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61 adoptar una actitud
(v.) = adopt + outlook, adopt + attitude, take + roleEx. Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.Ex. The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.Ex. Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.* * *(v.) = adopt + outlook, adopt + attitude, take + roleEx: Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.
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62 avecinarse
pron.v.1 to be on the way.¡la que se nos avecina! are we in for it!2 to approach, to grow near, to come near, to get nearer.* * *1 to approach (a, -)* * *VPR to approach, come near* * *verbo pronominal to approach* * *(v.) = loom, be ahead, lie + ahead, come down + the pikeEx. As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them.Ex. This article argues that it is imperative that librarians assess the future in order to be better able to plan for what is ahead.Ex. It is possible to make generalizations leading to predictions of what lies ahead for geoscience information professionals.Ex. What softwares are coming down the pike for potential future e-lending of varied digital content (music, print, video...)?.* * *verbo pronominal to approach* * *(v.) = loom, be ahead, lie + ahead, come down + the pikeEx: As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them.
Ex: This article argues that it is imperative that librarians assess the future in order to be better able to plan for what is ahead.Ex: It is possible to make generalizations leading to predictions of what lies ahead for geoscience information professionals.Ex: What softwares are coming down the pike for potential future e-lending of varied digital content (music, print, video...)?.* * *avecinarse [A1 ]«tormenta/borrasca» to approachse avecina el fin del siglo the end of the century draws near o approaches* * *
avecinarse ( conjugate avecinarse) verbo pronominal
to approach
avecinarse verbo reflexivo to approach, come near
' avecinarse' also found in these entries:
English:
loom
- brew
* * *avecinarse vprto be on the way;se avecina una tormenta there's a storm coming o on the way;¡la que se nos avecina! we're really in for it!* * *v/r approach* * *avecinarse vr: to approach, to come near -
63 beneficioso
adj.beneficial, advantageous, fruitful, convenient.* * *► adjetivo1 beneficial* * *(f. - beneficiosa)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=provechoso) beneficial2) (Com) profitable* * *- sa adjetivo beneficial* * *= beneficial, salutary, beneficent, win-win + Nombre, empowering.Ex. A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.Ex. It came as rather a rebuff, but none the less a salutary one, to learn of the decision not to include libraries.Ex. Television has not been as culturally beneficent as film, but it has given rise to video artists like Nam June Paik.Ex. The situation appears unstable and unsatisfactory; yet it survives in the absence of something better, such as a win-win scenario where publishers, librarians and researchers could all benefit.Ex. The implications here are that the organizational climate must be nurturing rather than coercive, empowering rather than controlling.* * *- sa adjetivo beneficial* * *= beneficial, salutary, beneficent, win-win + Nombre, empowering.Ex: A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.
Ex: It came as rather a rebuff, but none the less a salutary one, to learn of the decision not to include libraries.Ex: Television has not been as culturally beneficent as film, but it has given rise to video artists like Nam June Paik.Ex: The situation appears unstable and unsatisfactory; yet it survives in the absence of something better, such as a win-win scenario where publishers, librarians and researchers could all benefit.Ex: The implications here are that the organizational climate must be nurturing rather than coercive, empowering rather than controlling.* * *beneficioso -sabeneficial* * *
beneficioso◊ -sa adjetivo
beneficial
beneficioso,-a adjetivo beneficial
' beneficioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
beneficiosa
- favorable
- sana
- sano
- ventajosa
- ventajoso
English:
beneficial
* * *beneficioso, -a adj* * *adj beneficial* * *beneficioso, -sa adjprovechoso: beneficial* * *beneficioso adj beneficial -
64 desatado
adj.1 loose, unbound, untied.2 wild, untied, unbound, uncontrolled.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desatar.* * *1→ link=desatar desatar► adjetivo1 loose, undone2 figurado wild, uncontrolled* * *ADJ (=descontrolado) uncontrolled* * *- da adjetivoa) ( sin amarrar)el perro estaba desatado — the dog was off its leash o was loose
b) < nervios>estar con or tener los nervios desatados — to be a bundle of nerves
* * *= unbound.Ex. The article 'Perseus unbound' examines the implications of the use of interactive video technologies in education.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( sin amarrar)el perro estaba desatado — the dog was off its leash o was loose
b) < nervios>estar con or tener los nervios desatados — to be a bundle of nerves
* * *= unbound.Ex: The article 'Perseus unbound' examines the implications of the use of interactive video technologies in education.
* * *desatado -da1(sin amarrar): el perro estaba desatado the dog was off its leash o was loosellevas los cordones desatados your shoelaces are undone2 ( fam) ‹persona›está desatado he's out of control, he's gone wild ( colloq)3 ‹nervios›estar con or tener los nervios desatados to be a bundle of nerves* * *
Del verbo desatar: ( conjugate desatar)
desatado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desatado
desatar
desatado◊ -da adjetivo: estar desatado ‹ perro› to be loose;
‹cordón/nudo› to be undone
desatar ( conjugate desatar) verbo transitivo
‹ perro› to let … loose
desatarse verbo pronominala) [nudo/cordones] to come undone o untied;
[perro/caballo] to get loose
‹cordones/zapatos› to untie, undo
desatar verbo transitivo
1 to untie, undo
2 (provocar, desencadenar) to unleash: la medida desató la indignación de los trabajadores, the measure drove the workers to a state of indignation
' desatado' also found in these entries:
English:
undone
* * *desatado, -a adj1. [atadura, animal] loose;llevas los cordones desatados your laces are undone;no lleves al perro desatado don't let the dog off its leash2. [descontrolado] out of control, uncontrollable;estar desatado to be wild;últimamente tiene los nervios desatados her nerves have been very frayed lately -
65 drástico
adj.1 drastic, inflexible, energetic, severe.2 drastic, striking, dramatic.* * *► adjetivo1 drastic* * *(f. - drástica)adj.* * *ADJ drastic* * *- ca adjetivo <remedio/medida> drastic* * *= drastic, forceful, dramatic, swingeing.Ex. Even when drastic revision is seen to be necessary and accepted, the point in time at which to conduct this extensive review can be difficult to select.Ex. The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex. Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.----* medidas drásticas = clampdown (on).* tomar medidas drásticas contra = clamp down on.* * *- ca adjetivo <remedio/medida> drastic* * *= drastic, forceful, dramatic, swingeing.Ex: Even when drastic revision is seen to be necessary and accepted, the point in time at which to conduct this extensive review can be difficult to select.
Ex: The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex: Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.* medidas drásticas = clampdown (on).* tomar medidas drásticas contra = clamp down on.* * *drástico -ca‹remedio/medida› drastichan reducido las subvenciones de manera drástica subsidies have been drastically reduced* * *
drástico◊ -ca adjetivo
drastic
drástico,-a adjetivo drastic
' drástico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
drástica
English:
drastic
- dramatic
* * *drástico, -a adjdrastic* * *adj drastic* * *drástico, -ca adj: drastic♦ drásticamente adv -
66 equiparación
f.comparison.* * *1 comparison* * *SF comparison* * *femenino comparison* * *= equity, levelling-off, levelling [leveling, -USA].Nota: Nombre.Ex. It covers selected news reports which include the president's programme, power for youth services workers, pay equity, and equity in information services.Ex. A rapid growth in demand in the 1st 7 years was followed by a decline and then a levelling-off in 1982-83.Ex. The author examines the implications for publishers of the possible levelling of VAT on books in the UK.----* equiparación con el profesorado = faculty status.* equiparación de salarios = pay equity.* equiparación económica = economic levelling.* equiparación laboral = comparable worth.* equiparación salarial = pay equity, equal pay.* equiparación social = social levelling.* * *femenino comparison* * *= equity, levelling-off, levelling [leveling, -USA].Nota: Nombre.Ex: It covers selected news reports which include the president's programme, power for youth services workers, pay equity, and equity in information services.
Ex: A rapid growth in demand in the 1st 7 years was followed by a decline and then a levelling-off in 1982-83.Ex: The author examines the implications for publishers of the possible levelling of VAT on books in the UK.* equiparación con el profesorado = faculty status.* equiparación de salarios = pay equity.* equiparación económica = economic levelling.* equiparación laboral = comparable worth.* equiparación salarial = pay equity, equal pay.* equiparación social = social levelling.* * *comparison* * *equiparación nf1. [comparación] comparison2. [igualación]quieren lograr la equiparación de su sueldo con el de los hombres they want their pay to be on a par with men's, they want equal pay with men -
67 hacer posible
v.to make possible, to make feasible, to enable, to render possible.* * *(v.) = enable, provide for, make + possible, provide + a basis for, make + an opportunityEx. Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.Ex. Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.Ex. Field searching: the ability to search for the occurrence of terms in specific fields within the record makes it possible to be more precise in searching.Ex. This framework is designed to provide a basis both for identifying differences between firms and for thinking through the implications and likely outcomes of intervention both operationally and competitively.Ex. He said that if he is put back into power he will make an opportunity for dialogue with other political forces in the country.* * *(v.) = enable, provide for, make + possible, provide + a basis for, make + an opportunityEx: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.
Ex: Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.Ex: Field searching: the ability to search for the occurrence of terms in specific fields within the record makes it possible to be more precise in searching.Ex: This framework is designed to provide a basis both for identifying differences between firms and for thinking through the implications and likely outcomes of intervention both operationally and competitively.Ex: He said that if he is put back into power he will make an opportunity for dialogue with other political forces in the country. -
68 legalización
f.legalization.* * *1 (de una situación, unión) legalization2 (de documento, firma) to authenticate* * *SF [de partido, droga, situación] legalization; [de documentos] authentication* * *femenino (Der) (de droga, aborto) legalization; ( de documento) authentication* * *= legalisation [legalization, -USA], legalising [legalizing, -USA], legitimation, legitimisation [legitimization, -USA].Ex. However, within both the profession and parliament enthusiasm for separate library legalisation has now waned.Ex. This article reports on a seminar on the implications for education of the legalising of off-air recording of radio and television broadcasts.Ex. Observations are made on the role of committees in activity legitimation and in participation and decision-making.Ex. The article 'The legitimization of librarianship' discusses whether librarianship as an academic discipline will develop, or even survive, during the next few decades.* * *femenino (Der) (de droga, aborto) legalization; ( de documento) authentication* * *= legalisation [legalization, -USA], legalising [legalizing, -USA], legitimation, legitimisation [legitimization, -USA].Ex: However, within both the profession and parliament enthusiasm for separate library legalisation has now waned.
Ex: This article reports on a seminar on the implications for education of the legalising of off-air recording of radio and television broadcasts.Ex: Observations are made on the role of committees in activity legitimation and in participation and decision-making.Ex: The article 'The legitimization of librarianship' discusses whether librarianship as an academic discipline will develop, or even survive, during the next few decades.* * *( Der)1 (de un partido, una droga) legalization2 (de un documento, una firma) authentication* * *
legalización sustantivo femenino (Der) (de droga, aborto) legalization;
( de documento) authentication
' legalización' also found in these entries:
English:
legalization
* * *legalización nf1. [de droga, partido, sindicato] legalization2. [de documento] (certificate of) authentication* * *f legalization -
69 llevar tiempo
v.to take time.* * *(v.) = take + time, take + a while, take + long, absorb + timeEx. The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance.Ex. I will agree that it takes quite a while to sensitize yourself to the implications of the use of chairman.Ex. A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.Ex. While staff should be able to perform some routine tasks, such as the replacement of bulbs in microfilm readers, the maintenance and adjustment of equipment should not be allowed to absorb staff time.* * *(v.) = take + time, take + a while, take + long, absorb + timeEx: The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance.
Ex: I will agree that it takes quite a while to sensitize yourself to the implications of the use of chairman.Ex: A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan. -
70 mugre
f.1 filth, muck.2 dirt, filth, grime.* * *1 grime, filth* * *SF (=suciedad) dirt; (=inmundicia) filth; (=grasa) grime, grease* * *sacarle la mugre a alguien — (AmL fam) to beat somebody black and blue
* * *= filth, grubbiness, squalor, grunge, grime.Ex. That youthful miss in torpidity over that palimpsest of filth is what the free library has to show as the justification of its existence.Ex. Copies can generally be recognized by such signs as set-off from fresh-made proofs, inky thumb-marks, and a general air of dog-eared grubbiness.Ex. The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies.Ex. This is another example of the literary grunge emerging from modern Chinese writers.Ex. Grease is one of the major culprits behind the grime that accumulates on cooktops.* * *sacarle la mugre a alguien — (AmL fam) to beat somebody black and blue
* * *= filth, grubbiness, squalor, grunge, grime.Ex: That youthful miss in torpidity over that palimpsest of filth is what the free library has to show as the justification of its existence.
Ex: Copies can generally be recognized by such signs as set-off from fresh-made proofs, inky thumb-marks, and a general air of dog-eared grubbiness.Ex: The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies.Ex: This is another example of the literary grunge emerging from modern Chinese writers.Ex: Grease is one of the major culprits behind the grime that accumulates on cooktops.* * *dirt, filthestos vaqueros se caen de mugre these jeans are filthyla mugre acumulada en la cocina the grease o grime that has built up on the stovesacarle la mugre a algn ( AmL fam); to knock hell o beat the hell out of sb ( colloq), to clobber sb ( colloq)me saqué la mugre trabajando I worked o slogged my guts out ( colloq)* * *
mugre sustantivo femenino ( suciedad) dirt, filth;
( grasa) grime, grease
mugre sustantivo femenino filth, muck
' mugre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
porquería
- mierda
- roña
- suciedad
English:
dirt
- filth
- grime
- muck
- squalor
- goo
* * *♦ adjMéx [inútil] useless♦ nffilth, muck;este cuarto está lleno de mugre this room is filthy* * *f filth* * *mugre nfsuciedad: grime, filth -
71 nivelación
f.1 leveling, leveling-off, levelling-off, smoothing.2 leveled area, levelled area.* * *1 (de un tereno) levelling (US leveling)2 (de diferencias, posturas) reconciliation* * *SF1) [de superficie] levelling (out), leveling (out) (EEUU)2) [de presupuesto] balancing* * *femenino, nivelamiento masculino1) ( de superficie) leveling*2) ( de presupuesto) balancing* * *= levelling [leveling, -USA], steadying, levelling-off.Ex. The author examines the implications for publishers of the possible levelling of VAT on books in the UK.Ex. Analysis of prices over the first 4 months of 1976 shows an apparent steadying of the rate of increase.Ex. A rapid growth in demand in the 1st 7 years was followed by a decline and then a levelling-off in 1982-83.----* nivelación económica = economic levelling.* nivelación social = social levelling.* * *femenino, nivelamiento masculino1) ( de superficie) leveling*2) ( de presupuesto) balancing* * *= levelling [leveling, -USA], steadying, levelling-off.Ex: The author examines the implications for publishers of the possible levelling of VAT on books in the UK.
Ex: Analysis of prices over the first 4 months of 1976 shows an apparent steadying of the rate of increase.Ex: A rapid growth in demand in the 1st 7 years was followed by a decline and then a levelling-off in 1982-83.* nivelación económica = economic levelling.* nivelación social = social levelling.* * *A (de una superficie) leveling*B (de un presupuesto) balancingC (en topografía) leveling** * *nivelación nf1. [de superficie] levelling2. [de diferencias] evening out;están pidiendo la nivelación de salarios con el resto del sector they are calling for their salaries to be brought into line with the rest of the sector* * *f leveling, Brlevelling -
72 participativo
adj.1 communicative.2 participatory, participative, sharing.* * *ADJ [sociedad, público] participative; [deporte, juego] participative, participatory; [democracia] participatory* * *= lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.], participatory, participative, empowering, shared, hands-on.Ex. But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.Ex. Storytelling is for children, as it was for the human race, a participatory art from which is born a literary consciousness.Ex. It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and 'snobbish'.Ex. The implications here are that the organizational climate must be nurturing rather than coercive, empowering rather than controlling.Ex. A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.Ex. As an aid to evaluation, hands-on practical work is rarely cost effective, even in undertaken by inexperienced staff.----* democrático-participativo = democratic-participative.* * *= lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.], participatory, participative, empowering, shared, hands-on.Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.
Ex: Storytelling is for children, as it was for the human race, a participatory art from which is born a literary consciousness.Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and 'snobbish'.Ex: The implications here are that the organizational climate must be nurturing rather than coercive, empowering rather than controlling.Ex: A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.Ex: As an aid to evaluation, hands-on practical work is rarely cost effective, even in undertaken by inexperienced staff.* democrático-participativo = democratic-participative.* * *participativo -va1 (que supone participación) participatorydemocracia participativa participatory democracyun debate abierto y participativo an open debate in which all views were expressed2 ‹ciudadanía/sociedad› participative* * *participativo, -a adjes muy participativo en clase he participates a lot in class -
73 ponerse nervioso
v.to get nervous, to dither, to become nervous, to get excited.* * *(intranquilizarse) to get nervous 2 (impacientarse) to get all excited 3 (aturullarse) to get flustered* * *(v.) = get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomachEx. Now before anyone gets their knickers in a bundle over that statement let me clarify.Ex. I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle.Ex. The shipping industry is understandably in a tizzy, as the implications of the new norms are sinking in.Ex. Britons, on the other hand, get in a tizzy an average four times daily.Ex. It is common for someone to feel they have butterflies in their stomach when in the early stages of a relationship.* * *(v.) = get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomachEx: Now before anyone gets their knickers in a bundle over that statement let me clarify.
Ex: I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle.Ex: The shipping industry is understandably in a tizzy, as the implications of the new norms are sinking in.Ex: Britons, on the other hand, get in a tizzy an average four times daily.Ex: It is common for someone to feel they have butterflies in their stomach when in the early stages of a relationship. -
74 preocuparse por
v.to worry about, to be concerned about, to be bothered with, to care about.Me preocupo por esa situación I worry about that situation.* * *(v.) = become + apprehensive about, care (about/for), be apprehensive (about), lose + sleep over/on, fret aboutEx. As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them.Ex. Many authors, especially since the mid nineteenth century, have cared about the details of their punctuation and have bothered to correct it.Ex. His actions have bothered me to the extent that I have difficulty working with him without always being apprehensive.Ex. Up to 42 percent of IT managers confess to losing sleep over security concerns.Ex. I would have included library schools in this list except for the fact that they fret endlessly about the pros and cons of being called a library school.* * *(v.) = become + apprehensive about, care (about/for), be apprehensive (about), lose + sleep over/on, fret aboutEx: As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them.
Ex: Many authors, especially since the mid nineteenth century, have cared about the details of their punctuation and have bothered to correct it.Ex: His actions have bothered me to the extent that I have difficulty working with him without always being apprehensive.Ex: Up to 42 percent of IT managers confess to losing sleep over security concerns. -
75 programa de televisión
(n.) = television programme, television broadcast, television show, TV showEx. The article 'Signposts and semaphores: art of the western world' outlines an information kit used by libraries to help publicise the television programme 'Art of the Western World' in which the role of art in western society is explored.Ex. This article reports on a seminar on the implications for education of the legalising of off-air recording of radio and television broadcasts.Ex. Television shows foster titillating discussion topics and trivialize troubles.Ex. Funnily enough, it's an accusation that can be levelled at many TV shows.* * *(n.) = television programme, television broadcast, television show, TV showEx: The article 'Signposts and semaphores: art of the western world' outlines an information kit used by libraries to help publicise the television programme 'Art of the Western World' in which the role of art in western society is explored.
Ex: This article reports on a seminar on the implications for education of the legalising of off-air recording of radio and television broadcasts.Ex: Television shows foster titillating discussion topics and trivialize troubles.Ex: Funnily enough, it's an accusation that can be levelled at many TV shows. -
76 torturar
v.to torture.Su actitud macera a María His attitude macerates Mary.* * *1 to torture1 to torture oneself* * *verb* * *VT to torture* * *1. 2.torturarse v pron (refl) to torture o torment oneself* * *= put + Nombre + on the rack, torment, torture.Ex. The article ' Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.Ex. Modern scholars are tormented by the abundance of electronically transmittable information available.Ex. They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.* * *1. 2.torturarse v pron (refl) to torture o torment oneself* * *= put + Nombre + on the rack, torment, torture.Ex: The article ' Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.
Ex: Modern scholars are tormented by the abundance of electronically transmittable information available.Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.* * *torturar [A1 ]vt1 (con violencia física) to torture2 (angustiar) to torment, torturetorturado por los remordimientos tormented o racked by remorseestaba torturada por los celos she was tormented by jealousy( refl) to torture o torment oneself* * *
torturar ( conjugate torturar) verbo transitivo ( con violencia física) to torture;
( angustiar) to torment, torture
torturar verbo transitivo to torture
' torturar' also found in these entries:
English:
torture
- torment
* * *♦ vt1. [físicamente] to torture2. [angustiar] to torture, to torment;no me tortures más y dímelo stop torturing me, just tell me;la torturaba pensar en dónde estaría su hijo she was tortured o tormented by the thought of where her son might be* * *v/t torture* * *torturar vt: to torture, to torment* * *torturar vb to torture -
77 unificación
f.unification, convergence, merging, unitization.* * *1 unification* * *noun f.* * *SF unification* * *femenino unification* * *= unification, reconciliation, harmonisation [harmonization, -USA].Ex. As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them.Ex. This article examines the potential of electronic and computer based technology to improve passenger and baggage reconciliation at airports.Ex. The difficult issue of copyright will not be resolved as the EC is not at present looking at reprography as an area of harmonization.* * *femenino unification* * *= unification, reconciliation, harmonisation [harmonization, -USA].Ex: As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them.
Ex: This article examines the potential of electronic and computer based technology to improve passenger and baggage reconciliation at airports.Ex: The difficult issue of copyright will not be resolved as the EC is not at present looking at reprography as an area of harmonization.* * *unification* * *
unificación sustantivo femenino
unification
unificación sustantivo femenino unification
' unificación' also found in these entries:
English:
unification
* * *unificación nf1. [unión] unification;la unificación de Alemania the unification of Germany2. [uniformización] standardization* * *f unification -
78 mesurer
mesurer [məzyʀe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ chose, personne] to measureb. ( = avoir pour taille) to measure• il mesure 1 mètre 80 [personne] he's 1 metre 80 tall ; [objet] (en longueur) it's 1 metre 80 long ; (en hauteur) it's 1 metre 80 highc. ( = évaluer) to assess• vous n'avez pas mesuré la portée de vos actes ! you did not weigh up the consequences of your actions!d. ( = modérer) mesurer ses paroles ( = savoir rester poli) to moderate one's language ; ( = être prudent) to weigh one's words2. reflexive verb* * *məzyʀe
1.
1) ( avec un instrument) gén to measure [longueur, quantité, objet, lieu] (en in); ( pour prélever une partie) to measure off [longueur]; to measure out [poids, volume]; ( avant travaux) to measure up [recoin]2) ( évaluer) to measure [productivité, écart]; to assess [risques, effets]; to consider [conséquences]mesurer sa force contre or avec quelqu'un — to pit one's strength against somebody
3) ( donner sans générosité)
2.
verbe intransitifmesurer 20 mètres carrés — to be 20 metres [BrE] square
mesurer 2 mètres de haut — to be 2 metres [BrE] high
elle mesure 1,60 m — she's 1.60 m tall
3.
se mesurer verbe pronominal1) ( se calculer)se mesurer en mètres — to be measured in metres [BrE]
2) ( s'affronter)se mesurer à or avec quelqu'un — to pit one's strength against somebody
* * *məzyʀe vt1) (= prendre les dimensions de) to measureMesurez la longueur et la largeur. — Measure the length and the width.
2) (= estimer) [ampleur, importance] to weigh up, to assess3) (= limiter) [ressources, crédits] to limit, to rationOn nous mesure même le carburant. — They are even rationing fuel.
4) (= proportionner)mesurer qch à — to match sth to, to gear sth to
5) (= avoir pour dimensions) to measure* * *A vtr1 Mes to measure [longueur, hauteur, quantité, objet, lieu] (en in); ( pour prélever une partie) to measure off [longueur]; to measure out [poids, volume]; ( avant travaux) to measure up [recoin, salle de bains]; mesurer au centimètre près to measure to the nearest centimetreGB; mesurer 20 centimètres de tissu to measure off 20 centimetresGB of fabric; mesurer 200 grammes de farine to measure out 200 grammesGB of flour; mesurer les fenêtres pour faire des rideaux to measure the windows for curtains; mesurer le tour de hanche/de cou de qn to take sb's hip/neck measurement;2 ( évaluer) to measure [productivité, écart, séquelles] ; to assess [difficultés, risques]; to consider [conséquences]; mesurer les effets de qch to assess ou to measure the effects of sth; mesurer sa force contre or avec qn to pit one's strength against sb; mal mesurer la portée de qch to miscalculate the implications of sth; mesurer le succès de qch à qch to gauge the success of sth by sth; mesurer qn du regard or des yeux to weigh sb up; mesurer le désarroi de qn to get an idea of how upset sb is; faire mesurer à qn la gravité de qch to make sb understand the seriousness of sth; mesurer ses paroles to weigh one's words; ne pas mesurer ses propos to speak without restraint;3 ( donner sans générosité) mesurer la nourriture à qn to mete out food stingily to sb; le temps nous est mesuré our time is limited; ne pas mesurer ses efforts to try one's utmost.B vi mesurer 20 mètres carrés to be 20 metresGB square; mesurer 2 mètres de large/de long to be 2 metresGB wide/long; mesurer 20 mètres de profondeur to be 20 metresGB deep; mesurer 2 mètres de haut [mur] to be 2 metresGB high; elle mesure 1,60 m [personne] she's 1.60 m tall.C se mesurer vpr1 Mes se mesurer en mètres to be measured in metresGB;2 ( s'affronter) se mesurer des yeux or du regard to weigh one another up; se mesurer à or avec qn to pit one's strength against sb; se mesurer à un problème to tackle a problem.[məzyre] verbe transitif1. [déterminer la dimension de] to measuremesurer quelque chose en hauteur/largeur to measure the height/width of somethingje vais vous en mesurer le double [obj: coupon, liquide] I'll measure out twice as much for you2. [difficulté, qualité] to assessil ne mesure pas sa force ou ses forces he doesn't know his own strengthil n'a pas entièrement mesuré les risques he didn't fully consider ou assess the risksmesurer quelqu'un du regard to look somebody up and down, to size somebody up3. [limiter] to limitmesurer ses paroles to be careful what one says, to weigh one's wordset pourtant, je mesure mes mots and I'm choosing my words carefully4. [adapter]————————[məzyre] verbe intransitifla cuisine mesure 2 mètres sur 3 the kitchen is ou measures 2 metres by 3————————se mesurer verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)se mesurer des yeux ou du regard to size each other up, to look each other up and down————————se mesurer à verbe pronominal plus prépositionto have a confrontation with, to pit oneself against -
79 seize
seize [si:z]∎ my mother seized me by the arm/the collar ma mère m'a attrapé par le bras/le col;∎ she seized the rail to steady herself elle s'agrippa à la rampe pour ne pas tomber;∎ he seized a knife and held it to my throat il s'empara d'un couteau ou il saisit un couteau et l'appuya sur ma gorge;∎ to seize hold of sth saisir ou attraper qch;∎ someone seized hold of my arm quelqu'un m'a empoigné par le bras(b) (by force) s'emparer de, saisir;∎ to seize power s'emparer du pouvoir;∎ the rebels have seized control of the radio station les rebelles se sont emparés de la station de radio;∎ pirates seized the ship des pirates se sont rendus maîtres du navire;∎ five hostages were seized during the hold-up les auteurs du hold-up ont pris cinq otages(c) (arrest → terrorist, smuggler) se saisir de, appréhender, capturer; (capture, confiscate → contraband, arms) se saisir de, saisir; Law (property) saisir;∎ all copies of the book were seized tous les exemplaires du livre ont été saisis(d) (opportunity) saisir, sauter sur;∎ seize any opportunity that comes your way saute sur la moindre occasion qui se présentera(e) (understand → meaning) saisir;∎ he is quick to seize the implications il saisit vite les implications(f) (overcome) saisir;∎ to be seized with fright être saisi d'effroi;∎ to be seized with rage avoir un accès de rage;∎ she was seized with a desire to travel elle fut prise d'une envie irrésistible de voyager;∎ the story never really seizes your imagination l'histoire ne parvient jamais à vraiment frapper l'imagination(mechanism) se gripper(a) (machinery) se gripper;∎ the brakes seized up les freins se sont grippés ou bloqués∎ traffic in the centre has seized up completely la circulation dans le centre est complètement bloquée➲ seize upon = seize on -
80 de apariencia engañosa
(adj.) = meretriciousEx. The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.* * *(adj.) = meretriciousEx: The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.
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