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los recursos naturales de un país

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1 recursos

m.pl.

resources, means, assets, money.

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recursos

► nombre masculino plural

1 resources, means

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means, resources

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= assets, resourcing, inputs, resource base, ways and means

Ex. Those eligible normally include only companies with less than 45 million of net fixed assets and fewer than 500 employees.

Ex. Credibility as providers of information technology-based programmes required SLIS to develop radically different course programmes with substantial additional resourcing.

Ex. Inputs are the resources used by the library.

Ex. For New Zealand university libraries the emergence of large fee-based document delivery systems accessible via existing international electronic networks has provided an opportunity to escape the shackles of a limited national library resource base.

Ex. Teachers need to be more familiar with bibliographical ways and means: librarians should be more aware of problems from the teachers' perspective and make active efforts to inform teachers of sources of help.

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los recursos

(n.) = wherewithal, the

Ex: The computer has now been provided with the wherewithal to complete the generation of index entries.

= assets, resourcing, inputs, resource base, ways and means

Ex: Those eligible normally include only companies with less than 45 million of net fixed assets and fewer than 500 employees.

Ex: Credibility as providers of information technology-based programmes required SLIS to develop radically different course programmes with substantial additional resourcing.

Ex: Inputs are the resources used by the library.

Ex: For New Zealand university libraries the emergence of large fee-based document delivery systems accessible via existing international electronic networks has provided an opportunity to escape the shackles of a limited national library resource base.

Ex: Teachers need to be more familiar with bibliographical ways and means: librarians should be more aware of problems from the teachers' perspective and make active efforts to inform teachers of sources of help.

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recursos npl resources

los recursos naturales de un país a country's natural resources

Spanish-English dictionary > recursos
2 recurso

m.

1 resort (medio).

como último recurso as a last resort

es un hombre de recursos he's very resourceful

2 appeal (law).

presentar recurso (ante) to appeal (against)

recurso de alzada appeal (against an official decision)

recurso de apelación appeal

recurso de casación High Court appeal

3 resource (bien, riqueza).

recursos humanos human resources

recursos naturales natural resources

recursos propios (finance) equity

4 recourse, resort to a person or a thing to solve a problem or need, affordable solution, refuge.

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recurso

► nombre masculino

1 (medio) resort

2 DERECHO appeal

► nombre masculino plural recursos

1 resources, means

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FRASEOLOGÍA

como último recurso as a last resort

de recursos resourceful

recurso de apelación appeal

recurso de casación high court appeal

recursos naturales natural resources

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noun m.

1) appeal

2) resort

3) resource

•

- recursos

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SM

1) (=medio)

es una mujer de recursos — she's a resourceful woman

tiene infinidad de recursos — he's infinitely resourceful

como último recurso — as a last resort

2) (Jur) appeal

interponer recurso contra algn — to lodge an appeal against sb

recurso de apelación — appeal to the Supreme Court

3) pl recursos (=bienes) resources

la familia está sin recursos — the family has nothing to fall back on

recursos ajenos — borrowed capital

recursos económicos — economic resources

recursos energéticos — energy resources

recursos financieros — financial resources

recursos humanos — human resources

recursos naturales — natural resources

recursos no renovables — non-renewable resources

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masculino

1) ( medio)

agoté todos los recursos — I exhausted all the options

como último recurso — as a last resort

un hombre de recursos — a resourceful man

2) recursos masculino plural ( medios económicos - de país) resources (pl); (- de persona) means (pl)

una familia sin recursos — a family with no means of support

- recursos económicos

- recursos humanos

- recursos naturales

3) (Inf) facility, resource

4) (Der) appeal

presentar or interponer un recurso — to lodge an appeal

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= asset, expedient, facility, resource, resort, recourse, standby [stand-by].

Nota: Nombre.

Ex. The efficient analysis of professional and technical documents is an asset in many spheres of activity.

Ex. Here again we might resort to the old expedient of the 'see also', or simply pretend that each version of an author's name implies a different person.

Ex. Solutions include constructing compact shelving, on-site remote storage or building new library facilities.

Ex. Resources of the information system will impose constraints upon the nature of the indexing language.

Ex. Shared publication continued to be the resort of the smaller publisher.

Ex. Antitrust legislation probably does not provide recourse to libraries for publishers' prices.

Ex. Standbys and understudies rarely get the job when a star needs to be replaced long-term, and Calaway and Patterson know how lucky they are to have beaten the odds.

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* administración de recursos = husbandry.

* ampliar los recursos = broaden + resources.

* aprovechamiento de los recursos = accountability.

* aprovecharse de recursos = tap + resources.

* archivo de recursos electrónicos = electronic repository [e-repository].

* banco de recursos electrónicos = electronic resource bank.

* basado en los recursos = resource-based.

* bibliografía de recursos en Internet = webliography.

* biblioteca de recursos = resource library.

* bien dotado de recursos = well-resourced.

* bien equipado de recursos = well-resourced.

* búsqueda de recursos = resource discovery.

* centro de recursos = resource centre.

* centro de recursos multimedia = media resource centre.

* centro de recursos para el aprendizaje (CRA) = learning hub, learning resource centre (LRC).

* CLR (Consejo sobre Recursos Bibliotecarios) = CLR (Council on Library Resources).

* como último recurso = as a last resort, in the last resort.

* compartir recursos = pool + resources.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* conseguir recursos = mobilise + resources.

* dedicar recursos = divert + resources, commit + resources.

* dedicar recursos a = direct + resources toward(s).

* delegar recursos = delegate + resources.

* depósito de recursos electrónicos = electronic repository [e-repository].

* distribuidor de recursos = resource allocator.

* dotar de recursos = resource.

* encargado de recursos humanos = human resource manager.

* equipar de recursos = resource.

* exigir demasiado a los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.

* experto en recursos = resource person [resource people -pl.].

* falto de recursos = resource-starved.

* fichero de recursos humanos = resource file.

* fondo de recursos electrónicos de acceso restringido = electronic reserve.

* Gestión de los Recursos de Información (IRM) = Information Resources Management (IRM).

* gestión de recursos acuáticos = aquatic resource management.

* gestión de recursos acuíferos = water resource management.

* gestión de recursos hidráulicos = water management.

* gestión de recursos humanos = human resource management.

* grupo de recursos = clump.

* hacer uso de recursos = tap into + resources.

* industrias que dependen de los recursos humanos = personnel based industries.

* inversión de recursos = commitment of resources.

* jefe de recursos humanos = human resource manager.

* liberar recursos = free up + resources.

* LRTS (Servicios Técnicos y de Recursos para la Biblioteca) = LRTS (Library Resources and Technical Services).

* material del centro de recursos = resource centre material.

* mediante el uso de los recursos = resource-based.

* pobre en recursos = resource-poor.

* primer recurso = first recourse.

* programa de medición de los recursos usados = metering software.

* PURL (Localizador Uniforme Permanente de Recursos) = PURL (Persistent Uniform Resource Locator).

* que combina diferenes tipos de recursos = multi-source [multi source].

* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.

* recurso académico = scholarly resource.

* recurso de inconstitucionalidad = judicial review.

* recurso de información = information asset.

* recurso de la red = network resource.

* recurso de referencia = reference resource.

* recurso de referencia eletrónico = electronic reference resource.

* recurso didáctico = teaching material.

* recurso digital = digital resource.

* recurso electrónico = electronic resource [e-resource].

* recurso energético = energy resource.

* recurso en línea = online resource.

* recurso impreso = print resource.

* recurso informativo = information asset.

* recurso natural = natural resource.

* recurso no renovable = non-renewable resource.

* recurso principal = primary resource.

* recurso renovable = renewable resource.

* recursos = assets, resourcing, inputs, resource base, ways and means.

* recursos acuíferos = water resources.

* recursos bibliográficos = literature resources.

* recursos bibliotecarios = library resources.

* recursos comerciales = commercial resources.

* recursos compartidos = resource sharing.

* recursos de gas natural = gas resources, natural gas resources.

* recursos de información autodidácticos = self help resources.

* recursos digitales = digital assets.

* recursos documentales = documentary resources.

* recursos económicos = economic resources, financial resources, fiscal resources.

* recursos efectistas = gimmickry.

* recursos electrónicos por suscripción = licensed resources, licensed electronic resources.

* recursos hidrográficos = water resources.

* recursos humanos = manpower force, staffing, staffing levels, human resources.

* recursos informáticos = computing technology, computing resources.

* recursos informativos = information resources.

* recursos, los = wherewithal, the.

* recursos materiales = material resources.

* recursos petrolíferos = oil resources.

* red de recursos distribuidos = distributed environment.

* repertorios de recursos de apelación = records of appeal proceedings.

* responsable de recursos humanos = human resource manager.

* rico en recursos = resource-rich.

* sin recursos = resource-starved.

* sistema de medición de los recursos usados = metering system.

* sobrecargar los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.

* último recurso = fall-back [fallback], last resort, last ditch.

* URC (Características Uniformes de Recursos) = URC (Uniform Resource Characteristics).

* URI (Identificador Universal de Recursos) = URI (Uniform Resource Identifier).

* URN (Nombre Uniforme de Recursos) = URN (Uniform Resource Name).

* uso compartido de recursos = resource sharing, time-sharing [timesharing].

* uso óptimo de los recursos = value for money.

* utilizar recursos = mobilise + resources, tap + resources, tap into + resources.

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masculino

1) ( medio)

agoté todos los recursos — I exhausted all the options

como último recurso — as a last resort

un hombre de recursos — a resourceful man

2) recursos masculino plural ( medios económicos - de país) resources (pl); (- de persona) means (pl)

una familia sin recursos — a family with no means of support

- recursos económicos

- recursos humanos

- recursos naturales

3) (Inf) facility, resource

4) (Der) appeal

presentar or interponer un recurso — to lodge an appeal

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= asset, expedient, facility, resource, resort, recourse, standby [stand-by].

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: The efficient analysis of professional and technical documents is an asset in many spheres of activity.

Ex: Here again we might resort to the old expedient of the 'see also', or simply pretend that each version of an author's name implies a different person.

Ex: Solutions include constructing compact shelving, on-site remote storage or building new library facilities.

Ex: Resources of the information system will impose constraints upon the nature of the indexing language.

Ex: Shared publication continued to be the resort of the smaller publisher.

Ex: Antitrust legislation probably does not provide recourse to libraries for publishers' prices.

Ex: Standbys and understudies rarely get the job when a star needs to be replaced long-term, and Calaway and Patterson know how lucky they are to have beaten the odds.

* administración de recursos = husbandry.

* ampliar los recursos = broaden + resources.

* aprovechamiento de los recursos = accountability.

* aprovecharse de recursos = tap + resources.

* archivo de recursos electrónicos = electronic repository [e-repository].

* banco de recursos electrónicos = electronic resource bank.

* basado en los recursos = resource-based.

* bibliografía de recursos en Internet = webliography.

* biblioteca de recursos = resource library.

* bien dotado de recursos = well-resourced.

* bien equipado de recursos = well-resourced.

* búsqueda de recursos = resource discovery.

* centro de recursos = resource centre.

* centro de recursos multimedia = media resource centre.

* centro de recursos para el aprendizaje (CRA) = learning hub, learning resource centre (LRC).

* CLR (Consejo sobre Recursos Bibliotecarios) = CLR (Council on Library Resources).

* como último recurso = as a last resort, in the last resort.

* compartir recursos = pool + resources.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* conseguir recursos = mobilise + resources.

* dedicar recursos = divert + resources, commit + resources.

* dedicar recursos a = direct + resources toward(s).

* delegar recursos = delegate + resources.

* depósito de recursos electrónicos = electronic repository [e-repository].

* distribuidor de recursos = resource allocator.

* dotar de recursos = resource.

* encargado de recursos humanos = human resource manager.

* equipar de recursos = resource.

* exigir demasiado a los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.

* experto en recursos = resource person [resource people -pl.].

* falto de recursos = resource-starved.

* fichero de recursos humanos = resource file.

* fondo de recursos electrónicos de acceso restringido = electronic reserve.

* Gestión de los Recursos de Información (IRM) = Information Resources Management (IRM).

* gestión de recursos acuáticos = aquatic resource management.

* gestión de recursos acuíferos = water resource management.

* gestión de recursos hidráulicos = water management.

* gestión de recursos humanos = human resource management.

* grupo de recursos = clump.

* hacer uso de recursos = tap into + resources.

* industrias que dependen de los recursos humanos = personnel based industries.

* inversión de recursos = commitment of resources.

* jefe de recursos humanos = human resource manager.

* liberar recursos = free up + resources.

* LRTS (Servicios Técnicos y de Recursos para la Biblioteca) = LRTS (Library Resources and Technical Services).

* material del centro de recursos = resource centre material.

* mediante el uso de los recursos = resource-based.

* pobre en recursos = resource-poor.

* primer recurso = first recourse.

* programa de medición de los recursos usados = metering software.

* PURL (Localizador Uniforme Permanente de Recursos) = PURL (Persistent Uniform Resource Locator).

* que combina diferenes tipos de recursos = multi-source [multi source].

* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.

* recurso académico = scholarly resource.

* recurso de inconstitucionalidad = judicial review.

* recurso de información = information asset.

* recurso de la red = network resource.

* recurso de referencia = reference resource.

* recurso de referencia eletrónico = electronic reference resource.

* recurso didáctico = teaching material.

* recurso digital = digital resource.

* recurso electrónico = electronic resource [e-resource].

* recurso energético = energy resource.

* recurso en línea = online resource.

* recurso impreso = print resource.

* recurso informativo = information asset.

* recurso natural = natural resource.

* recurso no renovable = non-renewable resource.

* recurso principal = primary resource.

* recurso renovable = renewable resource.

* recursos = assets, resourcing, inputs, resource base, ways and means.

* recursos acuíferos = water resources.

* recursos bibliográficos = literature resources.

* recursos bibliotecarios = library resources.

* recursos comerciales = commercial resources.

* recursos compartidos = resource sharing.

* recursos de gas natural = gas resources, natural gas resources.

* recursos de información autodidácticos = self help resources.

* recursos digitales = digital assets.

* recursos documentales = documentary resources.

* recursos económicos = economic resources, financial resources, fiscal resources.

* recursos efectistas = gimmickry.

* recursos electrónicos por suscripción = licensed resources, licensed electronic resources.

* recursos hidrográficos = water resources.

* recursos humanos = manpower force, staffing, staffing levels, human resources.

* recursos informáticos = computing technology, computing resources.

* recursos informativos = information resources.

* recursos, los = wherewithal, the.

* recursos materiales = material resources.

* recursos petrolíferos = oil resources.

* red de recursos distribuidos = distributed environment.

* repertorios de recursos de apelación = records of appeal proceedings.

* responsable de recursos humanos = human resource manager.

* rico en recursos = resource-rich.

* sin recursos = resource-starved.

* sistema de medición de los recursos usados = metering system.

* sobrecargar los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.

* último recurso = fall-back [fallback], last resort, last ditch.

* URC (Características Uniformes de Recursos) = URC (Uniform Resource Characteristics).

* URI (Identificador Universal de Recursos) = URI (Uniform Resource Identifier).

* URN (Nombre Uniforme de Recursos) = URN (Uniform Resource Name).

* uso compartido de recursos = resource sharing, time-sharing [timesharing].

* uso óptimo de los recursos = value for money.

* utilizar recursos = mobilise + resources, tap + resources, tap into + resources.

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recurso

masculine

A

(medio): he agotado todos los recursos I've exhausted all the options, I've tried everything I can

como último recurso as a last resort

es un hombre de recursos he's a resourceful man

B recursos mpl (medios económicos — de un país) resources (pl); (— de una persona, una familia) means (pl)

recursos minerales mineral resources

una familia sin recursos a family with no means of support

Compuestos:

● recursos económicos

mpl economic o financial resources (pl)

● recursos energéticos

mpl energy resources (pl)

● recursos humanos

mpl human resources (pl)

● recursos naturales

mpl natural resources (pl)

C ( Inf) facility, resource

D ( Der) appeal

presentar or interponer un recurso to lodge an appeal

Compuestos:

● recurso de amparo

appeal on the grounds of unconstitutionality

● recurso de casación

appeal ( for a conviction to be quashed or annulled)

● recurso de habeas corpus

application for a writ of habeas corpus

● recurso de queja

remedy of complaint, complaint proceedings (pl)

● recurso impugnativo

( Per) legal challenge

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recurso sustantivo masculino
1 ( medio):
◊ agoté todos los recursos I exhausted all the options;

como último recurso as a last resort;
un hombre de recursos a resourceful man
2
◊ recursos sustantivo masculino plural ( medios económicos — de país) resources (pl);

(— de persona) means (pl);
◊ recursos energéticos energy resources (pl);

recursos humanos human resources (pl);
recursos naturales natural resources (pl)
recurso sustantivo masculino 1 recursos, resources: su familia no tiene recursos, his family has no means of support
2 (medio, solución) resort
3 Jur appeal
' recurso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amparo
- aprovechada
- aprovechado
- casación
- explotación
- interponer
- sobrexplotación
- denegar
- medio
- remedio
- socorrido
- último
English:
asset
- expedient
- inadequate
- recourse
- resort
- resource
- standby
- stopgap
- tap
- tapping
- underemployed
- unemployed
- untapped
- device
- fail
- stop

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recurso nm

1. [medio] resort;

como último recurso as a last resort;

es un hombre de recursos he's very resourceful;

el único recurso que le queda es llamar a su hermano his only remaining alternative o option is to call his brother

2. Der appeal;

presentar recurso (ante) to appeal (against)

Comp
recurso de alzada appeal [against an official decision];
recurso de amparo appeal [to constitutional tribunal];

recurso de apelación appeal;

recurso de casación High Court appeal;

recurso contencioso administrativo = court case brought against the State;

recurso de súplica = appeal to a higher court for reversal of a decision

3. [bien, riqueza] resource;

no tiene recursos, así que su familia le da dinero he doesn't have his own means, so he gets money from his family

Comp
recurso energético energy resource;
recursos financieros financial resources;

recursos hídricos water resources;

recursos humanos human resources;

recursos minerales mineral resources;

recursos naturales natural resources;
Econ recursos propios equity;
recursos renovables renewable resources;

recursos no renovables non-renewable resources

4. Informát resource

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recurso

m

1 JUR appeal;

recurso de apelación appeal

2 material resource;

sin recursos with no means of support

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recurso nm

1) : recourse

el último recurso: the last resort

2) : appeal (in law)

3) recursos nmpl

: resources, means

recursos naturales: natural resources

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recurso n method

siempre tiene algún recurso ingenioso para salir de las situaciones complicadas he's always got some ingenious method of getting out of complicated situations

como último recurso as a last resort

Spanish-English dictionary > recurso
3 natural

adj.

1 natural (no artificial).

al natural in the flesh (en persona)

es más guapa al natural que en la fotografía she's prettier in real life than in the photograph

ser natural en alguien to be in somebody's nature

2 natural, normal.

es lo más natural del mundo it's the most natural thing in the world, it's perfectly natural

es natural que se enfade it's natural that he should be angry

3 native (nativo).

ser natural de to come from

4 illegitimate (ilegítimo) (hijo).

5 native born, native, natural.

f. & m.

1 native (nativo).

2 character.

m.

nature, disposition (talante).

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natural

► adjetivo

1 (no artificial) natural

2 (fruta, flor) fresh

3 (sin elaboración) plain; (sin alteración) additive-free

■ yogur natural plain yoghurt

4 (espontáneo) unaffected, natural

■ en esta foto has quedado más natural you look more natural in this photo

5 (lógico) natural, to be expected

6 (ilegítimo) natural, illegitimate

► nombre masculino

1 (temperamento) nature, disposition

■ es de natural irritable he is irritable by nature

2 (nativo) native, inhabitant

3 (en toreo) type of pass

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al natural (en la realidad) in real life 2 COCINA in its own juice

de tamaño natural life-sized

del natural (pintado, sacado) from life

ser natural de to be a native of, come from

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adj.

1) natural

2) native

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1. ADJ

1) (=no artificial) [calor] natural; [luz, frontera] natural; [seda] pure; [flor] real

los fenómenos naturales — natural phenomena

es rubia natural — she's a natural blonde

2) (=fresco) fresh

fruta natural — fresh fruit

3) (=sin aditivos) natural

yogur natural — natural yoghurt

con ingredientes naturales — with natural ingredients

4) (=a temperatura ambiente)

este vino se sirve natural — this wine should be served at room temperature

5) (=innato) natural

tiene un talento natural para la música — she has a natural talent for music

la bondad es natural en él — kindness is in his nature, it's in his nature to be kind

6) (=normal) natural

es natural que estés cansado — it's natural that you should be tired

es lo más natural del mundo — it's perfectly natural, it's the most natural thing in the world

7) (=no afectado) natural

has salido muy natural en la foto — you look very natural in the photo

8) (=ilegítimo) illegitimate

hijo natural — illegitimate child

9) (=nativo)

es natural de Córdoba — he is a native of Cordoba

¿de dónde es usted natural? — where are you from?, where were you born?

10)

de tamaño natural — life-size(d)

11) (Mús) natural

2.

SMF native

un natural de Badajoz — a native of Badajoz

3. SM

1) (=carácter) nature

un natural optimista — an optimistic nature

es de natural reservado — he's reserved by nature

2)

al natural: fruta al natural — (=sin aditamentos) fruit in its own juice

está muy guapa al natural — she is very pretty just as she is (without make-up)

se sirve al natural — (=a temperatura ambiente) it is served at room temperature

3) (Arte)

del natural: pintar del natural — to paint from life

clase de dibujo del natural — life class

4) (Taur) type of pass

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) < fenómeno> natural; < ingredientes> natural

en estado natural — natural, native

al natural — < mejillones> in brine

es más bonita al natural — she's prettier without makeup

b) ( a temperatura ambiente) <cerveza/gaseosa> unchilled

se sirve al natural — serve at room temperature

c) (Mús) natural

2)

a) ( espontáneo) <gesto/persona> natural

b) ( inherente) natural, innate

c) ( normal) natural

me parece lo más natural del mundo — it seems perfectly natural to me

es natural que le cueste — it's quite natural that he should find it hard

3) (frml) ( nativo)

ser natural de — to be a native of, to come from
II
masculino

1) ( carácter) nature

es de natural generoso — she has a generous nature

2) ( nativo) native

los naturales del lugar — people from the area

3) (Art)

pintar del natural — to paint from life

4) (Taur) close pass made with the muleta held in the left hand

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= natural, effortless, natural-born, native, naturally-occurring.

Ex. Also, title entries were ordered by grammatical arrangement, rather than in natural word order.

Ex. The effortless ease of such replies does conceal from the enquirer the extensive anticipatory effort of the librarian in studying the sources of information and his prior experience in their use.

Ex. Giving a natural-born leader a new book to read for himself will mean that, if he likes it, very soon other children in the group will be wanting to read it too = Dar a un líder nato un nuevo libro para que lo lea por su cuenta significa que, si le gusta, muy pronto otros niños del grupo querrán leerlo también.

Ex. Malcolm Stanhope, also a native of the state, entered the library field at the age of 30, after having been a computer salesman for eight years.

Ex. This is a naturally-occurring abrasive traditionally employed in buffing metal.

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* a escala natural = full-scale.

* alimentos naturales = health food.

* catástrofe natural = natural calamity, natural disaster.

* ciencias naturales = natural sciences.

* como algo natural = as a matter of course.

* consecuencia natural = corollary.

* defensas naturales = natural defences.

* derecho natural = natural right, natural law.

* desastre natural = natural disaster, natural calamity.

* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.

* en su estado natural = in the wild.

* entorno natural = natural setting.

* entorno natural, el = natural environment, the.

* estado natural = natural state.

* fibra natural = natural fibre.

* formar parte natural de su entorno = blend into + the landscape.

* gas natural = natural gas.

* habilidad natural = natural ability.

* hábitat natural = wildlife habitat.

* iluminación natural = natural lighting.

* lenguaje de indización natural = natural indexing language.

* lenguaje natural = natural language.

* luz natural = natural daylight, natural light.

* madre o padre natural = birth parent.

* mes natural = calendar month.

* mirador natural = belvedere.

* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.

* muerte natural = natural death.

* museo de ciencias naturales = natural science museum.

* natural del país = native-born.

* paisaje natural = natural scenery, natural landscape.

* paraje natural = wildland.

* parque natural = nature park.

* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.

* producto natural = natural product.

* recursos de gas natural = natural gas resources.

* reserva natural = nature reserve, nature preserve, wildlife preserve.

* ser algo natural para = be second nature to + Pronombre, come + naturally to.

* ser natural de = be a native of.

* sobrenatural, lo = supernatural, the.

* sopa natural = fresh soup.

* tendencia natural = in-built tendency.

* término del lenguaje natural = natural-language term.

* tienda de alimentos naturales = health food store, health food shop.

* ventilación natural = natural ventilation.

* * *
I
adjetivo

1)

a) < fenómeno> natural; < ingredientes> natural

en estado natural — natural, native

al natural — < mejillones> in brine

es más bonita al natural — she's prettier without makeup

b) ( a temperatura ambiente) <cerveza/gaseosa> unchilled

se sirve al natural — serve at room temperature

c) (Mús) natural

2)

a) ( espontáneo) <gesto/persona> natural

b) ( inherente) natural, innate

c) ( normal) natural

me parece lo más natural del mundo — it seems perfectly natural to me

es natural que le cueste — it's quite natural that he should find it hard

3) (frml) ( nativo)

ser natural de — to be a native of, to come from
II
masculino

1) ( carácter) nature

es de natural generoso — she has a generous nature

2) ( nativo) native

los naturales del lugar — people from the area

3) (Art)

pintar del natural — to paint from life

4) (Taur) close pass made with the muleta held in the left hand

* * *

= natural, effortless, natural-born, native, naturally-occurring.

Ex: Also, title entries were ordered by grammatical arrangement, rather than in natural word order.

Ex: The effortless ease of such replies does conceal from the enquirer the extensive anticipatory effort of the librarian in studying the sources of information and his prior experience in their use.

Ex: Giving a natural-born leader a new book to read for himself will mean that, if he likes it, very soon other children in the group will be wanting to read it too = Dar a un líder nato un nuevo libro para que lo lea por su cuenta significa que, si le gusta, muy pronto otros niños del grupo querrán leerlo también.

Ex: Malcolm Stanhope, also a native of the state, entered the library field at the age of 30, after having been a computer salesman for eight years.

Ex: This is a naturally-occurring abrasive traditionally employed in buffing metal.

* a escala natural = full-scale.

* alimentos naturales = health food.

* catástrofe natural = natural calamity, natural disaster.

* ciencias naturales = natural sciences.

* como algo natural = as a matter of course.

* consecuencia natural = corollary.

* defensas naturales = natural defences.

* derecho natural = natural right, natural law.

* desastre natural = natural disaster, natural calamity.

* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.

* en su estado natural = in the wild.

* entorno natural = natural setting.

* entorno natural, el = natural environment, the.

* estado natural = natural state.

* fibra natural = natural fibre.

* formar parte natural de su entorno = blend into + the landscape.

* gas natural = natural gas.

* habilidad natural = natural ability.

* hábitat natural = wildlife habitat.

* iluminación natural = natural lighting.

* lenguaje de indización natural = natural indexing language.

* lenguaje natural = natural language.

* luz natural = natural daylight, natural light.

* madre o padre natural = birth parent.

* mes natural = calendar month.

* mirador natural = belvedere.

* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.

* muerte natural = natural death.

* museo de ciencias naturales = natural science museum.

* natural del país = native-born.

* paisaje natural = natural scenery, natural landscape.

* paraje natural = wildland.

* parque natural = nature park.

* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.

* producto natural = natural product.

* recursos de gas natural = natural gas resources.

* reserva natural = nature reserve, nature preserve, wildlife preserve.

* ser algo natural para = be second nature to + Pronombre, come + naturally to.

* ser natural de = be a native of.

* sobrenatural, lo = supernatural, the.

* sopa natural = fresh soup.

* tendencia natural = in-built tendency.

* término del lenguaje natural = natural-language term.

* tienda de alimentos naturales = health food store, health food shop.

* ventilación natural = natural ventilation.

* * *

natural¹

adjective

A

1 ‹fenómeno› natural; ‹ingredientes› natural

una de las grandes bellezas naturales de nuestro país one of our country's great natural beauty spots

2 (sin elaboración) natural

en estado natural natural, native

¿piña natural o de lata? fresh pineapple or tinned?

al natural ‹mejillones› in brine

una lata de tomates al natural a can of tomatoes in natural juice

es mucho más bonita al natural she's much prettier without makeup

3 (a temperatura ambiente) ‹cerveza/gaseosa› unchilled

se sirve al natural serve at room temperature

4 ( Mús) natural

fa natural F natural

B

1 (sin afectación, espontáneo) ‹gesto/pose/persona› natural

es muy natural en el trato she has a very natural manner

2 (inherente) natural, innate

una inclinación natural hacia la música a natural o an innate musical ability

la generosidad es natural en ella she's generous by nature

3 (normal) natural

se acostó tarde y como es natural se quedó dormida she went to bed late and, of course o naturally, overslept

me parece lo más natural del mundo it seems perfectly natural to me

natural QUE + SUBJ:

es natural que le cueste adaptarse it's quite natural o normal that he should find it hard to adapt

es muy natural que le hayan dicho que no it's only natural that they refused o that they should have refused him

C ( frml) (nativo) ser natural DE to be a native OF, to come FROM

Juan Prieto, de 33 años, natural de Alicante Juan Prieto, 33 years old, from Alicante

natural²

masculine

A (carácter) nature

es de natural generoso she has a generous nature, she is generous by nature

B (nativo) native

los naturales del lugar people from the area

C ( Art):

pintar/dibujar del natural to paint/draw from life

D ( Taur) close pass made with the muleta held in the left hand

natural³

masculine and feminine

(nativo) native

los naturales del lugar the people from the area

* * *

natural adjetivo
1
a) ‹fenómeno/ingrediente› natural;

‹ fruta› fresh;
◊ al natural ‹ mejillones› in brine

b) ( a temperatura ambiente) ‹cerveza/gaseosa› unchilled

c) (Mús) natural

2
a) ( espontáneo) ‹gesto/persona› natural

b) ( inherente) natural, innate

c) ( normal) natural;

◊ me parece lo más natural del mundo it seems perfectly natural to me

3 (frml) ( nativo) ser natural de to be a native of, to come from
■ sustantivo masculino
a) ( carácter) nature

b) ( nativo) native;

◊ los naturales del lugar people from the area

natural
I adjetivo
1 natural: es una persona muy natural, he's a very natural person
(no artificial, fresco) fresh: es una rosa natural, it's a fresh rose
a tamaño natural, life-size
2 (normal, lógico) me parece natural, it seems natural to me
3 (nativo) soy natural de Castilla, I come from Castilla
4 Mat natural
II sustantivo masculino
1 (temperamento, inclinación) nature
2 Arte life: lo pintó del natural, he painted it from life
III mf (oriundo) native
' natural' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
canal
- cien
- cruda
- crudo
- día
- emanación
- expolio
- hijo
- limonada
- lógica
- lógico
- luz
- mirador
- muerte
- nata
- nato
- reserva
- sencilla
- sencillo
- sobrexplotación
- tamaña
- tamaño
- turba
- anfiteatro
- café
- cataclismo
- en
- franco
- gruta
- llano
- museo
- naturalidad
- naturismo
- naturista
- pantano
- parque
- recurso
- riqueza
- siniestro
English:
border
- born
- curl
- designate
- fair
- full-scale
- hail
- life
- life-size
- life-sized
- lifelike
- mention
- native
- natural
- natural childbirth
- naturally
- nature reserve
- nature trail
- plain
- process
- reserve
- successor
- sunlight
- unaffected
- unnatural
- unnaturally
- unspoilt
- wear
- wild
- wildlife park
- die
- dry
- effortless
- environment
- flair
- full
- good
- may
- might
- nature
- pond
- resource
- should
- unspoiled
- wastage
- wilderness

* * *

natural

♦ adj

1. [de la naturaleza] [recursos, frontera] natural;

un fenómeno natural a natural phenomenon

2. [sin aditivos] [yogur] natural;
[zumo] fresh;
al natural [fruta] in its own juice;
[en persona] in the flesh;
es más guapa al natural que en la fotografía she's prettier in real life o in the flesh than in the photograph

3. [fresco] [flores, fruta, leche] fresh

4. [lógico, normal] natural, normal;

ser natural en alguien to be in sb's nature;

es lo más natural del mundo it's the most natural thing in the world, it's perfectly natural;

es natural que se enfade it's natural that he should be angry

5. [nativo] native;

ser natural de to come from

6. [ilegítimo] illegitimate;

hijo natural illegitimate child

7. [hábil y no hábil]
año/mes natural calendar year/month;

30 días naturales de vacaciones 30 days' holiday (including weekends)

8. RP [del tiempo] unchilled, at room temperature;

un agua natural a glass of unchilled water

9. Mús natural

♦ nmf
[nativo] native
♦ nm

1. [talante] nature, disposition

2. Arte
un dibujo del natural a life drawing

3. Taurom = left-handed pass without the sword

* * *

natural

I adj

1 natural;

es natural it’s only natural

2 MÚS nota natural

3

:

ser natural de come from

II m

:

fruta al natural fruit in its own juice

* * *

natural adj

1) : natural

2) : normal

como es natural: naturally, as expected

3)

natural de : native of, from

4)

de tamaño natural : life-size

natural nm

1) carácter: disposition, temperament

2) : native

un natural de Venezuela: a native of Venezuela

* * *

natural¹ adj (en general) natural

un fenómeno natural a natural phenomenon

es natural que en verano haga calor it's only natural that it should be hot in summer

natural² n

los naturales de Sevilla people born in Seville / people from Seville

Spanish-English dictionary > natural
4 abundar

v.

1 to abound (ser abundante).

aquí abundan los camaleones there are lots of chameleons here

El agua abunda Water abounds.

2 to be plenty of, to be a lot of.

Abundan los problemas There are plenty of problems.

3 to have plenty of, to have a lot of, to have probably a lot of.

Me abundan los problemas I have plenty of problems.

4 to abound for, to be plentiful for, to abound to.

Nos abunda la comida Food abounds for us.

* * *

abundar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (haber en cantidad) to abound, be plentiful

■ las manzanas abundan there are plenty of apples

2 abundar en (tener en cantidad) to be rich in, abound in

■ esta región abunda en aceite de oliva this region is rich in olive oil

3 figurado (adherirse) to share, support

■ yo abundo en la opinión del ministro I agree with the minister, I share the minister's opinion

* * *

verb

to abound, be plentiful

* * *

VI

1) (=existir en abundancia) to be plentiful

el olivo abunda en el sur — olive trees are plentiful in the south

este tipo de cáncer abunda entre personas sedentarias — this type of cancer is very common in o among sedentary people

2) frm (=tener en abundancia)

abundar en algo: la zona abunda en gas natural — the area is rich in natural gas, natural gas is plentiful in the area

los periódicos abundan en anglicismos — the newspapers abound in o with anglicisms

3) (=profundizar)

abundar en algo — frm to elaborate on sth

me gustaría abundar en ese comentario — I'd like to elaborate on this remark

no quiso abundar más en el asunto — he declined to elaborate

4) (=estar de acuerdo)

yo abundo en esa opinión — I absolutely o wholeheartedly agree

* * *

verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( existir en gran número o cantidad) especie/mineral to be abundant

aquí lo que abunda son los problemas — there's certainly no shortage of problems here

b) ( tener mucho)

abundar en algo — to abound o be rich in something

el país abunda en recursos naturales — the country abounds o is rich in natural resources

2) ( extenderse al hablar)

abundar en algo — to go into great detail about something

abundó en el tema — he talked about the subject at great length

3) (en una opinión, creencia) (frml)

abundar EN algo — to share something

los dos partidos abundan en esa opinión — both parties share that view

abundo en la opinión de mi colega de que... — I share my colleague's opinion that...

* * *

= abound, buzz with.

Ex. For the present this definition will have to stand as a statement covering programmes in which terms like 'expert systems', 'artificial intelligence', 'computer systems' abound.

Ex. The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.

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* abundar en = abound in/with, be rife with, litter (with).

* abundar sobre = elaborate on.

* polémica + abundar = controversy + rage.

* * *

verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( existir en gran número o cantidad) especie/mineral to be abundant

aquí lo que abunda son los problemas — there's certainly no shortage of problems here

b) ( tener mucho)

abundar en algo — to abound o be rich in something

el país abunda en recursos naturales — the country abounds o is rich in natural resources

2) ( extenderse al hablar)

abundar en algo — to go into great detail about something

abundó en el tema — he talked about the subject at great length

3) (en una opinión, creencia) (frml)

abundar EN algo — to share something

los dos partidos abundan en esa opinión — both parties share that view

abundo en la opinión de mi colega de que... — I share my colleague's opinion that...

* * *

= abound, buzz with.

Ex: For the present this definition will have to stand as a statement covering programmes in which terms like 'expert systems', 'artificial intelligence', 'computer systems' abound.

Ex: The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.

* abundar en = abound in/with, be rife with, litter (with).

* abundar sobre = elaborate on.

* polémica + abundar = controversy + rage.

* * *

abundar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 (existir en gran número o cantidad) to abound, be abundant

esta planta abunda en los climas tropicales this plant grows in abundance o abounds in tropical climates

aquí lo que abunda son los problemas there's certainly no shortage of problems here

lo que abunda no daña: ya sé que lo he dicho antes, pero lo que abunda no daña I know I've said this before, but there's no harm in repeating it

2 (tener mucho) abundar EN algo to be rich IN sth

el país abunda en recursos naturales the country is rich in o abounds in natural resources

la traducción abunda en errores the translation is full of mistakes

B (extenderse al hablar) abundar EN algo to go into great detail ABOUT sth

abundó en el tema he talked about the subject at great length

abundó en detalles sobre su viaje she discussed her trip in great detail

C (en una opinión) abundar EN algo:

los dos partidos abundan en la opinión de que la reforma es insuficiente both parties share the view o agree that the reform does not go far enough

abundo en la opinión de mi colega de que … I share my colleague's opinion that …

* * *

abundar ( conjugate abundar) verbo intransitivo
a) ( existir en gran número o cantidad) [especie/mineral] to be abundant

b) ( tener mucho) abundar en algo to abound o be rich in sth

abundar verbo intransitivo
1 (haber o tener en cantidad) to abound, be plentiful: estos montes abundan en caza mayor, there's a plentiful supply of big-game in these mountains
2 (insistir) to go on: no es necesario que abundes más en ello, don't go on about it
' abundar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pulular
English:
abound

* * *

abundar vi

1. [ser abundante] to abound;

aquí abundan los camaleones there are lots of chameleons here;

este año abundan las naranjas the oranges have done very well this year

2.
abundar en [tener en abundancia] to be rich in;

la región abunda en recursos naturales the region is rich in natural resources

3.
abundar en [insistir] to insist on;

en su discurso abundó en la necesidad de recortar gastos in her speech she insisted on the need to cut costs

4.
abundar en [estar de acuerdo con] to agree completely with;

abundo en vuestra opinión I entirely agree with you

* * *

abundar

v/i be plentiful o

abundant;

abundar en abound in

* * *

abundar vi

1) : to abound, to be plentiful

2)

abundar en : to be in agreement with

Spanish-English dictionary > abundar
5 riqueza

f.

1 wealth (fortuna).

2 richness (abundancia).

3 abundance, plenty.

* * *

riqueza

► nombre femenino

1 (cualidad) richness, wealthiness

► nombre femenino plural riquezas

1 (abundancia) wealth sing, riches

* * *

noun f.

wealth

* * *

SF

1) (=bienes) wealth

la distribución de la riqueza — the distribution of wealth

no le importaba nada toda su riqueza — all her riches meant nothing to her

vivir en la riqueza — to live in luxury

riqueza imponible — taxable assets pl

2) (=abundancia) richness

su enorme riqueza espiritual — his enormous spiritual wealth o richness of spirit

tiene una gran riqueza de vocabulario — she has a very extensive o rich vocabulary

3) (=fertilidad) richness

la riqueza del suelo — the richness of the soil

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( bienes) wealth

la mala distribución de la riqueza — the uneven distribution of wealth

una enorme riqueza en joyas — a vast fortune in jewels

las riquezas del museo — the treasures of the museum

b) ( recursos)

las riquezas del suelo — the earth's riches

las riquezas naturales de un país — a country's natural resources

2) (variedad, abundancia) richness

* * *

= richness, fortune, treasure, riches.

Ex. In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.

Ex. Robert Watt was thoroughly bitten by the bibliography bug and although he bequeathed an important piece of work to posterity, he and his surviving family can hardly be said to have enjoyed good fortune from it.

Ex. There were no injuries but the archive and the treasures housed in its 700 linear feet of acid-free boxes were severely damaged.

Ex. This paper describes pilot projects to share LC's riches nationwide.

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* dar riqueza a = add + richness to.

* de la pobreza a la riqueza = from rags to riches.

* la riqueza de = the wealth of.

* riquezas = wealth, riches.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( bienes) wealth

la mala distribución de la riqueza — the uneven distribution of wealth

una enorme riqueza en joyas — a vast fortune in jewels

las riquezas del museo — the treasures of the museum

b) ( recursos)

las riquezas del suelo — the earth's riches

las riquezas naturales de un país — a country's natural resources

2) (variedad, abundancia) richness

* * *

= richness, fortune, treasure, riches.

Ex: In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.

Ex: Robert Watt was thoroughly bitten by the bibliography bug and although he bequeathed an important piece of work to posterity, he and his surviving family can hardly be said to have enjoyed good fortune from it.

Ex: There were no injuries but the archive and the treasures housed in its 700 linear feet of acid-free boxes were severely damaged.

Ex: This paper describes pilot projects to share LC's riches nationwide.

* dar riqueza a = add + richness to.

* de la pobreza a la riqueza = from rags to riches.

* la riqueza de = the wealth of.

* riquezas = wealth, riches.

* * *

riqueza

feminine

A

1 (bienes) wealth

repartió sus riquezas entre los pobres he distributed his wealth o his riches o his fortune amongst the poor

tiene una enorme riqueza en joyas he has a vast fortune in jewels

la mala distribución de la riqueza the uneven distribution of wealth

ni toda la riqueza del mundo podría comprarlo all the riches in the world could not buy it

las riquezas del museo arqueológico the treasures of the archaeological museum

2

(recursos): la explotación de las riquezas del suelo the exploitation of the earth's riches

las riquezas naturales de un país a country's natural resources

B (variedad, abundancia) richness

la riqueza de la vegetación the richness of the vegetation

la riqueza de su vocabulario the richness of her vocabulary

* * *

riqueza sustantivo femenino
a) ( bienes) wealth;

◊ las riquezas del museo the treasures of the museum

b) ( recursos):

◊ las riquezas del suelo the earth's riches;

las riquezas naturales de un país a country's natural resources
c) (variedad, abundancia) richness

riqueza sustantivo femenino
1 (caudal, bienes) wealth
2 (suntuosidad, concentración) richness
' riqueza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundancia
- correlación
- ostentación
- capital
- caudal
- despliegue
- fortuna
- sed
English:
richness
- untold
- wealth

* * *

riqueza nf

1. [fortuna] wealth;

la redistribución de la riqueza the redistribution of wealth

2. [cosas de valor]
el cofre estaba lleno de oro y riquezas the chest was full of gold and riches

3. [abundancia] richness;

una región de gran riqueza minera a region rich in mineral resources;

tiene gran riqueza de vocabulario she has a very rich vocabulary;

un alimento con gran riqueza vitamínica a food rich in vitamins;

la riqueza de la decoración llamaba la atención the lavish décor was striking

* * *

riqueza

f wealth

* * *

riqueza nf

1) : wealth, riches pl

2) : richness

3)

riquezas naturales : natural resources

* * *

riqueza n (dinero) wealth

Spanish-English dictionary > riqueza
6 rico

adj.

1 rich, wealthy, well-off, moneyed.

2 delicious, tasty.

3 pleasing.

m.

1 rich person, rich.

2 Rico.

* * *

rico

► adjetivo

1 (acaudalado) rich, wealthy

2 (abundante) rich

■ rico en potasio rich in potassium

3 (sabroso) tasty, delicious

4 (tierra) rich, fertile

5 (excelente) rich, excellent

6 familiar (bonito) lovely, adorable

■ tiene un niño muy rico she's got a lovely boy

7 familiar (tratamiento - hombre) mate, US man; (- mujer) love, US sweetheart

■ mira rico, no me tomes el pelo look mate, don't pull my leg

■ ¿qué tal, rica? how are you doing, love?

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 rich person

► nombre masculino plural los ricos

1 the rich

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar muy rica familiar (chica) to be gorgeous

hacerse rico,-a to get rich

nuevo,-a rico,-a nouveau riche

* * *

(f. - rica)

adj.

1) rich

2) wealthy

3) delicious

* * *
rico, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=adinerado) rich, wealthy

- llueva sobre el más rico

2) [suelo] rich

rico de o en — rich in

3) (=valioso) valuable, precious; (=lujoso) luxurious, sumptuous, valuable; [tela] fine, rich, sumptuous

4) (=sabroso) delicious, tasty

estos pasteles están muy ricos — these cakes are delicious

5) * (=bonito) cute, lovely
[en oración directa]
¡rico! — darling!

¡oye, rico! — hey, watch it! *

¡que no, rico! — Esp no way, mate! *

¡qué rico es el pequeño! — isn't he a lovely baby!

está muy rica la tía — she's a bit of all right **

¡qué rico! — iró (isn't that just) great!

2.

SM / F rich person

nuevo rico — nouveau riche

* * *
I
- ca adjetivo

1) <persona/país> rich, wealthy

2)

a) < tierra> rich; < vegetación> lush; <lenguaje/historia> rich

b) ( abundante)

rico EN algo — rich in something

3)

a) < comida> good, nice

esto está riquísimo! — this is delicious!

b) (esp CS) < perfume> nice, lovely

qué rico olor tiene! — what a lovely smell!

4) (fam) ( mono) <niño/chica> lovely, cute

es muy rica de cara — (CS) she has a very pretty o a lovely face

5) (AmL exc RPl) ( agradable) lovely, wonderful

¿te vas a Acapulco? ay, qué rico! — you're off to Acapulco? how lovely!
II
- ca masculino, femenino

1) (m) rich o wealthy man; (f) rich o wealthy woman

los ricos — rich people, the rich

2) ( como apelativo) (fam & iró) sweetie (colloq & iro), honey (colloq & iro)

* * *

= affluent, rich [richer -comp., richest -sup.], wealthy [wealthier -comp., wealthiest -sup.], luscious, tasty [tastier -comp., tastiest -sup.].

Ex. It is easy to predict that a majority of either large or affluent libraries in this country will employ some form of catalog under machine control in the foreseeable future.

Ex. So, in practice, instead of exploiting the rich coordination of natural language, most systems ignore these links between concepts and resort to picking words from text at random.

Ex. Today's sophisticated media provide clear advantages to wealthy, well-established interest groups.

Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.

Ex. Some tasty ready-made sarnies you can buy in shops are so full of salt they should have a health warning, says a group of experts.

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* aprendizaje rico en conocimiento = knowledge-rich learning.

* barrio de los ricos = upper town.

* casarse con alguien rico = marry into + money, marry + a fortune, marry + money.

* hacer más rico = add + richness to.

* hacerse rico = strike + it rich, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.

* hazte rico pronto = get-rich-quick.

* Puerto Rico = Puerto Rico.

* rico en almidón = starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.], starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.].

* rico en contenido = content-rich.

* rico en contenido temático = subject-rich.

* rico en féculas = starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.].

* rico en fibras = high-fibre.

* rico en grasa = fat-rich.

* rico en hidratos de carbono = starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.].

* rico en información = information-rich, info-rich.

* rico en mensajes = message-rich.

* rico en nutrientes = nutrient-rich.

* rico en óxido = oxidised [oxidized, -USA].

* rico en proteínas = high protein.

* rico en recursos = resource-rich.

* rico en TI = IT-rich.

* ricos = haves.

* ricos en información = information haves.

* ricos en información, los = information-rich, the.

* ricos, los = better off, the.

* ricos y los pobres, los = haves and the have-nots, the.

* ser rico en = be rich in.

* ser rico en contenido = be rich in content.

* superricos, los = super rich, the.

* * *
I
- ca adjetivo

1) <persona/país> rich, wealthy

2)

a) < tierra> rich; < vegetación> lush; <lenguaje/historia> rich

b) ( abundante)

rico EN algo — rich in something

3)

a) < comida> good, nice

esto está riquísimo! — this is delicious!

b) (esp CS) < perfume> nice, lovely

qué rico olor tiene! — what a lovely smell!

4) (fam) ( mono) <niño/chica> lovely, cute

es muy rica de cara — (CS) she has a very pretty o a lovely face

5) (AmL exc RPl) ( agradable) lovely, wonderful

¿te vas a Acapulco? ay, qué rico! — you're off to Acapulco? how lovely!
II
- ca masculino, femenino

1) (m) rich o wealthy man; (f) rich o wealthy woman

los ricos — rich people, the rich

2) ( como apelativo) (fam & iró) sweetie (colloq & iro), honey (colloq & iro)

* * *

= affluent, rich [richer -comp., richest -sup.], wealthy [wealthier -comp., wealthiest -sup.], luscious, tasty [tastier -comp., tastiest -sup.].

Ex: It is easy to predict that a majority of either large or affluent libraries in this country will employ some form of catalog under machine control in the foreseeable future.

Ex: So, in practice, instead of exploiting the rich coordination of natural language, most systems ignore these links between concepts and resort to picking words from text at random.

Ex: Today's sophisticated media provide clear advantages to wealthy, well-established interest groups.

Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.

Ex: Some tasty ready-made sarnies you can buy in shops are so full of salt they should have a health warning, says a group of experts.

* aprendizaje rico en conocimiento = knowledge-rich learning.

* barrio de los ricos = upper town.

* casarse con alguien rico = marry into + money, marry + a fortune, marry + money.

* hacer más rico = add + richness to.

* hacerse rico = strike + it rich, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.

* hazte rico pronto = get-rich-quick.

* Puerto Rico = Puerto Rico.

* rico en almidón = starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.], starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.].

* rico en contenido = content-rich.

* rico en contenido temático = subject-rich.

* rico en féculas = starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.].

* rico en fibras = high-fibre.

* rico en grasa = fat-rich.

* rico en hidratos de carbono = starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.].

* rico en información = information-rich, info-rich.

* rico en mensajes = message-rich.

* rico en nutrientes = nutrient-rich.

* rico en óxido = oxidised [oxidized, -USA].

* rico en proteínas = high protein.

* rico en recursos = resource-rich.

* rico en TI = IT-rich.

* ricos = haves.

* ricos en información = information haves.

* ricos en información, los = information-rich, the.

* ricos, los = better off, the.

* ricos y los pobres, los = haves and the have-nots, the.

* ser rico en = be rich in.

* ser rico en contenido = be rich in content.

* superricos, los = super rich, the.

* * *

rico¹ -ca

adjective

A ‹persona/país› rich, wealthy

B

1 ‹tierra› rich; ‹vegetación› lush; ‹lenguaje/historia› rich

2 (abundante) rico EN algo rich IN sth

una dieta rica en vitaminas a diet rich in vitamins, a vitamin-rich diet

3 ( gen delante del n) (magnífico) ‹telas/tapices› rich, sumptuous

C

1 ‹comida› good, nice

¡esto está riquísimo! this is o tastes delicious!

con nueces queda más rico it's nicer with nuts

2 ( esp RPl) ‹perfume› nice, lovely

¡qué rico olor tiene! what a lovely smell!, it smells lovely!

D ( fam) (mono) ‹niño/chica› lovely, cute

¡qué niño más rico! what a lovely o sweet o cute child

está muy rica con ese vestido she looks cute o lovely in that dress

es muy rica de cara ( RPl); she has a very pretty o a lovely face

¡qué rica está tu vecina! your neighbor's gorgeous o hot stuff ( colloq)

E ( AmL exc RPl) (agradable) lovely, wonderful

¡qué rico estar en la playa ahora! wouldn't it be wonderful o just great to be on the beach now!

¿te vas a Acapulco? ¡ay, qué rico! you're off to Acapulco? how lovely!

¡qué rica! así salgo yo perdiendo oh, that's great o charming! that way I lose out ( iro)

rico² -ca

masculine, feminine

A ( masculine) rich o wealthy man; ( feminine) rich o wealthy woman

un rico no tiene estos problemas rich people don't have these problems

los ricos rich people, the rich

los pocos ricos que conozco the few rich o wealthy people I know

nuevo

B (como apelativo) ( fam iró); sweetie ( colloq iro), honey ( colloq iro), sunshine ( BrE colloq iro)

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rico
◊ -ca adjetivo

1
a) ‹persona/país› rich, wealthy

b) ‹ tierra› rich;

‹ vegetación› lush;
‹lenguaje/historia› rich;
rico EN algo rich in sth
2
a) ‹ comida› good, nice;

◊ ¡esto está riquísimo! this is delicious!

b) (esp CS) ‹ perfume› nice, lovely;

◊ ¡qué rico olor tiene! what a lovely smell!

c) (fam) ( mono) ‹niño/chica› lovely, cute

d) (AmL exc RPl) ( agradable) lovely, wonderful

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) (m) rich o wealthy man;

(f) rich o wealthy woman;
◊ los ricos rich people, the rich

b) ( como apelativo) (fam & iró) sweetie (colloq & iro), honey (colloq & iro)

rico,-a
I adjetivo
1 (suntuoso) sumptuous: se puso un rico vestido, she put on a gorgeous dress
2 (acaudalado) wealthy: es un hombre rico, he's a rich man
3 (sabroso) delicious
4 (un niño, bebé, una mascota) lovely, adorable
5 (tierra, sustancia) rich: es un alimento rico en proteínas, it's a high-protein food
II sustantivo masculino y femenino rich o wealthy person
los ricos, the wealthy
' rico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
buena
- bueno
- frotar
- frotarse
- poderosa
- poderoso
- rica
- enriquecer
- nuevo
- ojalá
- Puerto Rico
English:
abundant
- affluent
- cute
- even
- full-bodied
- get-rich-quick
- loaded
- luscious
- me
- nice
- off
- opulent
- Puerto Rico
- rich
- sweet
- wealthy
- wish
- eventful
- high
- nouveau riche
- only
- PR
- report
- vivid

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rico, -a

♦ adj

1. [adinerado] rich;

un país rico a rich country

2. [abundante] rich (en in);
una dieta rica en proteínas a protein-rich diet, a diet rich in proteins;

esta región es rica en recursos naturales this region is rich in natural resources

3. [fértil] fertile, rich

4. [sabroso] delicious;

la sopa está muy rica the soup is really delicious;

¡qué rico! this is delicious!

5. [simpático] cute;

¡qué perrito tan rico! what a cute little dog!

6. [bello, de calidad] [telas, tapices, vocabulario] rich

7. Am salvo RP [agradable] lovely;

¡qué clima más rico hace aquí! the climate here is lovely!

♦ nm,f

1. [adinerado] rich person;

los ricos the rich;

los nuevos ricos the nouveaux riches

2. Fam [apelativo]
¡oye, rico! hey, sunshine!;

¿por qué no te callas, rico? shut up, you!

♦ adv
Am salvo RP [bien] well;
qué rico toca el piano she plays the piano so well;

qué rico se está aquí en la playa it's lovely here on the beach

* * *

rico

I adj

1 rich;

rico en vitaminas rich in vitamins

2 comida delicious

3 fam

niño cute fam

II m rich man;

nuevo rico nouveau riche

* * *

rico, -ca adj

1) : rich, wealthy

2) : fertile

3) : luxurious, valuable

4) : delicious

5) : adorable, lovely

6) : great, wonderful

rico, -ca n

: rich person

* * *

rico¹ adj

1. (en general) rich

un hombre rico a rich man

la leche es rica en calcio milk is rich in calcium

2. (comida) delicious

la tarta está muy rica the cake is delicious

3. (niño) sweet

¡qué niña más rica! what a sweet little girl!

rico² n

1. (hombre) rich man [pl. men]

2. (mujer) rich woman [pl. women]

Spanish-English dictionary > rico
7 pobre

adj.

1 poor (necesitado).

más pobre que las ratas (informal) as poor as a church mouse

2 poor (desdichado).

¡pobre hombre! poor man!

¡pobre de mí! poor me!

pobre de aquél que se atreva a comerse mi ración woe betide anyone who dares to eat my portion

3 poor (mediocre, defectuoso).

4 poor (escaso).

una dieta pobre en proteínas a diet with a low protein content

esta región es pobre en recursos naturales this region lacks natural resources

f. & m.

1 poor person (sin dinero, infeliz).

los pobres the poor, poor people

¡el pobre! poor thing!

la pobre está siempre luchando por dar de comer a sus hijos the poor woman is forever struggling to keep her children fed

2 beggar (mendigo).

* * *

pobre

► adjetivo

1 (gen) poor

2 (infeliz) poor

■ ¡ojalá estuviera aquí tu pobre padre! if only your dear father were here now!

■ pobre de ti si te acercas a ella otra vez don't go near her again or you'll be sorry

■ ¡ay, pobre de mí, que vieja estoy ya! poor old me, I'm getting old!

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 (con poco dinero) poor person; (mendigo) beggar

■ siempre les da dinero a los pobres she always gives money to the poor

2 (infeliz) poor thing

■ la pobre se cree que le van a devolver el dinero the poor thing thinks she is going to get her money back

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

no salir de pobres familiar to be condemned to eternal poverty

* * *

adj.

1) poor

2) weak

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [persona, familia, barrio] poor

aquí vive gente muy pobre — the people who live here are very poor

2) (=escaso) poor

sus conocimientos de inglés son muy pobres — his knowledge of English is very poor

una dieta pobre en vitaminas — a diet poor in vitamins

3) [indicando compasión] poor

¡pobre hombre! — poor man!, poor fellow!

¡pobre Francisco! — poor old Francisco!

¡pobre de mí! — poor me!

¡pobre de él! — poor man!, poor fellow!

¡pobre de ti si te pillo! — you'll be sorry if I catch you!

pobre diablo — poor wretch, poor devil

2. SMF

1) (=necesitado) poor person; (=mendigo) beggar

un pobre — a poor man

los pobres — the poor, poor people

un pobre pedía dinero — a beggar o poor man was asking for money

2) [indicando compasión] poor thing

la pobre estaba mojada — the poor thing was wet through

* * *
I
adjetivo

1)

a) <persona/barrio/nación> poor; < vestimenta> poor, shabby

b) ( escaso) < vocabulario> poor, limited

pobre EN algo: aguas pobres en minerales — water with a low mineral content

c) ( mediocre) <examen/trabajo/actuación> poor; < salud> poor, bad

un argumento bastante pobre — a rather weak argument

d) < tierra> poor

2) (delante del n) ( digno de compasión) poor

pobrecito, tiene hambre — poor little thing, he's hungry

pobre de mí! — poor (old) me!

pobre de ti si lo tocas! — if you touch it, you'll be for it

•

- pobre diablo
II
masculino y femenino

1) ( necesitado) poor person, pauper (arch)

los pobres — the poor

sacar de pobre — (fam) to make... rich

salir de pobre — (fam) to get somewhere in the world

2) ( expresando compasión) poor thing

•

- pobre de espíritu

* * *

= poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], denuded, penurious, impoverished, impecunious, down-and-out, destitute, pauper.

Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

Ex. Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.

Ex. Which is a more effective location is a question that can be explored, but we do need to avoid the situation faced by other in situations developed in past ages, like the Church of England, whose physical plant (the church buildings) is over-provided for the denuded rural areas and under-provided for the city.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Periodicals: proliferation, pricing and the penurious librarian'.

Ex. Many books contain inaccuracies and generalisations about Africa, perpetuating stereotypes e.g. that of the malnourished, impoverished African.

Ex. Despite its impecunious state and lack of a home until 1928, the UK Library Association remained confident about the future of libraries and librarianship.

Ex. The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.

Ex. The clarity of his drawings contrasts sharply with the total alienation in which he lived as a destitute mental patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.

Ex. Gavarni's illustrations of waifs, paupers, and beggars were later published separately, with captions added by the artist.

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* aprendizaje pobre en inteligencia = knowledge-sparse learning.

* asilo de pobres = almshouse.

* barrio de los pobres = lower town.

* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* estilo pobre = impoverished style.

* excusa muy pobre = lame excuse.

* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.

* pariente pobre = poor relation.

* pobre en información = info-poor.

* pobre en recursos = resource-poor.

* pobre hombre = poor fellow.

* pobres = have-nots.

* pobres en información = information have-nots.

* pobres en información, los = information-poor, the.

* pobres en tecnología, los = technical poor, the.

* pobres, los = poor, the.

* pobre verbalmente = verbally impoverished.

* pretexto muy pobre = lame excuse.

* ricos y los pobres, los = haves and the have-nots, the.

* * *
I
adjetivo

1)

a) <persona/barrio/nación> poor; < vestimenta> poor, shabby

b) ( escaso) < vocabulario> poor, limited

pobre EN algo: aguas pobres en minerales — water with a low mineral content

c) ( mediocre) <examen/trabajo/actuación> poor; < salud> poor, bad

un argumento bastante pobre — a rather weak argument

d) < tierra> poor

2) (delante del n) ( digno de compasión) poor

pobrecito, tiene hambre — poor little thing, he's hungry

pobre de mí! — poor (old) me!

pobre de ti si lo tocas! — if you touch it, you'll be for it

•

- pobre diablo
II
masculino y femenino

1) ( necesitado) poor person, pauper (arch)

los pobres — the poor

sacar de pobre — (fam) to make... rich

salir de pobre — (fam) to get somewhere in the world

2) ( expresando compasión) poor thing

•

- pobre de espíritu

* * *

= poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], denuded, penurious, impoverished, impecunious, down-and-out, destitute, pauper.

Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

Ex: Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.

Ex: Which is a more effective location is a question that can be explored, but we do need to avoid the situation faced by other in situations developed in past ages, like the Church of England, whose physical plant (the church buildings) is over-provided for the denuded rural areas and under-provided for the city.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Periodicals: proliferation, pricing and the penurious librarian'.

Ex: Many books contain inaccuracies and generalisations about Africa, perpetuating stereotypes e.g. that of the malnourished, impoverished African.

Ex: Despite its impecunious state and lack of a home until 1928, the UK Library Association remained confident about the future of libraries and librarianship.

Ex: The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.

Ex: The clarity of his drawings contrasts sharply with the total alienation in which he lived as a destitute mental patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.

Ex: Gavarni's illustrations of waifs, paupers, and beggars were later published separately, with captions added by the artist.

* aprendizaje pobre en inteligencia = knowledge-sparse learning.

* asilo de pobres = almshouse.

* barrio de los pobres = lower town.

* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* estilo pobre = impoverished style.

* excusa muy pobre = lame excuse.

* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.

* pariente pobre = poor relation.

* pobre en información = info-poor.

* pobre en recursos = resource-poor.

* pobre hombre = poor fellow.

* pobres = have-nots.

* pobres en información = information have-nots.

* pobres en información, los = information-poor, the.

* pobres en tecnología, los = technical poor, the.

* pobres, los = poor, the.

* pobre verbalmente = verbally impoverished.

* pretexto muy pobre = lame excuse.

* ricos y los pobres, los = haves and the have-nots, the.

* * *

pobre¹

adjective

A

1 ‹persona/barrio/vivienda› poor; ‹vestimenta› poor, shabby; ‹nación› poor

somos muy pobres we are very poor

los sectores más pobres de la población the poorest o the most deprived sectors of the population

2 (escaso) poor, limited

tiene un vocabulario muy pobre she has a very poor o limited vocabulary

pobre EN algo:

aguas pobres en minerales water with a low mineral content

3 (mediocre) ‹examen/trabajo› poor; ‹salud› poor, bad

indica una comprensión pobre de la obra it shows a poor understanding of the work

un argumento bastante pobre a rather weak argument

su actuación en el festival fue bastante pobre his performance at the festival was fairly mediocre o rather poor

¡qué chiste más pobre! what a pathetic o terrible joke! ( colloq)

4 ‹tierra› poor

B ( delante del n) (digno de compasión) poor

tu pobre padre your poor father

pobrecito, tiene hambre poor little thing, he's hungry

se está quedando ciego, pobrecillo he's going blind, poor thing o poor man o poor devil

¡pobre de mí! poor (old) me!

¡pobre de ti si vuelves a tocarlo! if you touch it again, you'll be for it!, I wouldn't like to be in your shoes if you touch it again

un pobre desgraciado a poor devil

Compuesto:

pobre diablo

(infeliz) poor devil; (necesitado) poor soul

pobre²

masculine and feminine

A (necesitado) poor person, pauper ( arch)

los pobres the poor

se le acercó un pobre pidiendo limosna a poor beggar came up to her asking for money

sacar de pobre ( fam); to make … rich

salir de pobre ( fam); to get somewhere in the world

nunca saldrás de pobre con ese hombre you'll never get rich o get on o get anywhere with him ( colloq)

B (expresando compasión) poor thing

la pobre está siempre sola the poor thing's always on her own

el pobre se está quedando sordo the poor thing o the poor man o the poor devil is going deaf

la pobre de la abuela está muy enferma poor grandmother's very ill

Compuesto:

pobre de espíritu

( Bib):

los pobres de espíritu the poor in spirit

* * *

pobre adjetivo
1
a) ‹persona/barrio/nación› poor;

‹ vestimenta› poor, shabby
b) ( escaso) ‹ vocabulario› poor, limited;

◊ aguas pobres en minerales water with a low mineral content

c) ( mediocre) ‹examen/trabajo/actuación› poor;

‹ salud› poor, bad;
‹ argumento› weak
d) ‹ tierra› poor

2 ( delante del n) ( digno de compasión) poor;
◊ pobre animal poor animal;

pobre, tiene hambre poor thing, he's hungry;
¡pobre de mí! poor (old) me!
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( necesitado) poor person, pauper (arch);
◊ los pobres the poor

pobre
I adjetivo poor: su vocabulario es muy pobre, his vocabulary is very poor
II mf poor person
los pobres, the poor

' pobre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barriada
- bendita
- bendito
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- infeliz
- miserable
- necesitada
- necesitado
- neurona
- papelón
- pedazo
- quebrantar
- sórdida
- sórdido
- suburbio
- ángel
- desdichado
- malo
English:
bargain for
- bargain on
- down-and-out
- effort
- flimsy
- pauper
- poor
- shabby
- sod
- thing
- yet
- feeble
- hand
- impoverished
- lame
- low
- pathetic
- penniless
- skimpy

* * *

pobre

♦ adj

1. [necesitado] poor;

un país pobre a poor country;

Comp
Fam
más pobre que las ratas as poor as a church mouse

2. [desdichado] poor;

el pobre bebé estaba llamando a su mamá the poor little baby was calling for its mother;

¡pobre hombre! poor man!;

¡pobre de mí! poor me!;

pobre de aquél que se atreva a comerse mi ración woe betide anyone who dares to eat my portion;

pobre de ti como te dejes engañar por sus encantos God help you if you fall for her charms

3. [mediocre, defectuoso] poor;

utilizó un razonamiento muy pobre the arguments she gave were very weak o poor

4. [escaso] poor;

utiliza un léxico muy pobre she has a very poor vocabulary;

una dieta pobre en proteínas a diet lacking in protein;

esta región es pobre en recursos naturales this region lacks natural resources

5. [poco fértil] poor

♦ nmf

1. [sin dinero] poor person;

los pobres the poor, poor people

2. [infeliz]
¡el pobre! poor thing!;

la pobre está siempre luchando por dar de comer a sus hijos the poor woman is forever struggling to keep her children fed;

el pobre no consigue aprobar el examen the poor thing just can't seem to pass the exam

3. [mendigo] beggar

* * *

pobre

I adj económicamente, en calidad poor;

pobre hombre poor man;

¡pobre de mí! poor me!

II m/f poor person;

los pobres the poor

* * *

pobre adj

1) : poor, impoverished

2) : unfortunate

¡pobre de mí!: poor me!

3) : weak, deficient

una dieta pobre: a poor diet

pobre nmf

: poor person

los pobres: the poor

¡pobre!: poor thing!

* * *

pobre¹ adj poor

procede de una familia pobre he comes from a poor family

pobre² n

1. (persona sin dinero) poor man [pl. men] / poor woman [pl. women]

los pobres the poor

2. (desgraciado) poor thing

¡pobrecito! poor little thing!

Spanish-English dictionary > pobre
8 escaso

adj.

scarce, bare, scrimpy, poor.

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escaso

► adjetivo

1 (insuficiente) scarce, scant, very little, small

2 (recursos) slender; (dinero) tight; (público) small; (lluvias, salario) low; (tiempo) very little

3 (poco de algo) few

■ escasos días few days

4 (que le falta poco) hardly, scarcely, barely

■ un kilo escaso barely a kilo

5 (mezquino) miserly, mean

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FRASEOLOGÍA

andar escaso,-a de algo to be short of something

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(f. - escasa)

adj.

scarce, scant

- escaso de

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ADJ

1) (=limitado)

los alimentos están muy escasos — food is very scarce

las posibilidades de encontrarlo vivo son muy escasas — the chances of finding him alive are very slim

habrá escasa visibilidad en las carreteras — visibility on the roads will be poor

el recital tuvo escaso público — the recital was poorly o sparsely attended

tenemos escasa información del asunto — we have very little information on the subject

un programa de escaso interés — a programme of limited interest

un motor de escasa potencia — a not very powerful engine

iba a escasa distancia del otro coche — he was a short distance behind the other car

2)

escaso de algo — short of sth

anda escaso de dinero — he's short of money

estar escaso de víveres — to be short of food

escaso de recursos naturales — poor in natural resources

una región escasa de población — a thinly populated region

la fábrica está escasa de personal — the factory is short-staffed

3) (=muy justo)

hay dos toneladas escasas — there are barely o scarcely two tons

duró una hora escasa — it lasted barely o scarcely an hour

tiene 15 años escasos — he's barely o hardly 15

ganar por una cabeza escasa — to win by a short head

4) †† (=tacaño) mean, stingy

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- sa adjetivo

a) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limited

la comida resultó escasa — there wasn't enough food

de escasa calidad — of mediocre quality

b) (en expresiones de medida, peso)

pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo

a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away

c) [estar] ( falto)

escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something

andamos escasos de personal — we're short-staffed

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= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].

Ex. Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.

Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex. Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.

Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex. If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.

Ex. The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.

Ex. Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.

Ex. However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

Ex. The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.

Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

Ex. Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.

Ex. Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.

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* andar escaso de = be short of.

* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).

* escasa comunicación = poor communication.

* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.

* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.

* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.

* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.

* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.

* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.

* ser escaso = be few and far between.

* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.

* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.

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- sa adjetivo

a) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limited

la comida resultó escasa — there wasn't enough food

de escasa calidad — of mediocre quality

b) (en expresiones de medida, peso)

pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo

a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away

c) [estar] ( falto)

escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something

andamos escasos de personal — we're short-staffed

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= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].

Ex: Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.

Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.

Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex: If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.

Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.

Ex: Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.

Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

Ex: The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.

Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.

Ex: Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.

* andar escaso de = be short of.

* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).

* escasa comunicación = poor communication.

* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.

* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.

* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.

* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.

* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.

* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.

* ser escaso = be few and far between.

* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.

* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.

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escaso -sa

adjective

1

(poco, limitado): un país de escasos recursos económicos a country with limited o scant o slender economic resources

ante un público escaso in front of a small audience

escasas posibilidades de éxito slim o slender chances of success, little chance of success

la visibilidad en la zona del aeropuerto es escasa there is poor o limited visibility around the airport

la comida resultó escasa there wasn't enough food

obras de escasa calidad works of mediocre quality

una persona de escasa inteligencia a person of limited intelligence

mis conocimientos sobre este tema son escasos my knowledge of this subject is limited

2

(en expresiones de medida, peso): falta un mes escaso para que llegue there's barely o scarcely a month to go before it arrives

está a una distancia de cinco kilómetros escasos it's barely o scarcely five kilometers away

pesa un kilo escaso it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo

a escasos tres días/dos meses ( AmL); barely three days/two months away

se despertó luego de escasas tres horas de sueño ( AmL); she awoke having slept for barely three hours

3 (falto) escaso DE algo short OF sth

de momento ando escaso de dinero I'm a little o a bit short of money at the moment, money's a bit scarce o tight at the moment

andamos escasos de personal we're short-staffed

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escaso
◊ -sa adjetivo

a) ‹ recursos económicos› limited, scant;

‹ posibilidades› slim, slender;
‹ visibilidad› poor;
‹conocimientos/experiencia› limited
b) [estar] ( falto) escaso de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› short of sth

escaso,-a adj (alimentos, recursos) scarce, scant
(dinero, tiempo) short
(luz) poor
♦ Locuciones: andar escaso de, to be short of
' escaso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- contada
- contado
- corta
- corto
- delgada
- delgado
- escasa
- mezquina
- mezquino
- mínima
- mínimo
- pelada
- pelado
- apurado
- dinero
- pobre
English:
low
- marginal seat
- pressed
- run
- scant
- scanty
- scarce
- short
- slender
- slim
- small
- sparse
- meager
- narrow
- poor
- skimpy
- slight
- under

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escaso, -a adj

1. [insuficiente] [conocimientos, recursos, medios] limited, scant;
[víveres, trabajo] scarce; [cantidad, número, temperaturas] low; [visibilidad, luz] poor, low;
escaso público se dio cita para ver el partido a poor crowd turned out to see the match;

sus posibilidades son más bien escasas her chances are rather slim;

vino tanta gente que la comida se quedó escasa so many people came that there wasn't enough food;

joyas de escaso valor jewellery of scant o little value;

la obra tuvo escaso éxito the play had little success;

debido al escaso tiempo con el que contaban due to the little time they had, since time was short

2. [falto]
andar o [m5] estar escaso de to be short of;

ando escaso de dinero I don't have much money;

el hotel está escaso de personal the hotel is short-staffed;

la comida está un poco escasa de sal the food is in need of a bit more salt

3. [casi completo]
un metro escaso barely a metre;

dura dos horas escasas it lasts barely two hours;

a un mes escaso de las elecciones with barely a month to go to the elections;

pesó dos kilos escasos al nacer she weighed barely two kilos at birth

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escaso

adj

1 recursos limited;

escasas posibilidades de not much chance of, little chance of

2

:

andar escaso de algo falto be short of sth

3 ( justo)

:

falta un mes escaso it’s barely a month away;

un kilo escaso a scant kilo, barely a kilo

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escaso, -sa adj

1) : scarce, scant

2)

escaso de : short of

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escaso adj

1. (con incontables) little

la comida era escasa there wasn't much food

un regalo de muy escaso valor a gift of very little value

2. (con contables en singular) small / low

un escaso número de participantes a small number of participants

un escaso nivel cultural a low level of culture

3. (con contables en plural) few

los escasos habitantes de la isla the few inhabitants of the island

faltan escasos minutos there are a few minutes to go

recursos escasos scarce resources

4. (apenas) just under / barely

duró dos horas escasas it lasted just under two hours

a dos metros escasos barely two metres away

andar/estar escaso de tiempo/dinero to be short of time/money

Spanish-English dictionary > escaso
9 producir

v.

1 to produce (producto, sonido).

Los carbohidratos producen energía Carbohydrates produce energy.

Los golpes producen lesiones The blows produce injury.

Ellos producen galletas They produce cookies.

El campo produce manzanas The field produces apples.

2 to cause, to give rise to.

tu actuación me produce tristeza your conduct makes me very sad

3 to yield, to bear.

este negocio produce grandes pérdidas this business is making huge losses

4 to produce (Cine & television).

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producir

Conjugation model [ CONDUCIR], like link=conducir conducir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to produce

2 (causar) to cause

3 (cosecha, fruto) to yield

► verbo pronominal producirse

1 to happen

■ se ha producido un accidente en la autopista there has been an accident on the motorway

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FRASEOLOGÍA

producir en cadena to mass-produce

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verb

1) to produce, yield

2) cause

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1. VT

1) [+ cereales, fruta, petróleo] to produce

se producen miles de toneladas de aceitunas al año — thousands of tons of olives are produced each year

este país produce buenos deportistas — this country produces good sportsmen

2) (=fabricar) [+ aceite, coche] to produce, make; [+ electricidad, energía] to produce, generate

esta factoría ha producido cinco mil vehículos en un mes — this factory has turned out o produced o made five thousand vehicles in a month

producir algo en serie — to mass-produce sth

3) [+ cambio, efecto, herida, daños] to cause

el virus que produce la neumonía — the virus which causes pneumonia

un fallo en los frenos produjo el accidente — the accident was caused by brake failure

tanto ruido me produce dolor de cabeza — all this noise is giving me a headache

el polvo me produce alergia — I'm allergic to dust

¿qué impresión te produjo? — what impression did it make on you?

producir alegría a algn — to make sb happy

producir tristeza a algn — to make sb sad

4) (Econ) [+ interés] to yield; [+ beneficio] to yield, generate

mis ahorros me producen un interés anual del 5% — my savings yield an annual interest of 5%

5) (=crear) [+ novela, cuadro] to produce

llevo tiempo sin producir nada — I haven't produced anything for some time

6) (Cine, TV) to produce

2.

See:

producirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) región/país <trigo/tomates/vino> to produce; < petróleo> to produce; persona <trigo/tomates> to produce, grow; <aceite/vino> to produce, make

b) ( manufacturar) to produce, make

c) <electricidad/calor/energía> to produce, generate

d) < sonido> to cause, generate

2) (Com, Fin) < beneficios> to produce, generate, yield; < pérdidas> to cause, result in

3) <película/programa> to produce

4) ( causar) <conmoción/reacción/explosión> to cause

le produjo una gran alegría — it made her very happy

me produjo muy buena impresión — I was very impressed with her

la pomada le produjo un sarpullido — the ointment brought her out in a rash
2.
producirse v pron

1) (frml) ( tener lugar) accidente/explosión to occur (frml), to take place; cambio to occur (frml), to happen

se produjeron 85 muertes — there were 85 deaths, 85 people died o were killed

se produjeron momentos de histerismo — there were moments of panic

2) (refl) (frml) < heridas> to inflict... on oneself (frml)

se produjo heridas con un cuchillo — she deliberately cut herself with a knife

se produjo varias fracturas al caerse — he broke several bones when he fell

* * *

= author, breed, deliver, generate, get out, give + birth to, output, produce, result (in), spawn, turn out, yield, throw up, effect, realise [realize, -USA], put out, crank out, bring about.

Ex. Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.

Ex. The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.

Ex. The result could be termed a full-provision data base -- a data base including both text and reference, and delivering much more than the 2 added together.

Ex. Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.

Ex. I suspect that this emphasis reflects the desire to have a simple rule that everybody can apply and therefore get out cataloging data quickly and cheaply.

Ex. By way of illustration: it is the machine's habit to perform remarkable feats, such as augmenting western musical heritage with the discovery that the eighteenth century gave birth to two contemporary composers.

Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex. The present OCLC system does not produce catalog cards in sets, but if it did it could produce over 6,000 different sets for one title.

Ex. Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.

Ex. Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up.

Ex. Once it is available, duplicates in large quantities could probably be turned out for a cent apiece beyond the cost of materials.

Ex. This mixture of approaches is designed to yield maximum retrieval for as many users as possible by combining the different strengths of controlled and natural language indexing.

Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

Ex. Historically, the main reasons for unionization have been to effect better wages, fringe benefits, and working conditions.

Ex. Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).

Ex. When such a happy occurrence takes place the publisher can put out extra impressions and can publish (or sell the rights for) a paperback edition for a larger market.

Ex. Because we have an automated system we can crank out weeding lists on different criteria.

Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.

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* cambio + producirse = change + come about.

* catástrofe + producirse = disaster + strike.

* hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.

* hacer que se produzca un resultado = bring about + result.

* producir aglomeraciones = cause + crowding.

* producir beneficios = reap + dividends, render + returns, achieve + returns, pay + dividends, return + dividends.

* producir caos = cause + chaos.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* producir desesperación = yield + despair.

* producir dividendos = pay + dividends, return + dividends.

* producir dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.

* producir el rendimiento máximo = come into + Posesivo + own.

* producir en abundancia = churn out, knock out.

* producir hostilidad = arouse + hostility.

* producir resultado = yield + result.

* producir resultados = produce + results, bring + results.

* producirse caos = chaos + result, chaos + arise.

* producirse un cúmulo de circunstancias que = circumstances + converge.

* producir un cambio = effect + change, produce + change, trigger + change.

* que produce ansiedad = anxiety-producing.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) región/país <trigo/tomates/vino> to produce; < petróleo> to produce; persona <trigo/tomates> to produce, grow; <aceite/vino> to produce, make

b) ( manufacturar) to produce, make

c) <electricidad/calor/energía> to produce, generate

d) < sonido> to cause, generate

2) (Com, Fin) < beneficios> to produce, generate, yield; < pérdidas> to cause, result in

3) <película/programa> to produce

4) ( causar) <conmoción/reacción/explosión> to cause

le produjo una gran alegría — it made her very happy

me produjo muy buena impresión — I was very impressed with her

la pomada le produjo un sarpullido — the ointment brought her out in a rash
2.
producirse v pron

1) (frml) ( tener lugar) accidente/explosión to occur (frml), to take place; cambio to occur (frml), to happen

se produjeron 85 muertes — there were 85 deaths, 85 people died o were killed

se produjeron momentos de histerismo — there were moments of panic

2) (refl) (frml) < heridas> to inflict... on oneself (frml)

se produjo heridas con un cuchillo — she deliberately cut herself with a knife

se produjo varias fracturas al caerse — he broke several bones when he fell

* * *

= author, breed, deliver, generate, get out, give + birth to, output, produce, result (in), spawn, turn out, yield, throw up, effect, realise [realize, -USA], put out, crank out, bring about.

Ex: Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.

Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.

Ex: The result could be termed a full-provision data base -- a data base including both text and reference, and delivering much more than the 2 added together.

Ex: Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.

Ex: I suspect that this emphasis reflects the desire to have a simple rule that everybody can apply and therefore get out cataloging data quickly and cheaply.

Ex: By way of illustration: it is the machine's habit to perform remarkable feats, such as augmenting western musical heritage with the discovery that the eighteenth century gave birth to two contemporary composers.

Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex: The present OCLC system does not produce catalog cards in sets, but if it did it could produce over 6,000 different sets for one title.

Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.

Ex: Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up.

Ex: Once it is available, duplicates in large quantities could probably be turned out for a cent apiece beyond the cost of materials.

Ex: This mixture of approaches is designed to yield maximum retrieval for as many users as possible by combining the different strengths of controlled and natural language indexing.

Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

Ex: Historically, the main reasons for unionization have been to effect better wages, fringe benefits, and working conditions.

Ex: Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).

Ex: When such a happy occurrence takes place the publisher can put out extra impressions and can publish (or sell the rights for) a paperback edition for a larger market.

Ex: Because we have an automated system we can crank out weeding lists on different criteria.

Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.

* cambio + producirse = change + come about.

* catástrofe + producirse = disaster + strike.

* hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.

* hacer que se produzca un resultado = bring about + result.

* producir aglomeraciones = cause + crowding.

* producir beneficios = reap + dividends, render + returns, achieve + returns, pay + dividends, return + dividends.

* producir caos = cause + chaos.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* producir desesperación = yield + despair.

* producir dividendos = pay + dividends, return + dividends.

* producir dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.

* producir el rendimiento máximo = come into + Posesivo + own.

* producir en abundancia = churn out, knock out.

* producir hostilidad = arouse + hostility.

* producir resultado = yield + result.

* producir resultados = produce + results, bring + results.

* producirse caos = chaos + result, chaos + arise.

* producirse un cúmulo de circunstancias que = circumstances + converge.

* producir un cambio = effect + change, produce + change, trigger + change.

* que produce ansiedad = anxiety-producing.

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producir [I6 ]

vt

A

1 ‹trigo/tomates› to produce, grow; ‹petróleo› to produce; ‹aceite/vino› to produce, make

2 (manufacturar) to produce, make

esta fábrica produce 300 coches a la semana this factory produces o makes o manufactures o turns out 300 cars a week

3 ‹electricidad/calor/energía› to produce, generate

4 ‹sonido› to produce, cause, generate

B

1 ( Com, Fin) ‹beneficios› to produce, generate, yield; ‹pérdidas› to cause, give rise to, result in

2 «país/club» ‹artista/deportista› to produce

C ‹película/programa› to produce

D

(causar): estas declaraciones produjeron una gran conmoción these statements caused a great stir

le produjo una gran alegría it made her very happy

me produjo muy buena impresión I was very impressed with her

la pomada le produjo un sarpullido the ointment caused a rash o brought her out in a rash

ver cómo la trata me produce náuseas it makes me sick to see how he treats her

■ producirse

v pron

A ( frml) (tener lugar) «accidente/explosión» to occur ( frml), to take place; «cambio» to occur ( frml), to happen

se produjeron varios incidentes several incidents occurred o took place

se produjeron 85 muertes there were 85 deaths, 85 people died o were killed

durante la operación de rescate se produjeron momentos de histerismo there were moments of panic during the rescue operation

se ha producido una notable mejora there has been a great improvement

B ( refl) ( frml); ‹heridas› to inflict … on oneself ( frml)

se produjo heridas con un objeto cortante she cut herself with o she inflicted wounds on herself with a sharp object

disparó el arma produciéndose la muerte instantánea he fired the gun, killing himself instantly

se produjo varias fracturas al caerse he broke several bones o ( frml) incurred several fractures when he fell

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producir ( conjugate producir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( en general) to produce

b) ‹ sonido› to cause, generate

2 ( causar) ‹conmoción/reacción/explosión› to cause;
◊ le produjo una gran alegría it made her very happy

producirse verbo pronominal
1 (frml) ( tener lugar) [accidente/explosión] to occur (frml), to take place;
[ cambio] to occur (frml), to happen;
◊ se produjeron 85 muertes there were 85 deaths, 85 people died o were killed

2 ( refl) (frml) ‹ heridas› to inflict … on oneself (frml)
producir verbo transitivo
1 (bienes) to produce: las vacas producen leche, cows give milk
2 (ocasionar, causar) el golpe le produjo una sordera crónica, he became chronically deaf as a result of the blow
(sensaciones, efectos) to cause, generate: la noticia le produjo tristeza, the news made him sad
3 (una obra artística o audiovisual) to produce
' producir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anquilosar
- conmocionar
- criar
- dar
- dejar
- desencadenar
- embotellar
- hacer
- marear
- sacar
- saber
- surtir
- traer
- beneficio
- descomponer
- echar
- picar
- produje
- rendir
- serie
English:
bash out
- breed
- churn out
- discontinue
- emit
- give
- induce
- nauseate
- produce
- throw up
- turn out
- yield
- back
- churn
- commotion
- create
- net
- phase
- put
- spawn

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producir

♦ vt

1. [productos agrícolas, recursos naturales] to produce;

las abejas producen miel bees produce honey

2. [manufacturar] to produce

3. [generar] [calor, sonido] to produce

4. [artista, campeón] to produce;

un país que ha producido varios campeones mundiales a country which has produced several world champions

5. [ocasionar] to cause, to give rise to;

tu actuación me produce tristeza your conduct makes me very sad;

un medicamento que produce náuseas a medicine which causes nausea;

no me produjo muy buena impresión it didn't make a very good impression on me

6. [interés] to yield, to bear;

este negocio produce grandes pérdidas this business is making huge losses;

la operación produjo muchas ganancias para el banco the transaction yielded substantial profits for the bank

7. [en cine, televisión] to produce

♦ See also the pronominal verb producirse

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producir

v/t

1 ( crear) produce

2 ( causar) cause

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producir {61} vt

1) : to produce, to make, to manufacture

2) : to cause, to bring about

3) : to bear (interest)

♦ See also the reflexive verb producirse

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producir vb

1. (elaborar) to produce

esta fábrica produce coches this factory produces cars

2. (causar) to cause / to make

la crisis produjo una bajada de la bolsa the crisis caused a fall in the stock market

Spanish-English dictionary > producir
10 pródigo

adj.

1 prodigal, lavish, profuse.

2 wasteful, improvident, unsparing, prodigal.

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pródigo

► adjetivo

1 (generoso - persona) lavish; (- naturaleza) bountiful

2 (derrochador) wasteful

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ser pródigo,-a en (generoso) to be generous with 2 (derrochador) to be extravagant with

el Hijo Pródigo the Prodigal Son

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(f. - pródiga)

adj.

1) lavish

2) prodigal

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pródigo, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=exuberante) bountiful

un discurso pródigo en citas bíblicas — a discourse rich in biblical quotations

fui tan pródigo en los pormenores que... — I was so lavish in o with details that...

la pródiga naturaleza — bountiful nature

2) (=generoso) lavish, generous (de with)

ser pródigo de sus talentos — to be generous in offering one's talents

3) (=derrochador) prodigal, wasteful

hijo pródigo — prodigal son

2.

SM / F (=derrochador) spendthrift, prodigal

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- ga adjetivo prodigal

pródigo EN algo — prodigal with o (frml) of something

un discurso pródigo en promesas — a speech prodigal with promises

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= prodigal, lavish, unsparing, unstinting.

Ex. The ideal, which we are laughably far from attaining, is that books should be spread with prodigal generosity throughout the community.

Ex. Library staffing levels were lavish and opening hours long.

Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.

Ex. The revolutionary people of the world are unstinting in their praise.

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* hijo pródigo, el = prodigal son, the.

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- ga adjetivo prodigal

pródigo EN algo — prodigal with o (frml) of something

un discurso pródigo en promesas — a speech prodigal with promises

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= prodigal, lavish, unsparing, unstinting.

Ex: The ideal, which we are laughably far from attaining, is that books should be spread with prodigal generosity throughout the community.

Ex: Library staffing levels were lavish and opening hours long.

Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.

Ex: The revolutionary people of the world are unstinting in their praise.

* hijo pródigo, el = prodigal son, the.

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pródigo -ga

adjective

1 (derrochador) extravagant, wasteful, prodigal ( liter)

el Hijo Pródigo ( Bib) the Prodigal Son

2 (generoso, abundante) pródigo EN algo:

fue pródigo en alabanzas para con sus colegas he was generous o lavish o unstinting in his praise of his colleagues

un discurso pródigo en palabras conciliadoras a speech which was full of o ( frml) which abounded in conciliatory words

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Del verbo prodigar: ( conjugate prodigar)

prodigo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

prodigó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
prodigar
pródigo
pródigo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (productivo, fértil) bountiful
2 (generoso) fue pródigo en elogios, he was very lavish with his praise
3 (que malgasta, derrocha) extravagant, wasteful
' pródigo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pródiga
English:
lavish
- prodigal

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pródigo, -a

♦ adj

1. [derrochador] extravagant;

el hijo pródigo [en la Biblia] the prodigal son

2. [generoso] generous, lavish;

es muy pródigo con su familia he's very generous to his family

3. [abundante]
una región pródiga en recursos naturales a region rich in natural resources;

un país pródigo en abogados a country with vast numbers of lawyers

♦ nm,f

spendthrift

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pródigo

I adj

1 ( generoso) generous

2 ( derrochador) extravagant;

el hijo pródigo the prodigal son

II m, pródiga f spendthrift

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pródigo, -ga adj

1) : generous, lavish

2) : wasteful, prodigal

pródigo, -ga n

: spendthrift, prodigal

Spanish-English dictionary > pródigo

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