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61 cercenar
v.1 to amputate.El hacha cercenó la mano de Ricardo The axe amputated John's finger.2 to cut back, to curtail.3 to mutilate, to blow off.El fuego cercenó su cara The fire mutilated his face.* * *2 (reducir) to cut, reduce* * *VT1) (=recortar) to cut o trim the edges of2) [+ brazo, pierna] to sever3) (=reducir) [+ gastos] to cut down, reduce; [+ texto] to shorten, cut down* * ** * *= make + inroads, sunder, scythe.Ex. In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.Ex. Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.Ex. The latest swine fever scare scythed through stock markets, cutting back gains made last week.* * ** * *= make + inroads, sunder, scythe.Ex: In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.
Ex: Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.Ex: The latest swine fever scare scythed through stock markets, cutting back gains made last week.* * *cercenar [A1 ]vtla máquina le cercenó el brazo the machine severed his armun artículo cercenado por la censura an article which had been cut by the censorB ( frml); ‹derecho› to encroach on* * *cercenar vt1. [amputar] to amputate;se cercenó una mano con una sierra eléctrica he cut one of his hands off with a power saw2. [restringir] to cut back, to curtail;un gobierno que cercena las libertades individuales a government which restricts o curtails personal freedom;quieren cercenar los gastos they want to cut back o reduce expenses* * *v/t1 cut off2 libertades, derechos curtail* * *cercenar vt1) : to cut off, to amputate2) : to diminish, to curtail -
62 abbauen
(trennb., hat -ge-)I vt/i (Baracke, Kulissen, Lager, Stand) dismantle, disassemble, strike; (Maschine) dismantle, strip (down); (Zelt) strike; (Gerüst) take down; pull down; der Markt ist aus, sie bauen schon ab the market is over, they’re already packing upII v/t1. (verringern) reduce; (Bestände) run down; (Missstände) remedy; (Vorurteile etc.) get rid of, break down; (Defizit, Löhne, Preise) reduce, cut; (Personal, Stellen, Privilegien) cut (back), streamline euph.; Arbeitskräfte abbauen cut down on manpower ( oder the workforce), lay off workers2. CHEM., BIOL. (Giftstoffe, Kohlehydrate, Alkohol etc.) break downIII v/i Mensch: go downhill (auch geistig); (nachlassen) flag, lose it umg.; er baut in letzter Zeit stark ab he’s going downhill fast; die Schüler bauen in der 6. Stunde stark ab the pupils switch off ( oder lose concentration) in the 6th lesson (Am. period)IV v/refl1. Vorurteile etc.: break down2. CHEM., BIOL.; Gift etc. im Körper: break down, decompose3. MET. break up* * *(demontieren) to pull down; to dismantle;(fördern) to mine;(verringern) to retrench; to run down; to reduce* * *ạb|bau|en sep1. vt2) (= demontieren) to dismantle; Maschine to strip down, to dismantle; Gerüst to take down, to dismantle; Kulissen to take down, to strike; Zelt to strike; Lager to break, to strikeein System allmählich abbauen — to phase out a system
4) (= verringern) Produktion, Personal, Bürokratie to cut back, to reduce, to cut down on; Arbeitsplätze, Arbeitskräfte to reduce the number of; Privilegien to cut back, to strip away2. vi(Sportler etc) to go downhill; (Patient) to deteriorate, to weaken; (= erlahmen) to flag, to wilt; (= abschalten) to switch off* * *ab|bau·enI. vt▪ etw \abbauenKohle \abbauen to mine [for] coal2. (demontieren) Gerüst to dismantle sth3. (verringern) Lohn to reduce [or decrease] sth4. (schrittweise beseitigen) to cut sthPrivilegien \abbauen to reduce [or cut] privileges5. CHEM▪ etw \abbauen to decompose [or degrade] sthII. vi (fam: allmählich weniger leisten) Kräfte, Konzentration to flag, to wilt; (geistig/körperlich nachlassen) to deteriorate* * *1.transitives Verb1) dismantle; strike <tent, camp>; dismantle, take down < scaffolding>3) (beseitigen) gradually remove; break down <prejudices, inhibitions>5) (Chemie, Biol.) break down <carbohydrates, alcohol>2.intransitives Verb fade; slow down* * *abbauen (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t & v/i (Baracke, Kulissen, Lager, Stand) dismantle, disassemble, strike; (Maschine) dismantle, strip (down); (Zelt) strike; (Gerüst) take down; pull down;der Markt ist aus, sie bauen schon ab the market is over, they’re already packing upB. v/t1. (verringern) reduce; (Bestände) run down; (Missstände) remedy; (Vorurteile etc) get rid of, break down; (Defizit, Löhne, Preise) reduce, cut; (Personal, Stellen, Privilegien) cut (back), streamline euph;er baut in letzter Zeit stark ab he’s going downhill fast;die Schüler bauen in der 6. Stunde stark ab the pupils switch off ( oder lose concentration) in the 6th lesson (US period)D. v/r1. Vorurteile etc: break down2. CHEM, BIOL; Gift etc im Körper: break down, decompose3. METEO break up* * *1.transitives Verb1) dismantle; strike <tent, camp>; dismantle, take down < scaffolding>3) (beseitigen) gradually remove; break down <prejudices, inhibitions>5) (Chemie, Biol.) break down <carbohydrates, alcohol>2.intransitives Verb fade; slow down* * *v.to abolish v.to dismantle v. -
63 escotado
adj.1 low-necked, low-cut.2 crenate.m.décolleté, décolletée.past part.past participle of spanish verb: escotar.* * *1 low neckline————————1→ link=escotar escotar 1► adjetivo1 COSTURA low-necked, low-cut1 low neckline* * *ADJ [vestido] low-cut* * *- da adjetivoa) <blusa/vestido> low-cut, décolleté (frml)b) (RPl) < zapato> strapless* * *- da adjetivoa) <blusa/vestido> low-cut, décolleté (frml)b) (RPl) < zapato> strapless* * *escotado -da1 ‹blusa/vestido› low-cut, décolleté ( frml)llevaba un vestido muy escotado her dress had a very low neckline, she was wearing a very low-cut dressescotado por detrás cut low at the back2 ( RPl) ‹zapato› strapless* * *
Del verbo escotar: ( conjugate escotar)
escotado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
escotado
escotar
escotado◊ -da adjetivo
escotado,-a adjetivo low-cut: llevaba una blusa escotada, she was wearing a low-cut blouse
' escotado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escotada
English:
leotard
- low
- low-necked
* * *escotado, -a adj[vestido] low-cut, low-necked;escotado por detrás with a low-cut back;no salgas tan escotado, que hace frío don't go out with an open neck like that, it's cold* * *adj low-cut -
64 skære
carve, cut, guillotine, hack, lance, nick, slice* * *vb (skar, skåret) cut;(forme i træ etc) carve;[ skære ansigt] make (el. pull) faces (ad at),( tegn på væmmelse) make a wry face;(mat.) intersect;[ skære sig] cut oneself (på on);[ skære tænder] grind one's teeth;[ med præp, adv:][ skære `af] cut off,( afbryde brat) cut short;[ skære en skive af stegen] carve a slice off the joint;[ lyset skærer mig i øjnene] the light hurts my eyes;[ skære sig i fingeren] cut one's finger;[ det skærer mig i hjertet] it breaks (, F: wrings) my heart;[ skære igennem] cut through,( trænge igennem, også) penetrate;(dvs skære igennem det uvæsentlige) come to the point; get to the heart of the matter;[ skære ned] cut down,(roser etc) cut back, prune;( reducere) reduce,(mere T) cut down, cut back ( fx public expenditure, production)( med by, fx 6 per cent),(T: voldsomt) slash ( fx prices);(T: ydmyge etc) put him down, take him down a peg or two,( stærkere: til sokkeholderne) cut him down to size;[ skære ned på] cut down on, cut back on;[ skære op]( åbne) cut open,( skære i stykker) cut up;[ skære en bog op] cut the pages of a book;[ skære over] cut (through);[ skære halsen over på en] cut somebody's throat;(se også kam);[ skære til](tøj etc) cut out;( træ) cut up; cut into shape,( om planter) cut back, prune;[ skære ud] cut out,( afskære) cut off;( skære i stykker) cut up ( fx a cake), -
65 disminuir
v.1 to reduce.2 to decrease.El medicamento disminuyó la fiebre The drug decreased the fever.Me disminuyó la temperatura My temperature decreased.3 to diminish, to decrease, to fall off, to drop off.El calor disminuyó The heat diminished.4 to lessen, to take down, to humiliate, to deflate.Su actitud disminuyó a su hijo His attitude lessened his son.5 to have less.Te disminuyó la fiebre You have less fever.* * *1 (gen) to decrease2 (medidas, velocidad) to reduce1 (gen) to diminish2 (temperatura, precios) to drop, fall* * *verb1) to decrease2) drop, fall* * *1. VT1) (=reducir) [+ nivel, precio, gastos, intereses] to reduce, bring down; [+ riesgo, incidencia, dolor] to reduce, lessen; [+ temperatura] to lower, bring down; [+ prestigio, autoridad] to diminish, lessen; [+ fuerzas] to sap; [+ entusiasmo] to dampenalgunos bancos han disminuido en un 0,15% sus tipos de interés — some banks have reduced o brought down their interest rates by 0.15%
disminuyó la velocidad para tomar la curva — she slowed down o reduced her speed to go round the bend
esta medicina me disminuye las fuerzas — this medicine is making me weaker o sapping my strength
2) (Cos) [+ puntos] to decrease2. VI1) (=decrecer) [número, población] to decrease, drop, fall; [temperatura, precios] to drop, fall; [distancia, diferencia, velocidad, tensión] to decrease; [fuerzas, autoridad, poder] to diminish; [días] to grow shorter; [luz] to fade; [prestigio, entusiasmo] to dwindleha disminuido la tasa de natalidad — the birth rate has decreased o dropped o fallen
el número de asistentes ha disminuido últimamente — attendance has decreased o dropped o fallen recently
ya le está disminuyendo la fiebre — his temperature is dropping o falling now
el paro disminuyó en un 0,3% — unemployment dropped o fell by 0.3%
con esta pastilla te disminuirá el dolor — this tablet will relieve o ease your pain
2) (=empeorar) [memoria, vista] to fail3) (Cos) [puntos] to decrease* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( menguar) número/cantidad to decrease, drop, fall; entusiasmo/interés to wane, diminish; precios/temperaturas to drop, fall; poder/fama to diminish; dolor to diminish, lessendisminuyó la intensidad del viento — the wind died down o dropped
2) ( al tejer) to decrease2.disminuir vt1) ( reducir) <gastos/costos/impuestos> to reduce, cut; < velocidad> to reduce; <número/cantidad> to reduce, diminish* * *= decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle, fall off, reduce, relax, shrink, slow down, tail off, lower, dip, subside, mitigate, lessen, abate, decelerate, regress, wane, take + a dive, ebb, slacken, whittle (away/down/at), slow up, taper, scale back, remit, take + a dip, turn down.Ex. Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.Ex. Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.Ex. While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.Ex. Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.Ex. When the recording procedures were removed study time fell off immediately.Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex. Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex. In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex. The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.Ex. Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.Ex. Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Ex. As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.Ex. Accumulation of new data bases is decelerating rapidly with the focus on deriving subsets from current files to serve niche markets.Ex. Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.Ex. The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex. The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex. The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex. The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.Ex. Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.----* atención + disminuir = attention + wane.* disminuir casi hasta su desaparación = drop to + near vanishing point.* disminuir de tamaño = dwindle in + size.* disminuir el riesgo = reduce + risk.* disminuir el valor de = belittle.* disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.* disminuir la marcha = slow down.* disminuir la posibilidad = lessen + possibility.* disminuir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* disminuir las probabilidades = lengthen + the odds.* disminuir la velocidad = slow up.* sin disminuir = non-decreasing, unabated.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( menguar) número/cantidad to decrease, drop, fall; entusiasmo/interés to wane, diminish; precios/temperaturas to drop, fall; poder/fama to diminish; dolor to diminish, lessendisminuyó la intensidad del viento — the wind died down o dropped
2) ( al tejer) to decrease2.disminuir vt1) ( reducir) <gastos/costos/impuestos> to reduce, cut; < velocidad> to reduce; <número/cantidad> to reduce, diminish* * *= decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle, fall off, reduce, relax, shrink, slow down, tail off, lower, dip, subside, mitigate, lessen, abate, decelerate, regress, wane, take + a dive, ebb, slacken, whittle (away/down/at), slow up, taper, scale back, remit, take + a dip, turn down.Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.
Ex: Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.Ex: While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.Ex: Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.Ex: When the recording procedures were removed study time fell off immediately.Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex: Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex: In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex: The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.Ex: Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.Ex: Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Ex: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.Ex: Accumulation of new data bases is decelerating rapidly with the focus on deriving subsets from current files to serve niche markets.Ex: Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.Ex: The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex: The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex: The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.Ex: Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.* atención + disminuir = attention + wane.* disminuir casi hasta su desaparación = drop to + near vanishing point.* disminuir de tamaño = dwindle in + size.* disminuir el riesgo = reduce + risk.* disminuir el valor de = belittle.* disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.* disminuir la marcha = slow down.* disminuir la posibilidad = lessen + possibility.* disminuir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* disminuir las probabilidades = lengthen + the odds.* disminuir la velocidad = slow up.* sin disminuir = non-decreasing, unabated.* * *viA (menguar) «número/cantidad» to decrease, drop, fall; «desempleo/exportaciones/gastos» to decrease, drop, fall; «entusiasmo» to wane, diminish; «interés» to wane, diminish, fall offel número de fumadores ha disminuido the number of smokers has dropped o fallen o decreasedlos impuestos no disminuyeron there was no decrease o cut in taxeslos casos de malaria han disminuido there has been a drop o fall o decrease in the number of malaria casesdisminuyó la intensidad del viento the wind died down o droppedla agilidad disminuye con los años one becomes less agile with ageB (al tejer) to decrease■ disminuirvtA (reducir) ‹gastos/costos› to reduce, bring down, cutdisminuimos la velocidad we reduced speedes un asunto muy grave y se intenta disminuir su importancia it is a very serious matter, and its importance is being played downel alcohol disminuye la rapidez de los reflejos alcohol slows down your reactionsB (al tejer) ‹puntos› to decrease* * *
disminuir ( conjugate disminuir) verbo intransitivo ( menguar) [número/cantidad] to decrease, fall;
[precios/temperaturas] to drop, fall;
[ dolor] to diminish, lessen
verbo transitivo ( reducir) ‹gastos/producción› to cut back on;
‹ impuestos› to cut;
‹velocidad/número/cantidad› to reduce
disminuir
I verbo transitivo to reduce: esto disminuye sus probabilidades de entrar en la Universidad, this lowers his chances of admission to the University
II verbo intransitivo to diminish: el calor ha disminuido, the heat has lessened
' disminuir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclararse
- atenuar
- bajar
- descender
- enfriar
- perder
- rebajar
- reducir
- reducirse
- velocidad
English:
cut back
- decline
- decrease
- die down
- diminish
- drop
- dwindle
- ease off
- ease up
- lessen
- lower
- odds
- reduce
- shrink
- sink
- slacken
- slacken off
- taper off
- thin out
- abate
- ease
- flag
- go
- let
- tail
- taper
- wane
* * *♦ vtto reduce, to decrease;disminuye la velocidad al entrar en la curva reduce speed as you go into the curve;pastillas que disminuyen el sueño tablets that prevent drowsiness;la lesión no ha disminuido su habilidad con el balón the injury hasn't affected his skill with the ball♦ vi[cantidad, velocidad, intensidad, contaminación] to decrease, to decline; [desempleo, inflación] to decrease, to fall; [precios, temperatura] to fall, to go down; [vista, memoria] to fail; [interés] to decline, to wane;disminuye el número de matriculaciones en la universidad university enrolments are down;medidas para que disminuyan los costes cost-cutting measures;no disminuye la euforia inversora investor enthusiasm continues unabated* * *II v/i decrease, diminish* * *disminuir {41} vtreducir: to reduce, to decrease, to lowerdisminuir vi1) : to lower2) : to drop, to fall* * *disminuir vb1. (reducir) to reduce -
66 zurückfahren
(unreg., trennb.)I v/i (ist zurückgefahren)1. go back, return; mit dem Auto bzw. Rad: auch drive (bzw. ride) back; (zurückstoßen) reverse, back (up)II v/t (hat)1. drive s.o. oder s.th. back2. (Ausgaben, Kosten, Produktion) cut back, reduce; (Kraftwerk, Maschine) reduce the output of* * *to go back; to drive back* * *zu|rụ̈ck|fah|ren sep1. vi aux sein1) (an einen Ort) to go back, to return; (esp als Fahrer) to drive back2) (= zurückweichen) to start back2. vt1) (mit Fahrzeug) to drive back2) (= drosseln) Produktion, Investitionen to cut back* * *zu·rück|fah·renI. vi Hilfsverb: sein1. (zum Ausgangspunkt fahren) to go/come [or travel] back▪ [vor jdm/etw] \zurückfahren to recoil [from sb/sth]II. vt▪ etw \zurückfahren to reverse sth3. (reduzieren)* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) go/drive/ ride back; return2) (nach hinten fahren) go back[wards]2.unregelmäßiges transitives Verbjemanden/etwas zurückfahren — drive somebody/something back
* * *zurückfahren (irr, trennb)A. v/i (ist zurückgefahren)1. go back, return; mit dem Auto bzw Rad: auch drive (bzw ride) back; (zurückstoßen) reverse, back (up)2. fig, vor Schreck etc: recoil, shrink back (B. v/t (hat)1. drive sb oder sth back2. (Ausgaben, Kosten, Produktion) cut back, reduce; (Kraftwerk, Maschine) reduce the output of* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) go/drive/ ride back; return2) (nach hinten fahren) go back[wards]2.unregelmäßiges transitives Verbjemanden/etwas zurückfahren — drive somebody/something back
* * *(alt.Rechtschreibung) v.to drive back v. -
67 сокращать
1) General subject: abbreviate, abbreviate (на письме или в устной речи), abridge, ax (бюджет, штаты), axe (бюджет, штаты), axe (штаты), blue-pencil, bobtail, boil down, brief, cancel, castrate (текст), clip, condense, constrict, constringe, contract, contractor, curtail, cut (статью, книгу, продукцию, расходы), cut down (расходы, статью и т. п.), decrease, diminish, dock, downsize, epitomize, freeze (производство или продажу), lop, pare, pare away, pare down, pare off, pot (текст), prune (расходы и т. п.), pull in (расходы), razee, reduce, retrench (расходы), scale down (программы), shorten, shrink, skeletonize, taper off, truncate, truncate (речь, статью и т.п.), debulk, give the ax, give the axe, pare down, cut down (расходы), draw in (расходы), cut back on sth. (расходы, потребление и т.п.), shortcut2) Medicine: retract3) Colloquial: slash5) Sports: close down (дистанцию)6) Military: scale down (размер)7) Bookish: epitomize (произведение)8) Jocular: amputate9) Chemistry: run down10) Mathematics: cancel out11) Railway term: simplify12) Law: accelerate, rebate13) Economy: draw, minimize, scale down (налоги)14) Accounting: reduce (напр. расходы), trim (напр. программу производства)17) Diplomatic term: contract (ся), cut down (напр., расходы), draw (расходы), pare (тж. pardon down, pardon away, pardon off)18) Politics: (ся) diminish19) Psychology: cut back (количество, объем)20) Electronics: compress21) Jargon: axe (бюджет, ассигнования, штаты и т.п.)22) Information technology: collapse23) Oil: decreased, decreasing24) Business: effect cutbacks25) Chemical weapons: curtail (fin.)26) Psychoanalysis: cut back (количество, объём)27) Makarov: abbreviate (напр. слово, текст), blue-pencil (текст), boil, cancel (напр. дроби), cancel (напр., дроби), dwindle, eliminate, pass off, restrict, thin (в числе), to de-escalate, chip away, cut back, divide out, draw in, draw in (расходы и т. п.), cut down (расходы статью и т. п.), cut down (снижать), cut down (урезывать) -
68 уменьшать
1) General subject: abate, allay, anesthetize, bate, curtail, cut back (часто on - cut back on education - сокращать расходы на образование), de escalate, de-escalate, decrease, degrade, detract, diminish, discount (доход и т. п.), dock, dull, ease down (напряжение), extenuate, impair, lessen, lower, minify, minimize, minish, mitigate, narrate, narrow, reduce, relieve, remit, retrench, shrink up, slack off (напряжение), slake, slow down, taper off, throttle down, turn down (свет, газ), whittle, cut, scale down, fine away (ся), fine down (ся), fine off (ся), alloy, shortcut, hold down2) Aviation: fine off3) Naval: ease down (количество оборотов машины), slow5) Colloquial: down, cut down (калории; \<i\>Ex.: 7 ways to \<b\>cut down\</b\> on liquid calories\</i\>)7) Military: cut back (напр. интенсивность огня), erode8) Engineering: chop down, decline, decrement, deplete, draw down, ease (давление, натяжение, скорость), knock off, lighten (о массе, нагрузке), relax, scale down (изображение)10) Chemistry: moderate12) Mathematics: depreciate, narrow down, trim13) Railway term: ease up14) Law: abridge15) Economy: adjust downwards, relax (напряжение), scale back, take off16) Accounting: debase (напр. содержание металла в монете), slash17) Automobile industry: retard20) Politics: (ся) diminish21) Psychology: decreasing22) Jargon: rub off, water down23) Oil: decreased24) Special term: decompress25) Business: shorten27) Plastics: eliminate30) Makarov: alleviate (напр., боль), compress, damp, deflate, derate, dwindle, mitigate (наказание), prejudice (шансы, возможности и т.п.), pull down, relax (напр., о напряжении), relax (напряжение и т.п.), remit (о проявлении болезни), remit (о проявлениях болезни), run down (о количестве), slack, slack (напряжение и т.п.), slake (пламя и т.п.), step down, suppress, take down, to de-escalate, cut back, cut down, fall off, damp down (огонь)31) SAP.tech. zoom out32) Scuba diving: depress34) Electrical engineering: drop -
69 rogner
rogner [ʀɔɲe]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. [+ ongle, page, plaque] to trimb. rogner sur [+ dépense, prix, salaires] to cut back on* * *ʀɔɲe1) ( couper les bords de) to trim [bâton, angle]; to clip [griffes, ongles]rogner les ailes à quelqu'un — fig to clip somebody's wings
2) ( prélever)rogner sur — to cut down ou back on something [budget]; to whittle away [économies]
3) ( découper) to trim [feuille]* * *ʀɔɲe vt1) (= couper) to trim2) fig (= diminuer) to whittle down* * *rogner verb table: aimer vtr1 ( couper les bords de) to trim [bâton, angle]; to clip [griffes]; to clip, to trim [ongles]; rogner les ailes à qn fig to clip sb's wings;[rɔɲe] verbe transitif1. [couper - métal] to pare, to clip ; [ - cuir] to pare, to trim ; [ - papier] to trim ; [ - livre] to guillotine, to trim2. [réduire - budget, salaire] to cut (back)rogner sur to cut back ou down onrogner sur la nourriture to cut back ou to skimp on food————————[rɔɲe] verbe intransitif(familier) [être en colère] to be hopping mad -
70 podar
v.to prune.* * *1 to prune* * *verb* * *VT1) [+ árbol] to lop, prune; [+ rama] to lop, trim, trim off; [+ rosal] to prune2) (=acortar) [+ texto] to prune; [+ pasaje, parte] to cut out* * ** * *= prune, cut back.Ex. More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Ex. Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.* * ** * *= prune, cut back.Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.
Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.* * *podar [A1 ]vt1 ‹árbol› to prune2 ‹rabo› to dock* * *
podar ( conjugate podar) verbo transitivo ‹ árbol› to prune
podar verbo transitivo to prune
' podar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tijeras
English:
clip
- clippers
- cut back
- lop
- prune
- cut
* * *podar vtto prune* * *v/t AGR prune* * *podar vt: to prune, to trim* * *podar vb to prune -
71 Beschäftigung
Beschäftigung f 1. PERS employment; 2. WIWI activity • Beschäftigung abbauen PERS cut employment, reduce employment, cut back employment • Beschäftigung annehmen PERS take employment, take a job, accept a job • Beschäftigung aufnehmen PERS take up employment, take up work, to start a job • Beschäftigung beenden PERS stop working, cease employment, cease working; quit (kündigen) • Beschäftigung beginnen PERS start a job, start work, begin work • Beschäftigung finden PERS find employment, find work, find a job • Beschäftigung haben PERS be employed, have a job • Beschäftigung schaffen PERS create employment, create jobs • Beschäftigung suchen PERS seek employment, look for employment, seek a job, look for a job, seek work, look for work • Beschäftigung verringern PERS reduce employment, cut employment, cut jobs, cut back employment • Beschäftigung wieder aufnehmen PERS, SOZ resume work, return to work • bisherige Dauer der Beschäftigung PERS current spell of employment, current period of employment • in Beschäftigung bleiben PERS remain in employment • jmdn. wieder in Beschäftigung bringen PERS get sb back into employment, bring sb back to work, get sb back into work • ohne Beschäftigung sein PERS be without employment, be out of work • wieder in Beschäftigung bringen PERS bring sb back to work, get sb back into employment* * *f 1. < Person> employment; 2. <Vw> activity ■ Beschäftigung annehmen < Person> take employment, take a job, accept a job ■ Beschäftigung aufnehmen < Person> take up employment, take up work, to start a job ■ Beschäftigung beenden < Person> stop working, cease employment ■ Beschäftigung beginnen < Person> start a job, start work, begin work ■ Beschäftigung finden < Person> find employment ■ Beschäftigung haben < Person> be employed, have a job ■ Beschäftigung suchen < Person> seek employment, look for employment, seek a job, look for a job, seek work, look for work ■ ohne Beschäftigung sein < Person> be without employment, be out of work* * *Beschäftigung
employ[ment], engagement, appointment, (Arbeit) work, (Beruf) vocation, occupation, job, pursuit, business, spell, lay (sl.);
• auf Beschäftigung ausgerichtet (pol.) employment-oriented;
• ohne Beschäftigung unemployed, out of work (employ);
• ohne regelmäßige Beschäftigung at a loose end;
• abhängige Beschäftigung dependent employment;
• Berufskrankheiten auslösende Beschäftigung disease-breeding occupation;
• ausschließliche Beschäftigung sole occupation;
• außerberufliche Beschäftigung outside activities;
• befristete Beschäftigung temporary job;
• berufliche Beschäftigung business occupation;
• einträgliche (entgeltliche) Beschäftigung gainful occupation (US), profitable employment, duck soup (US sl.);
• einzige Beschäftigung exclusive employment (occupation);
• ganztätige Beschäftigung full- (whole-) time job (employment);
• besonders gefährliche Beschäftigung extra-hazardous employment;
• geistlose Beschäftigung routine business;
• gelegentliche Beschäftigung casual employment, employment of a casual nature;
• geringfügige Beschäftigung small-scale employment;
• geschützte Beschäftigung sheltered employment;
• Gewinn bringende Beschäftigung gainful occupation;
• gewöhnliche Beschäftigung usual occupation;
• hauptamtliche Beschäftigung full-time employment (job);
• illegale Beschäftigung underground employment;
• irgendeine Beschäftigung ordinary job;
• kaufmännische Beschäftigung commercial appointment;
• lebenslange Beschäftigung lifelong employment;
• leichte Beschäftigung light occupation;
• lohnende Beschäftigung profitable employment, remunerative occupation;
• mangelnde Beschäftigung underemployment;
• nächtliche Beschäftigung night work;
• nebenberufliche Beschäftigung occupation outside of office work, part-time job;
• regelmäßige Beschäftigung regular occupation;
• saisonabhängige Beschäftigung seasonal employment;
• nicht selbstständige Beschäftigung wage-earning employment;
• sitzende Beschäftigung sedentary employment;
• sozialversicherungspflichtige Beschäftigung employment subject to social insurance;
• stundenweise Beschäftigung part-time (casual) employment;
• überwiegende Beschäftigung (Einkommensteuer) paramount occupation;
• übliche Beschäftigung daily (usual) occupation, daily stint;
• unbedeutende Beschäftigung potty little job (sl.);
• ungleichmäßige Beschäftigung unstable employment;
• unregelmäßige Beschäftigung irregular employment;
• unselbstständige Beschäftigung wage-earning employment;
• versicherungsfreie Beschäftigung uninsured employment;
• zeitweilige Beschäftigung part-time employment;
• zukunftsträchtige Beschäftigung prospective employment;
• zumutbare Beschäftigung suitable employment;
• zusätzliche Beschäftigung additional employment;
• entgeltliche Beschäftigung eines anderen using the services of another for pay;
• Beschäftigung älterer Arbeitnehmer employment of elderly people;
• Beschäftigung in der Bauindustrie construction employment;
• Beschäftigung auf der Baustelle on-site employment;
• Beschäftigung im industriellen Bereich manufacturing employment;
• Beschäftigung in einer Branche line activity;
• Beschäftigung im öffentlichen Dienst public service job;
• Beschäftigung in der Dienstleistungsindustrie service employment;
• Beschäftigung von Gelegenheitsarbeitern casualization;
• Beschäftigung in der Industrie factory employment, industrial occupation;
• Beschäftigung von Jugendlichen youth (juvenile) employment;
• Beschäftigung von Kindern child labo(u)r, employment of children;
• Beschäftigung in Kurzarbeit (zwecks Bekämpfung der Arbeitslosigkeit) staggering short (of shifts), (zwecks Vermeidung von Entlassungen) work sharing;
• Beschäftigung mit Nichtigkeiten shilly-shally;
• Beschäftigung in der Produktionsindustrie manufacturing employment;
• Beschäftigung im Staatsdienst government job, state employment;
• Beschäftigung in der Stahlindustrie steel-industry employment;
• Beschäftigung von Untervertretern pyramid selling;
• Beschäftigung zeitweise aussetzen to suspend employment;
• Beschäftigung ausüben to carry on a business, to do a job;
• Beschäftigung von älteren Arbeitnehmern erleichtern to facilitate the employment of older workers;
• Beschäftigung finden to find employment;
• untergeordnete Beschäftigung finden to obtain menial tasks;
• Beschäftigung älterer Arbeitnehmer fördern to promote the employment of older workers;
• Beschäftigung bestimmter Arbeitnehmergruppen fördern to encourage the employment of specific groups of workers;
• lebenslange Beschäftigung garantieren to guarantee lifelong employment;
• jem. Beschäftigung geben to employ s. o.;
• einträgliche Beschäftigung haben to live on (be left to) one’s purchases (Scot.);
• regelmäßige Beschäftigung haben to have a regular job;
• einer geregelten Beschäftigung nachgehen to go about one’s lawful business (occupation);
• seiner täglichen Beschäftigung nachgehen to go about one’s usual work, to do one’s daily stint;
• um eine Beschäftigung nachsuchen to apply for a job;
• seine Beschäftigung nicht ernst nehmen to play around (US sl.);
• ohne Beschäftigung sein to be unemployed (out of a job);
• ohne regelmäßige Beschäftigung sein to be at a loose end;
• sich nach einer geeigneten Beschäftigung umsehen to look for occupation suited to one’s abilities;
• jem. eine Beschäftigung verschaffen to find s. o. a job. -
72 сокращать программу
1) Accounting: cut back on the programme2) Mass media: reduce a program, scale back a program, slash a program, trim a programУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > сокращать программу
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73 recortar el presupuesto
(v.) = cut back + budget, cut + budget, squeeze + budgetEx. Expansion ground to a halt, however, before an adequate level of services was achieved in 1986, when the budget was cut back.Ex. He then said: 'Look, pal, your budget will probably be one of the first to be cut in these budget-slashing times'.* * *(v.) = cut back + budget, cut + budget, squeeze + budgetEx: Expansion ground to a halt, however, before an adequate level of services was achieved in 1986, when the budget was cut back.
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74 обрезать
1) General subject: clip, crop, cut down to size (зазнайку и т. п.), cut short, deflate, give a rap on the knuckles (кого-л.), give a rap over the knuckles (кого-л.), guillotine (книгу), obtruncate, pare, prune, rap knuckles (кого-л.), set, snub, squelch, truncate, cut away, cut down to size (зазнайку), shear3) Colloquial: squash5) Agriculture: (коротко) dock, cut back6) Rare: detruncate7) Construction: snip10) Forestry: prune away, prune down, shear off (сучья)11) Polygraphy: boil down (края книги), crop (напр. книги по рисунку), cut (книжный блок), edge (края), plough13) Information technology: corp, crop (изображение)14) Plastics: trim -
75 corto
adj.1 short, small-sized.2 slow-witted.3 short, shy.4 short, brief, laconic, succinct.5 brief, short.6 short, non-talkative, reserved, unexpressive.7 short, scant, wanting.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cortar.* * *► adjetivo1 (extensión) short2 (duración) short, brief3 (escaso) scant, meagre (US meager)1 short film, short\a la corta o a la larga figurado sooner or later, in the long runcorto,-a de alcances familiar thick, dimcorto,-a de medios of scant meanscorto,-a de miras familiar narrow-mindedcorto,-a de vista short-sightedni corto,-a ni perezoso,-a familiar without thinking twicequedarse corto,-a (ropa) to become too short■ el pantalón se me ha quedado corto my trousers have become too short for me 2 (calcular mal) to underestimate, miscalculate■ te quedaste corto con los bocadillos you didn't make enough sandwiches 3 (un tiro) to fall short 4 (no decir todo) to hold something back, not say enough————————1 short film, short* * *(f. - corta)adj.1) short2) shy, timid3) scarce* * *1. ADJ1) [longitud, distancia] shortpantalón 1)2) [periodo, visita, reunión] short, briefplazo 1)la película se me hizo muy corta — the film was over o went very quickly
3) (=escaso) [ración] small•
corto de algo, un café con leche, pero corto de café — a coffee with plenty of milk, a milky coffeeando o voy corto de dinero — I'm short of money
ando o voy muy corto de tiempo — I'm short of time, I'm pressed o pushed for time
corto de vista — shortsighted, nearsighted (EEUU)
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quedarse corto, costará unos tres millones, y seguro que me quedo corto — it will cost three million, and I'm probably underestimatingle dijo lo que pensaba de él, pero se quedó corto — she told him what she thought of him, but it still wasn't enough
4) (=tímido) shy5) (=torpe) dim *, thick *- es más corto que las mangas de un chaleco2. SM1) (Cine) short, short film, short movie (EEUU)2) [de cerveza, vino] small glass; [de café] black coffee3.SF* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) ( en longitud) <calle/río> shortiba vestida de corto — she was wearing a short dress/skirt
b) ( en duración) <película/curso/viaje> short; <visita/conversación> short, brief2) (escaso, insuficiente)corto de algo: ando corto de dinero I'm a bit short of money; corto de vista near-sighted, shortsighted (BrE); ando muy corto de tiempo I'm really pressed for time; un café con leche corto de café a milky coffee; quedarse corto: costará más de un millón y seguro que me quedo corto it must cost at least a million, in fact it could well be more; lo llamé de todo y aun así me quedé corto I called him all the names under the sun and I could have said more; nos quedamos cortos con el pan — we didn't buy enough bread
3) < persona>a) (fam) ( tímido) shyb) (fam) ( poco inteligente) stupidIIcorto de entendederas or alcances — dim, dense (colloq)
1) (Cin)a) ( cortometraje) short (movie o film)b) cortos masculino plural (Col, Méx, Ven) ( de película) trailer2) (de cerveza, vino) (Esp) small glass; ( de whisky etc) (Chi) shot* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) ( en longitud) <calle/río> shortiba vestida de corto — she was wearing a short dress/skirt
b) ( en duración) <película/curso/viaje> short; <visita/conversación> short, brief2) (escaso, insuficiente)corto de algo: ando corto de dinero I'm a bit short of money; corto de vista near-sighted, shortsighted (BrE); ando muy corto de tiempo I'm really pressed for time; un café con leche corto de café a milky coffee; quedarse corto: costará más de un millón y seguro que me quedo corto it must cost at least a million, in fact it could well be more; lo llamé de todo y aun así me quedé corto I called him all the names under the sun and I could have said more; nos quedamos cortos con el pan — we didn't buy enough bread
3) < persona>a) (fam) ( tímido) shyb) (fam) ( poco inteligente) stupidIIcorto de entendederas or alcances — dim, dense (colloq)
1) (Cin)a) ( cortometraje) short (movie o film)b) cortos masculino plural (Col, Méx, Ven) ( de película) trailer2) (de cerveza, vino) (Esp) small glass; ( de whisky etc) (Chi) shot* * *corto11 = brief [briefer -comp., briefest -sup.], short [shorter -comp., shortest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex: Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.
Ex: The 'in' analytic entry consist of two parts: the description of the part, and a short citation of the whole item in which the part is to be found.Ex: Wimbledon organisers have imposed a ban on skimpy tennis outfits ahead of this year's tournament.* a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.* andar corto de dinero = be strapped for + cash, be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) corto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) corto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* arma corta = small arm.* camiseta de mangas cortas = T-shirt [tee-shirt].* con un plazo de tiempo muy corto = at (a) very short notice.* con un plazo de tiempo tan corto = at such short notice.* corta distancia de desplazamiento = easy travelling distance.* cortas miras = nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* corto de dinero = strapped, cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money.* corto de miras = myopic, short-sighted [shortsighted].* corto de vista = nearsighted [near-sighted].* corto y grueso = stubby [stubbier -comp., stubbiest -sup.].* de corta duración = short term [short-term].* de mangas cortas = short-sleeved.* demasiado corto = all too short.* edición de tiradas cortas = short run publishing.* en un corto espacio de tiempo = in a short space of time.* en un corto período de tiempo = in a short period of time.* en un tiempo relativamente corto = in a relatively short time, in a relatively short span of time.* hacerse más corto = grow + shorter.* más bien corto = shortish.* novela corta = novella, novelette.* quedarse corto = stop + short of, fall + short, fall + short of.* relato corto = short story.* siesta corta = power nap, catnap.* solución a corto plazo = short-term solution.* tirada corta = short run.* tirando a corto = shortish.* vacación corta = short break.corto22 = dim-witted [dimwitted].Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
* corto de luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].* más corto que las mangas de un chaleco = as thick as two (short) planks, as shy as shy can be, as thick as a brick, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.corto33 = short film.Ex: With an eclectic mix of high-end quality short films and a devoted audience it is little wonder the event has sold out ever year for the past six years.
* festival de cine corto = short film festival.* festival de cortos = short film festival.* * *A1 (en longitud) ‹calle/río› shortel camino más corto the shortest routeel niño dio unos pasos cortitos the baby took a few short stepsme voy a cortar el pelo bien corto I'm going to have my hair cut really shortun jersey de manga corta a short-sleeved pulloverel vestido (se) le ha quedado corto the dress has got(ten) too short for her, she's got(ten) too big for the dressfue a la fiesta vestida de corto she went to the party wearing a short dress/skirtrecibe un pase en corto de Chano he receives a short pass from Chanotener a algn corto to keep sb on a tight rein2 (en duración) ‹película/curso› short; ‹visita/conversación› short, brief; ‹viaje› shortlos días se están haciendo más cortos the days are getting shorteresta semana se me ha hecho muy corta this week has gone very quickly o has flown (by) for meun corto período de auge económico a brief economic booma la corta o a la larga sooner or laterB(escaso, insuficiente): tiene hijos de corta edad she has very young childrenuna ración muy corta a very small portioncorto DE algo:un café con leche corto de café a weak white coffee, a milky coffeepara mí, un gin-tonic cortito de ginebra I'll have a gin and tonic, but not too much ginando corto de dinero I'm a bit short of moneyes muy corto de ambiciones he lacks ambitioncorto de vista near-sighted, shortsighted ( BrE)ando muy corto de tiempo I'm really pressed o ( BrE) pushed for time, I'm very short of timequedarse corto: deben haber gastado más de un millón y seguro que me quedo corto they must have spent at least a million, in fact it could well have been morelo llamé de todo y aun así me quedé corto I called him all the names under the sun and I still felt I hadn't said enough o and I still didn't feel I'd said enoughnos quedamos cortos con el pan we didn't buy enough breadel pase se quedó corto the pass fell shortC ‹persona›ni corto ni perezoso as bold as you like, as bold as brassni corto ni perezoso le dijo lo que pensaba he told him outright o in no uncertain terms what he thought2 ( fam) (poco inteligente) stupidA ( Cin)1 (cortometraje) short, short movie o filmB1 ( Esp) (de cerveza, vino) small glass2 ( Chi) (de whisky etc) shot* * *
Del verbo cortar: ( conjugate cortar)
corto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
cortó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
cortar
corto
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;◊ corto algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;
corto algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
corto algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
‹película/programa› to interrupt
[ manifestantes] to block;
6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2a) (Cin):◊ ¡corten! cut!
cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
‹brazo/cara› to cut;
3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
corto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
1
el vestido le quedó corto the dress is too short for her now;
iba vestida de corto she was wearing a short dress/skirt
‹visita/conversación› short, brief;
2 (escaso, insuficiente):
corto de vista near-sighted, shortsighted (BrE);
andar corto de tiempo to be pressed for time
3 (fam) ( poco inteligente) stupid;
corto de entendederas or alcances dim, dense (colloq)
corto 2 sustantivo masculino (Cin)
b)
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
corto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (distancia, tiempo) short
2 fam (de poca inteligencia) corto,-a (de luces), dim-witted
3 (escaso) short: el guiso está corto de sal, the stew is short of salt
corto,-a de vista, short-sighted
4 (vergonzoso) shy
II sustantivo masculino
1 Cine short (film)
2 Auto luz corta, dipped headlights pl
♦ Locuciones: familiar quedarse corto, to fall short (of the mark), underestimate: y me quedo corto cuando digo que es la mejor película del siglo, and my saying that it's the best movie of the century is an understatement
' corto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atar
- carabina
- comunicación
- corta
- cortar
- cortarse
- literalmente
- pantalón
- pequeña
- pequeño
- remo
- salida
- short
- slip
- tachuela
- tres
- vista
- corriente
- cursillo
- espacio
- gabán
- llevar
- pelado
- plazo
English:
ankle
- block off
- bob
- coat
- cord
- crop
- dim
- dull
- have
- hop
- least
- short
- short-haired
- short-range
- short-term
- short-winded
- skimpy
- spell
- term
- themselves
- thick
- understatement
- clean
- cut
- draw
- herself
- himself
- jab
- nearsighted
- notice
- on
- over
- push
- sever
- side
- slash
- their
- under
* * *corto, -a♦ adj1. [de poca longitud] short;las mangas me están cortas my sleeves are too short;estos pantalones se me han quedado cortos these trousers are too short for me now;hace varias semanas que no se viste de corto [futbolista] he hasn't been in the squad for several weeks;2. [de poca duración] short;el paseo se me ha hecho muy corto the walk seemed to go very quickly3. [escaso] [raciones] small, meagre;[disparo] short of the target;el lanzamiento se quedó corto the throw fell short;estoy corto de dinero I'm short of money;andamos muy cortos de tiempo we're very short of time, we haven't got very much time;Figcorto de miras short-sighted;corto de vista short-sightedFam Humser más corto que las mangas de un chaleco to be as thick as two short planks5. Compni corto ni perezoso just like that;quedarse corto [al calcular] to underestimate;nos quedamos cortos al comprar pan we didn't buy enough bread;decir que es bueno es quedarse corto it's an understatement to call it good;este programa se queda corto para nuestras necesidades this program doesn't do all the things we need♦ nm1. [cortometraje] short (movie o Br film)2. [bebida]un corto de vino/cerveza a small wine/beer* * *adj short;ir de corto be wearing a short dress;corto de vista nearsighted;de corta edad young;ni corto ni perezoso as bold as brass;a la corta o a la larga sooner or later* * *corto, -ta adj1) : short (in length or duration)2) : scarce3) : timid, shy4)corto de vista : nearsighted* * *corto adj1. (en general) short -
76 drosseln
v/t1. TECH. throttle, choke; ETECH. choke2. (Geschwindigkeit) slow down3. fig. curb, cut (down)4. altm. (jemanden) throttle, strangle* * *to check; to throttle down; to throttle; to throttle back; to derate* * *drọs|seln ['drɔsln]vt1) Motor, Dampf etc to throttle, to choke; Heizung, Wärme to turn down; Strom to reduce; Tempo, Produktion etc to cut down2) (dated = würgen) to throttle, to strangle* * *dros·seln[ˈdrɔsl̩n]vt1. (kleiner stellen)▪ etw \drosseln to decrease sthdie Heizung \drosseln to turn the heating [or AM heater] down2. (verringern)* * *transitives Verb1) turn down <heating, air-conditioning>; throttle back < engine>; reduce or restrict the flow of <steam, air>; check < flow>2) (herabsetzen) reduce; cut back or down* * *drosseln v/t1. TECH throttle, choke; ELEK choke2. (Geschwindigkeit) slow down3. fig curb, cut (down)4. obs (jemanden) throttle, strangle* * *transitives Verb1) turn down <heating, air-conditioning>; throttle back < engine>; reduce or restrict the flow of <steam, air>; check < flow>2) (herabsetzen) reduce; cut back or down* * *v.to damp v.to restrict v.to throttle v. -
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78 връщане
return(обратен път) return journey(no море) homeward voyageвръщане на имот (на дарителя или на наследниците му) юр. reversionвръщането на пролетта the return of springвръщане към миналото и пр. hark-backвръщане към по-раншни събития (във филм, роман) a cut back, a flashbackвръщане към природата a return/retreat to natureвръщане към варварство a relapse into barbarismмято отдето няма връщане a point of no return* * *връ̀щане,ср., -ия return; (в изходно положение) reset(ting); (на територия) retrocession, retrocedence, recession; ( обратен път) return journey; (по море) homeward voyage; (на пари, дълг) refund, reimbursement; (на законния владетел) restitution; \връщанее вкъщи return (home), homecoming; \връщанее към варварство relapse into barbarism; \връщанее към миналото и пр. hark-back; \връщанее към по- раншни събития ( във филм, роман) cut back, flashback; \връщанее към първобитно състояние биол. reversion (to type); \връщанее на дело в първоначална инстанция юр. remand of case; \връщанее на един знак комп. backspace; \връщанее на имот (на дарителя или на наследниците му) юр. reversion; \връщанее на надвзети данъци reimbursement of taxes; \връщанее на територия reclamation; място, откъдето няма \връщанее a point of no return; на \връщанее on o.’s return, on the way back; неподлежащ на \връщанее (за ипотекиран предмет) unredeemable; няма \връщанее there is no turning/going back.* * *return; home-coming (завръщане); recall; refundment; reimbursement (на сума); restoration; reversion{ri`vx:Sn}* * *1. (no море) homeward voyage 2. (обратен път) return journey 3. return 4. ВРЪЩАНЕ в къщи return (home), home-coming 5. ВРЪЩАНЕ към варварство a relapse into barbarism 6. ВРЪЩАНЕ към миналото и пр. hark-back 7. ВРЪЩАНЕ към по-раншни събития (във филм, роман) a cut back, a flashback 8. ВРЪЩАНЕ към природата а return/retreat to nature 9. ВРЪЩАНЕ към първобитно състояние биол. reversion (to type) 10. ВРЪЩАНЕ на имот (на дарителя или на наследниците му) юр. reversion 11. ВРЪЩАНЕто на пролетта the return of spring 12. мя 13. на ВРЪЩАНЕ on o.'s return, on the way back 14. няма ВРЪЩАНЕ mere is no turning/going back 15. то отдето няма ВРЪЩАНЕ а point of no return -
79 einschränken
einschränken v 1. FIN cut back; 2. GEN restrict, limit* * ** * *einschränken
(Ausgaben) to diminish, to reduce, to economize, to retrench, to cut down (back), to curb, to scant, (beschränken) to restrain, to restrict, to confine, to limit, to modify, (kürzen) to retrench, to pare down;
• sich einschränken to economize, to reduce one’s standard of living, to tighten one’s belt, to retrench [one’s expenses], to limit (curtail) one’s expenses, to reef one’s sails, to pull back, to stint o. s.;
• seine Ausgaben einschränken to curtail one’s expenses;
• seine Ausgaben auf ein vernünftiges Maß einschränken to keep one’s expenditure within reasonable limits;
• Ausnutzung einer Monopolstellung einschränken to restrict the use of monopoly powers;
• Bedingungen eines Testaments durch eine Klausel einschränken to qualify the terms of a will by means of a clause;
• Befugnisse einschränken to restrain powers;
• Erklärung einschränken to make a reserved statement;
• Forderung einschränken to qualify a claim;
• Freizügigkeit einschränken to restrict the freedom of movement;
• seinen Lebensstandard einschränken to reduce one’s standard of living;
• jds. Machtbefugnisse auf ein bestimmtes Gebiet einschränken to confine s. one’s authority within certain limits;
• Personal einschränken to reduce the establishment;
• Pfandauslösungsrecht einschränken to clog on the equity of redemption;
• Pressefreiheit einschränken to place restrictions on the freedom of the press;
• Produktion einschränken to curb (restrain, cut) production;
• Redezeit einschränken to limit the time allowed to each speaker;
• Spesenetat einschränken to cut down expenses (expenditure);
• jds. Tätigkeitsbereich einschränken to restrain s. one’s activities;
• Verbrauch auf das Allernotwendigste einschränken to reduce consumption to the bare necessities;
• Wettbewerb einschränken to restrict (restrain) competition. -
80 Abstrich
m1. (Abzug) deduction; (Kürzung) curtailment, cut; Abstriche machen fig. (Erwartungen senken) lower one’s sights; Abstriche machen an einem Etat etc. cut back on a budget etc.; irgendwo muss man Abstriche machen fig. you can’t have everything2. MED. smear; von den Mandeln: swab; (Untersuchung) smear test; einen Abstrich machen take a smear ( oder swab)3. (Ggs. Aufstrich) beim Schreiben: downward stroke; beim Geigenspiel etc.: down-stroke, down-bow* * *der Abstrichswab; cervical smear* * *Ạb|strichm1) (= Kürzung) cutbackan +dat on), to make cuts ( an +dat in)Abstriche machen — to cut back (
2) (MED) swab; (= Gebärmutterabstrich) smeareinen Abstrich machen — to take a swab/smear
* * *Ab·strichm[an etw dat] \Abstriche machen to make cuts [in sth]; (Zugeständnisse, Kompromisse) to lower one's sights [in sth]man muss im Leben oft \Abstriche machen you can't always have everything in life2. MED swabeinen \Abstrich [von etw dat] machen to take a swab [or smear] [of sth]; vom Gebärmutterhals to conduct [or carry out] a smear test [or cervical smear]* * *1) (Med.) swab2) (Streichung, Kürzung) cutAbstriche [an etwas (Dat.)] machen — make cuts [in something]; (Einschränkungen machen) make concessions [as regards something]
* * *Abstrich mAbstriche machen fig (Erwartungen senken) lower one’s sights;irgendwo muss man Abstriche machen fig you can’t have everythingeinen Abstrich machen take a smear ( oder swab)3. (Ggs Aufstrich) beim Schreiben: downward stroke; beim Geigenspiel etc: down-stroke, down-bow* * *1) (Med.) swab2) (Streichung, Kürzung) cutAbstriche [an etwas (Dat.)] machen — make cuts [in something]; (Einschränkungen machen) make concessions [as regards something]
* * *-e (Medizin) m.smear n.smear test n. -e m.curtailment n.deduction n.
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cut back — index decrease, diminish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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