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1 gear
gear [gɪə(r)]1 noun(a) (UNCOUNT) (accessories, equipment → for photography, camping) equipement m, matériel m; (→ for manual work) outils mpl, matériel m; (→ for household) ustensiles mpl;∎ he brought along all his skiing gear il a apporté tout son équipement ou toutes ses affaires de ski;∎ he arrived with all his gear (his belongings) il est arrivé avec tout son attirail;∎ gardening gear matériel m de jardinage∎ she was in her jogging/swimming gear elle était en (tenue de) jogging/en maillot de bain∎ I like the gear j'aime bien les fringues(e) (UNCOUNT) (apparatus) mécanisme m, dispositif m(f) (in car, on bicycle) vitesse f;∎ out of gear (car) au point mort;∎ use or engage low gear (sign) utiliser le frein moteur, rétrograder;∎ put the car in gear passez une vitesse;∎ to be in first/second gear être en première/seconde;∎ American figurative to get into gear se magner;∎ figurative I'm back in gear again now c'est reparti pour moi maintenant;∎ we're not operating in top gear nous ne sommes pas à notre maximum ou au top de notre forme;∎ British very familiar get your arse in gear! remue-toi!∎ the army was not geared for modern warfare l'armée n'était pas prête pour la guerre moderne;∎ her work schedule is geared to fit in with her holiday plans son programme de travail concorde avec ses projets de vacances;∎ the government's policies were not geared to cope with an economic recession la politique mise en place par le gouvernement n'était pas prévue pour faire face à une récession économique;∎ the city's hospitals were not geared to cater for such an emergency les hôpitaux de la ville n'étaient pas équipés pour répondre à une telle situation d'urgence∎ salaries are geared to the cost of living les salaires sont indexés au coût de la vie►► gear change changement m de vitesse;gear lever levier m (de changement) de vitesse;gear ratio rapport m du changement de vitesse;gear shift American Cars levier m (de changement) de vitesse; (on bicycle) changement m de vitesse;gear stick levier m (de changement) de vitesse;gear wheel roue f dentée, pignon m(b) Technology démultiplier∎ to be geared up être paré ou fin prêt;∎ the sprinters were all geared up and ready to go les sprinters étaient fin prêts à partir;∎ businesses were getting geared up for the single European market les entreprises se préparaient en vue du marché unique européen;∎ she'd geared herself up to meet them elle s'était mise en condition pour les rencontrer(b) (increase) augmenter;∎ we must gear up production to meet the demand il nous faut augmenter la production pour faire face à la demande -
2 gear
(link) indexer;∎ salaries are geared to the cost of living les salaires sont indexés au coût de la vie∎ the company is geared up for expansion la société est orientée vers l'expansion(b) (increase) augmenter;∎ we must gear up production to meet the demand il nous faut augmenter la production pour faire face à la demande -
3 necesidad
f.1 need.tenemos una urgente necesidad de espacio we are in urgent need of more spacede (primera) necesidad essentialno hay necesidad de algo there's no need for somethingno hay necesidad de hacer algo there's no need to do somethingtener necesidad de algo to need somethingobedecer a la necesidad (de) to arise from the need (to)2 necessity.por necesidad out of necessityuna herida mortal de necesidad a fatal wound3 hunger (hambre).pasar necesidades to suffer hardship* * *1 necessity, need2 (hambre) hunger3 (pobreza) poverty, want\de necesidad essentialhacer sus necesidades familiar to relieve oneselfno hay necesidad de... there's no need to...pasar necesidades to be in need, suffer hardship* * *noun f.1) need, necessity2) poverty, want* * *SF1) (=urgencia)a)• la necesidad de algo — the need for sth
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la necesidad de hacer algo — the need to do sthse habló de la necesidad de encontrar una nueva vía de diálogo — the need to find a new approach to the talks was discussed
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tener necesidad de algo — to need sthtienen necesidad urgente de ayuda alimenticia — they urgently need food aid, they are in urgent need of food aid
con la nueva tarjeta bancaria no tendrá necesidad de llevar dinero — with the new bank card you won't need to carry money with you
y ¿qué necesidad tienes de irte a un hotel habiendo camas en casa? — why would you need to go to a hotel when there are spare beds at home?
b)• de necesidad, en caso de necesidad — in an emergency
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artículos o productos de primera necesidad — basic essentials, staple itemsc)• por necesidad, tuve que aprenderlo por necesidad — I had to learn it out of necessity
el que se llame John no significa que tenga que ser inglés por necesidad — the fact that he is called John does not necessarily mean that he is English
d)• sin necesidad, no corra riesgos sin necesidad — don't take unnecessary risks
podemos llegar a un acuerdo sin necesidad de que intervenga el director — we can come to an agreement without any need for the director to intervene
ahora podemos ir de compras sin necesidad de movernos de casa — now we can go shopping without needing to leave the house
e) (=cosa necesaria) [personal] need; [objetiva] necessitypara un representante un coche no es un lujo, es una necesidad — for a sales rep, a car is not a luxury, it's a necessity
2) (=pobreza) need3) (=apuro) tight spot4) pl necesidadesa) (=privaciones) hardships•
pasar necesidades — to suffer hardship o hardshipsb)* * *1)a) (urgencia, falta) needen caso de necesidad — if necessary, if need be
la necesidad hace maestros or aguza el ingenio — necessity is the mother of invention
b) ( cosa necesaria) necessity, essential2) ( pobreza) poverty, need3) necesidades femenino plurala) ( requerimientos) needs (pl), requirements (pl)b) ( privaciones) hardshipc)hacer sus necesidades — (euf) to relieve oneself (euph)
* * *= necessity, need, requirement, want, exigency, urge, necessity.Ex. The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.Ex. The most appropriate type of abstract must be chosen in accordance with the requirements of each individual application.Ex. Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.Ex. The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.Ex. The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.Ex. Books may be useful to many people, but it is by no means common for them to be necessities.----* adaptable a las necesidades del usuario = customisable [customizable, -USA].* adaptar a las necesidades de = tailor to + the needs of, gear to + the needs of.* adaptar a una necesidad = time to + need, suit + requirement.* adaptarse a una necesidad = suit + need.* adecuar a una necesidad = suit + purpose, tailor to + demand.* ahorrarse la necesidad de = circumvent + the need to.* amoldarse a las necesidades de = bend to + the needs of.* análisis de necesidades = needs assessment, needs analysis.* apoyar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).* atender a una necesidad = meet + need, speak to + need.* atender las necesidades = provide for + needs.* atender una necesidad = address + need, cover + requirement, fulfil + requirement, serve + need.* comprobación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.* comprobar las necesidades económicas = means test.* confirmar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).* cuando le surja la necesidad = at + Posesivo + time of need.* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.* cubrir las necesidades de = provide for.* cubrir una necesidad = cover + need, meet + need, serve + need, fill + need, fulfil + need, speak to + need.* defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.* defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.* diagnosticar las necesidades de = diagnose + needs.* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.* eliminar la necesidad de = remove + the need for.* eludir la necesidad de = bypass + the need (for).* estrategia para enfrentarse a las necesidades diarias = coping strategy, coping skill.* estudiar una necesidad = analyse + need.* evaluación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.* evaluación de necesidades = needs assessment.* evaluar las necesidades económicas = means test.* existir una necesidad de = there + be + call for.* hacer frente a una necesidad = meet + need, serve + need.* hacer + Posesivo + necesidades = relieve + Reflexivo, go + potty.* hacer que Algo sea pertinente a las necesidades de Algo o Alguien = make + Nombre + relevant to.* insistir en la necesidad de = insist on + the necessity of, insist on + the need for.* justificar la necesidad de = justify + the case for.* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention, necessity is the mother of invention.* librar de la necesidad de = relieve of + the necessity of, relieve of + the need to.* necesidad apremiante = desperate need.* necesidad corporal = bodily function.* necesidad de información = information need.* necesidad económica = economic necessity, economic need.* necesidades de espacio = space requirements.* necesidad extrema = dire need.* necesidad humana = human need.* necesidad imperiosa = desperate need.* necesidad informativa = information need.* necesidad urgente = desperate need, urgent need.* necesidad visceral = visceral need.* niño con necesidades especiales = special needs child.* no tener la necesidad de usar Algo = have + no use for.* orientado hacia unas necesidades = need oriented.* plantear la necesidad = articulate + the need.* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.* prever una necesidad = project + need.* producto de la necesidad = born of necessity.* provisiones de primera necesidad = basic provisions, basic goods.* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas = means-tested.* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.* recalcar la necesidad = stress + the need.* regla de la necesidad = purpose rule.* resaltar la necesidad = stress + the need.* resaltar la necesidad de = imprint + the need for.* resolver una necesidad = address + requirement.* responder a una necesidad = address + need.* satisfacer las necesidades = provide for + needs.* satisfacer las necesidades de = provide for.* satisfacer una necesidad = match + need, match + requirement, meet + need, meet + requirement, satisfy + need, satisfy + requirement, accommodate + need, fulfil + need.* sentir la necesidad de = feel + need for, feel + the need to, get + the urge to.* sin necesidad de ello = gratuitous, gratuitously.* sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.* surgir una necesidad = need + arise.* tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive technology.* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.* verse en la necesidad = be constrained to.* verse en la necesidad de = be left with the need to.* verse en la necesidad urgente de = be hard pressed.* * *1)a) (urgencia, falta) needen caso de necesidad — if necessary, if need be
la necesidad hace maestros or aguza el ingenio — necessity is the mother of invention
b) ( cosa necesaria) necessity, essential2) ( pobreza) poverty, need3) necesidades femenino plurala) ( requerimientos) needs (pl), requirements (pl)b) ( privaciones) hardshipc)hacer sus necesidades — (euf) to relieve oneself (euph)
* * *= necessity, need, requirement, want, exigency, urge, necessity.Ex: The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.
Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.Ex: The most appropriate type of abstract must be chosen in accordance with the requirements of each individual application.Ex: Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.Ex: Books may be useful to many people, but it is by no means common for them to be necessities.* adaptable a las necesidades del usuario = customisable [customizable, -USA].* adaptar a las necesidades de = tailor to + the needs of, gear to + the needs of.* adaptar a una necesidad = time to + need, suit + requirement.* adaptarse a una necesidad = suit + need.* adecuar a una necesidad = suit + purpose, tailor to + demand.* ahorrarse la necesidad de = circumvent + the need to.* amoldarse a las necesidades de = bend to + the needs of.* análisis de necesidades = needs assessment, needs analysis.* apoyar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).* atender a una necesidad = meet + need, speak to + need.* atender las necesidades = provide for + needs.* atender una necesidad = address + need, cover + requirement, fulfil + requirement, serve + need.* comprobación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.* comprobar las necesidades económicas = means test.* confirmar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).* cuando le surja la necesidad = at + Posesivo + time of need.* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.* cubrir las necesidades de = provide for.* cubrir una necesidad = cover + need, meet + need, serve + need, fill + need, fulfil + need, speak to + need.* defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.* defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.* diagnosticar las necesidades de = diagnose + needs.* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.* eliminar la necesidad de = remove + the need for.* eludir la necesidad de = bypass + the need (for).* estrategia para enfrentarse a las necesidades diarias = coping strategy, coping skill.* estudiar una necesidad = analyse + need.* evaluación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.* evaluación de necesidades = needs assessment.* evaluar las necesidades económicas = means test.* existir una necesidad de = there + be + call for.* hacer frente a una necesidad = meet + need, serve + need.* hacer + Posesivo + necesidades = relieve + Reflexivo, go + potty.* hacer que Algo sea pertinente a las necesidades de Algo o Alguien = make + Nombre + relevant to.* insistir en la necesidad de = insist on + the necessity of, insist on + the need for.* justificar la necesidad de = justify + the case for.* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention, necessity is the mother of invention.* librar de la necesidad de = relieve of + the necessity of, relieve of + the need to.* necesidad apremiante = desperate need.* necesidad corporal = bodily function.* necesidad de información = information need.* necesidad económica = economic necessity, economic need.* necesidades de espacio = space requirements.* necesidad extrema = dire need.* necesidad humana = human need.* necesidad imperiosa = desperate need.* necesidad informativa = information need.* necesidad urgente = desperate need, urgent need.* necesidad visceral = visceral need.* niño con necesidades especiales = special needs child.* no tener la necesidad de usar Algo = have + no use for.* orientado hacia unas necesidades = need oriented.* plantear la necesidad = articulate + the need.* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.* prever una necesidad = project + need.* producto de la necesidad = born of necessity.* provisiones de primera necesidad = basic provisions, basic goods.* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas = means-tested.* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.* recalcar la necesidad = stress + the need.* regla de la necesidad = purpose rule.* resaltar la necesidad = stress + the need.* resaltar la necesidad de = imprint + the need for.* resolver una necesidad = address + requirement.* responder a una necesidad = address + need.* satisfacer las necesidades = provide for + needs.* satisfacer las necesidades de = provide for.* satisfacer una necesidad = match + need, match + requirement, meet + need, meet + requirement, satisfy + need, satisfy + requirement, accommodate + need, fulfil + need.* sentir la necesidad de = feel + need for, feel + the need to, get + the urge to.* sin necesidad de ello = gratuitous, gratuitously.* sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.* surgir una necesidad = need + arise.* tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive technology.* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.* verse en la necesidad = be constrained to.* verse en la necesidad de = be left with the need to.* verse en la necesidad urgente de = be hard pressed.* * *A1 (urgencia, falta) needen caso de necesidad me lo prestará she'll lend it to me if necessary o if need beuna imperiosa necesidad an urgent o a pressing needtengo necesidad de unas vacaciones I'm in need of o I need a break¿qué necesidad hay de decírselo? do we/you have to tell her?, is there any need to tell her?no hay necesidad de que se entere there's no need for her to knowsubrayó la necesidad de que permaneciera secreto he emphasized the need for it to remain secrethacer de la necesidad virtud to make a virtue of necessityla necesidad tiene cara de hereje beggars can't be choosersla necesidad hace maestros or aguza el ingenio necessity is the mother of invention2 (cosa necesaria) necessity, essentialno es un lujo sino una necesidad it is not a luxury but a necessity o an essentialB (pobreza) poverty, needviven en la necesidad they live in poverty, they are very poor o needyla necesidad lo impulsó a robar he stole out of necessity o need, poverty drove him to stealsu muerte los dejó en la más absoluta necesidad his death left them in extreme povertyC(inevitabilidad): tienen que hacer transbordo en Irún por necesidad you have no alternative but to change trains at Irúnuna herida mortal de necesidad ( period); a fatal woundno podremos satisfacer sus necesidades we will be unable to meet your requirements o needs2 (privaciones) hardshipsufrieron or pasaron muchas necesidades they suffered a great deal of hardship3saca al perro a hacer sus necesidades take the dog out to do his business ( euph)se hace sus necesidades encima he dirties o soils himself ( euph)* * *
necesidad sustantivo femenino
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en caso de necesidad if necessary, if need be
2◊ necesidades sustantivo femenino plural
c)◊ hacer sus necesidades (euf) to relieve oneself (euph)
necesidad sustantivo femenino
1 necessity, need: sentí la necesidad de abrazarla, I felt the need to hug her
tengo necesidad de llorar, I need to cry
por necesidad, of necessity
2 (dificultad económica) hardship: pasan mucha necesidad, they suffer hardship
' necesidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acuciante
- caso
- haber
- primera
- primero
- remediar
- saciar
- satisfacer
- sueño
- apremiante
- artículo
- creciente
- cubrir
- por
- resaltar
- tener
English:
basic
- consuming
- crying
- demand
- desperate
- must
- necessity
- need
- neediness
- of
- overwhelming
- pinch
- requirement
- sore
- staple
- want
* * *necesidad nf1. [en general] need;discutieron la necesidad de detener la violencia they discussed the need to stop the violence;en esta oficina tenemos una urgente necesidad de espacio we are in urgent need of more space in this office;no veo la necesidad de darle un premio I don't see any reason to give him a prize;nos recordaron la necesidad de ser discretos they reminded us of the need for discretion;tener necesidad de algo to need sth;no hay necesidad de que se lo digas there's no need for you to tell her;obedecer a la necesidad (de) to arise from the need (to);necesidad perentoria urgent need;puedes hablarme, sin necesidad de gritar there's no need to shout;se puede comer sin necesidad de calentarlo previamente can be eaten cold, needs no preheating;de (primera) necesidad essential;un artículo de primera necesidad a basic commodity2. [obligación] necessity;por necesidad out of necessity;una herida mortal de necesidad a fatal wound3. [hambre] hunger;[pobreza] poverty, need;pasar necesidades to suffer hardship;la necesidad la obligó a mendigar poverty forced her to begya estoy harto de que los perros de los vecinos se hagan sus necesidades en la escalera I'm fed up of neighbours' dogs doing their business on the stairs* * *f1 need;en caso de necesidad if necessary;por necesidad out of necessity;hacer de la necesidad virtud make a virtue out of a necessityde primera necesidad essential3:hacer sus necesidades fam relieve o.s.4:pasar necesidades suffer hardship* * *necesidad nf1) : need, necessity2) : poverty, want3) necesidades nfpl: hardships4)hacer sus necesidades : to relieve oneself* * *1. (falta) need3. (pobreza) poverty -
4 aumentar
v.1 to increase, to rise.aumentar la producción to increase productionla lente aumenta la imagen the lens magnifies the imageme han aumentado el sueldo my salary has been raisedaumentó casi 10 kilos he put on almost 10 kilosaumentar de peso/tamaño to increase in weight/sizeaumentar de precio to go up o increase in priceel desempleo aumentó en un 4 por ciento unemployment rose o increased by 4 percentEl ejercicio aumenta el apetito Exercising increases the appetite.Aumentaron los gastos The expenses increased.Nos aumentaron las ganancias este año Our profits increased this year.2 to magnify, to amplify.El reportero aumentó la noticia The reporter magnified the news story.3 to enlarge.Vamos a aumentar la casa We will enlarge the house.4 to raise, to improve.El movimiento aumentó la temperatura Movement raised the temperature.5 to increase the size of, to enlarge.* * *1 to augment, increase (precios) to put up; (producción) to step up2 (óptica) to magnify3 (fotos) to enlarge4 (sonido) to amplify1 to rise, go up1 to increase, be on the increase (precios) to go up, rise* * *verb1) to increase2) raise* * *1. VT1) [+ tamaño] to increase; (Fot) to enlarge; (Ópt) to magnify2) [+ cantidad] to increase; [+ precio] to increase, put up; [+ producción] to increase, step upme van a aumentar el sueldo — they are going to increase o raise my salary
3) [+ intensidad] to increase4) (Elec, Radio) to amplify2. VI1) [tamaño] to increase2) [cantidad, precio, producción] to increase, go upel número de asesinatos ha aumentado en 200 — the number of killings has increased o gone up by 200
este semestre aumentó la inflación en un 2% — inflation has increased o gone up by 2% over the last 6 months
3) [intensidad] to increasela crispación política aumenta por momentos — political tension is increasing o rising by the moment
4)aumentar de peso — [objeto] to increase in weight; [persona] to put on o gain weight
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <precio/sueldo> to increase, raise; <cantidad/velocidad/tamaño> to increase; <producción/dosis> to increase, step up; dolor/miedo/tensión to increase2.el microscopio aumenta la imagen — the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image
aumentar vi temperatura/presión to rise; velocidad to increase; precio/producción/valor to increase, riseel niño aumentó 500 gramos — the child put on o gained 500 grams
aumentar de algo — de volumen/tamaño to increase in something
aumentó de peso — he put on o gained weight
* * *= accelerate, augment, become + large, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow + larger, increase, raise, rise, strengthen, accentuate, grow, add to, deepen, mushroom, intensify, wax, swell, pump up, bump up, step up, spike, crank up, ramp up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, amp up, turn up.Ex. In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.Ex. These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.Ex. If the number of categories becomes large, cross-references will be necessary between individual files.Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.Ex. Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.Ex. Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.Ex. As the system grows larger it's more difficult to maintain that control.Ex. Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.Ex. The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.Ex. If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.Ex. He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.Ex. However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.Ex. No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.Ex. In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.Ex. One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.Ex. The use of electronic mail systems has mushroomed in the last 5 years in industrialised nations.Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.Ex. Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.Ex. The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.Ex. Most librarians will admit that they could probably increase the use made of their lending libraries and bump up their annual loans by stocking more romances and thrillers and fewer serious novels, but they do not do this.Ex. The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.Ex. Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.Ex. Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.Ex. EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.Ex. The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.Ex. In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.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.----* aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.* aumentar de tamaño = grow in + size, grow + larger, increase in + size.* aumentar de valor = increase in + value.* aumentar el conocimiento = expand + Posesivo + knowledge, deepen + awareness.* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.* aumentar el esfuerzo = increase + effort.* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.* aumentar el presupuesto = add + monies to + budget.* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.* aumentar en número = grow in + numbers, increase in + numbers.* aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.* aumentar la experiencia = deepen + experience.* aumentar la productividad = increase + productivity, boost + Posesivo + productivity.* aumentar las diferencias entre... y = widen + the gap between... and.* aumentar las posibilidades = increase + the odds.* aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* aumentar las ventas = boost + sales.* aumentar la velocidad = grow + faster.* aumentar los costes = cost + rise.* aumentar los impuestos = increase + taxes.* aumentar los ingresos = boost + Posesivo + income.* aumentar rápidamente = snowball.* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.* estar aumentando = be on the increase.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <precio/sueldo> to increase, raise; <cantidad/velocidad/tamaño> to increase; <producción/dosis> to increase, step up; dolor/miedo/tensión to increase2.el microscopio aumenta la imagen — the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image
aumentar vi temperatura/presión to rise; velocidad to increase; precio/producción/valor to increase, riseel niño aumentó 500 gramos — the child put on o gained 500 grams
aumentar de algo — de volumen/tamaño to increase in something
aumentó de peso — he put on o gained weight
* * *= accelerate, augment, become + large, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow + larger, increase, raise, rise, strengthen, accentuate, grow, add to, deepen, mushroom, intensify, wax, swell, pump up, bump up, step up, spike, crank up, ramp up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, amp up, turn up.Ex: In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.
Ex: These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.Ex: If the number of categories becomes large, cross-references will be necessary between individual files.Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.Ex: Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.Ex: As the system grows larger it's more difficult to maintain that control.Ex: Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.Ex: The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.Ex: If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.Ex: He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.Ex: However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.Ex: No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.Ex: In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.Ex: One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.Ex: The use of electronic mail systems has mushroomed in the last 5 years in industrialised nations.Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.Ex: Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.Ex: The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.Ex: Most librarians will admit that they could probably increase the use made of their lending libraries and bump up their annual loans by stocking more romances and thrillers and fewer serious novels, but they do not do this.Ex: The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.Ex: Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.Ex: Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.Ex: EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.Ex: The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.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.* aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.* aumentar de tamaño = grow in + size, grow + larger, increase in + size.* aumentar de valor = increase in + value.* aumentar el conocimiento = expand + Posesivo + knowledge, deepen + awareness.* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.* aumentar el esfuerzo = increase + effort.* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.* aumentar el presupuesto = add + monies to + budget.* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.* aumentar en número = grow in + numbers, increase in + numbers.* aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.* aumentar la experiencia = deepen + experience.* aumentar la productividad = increase + productivity, boost + Posesivo + productivity.* aumentar las diferencias entre... y = widen + the gap between... and.* aumentar las posibilidades = increase + the odds.* aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* aumentar las ventas = boost + sales.* aumentar la velocidad = grow + faster.* aumentar los costes = cost + rise.* aumentar los impuestos = increase + taxes.* aumentar los ingresos = boost + Posesivo + income.* aumentar rápidamente = snowball.* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.* estar aumentando = be on the increase.* * *aumentar [A1 ]vt1 ‹precio› to increase, raise, put up; ‹sueldo› to increase, raise; ‹cantidad/velocidad/tamaño› to increase; ‹producción/dosis› to increase, step upel microscopio aumenta la imagen the microscope enlarges o magnifies the imageno hizo más que aumentar su dolor/miedo all it did was increase her pain/fearesto aumentó la tensión this added to o increased the tension2 ‹puntos› (en tejido) to increase■ aumentarvi«temperatura» to rise; «presión» to rise, increase; «velocidad» to increase; «precio/producción/valor» to increase, riseel niño aumentó 500 gramos the child put on o gained 500 gramssu popularidad ha aumentado his popularity has grown, he has gained in popularityel costo de la vida aumentó en un 3% the cost of living rose by 3%la dificultad de los ejercicios va aumentando the exercises get progressively more difficultaumentará el frío durante el fin de semana it will become colder over the weekendaumentar DE algo to increase IN sthaumentó de volumen/tamaño it increased in volume/sizeha aumentado de peso he's put on o gained weight* * *
aumentar ( conjugate aumentar) verbo transitivo
‹precio/sueldo› to increase, raiseb) (Opt) to magnify
verbo intransitivo [temperatura/presión] to rise;
[ velocidad] to increase;
[precio/producción/valor] to increase, rise;
aumentar de algo ‹de volumen/tamaño› to increase in sth;
aumentó de peso he put on o gained weight
aumentar
I verbo transitivo to increase
Fot to enlarge
Ópt to magnify
II vi (una cantidad) to go up, rise
(de valor) to appreciate
' aumentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alargar
- engordar
- explorar
- separar
- separarse
- doblar
- elevar
- multiplicar
- redoblar
English:
add to
- appreciate
- augment
- boost
- build up
- deepen
- efficiency
- enhance
- escalate
- gain
- grow
- heighten
- improve
- increase
- intensify
- jack up
- jump
- magnify
- mark up
- mount
- odds
- put up
- quantity
- raise
- rise
- snowball
- step up
- surge
- swell
- up
- add
- develop
- go
- put
- soar
- strengthen
* * *♦ vtto increase;aumentar la producción to increase production;los enfrentamientos aumentaron la tensión en la zona the clashes increased the tension in the zone;me han aumentado el sueldo my salary has been increased o raised;la lente aumenta la imagen the lens magnifies the image;aumentó casi 10 kilos he put on almost 10 kilos♦ vi[temperatura, precio, gastos, tensión] to increase, to rise; [velocidad] to increase;aumentar de tamaño to increase in size;aumentar de precio to go up o increase in price;el desempleo aumentó en un 4 por ciento unemployment rose o increased by 4 percent;con lo que come, no me sorprende que haya aumentado de peso it doesn't surprise me that he's put on weight, considering how much he eats* * *I v/t increase; precio increase, raise, put up* * *aumentar vtacrecentar: to increase, to raiseaumentar vi: to rise, to increase, to grow* * *aumentar vb1. (hacer subir) to increase / to raise
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