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  • 1 skill

    skill [skɪl]
    (a) (ability) compétence f, aptitude f; (dexterity) habileté f, adresse f; (expertise) savoir-faire m inv;
    you don't need any special skill ça ne demande aucune compétence précise;
    it involves a lot of skill ça demande beaucoup d'habileté;
    with great skill (in manoeuvre) avec une grande habileté; (diplomacy) avec un grand savoir-faire; (dexterity) avec beaucoup d'adresse;
    his work shows skill and imagination son travail est plein de talent et d'imagination
    (b) (learned technique) aptitude f, technique f; (knowledge) connaissances fpl;
    management skills techniques fpl de gestion;
    poor reading skills de faibles aptitudes fpl pour la lecture;
    language skills aptitudes fpl linguistiques;
    computer technology requires us to learn new skills l'informatique nous oblige à acquérir de nouvelles compétences

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  • 2 habilidad

    f.
    1 skill (destreza).
    tener habilidad para algo to be good at something
    salió del compromiso con habilidad she cleverly extricated herself from the situation
    2 ability, aptitude, capacity, craft.
    * * *
    1 (aptitud) skill
    2 (astucia) cleverness, smartness
    3 DERECHO capacity, competence
    4 (gracia) talent
    \
    con gran habilidad very skilfully
    tener habilidad manual to be good with one's hands
    tener habilidad para algo to be good at something
    * * *
    noun f.
    ability, skill
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=capacidad) ability; (=destreza) skill

    tiene habilidad manualhe's good o clever with his hands

    con habilidad: le sacó el secreto con habilidad — he cleverly o skilfully got the secret out of him

    2) (Jur) competence
    * * *
    1)
    a) (para actividad manual, física) skill
    b) (astucia, inteligencia) skill, cleverness

    con habilidad — cleverly, skillfully

    2) (Der) competence
    * * *
    = ability, competence, skill, talent, capacity, savoir faire, aptitude, dexterity, ingeniousness, skilfulness [skillfulness, -USA], prowess, faculty.
    Ex. The ability to search on word stems is particularly valuable where the text to be searched is in free-language format.
    Ex. In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included.
    Ex. However, successful human free language indexing is very dependent upon the skills of the individual indexer.
    Ex. This example goes to show that talent for academic work is only one variety of giftedness.
    Ex. Older people have suffered some losses in sensory and physical capacity, and newer teaching techniques might intimidate them.
    Ex. Library staff should be provided with the opportunity to see blunders which they occasionally commit as well as the laudable ' savoir faire' with which they dispatch some reference question.
    Ex. In tracking, schools categorize according to measures of intelligence, achievement, or aptitude and then assign students to ability or interest-grouped classes = En la subdivisión de los alumnos en clases según su nivel académico, las escuelas agrupan a los alumnos de acuerdo con su nivel de inteligencia, habilidad o aptitud y luego los asignan a las clases según su capacidad o por sus intereses.
    Ex. Reference work is merely a practical skill -- of a high-grade kind, to be sure -- but a mere dexterity, a mental facility, acquired by practice.
    Ex. But if, in the digital era, libraries must continue to compete, it will be about services -- the ingeniousness with which individual libraries tailor resource access to particular needs of their user communities.
    Ex. At present, limited data concerning the conversational skilfulness of school-age children have been available.
    Ex. The results endorse the need for continued application of marketing prowess, information science research, and library support systems.
    Ex. Sophia no sooner saw Blifil than she turned pale, and almost lost the use of all her faculties.
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    * con habilidad = adeptly.
    * con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.
    * habilidad artística = artistry.
    * habilidad cognitiva = cognitive skill, cognitive ability, cognitive capacity.
    * habilidad de interpretar imágenes = visual literacy.
    * habilidad de razonar = thinking skills.
    * habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes = media competency.
    * habilidades = competency.
    * habilidades comunicativas = speaking skills.
    * habilidades lectoras = reading skills.
    * habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.
    * habilidades orales = speaking skills.
    * habilidad especial = knack, knack.
    * habilidad física = physical ability, physical ability.
    * habilidad lectora = reading ability.
    * habilidad manual = manual skill.
    * habilidad mental = mental ability.
    * habilidad natural = knack, knack, natural ability.
    * habilidad política = statesmanship, political wisdom.
    * habilidad verbal = verbal skill.
    * perfeccionar una habilidad = hone + skill.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (para actividad manual, física) skill
    b) (astucia, inteligencia) skill, cleverness

    con habilidad — cleverly, skillfully

    2) (Der) competence
    * * *
    = ability, competence, skill, talent, capacity, savoir faire, aptitude, dexterity, ingeniousness, skilfulness [skillfulness, -USA], prowess, faculty.

    Ex: The ability to search on word stems is particularly valuable where the text to be searched is in free-language format.

    Ex: In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included.
    Ex: However, successful human free language indexing is very dependent upon the skills of the individual indexer.
    Ex: This example goes to show that talent for academic work is only one variety of giftedness.
    Ex: Older people have suffered some losses in sensory and physical capacity, and newer teaching techniques might intimidate them.
    Ex: Library staff should be provided with the opportunity to see blunders which they occasionally commit as well as the laudable ' savoir faire' with which they dispatch some reference question.
    Ex: In tracking, schools categorize according to measures of intelligence, achievement, or aptitude and then assign students to ability or interest-grouped classes = En la subdivisión de los alumnos en clases según su nivel académico, las escuelas agrupan a los alumnos de acuerdo con su nivel de inteligencia, habilidad o aptitud y luego los asignan a las clases según su capacidad o por sus intereses.
    Ex: Reference work is merely a practical skill -- of a high-grade kind, to be sure -- but a mere dexterity, a mental facility, acquired by practice.
    Ex: But if, in the digital era, libraries must continue to compete, it will be about services -- the ingeniousness with which individual libraries tailor resource access to particular needs of their user communities.
    Ex: At present, limited data concerning the conversational skilfulness of school-age children have been available.
    Ex: The results endorse the need for continued application of marketing prowess, information science research, and library support systems.
    Ex: Sophia no sooner saw Blifil than she turned pale, and almost lost the use of all her faculties.
    * con habilidad = adeptly.
    * con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.
    * habilidad artística = artistry.
    * habilidad cognitiva = cognitive skill, cognitive ability, cognitive capacity.
    * habilidad de interpretar imágenes = visual literacy.
    * habilidad de razonar = thinking skills.
    * habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes = media competency.
    * habilidades = competency.
    * habilidades comunicativas = speaking skills.
    * habilidades lectoras = reading skills.
    * habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.
    * habilidades orales = speaking skills.
    * habilidad especial = knack, knack.
    * habilidad física = physical ability, physical ability.
    * habilidad lectora = reading ability.
    * habilidad manual = manual skill.
    * habilidad mental = mental ability.
    * habilidad natural = knack, knack, natural ability.
    * habilidad política = statesmanship, political wisdom.
    * habilidad verbal = verbal skill.
    * perfeccionar una habilidad = hone + skill.

    * * *
    A
    1 (para una actividad manual, física) skill
    siempre ha tenido gran habilidad para la carpintería he's always been very good o adept at carpentry, he's always been a very skilled o adept carpenter
    tiene especial habilidad para la costura he has a real gift o flair for sewing
    2 (astucia, inteligencia) skill, cleverness
    tiene gran habilidad para convencer a sus oponentes she is very clever o good o skilled at convincing her opponents, she has a great gift for convincing her opponents
    la película está realizada con gran habilidad it is a very cleverly o skillfully made movie
    B (de un testigo) competence
    Compuesto:
    fpl ( Lab Rel) interpersonal skills
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    habilidad sustantivo femenino
    1
    a) (para actividad manual, física) skill;


    b) (astucia, inteligencia) skill, cleverness;


    2 (Der) competence
    habilidad sustantivo femenino
    1 (con una herramienta, etc) skill: nos impresionó su habilidad al volante, we were impressed with his driving ability
    2 (astucia, ingenio) cleverness
    ' habilidad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acierto
    - apañada
    - apañado
    - arte
    - cabeza
    - capaz
    - conquista
    - darse
    - defenderse
    - ejercitar
    - habilidosa
    - habilidoso
    - incapaz
    - mía
    - mío
    - oxidada
    - oxidado
    - torpeza
    - apabullante
    - competencia
    - inexperto
    - maestría
    - manual
    - maña
    - razón
    English:
    aptitude
    - born
    - capability
    - cleverness
    - confidence
    - craft
    - display
    - expertise
    - facility
    - fluent
    - green fingers
    - green thumb
    - inexpertly
    - innate
    - mental
    - moderate
    - proficiency
    - qualify
    - skill
    - touch
    - workmanship
    - accomplishment
    - dexterity
    * * *
    1. [destreza] skill;
    una de sus muchas habilidades es la música music is just one of his many skills;
    tener habilidad para algo to be good at sth
    2. [inteligencia] cleverness;
    salió del compromiso con habilidad she cleverly extricated herself from the situation
    3. Ling performance
    * * *
    f
    1 skill
    2 ( capacidad) ability
    3 ( astucia) cleverness
    * * *
    capacidad: ability, skill
    * * *
    habilidad n skill

    Spanish-English dictionary > habilidad

  • 3 apreciar

    v.
    1 to appreciate.
    aprecio mucho tu ayuda I really appreciate your help
    Yo aprecio tu ayuda I appreciate your help.
    2 to be fond of.
    3 to detect, to notice.
    apreciaron una mejora significativa they detected o noticed a significant improvement
    para apreciar mejor los detalles to be able to see the detail better
    4 to appreciate to.
    Yo aprecio escuchar las aves cantar I appreciate to hear the birds sing.
    5 to perceive, to comprehend, to understand.
    El apreció la gravedad del asunto He perceived the gravity of the matter.
    6 to appraise.
    El perito aprecia las joyas The expert appraises the jewels.
    * * *
    1 (valorar) to appraise (en, at)
    2 (sentir aprecio) to regard highly, hold in high esteem
    3 (reconocer valor) to appreciate
    4 (percibir) to notice, see, perceive
    1 (notarse) to be noticed, be noticeable
    * * *
    verb
    to appreciate, be fond of, value, esteem
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=tener cariño a) to be fond of, like
    2) (=valorar) to value

    apreciar algo (en) poco — to attach little value to sth, set little value on sth

    3) (=percibir) [+ comida, música] to appreciate
    4) (Econ) [+ moneda] to revalue
    5) (=agradecer) to appreciate
    6) (=detectar) to notice, detect

    no apreció el sarcasmo en sus palabrashe didn't notice o detect the sarcasm in her words

    7) LAm (=realzar) to add value to, enhance, improve
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) < persona> to be fond of
    2) <interés/ayuda/arte> to appreciate
    3) (percibir, observar) to see
    2.
    apreciarse v pron (frml) moneda to appreciate (frml)
    * * *
    = appraise, appreciate, gain + an appreciation, have + a feeling about/for, cherish, relish, taste, prize [prise, -USA], take in, look up to, hold + Nombre + dear.
    Ex. If one walks round a large general booskshop and carefully appraises the stock on display it becomes clear quite quickly that there are many types of books which seem to bear a strong similarity to each other.
    Ex. Most users would appreciate disciplines placed adjacent to related disciplines.
    Ex. The students have gained an appreciation of how their library skills can contribute to furthering knowledge about the culture of their country.
    Ex. But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.
    Ex. The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.
    Ex. They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be.
    Ex. Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.
    Ex. She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.
    Ex. People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.
    Ex. No mattter how high I get, I'll still be looking up to you.
    Ex. Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.
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    * apreciar mejor = gain + an appreciation.
    * apreciar muchísimo = treasure.
    * capaz de apreciar = appreciative.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) < persona> to be fond of
    2) <interés/ayuda/arte> to appreciate
    3) (percibir, observar) to see
    2.
    apreciarse v pron (frml) moneda to appreciate (frml)
    * * *
    = appraise, appreciate, gain + an appreciation, have + a feeling about/for, cherish, relish, taste, prize [prise, -USA], take in, look up to, hold + Nombre + dear.

    Ex: If one walks round a large general booskshop and carefully appraises the stock on display it becomes clear quite quickly that there are many types of books which seem to bear a strong similarity to each other.

    Ex: Most users would appreciate disciplines placed adjacent to related disciplines.
    Ex: The students have gained an appreciation of how their library skills can contribute to furthering knowledge about the culture of their country.
    Ex: But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.
    Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.
    Ex: They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be.
    Ex: Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.
    Ex: She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.
    Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.
    Ex: No mattter how high I get, I'll still be looking up to you.
    Ex: Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.
    * apreciar mejor = gain + an appreciation.
    * apreciar muchísimo = treasure.
    * capaz de apreciar = appreciative.

    * * *
    apreciar [A1 ]
    vt
    A ‹persona› to be fond of
    un amigo al que aprecio mucho a very dear friend
    B
    1 ‹interés/ayuda› to appreciate
    aprecio muchísimo todo lo que has hecho por mí I really appreciate everything you've done for me
    2 ‹arte/música› to appreciate
    sabe apreciar la buena comida she appreciates good food
    un café para los que saben apreciar lo que es bueno a coffee for true connoisseurs, a coffee for people who appreciate the good things in life
    C (percibir, observar) to see
    en la radiografía se aprecian unas manchas oscuras some dark areas are visible o can be seen on the X-ray
    fue difícil apreciar la magnitud de los daños it was difficult to appreciate the extent of the damage
    este año se ha apreciado un ligero descenso en el número de accidentes there has been a slight drop in the number of accidents this year
    ( frml); «moneda» to appreciate ( frml)
    * * *

     

    apreciar ( conjugate apreciar) verbo transitivo
    1 persona to be fond of
    2interés/ayuda/arte to appreciate
    3 (percibir, observar) to see;

    apreciar verbo transitivo
    1 to appreciate ➣ Ver nota en appreciate 2 (observar, ver) to notice, see
    ' apreciar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    distinguir
    - gusto
    English:
    appreciate
    - dear
    - esteem
    - kindly
    - prize
    - treasure
    - appreciation
    - cherish
    - value
    * * *
    vt
    1. [valorar] to appreciate, to value;
    aprecio mucho tu ayuda I really appreciate your help;
    aprecia demasiado las cosas materiales she puts too high a value on material things;
    un plato muy apreciado por los turistas a dish that is very popular with tourists;
    no sabe apreciar una buena obra de teatro he doesn't know how to appreciate a good play
    2. [sentir afecto por]
    aprecio mucho a tu hermana I think a lot of your sister, I'm very fond of your sister
    3. [percibir] to detect, to notice;
    han apreciado una mejora significativa they have detected o noticed a significant improvement;
    acércate si quieres apreciar mejor los detalles come closer so you can see the detail better
    * * *
    v/t
    1 appreciate
    2 ( sentir afecto por) be fond of, think highly of
    * * *
    1) estimar: to appreciate, to value
    2) evaluar: to appraise, to assess
    * * *
    1. (valorar) to appreciate / to value
    2. (estimar) to be fond of
    3. (percibir) to notice / to see [pt. saw; pp. seen]

    Spanish-English dictionary > apreciar

  • 4 situación

    f.
    1 situation, state, picture.
    2 position, siting.
    3 presentation of the fetus, lie, lie of the fetus, presentation.
    * * *
    1 (circunstancia) situation
    2 (posición) position
    3 (emplazamiento) situation, location
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=circunstancias) situation

    ¿qué harías en una situación así? — what would you do in a situation like that?

    2) (=emplazamiento) situation, location

    la casa tiene una situación inmejorable — the house is in a superb location, the house is superbly located o situated

    3) [en la sociedad] position, standing

    crearse una situación — to do well for o.s.

    situación económica — financial position, financial situation

    4) (=estado) state
    5)

    precio de situación LAm bargain price

    * * *
    1)
    a) ( coyuntura) situation
    b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing
    2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    * * *
    = event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.
    Ex. The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
    Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex. Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.
    Ex. The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
    Ex. This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
    Ex. Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
    Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
    Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex. One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
    Ex. As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
    Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    Ex. For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
    Ex. 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
    Ex. Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
    Ex. Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.
    Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    Ex. This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
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    * aceptar la situación = accept + situation.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.
    * confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.
    * contemplar una situación = address + situation.
    * controlar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.
    * crear una situación = create + a situation.
    * dada la situación = in the circumstances.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * describir una situación = depict + situation.
    * disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.
    * dominar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * empeorar la situación = make + things worse.
    * empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * en cualquier situación = in any given situation.
    * en esta situación = at this juncture.
    * enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.
    * en la situación concreta = on the scene.
    * en situación de = in the position to.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.
    * en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.
    * en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.
    * estado de una situación = state of being.
    * estar en situación de = be in a position to.
    * estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.
    * explicar la situación = explain + the situation.
    * gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * informe de situación = status report.
    * informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * mejora de situación social = upward mobility.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.
    * ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.
    * pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.
    * reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.
    * rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.
    * remediar una situación = remedy + situation.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
    * sensible a la situación = situation-aware.
    * simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.
    * situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.
    * situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * situación análoga = analogue.
    * situación apremiante = plight.
    * situación apurada = hardship.
    * situación azarosa = predicament.
    * situación buena = strong position.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * situación confusa = muddy waters.
    * situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.
    * situación crítica = critical situation.
    * situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * situación de estrés = stress situation.
    * situación de préstamo = loan status.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación de tensión = stress situation.
    * situación diaria = daily situation.
    * situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.
    * situación económica = financial situation, economic status.
    * situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.
    * situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.
    * situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.
    * situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.
    * situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * situación experimental = laboratory situation.
    * situación forzada = Procrustean bed.
    * situación hipotética = scenario.
    * situación ideal = ideal situation.
    * situación insoportable = unbearable situation.
    * situación insostenible = unbearable situation.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.
    * situación penosa = plight.
    * situación poco clara = clouding.
    * situación política = political scene.
    * situación posible = scenario.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * situación privilegiada = advantageous location.
    * situación problemática = problem situation.
    * situación sin solución = impasse.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * situación tensa = stress situation.
    * situación ventajosa = winning situation.
    * superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.
    * verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( coyuntura) situation
    b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing
    2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    * * *
    = event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.

    Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.

    Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex: Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.
    Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
    Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
    Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
    Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
    Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex: One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
    Ex: As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
    Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    Ex: For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
    Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
    Ex: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
    Ex: Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.
    Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
    * aceptar la situación = accept + situation.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.
    * confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.
    * contemplar una situación = address + situation.
    * controlar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.
    * crear una situación = create + a situation.
    * dada la situación = in the circumstances.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * describir una situación = depict + situation.
    * disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.
    * dominar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * empeorar la situación = make + things worse.
    * empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * en cualquier situación = in any given situation.
    * en esta situación = at this juncture.
    * enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.
    * en la situación concreta = on the scene.
    * en situación de = in the position to.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.
    * en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.
    * en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.
    * estado de una situación = state of being.
    * estar en situación de = be in a position to.
    * estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.
    * explicar la situación = explain + the situation.
    * gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * informe de situación = status report.
    * informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * mejora de situación social = upward mobility.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.
    * ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.
    * pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.
    * reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.
    * rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.
    * remediar una situación = remedy + situation.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
    * sensible a la situación = situation-aware.
    * simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.
    * situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.
    * situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * situación análoga = analogue.
    * situación apremiante = plight.
    * situación apurada = hardship.
    * situación azarosa = predicament.
    * situación buena = strong position.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * situación confusa = muddy waters.
    * situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.
    * situación crítica = critical situation.
    * situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * situación de estrés = stress situation.
    * situación de préstamo = loan status.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación de tensión = stress situation.
    * situación diaria = daily situation.
    * situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.
    * situación económica = financial situation, economic status.
    * situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.
    * situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.
    * situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.
    * situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.
    * situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * situación experimental = laboratory situation.
    * situación forzada = Procrustean bed.
    * situación hipotética = scenario.
    * situación ideal = ideal situation.
    * situación insoportable = unbearable situation.
    * situación insostenible = unbearable situation.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.
    * situación penosa = plight.
    * situación poco clara = clouding.
    * situación política = political scene.
    * situación posible = scenario.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * situación privilegiada = advantageous location.
    * situación problemática = problem situation.
    * situación sin solución = impasse.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * situación tensa = stress situation.
    * situación ventajosa = winning situation.
    * superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.
    * verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.

    * * *
    A
    1 (coyuntura) situation
    nuestra situación económica our financial situation o position
    no está en situación de poder ayudarnos she is not in a position to be able to help us
    se encuentra en una situación desesperada her situation o plight is desperate, she is in a desperate situation
    apenas crearon situaciones de gol they hardly made any scoring chances
    salvar la situación to save the day o rescue the situation
    2 (en la sociedad) position, standing
    Compuesto:
    extreme situation
    B (emplazamiento) position, situation ( frml), location ( frml)
    la situación del local es excelente the premises are ideally situated o located
    * * *

     

    situación sustantivo femenino
    1


    2 ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    situación sustantivo femenino
    1 (económica) situation
    2 (trance) me puso en una situación muy embarazosa, he put me in an awkward situation
    3 (emplazamiento) location
    4 (condiciones, disposición) state: no estamos en situación de rechazarlo, we are in no position to refuse it
    ' situación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abusiva
    - abusivo
    - acierto
    - aclimatarse
    - adueñarse
    - afianzarse
    - airosa
    - airoso
    - ambiente
    - ámbito
    - anterioridad
    - aprovechar
    - caer
    - calibrar
    - callejón
    - cañón
    - capear
    - cargo
    - caso
    - comparable
    - comprometedor
    - comprometedora
    - comprometida
    - comprometido
    - compromiso
    - condición
    - conducir
    - considerablemente
    - correr
    - coyuntura
    - crisis
    - decantar
    - desdramatizar
    - desembocar
    - detonante
    - dimanar
    - disposición
    - dueña
    - dueño
    - embrollo
    - emotiva
    - emotivo
    - endemoniada
    - endemoniado
    - enrarecerse
    - enredar
    - enredarse
    - entrar
    - estar
    - estado
    English:
    aggravate
    - anywhere
    - applicable
    - apprise
    - aspect
    - assess
    - assessment
    - awkward
    - backdrop
    - border on
    - break
    - bullet
    - business
    - case
    - command
    - confuse
    - consolidate
    - danger
    - defuse
    - deteriorate
    - dinner
    - dire
    - disgusting
    - distressing
    - encouraging
    - end
    - explosive
    - fraught
    - fuel
    - further
    - grim
    - heat
    - hook
    - hot up
    - in
    - indoors
    - inflammable
    - injustice
    - irritating
    - joke
    - mess
    - misjudge
    - muddy
    - nasty
    - need
    - no-win
    - off
    - ongoing
    - pass
    - picture
    * * *
    1. [circunstancias] situation;
    [legal, social] status;
    estar en situación de hacer algo [en general] to be in a position to do sth;
    [enfermo, borracho] to be in a fit state to do sth;
    estar en una situación privilegiada to be in a privileged position
    situación económica economic situation;
    situación límite extreme o critical situation
    2. [ubicación] location;
    la tienda está en una situación muy céntrica the shop is in a very central location
    * * *
    f situation;
    estar en situación de be in a position to
    * * *
    situación nf, pl - ciones : situation
    * * *
    situación n situation

    Spanish-English dictionary > situación

  • 5 Burgi, Jost

    SUBJECT AREA: Horology
    [br]
    b. 28 February 1552 Lichtensteig, Switzerland
    d. 31 January 1632 Kassel, Germany
    [br]
    Swiss clockmaker and mathematician who invented the remontoire and the cross-beat escapement, also responsible for the use of exponential notation and the calculation of tables of anti-logarithms.
    [br]
    Burgi entered the service of Duke William IV of Hesse in 1579 as Court Clockmaker, although he also assisted William with his astronomical observations. In 1584 he invented the cross-beat escapement which increased the accuracy of spring-driven clocks by two orders of magnitude. During the last years of the century he also worked on the development of geometrical and astronomical instruments for the Royal Observatory at Kassel.
    On the death of Duke Wilhelm in 1603, and with news of his skills having reached the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II, in 1604 he went to Prague to become Imperial Watchmaker and to assist in the creation of a centre of scientific activity, subsequently becoming Assistant to the German astronomer, Johannes Kepler. No doubt this association led to an interest in mathematics and he made significant contributions to the concept of decimal fractions and the use of exponential notation, i.e. the use of a raised number to indicate powers of another number. It is likely that he was developing the idea of logarithms at the same time (or possibly even before) Napier, for in 1620 he made his greatest contribution to mathematics, science and, eventually, engineering, namely the publication of tables of anti-logarithms.
    At Prague he continued the series of accurate clocks and instruments for astronomical measurements that he had begun to produce at Kassel. At that period clocks were very poor timekeepers since the controller, the foliot or balance, had no natural period of oscillation and was consequently dependent on the driving force. Although the force of the driving weight was constant, irregularities occurred during the transmission of the power through the train as a result of the poor shape and quality of the gearing. Burgi attempted to overcome this directly by superb craftsmanship and indirectly by using a remontoire. This device was wound at regular intervals by the main driving force and fed the power directly to the escape wheel, which impulsed the foliot. He also introduced the crossbeat escapement (a variation on the verge), which consisted of two coupled foliots that swung in opposition to each other. According to contemporary evidence his clocks produced a remarkable improvement in timekeeping, being accurate to within a minute a day. This improvement was probably a result of the use of a remontoire and the high quality of the workmanship rather than a result of the cross-beat escapement, which did not have a natural period of oscillation.
    Burgi or Prague clocks, as they were known, were produced by very few other makers and were supplanted shortly afterwards by the intro-duction of the pendulum clock. Burgi also produced superb clockwork-driven celestial globes.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Ennobled 1611.
    Bibliography
    Burgi only published one book, and that was concerned with mathematics.
    Further Reading
    L.von Mackensen, 1979, Die erste Sternwarte Europas mit ihren Instrumenten and Uhren—400 Jahre Jost Burgi in Kassel, Munich.
    K.Maurice and O.Mayr (eds), 1980, The Clockwork Universe, Washington, DC, pp. 87– 102.
    H.A.Lloyd, 1958, Some Outstanding Clocks Over 700 Years, 1250–1950, London. E.T.Bell, 1937, Men of Mathematics, London: Victor Gollancz.
    See also: Briggs, Henry
    KF / DV

    Biographical history of technology > Burgi, Jost

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