need of social development

quedan algunas cuestiones por resolver — there are still a few matters o questions to be resolved

¡sigue gritando, la cuestión es no dejarme tranquilo! — iró * carry on shouting, don't mind me!

no sé por qué, pero la cuestión es que ahora soy más pobre — * I don't know why, but the fact is that I'm poorer now than I was

• cuestión de, una cuestión de honor — a matter of honour

todo es cuestión de proponérselo — it's all a matter o question of telling yourself you can do it

• en cuestión — in question

otra cuestión sería que or si estuviera enfermo — if he were ill, that would be another matter o a different matter altogether

tampoco es cuestión de enloquecernos — there's no need to get in a flap (colloq)

otra cuestión sería que or si estuviera enfermo — if he were ill, that would be another matter o a different matter altogether

tampoco es cuestión de enloquecernos — there's no need to get in a flap (colloq)

Ex: And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.

sistema binario — (Inform) binary system

sistema de fondo fijo — (Com) imprest system

sistema frontal — (Meteo) front, frontal system

sistema rastreador — [en investigaciones espaciales] tracking system

trabajar con sistema — to work systematically o methodically

trabajar con sistema — to work systematically o methodically

trabajar con sistema — to work systematically o methodically

Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.

• los bajos fondos — the underworld

• una maletín con doble fondo — a case with a false bottom, a false-bottomed case

• irse al fondo — to sink to the bottom

• en el fondo del mar — [gen] at the bottom of the sea; (=en el lecho marino) on the sea bed

• sin fondo — bottomless

la economía tocó fondo y el gobierno tuvo que devaluar la moneda — the economy reached o hit rock bottom and the government had to devalue the currency

• al fondo, su oficina está al fondo a la izquierda — her office is at the end on the left

• tener mucho fondo — to be deep

• tener poco fondo — [bañera] to be shallow; [cajón, armario] not to be deep enough

en el fondo de esta polémica late el miedo al cambio — at the heart o bottom of this controversy lies a fear of change

• la cuestión de fondo — the basic o fundamental issue

el problema de fondo — the basic o fundamental o underlying problem

• la forma y el fondo — form and content

• llegar al fondo de la cuestión — to get to the bottom of the matter

• música de fondo — background music

• ruido de fondo — background noise

fondo de escritorio, fondo de pantalla — (Inform) (desktop) wallpaper

• a fondo —

• una investigación a fondo — [policial] a thorough investigation; [de estudio] an in-depth study

• una limpieza a fondo — a thorough clean

no conoce a fondo la situación del país — he does not have a thorough o an in-depth knowledge of the country's situation

• emplearse a fondo, tuvo que emplearse a fondo para disuadirlos — he had to use all his skill to dissuade them

• pisar a fondo el acelerador — to put one's foot down ( on the accelerator)

• en el fondo —

• en el fondo de su corazón — in his heart of hearts, deep down

lo que se debatirá en la reunión, en el fondo, es el futuro de la empresa — what is actually o really going to be debated in the meeting is the future of the company

en el fondo ambos sistemas son muy parecidos — fundamentally o essentially, both systems are very similar

• carrera de fondo — long-distance race

• esquí de fondo — cross-country skiing

• corredor de medio fondo — middle-distance runner

• pruebas de medio fondo — middle-distance events

• a fondo perdido — [crédito, inversión] non-recoverable, non-refundable

Fondo de Compensación Interterritorial — system of financial redistribution between the autonomous regions of Spain

fondo ético — (Econ) ethical investment fund

• recaudar fondos — to raise funds

• estar sin fondos — to be out of funds, be broke *

cheque o talón sin fondos — bounced cheque, rubber check (EEUU)

de fondo jovial — of cheery o cheerful disposition, cheerful-natured

• con o de fondo — serious

• medio fondo — slip

estaban al or en el fondo de la sala — they were at the back of the room

hacer un fondo común — to start a joint fund o (colloq) a kitty

un cheque sin fondos — a dud o (AmE) rubber check (colloq)

estoy mal de fondos — (fam) I'm short of cash (colloq)

de fondo — <corredor/carrera/prueba> long-distance

a fondo — (loc adj) <estudio/investigación> in-depth; (loc adv) <prepararse/entrenar> thoroughly

de fondo — <ruido/música> background (before n); <error/discrepancia> fundamental

en el fondo: en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person; en el fondo nos llevamos bien we get on all right, really; fondo blanco! (AmL fam) bottoms up! (colloq); tener buen fondo to be a good person at heart; tocar fondo to bottom out; su credibilidad ha tocado fondo — his credibility has hit o reached rock bottom

estaban al or en el fondo de la sala — they were at the back of the room

hacer un fondo común — to start a joint fund o (colloq) a kitty

un cheque sin fondos — a dud o (AmE) rubber check (colloq)

estoy mal de fondos — (fam) I'm short of cash (colloq)

de fondo — <corredor/carrera/prueba> long-distance

a fondo — (loc adj) <estudio/investigación> in-depth; (loc adv) <prepararse/entrenar> thoroughly

de fondo — <ruido/música> background (before n); <error/discrepancia> fundamental

en el fondo: en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person; en el fondo nos llevamos bien we get on all right, really; fondo blanco! (AmL fam) bottoms up! (colloq); tener buen fondo to be a good person at heart; tocar fondo to bottom out; su credibilidad ha tocado fondo — his credibility has hit o reached rock bottom

Ex: In the background has often been the need, at a time of declining financial resources, to demonstrate the relevance of the library to all sectors of society and there can sometimes be detected an element of patronization.

Ex: They not only provide detailed information about new books and those soon to be published, but also continue to list all of their books still in print (frequently called a ' backlist').