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major topic

  • 1 major topic

    Politics english-russian dictionary > major topic

  • 2 topic

    n
    тема; предмет обсуждения

    to speak knowledgeably on a topic — говорить о чем-л. со знанием дела

    - leading topics of the hour
    - major foreign topic for discussion
    - major topic
    - outstanding topics
    - topic A
    - topic of the day

    Politics english-russian dictionary > topic

  • 3 major foreign topic for discussion

    Politics english-russian dictionary > major foreign topic for discussion

  • 4 важная тема

    Русско-английский политический словарь > важная тема

  • 5 infometría

    Nota: Variante menos común de "informetrics".
    Ex. The study of inequality, dispersion, or concentration is a major topic in infometrics and bibliometrics.
    * * *
    Nota: Variante menos común de "informetrics".

    Ex: The study of inequality, dispersion, or concentration is a major topic in infometrics and bibliometrics.

    Spanish-English dictionary > infometría

  • 6 главен

    chief, main, principal, primary, major, head (attr.)
    тех. middle
    главен водопровод/газопровод/електропровод main
    главен вход a main entrance
    главен герой a chief/principal character, protagonist
    главен готвач chef, head cook
    главен град chief town, ( столица) capital (city)
    главен градинар head gardener
    главен директор director-general
    главен инженер chief/head engineer
    главен интендант quarter-master
    главен келнер head-waiter
    главен корен бот. tap-root
    главен лекар head physician, воен. chief medical officer
    главен помощник chief assistant
    главен предмет main subject
    ам. major/(на разговор и пр.) a staple topic of conversation
    главен принцип a main/leading principle
    главен проводник ел. lead
    главен продукт staple
    главен път highway
    главен редактор editor-in-chief
    главен свидетел a star witness
    главен секретар secretary general
    главен счетоводител accountant general
    главен удар воен. main attack/blow
    главен учител headmaster
    главен филм a feature film
    главна буква a capital (letter)
    разг. cap
    пиша с главни букви capitalize
    с главни букви in capitals, разг. in caps
    главна врата a main door
    главна гара a main/central station
    главна грижа prime preoccupation
    главна задача a main task
    главна квартира воен. headquarters
    главна счетоводна книга ledger
    главна подбуда a primary motive
    главна причина a main/an efficient/a root cause
    главна пружина master-spring
    главна работа primary business
    главна роля a principal/leading/star part; lead
    в главната роля Х starring Х
    главна тема a main theme, staple
    главна точка a principal/main point
    главна страст a ruling passion
    главна улица a main street, ( в по-мальк град) a high street
    главна храна a staple food
    главно изречение? рам. a principal/main clause
    главно управление a central board/administration, a head office
    главно ядене a principle meat
    главно ядене (блюдо) a main dish/course
    главни градове main cities, principle towns
    главни линия на развитие main lines of development
    главни (най-важни) подробности high-lights
    главни сили воен. main body/force
    главното сьщ. the chief/main/essential thing
    главният the boss, the one who runs the show.hired, engaged
    * * *
    гла̀вен,
    прил., -на, -но, -ни 1. chief, main, principal, primary, major, head (attr.); техн. middle; в \главенната роля Х starring X; \главенен водопровод/газопровод/електропровод main; \главенен вход main entrance; \главенен герой chief/principal character, protagonist; \главенен готвач chef, head cook; \главенен градинар head gardener; \главенен директор director-general; \главенен инженер chief/head engineer; \главенен интендант quarter-master; \главенен келнер head-waiter; \главенен корен бот. tap-root; \главенен лекар head physician, воен. chief medical officer; \главенен помощник chief assistant; \главенен предмет main subject; амер. major/(на разговор и пр.) staple topic of conversation; \главенен принцип main/leading principle; \главенен проводник ел. lead; \главенен продукт staple; \главенен прокурор chief public prosecutor; \главенен път highway; \главенен редактор editor-in-chief; \главенен свидетел a star witness; \главенен секретар secretary general; \главенен счетоводител accountant general; \главенен удар воен. main attack/blow; \главенен учител head-master; \главенен филм feature film; \главенна буква capital (letter); разг. cap; \главенна врата main door; \главенна гара main/central station; \главенна грижа prime preoccupation; \главенна задача a main task; \главенна квартира воен. head-quarters; \главенна подбуда primary motive; \главенна причина main/an efficient/root cause; \главенна пружина master-spring; \главенна роля principal/leading/star part; lead; \главенна страст ruling passion; \главенна счетоводна книга ledger; \главенната част (на съчинение) the body (of a work); \главенна тема main theme, staple; \главенна точка principal/main point; \главенна улица main street, (в по-малък град) high street; \главенна храна staple food; \главенни градове main cities, principle towns; \главенни линии на развитие main lines of development; \главенни ( най-важни) подробности high-lights; \главенни сили воен. main body/force; \главенно изречение език. principal/main clause; \главенно управление central board/administration, head office; \главенно ядене principle meal; \главенно ядене ( блюдо) main dish/course; пиша с \главенни букви capitalize; с \главенни букви in capitals, разг. in caps;
    2. като същ.: \главенното the chief/main/essential thing; \главенният жарг. the boss, the one who runs the show.
    ——————
    мин. страд. прич. hired, engaged.
    * * *
    boss; capital: главен entrance - главен вход; cardinal; grand{grEnd}; head; high; leading; magistral (воен.) (за укрепления)
    * * *
    1. chief, main, principal, primary, major, head (attr.) 2. ГЛАВЕН водопровод/ газопровод/електропровод main 3. ГЛАВЕН вход a main entrance 4. ГЛАВЕН герой a chief/principal character, protagonist 5. ГЛАВЕН готвач chef, head cook 6. ГЛАВЕН град chief town, (столица) capital (city) 7. ГЛАВЕН градинар head gardener 8. ГЛАВЕН директор director-general 9. ГЛАВЕН инженер chief/head engineer 10. ГЛАВЕН интендант quarter-master 11. ГЛАВЕН келнер head-waiter 12. ГЛАВЕН корен бот. tap-root 13. ГЛАВЕН лекар head physician, воен. chief medical officer 14. ГЛАВЕН помощник chief assistant 15. ГЛАВЕН предмет main subject 16. ГЛАВЕН принцип a main/leading principle 17. ГЛАВЕН проводник ел. lead 18. ГЛАВЕН продукт staple 19. ГЛАВЕН път highway 20. ГЛАВЕН редактор editor-in-chief 21. ГЛАВЕН свидетел a star witness 22. ГЛАВЕН секретар secretary general 23. ГЛАВЕН счетоводител accountant general 24. ГЛАВЕН удар воен. main attack/blow 25. ГЛАВЕН учител headmaster 26. ГЛАВЕН филм a feature film 27. ам. major/ (на разговор и np.) а staple topic of conversation 28. в главната роля Х starring Х 29. главна буква a capital (letter) 30. главна врата a main door 31. главна гара a main/central station 32. главна грижа prime preoccupation 33. главна задача a main task 34. главна квартира воен. headquarters 35. главна подбуда a primary motive 36. главна причина a main/an efficient/a root cause 37. главна пружина master-spring 38. главна работа primary business 39. главна роля a principal/ leading/star part;lead 40. главна счетоводна книга ledger 41. главна тема a main theme, staple 42. главна точка a principal/main point: главна страст a ruling passion 43. главна улица a main street, (в по-мальк град) a high street 44. главна храна a staple food 45. главната част (на съчинение) the body (of a work) 46. главни (най-важни) подробности high-lights 47. главни градове main cities, principle towns 48. главни линия на развитие main lines of development 49. главни сили воен. main body/ force 50. главният the boss, the one who runs the show.hired, engaged 51. главно изречение ?рам. а principal/main clause 52. главно управление a central board/administration, a head office 53. главно ядене (блюдо) a main dish/course 54. главно ядене a principle meat 55. главното сьщ. the chief/main/essential thing 56. пиша с главни букви capitalize 57. разг. cap 58. с главни букви in capitals, разг. in caps 59. тех. middle

    Български-английски речник > главен

  • 7 principal

    adj.
    1 main, principal.
    lo principal es… the main thing is…
    puerta principal front door
    2 chief, big-league, blue-chip, boss.
    m.
    first floor (British), second floor (United States) (plant).
    * * *
    1 main, chief
    1 (piso) first floor, US second floor
    * * *
    adj.
    2) main
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=más importante) [gen] principal, main; [crítico, adversario] foremost; [piso] first, second (EEUU)
    2) [persona, autoridad] illustrious
    2. SM
    1) (=persona) head, chief, principal
    2) (Econ) principal, capital
    3) (Teat) dress circle
    4) (=piso) first floor, second floor (EEUU)
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo <entrada/carretera/calle> main

    el papel principal — the main part o leading role

    lo principal es que... — the main thing is that...

    II
    a) (Fin) principal, capital
    b) (en teatro, cine) dress circle, mezzanine (AmE)
    * * *
    = capital, chief, dominant, essential, foremost, leading, main, major, primary, principal, top, key, lead, premier, overriding, prime, staple, number one, top-of-mind, cardinal, master.
    Ex. Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.
    Ex. This section reviews the chief factors that must be taken into account in selecting an appropriate software package.
    Ex. English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.
    Ex. The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.
    Ex. Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.
    Ex. In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
    Ex. The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.
    Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.
    Ex. The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).
    Ex. If responsibility is shared between mor than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.
    Ex. ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.
    Ex. This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.
    Ex. The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.
    Ex. It is the country's premier research library for the natural sciences, engineering, technology and industrial property.
    Ex. Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.
    Ex. For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.
    Ex. UK libraries and the BBC Continuing Education have the same staple customer group.
    Ex. Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.
    Ex. Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.
    Ex. To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.
    Ex. The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.
    ----
    * actividad principal = core activity.
    * actor principal = lead character, leading man.
    * actor principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * administrador principal = top administrator.
    * apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.
    * asesor principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.
    * carretera principal = major road.
    * comida principal = main meal.
    * consejero principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * director principal = senior director.
    * dormitorio principal = master bedroom, master suite.
    * el principal = the number one.
    * en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.
    * en la tendencia principal de = in the mainstream of.
    * frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.
    * fuente principal de información = chief source of information.
    * guía principal = guiding principle.
    * la cosa principal = the number one thing.
    * la parte principal de = the bulk of.
    * motivo principal = prime cause.
    * papel principal = title role.
    * parte principal del texto = meat of the text.
    * personaje principal = lead character.
    * personaje principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * plato principal = entrée, main entrée.
    * ponencia principal = keynote presentation.
    * primero y principal = first and foremost.
    * principal razón = prime cause.
    * principal sospechoso = leading suspect.
    * principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].
    * programa principal = Core Programme.
    * protagonista principal = centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], lead character.
    * protagonista principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * recurso principal = primary resource.
    * semiprincipal = semi-main.
    * ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo <entrada/carretera/calle> main

    el papel principal — the main part o leading role

    lo principal es que... — the main thing is that...

    II
    a) (Fin) principal, capital
    b) (en teatro, cine) dress circle, mezzanine (AmE)
    * * *
    = capital, chief, dominant, essential, foremost, leading, main, major, primary, principal, top, key, lead, premier, overriding, prime, staple, number one, top-of-mind, cardinal, master.

    Ex: Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.

    Ex: This section reviews the chief factors that must be taken into account in selecting an appropriate software package.
    Ex: English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.
    Ex: The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.
    Ex: Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.
    Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
    Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.
    Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.
    Ex: The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).
    Ex: If responsibility is shared between mor than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.
    Ex: ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.
    Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.
    Ex: The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.
    Ex: It is the country's premier research library for the natural sciences, engineering, technology and industrial property.
    Ex: Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.
    Ex: For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.
    Ex: UK libraries and the BBC Continuing Education have the same staple customer group.
    Ex: Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.
    Ex: Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.
    Ex: To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.
    Ex: The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.
    * actividad principal = core activity.
    * actor principal = lead character, leading man.
    * actor principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * administrador principal = top administrator.
    * apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.
    * asesor principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.
    * carretera principal = major road.
    * comida principal = main meal.
    * consejero principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * director principal = senior director.
    * dormitorio principal = master bedroom, master suite.
    * el principal = the number one.
    * en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.
    * en la tendencia principal de = in the mainstream of.
    * frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.
    * fuente principal de información = chief source of information.
    * guía principal = guiding principle.
    * la cosa principal = the number one thing.
    * la parte principal de = the bulk of.
    * motivo principal = prime cause.
    * papel principal = title role.
    * parte principal del texto = meat of the text.
    * personaje principal = lead character.
    * personaje principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * plato principal = entrée, main entrée.
    * ponencia principal = keynote presentation.
    * primero y principal = first and foremost.
    * principal razón = prime cause.
    * principal sospechoso = leading suspect.
    * principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].
    * programa principal = Core Programme.
    * protagonista principal = centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], lead character.
    * protagonista principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * recurso principal = primary resource.
    * semiprincipal = semi-main.
    * ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

    * * *
    ‹entrada› main; ‹carretera/calle› main
    el papel principal lo hacía Azucena Romero the main part o leading role was played by Azucena Romero
    el personaje principal se suicida al final the main character commits suicide at the end
    lo principal es que no se hizo daño the main thing is that he didn't hurt himself
    lo principal es la salud there's nothing more important than your health
    1 ( Fin) principal, capital
    2 (en un teatro, cine) upper balcony ( AmE), upper circle ( BrE)
    * * *

     

    principal adjetivo
    main;
    ‹ papel› leading ( before n);
    ◊ lo principal es que… the main thing is that…

    principal adjetivo main, principal

    ' principal' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    central
    - constreñir
    - dirección
    - director
    - directora
    - eclipsar
    - maestra
    - maestro
    - mayor
    - nudo
    - puerta
    - requerir
    - sita
    - sito
    - soler
    - subdirector
    - subdirectora
    - mayordomo
    - mayoritario
    - plato
    - portón
    - protagonista
    English:
    already
    - anchor
    - attraction
    - averse
    - bed
    - body
    - bomb
    - bread-and-butter
    - by
    - central
    - chief
    - dash
    - deputy
    - dinner
    - do
    - enjoy
    - flagship
    - foremost
    - head
    - high
    - high road
    - imagine
    - irony
    - lead
    - lead off from
    - lead story
    - leading
    - leading lady
    - leading man
    - main
    - mainland
    - mainstay
    - master
    - mind
    - objective
    - on
    - opposed
    - premier
    - primary
    - prime
    - principal
    - road
    - runaway
    - title role
    - trunk road
    - upstage
    - course
    - limb
    - major
    - rat
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [más importante] main, principal;
    me han dado el papel principal de la obra de teatro I've been given the leading o lead role in the play;
    puerta principal front door;
    lo principal the main thing
    2. [oración] main
    ♦ nm
    1. [piso] Br first floor, US second floor
    2. Fin principal
    * * *
    I adj main, principal;
    lo principal the main o most important thing
    II m second floor, Br
    first floor
    * * *
    1) : main, principal
    2) : foremost, leading
    : capital, principal
    * * *
    principal1 adj main
    principal2 n first floor

    Spanish-English dictionary > principal

  • 8 oferta

    f.
    1 offer (propuesta, ofrecimiento).
    ofertas de trabajo o empleo situations vacant, job opportunities (en anuncio)
    la oferta y la demanda supply and demand
    oferta monetaria money supply
    3 bargain, special offer (rebaja).
    de oferta bargain, on offer
    artículos de oferta sale goods, goods on offer
    estar de oferta to be on offer
    oferta especial special offer
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ofertar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: ofertar.
    * * *
    1 offer
    2 COMERCIO bid, tender
    3 (suministro) supply
    \
    estar de oferta to be on (special) offer
    la ley de la oferta y la demanda the law of supply and demand
    * * *
    noun f.
    2) bid, bidding
    •
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=ofrecimiento) offer
    2) (Com) [gen] offer; [para contrato, concurso] tender; [en subasta] bid; (Econ) supply; (=ganga) special offer

    estar de o en oferta — to be on offer

    ofertas de trabajo — [en periódico] situations vacant (column), job openings (EEUU)

    3) (=regalo) gift, present
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( proposición) offer

    ofertas de trabajo — job vacancies, situations vacant

    b) (Econ, Fin) supply
    2) (Com) offer

    están de or en oferta — they are on special offer

    •
    * * *
    = bargain, line, offer, provision, supply, offering, tender, line-up.
    Ex. In general, the costs of packages vary considerably, but it is usually the case that you get what you pay for, although there are some notable bargains.
    Ex. Now ISI has added to its compact disc line the Social Sciences Citation Index and new, improved search software.
    Ex. She then said 'Thanks for the offer, but I've signed a contract and made a deposit on an apartment'.
    Ex. Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.
    Ex. The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.
    Ex. Currently SilverPlatter's major offering in this key topic area is 'Food Science and Technology Abstracts'.
    Ex. Following the issue of a letter of intent to major bodybuilders, the tender was drawn up requiring tenderers to submit a breakdown of costs.
    Ex. The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.
    ----
    * abierto a ofertas = ono [or nearest offer].
    * artículo de oferta = teaser, loss-leader.
    * buena oferta = good deal.
    * cazador de ofertas = bargain-hunter.
    * convocatoria de oferta de servicios = invitation to tender (ITT).
    * gestión de la oferta de productos = range management.
    * hacer una oferta = make + an offer.
    * la mejor oferta = the best deal.
    * ley de la oferta y la demanda = law of supply and demand.
    * mejor oferta = best buy.
    * mejor oferta, la = best value for money, the, best value, the.
    * oferta de compra de una compañía por otra = takeover bid.
    * oferta de cursos = course offering.
    * oferta de empleo = career opportunity, job vacancy, job opportunities, job placement, career option, employment opportunity.
    * oferta de productos = product offering.
    * oferta de prueba = trial offer.
    * oferta de servicios = service provision, service offer.
    * oferta de trabajo = job advertisement, job offer, help wanted ad, help wanted notice.
    * oferta especial = special offer.
    * ofertas = sales promotion, sale(s).
    * ofertas de trabajo = help-wanted advertising.
    * oferta y demanda = supply and demand.
    * proponer una oferta = propose + offer.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( proposición) offer

    ofertas de trabajo — job vacancies, situations vacant

    b) (Econ, Fin) supply
    2) (Com) offer

    están de or en oferta — they are on special offer

    •
    * * *
    = bargain, line, offer, provision, supply, offering, tender, line-up.

    Ex: In general, the costs of packages vary considerably, but it is usually the case that you get what you pay for, although there are some notable bargains.

    Ex: Now ISI has added to its compact disc line the Social Sciences Citation Index and new, improved search software.
    Ex: She then said 'Thanks for the offer, but I've signed a contract and made a deposit on an apartment'.
    Ex: Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.
    Ex: The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.
    Ex: Currently SilverPlatter's major offering in this key topic area is 'Food Science and Technology Abstracts'.
    Ex: Following the issue of a letter of intent to major bodybuilders, the tender was drawn up requiring tenderers to submit a breakdown of costs.
    Ex: The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.
    * abierto a ofertas = ono [or nearest offer].
    * artículo de oferta = teaser, loss-leader.
    * buena oferta = good deal.
    * cazador de ofertas = bargain-hunter.
    * convocatoria de oferta de servicios = invitation to tender (ITT).
    * gestión de la oferta de productos = range management.
    * hacer una oferta = make + an offer.
    * la mejor oferta = the best deal.
    * ley de la oferta y la demanda = law of supply and demand.
    * mejor oferta = best buy.
    * mejor oferta, la = best value for money, the, best value, the.
    * oferta de compra de una compañía por otra = takeover bid.
    * oferta de cursos = course offering.
    * oferta de empleo = career opportunity, job vacancy, job opportunities, job placement, career option, employment opportunity.
    * oferta de productos = product offering.
    * oferta de prueba = trial offer.
    * oferta de servicios = service provision, service offer.
    * oferta de trabajo = job advertisement, job offer, help wanted ad, help wanted notice.
    * oferta especial = special offer.
    * ofertas = sales promotion, sale(s).
    * ofertas de trabajo = help-wanted advertising.
    * oferta y demanda = supply and demand.
    * proponer una oferta = propose + offer.

    * * *
    A
    hacer/rechazar una oferta to make/reject an offer
    no hemos recibido ninguna oferta we haven't received any offers
    [ S ] ofertas de trabajo job vacancies, situations vacant
    2 ( Econ, Fin) supply
    la ley de la oferta y la demanda the law of supply and demand
    B ( Com) offer
    están de or en oferta they are on special offer
    ¡aproveche nuestras increíbles ofertas! make the most of our unbelievable offers!
    Compuestos:
    introductory offer
    special offer
    unfriendly o hostile takeover bid
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    Del verbo ofertar: ( conjugate ofertar)

    oferta es:

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

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    oferta    
    ofertar
    oferta sustantivo femenino
    1

    b) (Econ, Fin) supply

    2 (Com) offer;
    están de or en oferta they are on special offer
    oferta sustantivo femenino
    1 offer
    ofertas de empleo, job vacancies
    2 Fin Ind bid, tender
    3 Econ oferta y demanda, supply and demand
    4 Com bargain
    ofertas en la primera planta, bargains on the first floor
    ♦ Locuciones: estar de/en oferta, on (special) offer
    ofertar verbo transitivo to offer
    ' oferta' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desechar
    - empresaria
    - empresario
    - inmejorable
    - irrisoria
    - irrisorio
    - lanzamiento
    - OPA
    - rechazar
    - regalar
    - seductor
    - seductora
    - subasta
    - última
    - último
    - bueno
    - considerar
    - declinar
    - despreciar
    - doblar
    - espera
    - firme
    - formal
    - hacer
    - inigualable
    - jalador
    - ley
    - mejorar
    - pie
    - propuesta
    English:
    accept
    - acceptable
    - approach
    - attractive
    - bargain
    - bid
    - bidding
    - bonus
    - desirable
    - gazump
    - gazumping
    - head-hunt
    - hold
    - introductory
    - offer
    - package deal
    - refusal
    - refuse
    - seize on
    - seize upon
    - should
    - snub
    - subject
    - supply
    - takeover bid
    - tender
    - member
    - proposition
    - stand
    - take
    - trial
    * * *
    oferta nf
    1. [propuesta, ofrecimiento] offer;
    ofertas de empleo o [m5] trabajo [en anuncio] situations vacant, job opportunities;
    me han hecho una oferta de empleo o [m5] de trabajo they've offered me a job;
    oferta en firme firm offer;
    la ciudad cuenta con una enorme oferta teatral the city offers a very wide choice of theatrical entertainment
    2. Econ [suministro] supply;
    la oferta y la demanda supply and demand
    oferta monetaria money supply
    3. [rebaja] bargain, special offer;
    oferta especial special offer;
    artículos de oferta sale goods, goods on offer;
    estar de o [m5] en oferta to be on offer;
    han puesto muchas ofertas en el supermercado there are a lot of special offers at the supermarket
    oferta de lanzamiento introductory offer
    4. Fin [proposición] bid, tender
    oferta pública de adquisición takeover bid;
    oferta pública hostil hostile takeover bid
    * * *
    f offer;
    oferta especial special offer;
    tener en oferta have on offer
    * * *
    oferta nf
    1) : offer
    2) : sale, bargain
    las camisas están en oferta: the shirts are on sale
    3)
    oferta y demanda : supply and demand
    * * *
    2. (suministro) supply
    ofertas de trabajo vacancies / situations vacant

    Spanish-English dictionary > oferta

  • 9 bringen

    to take home; to bring; to carry; to fetch; to take
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    brịn|gen
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    1) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) get
    2) (to make (something or someone) come (to or towards a place): I'll bring plenty of food with me; Bring him to me!) bring
    3) (to result in: This medicine will bring you relief.) bring
    4) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hold
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    brin·gen
    < brachte, gebracht>
    [ˈbrɪŋən]
    vt
    1. (tragen)
    ▪ etw \bringen to bring sth; (hinbringen a.) to take sth
    den Müll nach draußen \bringen to take/bring out sep the rubbish BRIT [or garbage]
    etw in Stellung \bringen to position sth
    ▪ [jdm] etw \bringen to bring [sb] sth, to bring sth [to sb]; (hinbringen a.) to take [sb] sth, to take sth [to sb]
    ▪ jdm etw \bringen to bring sb sth
    sich dat etw \bringen lassen to have sth brought to one
    etw auf den Markt \bringen to market sth; Neues a. to launch sth
    ▪ jdn irgendwohin \bringen to take [or see] [or accompany] sb somewhere; (herbringen a.) to bring sb somewhere
    ▪ jdn/etw irgendwohin \bringen to take sb/sth somewhere; (herbringen a.) to bring sb/sth somewhere
    das Auto in die Garage \bringen to put the car in the garage
    jdn zum Bahnhof/nach Hause/in die Klinik \bringen to take sb to the station/home/to the clinic
    die Kinder ins [o zu] Bett \bringen to put the children to bed
    7. (lenken)
    die Diskussion/das Gespräch auf jdn/etw \bringen to bring the discussion/conversation round [or around] to sb/sth
    das Gespräch auf ein anderes Thema \bringen to change the topic of conversation
    etw auf eine Umlaufbahn \bringen to put sth into orbit
    jdn auf den rechten Weg \bringen to get sb on the straight and narrow
    ▪ [jdm] etw \bringen:
    so ein großer Rasen kann einem schon eine Menge Arbeit \bringen such a large lawn can mean a lot of work for one
    der letzte Frühling brachte uns viel Regen last spring saw a lot of rain, there was [or we had] a lot of rain last spring
    [jdm] Ärger \bringen to cause [sb] [or to give sb] trouble
    [jdm] Glück/Unglück \bringen to bring [sb] [good]/bad luck
    [jdm] Nachteile \bringen to be disadvantageous [to sb], to have its drawbacks [for sb]
    Stimmung in etw akk \bringen to liven up sth sep
    jdm Trost \bringen to comfort [or console] sb
    [jdm] Vorteile \bringen to be to sb's advantage, to have its advantages [for sb]
    ▪ jdm eine Nachricht \bringen to bring sb news
    es zu hohem Ansehen \bringen to earn high esteem
    es zu etwas/nichts \bringen to get somewhere/nowhere [or not get anywhere]
    es auf einem Gebiet/im Leben zu etwas/nichts \bringen to get somewhere/nowhere [or not get anywhere] in a field/in life
    es zu nichts weiter als zu etw dat \bringen to not get further than sth
    es zum Firmenleiter/Millionär \bringen to become [or make it to] company director/to become a millionaire
    es zum Präsidenten \bringen to become [or make] president
    es weit \bringen to get far
    11. (fam: erreichen)
    der Motor brachte es auf 500.000 km the engine kept going for 500,000 km
    er brachte es in der Prüfung auf 70 Punkte he got 70 points in the exam
    der Wagen bringt es auf 290 km/h this car can do 290 kph
    es auf ein gutes Alter \bringen to reach a ripe old age
    12. (versetzen)
    diese Niederlage bringt uns wieder dahin, wo wir angefangen haben this defeat will take us back to where we started
    das bring ich vor das Gremium! I'll take that to the board!
    das bringt dich noch in Teufels Küche! you'll get into [or be in] a hell of a mess if you do that! fam
    jdn außer sich akk \bringen to exasperate sb
    jdn in Bedrängnis \bringen to get sb into trouble
    jdn aus der Fassung \bringen to bewilder sb
    sich/jdn in Gefahr \bringen to endanger oneself/sb, to expose oneself/sb to danger
    jdn ins Gefängnis \bringen to put [or fam land] sb in prison
    jdn/etw vor Gericht \bringen to take sb/sth to court
    jdn/etw unter seine Gewalt \bringen to gain power over sb/to get sth under one's control
    jdn ins Grab \bringen to be the death of sb usu hum
    jdn zum Nervenzusammenbruch \bringen to give sb a nervous breakdown
    sich akk [nicht] aus der Ruhe \bringen lassen to [not] get worked [or fam het] up
    jdn in Schwierigkeiten \bringen to put [or get] sb into a difficult position
    jdn zur Verzweiflung \bringen to make sb desperate, to drive sb to despair
    jdn zur Wut \bringen to make sb furious, to enrage sb
    ▪ etw an sich akk \bringen (fam) to get sth; (stehlen) to collar sth fam
    ▪ etw hinter sich akk \bringen (fam) to get sth over and done with
    ▪ etw mit sich dat \bringen to cause sth; (zwangsläufig a.) to involve [or entail] sth
    ▪ etw bringt es mit sich dat, dass jd etw tut sth causes sb to do sth
    das bringt es mit sich, dass... that means that...
    ihre Krankheit bringt es mit sich, dass... it's because of [or to do with] her illness that...
    ▪ jd bringt es nicht über sich akk, etw zu tun sb cannot bring himself to do sth
    13. (anregen)
    etw zum Brennen/Laufen \bringen to get sth to burn/work
    jdn dahin [o dazu] [o so weit] \bringen, etw zu tun [o dass jd etw tut] to make sb do sth
    mit seinen ständigen Mäkeleien bringt er mich noch dahin, dass ich kündige his incessant carping will make me hand in my notice [one day]
    du bringst ihn nie dazu mitzukommen you'll never get him to come along
    jdn auf eine Idee \bringen to give sb an idea
    jdn zum Laufen/Singen/Sprechen \bringen to make sb run/sing/talk
    jdn zum Schweigen \bringen to silence sb
    etw zum Stehen \bringen to bring sth to a stop
    14. (rauben)
    ▪ jdn um etw akk \bringen to rob sb of sth; (durch eigene Schuld) to cost sb sth
    jdn um seinen guten Ruf/seine Stellung \bringen Folgen to cost sb his reputation/job
    jdn um den Schlaf \bringen to keep sb awake; (länger a.) to cause sb sleepless nights
    jdn um den Verstand \bringen to drive sb mad
    15. (fam: veröffentlichen)
    ▪ etw \bringen to print [or publish] sth
    was bringt die Zeitung darüber? what does it say in the paper?
    die Zeitung brachte nichts/einen Artikel darüber there was nothing/an article in the paper about it
    alle Zeitungen brachten es auf der ersten Seite all the papers had it on the front page
    eine Serie \bringen to run a series
    16. (fam: senden)
    ▪ etw \bringen to broadcast sth; TV to show [or broadcast] sth
    das Fernsehen bringt nichts darüber there's nothing on television about it
    um elf Uhr \bringen wir Nachrichten the news will be at eleven o'clock
    17. (fam: darstellen)
    ▪ jdn \bringen to act [or play the part of] sb
    18. (fam: vorführen)
    ▪ etw \bringen Kino, Nachtlokal to show sth; Artist, Tänzerin, Sportler to perform sth; Sänger to sing sth
    ▪ jdm etw \bringen to offer sb sth [or sth to sb]
    jdm ein Ständchen \bringen to serenade sb; s.a. Opfer
    ▪ [jdm] etw \bringen to bring in sth sep [for sb]
    das bringt nicht viel Geld that won't bring [us] in much money
    die Antiquität brachte 100.000 Euro the antique fetched [or was sold for] €100,000
    einen Gewinn \bringen to make a profit
    das bringt nichts! (fam) it's not worth it
    Zinsen \bringen to earn interest
    21. (sl: können)
    sie/es bringts she's/it's got what it takes
    meinst du, ich bring's? do you think I can do it?
    das bringt sie gut she's good at it
    das bringt er nicht he's not up to it
    na, bringt dein Mann es noch [im Bett]? well, can your husband keep it up [in bed]? fam
    der Wagen bringt 290 km/h this car can do 290 kph
    der Motor bringts nicht mehr! the engine's had it [or done for] fam
    die alte Kiste wird es noch für 'ne Weile \bringen there's still some life left in the old crate fam
    dieses Werkzeug bringts doch nicht these tools are no good
    wer hier zu wenig bringt, fliegt! if you're not up to form, you're out!
    was bringt der Wagen denn so an PS? what's the top HP of this car?
    eine Leistung \bringen to do a good job
    das bringt nichts (zwecklos) it's pointless, there's no point; (nutzlos) it's useless, that's no use
    das bringts nicht that's useless [or no use
    22. (fam: bewegen)
    ▪ etw irgendwohin \bringen to get sth somewhere
    alleine bringe ich die schwere Vase nicht von der Stelle I can't move [or shift] this heavy vase alone
    23. (fam: machen)
    ich bring ihn nicht satt! I can't give him enough to eat!
    ich bring das Hemd nicht sauber I can't get the shirt clean
    bringst du das Radio wieder in Ordnung? can you get the radio to work?
    24.
    ▶ einen Hammer \bringen (fam) to drop a bombshell
    ▶ einen Klops \bringen NORDD to put one's foot in it [or one's mouth] fam
    ▶ das kannst du doch nicht \bringen! you can't [go and] do that!
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    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) (herbringen) bring; (hinbringen) take

    sie brachte mir/ich brachte ihr ein Geschenk — she brought me/I took her a present

    Unglück/Unheil [über jemanden] bringen — bring misfortune/disaster [upon somebody]

    jemandem Glück/Unglück bringen — bring somebody [good] luck/bad luck

    2) (begleiten) take

    jemanden nach Hause/zum Bahnhof bringen — take somebody home/to the station

    die Kinder ins Bett od. zu Bett bringen — put the children to bed

    3)

    es zu etwas/nichts bringen — get somewhere/get nowhere or not get anywhere

    es weit bringen — get on or do very well

    es im Leben weit bringen — go far in life

    4)

    jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen — <crime, misdeed> land somebody in prison or gaol

    das Gespräch auf etwas/ein anderes Thema bringen — bring the conversation round to something/change the topic of conversation

    jemanden wieder auf den rechten Weg bringen — (fig.) get somebody back on the straight and narrow

    jemanden zum Lachen/zur Verzweiflung bringen — make somebody laugh/drive somebody to despair

    jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun — get somebody to do something

    etwas hinter sich bringen — (ugs.) get something over and done with

    es nicht über sich (Akk.) bringen [können], etwas zu tun — not be able to bring oneself to do something

    etwas an sich (Akk.) bringen — (ugs.) collar something (sl.)

    5)

    jemanden um den Schlaf/Verstand bringen — rob somebody of his/her sleep/drive somebody mad

    6) (veröffentlichen) publish

    alle Zeitungen brachten Berichte über das Massaker — all the papers carried reports of the massacre

    7) (senden) broadcast

    das/ein Opfer bringen — make the/a sacrifice

    eine Nummer/ein Ständchen bringen — perform a number/a serenade

    das kannst du nicht bringen — (ugs.) you can't do that

    einen großen Gewinn/hohe Zinsen bringen — make a large profit/earn high interest

    das Gemälde brachte 50 000 Euro — the painting fetched 50,000 euros

    das bringt nichts od. bringt's nicht — (ugs.) it's pointless

    10)

    das bringt es mit sich, dass... — that means that...

    11) (verursachen) cause <trouble, confusion>
    13) (bes. südd.) s. bekommen 1. 2)
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    bringen; bringt, brachte, hat gebracht; v/t
    1. an diesen Ort (auch fig): bring; (holen) auch get, fetch;
    bring doch mal das Salz aus der Küche would you fetch the salt from the kitchen?;
    was bringt dich hierher? what brings you here?;
    die Wolken bringen Regen these clouds bring ( oder mean) rain;
    was wird uns morgen bringen? what will tomorrow hold in store (for us)?;
    an den Tag bringen fig bring sth to the light of day ( oder out into the open);
    mit sich bringen involve; (erfordern) require;
    die Umstände bringen es mit sich it’s inevitable under the circumstances;
    das bringt das Leben so mit sich life is like that, that’s life, that’s the way the cookie crumbles umg
    2. an einen anderen Ort (auch fig): take; (tragen) auch carry; (setzen, legen, stellen) put; (begleiten) take, see:
    jemanden zur Bahn/nach Hause bringen take ( oder see) sb to the station/home;
    bring es ins Haus take ( oder put) it inside;
    er wurde ins Krankenhaus gebracht he was taken to (US to the) hospital;
    ich brachte ihm Pralinen I took him some chocolates;
    zu Bett bringen put the children to bed;
    jemanden vor Gericht bringen take sb to court, bring sb up before the court;
    das bringt mich in eine peinliche Lage that puts me into an embarrassing situation;
    in den Handel bringen bring ( oder introduce) sth onto the market;
    etwas in Umlauf bringen introduce sth into circulation
    3. (verursachen, zur Folge haben) cause; (verschaffen) bring;
    Glück/Unglück bringen bring good/bad luck;
    das bringt nur Ärger that’ll cause nothing but trouble;
    brachte ihm keine Linderung brought ( oder gave) him no relief
    4. (einbringen) (Gewinn etc) bring in;
    Zinsen bringen bear ( oder yield) interest;
    die Bücher haben auf dem Flohmarkt noch 20 Euro gebracht umg the books fetched 20 euros at the flea market, I got 20 euros for the books at the flea market;
    das bringt nichts umg that won’t get you etc anywhere, that’s no use;
    es bringt nicht viel, wenn man … one does not get much mileage out of … (+ger)
    was bringt das? umg what’s the point
    5. (schaffen) do; (erreichen) manage;
    welche Leistung bringt der Motor? what can the engine do?;
    bringt er, was er verspricht? does he keep his promises?;
    es (bis) auf achtzig Jahre bringen live to be eighty;
    er brachte es auf acht Punkte in Prüfung etc, auch Sport: he managed eight points;
    es zu etwas/nichts bringen go far/get nowhere;
    bringen make it to major etc;
    bringen achieve fame and fortune;
    er könnte es noch weit bringen he could go far yet;
    es dahin bringen, dass manage to (+inf)
    jemanden dahin bringen, dass bring sb to (+inf), make sb (+inf) warnend:
    du wirst es noch so weit bringen, dass … umg you’d better watch your step or …; → zuwege
    6. meist mit präpositionalen obj (etwas, einen Zustand, eine Handlung bewirken)
    jemanden in Gefahr/Not/Rage/Schwierigkeiten etc
    bringen get sb into danger/trouble/a rage/difficulties;
    sie bringt sich ständig in Schwierigkeiten she keeps getting herself into difficulties ( oder awkward situations);
    ins Lot bringen sort sth out;
    in Einklang/Kontakt/Zusammenhang etc
    bringen mit harmonize/bring into contact/bring into connection etc with;
    jemanden zur Verzweiflung bringen drive sb to despair;
    jemanden zum Lachen/Reden/Schweigen etc
    bringen make sb laugh/talk/be quiet ( oder shut up umg);
    etwas zum Einsturz/zum Explodieren bringen make sth collapse/explode;
    sie brachte den Wagen zum Stehen she stopped the car ( oder pulled up);
    sie brachte Abwechslung/Leben/Unruhe etc
    in mein Leben she brought variety to my life/she gave my life a breath of fresh air/she brought chaos into my life;
    wir müssen endlich System in die Sache bringen we have to give it some kind of system
    7. (Programm, Film etc) auch show; THEAT bring, stage; MUS perform, play, (Lied) sing; Zeitung etc: bring;
    was bringt das 1. Programm heute Abend? what’s on channel one this evening?;
    die letzte Ausgabe brachte … the last issue had …;
    haben sie schon etwas über das Unglück gebracht? have they already reported on the accident?
    8. umg, meist jugendspr (schaffen)
    das bring ich nicht! I (just) can’t do it;
    ich weiß nicht, ob ich das bringe I’m not sure I can manage it;
    es bringen umg make it; (zuwege bringen) pull it off;
    das kannst du doch nicht bringen! you can’t possibly do that!, that’s not on!;
    du glaubst nicht, was sie heute wieder gebracht hat! you’ll never believe what she did today!;
    (gut/schlecht sein)
    es (nicht) bringen have a/no point, (not) cut the mustard;
    Drogen bringens nicht drugs are no good;
    das bringt’s (voll) umg that’s (really) excellent ( oder brilliant)
    9. umg (kriegen) get sb/sth somewhere;
    ich bring das Ding nicht in die Schachtel I can’t get the thing into the box;
    ich bring den Schmutz nicht von den Schuhen I can’t get the dirt off these shoes
    bringen change the subject to sth;
    bringen (erinnern) remind sb about sth; (anregen) make sb think about, do etc sth;
    du bringst mich auf etwas now that you mention it;
    jemanden auf die schiefe Bahn/den richtigen Weg bringen lead sb off/onto the straight and narrow;
    11. mit präp:
    an sich/in seinen Besitz bringen acquire, take possession of;
    hinter sich bringen get it over with;
    bringen I can’t bring myself to do it;
    jemanden um etwas bringen deprive sb of sth; (betrügen) do sb out of sth umg
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    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) (herbringen) bring; (hinbringen) take

    sie brachte mir/ich brachte ihr ein Geschenk — she brought me/I took her a present

    Unglück/Unheil [über jemanden] bringen — bring misfortune/disaster [upon somebody]

    jemandem Glück/Unglück bringen — bring somebody [good] luck/bad luck

    2) (begleiten) take

    jemanden nach Hause/zum Bahnhof bringen — take somebody home/to the station

    die Kinder ins Bett od. zu Bett bringen — put the children to bed

    3)

    es zu etwas/nichts bringen — get somewhere/get nowhere or not get anywhere

    es weit bringen — get on or do very well

    4)

    jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen — <crime, misdeed> land somebody in prison or gaol

    das Gespräch auf etwas/ein anderes Thema bringen — bring the conversation round to something/change the topic of conversation

    jemanden wieder auf den rechten Weg bringen — (fig.) get somebody back on the straight and narrow

    jemanden zum Lachen/zur Verzweiflung bringen — make somebody laugh/drive somebody to despair

    jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun — get somebody to do something

    etwas hinter sich bringen — (ugs.) get something over and done with

    es nicht über sich (Akk.) bringen [können], etwas zu tun — not be able to bring oneself to do something

    etwas an sich (Akk.) bringen — (ugs.) collar something (sl.)

    5)

    jemanden um den Schlaf/Verstand bringen — rob somebody of his/her sleep/drive somebody mad

    7) (senden) broadcast

    das/ein Opfer bringen — make the/a sacrifice

    eine Nummer/ein Ständchen bringen — perform a number/a serenade

    das kannst du nicht bringen — (ugs.) you can't do that

    einen großen Gewinn/hohe Zinsen bringen — make a large profit/earn high interest

    das Gemälde brachte 50 000 Euro — the painting fetched 50,000 euros

    das bringt nichts od. bringt's nicht — (ugs.) it's pointless

    10)

    das bringt es mit sich, dass... — that means that...

    11) (verursachen) cause <trouble, confusion>
    12) (salopp): (schaffen, erreichen)
    13) (bes. südd.) s. bekommen 1. 2)
    * * *
    v.
    (§ p.,pp.: brachte, gebracht)
    = to bring v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: brought)
    to get v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: got)
    or p.p.: gotten•)

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > bringen

  • 10 accidente aéreo

    plane crash, air accident (frml)
    * * *
    (n.) = air disaster, air crash, plane crash
    Ex. A topic such as metal fatigue assumed a new importance in the 1950s as the unexpected cause of at least two major air disasters.
    Ex. The flags flew at half-mast on Sunday in honour of Poland's president and over 90 other top officials who died in an air crash on Saturday.
    Ex. He lost his life in a tragic plane crash while travelling to attend the 1st Slovak Bibliography Conference in January 1956.
    * * *
    plane crash, air accident (frml)
    * * *
    (n.) = air disaster, air crash, plane crash

    Ex: A topic such as metal fatigue assumed a new importance in the 1950s as the unexpected cause of at least two major air disasters.

    Ex: The flags flew at half-mast on Sunday in honour of Poland's president and over 90 other top officials who died in an air crash on Saturday.
    Ex: He lost his life in a tragic plane crash while travelling to attend the 1st Slovak Bibliography Conference in January 1956.

    * * *
    plane crash

    Spanish-English dictionary > accidente aéreo

  • 11 adquirir importancia

    (v.) = assume + importance, attain + importance, come up, take on + added weight, gain + significance, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, gain in + importance
    Ex. A topic such as metal fatigue assumed a new importance in the 1950s as the unexpected cause of at least two major disasters.
    Ex. However, it doesn't take very long before the supporting machine file attains greater importance than the manual catalog.
    Ex. Do you feel that we should stay with our old number-crunching, inefficient system or switch to voice transmission, which seems to be coming up fairly fast?.
    Ex. This basic principle of marketing takes on added weight when applied to US Federal information programmes in the light of their instrumental value = Este principio básico del marketing cobrar importancia cuando se aplica a los programas de información federal americanos a la vista de su valor instrumental.
    Ex. It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.
    Ex. Concerns about trafficking in arms has moved rapidly up the international agenda.
    Ex. The effective use of library resources is critical to the success of international students, a group which is gaining importance in US higher education.
    Ex. Since most of these Muslims are here to stay, the question of their integration is gaining in importance.
    * * *
    (v.) = assume + importance, attain + importance, come up, take on + added weight, gain + significance, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, gain in + importance

    Ex: A topic such as metal fatigue assumed a new importance in the 1950s as the unexpected cause of at least two major disasters.

    Ex: However, it doesn't take very long before the supporting machine file attains greater importance than the manual catalog.
    Ex: Do you feel that we should stay with our old number-crunching, inefficient system or switch to voice transmission, which seems to be coming up fairly fast?.
    Ex: This basic principle of marketing takes on added weight when applied to US Federal information programmes in the light of their instrumental value = Este principio básico del marketing cobrar importancia cuando se aplica a los programas de información federal americanos a la vista de su valor instrumental.
    Ex: It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.
    Ex: Concerns about trafficking in arms has moved rapidly up the international agenda.
    Ex: The effective use of library resources is critical to the success of international students, a group which is gaining importance in US higher education.
    Ex: Since most of these Muslims are here to stay, the question of their integration is gaining in importance.

    Spanish-English dictionary > adquirir importancia

  • 12 cobrar importancia

    v.
    to become important, to come in question, to come into the picture.
    * * *
    (v.) = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda
    Ex. A topic such as metal fatigue assumed a new importance in the 1950s as the unexpected cause of at least two major disasters.
    Ex. This basic principle of marketing takes on added weight when applied to US Federal information programmes in the light of their instrumental value = Este principio básico del marketing cobrar importancia cuando se aplica a los programas de información federal americanos a la vista de su valor instrumental.
    Ex. Concerns about trafficking in arms has moved rapidly up the international agenda.
    Ex. The effective use of library resources is critical to the success of international students, a group which is gaining importance in US higher education.
    Ex. The prime minister said at the annual dinner that the issue was 'back on the agenda with a vengeance'.
    * * *
    (v.) = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda

    Ex: A topic such as metal fatigue assumed a new importance in the 1950s as the unexpected cause of at least two major disasters.

    Ex: This basic principle of marketing takes on added weight when applied to US Federal information programmes in the light of their instrumental value = Este principio básico del marketing cobrar importancia cuando se aplica a los programas de información federal americanos a la vista de su valor instrumental.
    Ex: Concerns about trafficking in arms has moved rapidly up the international agenda.
    Ex: The effective use of library resources is critical to the success of international students, a group which is gaining importance in US higher education.
    Ex: The prime minister said at the annual dinner that the issue was 'back on the agenda with a vengeance'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cobrar importancia

  • 13 considerar

    v.
    1 to consider (pensar en).
    bien considerado, creo que tienes razón on reflection, I think you're right
    El chico considera a su madre The boy has regard for=considers his mother.
    Ricardo considera la propuesta de María Richard considers Ann's proposal.
    2 to esteem, to treat with respect.
    3 to consider to.
    Ella considera mejor ir al teatro She considers best to go to the theater.
    4 to consider oneself to.
    Considero estar listo I consider myself to be ready.
    * * *
    1 (reflexionar) to consider, think over, think about
    2 (tomar en consideración) to take into account
    3 (respetar) to treat with consideration, respect
    4 (juzgar) to judge, regard, deem
    1 to consider oneself
    \
    considerando que considering that, considering
    * * *
    verb
    2) deem
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=reflexionar sobre) to consider

    considera las ventajas y los inconvenientes de tu decisión — think about o consider the advantages and disadvantages of your decision

    2) (=tener en cuenta)

    considerando lo que cuesta, la calidad podría ser mejor — considering what it costs, the quality could be better

    3) (=creer)

    considerar algo/a algn (como) — + adj to consider sth/sb to be + adj

    se le considera culpable del robo — he is believed to be o considered to be guilty of the robbery

    se le considera como uno de los grandes pintores de este siglo — he is considered (to be) o regarded as one of the great painters of this century

    lo considero hijo mío — I look on him o regard him as my own son

    • considerar que — to believe that, consider that

    considero que deberíamos hacer algo — I believe o consider that we should do something

    4) (Jur)

    considerando... — whereas... ( word with which each item in a judgement begins)

    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <asunto/posibilidad/oferta> to consider; <ventajas/consecuencias> to weigh up, consider

    tenemos que considerar que... — we must take into account that...

    b) (frml) ( tratar con respeto) to show consideration for, to consider
    2) (frml) (juzgar, creer) (+ compl) to consider
    2.
    considerarse v pron persona ( juzgarse) (+ compl) to consider oneself
    * * *
    = consider (as), contemplate, deem, envisage, judge, look at, perceive, reckon, regard as, see as, take into + consideration, take to + be, treat, view, weigh, take + stock of, see, look to as, see about, look upon, give + (some) thought to, have + regard for, class, hold out as, weigh up, look toward(s), flirt, adjudge, believe, look to.
    Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
    Ex. These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.
    Ex. If a corporate body is deemed to have some intellectual responsibility for the content of a work, then the name of that body will usually feature as a heading on either a main or added entry.
    Ex. It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.
    Ex. Nevertheless, whatever the basis for the major enumerative schemes they must be judged for their suitability for application in current libraries.
    Ex. This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.
    Ex. Many of the early systems were perceived as replacements for manual techniques.
    Ex. Book form is easy to use, readable, and reckoned to be an acceptable format for many users.
    Ex. In particular LCC has been regarded as suitable for the classification of large general libraries, and specifically those large libraries that have been established for research purposes.
    Ex. It is easiest to see the comments in this section as pertaining to controlled indexing languages.
    Ex. A certain number of days is to be added to today's date to calculate the date due, taking into consideration the dates the library is closed.
    Ex. An abridgement is usually taken to be a condensation that necessarily omits a number of secondary points.
    Ex. In troubleshooting, it is important to treat the cause as well as the symptom of the problem = En la solución de problemas, es importante tratar tanto la causa como el síntoma del problema.
    Ex. Many librarians viewed AACR1 as such a significant improvement upon its predecessors, that they were content.
    Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
    Ex. The conference took stock of development within information technology, outlined new ways for its use and presented projects.
    Ex. When balls were compared with rollers in the ninenteenth century, their chief disadvantage was seen to be their cost: they were relatively uneconomical of ink.
    Ex. From the impressive library of his mansion home on Beacon Hill, Ticknor ruled over Boston's intellectual life and was looked to as the leading arbiter of intellectual and social life in that great city.
    Ex. The head of reference told me that he's going to see about a dress code for the staff, prohibiting slacks for women.
    Ex. Ticknor, we are told, was a liberal and democrat who welcomed change and looked upon human nature with great optimism.
    Ex. I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press.
    Ex. The apparent success of the project suggests it can be used or adapted for other members of the beef industry, having regard for their particular circumstances = El aparente éxito del proyecto sugiere que se puede utilizar o adaptar para otros miembros de la industria del ganado bovino, teniendo en cuenta sus circunstancias particulares.
    Ex. 30 million Americans are classed as functionally illiterate.
    Ex. Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.
    Ex. The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.
    Ex. Libraries are looking towards some sort of cooperative system.
    Ex. The author examines key passages in the 1941 Nietzsche lectures where Heidegger appears to flirt with the possibility of a more primordial sense of existence.
    Ex. National library associations should look for sponsors who will publish manuscripts they have adjudged to have met international standards.
    Ex. The preferred citation order should be that order which is believed to match the approach of many users who can be expected to retrieve information on the topic.
    Ex. If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.
    ----
    * bien considerado = all things considered.
    * considerando = in view of.
    * considerar adecuado = judge + suitable, consider + appropriate.
    * considerar Algo = be under consideration.
    * considerar apropiado = consider + appropriate.
    * considerar como = class.
    * considerar como posible = entertain as + a possibility.
    * considerar desde una perspectiva = hold + perspective on.
    * considerar en detalle = consider + at length.
    * considerar en su justa medida = see + in proportion.
    * considerar importante = hold + Nombre + dear.
    * considerar + Infinitivo = view as + Gerundio.
    * considerar la posibilidad = entertain + the possibility.
    * considerar las consecuencias = weigh + implications.
    * considerar las posibilidades de algo = consider + possibilities.
    * considerar oportuno = consider + appropriate.
    * considerar peligroso = see + danger.
    * considerar pertinente = consider + appropriate.
    * considerar que significa = take to + mean.
    * considerarse = be known as, set + Reflexivo + up as, go down as.
    * considerarse afortunado = consider + Reflexivo + lucky, count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky.
    * considerar un problema = consider + problem.
    * merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.
    * seguir considerando = consider + further.
    * volver a considerar = reconsider.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <asunto/posibilidad/oferta> to consider; <ventajas/consecuencias> to weigh up, consider

    tenemos que considerar que... — we must take into account that...

    b) (frml) ( tratar con respeto) to show consideration for, to consider
    2) (frml) (juzgar, creer) (+ compl) to consider
    2.
    considerarse v pron persona ( juzgarse) (+ compl) to consider oneself
    * * *
    = consider (as), contemplate, deem, envisage, judge, look at, perceive, reckon, regard as, see as, take into + consideration, take to + be, treat, view, weigh, take + stock of, see, look to as, see about, look upon, give + (some) thought to, have + regard for, class, hold out as, weigh up, look toward(s), flirt, adjudge, believe, look to.

    Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

    Ex: These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.
    Ex: If a corporate body is deemed to have some intellectual responsibility for the content of a work, then the name of that body will usually feature as a heading on either a main or added entry.
    Ex: It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.
    Ex: Nevertheless, whatever the basis for the major enumerative schemes they must be judged for their suitability for application in current libraries.
    Ex: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.
    Ex: Many of the early systems were perceived as replacements for manual techniques.
    Ex: Book form is easy to use, readable, and reckoned to be an acceptable format for many users.
    Ex: In particular LCC has been regarded as suitable for the classification of large general libraries, and specifically those large libraries that have been established for research purposes.
    Ex: It is easiest to see the comments in this section as pertaining to controlled indexing languages.
    Ex: A certain number of days is to be added to today's date to calculate the date due, taking into consideration the dates the library is closed.
    Ex: An abridgement is usually taken to be a condensation that necessarily omits a number of secondary points.
    Ex: In troubleshooting, it is important to treat the cause as well as the symptom of the problem = En la solución de problemas, es importante tratar tanto la causa como el síntoma del problema.
    Ex: Many librarians viewed AACR1 as such a significant improvement upon its predecessors, that they were content.
    Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
    Ex: The conference took stock of development within information technology, outlined new ways for its use and presented projects.
    Ex: When balls were compared with rollers in the ninenteenth century, their chief disadvantage was seen to be their cost: they were relatively uneconomical of ink.
    Ex: From the impressive library of his mansion home on Beacon Hill, Ticknor ruled over Boston's intellectual life and was looked to as the leading arbiter of intellectual and social life in that great city.
    Ex: The head of reference told me that he's going to see about a dress code for the staff, prohibiting slacks for women.
    Ex: Ticknor, we are told, was a liberal and democrat who welcomed change and looked upon human nature with great optimism.
    Ex: I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press.
    Ex: The apparent success of the project suggests it can be used or adapted for other members of the beef industry, having regard for their particular circumstances = El aparente éxito del proyecto sugiere que se puede utilizar o adaptar para otros miembros de la industria del ganado bovino, teniendo en cuenta sus circunstancias particulares.
    Ex: 30 million Americans are classed as functionally illiterate.
    Ex: Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.
    Ex: The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.
    Ex: Libraries are looking towards some sort of cooperative system.
    Ex: The author examines key passages in the 1941 Nietzsche lectures where Heidegger appears to flirt with the possibility of a more primordial sense of existence.
    Ex: National library associations should look for sponsors who will publish manuscripts they have adjudged to have met international standards.
    Ex: The preferred citation order should be that order which is believed to match the approach of many users who can be expected to retrieve information on the topic.
    Ex: If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.
    * bien considerado = all things considered.
    * considerando = in view of.
    * considerar adecuado = judge + suitable, consider + appropriate.
    * considerar Algo = be under consideration.
    * considerar apropiado = consider + appropriate.
    * considerar como = class.
    * considerar como posible = entertain as + a possibility.
    * considerar desde una perspectiva = hold + perspective on.
    * considerar en detalle = consider + at length.
    * considerar en su justa medida = see + in proportion.
    * considerar importante = hold + Nombre + dear.
    * considerar + Infinitivo = view as + Gerundio.
    * considerar la posibilidad = entertain + the possibility.
    * considerar las consecuencias = weigh + implications.
    * considerar las posibilidades de algo = consider + possibilities.
    * considerar oportuno = consider + appropriate.
    * considerar peligroso = see + danger.
    * considerar pertinente = consider + appropriate.
    * considerar que significa = take to + mean.
    * considerarse = be known as, set + Reflexivo + up as, go down as.
    * considerarse afortunado = consider + Reflexivo + lucky, count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky.
    * considerar un problema = consider + problem.
    * merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.
    * seguir considerando = consider + further.
    * volver a considerar = reconsider.

    * * *
    considerar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹asunto/posibilidad› to consider; ‹oferta› to consider, give … consideration; ‹ventajas/consecuencias› to weigh up, consider
    considera los pros y los contras weigh up the pros and cons
    bien considerado, creo que … all things considered, I think that …
    tenemos que considerar que ésta es su primera infracción we must take into account that this is her first offense
    considerando que ha estado enfermo considering (that) he's been ill
    2 ( frml) (tratar con respeto) to show consideration for, to consider
    B ( frml) (juzgar, creer) (+ compl) to consider
    fue considerado como una provocación it was considered (to be) o ( frml) deemed (to be) provocative
    eso se considera de mala educación that's considered bad manners
    considero casi imposible que podamos llegar a un acuerdo I believe it is o I consider it to be almost impossible for us to reach an agreement
    se le considera responsable del secuestro he is believed to be responsible for the kidnapping
    está muy bien considerado he is very highly regarded
    «persona» (juzgarse) (+ compl) to consider oneself
    se considera afortunado he considers himself (to be) very fortunate o lucky
    * * *

     

    considerar ( conjugate considerar) verbo transitivo ‹asunto/posibilidad/oferta› to consider;
    ‹ventajas/consecuencias› to weigh up, consider;

    tenemos que considerar que … we must take into account that …;
    eso se considera de mala educación that's considered bad manners;
    está muy bien considerado he is very highly regarded
    considerarse verbo pronominal [ persona] ( juzgarse) to consider oneself;
    se considera afortunado he considers himself (to be) lucky
    considerar verbo transitivo to consider: lo considera un genio, she thinks he's a genius ➣ Ver nota en consider

    ' considerar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    archivar
    - barajar
    - cada
    - dar
    - discutir
    - encontrar
    - estimar
    - homologar
    - óptica
    - pararse
    - plantearse
    - ponderar
    - reparar
    - tantear
    - tener
    - tratar
    - ver
    - catalogar
    - estudiar
    - juzgar
    - llamar
    - medir
    - meditar
    - mirar
    - pensar
    - plantear
    English:
    account
    - class
    - consider
    - contemplate
    - count
    - debate
    - entertain
    - judge
    - ponder
    - rate
    - reckon
    - regard
    - see
    - think over
    - think through
    - treat
    - view
    - come
    - conceive
    - deem
    - feel
    - hold
    - look
    - think
    - weigh
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [pensar en] to consider;
    hay que considerar que es la primera vez que lo intentamos you should take into account that this is the first time we've tried to do it;
    consideré la posibilidad de presentarme, pero al final desistí I thought about applying but in the end I gave up the idea
    2. [juzgar, estimar] to believe, to think;
    no quiso considerar mi propuesta she wouldn't consider my proposal;
    bien considerado, creo que tienes razón on reflection, I think you're right;
    considero que se han equivocado I believe they've made a mistake
    3. [respetar] to esteem, to treat with respect;
    sus compañeros lo consideran mucho his colleagues have a high regard for him o think highly of him
    * * *
    v/t consider
    * * *
    1) : to consider, to think over
    2) : to judge, to deem
    3) : to treat with respect
    * * *
    1. (relexionar) to consider / to think about [pt. & pp. thought]
    2. (juzgar) to regard / to think

    Spanish-English dictionary > considerar

  • 14 continuar

    v.
    1 to continue, to go on, to carry on with.
    los peregrinos continuaron su camino the pilgrims went or continued on their way
    continuar haciendo algo to continue doing o to do something
    continúa lloviendo it's still raining
    todavía continúa en la empresa she's still with o working for the company
    continuará to be continued (historia, programa)
    El suplicio continuó The torture continued.
    María continuó el trabajo de Ricardo Mary continued John's work.
    Me continúa el dolor My pain persists=continues.
    2 to keep on, to continue to.
    Yo continúo estudiando I keep on studying.
    3 to continue to be.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ ACTUAR], like link=actuar actuar
    1 (proseguir) to continue, carry on
    1 (permanecer, durar) to continue, go on
    1 (extenderse) to extend, run
    \
    'Continuará' (capítulos, episodios, etc) "To be continued"
    * * *
    verb
    to continue, go on
    * * *
    1.

    continuaremos la clase mañana — we will go on with o continue the lesson tomorrow

    continuó su vida como antes — he went on with o continued with his life as before

    2. VI
    1) [historia, espectáculo, guerra] to continue, go on

    continúe, por favor — please continue, please go on

    "continuará" — "to be continued"

    pase lo que pase, la vida continúa — come what may, life goes on

    2) [en una situación]

    la puerta continúa cerrada — the door is still shut, the door remains shut frm

    continúa muy grave — she is still in a critical condition, she remains in a critical condition frm

    continúa en el mismo puesto de trabajo — she is still in the same post, she remains in the same post frm

    • continuar con algo — to continue with sth, go on with sth

    continuó con su trabajo — he continued with o went on with his work

    continuar con salud — to be still in good health, remain in good health frm

    • continuar haciendo algo, continuó leyendo — she continued to read o reading, she went on reading

    a pesar de todo, continúa diciendo lo que piensa — in spite of everything, she continues to speak her mind o she still speaks her mind

    en cualquier caso continúo siendo optimista — in any case, I remain optimistic o I am still optimistic

    3) [camino, carretera] to continue, go on, carry on

    el camino continúa hasta la costa — the road continues o goes on o carries on (all the way) to the coast

    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to continue
    2.
    a) guerra/espectáculo/vida to continue

    continuar + ger: su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak condition; continúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statement; continuó diciendo que... — she went on to say that...

    b) carretera to continue
    3.
    continuarse v pron (frml) to continue
    * * *
    = continue, go on, linger on, move on, persevere, persist, wrap, keep + going, proceed, push on, press on, recommence, run over, move forward, hang on, carry forward, carry on, go ahead, carry through, soldier on, keep up, roll on, take it from here.
    Ex. Thus our catalogs will continue to fail our readers until reconstructed on the basis of the AACR, which has remedied the situation by providing for the consistent use of uniform titles wherever required.
    Ex. Several members of the group raised polite brows and implored him to go on.
    Ex. The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.
    Ex. Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.
    Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
    Ex. Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.
    Ex. If the width of the report exceeds the line width of your printer, the information will wrap to the next line.
    Ex. This article presents ideas which will help the librarian to keep going in the face of budget cuts.
    Ex. Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.
    Ex. I think we'd better push on to the next topic.
    Ex. Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.
    Ex. 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.
    Ex. An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.
    Ex. This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.
    Ex. In libraries, this life cycle may be interrupted because of staff reluctance to part with traditional services, and products may hang on long past the point of real effectiveness.
    Ex. In order to carry forward the Chinese cultural heritage it is necessary to research the ancient books.
    Ex. If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.
    Ex. A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.
    Ex. Any changes will produce a readjustment of text which will carry through to the end of the text.
    Ex. Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.
    Ex. He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.
    Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.
    Ex. I had intended to walk him to his classroom, but before I could follow him through the double doors, he said, 'I can take it from here, Papa'.
    ----
    * batalla + continuar = battle + rage.
    * continuando con la línea de = in the vein of.
    * continuar al lado de = stand by.
    * continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.
    * continuar a trancas y barrancas = bash on.
    * continuar avanzando = press on.
    * continuar como antes = go on + as before.
    * continuar con = go ahead with, proceed to, pursue, pursue + Nombre + further, stick to, build on/upon, go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick with, stick at.
    * continuar con Algo = take + Nombre + further.
    * continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.
    * continuar con la lectura de = carry on through.
    * continuar con + Nombre + en = carry + Nombre + forward into.
    * continuar diciendo = go on.
    * continuar en = overflow on.
    * continuar en esta dirección = proceed + along this way.
    * continuar enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.
    * continuar + Gerundio = go on + Gerundio, keep + Gerundio, keep on + Gerundio.
    * continuar haciendo Algo = get on with + Nombre.
    * continuar implacablemente = march on.
    * continuar inexorablemente = march on.
    * continuar irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.
    * continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants.
    * continuar leyendo = read on.
    * continuar opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.
    * continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.
    * continuar realizando una actividad = keep + going.
    * continuar siendo = remain.
    * continuar siendo importante = remain + big.
    * continuar sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.
    * continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.
    * continuar sin reconciliarse son = remain + unreconciled to.
    * continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.
    * continuar viviendo = live on.
    * continuar vivo = live on.
    * disputa + continuar = dispute + rage.
    * estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.
    * la vida continúa = the show must go on.
    * la vida + continuar = life + go on.
    * polémica + continuar = controversy + rage, argument + rage.
    * todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to continue
    2.
    a) guerra/espectáculo/vida to continue

    continuar + ger: su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak condition; continúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statement; continuó diciendo que... — she went on to say that...

    b) carretera to continue
    3.
    continuarse v pron (frml) to continue
    * * *
    = continue, go on, linger on, move on, persevere, persist, wrap, keep + going, proceed, push on, press on, recommence, run over, move forward, hang on, carry forward, carry on, go ahead, carry through, soldier on, keep up, roll on, take it from here.

    Ex: Thus our catalogs will continue to fail our readers until reconstructed on the basis of the AACR, which has remedied the situation by providing for the consistent use of uniform titles wherever required.

    Ex: Several members of the group raised polite brows and implored him to go on.
    Ex: The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.
    Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.
    Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
    Ex: Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.
    Ex: If the width of the report exceeds the line width of your printer, the information will wrap to the next line.
    Ex: This article presents ideas which will help the librarian to keep going in the face of budget cuts.
    Ex: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.
    Ex: I think we'd better push on to the next topic.
    Ex: Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.
    Ex: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.
    Ex: An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.
    Ex: This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.
    Ex: In libraries, this life cycle may be interrupted because of staff reluctance to part with traditional services, and products may hang on long past the point of real effectiveness.
    Ex: In order to carry forward the Chinese cultural heritage it is necessary to research the ancient books.
    Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.
    Ex: A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.
    Ex: Any changes will produce a readjustment of text which will carry through to the end of the text.
    Ex: Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.
    Ex: He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.
    Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.
    Ex: I had intended to walk him to his classroom, but before I could follow him through the double doors, he said, 'I can take it from here, Papa'.
    * batalla + continuar = battle + rage.
    * continuando con la línea de = in the vein of.
    * continuar al lado de = stand by.
    * continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.
    * continuar a trancas y barrancas = bash on.
    * continuar avanzando = press on.
    * continuar como antes = go on + as before.
    * continuar con = go ahead with, proceed to, pursue, pursue + Nombre + further, stick to, build on/upon, go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick with, stick at.
    * continuar con Algo = take + Nombre + further.
    * continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.
    * continuar con la lectura de = carry on through.
    * continuar con + Nombre + en = carry + Nombre + forward into.
    * continuar diciendo = go on.
    * continuar en = overflow on.
    * continuar en esta dirección = proceed + along this way.
    * continuar enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.
    * continuar + Gerundio = go on + Gerundio, keep + Gerundio, keep on + Gerundio.
    * continuar haciendo Algo = get on with + Nombre.
    * continuar implacablemente = march on.
    * continuar inexorablemente = march on.
    * continuar irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.
    * continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants.
    * continuar leyendo = read on.
    * continuar opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.
    * continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.
    * continuar realizando una actividad = keep + going.
    * continuar siendo = remain.
    * continuar siendo importante = remain + big.
    * continuar sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.
    * continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.
    * continuar sin reconciliarse son = remain + unreconciled to.
    * continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.
    * continuar viviendo = live on.
    * continuar vivo = live on.
    * disputa + continuar = dispute + rage.
    * estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.
    * la vida continúa = the show must go on.
    * la vida + continuar = life + go on.
    * polémica + continuar = controversy + rage, argument + rage.
    * todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.

    * * *
    vt
    to continue
    va a continuar sus estudios en el extranjero she's going to continue her studies abroad
    continuó su vida como si nada hubiera pasado he went on with o continued with his life as if nothing had happened
    sus discípulos continuaron su obra her disciples carried on o continued her work
    continuemos la marcha let's go on o carry on
    —y eso sería un desastre —continuó and that would be catastrophic, he went on o continued
    ■ continuar
    vi
    1 «guerra/espectáculo/vida» to continue
    si las cosas continúan así if things go on o continue like this
    [ S ] continuará to be continued
    la película continúa en cartelera the movie is still showing
    continúe la defensa (counsel for) the defense may continue
    continuar CON algo to continue WITH sth
    no pudieron continuar con el trabajo they couldn't continue (with) o go on with the work
    continuar + GER:
    su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak condition
    continúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statement
    si continúas comportándote así if you continue to behave o go on behaving like this
    continuó diciendo que … she went on to say that …, she continued by saying that …
    2 «carretera» to continue
    la carretera continúa hasta la parte alta de la montaña the road continues (on) to the top of the mountain, the road goes on up to the top of the mountain
    ( frml); to continue
    el camino se continúa en un angosto sendero the road continues as a narrow path
    su obra se continuó en la labor de sus discípulos his work was continued in the labor of his disciples
    * * *

     

    continuar ( conjugate continuar) verbo transitivo
    to continue
    verbo intransitivo [guerra/espectáculo/vida] to continue;
    ◊ si las cosas continúan así if things go on o continue like this;


    ( on signs) continuará to be continued;

    continuar con algo to continue with sth;
    continuó diciendo que … she went on to say that …
    continuar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
    1 to continue, carry on (with)
    2 (seguir en un lugar) continúa viviendo en Brasil, he's still living in Brazil
    3 (seguir sucediendo) continúa lloviendo, it is still raining
    (una película) continuará, to be continued ➣ Ver nota en continue

    ' continuar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    incapaz
    - perdurar
    - seguir
    English:
    carry on
    - continue
    - go ahead
    - go on
    - keep
    - keep on
    - keep up
    - remain
    - resume
    - carry
    - go
    - hold
    - move
    - proceed
    - pursue
    - take
    - wear
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    to continue, to carry on with;
    los peregrinos continuaron su camino the pilgrims went o continued on their way;
    continuarán el partido suspendido mañana the abandoned match will be continued tomorrow
    ♦ vi
    to continue, to go on;
    continuar haciendo algo to continue doing o to do sth;
    continúa lloviendo it's still raining;
    ¿continúas viviendo en Brasil? are you still living in Brazil?, do you still live in Brazil?;
    continuamos trabajando en el mismo proyecto we are still working on the same project;
    continúan con el proyecto they are carrying on with o continuing with the project;
    todavía continúa en la empresa she's still with o working for the company;
    continúen en sus puestos hasta nueva orden stay at your posts until you receive fresh orders;
    continuará [historia, programa] to be continued;
    la finca continúa hasta el río the farm extends as far as the river;
    el camino continúa por la costa the road continues o carries on along the coast
    * * *
    I v/t continue
    II v/i continue;
    continuará to be continued;
    continuar haciendo algo continue o carry on doing sth;
    continuó nevando it kept on snowing
    * * *
    continuar {3} v
    : to continue
    * * *
    1. to continue / to carry on [pt. & pp. carried]
    continuaremos el debate después de comer we'll continue the discussion after lunch / we'll carry on with the discussion after lunch
    2. (estar todavía) to be still

    Spanish-English dictionary > continuar

  • 15 de todo tipo

    = of all sorts, of every sort, of all stripes, of all shapes and sizes
    Ex. 30 years ago, the topic of security was not one which preoccupied librarians, but in the light of the dramatic increase in property crimes of all sorts, it has become a major concern = Hace treinta años, el tema de la seguridad no era algo que preocupaba a los bibliotecarios, pero a la vista del incremento espectacular de los delitos contra la propiedad de todo tipo, se ha convertido en una preocupación principal.
    Ex. Increasingly, research libraries are sharing resources of every sort.
    Ex. Coverage of the Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney prize fight appealed to publishers of all stripes.
    Ex. A variety of libraries (and other institutions and organizations of all shapes and sizes) are concerned with creating a digital library for their users.
    * * *
    = of all sorts, of every sort, of all stripes, of all shapes and sizes

    Ex: 30 years ago, the topic of security was not one which preoccupied librarians, but in the light of the dramatic increase in property crimes of all sorts, it has become a major concern = Hace treinta años, el tema de la seguridad no era algo que preocupaba a los bibliotecarios, pero a la vista del incremento espectacular de los delitos contra la propiedad de todo tipo, se ha convertido en una preocupación principal.

    Ex: Increasingly, research libraries are sharing resources of every sort.
    Ex: Coverage of the Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney prize fight appealed to publishers of all stripes.
    Ex: A variety of libraries (and other institutions and organizations of all shapes and sizes) are concerned with creating a digital library for their users.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de todo tipo

  • 16 delito contra la propiedad

    Ex. 30 years ago, the topic of security was not one which preoccupied librarians, but in the light of the dramatic increase in property crimes of all sorts, it has become a major concern = Hace treinta años, el tema de la seguridad no era algo que preocupaba a los bibliotecarios, pero a la vista del incremento espectacular de los delitos contra la propiedad de todo tipo, se ha convertido en una preocupación principal.
    * * *

    Ex: 30 years ago, the topic of security was not one which preoccupied librarians, but in the light of the dramatic increase in property crimes of all sorts, it has become a major concern = Hace treinta años, el tema de la seguridad no era algo que preocupaba a los bibliotecarios, pero a la vista del incremento espectacular de los delitos contra la propiedad de todo tipo, se ha convertido en una preocupación principal.

    Spanish-English dictionary > delito contra la propiedad

  • 17 eliminar

    v.
    to eliminate.
    El líquido eliminó las manchas The liquid eliminated the stains.
    El mafioso eliminó al testigo The mobster eliminated the witness.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to eliminate, exclude
    2 (esperanzas, miedos, etc) to get rid of, cast aside
    3 familiar (matar) to kill, eliminate
    * * *
    verb
    3) kill
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=hacer desaparecer) [+ mancha, obstáculo] to remove, get rid of; [+ residuos] to dispose of; [+ pobreza] to eliminate, eradicate; [+ posibilidad] to rule out

    eliminar un directorio — (Inform) to remove o delete a directory

    2) [+ concursante, deportista] to knock out, eliminate

    fueron eliminados de la competición — they were knocked out of o eliminated from the competition

    3) euf (=matar) to eliminate, do away with *
    4) [+ incógnita] to eliminate
    5) (Fisiol) to eliminate
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < obstáculo> to remove; < párrafo> to delete, remove
    b) < candidato> to eliminate; (Dep) to eliminate, knock out
    c) (euf) ( matar) to eliminate (euph), to get rid of (euph)
    d) < residuos> to dispose of
    2) <toxinas/grasas> to eliminate
    3) (Mat) < incógnita> to eliminate
    * * *
    = abort, cut off, delete, detach, disband, discard, dispose of, do away with, eliminate, eradicate, erase, erode, kill, obviate, purge, remove, rid, suppress, take out, withdraw, screen out, retire, squeeze out, decrement, dispel, weed out, axe [ax, -USA], abolish, pare out, chop off, excise, obliterate, scrap, take off, expunge, cut out, put to + rest, sweep away, root out, nix, drive out, deselect, strip away, roll back, efface, cashier, clear out, weed, sunset, stomp + Nombre + out, zap, take + Nombre + out.
    Ex. It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.
    Ex. The only way to solve these problems is either to revise your catalog in its totality or to cut it off.
    Ex. Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.
    Ex. The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.
    Ex. With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.
    Ex. The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.
    Ex. List and describe the steps involved in withdrawing and disposing of books which are no longer required.
    Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS does away with the multiplicity of files and catalogs.
    Ex. Obviously, computers and the use of notation in computerised systems may place additional constraints upon the nature of the notation, or may eliminate the need to consider some of the characteristics below.
    Ex. In this instance links would be insufficient to eradicate the false drop.
    Ex. Pressing the delete key erases a characters without leaving a blank space.
    Ex. These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.
    Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".
    Ex. The intercalation of (41-4) after 329 obviates this function.
    Ex. The system requests the number of the borrower and then purges that borrower's name and number from its files.
    Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
    Ex. This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.
    Ex. It is possible to suppress references and to omit steps in a hierarchy.
    Ex. A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.
    Ex. Thus, all cards corresponding to documents covering 'Curricula' are withdrawn from the pack.
    Ex. Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.
    Ex. This article stresses the importance for libraries of making current informationav ailable on AIDS, and of retiring out-of-date information on the subject.
    Ex. Subjects not in the core of major employment areas are likely to be squeezed out of the standard curriculum.
    Ex. Document terms absent from the original query were decremented.
    Ex. But years and experience do not always dispel the sense of unease.
    Ex. Information services administrators expect library schools to uphold admission standards and weed out unsuitable candidates.
    Ex. 'He's been trying to cover up his tracks; those engineers who got axed were his scapegoats'.
    Ex. Who knows? If we can abolish the card catalogue and replace it with some form more acceptable to library users, they may even begin to use library catalogues!.
    Ex. Because the assumption in this method is that none of the preceding years' operations are worth continuing unless they can be shown to be necessary, zero-based budgeting (ZZB) can be useful for paring out the deadwood of obsolete or uselessly extravagant programs.
    Ex. Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.
    Ex. Once a new digitized system has been introduced irrelevancies and redundant features can more easily be seen and excised.
    Ex. Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.
    Ex. There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.
    Ex. Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.
    Ex. This article examines the controversial issue about whether to expunge books about satanism from the library shelves.
    Ex. In order to support a core acquistions programme of essential materials for its users, a library will more readily cut out material on the fringe of its needs if such material can be obtained by a good document supply system.
    Ex. Careful investigation by the library board of the possibilities inherent in system membership usually puts to rest preconceived fears.
    Ex. Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.
    Ex. Libraries should root out unproductive and obsolete activities.
    Ex. This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.
    Ex. The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.
    Ex. There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.
    Ex. Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.
    Ex. Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.
    Ex. The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.
    Ex. His case was referred to the next session, and in the following May he was cashiered.
    Ex. Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.
    Ex. It seems to me that the electronic catalog provides the ability to build a file that can, in fact, be easily weeded.
    Ex. It's instructive to remember just how passionately the media hyped the dangers of ' sunsetting' the ban.
    Ex. Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.
    Ex. This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.
    Ex. My lasting image of Omar is of him crouched in the rubble waiting for U.S. troops to get close enough so he could take one of them out.
    ----
    * ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.
    * eliminar al intermediario = cut out + the middleman.
    * eliminar ambigüedades = disambiguate.
    * eliminar barreras = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries.
    * eliminar de un golpe = eliminate + at a stroke.
    * eliminar de un texto = redact out, redact.
    * eliminar diferencias = flatten out + differences.
    * eliminar el hielo = de-ice [deice].
    * eliminar el sarro = descale.
    * eliminar gases = pass + gas, break + wind, pass + wind.
    * eliminar la necesidad de = remove + the need for.
    * eliminar las barreras = break down + barriers.
    * eliminar las diferencias = iron out + differences.
    * eliminar los duplicados = deduplicate.
    * eliminar + Nombre = clear of + Nombre.
    * eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.
    * eliminar por etapas = phase out.
    * eliminar progresivamente = phase out.
    * eliminar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.
    * eliminar puliendo = buff out.
    * eliminar una barrera = topple + barrier.
    * eliminar una ecuación de búsqueda = clear + search.
    * eliminar un error = remove + error.
    * eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < obstáculo> to remove; < párrafo> to delete, remove
    b) < candidato> to eliminate; (Dep) to eliminate, knock out
    c) (euf) ( matar) to eliminate (euph), to get rid of (euph)
    d) < residuos> to dispose of
    2) <toxinas/grasas> to eliminate
    3) (Mat) < incógnita> to eliminate
    * * *
    = abort, cut off, delete, detach, disband, discard, dispose of, do away with, eliminate, eradicate, erase, erode, kill, obviate, purge, remove, rid, suppress, take out, withdraw, screen out, retire, squeeze out, decrement, dispel, weed out, axe [ax, -USA], abolish, pare out, chop off, excise, obliterate, scrap, take off, expunge, cut out, put to + rest, sweep away, root out, nix, drive out, deselect, strip away, roll back, efface, cashier, clear out, weed, sunset, stomp + Nombre + out, zap, take + Nombre + out.

    Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.

    Ex: The only way to solve these problems is either to revise your catalog in its totality or to cut it off.
    Ex: Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.
    Ex: The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.
    Ex: With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.
    Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.
    Ex: List and describe the steps involved in withdrawing and disposing of books which are no longer required.
    Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS does away with the multiplicity of files and catalogs.
    Ex: Obviously, computers and the use of notation in computerised systems may place additional constraints upon the nature of the notation, or may eliminate the need to consider some of the characteristics below.
    Ex: In this instance links would be insufficient to eradicate the false drop.
    Ex: Pressing the delete key erases a characters without leaving a blank space.
    Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.
    Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".
    Ex: The intercalation of (41-4) after 329 obviates this function.
    Ex: The system requests the number of the borrower and then purges that borrower's name and number from its files.
    Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
    Ex: This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.
    Ex: It is possible to suppress references and to omit steps in a hierarchy.
    Ex: A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.
    Ex: Thus, all cards corresponding to documents covering 'Curricula' are withdrawn from the pack.
    Ex: Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.
    Ex: This article stresses the importance for libraries of making current informationav ailable on AIDS, and of retiring out-of-date information on the subject.
    Ex: Subjects not in the core of major employment areas are likely to be squeezed out of the standard curriculum.
    Ex: Document terms absent from the original query were decremented.
    Ex: But years and experience do not always dispel the sense of unease.
    Ex: Information services administrators expect library schools to uphold admission standards and weed out unsuitable candidates.
    Ex: 'He's been trying to cover up his tracks; those engineers who got axed were his scapegoats'.
    Ex: Who knows? If we can abolish the card catalogue and replace it with some form more acceptable to library users, they may even begin to use library catalogues!.
    Ex: Because the assumption in this method is that none of the preceding years' operations are worth continuing unless they can be shown to be necessary, zero-based budgeting (ZZB) can be useful for paring out the deadwood of obsolete or uselessly extravagant programs.
    Ex: Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.
    Ex: Once a new digitized system has been introduced irrelevancies and redundant features can more easily be seen and excised.
    Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.
    Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.
    Ex: Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.
    Ex: This article examines the controversial issue about whether to expunge books about satanism from the library shelves.
    Ex: In order to support a core acquistions programme of essential materials for its users, a library will more readily cut out material on the fringe of its needs if such material can be obtained by a good document supply system.
    Ex: Careful investigation by the library board of the possibilities inherent in system membership usually puts to rest preconceived fears.
    Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.
    Ex: Libraries should root out unproductive and obsolete activities.
    Ex: This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.
    Ex: The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.
    Ex: There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.
    Ex: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.
    Ex: Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.
    Ex: The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.
    Ex: His case was referred to the next session, and in the following May he was cashiered.
    Ex: Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.
    Ex: It seems to me that the electronic catalog provides the ability to build a file that can, in fact, be easily weeded.
    Ex: It's instructive to remember just how passionately the media hyped the dangers of ' sunsetting' the ban.
    Ex: Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.
    Ex: This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.
    Ex: My lasting image of Omar is of him crouched in the rubble waiting for U.S. troops to get close enough so he could take one of them out.
    * ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.
    * eliminar al intermediario = cut out + the middleman.
    * eliminar ambigüedades = disambiguate.
    * eliminar barreras = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries.
    * eliminar de un golpe = eliminate + at a stroke.
    * eliminar de un texto = redact out, redact.
    * eliminar diferencias = flatten out + differences.
    * eliminar el hielo = de-ice [deice].
    * eliminar el sarro = descale.
    * eliminar gases = pass + gas, break + wind, pass + wind.
    * eliminar la necesidad de = remove + the need for.
    * eliminar las barreras = break down + barriers.
    * eliminar las diferencias = iron out + differences.
    * eliminar los duplicados = deduplicate.
    * eliminar + Nombre = clear of + Nombre.
    * eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.
    * eliminar por etapas = phase out.
    * eliminar progresivamente = phase out.
    * eliminar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.
    * eliminar puliendo = buff out.
    * eliminar una barrera = topple + barrier.
    * eliminar una ecuación de búsqueda = clear + search.
    * eliminar un error = remove + error.
    * eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.

    * * *
    eliminar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹obstáculo› to remove; ‹párrafo› to delete, remove
    para eliminar las cucarachas to get rid of o exterminate o kill cockroaches
    2 ‹equipo/candidato› to eliminate
    fueron eliminados del torneo they were knocked out of o eliminated from the tournament
    3 ( euf) (matar) to eliminate ( euph), to get rid of ( euph)
    B ‹toxinas/grasas› to eliminate
    C ( Mat) ‹incógnita› to eliminate
    * * *

     

    eliminar ( conjugate eliminar) verbo transitivo

    ‹ párrafo› to delete, remove

    (Dep) to eliminate, knock out
    c) (euf) ( matar) to eliminate (euph), to get rid of (euph)


    e) ‹toxinas/grasas› to eliminate

    eliminar verbo transitivo to eliminate
    ' eliminar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acabar
    - cortar
    - descalificar
    - michelín
    - quitar
    - sonda
    - terminar
    - tranquilizar
    English:
    cut out
    - debug
    - eliminate
    - face
    - hit list
    - knock out
    - liquidate
    - obliterate
    - remove
    - weed
    - cut
    - delete
    - do
    - knock
    - take
    - zap
    * * *
    1. [en juego, deporte, concurso] to eliminate (de from);
    el que menos puntos consiga queda eliminado the person who scores the lowest number of points is eliminated;
    lo eliminaron en la segunda ronda he was eliminated o knocked out in the second round
    2. [acabar con] [contaminación] to eliminate;
    [grasas, toxinas] to eliminate, to get rid of; [residuos] to dispose of; [manchas] to remove, to get rid of; [fronteras, obstáculos] to remove, to eliminate;
    eliminó algunos trozos de su discurso he cut out some parts of his speech
    3. Mat [incógnita] to eliminate
    4. Euf [matar] to eliminate, to get rid of
    * * *
    v/t
    1 eliminate
    2 desperdicios dispose of
    3 INFOR delete
    * * *
    1) : to eliminate, to remove
    2) : to do in, to kill
    * * *
    1. (en general) to eliminate
    2. (manchas) to remove

    Spanish-English dictionary > eliminar

  • 18 fatiga del metal

    * * *
    Ex. A topic such as metal fatigue assumed a new importance in the 1950s as the unexpected cause of at least two major disasters.
    * * *
    * * *

    Ex: A topic such as metal fatigue assumed a new importance in the 1950s as the unexpected cause of at least two major disasters.

    Spanish-English dictionary > fatiga del metal

  • 19 ofrecimiento

    m.
    1 offer.
    2 offering, offer, proposal, bidding.
    * * *
    1 offer, offering
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino offer
    * * *
    Ex. Currently SilverPlatter's major offering in this key topic area is 'Food Science and Technology Abstracts'.
    * * *
    masculino offer
    * * *

    Ex: Currently SilverPlatter's major offering in this key topic area is 'Food Science and Technology Abstracts'.

    * * *
    offer
    * * *

    ofrecimiento sustantivo masculino
    offer
    ofrecimiento sustantivo masculino offering
    ' ofrecimiento' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    querer
    - faltar
    English:
    offering
    - soliciting
    - wave aside
    - offer
    - take
    * * *
    offer
    * * *
    m offer
    * * *
    : offer, offering
    * * *
    ofrecimiento n offer

    Spanish-English dictionary > ofrecimiento

  • 20 ofrenda

    f.
    1 offering (religion).
    2 oblation.
    3 votive offering, ex-voto.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ofrendar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: ofrendar.
    * * *
    1 offering
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=tributo) tribute; (Rel) offering
    2) (=regalo) gift
    * * *
    femenino offering
    * * *
    Ex. Currently SilverPlatter's major offering in this key topic area is 'Food Science and Technology Abstracts'.
    ----
    * ofrenda de paz = peace offering, olive branch.
    * ofrenda en señal de paz = peace offering.
    * ofrenda floral = floral tribute.
    * * *
    femenino offering
    * * *

    Ex: Currently SilverPlatter's major offering in this key topic area is 'Food Science and Technology Abstracts'.

    * ofrenda de paz = peace offering, olive branch.
    * ofrenda en señal de paz = peace offering.
    * ofrenda floral = floral tribute.

    * * *
    offering
    * * *

    Del verbo ofrendar: ( conjugate ofrendar)

    ofrenda es:

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

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    ofrenda    
    ofrendar
    ofrenda sustantivo femenino
    offering
    ofrendar vtr Rel to offer (up), make an offering
    ' ofrenda' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sacrificar
    - tributo
    English:
    offering
    - sacrifice
    * * *
    offering
    * * *
    f offering
    * * *
    : offering

    Spanish-English dictionary > ofrenda

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