierno en el poder = ruling government.

* gobierno fantoche = puppet regime.

* gobierno federal = federal government.

* gobierno laico = secular state.

* gobierno local = local government.

* gobierno marioneta = puppet regime.

* gobierno paternalista = nanny state.

* gobierno regional = regional government.

* gobierno títere = puppet regime.

* gobierno transitorio = transitory government.

* gobierno unipartidista = one-party rule.

* GPO (Imprenta del Gobierno Americano) = GPO (Government Printing Office).

* institución del gobierno = government establishment.

* ministerio del gobierno = government ministry.

* ministro del gobierno = government minister.

* NAGARA (Asocicación Nacional de Archiveros y Gestores de Documentos del Gobi = National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators (NAGARA).

* oficial del gobierno = government official.

* partido en el gobierno = governing party.

* patrocinado por el gobierno = government-sponsored.

* patrocinado por el gobierno federal = federally sponsored [federally-sponsored].

* por el gobierno = governmentally + Adjetivo.

* por el gobierno federal = federally.

* portavoz del gobierno = press spokesman.

* por todo el gobierno = government-wide.

* promovido por el gobierno = government-led.

* propiedad del gobierno = government-owned.

* publicación de documentos del gobierno = government publishing.

* publicación del gobierno = government publication.

* regulado por el gobierno = state-regulated.

* respaldado por el gobierno = government-backed.

* subvencionado por el gobierno = government-subsidised.

* subvención del gobierno = federal grant, state aid, state support.

* supervisado por el gobierno = state-regulated.

1 government.

el gobierno en pleno asistió al acto all the members of the government attended

gobierno autónomo autonomous government

gobierno central central government

gobierno civil (Antes) = body representing the central government in each province (peninsular Spanish)

gobierno de coalición coalition government

gobierno militar = body representing the army in each province (peninsular Spanish)

gobierno provisional caretaker government

gobierno de transición caretaker o interim government

El Gobierno es elegido por la gente Governement are elected by the people.

2 government buildings (edificio).

3 running, management.

4 control (control).

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: gobernar.

* * *

► nombre masculino

1 PLÍTICA government

2 (mando) command, running, handling

■ ambos comparten el gobierno de la casa they share the running of the household

■ no le compete el gobierno de tales asuntos he is not entitled to handle such affairs

3 (conducción) direction, control; (de un barco) steering; (de timón) rudder

\

para tu (su) gobierno for your own information

servir de gobierno to serve as a guideline

* * *

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1) (Pol) government

2) (=dirección) guidance, direction; (=gerencia) management; (=manejo) control, handling

3) (=puesto) governorship; (=edificio) Government House

4) (Náut) steering; (=timón) helm

5)

- mirar contra el gobierno

* * *

a) (Pol) government

b) (ant) ( administración) management, administration

- gobierno de concentración

- gobierno de transición

* * *

a) (Pol) government

b) (ant) ( administración) management, administration

- gobierno de concentración

- gobierno de transición

* * *

el gobierno

gobierno¹

¹ = governance, dispensation.

gobierno²

² = administration, government, parliament.

* * *

1 ( Pol) government

está encargado de formar nuevo gobierno he has been given the task of forming a new government

2 ( ant) (administración) management, administration

el buen/mal gobierno de una hacienda the good/bad management o administration of an estate

civilian government

coalition government

government of national unity

provisional o transition government

caretaker government

military government

* * *

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

* * *

♦ ver gobernar

♦ nm

1. [organismo] government;

el gobierno en pleno asistió al acto all the members of the government attended the ceremony

gobierno central central government;

gobierno de coalición coalition government;

gobierno de concentración government of national unity;

gobierno directo direct rule;

gobierno mayoritario majority rule;

gobierno títere puppet government;

gobierno de transición caretaker o interim government

2. [edificio] government buildings

3. [administración, gestión] running, management;

gobierno de la casa housekeeping

4. [de barco] steering

* * *

1 POL government

2 MAR steering

* * *

gobierno nm

: government

* * *

gobierno n government

● self-abasement, autoumiliazione; svilimento di sé stesso □ self-abnegation, abnegazione; spirito di rinuncia (o di sacrificio) □ self-absorbed, che pensa solo a sé stesso; assorbito dai propri affari; egocentrico, egoista □ self-absorption, l'essere assorbito dai propri affari; egocentrismo, egoismo; (fis. nucl.) autoassorbimento □ self-abuse, cattivo uso delle proprie capacità; ( anche, eufem.) masturbazione □ (leg.) self-accusation, autoaccusa □ self-acting, automatico: a self-acting door, una porta automatica □ self-action, automatismo □ ( di congegno esplosivo) self-activating, a innesco automatico □ (psic.) self-actualization, autorealizzazione □ self-addressed, con l'indirizzo del mittente; preindirizzato: Please enclose a self-addressed envelope, siete pregati di allegare una busta col vostro indirizzo □ self-adhesive, autoadesivo (agg.) □ (tecn.) self-adjusting, ad autoregolazione □ self-admiration, narcisismo □ self-advancement, arrivismo; carrierismo □ self-aggrandizement, affermazione (o estensione) della propria potenza □ (psic.) self-analysis, autoanalisi □ self-applause, l'elogiarsi da solo; autoincensamento □ self-appointed, autonominatosi □ self-appreciation, apprezzamento di sé; compiacimento □ (tecn., comm.: di un oggetto) self-assembly, da montare ( da parte dell'acquirente) □ self-asserting (o self-assertive), che si fa valere; autoritario □ self-assertion, il farsi valere; il far valere i propri diritti; (psic.) autoaffermazione □ self-assessment, autovalutazione; (fisc.) autotassazione □ ( di titolo, ecc.) self-assumed, assunto senz'averne il diritto □ self-assurance, sicurezza di sé; fiducia nelle proprie capacità □ self-assured, sicuro di sé □ self-aware, consapevole di sé □ self-awareness, autocoscienza □ self-belief, fiducia in sé stesso; sicurezza di sé □ self-betrayal, il tradirsi da solo □ (agric.) self-binder, mietitrice legatrice automatica; mietilega □ self-catering, con uso di cucina: self-catering accommodation, sistemazione ( senza pasti) con uso di cucina; DIALOGO → - Back from holiday- Was the holiday self-catering?, la vacanza era in appartamento con uso cucina? □ (tur.) self-catering holidays, vacanze in appartamento d'affitto (o in camping) □ (mecc.) self-centering chuck, mandrino autocentrante □ (autom., mecc.) self-centering shoes, ganasce autocentranti ( di freno a tamburo) □ self-centred, egocentrico □ self-centredness, egocentrismo □ ( banca) self-cheque, assegno pagabile all'emittente □ (tecn.) self-cleaning, autopulente □ self-closing, che si chiude da sé; a chiusura automatica □ self-collected, padrone di sé; calmo; dotato di sangue freddo □ self-coloured, monocromatico, a tinta unita; di colore naturale □ self-combustion, autocombustione □ self-command, autocontrollo □ self-complacence, self-complacency, autocompiacimento □ self-complacent, che si compiace di sé; borioso; vanitoso □ self-composed, calmo; padrone di sé □ self-conceit, presunzione □ self-conceited, presuntuoso; pieno di sé □ self-condemnation, autocondanna □ self-confessed, confesso, dichiarato: a self-confessed thief, un ladro confesso; a self-confessed drug addict, uno che ammette di drogarsi □ self-confidence, sicurezza di sé; fiducia in sé stesso; □ self-confident, sicuro di sé □ self-congratulatory, autocelebrativo □ self-conscious, imbarazzato, timido, impacciato; (filos.) cosciente di sé, autocosciente □ self-consciousness, timidezza, imbarazzo, impaccio; (filos.) autocoscienza □ self-consistency, coerenza □ self-consistent, coerente □ a self-constituted judge, una persona che s'arroga il diritto di giudicare □ (econ.) self-consumption, autoconsumo □ self-contained, ( di persona) riservato; padrone di sé; indipendente; ( di oggetto) autosufficiente, completo, autonomo, indipendente; (mecc.) autonomo: a self-contained community, una comunità autonoma; a self-contained flat, un appartamento indipendente □ a self-contained electric lamp, una lampada elettrica ( portatile) a batteria □ self-contempt, disprezzo di sé □ self-content, il contentarsi □ self-contented, che s'accontenta della sua condizione □ self-contradiction, contraddizione in termini; mancanza di coerenza, incoerenza □ self-contradictory, che si contraddice da solo; contraddittorio; incoerente □ self-control, autocontrollo; padronanza (o dominio) di sé; imperturbabilità □ self-controlled, padrone di sé; imperturbabile □ (tecn.) self-cooled, autoraffreddato; a raffreddamento automatico □ (ling.) self-correction, autocorrezione □ self-critical, autocritico □ ( anche polit.) self-criticism, autocritica □ self-debasement, autoumiliazione; svilimento di sé stesso □ self-deceit (o self-deception), l'illudersi; il lusingarsi; l'ingannare sé stesso; illusione □ self-deceived, illuso □ self-declared = self-proclaimed ► sotto □ self-defeating, controproducente; autolesionistico (fig.) □ self-defence, autodifesa, difesa personale ( lotta, ecc.); difesa di sé, dei propri interessi e beni; (leg.) legittima difesa: in self-defence, per legittima difesa □ self-degradable, biodegradabile □ self-delusion = self-deceit ► sopra □ self-denial, abnegazione; rinuncia; altruismo □ self-denying, (agg.) pieno di abnegazione; che si impone (o accetta) rinunce; altruista; parco, frugale □ (econ.) self-dependent, autosufficiente □ self-deprecating, che disapprova sé stesso; di autocritica; troppo modesto □ self-deprecation, autocritica; eccessiva modestia □ (tecn.) self-destroying, che si autodistrugge □ self-destruction, autodistruzione ( anche mil.); suicidio □ self-destructive, autodistruttivo; che tende a distruggersi; suicida □ self-determination, (polit.) autodeterminazione, autodecisione; (filos.) libero arbitrio □ self-development, lo sviluppo delle proprie capacità; (econ.) sviluppo autonomo □ self-devotion, abnegazione; dedizione □ (telef.) self-dialled call, telefonata in teleselezione □ self-discipline, autodisciplina □ self-disciplined, autodisciplinato; dotato di senso del dovere □ self-distrust, mancanza di fiducia in sé stesso □ self-doubt, dubbio sulle proprie capacità; mancanza di fiducia in sé; insicurezza □ self-doubting, irresoluto; incerto □ (autom.) self-drive hire, noleggio senza autista □ (mecc.) self-driven, semovente □ (ind. min.) self-dumping car, vagone a cassa inclinabile □ self-educated, autodidatta □ self-effacement, il tenersi nell'ombra; modestia □ self-effacing, che si tiene in disparte; schivo; che resta (o vive) nell'ombra □ self-elected, autoelettosi; che si è scelto liberamente: a self-elected job, un lavoro di propria libera scelta □ ( di un'assemblea) self-elective, che elegge i propri membri; elettivo: a self-elective body, un organo elettivo □ self-employed, indipendente; che lavora in proprio; autonomo □ (econ.) self-employed people (o workers), gli (o i lavoratori) autonomi NOTA D'USO: - lavoratore autonomo- □ (econ.) self-employment, lavoro autonomo (o in proprio) □ self-esteem, stima di sé; amor proprio; (spreg.) presunzione □ self-evident, chiaro di per sé; ovvio; lampante; lapalissiano □ self-examination, esame di coscienza; introspezione □ (elettr.) self-excited, autoeccitato □ (leg.: di un provvedimento, ecc.) self-executing, precettivo; che si applica subito □ self-explaining (o self-explanatory), che si spiega da sé; ovvio □ ( arte, pedagogia) self-expression, libera espressione della propria personalità □ self-feeding, (mecc.) alimentazione automatica; (comput.) autoavanzamento □ (bot., zool.) self-fertilization, autofecondazione □ (econ.) self-financed, autofinanziato □ (econ.) self-financing, (agg.) che si autofinanzia; (sost.) autofinanziamento: self-financing ratio, rapporto di autofinanziamento ( di un'azienda) □ ( ottica) self-focusing, autofocalizzante □ self-forgetful, dimentico di sé; disinteressato; altruista □ self-forgetfulness, disinteresse; altruismo □ self-fulfilling = self-realizing ► sotto □ self-fulfilment = self-realization ► sotto □ self-funding = self-financing ► sopra □ (polit.) self-governing, indipendente; autonomo □ (polit.) self-government, autonomia; autogoverno □ (med.) self-graft, autotrapianto □ self-harm, lesioni (pl.) autoinflitte □ (bot.) self-heal ( Brunella vulgaris), brunella □ self-help, (sost.) l'aiutarsi da solo, il contare sulle proprie forze, il risolvere da solo i propri problemi, self-help (psic.); (leg.) autotutela; (med.: di un malato) autosufficienza: self-help books, libri che insegnano a migliorare la propria vita; (psic.) self-help group, gruppo di self-help □ (med.) self-hypnosis, autoipnosi □ self-ignition, (mecc.) autoaccensione; (fis., chim.) accensione spontanea, autocombustione □ self-importance, alta opinione di sé; boria; presunzione □ self-important, borioso; presuntuoso □ a self-imposed task, un compito assunto volontariamente □ (leg.) self-incrimination, autoincriminazione □ (elettr., mecc.) self-induced, autoindotto □ (elettr.) self-inductance, autoinduttanza □ (elettr.) self-induction, autoinduzione □ self-indulgence, indulgenza verso sé stesso □ self-indulgent, indulgente con sé stesso; ( anche) che indulge ai piaceri della vita □ self-inflicted, inflitto da sé □ self-inflicted injury, autolesione □ self-injurer, autolesionista □ self-injury, autolesione □ self-instructed, che ha imparato da solo: a self-instructed man, un autodidatta □ self-instructor, manuale; guida □ self-insurance, autoassicurazione □ self-interest, interesse personale; tornaconto; egoismo □ self-interested, egoistico □ a self-interested man, un egoista □ self-invited, che s'è invitato da solo; autoinvitatosi □ self-justification, il giustificarsi □ self-justifying, che si giustifica; (tipogr.) a giustificazione automatica □ self-knowledge, consapevolezza di sé; conoscenza di sé stesso □ ( di un debito) self-liquidating, autoliquidantesi □ (mecc.) self-loading, a caricamento automatico; automatico: a self-loading pistol, una pistola automatica □ self-locking, che si chiude da sé; autobloccante □ self-love, amore di sé; egoismo; egocentrismo □ self-made, (che si è) fatto da sé: a self-made man, un uomo che s'è fatto da sé □ ( di stampato, ecc.) self-mailer, pieghevole ( che si spedisce per posta senza bisogno di busta) □ self-managed learning, apprendimento autogestito □ (econ.) self-management, autogestione □ self-mastery = self-control ► sopra □ self-medication, automedicazione □ self-murder, suicidio □ (mecc.) self-moving, semovente □ self-neglect, trascuratezza; trasandatezza □ self-obsessed, narcisistico □ self-opinion, boria, presunzione, arroganza; caparbietà, testardaggine □ self-opinionated, borioso, presuntuoso, arrogante; caparbio, testardo □ self-perpetuating, che si perpetua da solo: The prices-wages spiral is self-perpetuating, la spirale prezzi-salari si alimenta da sola □ self-pity, autocommiserazione; vittimismo; il piangersi addosso □ self-pitying, che si autocommisera; che si piange addosso; vittimista □ (bot.) self-pollination, autoimpollinazione; impollinazione diretta; autogamia □ self-portrait, autoritratto □ self-possessed, calmo; composto; padrone di sé □ self-possession, controllo dei propri nervi; calma; compostezza; padronanza di sé: to lose one's self-possession, perdere la calma □ self-praise, lode (o elogio) di sé; autoincensamento □ self-preservation, autoconservazione □ (tecn.) self-priming, autoadescante ( di una pompa) □ self-proclaimed, autoproclamato; dichiarato: a self-proclaimed racist, un razzista dichiarato □ self-promotion, il farsi propaganda da solo; autopromozione □ (mecc.) self-propelled, a propulsione autonoma; autopropulso; motorizzato; semovente: (mil.) self-propelled artillery, artiglieria semovente; (miss.) a self-propelled missile, un missile autopropulso □ (mecc.) self-propulsion, autopropulsione □ self-protection = self-defence ► sopra □ a self-publicist, uno che si fa la pubblicità da solo; uno che si batte la grancassa (fig.) □ ( cucina) self-raising flour, farina con l'aggiunta di bicarbonato di sodio; farina autolievitante □ self-realization, il realizzarsi ( nel lavoro, ecc.) □ self-realizing, che si realizza; che appaga le proprie aspirazioni □ (leg.) self-redress, autotutela □ self-regard, (grande) considerazione di sé e dei propri interessi □ self-regarding, interessato, egocentrico; egoista; pieno d'amor proprio □ self-registering, a registrazione automatica □ (mecc.) self-regulating, a regolazione automatica; autoregolatore □ self-regulatory, autoregolamentato □ self-reliance, fiducia in sé □ self-reliant, che ha fiducia in sé □ (leg.) self-remedy, autotutela □ self-renunciation = self-sacrifice ► sotto □ self-reproach, senso di colpa; rimorso □ (elettr.) self-reset, ripristino automatico □ self-respect, rispetto di sé; amor proprio; dignità □ self-respecting (o self-respectful), che ha amor proprio; dignitoso □ self-restraint, riserbo, riservatezza; dominio di sé, autocontrollo □ self-restrained, riservato; padrone di sé □ self-righteous, moralistico; che si crede più virtuoso degli altri; farisaico; ipocrita □ self-righteousness, moralismo; fariseismo; ipocrisia □ (tecn.) self-righting, (sost.) autoraddrizzamento; (agg.) di autoraddrizzamento, autoraddrizzante: self-righting mechanism, meccanismo di autoraddrizzamento □ ( USA) self-rising flour = self-raising flour ► sopra □ (polit.) self-rule = self-government ► sopra □ (polit.) self-ruling, dotato di autogoverno □ self-sacrifice, sacrificio di sé; abnegazione; altruismo □ self-sacrificing, che si sacrifica per gli altri; pieno d'abnegazione; altruistico □ self-satisfied, compiaciuto di sé; tronfio; borioso □ self-satisfaction, autocompiacimento; boria □ (elettron.) self-saturation, autosaturazione □ (tecn.) self-selection, autoselezione □ self-seeker, egoista; chi cerca solo il proprio interesse □ self-seeking, (sost.) egoismo; (agg.) egoistico □ self-service, self-service: self-service restaurant [shop, petrol station], ristorante [negozio, pompa di benzina] self-service □ self-serving, egoista □ (bot.) self-sown, spontaneo: self-sown vegetation, vegetazione spontanea □ self-starter, (autom., mecc.) starter automatico, autostarter; (fig. fam.) chi si sa organizzare bene da solo ( nel lavoro, ecc.), persona efficiente □ self-study, (sost.) studio di sé stessi; ( anche) studio da autodidatta, autoapprendimento; (agg.) autodidattico, per autoapprendimento □ self-styled, sedicente □ self-sufficiency, (eccessiva) sicurezza di sé, sicumera, presunzione; (econ.) autosufficienza, autarchia □ a self-sufficiency policy, una politica autarchica □ self-sufficient (o self-sufficing), (troppo) sicuro di sé, presuntuoso, che si dà arie di sufficienza; (econ.) autosufficiente: a self-sufficient country, un paese autosufficiente □ self-suggestion, autosuggestione □ self-supporting, in grado di mantenersi da solo; (econ.) autosufficiente, indipendente, autonomo; (tecn.) autoportante, autoreggente: self-supporting people, persone autosufficienti ( non a carico) □ self-surrender, arrendevolezza; accondiscendenza □ (econ.) self-sustained, autosostentato: self-sustained growth, sviluppo autosostentato □ self-sustaining = self-supporting ► sopra □ self-tanning cream, crema autoabbronzante □ (mecc.) self-tapping, autofilettante: a self-tapping screw, una vite autofilettante □ self-taught, autodidatta: a self-taught man, un autodidatta □ (fisc.) self-taxation, autotassazione □ (comput.) self-test, prova automatica; verifica automatica □ (fotogr.) self-timer, autoscatto □ self-training, autoaggiornamento ( di docenti, ecc.) □ (naut.) self-trimmer, (nave) autostivante □ (autom., mecc.) self-tuning, (agg.) che si registra da solo; dotato di autoregistrazione; (sost.) autoregistrazione ( di un motore) □ (naut.) self-unloader, (nave) autoscaricante □ self-will, caparbietà; ostinazione; il fare di testa propria □ self-willed, caparbio; ostinato; che fa di testa propria □ ( d'orologio) self-winding, a carica automatica □ self-worship, egolatria; egotismo □ self-worshipper, egolatra; egotista □ self-worth, autostima.