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esta iniciativa se enmarca en el contexto de... — this initiative is in line with o in keeping with...

esta iniciativa se enmarca en el contexto de... — this initiative is in line with o in keeping with...

Ex: In a sense, the release of this new album has lifted a weight off his shoulders and bookended his first six years as a solo artist.

ayuda a domicilio — home help, home helper (EEUU)

ayuda compensatoria — ≈ income support, welfare (EEUU)

nadie fue or acudió en su ayuda — nobody went to his aid

nadie fue or acudió en su ayuda — nobody went to his aid

Ex: Indexing may be conducted entirely without the aid of a computer, or may rely to varying extents upon the facilities for the manipulation and ordering of data offered by the computer.

• pedir cuentas a algn — to demand an explanation from sb

• pedir algo a Dios — to pray to God for sth

• pedir disculpas — to apologize

• pedir algo por favor, me pidió por favor que fuera discreto — he asked me to please keep it to myself

• pedir hora — to make an appointment

• pedir limosna — to beg

• pedir la palabra — to ask for permission to speak

• pedir perdón — (=disculparse) to apologize; [suplicando] to beg (for) forgiveness

• pedir permiso — to ask (for) permission

hemos pedido dos cafés y un té — we've asked for o ordered two coffees and a tea

• pedir la mano de algn — to ask for sb's hand

• pedir a algn en matrimonio — to ask for sb's hand in marriage

• pedir algo a gritos o voces — to be crying out for sth

• pedir por algn — (Rel) to pray for sb

me pidió disculpas or perdón — he apologized (to me)

me pidió explicaciones or cuentas — he asked me to justify my actions

pidió que lo trasladaran — he asked to be transferred; ver prestado

pedir a una mujer en matrimonio — to ask for a woman's hand in marriage (frml)

esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen — this plant is crying out to be watered

me pidió disculpas or perdón — he apologized (to me)

me pidió explicaciones or cuentas — he asked me to justify my actions

pidió que lo trasladaran — he asked to be transferred; ver prestado

pedir a una mujer en matrimonio — to ask for a woman's hand in marriage (frml)

esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen — this plant is crying out to be watered

Ex: This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.

punto negro — (=espinilla) blackhead

• dos puntos — colon

punto acápite — LAm [en dictado] full stop, new paragraph, period, new paragraph (EEUU)

punto final — full stop, period (EEUU); (fig) end

puntos suspensivos — [gen] suspension points; [en dictado] dot, dot, dot

punto y aparte — [en dictado] full stop, new paragraph, period, new paragraph (EEUU)

esto marca un punto y aparte en la historia del teatro — this marks a break with tradition o the past in the theatre

este es un vino punto y aparte — this is an uncommonly good o exceptional wine

punto y seguido — [en dictado] full stop (no new paragraph), period (no new paragraph) (EEUU)

ganar o vencer por puntos — to win on points

¡qué punto te has marcado con lo que has dicho! — * what you said was spot-on *

prendas de punto — knitwear sing

• hacer punto — to knit

punto de costado — (=dolor) stitch

al llegar a este punto — at this point o stage

punto ciego — (Anat) blind spot

punto de asistencia — (Aut) checkpoint

punto débil — weak point o spot

punto de equilibrio — (Com) break-even point

punto de mira — [de rifle] sight; (=objetivo) aim, objective; (=punto de vista) point of view

punto muerto — (Mec) dead centre; (Aut) neutral (gear); (=estancamiento) deadlock, stalemate

punto negro — (Aut) (accident) black spot; (fig) blemish

punto neurálgico — (Anat) nerve centre o (EEUU) center; (fig) key point

punto neutro — (Mec) dead centre; (Aut) neutral (gear)

• a punto — ready

• al punto — at once, immediately

estar al punto — LAm * to be high **

• bajar de punto — to decline, fall off, fall away

• a punto de, a punto de caramelo — caramelized

batir las claras a punto de nieve — beat the egg whites until stiff o until they form stiff peaks

• en punto, a las siete en punto — at seven o'clock sharp o on the dot

• en su punto — [carne] done to a turn; [fruta] just ripe

• hasta cierto punto — up to a point, to some extent

• subir de punto — (=aumentar) to grow, increase; (=empeorar) to get worse

darle el punto a algn ** —

¡vaya un punto!, ¡está hecho un punto filipino! — he's a right rogue! *

un punto en el horizonte — a dot o speck on the horizon

... y punto: lo harás y punto you'll do it and that's that; poner los puntos sobre las íes — ( aclarar algo) to make something crystal clear; ( detallar algo) to dot the i's and cross the t's; dos I

el punto donde ocurrió el accidente — the spot o place where the accident happened

los puntos a tratar en la reunión — the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting

a punto — ( a tiempo) just in time

a punto DE + INF: estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner; estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over; a punto de llorar on the verge of tears; en su punto just right; al punto (Esp) at once; en punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharp; son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock; llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time; de todo punto — absolutely, totally

hacer punto — (Esp) to knit

punto en boca — (fam)

tú punto en boca — keep your mouth shut

matarle el punto a alguien — (CS fam) to go one better than somebody

agarrar or tomar a alguien de punto — (Per, RPl arg)

lo agarraron de punto — ( burlándose de él) they made him the butt of their jokes; ( aprovechándose de él) they took him for a ride

la profesora me ha agarrado de punto — the teacher has it in for me (colloq)

un punto en el horizonte — a dot o speck on the horizon

... y punto: lo harás y punto you'll do it and that's that; poner los puntos sobre las íes — ( aclarar algo) to make something crystal clear; ( detallar algo) to dot the i's and cross the t's; dos I

el punto donde ocurrió el accidente — the spot o place where the accident happened

los puntos a tratar en la reunión — the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting

a punto — ( a tiempo) just in time

a punto DE + INF: estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner; estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over; a punto de llorar on the verge of tears; en su punto just right; al punto (Esp) at once; en punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharp; son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock; llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time; de todo punto — absolutely, totally

hacer punto — (Esp) to knit

punto en boca — (fam)

tú punto en boca — keep your mouth shut

matarle el punto a alguien — (CS fam) to go one better than somebody

agarrar or tomar a alguien de punto — (Per, RPl arg)

lo agarraron de punto — ( burlándose de él) they made him the butt of their jokes; ( aprovechándose de él) they took him for a ride

la profesora me ha agarrado de punto — the teacher has it in for me (colloq)

Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex: Readers like bullet points because they are visually appealing and make it easy to quickly find pertinent information.

Ex: Braille is the term used to refer to material intended for the visually impaired and using embossed characters formed by raised dots in six-dot cells.

Ex: Taking 197 as the base year, the price index of journals for an academic veterinary library has risen 143.00 points, an annual average of 15.89 points through 1986.

Ex: It may be seen that one or more pairs of leaves, joined to each other at the back, are held in place by a double stitch of thread running up the fold.