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1 improbable
adj.improbable, unlikely.* * *► adjetivo1 improbable, unlikely* * *adj.* * *ADJ improbable, unlikely* * *adjetivo unlikely, improbable* * *= improbable, unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].Ex. Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.Ex. This has led to some unlikely liaisons.Ex. If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.----* en el improbable caso de que = in the unlikely case (that).* extremadamente improbable = unlikely to the extreme.* * *adjetivo unlikely, improbable* * *= improbable, unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].Ex: Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.
Ex: This has led to some unlikely liaisons.Ex: If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.* en el improbable caso de que = in the unlikely case (that).* extremadamente improbable = unlikely to the extreme.* * *unlikely, improbable ser improbable QUE + SUBJ:es muy improbable que lo logre it's very unlikely o improbable that he'll manage it* * *
improbable adjetivo
unlikely, improbable
improbable adjetivo improbable, unlikely
' improbable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
difícil
English:
improbable
- unlikely
* * *improbable adjimprobable, unlikely;es improbable que lo consigamos we are unlikely to get it, it's unlikely that we'll get it* * *adj unlikely, improbable* * *improbable adj: improbable, unlikely* * * -
2 altamente + Adjetivo
(n.) = tightly + Adjetivo, wildly + AdjetivoEx. Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured.Ex. Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.* * *(n.) = tightly + Adjetivo, wildly + AdjetivoEx: Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured.
Ex: Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians. -
3 muy + Adjetivo
(adj.) = extremely + Adjetivo, grossly + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, severely + Adjetivo, tightly + Adjetivo, wildly + Adjetivo, extraordinarily + Adjetivo, incredibly + Adjetivo, ludicrously + Adjetivo, seriously + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo, not least + Adjetivo, heavily + Adjetivo, much + Adjetivo, mighty + Adjetivo, prohibitively + Adjetivo, sorely + Adjetivo, supremely + Adjetivo, vastly + Adjetivo, vitally + Adjetivo, immensely + Adjetivo, hugely + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo, most + Adjetivo, impressively + Adjetivo, bloody + AdjetivoEx. Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to information.Ex. It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.Ex. If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.Ex. Even an informative title is by nature of a title, succinct, and therefore severely limited in the quantity of information that can be conveyed.Ex. Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured.Ex. Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex. We also know that large catalogs are not only incredibly expensive to maintain, but are increasingly impossible to use.Ex. Perhaps it was a ludicrously inadequate expression of her profound surprise.Ex. The author's manuscript was seriously inadequate in this respect.Ex. For example, searching the databse for 'kidney circulation' without using the thesaurus yields disappointingly small results.Ex. Not least significant as a means of increasing the visibility of recorded knowledge is the progress made in the computerization of indexes, bibliographies etc and of library catalogues.Ex. Library services in the past have been far from neutral, indeed are heavily biased towards the literate middle class who form the bulk of library users.Ex. The control function is, in these cases, not one exercised by the bibliographer but by a political power much superior.Ex. A public library is a mighty good thing.Ex. Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.Ex. The article is entitled 'The ISBN: a good tool sorely misused'.Ex. Wood is not only a supremely abundant raw material, but it can also be made into a product which is second only to pure rag paper for appearance, strength, and durability.Ex. But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.Ex. One cannot study any aspect of the reference process without being made aware just how vitally dependent it is for its success on the librarian's personal qualities.Ex. The young librarian was immensely depressed as she pattered down the hall towards the mail room.Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex. People use a library significantly less than they say they do.Ex. Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.Ex. Therese Lawrence provides an impressively detailed list of categories of material fit for collection by libraries.Ex. I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour.* * *(adj.) = extremely + Adjetivo, grossly + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, severely + Adjetivo, tightly + Adjetivo, wildly + Adjetivo, extraordinarily + Adjetivo, incredibly + Adjetivo, ludicrously + Adjetivo, seriously + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo, not least + Adjetivo, heavily + Adjetivo, much + Adjetivo, mighty + Adjetivo, prohibitively + Adjetivo, sorely + Adjetivo, supremely + Adjetivo, vastly + Adjetivo, vitally + Adjetivo, immensely + Adjetivo, hugely + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo, most + Adjetivo, impressively + Adjetivo, bloody + AdjetivoEx: Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to information.
Ex: It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.Ex: If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.Ex: Even an informative title is by nature of a title, succinct, and therefore severely limited in the quantity of information that can be conveyed.Ex: Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured.Ex: Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex: We also know that large catalogs are not only incredibly expensive to maintain, but are increasingly impossible to use.Ex: Perhaps it was a ludicrously inadequate expression of her profound surprise.Ex: The author's manuscript was seriously inadequate in this respect.Ex: For example, searching the databse for 'kidney circulation' without using the thesaurus yields disappointingly small results.Ex: Not least significant as a means of increasing the visibility of recorded knowledge is the progress made in the computerization of indexes, bibliographies etc and of library catalogues.Ex: Library services in the past have been far from neutral, indeed are heavily biased towards the literate middle class who form the bulk of library users.Ex: The control function is, in these cases, not one exercised by the bibliographer but by a political power much superior.Ex: A public library is a mighty good thing.Ex: Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.Ex: The article is entitled 'The ISBN: a good tool sorely misused'.Ex: Wood is not only a supremely abundant raw material, but it can also be made into a product which is second only to pure rag paper for appearance, strength, and durability.Ex: But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.Ex: One cannot study any aspect of the reference process without being made aware just how vitally dependent it is for its success on the librarian's personal qualities.Ex: The young librarian was immensely depressed as she pattered down the hall towards the mail room.Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex: People use a library significantly less than they say they do.Ex: Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.Ex: Therese Lawrence provides an impressively detailed list of categories of material fit for collection by libraries.Ex: I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour. -
4 crear falsas ilusiones
(v.) = create + false illusionsEx. The American Library Association and others are making wildly improbable statements creating false illusions throughout the library world.* * *(v.) = create + false illusionsEx: The American Library Association and others are making wildly improbable statements creating false illusions throughout the library world.
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5 diplomado en biblioteconomía
(n.) = library school graduateEx. Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.* * *(n.) = library school graduateEx: Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.
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6 presunto
adj.presumed, prospective, pseudo, so-called.* * *► adjetivo1 presumed, alleged* * *(f. - presunta)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=supuesto) [gen] supposed, presumed; [criminal] suspected, allegedGómez, presunto implicado en... — Gómez, allegedly involved in...
2) [heredero] presumptive3) (=llamado) so-called* * *- ta adjetivo (delante del n) (frml) <asesino/terrorista> alleged (before n)* * *= alleged, prospective, so-called, reputed, presumptive, apparent.Ex. Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.Ex. The advocacy of title entry for serials implies an ideology which focuses on the publication as the principal object of interest of the prospective library user rather than the work conveyed by the book or publication.Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.Ex. Another doctor confirmed Karr's reputed plans for sex-change surgery.Ex. Thirty patients with a diagnosis of presumptive bacterial conjunctivitis were assessed in a randomized trial.Ex. Victim of an apparent assassination attempt, his face was left permanently disfigured and pockmarked.----* presunto heredero = heir presumptive [heiress presumptive].* * *- ta adjetivo (delante del n) (frml) <asesino/terrorista> alleged (before n)* * *= alleged, prospective, so-called, reputed, presumptive, apparent.Ex: Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.
Ex: The advocacy of title entry for serials implies an ideology which focuses on the publication as the principal object of interest of the prospective library user rather than the work conveyed by the book or publication.Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.Ex: Another doctor confirmed Karr's reputed plans for sex-change surgery.Ex: Thirty patients with a diagnosis of presumptive bacterial conjunctivitis were assessed in a randomized trial.Ex: Victim of an apparent assassination attempt, his face was left permanently disfigured and pockmarked.* presunto heredero = heir presumptive [heiress presumptive].* * *presunto -tapresentó una denuncia por presuntos malos tratos he presented an accusation of alleged ill treatmentCompuesto:presunto heredero, presunta herederamasculine, feminine heir apparent* * *
presunto
presunto,-a adjetivo
1 supposed
2 (un delincuente, criminal) alleged
' presunto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
presunta
- consignar
English:
alleged
- apparent
- detain
- so-called
- reputed
- so
- suspect
* * *presunto, -a adj[supuesto] presumed, supposed; [criminal] alleged, suspected;el presunto autor del asesinato the suspected perpetrator of the murder, the person alleged to have committed the murder* * *adj alleged, suspected* * *presunto, -ta adj: presumed, supposed, alleged♦ presuntamente adv -
7 supuesto2
2 = alleged, perceived, so-called, assumed, imagined, imaginary example, presumable, putative, reputed, presumptive, apparent.Ex. Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.Ex. The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.Ex. This article discusses the advantages of storing information on discs which have an assumed life span of 20 years.Ex. In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.Ex. An imaginary example for a distributed fact retrieval process, based on current tools and systems, is analysed in order to clarify the requirements of such an intermediary system.Ex. A study was made of 8 indexes and abstracts of presumable interest to students of communication.Ex. Not all putative delegates were able to attend the conference -- some, e.g., were refused visas.Ex. Another doctor confirmed Karr's reputed plans for sex-change surgery.Ex. Thirty patients with a diagnosis of presumptive bacterial conjunctivitis were assessed in a randomized trial.Ex. Victim of an apparent assassination attempt, his face was left permanently disfigured and pockmarked. -
8 supuesto
adj.supposed, hypothetical, assumed, alleged.m.supposition, assumption.past part.past participle of spanish verb: suponer.* * *1 (suposición) supposition, assumption2 (hipótesis) hypothesis————————1→ link=suponer suponer► adjetivo1 (que se supone) supposed, assumed2 (pretendido) so-called, self-styled1 (suposición) supposition, assumption2 (hipótesis) hypothesis\dar algo por supuesto,-a to take something for granteden el supuesto de que... supposing that...nombre supuesto assumed name* * *1. (f. - supuesta)adj.2. noun m.* * *1.PP de suponer2. ADJ1) (=falso) [nombre] assumed, false2) (=no demostrado) supposed3)¡por supuesto! — of course!
-¿puedo usar su teléfono? -¡por supuesto! — "can I use your phone?" - "of course (you can)!"
4)5)supuesto que — frm (=dando por sentado que) assuming; (=en caso de que) in the event of
3.SM (=hipótesis) assumption* * *I- ta adjetivoa) ( falso) falseel supuesto electricista — the so-called o supposed electrician
b) ( que se rumorea)c)¿lo sabías? - por supuesto que sí! — did you know? - of course I did!
IIdar algo por supuesto — to take something for granted
masculino suppositionen el supuesto de que tenga un accidente — should you have an accident, in the event of an accident
* * *I- ta adjetivoa) ( falso) falseel supuesto electricista — the so-called o supposed electrician
b) ( que se rumorea)c)¿lo sabías? - por supuesto que sí! — did you know? - of course I did!
IIdar algo por supuesto — to take something for granted
masculino suppositionen el supuesto de que tenga un accidente — should you have an accident, in the event of an accident
* * *supuesto11 = assumption, construct, presumption, presupposition [pre-supposition].Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
Ex: Often they use rather fancy words, such as 'theoretical models' or ' constructs' or 'paradigms' to describe what are, very frequently, no more than hypothetical ideas or categorisations which have little empirical evidence to back them up.Ex: Some of these presumptions have served only to perpetuate misconceptions of collection.Ex: Computers hold pre-defined and fixed presuppositions, whilst those of humans are unpredictable.* ¡por supuesto que no! = God forbid.* por supuesto = of course, surely, to be sure, certainly.* ¡por supuesto que no! = heaven forbid.* supuesto práctico = case.supuesto22 = alleged, perceived, so-called, assumed, imagined, imaginary example, presumable, putative, reputed, presumptive, apparent.Ex: Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.
Ex: The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.Ex: This article discusses the advantages of storing information on discs which have an assumed life span of 20 years.Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.Ex: An imaginary example for a distributed fact retrieval process, based on current tools and systems, is analysed in order to clarify the requirements of such an intermediary system.Ex: A study was made of 8 indexes and abstracts of presumable interest to students of communication.Ex: Not all putative delegates were able to attend the conference -- some, e.g., were refused visas.Ex: Another doctor confirmed Karr's reputed plans for sex-change surgery.Ex: Thirty patients with a diagnosis of presumptive bacterial conjunctivitis were assessed in a randomized trial.Ex: Victim of an apparent assassination attempt, his face was left permanently disfigured and pockmarked.* * *1 (falso) falseactuaba bajo un nombre supuesto he worked under a false o an assumed nameel supuesto electricista resultó ser un ladrón the so-called o supposed electrician proved to be a thief2(que se rumorea): la radio desmintió su supuesta muerte reports of his death were denied on the radiosu supuesta enfermedad her supposed illness3por supuesto of course¿vendrás? — ¡por supuesto! are you going to come? — of course!¿lo sabías? — ¡por supuesto que sí! did you know? — of course I did!dar algo por supuesto to take sth for grantedsuppositionsu teoría descansa en un supuesto fundamental his theory rests on one fundamental supposition¿y en el supuesto de que no acepten? and supposing they don't accept?, what if they don't accept?en el supuesto de que suceda alguna catástrofe in the event of a disasterpartiendo del supuesto de que no sabían nada working on the assumption that they knew nothingen el supuesto de que tenga un accidente should you have an accident, in the event of an accident* * *
Del verbo suponer: ( conjugate suponer)
supuesto es:
el participio
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suponer
supuesto
suponer ( conjugate suponer) verbo transitivo
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◊ supongamos que lo que dice es cierto let's suppose o assume what he says is true;
suponiendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes OKb) ( imaginar):
¿va a venir hoy? — supongo que sí is she coming today? — I should think so o I suppose so;
es de supuesto que se lo habrán dicho presumably o I should think he's been told;
se supone que empieza a las nueve it's supposed to start at nine
2 (significar, implicar) to mean;
supuesto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
el supuesto mendigo the supposed beggar
c)
dar algo por supuesto to take sth for granted
supuesto 2 sustantivo masculino
supposition
suponer verbo transitivo
1 (creer, imaginar) to suppose: supongamos que..., let's assume o suppose that...
supongo que me llamarán, I presume they're going to phone me
supongo que sí, I suppose so
se supone que acaba a las seis, it's supposed to finish at six
se supone que él es el entendido, he's supposed to be the expert
te suponía en París, I thought you were in Paris
2 (conllevar, significar) to mean, involve: no supone ningún riesgo, it doesn't involve any risk
(la amistad, el aprecio) to mean ➣ Ver nota en mean
♦ Locuciones: ser de suponer: es de suponer que se lo han contado, presumably o I would imagine she's been told
ser un suponer, to be conjecture
supuesto,-a
I adj pey (presumiendo: falsedad) ese supuesto artista, that so-called artist
(: inocencia) alleged
el supuesto asesino, the alleged murderer
II m (conjetura) assumption
en el supuesto de que, on the assumption that: en el supuesto de que te pregunten, supposing you are asked
♦ Locuciones: dar por supuesto, to take sthg for granted
por supuesto, of course
supuesto que, since, inasmuch that
' supuesto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dar
- supuesta
- partir
- presupuesto
English:
assumption
- boon
- course
- ostensible
- professed
- reputed
- so-called
- supposed
- would-be
- go
- means
- naturally
- so
- sure
- surely
* * *supuesto, -a♦ participiover suponer♦ adj1. [hipotético] supposed;[culpable, asesino] alleged;no se ha confirmado el supuesto ataque al corazón del presidente there has been no confirmation of the president's supposed o alleged heart attack2. [falso] false;actuó bajo un nombre supuesto he acted under a false o assumed name♦ nmsupposition, assumption;en el supuesto de que venga assuming (that) he comes;esto no es más que un supuesto this is no more than a supposition;en estos supuestos no es válido el principio general in these cases the general rule does not apply;partimos del supuesto de que todo va a salir bien we're working on the assumption that everything will turn out right;supuestos de cancelación grounds for cancellation♦ por supuesto loc advof course;¿te gusta? – por supuesto do you like it? – of course;¿la invitarás? – por supuesto que sí/no are you going to invite her? – of course I am/of course not;por supuesto que puedes venir of course you can come;por supuesto que si te deja de interesar, te puedes retirar of course if you lose interest, you can always back out;dar algo por supuesto to take sth for granted;doy por supuesto que te interesa I take it for granted that you're interested* * *I part → suponerII adj supposed, alleged;por supuesto of course;dar algo por supuesto take sth as readIII m assumption* * *supuesto, -ta adj1) : supposed, alleged2)por supuesto : of course, absolutely* * *supuesto adj1. (presunto) alleged2. (falso) supposed / assumed
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