traditional names

in addition to, besides, plus, aside from.

Le di mantequilla además de pan I gave him butter in addition to bread.

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as well as, in addition to

■ además de gordo es feo as well as being fat, he's ugly

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= along with, apart from, as well as, besides, coupled with, in addition (to), over and above, plus, quite apart from, aside from, on top of, other than, complete with, not least, beyond, together with, not to mention

Ex. A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.

Ex. Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.

Ex. All means of conveying affinitive relationships list a number of terms which may be used as well as, or instead of, the original entry term.

Ex. In a catalogue using main and added entries, all other entries besides the one main entry are added entries.

Ex. And coupled with it, the simple answer, yes, I think made for a rather historic exchange, and it surely was worth the price of admission.

Ex. In addition to the full edition, there exist abridged and medium editions of the scheme.

Ex. Such posts were regarded as a welcome bonus over and above the traditional base market.

Ex. All of these (except PREVIOUS and NEXT), plus some additional commands are also available from the Command Menu.

Ex. Quite apart from a completely new vocabulary, the whole mystique of computers is still a source of bewilderment.

Ex. The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made.

Ex. Librarians will have to acquire additional skills on top of the old ones.

Ex. The advantages, other than the savings in costs, are that they allow the student to progress at an individual pace = Las ventajas, además del ahorro en los costes, son que permiten al estudiante avanzar a su propio ritmo.

Ex. Such moulds were called double-faced to distinguish them from the ordinary single-faced moulds which continued to be used for making laid paper, complete with bar shadows, for the rest of the eighteenth century.

Ex. Extra money for books is raised in a variety of ways, not least through the efforts of active parent/teachers' associations.

Ex. Once it is available, duplicates in large quantities could probably be turned out for a cent apiece beyond the cost of materials.

Ex. Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.

Ex. UNIMARC could make a significant contribution to UBC but, if it is to succeed, it requires the co-operation and effort, not to mention the financial outlay, of all national MARC users.

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(gen. dags, dat. degi; pl. dagar), m.

1) day;

at kveldi skal dag leyfa, at eventide shall the day be praised;

dagr kemr upp í austri, sezt í vestri, the day rises in the east, sets in the west;

öndverðr dagr, the early day, forenoon;

miðr dagr, midday;

hallandi dagr, declining day;

at kveldi dags, síð dags, late in the day;

sannr sem dagr, true as day;

í dag, today;

á (or um) daginn, during the day;

sama dags, the same day;

annan dag, the next day;

annars dag, another day;

hindra dags, the day after, tomorrow;

dag frá degi, hvern dag frá öðrum, from day to day;

dag eptir dag, day after day;

nótt ok dag, night and day;

dögunum optar, more times than there are days, over and over again;

á deyjanda degi, on one’s death-day;

2) pl., days, times;

ef aðrir dagar (better days) koma;

góðir dagar, happy days;

3) esp. pl., lifetime;

á dögum e-s, um daga e-s, in the days of, during or in the reign of;

eptir minn dag, when I am dead (gaf honum alla sína eign eptir sinn dag);

mátti hann eigi lengr gefa en um sína dagi, than for his lifetime;

ráða (taka) e-n af dögum, to put to death.

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m., irreg. dat. degi, pl. dagar: [the kindred word dœgr with a vowel change from ó (dóg) indicates a lost root verb analogous to ala, ól, cp. dalr and dælir; this word is common to all Teutonic dialects; Goth. dags; A. S. dag; Engl. day; Swed.-Dan. dag; Germ. tag; the Lat. dies seems to be identical, although no interchange has taken place]

I. a day; in different senses:

1. the natural day:—sayings referring to the day, at kveldi skal dag leyfa, at eventide shall the day be praised, Hm. 80 ; allir dagar eiga kveld um síðir; mörg eru dags augu, vide auga; enginn dagr til enda tryggr, no day can be trusted till its end; allr dagr til stefnu, Grág. i. 395, 443, is a law phrase,—for summoning was lawful only if performed during the day; this phrase is also used metaph. = ‘plenty of time’ or the like: popular phrases as to the daylight are many—dagr rennr, or rennr upp, and kemr upp, the day rises, Bm. 1; dagr í austri, day in the east, where the daylight first appears; dagsbrún, ‘day’s brow,’ is the first streak of daylight, the metaphor taken from the human face; lysir af degi, it brightens from the day, i. e. daylight is appearing; dagr ljómar, the day gleams; fyrir dag, before day; móti degi, undir dag, about daybreak; komið at degi, id., Fms. viii. 398; dagr á lopti, day in the sky; árla, snemma dags, early in the morning, Pass. 15. 17; dagr um allt lopt, etc.; albjartr dagr, hábjartr d., full day, broad daylight; hæstr dagr, high day; önd-verðr d., the early day = forenoon, Am. 50; miðr dagr, midday, Grág. i. 413, 446, Sks. 217, 219; áliðinn dagr, late in the day, Fas. i. 313; hallandi dagr, declining day; at kveldi dags, síð dags, late in the day, Fms. i. 69. In the evening the day is said to set, hence dag-sett, dag-setr, and dagr setzt; in tales, ghosts and spirits come out with nightfall, but dare not face the day; singing merry songs after nightfall is not safe, það kallast ekki Kristnum leyft að kveða þegar dagsett er, a ditty; Syrpuvers er mestr galdr er í fólginn, ok eigi er lofat at kveða eptir dagsetr, Fas. iii. 206, Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 7, 8: the daylight is symbolical of what is true or clear as day, hence the word dagsanna, or satt sem dagr, q. v.

2. of different days; í dag, to-day, Grág. i. 16, 18, Nj. 36, Ld. 76, Fms. vi. 151; í gær-dag, yesterday; í fyrra dag, the day before yesterday, Háv. 50; í hinni-fyrra dag, the third day; annars dags, Vígl. 23, Pass. 50. I; hindra dags, the hinder day, the day after to-morrow, Hm. 109; dag eptir dag, day after day, Hkr. ii. 313; dag frá degi, from day to day, Fms. ii. 230; hvern dag frá öðrum, id., Fms. viii. 182; annan dag frá öðrum. id., Eg. 277; um daginn, during the day; á dögunum. the other day; nótt ok dag, night and day; liðlangan dag, the ‘life-long’ day; dögunum optar, more times than there are days, i. e. over and over again, Fms. x. 433; á deyjanda degi, on one’s day of death, Grág. i. 402.

β. regu-dagr, a rainy day: sólskins-dagr, a sunny day; sumar-dagr, a summer day; vetrar-dagr, a winter day; hátíðis-dagr, a feast day; fegins-dagr, a day of joy; dóms-dagr, the day of doom, judgment day, Gl. 82, Fms. viii. 98; hamingju-dagr, heilla-dagr, a day of happiness; gleði-dagr, id.; brúðkaups-dagr, bridal-day; burðar-dagr, a birthday.

3. in pl. days in the sense of times; aðrir dagar, Fms. i. 216; ek ætlaða ekki at þessir dagar mundu verða, sem nú eru orðnir, Nj. 171; góðir dagar, happy days, Fms. xi. 286, 270; sjá aldrei glaðan dag (sing.), never to see glad days.

β. á e-s dögum, um e-s daga eptir e-s daga, esp. of the lifetime or reign of kings, Fms.; but in Icel. also used of the lögsögumaðr, Jb. repeatedly; vera á dögum, to be alive; eptir minn dag, ‘after my day,’ i. e. when I am dead.

γ. calendar days, e. g. Hvíta-dagar, the White days, i. e. Whitsuntide; Hunda-dagar, the Dog days; Banda-dagr, Vincula Petri; Höfuð-dagr, Decap. Johannis; Geisla-dagr, Epiphany; Imbru-dagar, Ember days; Gang-dagar, ‘Ganging days,’ Rogation days; Dýri-dagr, Corpus Christi; etc.

4. of the week-days; the old names being Sunnu-d. or Drottins-d., Mána-d., Týs-d., Öðins-d., Þórs-d., Frjá-d., Laugar-d. or Þvátt-d. It is hard to understand how the Icel. should be the one Teut. people that have disused the old names of the week-days; but so it was, vide Jóns S. ch. 24; fyrir bauð hann at eigna daga vitrum mönnum heiðnum, svá sem at kalla Týrsdag Óðinsdag, eðr Þórsdag, ok svá um alla vikudaga, etc., Bs. i. 237, cp. 165. Thus bishop John (died A. D. 1121) caused them to name the days as the church does (Feria sccunda, etc.); viz. Þriði-d. or Þriðju-d., Third-day = Tuesday, Rb. 44, K. Þ. K. 100, Ísl. ii. 345; Fimti-d., Fifth-day—Thursday, Rb. 42, Grág. i. 146, 464, 372, ii. 248, Nj. 274; Föstu-d., Fast-day = Friday; Miðviku-d., Midweek-day = Wednesday, was borrowed from the Germ. Mittwoch; throughout the 12th and 13th centuries, however, the old and new names were used indiscriminately. The question arises whether even the old names were not imported from abroad (England); certainly the Icel. of heathen times did not reckon by weeks; even the word week (vika) is probably of eccl. Latin origin (vices, recurrences). It is curious that the Scandinavian form of Friday, old Icel. Frjádagr, mod. Swed.-Dan. Fredag, is A. S. in form; ‘Frjá-,’ ‘Fre-,’ can hardly be explained but from A. S. Freâ-, and would be an irregular transition from the Norse form Frey. The transition of ja into mod. Swed.-Dan. e is quite regular, whereas Icel. ey (in Frey) would require the mod. Swed.-Dan. ö or u sound. Names of weekdays are only mentioned in Icel. poems of the 11th century (Arnór, Sighvat); but at the time of bishop John the reckoning by weeks was probably not fully established, and the names of the days were still new to the people. 5. the day is in Icel. divided according to the position of the sun above the horizon; these fixed traditional marks are called dags-mörk, day-marks, and are substitutes for the hours of modern times, viz. ris-mál or miðr-morgun, dag-mál, há-degi, mið-degi or mið-mundi, nón, miðr-aptan, nátt-mál, vide these words. The middle point of two day-marks is called jafn-nærri-báðum, in modern pronunciation jöfnu-báðu, equally-near-both, the day-marks following in the genitive; thus in Icel. a man asks, hvað er fram orðið, what is the time? and the reply is, jöfnubáðu miðsmorguns og dagmála, half-way between mid-morning and day-meal, or stund til (to) dagmála; hallandi dagmál, or stund af ( past) dagmálum; jöfnu-báðu hádegis og dagmúla, about ten or half-past ten o’clock, etc. Those day-marks are traditional in every farm, and many of them no doubt date from the earliest settling of the country. Respecting the division of the day, vide Pál Vídal. s. v. Allr dagr til stefnu, Finnus Johann., Horologium Island., Eyktamörk Íslenzk (published at the end of the Rb.), and a recent essay of Finn Magnusson.

II. denoting a term, but only in compounds, dagi, a, m., where the weak form is used, cp. ein-dagi, mál-dagi, bar-dagi, skil-dagi.

III. jis a pr. name, Dagr, (freq.); in this sense the dat. is Dag, not Degi, cp. Óðinn léði Dag (dat.) geirs síns, Sæm. 114.

COMPDS: dagatal, dagsbrun, dagshelgi, dagsljós, dagsmark, dagsmegin, dagsmunr.

user, owner.

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► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 user

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- ria masculino, femenino user

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= client, customer, enquirer [inquirer, -USA], information seeker, inquirer [enquirer, -UK], patron, requester [requestor], searcher, user, library user.

Ex. Regular monthly outputs can be supplied, or other arrangements can be made to suit the client.

Ex. New data base items are sent to customers on magnetic tape.

Ex. Different enquirers might ask for this subject in quite different ways -- eg, is there anything on 'TV advertising of aluminium pressure-cookers'?.

Ex. Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.

Ex. In such instances the attitude and disposition of the inquirer is important.

Ex. The level of specificity that is desirable in any index is a function of the collection being indexed, its use and its patrons.

Ex. The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

Ex. 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. Users make suggestions for modifications and these are then channelled through a series of committees.

Ex. Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.

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* adaptable a las necesidades del usuario = customisable [customizable, -USA].

* a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.

* basado en el usuario = use-based, client-centred [client-centered, -USA].

* bibliotecario encargado de la formación de usuarios = instruction librarian.

* búsqueda por el usuario final = end-user searching.

* centrado en el usuario = customer focused [customer-focused], user-focused, user-centred [user-centered, -USA].

* círculo de usuarios = circle of users.

* comunidad de usuarios = user community.

* configurable por el usuario = user configurable.

* contador de usuarios = patron counter.

* creación de perfiles de usuario = user profiling.

* Declaración de los Derechos del Usuario = Library Bill of Rights.

* dedicado al usuario = user-related.

* definido por el usuario = user-defined.

* de servicio al usuario = client-serving.

* destinado a despertar el interés del usuario = highlight abstract.

* determinado por el usuario = customer driven [customer-driven].

* dirigido al usuario = user-orientated, client-directed, user-oriented, user-driven.

* diseñado para el usuario = human-oriented.

* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.

* estudio de usuario = reader survey, consumer survey, customer survey.

* estudio de usuarios = user study, marketing audit, user survey.

* estudio de usuarios de la biblioteca = library user study.

* etiquetado por el usuario = user tagging.

* evaluación de usuario = user rating.

* fácil de consultar por el usuario = browser-friendly.

* fichero de usuarios del sistema = system user file.

* formación de usuarios = information literacy, library instruction, information skills, library user education, bibliographic instruction (BI), user education, library user training, user instruction, user training, patron instruction, reader education.

* formador de usuarios = bibliographic instructor.

* garantía del usuario = user warrant.

* grupo de usuarios = user group, users' group, population served.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* guía del usuario = user guide.

* guiado por el usuario = customer driven [customer-driven].

* GUI (Interfaz Gráfico de Usuario) = GUI (Graphic User Interface).

* identificador de usuario = user ID.

* iniciado por el usuario = user-driven.

* interfaz de usuario = front end [front-end], user interface, front end system.

* interfaz de usuario final = end-user interface.

* interfaz usuario-sistema = user/system interface.

* manual de usuario = user manual.

* mostrador de atención al usuario = service area.

* motivado por el usuario = user-driven.

* nivel de satisfacción del usuario = user satisfaction.

* nombre de usuario = user ID, username, user's name.

* no usuario = non-user.

* orientado al usuario = user-related, human-oriented.

* orientado al usuario final = end-user oriented.

* orientado hacia el usuario = user-driven, user-centred [user-centered, -USA], client-based, client-centred [client-centered, -USA], client-driven, client-directed, client-oriented, customer focused [customer-focused], user-focused.

* pensado para el usuario = user-orientated, user-oriented, user-driven, human-oriented.

* perfil de interés del usuario = subject profile, user interest profile.

* petición de usuario = user request [users' request].

* política de usuarios = user policy.

* prestar un servicio a los usuarios = serve + patrons.

* servicios orientados hacia el usuario final = end-user services.

* servir a los usuarios = serve + patrons.

* software de interfaz de usuario = front end software, front-end computer software.

* sugerido por el usuario = user-driven.

* tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive technology.

* temas de interés de los usuarios = user interests.

* título buscado por el usuario = sought title.

* usuario a distancia = remote user.

* usuario al que va dirigido = target user, intended user.

* usuario asiduo = frequenter.

* usuario avanzado = advanced user, power user.

* usuario con discapacidades = disabled user.

* usuario conectado en línea = online user.

* usuario de Internet = Internet neighbour, netizen, clicker.

* usuario de la biblioteca = library user, library patron.

* usuario de la información = information browser.

* usuario del mundo de los negocios = business user.

* usuario discapacitado = disabled user.

* usuario en persona = walk-in user.

* usuario final = end user [end-user/enduser], ultimate consumer, ultimate reader, target user.

* usuario más antiguo = traditional.

* usuario particular = home user, domestic user, residential user.

* usuario problemático = problem patron.

* usuario público = public user.

* usuario que busca información = information searcher.

* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* usuario que hace uso del préstamo = borrower.

* usuario remoto = remote user.

* usuarios = clientele, constituent group, user population, user base, customer base.

* usuario satisfecho = satisfied user.

* usuarios finales = target user group, targeted audience.

* usuario tradicional = traditional.

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- ria masculino, femenino user

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user

los usuarios de los transportes públicos public transport users, users of public transport

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◊ - ria sustantivo masculino, femenino

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usuario, -a nm,f

user

usuario registrado registered user

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m, usuaria f INFOR user

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usuario, - ria n

: user

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usuario n user

1 race (humana).

raza humana human race

la raza blanca whites, white people

2 breed (animal).

de (pura) raza thoroughbred; (caballo) pedigree (perro)

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► nombre femenino

1 (rayo) ray, beam

2 (grieta) crack

► nombre femenino

1 race

2 (animal) breed

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de raza (perro) pedigree 2 (caballo) thoroughbred

raza humana human race

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1) race

2) breed, strain

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1) (=grupo étnico) race; [de animal] breed

2) (=estirpe) stock

1) (=grieta) crack, slit, fissure; [en tela] run

2) (=rayo) ray of light

3) Perú * (=descaro) cheek *

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1) ( etnia) race; (Agr, Zool) breed

2) (Per fam) ( descaro) nerve (colloq)

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= breed, people, race, strain.

Ex. He is one of the new breed of librarians, a person with traditional library training enhanced by formal training in mathematics and computer science.

Ex. For example, the Library of Congress established names of indigenous American and African peoples are very often derogatory corruptions of their real names.

Ex. Tradition may sanction the use of the word 'man' to mean the human race.

Ex. The dynamism of a continent-wide free society drawn from many strains depended on more people having access to more knowledge to be used in more ways = El dinamismo de una sociedad continental libre compuesta de muchas razas dependía de que un mayor número de personas tuviera acceso a un mayor conocimiento para que se utilizara de más formas diferentes.

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* a favor de la raza negra = pro-black [problack].

* cruce de razas = mixed breed.

* de raza = thoroughbred.

* dimensión de raza = racial dimension.

* en contra de la raza blanca = anti-white [antiwhite].

* en contra de la raza negra = antiblack [anti-black].

* escoria social de raza blanca = white trash.

* igualdad entre las razas = race equality.

* neutral desde el punto de vista de la raza = race-neutral.

* persona de raza blanca = white.

* persona de raza negra = black.

* raza cruzada = mixed breed.

* raza de ganado = breed of cattle.

* raza humana = humankind.

* raza humana, la = human race, the.

* ser de raza negra o de piel morena = be coloured.

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1) ( etnia) race; (Agr, Zool) breed

2) (Per fam) ( descaro) nerve (colloq)

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1 (etnia) race

2 ( Agr, Zool) breed

un perro de raza a pedigree dog

B ( Per fam) (descaro) nerve ( colloq), cheek ( BrE colloq)

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◊ un perro de raza a pedigree dog

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raza nf

1. [humana] race;

la raza humana the human race;

la raza blanca whites, white people

2. [animal] breed;

de (pura) raza [caballo] thoroughbred;

3. Méx Pey [populacho]

4. Méx Fam [grupo] gang, guys;

cuando llegué, la raza ya estaba instalada the guys were already there when I arrived

5. Perú [descaro] cheek, nerve

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1 humana race

2 de animal breed;

de raza pedigree atr

3 Méx fam

gente gang fam

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raza nf

1) : race

raza humana: human race

2) : breed, strain

de raza : thoroughbred, pedigreed

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raza n

1. (humana) race

2. (de animales) breed

Both traditional pre-Revolution regions and modern administrative regions usually take the definite article as in l’Alsace, la Champagne etc.:

= j’aime l’Alsace

= la Champagne est belle

For names which have a compound form, such as Midi-Pyrénées or Rhône-Alpes, it is safer to include the words la région:

= connaissez-vous la région Midi-Pyrénées?

For in and to, with feminine names and with masculine ones beginning with a vowel, use en without the definite article:

= vivre en Bourgogne

= aller en Bourgogne

= vivre en Anjou

= aller en Anjou

For in and to with masculine names beginning with a consonant, use dans le:

= vivre dans le Berry

= aller dans le Berry

For from with feminine names and with masculine ones beginning with a vowel, use de without the definite article:

= venir de Bourgogne

= venir d’Anjou

For from with masculine names beginning with a consonant, use du:

= venir du Berry

These adjectives mean of X, as in the following ( where alsacien stands for any of them):

= un accent alsacien

= le costume alsacien

= les paysages alsaciens

= les traditions alsaciennes

= les villages alsaciens

These words can also be used as nouns, meaning a person from X ; in this case they are written with a capital letter:

= un Alsacien

= une Alsacienne

= les Alsaciens mpl

saving.

ahorros savings

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: ahorrar.

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► nombre masculino

1 saving

■ me supone un ahorro de 60 euros al mes it represents a saving of 60 euros a month

2 (cualidad) thrift

► nombre masculino plural ahorros

1 savings

■ tengo unos ahorros I have some savings

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caja de ahorros savings bank

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1) (=acto) [de dinero, energía, trabajo] saving

2) pl ahorros (=dinero) savings

3) (=cualidad) thrift

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a) ( acción) saving

b) ahorros masculino plural ( cantidad) savings (pl)

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= economy [economies, pl.], saving, cost saving [cost-saving], thrift, thriftiness.

Ex. In the interest of economy, and in order to avoid an overcomplex catalogue these rules recommend selective use of added entries.

Ex. Instead, a large scale saving of index entries is achieved by producing a general or blanket reference in some such form as the following: DICTIONARIES See names of individual subjects.

Ex. For many years, we have used the new technology to tinker with the existing system, to achieve cost savings in the backroom processes, and to produce paper products more cheaply and rapidly.

Ex. With his interest in the process of making something, the craftsman embodies the traditional work ethic, with his respect for people and his concern for quality and thrift.

Ex. Bubble and squeak is a triumph of thriftiness in that it uses leftover vegetables and meat.

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* ahorro de combustible = fuel saving.

* ahorro de dinero = savings in money.

* ahorro de energía = energy conservation, energy saving, savings in energy.

* ahorro de esfuerzo = savings in energy, savings in effort.

* ahorro de espacio = economy of space.

* ahorro de gastos = savings in costs.

* ahorro de personal = staff saving.

* ahorro de tiempo = time-saving [timesaving], economy of time, savings in time.

* ahorro energético = energy saving.

* ahorro en los costes = savings in costs.

* ahorros = savings, nest egg.

* ahorros considerables = economies of scale, scale economies.

* ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.

* ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.

* banco de ahorros mutualista = mutual savings bank.

* banco de ahorros mutuos = mutual savings bank.

* caja de ahorros = savings bank.

* campaña de ahorro = economy drive.

* cartilla de ahorros = passbook.

* cuenta de ahorro(s) = deposit account, savings account.

* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* echar mano a los ahorros = dip into + savings.

* estrategia de ahorro = saver.

* libreta de ahorros = passbook.

* medio de ahorro = economy measure.

* modo de ahorro de energía = power save mode.

* persona con ahorros = saver.

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a) ( acción) saving

b) ahorros masculino plural ( cantidad) savings (pl)

* * *

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1 (acción) saving

medidas para fomentar el ahorro measures to encourage saving

supone un gran ahorro de tiempo it saves a lot of time

le supuso un ahorro del 15% it saved him 15%, it meant a saving of 15%

2 ahorros mpl (cantidad) savings (pl)

tengo unos ahorros para cuando me jubile I have some money set aside o put by o I have some savings for when I retire

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1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

a) ‹ dinero› to save (oneself)

b) ( evitarse) ‹molestia/viaje› to save oneself

a) ( acción) saving

◊ ahorros sustantivo masculino plural ( cantidad) savings (pl)

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ahorro nm

1. [gasto menor] saving;

esta medida supone un ahorro de varios millones this measure means a saving of several millions;

medidas de ahorro energético energy-saving measures;

una campaña para fomentar el ahorro a campaign encouraging people to save;

este sistema es un ahorro de tiempo this system saves (you) time o is a time-saver

2.

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1 saving;

ahorro energético, ahorro de energía energy saving

ahorros pl savings pl ;

caja de ahorros savings bank

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ahorro nm

: saving

cuenta de ahorros: savings account

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ahorro n saving

1 to be heading for, to go to, to be bound for, to head for.

Me dirijo a Miami para la reunión I am heading for Miami for the meeting.

2 to address oneself to, to approach to talk to, to speak to, to address.

Me dirigiré a Ud. para esa petición I will address you for the request.

3 to head toward, to head.

Me dirijo al Norte I head North.

4 to be going to, to go to.

Me dirijo a comer I am going to eat.

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1) to address, speak to

2) head for, go towards

* * *

(v.) = aim at, check with, turn over to, turn to, make + Posesivo + way to, set off to, turn to, head for, reach out to, head off for/to

Ex. This paper describes research carried out into the use of an on-line bulletin board service aimed at those in the academic community who are interested in applying computing to teaching in the Arts and Humanities.

Ex. Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.

Ex. He should be able to turn over to his mechanism, just as confidently as he turns over the propelling of his car to the intricate mechanism under the hood.

Ex. First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules.

Ex. Alphabetical scatter means that related subjects are not found together, but are scattered according to the accident of their names; for instance, if we look under Zoology, we may be referred to Animals and having made our way to the other end of the catalogue we may find that really the heading we should have been looking for was Zebras.

Ex. But even with a cross reference the librarian or reader now has to go through all the entries at TEXTILE DESIGN in the hope of discovering an unknown number of books on Batik -- and then he has to note them before setting off to the broadly classified shelves.

Ex. We shall turn to this distinction very shortly.

Ex. Cataloguing, while changing direction, is heading for a secure future.

Ex. The main reason for providing such a service is to reach out to those users who would not visit the library if it offered traditional services only.

Ex. Things take a turn for the unexpected, however, when Herman suggests that the three of them head off for a beano by the sea.

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1 weak, dim, faint, feeble.

Toda esa situación pinta mal This whole situation looks bad.

2 atonic.

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► adjetivo

1 (persona) weak, feeble

■ está aún muy débil para caminar he's still too weak to walk

2 (ruido) faint; (luz) dim, feeble

3 LINGÚÍSTICA weak

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 weak person

► nombre masculino plural los débiles

1 the weak

\

débil mental mentally retarded person, mentally deficient person

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1) weak

2) faint

3) feeble

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1. ADJ

1) [persona] [gen] weak; [extremadamente] feeble; [por mala salud o avanzada edad] frail

2) [carácter] weak; [esfuerzo] feeble, half-hearted

3) (=poco intenso) [voz, ruido] faint; [luz] dim

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a) < persona> ( físicamente) weak; ( falto de - firmeza) soft; (- voluntad) weak; <economía/ejército/gobierno> weak

b) <sonido/voz> faint; < moneda> weak; < argumento> weak; < excusa> feeble, lame; < luz> dim, faint

c) <sílaba/vocal> unstressed, weak

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= powerless, flimsy [flimsier -comp., flimsiest -sup.], shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], fragile, spineless, feeble, effete, faint, frail, feckless, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], weakling, runt, nesh, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], boneless.

Ex. In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.

Ex. Many paperbacks actually stand up to this usage better than the flimsy hardback covers now being produced.

Ex. The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.

Ex. Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.

Ex. The material which carries the message is fragile.

Ex. To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.

Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.

Ex. Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.

Ex. As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.

Ex. Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.

Ex. The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.

Ex. Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.

Ex. According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.

Ex. Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.

Ex. Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.

Ex. Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.

Ex. By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.

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* alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].

* débil de salud = poor health.

* débiles, los = little guy, the.

* en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.

* eslabón débil = weak link.

* hacerse el débil = sandbagging.

* luz débil = glimmer.

* más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.

* más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.

* punto débil = blind spot, weak link.

* punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.

* ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.

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a) < persona> ( físicamente) weak; ( falto de - firmeza) soft; (- voluntad) weak; <economía/ejército/gobierno> weak

b) <sonido/voz> faint; < moneda> weak; < argumento> weak; < excusa> feeble, lame; < luz> dim, faint

c) <sílaba/vocal> unstressed, weak

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1 ‹persona› (físicamente) weak; (falto de — firmeza) soft; (— voluntad) weak; ‹economía/ejército/gobierno› weak

es de complexión débil she has a very weak constitution

aún está débil he's still weak

es muy débil de carácter he has a very weak character

sexo

2 ‹sonido/voz› faint; ‹moneda› weak; ‹corriente› weak; ‹argumento› weak; ‹excusa› feeble, lame

da una luz muy débil it gives out a very dim o feeble o weak light

3 ( Ling) ‹sílaba/vocal› unstressed, weak

los débiles the weak

es un débil mental ( fam); he's soft in the head ( colloq)

eres un debilucho ( fam); you're a wimp ( colloq)

los económicamente débiles ( frml); those on low incomes

* * *

a) ‹persona/economía/gobierno› weak

b) ‹sonido/voz› faint;

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♦ adj

1. [persona] [sin fuerzas] weak;

de constitución débil prone to illness, sickly;

débil de carácter of weak character

2. [voz, sonido] faint;

una débil mejoría a slight improvement;

una débil brisa movía las cortinas a slight breeze moved the curtains

3. [país, gobierno, moneda] weak;

4. [sílaba] unstressed

5. [vocal] weak [i, u]

♦ nmf

weak person;

ser un débil to be weak;

una enfermedad que ataca a los más débiles a disease which attacks the weakest o most vulnerable

* * *

adj weak

* * *

débil adj

: weak, feeble

♦ débilmente adv

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débil adj

1. (en general) weak

2. (ruido) faint

3. (luz) dim [comp. dimmer; superl. dimmest]

1 economy, saving, sparingness, thrift.

2 economics.

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► nombre femenino

1 (administración) economy

2 (ciencia) economics

3 (ahorro) economy, saving

4 (moderación) economy, thrift, thriftiness

► nombre femenino plural economías

1 savings

\

hacer economías to economize

economía de libre mercado free market economy

economía de mercado market economy

economía doméstica housekeeping

economía sumergida black economy

* * *

1) economy

2) economics

* * *

1) [gen] economy

2) (=estudio) economics sing

3) (=ahorro) economy, saving

4) (tb: (Ministerio de) Economía (y Hacienda)) Ministry of Finance, Treasury Department (EEUU)

* * *

1) ( ciencia) economics

- economía doméstica

- economía política

2) ( de país) economy

- economía de mercado

3) ( ahorro)

- economías de escala

4) (de persona, familia) finances (pl)

* * *

= economics, economy [economies, pl.], saving, inexpensiveness, thrift.

Ex. The social sciences class, 300, subsumes economics, Politics, Law and Education.

Ex. In the interest of economy, and in order to avoid an overcomplex catalogue these rules recommend selective use of added entries.

Ex. Instead, a large scale saving of index entries is achieved by producing a general or blanket reference in some such form as the following: DICTIONARIES See names of individual subjects.

Ex. Applications of bibliographic data conversion warrant serious consideration given their availability and inexpensiveness.

Ex. With his interest in the process of making something, the craftsman embodies the traditional work ethic, with his respect for people and his concern for quality and thrift.

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* controlar la economía = control + the purse strings.

* economía agrícola = agricultural economy.

* economía avanzada = advanced economy.

* economía basada en el conocimiento = knowledge driven economy.

* economía de gestión = managerial economics.

* economía de la información = information economy.

* economía del conocimiento = knowledge economy.

* economía de mercado = market economy, market economics.

* economía de negocios = managerial economics.

* economía de subsistencia = subsistence economy.

* economía electrónica = e-economy (electronic economy), e-conomy (electronic economy).

* economía emergente = emerging economy.

* economía empresarial = business economics, managerial economics.

* economía en vías de desarrollo = transitional economy, developing economy.

* economía gerencial = managerial economics.

* economía internacional = international economy.

* economía mundial, la = world economy, the.

* economía personal = personal finance.

* economía rural = rural economy.

* economia sumergida = informal economy, underground economy.

* estimular la economía = stimulate + the economy, spur + the economy.

* incentivar la economía = stimulate + the economy.

* inyectar dinero en la economía = pump + money into the economy.

* Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda = Lord Chancellor's Office.

* Ministro de Economía = Chancellor of the Exchequer.

* prensa de economía, la = business press, the.

* * *

1) ( ciencia) economics

- economía doméstica

- economía política

2) ( de país) economy

- economía de mercado

3) ( ahorro)

- economías de escala

4) (de persona, familia) finances (pl)

* * *

* * *

A (ciencia) economics

health economics

home economics, domestic science

political economy

B (de un país) economy

una economía floreciente/débil/en desarrollo a flourishing/weak/developing economy

free market economy

knowledge economy

market economy

planned o controlled economy

tiger economy

black economy

mixed economy

black economy

planned economy

( Esp) black economy, underground economy ( AmE)

(ahorro): tenemos que hacer economías we have to make economies o to economize o to save money o to make savings

es una falsa economía it's a false economy

expresó sus ideas con economía de palabras she expressed her ideas succinctly o concisely

fpl economies of scale

D (de una persona, familia) finances (pl)

* * *

a) ( ciencia) economics

b) ( de país) economy;

◊ economía de (libre) mercado (free) market economy

c) ( ahorro):

◊ hacer economías to economize

d) (de persona, familia) finances (pl)

* * *

economía nf

1. [actividad productiva] economy;

la economía mundial the global o world economy

economía dirigida command economy;

economía doméstica housekeeping;

economía de empresa enterprise economy;

economía de libre empresa enterprise economy;

economía de libre mercado free-market economy;

economía de mercado market economy;

economía mixta mixed economy;

economía planificada planned economy;

economía social de mercado social market economy;

economía socialista socialist economy;

economía de subsistencia subsistence economy;

economía sumergida black economy, hidden

2. [ciencia, estudio] economics [singular]

economía de empresas business economics;

economía familiar home economics;

economía política political economy

3. [situación económica] [de persona, familia] finances

4. [ahorro] saving;

por economía de espacio to save space;

hacer algo con gran economía de medios to do sth with the optimum use of resources;

hacer economías to economize o make economies

* * *

1 economy;

hacer economías economize, make economies

2 ciencia economics sg

* * *

economía nf

1) : economy

2) : economics

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economía n

1. (de un país) economy [pl. economies]

2. (estudios) economics

1 big, large.

este traje me está o me queda grande this suit is too big for me

un gran artista a great artist

el gran favorito the firm favorite

una gran figura a big name

una gran parte de mi trabajo implica… a large part of my job involves…

una gran responsabilidad a heavy responsibility

a lo grande in a big way, in style

grandes almacenes department store

gran angular (photography) wide-angle lens

Gran Bretaña Great Britain

el Gran Cañón the Grand Canyon

gran danés great Dane

gran éxito smash (hit) (disco, libro)

los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes

la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China)

el gran público the general public

gran superficie (commerce) hypermarket (peninsular Spanish)

2 old (de edad). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)

3 fantastic(informal). ( River Plate)

4 magnus, Mag, magnum.

5 grand, formidable, majestical, stately.

grandee (noble).

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► adjetivo

1 (tamaño) large, big

■ esta casa es demasiado grande para ellos dos this house is too big for the two of them

2 (fuerte, intenso) great

■ su partida les produjo una pena muy grande his departure caused them great sorrow

3 (mayor) grown-up, old, big

► nombre masculino

1 (de elevada jerarquía) great

\

a lo grande on a grand scale, in a big way

estar grande una cosa a alguien to be too big on somebody

pasarlo en grande familiar to have a great time

vivir a lo grande figurado to live in style

Grande de España grandee Table 1 NOTA See also gran/Table 1

* * *

1) big

2) large

3) great

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [de tamaño] big, large; [de estatura] big, tall; [número, velocidad] high, great

- a lo grande

- quedarle algo grande a algn

- pasarlo en grande

2) (=importante) [artista, hazaña] great; [empresa] big

3) (=mucho, muy) great

4) [en edad]

5)

2. SMF

1) (=personaje importante)

2) LAm (=adulto) adult

3. SF

1) Arg [de lotería] first prize, big prize

2) And ** (=cárcel) clink **, jail

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adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]

1)

a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big

b) ( en demasía) too big

2) ( alto) tall

3) (Geog)

4) ( en edad)

5) (delante del n)

a) (notable, excelente) great

b) ( poderoso) big

6)

a) (en intensidad, grado) great

b) ( uso enfático)

7)

a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

b) ( elevado)

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- grandes almacenes

- gran danés

- Gran Guerra

- gran ópera

- Gran Premio

- gran público

masculino, femenino

1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name

2)

a) ( mayor)

b) ( adulto)

•

- Grande de España

* * *

= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.

Ex. If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.

Ex. Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.

Ex. Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.

Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.

Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.

Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.

Ex. Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.

Ex. In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.

Ex. Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.

Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex. Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.

Ex. It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.

Ex. There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.

Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.

Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.

Ex. Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.

Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex. I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.

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* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* bastante grande = largish.

* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.

* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* con una gran cultura = well-read.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* con una gran tradición = long-standing.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* demasiado grande = oversized.

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.

* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.

* extra grande = extra-large.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* gran aumento = heavy increase.

* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.

* gran belleza = scenic beauty.

* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

* gran calidad = high standard.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* gran categoría = high standard.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* gran danés = Great Dane.

* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.

* grandes almacenes = department store.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.

* gran ducado = grand-duchy.

* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* gran mentira = big fat lie.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* gran número de = great numbers of.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* gran placer = great pleasure.

* gran potencia = great power.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* gran titular = headline banner.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.

* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.

* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* más grande = greater.

* muy grande = big time.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* taza grande = mug.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.

* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.

* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.

* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

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adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]

1)

a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big

b) ( en demasía) too big

2) ( alto) tall

3) (Geog)

4) ( en edad)

5) (delante del n)

a) (notable, excelente) great

b) ( poderoso) big

6)

a) (en intensidad, grado) great

b) ( uso enfático)

7)

a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

b) ( elevado)

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- grandes almacenes

- gran danés

- Gran Guerra

- gran ópera

- Gran Premio

- gran público

masculino, femenino

1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name

2)

a) ( mayor)

b) ( adulto)

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- Grande de España

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