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1 estímulo-respuesta
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2 estímulo
m.1 encouragement, drive, boost, incentive.2 incentive, inducement.* * *1 stimulus, stimulation2 figurado encouragement3 COMERCIO incentive* * *noun m.1) stimulus* * *SM1) (Psic) stimulus2) (=incentivo) incentive* * *a) ( incentivo) encouragementsirve de estímulo a la inversión — it acts as an incentive to investment, it encourages investment
b) (Biol, Fisiol) stimulus* * *= boost, incentive, leaven, prodding, spur, stimulation, stimulus [stimuli, -pl.], encouragement, enhancer, facilitator, prod, kick-start [kickstart], kick-start [kickstart], word of encouragement, nudge, titillation, driving force, stimulant, pick-me-up.Ex. Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.Ex. This article considers the strengths of a pay scale as a work incentive.Ex. But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.Ex. Computers are quite adroit at such simple yes/no response without much prodding.Ex. This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.Ex. The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.Ex. This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.Ex. Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout.Ex. The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.Ex. Information technology may have acted as a catalyst or facilitator for some of the changes which have occurred.Ex. She sat back in her chair and considered her supervisor's gentle prods.Ex. That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.Ex. That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.Ex. This he knew happens to employees who are not given a word of encouragement, some recognition.Ex. Results showed that student teachers needed additional support, either via nudge or overt expectations, to actually apply what they had learned.Ex. At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.Ex. On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.Ex. The system consequently retrieves any record in which the term ' stimulants' appears.Ex. Maybe it's just a passing mood or maybe it's a particularly bad string of events, but sometimes in this hectic life we just need a pick-me-up.----* dar estímulo = provide + boost.* estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.* estímulos visuales = visual stimuli.* ofrecer estímulo = provide + stimulus.* ser un estímulo = be motivating.* * *a) ( incentivo) encouragementsirve de estímulo a la inversión — it acts as an incentive to investment, it encourages investment
b) (Biol, Fisiol) stimulus* * *= boost, incentive, leaven, prodding, spur, stimulation, stimulus [stimuli, -pl.], encouragement, enhancer, facilitator, prod, kick-start [kickstart], kick-start [kickstart], word of encouragement, nudge, titillation, driving force, stimulant, pick-me-up.Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
Ex: This article considers the strengths of a pay scale as a work incentive.Ex: But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.Ex: Computers are quite adroit at such simple yes/no response without much prodding.Ex: This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.Ex: The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.Ex: This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.Ex: Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout.Ex: The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.Ex: Information technology may have acted as a catalyst or facilitator for some of the changes which have occurred.Ex: She sat back in her chair and considered her supervisor's gentle prods.Ex: That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.Ex: That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.Ex: This he knew happens to employees who are not given a word of encouragement, some recognition.Ex: Results showed that student teachers needed additional support, either via nudge or overt expectations, to actually apply what they had learned.Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.Ex: On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.Ex: The system consequently retrieves any record in which the term ' stimulants' appears.Ex: Maybe it's just a passing mood or maybe it's a particularly bad string of events, but sometimes in this hectic life we just need a pick-me-up.* dar estímulo = provide + boost.* estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.* estímulos visuales = visual stimuli.* ofrecer estímulo = provide + stimulus.* ser un estímulo = be motivating.* * *1 (incentivo) encouragementsirve de estímulo a la inversión it acts as an incentive o a stimulus to investment, it encourages investment* * *
Del verbo estimular: ( conjugate estimular)
estimulo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
estimuló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
estimular
estímulo
estimular ( conjugate estimular) verbo transitivo
estímulo sustantivo masculino
b) (Biol, Fisiol) stimulus
estimular verbo transitivo
1 (dar ánimos) to encourage
2 (potenciar, activar) to stimulate
estímulo sustantivo masculino
1 (acicate, ánimo) encouragement
2 Biol Fís stimulus
(acción) stimulation
' estímulo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ánimo
- incentivo
- responder
- respuesta
- revulsiva
- revulsivo
- acicate
- arriba
English:
boost
- encouragement
- inspiration
- lift
- shot
- spur
- stimulation
- stimulus
* * *estímulo nm1. [aliciente] incentive;[ánimo] encouragement;servir de estímulo to act o serve as an incentive;medidas de estímulo a la creación de empleo measures to encourage job creation2. Fisiol stimulus* * *m1 stimulus2 ( incentivo) incentive* * *estímulo nm1) : stimulus2) incentivo: incentive, encouragement* * * -
3 estimular
v.1 to encourage.2 to stimulate.El dinero estimula a los empleados Money stimulates the employees.El aroma estimula los sentidos The aroma stimulates the senses.* * *1 (animar) to encourage, stimulate2 (apetito, pasiones) to whet* * *verb1) to stimulate2) encourage* * *VT1) (=alentar) [+ persona] to encourage2) (=favorecer) [+ apetito, economía, esfuerzos, ahorro] to stimulate; [+ debate] to promote3) [+ organismo, célula] to stimulate* * *verbo transitivo1)a) clase/lectura to stimulatec) <apetito/circulación> to stimulated) ( sexualmente) to stimulate2) <inversión/ahorro> to encourage, stimulate* * *= encourage, give + a boost, prompt, provide + boost, spur, spur on, stimulate, whip up, provide + stimulus, set + Nombre + off, abet, buoy, prod, egg on, stir up, nudge, reawaken [re-awaken], kick-start [kickstart], pep up, hearten, incite.Ex. A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.Ex. CD-ROM has given the library a public relations boost but this has led to higher expectations of the library by users at a time of budgetary restraint.Ex. An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.Ex. Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.Ex. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex. The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.Ex. An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.Ex. The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.Ex. The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.Ex. This local tale could have been used to set me and my classmates off on a search for other similar stories that litter the area up and down the east coast of Britain.Ex. This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.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. Science Citation Index (SCI) depends for intellectual content entirely on citations by authors, who are sometimes prodded by editors and referees.Ex. In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex. By the 1980s, leftist philosophies had fallen into disfavor, & globalization & neoliberalism nudged the unions to seek other alliances.Ex. The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.Ex. Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.Ex. Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.Ex. We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.----* estimular el debate = provoke + discussion, prompt + discussion, pepper + debate.* estimular el desarrollo de = stimulate + the development of.* estimular la economía = stimulate + the economy, spur + the economy.* estimular la imaginación = spark + imagination.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) clase/lectura to stimulatec) <apetito/circulación> to stimulated) ( sexualmente) to stimulate2) <inversión/ahorro> to encourage, stimulate* * *= encourage, give + a boost, prompt, provide + boost, spur, spur on, stimulate, whip up, provide + stimulus, set + Nombre + off, abet, buoy, prod, egg on, stir up, nudge, reawaken [re-awaken], kick-start [kickstart], pep up, hearten, incite.Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
Ex: CD-ROM has given the library a public relations boost but this has led to higher expectations of the library by users at a time of budgetary restraint.Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex: The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.Ex: The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.Ex: The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.Ex: This local tale could have been used to set me and my classmates off on a search for other similar stories that litter the area up and down the east coast of Britain.Ex: This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.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: Science Citation Index (SCI) depends for intellectual content entirely on citations by authors, who are sometimes prodded by editors and referees.Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex: By the 1980s, leftist philosophies had fallen into disfavor, & globalization & neoliberalism nudged the unions to seek other alliances.Ex: The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.Ex: Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.Ex: Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.Ex: We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.* estimular el debate = provoke + discussion, prompt + discussion, pepper + debate.* estimular el desarrollo de = stimulate + the development of.* estimular la economía = stimulate + the economy, spur + the economy.* estimular la imaginación = spark + imagination.* * *estimular [A1 ]vtA1 «clase/lectura» to stimulate2 (alentar) to encouragehay que estimularla para que trabaje she needs encouraging to get her to workgritaban para estimular a su equipo they cheered their team on, they shouted encouragement to their team3 ‹apetito› to whet, stimulate; ‹circulación› to stimulate4 (sexualmente) to stimulateB ‹inversión/ahorro› to encourage, stimulate* * *
estimular ( conjugate estimular) verbo transitivo
estimular verbo transitivo
1 (dar ánimos) to encourage
2 (potenciar, activar) to stimulate
' estimular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
animar
- impulsar
English:
animate
- drum up
- fuel
- stimulate
- stir
- work up
- boost
- promote
- revitalize
- revive
- spur
- whet
* * *estimular vt1. [animar] to encourage;el orgullo le estimula a seguir his pride spurs him to go on2. [incitar] to encourage, to urge on;la muchedumbre lo estimuló con gritos the crowd shouted him on3. [excitar sexualmente] to stimulate4. [activar] [apetito] to stimulate, to whet;[circulación, economía] to stimulate; [ventas, inversión] to stimulate, to encourage* * *v/t1 stimulate2 ( animar) encourage* * *estimular vt1) : to stimulate2) : to encourage* * *estimular vb1. (activar) to stimulate2. (animar) to encourage -
4 ofrecer estímulo
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5 acicate
m.1 spur (espuela).2 incentive.* * *1 (espuela) spur2 figurado (incentivo) spur, incentive, stimulus* * *SM incentive* * *a) ( estímulo) incentiveb) ( espuela) spur* * *= spur.Ex. This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.* * *a) ( estímulo) incentiveb) ( espuela) spur* * *= spur.Ex: This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.
* * *1(estímulo): el acicate de su existencia his reason for living, what gives meaning to his life2 (espuela) spur* * *
acicate sustantivo masculino
acicate m (motivación) spur, incentive
' acicate' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estímulo
English:
spur
* * *acicate nm1. [espuela] spur2. [estímulo] incentive;esto le servirá de acicate this will spur him on* * *m figincentive, stimulus* * *acicate nm1) : spur2) incentivo: incentive, stimulus -
6 respuesta
f.1 answer, reply.en respuesta a in reply torespuesta afirmativa affirmative2 response.3 result, response.4 reaction, action resulting from a stimulus, response, responding.5 riposte, ripost.* * *1 (gen) answer, reply2 (reacción) response\en respuesta a in response to* * *noun f.answer, reply, response* * *SF1) (=contestación) [a pregunta, en examen, test] answer; [a carta, comentario] reply2) (=reacción)a) [ante un estímulo, ataque] responsela inflamación es una respuesta defensiva del organismo — the inflammation is a defensive response of the body
estoy satisfecho de la respuesta positiva del público — I am satisfied with the positive response from the public
b) [a problema] answerla falta de respuesta del gobierno a los problemas medioambientales — the government's failure to answer environmental problems
respuesta inmune, respuesta inmunitaria — immune response
* * *1)a) (a carta, mensaje) reply, answer, response (frml)b) ( reacción) response; (Psic) response2) ( solución) answer, solution* * *= answer, feedback, rejoinder, reply, response, satisfaction, take-up, retort, uptake.Ex. The combination of title lines, instruction line, and allowable answers is designed to tell you what step of the procedure you have reached.Ex. The statements are framed one at a time, and feedback is available at each stage, hence the term 'interactive searching'.Ex. The rejoinder was, I am sure, made in pursuit of a little humour.Ex. CRT displays, which produce their replies out of pure light, do provide rapid response.Ex. She had, suddenly, a new feeling, like a tardy response to the stimulus of an unfamiliar drug.Ex. Data retrieval involves the satisfaction of a request for information by providing the information as a direct answer to the question.Ex. One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.Ex. All she would get would be the conundrum of her vague smile and the familiar retort: 'We'll look into that some other time'.Ex. The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.----* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.* como respuesta a = in reply to, in response to.* dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.* dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.* de respuesta breve = short-answer.* de respuesta rápida = fast-fact.* en respuesta a = in reply to, in response to, be responsive to.* esperamos su repuesta = look forward to + hearing from you.* forzar una respuesta = coerce + a response.* incitar una respuesta = provoke + response.* índice de respuesta = response rate, rate of response.* no aceptar un no por respuesta = not take + no for an answer.* no tener respuesta = be unanswerable.* número de respuestas recibidas = response rate, rate of response.* ofrecer una respuesta = provide + answer.* plazo de respuesta = turnaround time, turnabout time.* pregunta con respuesta = answerable question.* pregunta de respuesta libre = open-ended question.* pregunta sin respuesta = unanswerable question.* preguntas y respuestas = questions and answers [Q&A].* proporcionar una respuesta = furnish + answer.* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.* respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.* respuesta galvánica de la piel = skin conductivity, skin electrical conductivity.* respuesta inmune = immune response.* respuesta positiva = positive response.* respuesta sí/no = yes/no response.* servicio de respuesta = turnaround.* suscitar una respuesta = evoke + response, elicit + response.* tasa de respuesta = response rate, rate of return, return rate, rate of response.* tiempo de respuesta = response time, turnaround time, turnabout time, fill time, reaction time.* * *1)a) (a carta, mensaje) reply, answer, response (frml)b) ( reacción) response; (Psic) response2) ( solución) answer, solution* * *= answer, feedback, rejoinder, reply, response, satisfaction, take-up, retort, uptake.Ex: The combination of title lines, instruction line, and allowable answers is designed to tell you what step of the procedure you have reached.
Ex: The statements are framed one at a time, and feedback is available at each stage, hence the term 'interactive searching'.Ex: The rejoinder was, I am sure, made in pursuit of a little humour.Ex: CRT displays, which produce their replies out of pure light, do provide rapid response.Ex: She had, suddenly, a new feeling, like a tardy response to the stimulus of an unfamiliar drug.Ex: Data retrieval involves the satisfaction of a request for information by providing the information as a direct answer to the question.Ex: One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.Ex: All she would get would be the conundrum of her vague smile and the familiar retort: 'We'll look into that some other time'.Ex: The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.* como respuesta a = in reply to, in response to.* dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.* dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.* de respuesta breve = short-answer.* de respuesta rápida = fast-fact.* en respuesta a = in reply to, in response to, be responsive to.* esperamos su repuesta = look forward to + hearing from you.* forzar una respuesta = coerce + a response.* incitar una respuesta = provoke + response.* índice de respuesta = response rate, rate of response.* no aceptar un no por respuesta = not take + no for an answer.* no tener respuesta = be unanswerable.* número de respuestas recibidas = response rate, rate of response.* ofrecer una respuesta = provide + answer.* plazo de respuesta = turnaround time, turnabout time.* pregunta con respuesta = answerable question.* pregunta de respuesta libre = open-ended question.* pregunta sin respuesta = unanswerable question.* preguntas y respuestas = questions and answers [Q&A].* proporcionar una respuesta = furnish + answer.* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.* respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.* respuesta galvánica de la piel = skin conductivity, skin electrical conductivity.* respuesta inmune = immune response.* respuesta positiva = positive response.* respuesta sí/no = yes/no response.* servicio de respuesta = turnaround.* suscitar una respuesta = evoke + response, elicit + response.* tasa de respuesta = response rate, rate of return, return rate, rate of response.* tiempo de respuesta = response time, turnaround time, turnabout time, fill time, reaction time.* * *A1 (a una carta, un mensaje) reply, answer, response ( frml)no obtuvo respuesta a su carta she received no reply to her letter2 (reacción) responsela respuesta del gobierno a los disturbios the government's response to the riots3 ( Psic) responseB (solución) answer, solution* * *
respuesta sustantivo femenino
respuesta sustantivo femenino
1 answer, reply: sus plegarias no tuvieron respuesta, her prayers went unanswered
2 (a un tratamiento, estímulo) response
' respuesta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertada
- acertado
- atinar
- callada
- corte
- evasiva
- hallar
- incorrecta
- incorrecto
- indigna
- indigno
- inmediatez
- nada
- no
- nunca
- ojalá
- pronta
- pronto
- soplar
- también
- tampoco
- tarascada
- acertar
- acierto
- afirmación
- afirmativo
- algo
- alguien
- antes
- apresurado
- atinado
- brusco
- categórico
- certero
- concluyente
- condescendiente
- contestación
- contundente
- copiar
- correcto
- cortado
- cortante
- cotejar
- definitivo
- desagradable
- desconcertar
- desear
- directo
- endulzar
- equivocado
English:
accurate
- answer
- backlash
- certainly
- concrete
- dark
- do
- grunt
- hazard
- ingenuous
- instantaneous
- name
- neither
- noncommittal
- pained
- prompt
- reply
- response
- retaliation
- right
- snappy
- stock
- straight
- straightforward
- unsatisfactory
- unsympathetic
- wrong
- yes-no question
- positively
- rejection
- will
* * *respuesta nf1. [contestación] answer, reply;[en exámenes] answer;en respuesta a in reply to;respuesta afirmativa affirmative reply2. [reacción] responseBiol respuesta inmunitaria immune response* * *f ( contestación) reply, answer; figresponse;en respuesta a in reply to; fig following* * *respuesta nf: answer, response* * *llamé, pero no obtuve respuesta I rang, but there was no answer2. (solución) answer3. (reacción) response -
7 acogedor
adj.1 comfortable, inviting, cosy, cozy.2 friendly, cordial, welcoming.m.harborer, protector.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) welcoming, friendly2 (lugar) cosy, warm* * *(f. - acogedora)adj.cozy, friendly* * *ADJ (=hospitalario) welcoming; [ambiente] friendly, cosy, cozy (EEUU), warm; [cuarto] snug, cosy, cozy (EEUU)* * *- dora adjetivoa) <casa/habitación> cozy*, welcoming; < ambiente> warm, friendlyb) <persona/actitud> friendly, warm* * *= hospitable, welcoming, inviting, homey [homier -comp., homiest -sup.], friendly [friendlier -comp., friendliest -sup.], cosy [cozy, -USA].Nota: Cosier/cozier -comp., cosiest/coziest -sup.Ex. The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.Ex. Libraries of today look very attractive and welcoming, unlike the libraries which served previous generations.Ex. An easy and inviting route to the entrance needs to be unambiguously defined.Ex. However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.Ex. Her face broke into a warm friendly smile.Ex. For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound intoáthe realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.* * *- dora adjetivoa) <casa/habitación> cozy*, welcoming; < ambiente> warm, friendlyb) <persona/actitud> friendly, warm* * *= hospitable, welcoming, inviting, homey [homier -comp., homiest -sup.], friendly [friendlier -comp., friendliest -sup.], cosy [cozy, -USA].Nota: Cosier/cozier -comp., cosiest/coziest -sup.Ex: The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.
Ex: Libraries of today look very attractive and welcoming, unlike the libraries which served previous generations.Ex: An easy and inviting route to the entrance needs to be unambiguously defined.Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.Ex: Her face broke into a warm friendly smile.Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound intoáthe realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.* * *1 ‹casa/habitación› cozy*; ‹ambiente› warm, friendly2 ‹persona/actitud› friendly, warmme recibió de una manera nada acogedora he didn't give me a very friendly o warm welcome* * *
acogedor
‹ ambiente› warm, friendly
acogedor,-ora adj (lugar, casa) cosy
(persona, ambiente) warm
' acogedor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acogedora
- gélida
- gélido
- hospitalaria
- hospitalario
- maravilla
- Y
English:
cosy
- cozy
- friendly
- homely
- hospitable
- snug
- unwelcoming
- welcoming
- homey
* * *acogedor, -ora adj1. [país, persona] friendly, welcoming2. [casa, ambiente] cosy* * *adj welcoming; lugar cozy, Brcosy* * *: cozy, warm, friendly* * * -
8 admisión
f.1 admission, entry, access, admittance.2 admission, acknowledgement, acceptance, confession.3 intake, inlet.* * *1 admission2 (aceptación) acceptance3 TÉCNICA inlet, intake\'Reservado el derecho de admisión' "The management reserves the right to refuse admission"plazo de admisión closing date* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=entrada) [en club, organización] admission; [en universidad] acceptancese ha ampliado el plazo de admisión de solicitudes — the closing date for applications has been extended
acto de admisión — (Jur) validation ( of a suit)
2) [de error] acceptance3) (Mec) intake, inlet* * *a) ( aceptación) admissionexamen or prueba de admisión — entrance examination o test
b) ( de error) admission* * *= admission, membership, admittance, entry, admission.Ex. This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.Ex. The sharing of expertise through membership of a club of existing users can be valuable.Ex. New rules have made it possible to show films publicly with free admittance.Ex. The entry, change, and extraction of word and phrases from abstracts is described in detail in Chapter 9.Ex. Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.----* admisión diferida = deferred admission.* colector de admisión = air intake manifold, intake manifold.* cuota de admisión = intake.* válvula de admisión = intake valve, throttle.* * *a) ( aceptación) admissionexamen or prueba de admisión — entrance examination o test
b) ( de error) admission* * *= admission, membership, admittance, entry, admission.Ex: This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.
Ex: The sharing of expertise through membership of a club of existing users can be valuable.Ex: New rules have made it possible to show films publicly with free admittance.Ex: The entry, change, and extraction of word and phrases from abstracts is described in detail in Chapter 9.Ex: Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.* admisión diferida = deferred admission.* colector de admisión = air intake manifold, intake manifold.* cuota de admisión = intake.* válvula de admisión = intake valve, throttle.* * *A1 (aceptación) admissionexamen or prueba de admisión entrance examination o testel plazo de admisión de solicitudes finaliza mañana the closing date for receipt of applications is tomorrow[ S ] reservado el derecho de admisión right of admission reserved, the management reserves the right to refuse admission2 (de un error) admissionválvula de admisión inlet valveciclo de admisión induction cycle* * *
admisión sustantivo femenino
admission;
examen or prueba de admisión entrance examination o test
admisión sustantivo femenino admission
reservado el derecho de admisión, the management reserves the right to refuse admission
' admisión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
derecha
- derecho
- ingreso
- examen
English:
entrance
- membership
- admission
* * *admisión nf1. [de persona] admission;[de solicitudes] acceptance;reservado el derecho de admisión [en letrero] the management reserves the right to refuse admission;mañana se abre el plazo de admisión de solicitudes applications may be made from tomorrow2. [de error, culpa] admission3. Tec induction* * *f admission;derecho de admisión right of admission* * ** * *admisión n admission / membership -
9 adverso
adj.1 adverse, bad, averse, opposed.2 negative, harmful.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: adversar.* * *► adjetivo1 adverse, unfavourable (US unfavorable)2 (opuesto) opposite3 (adversario) opposing\condiciones adversas adverse conditions* * *(f. - adversa)adj.adverse, unfavorable* * *ADJ [lado] opposite, facing; [resultado etc] adverse; [suerte] bad* * *- sa adjetivo <circunstancias/resultado> adversela suerte le fue adversa — (liter) fortune did not favor him (liter)
* * *= adverse, untoward, averse.Ex. An increase in recall tends to have an adverse effect on another measure of performance, precision -- as recall is increased precision is lowered.Ex. Efforts to destigmatize euthanasia or even encourage it for some groups may have the untoward effect of promoting suicide in other groups.Ex. The advantage of an acoustic pulse as the averse stimulus is discussed.----* circunstancia adversa = adverse circumstance.* * *- sa adjetivo <circunstancias/resultado> adversela suerte le fue adversa — (liter) fortune did not favor him (liter)
* * *= adverse, untoward, averse.Ex: An increase in recall tends to have an adverse effect on another measure of performance, precision -- as recall is increased precision is lowered.
Ex: Efforts to destigmatize euthanasia or even encourage it for some groups may have the untoward effect of promoting suicide in other groups.Ex: The advantage of an acoustic pulse as the averse stimulus is discussed.* circunstancia adversa = adverse circumstance.* * *adverso -sa‹circunstancias/resultado› adverse* * *
adverso◊ -sa adjetivo ‹circunstancias/resultado› adverse
adverso,-a adjetivo adverse
' adverso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adversa
English:
adverse
- unfavorable
- unfavourable
- unsympathetic
- untoward
* * *adverso, -a adj1. [condiciones] adverse;incluso en las condiciones más adversas even in the worst o most adverse conditions2. [destino] unkind3. [suerte] bad;la suerte le fue adversa fate was unkind to him4. [viento] unfavourable* * *adj adverse;suerte adversa bad luck* * *adverso, -sa adjdesfavorable: adverse, unfavorable♦ adversamente adv -
10 aguijón
m.1 sting, prod, stinger, prong.2 stinger.3 goad, spur, prod, drive.4 thorn.* * *1 ZOOLOGÍA sting2 BOTÁNICA thorn, prickle3 figurado (estímulo) sting, spur4 (espuela) spur* * *noun m.1) sting2) goad* * *SM1) (=puya) goad; [de insecto] sting; [de planta] prickle, spinedar coces contra el aguijón — to kick against the pricks, struggle in vain
2) (=incitación) stimulus, incitement* * *a) ( vara) goadb) (Zool) stingsintió el aguijón de los celos — (liter) he felt a sharp stab of jealousy (liter)
* * *= sting.Ex. This book deals with the general biology of dangerous reptiles and anthropods, the nature of animal venoms, immunological aspects of envenomation, and treatment of bites and stings.* * *a) ( vara) goadb) (Zool) stingsintió el aguijón de los celos — (liter) he felt a sharp stab of jealousy (liter)
* * *= sting.Ex: This book deals with the general biology of dangerous reptiles and anthropods, the nature of animal venoms, immunological aspects of envenomation, and treatment of bites and stings.
* * *1 (vara) goad2 ( Zool) stingsintió el aguijón de los celos ( liter); he was stung by jealousy, he felt a sharp stab of jealousy ( liter)* * *
aguijón sustantivo masculino
b) (Zool) sting
aguijón sustantivo masculino
1 sting
2 fig (aliciente) incentive
' aguijón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lanceta
English:
sting
* * *aguijón nm1. [de insecto, escorpión] sting2. [vara afilada] goad3. [estímulo] spur, stimulus* * *m ZO sting; figspur* * *1) : stinger (of a bee, etc.)2) : goad* * *aguijón n sting -
11 confesión
f.1 confession, admission, shrift.2 denomination.* * *1 (expresión) confession, admission2 RELIGIÓN confession3 (credo) confession, faith* * *noun f.* * *SF confession* * *1)a) ( sacramento) confessionb) (Der) confessionc) ( admisión) confessionle voy a hacer una confesión: a mí no me gusta — I must confess o admit (that) I don't like it
2) ( credo) faith, creed, denomination* * *= confessional, denominational body, communion, confession, denomination, admission.Ex. Some are women who have great difficulty in getting novels published but have a moderate success writing short stores or even ' confessionals' for magazines.Ex. Enter a liturgical work under the heading for the church or denominational body to which it pertains.Ex. The largest part of the general book stock consists of the material on the Anglican communion = La mayor parte del fondo bibliográfico general consiste en material sobre la religión anglicana.Ex. It has puzzled many commentators that the name of such a respectable provincial library should appear in the novel ' confessions of an Opium Eater', an account of the bizarre nightmares suffered by De Quincey, the author, as a result of his addiction to opium.Ex. While some sites are developed by academic institutions, many more are sponsored by specific denominations, especially those involved in evangelical Christianity.Ex. This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.----* confesión religiosa = religious denomination.* perteneciente a una confesión religiosa = denominational.* que no pertenece a una confesión religiosa concreta = nondenominational [non-denominational].* * *1)a) ( sacramento) confessionb) (Der) confessionc) ( admisión) confessionle voy a hacer una confesión: a mí no me gusta — I must confess o admit (that) I don't like it
2) ( credo) faith, creed, denomination* * *= confessional, denominational body, communion, confession, denomination, admission.Ex: Some are women who have great difficulty in getting novels published but have a moderate success writing short stores or even ' confessionals' for magazines.
Ex: Enter a liturgical work under the heading for the church or denominational body to which it pertains.Ex: The largest part of the general book stock consists of the material on the Anglican communion = La mayor parte del fondo bibliográfico general consiste en material sobre la religión anglicana.Ex: It has puzzled many commentators that the name of such a respectable provincial library should appear in the novel ' confessions of an Opium Eater', an account of the bizarre nightmares suffered by De Quincey, the author, as a result of his addiction to opium.Ex: While some sites are developed by academic institutions, many more are sponsored by specific denominations, especially those involved in evangelical Christianity.Ex: This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.* confesión religiosa = religious denomination.* perteneciente a una confesión religiosa = denominational.* que no pertenece a una confesión religiosa concreta = nondenominational [non-denominational].* * *A1 (sacramento) confessionme oyó en confesión he heard my confession2 ( Der) confession3 (admisión) confessionle voy a hacer una confesión: a mí tampoco me gustó I must confess o admit I didn't like it eitherB (credo) faith, creed, denomination* * *
confesión sustantivo femenino
confession
confesión sustantivo femenino
1 confession, admission
2 Rel confession
' confesión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrancar
English:
acknowledgement
- admission
- confession
- denomination
- draw
- extract
- interfaith
* * *confesión nf1. [de pecado] confession;oír a alguien en confesión to hear sb's confession2. [de falta, culpabilidad, sentimientos] confession;hacer una confesión to confess;extraer una confesión de alguien to extract a confession from sb, to get a confession out of sb3. [credo] religion, (religious) persuasion, denomination;de confesión protestante Protestant, of the Protestant faith* * *f confession* * *1) : confession2) : creed, denomination* * *confesión n confession -
12 edulcorante
adj.sweetener.m.sweetener, edulcorate, sweetening, edulcorant.* * *1 sweetener* * *SM sweetener* * *masculino sweetener* * *= sweetener.Ex. For each of seven experimental groups the conditional stimulus was a sweetener and for the control group water.----* edulcorante artificial = artificial sweetener.* * *masculino sweetener* * *= sweetener.Ex: For each of seven experimental groups the conditional stimulus was a sweetener and for the control group water.
* edulcorante artificial = artificial sweetener.* * *sweetening ( before n)sweetener* * *
edulcorante sustantivo masculino
sweetener
edulcorante sustantivo masculino sweetener
' edulcorante' also found in these entries:
English:
sweetener
* * *♦ adjsustancia edulcorante sweetener♦ nmsweetener* * *m sweetener -
13 entusiasmarse por
(v.) = be enthusiastic about, become + enamoured of, get + hooked on, be hooked by, be enamoured of/withEx. I'm less enthusiastic about this criticism of ISBD than I am in my endorsement of his stress on the importance of the main entry.Ex. Those who become enamored of reference librarianship and its challenges usually succumb to its lure before discovering all of its parts.Ex. When children get hooked on a particular author act as a stimulus to other children to read those books and authors to.Ex. Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.Ex. This article investigates the perception that humanists are less than enamoured with technology when compared with their peers in other disciplines.* * *(v.) = be enthusiastic about, become + enamoured of, get + hooked on, be hooked by, be enamoured of/withEx: I'm less enthusiastic about this criticism of ISBD than I am in my endorsement of his stress on the importance of the main entry.
Ex: Those who become enamored of reference librarianship and its challenges usually succumb to its lure before discovering all of its parts.Ex: When children get hooked on a particular author act as a stimulus to other children to read those books and authors to.Ex: Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.Ex: This article investigates the perception that humanists are less than enamoured with technology when compared with their peers in other disciplines. -
14 espuela
f.1 spur.2 goad, spur, stimulus.* * *1 spur2 figurado spur, stimulus\poner espuelas a alguien figurado to spur somebody on* * *SF1) (lit, fig) spurespuela de caballero — (Bot) larkspur
3) And (Com) skill in business, acumen* * *femenino spurdio or picó espuelas al caballo — he spurred on his horse
* * *= spur.Ex. Instinctively, he struck spurs into his horse, and accelerated his pace.* * *femenino spurdio or picó espuelas al caballo — he spurred on his horse
* * *= spur.Ex: Instinctively, he struck spurs into his horse, and accelerated his pace.
* * *1 ( Equ) spurdio or picó espuelas al caballo he spurred on his horse2 (de un gallo) spur* * *
espuela sustantivo femenino
spur
espuela sustantivo femenino spur: le clavó las espuelas al caballo para que fuera más rápido, she dug in her spurs to make the horse run faster
' espuela' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acicate
English:
spur
* * *espuela nf1. [en el talón] spur;picar al caballo con las espuelas to use spurs on one's horse4. Arg, Chile [hueso] wishbone* * *f spur* * *espuela nf: spur -
15 evitar
v.1 to avoid, to prevent (impedir) (desastre, accidente).podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe this disaster could have been avoided o preventedevitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent somebody from doing somethingRicardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.María se guarda de decir mentiras Mary takes care not to tell lies.2 to avoid (eludir) (cuestión, persona).no puede evitarlo he can't help itJavier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me3 to save.esto me evita tener que ir this saves me (from) having to go* * *1 (gen) to avoid2 (impedir) to prevent, avoid3 (ahorrar) to spare, save* * *verb1) to avoid2) prevent* * *1. VT1) (=eludir) to avoid2) (=ahorrar) to saveme evita (el) tener que... — it saves me having to...
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (eludir, huir de) to avoidb) ( impedir) to avoid, preventpara evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering
c) ( ahorrar)2.evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
* * *= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.Ex. Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.Ex. This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.Ex. The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.Ex. I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.Ex. This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.Ex. They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.----* acto de evitar = avoidance.* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.* el evitar = avoidance.* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.* evitar que = keep from.* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.* evitar un error = avoid + error.* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (eludir, huir de) to avoidb) ( impedir) to avoid, preventpara evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering
c) ( ahorrar)2.evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
* * *= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.Ex: This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.Ex: The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.Ex: I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.Ex: This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.Ex: They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.* acto de evitar = avoidance.* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.* el evitar = avoidance.* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.* evitar que = keep from.* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.* evitar un error = avoid + error.* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* * *evitar [A1 ]vt1 (eludir, huir de) to avoidevita entrar en discusiones con él avoid getting into arguments with himpara evitar problemas decidí no ir to avoid problems I decided not to go¿por qué me estás evitando? why are you avoiding me?2 (impedir) to avoid, preventse podría haber evitado la tragedia the tragedy could have been avoided o averted o preventedharemos lo posible para evitarlo we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent itpara evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering3 (ahorrar) to saveuna simple llamada nos habría evitado muchas molestias a simple phone call would have saved us a lot of troubleasí les evitarás muchos quebraderos de cabeza that way you'll save them a lot of worrypor esta ruta evitas tener que pasar por el centro if you go this way you avoid going through o it saves you going through the center■ evitarse‹problemas› to save oneselfevítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the storesi aceptas, te evitarás muchos problemas if you accept, you'll save yourself a lot of problemsme evitaría tener que pintarlo it would save me having to paint it* * *
Multiple Entries:
evitar
evitar algo
evitar ( conjugate evitar) verbo transitivo
◊ para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them sufferingc) ( remediar):◊ me puse a llorar, no lo puede evitar I started to cry, I couldn't help it
evitarse verbo pronominal ‹ problemas› to save oneself;
evitar verbo transitivo
1 to avoid: no pude evitar reírme, I couldn't help laughing
2 (una enfermedad, etc) to prevent
(una desgracia) to avert
3 (a una persona) to avoid ➣ Ver nota en avoid
' evitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorrar
- alarde
- carcajada
- contemporizar
- hincapié
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- murmuración
- para
- remediar
- aglomeración
- huir
English:
avert
- avoid
- breath
- bypass
- cheat
- clampdown
- clear
- deny
- get round
- harm
- head off
- hedge
- help
- loophole
- miss
- pair off
- prevent
- pussyfoot
- save
- scandal
- should
- stave off
- steer
- step in
- way
- get
- guard
- keep
- rat
- shun
- stave
- unavoidably
* * *♦ vt1. [impedir] [desastre, accidente] to avoid, to prevent;¿podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe ecológica? could this environmental disaster have been avoided o prevented?;evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent sb from doing sth;no pude evitar que se pelearan I couldn't stop o prevent them from having a fight;hemos de evitar que se extienda el incendio we have to stop the fire spreading2. [eludir] [problema, cuestión, persona] to avoid;siempre me está evitando she's always trying to avoid me;Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me;yo evité hablar del tema I kept o steered clear of the subject;no puede evitarlo he can't help it;no puedo evitar ser como soy I can't help (being) the way I am3. [ahorrar] to save;esta máquina nos evitaría mucho trabajo this machine would save us a lot of work;esto me evita tener que ir this gets me out of going, this saves me (from) having to go* * *v/t1 avoid;no puedo evitarlo I can’t help it2 ( impedir) prevent3 molestias save* * *evitar vt1) : to avoid2) prevenir: to prevent3) eludir: to escape, to elude* * *evitar vb1. (en general) to avoid2. (impedir) to prevent3. (ahorrar) to save -
16 hospitalario
adj.1 hospitable, amicable, friendly, welcoming.The welcomed us with aloha spirit. Nos recibieron con espíritu hospitalario.2 inpatient.m.Hospitaler, Hospitaller.* * *► adjetivo1 (acogedor) hospitable2 MEDICINA hospital* * *ADJ1) (=acogedor) hospitable2) (Med) hospital antes de s* * *- ria adjetivo1) <pueblo/persona> hospitable, welcoming2) (Med) hospital (before n)* * *= hospitable, bedside.Ex. The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.Ex. Laennec was a master of pathological anatomy and his invention of the stethoscope helped to insure the relevance of this science to bedside medicine.----* tratamiento hospitalario = hospital treatment.* * *- ria adjetivo1) <pueblo/persona> hospitable, welcoming2) (Med) hospital (before n)* * *= hospitable, bedside.Ex: The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.
Ex: Laennec was a master of pathological anatomy and his invention of the stethoscope helped to insure the relevance of this science to bedside medicine.* tratamiento hospitalario = hospital treatment.* * *A (acogedor) ‹pueblo/persona› hospitable, welcoming* * *
hospitalario◊ - ria adjetivo
hospitalario,-a adjetivo
1 (agradable, acogedor) hospitable: son gente muy hospitalaria, they're hospitable people
2 Med hospital
' hospitalario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hospitalaria
English:
hospitable
- inhospitable
* * *hospitalario, -a adj1. [acogedor] hospitable2. [de hospital] hospital;atención hospitalaria hospital care* * *adj1 gentes hospitable2 MED hospital atr* * *hospitalario, - ria adj: hospitable* * *hospitalario adj hospitable -
17 impedir
v.1 to prevent.impedir a alguien hacer algo to prevent somebody from doing somethingla lesión le impedía correr the injury stopped o prevented him from runningla nieve impidió la celebración del partido the snow prevented the match from taking placeimpedirle el paso a alguien to bar somebody's waysi nada lo impide saldremos por la mañana all being well we'll leave in the morning2 to hinder, to obstruct.3 to impede, to obstruct, to hold up, to prevent.Ella impidió el accidente She impeded the accident.4 to handicap, to cripple, to disable.El accidente impidió a Ricardo The accident handicapped Richard.5 to prevent from, to keep from, to avert from, to deter from.María le impidió a Ricardo jugar Mary prevented Richard from playing.6 to make it impossible to, to make it difficult to.Esa luz impide leer That light makes it impossible to read.* * *1 (hacer imposible) to prevent, stop■ ¿hay algo que te lo impida? is there anything stopping you?2 (obstaculizar) to hinder, impede\impedir el paso to block the way* * *verb1) to impede2) prevent3) block* * *VT1) (=parar) to prevent, stoptrataron de impedir la huida de los presos — they tried to prevent the prisoners escaping o the prisoners escape
impedir a algn hacer algo, impedir que algn haga algo — to prevent sb (from) doing sth, stop sb doing sth
esto no impide que... — this does not alter the fact that...
2) (=dificultar) [con obstáculos] to impede, obstruct; [con problemas] to hinder, hamper* * *verbo transitivoa) ( imposibilitar) to preventimpedirle a alguien + inf — to prevent somebody from -ing
b) < paso> to blockc) ( dificultar) to hamper, hinder* * *= guard against, impede, inhibit, prevent, forestall, restrain from, foreclose, get in + the way (of), hamstring, head off, ward off, hamper, thwart.Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.Ex. Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex. 'We also need to know the kinds of questions we are legally restrained from asking'.Ex. The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.Ex. At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex. Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.----* impedir el paso = block in.* impedir la entrada = keep out.* impedir que = keep from.* impedir que + Subjuntivo = prevent from + Gerundio.* si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( imposibilitar) to preventimpedirle a alguien + inf — to prevent somebody from -ing
b) < paso> to blockc) ( dificultar) to hamper, hinder* * *= guard against, impede, inhibit, prevent, forestall, restrain from, foreclose, get in + the way (of), hamstring, head off, ward off, hamper, thwart.Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.
Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.Ex: Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex: 'We also need to know the kinds of questions we are legally restrained from asking'.Ex: The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.Ex: At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex: Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.* impedir el paso = block in.* impedir la entrada = keep out.* impedir que = keep from.* impedir que + Subjuntivo = prevent from + Gerundio.* si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.* * *vt1 (imposibilitar) to preventno logró impedir el accidente she was unable to prevent the accidentnos impidió el paso he wouldn't let us through, he blocked our wayesta válvula impide el paso del gas this valve stops o blocks the flow of gasnadie te lo impide nobody's stopping youimpedirle a algn + INF to prevent sb FROM -INGel dolor le impedía caminar the pain prevented her from walking o meant that she couldn't walk o stopped her walkingimpedir QUE + SUBJ:quiso impedir que nos viéramos she tried to stop us seeing each other, she tried to prevent us from seeing each othertenemos que impedir que ocurra otra vez we must see that it doesn't happen again, we must stop o prevent it happening again2 (dificultar) to hamper, hinderla ropa me impedía los movimientos my clothes hampered o hindered o impeded my movements* * *
impedir ( conjugate impedir) verbo transitivo
impedirle a algn hacer algo to prevent sb from doing sth;
quiso impedir que nos viéramos she tried to stop us seeing each other
impedir verbo transitivo
1 (entorpecer) to impede, hinder: un coche impedía el paso a la ambulancia, a car was in the way of the ambulance
2 (frustrar) to prevent, stop
' impedir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atravesar
- bloquear
- cortar
- imposibilitar
- inmovilizar
- trabar
- evitar
- impida
English:
bar
- deter
- forestall
- impede
- inhibit
- interfere
- keep
- occur
- prevent
- restrain
- stop
- avert
- obscure
- prohibit
* * *impedir vt1. [imposibilitar] to prevent;impedir a alguien hacer algo to prevent sb from doing sth;la lesión le impedía correr the injury stopped o prevented her from running;impedirle el paso a alguien to bar sb's way;la nieve impidió la celebración del partido the snow prevented the game from taking place;nada te impide hacerlo there's nothing to stop you doing it;si nada lo impide saldremos por la mañana all being well we'll leave in the morning2. [dificultar] to hinder, to obstruct* * *v/t prevent; ( estorbar) impede* * *impedir {54} vt1) : to prevent, to block2) : to impede, to hinder* * *impedir vb2. (paso) to block -
18 impulso
m.1 impulse (physics).2 momentum (empuje).tomar impulso to take a run-up3 stimulus, boost.la medida supondrá un impulso al consumo the measure will boost consumptiondar impulso a una iniciativa to encourage o promote an initiative4 impulse, urge.un impulso me hizo gritar a sudden impulse made me shoutmi primer impulso fue marcharme my first instinct was to leavese deja llevar por sus impulsos he acts on impulse5 pulse.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: impulsar.* * *1 impulse2 (fuerza, velocidad) momentum\actuar por impulso to act on an impulsetomar impulso to take a run-up* * *noun m.1) impulse2) drive* * *SM1) (=empuje)coger o tomar impulso — to gather momentum
2) (=estímulo) boosteste director ha dado un impulso a la empresa — this director has given the company fresh impetus o a boost
3) (=deseo instintivo) impulseno pude resistir el impulso de abrazarla — I couldn't resist the impulse o urge to embrace her
impulso sexual — sexual urge, sex drive
4) (Fís, Fisiol) impulse* * *a) ( empuje)tomar or darse impulso — to gather momentum, to get up speed
b) (reacción, deseo) impulsemi primer impulso fue... — my first instinct was...
* * *= drive, force, impetus, thrust, push, impulse, momentum, urge, kick-start [kickstart], burst, jump-start [jumpstart].Ex. Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.Ex. Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.Ex. The original impetus has been diverted into specific applications.Ex. The National IT plan proposes 7 building blocks each with a strategic thrust which will serve as the overall impetus for the national IT movement.Ex. The key issue to note here is that the global push to describe and document Indigenous knowledge is gaining momentum.Ex. The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.Ex. They were splendid starters of projects but like so many bibliographers poor sustainers of momentum.Ex. The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.Ex. That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.Ex. Fueled by inspiration, coffee and Benzedrine, Kerouac sat down at his typewriter and -- in one burst of creative energy -- wrote the novel that would make him the voice of his generation in just 20 days.Ex. No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.----* actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.* cobrar impulso = gain + strength.* dar un impulso = kick-start [kickstart].* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.* impulso básico = primitive urge.* impulso eléctrico = electrical impulse.* impulso primitivo = primitive urge.* resistir un impulso = resist + impulse.* sentir un impulso = have + an impulse.* un nuevo impulso = a new lease of life.* * *a) ( empuje)tomar or darse impulso — to gather momentum, to get up speed
b) (reacción, deseo) impulsemi primer impulso fue... — my first instinct was...
* * *= drive, force, impetus, thrust, push, impulse, momentum, urge, kick-start [kickstart], burst, jump-start [jumpstart].Ex: Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.
Ex: Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.Ex: The original impetus has been diverted into specific applications.Ex: The National IT plan proposes 7 building blocks each with a strategic thrust which will serve as the overall impetus for the national IT movement.Ex: The key issue to note here is that the global push to describe and document Indigenous knowledge is gaining momentum.Ex: The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.Ex: They were splendid starters of projects but like so many bibliographers poor sustainers of momentum.Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.Ex: That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.Ex: Fueled by inspiration, coffee and Benzedrine, Kerouac sat down at his typewriter and -- in one burst of creative energy -- wrote the novel that would make him the voice of his generation in just 20 days.Ex: No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.* actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.* cobrar impulso = gain + strength.* dar un impulso = kick-start [kickstart].* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.* impulso básico = primitive urge.* impulso eléctrico = electrical impulse.* impulso primitivo = primitive urge.* resistir un impulso = resist + impulse.* sentir un impulso = have + an impulse.* un nuevo impulso = a new lease of life.* * *1(empuje): un fuerte impulso para el comercio a major boost for tradequeremos dar un nuevo impulso a la iniciativa we want to give fresh impetus to the initiativela organización fue creada bajo el impulso del doctor Pascual Dr Pascual was the driving force behind the creation of the organizationse fue para atrás para coger or darse impulso he moved back to gather momentum o to get up speed2 (reacción) impulseactuó por impulso he acted on impulsemi primer impulso fue irme my first instinct was to leaveno pude resistir el impulso de tocarlo I couldn't resist touching it o the urge to touch itsentí el impulso de besarlo I had a sudden urge o impulse to kiss him3 ( Fís) impulse* * *
Del verbo impulsar: ( conjugate impulsar)
impulso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
impulsó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
impulsar
impulso
impulsar ( conjugate impulsar) verbo transitivo
‹cultura/relaciones› to promote
impulso sustantivo masculinoa) ( empuje):
dar impulso a algo ( a comercio) to give a boost to sth;
( a iniciativa) to give impetus to sth;
tomar or darse impulso to gather momentum, to get up speed
◊ mi primer impulso fue … my first instinct was …c) (Fís) impulse
impulsar verbo transitivo
1 to impel, drive: el viento impulsa la cometa, the kite is driven by the wind
2 (estimular) to motivate: sus palabras de ánimo me impulsaron a seguir, his words of encouragement inspired me to go on
impulso sustantivo masculino
1 (fuerza) impulse, thrust
Med impulso nervioso, nerve impulse
2 (deseo) urge, impulse: sentí el impulso de besarle, I felt the urge to kiss him
♦ Locuciones: Dep tomar impulso, to take a run up
' impulso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coger
- corazonada
- frenar
- rapto
- repente
- reprimir
- resistir
- resistirse
- retener
- trampolín
- móvil
- tentación
English:
check
- impetus
- impulse
- prompt
- urge
- drive
- lift
* * *impulso nm1. Fís impulse2. [empuje] momentum;llevaba tanto impulso que no pudo detenerse he was going so fast that he couldn't stop;esta nueva tendencia está tomando mucho impulso this new tendency is gaining momentum3. [estímulo] stimulus, boost;la medida supondrá un impulso al consumo the measure will boost consumption;dar impulso a una iniciativa to encourage o promote an initiative4. [deseo, reacción] impulse, urge;un impulso me hizo gritar a sudden impulse made me shout;mi primer impulso fue marcharme my first instinct was to leave;sentir el impulso de hacer algo to feel the urge to do sth;se deja llevar por sus impulsos he acts on impulse* * *m1 ( arrebato) impulseurge, impulse;tomar impulso take a run up* * *impulso nm1) : drive, thrust2) : impulse, urge* * *impulso n1. (deseo) impulse / urge2. (estímulo) boost -
19 merecer la pena el esfuerzo
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20 ofrecer
v.1 to offer.ofrecerle algo a alguien to offer somebody something¿puedo ofrecerle algo de beber? may I offer you something to drink?¿cuánto te ofrecen por la casa? how much are they offering you for the house?me ofrece la oportunidad o la ocasión de conocer la ciudad it gives me the chance to get to know the cityMaría le ofrece comida a Ricardo Mary offers Richard food.Ella ofrece sus servicios She offers her services.2 to bid.¿qué ofrecen por esta mesa? what am I bid for this table?3 to present (tener, presentar) (imagen, dificultades).la cocina ofrece un aspecto lamentable the kitchen is a sorry sight4 to offer up (oraciones, sacrificio).5 to make an offer.Ellos ofrecen They make an offer.6 to offer to, to promise to, to volunteer to.María le ofrece comida a Ricardo Mary offers Richard food.Ella ofrece sus servicios She offers her services.Ellos ofrecen limpiar They offer to clean.Le ofrecí a María ir a verla I offered Mary to go see her.Ellos ofrecieron a Ricardo They offered Richard.* * *2 (presentar) to present1 (prestarse) to offer, volunteer2 (disponer) to want■ ¿qué se le ofrece? what can I do for you?* * *verb1) to offer2) present•* * *1. VT1) (=presentar voluntariamente)a) [+ servicios, ayuda, trabajo, dinero] to offer¿cuánto te ofrecieron por el coche? — how much did they offer you for the car?
•
ofrecer hacer algo — to offer to do sthme ofrecieron participar en la coproducción — they asked me if I would like to take part in the co-production
b) [+ espectáculo, programa] [en TV] to showla Filarmónica ofrecerá un concierto el día de Navidad — the Philharmonic are giving a concert on Christmas Day
c) frm [+ respetos] to pay frm2) (=tener)a) [+ ventaja] to offer; [+ oportunidad, garantías] to offer, give; [+ solución] to offer, providela sanidad pública ofrece más posibilidades de investigación — public health care offers o provides more scope for research
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no ofrecer duda, la gravedad del caso no ofrece duda — there is no doubt about the seriousness of the caseb) [+ dificultad] to presentel ladrón no ofreció resistencia — the burglar did not put up a struggle, the burglar offered no resistance frm
c) [+ imagen] to presentel partido necesita ofrecer una imagen de estabilidad — the party needs to present an image of stability
la zona ofrece un deprimente espectáculo a sus visitantes — the area is a depressing sight for visitors
3) (=celebrar) [+ acto, fiesta, cena] to hold, giveun portavoz del Ministerio ofreció una rueda de prensa — a Ministry spokesman gave o held a press conference
4) [+ sacrificio, víctima] to offer up5) (Rel) to make a vow2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <ayuda/cigarrillo/empleo> to offerte llamo para ofrecerte al niño — (Col, Ven) I'm ringing to let you know that the baby has been born
ofrecer + INF — to offer to + inf
b) < dinero> to offer; ( en una subasta) to bidd) <sacrificio/víctima> to offer (up)2)a) < oportunidad> to give, providele ofrece la posibilidad de entablar nuevas amistades — it provides her with the chance to make new friends; < dificultad> to present
b) <aspecto/vista>c) < resistencia> persona to put up, offer2.ofrecerse v pron1) persona to offer, volunteerofrecerse A or PARA + INF — to offer o volunteer to + inf
2) < presentarse>3) (frml) (querer, necesitar) (gen neg o interrog)¿se le ofrece alguna otra cosa? — can I offer o get you anything else?
¿qué se le ofrece, señora? — what would you like, madam? (frml)
* * *= deliver, feature, give, offer, open up, pitch, provide, provide with, supply, proffer, furnish (with), come forward with, tender, serve up.Ex. The result could be termed a full-provision data base -- a data base including both text and reference, and delivering much more than the 2 added together.Ex. Other catalogues and bibliographies only feature added entries under title where it is deemed that the author main entry heading is not likely to be obvious to the users.Ex. An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.Ex. Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.Ex. Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.Ex. Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.Ex. To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.Ex. Many libraries provide users with photocopies of contents pages of selected journals.Ex. Here an attempt is made to choose one form and supply references from the other forms.Ex. 'No question,' she said meditatively, 'we have to do something'; 'like more coffee?' proffered the waitress, the coffee pot hovered above Jergens' cup.Ex. One of the definitions of 'organise' is to furnish with organs, make organic, make into living being or tissue.Ex. Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.Ex. This address was tendered at the State Library of Victoria, Nov 88, to mark the retirement of Professor Jean Whyte.Ex. A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.----* ofrecer acceso = provide + access.* ofrecer apoyo = support, provide + support, rally (a)round, rally behind.* ofrecer asesoramiento = offer + advice, offer + guidance, dispense + advice.* ofrecer ayuda = offer + guidance, offer + assistance, provide + support.* ofrecer cobijo = provide + a home.* ofrecer conclusiones = provide + conclusions.* ofrecer conjuntamente = bundle.* ofrecer conocimiento = package + knowledge.* ofrecer consejos prácticos = offer + hints and advice.* ofrecer descuento = offer + discount.* ofrecer directrices = provide + guidance.* ofrecer en cantidad = offer + in quantity.* ofrecer en un lote = bundle.* ofrecer esperanzas = hold + promise.* ofrecer estímulo = provide + stimulus.* ofrecer incentivo = provide + incentive, offer + inducement.* ofrecer información = provide + information, provide + details, supply + information, offer + information, package + information, furnish + information.* ofrecer la garantía de = provide + the stamp of.* ofrecer la mano = put forth + Posesivo + hand.* ofrecer la oportunidad = allow + the opportunity to, allow + the opportunity to.* ofrecer la oportunidad de = offer + a chance to.* ofrecer la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.* ofrecer la posibilidad = afford + possibility, provide + facility.* ofrecer la posibilidad de = have + the potential (to/for), offer + the facility.* ofrecer la posibilidad de que = usher in + the day when.* ofrecer lo máximo = shoot (for) + the moon.* ofrecer poco = low-ball.* ofrecer por primera vez = debut.* ofrecer posibilidades = have + potential, offer + options, offer + possibilities, hold + potential, present + possibilities, open (up) + avenues.* ofrecer razones = provide + reasons.* ofrecer refugio = provide + a home.* ofrecer resistencia = put up + resistance.* ofrecer santuario = offer + sanctuary.* ofrecerse = be forthcoming, step forward, step up to.* ofrecerse como voluntario = volunteer.* ofrecer servicio = service.* ofrecer sugerencias = give + suggestions.* ofrecer una explicación = present + explanation.* ofrecer una fiesta = host + party.* ofrecer una forma de = provide + a way of/to.* ofrecer una imagen = present + picture.* ofrecer una introducción a = provide + a background to.* ofrecer una norma = offer + prescription.* ofrecer una opinión = offer + opinion.* ofrecer una oportunidad = offer + opportunity, provide + opportunity, present + an opportunity.* ofrecer una perspectiva = offer + perspective.* ofrecer una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.* ofrecer una prestación = offer + facility.* ofrecer una rama de olivo para hacer las paces = offer + an olive branch.* ofrecer una recepción = host + reception.* ofrecer una respuesta = provide + answer.* ofrecer una solución = provide + solution, offer + solution.* ofrecer una sonrisa = give + a grin.* ofrecer una visión = provide + a picture.* ofrecer una visión de = offer + an account of.* ofrecer una visión de conjunto = provide + a picture, provide + overview.* ofrecer una visión muy releveladora de = provide + insight into, give + an insight into, give + an inside look at.* ofrecer una vista = afford + a view.* ofrecer un curso = offer + course.* ofrecer un ejemplo = afford + example.* ofrecer un sacrificio = make + a sacrifice.* ofrecer un servicio = operate + service, provide + service, do + service.* ofrecer ventaja = be of benefit.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <ayuda/cigarrillo/empleo> to offerte llamo para ofrecerte al niño — (Col, Ven) I'm ringing to let you know that the baby has been born
ofrecer + INF — to offer to + inf
b) < dinero> to offer; ( en una subasta) to bidd) <sacrificio/víctima> to offer (up)2)a) < oportunidad> to give, providele ofrece la posibilidad de entablar nuevas amistades — it provides her with the chance to make new friends; < dificultad> to present
b) <aspecto/vista>c) < resistencia> persona to put up, offer2.ofrecerse v pron1) persona to offer, volunteerofrecerse A or PARA + INF — to offer o volunteer to + inf
2) < presentarse>3) (frml) (querer, necesitar) (gen neg o interrog)¿se le ofrece alguna otra cosa? — can I offer o get you anything else?
¿qué se le ofrece, señora? — what would you like, madam? (frml)
* * *= deliver, feature, give, offer, open up, pitch, provide, provide with, supply, proffer, furnish (with), come forward with, tender, serve up.Ex: The result could be termed a full-provision data base -- a data base including both text and reference, and delivering much more than the 2 added together.
Ex: Other catalogues and bibliographies only feature added entries under title where it is deemed that the author main entry heading is not likely to be obvious to the users.Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.Ex: Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.Ex: Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.Ex: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.Ex: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.Ex: Many libraries provide users with photocopies of contents pages of selected journals.Ex: Here an attempt is made to choose one form and supply references from the other forms.Ex: 'No question,' she said meditatively, 'we have to do something'; 'like more coffee?' proffered the waitress, the coffee pot hovered above Jergens' cup.Ex: One of the definitions of 'organise' is to furnish with organs, make organic, make into living being or tissue.Ex: Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.Ex: This address was tendered at the State Library of Victoria, Nov 88, to mark the retirement of Professor Jean Whyte.Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.* ofrecer acceso = provide + access.* ofrecer apoyo = support, provide + support, rally (a)round, rally behind.* ofrecer asesoramiento = offer + advice, offer + guidance, dispense + advice.* ofrecer ayuda = offer + guidance, offer + assistance, provide + support.* ofrecer cobijo = provide + a home.* ofrecer conclusiones = provide + conclusions.* ofrecer conjuntamente = bundle.* ofrecer conocimiento = package + knowledge.* ofrecer consejos prácticos = offer + hints and advice.* ofrecer descuento = offer + discount.* ofrecer directrices = provide + guidance.* ofrecer en cantidad = offer + in quantity.* ofrecer en un lote = bundle.* ofrecer esperanzas = hold + promise.* ofrecer estímulo = provide + stimulus.* ofrecer incentivo = provide + incentive, offer + inducement.* ofrecer información = provide + information, provide + details, supply + information, offer + information, package + information, furnish + information.* ofrecer la garantía de = provide + the stamp of.* ofrecer la mano = put forth + Posesivo + hand.* ofrecer la oportunidad = allow + the opportunity to, allow + the opportunity to.* ofrecer la oportunidad de = offer + a chance to.* ofrecer la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.* ofrecer la posibilidad = afford + possibility, provide + facility.* ofrecer la posibilidad de = have + the potential (to/for), offer + the facility.* ofrecer la posibilidad de que = usher in + the day when.* ofrecer lo máximo = shoot (for) + the moon.* ofrecer poco = low-ball.* ofrecer por primera vez = debut.* ofrecer posibilidades = have + potential, offer + options, offer + possibilities, hold + potential, present + possibilities, open (up) + avenues.* ofrecer razones = provide + reasons.* ofrecer refugio = provide + a home.* ofrecer resistencia = put up + resistance.* ofrecer santuario = offer + sanctuary.* ofrecerse = be forthcoming, step forward, step up to.* ofrecerse como voluntario = volunteer.* ofrecer servicio = service.* ofrecer sugerencias = give + suggestions.* ofrecer una explicación = present + explanation.* ofrecer una fiesta = host + party.* ofrecer una forma de = provide + a way of/to.* ofrecer una imagen = present + picture.* ofrecer una introducción a = provide + a background to.* ofrecer una norma = offer + prescription.* ofrecer una opinión = offer + opinion.* ofrecer una oportunidad = offer + opportunity, provide + opportunity, present + an opportunity.* ofrecer una perspectiva = offer + perspective.* ofrecer una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.* ofrecer una prestación = offer + facility.* ofrecer una rama de olivo para hacer las paces = offer + an olive branch.* ofrecer una recepción = host + reception.* ofrecer una respuesta = provide + answer.* ofrecer una solución = provide + solution, offer + solution.* ofrecer una sonrisa = give + a grin.* ofrecer una visión = provide + a picture.* ofrecer una visión de = offer + an account of.* ofrecer una visión de conjunto = provide + a picture, provide + overview.* ofrecer una visión muy releveladora de = provide + insight into, give + an insight into, give + an inside look at.* ofrecer una vista = afford + a view.* ofrecer un curso = offer + course.* ofrecer un ejemplo = afford + example.* ofrecer un sacrificio = make + a sacrifice.* ofrecer un servicio = operate + service, provide + service, do + service.* ofrecer ventaja = be of benefit.* * *ofrecer [E3 ]vtA1 ‹ayuda/cigarrillo/empleo› to offerle ofreció su brazo he offered her his armno nos ofreció ni una taza de café he didn't even offer us a cup of coffeetodavía no nos ha ofrecido la casa he still hasn't invited us to see his new housete llamo para ofrecerte al niño ( Col); I'm ringing to let you know that the baby's been bornofrecer + INF to offer TO + INFofreció prestarnos su coche she offered to lend us her car2 ‹dinero› (por un artículo) to offerofreció mil dólares por el jarrón he bid a thousand dollars for the vase¿cuánto me ofrece por este cuadro? how much will you give o offer me for this picture?3 ‹fiesta› to give, hold, throw ( colloq)ofrecieron una comida en su honor they gave a meal in her honorofrecieron una recepción en el Hotel Suecia they laid on o held a reception in the Hotel Suecia4 ‹sacrificio/víctima› to offer, offer upB1 ‹oportunidad› to give, provide; ‹dificultad› to presentle ofrece la posibilidad de entablar nuevas amistades it provides her with o it gives her o ( frml) it affords her the chance to make new friendsel plan ofrece varias dificultades the plan presents o poses a number of problems2 ‹aspecto/vista›su habitación ofrecía un aspecto lúgubre her room was gloomy o had an air of gloominess about itel balcón ofrecía una vista maravillosa there was a marvelous view from the balconyel año ofrece buenas perspectivas things look good for the coming year, the coming year looks promisingofrecían un espectáculo desgarrador they were a heartrending sight3 ‹resistencia› «persona» to put up, offerla puerta se abrió sin ofrecer resistencia the door opened easilyse entregó sin ofrecer ninguna resistencia he surrendered without putting up o offering any resistanceA«persona»: se ofrece niñera con experiencia experienced nanny seeks employmentofrecerse A or PARA + INF to offer o volunteer to + INFse ofreció a venir a buscarnos she offered o volunteered to come and pick us upB(presentarse): un espectáculo único se ofrecía ante nuestros ojos a unique spectacle presented itself before o greeted our eyeslas cumbres nevadas se nos ofrecían en todo su esplendor the snowy peaks appeared o stood before us in all their splendor¿se le ofrece alguna otra cosa? can I offer o get you anything else?, would you care for anything else?si no se le ofrece nada más, me retiro a dormir if there's nothing else I can do for you, I'll say goodnight¿qué se le ofrece a la señora? what would you like o what can I get you to drink, madam? ( frml)* * *
ofrecer ( conjugate ofrecer) verbo transitivo
1
( en una subasta) to bid
‹ recepción› to lay on
2
‹ dificultad› to present
ofrecerse verbo pronominal
1 [ persona] to offer, volunteer;
ofrecerse A or PARA hacer algo to offer o volunteer to do sth
2 (frml) (querer, necesitar) ( gen neg o interrog):◊ ¿qué se le ofrece, señora? what would you like, madam? (frml);
si no se le ofrece nada más if there's nothing else I can do for you
ofrecer verbo transitivo
1 (agua, ayuda, dinero, etc) to offer
2 (posibilidad, solución, consejo) to give
3 (un homenaje, banquete, etc) to hold
4 (aspecto) to present
5 Rel to offer (up)
' ofrecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brindar
- dar
- tender
- amparar
- convidar
- dedicar
- excusar
- querer
- tributar
English:
offer
- outbid
- part exchange
- present
- put up
- shall
- tender
- volunteer
- bid
- cater
- dispense
- feature
- give
- hand
- hold
- lay
- proffer
- put
- quote
* * *♦ vt1. [proporcionar, dar] to offer;ofrecerle algo a alguien to offer sb sth;me han ofrecido el puesto de director they've offered me the job of manager;¿puedo ofrecerle algo de beber? may I offer you something to drink?;ofrecen una recompensa por él they are offering a reward for his capture;le ofrecieron una cena homenaje they held a dinner in his honour;¿cuánto te ofrecen por la casa? how much are they offering you for the house?;me ofrece la oportunidad o [m5] la ocasión de conocer la ciudad it gives me the chance to get to know the city2. [en subastas] to bid;¿qué ofrecen por esta mesa? what am I bid for this table?3. [tener, presentar] to present;la cocina ofrece un aspecto lamentable the kitchen is a sorry sight;esta tarea ofrece algunas dificultades this task poses o presents a number of problems;aquel negocio ofrecía inmejorables perspectivas that business had excellent prospects4. [oraciones, sacrificio] to offer up;ofrecer una misa por alguien to have a mass said for sb* * *v/t offer* * *ofrecer {53} vt1) : to offer2) : to provide, to give3) : to present (an appearance, etc.)* * *ofrecer vb (proponer y dar) to offer
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